is the innermost sanctuary of our heart, out of which come all the issues of our individual life: "as he thinketh in his heart so is he" (Prov. 23:7); and if this be true, then it is of the utmost importance who is enthroned there. Is it the All-originating Creative Spirit with its infinite love, wisdom, and power, or is it our personal knowledge and will? It must be one of the two. Which is it?

The difference is immense, and it consists in this: if our personal knowledge, wisdom, and will-power are the highest things we know, then we are left exactly where we were and are making no advance. We may, indeed, accumulate a certain amount of knowledge of the hidden laws of physical and psychic forces not commonly known to our fellow-men, which knowledge must necessarily carry a corresponding power along with it; but this only places us in a position where we more urgently need a higher knowledge and a higher wisdom to guide us.

Power and Purpose

The greater the power you put into anyone's hands, the more mischief will result if through ignorance of its true uses he misapplies it. He may understand the mere mechanism, so to say, of this power perfectly, so that he will know how to make it work. It is not on the mechanical side that the mistake will occur. But the mistake will be in the purpose to which the power is applied; and if that be wrong, the greater the power, the worse will be the results. You may