Alleviliscorrectiveandremedial, , ignoranceofthetruenatureandrelationofthings, andsolongasweremaininthatstateofignorance, weremainsubjecttoevil.
Evilhasalwaysbeensymbolizedbydarkness, andGoodbylight, andhiddenwithinthesymboliscontainedtheperfectinterpretation, thereality; for, justaslightalwaysfloodstheuniverse, anddarknessisonlyamerespeckorshadowcastbyasmallbodyinterceptingafewraysoftheillimitablelight, sothelightoftheSupremeGoodisthepositiveandlife-givingpowerwhichfloodstheuniverse, andeviltheinsignificantshadowcastbytheselfthatinterceptsandshutsofftheilluminatingrayswhichstriveforentrance.
Whennightfoldstheworldinitsblackimpenetrablemantle, nomatterhowdensethedarkness, itcoversbutthesmallspaceofhalfourlittleplanet, whilethewholeuniverseisablazewithlivinglight, andeverysoulknowsthatitwillawakeinthelightinthemorning.
Know, then, thatwhenthedarknightofsorrow, pain, ormisfortunesettlesdownuponyoursoul, andyoustumblealongwithwearyanduncertainsteps, thatyouaremerelyinterceptingyourownpersonaldesiresbetweenyourselfandtheboundlesslightofjoyandbliss, andthedarkshadowthatcoversyouiscastbynoneandnothingbutyourself.
Andjustasthedarknesswithoutisbutanegativeshadow, anunrealitywhichcomesfromnowhere, goestonowhere, andhasnoabidingdwellingplace, sothedarknesswithinisequallyanegativeshadowpassingovertheevolvingandLight-bornsoul.
