THE EQUINOX
of the being of which it is such a small part could confront
even the Guardian of the Threshold of that Ordeal. One
would imagine that in order to be suitable for such Initiation,
the body and mind must be completely representative of the
whole of the Cosmos, a perfect microcosm. The Mind of such
an one must perfectly comprehend every phase of the Universe
without exception. It must, in the most real intellectual
sense, be equally “ The buffet and the ear.” As it is written,
“A man of like passions as we are.”
It is not possible here or elsewhere, nor is it particularly
desirable, to enlarge upon such a subject. Such discussions
are as unprofitable as those sterile controversies about the
nature of Nirvana, that have done more harm to Oriental
thought than all the rest of it has done good.
For that which is requisite for every man is the next
step, and Frater P. has concentrated His message into this
one phrase,
“ATTAIN TO THE KNOWLEDGE AND
CONVERSATION OF THE HOLY
GUARDIAN ANGEL.”
All beyond that is useless till that has been done. Here,
then, the task of the writers of this book. 7he Temple of
Solomon the King, may end.
The progress of a man has been described in detail with
the documents reproduced verbatim. It is of no concern to
any man, least of all to him, whether that account of his
attainment is accepted. What is urgent for each man is that
the message should be accepted. And this message, whether
it be interpreted in Tiphareth, the attainment of the Heart, or
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