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PART I RIGHTEOUSNESS
 

CHAPTER 36

REALISATION OF THE TRUTH

351. From the delusion of taking vanities for the Reality a man cometh by a life of sorrow.

352. Behold the man who is freed from delusion and who hath an unclouded vision : darkness ceaseth for him and joy cometh unto him.

353. Behold the man who hath freed himself from uncertainties and who hath realised the Truth : heaven is nearer to him than the earth.

354. Though risen to human birth, nought is gained if the soul realiseth not the Truth.

355. To separate the true from the false in everything, whatever its nature may be, that is the part of a wise understanding.

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