that unites the outer with the inner,
and that maintains the outer life in such an attitude
that all is in harmony and true expression.
To bring the outer mind and the inner mind together
so that the latter can give fully and the former receive fully,
is the high art of which we speak,
and it is usually called entering the silence.
The silence is called the silence,
because the outer mind must be stilled
before consciousness can enter the inner state of silence.
To enter the silence is to enter the innermost chamber of mind
and close the door.
To enter the silence is to enter into the consciousness of the absolute.
The silence is not merely being still in body and mind,
but the ascension of consciousness into the absolute.
To enter the silence, keep the mental eye single upon the great within,
and think only of the absolute life -
the life that is in perpetual action -
action that is immensely strong, very high, yet absolutely still.
To concentrate perfectly upon the high, still activity within
will in a few moments cause the mind to enter that state of high, still activity,
and then you are in the silence.
To think of this absolute life within you,
and within every fibre of your being, visible or invisible,
as being being both active and still to the most perfect degree,
will cause the mind to become deeply interested in that life;
and it is deep interest that produces perfect concentration.
When the whole of the attention is concentrated on the peaceful within,
all the actions of mind will become serene
without any effort being made to make them so.
To enter the silence is to enter this immense field of wisdom and power -
the cosmic or the universal -
the limitless sea of absolute life that permeates all things.
Go higher and higher in the realization of life and the realization of stillness,
until we enter the soul of the Silence,
the deepest and highest conceivable state of Silence -
where life is so absolutely still
that being abides upon the very heights of unending repose -
the apex of infinite repose.
And in that lofty realm we find all wisdom and all the power.
The deeper and the higher the silence of a living soul,
the greater the power.
To enter the silence is to place mind in perfect touch
with the source of all things.
The consciousness of the silent state has any number of degrees,
from the smallest perception of the silence
to the full realization of the absolute state itself.
The entering of the silence is therefore a process of growth and development
that has practically no end.
We may go higher and higher in the realization of life
and the realization of stillness,
until we enter the soul of the Silence,
the deepest and highest conceivable state of Silence -
where life is so absolutely still
that being abides upon the very heights in unending repose.
And in that lofty realm we find the all wisdom and the all power.
The deeper and the higher the silence of a living soul,
the greater the power.
Therefore, when the soul abides in the deepest and highest silence,
the all power is inevitably realized.
In like manner, the all wisdom.
