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Just as we say THE ALL merely "IS"--so we are compelled to say that "THE ALL ACTS BECAUSE IT ACTS. The old Hermetic axiom ran in these words: "As above, so below; as below, so above.

Then if the Universe be not THE ALL, then it must be Nothing--such is the inevitable conclusion of the mind at first thought. (At this point, it may be proper for me to state that we make a distinction between Religion and Theology--between Philosophy and Metaphysics.

Just as you, student, may create a Universe of your own in your mentality, so does THE ALL create Universes in its own Mentality. " We shall consider this Principle in succeeding lessons, but let us see the effect of the principle if it be assumed to be true.

He had tried luxury and had renounced its poisons. In this statement of truth--this Hermetic Maxim--is concealed one of the greatest philosophical, scientific and religious truths.

The human reason, whose reports we must accept so long as we think at all, informs us as follows regarding THE ALL, and that without attempting to remove the veil of the Unknowable: (1) THE ALL must be ALL that REALLY IS. " would be modest in comparison.

The answer is "LIVING MIND," as far above that which mortals know by those words, as Life and Mind are higher than mechanical forces, or matter--INFINITE LIVING MIND as compared to finite "Life and Mind. This statement is usually illustrated by the Teachers by a reference to the Principle of Correspondence.

The Law of Paradox explains that both propositions are true, viewed from the proper viewpoints. Then "calm and peaceful do we sleep, rocked in the Cradle of the Deep"--resting safely on the bosom of the Ocean of Infinite Mind, which is THE ALL.

Verily indeed, ALL IS MIND! That idea is merely a distortion of the ancient teachings on the subject.

They USE the Principle instead of being its tools. But this will not do, for there are no materials outside of THE ALL with which it may create.

But there were always a few faithful souls who kept alive the Flame, tending it carefully, and not allowing its light to become extinguished. " The above quotations are from The Kybalion, and are worthy of being committed to memory by the student.