Love of the Divine, or that sacred part of man that helps to lift him out of the mesh of life into a realization of idealism of something to work toward, of something to fulfill - an ideal of life that helps him to cherish all that he could hope to maintain in the highest moments of his consciousness; that part of man that lifts him up and out of chaos, out of discord into harmony, out of the surrounding turmoil of life into a clearer conception and realization of being.

It is because of this great Divine Love that man is able to think of others, is able to know that there is something greater than the mere idea of self- advancement. It is because of Divine Love that humanity has been able to progress, to go onward, forward and upward; because of Divine Love that man has not remained an animal, has not remained in the lowest degree of his mentality. Divine Love! That Great

Something that assists him to know these other human beings that are going on with him and working toward this great goal of perfection.

To attain to this great position of at-one-ment, Divine Love is one of the greatest stepping stones. It enables us to forget the petty self, it enables us to expand idealism and ideas and become tolerant and learn all of the other attributes of Divine Mind - that great reality which exists for all of us within ourselves.

In explaining these various phases of Divine Mind, we must never for a moment lose track of the fact that each and every one of us is the center of the universe unto himself. Think of it! That does not mean that he should seek far out from himself and work back toward himself, but it does mean that he is indeed the center and from this great center within himself he works out into manifestation to a realization of life in its greatest fulfilment. Life everlasting! Life in all its phases! Life to us in its fullest meaning now, here and now - not some day in the future, not as it apparently has been in the past, but now! Because we are capable of becoming Gods, because potentially we are Gods within ourselves even as the seed for the plant, because this is true, then are we able to give forth from within us this Divine Being, this Divine Self, which is indeed Divine Love, and come out into manifestation that others might recognize and know that they too can do the same, and as many are willing to bring forth their divine natures into the outer manifestation, then do they recognize that life has a greater and fuller meaning, a meaning that lifts us out of the ordinary turmoil, that assists us to understand the acts of others, that assists them to understand their wishes and needs, that we might help. that we might help them to assist themselves out of this chaos and turmoil into a position where they can rule their lives, not with arrogance, not with these different attributes that people feel are control, but rule with Divine Love and Wisdom and Understanding - all of these complete.

We have within ourselves the ability to fulfill from our own center outward. We are all parts of the One Whole, yet individual parts. and each one must fulfill the law unto himself. each one must recognize that he cannot expect to go into greater progression in the path of another. he must find his own approach. Therefore, as we look out and see life as a great prism, we know that it is necessary that we look at it from that angle at that moment and so we learn our lesson. Then do we see other sides of the prism as phases that give us more understanding of life about us. God cannot manifest except through beings. his higher phases. He cannot manifest unless He has that which He must use as a channel for his own expression, and you and I and all of those about you are phases of this great God-head in manifestation, but it is within us, we are the ones who must fulfill, we are the ones who must carry out our own part of the plan. If we fail we can recognize and know that the chain is only as strong as its weakest link and we must not be weak, we must bring ourselves up, we must recognize the fact that it matters not what another does, that it can in no way affect us only as we permit it to do so.

We must fulfill through our own individual being. We must see life through our own mentalities, we must fulfill, and the plan cannot be complete until even the least of these has been fulfilled. Therefore, if we were to add to our fulfilment Divine love, that love that always includes and never excludes, Divine Love, that love that surrounds us continuously and protects us, we can go far, we can go by leaps and bounds if we have the courage and the strength to do so. If we will think and look about us and know that others have done it and if others can do it, then we too can do so. Think of all the possibilities that we individually possess, know that we are creators, that we can do these things, that we have no need to limit ourselves, that we have a wand within our hands that we can pass over that which means nothing and turn it into that which means much. We can do this; we have the ability. Then why do we not use it? Why do we sit down and drift with the tide? Where is our courage? Where is our strength? Are we mentally lazy or are we willing to step forth and use all the energy that we possess that we might bring out more and more? As our channel opens it becomes wider and wider and a greater flow will come forth if we will but open the flood gates of ignorance and permit the flow to come through.

We have for a long time caused our brains to be obstructed. The brain is the bridge over which the life flows into outer manifestation through us. We should ever keep that bridge unobstructed by not having thoughts that grow into great barriers because we have not watched them, because we have given to them power until they grow so large it takes much to dislodge them.

Our lives seem to be chaotic. seem to be lacking in system, seem to be difficult for us to control and direct. Remember the sayings that we have given to you before. Learn to direct yourselves as you would direct a package when you express it to another. learn to direct yourself when you express yourself to another. And learn that through your expression, release and proper direction. do you fulfill the law of life. that great immutable law of cause and effect. It is in expression that all need to direct themselves.

Remember expression does not mean suppression, does not mean a lack of control, does not mean an inspected thought or idea or one that has been partially thought and suppressed because of fear lest it might not fulfill the highest ideal, but it does mean a proper thought before it is put into words to be expressed properly. And each and every one of you have been told many times that you are the master over your own domains, you are the rulers and because of such you should remain upon your thrones and direct life and not permit life to direct you.