The proof that you have that the first cause of all things is a Supreme intelligence superior to all other intelligence lies in the old maxim, which says, "The workman is known by his work." Gaze around you and meditate upon the quality of the work, and from its quality infer that of the workman. Every man should be fair-minded enough to judge the quality and power of an intelligence by its creations; and as no human being could create that which is produced by God, it is evident that the first cause must be an intelligence paramount to man, and whatever may be the prodigies accomplished by human intelligence that intelligence itself must have a cause, and the greater must be the cause of which it is the effect, and it may be accepted as an absolute fact by mankind, of every cult and creed that it is God, the great Supreme Power and intelligence, that is the first cause of all things, whatever the name by which mankind chooses to designate it.

Again the very nature and. inferiority of the human intelligence renders it impossible for man to comprehend the essential nature of God. In the infancy of the human race man often confounds the Creator with the creature, and attributes to the former the imperfections of the latter; but in proportion as man's moral sense becomes developed his thoughts penetrate further into the secret depths of nature and he is able to form to himself a more just and more natural idea of God, although his individual idea of the Supreme Being will always be imperfect and incomplete unless he develops his inner or spiritual sight, because he will never perceive spiritual works or things with his poor physical eyes, and only by spiritual development will he ever fully realize the essential nature and perfections of God, and his comprehension of them will increase in proportion as he raises himself above materialism; then he will obtain knowledge through the exercise of his Occult faculties. Every person should understand that there are things in the universe that transcend the intelligence of the most intelligent man, and for which his language, limited as it is to his ideas and sensations, has no intelligent expression.

Man's reason tells him that God must possess those perfections in the Supreme Degree; for, if one of them were deficient or were not possessed by him in an infinite degree, He would not be superior to all and able to govern and guide a man, and consequently would not be God. In order to be able to provide and guide man God must undergo no vicis-sitions of which man's imagination can conceive. The infallible and providential wisdom of the Divine laws is revealed as clearly in the smallest things as in the greatest; and this wisdom renders it impossible for the intelligent person to doubt his existence, justice or His goodness.

No human soul can doubt the existence of God because his intuition tells him better, and this is one essential point, but do not dare or seek to go beyond it, for if you do you will lose yourself in a labyrinth which for you will be without issue. This will not make you any better, but will rather tend to add to your pride, by causing you to imagine that you know something without proper spiritual development, while, in reality, you would know nothing. Put aside the teachings of materialism; you have many important spiritual things to concern yourself with. Study your own imperfections that you may get rid of them. This will be far more useful to you in understanding spiritual powers than anything else.

The dictates of man's own reason will tell him that these facts are true, and if he reflects on teachings contrary to them he will have no difficulty in detecting their absurdity and will not oppose God.