In the spirit world is a beautiful garden, and everything which grows therein is an expression of the spirit of God;
the flowers and trees, their colouring and perfume, the song of the birds and the play of the fountains, the layout of the garden itself, are all manifestations of the highest and purest Godlike thought. Angels help to create this garden. In the centre of the garden is a lake of crystal water reflecting the sky and the flowers and trees, and the reflection makes the garden even lovelier. As the garden is reflected in the still waters of the lake, so is truth reflected in the heart of man. But to reflect truth, the heart must be tranquil, serene and still.
The mind of itself cannot understand or know truth, for the mind is so often a turbulent sea at the mercy of emotions, the likes, the dislikes and the passions of life. The mind can be as an arrogant dictator seeing no wrong in itself. Truth can only reflect in such a mind in broken fragments; this is why earthly people fail to understand the plan of God in the world.
But the mind of the heart, like the still pool at the centre of the garden, reflects pure truth from the mind of God. Man can look into the pool and see the law of cause and effect at work, can see the reason for all that happens and the perfections of God's plan for the ultimate good and progress of all mankind.
Standing by this lake and watching the reflection of goodness and beauty, man sees his own reflection too; he sees himself as he is, in comparison with the beauty and glory of God and the manifestation of God's truth. And then he gains the jewel of truth. . .
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