Text of the meditation
Only the pure in heart see God. One whose heart is centred in the supreme Love does not brand and classify people; does not seek to convert them to their own views, nor to convince them of the superiority of their methods. Knowing the Law of Love, they live it, and maintain the same calm attitude of mind and sweetness of heart toward all.
The debased and the virtuous, the foolish and the wise, the learned and the unlearned, the selfish and the unselfish receive alike the benediction of their tranquil thought. You can attain this supreme knowledge, this divine Love, only by unremitting endeavour in self-discipline, and by gaining victory after victory over yourself.
Enter into the New Birth, and the Love that does not die will be awakened within you, and you will be at peace.
James Allen (1864–1912), Book of Meditations for Every Day in the Year (1913) – public-domain text, gently modernised.
The original 1913 text is in the public domain.
