Text of the meditation
Gentleness is the hallmark of spiritual culture. Let a person beware of greed, of meanness, of envy, of jealousy, of suspicion, for these things, if harboured, will rob them of all that is best in life, yes, even all that is best in material things, as well as all that is best in character and happiness.
Let them be liberal of heart and generous of hand, magnanimous and trusting, not only giving cheerfully and often of their substance, but allowing their friends and fellow human beings freedom of thought and action. Let them be thus, and honour, plenty and prosperity will come knocking at their door for admittance as their friends and guests.
Gentleness is akin to divinity.
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.
