Text of the meditation
In the perfect chord of music, the single note, though forgotten, is indispensably contained, and the drop of water becomes supremely useful by losing itself in the ocean. Sink yourself compassionately into the heart of humanity, and you will reproduce the harmonies of Heaven; lose yourself in unlimited love toward all, and you will do enduring work and become one with the eternal Ocean of Bliss.
A person evolves outward to the periphery of complexity, and then involves backward to the Central Simplicity. When they discover that it is mathematically impossible to know the universe before knowing themselves, they set out upon the Way that leads to Original Simplicity.
They begin to unfold from within, and as they unfold themselves, they enfold the universe. Stop speculating about God, and find the all-embracing Good within you.
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.