THE EQUINOX
4. Who shall approach them?
Who shall first enter them?
Who shall first hear the doctrine of two Paths in one, the
truth unveiled about the Secret Heart? The Law which,
shunning learning, teaches Wisdom, reveals a tale of woe!
This expression “two Paths in one” is intended to convey
a hint that this fragment has‘a much deeper meaning than
isapparent. The key should again be sought in Alchemy.
5. Alas, alas, that all men should possess Alaya, be one
with the Great Soul, and that, possessing it, Alaya should so
little avail them!
6. Behold how like the moon, reflected in the tranquil
waves, Alaya is reflected by the small and by the great, is
mirrored in the tiniest atoms, yet fails to reach the heart of
all. Alas, that so few men should profit by the gift, the price-
less boon of learning truth, the right perception of existing
things, the knowledge of the non-existent!
This is indeed a serious metaphysical complaint. The so-
lution of it is not to be found in reason.
7. Saith the Pupil:
O Teacher, what shall I do to reach Wisdom?
O Wise One, what, to gain perfection?
8. Search for the Paths. But, O Lanoo, be of clean heart
before thou startest on thy journey. Before thou takest thy
first step, learn to discern the real from the false, the ever-
fleeting from the ever-lasting. Learn above all to separate
Head-learning from Soul-wisdom, the “Eye” from the
“Heart” doctrine.
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