| In the New Testament it is taught, "Our | | | | In the first or dualistic stage, man knows he |
| Father who art in heaven"-- god living in the | | | | is a little personal soul, John, James, or |
| heavens separated from men. We are living on | | | | Tom; and he says, "I will be John, James, or |
| earth and He is living in heaven. Further on | | | | Tom to all eternity, and never anything |
| we find the teaching that He is a God | | | | else." As well might the murderer come along |
| immanent in nature; He is not only God in | | | | and say,"I will remain a murderer for ever." |
| heaven, but on earth too. He is the God in | | | | But as time goes on, Tom vanishes and goes |
| us. In the Hindu philosophy we find a stage | | | | back to the original pure Adam. |
| of the same proximity of God to us. But we do | | | | |
| not stop there. There is the non - dualistic | | | | "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they |
| stage, in which man realises that the God he | | | | shall see God." Can we see God? Of course |
| has been worshiping is not only the Father in | | | | not. Can we know God? Of course not. If God |
| heaven, and on earth, but that "I and my | | | | can be known,He will be God no longer. |
| Father are one." He realizes in his soul that | | | | Knowledge is limitation. But I and my Father |
| he is God Himself, only a lower expression of | | | | are one: I find the reality in my soul. These |
| Him. All that is real in me is He; all that | | | | ideas are expressed in some religions, and in |
| is real in Him is I. The gulf between God and | | | | others only hinted. In some they were |
| man is thus bridged. Thus we find how, by | | | | expatriated. Christ's teachings are now very |
| knowing God, we find the kingdom of heaven | | | | little understood in this country. If you |
| within us. | | | | will excuse me, I will say that they have |
| | | | never been very well understood. |