|
THE FREEDOM OF LIFE
THE FREEDOM OF LIFE ANNIE PAYSON CALL _Author of "Power Through Repose"
"As a Matter of Course" etc._
_FREEDOM_
_LORD GOD of Israel--
Where Thou art we are free!
Call out Thy people Lord we pray
From Egypt unto Thee.
Open our eyes that we may see
Our bondage in the past--
Oh help us Lord to keep Thy law
And make us free at last!_
_Lord God of Israel--
Where Thou art we are free!
Freed from the rule of alien minds
We turn our hearts to Thee.
The alien hand weighs heavily
And heavy is our sin--
Thy children cry to Thee O Lord--
Their God--to take them in._
_Lord God of Israel--
Where Thou 'art we are free
Cast down our idols from on high
That we may worship Thee.
In freedom we will live Thy Love
Out from our inmost parts;
Upon our foreheads bind Thy Law--
Engrave it on our hearts!_
_Amen._
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
THE FREEDOM OF LIFE
HOW TO SLEEP RESTFULLY
RESISTANCE
HURRY WORRY AND IRRITABILITY
NERVOUS FEARS
SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF LIFE
OTHER PEOPLE
HUMAN SYMPATHY
PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE
SELF-CONTROL
THE RELIGION OF IT
ABOUT CHRISTMAS
TO MOTHERS
_INTRODUCTION_
INTERIOR freedom rests upon the principle of non-resistance to
all the things which seem evil or painful to our natural love of
self. But non-resistance alone can accomplish nothing good unless
behind it there is a strong love for righteousness and truth. By
refusing to resist the ill will of others or the stress of
circumstances for the sake of greater usefulness and a clearer
point of view we deepen our conviction of righteousness as the
fundamental law of fife and broaden our horizon so as to appreciate
varying and opposite points of view. The only non-resistance that
brings this power is the kind which yields mere personal and selfish
considerations for the sake of principles. Selfish and weak yielding
must always do harm. Unselfish yielding on the other hand
strengthens the will and increases strength of purpose as the petty
obstacles of mere self-love are removed. Concentration alone cannot
long remain wholesome for it needs the light of growing
self-knowledge to prevent its becoming self-centred. Yielding alone
is of no avail for in itself it has no constructive power. But if
we try to look at ourselves as we really are we shall find great
strength in yielding where only our small and private interests are
concerned and concentrating upon living the broad principles of
righteousness which must directly or indirectly affect all those
with whom we come into contact.
I
_The Freedom of Life_
...
|
Open Literature 
