Hermes Trismegistus Quotes

#1. O ye people, earth-born folk, ye who have given yourselves to drunkenness and sleep and ignorance of God, be sober now,cease from your surfeit, cease to be glamored by irrational sleep!

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#2. If thou but settest foot on this path, thou shalt see it everywhere.

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#3. My discourse leads to the truth; the mind is great and guided by this teaching is able to arrive at some understanding. When the mind has understood all things and found them to be in harmony with what has been expounded by the teachings, it is faithful and comes to rest in that beautiful faith.

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#4. That which is below is like that which is above, and that which is above is like that which is below, to perform the miracles of one only thing.

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#5. Close your eyes and let the mind expand. Let no fear of death or darkness arrest its course. Allow the mind to merge with Mind. Let it flow out upon the great curve of consciousness. Let it soar on the wings of the great bird of duration, up to the very Circle of Eternity.

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#6. The punishment of desire is the agony of unfulfillment

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#7. For the sun is situated in the center of the cosmos, wearing it like a crown

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#8. The excellence of the soul is understanding; for the man who understands is conscious, devoted, and already godlike.

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