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TREASURE IN HEAVENA symbol of the intuition of truth, or the buddhic higher reason and emotions which enlighten the Individuality ensouled in the causal-body. "Jesus said unto him, If thou wouldst be perfect, go, sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. But when the young man heard the saying, he went away sorrowful: for he was one that had great possessions." - MATTHEW xix. 21, 22. “The young man signifies a condition of soul not fully matured. He is seeking wisdom from the Christ, and so puts his trust in the intuition. This utterance of the Christ-soul refers to the parting with conditions that have in the past proved of value, but which are now, in the light of present experience, no longer of use, but bind the soul to lower levels, and so hinder its progress. The saying about 'selling to give to the poor' also hints at a law of vital importance to soul growth, viz. that the imparting to others of truth and knowledge serves but to increase the capacity for the reception thereof implying intuition (treasure in heaven). The young man sorrowful because he despairs of reconciling the ideals before him, on the one hand, with the actual facts of his worldly experience, on the other hand. And so, being not at present capable of responding in an adequate degree to the ideals of truth and righteousness, he is said to 'go away' unto his own possessions of opinions and desires. “I (God) was a Hidden Treasure, therefore was I fain to be known, and so I created creatures in order that I should be known (Hadis or Apostolic Tradition). GIBB, Hist. of Ottoman - Poetry, p. 16. |
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