Theos-Talk Archives (July 2007 Message tt00384)

THE GOLDEN STAIRS 

A clean life, an open mind, 
A pure heart, an eager intellect, 
An unveiled spiritual perception, 
A brotherliness for all,
A readiness to give and receive advice and instruction, 
A loyal sense of duty to the Teacher, 
A willing obedience to the behests of TRUTH, 
Once we have placed our confidence in, 
And believe that Teacher to be in possession of it;
A courageous endurance of personal injustice, 
A brave declaration of principles, 
A valiant defense of those who are unjustly attacked, 
And a constant eye to the ideal of human progression, 
And perfection which the secret science depicts ?

These are the golden stairs 
Up the steps of which the learner may climb 
To the Temple of Divine Wisdom.

by H. P. Blavatsky