Imperfection and ugliness are not part of the nature of things but only in the impurity of our regard of them. The more the soul is at peace, perfect and pure, the more it is disposed to see in everything a manifestation of divine Light. Everything then becomes beautiful. Only the unpolished heart of the disciple makes things appear ugly.
Divine Light gyrates around the disciple’s heart. The runway must be entirely clear in order that the plane may land. In similar fashion if our heart is full of desires and passions, divine light cannot find a place to seat itself.
Wisdom is in the heart. He who wishes to find water in his well must dig for it. The more he digs, the more the water is abundant. If he ceases to dig, water will always remain at its minimal level. He who digs should never think that the water has reached its maximal level. He should continue digging, as the well has no limits.
Everyone should watch over his heart. All suggestions should be rejected. Also one should reject everything that is unhealthy and try to remain open to all of the divine graces, and to everything that is positive and that which favours his spiritual progress. But how to reject negative suggestions? When you feel their presence, you must tell your ego that it is wrong and that it is you yourself who harbours faults and not others. “It is I who is wrong. If I see a fault in another it is because it is in me. Otherwise I would not have seen it”.