Continuation. Further concerning occupation. Let the devotee transmute
within the alembic of his heart every thought, or word, or act into the spiritual
gold of his devotion.
As thus: eating. Let him say: "I eat this food in gratitude to my Deity
that hath sent it to me, in order to gain strength for my devotion to Him."
Or: sleeping. Let him say: "I lie down to sleep, giving thanks for this
blessing from my Deity, in order that I may be refreshed for new devotion
to Him."
Or: reading. Let him say: "I read this book that I may study the nature
of my Deity, that further knowledge of Him may inspire me with deeper devotion
to Him."
Or: working. Let him say: "I drive my spade into the earth that fresh
flowers (fruit, or what not) may spring up to His glory, and that I, purified
by toil, may give better devotion to Him."
Or: whatever it may be that he is doing, let him reason it out in his own
mind, drawing it through circumstance and circumstance to that one end and
conclusion of the matter. And let him not perform the act until he hath done
this.
As it is written:
Liber VII, cap. v. ---
22. Every breath, every word, every thought is an
act of love with thee.
23. The beat of my heart is the pendulum of love.
24. The songs of me are the soft sighs:
25. The thoughts of me are very rapture:
26. And my deeds are the myriads of Thy Children,
the stars and the atoms.
And Remember Well, that if thou wert in truth a lover, all this wouldst
thou do of thine own nature without the slightest flaw or failure in the
minutest part thereof.