Then the light comes. How, no man knows; when, no man knows; why, no man knows. We do know, however, that effort is rewarded with accomplishment. That which we earnestly desire and honestly strive after will come. We may see the answer as in a dream; it may flash into our minds; it may leap out at us in the motion of the millstream, in the ripples of a pool, or in the flight of a bird. The clue may come from the thoughtless words of a friend, the notion of some mere acquaintance. But within the reason there is a little burst of awareness. The whole body and mind thrill with the acute knowledge that the answer is known; the solution is found. The experience of genius bears ample testimony that without consecration and perseverance there can be no illumination.
Excerpt from Self-Unfoldment by Disciplines of Realization, page 174
Manly Palmer Hall
Artwork by Mariusz Zawadzki
