<h2><SPAN name="page96"></SPAN><span class="pagenum"></span>‘THE WAY’</h2>
<p class="poetry">However certain of the way thou art,<br/>
Take not the self-appointed leader’s part.<br/>
Follow no man, and by no man be led,<br/>
And no man lead. <i>Awake</i>, and go ahead.<br/>
Thy path, though leading straight unto the goal<br/>
Might prove confusing to another soul.<br/>
The goal is central; but from east, and west,<br/>
And north, and south, we set out on the quest;<br/>
From lofty mountains, and from valleys low:—<br/>
How could all find one common way to go?</p>
<p class="poetry">Lord Buddha to the wilderness was brought.<br/>
Lord Jesus to the Cross. And yet, think not<br/>
By solitude, or cross, thou canst achieve,<br/>
Lest in thine own true Self thou dost believe.<br/>
Know thou art One, with life’s Almighty Source,<br/>
Then are thy feet set on the certain Course.</p>
<p class="poetry"><SPAN name="page97"></SPAN><span class="pagenum">p.
97</span>Nor does it matter if thou feast, or fast,<br/>
Or what thy creed—or where thy lot is cast;<br/>
In halls of pleasure or in crowded mart,<br/>
In city streets, or from all men apart—<br/>
Thy path leads to the Light; and peace and power<br/>
Shall be thy portion, growing hour by hour.<br/>
Follow no man, and by no man be led.<br/>
And no man lead. But <i>know</i> and go ahead.</p>
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