From the world-Soul proceeds each new birth of the Eternal and it is a flame that cancels death in mortal things. Aswapati found that everything in the cosmos had grown familiar and kindred because the intimacy of God was everywhere; there was no veil, no barrier dividing consciousness from consciousness, being from being. He felt a sense of universal harmonies, and eternity of truth and beauty and good and joy made one. From this centre all finite life seemed to proceed and he saw that a formless spirit became the soul of form.

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