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14 Balanzy zhanzo : 249 Obedience is the drinking and the taste of the elixir that burns the inner waste, Love is a way to reach the holy temple Wherein resides the Self single and simple. Faith is the belief and assurance of the Truth and its sole experience. Obedience is the step leading one To the seat of ever brightening Sun. Love is an anchor to which is fixed The Ship of Soul, pure and upmixed : Faith is a rope thicker and stronger Attached both to the ship and anchor. Obedience is journeying over the rope To the place of Soul when all else elope. Love is a tiny but all powerful boat Over the waters of the sea and afloat: Therein sits a lover with his Sight Kept steady on Master's eye, So bright. Faith is a tiny but all powerful seat Removing all doubts and all deceit : The lover is a lover of faith all true So armed, he has a right to go all through. Obedience is an implement called oars, The lover holds them in hands with force Love and faith provide mysterious energy
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