The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 101

Teachers have rather inclined
in the direction of applying
the Principle of
Correspondence to the
question, with the result of the
"Inner Nature" conclusion, still
the legends have it that
HERMES, the Great, when
asked this question by his
advanced students, answered
them by PRESSING HIS LIPS
TIGHTLY TOGETHER and
saying not a word, indicating
that there WAS NO ANSWER.
But, then, he may have
intended to apply the axiom of
his philosophy that, "The lips
of Wisdom are closed, except
to the ears of Understanding"
believing that even his
advanced students did not
possess the Understanding
which entitled them to the
Teaching.
At any rate, if Hermes
possessed the Secret, he failed
to impart it and so far as the
world is concerned THE LIPS
OF HERMES ARE CLOSED
regarding it. And where the
Great Hermes hesitated to
speak, what mortal may dare
to teach?
But, remember, that whatever
be the answer to this problem,

if indeed there be an answer
the truth remains that,
"While All is in THE ALL, it is
equally true that THE ALL is in
All."
The Teaching on this point is
emphatic. And, we may add
the concluding words of the
quotation, "To him who truly
understands this truth, hath
come great knowledge.”