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Man is made in the image and likeness of God ; he therefore reflects divine wisdom, intelligence and knowledge. He knows everything he needs instantly, he does perfect work in re-presenting God’s ideas. There is no difficulty in receiving these ideas, they unfold to him with perfect sequence, and he groups them together into glorious combina­ tions which radiate out in infinite Mind giving infinite beings joy and happiness. These combinations are absolutely perfect; they are per­ fectly grouped together and give infinite joy to all those whose attention is drawn to them, and there are infinite beings who receive joy from every combination of ideas that God groups together by means of man. The glorious combinations which continually unfold to man are never broken, they unfold in perfect sequence, and each following sequence of combinations is absolutely complete and perfect. No additional grouping of ideas is ever required, for God is the Principle of all law and order, and every sequence of ideas is governed by law and by order, and is full, perfect and complete. To save loss of time in producing the composition, it may be realised that there is no loss of time, everything is done instantly; God rules and governs all, God is the only worker ; God’s ideas unfold to man with perfect sequence, idea after idea. Man knows instantly everything he needs, for man is God’s consciousness, divine and perfect.
Some composers may be persuaded to try writing something of a lower qu...ality than their best, writing down to the public, thinking that it will be better for them. This is a mistake : you cannot possibly compose anything that is too good. Every time you think a thought of this sort you have to reverse it and realise that there is no necessity for anything less than absolute perfection, for the combination of God’s ideas are always perfect in every detail, and always give infinite joy to all who become conscious of them. Man understands all these combinations perfectly because man is God’s consciousness and has perfect under­ standing.
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