Red Book

Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin
31 pages · Mysticism · free to read
Read this book

1 THE RED BOOK 1. Science is man’s shame, because it let him feel all he has lost. 2. Speech is the sword of man. 3. All the tears of a man would not suffice to wash him. 4. My life in this body is my penance. 5. I shall pray Thee while I am healthy, so that Thou will not forget me when I shall be sick. 6. Nothing makes the soul indifferent as material prosperity. 7. If you do good, you will gain all the knowledge. 8. Thy Will be done, not mine. 9. It is true that women may be virgins, and that is the torment of the fivefold point. 10. When has a man prayed enough? 11. 3 is to 4 as 7 is to 8. ::8::10::10:1::1:1, etc. 12. It is much simpler to deny His principle, than to follow it: so many un…

About this library

This volume is part of a free, public-domain collection of esoteric and occult texts, recovered into open formats and readable on any device. Browse all 808 volumes.

Believed to be in the public domain. If you hold rights in this work, tell us and we will review it.