An extract from the Essene Book of the Teacher of Righteousness.

"Is not all that happens without thee, outside thy power? It is. And thy knowledge of good and evil, is it not within thee? It is. Is it not then, in thy power, to treat of all which doth come to pass in the light of wisdom and love, instead of sadness and despair? It is."
"...Now I say unto thee, thou shalt not desire anything which is not in thy power, for only that which is within thee doth belong to thee, and that which is without thee doth belong to another. In this doth happiness lie: to know what is thine, and what is not thine. If thou wouldst have eternal life, hold fast to the eternity within thee, and grasp not at the shadows of the world of men, which hold the seeds of death."

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