Intelligence within me acquaint my mind, tell me what to do, that it may come forth into personal expression." But bring it through. Do not leave it up in the air; here is the difference between a dreamer and the practical person: the dreamer is always floating around in the clouds; the practical people keep their thought in the clouds and their feet on earth. In this way they bring heaven to earth through themselves; this is necessary. Let us keep the dream side open as it is the beautiful side of our natures; it is the meditative, contemplative side, the subtle side forever merged with the universe and at one with good.

Since this inner self is in continuous connection with the outer self, it can cause a flow of intelligence, stimulating the mind and brain to purposefulness, to creative genius, to executive ability. There is something in the most practical which longs for this still, silent presence. When we spend our entire time in objective things, never getting back to the higher self, we are piling brick upon brick, sooner or later to see them fall about us in ruin. The toiler dies in a day unless the dreamer refreshes and invigorates him with that divine influx which comes from the "Inner self which never tires, fed by the deep, eternal fires."

There is a place in us open to the Infinite. But when the Spirit brings Its gift, by pouring Itself through us, It can only give to us what we take; the taking is mental. If we persist in saying, "Life will not give us that which