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THE LIGHT OF TRUTH IS NOW SHINING UPON THE EAST AND WEST - Monday, October 23rd
When a man has found the joy of life in one place, he returns to that same spot to find more joy. When a man has found gold in a mine, he returns again to that mine to dig for more gold. (33:1)

This shows the internal force and natural instinct which God has given to man, and the power of vital energy which is born in him. (33:2)

The West has always received spiritual enlightenment from the East. The Song of the Kingdom is first heard in the East, but in the West the greater volume of sound bursts upon the listening ears. (33:3)

The Lord Christ arose as a bright Star in the Eastern sky, but the light of His Teaching shone more perfectly in the West, where His influence has taken root more firmly and His Cause has spread to a greater degree than in the land of His birth. (33:4)

The sound of the Song of Christ has echoed over all the lands of the Western World and entered the hearts of its people. (33:5)

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