WHOSOEVER thou art who longest to enter upon this happy state or seekest to direct thither thy steps, thus it behoveth thee to act. First, close, as it were, thine eyes, and bar the doors of thy senses. Suffer not anything to entangle thy soul, nor permit any care or trouble to penetrate within it. Shake off all earthly things, counting them useless, noxious, and hurtful to thee.1
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