first shut his friend up in a dark room and left him there. The friend wondered why he was so treated, and afterwards, in answer to the question, said, “I knew if you came into the studio with the glare of the sun in your eyes, you could not appreciate the fine colouring of the picture, so I left you in the dark room till the glare had worn out of your eyes.” When earth lights are glaring in our eyes we cannot see the deep and hidden meaning of the things of God. (3) THE SPIRITUAL TEACHER is requisite