19 An herb may heal the one; a drink of water may restore another one; a mountain breeze may bring to life one seeming past all help;
20 A coal of fire, or bit of earth, may cure another one; and one may wash in certain streams, or pools, and be made whole.
21 The virtue from the hand or breath may heal a thousand more; but love is queen. Thought, reinforced by love, is God’s great sovereign balm.
22 But many of the broken chords in life, and discords that so vex the soul, are caused by evil spirits of the air that men see not; that lead men on through ignorance to break the laws of nature and of God.
23 These powers act like demons, and they speak; they rend the man; they drive him to despair.
24 But he who is a healer, true, is master of the soul, and can, by force of will, control these evil ones.
25 Some spirits of the air are master spirits and are strong, too strong for human power alone; but man has helpers in the higher realms that may be importuned, and they will help to drive the demons out.
26 Of what this great physician said, this is the sum. And Jesus bowed his head in recognition of the wisdom of this master soul, and went his way.
_The Brahmic doctrine of castes. Jesus repudiates it and teaches human equality. The priests are offended and drive him from the temple. He abides with the sudras and teaches them._
Four years the Jewish boy abode in temple Jagannath.
2 One day he sat among the priests and said to them, Pray, tell me all about your views of castes; why do you say that all men are not equal in the sight of God?
3 A master of their laws stood forth and said, The Holy One whom we call Brahm, made men to suit himself, and men should not complain.
4 In the beginning days of human life Brahm spoke, and four men stood before his face.
5 Now, from the mouth of Parabrahm the first man came; and he was white, was like the Brahm himself; a brahman he was called.
6 And he was high and lifted up; above all want he stood; he had no need of toil.
7 And he was called the priest of Brahm, the holy one to act for Brahm in all affairs of earth.
8 The second man was red, and from the hand of Parabrahm he came; and he was called shatriya.
9 And he was made to be the king, the ruler and the warrior, whose highest ordained duty was, protection of the priest.