There Is Only One Power

Good is near Truth but is not yet Truth.
After learning not to be disturbed by evil,
We have to learn not to be made happy by good.
We must find that we are beyond both evil and good.
We must study their adjustment and
See that they are both necessary.
Really good and evil are one and are in our mind.
When the mind is self-poised,
Neither good nor bad affects it.
Be perfectly free - then neither can affect you,
And you will enjoy freedom and bliss.
Evil is the iron chain, good is the gold one:
Both are chains.
The thorn of evil is in our flesh.
Take another thorn from the same bush and
Extract the first thorn,
Then throw away both
And be free.
There is only one Power,
Whether manifesting as evil or good.
God and the devil are the same river
With the water flowing
In opposite directions.

Swami Vivekananda