"We are told that under the reign of the ottoman sultan Mehmet II ..."

"We are told that under the reign of the ottoman sultan Mehmet II,

known as 'the Conqueror', there was a famous warrior who had won

twenty-two victories against enemy armies. It was at a time when

fighting was done with swords, and so, one day, the sultan asked

for this all-victorious sword to be brought to him, as he thought

it must possess exceptional qualities. So the sword was brought

to him. He took it, turned it one way, turned it the other way...

But it was a completely ordinary sword, and the sultan,

disappointed, returned it, saying he had no use for such an

ordinary weapon. When the hero who had emerged victorious from so

many battles learned of the sultan's reaction, he exclaimed, 'But

he saw only the sword, he didn't see my arm. It is my arm that

won the victories'. 

I, too, give you a sword, which is to say, effective spiritual

methods, that is, effective provided you apply them. Even a tiny

knife can work wonders if we practise handling it every day, and

a single match can set a whole city ablaze. With some seemingly

unimpressive method, one can also do an immense work: it is all

in the arm, that is, in the will."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov