The following quotes from the
Dutch Manual for the Entered Apprentice Freemason
are presented by Kring Nieuw Holland for your
contemplation.
"The Lodge is seen as a common centre for
the practice of the highest form of living - the Royal Art - a practice which
takes place in its own peculiar way with the assistance of symbols and
rituals."
"The purpose of our discussions is not to force one's own
points of view on another brother - that, in Freemasonry, is ever forbidden
- but to listen to each other, to get to know each other better, and hope
to appreciate what there is to learn."
"The study of the Order's history is a fascinating and
also a necessary task. But this study does not have to be restricted to the
fraternity's origins. One can go in many directions and each direction itself
presents many possibilities."
"Although Freemasonry cannot be learned from a book, masonic
literature enables the Freemason to gain insights into the essence of the
Royal Art, and contributes to a personal understanding and appreciation of
the Order."
"Masonic symbolism and ritual form a wide field of study
for the inquiring Freemason. It is a field of study he will never complete
because of the extensiveness of the terrain, and because the development
which he as a Freemason experiences and often influences what occurs in the
Lodge."
"We have to learn how to handle masonic
symbolism, and the interpretation of symbolic language which, in the Lodge,
is partly expressed in words and partly experienced in silence."
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Updated: 17January 2001