UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

Walter and Lao Russell

A Home Study Course

U N I T 11-LESSONS 5, 6, 7 , 8 Copyrighted 1950

by Walter and L a o Russell

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ISSUED BY

THE WALTER RUSSELL FOUNDATION

SWANNANOA, WAYNESBORO, V1 R61NIA

UlY IVE2SAL ;tAV NATURAL SCIENCE ANE PHILOSOPHY

Wal t e r Wusse l l , Sc , C.,

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The Walter R u s s e l l Founda t ion , Swannanoa, Waynesboro, V i r g i n i a

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PFL4'YER SC GENTIFICAELY EXPLA %NET:

THE POlvXR OF ?BA'-fi3R

Todeg I wish t o supplement e v e r y t h i n g I havd t o l d you about

m e d i t a t l m , o r cornrnunfon wi th God, and t a l k t o you about p raya r

which i s the b a s i s of m e d i t a t i o n and out of which m e d i t a t i o n

grew.

P a q e r i s t h e m i g h t i e s t of man7s povaias, f o r through prageia,

i f undelstood and s i g h t l y used, man may havz any th ing he d z s i r e s ,

a t t a i n :?e l o f t i e s t h e i g h t s o s ex t snd h i s powers t o 0 t h ~ ~ ~ f o r

t h e i r e x z l t a t i o n , R i g h t l y and knowingly usdd p raye r can t r a n s -

form one ' s own c o n d i t f o ~ , o r t h a t of t h e whole wosld ,

I f 3 ~ ~ a y e r 1 s n o t r i g h t l y and knowingly used t h e tLme con-

sumed i s wasted, f o r ft w i l l be of no a v a i l ,

PRAYEd IS BASED UPON DESIRE

11 Cesire ge what w i l l and behold , i t s t a n d e t h b e f o r e thee . P -9 - -

Throuahc.~t the aeons --- f t has Seen t h f n e wi thout thy knowing, e 'en

though tkou h a s t bu t j u s t asked f o r I t , -- "3i; thou n o t and a s k , a c t i n 8 n o t f o r un l e s s thou reach out ----- - 9 - P -

f o r thg j e s i r e i t s h a l l no t walk t h y way t o thae unaided thy - - -- -- 6 7

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s t rong arms. It

Thi s means t h a t God w i l l f u l f i l l your e v s ~ > y d e s i r e i f you

work wi th God t o f u l f i l l i t ,

The whole power of t h e un iverse w i l l work WITH you f o r i t s

f u l f i l l i n g b u t i t w i l l n o t work FOfi you while you do no th ing about

i t .

I n t h i s promise i s t h e key t o p r a y e r s a r e o r a r e n o t -- - 9 - - 7

answered. God t e l l s you very p l a i n i g t h a t He w i l l g i v e you what-

ever you d e s i r e - b u t = must r eg ive s q u a l l y by t h e a c t i o n of -- - s e r v i c e .

Think t h a t ove r . R e c a l l t hz m23y p raye r s you have u t t e r e d

and how d i sappo in t ed you were becauza they were n o t answered.

Most p raye r s a r e j u s t s e l f f s h ones, c o n t i n u a l l y a s k i n g f o r some-

thing t o be g iven wi thou t even the 2xpec ta t ion of g i v i n g some-

t h ing i n exchange.

Think of t he thousands of e n t r e e t i e s which a r e s e n t up t o

God with t he hope t h a t what i s aske.2 f o r w i l l j u s t f a l l i n t h e i r

l aps . You a s k God f o r money, God S S ~ S : "Yes I w i l l g i v e you

money, a l l you want of i t 9 b u t what a r e you youkse l f g i v i n g f o 2

i t? What t h e p r i c e you a r e payirg foia i t?" Aga i n quote

God's word I n His Message,

"He -- who d e s i r e t h r i c h e s of e a r t h a l o n e , deny ing Me i n h im - - - - 9

s h a l l dwe l l i n o u t e r d a ~ k n e s s of h i s own ma kin^, u n t i l he s h a l l , - --- - d e s i r e Me s t r o n g l y . -

en en t o him w i l l 1: g i v e a l l he a ske th w i t h o u t s t i n t i n g , ----- -- yea, and &van more: b u t he hav in slore than a l l he sought w i l l --- 9 d . & : - - -

have naught b u t wor th l e s s d r o s s of h i s e a r t h d e s i ~ e . - - -7

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I1 Things of eaiath whicri man d e s i r e s ar2e b u t t h i n g s of eai l th - -- -- -

t o be r e tu rned t o e a r t h wi;h bones of h im. B u t t h i n g s of e a ~ ~ t h , -- - -- - heaven b l e s sed by - Me, -- a r e 2s e t e r n a l -- i n t h e immor ta l i t y -- of h i s

S a l f r eco rd ing Sou l a s Light or Me i s e t e r n a l , "

You a s k God f o r peacs , happiness and p r o s p e r i t y t o be given

t o you, b u t you t a k e peacz, happiness and p r o s p e r i t y away f ~ o m

a n o t h e r by ma l i c ious goss i2 ing about your neighbop, t r e a t i n g your

s e r v a n t u n j u s t l y , t h u s tak lng he^ happ ines s away from h e r , o r by

m i s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h a p ~ ~ o d u c z you a r e s z l l i n g .

U n t i l you ba l ance y o 2 d e s i r e fok peace b x g i v i n g peac2, - o r

happ ines s g i v i n g happi-sss , - or p k o s p e r i t y g i v i n g p r o s p e r i t y ,

y o u r p raye r w i l l be voide2 9 you, y o u r s e l f , - - - The only way you can 'nave h a p p i n s s s g iven t o you by t h e

L i g h t of l o v e , which God iu, i s f o r you t o g i v e l o v e t o o t h e r s .

You cannot - t a k e happiness ok l o v e , You -- can only g i v e i t , I f you -- g i v e love i t w i l l a s su re ly be givdn t o you a s l i g h t shone i n t o

a m i r r o r w i l l Laef leet 1fg'r.c back from t h e m i r r o r ,

Witness t h e n a t i o n s -i-hfch ,have t r i e d t o become powerful ,

p rosperous , p e a c s f u l and 2appy by p lunde r ing o t h e r n a t i o n s .

Empires thus t a k e n by f c r z ~ wi thout hav ing been v o l u n t a ~ ~ i l y g iven ,

o r wi thout hav ing g iven 3;ual ly i n exchange, a r e h e a v i l y i n debt

and on r a t i o n s , and f o r eyisPy man k i l l e d t o t a k e wea l th and

happ ines s away from o the r s f o s themse lves , I n s t e a d of g i v i n g i t ,

t e n have paid t h e pkice i? blood and a thousand i n t e a r s .

Witness a l s o t h e g k e e t f o r t u n e s which have been b u i l t upon

t h a t p r i n c i p l e . No man hss e v e r yet been a b l e t o purchase happi- ---- --- n e s s p r o s p e ~ i t y , peace love wi th g o t h e r c o i n t han happiness , -3 --

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peace and love.

The rice of lov? i s lova, The p ~ i c a of greed i s agony. - d ---- - - - You ask God t o h a a l your body from i t s i l l s which you, your-

s e l f c rea ted by over-ea t ing , by g iv ing vent t o - v i o l e n t anger , o r

by d ive r s a c t s which destroy nokmalcy of balance givzn you by

G o d . I t seems nevell :-50 o c c u ~ t o you t h a t you must r eg ive t h a t

which you ask f o r by e a t i n g propzr ly , by s u b s t i t u t i n g love f o ~ l

anger or c e s s a t i o n of the abuses which havz caused your d isorders .

Go no t misund6rstand me whzn I r a f e r t o only such unbalanced

condit ions a s angar o r over-eating a s being the cause of a l l d i s -

orders , f o r woilry and excessive g r i e f --yes and even l o n e l i n e s s

and i n t r o s p e c t i o n , w i l l cause glaave d i s o r d s r s ,

That which I wish t o impress upon you i s t h e one f a c t t h a t

any d is turbance of balanc2 t o thz body i s immediately recoLaded i n

the body by somz malady, or mal-adjustment which we t h i n k of a s

s ickness . Also -- I say t h a t any s ickness - of .ny kind i s s z l f - --- made whether knowingly o r unknowingly, whether I n t e n t i o n a l l y or - 9 - - un in ten t iona l ly .

God's laws ape never s e t a s fde a ps?ayer or o therwise , The --- - -- - -- - . - CAUSE of y o l ~ r i l l n e s s i s i n your breach of the l a w . You a r e suf -

f e r ing from i t s e f f e c t s and ask God t o e l imina te the EFFECT while

you continue t o r e p e a t the CAUSE.

MAN BLAMES GOD FOR PIAN-MADd WARS

Considzr the many prayers fop c 6 s s a t i o n of wars , "O Lord

we beseech Thee t o s t o p t h i s c r u e l war", we say, f o r g e t f u l of

the f a c t t h a t we make our wars ourselves by the f r e e w i l l t o a c t

a s we choose.

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f a i l t h a t t h e s t o p waks i s caus- P

them. War i s j u s t a s much an e f f e c t of a cause which man

c r e a t e d by h i s s e l f i s h n e s s a s a bus fness f a f l u k e i s t he e f f e c t of

a cause creat3d by man because of h i s unwfl l ingnzss t o ba lance h i s

g i f t s by r e g i v i n g ,

Wa n o t oxly ppay t o God t o l e t us b reak H i s law wi thout s u f -

f e r i n g f ~ o m i t s d f f e c t s b u t wz blame God f o p our own a c t i o n s i n

-/ break ing His Law, How o f t e n wt: heap people say : "How can a l o v -

i n g God i n heaven permi+, such @sue1 wars? It fs hakd t o b a l i a v e

t h e r e i s a G o d , e l s e Ma would n o t p,3rmit such wars ,"

We might j u s t a s w a l l 3 thake can be no God e l s e he w o u l d - -- . - - - - - -

n o t permi t us t o l i e t o O U P nefghbok, ----- God g ives us f ~ ~ e e w i l l t o do a s w e chooss i n t he making of

our Sz lves i n our own image, and He g f v a s us a l l of t h e powep of

H i s un iverse t o h e l p us b r e a k His law If we wfsh t o , b u t what-

e v e r g i f t s ws a c c e p t we m u s t e q u a l l y give t o balance our g i f t s ,

L e t us aga in quote @ o d g s Message In t h i s ~ e s p e c t ,

" ~ e r f l y has man f r e e w f l l t o cor i tsol h i s a c t f c n s , That my

Father-Moths2 has g iven t o man a s h i s i n h e ~ f t a n o e , . B u t t h e con-

t p o l of t he 2sac t ions t o t h o s e a c t i o n s man has nevep had ,

his my Fathek-Mother ho lds inviolate , These cannot b=com&

man's except thcough modifying h i s z e t f on3 u n t i l the r e a c t i o n s

a r e t h e i r exzct dqua l and oppos i t e I n e q u f l i b ~ i u m , "

G M V E M I S C ~ C E P T B U D I S FZGARDSNQ Pi??-CER

It i s g t n e k a l l y be l i eved among men t h a t onz who ?pays o f t a n ,

and with many words loud ly and p i o u s l y u t t e k e d , Is holy among man

and much fav3red of God, But I say t h a t he who f i n d s a n a c s t a s y

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of h a p p i n e s s i n h i s S o u l f rom t h a g i v i n g of h i s lovd t o touch the

Qoul of a d e s p a i r i n g n a i g h b o r is a n h u n d i > ~ i ? f o l ? i more h o l y i n G o d ' s

3 i g h t . To him t h a kingdom of heaven i s a s though he d w z l l e t h i n

t h e house of th* Lord w h i l e t h e o t h z r one of p i e t y and words s i t -

t e t h a f a r o u t s i d e i t s gailden w a l l s .

When you p r a y t o God s a y i n g " 0 God, p i t y us f o r wz a r e a s

d u s t b e n e a t h Thy f e e t " , God ! s S i l e n t Voicd w h i s p e r s w i t h i n you:

now thou t h a L i g h t which I am. Thou a r t man, e x a l t e d i n M e .

h l a t I am thou a r7 t . Thou a r t t h z L i g h t , "

F o r long a g e s G o d ' s S i l e n t Voice whispaiJs w i t h i n y o u r u n h e a r -

i n g e a r s . God, t h e r e f o r e g i v e s you your d d s i r e t o be what you wish

t o be I n t h e b u i l d i n g of y o u r S s l f . So l o n g a s you b e l i a v a your-

s e l f t o be d u s t b e n e a t h t h z f e e t sf t h e Almighty God yo11 a ~ = s t h a t

d u s t which you havz b u i l t i n t h e image of y o u r i m a g i n i n g .

Khen you p;>ay t o God s a y i n g : "God have melcy upon me, a

m i s a r a b l e sinn,-rl,( you h a v e n o t p raysd t o t h e One God of Love, --

Creator1 of H i s u n i v e r s e of l o v a - - C r e a t o r of you t o m a n i f z s t His - - -- love f o r you d o n o t know 52x1. You hav3 b u t pr1aye3 t o a God of' -' --- --- - wrath end f a a ~ of ~ O U T own making whom you have b u i l t i n you? own ---- - - - -- P

image.

He who b u i l d s gods i n h i s own image b u i l d s i d o l s f o r h i s

worashiping. Yz whcse i d o l i s f e a r 3 and wrath c a n n o t know thd God

oi Love , Z u t i l you know l o v e y?u a r e what youi2 i d o l i s , a mis- -- -- -- -- e r a b l a s i n c e ~ = t o whom msrcy must be shown by y o u ~ i d o l whom gou, -- -- -- y o u r ~ z 2 l f , 92e . A E . ~ you w i l l be punished f o r y o u ~ imagined 3 3 l f - - - -- made s i n s b~ gou, y o u i a s e l f , f o r t h e i d 3 1 ycu w o r s h i p w i l l show -- --- -- you no mercy u n t i l you arae f r e e d filom him Q knowing l o v a . - --

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When you ppay t o God r e s i g n e d l y , a s though p a t i e n t l y acc3pt-

i n g t h e punishment of gkfef a t t h e dea th of a lovzd one, and you

say : "Thy w i l l be done 0 Lord, The Lokd g i v e t h , and hd take th

away", you havz n o t y e t kcown the God of l o v e , f o p God g i v e t h

on ly . God neve r t a k z s t h a t which has n o t been g i v e n , y&at GoJ -- to reg iv5 t o H i m f o r His r e g i v i n g , ----

You r e j o i c e when God g i v e s b i r t h t o life g e t you deeply 7 -- - -9 -

-- g r i e v e when you g i v e ~ e b i ~ t h t o new l f f e - - f o p t h a t i s what daath --- ----- i s . -

It w f l l be many decades b e f o r e man as a mass conappehen3s

t h i s Idea which i s cornmonpl%@e th fnk ing t o cosmLc man, but you,

i n whom t h e seed of cosmf@ t h i n k i n g i s bding sown, w f l l go t o

your neighbor and sow fr , i n his Conu@iousness, and tas i n t u r n

w i l l do l i k e w i s e , u n t i l man i n the mass w f l l be t ~ a n s f o ~ m e d flom

Barba r i c man who stilk c k u @ f f i e s love to cosazlfc man who i s love, -- --- Tomorrow w e v f l l gfva thought tc! ths d e e p s ~ meaning of

plzayep,

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Wal te r R u s s e l l , Sc . D .

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The Wal tz r Mussell Foundat ion, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, V i rg in i a

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyrighted 1950 by Waltisr R u s s e l l

Con t inua t ion of

PRAYXR SCIENTIFICALLY EXPLAINED

RE;LATIONSHIP OF PRAYER TO MECITATION

"Let us u n i t e i n p r a y e r . " How f a m i l i a r t h e s e words a r e on

evary r e l i g i o u s occasion, and upon h e a r i n g them the congregat ion

a u t o m a t i c a l l y bows i t s head, bends i t s knee and words coma from

the p u l p i t i n e a r n e s t tones which may be s u p e r f i c i a l l y heard by

some, h a r d l y heard a t a l l by o t h e r s , whi la t h e vscy few who h e a r

i n t h e i r h e a r t s a r = deeply s t i r r e d by t h e , a r d o r of t he suppl ica-

t i o n t o God f o r foggivaness , os mercy, o r b l e s s i n g s upon the con-

g r e g a t i o n and var ious o t h e r human i n t e r e s t s ,

P raye r - i s j u s t meaningless words i f n o t f e l t i n tha h e a r t ; ----- j u s t - a s music i s no mom than sound i f i t does n o t reach the ---- ---- Soul. P raye r t o God i s t h e a p p e a l of t h e Sou l of man t o the Uni- ---- -------- versa1 Sou l . As such i t fs t h s m i g h t i e s t of man's powers, bu t

P

when ppayer i s b u t ~ o ~ i ? d s , n o t coming from t h e Sou l , i t i s no

more e f f e c t u a l than t h e hundreds of p r a y e r s w r i t t e n and d i s t r i b -

uted th roughout thz s t r e e t s i n A s i a , o r prjayelas w r i t t e n i n t o a

d i s c and whi r led t o r e p e a t themsalves by t u r n i n g t h e p layer

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wheel s w i f t l y ,

Worded and fopma1 p r a y e r s , i s s u z d p d r i o d i c a l l y , l i k e morning

and avening p r a y e r s , paaayers of t hanks a t meal t imes , and p ~ ~ a y l 3 r s

on a r i s i n g and r e t i k i n g become h a b i t s which people obey automat-

i c a l l y . TheLae may be g r d a t e a r n a s t n e s s i n them, o r t h e r a may be

none. The h a b i t of p r a y i n g p e r i o d i c a l l y and wi th a sense of du-tg

t ands t o automa t i c p r a y e l r a t h e r t h a n d e v o t i o n a l ,

- Those who t h u s p r a y might j u s t a s w e l l n o t p r ay , f o p p l a y e r

i s a union of Sou l of man t o Sou l of God, and woiads a l o n e cannot

make t h a t un ion . -- Automatic, f o sma l and h a b i t u a l ~ p a y i n g from t h e l i p s , a l o n e

i n o n e ' s chambera, ora Ln groups i s of no a v a i l , P ~ a y e r , based

upon d e s i r e , - ar,d u t t e r s d w i t h i n t h e Soul of man word l a s s ly o r - - -9 otherwise , w i l l a lways command t h s whole un ive r sz t o f u l f i l l t h e - - - d e s i r e , b u t words a l o n e a r e n o t p r a y e r any mope than p a i n t i s th=

7 -- --- -- a r t i n a p i c t u r e , - - -

msn you p ray 'to God a s k i n g f o r a l l s f thd t h f n g s you want, --,

enumerating them c s ~ s f u l l y - - a v z n t o t fming t h e i r a k r i v a i a s your

d e s i r e d posszss ions-- -yea , aven in forming God 8 s t o His msthod of

g i v i n g them t o y o u - - d e t a i l i n g your b u s i n e s s and f a m i l y naeds--

never g ivfng though t a s t o your wor th fnes s t o r e c e f v ~ Ynem, o r

whether i t i s wise t o have them, o r what you s h a l l r eg iva t o

deserva them--= -- a r e b u t making youlase l f i n t o your own s a l f i s h - image and n o t i n the image of @ o d P s s p i r i t i n you, ---- - -

b%en your c h i l d p rays f o r a l ong l i s t of b i r t h d a y , o r C h r i s t -

mas p r e s e n t s , and ing up wi th "God b l e s s Papa--God b l e s s bIarnmaf'

you t e l l t h e neighboias how c u t e t h a t piaayer i s and then buy

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averything the c h i l d wants t o uphold i t s b e l i e f i n p r a y e r .

It i s no t c u t e , i t i s t r a g i c , It i s he lp ing the c h i l d build

i t s own s e l f i s h image. It i s a l s o he lp ing the whole wo~ald t o

build i t s own s e l f i s h , g ~ e e d y imaga, It i s he lp ing t o pe rpe tua te

t h i s Barbaric Aga of greed , s e l f i s h n e s s and f e a r of neighbor

agains t neighbor.

When w i l l p a r e n t s teach t h e i r c h i l d r e n t h a t they must g ive

love f o r love g iven them? N o t u n t i l they f i r s t know t h a t they --- themselves must n o t a s k t o ba given anything without a daep

des i re i n t h e i r h e a r t s f o r kegiving love 2qual ly f o r lova given.

Parents who know t h a t w i l l say t o tha c h i l d : "God w i l l givs

you a l l you d e s i r 2 because He loves t o g i v e , b u t what ail* you

planninq - t o r eg ive i n love t o God? You want God t o show His love ---- t o you by g iv ing you the things you want, b u t God wants love from

you. The can show your 1 ove love a l l things

which God pu t s on e a ~ t h . h%sn you a s k God t o b l e s s Papa and

Mamma you can h e l p God b l e s s them by g e t t i n g Papa v s s l i p p e r s and

hzlping Mamma dry t h e d i s h z s , That i s t h e way you can ba worthy

of rece iv ing a l l t h e th ings you a s k f o r , '' When a mother pLaays t o God t o extznd Xis loving p r o t a c t i o n

t o hep son from harm i n t r a n s i t on stolamy s e a s she h e r s e l f must

axtand h e r lovz e q u a l l y t o a l l o ther sons of a l l mothers of e a r t h , -- -- --- - and t o a l l t h ings of God v s c r e a t i n g . Her devout pray32 can alone --- - - -- be answeked t h a t w. -

When she prays dzvout ly , no mat ter how deep h z r s i n c e r i t y

i n asking love from hek moth22 h e a r t , then t u r n s a n g r i l y or

impat ient ly upon h e r f r i e n d , or neighbor, OP a s e ~ v a n t i n h e r

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h o u s e s h e , h z i l s z l f , v o i d s h a ~ ~ plaayeia--as though i t n e v d ~ ~ had b z e n

u t t e m d ,

h%en you a s k God t o b l e s s yOUi3 b u s i n e s s and make i t p l ' o s p i a

God w i l l answar y o u r pidayei= whan you g o o d t i n t o you~l p l a n t an.d

b l e s s a l l i n i t and make them prospc=r . Idhen yo11 ~ e g i v e t o your

h a l p e i ' s t h e l o v e g i v s n you by God it i s G o d ' s l o v a g i v z n t o th2m

by God th rough you , T h a t i s what i s meant m a n i f a s t i n g GO:^ on ---- -- i/ e a r t h .

h%en you p r a y fo i ' God t o show H i s lovd f o r you by g i v i n g y o u r

good c r o p s must y o u r s z l f g i v t lova your

t o r e g i v e His g i v i n g , Youia l o v e g i v z n t o thzm i s Gcd ' s l o v e g i m n

t o you f o r r e g i v i n g . Your --- l o v e and GO$'s l o v e a r e ONE. I t s man- --- -- i f e s t a t i o n --- i s TWO i n p i v i n ~ and - r e g i v i n g b u t t h a t TWO ii t h z ONE: ------ Hl3AhTBEAT -- of God 's body, c=vzn a s t h e s w i n g i n g o f t h e pandulam i s ---- -- - t h e TWO of +,he mE s o u s c e of t h e i r m a n i f z s t a t i c n , ----- -

I f t h e fapmer would b u t s t a n d i n t h z m i d s t of h i s f i e l d s and

p r a y , s a y i n g u n t o them: ''I l o v e you my g r e e n f i e l d s , I lovz --

avelay p a r t of you, e v e r y g r a s s b l a d e - - e v s r y c o o t an3 h e r b and 2ar

of i l i p e n i n g coian, I l o v a e v a r y t r e e of ~ G U , e ach l z a f of you which

g i v e s l o v e i n oxygen f o r n i t r o g e n g i v e n you i n l o v e . I l o v z t h e

f r u i t of zach t k z e of you--and t h e ~ ~ e d - g o 1 3 you g i v e mz i n your

l u s c i o u s f i au i t fora t h e l o v e I givu? t o y o u r r o o t s , 'I I f t h a f a l m e r

would b u t pkay t h a t way--deeply--and i n h i s heas t - -ha w o c l l p r o s -

p s r a s h i s f i e l d s p rospe iasd w i t h h im. And h e would know no f a t i g u a

f o r l o v z g i v e n , f o r l o w g i v z n i s n e v e r wo2k--and t h 6 r e woul3 b2 e

l i g h t i n h i s 2ges and i n n e r j o y o u s n s s s i n h i s h e a r t which n a u g h t

b u t t h e m a n i f e s t a t i o n of l o v e g i v e n on e a r t h a s i t i s i n heavan

c a n e v e r g i v e t o man,

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A G A m TEACH U S HOW TO PRAY

He who can say i n h i s h e a r t : "I and my F a t h a i a r e oner', and

f e e l t h e ecs tasy of t h a t u n i t y , i s c o n t i n u a l l y IN PRAYER, even a s

he i s con t inua l ly I N LIFE and c o n t i n u a l l y b r e a t h i n g , His prayer

i s l i k e unto h i s inward-outward bkeath which i s forever w i t h him,

forever v i t a l i z i n g him,

He who knows the Light of love i n him does no t beseech the

Father-Mother of the unive~ase f o r h i s next b ~ l e a t h , nor f o r h i s

next h e a r t b e a t , f o r he f u l l y knows t h a t h i s h z a r t b e a t i s one with

the un ive r sa l pulse , and t h a t f o r which he would needless ly ask

i s a l r eady h i s .

Therefore I say t o you when you a s k of me: "HOW s h a l l I

pray, ahd when?" I say t o you: As you l i v e and breathe cont in-

ua i ly so s h a l l you be - i n prayer cont inuously--as - gou a r e i n l i f e --- and love . --

And a s the a i r you b ~ e a t h e surrounds you abundantly, await-

ing your need of i t , so i s t h a t which you would ask f o r your need

await ing you i n abundant supply, yea , even t o ove,rflowing f u l l -

ness .

And a s the re i s n o t a time when God c e n t e r s you, an3 an i n t e r -

v a l e l apses i n which He again c e n t a r s and c o n t r o l s y o u ~ balanced

h e a r t b e a t t o synchronize w i t h His , so i s t h e r e n o t a tfme when you

should pray t o H i m , and another time when you should n o t .

And, l ikewise, a s theke i s not a time when the a i r you breathe

i s denied you while you manifest gouk Father-Mother on t h i s eapth,

so, l ikewise , there s h a l l nevek come a time when t h a t which you ----- need t o wor th i ly manffest Hfm s h a l l be denied you, f o r I again -- - . - - 9 -

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say, you a l r z a d y have t h a t f o r which gou a s k even a s you have --- -9 - A

love and l i f e f o r which $ou have n o t asked . -7 - 9 - --

I f t h e r e a r e t imes when you would l i k e t o pu t words t o your

d e s i r s s t o g ive them form l e t n o t your words be from your l i p s ,

nor g ive voice t o them, Say i n your h a a r t when s o l e l y perp lexed:

f l Be Thou Thee i n rn2 my ath her", and know Bim a s youp vepy S e l f ,

Your problem may be g r e a t and your wisdom i n doubt t o your

i/ S e l f . I f then you would say : "Fa the r , s t and by--I deeply need

~ h e e " , i t might mean moke i n assukance t o you--but t o our F a t h e r ,

i t weighs n o t one whi t more t h a n say ing i t i n your hea r t - - so p ray

t o . H i m t h a t way i f i t comfor t s you t o t hus commune,

I f s l e e p w f l l n o t come t o you f o r heav ines s regard ing your

d e a l i n g s with a f r i e n d , writs your q u e s t i o n i n g upon your h e a r t

wi th d e s i r e t h a t love s h a l l gu ide you, t hen s l e e p i n peace and

know t h a t the answer w i l l be w k i t t e n f n balanced rhythms where

t h e ques t ion h a s been e r a s e d .

And i f youk handiwork goes n o t t o your l i k i n g , having t o o

._ much of your 2 a ~ t h s e l f i n i t - - s e n s i n g i n s t e a d of knowing--l iking

and n o t l ov ing - -d ive r t zd by sounds of e a ~ t h from hea r ing t h e

s i l e n c e s of heaven whfch bosns them on e a r t h - - t h d n , I say, open

wide the doors of your Soul and 1st God i n t o work with you.

Rejoice then i n y o u ~ a g a i n renewed e c s t a s y as you aga in think youi

work knowingly w i t h God, c k e a t i n g wi th His hands and yoxrs a s one.

I f a f r i e n d appkoach you wi th a gr fevance send love t o open

tha door f o r him t o you--and s a g wi th fn your h e a r t : -- athe her, l e t

my words be Thy words t o him, n o t mine a lone" , -- then weigh h i s

gr ievanca i n t h e s c a l e s of l o v e and n o t l e t him depa r t uni l lumined

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b y t h e L i g h t , b u t v o f d h i s g k i e v a n c e w i t h y o u r l o v e ,

If you f i n d y o u r b u s i n e s s s l o w l y e b b i n g b e c a u s e y o u h a v e , p e r -

c h a n c e , f o u n d e d i t a f a r f ~ o m whelae y o u s h o u l d h a v e f o u n d e d i t , a d

you g r i e v e b e c a u s e y o u h a v e n o t t h e means t o t r a n s f e k i t t o t h a t

f a r S t a t e w h e r e y o u now know i t would t h r i v e , I s a y t o y o u t o n o t

g r i e v e , b u t r e j o i c e t h a t God h a s i l l u m i n e d y o u w i t h t h e L i g h t o f

knowing wha t t o d o t o b a l a n c e y o u r u n b a l a n c e d b e g i n n i n g , - I n y o u r

r e j o i c i n g - i s y o u r power --- t o t a k e the f i r s t s t e p o f t h a t far j o u r - 7--

neg which w i l l b e f o l l o w e d b y a n o t h e r , a n d s t i l l a n o t h e k one- -

e v e n as one b r e a t h f o r e v e r f o l l o w s a n o t h e r - - u n t f l t h a t f a r S t a t e

i s b e n e a t h y o u r f e e t i n a n s w e r t o youk p p a y e r ,

Know you, h o w e v e r , t h a t a l l t h e p iaayers i n a l l t h e w o r l d - --- --- would h a v e b e e n a s s o f t b lown winds on d e s a r t s a n d s , h a d y o u n o t ---- - r e g i v e n - t o y o u r F a t h e r , ---- e v e n as He has g i v e n - t o gou, Q w o r k i n g

w i t h Him, s t ep bg s t e p a n d b r a a t h Q b r e a t h t o b a l a n c e t h a t g i v e n -- - - t o you Q Him t o manffsst 3n e a r t h w i t h t h a t wh ich you g i v e - -- - 9 - t o m a n i f e s t Him i n h e a v e n , 7 7-

He who would become a mus i c master and g r i e v e s b e c a u s e h e

has n o t t h e means t o meet t h e y e a r s a h e a d t o s o become, a l r e a d y

h a s t h e means t o p l a y h i s f i r s t n o t e . And when t h a t f i r a s t n o t e

i s p l a y e d h e has t h e means t o p l a y t h e s s c o n d o n e , T h a r e f o r e , I

s a y , t h a t h e who t a k e s h i s f i r s t g i f t f r o m God, a n d r e g i v e s t o

h im, w i l l f i n d t h a t f i r s t g i f t t o b e a t k i c k l i n g stream, a r u n -

n i n g b r o o k ora m i g h t y c a t a r a c t o f power e v e r r e a d y t o be g i v e n i n

t h e measu re of a n y m a n ' s a b i l i t y t o r e g h e e q u a l l y ,

A g a i n I say, God w i l l wokk w i th you b u t n o t f o r y o u , No o n e - -- e v e r became a c o n c e r t p i a n i s t a p k a y e 2 w i t h o u t a c t i o n , f o r t h a t - - --

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i s w i s h f u l t h i n k i n g , os f a i t h and b e l f e f w i t h o u t knowledge mani- - - P

f e s t e d . I f you a r e low in s p f s i t s because of some f a n c i a d h u r t , o r

have been t o o much a lone and would ba l ance goup Se l f awapen2ss

wi th God awareness , l e t youp pkayek be a d e s i k e f o e k e a l i z a t i o n of

your h igh p l a c e i n God s unfvskse , Sag withi:? gous p u l s e b e a t ,

word le s s ly : "I, My Fa thes~ , am n o t a l o n e I , Thou, my fat he^, a r t

'-J I . Thou apt i n m6 and 1 f n Thee, 1 am favoaaed of Thee, my

C r e a t o r . I a m of the i n n a r Mind, 1 kncjwThy e c s t a s y , 1 a m

e x a l t e d i n Thee ,

"I have a l l knowladge and a l l powap, Tha t which I d e s i r e t o

know, o r t o h a v e , or t o g iva i s mine t o know, t o have or t o g i v a ,

M y dwe l l i ng p l a c e i s i n Thy h igh heavens , Be Thou Thee i n me t h a t

I may be Thee--knowingly,

"I am i n Thy Eight , 8 my Fa thek , E n f o l d Thou me eve2 i n Thy

Light t h a t 1 may nor; a g a i n f e e l t h e h e a v i n e s s of ehe d a r k upon my

h e a r t ,

isso solve Thou my s e p a k a t e ~ e s s and maka m e One with Thee ,"

He who would pray fop l ove and t h e @smpan%@nshfp of many

f r i e n d s s h a l l be g f v m t h a t fop which he asks, and a s abundant ly

a s he g i v a s l ove and f ~ f e n d s h i p t o o thesz whom he bzf r i . ands ,

And he who would f e e l -the e c s t a s y of a l l the world a t p r aye r ,-\ &k

,,I . P with the God of Taaturej g o ou t f n t c Naturra s g rea t c a t h e d r a l of

forrest p i n e s and oaks and j o i n In itlaat meghty ppayer of punning

s t reams and babbl ing bsooks, and t h e s i n g i n g of b f s d s , the buz-

z i n g of b e e s , t h e droning o f c o u n t l e s s i n s e c t s and h i d d e n t h i n g s

t h a t c h i r p , and t k f l i , and s i n g hozannas t o God i n His high

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heavens t o g ladden our h e a r t s a s we walk and t a l k wi th God,

You who have read my BOOK OF EARLY WHISPER~GS know what I

mean by t h a t , and how wonderful i t i s t o p r ay t o God wfth a l l of

His c r e a t i n g t h i n g s which m a n i f e s t H i m I n l ove f o r t h e love H e

g i v e s a l l t h i n g s ,

When any man p r ays t o you t o f u l f i l l h f s d e s i r e a s you do t o

your F a t h e r , know you t h a t he i s p r a y i n g t o you r F a t h e r who i s

ONE w i th you , Even a s God wokks w i t h you t o f u l f i l l your d e s i r e

you shou ld work wi th him who d e s i r e t h a u g h t of you t o f u l f i l l h i s

d e s i r e - - f o r a s a l l man a r e one s o l f k e w i s e , a r e a l l d e s i r e s of - - - - - - 9 - 9 -- 7

a l l men one. --- I f h e who t h u s p rays t o you t o h e l p him t o f u l f i l l a n unbal -

anced d e s i ~ e which i s n o t l ove g i v e n and r e - g i v e n e q u a l l y , ex tend

t o him you r - love and ba lanced knowing, evan a s God whispers i t

always t o t h e unheaking and unknowing,

If h e h e a r s b u t heeds n o t you r c o u n s e l l i n g d o n o t condemn

him, o r f a i l t o watch over him u n t i l t h e L i g h t of your i l l u m i n i n g

h a s reached h i s h e a r t a s i t some day w i l l , e v e n a s God watches

over t h e unbalanced ones who have n o t y e t l e a r n e d t o mani fes t

l o v e . Say t o him w i t h i n your h e a r t what God s a y s f n His healat--

'PA11 men w i l l come t o me i n due t ime b u t t h e f k s 1 s t h e agony of - - - 9 - -- - a w a i t i n g , " And be thou t h e r e a w a i t i n g hfm w i t h l o v e when he has

a t l a s t known l o v e ,

And s o i t i s i n a l l ways of man--fop 1 s a y , t h a t God i s love,

and love i s a l l t h a t i s i n G o d g s kingdom of heaven--and the mani- PA---- - ---

f e s t a t i o n of l ove i s a l l t h a t i s on e a r t h , ------- Man of e a r t h does n o t y e t know t h a t , b u t he i s beginning t o

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know i t through cosmic man of t h s h i g h heavzns who knows lova i n

him and g i v e s i t t o t h e world i n the heavenly rhythms of t h e h igh

heavens .

The g e n i u s e s of t h e wokld manif2s t God's love and g i v a i t o u t

from them t o u p l i f t t h e world by r e i n s p i L a i n g man of e a r t h wi th t h e

i n s p i r a t i o n s of heaven bo rn men.

The love b o r n symphony f s p rayer f o r love f u l f i l l e d i n t he

w c o m ~ o s z r and a g a i n f u l f i l l e d i n the h e a i a t s of t hose whose h e a r t -

b e a t f e e l s t h e s c s t a s y of God Is h s a ~ t b ~ 2 a t a s exprsssed i n t hose

heavenly rhythms.

And s o i s a l l t h e a p t of a l l t h e woiald a prayep foi. love f u l -

f i l l e d f n i n s p i r e d cosmic man f o r Peg iv ing of love t o t h ? . l a c e of

man. For a r t i s b z a u t y , wi thout which man i s noc y e t even human.

The workman a t h i s bench who g i v e s baau tg t o h i s wofk 2eg ives

t h e love which God h a s g iven hfm t o a l l t h e wokld t o u p l i f t t he

world. Likewise t h e housewife who p u t s l ove i n h e s cooking

e n r i c h e s t he food wi th God's love which ~ ~ e n o u ~ i s h e s nep f a m i l y

L

wi th l ove . Likewise t h z b u t c h e r , t he bakela and c a n d l e s ~ i c k makek

who r2gfve love f o r l o v e g tven them manf fe s t God in b u i l j i n q X i s

un ive r se of l ove w i t h H i m ,

And t h e mason g i v e s love t o h i s w a l l i n t h 3 l a y i n g of aach

b r i c k which, i n tuaan, ~ ~ e f l e c t s l o v e ' s beau ty t o each passe^--by,

Beauty thus g i v e n by t h e mason and ~ e f l e c t z d t o man i s t h e L igh t

of t he kingdom of heavzn extended t o man f o p h i s I l l u m i n i n g ,

TH3 LAL'NrnG T r n N S I T I Q N OF .NAN

The new age of Cosmic Man which you and I a r e 1anfol$3ing f o r

t h e sav ing of mankind from s a l f - s u i c i d e by t he b a s b a r i c d e a l i n g s

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of man wi th man i s a t r a n s i t i o n from b e l i e v e r s i n a f a r off God of ------ f e a r whom they f e a r t o knoweps of a u n i v e r s a l God of love whom -- J - - - ---- they l o v e ,

Those cosmic ones who KNOW God a r e t h e cosmic t h i n k e r s ,

i n sp i r ed gen iuses and i l lumined mys t ics who know God wi th in them

and see God evekywhere, These a r e t h e ones who, down the ages ,

have u p l i f t e d man g r a d u a l l y by b r i n g i n g t h e beau ty i n t o tha world

which h a s g r a d u a l l y g iven man h i s c u l t u k e and h i s e t h i c s ,

These a r e t h e ones who w i l l u n i f y mankind thkough t h e i r know- ----- ing --- t o end t h i s b a b e l - of tongues - of many ~ e l i g f o n s and br ing i n t o - being -- t h e ONE r e l i g i o n of t h e 6NE God of l o v e , ------

T h i s now e n d i n g Barbakfc A* i s peopled w i t h GOC- FEARING MEN, -- - -- - The dawning Cosmic A x i s t o be w i t h GOD LOVING PIEN. - --- -- - The coming cosmic race of men w i l l . know t h a t love i s a l l - ---------

there --- i s i n God n a t u ~ e and t h a t t h e e x p ~ e s s i o n - - o k manifes ta t ion-- --- - of love i s a l l t h e r e i s i n t h e n a t u r e of t h e p n y s i c a l un iverse . ---- --- --

I t i s m y - ~ e s p o n s i b i l f t g t o s o c l a r i f y t h e above s ta tement t h a t

you w i l l t horoughly understand tha b a s i s of what i s c a l l 2 d e v i l - -

o r bad--and i t i s youk responsibility t o t each i t t o 0th3ks S O

they w i l l gkadua l ly cornprehe~d t h a t a un ive r se which i s founded

upon ba l ance cannot be unbalanced, ok one founded upon good can-

n o t be b a d ,

When you unders tand how unbalance, which i s t h e b a s i s of t h e

idea of e v i l , can seem t o be overthkovn b u t can never succeed,

and t h a t good can seem t o be overthgaown t o c r e a t e t h a t which we

c a l l "bad", you w i l l . s e a d i l y see how the Pace of man has made

' i t s e l f s u f f e r t h ~ o u g h mo

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C o n v e ~ s e l y , you w i l l a s r a a d i l y s ae t h a t tha only way t o con-

que r e v i l , bad, i l l n a s s , f a i l u k e , Teak, worky, s u p e r s t i t i o n , g r e e d ,

s e l T i s h n e s s , l o n e l i n e s s , g r i a f , O P even daa th i t s e l f i s through

cosmic knowledge of t he Ligh t which g ~ a d u a l l y i l l u m i n e s t h e C 3n-

s c iousness of man which i s i n a b s o l u t e con tko l oT manqs body, and

of h i s own un fo ld ing thkough t h a t c o n t ~ o l ,

You who a k e keadeks and deep s t u d e n t s of The Messagz a r e t h e

-L seed of t he coming Cosmic Age. You, who know The Massage i n y o u r

h e a r t s know God !s command t o me--which l ikewise means E,

I w i l l a g a i n read t h a t p a p t of The Message which r e f e r s t o

t h e method which you and I must use i n making the t ~ a n s i t i o n of

man which w i l l bk ing love i n t o t h e w o ~ l d , You w i l l f i n d i t i n

THE BOOK OF BEAUTY, Chaptek V , 5 t o 18,

5. "Var i ly I say , t h e dawn of cosmic man i s i n i t s beg inn ings ,

Go thou, t h e r e f o r a , t o a 1 1 tha world and sow tha seed of t h y know-

i n g ,

6 , " ~ h o u s h a l t sow t h s saad of b o w i n g man i n u n f o l j i n g mangs \--'

progres s ion , and no Pas t s h a l t thou know u n t i l thou h a s t w e l l f u l -

f i l l e d t hy t a s k ,

7 0 "Th~ough cosmic man t h e u n i t y of man beg inne th ,

8 , "Many ape they who know Me i n them, Sow thou tha seed of

Beauty, Love and Balance i n thsm, And mul t ip ly thou them u n t i l

t h a i r l eg ions s h a l l i l l umine t h e dakk of man's b a ~ b a r i c ages w i th

My Omniscient E fgh t

9. "say thou t o t h i n e a p p o i n t e d onas , t he se , My words. Thou

a r t Love. Thou a c t Beauty, Thou a p t Balance, Go thou and give

Love, Beauty, Balance and Tkuth t o t h y ne ighbor ,

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10. " ~ h i n k n o t of doing g r e a t works i n My name. Go thou t o

thy neighbor . Think thou of Thy n s i g h b o r a l o n e , One seed s u f -

f i c e t h n o t f o r a meadow b u t ou t of one ssed cometh a sheaf of tan.

11. "As many sheaves f i l l e t h g r e a t g ~ a n a r i e s , even s o w i l l

t hy sheaves of t e n encompass t h e whole s a r t h t o b ~ i n g i n t o ba ing

t h e new age of cosmic man.

11 12 . Say thou t h e s e , My words, t o t h y ne ighbor : Go thou t o

t e n men who w i l l b a l i e v e on t h e e ; and m u l t i p l y thou them by t e n ,

and y e t ano ther t e n , u n t i l a l e g i o n s h a l l be a s a w a l l of g r a n i t e

beneath thy f e e t .

13. "Heed thou my cornmandings and -- sow thou 5 seed of Love --- l e s t man des t roy h imse l f by h i s con t inued d e s i r e s of e a r t h , know-

ing no t Mz i n him,

1 4 . " ~ e n o t n e g l e c t f u l of t h i n e own t a s k s , My son , Laave n o t

t o o the r s of l e s s e r knowing t h a t which thou thy S e l f must do.

That which must be don6 f o r cosmfc man t o come must have t h i n e

own Se l f i n i t .

15 . " ~ e who conce ive th must f i r s t unfold h i s concept .

1 6 , he mason l a y e t h t h e s t o n e s of t h e master I s t h i n k i n g ,

Thou thy S e l f , must impar t t h y knowing i n t h e Lfght of thy ano in t -

ing t o cosmic man who w f l l b u i l d t h y knowing and Mine I n t o b a i -

anced ~ h y t h m f c forms w i t h Me.

17. "And out of t h e knowing of t h i n e ano in t ed l eg ions a new ---- - -- world - of un i f i ed man s h a l l s p r i n g , - --

18. '?FOP w h e ~ e t h i n e anointec! s h a l l g a t h e r t o g e t h e r t o thus - -- un i fy man through h i s knowing of t h e L i g h t of Me i n him t h e r e - - -- - - - - 9

s h a l l I be i n t h e i r m i d s t . And t h e y s h a l l n o t f a i l , ' ' - - - 7 -- -

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J u s t a s Lao and I a r e g i v i n g our ant iLat . l i v e s t o sowing t h z

seed of t h e Cosmic Age thlaough YOU--which i s - our r e s p o n s i b i l i t y - -

w 3 know you w i l l g i v e g r t a t heed t o t h e abovz words of ou r F a t h e r ,

and r e a l i z e t h a t t h e y a c e a d d r e s s e d t o YOU a s your r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ,

These w o ~ d s you havz j u s t r ead do n o t damand t h a t you g i v e

up your l i v e s t o h e l p mankind make t h e t r a n s i t i o n . It s imply

L means t h a t you should LIVE I T and t hus be a n example t o y o u r n e i & -

, bop . It means l i v i n g it WITH your ne ighbo r by making you r 3 6 a l -

i n g s w i t h him conform t o t h e t e a c h i n g s of t h e Message,

Khen peop l e a r e a sked t o work f o c most causes i t g e n e r a l l y

means t o g i v e up somathing, o r maks some s a c r i f i c 2 t o do i t . T h i s

r equ i r emen t of ou r F a t h e r r e v e r s e s t h a t thought f o r i f you a c t u -

a l l y p p a c t i c e t h e l ove p ~ ~ i n c i p l e of f i r s t g i v i n g you w i l l f i n 3

t h a t you w i l l have enc i ched y o u ~ l i f e i n eve ry r z s p e c t i n s t e a d of

s u b t r a c t i n g from it by n e e d l a s s s a c r i f i c e which a c t u a l l y g a i n s

you naught , n o r h a l p s a n o t h e k , and veky o f t e n h u ~ t s , V

I f you cou ld keep t h e most impor t an t wokking thought o f l i f e

befolae you a l w a y s , and p u t t h a t thought i n t o zvery d z a l f n g you

have wi th 2varybody, you r p a t i e n t , your. c l i e n t , t h e man you a r e

s e l l i n g t o o s buyfng fsom, your s e r v a n t and your ne ighbo r , you

would soon f i n d y o u r s e l f i n = a ve ry d i f f z ~ e n t k ind of worlm3 of

you r own making for . y o u ~ s e l f and f o r a l l mankind,

The most impor t an t t hough t i s : Thz God of l ove is a l l th=re ------ i s i n t h e kingdom of heavzn--and t h z rnan i f c s t a t i on of l ove i s a l l --- - -- ---- t h e r e i s on e a ~ t h , --

gxample of Handwriting during my period of Illumination In 1921, referred to on page 100.

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LV ,Tu'IVERsL L,il?i, P;ilTUIL4L .CLZI$CE AND FHILOS@P:C

by

Waltep H u s s s l l , Sc . C,

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L E S S O N N U M B E R 7

The Walter R u s s e l l Foundat ion, Swannanoa, kaynzsbopo, V i ~ ~ g i n i a

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyrighted 1950 by L . a l t e ~ - 5 u u s a l l

THE STBhY OF MY ILLUMINING

And now thz t i n s has come whzn I s h a l l ti>y t~ t z l l yea 3f t h e

t h a t can happen t o any man i~ a l l

happaned t o me--the I l l u m i n a t i o n i n t o t h? God-Light of Cosmic Con-

s c i o u s n e s s - - t h e u l t i m a t s g o a l of a l l un fo ld ing mankind--to came a t

t h e and of an aaor,s long ~ o a d which began i n the da rk of szns ing

a l o n e and ands i l l tha g l c r y of thz L i g h t of all-krrcwing i n C - 9 3 ' ~

kingdom of the h igh heavens wheke Sou l of man and Goc! a23 OEE,

. ,' The f i ~ s t g2ea t i n k l i n g of t hz gaan3auA> t o come was i n May of

. . 1878, when I was szvdn, I had s t r a n g z ppemonit ions oT ft f oL>

months--pephaps evdn foia a yea2--but t h e g l o r y of i t , whsn i t 3 i d

happzn, was l a s s mys t i fy ing and mope u n d 2 ~ s tandable than th6 ppd -

moni t ions which always l e f t me deeply awondering,

For a boy I had bsen do ing e x t s a o r 3 i n a r y t h l n g ~ which caused

much wonder, B5fom I could walk I could p l ay on Sha piano with

one f i n g z k a l l t h i n g s hza,*d by me, t hzn a l l f in3c-rs gl-a l lually,

even t o t h e complex melodies played by b l i n d Mr, Maynapd who, t o

m e , was t h e g r e a t e s t man i n a l l t h e woi21d,

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M r . Maynar.3 l i v z d i n t h s d a r k , b u t walked and t a l k s 3 with God

i n t.he L i g h t . And what tha Soul of C s e a t i o n t o l d t o h i s Soul ha

to ld t o me--and I walkdd and t a l k z d wi th God i n those e a ~ a l y \days

i n His wondellands of Pea t Meadow and t h e huge oaks down i n

Bacheldzpl s wi lds wheine nobody went b11t ms, foia no one e l s e i n a l l

My World heard what I heard there - -nok saw 'vhat I saw thz re - - so i t

was mine a l o n e , a l l t h a t g l o r y j u s t mine a l o n e .

I1

Then i t happened --a b l i n d i n g g l a r e - - r e d - - t h e n incandescent--

then a f i e l d of b lue s h u t t h t wholz wo~ald of a l l t h ings out from

me l e a v i n g naught b u t indzsclafSabla e c s t a s y whi le my body wandemd

by i t s e l f wi thout me t o tha g r e a t r o o t of my beloved oak wher3 I

found mysalf s i t t i n g wi th a hand f u l l of marbles with which I had

been p l a y i n g w-ith otheia boys i n a k ing f u l l of marbles drawn i n

t he d i r t nea r t h e g r o c e r y s t o r e ,

I remembera a s though i t wake b u t a minute ago the ~ f f a c t of'

t h a t tlaemendous c r a n s i t f o ~ i n t o a n o t h e r world s o u t t e r l y un l ike

t h a t one i n which my body dwelled--and breathe . l i n and o a t s o

s t r a n g e l y and unneces sak f ly , ))%en I began t o r e a l i z e tha w 0 l a l r 3 of

many t h i n g s I f a l t myself t o ba t h a t world of many t h i n g s - - a l l

one--and I - - t he un ive r s$ - - the t r s e - - t h e sky- - the l f t t l s a n t on m y

thumb, and t h e g ~ a a t oak above me.

An i n d e s c r i b a b l e e c s t a s y padavaded me l i k e unborn v i b r a t i o n s

of t h e g r e a t s i l e n c e flaom which t h e viblaat ions of sound rhythms

w i l l be born, an s c s t a s y which I was t o know a g a i n and a ~ a i n f o s

t e n thousand t imes t e n thousand t imes whzn I walked and t a lked

with God i n My Wolald a l l thkough my long , long l i f e of working

knowingly with Hfm from t h a t very d a y ,

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This s t a t e of e c s t a s y i s r e f e r r e d t o i n t ha Bib le a s "be ing

i n t h e s p i r i t " o r " i n t h s L i g h t . " I n Hindoo philosophy i t i s

r e f e r r e d t o a s " the Brahmic B l i s s . "

I know n o t how long I s a t t h e r e bu t do remember s ay ing : when

11 asked where I had s o long t a r r i e d , I have baen i n My World." And

t o t h i s day I have always t a l k e d and w r i t t t n about the g l o r i o u s

happenings i n My World.

'.,. Most a s s u r e d l y I was a n o t h e r person- -qu i te t lansfoi-med--quits

unable t o be t h z same, t h i n k t h e same o r p l a y a g a i n the sam3 wFth

o t h e r boys . I soon l ea rned t h a t My World had no meaning f o r them

s o I stopped t a l k i n g abou t My World t o anybody b u t my b l i n d f r i e n d

who r z a l l y d i d know My World.

L i t t l e boys l i k e me seemed l i t t l e boys so very much u n l i k a me

t h a t I needed them no more, I had r a t h e r hold mighty converse

wi th t h e men a t t h e c a r b a r n o r p l ay t h e music of My World s imply

t o my b l i n d maes t ro and h e a r him p l ay i t back t o me, g l o r i f i e d ,

whi le my vei'y S o u l was a l o n e I i n My World, and my body a f a r - - .- -

always a f a r . My b l i n d m a e s t ~ o was the on ly f r i e n d of my e a r l y

days who dwelt w i t h me i n My World. Many long yzars passed b e f o r e

a n o t h e r came t o t a k j a l o n e n z s s away from m e by dwel l ing wi th me LT

Seven y e a r s passed and each y e a r , always i n May, t ha doors of

t h e L igh t which openad i n t o My World, gavs m e those few d a y s of

morae i l l u m i n i n g , more knowing of thz rhythms of God s t h i n k i n g

which r e g i s t z p e d i n my Soul and t r i e d t o f i n d b i r t h i n sounds, and

c o l o ~ s , and forms through me. I played Chopin, Mozart, Handel,

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Laybach, and Beethoven i n e c s t a s y fola t h e s e men dwel t wfth me i n

My World day by day--fop i t concerned me n o t one whi t t h a t t h e i r

bodies had passed on,

I had long s i n c e been taken ou t of s choo l and pu t t o w o ~ ~ k ,

God w o u l d n o t l e t me read books, He became my t aachsk and clos3d

thz books which I would open, Things s a i d i n them weke s o unl ikz

the na tu re of t h i n g s Ln My World t h a t He guarded me a g a f n s s t h e i r

i n t ~ u e i o n t o b l u r the c l a r i t y of t h i n g s I v i s ioned I n thz L i g h t ,

I found t h a t whatever I wished t o know I could know by j u s t

d e s i r i n g t o know i n my hear.t , If I wish33 t o know music f t came

t o me i n overwhelmfng f u l l n e s s and I s p e n t g l o r i o u s hours i n the

f o r e s t s l i s t e n i n g t o c z l e s t i a l ~ h y t h m s which sprang i n t o being

fiaom foL75st s i l e n c e s , and fed my Soul wi th t h e c o l o r s OF" Natu2e

turned i n s i d a ou t f o r me t o see t h e i r Source wi th fnneia eyes , the

ou te r ones be ing t o o dimmed with t e a r s f o r s e e i n g ,

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Then i n my f oukteentn year came the second g ~ ~ e a t i l l umin ing

a t a time when my body had been declaked dead by the doc to r s , and

under takers wera a r r i v i n g , Black d iph the ra i a had destlaoyad my

t h r o a t and s h u t o f f my b r e a t h i n g ,

Then a g a i n came t h e g r e a t L igh t which had come t o rnz i n my

f i p s t i l l u m i n i n g and I akose f ~ o m my bzd p e s f e c t l y h e a l a d , t o t h e

g r e a t amazement of my weeping palaents and t o t h e d c c t o r s who found

t h a t my thkoa t was pe r f ec tby h e a l e d ,

During t h e pekiod of complete unawapeness of my body, an3

ces sa t ion of my h e a r t b e a t I had complete Consciousness of knowing

from the moment of t h a t sevesance of e l e c t i 3 i c and conscious

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awareness which I w i l l l a t e k d e s c r i b e f ~ o m a s c i e n t i f i c b a s i s ,

From t h a t moment I f u l l y knew t h a t God had a purpose fop my

l i v i n g t o mani fes t H i m by a l i f e of demons t ra t ing the power of man

who knew God i n him, and worked knowingly wi th him. This I f u l l y

knew, b u t 1 d i d n o t f u l l y know of t h s t r a n s f o ~ m a t i o n of unfo ld ing

man i n t o h i s nex t Cosmic Age u n t i l t h e f u l l i l l umin ing of 1921,

when my y e a r s were seven t imes seven ,

No woiads of mine can q u i t e convey a s much meaning a s those

s e t down i n The Divine I l i a d i t s e l f i n r e f ekence t o t h i s even t

which God caused t o t ake p l a c e i n olader t h a t 1 should f u l f i l l H i s

purpose by conveying His Message t o man f o r which I than knew t h a t

I was be ing p r k p a ~ e d . These a r e t he wopds a s w r i t t e n i n The Divine

I l i a d i n 1921:

11 It had been --- -- from t h a t which man c a l l s ' 'death" i s w i t h i n t he range of p o w ~ ~ of -- - -- w - - i n n e s t h i n k i n g i f t he Soul has n o t l e f t t h e bodyo (Maaning--no ------- l o n g e r c o n t ~ o l s t he body through a c e n t e ~ i n g Consciousness. )

hat ---- d i s e a s e which man c a l l s " b l a c k diphtheia iar ' , or "black

p l a g u e " , -- had so d f s f n t e g ~IIJ t h a t ~IIJ -- Soul made ready - f o r

i t s depar tuke - - - and I was pronounced dead bg man,

I! God took me UJ unto 5 h igh mountain 9 wher3 i n s p i r e d --- i s God-man and thelae gave un to me kaighek &owledge o f tha P O W ~ L ' ---- -- -- of r e g e n e r a t i o n of my bcdy thraough H i s all-knowing Ligh t . - - - --

"Through - t h e - ~ e d - v i o l e t -- world, and t h e red r z d ~ o r l d t o t h e - - - - -- world of puPe white L igh t beyond thz w o r l d of blue--and back a g a i n - ----- -- t o t h z w o ~ l d of pure whi te s imula ted l i g h t beyond the yellow world, -- - t h e S p i r i t w i t h i n . me journsyed i n a n e c s t a s y f o r which t h e r e a r e - - -- -- - no words o f man t o t e l l , -

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"1n -- t h e e c s t a t i c s t a t e - of inner-knowing - t h e gpaa t t r u t h - of

c r e a t i n g and d e - c r e a t i n g t h i n g s -- was made known -- t o me,

hat - majes t i c swing -- of t h e cosmic pendulum spells3. -- out f o p

me the g l o r i o u s phythms of t h i n g s t o be and then n o t t o b e , -- - -3 - -9- - - he - mystery of Soul was mine--the Sou l s of a l l C r a a t i n g ---- - --

t h i n g s .

"The - memory -- of t e n t imes ten thousand l i v e s mirrored - them-

sa lves E igh t from t h e f r iaecords - on Sou l t o t e l l ma t h a t ----- body was s t i l l new--that -- -- time of d i s a p p e a r a ~ l c e -- had n o t yet come,

11 It was them g ivzn me t o know t h a t t h e power of r e v i t a l i z a t i o ~ --- ----- - of 9 body was mine, I-, who had been pponounced dead by man, - l i v s d s t r o n g l y i n t h e body, I1 --

V

Each y e a r i n May, year a f t e r y e a r , came those t en or moiae

days when I sought t h e folaests t o be a l o n e wi th God, Each y e a r I

becama s l i g h t l y more aware of my purpose which I was t o know f u l l y

i n 1921, It was enough f o r t h e t ime t h a t I was made aware of t he

f a c t t h a t I must demonstpate trem=ndous v e r s a t i l i t y t o provd t o

man t h a t whatever he d e s i r e d t o do he cou ld do ,

And s o t h e yeaps of p r e p a ~ a t i o n p a s s e d , each one, howevel,

dvidenced by doing something t h a t I had n e v e r donz befoL2e, o r n o t

dven thought of doing. And each seven th yea-? was markzd by thz

doing of something e x t r a o r d f n a r i l y d f f f z r e n t t han I ha3 ave r

before done, such a s p a f n t i n g THE MIGHT OF AGES a t twenty-eight ,

t h e dzs ign ing and b u i l d i n g of many b u i l d i n g s c o s t f n g m i l l i o n s

dur ing t h e f o l l o v i n g seven yea r s wh i l e p a i n t i n g the most b e a u t i -

fcll c h i l d r a n i n America--then i n t r o d u c i n g f i g u r z ska t ing i n America

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acqui ia ing p z r s o n a l m a s t z r l i n e s s of t h a aLat i n a d d i t i o n t o pa in t ing

many p o r t r a i t s and w r i t i n g many books, And so t h e y e a r s of i n t en -

s i v e p r e p a ~ a t i o n passed u n t i l May, i n t he year of 1921, whan t h e

supriema e x p e l i a n c a of The Anoint ing of L igh t became mina, a n My

World of L igh t and the e c s t a s y of i t , was once more mina i n a l l

of i t s f u l l n e s s .

VI

i, Then cam* t h e day of i n t e n s e premoni t ion of something s t ~ a n g e

i n t h e world , such a s I had be fo re 'known a f t e r i t s happsning b u t

n o t b e f o r e , A c e p t a i n ominous and mystepious somathing i n t he

vary l i g h t o'f t h z sun , and i n t h s a k a , comp3llsd me t o s z e k the

p r ivacy of my own chambz13 t o a w a i t t h a t which must be a g a i n com-

ing - - fo r thd t ime was h e m .

I a f t z r w a r d s found t h a t magnetic sun spo t s torms t o r e man's

c a b l e s from t h e i r bsds and d i s r u p t z d thz te lephone and povar s y s -

tzms of t h e n a t i o n du r ing t h e middle of May, whi le t h a t i n t z n s e

szvzranca of Consciousness from body a g a i n took p l a c e and ma32 me

- j u s t a Soul and a Mind aga in , h a r d l y awar2 of my body, and mads

my k03y dependznt 6ntiLaely upon i n s t i n c t , e n t i r 3 l y c o n t ~ ~ o l l e d by

i n s t i n c t , a s i t once was a m i l l i o n y e a r s ago .

The g r e a t L i g h t of my f i ~ s t and szventh i l l u m i n i n g a g a i n

came and a g a i n I found my u n i v e r s a l i t y i n t h a t e c s t a s y which i s

t h e only emotion of thd God n a t u r e , That e c s t a s y i s t h e on?

unchanging and c o n s t a n t Min,d s t a t e which i n s p i r d d man always f s e l e

i n v a r i a b l e i n t e n s i t y a s measu,a=d by t h z i n t e n s i t y of h i s i n s p i r a -

t i o n .

Owing t o a l a c k of knowledge of God's e l e c t r i c un iv3rs3 , and

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man's r e l a t i o n s h i p t o i t , no man of p a s t ages has e v e ~ b2en ab le

t o give a s a t i s f a c t o r y explanat ion of t h a t ins tantansous f l a s h of

red-orange l i g h t which completely bl inded me fop an undsterminable

i n t e r v a l which was followed by a f e e l i n g of be ing bathed i n a

g r e a t sea of b lue .

The explanat ion of t h a t l i g h t f l a s h which Paul and othek - -- -- Cosmic Conscious -- men have experienced, -- i s t h a t t h e m --- i s an a l e c -

t r i c s h o r t c i r c u i t between t h a two lobes of the b ra in which causas - -- -- a f l a s h of ' - - l i g h t a t the i n s t a n t of sevarance of Consciousness fkom -- - - - e l e c t r i c .sensat ion of the body, Such a f l a s h occurs a t the moment -- -- -- of death i n a l l cases , and has bzen photographed many times. - -- ---

The ~ i g h t of s p i r i t u a l Corlsciousness ~ e n t e r s tha divided, os

polar izad Light which c o n s t i t u t e s the e l e c t r i c awareness of sznsa-

t i o n i n a body. Nokrnally the re i s a complete s y n e h ~ o n i z a t i o n of

Consciousness and sznsa t ion but when t h e sevepance takes place

which makes the body seem l i k e an unat tached and remote appendage,

and the Mind alone t o be a l l t h a t i s , t he s y n c h ~ o n i z a t i o n i s

i n t e r r u p t e d and does no t operate n o s ~ a l l y ,

Usual ly the Cosmic Hllumfnation has a dukat lon of a few min-

u tes o r hours , leaving an aftekmath of a few days , but no mat ter

how b r i e f i t i s i t completely transfosams one I n t o anothzr h igher

being. My usual perfod through l i f e has been about t en days f o l -

lowing t h e f i r s t i n t ens ive few hours , b u t t h i s 1921 pesfod l a s t e d

f o r t h i r t y - n i n e days and n i g h t s , beginning on May l o t h and ending

June l g t h ,

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The - I l luminat ion i n t o Cosmic Consciousness i s an e n t i ~ e l y -- --

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s p i r i t u a l expe r i ence --- and i s t h e u l t i m a t e g o a l -- of a l l mankind which

completes - t h e unfo ld ing of ----- t h e man idea on e a r t h . A l l down through -- man's unfo ld ing - i t comes g r a d u a l l y -- t o a l l peop le . Every i n s p i r i n g

thought which comes - t o - - i s a p a r t i a l I l l u m i n a t i o n . The g e n i u s e s

of t h e world a r e those who h a v t had the g r e a t e s t number of s p i r i t -

u a l i n s p i r a t i o n s , Evary such i n s p i c a t i o n i s a l s o a p a r t i a l I l l um-

ina t i o n .

m e n e v e r a g r e a t gen ius creatvls any masterpieca of a p t i n

any of t h 3 f i v e f i n e a r t s 9 and you a m r a i n s p i r e d by h i s c i=ea t ion ,

he i s i l l u m i n i n g you with t h e L igh t g iven him. That i s how man

a r i s e s from t h e b r u t e s t a g e t o t h e d i v i n e cosmic s t ag3 , by g rad -

u a l l y adding t o h i s c u l t u r e .

Every one of t he g r e a t mys t i c s who have bzen anoin tad i n t h e

Ligh t of a l l -knowing havz u p l i f t e d c o u n t l z s s m i l l i o n s of men who

become t h e i r f o l l o w e r s . The g r e a t r a l i g i o n s of t he woialJ graew out

of t he I l l u m i n a t i o n s of such supi-me m y s ~ i c s a s Buddha, Mohammed,

t h e unknown myst ic who wrote The Bhagavad-Gfta, (which became t h e

- Feersian B i b l e ) and Je sus .

Of t h s s e , Jesus was, i n a l l p r o b a b i l f t y , tha only f u l l y

i l lumined one a s He a lone f u l l y unda~~s t .ood the love piairiciple a s

tha b a s i s of Crea t ion , and t h e magnetic L igh t of Go? a s t he Source

of Grea t ion . He a lone of a l l t h e myst ics had al l-knowing t o t h e

e x t e n t t h a t Ha s o f u l l y comp~ehendad His J L v i n i t y a s Son of God

t h a t he could s a y '$1 and My F a t h e r a r e on?" and XNOX what i t

meant. F u l l I l l u m i n a t i o n i s t ha g o a l of all mankind. It i s t h e - C h r i s t s t a t u s which no myst ic of p a s t ages has acquired b u t a l l

men w i l l a c q u i r e when t h e journey of unfolding man on t h i s p l a n 3 t

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w i l l have been completed.

There have been q u i t e a number of l e s s e r i l lumined myst ics - - - -

whose teachings and works, have e x a l t e d mankind i n vailying degrees,

such a s Laotzu, Confucius, P l o t i n u s , Paul , I s a i a h , Soecates , Jacob

Behman, Spinoza, Leonardo da V i n c i and Swedenborg, These were

very c lose t o the Light bu t were n o t f u l l y aware of t h e i r a b s o l u t e

uni ty w i t h i t ,

There have been many of t h e l e s s e r i l lumined ones whom we

know a's geniuses , such a s Khitman, Browning, 2hakespeare and o t h e r

g r e a t poet-writers--Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, and o tha r musi-

c ians of t h e i r s t anda rd , - - toge the r with t h e masters i n a l l of the

al-ts who have given t o the world i t s c u l t u r e ,

I n s p i r a t i o n i s t h e f i r s t s t e p p i n g s tone which leads t o gen-

i u s . Genius i s t he next of t h e t h r e e g ~ e a t p innac les of mankind

which a r e in sp i r ed man, genius and mys t i c , m e n one i s i n s p i r e d ,

e i t h e r through medi ta t ion , o r through t h e works of insp i red men,

he has a r i s e n through t h a t p a r t i a l I l l u m i n a t i o n , from the p u ~ e l g

phys ica l , t o the s p i r i t u a l s t a t u s which l eads eve r upward t o the

all-knowing, f u l l y i l lumined Son-ship with God, which i s t h e

Chr i s t s t a t u s ,

Inspiped men, geniuses and myst ics a r e the Saviours of o ther

men. They a r e the i n t e r p r e t e r s of God ' s language of Light , and

teachers of the love na tu re of Bod who u p l i f t t he world of men by

~ e i n s p i r i n g them with the Light of t h e i s i l l umin ing , each i n the

measure of h i s own awareness of t he Lfght of God-Consciousness

( 0 2 Chr i s t s p i 2 i t ) w i t h i n him.

Treasure , t he re f o re , your i n s p i red moments wh i ch become more

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and mope Y O U ~ . ? ~ as you i n c r e a s i n g l y walk and t a l k and WOliR wi th Gcd.

Each of t h z supreme myst ics of t h s p a s t bilought t h e Messagd

of LOVE;, UNITY and THE BHCTM3HOOC OF ld4N t o t hz people of t h s l r

day, b u t thz human r a c e was t o o nzwlg o ~ t , of t h e jungla t o e i t h e r

compr2ehend t h z p ~ i n c f p l a of lova or p rac t i c t : i t .

The human. r a c e has n o t g e t unfolded enough t o more than

f a i ~ t l y unders tand i t o r p r a c t i c e I t . Man's a t t e m p t t o understarxl

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i t h a s l e d t o t h e format ion of many r e l i g i o n s which h8vz d i s u n i t a d

ma.n i n s t e a d of u n i t i n g him, and t h e m i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e n a t u t e

of God a s a w p a t h f u l God of f e a r h a s ccaated a woial;-l of f ~ a ~ , sin,

a v L 1 , s e l f i s h ~ e s s a n greed which has 13~3 t o c o u n t l e s s k i l l i n g s in

war a f t e r war.

U ~ t i l t h e l a s t hundrsd y z a r s human compilehension h a s n o t

reached tha p o s s i b i l i t y o f comprehending what t h i s e l e c t r i c agu'

h3s t a u g h t t o man.

For t h i s r e a s o n God has s g a i n s e n t His Nesssge of lova t o

t h i s new age of unfolding man f o r t h e r s aiae a s u f f i c i a n t numbep -

a n m g man whc can become thz seed of t h e Cosmic Age now dawning,

f o r r e i n s p i r i n g o t h z r men t o t h e i r e x a l t a t l o n i n t o cosmic 1xnowing.

These few among t h e many, such a s yod a r e , a l z e you would n o t

have Seen l e d t o i t , w i l l spzead t h e i r knowing of t h e lovz n a t u r e

of Gcd th roughout thz eaia th and t o man of t he comprehension of

t h i s e l e c t p i c a g e , an3 t h a t alonc: w i l l save manki2d f120m h i s own

d e s t ~ = u c t i o n .

IJIII

Iow 1 s h a l l a t t e m p t t o t e l l you my pa r sona l r t a c t i o n t o t h f s

g r e a t happening whfch l e f t mz wholly Mfnd with bdt s l i g h t awaiaeness

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of my e l e c t r i c body, Euring p i a a c t i c a l l y a l l of tha time I f = l t

t h a t my body was n o t a p a r t of me, b u t a t t a c h e d t o my Conscious-

ness by e lec t ro-magnet fc f l u x t h ~ e a d s of l i g h t , When I had t o use

i t i n such a c t s a s w ~ i t i n g i n words t h a e s sznce of God's Message

i t was 2xtremzly d i f f i c u l t t o b r i n g m y body back undek c o n t r o l of

my Consciousness and make i t do a s I ordared i t t o do,

As a n example I 'radlaewith reproduce one page of bun-jreds, i f

n o t thousands of f ragmentary w r i t i n g s t o i l l u s t r a t e the d i f f i c u l t y

of coo rd ina t ing Mind and body, A f t e r many days of silch e f f o r t I

suddanlg wrote a s c l e a p l y and a s l e g i b l y a s the s e k i p t of a ch i ld ,

and i n a handwri t ing which I have neve,? b e f o r e ola s i n e s usa3 ,

I t was necessary t o overcome t h i s d i f f i c u l t y , -- f o r t he g r a a t

m a s o n f o r keeping me i n t h e L igh t f oia s o l o n g a pe2iod was t o - --- -- - -- w r i t e down t h s Message of Thz Civ ina I l i a d a s i n t a rp re t s r l f20m the

-7 -- - -- shythms - of God ? s t h i n k i n g -- i n t he i n s p i s e d - languag2 of L igh t , f o r - - t h e purpose - of making mankind -- know and comp~ehznd God fop the --- f i r s t t ime du r inq - h i s unfolding,

Also - was - make P

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forb chemical and -- .-- astqo-nomfca2 - c h a r t s fop t h e puppose ~f o.ivina -- .-- -- ---- -- GL.--.--A

s c i ence naw - cosmogony w i t h laws - r e p l a c e - t h3 plaesant one which does n o t conform with r ,a tural law, -- P -.- -

Ove~l f o ~ ~ t y thousand words wsre t h u s w r i t t e n and hunclrelds of - P - - c h a r t s made with God s Mind and t h i n k i n g ba ing mine --w i t h hard ly -' - -- -- an e rasuka or c o r r e c t i o n , You who havd r e a j Thz 'Books o f Bvoauty, - - Love, C e s i s ~ , Heal ing and o t h e r p a r t s of The Divine Plfad su r5 ly

know t h a t I a lone eovrld n o t writs such rhythmic and rnastarly l i t -

e r a t u r d , n o ~ l can any man a t any t ime p~~oJuc i3 mas te r ly a r t excapt

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whi l s i n t h e s c s t a s y of wolaking knowingly with God. Nor can any

man w r i t e mas t e r ly l i t e r a t u r e wi thout cons t an t r s w r i t i n g and e d i t -

i n g .

During - t h e e n t i r e pe r iod - of szveranca - I could n e v e ~ ~ a t t a c h

body t o mg Mind a s a p a r t of 3 S e l f , It always szemed o u t s i d e - -- - - of ma una t tached , l i k e a n ins t rument which I could use b u t was i n - - J - - -- - ---- no wag r e l a t e d t o p e r s o n a l be ing . - -

When my body f e l t hungzr i t was n o t I who was hungry. My

body a u t o m a t i c a l l y picked up food under i n s t i n c t i v e c o n t r o l w i th -

ou t rnsntal i n t e r e s t i n t h e process whatsoever. The food my body

a t e was a s impersonal t o me a s the food g iven t o an an imal o r t o

a n o t h e r person.

My body l i k e w i s e a c t e d under i n s t i n c t i v e c o n t r o l when it f e l t

t h e n s c e s s i t y f o r a i l o r e x e r c i s e . I somatimes w-alkad i t in t h e

Park whepe i t knsw t h a way, and i t would come back u n ? r r i n g l y , b u t

i t was n o t I who walked f o r I was foravala i n tha h igh heavzns of -- -- - i n d e s c r i b a b l e a c s t a s y , f oreve2 t a l k i n g wi th God i n His thought ----

Y _ _ - languags of L i g h t . .-

IX

It i s impossible t o e v e r convPg t c anyone who does n o t t h i n k

cosmica l ly , a dynamic unders tanding of t h a t t r a n s i t i o n f ~ o m t h e

s e n s i n g of a Mind c o n t r c l l e d body t o t he knowing of Mind which h a s

been severed f ~ o m t h e body by s o deep a f a s l i n g of s e p a r a t i o n t h a t

t h ~ alectric body seemed i n no way ? s l a t e d t o the ago of Sou l , 02

of Mind. I s h a l l do my b e s t t o e x p l a i n i t by d e s c r i b i n g what hap-

pened.

I cannot r e l a t e a n y t h i n g t o t ime, f o r time cease13 t o b e , A l l

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I can say i s t h a t t h e p e came a time a f t e p t h a t b l i n d i n g f l a s h i n

which I became awalae of "knowing - a l l t h i n g s . " Somswhere i n t h e

Bible i t sags somathing l i k e t hese words: "Ye s h a l l hav3 a n anoint-

ing of t h e Holy Onz, and ye s h a l l know a l l t h i n g s . "

On t h e f a c e of i t such a s ta tzment seems i n c r e d i b l e - - b u t i t

i s n o t . Our concept o f knowledge has been b u i l t upon t h 3 corn-

p l z x i t y of mu l t i t ud inous e f f e c t i n s t e a d of t he u t t e r s i m p l i c i t y of

t h e cause of complex e f f e c t . Cause -- i s a s simple a s -- t h e t h r e e m i r -

mors i n a k a l ~ i d o s c o p e whi le e f f z c t i s a s complex a s t h e i n f i n i t e - - - -- -- r e p e t i t i o n of a few p i e c e s of broken g l a s s p e f l e c t e d w l t h i n t hose - - - - t h r ee m i r r o r s .

We can comp~ehend e f f e c t bu t we cannot know i t . WZ can know -- -- -- --- only the CAUSE - of e f f s c t . Encyclopedic in format ion i s n o t 'mowl- -- edge, b u t t h a t i s our concep t of knowledge; ---- -

In ona t i m e l e s s f l a s h I "knew a l l t h i n g s , " A l l t h a t I have ---- evep w ~ i t t e n s i n c e t h e n alae bu t t h r e e . d imensional e x t s n s i o n s i n t o --- - a universe of time and space . It D I E t ake t i m s t o t h i n k them Lnto - --- forbm and w r i t e them down b u t t o KNOW a l l t h i n g s was t i m e l e s s . A l l

of my chemical and a s t i aonomica l c h a r t s were made be fo re I knsw t h e

names of t h e s lements o r of s t e l l a r fo rma t ions .

I l l u m i n a t i o n i n t o t h e Ligh t means j u s t t h a t - - f o r i t i s t h e

Light of a l l -knowing, o r t he Ligh t of l ove , which i s m a n i f ~ s t e d

by THINKING God s a l l -knowing i n t o complex i t i e s of pa t tz2ned form,

I i n s t a n t l y , and t i m e l e s s l y , knew the s t i l l magnstic L igh t

which i s t h e fu ic rum of l i f e and poivieiJ, a l s o I knew the h a a r t b a a t

o f the e l e c t r i c un ivepse which man i f s s t s love , l i f e and pow22 i n

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I a l s o i n s t a n t l y and t i m e l e s s l y knew t h a t t h e magnetic Light -- - --- of t h e God of l o v e was all t h a t is--and t h a t t h e sensed e l e c t p i c - - __.-___

wave univaL7se of motion which s imu la t e s lovz l i f e and power, had - - 9 - - - no r e a l i t y whatsoever , I knew i t foAa what i t was--Godss t h ink ing - - - -------

use i l l u s i o n - - s i r n u l a t i on- -se l f -- forms God Is imagining--p

t h ~ o w n -- on thd s c r e e n - of space - t o man i f s s t change less idea by - s e t -

t i n g & motion - t o plaoduce - the e f f e c t of change* - Thus knowing the un ivepsa l has la tbeat I knew t h s e l o c tri.:

wave, Op un ive i - sa l pu l se , t o which a l l moving, @ ? s a t i n g th ings

w e r e g e a r s d . T h u s knowing t h e wave an!ci i t s octave pu l sebea t i n ---- - c y c l i c phythms which s p e l l e d t h e i r shythms out f o r me always as --- ~?PO--one--two--thses--f 0 u 1 - - 2 t : ~ 0 - - f 0 u ~ - - t h r ~ e - - t w 0 - - 0 n ~ - - z ~ ~ ~ o --- --- --- I then knew a l l causs acd comprehenddd a l l d f f e c t . ---7 - -

Thsra was no th ing t o know b u t God's one whole idea of Cpea-

t i o n , which i s l ep2esen ted in t h e fo l lowing diagram by t he change-

l a s s ZERO of t h e s p i s i t u a l Mind univdiase of KZST--and no th ing tc

compPdhend b u t t h e hzap tbea t of t h i s p u l s i n g e l e c t r i c wave un i -

- ve17sz of motion vhich i s r zp re san tzd i n t he diagram by t he

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T h i s diagram i s g ivzn t o 3-011 now a s t h a f i r s t simpla s t e p - - --- towa2d your a c q u i s i t i o n -- of a l l knowlzdge - of CAUSE and a l l compre- -- hension , o f - EFmCT. Goping t h e whole c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h i s e l e c t r i c

un iverse i n t h i s e n t i r z course of s t u d y t h e k a s i c p k i n e i p l e above

diagramed w i l l never be depa r t ed from, o r e ~ c e e d a j , f o r t h a l e i s nor

no th ing i n N a t u ~ e , n o l i n your" own l i f e , no r i n yogia thfnking,p , in

any a c t i o n of yours which can va2y one wh i t from t h i s b a s i c fola-

mula of C r e a t i o n .

Mop i s t h e r z any th ing thz c h e m i s t , p h y s i c i s t , m e t a l o r g i s t o r

eng inee r can exceed beyond t h i s fo rmula o r vary i t i n t h e i r work.

Likewise t h e p o s t , p a i n t z l , P n v e n t o ~ , music ian o r a ~ c h i t s c t i s

l i m i t e d t o t h i s s i m p l i c i t y bzyond which he CANNOT GO, an3 t o which

HE MUST CONFORM,

Likewise the h e a l t h y growth of your body, ok t he conduct of

your f r i e n d l y o r bus inos s l ae la t ions must conform t o t h i s p r i n c i p l e -- of' BALANCE o r e ls t : s u f f e r t h e consequznce of whatever unbalanced - -- - - r e s i d u e remains from l a c k of conformi ty w i th t h e h e a r t b e a t of t he --- -- -- u n i v e r s e .

A s we proc2ed t o unfold t h i s p r i n c f p i a by i t s app l . fca t ion t o

t he many depa2tments of l i f e and wolk otlazr s e r i e s of wosds w i l l

be used which have d i f f e l a e n t c o n n o t a t i o n s , ant! t h e r s f n l i z s t112

seeming complexity which makes e v e ~ ~ g t h i n g you do seem d i f f i c u l t , - Tho d i f f i c u l t y of t h a t szeming complex i ty l f z s i n the popular

b z l i e f t h a t CAUSE and ,WOl4LEEGE 1 s complex while CAUSE and KNOWL-

ECGd a r e u t t a r l y s imple bu t TMFORMATICfN CONCEENING EFFYCT i s so

u t t e r l y complex t h a t i t t a k e s many lar3ge volumes of ?ncgclopedias

t o wiAite i t a l l down--while n o t one t h i n g i n t hose vas t volumes

~till p.~s".:~:y va2y in pP.i : i@Lpl~ from this simple fo2rn:clla ' i ' a c t i . 2 ~ -

i ldact lor , ~ ~ y u ~ n c a s of exp res sed ?ns rgy which co .ns t i tu t5s t h3 c o s -

mic ka ie idoscops which is G U i a p h y s i c a l un ive r se .

The r>t;-ason why I hav3 been a b l e t o d o s o many t h i n z s Jd2ing

lif 3 , and do them i n a m a s t e r l y manner, was because of my l i f e t i m z

gro.wing knowledge -- of t h e u n i v ? ~ ~ s a l h e a r t b s a t which f u l l y unf oldzd

i n on6 t ime las s f l a s h i n 1921,

It mag n o t suddznly unfo ld t o you, a s it d i d t o ma, b u t you - can vzry g ~ e a t l y acca l e2a t i : i t s unfolding i f you w i l l opan youi3

h a a r t - t o t hese l a s s o n s - and what I am t e l l i n g you i c t o xoup Con- -- - - sc iousness i n s t e a d of US t photographing -- them onto ~ 0 1 ~ 2 b r a i n .

I f you just photograph them onto yoap b r a i n you can rern=mb?r

and r e p e a t them b u t gou w i l l n o t know them u n t i l deep thought and ---- much med i t a t ion , while a l o n e i n y o u ~ chamber, make them a . p a r t of

your Soul p a t t ~ r n , T ~ G more you do t h a t t h e more sp2zd i ly you

w i l l g a i n knowlsdga cosmice l ly . U n t i l ysci do t h a t you h a w no

knowledge whatsoever, f o r knowledge i s cosmic-- i t i s mental--while

- t he b ~ > a i n i s but a r z c o r d i n g instlaument which sanses i m p r ~ s s i o n s

recorded upcri it and cannot DiCli ANYTHING,

X l c c s r i c a l awarentss of EFFZCT mus3 nct, b2 confuss3 with - --- cosmic ewalaaness of C A U S 5 , E l ec t l a i ca l awar2eness means only thd

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s -nsa t ions caused bg b o j i e s of ma t t e r i n motion--while Cosmic Con-

sc iousness mzans a n awaranass of Soul, t he Universal Soul of God

which man i s t o thd e x t v n t of h i s awareness of h i s u n i t y wi th God.

E l e c t r i c a l s e n s a t i o n must n o t be rnf s t aken f ~ i ' cosmic t n s p i r a ~ i o n , -- - norJ f cLi t h i n k i n g nor f o r knowing. -- ' - -

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The f i r s t and most conspicuous a f f e c t of I i l u m i n a t i o n i n t o

f u l l Cosmic Consciousness i s t h e u t t e i a absence of e v i l , s i n o r

shame. There i s no though t of such an unbalanced c o n d i t i o n whi le

i n thz one d c s t a t i c c o n d i t i o n of p e r f e c t balance which t h e L i g h t -

of love i s .

When I say t h e r e can be no thought of such a th ing 1 can b e s t

t r a n e f e p t h a t thought t o ycu by a s k i n g i f you f e e l the s l i g h t z s t

thought of f a l l i n g whi le ycu s t a n d i n balance? You o~bvious ly can-

n o t , f o r your senses w i l l n o t v ibka t a t o t a l l you you a r d f a l l i n g

u n t i l you a c t u a l l y b e g i n t o f a l l ,

Likewise, when you ape p e r f e c t l y comf o i a t ab l e your sens6s w i l l

n o t t e l l you t h a t you a r d uncomfortabla u n t i l you begin t o ba .

You w i l l t hen pu t on a c o a t if you a r e co ld t o blaing your body

back i n t o the balanced c o n d i t i o n of comfort ,

I l l u m i n a t i o n i n t o t h e L igh t of Cosmic Consciousnzss t r a n s p o r t s

you immediately i n t o t h e L i g h t of al l-knowing of CAUSE which b a l -

anczs and contko ls a l l EFmCT, The - cosmic s p i r i t u a l L igh t I S ba l - --

That which man c a l l s e v i l , 02 s i n , ok shame--or any of i t s

a t t r i b u t e s such a s a n g e r , j e a lousy , worky, f e a r , c r u e l t y , l u s t , . OK?

the greeds which lead t o muraders and wars, a r e unbalance3 confli-

t i o n s c r e a t e d by man who has n o t y e t learned t h e law of lova which

demands e q u a l in terchangt : between a l l oppos i te cond i t i ons i n a l l

human r e l a t i o n s .

Man, h imse l f , h a s manufactured e v i l , s i n and shame because

of t h e i m p o s s f b i l i t y of keeping himself i n ba lance because of h i s

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greeds , w'nich impel led him t o take what he wanted wi thout g iv ing

i n o r d e ~ t o be r e g i v e n ,

Tharz i s no such th ing i n Natu le a s e v i l , s i n o r shame.

Natur* i s naver unbalanced. The hzavdns g ive of l i g h t and r a i n s

t o e a r t h and e a r t h ilegivas s q u a l l y of hep f o p e s t s , and c rops , and

vap3i;s which ~ e p l e n i s h e s the haavens.

That i s Na tu re ' s manifests ti~n of t h e law of love which Keape

l i z tura a v e r i n b a l a n c a . I w i l l g ive you anothz? diagpam t o i l l u s - -. -

t r a t e the love p i ' i n c i p l e . This w i l l be ona molae s t z p i n t;*ying t o

t r a n s f e 2 t o your comprehension t h a t s t a t e of ba lance which kept m

i n t h e on2 e c s t a t i c c o n d i t i o n of Cosmic Consciousness f o r s o long

a per iod of severance of Mind from t h s s e n s a t i o n s induc23 by t h s

e l e c t z i c t h i n k i n g of Mind from which bodies appear , d i s a p p e a ~ and

reappear i n s n d l e s s sequence.

THE; LOVE c y c m

As you s e e I have a g a i n used t h e same formula of ?hythmic

balanced interachanga i n a l l t r a n s a c t i o n s of Nature . I have but

used d i f f e r e n t words t o 6xpress . d i f f e r e n t i d e a s .

And I s h a l l cont inuz t o do so whethzr I t a l k t o you f ~ o m thi=

c h e m i s t ' s l a b o r a t o ~ ~ y o r from your b u s i n e s s o f f i e = , op about your

home and f i l i end ly ~ l e l a t i o n s . This I s h a l l do u n t i l you hava a l l -

kcowledge and a l l -power t o cont rao l a l l e f f e c t s which you s = t i n

motion,

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As - every e f f e c t which you --- do s e t i n motion i s a pendulum - - which w i l l ra tuiTn t o b l e s s or smi te gou i n t h e measure of y o u ~ - - - -- - knowledge, o r l a c k of i t , it i s impera t ive t o x O U i a we l fa re t h a t ---- -- - - gou open your hearat and Soul t o what i s h e r e i n w r i t t e n and no t s i f t ----- --- i t through ang t ~ a d i t i o n s , or c u l t s , ok t e a c h i n g s which have been - - -- so deeply impressed upon your b ~ a i n & s e n s a t i o n s or emotions t h a t - - a l l you have accumulated i n a l i f e t i m e a r e bu t a b s t r a c t i o n s which - - -- gou f o r e v e r ~ e p e a t b u t cannot p o s s i b l y e x p l a i n .

That which your b l ~ a i n a lone h a s recorded you do no t - know and,

t h e r e f o r e , cannot e x p l a i n t o o t h e r s , --- 02 even t o y o u r s e l f . That

which you know i n your h e a r t , and i s recorded wi th in your Soul ,

remains with you throughout t he a g e s , and i s re incaianatsd wi th in

the szed of you f o r adding t o i t l i f e a f t e r l i f e a s you journey

through. t he ages g o a l complete un i ty with tha

Light of God which you a r e g r a d u a l l y knowing, a l i t t l e a t a time

a s you walk and t a l k wi th God t o know Him i n you, rnose and morz,

Those of you who have i3aad The S e c r e t of L ight an3 the Ples-

sage of The Civine I l i a d know much of what has been ws i t t 3n down

me dur ing those t h i r t y - n i n e days . I have g iven t o you a l l t h a t

can y z t be g iven and t h e o thar volume:. w i l l be publishzd a s you

becomz raady f o r mom of i t , and a2 t h e world becomes rea5g t o

rect=ive i t .

There i s much i n thz Magsage which probably w i l l no t be pub-

l i shed dur ing my l i f e t i m e , much which i s p z r s c n a l i n he na tu re

of i n s t ~ u c t i o n a s t o t ime and method of d z l i v e r y of the Message,

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and nuch which r e v e s l s my own shortcomings t o me i n ~ ~ ? f a r t h a t

9* th;.y. mag be avoidsd and t h u s ; jeopardfza i t s del ivs i 'y ,

I s h a l l now g i v e you soms of t h e s e unpublished pagss s o t h a t

you may know how e x p l i c i t i s s v z r y d z t a i l of t h e unfo ld ing of any

of G o d ' s p lans whzn you woplr t o g e t h e r wi th God a s CN3. I harebg

quote :

" ~ h o u a r t t h e L i g h t . --- I 1 Content thou neve r s h a l l --- be wi th a ~ e f l e c t i o n --- of t h e L i g h t

ill man's o u t a r v i s i o n . - 11 Contsnt thou nevz r s h a l l -- b,- i n man's univoi.se - of dimension.

11 Con t tn t thou s h a l t - be on ly -- when i n communion -- with Me upon

thy mountain a. ' ' ~ h o u a r t e c s t a t i c man. -- - f l Thou a p t t h e her2ald of e c s t a t i c man t o come. --- --- " ~ h o u a r t t o unloosa t h z b ind ings wi th which man h a s bound --- - --

h i m s e l f .

I1 The e c s t a s y of Mx L i g h t i s t h i n e , - - 11 The - agony - of manP s s e v i l i n g s s h a l l - be t h i n s - i n ganj rous

p o r t i o n .

"Heed - - thsn; - 9 n o t PlIy - Son, The c a p a c i t y - f o p e c s t a s y i s m e a s u r d - only the c a p a c i t y s u f f z r i n g , Thelasfom ilejoice -- thou i n

" G a t h e ~ thou a l l t h 3 n a t i o n s of t h e a a p t h and sine: t o them MTJ --I_ -- Y - , 3 L

words w r i t t e n f o r e c s t a t i c man i n L igh t upon thy p u l s i n g h e a r t . ll --

"Go thou i n a l l h u m f l i t y and h3ad n o t a c r ~ c i f i x i o n in t h e - - - -- -- - - - "-- h e a r t s of t a n t imzs t e n m i l l f o n mzn, -- - ---- -

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11 H e who comes t o man b e a r i n g knowledga does man cru- -- - - - --- c i f y . C r u c i f i x i o n a w a i t s a l l - i n s p f ~ e d mdssengars o f t h e Light. --

" ~ r u t h l i e s beyond - t h e c r u c i f i x i o n ,

I l To t e a r down t h e i d o l s of man and open the doors which l ead ---- --- - t o e t e r n a l l i f e i n ' t h e knowledge of t h e L i a h t s h a l l be Fa the r - - --- -- - Motherss work t o do. I I ---

" ~ e a c h thou those laws by which Q univzrse 1s bo-undo Such - -- - laws a r e w i t h i n t h e -ion of man and none a r e beyond i t , -- - I----- -

"Avoid thou t h s c e f o r e , such wordings - a s psychic t h i n g s and -9 -

powers, and o c c u l t t h i n g s an5 pow2rs which mislead man and tempt - - -- him toward h i s 3alaly i m a g i n i n g ~ , and answela thou a l l q u e s t i o n s - - - -- dynamically.

" A l l man's guest . lons a r e answerable i n L i g h t , - - " ~ h o u a r t Lfght . Thou c a n s t answer. them, II -- P

11 Confine. thy t zach ings t o w r i t t e n woiads t r a n s l a t e d from - t& Father-Mother s rhythmic w o ~ ~ d s in L i g h t , --

"Preach n o t thou nor. t each b z ~ o n d what thou h a s t wlaitten - ,-, - ---Y - -- --. P -- - down, f o r thou a p t man and f u l l of rnangs f a i l i n g s , -------

I I Answer no man t h a t which has n o t been w ~ i t t e n down --- -- P --

th2e even t h o u @ ~ thou knowest t h e answzr. i n t h e u n i v e ~ s a l l a n - V, - - - -- - guage of L i g h t .

an's words a r e t r s a c h e ~ o u s t h i n g s of many meaofngs, there- - - fore medi ta t t : when quo l i ed beyond t h y t r a n s l a t a d wosds, u n t i l thou - - - a p t a lone f n L igh t , t hen answer b~ t h y w e l l consfdared w r i t t e n - - P

word, -

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"% s t 2 e n g t h s h a l l be - -.- i n w r i t i n g - ,dawn ~ words an3 e x z n p l i -

f y i n g them in c h a r t s .

"preach thou a ~ d teach t h ~ o i l g h t h x S ~ c k s . Szn'J them t o t h s -- - ---- f o u r winds t o a l l peoples and a l l n a t i o n s . - -- --

!I Havz 5 car;. % h a t any spoken words of t h i n e s h a l l n o t be - ..A -- bdyond what thou h a s t w r i t t e n down no r :d ivulge, n o r d i s c u s s wi th --- --) - anT- marl Q yet u n t r a n s l a t e d W O ~ ~ S . Th is w i l l be t h y g p e a t tempta- 4- --- t i o n . Be - s t r o n g ) t h e r e f o r e , i n t h i s wise l e s t thou ~ i s l d t c i t . ----- --

s t r e n g t h through thy w r i t t e n words s h a l l

rock which w i l l w i th s t and - t hz ba t te r l ings of the whole w o ~ l d o f -7 -

men and thou c a n s t t each and preach wi th in them. But beyond them -7 - - - - - - thy cons idered t r a n s l a t i o n s w i l l - heap sand wear

away @ t h e e r o s i o n of s o f t blown winds, - -- :I Heal thou t h e s e u o ~ d s Mg Son of L igh t and heed thzm." -- -- - - --

I t h a s I x e n commanded of ms t o t ucn man's aye? nwa f2cm n i ? --- ---- 9 -

u e t o t e l l him tc! 'look u on rn-2 fa@? of *he Lc.r.9 an3 know - - - _P_.----."-zJ -- God's e c s t a s y -- i n h i m , Thsse aiae t h e ~ 0 ~ 3 s of thz Lord. ~earl thou -- --- -- them through - m e .

he world of man I.s decadsn t . G o thou and L ~ S S U ~ P ~ C ~ i t i n -7- --- --

a name. - he beauty of M y balanced t h i n k i n g has man bu r i ed i n h i s - - -- --

dank tcmbs and s e t u g l i o e s s i n t he imagas or' mans s 2 a r t h t h i n k i n g - -- -- - az i d o l s f o r h i s worsh ip ing , - --

an-might i s he p l a c f n g Omnipotence Fn Me. - -- -- " ~ o v e i s he s e e k i n g t o c r u c i f y - - t o d e i f y b r u t a l i t y . --- - - 11 B a r b a r i t y of h i s own i n v i t i n g i s e ' e n now c r o s s i n g his --- ---

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hor izon t o crush him who would e x a l t i t , ---_I -

I! The seeds of h a t e i s hz sowing f o p t h e b a b e l of any tongues - ---- -- - t o m u l t i p l y . -

19 I am a p a t i e n t God, - - - - bu t the agony of a w a i t i n g t h a t s h a l l be t h e i p s a l o n e . -- - P -

"And t h a t day s h a l l n o t come u n t i l man h imsa l f s h a l l c l eanse -- -- - himself from h i s ovn unbalanced t h i n k i n g . ---

11 Preparz - 9 thou t h e r e f o r e , Q messengdr -- t o t h e Cosmic A* - of

e c s t a t i c man which i s now i n t he deep da2k befolae i t s dawning, 9 ---- -

and be thou peady f o r t h i n e appo in t ed when man?s own chas t en - --- - - ing s h a l l awaken him i n Me, ---

" ~ z v e n g e a r s h a s t thou t o p s t p a r e f o r thy f i r s t beginning t o --- - .-

manifes t m z s s a n g e ~ s h f p -- t o man, Gua~d. w e l l thy knowing,

he ra ld n o t thy mzsszng2rshl.p f o r t h e s e f i r s t seven y8aps of t h y -- - 2 ~ ' e pa r i n g .

11 Then s h a l l a 1 1 t h z wcpld b z g i c t o iaaap t h e h a r v e s t of s a l f -- - - -- i n f l i c t e d s ~ f f 3 ~ ~ i n q s o w ~ . a h i s ow9 hands f n t h s s2ed of h i s

P -- ----- unbalanced t h i n k i n g ,

"And t h e p 3 ~ i o d 20 3 e l r ? l a a n s i n g s h a l l be ano the r - --- * - --

t h r e e sevens of y e a r s added t o t h e ssvzn of thy n o v i t i a t a y e a r s , - ---.-

"And t h i n s appoin ted day s h a l l bz i n t h e a i g h t e e n t h ?sap of - - --- - those t h r e e sevans , and be thou ~ e a d y f o r t h a t day., f o r thou --- --- ---

s h a l t know no ~ ~ s t i n w o r t h i l z p r e p a r i n g t o f u l f i l l t h i n e appointed ---- - t a s k . -

b

If Before t h a t dag of man's r e b i s t h i n Me h i s szlf-mad* of - - -----, - e a r t h w i l l be deep stkewn with t h e a s h e s of h i s e a ~ t h - p l a n n e d -- -- -- tower o f s e l f -might, denying Mz i n him, -- - ---

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" ~ n t o l d s u f f e r i n g s h a l l a w a i t --- him on t h e blood drenched road

which l e a d s toward the jungle --- of h i s own seek ing ,

"Anguish ---- w i l l be h i s l o t : and t h e r e w i l l be weeping i n a v e r 2 - -- -

home , - 11 And many who see such agony i n man w i l l t o t hee t h a t a - --- --- ----

God of love cannot be i f man be son of God and God the l ov ing --- - _ _ - - _ Father-Mother of a l l men, ---

" ~ u t I t o thee a 1 1 men a r e one, The of one i s - 9 - - - - - --- t h e t h i n k i n q of a l l and s o s h a l l t h e wor ld-harves t be t h a t which - - 9 - - - -- was sown i n t he seed of wor ld - th ink ing , ManPs world i s the sum- ------ --- t o t a l - of manss t h i n k i n g . ----- I t i s what a l l wor ld- th ink ing makes i t . -

"1f love be i n t he world h a t e cannot a l s o b e , ----- -- I t I n t h e i=a r ly days of t h i s cyc l e & messenger of t h a t day -- --

s a i d : ?Love a b r o t h e r - a s t h y s e l f f bu t man has n o t yet f a i n t l y 9 - - - -

comprehended - i t s Meaning,

11 I now say more f o p man 1s n o t now s o new and can w e l l corn- - - - j - ------ > - - - -

prebend 5 meaning a f t e r t h e coming carnage by man s h a l l have s p e n t -- - i t s f u r i e s , a s t h e calm of e a s t h q s storms always fol low those - ---- s torms .

" ~ h e s e words I now say f o r newly comprehending man of h i s ---- --- new cyc le . -

" ~ o v e ge on6 ano the r a l l men, f o p a r e one i n Me, - - ---- " ~ h a t s o e v e r you do t o one i n Me do t o a l l o f o r a l l a r 3 --- ----- ---9---

one i n Me, --- "Love b r o t h e r a s t h y s e l f . Serve & b r o t h e r befor* w- -

s e l f . L i f t h igh thy- b r o t h e r , l i f t him t o h igh p i n n a c l e s , f o r t h y - --- b s o t h e s - i s t h y s e l f .

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love s e l f -, n a t i o n se lves ,

t u rns neighbor a g a i n s t ne ighbor , - and n a t i o n a g a i n s t n a t i o n . S e l f -

love breeds h a t e and sows i t s seed f n a l l t he winds t o blow I__------- --

whers ' e r -- i t w i l l , IFherefore XI, -- love of neighbor & n e i g h b o r ,

and n a t i o n Q n a t i o n , u n i t e s a l l men a s one. - ---- "serve f i r s t thy brotheia, - Hurt f i r s t t h y s e l f r a t h z r - than

thy neighbor , Gain naught from him unbalanced by thy g i v i n g . -- - ~ r o t e c t ---- thou the weak with th_y s t r e n g t h , f o p i f thou use thy ---- s t r eng th a g a i n s t him -- h i s weakness w i l l p r e v a i l a g a i n s t 9 thee - and

thy s t r e n g t h w i l l a v a i l thee naugh t ,

"such i s Q dec ree which thou w e l l knowest i n the i n v i o l a t e -- -- -- workings - of law which h o l d s ba l ance i n a l l c r z a t i n g t h i n g s . -- See thou t h a t man w e l l knows t h i s p ~ a f n c i p l e a s t h e founda t ion of ----- -- - h i s new day , " ---

CmcLlJSIGN

I have h e r e i n gfvan you paaats of t he unpublished s e c t i o n s of

The kessage which s p e c i f i c a l l y ins t iauct me i n q u i t e some d e t a i l

a s t o t he very manner and method of i t s d e l i v e r y , a s w e l l a s i t s

time f o e d e l i v e r y , y e s , and even a s t o my f a i l i n g s a s a man of

e a r t h man i f e s t i ng God a s a man of e a r t h ,

I have g iven you t h e s s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t h e express purpose

of b r ing ing deeply home t o you t h e most fmpoiatant--evan though

hard ly b e l i e v a b l e - - f a c t of your l f f e , Th i s f a c t i s t h a t i f you

EiYOW God i n you, n o t j u s t a b s t r a c t l y b e l i e v i n g i t with some s l i g h t

r e s e r v a t i o n s , and work knowingly wfth God, your l i f e w i l l be t he

h ighes t of the h igh , f o r e v e r knowing the peace which passe th undes-

s tand ing , and your achievemants w i l l be mfghty--for the d i v i n e YQU

w i l l be i n them.

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The knowledge of your oneness with God i s n o t p o s s i b l e of

i n s t a n t accep tance by any human i n i t s f u l l n e s s , a s you would

i n s t a n t l y a c c e p t t h e knowledge t h a t two and two a r e foula,

Such I l l u m i n a t i o n i s too wonderful f o r qu ick unfoldment i n

man, f o r every c e l l i n manq s body c r i e s out the se l fhood of the

body, and eve ry s e n s a t i o n of man t e l l s h im of r e a l i t y a s be ing i n

the senses .

You a r e a b l e t o see and f e e l t h a t which you have long bel ieved - t o be you, and you have b u i l t up a sense of ego or i n d i v i d u a l i t y

around and w i t h i n your body which has f o r c i b l y sepa ra t ed you from

a l l o t h e r men, f o r they a r e i n d i v i d u a l s also--human bodi3s of p e r -

sons i n c o u n t l e s s numbers, a l l s epa ra t e and a p a r t from each o ths r .

It i s n o t a quick process t o f o r g e t body and s e p a r a b i l i t y of

bodies j u s t by be ing t o l d about .it, evsn though you b e l i e v e i t .

Your body i s t h z high hurd le which you must surmount i n order t o -- - -

know your d i v i n i t y . - This s t o r y of my I l lumina t ion w i l l h e l p you t o r e a l i z e t h a t

- you can put a s i d e your body a t w i l l - - T O A GREATER OR LESSER

EXTENT--and know youk d i v i n i t y t o the e x t e n t i n which you can put

your body a s i d a .

I n m e d i t a t i o n you l e a r n t o inckeas ingly f o r g e t your body and

i n c r e a s i n g l y become God-Conscious. T h e ~ e f o r e I say , walk and t a l k

with God c o n s t a n t l y , from moment t o moment. Let med i t a t ion become

a f ixed h a b i t and s t a t e of Mind, Let i t g e t deep down i n t o your

Consciousness t h a t God i s with you a t a l l times awa i t ing t o work

with you.

When you r e a l i z e t h a t every c e l l of unfo ld ing and r e f o l d i n g - i_- -

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mat ter - i s centered b~ God-Light and c o n t r o l l e d i n i t s every secorL2, -- and t h a t every i n s e c t , b i r d and b e a s t a r e i n s t i n c t i v e l y c o n t r o l l e d -- -- and watched over J u s t - a s gou a r e whether you know it or no t how ---- '-

much g r e a t e r i s t h a t power of love whfch i s watching oveP you when - -- -- - -- y o u X N O W i t and work with I t . ------

There i s no d e t a i l of your l i f e O P work t h a t you cannot take

under i n s t a n t advisement with God, Many thousands of times I have

asked H i m i n my hear t - -wordless ly- - to guide my hand with His t o

give balance t o my s c u l p t u r e o r p a i n t i n g when i t seemed l ack ing ,

and always the next brush s t r o k e would be made by God's hand and

balance r e s t o r e d .

The time has come when cosmic man should p e r p e t u a l l y acknowl-

edge God a s companion and c o - w o ~ k a l and cease t o t h i n k of H i m a s

The Almighty God a f a r off - t o whom he can p ray when he needs H i m ,

and a t a l l othek tfmes g e t a long by h f m s e l f ,

When you a r e i n a quandaky you ape o f t e n prompted t o seek

some f r i e n d f o r adv ica , ok f r some f r i e n d comes ir, you a r e a p t t o

ask h i s advice . That d e s i r e i s p~omptad by your f e e l i n g of need

f o r h e l p , but never a s k of anyone be fo re a s k i n g God, ----- - Make i t the most n a t u r a l t h i n g you do t o a s k God about i t ,

This you w i l l always do if God is e v e r p r e s e n t with xou and you - - f e e l H i s presence a s He works wi th E, -- -- -

Let me e a r n e s t l y counsel you a g a i n s t a s k f n g , or r ecs iv ing

advice from anyone. No one can advf se gou u n l e s s he bacomes a --- -- - -

p a r t of you. Your problem must be h i s problem, and your d s s i r e

f o r i t s s o l u t i o n must be h i s d e s i k s .

How many people a r e the re on e a r t h who can be one wfth you

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th2ough love? If you know such a one, you can then merge your

u n i t y and God w i l l bz i n your m i d s t , Such love a s t h a t between

p e r f e c t l y mated m3n and women m u l t f p l i e s your powek, fop whan hus-

band and wi fe bo th belong t o God, working knowingly with H i m , s ach

one i s then K N O W I N G t o g e t h e r , THINKING t o g z t h e r and working

t o g e t h e r wi th God a s ONE,

This p r i n c i p l e can be w e l l i l l u s t r a t e d by group t h i n k i n g ,

such a s a meet ing of d i r e c t o k s i n a b u s i n e s s , o r f n the Senate and L?

Congress. Such groups should be a s one man, f o r they a l l havz t h e

same i n t e r e s t s and pkoblems. The pkoblem of one i s t he problem of

a l l . How u s e l e s s would ba t h e advice of anyona brought i n t o such

a meeting who d i d - no t t ake t h e f n t a k e s t s of a l l i n t o h i s h e a r t ,

Try t o deve lop the i n t e n s e k e a l f z a t i o n t h a t i f t h e ~ e i s b u t

t h e one u n i v e r s a l Mind of God then YOU ape t h a t Mind, and YOUR

t h ink ing i s God P s t h i n k i n g , Madfta t fon w i l l do tha t - -and the more ---- --- gou medita te -- w i t h God bg a l l of youk d e s i r e s and problems -- - t o H i m the moke you w i l l deve lop t h a t oneness , Every med i t a t i on ----

---- i s a p a r t i a l I l l u m i n a t i o n , f o p you cannot p o s s i b l y open your Mind

t o God without God immediately aspo on ding,

And above a l l t h i n g s 30 n o t desfke tha f u l l I l l u m i n a t i o n

u n t i l , and u n l e s s i t comes t o you, It w i l l come when gou a r e ---- - read f o r i t and no t b e f o ~ e , R e j o i e s f n evekg p a r t i a l I l l umina - _9----

t i o n which you w i l l always kecognize by t h s s c s t a t f c - - o ~ even

joyous- - fee l ing which i n s p i r a t i o n always 2ngen3?rs0

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CCX\TCkiRNING I4l3DITATION9

PRAYER AND CQSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS

How o f t s n I have t o l d you t h a t t h e g r e a t e s t m i r a c l e which can

happen t o you i s t h e d i s c o v e r y of y o u r immortal S e l f , I would s a g

t h a t a g a i n and a g a i n f o r a thousand t i m e s ,

L e t m e add t o i t by t e l l i n g you t h a t one i n s p i r i n g h o u r a l o n e

w i t h God, c ommunion w i t h H i m H i s L i g h t , w o r t h

t h a n a l l t h e p o s s e s s i o n s of a l l t h e e a r t h , a l l of i t s j ewe l s , i t s

g o l d , y e s , e v e n i t s r i c h e s t t h r o n e s ,

T h i s h i g h e s t of a l l t h e a t t a i n m e n t s of man, I a m t r y i n g t o

open up ;to you th rough your c o n t i n u e d growth of comprehens ion, Do - n o t t h i n k i t i s e a s y f o p you t o a c q u i s e such a h i g h g o a l ovzr - - -- - -- --

n i g h t . T h a t i s i m p o s s i b l e , Many w r i t e t h a t t h e y have fo l lowed my

i n s t r u c t i o n s c a r e f u l l y b u t canno t d e c e n t r a t e t o t h e s t i l l n e s s o f

z e r o , t r y how t h e y may, The f o l l o w i n g fs t y p i c a l of many such

q u e s t i o n s ,

QUESTION, "Although your i n s t r u c t f o n s seem e x p l i c i t a b o u t

d e c e n t r a t i n g t o t h e zap0 of s t i l l n e s s I have g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y i n

doing s o a t w i l l . Does t h i s mean t o ho ld t h e Mind s t e a d y and

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q u i e t without th inking?

I f so i t i s a very d i f f i c u l t t h i n g t o do, J u s t onca have I

reached the poin t of absolu te s t i l l n e s s and I t - w a s b e a u t i f u l , I

was unconscious of anything but being mekged i n t h a t pura l i g h t ,

How I wish I could a t t a i n t h a t s t a t e a t w i l l , ' '

ANSWER. The mope you can a t t a i n t h a t s t a t e the e a s i g r i t

w i l l be t o L2epeat i t , Your ques t ion I n d i c a t e s t h a t you makz too

g r e a t a n e f f o r t t o accomplish t h a t r e s u l t , This means t h a t gou

a r e concent ra t ing upon having i t happen, i n s t e a d of decen t ra t ing - - - t o LJ3T I T HAPPEN, ---

Co no t look f o r the symptoms of i t , Do no t expect i t or t r y

t o make i t happen. J u s t say t o y o u r s e l f : " I want t o be alone

w i t h God", and the majesty of t h a t thought , and youp desi iae foil

a loneness w i t h God w i l l d r ive a11 t h i n g s e l s e f ~ o m youp Mind,

The e f f o r t you ind ica te you a r e making g i v e s me the i m p ~ e s s i o n

t h a t you a r e making your b ra in very a c t i v e i n t r y i n g t o make your

Mind s t i l l , Fokget youp b r a i n , Forget y o u ~ body, Take the a t t i -

tude t h a t nothing i n the w o r l d i n t e r e s t s you, nothing whatsoever,

Think of b e a u t i f u l music t c s t o p your th ink ing abozt y o u r ~ g r o c e r y

b i l l o r youp v i s i to ia who I s coming OP any problem t h a t wafghs

heav i ly on your heap t , Meditation comes from t h e h e a r t , Do not

l e t the b r a i n i n t e r f a ~ e with y o u ~ i n s p i k i n g communion f ~ o m Soul t c --- Soul --

It i s wonderful t h a t i t happened even once t o pu, fop t h a t -- -- --- -- means t h a t i t must happen again, of ten-..: -. and mope o f t en a s you --- ..-P 9 -

open your h e a r t t o i t , -- You might a s wel l expect t o p lay a symphony a f t e r one music

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l e s s o n a s t o expec t t o be a b l e t o decentpa te t o t h a t e c s t a t i c s t a t e

of i n s p i r a t i o n a t . onca, You -- must r e a l i z a t h a t your unfo ld ing - t o

t h e p o i n t you have a l r a a d y a r r i v e d a t has been a long one, You - a r e ready f o r t h e Ligh t NOW, e l s e you would n o t have s o keenly

des i r ed i t .

My L i g h t , and my i n s p i r ~ t i o n s , however, cannot r e i n s p i r e you

immediately f o r you always t a k e f i r s t i n s t r u c t i o n s , o r f i r s t r e a d -

i ngs through your s e n s s s by r e c o r d i n g them on your b r a i n , b e f o r e -'

i t i s f i n a l l y absorbed by your Soul t o become knowladge, j u s t a s

you have t o f i r s t take food i n t o your stomach b a f o ~ e i t i s

absorbed i n t o t h e blood s t r eam t o become nourishment,

Very many even e x p a c t t o a t t a i n f u l l Cosmic Consciousness

immediately by apply ing my f n s t ~ u c t i o n s , That i s a s u t t e r l y

frnpossible a s i t i s undes ikab le f o r one who i s n o t ready f o r i t ,

S tudants . o f t e n w r i t e m e t h a t t hey have "been f n metaphysics

f o r twenty y e a r s t v and t h i n k t h a t i s . a s u f f i c i e n t reason f o r tha

- a t t a i n m e n t of t h e h i g h e s t , and r a k e s t of a l l human a t t a i n m e n t s ,

One can be i n metaphysfce f o p f i f t y yaaps wi thout having o n e f s

Soul touched by the E igh t f o r even one second,

The s tudy of metaphys ics , l i k e a u n i v e r s i t y t ~ a f n i n g , may

g i v e one much in fo rma t ion w i t h o u t any p e a l knowledge. Many g r e a t

metaphys ica l authorities may be enabled t o make many s c f e n t i f i-

@ a l l y t r u e s t a t emen t s of f a c t s ' b u t have no knowledge of them w h a t - - soeve r . They would be unable t o e x p l a i n them i f asked t o d o s o ,

Such a metaphysical a u t h o ~ i t y might be a s completely unable t o

commune with God i n h i s h e a r t a s a s tuden t of musical h i s t o r y and

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theory might be unable t o compose even a simple melody--much l e s s

a concerto.

How many the re a r e a l l through the metaphysfeal world who

pe rpe tua l ly r epea t the same s c i e n t f f i e a l l y t r u e statements who

could n o t exp la in them because they d o not know what they mean,

I have heard such s ta tements a s " A l l th ings a r e one" hundreds

of times but when asked t o e x p l a i n how the f i f t y men i n the room--

plus everything e l s e i n the universe-ake one, they becomz a s s i l e n t

a s the s c i e n t i s t becomes i f asked what l i g h t o r g r a v i t a t i o n a r e ,

The only way you can eve r f i n d t h a t g r e a t t r e a s u r e which i s - ---- -

your Sel f i s t o be a b l e t o d e c e n t r a t e t o the p o i n t whe~e gou can ------ -- - fo rge t ~ o u r body and be aware of your immortal Soul , I can t e l l -- - you how t o do t h i s through t h e s e l e s sons , and I can undoubtedly

r e i n s p i r e you with the Eight of my fnspfka t ion , bu t only through

your own g r e a t d e s i ~ e i n coopekation w i t h the p r fnc fp les , prac-

t i c e s and i n s t r u c t i o n s I am g iv fng you, I cannot aven d o t h a t

unless you 1st my Soul touch your Soul ins tead of jus t raading m y

words with your senses ,

Metaphysical s tudents and teacheks have o f t e n to ld me t h a t

they have known some of the th fngs I am teaching f o r twenty-f ive

y e a r s , This i s not tpue , f o r most of the knowledge given i n

these lessons has never before been known on e a r t h ,

I want t h i s t o be t h o ~ o u g h l y undekstood, f o r i t i s Important ---A- ---

t o you t h a t you know the d i f f e ~ e n e a between s t a t i n g a fact--which - -- -- r e a l l y i s a fact--and ~ O W ~ @ i t , I w f l l g ive you a almple exam- -- - - -- - ple - t o exemplifx a meanfng,

For c e n t u r i e s people have made these two t ~ u e s tataments:

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God i s Love and God i s L igh t , y e t no one up t o t h i s day has any

knowledge whatsoever of t h e i r meaning. U n t i l today tha mzaning

of Love i s a n a b s t r a c t i o n t o t he m e t a p h y s i c i s t , clergyman o r l a y -

man a l i k e , and t h e meaning of L igh t h a s neve r been def ined o r

exp la ined by sc i e n c a .

I f mankind eve r knew t h s meaning of love we would have ha:l a - --A ---

d i f f e r e n t -- kind of a c i v i l i z a t i o n . - I t s s c i e n t i f i c meaning -- a s law

\' a p p l i c a b l e - t o eve ry phenomenon -- i n t h e u n i v e r s e -. has neve~a baen

known, Likewise , the s c i e n t i f i c meaning of l i g h t , e l e c t r i c i t y ,

g r a v i t a t i o n , magnetism, energy, p o l a r i z a t i o n , atomic s t ~ u c t u r e

and many, many o t h e r t h i n g s have never y e t been known on e a r t h ,

and a r e h e r z i n being revea led f o r t h e f i r s t tima i n tha h i s t o r y of

man.

So much fop t h e t r u z s t a t e m s n t s which a r e made but n o t known. -- - - There a r e an e q u a l number of un t rue s t a t s m a n t s c o n s t a n t l y be ing

made i n bo th metaphysics and s c i e n c e which a r e bal ieved t o be t r u e ,

b u t cannot be testacl a s tkue or un t rue because of l ack of knowl- 1

edge r e g a r d i n g them,

I w i l l a l s o quote two of t h e s e a s examples, Mztaphysis ts

and me taphys i ca l books have f o r y e a r s been say ing : "Gat i n t o t h e

h i g h v i b r a t i o n s of the s p i r i t , and ou t of t h e low v i b r a t i o n s of'

m a t t a r " , and: "It i s only i n your Consciousness s o i t i s n o t

r e a l . " n o t knowing t h a t t he Ligh t of C o n s c i o u e n e ~ s i s t he an ly ral it;

There a p e no v ib iaa t ions wliataoeveia t o t h e s p t r i t , The Light -- --

of t h e s p i r i t i s a b s o l u t e l y mo t ion le s s , whi le the v i b r a t i o n s of

m a t t e r i n c r e a s e with d e n s i t y and deci=ease a s they approach th.2

a t i l l n a s s of space . Such t each ings a r e vepy confusing when ono

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sage in ons b r e a t h , " seek t h e h igh v i b r a t i o n s of t he s p i r i t " , and

i n the n e x t b r e a t h : "Be s t i l l and know.''

There i s one t h i n g i n p a r t i c u l a r which The Divine I l i a d Mes-

sage teaches t h a t no one has e v e r heard o f b e f o ~ e , n'or t augh t .

That i s - the p ~ i n c i p l e - of d e c e n t r a t i o n , o r expansion of t he senses ,

i n order t o f o r g e t body and become wholly Mind when i n med i t a t ion

or communion w i t h G o d .

Teachers have t a u g h t t h a t one must concen t r a t e i n order t o

conceive idea f o r c r e a t i v e e x p r e s s i o n . Such teachings d e f e a t t h e

very purpose of med i t a t ion , f o r c o n c e n t r a t i o n focuses t h e senses

t o a po in t , and thus f o r c e s body awareness , while d e c e n t r a t i o n

expands t h e sensas and thus a i d s body f o r g e t f u l n e s s and s p i r i t u a l

awareness.

Decentlaation - - i s a r e l a x a t i o n of t h e senses t o g i v e freedom t o -- - -

the Mind t o conceive idea from i t s Source; whi le concen t r a t ion --- --- tenses t h e s e a t of s e n s a t i o n i n t h e b ~ a i n and prevents r e a c h i n g --- -- - beyond - the e l e c t r i c a c t i v i t y of b r a i n i n t o t h e s t i l l n e s s of -- - the s e a t of Consciousness from where our knowledge comes. --- -

My teaching r ega rd ing d e c e n t r a t i o n i s an e n t i ~ e l y new p r i n -

c i p l e f o r no one has e v e r thought of--OP suspected i t a s an a t t r i -

bute of t h e Mind u n t i l God gave me t h i s knowledge and commanded me

t o teach i t . You have Pead a few of t he w o ~ d s of God's commancl t o

me i n Lesson No. 7 ,

t h a t - t h i s p ~ i n c i p l e be fo re known

or had e v e r en ta red human Consciousness i s t h a t no word which --- -. . P -- --.-

covers t h a t idaa has e v e r been p rov ided , Ths dic+, lonary makes no ----I__ - -

provis fon f o r the thought , f o r i t has no word f o p i t , -- --- - - - - -

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I n t h e same sense many w i l l s ay t h a t they know God, and have

always known H i m , ba s ing such a s ta tement upon the r e c o g n i t i o n o r

b e l i e f t h a t God e x i s t s . E e l i e f -- i s no t KNOWLEEGE. I say t o him

who b a l i e v e s t h a t he knows God: I f you KNOW God you can d e f i n e

H i m and r e l a t e H i m t o Nature and Natura v s p r o c e s s e s . Can you 30

t h a t ?

N a t u r a l l y he cannot , f op no one has y e t known God s u f f i c i e n t l y

- t o d a f i n e H i m a s a s c i e n t i f i c f a c t u n t i l He h imse l f gave t h a t

knowledge through His Message t o t hose who a r e a b l e t o comprahend

That i s t h e way God unfo lds a l l c r s a t i n ~ t h i n g s . He g i v s s i t . --- - - - t h a t f o r today which i s of today . -- --

If God had long ago been d e f i n a b l e t h e r e would be bu t one --- - --- r e l i g i o n and - one - concept of God - 9

i n s t e a d many bacause

of- t h e many concep t s of God. -- -- O u t of t h i s new knowledge contained i n The Message, and i t s

t e a c h i n g s , w i l l come the One God and One Re l ig ion . Nothing can - - s t o p i t s o r it i s God's p l a n t o now b l o t ou t the v a s t ignorance of ---- ------ -

, man vhich i s keep& him i n t h e b a r b a r i c s t a g e of un fo ld ing where - -- --- - he s t i l l k i l l s , Jn- o k d e ~ t o t a k e and i s h imself k i l l a d because he - - ---9 -- - - s t i l l t a k e s .

U n t i l human r e l a t i o n s a r e based upon t h e love p r i n c i p l e of

g i v i n g f o r r e g i v i n g which God gave a s His One Law of iaI47%THMIC BAL-

AMCEC INTiiHCHANCYE IN ALL TWNSACTIBNS OF MATa AND NATUiB, mankind

w i l l be on the descending d i r e c t i o n of s e l f - a n n i h i l a t i o n i n tha

mass--while t h e few who do know, and who l i v e t h e l ove p r i n c i p l e ,

w i l l s u r v i v e . And ou t of t h e s e few a new c i v i l i z a t i o n w i l l be ----I__--- --

born un to t h e glo_ry of God. --- --

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I t e l l you t h i s because of t h e p r e s e n t decadent s t a t e of man

i n the mass whose e v e r growing greed f o r p o s s e s s i o n s , even t o

whole world ownership , w i l l a s s u r e l y b reak him i n t h e measure of

h i s own breach of t h e law. These p r e s e n t wars of man a r e t h e man- ------ i f e s t a t i o n of GREED KILLING GIIEED, - and greed must d i s a p p e a r b e f o r e

love can be i n t h e wor ld . ----- In r e l a t i o n t o t h i s idea God s words i n The Message a r e : - - - - 9 --

" I f love be i n t h e world h a t e cannot -- a l s o b e . "

QUESTION. "HOW long do you t h i n k i t w i l l be b e f o r e people

w i l l s t op pray ing t o God a s a God of f e a r and wrath and know H i m

a s a God of ~ o v e ? "

ANSWER. J u s t s o long a s f e a r , wpath, crfme, s e l f i s h n e s s and

giaeed and t h e wars which a r e t h e i r h a r v e s t con t inue a s t h e p rac -

t i c e s of man, j u s t s o long w i l l h i s God be a w r a t h f u l , vengefu l

God who i n v e n t s u n t o l d t o k t u r e s f o r s i n n e r s ,

Man conce ives a God of h i s own image, -- and t h a t concept ion

which he imagines a lways r e f l e c t s h i m s e l f . - QUESTION. "k%y i s i t t h a t people e v e r g o t t h e idea of a God;

of feap and wrath? The B ib l e i s f u l l of i t , Why should i t be i n

the Bible i f i t i s n o t t r u e ? "

ANSWER. When man f i r s t began t o t h i n k a t t h e dawn of Con-

sc iousness he t hen began t o a r i s e from h i s jungle ages and he

was slow t o throw o f f t h e h a b i t s and p r a c t i c e s of t h e jungle .

Ea r ly man was f e a r i n g man of wra th , He f e a r e d the wrath of

a l l t h i n g s , tempest and ava lanche , t o r p i d h e a t and I cy cold which

f roze h i s I n f a n t s a t t h e f r mothela's b r e a s t s , He feaiaed t h e jungle

animals and r e p t i l e s which smote him mePci less ly , even a s he ,

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h f m s e l f , smote m e r c f l e s s l y .

h%en he suspectzd thz a x f s t s n c e of a God he could n o t t h i n k

of H i m i n any othzk c h a r a c t e r t han a w r a t h f u l God of f e a p f o r he

knew naught a l s e b u ~ wrath and f e a r an3 k i l l i n g m e r c i l e s s l y - - f o r

he was s t i l l b r u t e man and he could n o t conceive of any o t h e r kfnd

of a God than a b r u t e God.

He - could - n o t p o s s i b l y conceive a God of Love fop he had n o t - - - - , _ _ - - -

y e t begun --- t o havz the s l i g h t e s t t r a c a - of knowing -- what love meant, - i

A l l du r ing those e a r l y pagan and b a r b a r i a n days man appzased

God and gave H i m p l e a s u r e by s l a y i n g men by thousands, s a c r i f i c -

i n g t h e i r own sons , and shedding r i v e r s of blood upon t h e i r a l t a r s ,

Thay f i l l z d f o u n t a i n s wi th the blood of dozens of animals t o bap-

t i z e new born i n f a n t s , Thzy c leansed s i n n d r s by plunging thzm

benea th those bloody f o u n t s which we s t i l l s i n g about i n ou r

hymns.

The e n t i ~ e Bib le i s a t r u e record of t h e h i s t o r y of i t s day.

It t e l l s of t h e na tu re of paople of t h a t day and t h a t record i s

- i n v a l u a b l e t o t s l l us t h e n a t u r e of pasc a g s s of people , Lon.,%

a f t e r t h e Bib le was asszmbled g l a d i a t o ~ s s t i l l k f l l e d each o t h e r

f o r t h e amusement of women and ch i idk?n of t h a t day,

I n t h e time of J e sus t h e very a l t a ~ s were d a i l y d ~ e n c h e d with

b lood . Kings thought no th ing of o r d e r i n g a l l male babizs s l a i n ,

o r of k i l l i n g thousands upon thousands of pk isoners takan i n war ,

s p a r i n g only t h e v i r g i n s f o r t h e i r own p l e a s u r e , During t h a t

t ime p r a c t i c a l l y eveLay t l a ibe warped a g a i n s t eve~-y o thes t r i b e ,

K i l l i n g and l o o t i n g was common and psople h s l d g r e a t f e s t i v a l s t o

s e e p i i i s o n = r s slaughtelaed and t h z i r ra iment d i v i d e d ,

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t h e B i b l s d id n o t t r u l y i t s day and age i t would

a s v a l u e l e s s a s a h i s t o r y of today which l e f t ou t t h e atom bomb t o

give p o s t e r i t y a b e t t e r opinion of u s ,

QUESTION. hat evidence i s t h t r e t h a t t h e unknown w r i t e r of

the Bhagavad-Gita was a cosmic consc ious myst ic?"

ANSWEEI. A l l who have known t h e I l l u m i n a t i o n speak tha same

language i n words which may d i , f f e r b u t i n meanings which a r e i den -

t i c a l . No ma.t;ter what wolads a r e used by any p a s t myst ic , o t h e r

mystics who fol low always r ecogn ize t h e one meaning which i s i n a l l

w r i t i n g s , o r i n t h e spoken wopd9 such a s those of Jasus who d i d n o t

leave any w r i t t e n racord f o r p o s t e r i t y . I w i l l quota some passages

from t h e Bhagavad-Gita which s i n g the: i r own g l o r y i n language

unmistakable ,

"Another Sun gleams t h e r e ; a n o t h e r Moon;

Another L igh t , - -no t Cusk, n o r rawn, nor Noon--

Which they who onc? behold r e t u r n no mope;

They have a t t a i n e d My p e s t , l i f e s utmost boon." (chap , XV)

!1 I am what su rvzys , Only t h a t knowledge knows tha known by

the knower. " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 F a i n would I see, a s thou Thysz l f d a c l a r f s t i t , Scvereign

Lord, t h e l i k e n e s s of Thy Farm whol ly r evea l ed , 0 Thou Div inzs t

One, i f t h i s can be, if I may b e a r t h e s i g h t , mak2 Thys2lf v i s i b l e ,

Lord of a l l p r aye r s . Show me Thy ve ry s e l f , E t e r n a l God.

" ~ e h o l d l t h i s i s tha Universe: --Look! what i s l i v e and dead

I g a t h z r a l l i n one i n Me! Gaze, a s t hy l i p s have sai.3, on Cod

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ETERNAL, VERY GOC! See Me! see what thou p r a y e s t ,

"Thou c a n q s t n o t l --nok with human eyes eveia mayest! Thera-

f o r e I give t h e e sense d i v i n e . Have o thd r eyes , new l i g h t :

And look, t h i s i s My gloiay, unvei led t o m o ~ t a l s i g h t , (Chap, XI)

"Of many thousand m o ~ t a l s , one, pakchance,

S t r i v e t h f o r T r u t h ; and of t hese few t h a t s t ~ i v e - -

Nay, and r i s e h ighJ- -one o n l y - - h e ~ e and the re - -

Knoweth Me a s I a m , t h e v e ~ g Tkuth, (Chap, VII )

"FOP i n t h i s world Being fs twofold; the Divided, one;

The Undivided, one, A l l t h i n g s t h a t l i v e

Are " t h e Div ided , " That which s i t s a p a ~ t ,

"The ~ n d i v i d e d " . I' ( chap . m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "I am t h e S p i k i t s e a t e d deep i n evaiay c r e a t u ~ e ' s heaiat;

From Me they come; by Ma they Bfve; a t My w o ~ d they d e p a ~ t y

(Chap, X)

Eveiay l i n a of t h e e n t i k e Bhagavad-Gfta is kecognfzabla by any

myst ic a s t he unmistakable w o ~ k of a supiaerne mys t ic , Fukthermore,

any w r i t i n g p u ~ p o k t e d t o be t h e w o ~ k of an Sllumlned mys t ic , b u t

i s n o t a s kepresen tzd , would a t once be known by anothek mys t i c ,

The r i v i n s I l i a d says of t h i s f a c t : "Light knows L i g h t and

t h e r e need be no wokds, I?

I would s u g g e s t t h a t you pkoeuke a copy of t h i s woibak, I t

comes i n s e v e r a l t ~ a n s l a t f o n s , The one I l i k e b e s t i s c a l l e d THE

SONG CEL3STULj and I s w k i t t e n by S ip Edwfn A ~ n o l d , It i s a small

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poclxet s i z e book. The only 1 3 t h e ~ book which I would recommsnd f o r

you t o l ead upon t h e s u b j e c t of Cosmic Consciousness i s t h e f i n e

book by D r . Hichard Maurice Bucke, publ i shed i n 1910, e l e v e n y e a r ?

befope my I l l u m i n a t i o n i n 1921, by & . P . Cut ton & Company, e n t i -

t l e d COSMIC COFJSCIOUSNESS. I n 1925 someone c a l l e d my a t t e n t i o n t o

t h i s book which i s a very c l o s e d e s c r i p t i o n of what happened t o me

i n my t h i r t y - n i n e days and n i g h t s of Cosmic Consciousness i n 1921.

C r , Bucke a c t u a l l y exper ienced t h e sevepance of Mind from

body i n a p a r t i a l Cosmic Conscious expe r i ence f o r a few seconds o r

rnoments which u t t e21y transfolamed him. His own wo~lils a r e very

i l l umin ing i n t h i s r e s p e c t . I hereby quote him from page 9 an3 10

of h i s book.

"I t was i n t h e e a r l y sploing, a t t h e beginning of h i s t h i i - t y -

e i x t h y e a l , He and two f p i e n d s had spen t t h e evening r e a d i n g

k;ordswort~h, S h e l l e y , Kea t s , .Browning, an3 e s p e c i a l l y Whitman.

His mind, deeply unde2 t h e i n f l u e n c e of t h e i d e a s , images and

emotions c a l l e d up by t h e r e a d i n g and t a l k of t he evening, was

calm and peace fu l .

I I He was i n a s t a t e of q u f e t , a lmos t pas s ive enjoyment. A l l

a t once, wi thout any warning of any k ind , he found h imse l f w r a p p d

around a s i t were by a f lame-co lored c loud . For an i n s t a n t he

thought of f i r e , some sudden c o n f l a g r a t i o n i n t h e g r e a t c i t y ; t h e

nex t he knew t h a t t h e l i g h t was w i t h i n h i m s e l f ,

"D i rec t ly a f t e r w a r d s came upon him a sense of e x u l t a t i o n , of

immense joyousness accompanied O P immedfataly followed by a n i n t e l -

l e c t u a l I l l u m i n a t i o n q u i t e imposs ib le t o d e s c r i b e , I n t o h i s b p a i n

streamed one momentapy l i g h t n i n g f l a s h of t he B~ahmic Splendor

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which h a s e v e r s i n c e l fgh tened h i s l i f e ; upon h i s h e a r t f e l l one

drop of Brahmic B l i s s , l e a v i n g thenceforward f o r always an a f t e r -

t a s t e of heaven.

"Among o t h e r t h ings he d i d n o t come t o b e l i e v e , he saw and

knew t h a t t h e Cosmos 1s n o t dead matte^ b u t a l f v f n g Presence,

t h a t t h e s o u l of man i s frnrnoptal, t h a t t he univskse i s s o b u i l t

and ordered t h a t without any p e ~ a d v e n t u ~ e a l l t h i n g s work t o g e t h e r

f o r t he good of each and a l l , t h a t t h e founda t ion p r i n c i p l e of t h e -. /

world i s what we c a l l l6ve and t h a t t h e happ ines s of everyone i s

i n t h e l ong run a b s o l u t e l y c e ~ t a f n ,

" ~ e c lafms t h a t he l ea rned more w i t h i n t he few seconds d u r -

i ng which t h e i l l u m i n a t i o n l a s t e d t h a n i n p rev ious months o r even

y e a r s of s t u d y , and t h a t he leaknsd much t h a t no s tudy could have

t a u g h t . f l

D r . Bucke a l s o says (Page 6 ) he Saviour of man i s Cosmic

Consc iousness - - in P a u l v s language-- the C h k i s t . "

This expe r i ence was neveLa r epea t ed wi th E r , Bucke b u t he gave

h i s l i f e i n s t u d y of i t a s k e l a t e d t o t h e few mys t ics of a l l time.

He l i s t s 37 p a r t i a l and complete f l l u m f n a t f o n s , and c f t e s many

ext remely i n t e r e s t i n g f a c t s , f n cornpaking one with ano the r , which

w i l l h e l p you ccmprehend t h f s supreme happenfng much b e t t e r o

When you read of those very few eases ou t of b i l l i o n s of men ---- -- -- -- born on e a r t h duping the l a s t thkee thousand -years i t should n o t -- -- - - make you wonder + f t does n o t happen t o gou Immediately a f t e r - becoming awake of f t a s a n e x i s t e n t f a c t , Nok should you f e e l ---- - d i sappo in t ed because I cannot open t h a t dooia a t once f o r you - _ _ I - - -

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which_ gou a l o n e c a n open. - R e j o i c e , p a t h e r , t h a t t h e L i g h t comes t o you a l i t t l e a t a

t ime more and more, a s f g n o ~ a n c e i s vo ided w i t h knowing a s compre-

hens ion of The Message g r a d u a l l y p e a c h e s y o u r h e a r t and S o u l ,

T h a t i s why I keep p e r s i s t i n g t h a t you t a k e one p a r a g ~ a p h a t a ---- -- - - t ime and m e d i t a t e upon i t u n t i l y o u ~ S o u l KIVOThrS what y o u r s e n s e s -- - -- have read i n words and iaecorded upon y o u r b r a i n . U n t i l i t g e t s --- - beyond your b r a i n i n t o y o u r C o n s c i o u s n e s s do n o t F 3 O W i t . ----

Swannanoa, Wayne sboko, V i r g i n i a

Treasured Cosmic F r i e n d s :

To a l l of you who have RE-GIVEN t o us so s i n c e r e l y and dzeply

for> t h a t which we a r e g i v i n g t o you i n these cosmic l e s s o n s , which

God gave through my b l e s s e d husband f o r His messengers of today,

we send a g r e a t b i g THAPIK YOU. The l e t t e r s have bzen so r i c h l y

rewarding a f t e r the f i r s t f o u r l e s s o n s and mean more t o us than

words can ever say. Through you we hea r Godss Voice t e l l i n g us

t h a t by g i v i n g t h i s course of s tudy i n t h i s way t h a t t h a t i s what

. He wants us t o do - and N O W . . . . . . . . .. We heard HIS c a l l t o g i v e The Message i n t h i s manner through

you f o r i t was the r epea t ed r e q u e s t s of s o many who were unable t o

come t o Swannanoa t o s tudy w i t h Coctor t h a t made us dec ide Th*

Massage must be g ivan th rough an INTIMATE HOME STUCY COURSE so tha t

t h i s need could be met.

Thus does God d i r e c t us - a l l and every one in- unfo ld ing H i s

g r e a t p l a n .

You w i l l remember r e a d i n g i n l e s s o n seven how God commanded

my husband t o spread The Mezsage through h i s w e l i chosen w r i t t e n %.-

word t o a l l n a t i o n s and peop le and i n g iv ing t h i s Home Study Course

he i s obzying t h a t s ac red command.

So t h a t we may sha re w i t h you t h e words w r i t t e n t o us by

o t h e r cosmic messengers - of whom you a r e a l l such a t a n g i b l e

p a r t - we w i l l g i ve some b r i e f e x c e r p t s from some of t h e p r e c i o u s

l e t t e r s iaeceived. The most g l o r i o u s human exper ience i s t h a t of

s h a r i n g and while i t may be many months before we can know t h e

touch of your warm handc la sp we CAN shar3 the warmth of t h i s l ove

F!ish we could share a l l t h e r e c e n t l e t t s r s wi th yo:^ foia a 1 1 arc: sc

wonderful s ince they p o r t r a y ari ~ n d e ~ s t a r l r l i n g and a p p r e c f a t i o n t h a t

only comes w i t h Knowing, However space w i l l only permit t he se fsw

and l a t e r we w i l l share more wi th you,

( ~ h e s e e x c e r p t s a r e frcm a c lergyman, lawyer, d o c t o r , bus ines s

men and women and homemakeks , )

I1 The lessons a r e t r u l y wondekful , I havz read and re read tham with much joy and i n s p i r a t i o n , and I am g lad t o say wi th cons tan t l y increas ing unders tanding . These l e s s o n s a r e ve ly prdc ious t o ma a s i n s t ~ u m e n t s f o r deve lop ing Cosmfc Consciousness , I want t o be i l lumined t o know my onenass wi th t h e E t e r n a l L igh t , These l e s sons a r e moving me toward t h a t g o a l , I f tha f i r s t l e s m n s a l e a prophesy of t he f ortheoming ones then I am a l r e a . 3 ~ a s s u r s d of complete anvalopment i n t h e g l o r i o u s L i g h t , The l e s s o n on medi ta t ion i s a m a s t e r f u l pLaesen ta t ion ," 3, H. A ~ i z o n a .

I l Your Home Study Course i s most i n s p i r i n g . I t 13 j u s t what I nzeded , It i n s p i r e s me with con f idence and s t r o n g f a i t h t h a t I s h a l l com- przhend dvery b i t of i t and beg in t o l i v e dverg minutz i n a c s t a s j and in ba l ance , Even t h e s t r u c t u ~ ~ ~ of th\= coukze and the mannar i n which you express your knowledge seems t o c o n t a i n an,i zxp res s t o us your i n f i n i t a ba l ance and lov fng ~ c s t a s y , ' 9 HOT, C h i c a g o , I l l .

If You c e r t a i n l y know and show t h e s c i e n t i f i c and t ~ u e reasons f o r the "WHY" of t he un ive r se and cove r them a s no t eache r has a v z r dona o r evsn af,f,t=mpt,ed kc e~ from a n y t h f ~ ~ g I have h e k . ? t ~ f ~ ~ * t = 1 t aC I hcpe t h a t by cake fu l s tudy of what you have so c a r a f u l l y w r i t t e n t o somsday g e t a f e e l i n g r e a l i z a t i o n of your wfsdom,"C,L, J , N o Jer sey

" ~ l t h o u g h I 1 v z bzen an e a r n e s t s t u d e n t of metaphysics an3 p h i l o s q h y f o r 24 years g e t I was n e v e l t o o s u m about my founda t ion , Your

I f l essons a r s elealaing up many misundeks t and ings , M,L,F, Molin?, I11 . L-#

"we want t o thank you bo th wi th a l l oilia h a a r t s f c r The Home Study Course, I t f s the most wondeLaful Tcacning of God and His L O V ~ f o r man we have evP2 hzard i n our l i v e s , >;a thank you with a l l our h e a r t s f o ~ ~ shoving ds t h e L i g h t and how t o h o w O ~ P Go?, 11

"1t i s s o tramendous i n i t s a p p l i c a t i o n yd t you make i t so sfmpld, I?

J.V.M. L e t P o i t ,

I wish I could t a l l you what such l s t t e l a s mean t o my husband

pzrsona l ly f o r t o know t h a t t h o s e have come who a r e beginning t o

comprehend the $ 2 2 ~ Nature of God 1 s a t~~emend0v.s f n s p i i a a t i o n t o

him. The comprehensicn and t h e l i v i n g of God s Univarsa l Law

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must and w i l l come and y0.u who a r a thz fosei2unners and l s a , f i ~ r s of

t h e N a w Cosmic Age w i l l havvi t he knowled@;= fok t h e founding of an

o rde r of world peace and happiness naveiJ bsfoka known on e a r t h ,

Your nzx t f o u r l e s s o n s ape ;3x t~~emely impoptant f o r i n thzm

Goctor w i l l e x p l a i n t he h e r e t o - f o re unknown meaning s f what Father -

Mother mean when wa speak of God t h a t way, No one g e t knows what

i t means, nor how b a s i c i s t h i s traemendous Idea of t h e Cpsa to r a s

be ing FATHER-MOTWR, of t h i s s e x a d - e l e c t r i c unfversa . \,'hen you

g e t t he se l e s s o n s --- you w i l l r e a l i z , e t he fundamental irnporpt of tha

-..... fat he^-Mothar p r i n c i p l e i n s v e r y thought and a c t i o n of your l i f s

and of a l l Na tu re s phenomena,

You w i l l t h e n bsg in t o know t h e mystery which shkou.ds t h s

e l e c t r i c t h i n k i n g prpocess which zx tends from t h e L i g h t s f Mind t o

m a n i f s s t t he knowledgd of Mind, and how motion seemingly emzrges

from s t i l l n e s s t o c r e a t s t h i s p h y s i c a l un iversa of form,

You w i l l b e g i n t o have the veiay founda t ion of t h i s majes t i -c

i l l u s i o n of u n r e a l i t y which amelages from t h e One R e a l i t y . Gradually

t h i s idea w i l l b e c sns tkuc t ed by simple diagsams and s imply wokded

p o s t u l a t e s , ax ioms and exampl2s which w i l l g i v s you s o v i v i d an,3 -

c l e a r a comprehension of t h i s s e x e d - s l a c t s i c un ive r se t h a t yoi.~.?

i n n e r v i s i o i ~ w i l l s e e God f a c z t o f'acz, and h e a r H i s i n s p i p i n g

I n n e r ' ~ o i c s i n @ommunion with you i n a manner which would be i m -

p o s s i b l e wi thout t h a t comprehension,

My husband b e l i z v z s t h a t he can now makz you f u l l y c o r n ~ ~ e h ~ n d

why t h i s p h y s i c a l un ivdrse i s n o t m a l , being b u t a n i l l u s i o n o f

God Is imagining, How comfort ing whsn on3 compsehznds t h a t i n t h

u n r e a l i t y of ma t t22 t h z s s can ba no d e a t h , s i n O F z v i l l 3av ing

naught bu t lovz and st51-nal l i r a , H e has long f z l t t h a t i t coul.rl 135

n o t be 5xplain2d t o one who has n o t h imss l f known the compl3tc

I l l u m i n a t i o n Cosmic b u t

t h a t l a y i n g f ouncta t ion p o i n t

now

p o i n t

t h3 u n r z a l : ~ n i \ ~ d ~ ' . _ i czn b? comprahand~3 f o p t h 2 un?eali t ,y i i . a c t m l l g

IS.

The undivided Fathar-Mother p r i n c i p l s f lom which 3 ~ 1 3 ~ g . 2 3 t 'n2

d iv ided F a t h e r . A N C Mothei? p i ' i nc ip l3 of pa i i a s of saxed oppos i t s s

w l l l be t ha f i i l s t simple s t z p i n thd d i r e c t i o n of t ransforming you

i n t o a n advanced s c i z n t i s t ,

Remembsr my husband i s 3 n t i ~ a l y God t a u g h t and pz13haps i s the

only man who h a s zvar o?a2nad a Coc tc i a ' s Cagree of Scii=ncs wi thout

going through c o l l s g 2 , f o r a s y o l ~ know he was fo2cs3. t o leave

school a t n i n e yea r s of age .

So, bg t ak ing h i s t each ing one s t e p a t a tima you w i l l n o t

only unfold f n God-awareness, which m3ans p e r s o n a l happ ln t s s t o t h e

' n t h deg ree , bu t you w i l l f i n d youlas3lf b5comin.g a n a t u p a l sc ic3nt i s t

and confounding p r o f e s s o r s i n phys i c s a s some of C o c t o r ' s stu.2dnte

writs him t h a t they havs a l r e a d y done,

Always remembar t o t a k s t h e s e l z s s o n s s lowly f o r on f i r s t

r e a d i n g s you may wel l miss t he d2ep impoiat of a n exp lana t ion which

may appea r t o o simple t o pondzr on. As I o f t e q h e a r my husban'l s y :

"A s implz s t o r y i s t hz harclast t o t s l l " and I would add i t i s th2

simple s t o r y of l i f s t h a t man has mad2 cornplzx by h i s unawar2n;ss

of i t s b a s i c s i m p l i c i t y .

Know our avepy thought i s wi th you always and know too w s

t l 3 : a su re you s o daeply f o p your h z l p i n s p r e a d i n g Godvs Messaga

wi th u s . O u r lovz t o you,

S ince iaa ly y o u r s , Lao h u s s e l i