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THE HIGHER
ELIZABETH
Author
METAPHYSICS
BY
DELVINE
KING
SIXTEEN
LESSONS
Published
by PRESS
J. F. ROWNT
Los
Angeles,Cal.
1918
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Table
of
Contents
PART
ONE
TABLE
OP
CONTENTS
PREFACE
GENERAL
INTRODUCTION
'MAN,
KNOW
THYSELF
"
12
PRAYER
15
FAITH
19
APPLICATION
23
MAN
AS
HE
Is
AND
AS
HE
SEEMS
TO
BE
28
REALITY
32
PART
TWO
"
GOD
RESTS
IN
ACTION
"
35
WISDOM
37
ONE
PRESENCE
40
BOUNTY
43
LOVE
45
THE
CHRIST
CONSCIOUSNESS
48
REALIZATION
50
COMPLETENESS
51
MASTERSHIP
.
54
PEEFACE
[n
presenting
our
these
sixteen
lessons
in
The
Higher
to
physics, Meta-
hope
the
is
to
assist
those
who
so
desire,
pass
ward on-
from
mental
or
intellectual
perception
of the
(and
tice) prac-
of
the
working
or
hypothesis
esoteric
;
"
Omnipresent
the
Reality,
Father 's
into
the
spiritual
and
that
sweet
essence,
love,
That
care
bounty,
which
is
omnipotent.
and
men
may,
through
the
enlightenment
illusive shadows
devotion,
the sword
rend
the
veil,
and
pierce
anchored
with
of
truth.
Thus
and
enlightened,
dominion
man
is
able
to
live
his
life
;
and
prove
his
God-given
When
over
the
tempter
(his
has
own
carnal
nature).
from the
this
is
accomplished,
man
passed
Then
out
illusive
forest,
"
carnality. bring
the his
man's
next
effort
is
to
body
the
(the
temple)
of
into
redemption,
' '
according
thou
' '
to
pattern,
example
Jesus.
Follow
me,
said
Jesus.
Jesus
said,
you
"Ye
shall
know
the
Truth,
and
the
Truth
shall
make
free."
Thus
we
perceive
the Path
knowledge
toward
is
necessary
to
man,
as
he
moves
along
enlightenment. book,
the hearts
In
Love's
vibration
we
send
forth
this
to
of
Love,
who
respond
to
its
instructions.
PART
LESSON
THE
ONE
1
HIGHER GENERAL
METAPHYSICS INTRODUCTION
is the
a
HE
Truth
Absolute,
"We
are
foundation
upon
which
we
presenting
of man's
application
from
which
the this is
web
plished, accom-
of
illusions
mind.
;
"When his
is restored the
he
sight merged
as
into God
Vision created
and him.
himself
sees
also, that
His
tion; Perfecis
"
that
God,
So
we
and
Manifestations,
instructions
in
Reality.
We
man
give along
The the
as
Metaphysical
the
assist the
heights
visions
Absoluteness
it is in all its
perfection, beauty
unchange-
enable the student-devotee to to understand, ableness; and then is a Bock, upon which to to perceive, there stand, as he this Message studies and the scientific application of its rules, which is
so
firm
and
nor
steadfast
that
can
the
winds Rock
of
Ages,
is the
Cycles,
Absolute. ALL.
all space.
Kalpas
is
Absolute
can
God,
the
Infinite,
that
escape
limitless, the
Infinite the fills Great
readily
perceive
none can
Presence God
is of
see
we we
beyond
its bounds. We
;
are
in
His
we
easily
our
vinced conwe
because
at
feet
the
blades
our
grass,
the
of the
earth, the
and their
to
raise
see
and
vast
ever
the
majestic high,
above
ranges,
snow-capped
kiss
peaks
the
towering
vault
blue
effort
silent
grandeur,
and
they
serenely
ableness As
every
man
remain,
of the
reminding
Infinite.
to in
man
strength
he
unchangeand
in
we
continues
men
look
about
him,
and
sees
men;
clime
live
man
innumerable
in
numbers.
In
Genesis We 9
rea'd, "God
created
His
image
likeness."
also
'
"
^:T$E
HIGHER
man
METAPHYSICS
is the
r^a-.l in
Holy
Writ, that
highest manifestation
When
man
of
God,
and, "God's
the carnal
crowning
glory."
has
nated elimi-
into form
from
more
being
very
aeons
no
mind, it is as expressed Infinite of the womb the out ; and, then, mist in his mind, he perceives he is living
God
his
in the
heart
of
God,
and
that, throughout
the
never-
ending
and within
The message
Eternity, he dwells in the very expression of God, the that he, being an
of him. "The Father within
me, He
center
of God abides
"
Father the
works,
Jesus.
these
keynotes of
of Jesus
lessons He
ring strong
He
gave
ever
clear in the
the
Christ
spake knowingly.
the it among God-Love expressing
manifested
of tender
kindness
family of
The
he
men.
foundation
upon
which of
man
to stand to do is to
is
God;
and
the Then
study and
Infinite.
pray
God,
;
the
next
step is
has
to understand
then
sonship ; then
Oneness.
Man
scaled it is.
the
of Oneness.
as
From
into the Realization heights ere he comes ness that lofty pinnacle he visions the Absolute-
We
none
and
is All, and there is scriptures,that "God beside Him." tent Also, that God is Omnipresent, Omnipoand means All-Power, All-Presence Omniscient, which is is Science; and Knowing All-Knowing. Knowing read
in
the
Action.
we see
We God
as
that, "God
rests
in
Action."
"
Then
and
everywhere;
all space here, there Action, filling center ancient Sage once said, "With We and
in
nowhere." here, and circumference lives and moves scriptures,"That man God." Also
also
has
read his
in
the
in
being
and
that, "God
created
man
His
image
ness." like-
line slowly here, because we are touching the borderwhich the illimitable Presence, lighteth Light, "that Light which because is God ; and let us tread lightly, this place where unto we are approaching is Holy Ground.
us move
Let
of
' '
' '
When fire in
Moses the
saw
this
same
bush, that
God
;
Moses
Ever-Present
and, when
aside to look
not to
into
the strangeness of the fire burning so the bush; then the Voice of God 10
strong, and
ing consum-
spake
him
and
said,
INTRODUCTION
thy shoes
from
thou
holy ground.'*
to turn when all men, sufficiently they awaken that leads into the vastness, the nearness, aside into the way the Father the greatness, beauty and glory of the Infinite
it is with
"
"
Mother
never
"
God, and
will
say
consuming
the
the
to
perceive Real;
"
ever
burning,
Voice from
but
the is
Infinite
them:
thy shoes
standest
holy ground. in feet and are symbolical This is the awakening period man, that next Then the man remove requisiteis, of understanding. with clear insight, linger old understanding, and, the outer, or the Holy place, and listen to the still voice of God, that upon man requires concerning God, he may glean the light which manifest and state. in His unmanifest the Infinite, the We read in a sacred Bible of ancient times, "God was and the Spiritual become the many; desired to One; He feet,because place
whereon
sprang
forth.
"
of
myself
works."
pray
can
do
He
doeth
the and
Then until
he
study, meditate
and It.
nearness,
vastness
in His
strength and
Presence
place
man
in
this Infinite
brings
Absolute, and
man,
it is illumination
brings
man
into
Higher Metaphysics intellectually, it remains tion intellectual perception only, until the Realizaan takes place; this brings him to the spiritualperception Self. the Divine of the Spiritual man, Atman,
When
using The
"
"
It is then Infinite
;
that
man
has
touched
and, continuing upon of the beauty, love and and God; and devotion, reverence appreciationto the great Over-Soul forth from the spring soul; and the Key of Love the strings of the Infinite Harp ; and the mist of over sweeps confusion from sits serenely in the mind, man being removed the abiding consciousness of his nearness at-one-ment yea,
"
mystic spring of the the Path, he walks in the labyrinth rhythm of the Father-Mother-
the
with
God.
11
LESSON
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS KNOW
in the
"MAN,
|AVING
spoken
THY-SELF" previous
chapter concerning the will add of God, we should Absoluteness here, that man firm upon stand that Eternal Rock, The Absolute, until
the Christwhich all that for
man
he
attains
then
the
next
step
is Godof
Consciousness,
the Oneness of It is necessary
illumination
into
realization
prayer
and
Rock,
earnest
and
the
luteness Abso-
study, sincere
will
strong
and
and
and
becomes the knowing quality which mind. is a quality of the mind. Knowing deals man's with that mind; own of the
cause
is manifest The he
in
his
Higher
may
physics Metadenials
by
false the
beliefs
to
which become
form
the
fabric
of
of the
carnal
illusion
and ; then, through of man's Being, until the mirror, his by affirming the Truth can mentality, is thoroughly polished ; then man perceive the created him, reality and perfection of the Real Self, as God
mind
emptied
them
and
caused
him
to
step forth
and
an
individualized
manifestation
of the In
himself;
we
read,
our
is to become study, man In know thyself." Genesis, God in said, let us make man let fowl
over
image,
the
after the
over
likeness; and
and
over
them
have
dominion
fish of
sea,
the
of the
every
the that
earth, and
"
upon
earth.
in
Gen.
own
1:26.
created He
His and
image,
in
image
them."
of
him;
male
female
created
by the allegory
of God
in
;
Genesis, that
but St. Paul
man
man
is
' '
perfect
has
being,
sought
when
does
manifestation
many
said,
Man
out
inventions";
clothed the
upon
therefore,
with of the
an
he
not
awakens,
express
outer
finds
perfection
of the
God-created God."
"the
body
being the
12
Temple
Living
"MAN,
Thus the man's
These
we
KNOW
perceivethe allegory in
as
of
Infinite
way
concerning
to conceive
in Action
Manifestation.
are
not
written
in
an
elaborate
be fed, or, perhaps, pleased, intellect may concise a is the the purpose that form; as it student-devotee, after
way, but in
Fabric the
of Truth
concerning God,
forth its with
a
man
leap
bursts
bound
merge
conscious
which
life;and
Ego
bounds,
with
and
God,
Consciousness
we
It is realization
devotee to
reach
study
silent chamber
upon
God,
the Allness
of that
in which
dwell
its
absoluteness; then
manifestation of
thyself,an
Presence
individualized Who
this
Knows,
This in
man
a
finds
is like the
requires patience An ancient surging sea. "wild horse"; and, truly, it does into subjection as the lariating and
of the horse which has roamed
to
control
as
his
mind. mind
sage
seem
likened
it unto
difficult to the
unharnessed
broad
plains.
voice a prayer to the accomplish concentration, first, Infinite ; then, quiet the mind and meditate Aum God. upon As long as the mind is stayed upon God, it is not creating
"
To
thoughts.
mentality is thoroughly purified of the carnal the God-Mind This is illusions, only is in operation in man. he is and knowing into the realization of man as things as When thus no they are. illumined, man longer permits to from his another's mind to thoughts mind; neither anygo where. He abides God-Mind at and home, serenely operates in and breathes through his mentality; God's Holy Breath him ; he, having found his Real Self and heard the still voice of God a conscious speaking to his soul, becomes being in the Cosmic then desire he will learn his place to soon sincerely ; in the Father's great plan.
the Man
can
When
here
Man,
tation. and silent mediimportance of prayer Absolutethe standing erect, meditating upon
see
the
13
THE
ness
HIGHER
;
METAPHYSICS
IS
and
which,
man
desiring to pray to this ever-present in Holy Writ, created has read him
himself the lens upon himself entirely. effected
;
in His
and
likeness begins to turn image is with 's work this is well, for man is nothing
to
by this study, and and metaphysthe application of the rules scientifically ically, himself ; and this is accomplished by cleansing but man, God. his mind and staying it upon
There be
changed
or
14
THE
HIGHER the
METAPHYSICS
who
pray.
the Divine viction ConPublican, he whom had touched to such a depth, he began to examine self himfrom of his the sincerity heart, he cried, "God, be and, have
to me,
a
We
merciful We
sinner
!' '
Conviction the Divine had not Pharisee, whom him touched with a depth sufficiently to wear a deep to cause robe of humility. He stood and thee, prayed, "I thank men." I St. that other Luke not 18:11-13. am as Father, have the walk the streets of the Holy Bigotry and conceit can never is which City. These need to be burned by the purifying fire, The God. We God is a consuming fire. read in Holy Writ, cast Ocean all therein. consumes impurities
' * ' '
The
not
metaphysical
be devoid Jesus
is
becomes cannot a little child,he as man said, "Unless A little child has no enter the Kingdom of Heaven. enmity, of Presence malice nor Sacred the to Man, approach revenge. has a the Living God, in the christianly scientific prayer in the quiet clean mind, and his heart is filled with love. Then of his own ing sanctuary Soul, in silent meditation, he, recognizGod in sacred He he that as as is, chamber, is,and man
' '
"Where
none
but
God
can
hear"
; communes
with
his Father-
spans
and, promised to answer prayer; stand. God's will the sky, promises
as
long
as
the
The
ingly, to
denials,understandeousness, self-rightselfishness,
;
anger
and
confusion
from of
his mind
then
he
calls to
the Absoluteness
God, and
Man,
ing by affirm-
and Truth, until a flash of light fillshis consciousness the place, which was occupied by these carnal concepts, is filled with the Reality. Man, then, can ently sincerely and reverwith the Omnipresent God. commune When
assurance man
arrives and
at the Illumined
State, he then, in
sweet
and
knows
abiding confidence, enters the Great Silence before he hath that the Father answered, "even
is
as our
His were earthly father. prayers I thank thee, that Thou answered; He would say, "Father, Jesus I know hearest me that Thou hearest me always. ; and could done
' '
was,
and
of prayer,
which
PRAYER the
must
men
of earth
mastered
have
but
to
voice man's
prayer
as
He
did, man
and
have
the
carnal
fears,doubts, lusts
Son
he
passions,and
The
mind,
upon
stand, as He, a or Scientific, Metaphysical Prayer become that it may clear, that
conditions
or
Conscious
of God. is
applied
to
man's
obstacles
which
Truth
path.
man
of
God,
man
and
the
Universe,
a
he
understandingly rests in abiding peace, and Love reality to him; yea, that Love-Essence, Divine,
God. that God 's manifestations
are
is the Ever-Present
learned and
perfect ; are that the Universe perfect ; then systems like in his silent this; God, meditation, something proceeds, God's and manifestations, being all there is in reality; and God, fillingall space; then perfection is in expression at all which in all places: this is the premise from to and times It is necessary that man Absolute. proceed, which is Truth will in this be this and realizes proportion to his Reality; sincerity and persistentapplication to the task. overtaken Then, to apply the Metaphysical Prayer, when God. the Rock with sickness, step firmly upon Knowing the and the Universe, then deny the Truth concerning God, man realityof sickness,and speak to it in a positivedetermination, Jesus did to the Tempter of command, with strong words as thee behind he approached Him. when Jesus said, "Get me, because when to scientific That satan." do, thing a was quite a thing is behind us, we no longer see it; then we can more Man, having
of Universes
"
clearly
God
erase
it from
man
the memory.
created
perfect,upright, happy
and
content
and
man
placed him in the midst of that abode which is so sublime, can only say it is Paradise ; and this,like all else,conveys its exquisitenessin proportion to his light. man
For
man
to
to
become
freed scientificially
from
the
Wheel
of
Carnality and stand at Home, in consciousness,in the Heart his to deny from will find it necessary of God, a redeemed son carnal own mentality (not another's), the reality of every of the is back illusion until the Reality, which always just unreal, becomes the Real to his consciousness. God is man How to know the Real, that which created, from created ? carnal mind the illusion, that which or
Return The it what
at
once
to
"
the God
premise, and
;
step
upon
that God's
Rock"
be
Absolute it may;
Truth
then
look
appearance,
and, if it does
not
square
Perfec-
17
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS
tion, His Love, His Purity, His Holiness, His Tenderness, His the appearance out Mercy, His Abundant Bounty, then cross
by denials
can soon
know
of illusions
and
mind,
and
be reduced
to its native
permanency,
through knowledge, insight and vision, meets man, dwell in the carnal mind, and all the foes which masters
is washed window of
mind
by denials, until
and
it is clear
as
freshly
of the
who
seem were
washed
pane,
polished by
affirmations
Being until it is transparent; then it is God giveth the increase and fillsthe place where the illusions
to
be with
"
that
a
influx
of His
water
Presence, "as
is lifted from
though
the
they
not
lake,the water fillsthe place in God 's immediately fillsthe vacuum ; the water Scientific Law, which is in constant action, in all places and
; as
when
pail of
at all times.
In
the
Metaphysical
this is
man
Principle,
his mind
when
always know
the mist chose
some a
work in
washing
from
ago,
which
began
; or,
to
form
he
change
used This
within
him,
which
redeemed
that
high
Infinite, our of the Living God. Man's first effort toward of consciousness,when he awakens sufficiently
from the carnal
as
to desire
freedom his
concept, is
of their Divine.
to
deny
the false
mind,
he learns
unreality, until he
the illumination
man
into Freedom
the Truth, he will have, through fully knows of the beliefs of the denials, thoroughly purged his mind carnal man and perfection ; then, by affirming the divineness of his Real Self,he perceives the Reality of all that is of God. he feels Then it is,that man in this Illuminated State, when the God Love overshadowing him and expressing in his own Soul bows in reverential in God that is, and to the prayer "Whom he lives, and has his Being." moves
18
LESSON
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS
FAITH
FTER
man
has
studied
deeply
knows
the
Message
rules
of
of
Truth,
believes and
necessary to
it to
be
true,
the
application
understands
concerning
he
may
him
that
bring
can
expression.
Faith
is not
fabric
which
or
by
man,
through
taking
thought,
making
statements,
it is
ask
gift from
God." For fears and
man
God;
to
then,
become
if
man
desires
faith, Faith,
"let
of
conscious
of
deny
all
the
and
faith in
affirm the mind superstitions from ; then the mind within will spring into evidence that
same
and
acting
was
Law,
in
governs
the
water
when
instantly
Faith
to
so
fills the
place
wherefrom
the
pail of
and
the he
student-devotee of
to
should faith
endeavor
be, that
continually.
tion, illumina-
The
knowing
until
quality
has of
is not united
burst
into
faith
St.
the
student-devotees
Truth, said, "My fall into divers temptations. the trying of this, that
1:3.
St. James
your
1 :2.
faith
worketh
St. James
perfect and
"If
to
her perfect work, that patience have St. James entire ; wanting nothing.
' '
ye 1 :4.
may
be
any
men
man
lack
wisdom,
let him
ask
not
;
of and
God,
that
all
' '
liberally, and
St. James let
him 1 :5.
upbraideth
it shall
giveth be given
he
him.
"But
wavereth
ask
a wave
in
faith, nothing
of the
sea,
wavering,
with
for the
that and
is like St.
driven
wind
1:6.
man
think
1:7.
that
he
shall
receive
anything
St.
James
man
double-minded
1:8.
is unstable
in
all his
ways."
19
THE
HIGHER "Let
no
METAPHYSICS
man
St. James
I
am
also adds:
say
tempted of God; for God cannot 1 :13. St. James tempteth He any man. "But is when he drawn of his is man tempted, every away St. James 1 :14. own lusts,and enticed. Then lust hath when conceived, it bringeth forth sin ; and 1 :15. St. James bringeth forth death. sin,when it is finished, "Do not beloved St. James 1:16. brethren, err, my and Every good gift perfect gift is from above, and every cometh down from of lights, with whom the Father is no of turning. St. James 1:17. variableness,neither shadow be swift "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man St. James to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." 1:19. "For of man the wrath worketh not the righteousness of
neither
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " 1 1 "
when
he
is
1:20.
a
be
hearer
of the
word, and
face
not in
a
man
1 :23.
who
looketh
into
the
not
a
continueth
therein,he being
this
man
of the word,
1:25.
1 '
Even
so
Faith, if it hath
see
not
works,
is
2:17.
in St. James'
;
importance of Faith
but
into the scientific prayer, when he says, hath not works is dead, being alone. ' ' As
and
so
clearly brings it
if it
Faith
faith,strong enough in God to pray for the recovery of the sick,and they are healed ; for the awakening of the Spiritual dead, and they are quickened into a recognition of the Father's Love, Care and Protection, 'tis well; and Infinite Love is pleased, that man is thus endued.
long
as man
has
is the substance of things hoped for, said, "Faith the evidence of things not seen." Then, faith being the substance of things hoped for, from the fact that man has know it is evident those things exist; but man must Faith, this! and with it requires understanding, united faith, to bring it into a knowing in man's consciousness. When
man
St. Paul
knows
no
of it ; therefore,
longer
because He knew God, man, required not faith, the Universe; and is in operation in God's Law, which Christ them.
through
20
the
vantage
ground
Divine
is illumination, which is Vision, with understanding when found He lived in a body it,
of
summit;
He
achieved
can point of expression that the Divine Man He is the example, the way-shower, this earth.
Teacher. Jesus
He would We Vision
called
not
to
the
man,
"Follow
not
thou been
me."
have
men
thus
to
called, if it had
the
awakened have
;
Jesus
see
summit, with
and
Him
of healing the sick,raising doing the works and feeding the hungry, (both material
the
student
ever
keep before
Redeemed
eye
that
as
Ideal,
stood
Christ,the Conscious
ever
God,
He
of the mountain.
remember,
;
climb
Here
"Who As
giveth
you
study
understand,
God
for
guidance, for light,for wisdom. likely God will seem is so powerful that, far away if he will continue, Truth ; but that vital, little by little, will know that he has touched man
When
man
first
begins
to pray,
most
at
upon
each
over
the
the
not
day
student-devotee
will
the
are soon Eternity ; which has become evident, consumed, by knowing quality into then first into into then Understanding, Faith, springing Knowing, then into Realization.
then
the limitations
of time
the
When
man
knows
absolutely,he then
him
;
has
the
Christ from
sciousness Con-
complete within
(itsbirth in man's
it having
into the
grown
infancy
of Jesus
consciousness)
full stature
him; this is the Divine Man, the Real Self of This is man's each man become manifest, here on the earth. here on this unto out a finish, destiny ; and it will be worked and showed Christ earth plane, just as Jesus proved. If it Christ, within
had been that
man was
to work
out would
his salvation
on
some
other
Christ the
have
taught differently.
solved his
knows
Truth, he has
problems;
21
THE
HIGHER the
he
METAPHYSICS
matters not
and he
no
man
knoweth
Truth, it
how
eloquently
it ; and
teaches is in
it, until
can
proof
sorrow,
living
holy
he
knows
the
healing sickness,pain,
;
and
a
death. and
true
Some
not too
high standard
it is.
But
high.
all down with the
a
Men,
been
content
many;
and
have
they have
of Truth;
ered gathand
along the
content
to dwell
shore in the
Wheel death
;
which and
winds
in the Web
Jesus And
which
;
are
is, Launch in Faith in God and yourself, in bind you cast to carnality; and Message
"
Christ 's
out
into
the
cut
deep
!'
'
prayer, anchor
all ropes
in
the
the
where
time
on
the
shifting sands:
; and
sail,in
All
the
IS
this is God
in All"
to enter the Boat of requires Faith, for the awakened man Truth, where there are no oars, God being the helmsman ; and to abide in the Boat, believing God's bark. hand is steering the if faith But, man can gain sufficiently strong right there, he
soon
It
of God he
; and
see
the working
of this
clearly, that
one
of
surety
perceives God's
Presence.
man,
by
one,
cuts
the false
rests
which bind him to ropes beliefs of the carnal mind have the
in the At
serenely in the Boat; he then knows the helm ; and he abides continually and trustingly of the Loving Father-Mother-God.
man
this
place
Atman,
his At-One-Ment
God.
22
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS
give a practical application of the rules, which, if to pass into a new This does country. applied, will assist man in of but not states of conlocality, a change sciousness. signify a change Man will then live in the conception of the Truth, having passed away from the old conception of things.
It is well
to
"We
remember in his
man
while he
may
asleep accomplishes
travel
to far lands he the the
nothing.
and
Though
many
dreams
have
he
was
awakens dream
when dealings with his fellow man, is in the same place. Then he realizes that smiles at even only the will-o '-the-wisp ; he to express.
man
reality it seemed
When Divine God
created
in
He
and
caused
him
; and
was
to
become
an
vidualized indi-
manifestation
man
of Himself
he
expression;
Spiritual Universe.
Man
in his
gradually
lost consciousness
of
Self is lost ; and he of his Divine mind, until all memory and has gained lives in the Adam-sleep ; but when awakens man sions understanding, he will smile at the seeming reality of the illuin him while the Adamwhich controlled he lived,asleep in which His dream, parable, calls the Far Country. Jesus, That Jesus portrayed man at that place as feeding the swine. is the state of concept, where is living in the sense nature man and woman, mean only. By man, we man because, Male and
' '
female
created
He
the
men
of earth.
' '
But, when
it thirsteth Bread. and Man
bursts
its bounds
and
and
begins
to express,
tion understanding sufficiently deep that Love and Devopresent Omniforth from his heart the to the Living God, spring and has his being ; even One ; in Whom he lives, as the side. spring of cool water bursts forth from the mountain When manifest the student is all there
has in
become
convinced
that
God, and
God
realityIS, and desires to bring himself into that Realization, he can apply the rules given, and he will of the Message of become of the truthfulness convinced soon
Jesus. When with
a
student-devotee
is called
to
one
who
is stricken
tion he may sickness, go direct to his bed-side,or, if the situafrom the distance,remembering requires,he can give the prayer always that God is Omnipresent ; and that the one, who is sick,is living in that very presence, even though he may be thousands 24 of miles
away.
APPLICATION When
chamber
called
with
to
the
bed-side
of the
enter afflicted,
the
sick
the full
;
of Truth
will not
ciple prin-
form,
disturb
sick,either in body, mind or environments, is to go to God in Prayer. Enter the silent of your Soul. It is necessary chamber own bring your you under become subjection, that the mind thoughts quiet, may
The
called to the
that the
you
may
become
conscious
that you
are
in the very
not
ence pres-
of God. environment
It is well to clearly
may
perceive,it matters
what
be, be it the slums, or the palace of which is Omnipresent; means everywhere. kings; for God and the indwelling Presence, Ask of God, the great Over-Soul, minister to the afflicted; to sustain to overshadow as you you be and indwelling strength sciousness conalso, to your you;
"
ask
for wisdom
to
pray,
li
and
what
I
to
do
and
say,
and and
close
this prayer
by saying,
name
Father,
the
request
this in
of Jesus
enters
Christ." sick
When thus
enter
chamber,
Then
being
let him
scious con-
equipped,
silent
at-one-ment
serene
and
own
confident.
precinct
with
of his
Soul, and
there, in
prayer
as
the Father
sees
Father, voice in the silence that If he has arrived at vision, guides him.
the the condition
is
:
he clearly
through
ladened Oneness
with
the
of that
own
into
nothing in his
of the
one
proportion
the
attunement
who
desires assistance
His only effort his prayer, will they receive the benefit. is. it forever is with as himself, that he realize the Truth desire assistance to attune of those who it is the work Then
themselves, through
from
are
insight,that they
great
Cosmic
may
receive
when
the
ening quick-
out
the
Heart,
the
vibrations
Never be of the illumined one. responsive to the prayer for whom anxious, neither especially concerned, if the one As the sage necessarily must responds or not. you pray, understand the underlying laws which nality. operate throughout carthe Godthe as Real, However, a sage only recognizes, Law the carnal delusion is cleaerd away, ; knowing, that when it was it was when in operation, even there is the God-Law as with the carnal debris, and the unawakened covered only one perceived the carnal expression.
Metaphysical Prayer, using it in the understanding the princiole as portrayed, is to deny the disease, deny
The 25
of its
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS
oughly Thorreality,and affirm the perfection of the Real Man. cannot knowing that the Real Self of each and all men be sick ; from the very fact that a Divine thing, being divinity, could not be touched, therefore, never contaminated ness by sickin any affected neither ments. environundesirable form; by In
your
ing, understand-
in
action, when
been
true
This carnal
realization mind.
was,
comes comes as
from
the God
from
It
fillsthe
within, place
own
just
the water
of its
pail of water was None taken. ask how the water immediately fillsthe vacuum, accustomed because to seeing the water thus being ever man, does not it a passing thought. respond, give When Knows the Truth, and consciously lives man fully in exercise of his God-given dominion, an individualized accustomed expression of the Living God; he will become so to seeing the Living God evident become in at all places, and he voices the denials all conditions, when which tear down the seeming structure called disease,pain or poverty ; and the expression of the good, the true, the perfect and harmonious become manifest; that, he, in that illuminated state, will rejoice ever.
' '
volition
wherefrom
the
' '
Then
humility,
;
return he
now
thanks knows
to
the
ever
Whom
is
tender,
is in the
ever
true.
When
man, upon
is thus
equipped
of the
to be of assistance
to his fellow
he
Will
Infinite;and
is
truly walking
the Sacred
man moves
Path.
along the Sacred Path, each step brings a until he arrives at light, and a stronger realization, the place where he has left The Higher Metaphysics behind that he may cleanse his own him; as it is only given to man which all men inherit as a mentality of the carnal illusions, 's mind legacy from the carnal side of his being, and, when man is cleansed, and he in loving reverence and devotion turns to in the Omnipresent his consciousness God, then the place becomes filled with the Essence Divine, as he being a drop of the Ocean Absolute, is at-one with it. He then is a new creature, and old things (concepts) have passed away ; because
clearer
,
As
he
has 26
become
conscious
of his at-one-ment
with
God.
The
APPLICATION carnal is
no
commune
merged into the God-mind, there mind, having become need for The more Higher Metaphysics. Then man can and the Fatheras confidingly,serenely sweetly with
as can our
Mother-God,
How then
Elder
Brother
did.
things of earth, they being dressed in the They cannot! changing garb of nature, longer disturb him?
the He is anchored
in God.
27
HIGHER
As
His
METAPHYSICS
AND
HE
Is
As
HE
SEEMS
TO
BE
In cient An-
really is.
the
One;
sprang
He
to
"
the
many,
to
and
creation
expressed
The
in
form,
according
is the into and it
* '
its degree
forth, of expression.
and
Infinite from
Universe and
impersonal
the This into is the form. beside
omnipresent
of
God,
Cause
which,
took that is form which
which,
exist.
myriad
systems
and
of
universes of
First
only
This
is
expressed
There
There the
only One
' '
is naught there
are no
Him.
' '
whom
is
There
there.
unto perception filled, even is the imperit really is, which sonal complete, of the Absolute as and is Omnipresent, Omniscient; Omnipotent God, who Essence Divine, the great Overand, that this is the Ocean
the
student
get
his
mind
Soul
and
the
Supreme
Spirit of the
Universe;
of and its
own
and,
that
this
greatness
there
was
Essence
(as
of
myriad
systems
universes,
Man conscious
all forms
within
them. because
a
is the mind
highest
in him.
expression;
Man he is is
God
reasoning,
the forth
he in
consciously
to
;
full-grown
conscious
in
of in
Jesus full
Christ,
carnal
stand
standing, under-
realization
that
is
an
expression
of of
Then
it is that
the
of the he dispelled, and who Brother Christ is the Elder Living God, and that Jesus of man's the truth to mankind being, and proved proclaimed His is to works, that man by His example, in His life and
return
to
the the
Father's
man
House.
Jesus
said, "Follow
or
thou
to
me
!"
When
whom
God
created,
the
caused
become
manifest, began to take cognizance of he gradually into them, and moved out
28
shadows
Real,
he
became
MAN awakens
in When
AS
HE
Is
AND
AS
HE
SEEMS
TO
BE
as
from
Jesus
trayed por-
man nor
things
When
the
man
Sleep, neither experiences of carnality satisfyhim. to his awakens, his Soul begins to express
the Soul
to
awakens
from
the
Adam
the
scious con-
self;
Then
and
desires
the
Bread
from
manna,
Heaven. hidden
it is
man
begins
man,
search he
from
the carnal
"
because
Soul,
that
Thus
we
that
Divine
"
Self,
"
which mind
as
God
runs
dawn,
see
where
as
man's he is and
man
he
seems
seeming
concept
is the of
great
Carnal
Illusion; and
expresses
in the the
in
Maya,
of Illusion. surrounded
Nothing in carnality satisfies the Soul of Self. Therefore, we find our brothers, even at their command, with luxury and wealth
of the This is the urge within them. feeling an unrest self who the outer to be the seems Soul, endeavoring to arouse the are but, in reality,is only the outer temple. "Ye man, Temple of the Living God." Man from awakens God.
He in
a
far
country.
His
face
is turned
away
Therefore looking in the opposite direction. has he in concept strayed into a far country. Having lost his is conscious link with the Omnipresent God, he a rudderless as to cast ; of carnality,with no anchor ship upon the great ocean shoreless sea; but the sea is only the adrift upon therefore a surface of the omnipresence that is God ; and the Real Self of Then let man of God. is ever the manifestation right man self here bestir himself as the prodigal son did, by examining himcloser to God, desires to draw man ; for then, it is that is the Father." "I There arise and will saying, go to my House. about, Having turned journey back to the Father's man begins his journey within himself, by using the shuttle of Life, and unweaving the part of the pattern that should be is erased, and bringing into perfect expression that which awakens, he then begins to express man incomplete. When manifest at God caused to become his Real Self,the Self which continues the dawn. This man to do, as he journeys toward destination. man's House, Home, the Father's is
"
man
arrives God
at
Self, "which
1.
This
Real
Self
is it
as
of
the is from
as
inseparable from
Separate
29
the
THE
ray
HIGHER it becomes
from
the
sun
and
God's
self
the Overdisjoined from expressed into form, become would not be ; take place, Soul, man a thing which never can because God God, Himself, is expressed into forms; and become cannot separated ; neither can any part of Him become extinct. What God has done, He has done; and, "He nounced prowhich it finished. the Real is the Therefore, Self, Son of God (because God brought him forth from His formless within Essence into form himself, and God is the Infinite),
"
"
has
no
place to
in the
dwell dream
but of
in God.
carnality, only perceives himself as the Adam Man, subject to birth,death, growth and limitations in general, because the finite is limited at all points. Freedom does not exist in the realm of carnality. The carnal man must pierce the veil,which hangs in the midst of the Temple, ere he perceives the possibility of the freedom of the Sons of God. When this takes place, he has been born again, and, as this Christ-child consciousness expands his outer concept, he will, in time, become conscious child of that he, too, is a Christed Then has arrived at Home, as God, an Enlightened one. man Christ the light of the Real Self shines brighter, the outer temple becomes quickened into a Light Divine, reflected from the Real Self, who is the sovereign that abides within ; and, as the Christ light of the Real Self shines brighter, the outer temple, the body, will become quickened into the vibration of the with the Soul, the Real is forever at-one Self, which is Conscious Life in action; and the great Over-Soul, which conscious Life,becomes vibration of in the outer man, vibrating the last enemy, over Immortal, and stands forth a master death. Christ Jesus brought this forth in His example to Man,
"
prove
to man,
when
in the forest
is ready
from
the
generation period
forth will stand regeneration period; that man of the lute Absois the Complete redemption message in the message Then it is and example of Jesus Christ.
man
passes
into
the
seventh
;
heaven,
of which
or,
mean
as
Gautama
both
the finished
redeemed Then it is
consciously found himself, and that he in God. is at Home then He perceives that he has never he became departed therefrom ; but, by looking at the shadows, lost in their seeming reality, and wandered years many weary obscured over by the a sunlight being rough path. The
has 30
LESSON
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS REALITY
know
that
am
God." the
secret
dwelleth abide
in
in
High,
Psalm
91:1.
were
the
shadow
were
no
in
an
sea,
and
or
with
no
compass
forever
drift
waves
with
; no
tide,
no
ride
upon
no
the
crest
billowy
"Still
compass,
anchor,
still and
guiding
know of that the the
hand,
I
am
Voice"
to
whisper,
The his
rose.
"Be
God."
The
man
surface.
rose
is within the
garment.
bush, and
expresses
There
in
one
Presence
est. In
;
"
the
very
Omnipresent
center
God
Essence,
a
form of
unmanif Conscious
to cannot
this
of
Life
Action
is
so
great
a
silent of Life
stillness
exist.
Because
it is such
high
Action,
forms the until the
act
in their vibrations
outer nature
register it. As the earth and all expressed individual capacity ; in the belief of separation,
are
lower;
is
a
continue
rate trees
to
become
;
surface
;
very
we
of vibration clothed in
is called in dresses
and
here
with feathers, animals outer temple in the vibration an of infinity. the surface throughout
man
of
is in
to
low human
or
heavy
rate upon
(by
man
here whole
refer
the
family
low
a
this, or
the
the
is vibrating
comes
when
into of the
the
vibrations
lo!
the
New This
Age.
is the
age
mankind Great
is to
"
become the
redeemed
the the
thraldom
center
of where
Illusion,
of of the God
surface;
in the God.
vibrations
vibrate
certainty
of the 32
eternal
Omnipresence
Omnipotent
REALITY awakens of his own to the Truth Then, as man Being and of every one's Being, and that God perceives this is the Truth is a Living Reality, he, then, seeking for enlightenment,will wash of his Soul the window (his mind), through and by of debris denials, until all accumulation (past superstitions, prejudices, bigotry and conceit), are eliminated; and the has proceeded, until the mind is transparpolishing process ency, the Infinite ever and expressing there; and the eyes, expressing the Light that radiates within his heart, it being in conscious where the spiritual self continues the center life of the physical life action ; as the physical heart is the center Yes! Vital indeed is blood to the physical action; Blood! and flows through vital indeed is the River of Life which man, the Real Self, the Spiritual Man. tion enlightened into the Christ Life, the vibraof God Life, Immortality, vibrates through the Temple, this inner the physical man; light through and, as man of the becomes the vibrations balanced, poised and serene, is outer man man raise, and, at the crucial time, when of the the vibration redeemed, in body, mind, soul and spirit, As
man
becomes
inner
man,
who
is in
"
the become
vibration
one.
of Then
the
Heart
outer
of
God
"
Conscious
the
Life
will
the
becomes
self,and man inner, or the Real Self absorbs the outer becomes One, and the River of Life flows through his Being. The blood of the physical man, merged into the then, becomes
River
of Life. who
man,
acquiescing
to
God, becomes
of the
Reality, as it IS.
to assists the individual Higher Metaphysics is that which first purify his own mind, then to so polish it,that the carnal becomes mind of man lost, merged into the God-mind, which The in man. fused conis the Infinite Intelligence individualized
"
mind God.
of
man
is all that
hangs
between
himself
and
his
Temple which must be rent in twain. of In the light of this New Age, God is causing flash-lights Truth to man. to be revealed Higher Metaphysics is that from his conception assists man to eliminate which flash-light
It is the veil in the the false ideas in of
may
become
evident
expression.
The
way,
Higher they as
mind
Metaphysics does not deal with the product of the carnal are
will
carnal the
become
merged
into
that
man
which into
Real,
of
Infinite
Intelligence. This
brings
state
33
THE illumination
to
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS
even as
where To attain
lie
knows,
God the
would Divine
have
him
know. the
unto
this full
illumination, man
into
merges
from This
canst
carnal
intellectual
man.
concept
concept.
and thou
is before
rest
Attain
thereunto, brothers,
in Peace.
34
PART
LESSON
THE
TWO
1
METAPHYSICS
IN
ACTION"
to express
God
rests
in
man,
God,
process
must
comes ere
rest
in
action.
Here
the
to
learning
each
in.
he
can
individual
in
harmonious
rhythm
attuned
unto
with
the
vibration
of the
so
Infinite
can
standingly, underLord."
he
live
by day,
at
"as
the
Man which
with
through
causes
deep
to
devotion vibrate
as
times
touches
the
chord
him
;
in
such
ecstasy
looses with this
but
often
the
outer
he
conscious
a
link, and
memory
sinks of
into touched
the
previous
Divine
state
only
sweet
having
the
Chord.
Through by wisdom,
which, when guided which the to enables brings him understanding him close rapport with to live in such the Infinite, our Fatherthat Mother-God, he, vibrating in that vibration, is in accord
man
study
gains
knowledge
with
are come
the
Essence
Divine
and
and
the
God-conscious the
as
unceasingly
to
untiringly
student-devotee
about
Father's
move
assist
the
they
Path. God
man
is Life.
Life
is Action.
Life
is ceaseless
action.
Life there.
To the
"
ingly understandlight sufficiently clear, so he can he become then into the Ocean of enters Life, which is Action and he abides understandingly Essence, ;
gleans
the
Conscious
Then
attain and
it is man, this
state
too, "Rests
of the
in
Action."
man
Enlightenment,
line
to
has
penetrated
the
mist
crossed
which be the
ever
lies between
"
tive relathat
that God
which is in
seems
real
and
the
Real
"
expression.
assists
as man as
Higher
working denials,
he
passes
onward the
he, through
remembers
and
understanding
to,
through
from,
and his
by
all false
beliefs
conceptions
mind. 35
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS
the carnal self is fact, little by little, concept of man's in its place comes the perception of the Real out, and Self. That which God caused to become manifest, and is the destined, sometime, to stand redeemed, and to express glory of God. washed "We
man
In
in
Genesis, the first chapter, that image and likeness," and gave
This
means
"God
man
over
the earth.
man's
outer,
the
or
carnal
body.
to
erase
the outer
the
cause man
he is path, where the carnal tree, then it is,when becoming the ripe fruit upon be cleanses his outer mind, through and by denials, that the One Mind, God's Mind, will become enthroned; and, finally,
When
reaches
place
upon
his
"
the
carnal
mind This
Divine.
mourns
lives in
state
the
a
Consciousness
of
for the
man
living nor
into
the dead.
a
through
freedom.
passes
broader
greater
the portal into limitation. stepping across ined Birth the pairs of opposites which the Illumand death are his he has Sage no longer sees upon passed out Path, as from the great forest of illusions, carnality. As man the edge of the elusive forest,he begins to nears in Action." learn that God, the Omnipresent Aum, "Bests his long dwelling in Maya, from Man, having grown weary is
"
feels the
or
desire
for
inaction.
This
is the
carnal
deceiver
"
will listen to its stupifying voice, adversary; and, if man he wTill succumb to stagnation. This is the beginning of old in death ends to the outer body; as stagnation is age, and death. Let there
can
no
the inflow is
a
and
outlet of
lake become
stagnant
pond
inlet,and
soon
By action,
mind
; but
do
not
refer
action
of the body
or
inner
understanding concerning the Eternality and unchangaGod. bleness of Action This, being God's natural state, as in has the full Light, he, too, will it. When He rests man
rest
understandingly
state
in Action
; as
this is Immortality.
This it is
is
calmness,
peace,
serenity, harmony,
Love;
yea,
God-Consciousness. 36
THE
METAPHYSICS
When is Mental
If
man
works
mind, it
Science, and
student
it.
learn the deeply in earnest, he will soon of procedure; because, all thoughts sent folly of that mode from the mind, ladened with the desire to limit, harm, or of Compensation, will destroy another, in the unerring Law
return to the one
the
is
who
of
created
them and
if not
today,
is
ever
in in
some
other
day;
and last within
for Jesus
the
Law
Cause their
Effect
operation;
the
very
Christ
said, "Man
and all to
an
would
farthing/' and
themselves for
fruits
unto
into
expression
to
their world.
It is well
escape the
effect of
one
iously; malic-
"Law
of Cause
and
Effect," which is,"As you sow, so shall you reap." No mental It set this aside. form maneuvering can a protection may will crumble for a time, but all things mental and the Law of ; Karma will not cease, "Until has paid unto the very last man farthing."
to get control of place where the tempter seems before Awakened. they are Spiritually some In the Bible this same thing is called by different names, the magicians of Egypt endeavored to by their incantations reproduce the miracles of Moses, and, up to a certain place, to the limit of their and they did so; but they came power; Of the this is of God. hand a surety they said,
"
This
is the
' '
The
Prophets of Baal
endeavored
gods were as great as the One God trusted, and failed the but their 's to of the carnal they prayed being gods ; ; mind's conception. of his carnal mind, and made Elijah had burst the bounds of the One God, and that He was the Realization his very life. In India, this same of the carnal mind is called Black power All mind of this power is carried on in the carnal Magic. ; it
matters
not may not
their many
who
it is that
thus
does.
The
carnal
mind
what
is
regenerated. Therefore, all of this, be the object (when the mind is used to harm mankind), is done
of
it
in the
darkness
No
ever
Truth. in
man,
the thus.
Christ Until
in
is born
the
his
be
consciousness,will
man, whose
desire
is
do
awakened
may
mind
only
again, he
a soon
mental
see
concept only.
that he is
giving
stone,
WISDOM Man
to
come
into the
place, where
in
answer
he
can
have
the Realization
at all
seems
times, so
to to
be), vanishes
it.
appearance to prayer,
of disease
(which
sary neces-
finds it is
learn
Birth;
Christ
then
has
received
and in the his
the
Mind
tarry expressing
until
he in
him,
which
is God, estabSpirit of God, that Spirit which lished consciousness influx that of Divine by Power,
none ever
but knows
God
understands.
he
Man
thereafter,that
and
moments
is
son
of God
; and
in
of
trustingly abiding,
of his
Infinite,the
of God's
Father-Mother-God.
the
Truth
Being,
Reality of the
man
It is when overflows
our
fully Realizes
his
Truth, that
to
his
heart
with
gratitude,and
comes
the Infinite,
Father-Mother-God.
man
When within
so
that his
Spiritual Illumination, he perceives the Higher Metaphysics is only for man's own use and garnish it own mentality, that he may sweep
the God
many
into
that There
the
are
Mind
may
thereafter
upon
operate there.
the time
man
steps
reaches
the
Path, from
Summit
awakens,
tion.
until
he
the Mountain
of Illumina
39
LESSON
THE
HIGHER ONE
METAPHYSICS PKESENCE
of the Truth
as
rN
the
Realization
in
God,
as
the One
His
it
and
One the
only is in operation in and through all, is consciously upon intelligence, and that the Infinite, man Sacred which the awakened have Path, Spiritually claimed prothat from It the
most
ancient then
times the
even
unto
the for
present.
awakening,
searching
the the
Light,
ing bring-
then
until
outer
Concentration,
and with into lives the the in these
tion, meditation, devotion, appreciareverence, in into man bring expressed rapport prayer, as man comes God; and, in proportion Omnipresent he Realization One of the the Truth, Presence,
" "
When is man being the only Law. of in rhythm understandingly therewith, he is in the Will "Work man God, and all things, together for his good," when I am still and "Be know that learns how to let them. God," the God
Law,
it
voice
of
the
Cosmic
to
an
attuned
Prophet,
in
the
sentimentally,
Presence. conscious Be
but
through
the One
understanding,
meditate
upon
abide
in
you
still and of
it, and
is God.
Presence,
which
Solomon In
as,
all thy getting, get understanding." said, "With for is no fear; reason perceive there understanding you God His in the and One is naught but Presence, there
in
can
"be
still
and
know
is
none
beside
man
concept
as
of
meets
the
him
as
Absolute
upon
Truth,
life's have him
his
he
highway.
do
whom
or
his
fellow
are
man,
he
would fair
with
unto
dealings Being,
40
honest he
are
and
those
he Real
because
in
the
Truth,
they
PRESENCE will
never
Christ
Illumined
man
permit
any
of those
living in the carnal mind concept to defraud him ; as he, perceiving the one God Law, knows it must balance evenly ; and, permitting one to defraud him, or he defrauding another, and each brings the balance balance to an the Law uneven to act perfectly. ceases of the Cosmic, perceives he Man, understanding this Law this for nothing ; there must be Law cannot gain anything in
the
recompense.
Christ, Gautama
Incarnations
were
Buddha,
in the
Krishna God
and
Cosmic
Consciousness;
very
in this Cosmic
"
Illumination
Cosmic, the Omnipresent God. from out the Heart, being Love, it multiplies to man fulfilled the Presence. Then has Essence, the One man In this consciousness, it Law, and Law has merged into Love. lives the golden rule, and does unto others, being Love, man
This
"
* '
as
he
would
have
them
do
unto
him/7
This
masterful
state
to assist mankind.
we
say
there
is
of God. form
; The
Son
is the
man no
Father-Mother,
catches
a
realization of God.
is,then,
earth,
a
longer
bound
son
by the carnal
Being conscious of his Soul freedom, he peacefully, lovingly and reverently abides in the God. center of the Omnipresent very in this illuminated state, carrying his balance Man, ever has respect for the law of is a law abiding citizen;and ever Caesar unto the land. that Jesus said, ''Render Remembering Caesar's and to God the things which the things that are are
conscious
place in Truth ; it only proves man's lack of understanding of the Great Truth, the One Presence. been called fanatical; but that have Peter in his zeal may is studying and searching for of a disciplewho is the record within did not Peter the Truth. him, perceive the Truth with after he was endowed until the day of Pentecost; and when he from experience, on high, by that wonderful power baptised in the Holy Spirit; and the Comforter, which was him Peter spake to abide. within Jesus had promised, came thereafter; but not with fanaticism. boldly, and with power This is acting in the guidance of the One Presence, which is the Living God.
Fanaticism has
no
"
41
THE
HIGHER
at
METAPHYSICS
to
that before
inner he
"
voice
which
required. Soul,
It is necessary
can
surrender
his carnal
mind
distinctly
;
the sweet
to his Soul
and
understand
its language.
and expression of the Infinite, Man, being an individualized becomes of conscious man expressing in that Presence, when he will move serenely along the Path ; and in contentment this, of the Truth of his Being, and of the live in the Realization One Presence.
pressed instrument, exmentality is a perfectly attuned Man can permit the carnal mind to by God Himself. him rule with a rod of iron. and in and through it, operate is bound is the ruler,man to the Wheel As long as this mind
Man's
of Birth
and
Death.
man can
Through
the Truth God
understanding
his mind
cast
the accumulations
of
through denials; and then affirm is God, which of the Allness of the Omnipresence realizes his True giveth the increase, and man
Presence Real. Divine! which
as
Being in God.
In the the Realm One In is
man
Harmony.
proportion
of the
0, Living Presence
We desire to feel
thy throbbing Heart, As it pulsates throughout the Universe ; Quickening the heart of every living thing.
42
METAPHYSICS
BOUNTY
fill. and
to
man
of God, is in expressed being the manifestation and is in the world of expression. form, living in The which God Universe, is bountiplaced man, It is Bounty, because the Omnipresent Essence is there, it is from
comes
AN,
this forth.
that
the
bountiful
supply
of
God's
bounty
The
were
Spiritual
Universe illumined
is in
spiritually
of limited
fullness be
magnitude
man's The
God's mind
bounty
can
wonderful
than
comprehend.
who into desires
to
apply
that
rules is
of
that
principle,
stands upon
brings
solid
evidence
desired,
of the
foundation,
the he is heir
"The
Absolute."
There, Bounty
Divine Should
remembrance that
Omnipresence
unto,
he abides
there
in his
any
good
itself instead As
to
you
for
of
giving
not
unreal.
it does
with
in
the
your
fundamental
place
and Love The
mind,
in
can
reality, because,
there
the be
no
it a resting God, refuse inevitable, deny its and, if loss seems Ocean of God Bounty Omnipresent
principle
permanent
is with
Spiritual
and When
so
Universe
Spirit Essence,
its abundance
announces
changable;
in if
Bounty
the that real
everywhere
even
evidence. it
seems
opposite
fear into it
chills
you,
the from
calm.
Rock
your Then in
Truth, mentality
affirm God. the
of
God, look
until Truth
boldly.
You
deny
then that
fear be
you
Being, and
of down
abide
After bad
denying
or
the
reality
fear, lack,
in
earnest
or
unsuccess
or
luck,
Omnipresent
caused
you
and
affirm that
the God
Bounty
an
that
is; and
individualized
manifestation,
43
THE
a
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS
expression; and placed you (man), "The verse, crowning glory of God," in the midst of God's Spiritual Uni"Man is heir and said, to the bounty herein.
man
"
divine
in
When
the then it
the
consciousness
to
of the Father.
Truth;
Then the
unselfish
desire
the
talk familiarly with the Father, knowing can is,man God, Father, can in His great grace act in the spontaneity of the pulsating Heart of the Living God ; or in and through of Action, which is in ceaseless action throughout the Law in the outer the universe; and garb called nature. expresses Call the the
to remembrance
that that is
Law
which
grain of
corn
its encasement
; then
to pass
greet
sible pos-
perceive,"All
and belief
things
Power. the of
great Love,
that of the
mind.
The
abundance
God's
Bounty
method
within
conception, into
supply may disturbed, neither
from the of
name
realization; and,
in the invisible,
your
corn.
remain
unmanif but
est,be
learn
permit
of Jesus
means now.
faith
to
weaken;
In
lesson
kernel
are
in the name speaking the prayer using an occult law; because the or, coming into expression here of the the when the the conscious manifested Son
Christ, you
tion, manifestaThis is the
and
name
In into
Bounty
man
of God, there
has illumination of the when touched He
is abundance
fore, There-
strong enough
as
bring him
Eealization
Absoluteness the
Key
which used
spring
of
the
God,
which
Jesus
fed
the multitudes.
44
THE It is well between Ocean When the eye God's for the
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS
to
understand which
;
"
is God Love.
is fully
the
individual, personality
his concept. He then with departed of vision pierces the veil and lives in the recognition of
God;
In
the
individual
at
abounds
lead.
and every abides, beauty expresses, livingthing is in rhythm with the Living, Loving Heart of the For man into the clear perception of this to come Living God. he necessarilymust cleanse his mentality of carnal beliefs and is that he there confusions, no perceive dividing line, may between mind and the carnal man God, only concept.
Divine
bounty
When Self is
walks
the in the
heart
is touched the
to such
and astir,
ever
mentality is cleaned
fields of the of the Over
then
it is that
man
green in
Eternal
"
God;
and
Love
Soul,
to the Soul
vibrates
Love,
that is God.
bounty abides ; and man, through the Christ ful Illumination, abides in Love Divine, and perceives its bountihand provides his every need ; he also knows the needs of his brothers are supplied.
In
this state
of
his brothers
or
in kindness bers rememSpiritual concept, man clasp, need the encouraging smile, or handwho
prayer.
In Love This
there
is the state
is trust, abiding confidence of the Real man, the Divine is other than
and
man
contentment.
of each
one.
mentality is clear of by denying their seeming reality. Then Being into Realization.
Remember Elder
this,use
The
carnal
Christ
is the
way-shower,
our
that cast out the evil Brother, and He spake the prayer which raised the dead as Lazarus, the widow's spirits, son, and others ; as well as the spiritually dead. When Jesus
were
Nicodemus
came
to he
must
Jesus, although
was
learned
man,
dead born
be
to
which
a man
awoke
enter
He time
asked,
' '
How
can
it be ? 46
's
LOVE womb
and
be
had
born?"
not
Nicodemus
must be
We
see
born
from
above."
Man
will not
fully understand
from above.
until he is born
the
Spirit.
After
ment
man
has
received
with
the
Father.
this he
accepts it
great
by and
through Faith.
taken
Oneness
place in man, he forever knows are inseparable. Then he realizes the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; he then no longer
knows.
doubts, because
Then
in
of God confiding trust, he abides in the Presence Love, and Realizes he is an expression of God Love, and his Divine Love. abiding place is the Ocean Essence
"
47
LESSON
THE
HIGHER
THE
METAPHYSICS
CONSCIOUSNESS
CHRIST
is born
|HEN
he
Consciousness again and the Christ in him, he may believe he has is expressing plished accomsit down his work, and that he now ever, can ; howdiscover his work has just really begun. will soon
man a
Should
arise and
student firm
feel and
lethargy
strong
overtake the
upon
man
(symbolically
attitude
ever
speaking)
silent the into
to
enter
in
standing
is Soul.
man
and, in that
retire communion
chamber silent
Infinite, which
of his the
own
present,
this silent shake
In
can
with
Truth,
of
by denying Being.
born
man
has do
as
so
many
it necessary
to
Jesus
the
did
by
thee
or
mind's
behind
Satan.
to
' '
Should
escape escape to
even
expect
Master is where
fully
did
not
the
?
he
sees
the
man
begins
grass
"Hew
the
said, "The
of
our
withereth,
stand
upon up
the
fadeth, but
their
the
word "But
God that
shall wait
mount
they
;
strength
run
they shall
be
wings
shall
as
eagles
and
they shall
faint."
and
not
weary;
and
they
0 them
to
walk
not
Is. 40:31.
"Keep
renew
silence their
before
me,
islands;
come
and
let then
the let
people
them
Is. 41 :1. judgment. "Fear with thou thee; be not dismayed, for not, for I am I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; I will uphold of my with the right hand thee ness." righteousyea,
speak
let
us
let
near;
' '
Is. 41:10. 48
CHRIST
CONSCIOUSNESS
the
Isaiah, having
receive the
to out
pierced
to
veil God of
of
could illusion,
revelations
which
men
him,
that
as
God's learn
is
a
Prophet,
the God and
way
give
from
;
the
that
the
forest
man
of illusions.
may
of wrath learn
that
but God
Truth
is Love.
indwelling Presence, which is the Divine the Real Self of each man, God is that over-shadowing man, Presence which, though invisible, ever responds in answering
that
man
Besides, being
's prayer.
In the
;
full
in
Christ
the
can
Father of the
Then
and,
appreciates
the
in the Presence
Greatness,
it is that
and
of the Infinite.
I, an problem,
Man,
to
that
arrived
at
Home."
tion rapport with God and His perfect creaand remain there, must vibrate in rhythm therewith. Life is Action. Then, to live in conscious Stagnation is death.
become
unity with
ever
God
in
be When and
' l
in
action
and
His
in and
through
all
men
him, and
arrive
is breathing him. the Holy Breath ing understandat that state in conscious
be
as
spiritualabiding, it will
lamb and
' '
Isaiah
prophesied.
a
The
together, and
will then
little child
abound.
May
49
LESSON
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS REALIZATION
VER
remember
it is the
Realization
of
the
Truth
that
brings the
Man
can
results.
statements will
of
very
Truth,
little until
hold he
good
comes
thoughts,
into the When and
or
pray,
gain
realization
man
the the
Truth. Allness of
Realizes
God, His
nearness,
power
Law the
individualized that man is an tion manifestaperfection, and of this, that he is living in this very Presence, that God's is ever in operation, and that God giveth the increase, as
water
fills the
has
vacuum,
from the
"
the
pail of
water
was
he
achieved
"
Substance
;
Spirit
takes
in
;
and
health
;
place where
lack seemed
sorrow
bounty,
death.
where
abound
and
place
is it.
a
of
meaningless
shall When know
man
word
to
the
one
who
has
not
experienced
Jesus
make
you
said, "Ye
free."
the
Truth,
into
he
and the
the
Truth
shall
is born until
Spirit Concept,
the
the
he
must
gain
man
understanding
knows
man
Truth." Realization
the
Truth
he
and, when
the
man
has
the
Realization
full
and
complete,
perceives he is living in and expressing which from is God, the that something quite opposite man's work gain his bearing where really begins, that he may he is and his own set about to solve problems.
discover there then, will soon passing through the door called death. Realization becomes
a
Man,
is
nothing expression
gained
by
brings
conscious
Life
son
into of the
conscious
and
his
man
Living
Great
God. All.
Then This
next
step is conscious
or
One-ness full
of the
is God
sciousness, Con-
Realization.
50
LESSON THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS COMPLETENESS
HE
message to
man
of the
knows he
Truth,
men
which of
God is
has
full
caused
and
to
be
earth,
or
complete.
well
as
the
can
inner,
Spirit of it, as
outer,
mist
and
the
letter,
with
understanding
perceive the
is
Omnipresent
in The
When the
man
taught
Higher
deny
that
reality of sickness, pain, poverty, age and worry, it is necessary the Real, the Permanent, not they are he student understands this, ere clearly concerning
illumination carnal man's which delivers he lives
him
because
a
has of midst
the the of
from
the
thraldom in the
life, as
God
it upon
earth
carnality.
Why
did
?
choose
the
Hebrew
people
as
His
chosen
people
God. God
to
as
Because
they
dealt
were
one-pointed,
other
in the
in
in
one
had their
with
ongoings
in the
events
of
the
they
So
we
lived
see
carnal
of illusions. Hebrew
God
as
permitted
a
people
the the after
men
"
to
work of
out
their
problems
was
nation
people, and
;
history
Old
their
ongoings
The the
this
is called
up,
to
one
raised
another,
of the letter.
of
the with
Infinite the
many,
the
could
The
hand
in
hand
historical,
indeed,
all lies and down
the
have
Spirit, being
invisible,
there
caught
the the
sweet Presence
only
letter,
peace
the
who
have which
been
centuries
Spirit
close
man
have
to
lived
the
to who
God
can
know
of
Father-Mother-God. Jesus
taught
He
humanity
the
the
Message
which
the
Father
gave
Him.
proved
Divineness
thereof
by
the
"signs
lowing." fol-
51
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS
When His
' '
Jesus
was
ministry He
He said to
told
It
go
from
them.
them,
lean place where they must and God, alone; but He promised them ask the Father to send the Comforter He would (The Holy He, the Spirit of Spirit). He added to that promise, ''When is come, He will lead and guide you into all Truth. Truth received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit After the disciples the day of Pentacost, they spoke the Truth boldly, as they on reached the
"
' '
had and
seen
This the
of another
Dispensation
Teacher. It comes is the Great into, Spirit of Truth and when heart consciousness and abides within, man's man is born again. from above. The Then, in the Silent quickening comes talk to the Father-MotherChamber of the Soul, the heart quickening. God, that you may receive this wonderful he perceives the forward the Path As man moves upon of Christ; and that man's body completeness in the message
"
"
is to be redeemed. God's message to man, understood proved that if man from to the last in Revelation, he the first chapter in Genesis could see that he has not completed his individual problem in law of has each mastered the school of experience until he of Birth which binds man to the Wheel the carnal illusions, Jesus and Death.
man
This Thus
does if
perseverence.
man,
student-devotee, and
in earnest
sufficiently
deep
unto
to
and live the Life as study, pray, meditate, concentrate plete righteousness,can see that the whole web of Truth, comof Eden to the Redeemed and perfect from the Garden
; and
"
that
or
each
and
every
man
must
their
own
salvation
problem.
has is complete; and, when man Message of Truth it out within himself, he is,in solved his problem and worked In this consciousness consciousness,a complete son of the Living God. lives in Peace, Contentment of completeness, man and and it Divine
own
Satisfaction
forever
' '
more.
"So
God
created He him
man
in His "And
was
image
created
saw
; in the
; male
female
he them. And
1:31.
God
very
everything that He
the evening and
had
good.
Gen.
sixth
day."
52
LESSON
THE
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS MASTEKSHIP
ASTERSHIP
many
is
ways;
word the
can
be
but
upon
not
interpretation
of these
it,being
have Christ he of
placed here
given
which
the
man
climax
may
instructions;
illumined Essence of into
which the
been
that
become the
one
Light,
becomes the
lights
and the
him
into the
Divine, where
the "Oneness
illumined
into
consciousness of the
This
man
All,"
In
"Allness
One."
we
term
God into
this
state
of
tion illuminasees
sees
looks
every
living
the
One
Presence the
outer
there;
garb
One of Presence
vision
he
being
What
is
through
and
all, yea,
there. which
; we
penetrates
is this
center
depths,
ence? Pres-
lo, he
The
in
finds
Omnipresent
mantle of
tones
were
God
nature
the
all, and
admire
nature
and
knows
if there there
back A
of nature,
master
as
would
be
nature
mantle is its
a
understands
when
a
with key-note of rhythm infinite the vibration of the harmonious universe, it thereby disintegrated by the losing its equilibrium, will finally become back into the first intertwining of cross vibrations, and merge to there the Essence God; Divine, the Omnipotent cause, remain until individual each atom again becomes one by one
Infinite;
planet
loses
en
rapport
long
How Action. of Life forming vibration Omniis present, God knoweth. this No doth man require? mony, HarGod is Love, Life, Action, Intelligence, Power, not perceives it matters Peace; therefore, a master with
the
what
the
; as
process
none can
seems
the
Infinite
there
or
tion construc;
Care
and
in
Therefore,
the Path forest 54
it matters
not
even
what
place
illusion
any
man
may
be of the
of experience,
;
though
it is the
and
he
being in the
depth of Maya,
may
believe
MASTERSHIP
change that which is ; and a master knoweth God is right there ; and that, should aroused brother become that to turn his mind sufficiently be and h e will hear the "Still Small within, still, Voice/' the is ever voice of God in to the mountain speaking ness, stillman; the roaring of cataracts, the desert,or in the great city. It is a tender voice, so tender, the carnal mind must become that when hear ; man man quiet, ten, hears, then stops to lismay his heart becomes for the Real Self is ever soon astir; desirous to express his consciousness to the outer that his self, work become finished ; for his task is to redeem his temple, may
no
there
is
God
no
power
to
"
or
lower Here
self. is where
into expression; Mastership begins to come there is no mastership for any individual except that which God commanded at the dawn of creation to bring into man is the Real Self. "That which God expression; which man in his image and created his outer, or likeness," is to master carnal it into and mind, through purifying transparency; his into body bring redemption through enlightenment; and Love Devotion and to the Soul, the Supreme great Over Spirit of the Universe.
"
The
ship. expressed masterthe is, they overcome ties propensiit of the lower self, to the ness, place of onethereby elevating where this is accomplished union, or Yoga takes place; when becomes an mastership being expressed, man adept.
Divine That
Incarnations
of all
Ages have
themselves
have
First fullness
one,
man,
in his
ongoings
toward
full
redemption
as
in the
of Jesus
Christ, becomes
the awakened
Enlightned
over
seeker,then the student-devotee, then the enlightSage, then Adept ; and man merging into enment
a
Master.
Not has
over
his fellow
him
so
man,
no
But
his outer
self,which
bound
A
kept
long
to the
in
the
forest which
when
of
Maya;
and
wheel
stands
in conscious
in
The
means
that Father
Jesus
' '
proclaimed separation in
said,
Oneness
' '
one.
can
unity; there
Freedom
be
no
ness. one-
Mastership is conscious
into the consciousness
A
;
Divine.
more
Master neither
of the
hath Ocean
nothing
Essence
to
do
with
Scientific Truth
; he
has
;
merged
he is
one
Divine
with
it,one
55
in
it,
THE and it in
sea
HIGHER
METAPHYSICS is in the
him; "The
within of he is not
dew-drop
' '
shining
sea,
and
the
shining
in
him.
Oneness.
lives in the world, as one illumination,man of it; he ever of humility; wears a robe although his vesture may be fine linens,or purple velvets ; and be his; he, a jewels of value, and sparkling brilliancy may seeth those things of carnality as fleeting and Master, ever to entrance changing; and they have no illusive power him; he is free from their fascinating brilliancy. A he is a Master; and Master, has overcome, ere he, to remain his mastership at all times, over a Master, expresses illusive temptation of carnality. any conscious action ; Conscious Mastership is constant alertness, in serenity,rhythm, peace and love ; he is anchored ; his heart
In this state
it,but
is melted
as
Divine beats
and
united
with
the
Cosmic
Heart
heart
the
Cosmic
in Love's
vibration
into the
vibrates therewith living thing; a Master an objective center for the Cosmic Love
through
in the
comes
to
the children
of
men.
When
Path,
then the and
he he
ongoing
heart and
upon
the
are
Sacred
head
to
united,
which
adapts
is
through understanding
And Ocean the in time Essence
that
Father
man
desireth
unity takes
Divine
ocean
place
man
merged
in
and
becomes The
At-one
ocean.
God;
drop in the
is
becomes
one at-
in the
vibrating throughout the earth ; the New Age is here, and the Spiritual vibrations are "God's refreshing the earth and all living things; and man, find he is in the very of crowning glory," will ever presence And the Loving, Living God. hath a place prethat He, ever pared
for all. A Master be
may
call from
the Cosmic
Heart
stand in the
upon
the
summit,
and
some
of
his
brothers
the Father desert; but he knoweth is ever heareth and answers ever prayer ; therefore,the master the he about that his Father's business; and Light of prays God will enlighten his brothers who are in the desert or wilderness; until they and the Love that is God, hold them secure awake, arise,and return Home.
afar
God
's grace
ones
is great
' '
His
Love
enlightened
and have One
therefore,the
all live,move
by
the
individuals
"
cast
anchor
in the
home
port,
the Father's
House,
man's
destination.
56
assist
man
Light, which where perceives the Truth of Being, and of God. Omnipotence and Omniscience
!
into this port ; but enlightenment into the ocean of God guides man the Omnipresence,
ous Truth, he is ever desirof mastership ; he looks not to of service ; this is the mark ing fruits of action, but consciously abides and radiates his blesswho to all pass along.
Mastership
When
man
knows
the
He
and
dives into the depth understanding this is the very Heart there abides ; knowing
in
of
the
deep;
of God.
THE
END
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