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ROSI CRUCI AN ORDER
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Supplementary Monograph
PRINYCOINU. S. A.
The subject matter of this monograph must be understood by the reader or student
of same, not to be the official Rosicrucian teachings. These monographs constitute a series
of supplementary studies provided by the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, both to members
and nonmembers, because they are not the secret, prvate teachings of the Order.
The object of these supplementary monographs is to broaden the mind of the student by
presenting him with the writings, opinions, and dissertations of authorities in various felas
of human enterprise and endeavor. Therefore, it is quite probable that the reader will
note at times in these supplementary monographs statements made which are inconsistent
with the Rosicrucian teachings or viewpoint. Rut with the realization that they are mere-
ly supplementary and that the Rosicrucian Organization is not endorsing or condoning
them, one must take them merely for their
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APPLYI NG ROSI CRUCI AN PRI NCI PI ES TO DAI LY LI VI NG
By Thor Ki i mal eht o, Past Gr and Mast er , AMORC
Your l i f e can be i mmensel y si mpl i f i ed i f you ut i l i ze ever y
pr i nci pi e at ever y oppor t uni t y t hat pr esent s i t sel f . For exampl e, l et
us say t hat some gr eat want exi st s i n your l i f e. Suppose t hat par t of
your unhappi ness i s due to r esent ment and a t endency t o sel f - pi t y. I f
you woul d t ake t he poi nt of vi ew t hat your ef f or t s must event ual l y be
cr owned wi t h success, and t hat t her e ar e good and suf f i ci ent r easons
f or t he del ay, much of t he pai n woul d di sappear . Thi s change i n at t i -
t ude raakes t he si t uat i on easi er to endur e and t he pr obl emeasi er to
handl e. I f you can er ase t he r esent ment and t he sel f - pi t y, you wi l l
become mor e cheer f ul and mor e agr eeabl e. Peopl e, t her eupon, wi l l f eel
mor e comf or t abl e i n your pr esence.
I f you suf f er f r equent l y f r omacci dent s and mi shaps, you have
set goi ng a negat i ve, des t r uct i ve wave of i nf l uence. The onl y way to
combat t hi s i s t hr ough concent r at i ng on har mony f or a f ew days.
Vr i t e t he wor d on a car d. Pl ace i t i n your pur se. Pl ace i t on your
desk. Pl ace i t on your dr essi ng mi r r or or wher e you can see i t. Let
t he t hought si nk i nt o your i nner most consci ousness and become par t of
your nat ur al f eel i ng and awar eness; t he negat i ve vi br at i ons wi l l be
t r ansmut ed i nt o posi t i ve, and t he mi shaps wi l l cease.
I f you suf f er f r equent l y f r omcol ds, f ever s, and i l l ness, be
pat i ent . Fi r st , you must not be al ar med. Fear i nt ensi f i es a con-
di t i on. Second, you must know t hat nat ur e heal s. Nat ur e can t ake
car e of most of our ai l ment s pr ovi ded we do not put obst acl es i n her
pat h. Anal yze your habi t s. Do you obser ve t he mi ni mumessent i al s of
heal t h? Ar e you r egul ar i n your physi cal habi t s? Do you have a
r easonabl e amount of f r esh ai r , sunshi ne, exer ci se, r aw f ood, veget a
bl es, and wat er ? Do you have suf f i ci ent r el axat i on and sl eep? I s
your syst emcl ean? I s your bl ood st r eampur ? I f you can answer i n
t he af f i r mat i ve, you have not hi ng to f ear f r omany condi t i on. You can
t hr ow pr act i cal l y ever yt hi ng of f pr ovi ded you go to bed when you f eel
i l l so t hat t he heal i ng f or ces of t he body can concnt r at e on t hei r
t ask. Ever yt hi ng i n nat ur e i s r el at i vo to cause and ef f ect , and we
ver y of t en suf f er f r omnegat i ve ef f ect s of whi ch we our sel ves have
cr eat ed t he cause.
My exper i ence i s t hat he who si ncer el y t r i es to l i ve t he Rosi
cr uci an l i f e, who t r i es to do hi s dut y to t he best of hi s abi l i t y,
and who t r i es to be a channel f or cosmi c f or ces i s gi ven t he vi t al i t y
he needs to do hi s wor k. Unai ded nat ur e can never gi ve a man t he
amount of st r engt h t hat t he Cosmi c awakens i n hi m t hr ough t he Rosi cr u
ci an t r ai ni ng and t he Rosi cr uci an l i f e. Ther e ar e hi dden st or es of
ener gy i n ever y human bei ng. I t may t ake sever al year s bef or e t he
r esul t s ar e appar ent . These r esul t s, however , ar e an absol ut e, de-
monst r abl e f act . Anyone who i s pat i ent and per si st ent , who endur es
t he t est s and t r i i s of l i f e t hat accompany ever y st ep of t he way, wi l l
f i nd when he r eaches t he hi gher Degr ees t hat r egener at i on i s an ab-
sol ut e f act . Even bef or e t hi s degr ee of devel opment i s at t ai ned, t he
exer ci ses and pr i nci pi es wi l l st r engt hen t he vi si n, over come f at i gue
and headaches, hel p t hr ow of f col ds, and g. ener al l y st r engt hen t he
body. Appl yi ng Rosi cr uci an pr i nci pi es, however , does not mean neg-
l ect i ng or i gnor i ng t he human needs of t he body, whi ch i s t he Templ e
of t he Soul . I t does not mean i gnor i ng r est per i ods or vacat i ons.
Rest i s bot h a di vi ne pr i nci pi e and a pr i nci pi e of nat ur e. The
syst ol e and t he di as t ol e of t he hear t ar e al t er nat i ng per i ods of ac-
t i vi t y and r est . The Bi bl e t el l s us t hat t he sevent h day of t he
per i od of cr eat i on was a r est per i od. I n emer genci es st r ange t hi ngs do
happen, but t he l aw of emer genci es must not r epl ace t he or der l y move-
ment of l i f e.
Anot her r esul t of t he exer ci ses i s a r emar kabl e st r engt heni ng of
t he abi l i t y to concnt r at e. One sor or wr i t es t hat she has been abl e to
become ut t er l y obl i vi ous of noi se and di st r act i ons. No mat t er how
many guest s she may have to ent er t ai n, she can ment al l y make her pl ans
f or t he day and t he week. I n a noi sy l unchr oom, wi t h t he r adi o goi ng
f ul l bl ast , she can peacef ul l y r ead a book or an ar t i cl e.
Anot her sor or t el l s t hat even as a young gi r l i t was di f f i cul t
f or her to si t up l at e. I f she want ed to f eel t hor oughl y r est ed i n
t he mor ni ng, she had to go to bed at ni ne o' cl ock. Af t er sever al
year s of t he Rosi cr uci an wor k she f i nds t hat t he des i r to go t o sl eep
at ni ne has l ef t her . Consequent l y, her day i s l onger and mor e enj oy-
abl e. At ni ne o cl ock she can r el ax, r ead or st udy, or do what ever
el se she wi shes. Onl y peopl e who have suf f er ed f r oml i mi t ed vi t al i t y
know what a boon i t i s to be abl e to at t end a l ee t ur e or to go t o a
concer t . She al so st at es t hat her movement s have become much mor e
r api d so t hat she i s abl e to accompl i sh mor e i n t he same amount of
t i me. She i s abl e to compl et e her househol d t asks bef or e noon so t hat
t her e i s pl ent y of t i me and ener gy f or communi t y and soci al act i vi t i es,
and st udy. Pr evi ousl y, af t er a st r enuous mor ni ng of housewor k, she had
to r est sever al hour s i n t he af t er noon. Now her st r engt h i s un-
di mi ni shed, and when her home dut i es ar e compl et ed, she can st ar t a
new eyel e of act i vi t y. I s i t not unusual f or a woman of f or t y to f i nd
her body f unct i oni ng mor e smoot hl y and her physi cal movement s becomi ng
mor e r api d?
To l i ve t he Rosi cr uci an l i f e, to become a channel f or cosmi c
f or ces and pur poses, i s to put onesel f i n al i gnment wi t h t he gr eat
cosmi c st r eams of ener gy and power . As t he year s go by, as t he Rosi
cr uci an l i f e becomes habi t ual , one achi eves a sense of per f ect secur i -
ty, a f eel i ng of bei ng at home i n the wor l d. Tasks come whi ch you can
do. Peopl e come who need what you have to gi ve. Oppor t uni t i es come
such as you r equi r e. Changes occur , t he pur pose of whi ch i s to i ni t i -
at e one i nt o a new t ype or f i el d of act i vi t y. To t he aver age i ndi vi
dual , changes ar e per pl exi ng and conf usi ng. The myst i c st udent knows
t hat t hey ar e pur posef ul and to be wel comed. The Rosi cr uci an st udent
l i ves i n t he NOWand concent r at es on t he t ask near est at hand. He
r eal i zes t he i mpor t ance of TODAY as no aver age i ndi vi dual possi bl y can,
and he r eal i zes t he si gni f i cance of even t he most t r i vi al dut y of hi s
dai l y l i f e. He t her ef or e does not wast e hi s ener gy or scat t er hi s
i nt er est s. He has f ound hi s cent er , and ever y t ask, ever y i nt er est
t akes i t s pl ace ar ound t hat cent er .
Most peopl e wast e t i me and ener gy wor r yi ng about whet her t hey
have t aken t he r i ght cour se of act i on and whet her some ot her cour se
mi ght not have pr oved mor e successf ul . The Rosi cr uci an st udent knows
t hat ever y bi t of exper i ence i s val uabl e. What ever he l ear ns about
l i f e, about peopl e, and about condi t i ons i s bound to pr ove val uabl e
and hel pf ul . The smal l est j ob has i t s pur pose and can pr ove to be a
st eppi ng- st one to somet hi ng bet t er . No j ob i s i nsi gni f i cant . Any
cr ner may pr ove to be a f ul cr um to move t he wor l d. Wal t Whi t man
st udi ed l i f e i n t he busses and on t he br i dges of New Yor k. J ohn
Masef i el d, t he poet l aur eat e of Engl and, di d not scor n to sweep a bar -
r oom i n Yonker s. Eugene O Nei l l , t he wel l - known dr amat i st , was a hand
on a t r amp st eamer .
Anot her sour ce of i r r i t at i on i n dai l y l i f e i s our emot i onal
r eact i on t o t he t act l ess r emar ks and act i ons of peopl e. As Rosi cr u-
ci ans, we l ear n to l ook upon peopl e as chi l dr en of a l ar ger gr owt h.
We r eal i ze t hat i noppor t une r emar ks and cl umsy act i ons ar e t he
r esul t s of a l i mi t ed under st andi ng and emot i onal i nadequaci es. We no
l onger t ake per sonal of f ense. We r eal i ze t hat i t i s chi l dr en who
speak, who know no bet t er . We are no l onger hur t . Rat her , we must
t r y t o hel p t hemand f or gi ve t hem. I n a qui et and pl easant way, wi t h-
out r ancor or compl ai nt , we can hel p t hemchange t hei r vi ewpoi nt , or
over come a pr ej udi ce, or become l ess per sonal i n out l ook. We must
wal k among men as t eacher s and hel per s, but unobt r usi vel y and sympa-
t het i cal l y. Peopl e must open t hei r hear t s to us nat ur al l y. They must
f eel t he uni ver sal l ove i n our hear t s. I n a wor l d of suf f er i ng and
bl i ndness, we can br i ng under st andi ng and enl i ght enment . So many
human bei ngs ar e passi ng t hr ough t he Dar k Ni ght of t he Soul t hat we
can have no mor e bl essed t ask t han to l end a hel pi ng hand to t hose
peopl e bei ng t r i ed i n t he cr uci bl e of f i r . We can sust ai n t hei r
cour age wi t h our assi st ance.
Thi nk how exhi l ar at i ng l i f e becomes when you have conquer ed
wor r y, when you no l onger f eel r esent ment or sel f - pi t y, when you know
t hat your most i mpor t ant concer n i s t he t ask near est at hand, when you
know t hat t he t i me and st r engt h f or your t ask wi l l be gi ven to you,
t hat what you need f or your wor k wi l l come at t he r i ght moment , t hat
t he pr omi ses of t he Bi bl e ar e l i t er al l y t r ue. Thi nk how f ar your
i ncome can be st r et ched, even t hough not one dol l ar woul d be added,
when t hr oughout a year onl y a mi ni mum, or not hi ng at al l , has to be
spent f or i l l ness. One member sai d t hat f or t he f i r st t i me i n hi s
l i f e he di d not have to spend one dol l ar f or t he dent i st or doct or .
The Cosmi c sust ai ns hi mwho l i ves f or ot her s. Thi nk how much
mor e pl easur e you can get out of l i f e when you know t hat you have a
r i ght to enj oy t he good t hi ngs of l i f e; t hat ascet i ci sm i s a f al se
doct r i ne; t hat nat ur e, musi c, l aught er , and ar t ar e to be enj oyed. We
t ake our pl ace i n t he br ot her hood of men. We of f er our ser vi ces and
our t al ent s, but our per sonal l i ves ar e not meant t o be bar r en, cheer -
l ess, and unador ned. Nat ur e mani f est s not onl y Wi sdombut gr eat
Beaut y. The mor e hi ghl y devel oped we ar e, t he mor e sensi t i ve we ar e
t o t he i nspi r at i on of beaut y. We become mor e appr eci at i ve of what i s
nobl e, i nspi r i ng, and beaut i f ul . The undevel oped human bei ng has
l i t t l e pl easur e out si de of t he sat i sf act i on of hi s appet i t es, sees
l i t t l e beaut y i n l i f e or nat ur e, and has appr eci at i on of onl y t he
cr udest vi r t ues i n human char act er . The devel oped human bei ng sees
beaut y ever ywher e and appr eci at es a wi de r ange of human qual i t i es and
t ypes of per sonal i t i es. Onl y t he myst i c can appr eci at e hoi ^beaut i f ul
l i f e i s and how good G-od i s. Nat ur e becomes a l i vi ng mant l e of t he
l i vi ng God. Ever y bl ossom, ever y i nsect , becomes a symbol of Di vi ne
Wi sdomand Li f e Ever l ast i ng. What ever t he Pat her has i s f or hi s
chi l dr en i f t hey woul d f ul f i l t he si mpl e r equi r ement s- - t o l i ve j oyous-
l y, to l ove, and to ser ve. What a sad spect acl e t he human r ace must
make i n t he eyes of i t s Fat her - - huggi ng sel f i shl y what i t t hi nks
bel ongs to i t, per mi t t i ng no one el se to get a shar e, and pi t i f ul l y
cr yi ng f or mor e.
The most wonder f ul gi f t t hat l i f e can gi ve one i s a gr eat cause
t o ser ve, nobl e al t r ui st i c soul s t o wor k wi t h and t o i nspi r e one, and
a phi l osophy of l i f e t hat makes ever y day event f ul and ever y i nci dent
meani ngf ul . When one has t ast ed t he j oy of ser vi ce, how r es t r i et ed i s
t he aver age l i f e conf i ned to one l i t t l e home, and f r equent l y t o but
one i ndi vi dual ! Such a l i f e i s t he seedl i ng f r omwhi ch t he l ar ger
l i f e i n t ur n must bl ossom. We can t r ul y say t hat onl y t he myst i c
under st ands l i f e, appr eci at es what l i f e and t hi s wor l d have to of f er,
and l mows what t r ue j oy i s.
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I t has been a pl easur e to br i ng t hi s message to you. I si ncer el y
hope t hat I wi l l have oppor t uni t y t o cont i nu your i nst r uct i on and to
gui de you i nt o and t hr ough t he hi gher esot er i c t eachi ngs of t he Or der .
Knowl edge i s unl i mi t ed, and whi l e you have had many of t he f unda
ment al pr i nci pi es whi ch ser ve as t he f oundat i on of t he Rosi cr uci an
phi l osophy, t her e i s st i l l an unl i mi t ed f i eI d of esot er i c knowl edge
and appl i cat i on of t he pr i nci pi es whi ch you may have t he oppor t uni t y
t o gai n. Ther ef or e, al l ow me to suggest at t hi s t i me t hat you r enew
your af f i l i at i on wi t h t he Or der . Si gn your ame, key number , and
pr esent addr ess i n t he space pr ovi ded on t he next page and send i t
wi t h one mont h s dues, whi ch wi l l be al l t hat i s necessar y f or you to
f or war d to have f ul l pr i vi l eges of member shi p r esumed i mmedi at el y.
Not onl y wi l l you r ecei ve t hese hi gher i nst r uct i ons i n t he f or mof
weekl y monogr aphs, but al l of t he ot her pr i vi l eges of member shi p wi l l
be avai l abl e to you f r omal l of t he depar t ment s of t he or gani zat i on,
as wel l as t he mont hl y magazi ne, t he Rosi cr uci an Di gest .
I-lay I hear f r omyou soon?
Si ncer el y and f r at er nal l y,
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encl osi ng one mont h' s dues whi ch I under st and wi l l be appl i ed on my
cur r ent dues and make my member shi p i mmedi at el y act i ve.
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The speci al monogr aph encl osed i s f or your t hought f ul consi der at i on.
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pi es pr esent ed. Por some r eason, however , i t was necessar y f or you
to wi t hdr aw f r omt he Or der . Al t hough you have not r ecei ved t hese
monogr aphs r egul ar l y i n r ecent mont hs, t he or gani zat i on wi shes you to
know t hat you ar e wel come t o shar e agai n t he benef i t s to be der i ved
f r omt hese hi gher degr ees of t he Or der . Si nce you have al r eady l ai d
t he f oundat i on f or t he use and appl i cat i on of t he pr i nci pi es to be
pr esent ed i n f ut ur e monogr aphs, you woul d f i nd cont i nui ng st udy es-
peci al l y hel pf ul .
I ara sur e you wi l l be nt er est ed i n t he wor ds of a f or mer Gr and
Mast er who pr epar ed t he di scour se cont ai ned i n t he encl osed monogr aph,
I t i s a consi der at i on of pr act i cal aspect s of t he Rosi cr uci an phi l oso-
phy. Read i t car ef ul l y to avai l your sel f of t he t r ut hs and appl i ca-
t i ons i t cont ai ns. I magi ne t hat i t i s a r egul ar monogr aph, such as
you st udi ed i n t he past . I t i s t o be hoped t hat i t wi l l be possi bl e
f or you t o r esume your st udy and par t i c pat e act i vel y once mor e i n
t he wor k of t he Or der .
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