UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL

SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

Walter and Lao Russell
A Home Study Course
UNI T 11-LESSONS 5, 6, 7, 8
Copyrighted 1950
by Walter and Lao Russell
No part o f t h h n t ( ~ l t u 8 ~ p t a n k pri nt ed in a n y
f o r m wi t hout permit?& from thd aut hor, except
by a r evi ewer who m y quot e Waf pacleagea in 0
revi ew t o be lyrinted in a magazi ne or m e p a p e r .
ISSUED BY
THE WALTER RUSSELL FOUNDATION
SWANNANOA, WAYNESBORO, V1 R61NIA
UlY IVE2SAL ;tAV NATURAL SCIENCE ANE PHILOSOPHY
Wal t er Wussel l , Sc, C.,
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The Walter Rus s e l l Foundat i on, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Vi r gi ni a
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Copyrigh:sd 1950 by Wal t er Rus s e l l
PFL4'YER SC GENTI FI CAELY EXPLA %NET:
THE POlvXR OF ?BA'-fi3R
Todeg I wish t o suppl ement ever yt hi ng I havd t ol d you about
me di t a t l m, or cornrnunfon wi t h God, and t a l k t o you about pr ayar
which i s t he b a s i s of me di t a t i on and out of which medi t at i on
grew.
P a q e r i s t he mi ght i e s t of man7s povaias, f o r t hrough pragei a,
i f undel st ood and s i g h t l y used, man may havz anyt hi ng he dz 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 os ext s nd 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 , Ri ght l y and knowingly usdd pr ayer can t r a ns -
form one' s own c o n d i t f o ~ , or t h a t of t he whole wosl d,
I f 3 ~ ~ a y e r 1 s not r i g h t l y and knowingly used t he tLme con-
sumed i s wast ed, f o r ft w i l l be of no a v a i l ,
PRAYEd IS BASED UPON DESIRE
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Cesi r e ge what w i l l and behol d, i t s t andet h bef or e thee .
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Thr ouahc. ~t t he aeons --- f t has Seen t hf ne wi t hout thy knowing, e 'en
though tkou h a s t but j u s t asked f o r I t ,
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"3i; t hou n o t and a s k, a c t i n 8 not f o r unl es s t hou r each out
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f o r thg j e s i r e i t s h a l l not walk t hy way t o t hae unaided thy
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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 t h God t o f u l f i l l i t ,
The whole power of t he uni ver se w i l l work WITH you f o r i t s
f u l f i l l i n g but i t w i l l not work FOfi you whi l e you do not hi ng about
i t .
I n t h i s promi se i s t he key t o pr ayer s a r e or a r e not
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answered. God t e l l s you very pl a i ni g t h a t He w i l l gi ve you what-
ever you d e s i r e - but = must r egi ve s qua l l y by t h e a c t i o n of
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s er vi ce.
Thi nk t h a t over . Recal l t hz m23y pr ayer s you have ut t e r e d
and how di s appoi nt ed you were becauza t hey were n o t answered.
Most pr ayer s a r e j u s t s e l f f s h ones, cont i nual l y a s ki ng f o r some-
t hi ng t o be gi ven wi t hout even t he 2xpect at i on of gi vi ng some-
t h ing i n exchange.
Thi nk of t he t housands of e n t r e e t i e s which a r e s e nt up t o
God wi t h 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 gi ve you
money, a l l you want of i t 9 but what a r e you youks el f gi vi ng f o2
i t ? What t he p r i c e you a r e payi r g f oi a i t ?" Aga i n quot e
God' s word I n Hi s Message,
"He -- who d e s i r e t h r i c he s of e a r t h al one, denyi ng Me i n hi m
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des i r e Me s t r ongl y.
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en en t o him w i l l 1: gi ve a l l he as ket h wi t hout s t i n t i n g ,
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Thi ngs of eai at h whicri man d e s i r e s ar2e but t hi ngs of eai l t h
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t o be r et ur ned t o e a r t h wi;h bones of hi m. Bu t t hi ngs of e a ~ ~ t h ,
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heaven bl es s ed by - Me, -- a r e 2s e t e r n a l -- i n t he i mmor t al i t y -- of h i s
Sa l f r ecor di ng Soul a s Li ght or Me i s e t e r n a l , "
You a s k God f o r peacs, happi ness and pr os pe r i t y t o be gi ven
t o you, but you t a ke peacz, happi ness and pr os pe r i t y away f ~ o m
a not he r by mal i ci ous gossi 2i ng about your nei ghbop, t r e a t i n g your
s e r va nt u n j u s t l y , t hus t akl ng he^ happi nes s away from h e r , or by
mi s r epr es ent i ng t ha p~~oduc z you a r e s z l l i n g .
Un t i l you bal ance y o 2 d e s i r e f ok peace bx g i v i n g peac2, - o r
happi nes s gi vi ng happi - sss, - or pkos pe r i t y g i v i n g pr os pe r i t y,
your pr ayer w i l l be voide2 9 you, y o u r s e l f ,
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The onl y way you can 'nave happi ns s s gi ven t o you by t he
Li ght of l ove, which God iu, i s f o r you t o gi ve l ove t o ot he r s .
You cannot - t ake happi ness ok l ove , You -- can onl y gi ve i t , I f you
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gi ve l ove it w i l l a s s ur el y be gi vdn t o you a s l i g h t shone i n t o
a mi r r or w i l l Laef l eet 1fg'r.c back from t h e mi r r or ,
Wi t ness t h e na t i ons -i-hfch ,have t r i e d t o become power f ul ,
pr osper ous, pe a c s f ul and 2appy by pl under i ng ot he r na t i ons .
Empi res t hus t aken by f c r z ~ wi t hout havi ng been v o l u n t a ~ ~ i l y gi ven,
o r wi t hout havi ng gi ven 3; ual l y i n exchange, a r e he a vi 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 ake weal t h and
happi nes s away from ot her s f o s t hemsel ves, I ns t ead of gi vi ng i t ,
t e n have pai d t h e pki ce i? bl ood and a t housand i n t e a r s .
Wi t ness a l s o t he gkeet f or t une 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 ve r yet been a bl e t o pur chase happi -
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peace and l ove.
The rice of l ov? i s l ova, The p ~ i c a of greed i s agony.
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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 cr eat ed by over - eat i ng, by gi vi ng vent t o - vi ol e nt anger , o r
by di ver s a c t s which dest roy nokmalcy of bal ance gi vzn you by
Go d . It seems nevell :-50 o c c u ~ t o you t h a t you must r egi ve t h a t
which you ask f o r by eat i ng pr opzr l y, by s ubs t i t ut i ng love f o ~ l
anger or ces s at i on of t he abuses which havz caused your di sor der s.
Go not misund6rstand me whzn I r a f e r t o only such unbalanced
condi t i ons a s angar or over-eat i ng a s bei ng t he cause of a l l d i s -
orders, f o r woilry and excessi ve g r i e f --yes and even l onel i nes s
and i nt r os pect i on, w i l l cause glaave di s or ds r s ,
That which I wish t o impress upon you i s t he one f a c t t ha t
any di st ur bance of bal anc2 t o t hz body i s immediately recoLaded i n
the body by somz malady, or mal-adjustment which we t hi nk of a s
si ckness. Al so -- I say t ha t any si ckness - of .ny kind i s s z l f -
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made whether knowingly o r unknowingly, whether I nt e nt i ona l l y or
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God' s laws ape never s e t as f de a ps?ayer or ot her wi se, The
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f er i ng from i t s e f f e c t s and ask God t o el i mi nat e t he EFFECT while
you cont i nue t o r e pe a t t he CAUSE.
MAN BLAMES GOD FOR PIAN-MADd WARS
Considzr t he many prayers f op c6s s at i on of wars, "O Lord
we beseech Thee t o s t op t h i s c r ue l war", we say, f o r g e t f u l of
the f a c t t ha t we make our wars oursel ves by t he f r e e wi l l t o a c t
as we choose.
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them. War i s j us 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 hne s s a s a bus f nes s f a f l uke i s t he e f f e c t of
a cause cr eat 3d by man because of h i s unwf l l i ngnzss t o bal ance hi s
g i f t s by r egi vi ng,
Wa not oxly ppay t o God t o l e t us br eak H i s law wi t hout s uf -
f e r i n g f ~ o m i t s d f f e c t s but wz blame God f op our own a c t i ons i n
-/ br eaki ng His Law, How o f t e n wt: heap peopl e say: "How can a l ov-
i ng God i n heaven permi+, such @s ue1 wars? It fs hakd t o ba l i a ve
t he r e i s a Go d , e l s e Ma would not p, 3rmit such war s, "
We might j u s t as wal l 3 t hake can be no God e l s e he woul d
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not per mi t us t o l i e t o OUP nefghbok,
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God gi ves us f ~ ~ e e w i l l t o do a s w e chooss i n t he making of
our Szl ves i n our own image, and He gf vas us a l l of t he powep of
H i s uni ver se t o h e l p us br eak Hi s law If we wfsh t o , but what-
e ve r g i f t s ws a c c e pt we mu s t e qua l l y give t o bal ance our g i f t s ,
Let us agai n quot e @odgs Message I n t h i s ~ e s p e c t ,
" ~ e r f l y has man f r e e wf l l t o cor i t sol h i s a c t f c n s , That my
Father-Moths2 has gi ven t o man a s h i s i n h e ~ f t a n o e , . Bu t t he con-
t p o l of t he 2s act i ons t o t hos e a c t i ons man has nevep had,
his my Fathek-Mother hol ds inviolate , These cannot b=com&
man' s except thcough modifying h i s z e t f on3 u n t i l t he r e a c t i ons
a r e t h e i r exzct dqual and oppos i t e I n e q u f l i b ~ i u m, "
GMVE MI SC~CEPTBUDI S FZGARDSNQ Pi??-CER
It i s gt nekal l y bel i eved among men t h a t onz who ?pays of t an,
and wi t h many words l oudl y and pi ous l y ut t eked, Is hol y among man
and much fav3red of God, But I say t h a t he who f i nds a n a c s t a s y
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of happi nes s i n h i s So u l f r om t ha g i v i n g of h i s l ovd t o t ouch t he
Qoul of a d e s p a i r i n g n a i g h b o r is a n hundi >~i ?f ol ?i more h o l y i n God' s
3 i ght . To him t h a kingdom of heaven i s a s t hough he dwz l l e t h i n
t he house of t h* Lord whi 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 gai l den wa l l s .
When you pr 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
dus t beneat h Thy f e e t " , God ! s S i l e n t Voicd whi s per s wi t h i n you:
now t hou t ha Li g h t whi ch I am. Thou a r t man, e x a l t e d i n Me .
h l a t I am t hou ar 7t . Thou a r t t h z Li g h t , "
For l ong a g e s God' s S i l e n t Voi ce whi spai Js wi t h i n your unhear -
i ng 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 he b u i l d i n g of your S s l f . So l ong a s you b e l i a v a your-
s e l f t o be d u s t be ne a t h t h z f e e t sf t he Al mi ght y God yo11 a ~ = s t h a t
dus t whi ch you havz b u i l t i n t h e image of your i magi ni ng.
Khen you p;>ay t o God s a yi ng: "God have mel cy upon me, a
mi s ar abl e sinn,-rl,( you have n o t pr ays d t o t h e One God of Love, --
Creat or1 of H i s u n i v e r s e of l ova- - Cr eat or of you t o ma ni f z s t His
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l ove f o r you do n o t know 52x1. You hav3 b u t pr1aye3 t o a God of'
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wrat h end f a a ~ of ~ O U T own maki ng whom you have b u i l t i n you? own
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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
worashi pi ng. Yz whcse i d o l i s f ear 3 and wr at h cannot know t hd God
oi Love, Z u t i l you know l ove y?u a r e what youi 2 i d o l i s , a mi s -
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made s i n s b~ gou, y o u i a s e l f , f o r t h e i d31 ycu wor s hi p w i l l show
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When you ppay t o God r es i gnedl y, as though p a t i e n t l y acc3pt -
i n g t he puni shment of gkf ef a t t he deat h of a lovzd one, and you
say: "Thy w i l l be done 0 Lor d, The Lokd gi ve t h, and hd t aket h
away", you havz not y e t kcown t he God of l ove, f op God gi vet h
onl y. God never t a k z s t h a t which has not been gi ve n, y&at GoJ
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gr i eve when you gi ve ~ e b i ~ t h t o new l f f e - - f op t h a t i s what daat h
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It wf l l be many decades bef or e man as a mass conappehen3s
t h i s Idea which i s cornmonpl%@e t hf nki ng t o cosmLc man, but you,
i n whom t he seed of cosmf@ t hi nki ng i s bding sown, wf l l go t o
your nei ghbor and sow fr, i n his Conu@i ousness, and tas i n t ur n
w i l l do l i ke wi s e , u n t i l man i n t he mass wf l l be t ~ a n s f o ~ me d flom
Bar bar i c man who stilk c ku@f f i e s l ove to cosazlfc man who i s love,
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L E S S O N N U M B E R 6
The Wal t zr Mussel l Foundat i on, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Vi r gi ni a
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Copyri ght ed 1950 by Waltisr Rus s e l l
Cont i nuat i on of
PRAYXR SCIENTIFICALLY EXPLAINED
RE;LATIONSHIP OF PRAYER TO MECITATION
"Let us uni t e i n pr a ye r . " How f a mi l i a r t he s e words a r e on
evar y r e l i g i o u s occasi on, and upon he a r i ng them t he congr egat i on
aut omat i cal l y bows i t s head, bends i t s knee and words coma from
t he p u l p i t i n e a r ne s t t ones which may be s u p e r f i c i a l l y heard by
some, ha r dl y heard a t a l l by ot he r s , whi l a t he vscy few who hear
i n t h e i r h e a r t s a r = deepl y s t i r r e d by t he , a r d o r of t he suppl i ca-
t i o n t o God f o r f oggi vaness, os mercy, or bl e s s i ngs upon t he con-
gr egat i on and var i ous ot he r human i n t e r e s t s ,
Pr ayer - i s j u s t meani ngl ess words i f not f e l t i n t ha h e a r t ;
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j u s t - a s music i s no mom t han sound i f it does not r each t he
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Soul . Pr ayer t o God i s t he a ppe a l of t he Soul of man t o t he Uni-
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ver sa1 Soul . As such i t fs t hs mi ght i e s t of man' s powers, but
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when ppayer i s but ~ o ~ i ? d s , not coming from t he Soul , i t i s no
more e f f e c t u a l t han t he hundreds of pr ayer s wr i t t e n and d i s t r i b -
ut ed t hr oughout t hz s t r e e t s i n As i a , or prjayelas wr i t t e n i nt o a
di s c and whi r l ed t o r e pe a t t hemsal ves by t ur ni ng t he pl ayer
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wheel s wi f t l y ,
Worded and fopma1 pr a ye r s , i s s uz d p d r i o d i c a l l y , l i k e morni ng
and aveni ng pr a ye r s , paaayers of t hanks a t meal t i mes , and p~~a yl 3r 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 peopl e obey aut omat -
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, or t he r a may be
none. The h a b i t of pr ayi ng p e r i o d i c a l l y and wi t h 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 devot i onal ,
- Those who t hus pr a y mi ght j u s t a s wel l n o t pr ay, f o p p l a y e r
i s a union of Soul of man t o Soul of God, and woiads al one cannot
make t h a t uni on.
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Aut omat i c, f os mal and h a b i t u a l ~ p a y i n g from t h e l i p s , al one
i n one' s chambera, ora Ln gr oups 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 wi t h i n t h e Soul of man wor dl as s l y o r
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ot her wi se, w i l l al ways command t h s whole uni ver s z t o f u l f i l l t h e
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enumerat i ng them c s ~ s f u l l y - - a v z n t o t f mi ng t h e i r a k r i v a i a s your
des i r ed posszssi ons- - - yea, aven i nf or mi ng God 8 s t o Hi s msthod of
gi vi ng them t o you- - de t a i l i ng your bus i nes s and f ami l y naeds- -
never gi vf ng t hought a s t o your wor t hf nes s t o r e c e f v ~ Ynem, o r
whet her i t i s wi se t o have them, o r what you s h a l l r egi va t o
deser va them--= -- a r e but maki ng youl asel f i n t o your own s a l f i s h
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image and n o t i n the image of @o d P s s p i r i t i n you,
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b%en your c h i l d pr ays f o r a l ong l i s t of bi r t hda y, or Ch r i s t -
mas pr es ent s , andi ng up wi t h "God b l e s s Papa--God b l e s s bIarnmaf'
you t e l l t he nei ghboi as how c u t e t h a t piaayer i s and t hen buy
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averyt hi ng t he c hi l d wants t o uphold i t s be l i e f i n pr ayer .
It i s not c ut e , i t i s t r a gi c , It i s hel pi ng t he c hi l d build
i t s own s e l f i s h image. It i s a l s o hel pi ng t he whole wo~ald t o
bui l d i t s own s e l f i s h , g ~ e e d y imaga, It i s hel pi ng t o per pet uat e
t h i s Barbari c Aga of gr eed, s el f i s hnes s and f e a r of nei ghbor
agai nst nei ghbor.
When w i l l pa r e nt s t each t h e i r chi l dr en t h a t t hey must gi ve
love f o r love gi ven them? No t u n t i l t hey f i r s t know t h a t t hey
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themselves must not a s k t o ba gi ven anyt hi ng wi t hout a daep
desi r e i n t h e i r h e a r t s f o r kegiving love 2qual l y f o r l ova gi ven.
Par ent s who know t h a t w i l l say t o t ha c h i l d : "God w i l l givs
you a l l you de s i r 2 because He l oves t o gi ve , but what ail* you
pl anni nq - t o r egi ve i n love t o God? You want God t o show His love
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t o you by gi vi ng you t he t hi ngs you want, but God wants love from
you. The can show your 1 ove love a l l t hi ngs
which God put s on e a ~ t h . h%sn you as k God t o bl e s s Papa and
Mamma you can he l p God bl e s s them by g e t t i n g Papa v s s l i p p e r s and
hzl pi ng Mamma dr y t he di s hz s , That i s t he way you can ba worthy
of r ecei vi ng a l l t he t hi ngs you a s k f o r , ''
When a mother pLaays t o God t o extznd Xi s l ovi ng pr ot act i on
t o hep son from harm i n t r a n s i t on stolamy s eas she h e r s e l f must
axtand her lovz e qua l l y t o a l l ot her sons of a l l mothers of e a r t h,
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and t o a l l t hi ngs of God v s cr eat i ng. Her devout pray32 can alone
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be answeked t h a t w.
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When she prays dzvout l y, no mat t er how deep hzr s i n c e r i t y
i n aski ng love from hek moth22 h e a r t , t hen t ur ns a n g r i l y or
i mpat i ent l y upon he r f r i e nd, or nei ghbor, OP a s e ~ v a n t i n her
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hous e s h e , hz i l s z l f , voi ds h a ~ ~ plaayeia--as t hough i t n e v d ~ ~ had bzen
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 your pi dayei = 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 pr ospc=r . Idhen yo11 ~ e g i v e t o your
hal pei ' s t h e l ove g i v s n you by God it i s God' s l ova gi vzn t o th2m
by God t hr ough you, Tha t i s what i s meant ma ni f a s t i ng GO:^ on
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i/ e a r t h .
h%en you pr a y f oi ' God t o show Hi s l ovd f o r you by g i v i n g y o u r
good c r ops must y o u r s z l f g i v t l ova your
t o r e g i v e Hi s g i v i n g , Youia l ove g i v z n t o thzm i s Gcd' s l ove g i m n
t o you f o r r e g i v i n g . Your --- l ove and GO$' s l ove a r e ONE. I t s man-
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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:
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Hl3AhTBEAT -- of God' s body, c=vzn as t h e s wi ngi ng of t he pandulam i s
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I f t h e fapmer would b u t s t a nd i n t h z mi ds t of h i s f i e l d s and
p r a y , s a yi ng unt o them: ' ' I l ove you my g r e e n f i e l d s , I l ovz
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avelay p a r t of you, e v e r y g r a s s bl a de - - e vs r y c oot an3 h e r b and 2ar
of i l i pe ni ng coian, I l ova e v a r y t r e e of ~ G U , each l z a f of you whi ch
g i v e s l ove i n oxygen f o r n i t r o g e n g i v e n you i n l ove . I l ovz 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 gi ve mz i n your
l u s c i o u s f i aui t f or a t h e l ove I givu? t o your r o o t s , ' I I f t ha f a l me r
would b u t pkay t h a t way--deepl y--and i n h i s heas t - - ha wocl l p r o s -
ps r as h i s f i e l d s pr os pei as d wi t h hi m. And he would know no f a t i g u a
f o r l ovz gi ven, f o r l o w g i v z n i s n e v e r wo2k--and t h6r e woul3 b2 e
l i g h t i n h i s 2ges and i n n e r j oyous ns s s i n h i s h e a r t which naught
b u t t h e ma n i f e s t a t i o n of l ove 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 gi ve t o man,
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He who can say i n h i s h e a r t : "I and my Fat hai a r e oner' , and
f e e l t he ecs t as y of t h a t uni t y, i s cont i nual l y IN PRAYER, even a s
he i s cont i nual l y I N LIFE and cont i nual l y br eat hi ng, His prayer
i s l i ke unto h i s inward-outward bkeath which i s f or ever wi t h him,
f or ever vi t a l i z i ng him,
He who knows t he Li ght of love i n him does not beseech t he
Father-Mother of t he unive~ase f o r h i s next b~l e a t h, nor f o r h i s
next he a r t be a t , f o r he f u l l y knows t h a t h i s hzar t beat i s one with
t he uni ver s al pul se, and t h a t f o r which he would needl essl y ask
i s al r eady h i s .
Therefore I say t o you when you as 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 breat he cont i n-
uai l y so s h a l l you be - i n pr ayer cont i nuousl y--as - gou a r e i n l i f e
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and l ove.
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And a s t he a i r you b ~ e a t h e surrounds you abundant l y, awai t -
i ng your need of i t , so i s t h a t which you would as k f o r your need
awai t i ng you i n abundant suppl y, yea, even t o ove,rflowing f u l l -
ness.
And a s t her e i s not a time when God c e nt e r s you, an3 an i nt e r -
val el aps es i n which He agai n cent ar s and c ont r ol s y o u ~ balanced
hear t beat t o synchronize wi t h Hi s, so i s t he r e not a tfme when you
should pray t o Hi m, and anot her time when you should not .
And, l i kewi se, a s theke i s not a time when t he a i r you breat he
i s denied you while you mani fest gouk Father-Mother on t h i s eapth,
so, l i kewi se, t her e s h a l l nevek come a time when t ha t which you
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need t o wor t hi l y manffest Hfm s h a l l be deni ed you, f o r I agai n
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l ove and l i f e f o r which $ou have not asked.
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I f t her e a r e t i mes when you would l i k e t o put words t o your
d e s i r s s t o gi ve them form l e t n o t your words be from your l i p s ,
nor gi ve voi ce t o them, Say i n your ha a r t when s ol e l y per pl exed:
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/
Se l f . I f t hen you would s ay: "Fat her , s t and by- - I deepl y need
~ h e e " , i t might mean moke i n assukance t o you--but t o our Fa t he r
,
i t weighs not one whi t more t ha n sayi ng i t i n your hear t - - s o pr ay
t o . Hi m t h a t way i f i t comf or t s you t o t hus commune,
I f s l e e p wf l l not come t o you f o r heavi nes s r egar di ng your
deal i ngs wi t h a f r i e n d , writs your ques t i oni ng upon your h e a r t
wi t h de s i r e t h a t l ove s h a l l gui de you, t hen s l e e p i n peace and
know t h a t t he answer w i l l be wki t t e n f n bal anced rhythms where
t he ques t i on ha s been e r a s e d.
And i f youk handi work goes not t o your l i k i n g , havi ng t oo
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much of your 2 a ~ t h s e l f i n i t - - s e ns i ng i ns t ead of knowi ng--l i ki ng
and not l ovi ng- - di ver t zd by sounds of e a ~ t h from hear i ng t he
s i l e nc e s of heaven whfch bosns them on ear t h- - t hdn, I say, open
wide t he doors of your Soul and 1st God i n t o work wi t h you.
Rej oi ce t hen i n y o u ~ a ga i n renewed e c s t a s y as you agai n think youi
work knowingly wi t h God, c ke a t i ng wi t h Hi s hands and yoxrs a s one.
I f a f r i e n d appkoach you wi t h a gr f evance send l ove t o open
t ha door f o r him t o you--and s a g wi t hf n your h e a r t : -- athe her, l et
my words be Thy words t o him, n o t mine al one", --t hen weigh h i s
gr i evanca i n t he s c a l e s of l ove and not l e t him depar t uni l l umi ned
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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 wi 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 wl y e b b i n g b e c a u s e you h a v e , p e r -
c ha nc e , f ounde d i t a f a r f ~ o m whelae you s h o u l d h a v e f ounde 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 whe r e you now know i t woul d t h r i v e , I s a y t o you 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 mi n e d you wi t h t h e L i g h t of
knowi ng what t o d o t o b a l a n c e y o u r unba l a nc e d b e g i n n i n g ,
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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 of t h a t far j o u r -
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neg whi ch w i l l b e f o l l o we 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 ve n as one b r e a t h f o r e v e r f o l l o ws a n o t h e r - - u n t f l t h a t f ar 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 ns we r t o youk p p a y e r ,
Know you, h o we v e r , t h a t a l l t h e pi aayer s i n a l l t h e wor l d
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would h a v e b e e n as s o f t bl own wi nds on d e s a r t s a n d s , ha d you n o t
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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 wo r k i n g
wi t h Him, s t ep bg s t e p a nd 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
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He who woul d 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 as 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 om God, a n d r e g i v e s t o
hi m, 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 mi g h t y c a t a r a c t of power e v e r r e a d y t o be g i v e n i n
t h e meas ur e of a n y ma n ' s a b i l i t y t o r e g h e e q u a l l y ,
Ag a i n I say, God w i l l wokk wi t h you b u t n o t f o r y o u , No one
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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 wi t h o u t a c t i o n , f o r t h a t
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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 , or
have been t o o much al one and would bal ance goup Sel f awapen2ss
wi t h God awar eness, l e t youp pkayek be a des i ke f oe ke a l i z a t i on of
your hi gh pl a c e i n God s unf vskse, Sag withi:? gous pul s ebeat ,
wor dl es s l y: "I, My Fat hes ~, am not al one 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
Cr eat or . I a m of t he i nnar Mind, 1 kncjwThy e c s t a s y , 1 a m
e xa l t e d i n Thee,
"I have a l l knowladge and a l l powap, That which I de s i r e t o
know, or t o have, or t o gi va i s mine t o know, t o have or t o g i v a ,
My dwel l i ng pl a c e i s i n Thy hi gh heavens, Be Thou Thee i n me t h a t
I may be Thee--knowingly,
"I am i n Thy Ei ght , 8 my Fat hek, E n f o l d Thou me eve2 i n Thy
Li ght t h a t 1 may nor; a ga i n f e e l t he heavi nes s of ehe dar 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 me One wi t h Thee ,"
He who would pray f op l ove and t he @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 l y
a s he gi va s l ove and f ~ f e n d s h i p t o ot hesz 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 pr ayer
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wi t h t he God of Taaturej go out f n t c Naturra s gr eat c a t h e d r a l of
forrest pi ne s and oaks and j oi n In itlaat meghty ppayer of punning
st r eams and babbl i ng bsooks, and t he s i ngi ng of bf s ds , the buz-
zi ng of be e s , t he droni ng of c ount l e s s i ns e c t s and h i d d e n t hi ngs
t h a t c hi r p, and t k f l i , and s i ng hozannas t o God i n Hi s hi gh
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heavens t o gl adden our h e a r t s a s we wal k and t a l k wi t h God,
You who have r ead my BOOK OF EARLY WHISPER~GS know what I
mean by t h a t , and how wonder f ul i t i s t o pr ay t o God wft h a l l of
Hi s c r e a t i n g t hi ngs which ma ni f e s t Hi m I n l ove f o r t h e l ove He
gi ve s a l l t h i n g s ,
When any man pr 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 Fa t h e r , know you t h a t he i s pr a yi ng t o your Fa t h e r who i s
ONE wi t h you, Even a s God wokks wi t h you t o f u l f i l l your d e s i r e
you shoul d work wi t h him who d e s i r e t h a ught 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 wi s e , a r e a l l d e s i r e s of
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a l l men one.
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I f he who t hus pr ays 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 gi ve n and r e - gi ve n e qua l l y, ext end
t o him your -l ove and bal anced knowing, evan a s God whi sper s i t
al ways t o t he unheaki ng and unknowing,
If he h e a r s but heeds n o t your c o u n s e l l i n g do n o t condemn
him, o r f a i l t o watch over him u n t i l t h e Li ght of your i l l umi ni ng
ha s r eached h i s h e a r t a s i t some day w i l l , e ve n a s God wat ches
over t h e unbal anced ones who have n o t y e t l e a r ne d t o mani f est
l ove . Say t o him wi t hi n your h e a r t what God s a ys f n Hi s healat--
' PA11 men w i l l come t o me i n due t i me but t h e f k s 1 s t he agony of
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a wa i t i ng, " And be t hou t h e r e a wa i t i ng hfm wi t h l ove when he has
a t l a s t known l ove ,
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 l ove,
and l ove i s a l l t h a t i s i n Godgs kingdom of heaven--and t he mani-
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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 ,
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know i t t hrough cosmic man of t hs hi gh heavzns who knows l ova i n
him and gi ves i t t o t h e world i n t he heavenl y rhythms of t he hi gh
heavens.
The geni us es of t h e wokld mani f 2st God' s l ove and gi va i t out
from them t o u p l i f t t h e world by r e i ns pi La i ng man of e a r t h wi t h t he
i n s p i r a t i o n s of heaven bor n men.
The l ove bor n symphony f s pr ayer f o r l ove 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 t he heai at s of t hos e whose h e a r t -
b e a t f e e l s t he s c s t a s y of God Is h s a ~ t b ~ 2 a t a s expr sssed i n t hos e
heavenl y rhyt hms.
And s o i s a l l t h e a p t of a l l t he woiald a pr ayep foi. l ove f u l -
f i l l e d f n i n s p i r e d cosmi c man f o r Pegi vi ng of l ove t o t h?. l a c e of
man. For a r t i s bz a ut y, wi t hout which man i s noc y e t even human.
The workman a t h i s bench who gi ve s baaut g t o h i s wofk 2egi ves
t h e l ove which God h a s gi ven hfm t o a l l t h e wokld t o u p l i f t t he
worl d. Li kewi se t he housewi f e who p u t s l ove i n he s cooki ng
enr i ches t he food wi t h God' s l ove which ~ ~ e n o u ~ i s h e s nep f ami l y
L
wi t h l ove. Li kewi se t h z but cher , t he bakela and c a n d l e s ~ i c k makek
who r 2gf ve l ove f o r l ove gt ven them manf f es t God in b u i l j i n q X i s
uni ver s e of l ove wi t h Hi m,
And t he mason g i v e s l ove t o h i s wa l l i n t h3 l a yi ng of aach
b r i c k which, i n tuaan, ~ ~ e f l e c t s l o v e ' s beaut y t o each passe^--by,
Beaut y t hus gi ven by t h e mason and ~ e f l e c t z d t o man i s t h e Li ght
of t he kingdom of heavzn ext ended t o man f o p h i s I l l umi ni ng,
TH3 LAL' Nr nG Tr nNSI TI QN OF .NAN
The new age of Cosmic Man which you and I a r e 1anfol$3ing f o r
t he savi ng of mankind from s a l f - s u i c i d e by t he bas bar i c de a l i ngs
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of man wi t h man i s a t r a n s i t i o n from be l i e ve r s i n a f a r off God of
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f e a r whom t hey f e a r t o knoweps of a uni ve r s a l God of l ove whom
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t hey l o v e ,
Those cosmic ones who KNOW God a r e t he cosmic t hi nker s ,
i ns pi r ed geni us es and i l l umi ned myst i cs who know God wi t hi n them
and see God evekywhere, These a r e t he ones who, down t he ages ,
have u p l i f t e d man gr a dua l l y by br i ngi ng t he beaut y i n t o tha world
which ha s gr a dua l l y gi ven man h i s cul t uke and h i s e t h i c s ,
These a r e t he ones who w i l l uni f y mankind thkough t h e i r know-
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ing --- t o end t h i s ba be l - of t ongues - of many ~ e l i g f o n s and br i ng i n t o
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bei ng -- t h e ONE r e l i g i o n of t he 6NE God of l ove,
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Thi s now e ndi ng Barbakfc A * i s peopl ed wi t h GOC- FEARING MEN,
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of l ove i s a l l t he r e i s i n t he na t ur e of t he p n y s i c a l uni ver se.
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It i s my - ~ 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 he above st at ement t h a t
you w i l l t hor oughl y underst and t ha b a s i s of what i s cal l 2d e v i l - -
or bad--and i t i s youk responsibility t o t each i t t o 0t h3ks S O
t hey w i l l gkadual l y cornprehe~d t h a t a uni ver s e which i s founded
upon bal ance cannot be unbal anced, ok one founded upon good can-
not be bad,
When you under st and how unbal ance, which i s t he ba s i s of t he
i dea of e v i l , can seem t o be overt hkovn but 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 di l y see how t he 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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Conve ~s e l y, you w i l l a s r a a d i l y s ae t h a t t ha onl y way t o con-
quer 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 , gr e e d,
s el Ti s hnes s , l one l i ne s s , g r i a f , OP even daat h i t s e l f i s t hrough
cosmic knowledge of t he Li ght which g ~ a d u a l l y i l l umi nes t he C 3n-
s ci ous nes s of man which i s i n a b s o l u t e cont kol oT manqs body, and
of h i s own unf ol di ng thkough t h a t c o n t ~ o l ,
You who ake keadeks and deep s t ude nt s of The Messagz a r e t he
-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 i kewi se means E,
I w i l l a ga i n read t h a t papt of The Message which r e f e r s t o
t he method which you and I must use i n making t he t ~ a n s i t i o n of
man which w i l l bki ng l ove i n t o t he w o ~ l d , You w i l l f i nd i t i n
THE BOOK OF BEAUTY, Chaptek V, 5 t o 18,
5. "Var i l y I s ay, t he dawn of cosmic man i s i n i t s begi nni ngs ,
Go t hou, t he r e f or a , t o a11 t ha worl d and sow t ha seed of t hy know-
i n g ,
6 , " ~ h o u s h a l t sow t h s saad of b o wi n g man i n unf ol j i ng mangs
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pr ogr es s i on, and no Pas t s h a l t t hou know u n t i l t hou h a s t wel l f ul -
f i l l e d t hy t a s k ,
7 0 "Th~ough cosmic man t he u n i t y of man begi nnet h,
8, "Many ape t hey who know Me i n them, Sow t hou t ha seed of
Beaut y, Love and Bal ance i n t hsm, And mul t i pl y t hou them u n t i l
t h a i r l egi ons s h a l l i l l umi ne t he dakk of man' s b a ~ b a r i c ages wi t h
My Omniscient Ef ght
9. "say t hou t o t hi ne appoi nt ed onas, t hes e, My words. Thou
a r t Love. Thou a c t Beaut y, Thou a p t Bal ance, Go t hou and give
Love, Beauty, Bal ance and Tkuth t o t hy nei ghbor ,
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10. " ~ h i n k not of doi ng g r e a t works i n My name. Go thou t o
t hy nei ghbor . Thi nk t hou of Thy ns i ghbor a l one , One seed s uf -
f i c e t h not f o r a meadow but out of one ssed cometh a sheaf of t an.
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 bai ng
t he new age of cosmic man.
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12. Say t hou t he s e , My words, t o t hy nei ghbor : Go thou t o
t e n men who w i l l b a l i e v e on t he e ; and mul t i pl y t hou them by t e n ,
and ye t anot her t e n, u n t i l a l e gi on s h a l l be a s a wa l l of gr a ni t e
beneat h t hy f e e t .
13. "Heed t hou my cornmandings and -- sow t hou 5 seed of Love
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l e s t man des t r oy hi ms el f by h i s cont i nued d e s i r e s of e a r t h , know-
i ng not Mz i n hi m,
1 4 . " ~ e not n e g l e c t f u l of t h i n e own t a s ks , My s on, Laave not
t o ot her s of l e s s e r knowing t h a t which t hou t hy Sel f must do.
That which must be don6 f o r cosmfc man t o come must have t hi ne
own Sel f i n i t .
15. " ~ e who concei vet h must f i r s t unf ol d h i s concept .
16, he mason l a ye t h t he s t one s of t he mast er I s t hi nki ng,
Thou t hy Se l f , must i mpar t t hy knowing i n t he Lf ght of t hy anoi nt -
i ng t o cosmic man who wf l l bui l d t hy knowing and Mine I nt o ba i -
anced ~hyt hmf c forms wi t h Me.
17. "And out of t he knowing of t hi ne anoi nt ed l egi ons a new
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J u s t a s Lao and I a r e g i v i n g our ant i Lat . l i v e s t o sowi ng t h z
seed of t he 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 gi ve g r t a t heed t o t h e abovz words of our Fa t he r ,
and r e a l i z e t h a t t he y a c e a ddr 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 si mpl y
L means t h a t you shoul d LIVE I T and t hus be a n example t o your n e i & -
, bop. It means l i v i n g it WITH your nei ghbor by making your 36a l -
i ngs wi t h him conform t o t he t e a c hi ngs of t he Message,
Khen peopl e a r e as ked t o work f o c most causes i t g e n e r a l l y
means t o gi ve up somat hi ng, o r maks some s a c r i f i c 2 t o do i t . Thi s
r equi r ement of our Fa t h e r r e v e r s e s t h a t t hought f o r i f you a c t u -
a l l y ppa c t i c e t h e l ove p ~ ~ i n c i p l e of f i r s t gi vi ng you w i l l f i n 3
t h a t you w i l l have enci ched y o u ~ l i f e i n ever y 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 not he k, and veky o f t e n h u ~ t s ,
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I f you coul d keep t h e most i mpor t ant wokking t hought of l i f e
befol ae you a l wa ys , and p u t t h a t t hought i n t o zver y dz a l f ng you
have wi t h 2var ybody, your 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 buyf ng fsom, your s e r v a n t and your nei ghbor , you
would soon f i n d y o u r s e l f i n= a ver y d i f f z ~ e n t ki nd of worlm3 of
your own making f or . y o u ~ s e l f and f o r a l l mankind,
The most i mpor t ant t hought i s : Thz God of l ove is a l l th=re
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i s i n t h e kingdom of heavzn--and t hz r nani f cs t at i on of l ove i s a l l
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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
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Waltep Hus s s l l , Sc. C,
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The Wal t er Rus s e l l Foundat i on, Swannanoa, kaynzsbopo, Vi ~ ~ g i n i a
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Copyr i ght ed 1950 by L. al t e~- 5 u u s a l l
THE STBhY OF MY ILLUMINING
And now t hz t i n s has come whzn I s h a l l ti>y t~ t z l l yea 3f t he
t h a t can happen t o any man i~ a l l
happaned t o me--the I l l umi na t i on i n t o t h? God-Light of Cosmic Con-
s ci ous nes s - - t he ul t i ma t s goa l of a l l unf ol di ng mankind--to came a t
t h e and of an aaor,s l ong ~ o a d which began i n t he dar k of s zns i ng
a l one and ands i l l t ha gl c r y of t hz Li ght of all-krrcwing i n C - 9 3 ' ~
kingdom of t he hi gh heavens wheke Soul of man and Goc! a23 OEE,
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The f i ~ s t g2eat i nkl i ng of t hz gaan3auA> t o come was i n May of
. . 1878, when I was szvdn, I had s t r a ngz ppemoni t i ons oT ft f oL>
months--pephaps evdn foi a a yea2--but t h e gl or y of i t , whsn i t 3 i d
happzn, was l a s s myst i f yi ng and mope u n d 2 ~ s t andabl e t han t h6 ppd -
moni t i ons which al ways l e f t me deepl y awonderi ng,
For a boy I had bsen doi ng e xt s a or 3i na r y t h l n g ~ which caused
much wonder, B5fom I coul d walk I coul d pl ay on Sha pi ano with
one f i ngzk a l l t hi ngs hza,*d by me, t hzn a l l f i n3c- r s gl-a l l ual l y,
even t o t he complex mel odi es pl ayed by bl i nd Mr, Maynapd who, t o
m e , was t he g r e a t e s t man i n a l l t he woi21d,
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M r . Maynar.3 l i vz d i n t h s dar k, but walked and t a l ks 3 wi t h God
i n t.he Li ght . And what t ha Soul of Cs e a t i on t ol d t o h i s Soul ha
t ol d t o me--and I walkdd and t al kzd wi t h God i n t hose ea~al y \days
i n His wondel l ands of Peat Meadow and t he huge oaks down i n
Bachel dzpl s wi l ds wheine nobody went b11t ms, foia no one e l s e i n a l l
My World heard what I hear d t her e- - nok saw ' vhat I saw t hzr e- - s o i t
was mine a l one , a l l t h a t gl or y j us t mine a l one .
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Then it happened --a bl i ndi ng gl ar e- - r ed- - t hen i ncandescent - -
t hen a f i e l d of bl ue s hut t h t wholz wo~ald of a l l t hi ngs out from
me l eavi ng naught but i ndzscl afSabl a e c s t a s y whi l e my body wandemd
by i t s e l f wi t hout me t o t ha g r e a t r o o t of my bel oved oak wher3 I
found mysal f s i t t i n g wi t h a hand f u l l of mar bl es wi t h which I had
been pl ayi ng w-ith ot hei a boys i n a ki ng f u l l of marbles drawn i n
t he d i r t near t he gr ocer y s t o r e ,
I remembera a s t hough it wake but a mi nut e ago t he ~ f f a c t of'
t ha t tlaemendous c r a n s i t f o ~ i n t o a not he r worl d s o u t t e r l y unl i ke
t h a t one i n which my body dwel l ed--and br eat he. l i n and oat s o
s t r a nge l y and unneces s akf l y, ))%en I began t o r e a l i z e t ha w0 l a l r 3 of
many t hi ngs I f a l t mysel f t o ba t h a t worl d of many t hi ngs - - a l l
one--and I - - t he uni ver s $- - t he t r s e - - t h e sky- - t he l f t t l s a nt on m y
thumb, and t he g ~ a a t oak above me.
An i ndes cr i babl e e c s t a s y padavaded me l i k e unborn vi br at i ons
of t he g r e a t s i l e nc e flaom which t he vi bl aat i ons of sound rhythms
w i l l be bor n, an s c s t a s y which I was t o know a ga i n and a ~ a i n f o s
t en t housand t i mes t e n t housand t i mes whzn I walked and t al ked
wi t h God i n My Wolald a l l thkough my l ong, l ong l i f e of working
knowingly wi t h Hfm from t h a t ver y da y,
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Thi s 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 Bi bl e a s "bei ng
i n t he s p i r i t " o r " i n t h s Li ght . " I n Hindoo phi l osophy i t i s
r e f e r r e d t o a s "t he Brahmic Bl i s s . "
I know not how l ong I s a t t he r e but do remember s ayi ng: when
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asked where I had s o l ong t a r r i e d , I have baen i n My Worl d. " And
t o t h i s day I have al ways t a l ke d and wr i t t t n about t he gl or i ous
happeni ngs i n My World.
' . , . Most a s s ur e dl y I was a not he r per son- - qui t e t l ansfoi -med--qui t s
unabl e t o be t h z same, t h i n k t he same or pl ay agai n t he sam3 wFth
ot he r boys. I soon l ear ned t h a t My World had no meaning f o r them
s o I st opped t a l k i n g about My World t o anybody but my bl i nd 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 ver y much unl i ka me
t h a t I needed them no more, I had r a t h e r hol d mighty conver se
wi t h t he men a t t he c a r bar n or pl ay t he music of My World si mpl y
t o my bl i nd maest r o and he a r him pl ay i t back t o me, g l o r i f i e d ,
whi l e my vei'y Soul was a l one I i n My World, and my body a f a r - -
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al ways a f a r . My bl i nd ma e s t ~ o was t he onl y f r i e nd of my e a r l y
days who dwel t wi t h me i n My World. Many l ong yzar s passed be f or e
anot her came t o t a k j al onenzs s away from m e by dwel l i ng wi t h me LT
Seven ye a r s passed and each year , al ways i n May, t ha door s of
t he Li ght which openad i n t o My World, gavs me t hose few d a y s of
morae i l l umi ni ng, more knowing of t hz rhythms of God s t hi nki ng
which r e gi s t z pe d i n my Soul and t r i e d t o f i nd b i r t h i n sounds, and
c o l o ~ s , and forms t hrough me. I pl ayed Chopin, Mozart, Handel ,
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Laybach, and Beet hoven i n e c s t a s y fol a t hes e men dwel t wft h me i n
My World day by day--fop i t concerned me not one whi t t h a t t h e i r
bodies had passed on,
I had l ong s i nc e been t aken out of s chool and put t o wo ~ ~ k ,
God woul d not l e t me r ead books, He became my t aachs k and cl os3d
t hz books which I would open, Thi ngs s a i d i n them weke s o unl i kz
t he nat ur e of t hi ngs Ln My World t h a t He guarded me agaf ns s t h e i r
i n t ~ u e i o n t o b l u r t he c l a r i t y of t hi ngs I vi s i oned I n t hz Li ght ,
I found t h a t what ever I wished t o know I coul d know by j us t
des i r i ng t o know i n my hear. t , If I wi sh33 t o know music f t came
t o me i n overwhelmfng f ul l ne s s and I s pent gl or i ous hour s i n t he
f or e s t s l i s t e n i n g t o c z l e s t i a l ~hyt hms which spr ang i n t o bei ng
fiaom f oL75st s i l e n c e s , and f ed my Soul wi t h t he c ol or s OF" Natu2e
t urned i ns i da out f o r me t o see t h e i r Source wi t h fnneia eyes , t he
out er ones bei ng t oo dimmed wi t h t e a r s f o r s e e i ng,
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Then i n my f oukt eent n year came t he second g ~ ~ e a t i l l umi ni ng
a t a time when my body had been decl aked dead by t he doct or s , and
under t aker s wera a r r i v i n g , Bl ack di pht her ai a had destlaoyad my
t hr oat and s h u t of f my br eat hi ng,
Then a ga i n came t he gr e a t Li ght which had come t o rnz i n my
f i p s t i l l umi ni ng and I akose f ~ o m my bzd p e s f e c t l y heal ad, t o t he
gr e a t amazement of my weeping palaents and t o t he dc c t or s who found
t h a t my t hkoat was per f ect by heal ed,
During t h e peki od of complete unawapeness of my body, an3
ces s at i on of my he a r t be a t I had compl et e Consciousness of knowing
from t he moment of t h a t sevesance of e l e c t i 3i c and consci ous
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awar eness which I w i l l l a t e k de s c r i be 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 f op my
l i v i n g t o mani f est H i m by a l i f e of demonst r at i ng t he power of man
who knew God i n him, and worked knowingly wi t h him. Thi s I f u l l y
knew, but 1 d i d not f u l l y know of t h s t r a n s f o ~ma t i o n of unf ol di ng
man i n t o h i s next Cosmic Age u n t i l t h e f u l l i l l umi ni ng of 1921,
when my year s were seven t i mes seven,
No woiads of mine can q u i t e convey a s much meaning a s t hose
s e t down i n The Di vi ne I l i a d i t s e l f i n r ef ekence t o t h i s event
whi ch God caused t o t ake pl ace i n olader t h a t 1 should f u l f i l l H i s
pur pose by conveying Hi s Message t o man f o r which I t han knew t h a t
I was bei ng p r k p a ~ e d . These a r e t he wopds a s wr i t t e n i n The Di vi ne
I l i a d i n 1921:
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It had been
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from t h a t which man c a l l s ' ' death" i s wi t hi n t he range of p o w ~ ~ of
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i nne s t hi nki ng i f t he Soul has not l e f t t he bodyo (Maaning--no
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l onge r c o n t ~ o l s t he body t hrough a c e n t e ~ i n g Consci ousness. )
hat ---- di s eas e which man c a l l s " bl ack di pht hei ai ar ' , or "bl ack
pl ague" , -- had so df s f nt e g ~I I J t h a t ~I I J-- Soul made r eady - f o r
i t s depar t uke - - - and I was pronounced dead bg man,
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God t ook me UJ unt o 5 hi gh mount ai n 9 wher3 i ns pi r e d
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i s God-man and thelae gave unt o me kaighek &owledge of t ha P O W ~ L '
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of r egener at i on of my bcdy thraough Hi s all-knowing Li ght .
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"Through - t he - ~ e d - v i o l e t -- wor l d, and t h e red r z d ~ o r l d t o t he
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worl d of puPe whi t e Li ght beyond t hz wo r l d of blue--and back agai n
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t o t hz wo ~ l d of pur e whi t e si mul at ed l i g h t beyond t he yel l ow worl d,
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"1n -- t he e c s t a t i c s t a t e - of i nner - knowi ng - t he gpaat t r u t h - of
c r e a t i ng and de- cr eat i ng t hi ngs -- was made known -- t o me,
hat - maj es t i c swi ng -- of t he cosmic pendulum spel l s3. -- out f op
me t he gl or i ous phythms of t hi ngs t o be and t hen not t o be ,
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he - myst ery of Soul was mi ne--t he Soul s of a l l Cr aat i ng
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t hi ngs .
"The - memory -- of t e n t i mes ten t housand l i v e s mi r r or ed - them-
s al ves Ei ght from t h e f r iaecords - on Soul t o t e l l ma t h a t
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body was s t i l l new--t hat -- -- time of di s a ppe a r a ~l c e -- had not yet come,
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Each year i n May, year a f t e r ye a r , came t hos e t en or moiae
days when I sought t he fol aest s t o be a l one wi t h God, Each year I
becama s l i g h t l y more aware of my pur pose which I was t o know f ul l y
i n 1921, It was enough f o r t he t i me t h a t I was made aware of t he
f a c t t h a t I must demonst pat e trem=ndous v e r s a t i l i t y t o provd t o
man t h a t what ever he de s i r e d t o do he coul d do,
And s o t he yeaps of p r e p a ~ a t i o n pas s ed, each one, howevel,
dvi denced by doi ng something t h a t I had never donz befoL2e, or not
dven t hought of doi ng. And each s event h yea-? was markzd by t hz
doi ng of something e xt r a or df na r i l y d f f f z r e n t t han I ha3 aver
bef or e done, such a s paf nt i ng THE MIGHT OF AGES a t t went y- ei ght ,
t he dzs i gni ng and bui l di ng of many bui l di ngs c os t f ng mi l l i ons
dur i ng t he f ol l ovi ng seven year s whi l e p a i n t i n g t he most beaut i -
fcl l c hi l dr a n i n America--then i nt r oduc i ng f i gur z s kat i ng i n America
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acqui i ai ng pz r s ona l mas t zr l i nes s of t ha aLat i n a d d i t i o n t o pai nt i ng
many p o r t r a i t s and wr i t i ng many books, And so t he year s of i nt en-
s i ve 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 he
supriema expel i anca of The Anoi nt i ng of Li ght became mina, a n My
World of Li ght and t he 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 nt ens e pr emoni t i on of somet hi ng s t ~ a n g e
i n t he wor l d, such a s I had bef or e 'known a f t e r i t s happsni ng but
not be f or e , A c e p t a i n ominous and myst epi ous somat hi ng i n t he
var y 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 zek t he
pr i vacy of my own chambz13 t o awai t t h a t which must be a ga i n com-
i ng- - f or t hd t i me was h e m.
I a f t z r wa r ds found t h a t magnet i c sun spot st or ms t o r e man' s
c a bl e s from t h e i r bsds and di s r upt zd t hz t el ephone and povar s y s -
tzms of t he n a t i o n dur i ng t he mi ddl e of May, whi l e t h a t i nt zns e
szvzr anca of Consci ousness from body a ga i n t ook pl ace and ma32 me
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j us t a Soul and a Mind agai n, ha r dl 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 mi l l i on ye a r s ago.
The g r e a t Li ght of my f i ~ s t and szvent h i l l umi ni ng a ga i n
came and a ga 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 he onl y emot i on of t hd God na t ur e , That e c s t a s y i s t he on?
unchanging and c ons t a nt Min,d s t a t e which i ns pi r dd man al ways f s e l e
i n va r i a bl e i n t e n s i t y a s measu,a=d by t hz i n t e n s i t y of h i s i ns pi 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 uni v3r s3, and
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man' s r e l a t i ons hi p t o i t , no man of pa s t ages has e v e ~ b2en abl e
t o gi ve a s a t i s f a c t or y expl anat i on of t h a t i nst ant ansous f l a s h of
red-orange l i g h t which completely bl i nded me f op an undsterminable
i nt e r va l which was followed by a f e e l i n g of bei ng bathed i n a
gr e a t sea of bl ue.
The expl anat i on of t ha t l i g h t f l a s h which Paul and othek
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Cosmic Conscious -- men have experi enced, -- i s t h a t t h e m --- i s an a l e c -
t r i c s hor t c i r c u i t between t ha two l obes of t he br ai n which causas
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a f l a s h of '
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l i g h t a t t he i ns t a nt of sevarance of Consciousness fkom
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e l e c t r i c . sensat i on of t he body, Such a f l a s h occurs a t t he moment
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of deat h i n a l l cas es , and has bzen photographed many times.
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The ~ i g h t of s p i r i t u a l Corlsciousness ~ e n t e r s tha di vi ded, os
pol ar i zad Li ght which c ons t i t ut e s t he e l e c t r i c awareness of sznsa-
t i o n i n a body. Nokrnally t her e i s a complete s yneh~oni zat i on of
Consciousness and s zns at i on but when t he sevepance t akes pl ace
which makes t he body seem l i ke an unat t ached and remote appendage,
and t he Mind al one t o be a l l t ha t i s , t he s ync h~oni z a t i on i s
i nt er r upt ed and does not operat e n o s ~ a l l y ,
Usual l y t he Cosmic Hllumfnation has a dukat l on of a few min-
ut es o r hour s, l eavi ng an aftekmath of a few days, but no mat t er
how b r i e f it i s i t completely transfosams one I n t o anot hzr hi gher
bei ng. My usual perfod through l i f e has been about t en days f o l -
lowing t he f i r s t i nt ens i ve few hour s, b u t t h i s 1921 pesfod l as t ed
f o r t hi r t y- ni ne days and ni ght s , begi nni ng on May l o t h and ending
June l g t h ,
V I I
The - I l l umi nat i on i n t o Cosmic Consci ousness i s an e n t i ~ e l y
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s p i r i t u a l exper i ence --- and i s t h e ul t i mat e goa l -- of a l l mankind which
compl et es - t he unf ol di ng of ----- t h e man i dea on e a r t h .
A l l down t hr ough
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man' s unf ol di ng - i t comes gr a dua l l y -- t o a l l peopl e. Every i n s p i r i n g
t hought which comes - t o - - i s a p a r t i a l I l l umi nat i on. The geni us es
of t he world ar e t hose who havt had t he 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 ns pi c a t i on i s a l s o a p a r t i a l I l l um-
i na t i on.
me ne ve r a g r e a t geni us creat vl s any mast er pi eca of a p t i n
any of t h3 f i v e f i n e a r t s 9 and you a m r a i ns pi r e d by h i s ci =eat i on,
he i s i l l umi ni ng you wi t h t h e Li ght gi ven him. That i s how man
a r i s e s from t he br ut e s t age t o t he di vi ne cosmic s t ag3, by gr ad-
ua l l y addi ng 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 cs who have bzen anoi nt ad i n t h e
Li ght of al l - knowi ng havz u p l i f t e d count l zs s mi l l i ons of men who
become t h e i r f ol l owe r s . The g r e a t r a l i gi ons of t he woialJ graew out
of t he I l l umi nat i ons of such supi-me my s ~ i c s a s Buddha, Mohammed,
t he unknown myst i c who wrot e The Bhagavad-Gfta, (which became t he
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Feersian Bi bl e ) and J es us .
Of t hs s e , Jesus was, i n a l l pr oba bi l f t y, t ha only f u l l y
i l l umi ned one a s He al one f u l l y unda~~st . ood t he l ove piairiciple a s
t ha ba s i s of Cr eat i on, and t he magnet i c Li ght of Go? a s t he Source
of Gr eat i on. He al one of a l l t he myst i cs had al l -knowi ng t o t h e
e xt e nt t h a t Ha s o f u l l y comp~ehendad Hi s J Lvi ni t y a s Son of God
t h a t he coul d s ay '$1 and My Fa t he r a r e on?" and XNOX what i t
meant. F u l l I l l umi nat i on i s t ha goa l of all mankind. It i s t he
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Chr i s t s t a t u s which no myst i c of pa s t ages has acqui r ed but a l l
men w i l l a c qui r e when t he j ourney of unf ol di ng man on t h i s pl a n3t
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w i l l have been completed.
There have been qui t e a number of l e s s e r i l l umi ned myst i cs
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whose t eachi ngs and works, have e xa l t e d mankind i n vailying degrees,
such as Laotzu, Confucius, Pl ot i nus , Paul , I s a i a h, Soecat es, Jacob
Behman, Spinoza, Leonardo da Vi nci and Swedenborg, These were
very cl os e t o t he Li ght but were not f u l l y aware of t h e i r abs ol ut e
uni t y wi t h i t ,
There have been many of t he l e s s e r i l l umi ned ones whom we
know a's geni uses, such a s Khitman, Browning, 2hakespeare and ot her
gr e a t poet-writers--Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, and ot har musi-
ci ans of t h e i r s t andar d, - - t oget her wi t h t he mast er s i n a l l of t he
al-ts who have gi ven t o t he world i t s c u l t u r e ,
I ns pi r a t i on i s t he f i r s t s t eppi ng st one which l eads t o gen-
i us . Genius i s t he next of t he t hr e e g ~ e a t pi nnacl es of mankind
whi ch a r e i ns pi r ed man, geni us and mys t i c, me n one i s i ns pi r ed,
e i t h e r through medi t at i on, or t hrough t he works of i nspi r ed men,
he has a r i s e n through t h a t p a r t i a l I l l umi nat i on, from t he p u ~ e l g
physi cal , t o t he s p i r i t u a l s t a t u s which l eads ever upward t o t he
all-knowing, f u l l y i l l umi ned Son- shi p wi t h God, which i s t he
Chr i s t s t a t u s ,
Inspi ped men, geni uses and myst i cs a r e t he Savi ours of ot her
men. They a r e t he i n t e r p r e t e r s of God ' s language of Li ght , and
t eacher s of t he love nat ur e 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 t he Li ght of t h e i s i l l umi ni ng, each i n t he
measure of h i s own awareness of t he Lfght of God-Consciousness
( 02 Chr i s t s p i 2 i t ) wi t hi n him.
Tr easur e, t her ef or e, your i n s p i red moments whi ch become more
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and mope Y O U ~ . ? ~ as you i nc r e a s i ngl y walk and t a l k and WOliR wi t h Gcd.
Each of t h z supreme myst i cs of t h s pa s t bilought t he Messagd
of LOVE;, UNITY and THE BHCTM3HOOC OF ld4N t o t hz peopl e of t h s l r
day, but t hz human r ace was t oo nzwlg o ~ t , of t he j ungl a t o e i t h e r
compr2ehend t hz p ~ i n c f p l a of l ova or pr act i ct : i t .
The human. r a c e has not g e t unfol ded enough t o more t han
f a i ~ t l y under st and i t or pr a c t i c e I t . Man's at t empt t o understarxl
\
i t ha s l ed t o t he f or mat i on of many r e l i g i o n s which h8vz di s uni t a d
ma.n i ns t ead of uni t i ng him, and t he mi s i nt e r pr e t a t i on of t he na t ut e
of God a s a wpat hf ul God of f e a r has ccaat ed 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 ount 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 he l a s t hundrsd yzar s human compilehension ha s not
reached t ha p o s s i b i l i t y of comprehending what t h i s e l e c t r i c agu'
h3s t aught t o man.
For t h i s r eas on God has s g a i n s e nt Hi s Nesssge of l ova t o
t h i s new age of unf ol di ng man f o r t h e r s aiae a s u f f i c i a n t numbep
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a n mg man whc can become t hz seed of t he Cosmic Age now dawning,
f o r r e i n s p i r i n g ot hz 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 he many, such a s yod a r e , a l z e you would not
have Seen l ed t o i t , w i l l spzead t h e i r knowing of t he l ovz na t ur e
of Gcd t hr oughout t hz eai at h and t o man of t he comprehensi on of
t h i s e l e c t p i c a ge , 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 at t empt t o t e l l you my par s onal r t a c t i o n t o t h f s
g r e a t happeni ng whfch l e f t mz whol l y Mfnd wi t h bdt s l i g h t awaiaeness
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of my e l e c t r i c body, Euri ng pi a a c t i c a l l y a l l of t ha time I f = l t
t h a t my body was not a p a r t of me, but a t t a c he d t o my Consci ous-
ness by el ect r o- magnet f c f l ux 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 ha es s znce of God' s Message
i t was 2xt remzl y d i f f i c u l t t o br i ng m y body back undek c ont r ol of
my Consci ousness and make i t do a s I or dar ed i t t o do,
As a n example I 'radlaewith r epr oduce one page of bun-jreds, i f
not t housands of f r agment ar y wr i t i ngs t o i l l u s t r a t e t he d i f f i c u l t y
of coor di nat i ng Mind and body, Af t e r many days of silch e f f o r t I
suddanl g wrote a s c l e a pl y and a s l e g i b l y a s t he s eki pt of a chi l d,
and i n a handwr i t i ng which I have neve,? bef or e ola s i ne s usa3,
I t was necessar y t o overcome t h i s d i f f i c u l t y , -- f o r t he gr a a t
ma s on f o r keepi ng me i n t he Li ght f oia s o l ong a pe2iod was t o
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wr i t e down t hs Message of Thz Ci vi na I l i a d a s i nt ar pr et s r l f20m t he
-7 -- - --
shythms - of God ? s t hi nki ng -- i n t he i ns pi s e d - languag2 of Li ght , f o r
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t he purpose - of making mankind -- know and comp~ehznd God f op t he
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f i r s t t i me dur i nq - h i s unfolding,
Al so
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was
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make
P
diagrams
forb chemi cal and -- .-- astqo-nomfca2 - c h a r t s f op t he puppose ~f o.ivina
-- .-- -- ---- -- GL.--.--A
s ci ence naw
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cosmogony wi t h laws
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r epl ace - t h3 pl aesant one which does n o t conform wi t h r , at ur al law,
-- P -.- -
Ove~l f o ~ ~ t y thousand words wsre t hus wr i t t e n and hunclrelds of
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c ha r t s made wi t h God s Mind and t hi nki ng bai ng mine - - w i t h har dl y
-' - -- --
an er asuka or c or r e c t i on, You who havd r e a j Thz 'Books of Bvoauty,
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Love, C e s i s ~ , Heal i ng and ot he r p a r t s of The Di vi ne Pl fad s ur 5l y
know t h a t I al one eovrld not writs such rhyt hmi c and rnast arl y l i t -
e r a t u r d , no~l can any man a t any t i me p~~oJ uci 3 mast er l y a r t excapt
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whi l s i n t he s c s t a s y of wolaking knowingly wi t h God. Nor can any
man wr i t e mas t er l y l i t e r a t u r e wi t hout cons t ant r s wr i t i ng and e d i t -
i ng.
Duri ng - t he e n t i r e per i od - of szveranca - I coul d 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 out s i de
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of ma unat t ached, l i k e a n i nst r ument which I coul d use but was i n
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no wag r e l a t e d t o pe r s ona l bei ng.
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When my body f e l t hungzr i t was not I who was hungry. My
body a ut oma t i c a l l y pi cked up food under i n s t i n c t i v e c ont r ol wi t h-
out rnsnt al i n t e r e s t i n t he pr ocess what soever. The food my body
a t e was a s i mper sonal t o me a s t he food gi ven t o an ani mal or t o
a not he r per son.
My body l i kewi s e a c t e d under i n s t i n c t i v e c ont r ol when it f e l t
t he ns c e s s i t y f o r a i l o r e xe r c i s e . I somatimes w-alkad i t i n t he
Park whepe i t knsw t ha way, and i t would come back un?r r i ngl y, b u t
i t was not I who walked f o r I was foravala i n t ha hi gh heavzns of
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i ndes cr i babl e a c s t a s y, f or eve2 t a l k i n g wi t h God i n Hi s t hought
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l anguags of Li ght .
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It i s impossible t o e ve r convPg t c anyone who does n o t t h i n k
cos mi cal l y, a dynamic under st andi ng of t h a t t r a n s i t i o n f ~ o m t he
s ens i ng of a Mind c ont r c l l e d body t o t he knowing of Mind which ha s
been sever ed f ~ o m t he body by s o deep a f a s l i n g of s e pa r a t i on t ha t
t h ~ alectric body seemed i n no way ? s l a t e d t o t he ago of Soul , 02
of Mind. I s h a l l do my b e s t t o expl ai n i t by des cr i bi ng what hap-
pened.
I cannot r e l a t e anyt hi ng t o t i me, f o r time cease13 t o be , A l l
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I can say i s t h a t t hepe came a time a f t e p t h a t bl i ndi ng f l a s h i n
which I became awalae of "knowing - a l l t hi ngs . " Somswhere i n t he
Bi bl e i t sags somat hi ng l i k e t hes e words: "Ye s h a l l hav3 a n anoint-
i ng of t he Holy Onz, and ye s h a l l know a l l t hi ngs . "
On t he f ace of i t such a st at zment seems i ncr edi bl e- - but i t
i s not . Our concept of knowledge has been b u i l t upon t h3 corn-
pl z xi t y of mul t i t udi nous e f f e c t i ns t ead of t he u t t e r s i mp l i c i t y of
t he cause of complex e f f e c t . Cause -- i s as si mpl e a s -- t he t hr e e m i r -
mors i n a k a l ~ i d o s c o p e whi l e e f f z c t i s a s complex a s t he i n f i n i t e
- - - -- --
r e pe t i t i on of a few pi e c e s of broken g l a s s pef l ect ed wl t hi n t hos e
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t hr ee mi r r or s .
We can comp~ehend e f f e c t but we cannot know i t . WZ can know
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only t he CAUSE - of e f f s c t . Encycl opedi c i nf or mat i on i s not ' mowl-
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edge, but t h a t i s our concept of knowledge;
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I n ona t i mel es s f l a s h I "knew a l l t hi ngs , " A l l t h a t I have
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evep w ~ i t t e n s i nce t he n al ae but t h r e e . di mensi onal e xt s ns i ons i n t o
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a uni ver se of t i me and space. It DI E t ake t i m s t o t hi nk them Lnt o
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forbm and wr i t e them down but t o KNOW a l l t hi ngs was t i mel es s . A l l
of my chemi cal and as t i aonomi cal c ha r t s were made bef or e I knsw t he
names of t he sl ement s o r of s t e l l a r f or mat i ons .
I l l umi nat i on i n t o t h e Li ght means j u s t t ha t - - f or i t i s t he
Li ght of al l - knowi ng, o r t he Li ght of l ove, which i s ma n i f ~ s t e d
by THI NKI NG God s al l - knowi ng i n t o compl exi t i es of pat t z2ned form,
I i n s t a n t l y , and t i me l e s s l y, knew t he s t i l l magnst i c Li ght
which i s t he f ui cr um of l i f e and poivieiJ, a l s o I knew t he ha a r t ba a t
of t he e l e c t r i c uni vepse which mani f s s t s l ove, 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 me l e s s l y knew t h a t t he magnet i c Light
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of t he God of l ove was all t h a t i s--and t ha t t he sensed e l e c t p i c
- - __.-___
wave uni vaL7se of motion which s i mul at es l ovz l i f e and power, had
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no r e a l i t y what soever , I knew i t foAa what i t was--Godss t hi nki ng- -
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use i l l us i on- - s i r nul at i on- - sel f -- forms God Is i magi ni ng- - p
t h ~ o wn -- on thd s c r e e n - of space - t o mani f s s t changel ess i dea by - s e t -
t i n g & mot i on - t o plaoduce - t he e f f e c t of change*
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Thus knowing t he uni veps al hasl at beat I knew t h s e l oc tri.:
wave, Op uni vei - sal pul s e, t o which a l l moving, @? s a t i ng t hi ngs
we r e gear s d. Th u s knowing t he wave an!ci i t s oct ave pul s ebeat i n
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c y c l i c phythms which s pel l ed t h e i r shythms out f o r me al ways as
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~?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
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I t hen knew a l l causs acd comprehenddd a l l d f f e c t .
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Thsra was not hi ng t o know b u t God' s one whole i dea of Cpea-
t i o n , which i s l ep2esent ed in t he f ol l owi ng di agram 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 not hi ng tc
compPdhend but t he hzapt beat of t h i s pul s i ng e l e c t r i c wave uni -
- ve17sz of mot i on vhi ch i s r zpr es ant zd i n t he diagram by t he
NUrnEdS.
GT3nTERATICJN OF CISINTZGFdATIon
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Thi s diagram i s gi vzn t o 3-011 now a s t ha f i r s t si mpl a s t e p
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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-
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hensi on , of - EFmCT. Goping t he whole c ons t r uc t i on of t h i s e l e c t r i c
uni ver se i n t h i s e n t i r z cour se of s t udy t h e k a s i c pki nei pl e above
diagramed w i l l never be depar t ed from, o r e ~ c e e d a j , f o r t h a l e i s
nor
not hi ng i n Na t u ~ e , n o l i n your" own l i f e , nor i n yogia t hf nki ng, p, i n
any a c t i o n of your s which can va2y one whi t from t h i s b a s i c fola-
mula of Cr eat i on.
Mop i s t he r z anyt hi ng t hz chemi s t , p h y s i c i s t , me t a l or gi s t or
engi neer can exceed beyond t h i s f or mul a o r vary i t i n t h e i r work.
Li kewi se t he pos t , p a i n t z l , P n v e n t o ~ , musi ci an or a ~ c h i t s c t i s
l i mi t ed t o t h i s s i mp l i c i t y bzyond which he CANNOT GO, an3 t o which
HE MUST CONFORM,
Li kewi se t he h e a l t h y growt h of your body, ok t he conduct of
your f r i e n d l y or bus i nos s l ael at i ons must conform t o t h i s p r i n c i p l e
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of' BALANCE or el st : s u f f e r t he consequznce of what ever unbalanced
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uni ver s e.
A s we proc2ed t o unfol d t h i s p r i n c f p i a by i t s appl . f cat i on 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 di f f el aent c onnot a t i ons , ant! t h e r s f n l i z s t112
seeming compl exi t y which makes e v e ~ ~ g t h i n g you do seem d i f f i c u l t ,
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Tho d i f f i c u l t y of t h a t szeming compl exi t y l f z s i n t he popul ar
b z l i e f t h a t CAUSE and ,WOl4LEEGE 1 s complex whi l e CAUSE and KNOWL-
ECGd a r e u t t a r l y si mpl e but TMFORMATICfN CONCEENI NG EFFYCT i s so
u t t e r l y complex t h a t i t t akes many l ar3ge volumes of ?ncgcl opedi as
t o wi Ai t e i t a l l down--while n o t one t h i n g i n t hos e 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 l dact l or , ~ ~ y u ~ n c a s of expr es s ed ?nsr gy which co. nst i t ut 5s t h3 c os -
mic kai ei doscops which is G U i a phys i cal uni ver s e.
The r>t;-ason why I hav3 been a bl e t o d o s o many t hi nz s Jd2i ng
lif 3 , and do them i n a mas t er l y manner, was because of my l i f e t i mz
gro.wing knowledge -- of t he u n i v ? ~ ~ s a l he a r t bs a t which f u l l y unf oldzd
i n on6 t i mel as s f l a s h i n 1921,
It mag not suddznl y unf ol d t o you, a s it d i d t o ma, but you
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can vzry g ~ e a t l y accal e2at i : i t s unf ol di ng i f you w i l l opan youi3
h a a r t - t o t hes e l as s ons - and what I am t e l l i n g you i c t o xoup Con-
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sci ousness i ns t e a d of US t phot ogr aphi ng -- them ont o ~ 0 1 ~ 2 br a i n.
I f you just phot ograph them ont o yoap br a i n you can rern=mb?r
and r epeat them but gou w i l l not know them u n t i l deep t hought and
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much medi t at i on, whi l e a l one i n y o u ~ chamber, make them a . pa r t of
your Soul p a t t ~ r n , T ~ G more you do t h a t t he more s p2zdi l y you
w i l l ga i n knowlsdga cos mi cel l y. Un t i l ysci do t h a t you h a w no
knowledge what soever, f o r knowledge i s cosmi c- - i t i s mental--while
- t he b ~ > a i n i s but a r zcor di ng instlaument which sanses i mp r ~ s s i o n s
recorded upcri it and cannot Di Cl i ANYTHING,
Xl c c s r i c a l awar ent ss of EFFZCT mus3 nct, b2 confuss3 wi t h
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s - ns at i ons caused bg b o j i e s of mat t er i n motion--while Cosmic Con-
sci ousness mzans a n awar anass of Soul , t he Uni ver sal Soul of God
which man i s t o thd e xt vnt of h i s awareness of h i s uni t y wi t h God.
El e c t r i c a l s e ns a t i on must not be rnf s t aken f ~ i ' cosmic t n s p i r a ~ i o n ,
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The f i r s t and most conspi cuous a f f e c t of I i l umi nat i on i n t o
f u l l Cosmic Consci ousness i s t he ut t ei a absence of e v i l , s i n or
shame. There i s no t hought of such an unbal anced condi t i on whi l e
i n t hz one d c s t a t i c c ondi t i on of pe r f e c t bal ance which t he Li ght -
of l ove i s .
When I say t he r e can be no t hought of such a t hi ng 1 can b e s t
t r anef ep t h a t t hought t o ycu by as ki ng i f you f e e l t he s l i g h t z s t
t hought of f a l l i n g whi l e ycu s t and i n bal ance? You o~bvi ousl y can-
not , f o r your senses w i l l n o t vi bkat a t o t a l l you you ar d f a l l i n g
u n t i l you a c t u a l l y begi n t o f a l l ,
Li kewi se, when you ape p e r f e c t l y comf oi at abl e your sens6s w i l l
not t e l l you t h a t you ar d uncomfort abl a u n t i l you begi n t o ba.
You w i l l t hen put on a c oa t if you a r e col d t o blaing your body
back i n t o t he bal anced c ondi t i on of comf or t ,
I l l umi nat i on i n t o t he Li ght of Cosmic Consci ousnzss t r a n s p o r t s
you i mmedi at el y i n t o t he Li ght of al l -knowi ng of CAUSE which b a l -
anczs and cont kol s a l l EFmCT, The - cosmic s p i r i t u a l Li ght I S bal -
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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 anger , j eal ous y, worky, f e a r , c r ue l t y, l u s t , . OK?
t he gr eeds which l ead t o muraders and wars, a r e unbal ance3 confli-
t i ons cr eat ed by man who has n o t y e t l ear ned t he law of l ova which
demands e qua l i nt er changt : between a l l opposi t e condi t i ons i n a l l
human r e l a t i o n s .
Man, hi ms el f , has manufact ured e v i l , s i n and shame because
of t he i mpos s f bi l i t y of keepi ng hi msel f i n bal ance because of h i s
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gr eeds , w'nich i mpel l ed him t o t ake what he wanted wi t hout gi vi ng
i n o r d e ~ t o be r e gi ve n,
Tharz i s no such t hi ng i n Nat ul e a s e v i l , s i n or shame.
Natur* i s naver unbal anced. The hzavdns gi ve of l i g h t and r a i ns
t o e a r t h and e a r t h ilegivas s qua l l y of hep f o p e s t s , and cr ops , and
vap3i;s which ~ e p l e n i s h e s t he haavens.
That i s Nat ur e ' s manifests ti~n of t he law of l ove which Keape
l i zt ur a aver i n bal anca. I w i l l gi ve you anot hz? diagpam t o i l l u s -
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t r a t e the l ove pi ' i nc i pl e . Thi s w i l l be ona molae s t z p i n t;*ying t o
t r a ns f e 2 t o your comprehension t h a t s t a t e of bal ance which kept m
i n t he on2 e c s t a t i c condi t i on of Cosmic Consci ousness f o r s o l ong
a per i od of sever ance of Mind from t h s s ens at i ons induc23 by t h s
e l e c t z i c t hi nki ng of Mind from which bodi es appear , d i s a p p e a ~ and
r eappear i n s ndl e s s sequence.
THE; LOVE c y c m
As you s e e I have agai n used t he same formula of ?hythmic
balanced i nt erachanga i n a l l t r a ns a c t i ons of Nat ur e. I have but
used d i f f e r e n t words t o 6xpr ess . d i f f e r e n t i deas .
And I s h a l l cont i nuz t o do so whethzr I t a l k t o you f ~ o m thi=
chemi s t ' s l a b o r a t o ~ ~ y o r from your bus i nes s o f f i e =, op about your
home and f i l i endl y ~ l e l a t i o n s . Thi s I s h a l l do u n t i l you hava a l l -
kcowledge and al l - power t o cont r aol a l l e f f e c t s which you s = t i n
mot i on,
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As - ever y e f f e c t which you --- do s e t i n motion i s a pendulum
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which w i l l r at ui Tn t o bl e s s or smi t e gou i n t he measure of y o u ~
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knowledge, o r l ack of i t , it i s i mper at i ve t o x O U i a wel f ar e t h a t
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gou open your hearat and Soul t o what i s h e r e i n wr i t t e n and not s i f t
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i t through ang t ~ a d i t i o n s , or c u l t s , ok t eachi ngs which have been
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so deepl y impressed upon your b ~ a i n & s e ns a t i ons or emotions t hat
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a l l you have accumulated i n a l i f e t i me a r e but a bs t r a c t i ons which
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gou f or ever ~ e p e a t but cannot pos s i bl y e xpl a i n.
That which your b l ~ a i n al one ha s r ecor ded you do not - know and,
t her ef or e, cannot e xpl a i n t o ot he r s , --- 02 even t o your s e l f . That
which you know i n your h e a r t , and i s r ecor ded wi t hi n your Soul ,
remains wi t h you t hroughout t he a ge s , and i s r ei ncai anat sd wi t hi n
t he szed of you f o r addi ng 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 goa l compl et e uni t y wi t h t ha
Li ght of God which you a r e gr adual l y knowing, a l i t t l e a t a time
a s you walk and t a l k wi t h God t o know Him i n you, rnose and morz,
Those of you who have i3aad The Se c r e t of Li ght an3 t he Ples-
sage of The Ci vi ne I l i a d know much of what has been ws i t t 3n down
me dur i ng t hose t hi r t y- ni ne days. I have gi ven t o you a l l t h a t
can yz t be gi ven and t he ot har volume:. w i l l be publ i shzd a s you
becomz raady f o r mom of i t , and a2 t he world becomes rea5g t o
rect=ive i t .
There i s much i n t hz Magsage which pr obabl y w i l l not be pub-
l i s hed dur i ng my l i f e t i me , much which i s pz r s c na l i n he nat ur e
of i n s t ~ u c t i o n a s t o t i me and method of d z l i v e r y of t he Message,
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and nuch which r e v e s l s my own short comi ngs t o me i n ~ ~ ? f a r t h a t
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th;.y. mag be avoi dsd and t hus ; j eopar df za i t s del i vsi ' y,
I s h a l l now gi ve you soms of t hes e unpubl i shed pagss s o t h a t
you may know how e x p l i c i t i s s vzr y d z t a i l of t he unf ol di ng of any
of Go d ' s pl ans whzn you woplr t oge t he r wi t h God a s CN3. I har ebg
quot e :
" ~ h o u a r t t h e Li ght .
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Cont ent t hou never s h a l l --- be wi t h a ~ e f l e c t i o n --- of t he Li ght
ill man' s out ar vi s i on.
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Cont snt t hou nevzr s h a l l -- b,- i n man' s univoi.se - of di mensi on.
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Cont t nt t hou s h a l t - be onl y -- when i n communion -- wi t h Me upon
thy mountain a.
' ' ~ h o u a r t e c s t a t i c man.
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Thou a p t t he her 2al d of e c s t a t i c man t o come.
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" ~ h o u a r t t o unl oosa t hz bi ndi ngs wi t h which man has bound
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hi ms el f .
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The e c s t a s y of Mx Li ght i s t h i n e ,
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The - agony - of manP s s e v i l i n g s s h a l l - be t hi ns - i n ganj r ous
p o r t i o n .
"Heed - - thsn; - 9 not PlIy - Son, The c a pa c i t y - f op e c s t a s y i s meas ur d
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onl y the c a pa c i t y s u f f z r i n g , Thel asfom i l ej oi ce -- t hou i n
" Ga t h e ~ t hou a l l t h 3 na t i ons of t he a a pt h and sine: t o them MTJ
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words wr i t t e n f o r e c s t a t i c man i n Li ght upon t hy pul s i ng h e a r t .
l l
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"Go thou i n a l l humf l i t y and h3ad not a c r ~ c i f i x i o n i n t he
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h e a r t s of t an t i mzs t e n mi l l f on mzn,
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He who comes t o man be a r i ng knowledga does man cr u-
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c i f y. Cr uci f i xi on a wa i t s a l l - i n s p f ~ e d mdssengars o f t he Light.
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" ~ r u t h l i e s beyond - t he c r u c i f i x i o n ,
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To t e a r down t he i d o l s of man and open t he doors which l ead
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t o e t e r n a l l i f e i n ' t he knowledge of t he Li aht s h a l l be Fat her -
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Mot herss work t o do.
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" ~ e a c h thou t hos e laws by which Q uni vzr se 1s bo-undo Such
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laws a r e wi t hi n t h e -i on of man and none a r e beyond i t ,
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"Avoid thou t hs cef or e, such wordings - as psychic t hi ngs and
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powers, and occul t t hi ngs an5 pow2rs which mi sl ead man and tempt
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him toward h i s 3alaly i ma g i n i n g ~ , and answela thou a l l ques t i ons
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dynami cal l y.
" A l l man' s guest . l ons a r e answerabl e i n Li ght ,
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Confi ne. thy t zachi ngs t o wr i t t e n woiads t r a ns l a t e d from
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Answer no man t h a t which has not been w ~ i t t e n down
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guage of Li ght .
an's words a r e t r s a c h e ~ o u s t hi ngs of many meaofngs, there-
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"% s t 2e ngt h s h a l l be - -.- i n wr i t i n g - ,dawn ~ words an3 e xz npl i -
f yi ng them in c h a r t s .
"preach t hou a ~ d t each t h~oi l gh t h x S ~ c k s . Szn'J them t o t hs
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f our winds t o a l l peopl es and a l l na t i ons .
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Havz 5 car;. %ha t any spoken words of t hi ne s h a l l n o t be
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bdyond what t hou h a s t wr i t t e n down nor : di vul ge, nor di s c us s wi t h
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anT- marl Q yet unt r a ns l a t e d W O ~ ~ S . Thi s w i l l be t hy gpeat tempta-
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t i o n . Be - s t r ong) t he r e f or e , i n t h i s wi se l e s t t hou ~ i s l d t c i t .
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rock which w i l l wi t hs t and - t hz bat t er l i ngs of t he whole wo ~ l d o f
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men and thou c a n s t t each and pr each wi t hi n them. But beyond them
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consi der ed t r a n s l a t i o n s w i l l
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away @ t he e r os i on of s o f t blown wi nds,
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Heal t hou t hes e u o ~ d s Mg Son of Li ght and heed t hzm. "
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It has I xe n commanded of ms t o t ucn man' s aye? nwa f2cm n i ?
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u e t o t e l l him tc! 'look u on rn-2 f a@? of *he Lc.r.9 an3 know
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God' s e c s t a s y -- i n hi m, Thsse aiae t he ~ 0 ~ 3 s of t hz Lord. ~earl thou
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them t hrough - m e .
he world of man I.s decads nt . Go t hou and L ~ S S U ~ P ~ C ~ i t i n
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a name.
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he beaut y of My bal anced t hi nki ng has man bur i ed i n h i s
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dank tcmbs and s e t ugl i oes s i n t he imagas or' mans s 2a r t h t hi nki ng
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az i d o l s f o r h i s wor shi pi ng,
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hor i zon t o crush him who would e x a l t i t ,
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The seeds of h a t e i s hz sowi ng f op t h e babel of any t ongues
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but t he agony of a wa i t i ng t h a t s h a l l be t he i ps al one.
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"And t h a t day s h a l l not come u n t i l man hi msal f s h a l l cl eans e
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Pr epar z - 9 thou t he r e f or e , Q messengdr -- t o t he 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,
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and be t hou peady f or t hi ne appoi nt ed when man?s own chas t en-
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ing s h a l l awaken him i n Me,
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" ~ z v e n gear s h a s t t hou t o ps t pa r e f o r thy f i r s t begi nni ng t o
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mani f est mzs s ange~s hf p -- t o man, Gua~d. we l l thy knowing,
her al d n o t t hy mzsszng2rshl.p f o r t he s e f i r s t seven y8aps of t hy
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Then s h a l l a 11 t hz wcpld bz gi c t o iaaap t he har ves t of s a l f
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i n f l i c t e d s ~ f f 3 ~ ~ i n q s ow~. a h i s ow9 hands f n t h s s2ed of h i s
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unbalanced t hi nki ng,
"And t he p 3 ~ i o d 20 3 e l r ? l a a n s i n g s h a l l be anot her
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t hr ee sevens of year s added t o t he
ssvzn of thy novi t i a t a y e a r s ,
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t hose t h r e e sevans, and be t hou ~ e a d y f o r t h a t day., f o r thou
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s h a l t know no ~ ~ s t i n wor t hi l z pr epar i ng t o f u l f i l l t hi ne appoi nt ed
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t a s k .
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If
Bef or e t h a t dag of man' s r e b i s t h i n Me h i s szlf-mad* of
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e a r t h w i l l be deep st kewn wi t h t he as hes of h i s e a ~t h- pl a nne d
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tower o f s e l f -might, denyi ng Mz i n hi m,
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" ~ n t o l d s uf f e r i ng s h a l l a wa i t --- him on t he blood drenched r oad
which l eads toward t he j ungl e --- of h i s own s eeki ng,
"Anguish ---- w i l l be h i s l o t : and t he r e w i l l be weeping i n aver 2
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And many who see such agony i n man w i l l t o t hee t h a t a
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God of l ove cannot be i f man be son of God and God t he l ovi ng
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was sown i n t he seed of wor l d- t hi nki ng, ManPs world i s t he sum-
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t o t a l - of manss t hi nki ng. ----- It i s what a l l wor l d- t hi nki ng makes i t .
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I n t he i =ar l y days of t h i s cycl e & messenger of t h a t day
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new cycl e .
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nat i on s el ves ,
t ur ns nei ghbor a g a i n s t nei ghbor , - and na t i on a g a i n s t na t i on. Sel f -
love br eeds ha t e and sows i t s seed f n a l l t he winds t o blow
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wher s' er -- i t w i l l , IFherefore XI, -- l ove of nei ghbor &ne i ghbor ,
and nat i on Q nat i on, uni t e s a l l men a s one.
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"ser ve f i r s t thy brot hei a, - Hur t f i r s t t hys el f r a t hz r - t han
thy nei ghbor , Gain naught from him unbalanced by t hy gi vi ng.
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s t r engt h a ga i ns t him -- h i s weakness w i l l p r e v a i l a ga i ns t 9 t hee - and
thy s t r engt h w i l l a v a i l t hee naught ,
"such i s Q decr ee which t hou wel l knowest i n t he i nvi ol a t e
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workings - of law which hol ds bal ance i n a l l c r z a t i ng t hi ngs .
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I have he r e i n gf van you paaat s of t he unpubl i shed s e c t i ons of
The kessage which s p e c i f i c a l l y i nst i auct 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 de l i ve r y, a s wel l a s i t s
time f oe del i ver y, ye 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 mani f es t i ng God a s a man of e a r t h ,
I have gi ven you t he s s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t he expr ess purpose
of br i ngi ng deepl y home t o you t he most fmpoiatant--evan though
har dl y be l i e va bl e - - f a c t of your l f f e , Thi s f a c t i s t h a t i f you
EiYOW God i n you, not j u s t a b s t r a c t l y be l i e vi ng i t wi t h some s l i g h t
r es er vat i ons , and work knowingly wf t h God, your l i f e w i l l be t he
hi ghes t of t he hi gh, f or e ve r knowing t he peace which passet h undes-
st andi ng, and your achi evemant s w i l l be mfght y--for t he di vi ne YQU
w i l l be i n them.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The knowledge of your oneness wi t h God i s not pos s i bl e of
i n s t a n t accept ance 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 pt t he knowledge t h a t two and two a r e foula,
Such I l l umi na t i on i s t oo wonderful f o r qui ck unfoldment i n
man, f o r ever y c e l l i n manq s body c r i e s out t he sel f hood of t he
body, and ever y s ens at i on of man t e l l s hi m of r e a l i t y a s bei ng i n
t he s ens es .
You a r e a b l e t o see and f e e l t h a t which you have l ong bel i eved
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t o be you, and you have b u i l t up a sense of ego or i ndi vi dua l i t y
around and wi t hi n your body which has f or c i bl y s epar at ed you from
a l l ot her men, f o r t hey a r e i ndi vi dual s also--human bodi 3s of p e r -
sons i n c ount l e s s numbers, a l l s epar at e and a pa r t from each ot hs r .
It i s not a qui ck pr ocess t o f or ge t body and s e p a r a b i l i t y of
bodi es j us t by bei ng t ol d about .it, evsn though you be l i e ve i t .
Your body i s t hz hi gh hur dl e which you must surmount i n or der t o
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Thi s s t or y of my I l l umi nat i on w i l l he l p you t o r e a l i z e t h a t
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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 t he e xt e nt i n which you can put
your body a s i d a .
I n medi t at i on you l ear n t o i nckeasi ngl y f or ge t your body and
i ncr eas i ngl y become God-Conscious. Th e ~ e f o r e I say, walk and t a l k
wi t h God c ons t a nt l y, from moment t o moment. Let medi t at i on become
a f i xed h a b i t and s t a t e of Mind, Let i t ge t deep down i n t o your
Consciousness t h a t God i s wi t h you a t a l l times awai t i ng t o work
wi t h you.
When you r e a l i z e t h a t ever y c e l l of unf ol di ng and r ef ol di ng
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mat t er - i s cent ered b~ God-Light and c ont r ol l e d i n i t s every secorL2,
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and t h a t every i ns e c t , bi r d and be a s t a r e i n s t i n c t i v e l y cont r ol l ed
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and watched over J u s t - a s gou a r e whether you know it or not how
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y o u X N O W i t and work wi t h I t .
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There i s no d e t a i l of your l i f e OP work t h a t you cannot t ake
under i n s t a n t advisement with God, Many t housands of times I have
asked H i m i n my hear t - - wor dl essl y- - t o gui de my hand with Hi s t o
gi ve bal ance t o my s cul pt ur e or pa i nt i ng when i t seemed l acki ng,
and always t he next br ush s t r oke would be made by God' s hand and
bal ance r es t or ed.
The time has come when cosmic man shoul d per pet ual l y acknowl-
edge God a s companion and co- wo~kal and cease t o t hi nk of Hi m a s
The Almighty God a f a r off - t o whom he can pr ay when he needs Hi m,
and a t a l l othek tfmes g e t al ong by hf ms e l f ,
When you a r e i n a quandaky you ape of t e n prompted t o seek
some f r i e nd f o r advi ca, ok f r some f r i e nd comes ir, you a r e a p t t o
ask h i s advi ce. That de s i r e i s p~ompt ad by your f e e l i ng of need
f o r he l p, but never a s k of anyone bef or e a s ki ng God,
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Make i t t he most na t ur a l t hi ng you do t o a s k God about i t ,
Thi s you w i l l always do if God is e ve r pr e s e nt wi t h xou and
you
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advi ce from anyone. No one can advf s e gou unl e s s he bacomes a
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p a r t of you. Your problem must be h i s problem, and your ds s i r e
f o r i t s s ol ut i on must be h i s de s i ks .
How many people a r e t her e on e a r t h who can be one wfth you
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th2ough l ove? If you know such a one, you can t hen merge your
uni t y and God w i l l bz i n your mi ds t , Such l ove a s t h a t between
pe r f e c t l y mated m3n and women mul t f pl i e s your powek, f op whan hus-
band and wi f e bot h bel ong t o God, working knowingly wi t h Hi m, s ach
one i s t hen KNOWI NG t oge t he r , THINKING t ogzt her and working
t oget her wi t h God a s ONE,
Thi s p r i n c i p l e can be we l l i l l u s t r a t e d by group t hi nki ng,
such a s a meet i ng of di r e c t oks i n a bus i nes s , or f n t he Senat e and
L?
Congress. Such groups shoul d be a s one man, f o r t hey a l l havz t he
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 us e l e s s would ba t he advi ce of anyona brought i n t o such
a meet i ng who d i d - not t ake t he f nt a ke s t s of a l l i n t o h i s h e a r t ,
Try t o devel op t he i nt e ns e ke a l f z a t i on t h a t i f t h e ~ e i s but
t he one uni ve r s a l Mind of God t hen YOU ape t h a t Mind, and YOUR
t hi nki ng i s God P s t hi nki ng, Madf t at f on w i l l do t hat - - and t he more
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t o God wi t hout God i mmedi at el y aspo on ding,
And above a l l t hi ngs 30 n o t desf ke t ha f u l l I l l umi nat i on
u n t i l , and unl e s s i t comes t o you, It w i l l come when gou a r e
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r ead f o r i t and not b e f o ~ e , Re j oi e s f n evekg p a r t i a l I l l umi na-
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t i o n which you w i l l al ways kecogni ze by t hs s c s t a t f c - - o ~ even
j oyous- - f eel i ng which i n s p i r a t i o n always 2ngen3?rs0
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Wa l t s r Hus s e l l , Sc. C.
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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 mi r a c l e which can
happen t o you i s t h e di s c ove r y of your i mmort al 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 t housand t i me s ,
Le 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 hour a l o n e
wi t h God, c ommunion wi t h Hi m H i s Li ght , wor t h
t ha 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 ewel s, i t s
gol d, ye s , e ve n i t s r i c h e s t t h r o n e s ,
Thi s h i g h e s t of a l l t h e a t t a i n me n t s of man, I a m t r y i n g t o
open up ; t o you t hr ough your cont i nued growt h of compr ehensi on, Do
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n o t t h i n k i t i s e a s y f op you t o a c q u i s e such a hi gh g o a l ovzr -
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n i g h t . That i s i mpos s i bl e , Many wr i t e t h a t t hey have f ol l owed 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 cannot d e c e n t r a t e t o t h e s t i l l n e s s of
z e r o , t r y how t h e y may, The f ol l owi ng fs t y p i c a l of many such
q u e s t i o n s ,
QUESTION, "Al t hough your i n s t r u c t f o n s seem e x p l i c i t a bout
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
doi ng s o a t w i l l . Does t h i s mean t o hol d t h e Mind s t e a d y and
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qui et wi t hout t hi nki ng?
I f so i t i s a very d i f f i c u l t t hi ng t o do, J us t onca have I
reached t he poi nt of absol ut e s t i l l n e s s and I t - wa s be a ut i f ul , I
was unconscious of anyt hi ng but bei ng 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 ha 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 t he e a s i gr i t
w i l l be t o L2epeat i t , Your quest i on I ndi c a t e s t h a t you makz t oo
gr e a t a n e f f o r t t o accomplish t h a t r e s u l t , Thi s means t h a t gou
a r e concent r at i ng upon having i t happen, i ns t ead of decent r at i ng
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Co not look f o r t he symptoms of i t , Do not expect it or t r y
t o make i t happen. J u s t say t o your s el f : " I want t o be al one
wi t h God", and t he majesty of t h a t t hought , and youp desi i ae foil
al oneness wi t h God w i l l dr i ve a11 t hi ngs e l s e f ~ o m youp Mind,
The e f f o r t you i ndi cat e you a r e making gi ves me t he i mp~e s s i on
t h a t you a r e making your br ai n very a c t i v e i n t r yi ng t o make your
Mind s t i l l , Fokget youp br a i n, For get y o u ~ body, Take t he a t t i -
tude t h a t not hi ng i n t he wo r l d i n t e r e s t s you, not hi ng whatsoever,
Think of be a ut i f ul music t c s t op your t hi nki ng abozt your ~gr ocer y
b i l l or youp vi s i t oi a who I s coming OP any problem t ha t wafghs
heavi l y on your heapt , Medi t at i on comes from t he he a r t , Do not
l e t t he br ai n i n t e r f a ~ e with y o u ~ i ns pi ki ng communion f ~ o m Soul t c
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It i s wonderful t h a t it happened even once t o pu, fop t h a t
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means t h a t i t must happen agai n, of ten-..: -. and mope of t en a s you
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You might a s wel l expect t o pl ay a symphony a f t e r one music
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l e s s on a s t o expect t o be a b l e t o decent pat e 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 unf ol di ng - t o
t he poi nt you have a l r a a dy a r r i v e d a t has been a l ong one,
You
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a r e ready f o r t he Li ght NOW, e l s e you would not have s o keenl y
des i r ed i t .
My Li ght , 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
i mmedi at el y f o r you al ways t a ke f i r s t i ns t r uc t i ons , or f i r s t r e a d-
i ngs t hrough your s ens s s by r ecor di ng them on your br a i n, bef or e
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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 t ake food i n t o your stomach b a f o ~ e it i s
absorbed i n t o t he bl ood s t r eam t o become nouri shment ,
Very many even e xpa c t t o a t t a i n f u l l Cosmic Consci ousness
i mmedi at el y by appl yi ng my f n s t ~ u c t i o n s , That i s a s u t t e r l y
frnpossi bl e a s i t i s undes i kabl e f o r one who i s not ready f o r i t ,
St udant s. of t en wr i t e m e t h a t t hey have "been f n met aphysi cs
f o r t went y ye a r s t v and t hi nk t h a t i s . a s u f f i c i e n t r eason f o r t ha
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at t ai nment of t he hi ghe s t , and r a ke s t of a l l human a t t a i nme nt s ,
One can be i n met aphysfce f op f i f t y yaaps wi t hout havi ng o n e f s
Soul touched by t he Ei ght f o r even one second,
The s t udy of met aphysi cs, l i k e a uni ve r s i t y t ~ a f n i n g , may
gi ve one much i nf or mat i on wi t hout any peal knowledge. Many g r e a t
met aphysi cal authorities may be enabl ed t o make many s c f e n t i f i-
@a l l y t r ue s t at ement s of f a c t s ' but have no knowledge of them wh a t -
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s oever . They would be unabl e t o e xpl a i n them i f asked t o d o s o ,
Such a met aphysi cal a u t h o ~ i t y might be a s compl et el y unabl e t o
commune wi t h God i n h i s h e a r t as a s t udent of musi cal 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 concert o.
How many t her e a r e a l l through t he metaphysfeal world who
per pet ual l y r epeat t he same s c i e n t f f i e a l l y t r ue st at ement s who
could not expl ai n them because t hey d o not know what they mean,
I have heard such st at ement s a s " A l l t hi ngs a r e one" hundreds
of times but when asked t o expl ai n how t he f i f t y men i n t he room--
pl us everyt hi ng e l s e i n t he universe-ake one, t hey becomz a s s i l e n t
as t he s c i e n t i s t becomes i f asked what l i g h t o r gr a vi t a t i on a r e ,
The only way you can ever f i nd t h a t gr e a t t r eas ur e which i s
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you how t o do t h i s through t hes e l es s ons , and I can undoubtedly
r ei ns pi r e you with t he Ei ght of my f ns pf kat i on, but only through
your own gr e a t d e s i ~ e i n coopekat i on wi t h t he pr f ncf pl es , pr ac-
t i c e s and i ns t r uc t i ons I am gi vf ng you, I cannot aven d o t ha t
unl ess you 1st my Soul touch your Soul i nst ead of j us t raadi ng m y
words with your senses,
Metaphysical st udent s and t eacheks have of t en t ol d me t h a t
they have known some of t he t hf ngs I am t eachi ng f o r twenty-f i ve
year s , This i s not t pue, f o r most of t he knowledge given i n
t hese l essons has never before been known on e a r t h ,
I want t h i s t o be t ho~oughl y undekstood, f o r i t i s Important
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t o you t h a t you know t he d i f f e ~ e n e a between s t a t i n g a fact--which
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r e a l l y i s a fact --and ~ O W ~ @ i t , I w f l l gi ve you a almple exam-
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ple - t o exempl i fx a meanfng,
For cent ur i es people have made t hese two t ~ u e st at ament s:
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God i s Love and God i s Li ght , y e t no one up t o t h i s day has any
knowledge what soever of t h e i r meaning. Un t i l t oday t ha mzaning
of Love i s a n a b s t r a c t i o n t o t he met aphys i ci s t , clergyman or l a y-
man a l i k e , and t he meaning of Li ght ha s never been def i ned or
expl ai ned by sc i enca.
I f mankind ever knew t h s meaning of l ove we would have ha:l a
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d i f f e r e n t -- ki nd 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
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a p p l i c a b l e - t o ever y phenomenon -- i n t he uni ver s e -. has neve~a baen
known, Li kewi se, t he 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, ener gy, p o l a r i z a t i o n , at omi c s t ~ u c t u r e
and many, many ot her t hi ngs have never y e t been known on e a r t h ,
and a r e he r z i n bei ng r eveal ed f o r t he f i r s t tima i n t ha h i s t o r y of
man.
So much f op t he t r u z s t at ems nt s which a r e made but not known.
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There a r e an equal number of unt r ue s t a t s ma nt s cons t ant l y bei ng
made i n bot h met aphysi cs and s ci ence which a r e bal i eved t o be t r u e ,
but cannot be t est acl a s t kue or unt r ue because of l ack of knowl-
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edge r egar di ng them,
I w i l l a l s o quot e two of t he s e a s exampl es, Mzt aphysi st s
and met aphys i cal books have f o r ye a r s been s ayi ng: "Gat i n t o t he
hi gh vi br a t i ons of t he s p i r i t , and out of t h e low vi br a t i ons of'
ma t t a r " , and: "It i s onl y i n your Consci ousness s o i t i s not
r e a l . " not knowing t h a t t he Li ght of Cons ci ouene~s i s t he anl y ral it;
There ape no vi bi aat i ons wliataoeveia t o t he s p t r i t , The Light
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of t he s p i r i t i s a bs ol ut e l y mot i onl es s , whi l e t he vi br at i ons of
ma t t e r i ncr eas e wi t h de ns i t y and deci=ease a s they approach th.2
a t i l l n a s s of s pace. Such t eachi ngs a r e vepy conf usi ng when ono
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sage i n ons br eat h, "seek t he hi gh vi br a t i ons of t he s p i r i t " , and
i n the next br e a t h: "Be s t i l l and know.''
There i s one t hi ng i n p a r t i c u l a r which The Divine I l i a d Mes-
sage t eaches t h a t no one has e ve r hear d o f b e f o ~ e , n'or t aught .
That i s - the p ~ i n c i p l e - of de c e nt r a t i on, o r expansi on of t he senses,
i n order t o f or ge t body and become wholly Mind when i n medi t at i on
or communion wi t h God.
Teachers have t aught t h a t one must concent r at e i n or der t o
conceive i dea f o r c r e a t i v e expr es s i on. Such t eachi ngs def eat t he
very purpose of medi t at i on, f o r concent r at i on f ocuses t he senses
t o a poi nt , and t hus f or c e s body awar eness, whi l e decent r at i on
expands t he sensas and t hus a i d s body f or ge t f ul ne s s and s p i r i t u a l
awareness.
Decentlaation - - i s a r e l a xa t i on of t he senses t o gi ve freedom t o
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t he s e a t of Consciousness from where our knowledge comes.
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My t eachi ng r egar di ng de c e nt r a t i on i s an e n t i ~ e l y new pr i n-
c i pl e f o r no one has e ve r t hought of--OP suspect ed i t a s an a t t r i -
but e of t he Mind u n t i l God gave me t h i s knowledge and commanded me
t o t each i t . You have Pead a few of t he wo ~d s of God' s commancl t o
me i n Lesson No. 7,
t h a t
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t h i s p ~ i n c i p l e bef or e known
or had e ve r ent ar ed human Consci ousness i s t h a t no word which
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covers t h a t i daa has e ve r been pr ovi ded, Ths di c+, l onar y makes no
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I n t he same sense many w i l l say t h a t t hey know God, and have
always known H i m , bas i ng such a st at ement upon t he r e c ogni t i on or
b e l i e f t h a t God e x i s t s . Ee l i e f -- i s not KNOWLEEGE. I say t o him
who ba l i e ve s t h a t he knows God: I f you KNOW God you can def i ne
Hi m and r e l a t e Hi m t o Nat ur e and Nat ur a v s pr oces s es . Can you 30
t h a t ?
Na t ur 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
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t o daf i ne Hi m a s a s c i e n t i f i c f a c t u n t i l He hi msel f gave t h a t
knowledge t hr ough Hi s Message t o t hos e who a r e a bl e t o comprahend
That i s t h e way God unf ol ds a l l c r s a t i n ~ t hi ngs . He gi vs s
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t h a t f o r t oday which i s of t oday.
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i ns t ead many bacause
of - t he many concept s of God.
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Ou t of t h i s new knowledge cont ai ned i n The Message, and i t s
t eachi ngs , w i l l come t he One God and One Rel i gi on. Not hi ng can
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man vhi ch i s keep& him i n t he ba r ba r i c s t a ge of unf ol di ng where
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s t i l l t a ke s .
Un t i l human r e l a t i o n s a r e based upon t he l ove p r i n c i p l e of
gi vi ng f o r r e gi vi ng which God gave a s Hi s One Law of iaI47%THMIC BAL-
AMCEC INTiiHCHANCYE IN ALL TWNSACTIBNS OF MATa AND NATUiB, mankind
w i l l be on t he descendi ng 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 t ha
mass--while t he few who do know, and who l i v e t he l ove pr i nc i pl e ,
w i l l s ur vi ve. And out of t hes e few a new c i v i l i z a t i o n w i l l be
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I t e l l you t h i s because of t he pr es ent decadent s t a t e of man
i n t he mass whose e v e r growing gr eed f o r pos s es s i ons , even t o
whole world owner shi p, w i l l a s s ur e l y br eak him i n t he measure of
h i s own br each of t he l aw. These pr es ent wars of man a r e t he man-
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i f e s t a t i o n of GREED KILLING GIIEED, - and gr eed must di s appear bef or e
l ove can be i n t he wor l d.
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I n r e l a t i o n t o t h i s i dea God s words i n The Message a r e :
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" I f love be i n t h e worl d ha t e cannot -- a l s o be. "
QUESTION. "HOW l ong do you t hi nk i t w i l l be bef or e peopl e
w i l l s t op pr ayi ng t o God a s a God of f e a r and wrat h and know Hi m
a s a God of ~ o v e ? "
ANSWER. J u s t s o l ong a s f e a r , wpath, crfme, s e l f i s h n e s s and
giaeed and t he wars which a r e t h e i r ha r ve s t cont i nue a s t he pr ac-
t i c e s of man, j us t s o l ong w i l l h i s God be a wr at hf ul , vengef ul
God who i nvent s unt ol d t okt ur e s f o r s i n n e r s ,
Man concei ves a God of h i s own image, -- and t h a t concept i on
which he i magi nes al ways r e f l e c t s hi ms e l f .
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QUESTION. "k%y i s i t t h a t peopl e e ve r got t he i dea of a God;
of f eap and wr at h? The Bi bl e i s f u l l of i t , Why shoul d i t be i n
t he Bi bl e 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 hi nk a t t he dawn of Con-
sci ousness he t hen began t o a r i s e from h i s j ungl e ages and he
was slow t o throw of f t he h a b i t s and pr a c t i c e s of t he j ungl e.
Ear l y man was f e a r i n g man of wr at h, He f ear ed t he wrat h of
a l l t hi ngs , t empest and aval anche, t or pi d heat and I cy col d which
f r oze h i s I nf a nt s a t t h e f r mot hel a' s b r e a s t s , He feaiaed t he j ungl e
animals and r e p t i l e s which smote him mePci l essl y, even a s he,
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hf ms e l f , smote mer cf l es s l y.
h%en he suspect zd t hz a xf s t s nc e of a God he coul d not t hi nk
of Hi m i n any ot hzk c ha r a c t e r t han a wr a t hf ul God of f e a p f o r he
knew naught a l s e b u ~ wrat h and f e a r an3 k i l l i n g mer ci l es s l y- - f or
he was s t i l l br ut e man and he coul d not concei ve of any ot he r kfnd
of a God t han a br ut e God.
He - coul d - not pos s i bl y concei ve a God of Love f op he had not
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y e t begun --- t o havz t he s l i g h t e s t t r a c a - of knowing -- what l ove meant ,
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A l l dur i ng t hose e a r l y pagan and ba r ba r i a n days man appzased
God and gave Hi m pl eas ur e by s l ayi ng men by t housands, s a c r i f i c -
i ng t h e i r own s ons , and sheddi ng 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 ount ai ns wi t h t he bl ood of dozens of ani mal s t o bap-
t i z e new born i n f a n t s , Thzy cl eansed s i nndr s by pl ungi ng thzm
beneat h t hose bl oody f ount s which we s t i l l s i ng about i n our
hymns.
The e n t i ~ e Bi bl e i s a t r u e r ecor d of t he h i s t o r y of i t s day.
It t e l l s of t he nat ur e of paopl e of t h a t day and t h a t r ecor d i s
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i nval uabl e t o t s l l us t he na t ur e of pasc ags s of peopl e, Lon.,%
a f t e r t he Bi bl e was asszmbl ed g l a d i a t o ~ s s t i l l kf l l e d each ot he r
f o r t he amusement of women and chi i dk?n of t h a t day,
I n t he time of J es us t he ver y a l t a ~ s were d a i l y d~e nc he d wi t h
bl ood. Kings t hought not hi ng of or der i ng a l l male babi zs s l a i n ,
o r of k i l l i n g t housands upon t housands of pki soner s t akan i n war ,
s pa r i ng onl y t he vi r gi ns f o r t h e i r own pl e a s ur e , During t h a t
t i me p r a c t i c a l l y eveLay t l ai be warped a g a i n s t eve~- y ot hes t r i b e ,
Ki l l i n g and l oot i ng was common and psopl e hs l d g r e a t f e s t i v a l s t o
s e e pi i i s on=r s sl aught el aed and t h z i r r ai ment di vi ded,
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t he Bi bl s di d not t r u l y i t s day and age i t would
a s val uel es s a s a h i s t o r y of t oday which l e f t out t he atom bomb t o
gi ve p o s t e r i t y a b e t t e r opi ni on of u s ,
QUESTION. hat evi dence i s t h t r e t h a t t he unknown wr i t e r of
t he Bhagavad-Gita was a cosmic consci ous myst i c?"
ANSWEEI. A l l who have known t he I l l umi nat i on speak t ha 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 pa s t myst i c, ot he r
myst i cs who f ol l ow al ways r ecogni ze t he one meaning which i s i n a l l
wr i t i ngs , or i n t he spoken wopd9 such a s t hose of Jasus who d i d not
l eave any wr i t t e n r acor d f o r p o s t e r i t y . I w i l l quot a some passages
from t he Bhagavad-Gita which s i n g t he: i r own gl or y i n language
unmi st akabl e ,
"Another Sun gleams t he r e ; a not he r Moon;
Anot her Li ght , - - not Cusk, nor rawn, nor Noon--
Which t hey who onc? behol d 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)
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I am what s ur vzys , Only t h a t knowledge knows t ha known by
t he knower. "
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Fai n would I see, a s t hou Thys zl f d a c l a r f s t i t , Scverei gn
Lord, t he l i kenes s of Thy Farm whol l y r eveal ed, 0 Thou Di vi nzs t
One, i f t h i s can be, if I may b e a r t h e s i ght , mak2 Thys2lf v i s i b l e ,
Lord of a l l pr ayer s . Show me Thy ver y s e l f , Et e r n a l God.
" ~ e h o l d l t h i s i s t ha Uni ver se: --Look! what i s l i v e and dead
I ga t hz 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! s ee what thou pr ayes t ,
"Thou c a nq s t not l --nok wi t h human eyes eveia mayest! Ther a-
f or e I gi ve t he e sense di vi ne . Have ot hdr eyes , new l i g h t :
And l ook, t h i s i s My gloiay, unvei l ed t o mo ~ t a l s i g h t , (Chap, XI)
"Of many thousand mo ~ t a l s , one, pakchance,
St r i v e t h f o r Tr ut h; and of t hes e few t h a t s t ~ i v e - -
Nay, and r i s e hi ghJ- - one onl y- - he ~e and t her e- -
Knoweth Me as I a m , t he v e ~ g Tkut h, (Chap, VI I )
"FOP i n t h i s world Being fs t wof ol d; t he Di vi ded, one;
The Undi vi ded, one, A l l t hi ngs t h a t l i v e
Are " t he Di vi ded, " That which s i t s a p a ~ t ,
"The ~ n d i v i d e d " . I' ( chap. m)
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"I am t h e Sp i k i t s eat ed deep i n evaiay c r e a t u ~ e ' s heaiat;
From Me t hey come; by Ma t hey Bfve; a t My wo~d t hey d e p a ~ t y
( Chap, X)
Eveiay l i na of t he e nt i ke Bhagavad-Gfta is kecognfzabl a by any
myst i c a s t he unmi st akabl e w o ~ k of a supiaerne myst i c, Fukthermore,
any wr i t i ng p u ~p o k t e d t o be t he wo ~ k of an Sllumlned myst i c, b u t
i s not as kepr esent zd, would a t once be known by anot hek 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 : "Li ght knows Li ght and
t he r e need be no wokds,
I?
I would s ugges t t h a t you pkoeuke a copy of t h i s woibak, I t
comes i n s e ve 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 wki t t en by Si p Edwfn A~ n o l d , It i s a small
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poclxet s i z e book. The onl y 1 3 t h e ~ book which I would recommsnd f o r
you t o l ead upon t he s ubj e c t of Cosmic Consci ousness i s t he f i n e
book by D r . Hi chard Mauri ce Bucke, publ i shed i n 1910, el even ye a r ?
bef ope my I l l umi na t i on i n 1921, by & . P . Cut t on & 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 ver y c l os e de s c r i pt i on 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 Consci ousness i n 1921.
C r , Bucke a c t u a l l y exper i enced t he sevepance of Mind from
body i n a p a r t i a l Cosmic Consci ous exper i ence f o r a few seconds or
rnoments which ut t e21y transfolamed him. Hi s own wo~lils a r e ver y
i l l umi ni ng i n t h i s r e s p e c t . I her eby quot e him from page 9 an3 10
of h i s book.
"It was i n t he e a r l y sploing, a t t he begi nni ng of h i s t hi i - t y-
e i xt h y e a l , He and two f pi e nds had s pent t he eveni ng r eadi ng
k;ordswort~h, Shel l ey, Keat s , .Browning, an3 e s pe c i a l l y Whitman.
Hi s mind, deepl y unde2 t h e i nf l uence of t he i deas , images and
emot i ons c a l l e d up by t h e r eadi ng and t a l k of t he eveni ng, was
calm and peacef ul .
I I He was i n a s t a t e of q u f e t , al most pas s i ve enj oyment . A l l
a t once, wi t hout any warni ng of any ki nd, he found hi msel f wr a ppd
around a s i t were by a f l ame- col or ed cl oud. For an i n s t a n t he
t hought of f i r e , some sudden c onf l a gr a t i on i n t he g r e a t c i t y ; t he
next he knew t h a t t he l i g h t was wi t hi n hi ms el f ,
"Di r ect l y a f t e r wa r ds came upon him a sense of e xul t a t i on, of
immense j oyousness accompanied OP i mmedfat al y fol l owed by a n i n t e l -
l e c t u a l I l l umi nat i on q u i t e i mpossi bl e t o des cr i be, I nt o h i s bpai n
st reamed one momentapy l i g h t n i n g f l a s h of t he B~ahmi c Spl endor
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which has e ve r s i nce l f ght ened h i s l i f e ; upon h i s h e a r t f e l l one
dr op of Brahmic Bl i s s , l eavi ng t henceforward f o r al ways an a f t e r -
t a s t e of heaven.
"Among ot he r t hi ngs he d i d not come t o be l i e ve , he saw and
knew t h a t t h e Cosmos 1s not dead matte^ but a l f vf ng Pr esence,
t h a t t he s oul of man i s frnrnoptal, t h a t t he uni vskse i s s o b u i l t
and or der ed t h a t wi t hout any p e ~ a d v e n t u ~ e a l l t hi ngs work t oge t he r
f o r t he good of each and a l l , t h a t t he f oundat i on pr i nc i pl e of t he
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worl d i s what we c a l l l 6ve and t h a t t he happi nes s of everyone i s
i n t he l ong r un a bs ol ut e l y c e ~ t a f n ,
" ~ e cl af ms t h a t he l ear ned more wi t hi n t he few seconds d u r -
i ng which t he i l l umi na t i on l a s t e d t han i n pr evi ous months or even
year s of s t udy, and t h a t he l eaknsd much t h a t no st udy coul d have
t aught .
f l
D r . Bucke a l s o says (Page 6 ) he Savi our of man i s Cosmic
Consci ousness- - i n P a u l v s l anguage- - t he Chki s t . "
Thi s exper i ence was neveLa r epeat ed wi t h E r , Bucke but he gave
h i s l i f e i n s t udy of it a s kel at ed t o t he few myst i cs of a l l time.
He l i s t s 37 p a r t i a l and compl et e f l l umf nat f ons , and c f t e s many
ext r emel y i n t e r e s t i n g f a c t s , f n cornpaking one wi t h anot her , which
w i l l he l p you ccmprehend t h f s supreme happenfng much b e t t e r o
When you r ead of t hose very few eas es out of b i l l i o n s of men
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becoming awake of f t a s a n e x i s t e n t f a c t ,
Nok shoul d you f e e l
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Rej oi ce, p a t h e r , t h a t t h e Li g h t comes t o you a l i t t l e a t a
t i me more and more, a s f g n o ~ a n c e i s voi ded wi t h knowing as compre-
hens i on of The Message g r a d u a l l y pe a c he s your h e a r t and Soul ,
That 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
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have r ead i n words and iaecorded upon your b r a i n . Un t i l it g e t s
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beyond your br a i n i n t o your Cons c i ous ne s s do not F 3 O W i t .
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Swannanoa, Wayne sboko, Vi r gi ni a
Tr easur ed Cosmic Fr i ends :
To a l l of you who have RE-GIVEN t o us so s i nc e r e l y and dzepl y
for> t h a t which we a r e gi vi ng t o you i n t hese cosmic l e s s ons , which
God gave t hrough my bl e s s e d husband f o r Hi s messengers of t oday,
we send a gr e a t bi g THAPIK YOU. The l e t t e r s have bzen so r i c h l y
rewardi ng a f t e r t he f i r s t f o u r l es s ons and mean more t o us t han
words can ever say. Through you we hear Godss Voice t e l l i n g us
t h a t by gi vi ng t h i s cour se of st udy i n t h i s way t h a t t h a t i s what
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He want s us t o do - and NOW. . . . . . . . ..
We hear d HIS c a l l t o gi ve The Message i n t h i s manner t hr ough
you f o r i t was t he r epeat ed r e que s t s of s o many who were unabl e t o
come t o Swannanoa t o s t udy wi t h Coct or t ha t made us deci de Th*
Massage must be gi van t hr ough 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 ever y one i n- unf ol di ng H i s
g r e a t pl a n.
You w i l l remember r e a di ng i n l es s on seven how God commanded
my husband t o spr ead The Mezsage t hrough h i s wel i chosen wr i t t e n
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word t o a l l nat i ons and peopl e and i n gi vi ng t h i s Home St udy Course
he i s obzying t h a t s acr ed command.
So t h a t we may s har e wi t h you t he words wr i t t e n t o us by
ot her cosmic messengers - of whom you a r e a l l such a t a ngi bl e
p a r t - we w i l l gi ve some b r i e f e xc e r pt s from some of t he pr eci ous
l e t t e r s i aecei ved. The most g l o r i o u s human exper i ence i s t h a t of
s har i ng and whi l e i t may be many months bef or e we can know t he
t ouch of your warm handcl as p we CAN shar 3 t he warmth of t h i s l ove
F!ish we coul d shar e a l l t he r e c e nt l e t t s r s wi t h yo:^ foi a a11 arc: sc
wonderful s i nce t hey por t r a y ari ~n d e ~s t a r l r l i n g and appr ecf at i on t h a t
only comes wi t h Knowing, However space w i l l onl y per mi t t hes e fsw
and l a t e r we w i l l shar e more wi t h you,
( ~ h e s e excer pt s a r e frcm a cl er gyman, l awyer, doct or , bus i nes s
men and women and homemakeks , )
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The l essons a r e t r u l y wondekful , I havz read and r er ead tham
with much joy and i n s p i r a t i o n , and I am gl ad t o say wi t h const ant l y
i ncr easi ng under st andi ng. These l es s ons a r e vel y pr dci ous t o ma
as i ns t ~ume nt s f o r devel opi ng Cosmfc Consci ousness,
I want t o be i l l umi ned t o know my onenass wi t h t he Et e r n a l Li ght ,
These l es s ons a r e moving me toward t h a t goa l , I f t ha f i r s t l e s mn s
a l e a prophesy of t he f ort heomi ng ones t hen I am a l r e a . 3 ~ as s ur s d
of complete anvalopment i n t he gl or i ous Li ght , The l es s on on
medi t at i on i s a mas t er f ul pLaesent at i on, " 3, H. A~ i z o n a .
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Your Home Study Course i s most i n s p i r i n g . It 13 j us t what I nzeded,
It i ns pi r es me wi t h conf i dence and s t r ong f a i t h t h a t I s h a l l com-
przhend dver y b i t of i t and begi n t o l i v e dver g minutz i n a c s t a s j
and i n bal ance, Even t he s t r u c t u ~ ~ ~ of t h\ = coukze and t he mannar
i n which you expr ess your knowledge seems t o cont ai n an, i zxpr es s
t o us your i n f i n i t a bal ance and l ovf ng ~ c s t a s y , ' 9 HOT, Chi c a go, I l l .
If
You c e r t a i nl y know and show t he s c i e n t i f i c and t ~ u e r easons f o r
t he "WHY" of t he uni ver s e and cover them a s no t eacher has avzr
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 cakef ul s t udy of what you have so c a r a f ul l y wr 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 hough I 1 v z bzen an e a r n e s t s t ude nt of met aphysi cs an3 p h i l o s q h y
f o r 24 year s g e t I was ne ve l t oo s u m about my f oundat i on, Your
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l essons a r s elealaing up many misundeks t andi ngs , M,L,F, Mol i n?, I11 . L-#
"we want t o t hank you bot h wi t h a l l oilia h a a r t s f c r The Home Study
Course, It f s t he most wondeLaful Tcacni ng of God and Hi s L O V ~
f o r man we have evP2 hzar d i n our l i v e s , >;a t hank you wi t h a l l
our he a r t s f o ~ ~ shovi ng ds t he Li ght and how t o h o w O ~ P Go?,
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"1t i s s o tramendous i n i t s a p p l i c a t i o n ydt you make i t so sf mpl d,
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J.V.M. Le t Po i t ,
I wish I coul d t a l l you what such l s t t e l a s mean t o my husband
pzr sonal l y f o r t o know t h a t t hos e have come who a r e begi nni ng t o
comprehend t he $ 2 2 ~ Nat ur e of God 1 s a t ~~emend0v. s f ns pi i aat i on t o
him. The comprehensicn and t he l i v i n g of God s Uni var sal Law
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must and w i l l come and y0.u who a r a t hz f osei 2unner s and l s a , f i ~ r s of
t he Na w Cosmic Age w i l l havvi t he knowled@;= f ok t he f oundi ng of an
or der of world peace and happi ness naveiJ bsfoka known on e a r t h ,
Your nzxt f o u r l es s ons ape ; 3xt ~~emel y i mpopt ant f o r i n thzm
Goct or w i l l e x p l a i n t he her et o- f or e unknown meaning s f what Fat her -
Mother mean when wa speak of God t h a t way, No one g e t knows what
i t means, nor how ba s i c i s t h i s traemendous Idea of t he Cps at or a s
bei ng FATHER-MOTWR, of t h i s s e xa d- e l e c t r i c unf ver sa . \,'hen you
g e t t hes e l e s s ons --- you w i l l r eal i z, e t he fundament al irnporpt of t ha
-..... fat he^-Mothar p r i n c i p l e i n s ver y t hought and a c t i o n of your l i f s
and of a l l Nat ur e s phenomena,
You w i l l t h e n bs gi n t o know t he myst ery which shkou.ds t h s
e l e c t r i c t hi nki ng prpocess which zxt ends from t he Li ght s f Mind t o
mani f s s t t he knowledgd of Mind, and how motion seemi ngl y emzrges
from s t i l l n e s s t o c r e a t s t h i s phys i c a l uni ver sa of f or m,
You w i l l begi n t o have t he veiay f oundat i on of t h i s maj est i - c
i l l u s i o n of u n r e a l i t y which amelages from t he One Re a l i t y . Gradual l y
t h i s i dea w i l l be cs ns t kuct ed by si mpl e diagsams and si mpl y wokded
pos t ul a t e s , axi oms and exampl2s which w i l l gi vs you s o vi vi d an,3
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c l e a r a comprehensi on of t h i s s e xe d- s l a c t s i c uni ver s e t h a t yoi.~.?
i nne r v i s i o i ~ w i l l s e e God f acz t o f' acz, and hear H i s i ns pi pi ng
I nner ' ~ o i c s i n @ommunion wi t h you i n a manner which would be i m -
pos s i bl e wi t hout t h a t comprehensi on,
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 phys i c a l uni vdr se i s not m a l , bei ng but a n i l l u s i o n o f
God Is i magi ni ng, How comf or t i ng whsn on3 compsehznds t h a t i n t h
u n r e a l i t y of mat t 22 t hz s s can ba no deat h, s i n OF z v i l l 3avi ng
naught but l ovz and st51-nal l i r a , He has l ong f z l t t h a t i t coul.rl
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not be 5xpl ai n2d t o one who has not hi ms s l f known t he compl3tc
I l l umi nat i on Cosmic but
t h a t l ayi ng f ouncta t i on poi nt
now
poi nt
t h3 unr z a l : ~n i \ ~d ~' . _ i czn b? compr ahand~3 f op t h2 un?eal i t , y i i . a c t m l l g
IS.
The undi vi ded Fat har-Mot her p r i n c i p l s fl om which 3 ~ 1 3 ~ g . 2 3 t ' n2
di vi ded Fat her . ANC Mothei? pi ' i nci pl 3 of pai i as of saxed oppos i t s s
w l l l be t ha f i i l s t si mpl e s t z p i n t hd d i r e c t i o n of t r ansf or mi ng 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 ught and pz13haps i s the
onl y man who has zvar o?a2nad a Coct ci a' s Cagree of Scii=ncs wi t hout
goi ng t hrough c ol l s g2, f o r a s yol ~ know he was fo2cs3. t o l eave
school a t ni ne year s of age.
So, bg t aki ng h i s t eachi ng one s t e p a t a tima you w i l l not
onl y unf ol d f n God-awareness, which m3ans pe r s ona l happl nt s s t o t he
' nt h degr ee, but you w i l l f i nd youlas3lf b5comin.g a nat upal sci c3nt i st
and confoundi ng pr of es s or s i n phys i cs a s some of Coct or ' s stu.2dnte
writs him t h a t t hey havs a l r e a dy done,
Always remembar t o t aks t he s e l z s s ons sl owl y f o r on f i r s t
r eadi ngs you may wel l mi ss t he d2ep impoiat of a n expl anat i on which
may appear t oo si mpl e t o pondzr on. As I o f t e q he a r my husban'l s y :
"A si mpl z s t or y i s t hz harcl ast t o t s l l " and I would add i t i s t h2
si mpl e s t or y of l i f s t h a t man has mad2 cornplzx by h i s unawar2n;ss
of i t s ba s i c s i mpl i c i t y.
Know our avepy t hought i s wi t h you al ways and know t oo w s
t l 3: as ur e you s o daepl y f op your h z l p i n s pr eadi ng Godvs Messaga
wi t h us .
Ou r l ovz t o you,
Si ncei aal y your s ,
Lao h u s s e l i