UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL

SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

Walter and Lao Russell

A Home Study Course

U N I T 11-LESSONS 5, 6, 7 , 8
Copyrighted 1950
by Walter and L a o Russell

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ISSUED BY

THE WALTER RUSSELL FOUNDATION

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W a l t e r W u s s e l l , S c , C.,
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L E S S O N N U M B E h 5
The Walter R u s s e l l F o u n d a t i o n , Swannanoa, Waynesboro, V i r g i n i a
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Copyrigh:sd 1950 by W a l t e r R u s s e l l

PFL4'YER SC GENTIFICAELY EXPLA %NET:

THE POlvXR OF ?BA'-fi3R

Todeg I wish t o s u p p l e m e n t e v e r y t h i n g I havd t o l d you a b o u t

m e d i t a t l m , o r cornrnunfon w i t h God, and t a l k t o you a b o u t p r a y a r

which i s t h e b a s i s of m e d i t a t i o n and o u t of which m e d i t a t i o n

grew.
P a q e r i s t h e m i g h t i e s t of m a n 7 s povaias, f o r t h r o u g h prageia,

i f undelstood and s i g h t l y u s e d , man may havz a n y t h i n g he d z s i r e s ,

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

their exzltation, R i g h t l y and knowingly usdd p r a y e r can t r a n s -

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

I f 3 ~ ~ a y e1 rs n o t r i g h t l y and knowingly used t h e tLme con-

sumed i s w a s t e d , f o r ft w i l l be of n o a v a i l ,

PRAYEd IS BASED UPON DESIRE

11
Cesire ge what
P
w i l l
-9 -
and b e h o l d , -
it standeth b e f o r e thee .
T h r o u a h c . ~ tt h e a e o n s ---
f t h a s S e e n t h f n e w i t h o u t thy knowing, e 'en

though tkou h a s t b u t j u s t a s k e d -
f o r-It,

----- "3i; thou n o t and a s k , a c t i n 8 -n9 o t -

f o r u n l e s s thou r e a c h -
P
out

- i t s h a l l --
f o r thg j e s i r e - n o t walk thy way --
t o t h a e unaided thy

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

It
strong arms.
T h i 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 w i t h God t o f u l f i l l i t ,
The whole power of t h e u n i v e r s e w i l l work WITH you f o r i t s
f u l f i l l i n g b u t i t w i l l n o t work FOfi you w h i l e you do n o t h i n g a b o u t
it.

- t h i s promise i s t h e key -
In - to p r a y e r s 9a r e -
or -
a r e not
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answered. God t e l l s you v e r y p l a i n i g t h a t He w i l l g i v e you what-

e v e r you d e s i r e -
but = must r e g i v e s q u a l l y - the action -
by - of
service.
Think t h a t o v e r . R e c a l l t h z m23y p r a y e r s you have u t t e r e d
and how d i s a p p o i n t e d you were becauza t h e y were n o t answered.
Most p r a y e r s a r e j u s t s e l f f s h o n e s , c o n t i n u a l l y a s k i n g f o r some-
t h i n g t o be g i v e n w i t h o u t e v e n t h e 2 x p e c t a t i o n of g i v i n g some-
t h ing i n exchange.

T h i n k of t h e t h o u s a n d s of e n t r e e t i e s which a r e s e n t up t o
God w i t h t h e 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
laps. You a s k God f o r money, God S S ~ S : "Yes I w i l l g i v e you
money, a l l you want of i t 9 b u t what a r e you y o u k s e l f g i v i n g f o 2
i t ? What t h e p r i c e you a r e p a y i r g f o i a i t ? " Aga i n quote
God's word I n H i s Message,

--
"He -
who d e s i r e t h r i c h e s of e a r t h a l o n e , d e n y i n g -
Me -
i n -h9 i m
shall dwell i n outer - d a ~ k n e s s---
of h i s own ma kin^, u n t i l -
he s h a l l ,

desire -
Me s t r o n g l y .
en
- -en- -t o- him w i l l 1: g i v e -
a l l-
he a s k e t h w i t h o u t s t i n t i n g ,

--- b u t he h a v i n
yea, and &van more: 9 d . & : - -
slore
-
t h a n a l l he s o u g h t w i l l

-
have n a u g h t -
b u t w o r t h l e s s d r o s s of -
his earth d e s i ~ e .
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Things - whicri man d e s i r e s --
of e a i a t h -- ar2e b u t t h i n g s -
of e a i l t h

-
to -
be r e t u r n e d -
t o earth wi;h --
bones of h i m . But things -
of e a ~ ~ t h ,
Me, -
h e a v e n b l e s s e d by - a r e-2s e t e r n a l -
in -
the immortality -
of -
his
S a l f recording Soul a s Light or Me is eternal,"
You a s k God f o r p e a c s , h a p p i n e s s and p r o s p e r i t y t o be g i v e n
t o you, b u t you t a k e peacz, h a p p i n e s s a n d p r o s p e r i t y away f ~ o m
a n o t h e r by m a l i c i o u s g o s s i 2 i n g a b o u t y o u r n e i g h b o p , t r e a t i n g your
s e r v a n t u n j u s t l y , t h u s t a k l n g he^ h a p p i n e s s away from h e r , o r by
m i s r e p r e s e n t i n g t h a p ~ ~ o d u cyou
z are szlling.
U n t i l you b a l a n c e y o 2 d e s i r e f o k p e a c e b x g i v i n g p e a c 2 , -
or
happiness g i v i n g happi-sss, -
or pkosperity giving prosperity,
your prayer -
w -i l-l b e voide2 9 you, yourself,
The o n l y way you can 'nave h a p p i n s s s g i v e n t o you by t h e

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

You c a n n o t -
t a k e happiness ok l o v e , --
You can o n l y --
give i t , I f you

g i v e l o v e i t w i l l a s s u r e l y be g i v d n t o you a s l i g h t shone i n t o
a m i r r o r w i l l L a e f l e e t 1fg'r.c b a c k from t h e m i r r o r ,
W i t n e s s t h e n a t i o n s -i-hfch ,have t r i e d t o become p o w e r f u l ,
p r o s p e r o u s , p e a c s f u l and 2appy by p l u n d e r i n g o t h e r n a t i o n s .
Empires t h u s t a k e n by f c r z ~w i t h o u t h a v i n g been v o l u n t a ~ ~ i lgyi v e n ,
o r without having given 3;ually i n exchange, a r e h e a v i l y i n debt

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

h a p p i n e s s away from o t h e r s f o s t h e m s e l v e s , I n s t e a d of g i v i n g i t ,
t e n have p a i d t h e p k i c e i? blood and a t h o u s a n d i n t e a r s .
W i t n e s s a l s o t h e g k e e t f o r t u n e s which have b e e n b u i l t upon

that principle. ----

No man h s s e v e r yet ---
b e e n a b l e t o p u r c h a s e happi-
ness
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p r o s p e ~ i t y , peace --
love with g o t h e r c o i n than happiness,
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peace and l o v e .

The
-d
of -
rice - l o v-
? -
i s lova, The p ~ i c a-
- of g r e e d -
i s agony.

You a s k God t o h a a l your body from i t s i l l s which you, your-

s e l f c r e a t e d by o v e r - e a t i n g , by g i v i n g v e n t t o - v i o l e n t a n g e r , o r

by d i v e r s a c t s which d e s t r o y nokmalcy of b a l a n c e g i v z n you by

God. I t seems nevell :-50 o c c u ~t o you t h a t you must r e g i v e t h a t

which you a s k f o r by e a t i n g p r o p z r l y , by s u b s t i t u t i n g love f o ~ l

anger o r c e s s a t i o n of t h e abuses which havz caused your d i s o r d e r s .

Go n o t misund6rstand me whzn I r a f e r t o only such unbalanced

c o n d i t i o n s a s a n g a r o r o v e r - e a t i n g a s b e i n g t h e c a u s e of a l l d i s -

o r d e r s , f o r woilry and e x c e s s i v e g r i e f --yes and even l o n e l i n e s s

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

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

any d i s t u r b a n c e of b a l a n c 2 t o t h z body i s immediately recoLaded i n

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

sickness. - l-s o I
A say t h a t any s i c k n e s s -
of .ny ---
kind i s s z l f -

made
-9
whether knowingly -
o r unknowingly, whether I n t e n t i o n a l l y -
or

unintentionally.

laws -
God's --- ape - ver -
n e- set -
a-
sfde a ps?ayer o r - . otherwise, The
-
CAUSE of y o l ~ ri l l n e s s i s i n your breach of t h e l a w . You a r e s u f -

f e r i n g from i t s e f f e c t s and a s k God t o e l i m i n a t e t h e EFFECT while

you c o n t i n u e t o r e p e a t t h e CAUSE.

MAN BLAMES GOD FOR PIAN-MADd WARS

Considzr t h e many p r a y e r s f o p c 6 s s a t i o n of w a r s , "O Lord

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

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

a s we choose.
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fail t h a t the s t o p waks i s P

caus-

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

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

a c a u s e c r e a t 3 d by man b e c a u s e of h i s u n w f l l i n g n z s s t o b a l a n c e h i s

g i f t s by r e g i v i n g ,
W a n o t oxly ppay t o God t o l e t u s b r e a k H i s law w i t h o u t s u f -
f e r i n g f ~ o mi t s d f f e c t s b u t wz blame God f o p our own a c t i o n s i n

-/ b r e a k i n g His Law, How o f t e n wt: heap p e o p l e s a y : "How c a n a l o v -

i n g God i n heaven permi+, s u c h @ s u e 1wars? I t fs hakd t o b a l i a v e

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

-
We might just - w a l l 3 t h a k e . - c- -a- n- - be no God e l s e he w o u l d
as -

n o t permit -
us -
to -
l i e-t o-OUP nefghbok,

God g i v e s us f ~ ~ e e w i tl ol do a s w e c h o o s s i n t h e making of

o u r S z l v e s i n o u r own image, and He g f v a s us a l l of t h e powep of

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

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

L e t us a g a i n q u o t e @ o d g sMessage I n t h i s ~ e s p e c t ,

" ~ e r f l yh a s man f r e e w f l l t o c o r i t s o l h i s a c t f c n s , T h a t my
Father-Moths2 h a s g i v e n t o man a s h i s i n h e ~ f t a n o e , . B u t t h e con-

t p o l of t h e 2 s a c t i o n s t o t h o s e a c t i o n s man h a s nevep h a d ,

his my Fathek-Mother h o l d s inviolate , These c a n n o t b=com&

m a n ' s e x c e p t thcough modifying h i s z e t f on3 u n t i l t h e r e a c t i o n s

a r e t h e i r e x z c t d q u a l and o p p o s i t e I n e q u f l i b ~ i u m , "

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

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

and w i t h many words l o u d l y and p i o u s l y u t t e k e d , Is h o l y among man

and much f a v 3 r e d of God, But I s a y t h a t he who f i n d s a n a c s t a s y

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of h a p p i n e s s i n h i s S o u l f r o m t h a g i v i n g of h i s l o v d t o t o u c h t h e

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

3 ight. To him t h a kingdom of h e a v e n i s a s t h o u g h h e d w z l l e t h i n

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

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

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

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

now t h o u t h a L i g h t w h i c h I am. Thou a r t man, e x a l t e d i n M e .

h l a t I am t h o u a r 7 t . Thou a r t t h z L i g h t , "

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

ing e a r s . God, t h e r e f o r e g i v e s you y o u r d d s i r e t o be w h a t you wish

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

s e l f t o b e d u s t b e n e a t h t h z f e e t sf t h e A l m i g h t y God yo11 a ~ = tsh a t

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

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

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

Creator1 of H i s u n i v e r s e of l o v a - - C r e a t o r -
of - you --t o m a n i f z s t His

-'l o v e f o r you d o n o t know 52x1. ---

You hav3 b u t pr1aye3 - t o-a-God - of'
w r a t h end f
---- a a ~of - making -
~ O U T own whom -
you --
have b u i l t i n you? ownP

image.

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

worashiping. Yz whcse i d o l i s f e a r 3 a n d w r a t h c a n n o t know t h d God

oi L o v e , --
Z u t i l you know l o v e y?u --
a r e what youi2 -
i d o- a-
l is, - mis-

erabla s i n c e ~ =
to -
- m u s t be shown by y o u ~i d o l whom gou,
whom m s r c y -- --
y o u r ~ z 2 l f ,-
92e. -
A E . ~ you w i l l be p u n i s h e d f o r y o u ~i m a g i n e d 3 3 l f -
--
--
made s i n s b~ gou, y o u i a s e l f , ---
f o r t h e i d 3 1 ycu w o r s h i p --
w i l l show

you no mercy u n t i l you -a r a e f r e e d --

filom him Q knowing l o v a .
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When you p p a y t o God r e s i g n e d l y , a s though p a t i e n t l y a c c 3 p t -

i n g t h e p u n i s h m e n t of g k f e f a t t h e d e a t h of a lovzd one, and you

say: "Thy w i l l be done 0 L o r d , The Lokd g i v e t h , and hd t a k e t h

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

only. God n e v e r t a k z s t h a t which h a s n o t been g i v e n , y&at GoJ
--
to regiv5 -
to -
H i m-f o-
r His r e g i v i n g ,

7 --
You r e j o i c e when God g i v e s b i r t h -
t o -9life g e t you d e e p l y
-
--
g r i e v e when you g i v e ~ e b i ~ --- -----
t oh new l f f e - - f o pt h a t i s what daath

is.
-
It w f l l be many decades b e f o r e man a s a mass conappehen3s
t h i s Idea which i s cornmonpl%@et h f n k i n g t o cosmLc man, b u t you,

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

your n e i g h b o r and sow f r , i n his C o n u @ i o u s n e s s , and tas i n t u r n

w i l l do l i k e w i s e , u n t i l man i n t h e mass w f l l be t ~ a n s f o ~ m eflom

d

--
B a r b a r i c man who stilk c k u @ f f i e s l o v e to cosazlfc man -
who-i s-love,
Tomorrow w e v f l l gfva t h o u g h t tc! ths d e e p s ~meaning of

plzayep,
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Walter R u s s e l l , Sc. D.
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The W a l t z r M u s s e l l F o u n d a t i o n , Swannanoa, Waynesboro, V i r g i n i a
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C o p y r i g h t e d 1950 by Waltisr R u s s e l l

C o n t i n u a t i o n of

PRAYXR SCIENTIFICALLY EXPLAINED

RE;LATIONSHIP OF PRAYER TO MECITATION

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

e v a r y r e l i g i o u s o c c a s i o n , and upon h e a r i n g them t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n

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

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

some, h a r d l y h e a r d a t a l l by o t h e r s , w h i l a t h e vscy few who h e a r

i n t h e i r h e a r t s a r = d e e p l y s t i r r e d by t h e , a r d o r of t h e s u p p l i c a -

t i o n t o God f o r f o g g i v a n e s s , o s mercy, o r b l e s s i n g s upon t h e con-

g r e g a t i o n and v a r i o u s o t h e r human i n t e r e s t s ,

Prayer -
i s j u s t m e a n i n g l e s s words -
if -
n o t-f e-
l t-
i n tha h e a r t ;

just -
a s music ----
i s no mom t h a n sound - it -
if - d o e-
s n o t reach the

Soul. Prayer -
to -
God -
i s-the appeal -
of -
t h e- -
So u l-
of - -t-
man o t h e Uni-

versa1 Soul.
P
As such i t fs t h s m i g h t i e s t of man's powers, b u t

when p p a y e r i s b u t ~ o ~ i ? dns o, t coming from t h e S o u l , i t i s no

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

u t e d t h r o u g h o u t t h z s t r e e t s i n A s i a , o r prjayelas w r i t t e n i n t o a

d i s c and w h i r l e d t o r e p e a t t h e m s a l v e s by t u r n i n g t h e p l a y e r

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wheel s w i f t l y ,

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

and avening p r a y e r s , paaayers of t h a n k s a t meal t i m e s , and p ~ ~ a y l 3 r s

on a r i s i n g and r e t i k i n g become h a b i t s which p e o p l e obey a u t o m a t -

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

none. The h a b i t of p r a y i n g p e r i o d i c a l l y and w i t h a s e n s e o f du-tg

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

- Those who t h u s p r a y m i g h t j u s t a s w e l l n o t p r a y , f o p p l a y e r
i s a union of S o u l of man t o S o u l of God, and woiads a l o n e c a n n o t

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A u t o m a t i c , f o s m a l and h a b i t u a l ~ p a y i n gfrom t h e l i p s , a l o n e

i n o n e ' s chambera, ora Ln g r o u p s i s of n o a v a i l , P ~ a y e r ,based

upon d e s i r e , - t h e Soul -
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a r-t -i n a p i c t u r e ,
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--,
e n u m e r a t i n g them c s ~ s f u l l y - - a v z n t o t f m i n g t h e i r a k r i v a i a s y o u r

desired posszssions---yea, a v e n i n f o r m i n g God 8 s t o H i s msthod o f

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

n e v e r g i v f n g t h o u g h t a s t o y o u r w o r t h f n e s s t o r e c e f v ~Ynem, o r

whether i t i s w i s e t o have them, o r what you s h a l l r e g i v a t o

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mas p r e s e n t s , a n d i n g up w i t h "God b l e s s Papa--God b l e s s bIarnmaf'

you t e l l t h e n e i g h b o i a s how c u t e t h a t piaayer i s and t h e n buy

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a v e r y t h i n g t h e c h i l d wants t o uphold i t s b e l i e f i n p r a y e r .
It i s not c u t e , it i s t r a g i c , I t i s h e l p i n g t h e c h i l d build
i t s own s e l f i s h image. I t i s a l s o h e l p i n g t h e whole wo~ald t o

b u i l d i t s own s e l f i s h , g ~ e e d yimaga, It i s h e l p i n g t o p e r p e t u a t e
t h i s B a r b a r i c Aga of g r e e d , s e l f i s h n e s s and f e a r of n e i g h b o r

against neighbor.
When w i l l p a r e n t s t e a c h t h e i r c h i l d r e n t h a t t h e y must g i v e

---
love f o r love g i v e n them? N o t u n t i l t h e y f i r s t know t h a t t h e y

themselves must n o t a s k t o ba g i v e n a n y t h i n g w i t h o u t a daep

d e s i r e i n t h e i r h e a r t s f o r kegiving love 2 q u a l l y f o r l o v a g i v e n .
P a r e n t s who know t h a t w i l l s a y t o t h a c h i l d : "God w i l l givs
you a l l you d e s i r 2 b e c a u s e He l o v e s t o g i v e , b u t what ail* you
t o regive -
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love t o God? You want God t o show His love
t o you by g i v i n g you t h e t h i n g s you want, b u t God wants love from

you. The c a n show your 1ove love a l l t h i n g s

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

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

h z l p i n g Mamma d r y t h e d i s h z s , That i s t h e way you can ba worthy

of r e c e i v i n g a l l t h e t h i n g s you a s k f o r , ''
When a mother pLaays t o God t o extznd X i s l o v i n g p r o t a c t i o n

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

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i m p a t i e n t l y upon h e r f r i e n d , or n e i g h b o r , OP a s e ~ v a n ti n h e r
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b l e s s a l l i n i t and make them p r o s p c = r . Idhen yo11 ~ e g i v et o y o u r
h a l p e i ' s t h e l o v e g i v s n you b y God i t i s G o d ' s l o v a g i v z n t o th2m
b y God t h r o u g h y o u , -
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good c r o p s must y o u r s z l f g i v t lova your

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

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

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avelay p a r t of y o u , e v e r y g r a s s b l a d e - - e v s r y c o o t a n 3 h e r b and 2ar
of i l i p e n i n g coian, I l o v a e v a r y t r e e of ~ G U ,each l z a f o f you w h i c h

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

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

l u s c i o u s f i a u i t f o r a t h e l o v e I givu? t o y o u r r o o t s , 'I I f tha falmer

would b u t pkay t h a t w a y - - d e e p l y - - a n d i n h i s heast--ha wocll pros-
p s r as h i s f i e l d s prospeiasd w i t h him. And h e would know n o f a t i g u a
f o r l o v z g i v e n , f o r l o w g i v z n i s n e v e r wo2k--and t h 6 r e woul3 b 2 e
l i g h t i n h i s 2 g e s and i n n e r j o y o u s n s s s i n h i s h e a r t which n a u g h t
b u t t h e m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f l o v e g i v e n on e a r t h a s i t i s i n h e a v a n
c a n e v e r g i v e t o man,
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A G A m TEACH U S HOW TO PRAY

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

f e e l t h e e c s t a s y of t h a t u n i t y , i s c o n t i n u a l l y IN PRAYER, even a s
he i s c o n t i n u a l l y I N LIFE and c o n t i n u a l l y b r e a t h i n g , His p r a y e r
i s l i k e unto h i s inward-outward bkeath which i s f o r e v e r w i t h him,
f o r e v e r v i t a l i z i n g him,
He who knows t h e L i g h t of love i n him does n o t beseech t h e
Father-Mother of t h e unive~ase f o r h i s n e x t b ~ l e a t h ,nor f o r h i s
n e x t h e a r t b e a t , f o r he f u l l y knows t h a t h i s h z a r t b e a t i s one with
t h e u n i v e r s a l p u l s e , and t h a t f o r which he would n e e d l e s s l y a s k
i s already h i s .
T h e r e f o r e I say t o you when you a s k of me: "HOW shall I
pray, ahd when?" I s a y t o you: As you l i v e and b r e a t h e c o n t i n -
-
u a i l y s o s h a l l you be i n p r a y e r c o n t i n u o u s l y - - a-
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i n g your need of i t , s o i s t h a t which you would a s k f o r your need
a w a i t i n g you i n abundant s u p p l y , y e a , even t o ove,rflowing f u l l -

ness.
And a s t h e r e i s n o t a time when God c e n t e r s you, an3 a n i n t e r -
v a l e l a p s e s i n which He a g a i n c e n t a r s and c o n t r o l s y o u ~balanced
h e a r t b e a t t o synchronize w i t h H i s , s o i s t h e r e n o t a tfme when you
should p r a y t o H i m , and a n o t h e r time when you should n o t .

And, l i k e w i s e , a s theke i s n o t a time when t h e a i r you b r e a t h e

i s denied you while you m a n i f e s t gouk Father-Mother on t h i s eapth,

come a time when t h a t which you

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

n o r g i v e v o i c e t o them, Say i n y o u r h a a r t when s o l e l y p e r p l e x e d :

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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 y o u r wisdom i n doubt t o y o u r

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Self. I f t h e n you would s a y : "Father, stand by--I d e e p l y need

~ h e e " , i t might mean moke i n a s s u k a n c e t o you--but t o our F a t h e r

,

i t weighs n o t one w h i t more t h a n s a y i n g i t i n y o u r h e a r t - - s o p r a y

t o . H i m t h a t way i f i t c o m f o r t s you t o t h u s commune,

I f s l e e p w f l l n o t come t o you f o r h e a v i n e s s r e g a r d i n g y o u r

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

w i t h d e s i r e t h a t l o v e s h a l l g u i d e you, t h e n s l e e p i n peace and

know t h a t t h e a n s w e r w i l l be w k i t t e n f n b a l a n c e d rhythms where

t h e q u e s t i o n h a s been e r a s e d .

And i f youk handiwork g o e s n o t t o y o u r l i k i n g , h a v i n g t o o

._ much of your 2 a ~ t hs e l f i n i t - - s e n s i n g i n s t e a d of k n o w i n g - - l i k i n g

and n o t l o v i n g - - d i v e r t z d by s o u n d s of e a ~ t hfrom h e a r i n g t h e

s i l e n c e s of h e a v e n whfch b o s n s them on e a r t h - - t h d n , I s a y , open

wide t h e d o o r s of y o u r S o u l and 1st God i n t o work w i t h you.

R e j o i c e t h e n i n y o u ~a g a i n renewed e c s t a s y a s you a g a i n think y o u i

work knowingly w i t h God, c k e a t i n g w i t h H i s hands and y o x r s a s one.

I f a f r i e n d appkoach you w i t h a g r f e v a n c e send love t o o p e n

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

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

g r i e v a n c a i n t h e s c a l e s of l o v e and n o t l e t him d e p a r t u n i l l u m i n e d
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by the Light, b u t vofd h i s gkievance with your love,

If y o u f i n d y o u r b u s i n e s s s l o w l y e b b i n g b e c a u s e y o u h a v e , p e r -
c h a n c e , f o u n d e d i t a f a r f ~ o mwhelae y o u s h o u l d h a v e f o u n d e d i t , a d
y o u g r i e v e b e c a u s e y o u h a v e n o t t h e means t o t r a n s f e k i t t o t h a t
f a r S t a t e w h e r e y o u now know i t w o u l d t h r i v e , I s a y t o y o u t o n o t
g r i e v e , b u t r e j o i c e t h a t God h a s i l l u m i n e d y o u w i t h t h e L i g h t o f
knowing what t o d o t o b a l a n c e y o u r u n b a l a n c e d b e g i n n i n g , -
I n your

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

neg w h i c h w i l l b e f o l l o w e d b y a n o t h e r , a n d s t i l l a n o t h e k o n e - -
e v e n as one b r e a t h f o r e v e r f o l l o w s a n o t h e r - - u n t f l that far S t a t e

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

-
Know you, h o w e v e r , ---t h a t a l l t h e piaayers - in - a l l- t h e world
h a v e b e e n a s s o f t b l o w n w i n d s on d e s a r t s a n d s , h-
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He who w o u l d b e c o m e a m u s i c master a n d g r i e v e s b e c a u s e h e
has n o t t h e m e a n s t o meet t h e y e a r s a h e a d t o s o b e c o m e , a l r e a d y

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

i s p l a y e d h e has t h e means t o p l a y t h e s s c o n d o n e , Tharefore, I
s a y , t h a t h e who t a k e s h i s f i r s t g i f t f r o m God, a n d r e g i v e s t o
h i 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 m i g h t y c a t a r a c t o f p o w e r e v e r r e a d y t o be g i v e n i n
t h e measure of a n y m a n ' s a b i l i t y t o r e g h e e q u a l l y ,
A g a i n I s a y , God w i l l wokk w i t h you b u t n o t f o r y o u , - No
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fested .
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have b e e n t o o much a l o n e and would b a l a n c e goup S e l f awapen2ss

w i t h God a w a r e n e s s , l e t youp pkayek be a d e s i k e f o e k e a l i z a t i o n of
y o u r h i g h p l a c e i n God s u n f v s k s e , Sag withi:? g o u s p u l s e b e a t ,

wordlessly: "I, My F a t h e s ~ , am n o t a l o n e I , Thou, my fat he^, a r t

'-J I. Thou apt i n m6 and 1 f n T h e e , 1 am favoaaed of Thee, my

Creator. I a m of t h e i n n a r Mind, 1 kncjwThy e c s t a s y , 1am
exalted i n Thee,
"I have a l l knowladge and a l l powap, T h a t which I d e s i r e t o
know, o r t o h a v e , o r t o g i v a i s mine t o know, t o have o r t o g i v a ,
M y d w e l l i n g p l a c e i s i n Thy h i g h h e a v e n s , Be Thou Thee i n me t h a t
I may be Thee--knowingly,

" I am i n Thy E i g h t , 8 my F a t h e k , E n f o l d Thou me eve2 i n Thy

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

heart,
isso solve Thou my s e p a k a t e ~ e s sand maka m e One w i t h Thee , "
He who would pray f o p l o v e and t h e @smpan%@nshfp
of many
f r i e n d s s h a l l be g f v m t h a t fop which h e asks, and a s a b u n d a n t l y
a s h e g i v a s l o v e and f ~ f e n d s h i pt o o t h e s z whom he b z f r i . a n d s ,

And h e who would f e e l -the e c s t a s y of a l l the world a t p r a y e r

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w i t h t h e God of Taaturej g o o u t f n t c Naturra s g r e a t c a t h e d r a l of

f o r r e s t p i n e s and oaks and j o i n In itlaat meghty ppayer of punning

s t r e a m s and b a b b l i n g b s o o k s , and t h e s i n g i n g of b f s d s , the buz-

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

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

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h e a v e n s t o g l a d d e n o u r h e a r t s a s we w a l k and t a l k w i t h God,
You who have r e a d my BOOK OF EARLY WHISPER~GSknow what I

mean b y t h a t , and how w o n d e r f u l i t i s t o p r a y t o God w f t h a l l of

His c r e a t i n g t h i n g s which m a n i f e s t H i m I n l o v e f o r t h e l o v e H e
gives a l l things,
When a n y man p r a y s t o you t o f u l f i l l h f s d e s i r e a s you d o t o

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

ONE w i t h y o u , Even a s God wokks w i t h you t o f u l f i l l y o u r d e s i r e
you s h o u l d work w i t h him who d e s i r e t h a u g h t of you t o f u l f i l l h i s
desire--for --
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all - a r e one -9
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a l l men o n e .
I f h e who t h u s p r a y s t o you t o h e l p him t o f u l f i l l a n u n b a l -
anced d e s i ~ ewhich i s n o t l o v e g i v e n and r e - g i v e n e q u a l l y , e x t e n d
t o him y o u r - l o v e and b a l a n c e d knowing, e v a n a s God w h i s p e r s i t
always t o t h e u n h e a k i n g and unknowing,
If h e h e a r s b u t h e e d s n o t y o u r c o u n s e l l i n g d o n o t condemn
him, o r f a i l t o watch o v e r him u n t i l t h e L i g h t of y o u r i l l u m i n i n g
h a s r e a c h e d h i s h e a r t a s i t some day w i l l , e v e n a s God watches

o v e r t h e u n b a l a n c e d ones who have n o t y e t l e a r n e d t o m a n i f e s t

love. Say t o him w i t h i n y o u r h e a r t what God s a y s f n H i s healat--

P-
' A11 men w i l l -
come t o me -
i n 9due t i m e -
but thefks -
1s -
the agony of -
awaiting," And be t h o u t h e r e a w a i t i n g hfm w i t h l o v e when he h a s

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

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

P A - - - -
of h e a v e n - - a---
and l o v e i s a l l t h a t i s i n G o d g s kingdom - n d t h e mani-

f e s t a t i o n -------
of l o v e i s a l l t h a t i s on e a r t h ,
Man o f e a r t h d o e s n o t y e t know t h a t , b u t he i s b e g i n n i n g t o
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know i t t h r o u g h cosmic man of t h s h i g h h e a v z n s who knows l o v a i n

him and g i v e s i t t o t h e world i n t h e h e a v e n l y rhythms o f t h e h i g h

heavens.
The g e n i u s e s of t h e wokld m a n i f 2 s t G o d ' s l o v e and g i v a i t o u t
from them t o u p l i f t t h e world by r e i n s p i L a i n gman of e a r t h w i t h t h e
i n s p i r a t i o n s of h e a v e n b o r n men.

The l o v e b o r n symphony f s p r a y e r f o r l o v e f u l f i l l e d i n t h e

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

b e a t f e e l s t h e s c s t a s y of God Is h s a ~ t b ~ 2 a ts e x p r s s s e d i n t h o s e
heavenly rhythms.

And s o i s a l l t h e a p t of a l l t h e woiald a p r a y e p foi. l o v e f u l -

f i l l e d f n i n s p i r e d cosmic man f o r P e g i v i n g of l o v e t o t h ? . l a c e of

man. For a r t i s b z a u t y , w i t h o u t which man i s noc y e t e v e n human.

The workman a t h i s bench who g i v e s b a a u t g t o h i s wofk 2 e g i v e s

t h e l o v e which God h a s g i v e n hfm t o a l l t h e wokld t o u p l i f t t h e

world. L i k e w i s e t h e h o u s e w i f e who p u t s l o v e i n h e s c o o k i n g

nep
e n r i c h e s t h e f o o d w i t h G o d ' s l o v e which ~ ~ e n o u ~ i s h e s family
L
with love. L i k e w i s e t h z b u t c h e r , t h e bakela and c a n d l e s ~ i c kmakek

who r 2 g f v e l o v e f o r l o v e g t v e n them m a n f f e s t God in b u i l j i n q X i s

u n i v e r s e of l o v e w i t h H i m ,

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

b r i c k which, i n tuaan, ~ ~ e f l e c tl os v e ' s b e a u t y t o e a c h passe^--by,

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

of t h e kingdom of h e a v z n e x t e n d e d t o man f o p h i s I l l u m i n i n g ,

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

The new a g e of Cosmic Man which you and I a r e 1anfol$3ingf o r

t h e s a v i n g of mankind from s a l f - s u i c i d e by t h e b a s b a r i c d e a l i n g s
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of man w i t h man i s a t r a n s i t i o n from b e l i e v e r s -

i n- a- -
f a-r -off God of

--
f e a r whom t h e y J
fear -
t o knoweps -
of -a u n i v e r s a l ----
God of love whom

they l o v e ,
Those cosmic ones who KNOW God a r e t h e cosmic t h i n k e r s ,
i n s p i r e d g e n i u s e s and i l l u m i n e d m y s t i c s who know God w i t h i n them

and s e e God evekywhere, These a r e t h e ones who, down t h e a g e s ,

have u p l i f t e d man g r a d u a l l y by b r i n g i n g t h e b e a u t y i n t o tha world
which h a s g r a d u a l l y g i v e n man h i s c u l t u k e and h i s e t h i c s ,
These -----
a r e t h e ones who w i l l u n i f y mankind thkough t h e i r know-
t o end t h i s b a b e l -
ing --- of tongues - -
of many ~ e l i g f o n sand b r i n g i n t o
b e i n g --
t h e ONE r e l i g i o n ------
of t h e 6NE God of l o v e ,

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T h i s now e n d i n g Barbakfc *A i s p e o p l e d --
- w i t h GOC- FEARING -
MEN,

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The dawning Cosmic A x -
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to -
be w i t h GOD LOVING -
-- PIEN.

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The coming cosmic ---------
r a c e of men w i l l . know t h a t l o v e i s a l l

there -
is -
in -
God n a t u ~ e---
and t h a t t h e e x p ~ e s s i o n - --
o k manifestation--

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of love i s a l l there -
is -
in -
the nature -
of -
the p n y s i c a l universe.
I t i s m y - ~ e s p o n s i b i l f t gt o s o c l a r i f y t h e above s t a t e m e n t t h a t
you w i l l t h o r o u g h l y u n d e r s t a n d t h a b a s i s of what i s c a l l 2 d e v i l - -
o r bad--and i t i s youk responsibility t o t e a c h i t t o 0th3ks SO

t h e y w i l l g k a d u a l l y cornprehe~d t h a t a u n i v e r s e which i s founded

upon b a l a n c e c a n n o t be u n b a l a n c e d , ok one founded upon good can-

n o t be b a d ,
When you u n d e r s t a n d how u n b a l a n c e , which i s t h e b a s i s of t h e

i d e a of e v i l , c a n seem t o be overthkovn b u t c a n n e v e r succeed,

and t h a t good c a n seem t o be overthgaown t o c r e a t e t h a t which we
call "bad", you w i l l . s e a d i l y s e e how t h e Pace of man h a s made

' itself suffer th~ough mo

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C o n v e ~ s e l y , you w i l l a s r a a d i l y s a e t h a t t h a o n l y way t o con-
q u e r e v i l , b a d , i l l n a s s , f a i l u k e , Teak, worky, s u p e r s t i t i o n , g r e e d ,
selTishness, loneliness, g r i a f , OP even daath i t s e l f i s through
cosmic knowledge of t h e L i g h t which g ~ a d u a l l yi l l u m i n e s t h e C 3n-
s c i o u s n e s s of man which i s i n a b s o l u t e c o n t k o l oT m a n q s body, and
of h i s own u n f o l d i n g thkough t h a t c o n t ~ o l ,
You who a k e keadeks and d e e p s t u d e n t s of The Messagz a r e t h e

-L s e e d of t h e 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 k e w i s e means E,

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

t h e method which you and I must u s e i n making t h e t ~ a n s i t i o nof
man which w i l l b k i n g l o v e i n t o t h e w o ~ l d , You w i l l f i n d i t i n
THE BOOK OF BEAUTY, Chaptek V , 5 t o 18,
5. " V a r i l y I s a y , t h e dawn of cosmic man i s i n i t s b e g i n n i n g s ,
Go t h o u , t h e r e f o r a , t o a 1 1 t h a w o r l d and sow t h a seed of t h y know-

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

p r o g r e s s i o n , a n d no P a s t s h a l t t h o u know u n t i l thou h a s t w e l l f u l -
f i l l e d thy t a s k ,
7 0 " T h ~ o u g hcosmic man t h e u n i t y of man b e g i n n e t h ,
8 , "Many a p e t h e y who know Me i n them, Sow thou t h a seed o f
B e a u t y , Love and Balance i n thsm, And m u l t i p l y thou them u n t i l
t h a i r l e g i o n s s h a l l i l l u m i n e t h e d a k k of man's b a ~ b a r i ca g e s w i t h
My Omniscient E f g h t

9. "say t h o u t o t h i n e a p p o i n t e d o n a s , t h e s e , My words. Thou

a r t Love. Thou a c t B e a u t y , Thou a p t B a l a n c e , Go thou and give
Love, Beauty, B a l a n c e and Tkuth t o t h y n e i g h b o r ,
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1 0 . " ~ h i n kn o t of d o i n g g r e a t works i n My name. Go thou t o
thy neighbor. T h i n k t h o u of Thy n s i g h b o r a l o n e , One seed s u f -
f i c e t h n o t f o r a meadow b u t o u t of one s s e d cometh a s h e a f of t a n .
11. "As many s h e a v e s 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 h y sheaves of t e n encompass t h e whole s a r t h t o b ~ i n gi n t o b a i n g

t h e new age of cosmic man.
11
12. Say t h o u t h e s e , My words, t o t h y n e i g h b o r : Go thou t o
t e n men who w i l l b a l i e v e on t h e e ; a n d m u l t i p l y t h o u them by t e n ,
and y e t a n o t h e r t e n , u n t i l a l e g i o n s h a l l be a s a w a l l of g r a n i t e
beneath t h y f e e t .

13. "Heed t h o u my cornmandings and --

sow t h o u 5 ---
seed of Love
l e s t man d e s t r o y h i m s e l f by h i s c o n t i n u e d d e s i r e s of e a r t h , know-
i n g n o t Mz i n him,

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

t o o t h e r s of l e s s e r knowing t h a t which t h o u t h y S e l f must do.

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

own S e l f i n i t .
1 5 . " ~ who
e c o n c e i v e t h must f i r s t u n f o l d h i s c o n c e p t .
16, he mason l a y e t h t h e s t o n e s of t h e m a s t e r Is thinking,
Thou t h y S e l f , must i m p a r t t h y knowing i n t h e L f g h t of t h y a n o i n t -
i n g t o cosmic man who w f l l b u i l d t h y knowing and Mine I n t o b a i -
anced ~ h y t h m f cforms w i t h Me.

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1 7 . "And o u t of t h e knowing -
of t h i n e a n o i n t e d l e g i o n s -
a -
new
of u n i f i e d -
world - man -s h a l l s p r i n g ,
18. '?FOP- w h e ~ et h i n e --
anointec! s h a l l g a t h e r t o g e t h e r t o thus

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u n i f y man through h i s knowing -
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there
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J u s t a s Lao and I a r e g i v i n g o u r a n t i L a t . l i v e s t o sowing t h z

s e e d of t h e Cosmic Age thlaough YOU--which is -
our r e s p o n s i b i l i t y - -
w 3 know you w i l l g i v e g r t a t h e e d t o t h e a b o v z words of o u r F a t h e r ,

and r e a l i z e t h a t t h e y a c e a d d r e s s e d t o YOU a s y o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ,
These w o ~ d syou h a v z j u s t r e a d do n o t damand t h a t you g i v e
up y o u r l i v e s t o h e l p mankind make t h e t r a n s i t i o n . It s i m p l y

L means t h a t you s h o u l d LIVE I T and t h u s b e a n example t o y o u r n e i & -

, bop. It means l i v i n g i t WITH y o u r n e i g h b o r by making y o u r 3 6 a l -
i n g s w i t h him conform t o t h e t e a c h i n g s of t h e Message,
Khen p e o p l e a r e a s k e d t o work f o c most c a u s e s i t g e n e r a l l y
means t o g i v e up s o m a t h i n g , o r maks some s a c r i f i c 2 t o d o i t . This
r e q u i r e m e n t of o u r F a t h e r r e v e r s e s t h a t t h o u g h t f o r i f you a c t u -
a l l y p p a c t i c e t h e l o v e p ~ ~ i n c i p lof
e f i r s t g i v i n g you w i l l f i n 3
t h a t you w i l l h a v e e n c i c h e d y o u ~l i f e i n e v e r y r z s p e c t i n s t e a d o f
s u b t r a c t i n g f r o m 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 n a u g h t , n o r h a l p s a n o t h e k , and veky o f t e n h u ~ t s ,

V

I f you c o u l d k e e p t h e most i m p o r t a n t wokking t h o u g h t o f l i f e

befolae you a l w a y s , and p u t t h a t t h o u g h t i n t o z v e r y d z a l f n g you
h a v e w i t h 2 v a r y b o d y , y o u r p a t i e n t , your. c l i e n t , t h e man you a r e

s e l l i n g t o o s b u y f n g f s o m , y o u r s e r v a n t and your n e i g h b o r , you

would soon f i n d y o u r s e l f i n = a v e r y d i f f z ~ e n tk i n d of worlm3of
y o u r own making f o r . y o u ~ s e l fand f o r a l l mankind,
The most i m p o r t a n t t h o u g h t i s : ------
Thz God of l o v e is a l l th=re
is -
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Waltep H u s s s l l , S c . C,
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The W a l t e r R u s s e l l F o u n d a t i o n , Swannanoa, kaynzsbopo, V i ~ ~ g i n i a
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C o p y r i g h t e d 1950 by L . a l t e ~ -5 u u s a l l

THE STBhY OF M
Y ILLUMINING

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

t h a t c a n happen t o a n y man i~ a l l

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

s c i o u s n e s s - - t h e u l t i m a t s g o a l of a l l u n f o l d i n g mankind--to came a t

t h e and of a n aaor,s l o n g ~ o a dwhich b e g a n i n t h e d a r k of s z n s i n g

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

kingdom of t h e h i g h heavens wheke S o u l of man and Goc! a23 OEE,

.
,
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The f i ~ s gt 2 e a t i n k l i n g of t h z gaan3auA>t o come was i n May of

.. 1 8 7 8 , when I was s z v d n , I had s t r a n g z p p e m o n i t i o n s oT ft f oL>

months--pephaps evdn foia a y e a 2 - - b u t t h e g l o r y of i t , whsn i t 3 i d

h a p p z n , was l a s s m y s t i f y i n g and mope u n d 2 ~ tsa n d a b l e t h a n t h 6 ppd -

m o n i t i o n s which always l e f t me d e e p l y a w o n d e r i n g ,
F o r a boy I had b s e n d o i n g e x t s a o r 3 i n a r y t h l n g ~which caused

much wonder, B5fom I c o u l d walk I c o u l d p l a y on Sha p i a n o with

one f i n g z k a l l t h i n g s hza,*d by me, t h z n a l l f i n 3 c - r s gl-a l l u a l l y ,

e v e n t o t h e complex melodies p l a y e d by b l i n d Mr, Maynapd who, t o

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

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

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

t o l d t o me--and I walkdd and t a l k z d w i t h God i n t h o s e e a ~ a l y\days

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

B a c h e l d z p l s w i l d s wheine nobody went b11t ms, foia no one e l s e i n a l l
My World h e a r d what I h e a r d t h e r e - - n o k saw 'vhat I saw t h z r e - - s o i t
was mine a l o n e , a l l t h a t g l o r y j u s t mine a l o n e .
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Then i t happened --a b l i n d i n g g l a r e - - r e d - - t h e n incandescent--

t h e n a f i e l d of b l u e s h u t t h t wholz wo~ald of a l l t h i n g s o u t from
me l e a v i n g naught b u t indzsclafSabla e c s t a s y w h i l e my body wandemd
by i t s e l f w i t h o u t me t o t h a g r e a t r o o t of my beloved oak wher3 I
found mysalf s i t t i n g w i t h a hand f u l l of m a r b l e s with which I had
been p l a y i n g w-ith otheia boys i n a k i n g f u l l of marbles drawn i n
the d i r t near the grocery s t o r e ,
I remembera a s though i t wake b u t a m i n u t e ago t h e ~ f f a c tof'

t h a t tlaemendous c r a n s i t f o ~i n t o a n o t h e r world s o u t t e r l y u n l i k e
t h a t one i n which my body d w e l l e d - - a n d b r e a t h e . l i n and o a t s o
s t r a n g e l y and u n n e c e s s a k f l y , ))%en I b e g a n t o r e a l i z e t h a w0lalr3 of

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

one--and I--the univers$--the trse--the sky--the l f t t l s a n t on m y

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

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

of t h e g r e a t s i l e n c e flaom which t h e v i b l a a t i o n s of sound rhythms

w i l l be b o r n , a n s c s t a s y which I was t o know a g a i n and a ~ a i nf o s

t e n thousand t i m e s t e n thousand t i m e s whzn I walked and t a l k e d

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

knowingly w i t h Hfm from t h a t v e r y d a y ,

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T h i 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 h a B i b l e a s " b e i n g
i n the s p i r i t " or "in ths Light. " I n Hindoo p h i l o s o p h y i t i s
r e f e r r e d t o a s " t h e Brahmic B l i s s . "
I know n o t how l o n g I s a t t h e r e b u t d o remember s a y i n g : when
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a s k e d where I had s o l o n g t a r r i e d , I have baen i n My World." And
t o t h i s day I have a l w a y s t a l k e d and w r i t t t n a b o u t t h e g l o r i o u s
h a p p e n i n g s i n My World.

.,. ' Most a s s u r e d l y I was a n o t h e r p e r s o n - - q u i t e tlansfoi-med--quits

u n a b l e t o be t h z same, t h i n k t h e same o r p l a y a g a i n t h e sam3 wFth
o t h e r boys. I s o o n l e a r n e d t h a t My World had no meaning f o r them
s o I s t o p p e d t a l k i n g a b o u t My World t o anybody b u t my b l i n d f r i e n d
who r z a l l y d i d know My World.
L i t t l e boys l i k e me seemed l i t t l e boys s o v e r y much u n l i k a me
t h a t I needed them no more, I had r a t h e r h o l d mighty c o n v e r s e

w i t h t h e men a t t h e c a r b a r n o r p l a y t h e music of My World s i m p l y

t o my b l i n d m a e s t r o and h e a r him p l a y i t b a c k t o me, g l o r i f i e d ,
w h i l e my vei'y S o u l was a l o n e I i n My World, and my body a f a r - -
.- -
always a f a r . My b l i n d m a e s t ~ owas t h e o n l y f r i e n d of my e a r l y

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

a n o t h e r came t o t a k j a l o n e n z s s away from m e by d w e l l i n g w i t h me LT

Seven y e a r s p a s s e d and e a c h y e a r , a l w a y s i n May, t h a d o o r s of

t h e L i g h t which openad i n t o My World, gavs m e t h o s e few d a y s of
morae i l l u m i n i n g , more knowing of t h z rhythms of God s t h i n k i n g

which r e g i s t z p e d i n my S o u l and t r i e d t o f i n d b i r t h i n s o u n d s , and

c o l o ~ s ,and forms t h r o u g h me. I played Chopin, Mozart, Handel,

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_ _ _ ~ _ - _ 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Laybach, and B e e t h o v e n i n e c s t a s y fola t h e s e men d w e l t wfth me i n

My World day by d a y - - f o p i t concerned me n o t one w h i t t h a t t h e i r
bodies had p a s s e d on,
I had l o n g s i n c e been t a k e n o u t of s c h o o l and p u t t o w o ~ ~ k ,
God w o u l d n o t l e t me r e a d books, He became my t a a c h s k and clos3d

t h z books which I would open, Things s a i d i n them weke s o u n l i k z

t h e n a t u r e of t h i n g s Ln My World t h a t He g u a r d e d me a g a f n s s t h e i r
i n t ~ u e i o nt o b l u r t h e c l a r i t y of t h i n g s I v i s i o n e d I n t h z L i g h t ,
I found t h a t whatever I wished t o know I c o u l d know by j u s t
d e s i r i n g t o know i n my hear.t, If I wish33 t o know music f t came

t o me i n overwhelmfng f u l l n e s s and I s p e n t g l o r i o u s h o u r s i n t h e
f o r e s t s l i s t e n i n g t o c z l e s t i a l ~ h y t h m swhich s p r a n g i n t o b e i n g
fiaom f o L 7 5 s t s i l e n c e s , and f e d my S o u l w i t h t h e c o l o r s OF" Natu2e
turned i n s i d a o u t f o r me t o s e e t h e i r Source w i t h fnneia e y e s , t h e
o u t e r ones b e i n g t o o dimmed w i t h t e a r s f o r s e e i n g ,

ITJ

Then i n my f o u k t e e n t n y e a r came t h e second g ~ ~ e ai l tl u m i n i n g

a t a time when my body had been d e c l a k e d dead by t h e d o c t o r s , and
u n d e r t a k e r s wera a r r i v i n g , B l a c k d i p h t h e r a i a had destlaoyad my
t h r o a t and s h u t o f f my b r e a t h i n g ,

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

f i p s t i l l u m i n i n g and I akose f ~ o mmy bzd p e s f e c t l y h e a l a d , t o t h e
g r e a t amazement of my weeping palaents and t o t h e d c c t o r s who found
t h a t my t h k o a t was p e r f e c t b y h e a l e d ,

During t h e p e k i o d of complete unawapeness of my body, an3

c e s s a t i o n of my h e a r t b e a t I had complete Consciousness of knowing

from t h e moment of t h a t sevesance of e l e c t i 3 i c and c o n s c i o u s
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- - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - 3 - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

a w a r e n e s s which I w i l l l a t e k d e s c r i b e f ~ o ma 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 o p my

l i v i n g t o m a n i f e s t H i m by a l i f e of d e m o n s t r a t i n g t h e power of man

who knew God i n him, and worked knowingly w i t h him. This I f u l l y

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

man i n t o h i s n e x t Cosmic Age u n t i l t h e f u l l i l l u m i n i n g of 1921,

when my y e a r s were s e v e n t i m e s s e v e n ,

No woiads of mine c a n q u i t e convey a s much meaning a s t h o s e

s e t down i n The Divine I l i a d i t s e l f i n r e f e k e n c e t o t h i s e v e n t

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

p u r p o s e by conveying His Message t o man f o r which I t h a n knew t h a t

I was b e i n g p r k p a ~ e d . These a r e t h e wopds a s w r i t t e n i n The D i v i n e
I l i a d i n 1921:
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- -been
I t had - --
--
from t h a t which -
man -
c a-
lls ''death" i s within the
w
range -
of p o w ~
of~
-
i n n e s t h i n k i n g -------
i f t h e S o u l h a s n o t l e f t t h e bodyo (Maaning--no

l o n g e r c o n t ~ o l st h e body t h r o u g h a c e n t e ~ i n gC o n s c i o u s n e s s . )

----
hat d i s e a s e which man c a l l s "black diphtheiaiar', or " b l a c k
plague", -
had -so d f s f n t e g J
~
II that J
~
I Soul made r e a d y -
I -- for

i t s departuke - - -I was pronounced dead bg man,

and

---I!
God t o o k me u n t o 5 h i g h mountain 9wher3 i n s p i r e d
U
J

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i s God-man and thelae gave - u n t-o me kaighek &owledge - of -
tha P O W ~ L '

-
of r e g e n e r a t i o n - - thraough H
of my bcdy --i s all-knowing L i g h t .

"Through - the -
~ed-- v- i o l e tw o r l d , -
and - the -red -
r z d ~ o r l d-
to -
the

world - -----
of puPe w h i t e L i g h t beyond t h z w o r l d of blue--and b a c k a g a i n --
-
t o t h-
z w o ~ l d of p u r e w h i t e s i m u l a t e d l i g h t beyond -
the y e l l o w w o r l d ,

-
the Spirit me j o u r n s y e d -
within.- -
in a n e c s t a s y --
f o r which t h e r e a r e -
-
n o words o f man t o t e l l ,
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--
"1n the e c s t a t i c s t a t e - -
of i n n e r - k n o w i n g t h e g p a a t t r u t h -
of
--
c r e a t i n g and d e - c r e a t i n g t h i n g s was made known -
to -
me,
-
hat m a j e s t i c --
s w i n g of t h e cosmic pendulum s p e l l s 3 . -
out -
fop
me -
- the g l o r i o u s phythms -
of t h i n g s t o -3b e and t h e n
- -9- -
not t o -
be,
-
he mystery ---- he Souls -
of S o u l was m i n e - - t- of -
all Craating

things.
- memory -
"The of -
t e n times ten -
t h o u s a n d l i v e s m i r r o r e d them-
salves E i g h t from t h e f r iaecords -
on S o u-
- l t-
o -
t e l-
l ma t h a t
body was s t i l l -
n e w - --
that - -of d i s a p p e a r a ~ l c e--
time had n o t yet come,
11
---
It was them g i v z n ----- -
me t o know t h a t t h e power of r e v i t a l i z a t i o ~

of 9 body was mine,

- I-, who had b e e n pponounced dead by man,
I1
livsd strongly -
in -
t h e body,
V

Each y e a r i n May, y e a r a f t e r y e a r , came t h o s e t e n o r moiae

days when I sought t h e folaests t o be a l o n e w i t h God, Each y e a r I
becama s l i g h t l y more aware of my p u r p o s e which I was t o know f u l l y
i n 1921, It was enough f o r t h e t i m e t h a t I was made aware of t h e

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

man t h a t whatever he d e s i r e d t o do h e c o u l d d o ,
And s o t h e yeaps of p r e p a ~ a t i o np a s s e d , e a c h one, howevel,
dvidenced by doing something t h a t I had n e v e r donz befoL2e, o r n o t
dven t h o u g h t of d o i n g . And each s e v e n t h yea-? was markzd by t h z

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

b e f o r e done, such a s p a f n t i n g THE MIGHT OF AGES a t t w e n t y - e i g h t ,

t h e d z s i g n i n g and b u i l d i n g of many b u i l d i n g s c o s t f n g m i l l i o n s
d u r i n g t h e f o l l o v i n g s e v e n y e a r s w h i l e p a i n t i n g t h e most b e a u t i -
fcll c h i l d r a n i n America--then i n t r o d u c i n g f i g u r z s k a t i n g i n America
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a c q u i i a i n g p z r s o n a l m a s t z r l i n e s s of t h a aLat i n a d d i t i o n t o p a i n t i n g

many p o r t r a i t s a n d w r i t i n g many b o o k s , And s o t h e y e a r s of i n t e n -

s i v e p r e p a ~ a t i o np a s s e d u n t i l May, i n t h e y e a r of 1921, whan t h e

supriema e x p e l i a n c a of The A n o i n t i n g of L i g h t became mina, a n My

World of L i g h t a n d t h e e c s t a s y of i t , was once more mina i n a l l

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

,i Then cam* t h e day of i n t e n s e p r e m o n i t i o n of something s t ~ a n g e

i n t h e w o r l d , s u c h a s I had b e f o r e 'known a f t e r i t s h a p p s n i n g b u t

not before, A c e p t a i n ominous and m y s t e p i o u s s o m a t h i n g i n t h e

v a r y l i g h t o'f t h z s u n , and i n t h s a k a , comp3llsd me t o s z e k t h e

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

ing--for thd t i m e was h e m .

I a f t z r w a r d s found t h a t magnetic s u n s p o t s t o r m s t o r e man's

c a b l e s from t h e i r b s d s and d i s r u p t z d t h z t e l e p h o n e and p o v a r s y s -

tzms of t h e n a t i o n d u r i n g t h e middle of May, w h i l e t h a t i n t z n s e

s z v z r a n c a of C o n s c i o u s n e s s from body a g a i n t o o k p l a c e and ma32 me

-
j u s t a S o u l and a Mind a g a i n , h a r d l y awar2 of my body, and mads

my k03y d e p e n d z n t 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 ebdy

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

The g r e a t L i g h t of my f i ~ s and
t szventh illumining again

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

t h e o n l y e m o t i o n of t h d God n a t u r e , T h a t e c s t a s y i s t h e on?

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

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

tion.

Owing t o a l a c k of knowledge of G o d ' s e l e c t r i c u n i v 3 r s 3 , and

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man's r e l a t i o n s h i p t o i t , no man of p a s t a g e s h a s e v e ~b2en a b l e
t o g i v e a s a t i s f a c t o r y e x p l a n a t i o n of t h a t i n s t a n t a n s o u s f l a s h of
red-orange l i g h t which completely b l i n d e d me f o p a n undsterminable
i n t e r v a l which was followed by a f e e l i n g of b e i n g bathed i n a
g r e a t s e a of b l u e .

-
The e x p l a n a t i o n -
of -
that l i g h t f l a s h which --
P a u l and othek
Cosmic Conscious -- --
men have e x p e r i e n c e d , i s t h a t t h e m -
is -
an -
alec-

-
t r i c short c i r c u i t between t-
ha -
two l o b e s -
of -
t h e b r a i n which causas

- flash -
a -- of s e v a r a n c e -
of l i g h t a t t h e i n s t a n t -
' of Consciousness fkom -
e l e c t r i c .sensation -
of -
t h e body, - a f l a s h occurs -
Such
- at -
t h e moment

-
of d e a t h -
in -
all c a s e s , ---
and has bzen photographed many times.
The ~ i g h tof s p i r i t u a l Corlsciousness ~ e n t e r stha d i v i d e d , os
p o l a r i z a d L i g h t which c o n s t i t u t e s t h e e l e c t r i c awareness of s z n s a -
t i o n i n a body. Nokrnally t h e r e i s a complete s y n e h ~ o n i z a t i o nof
Consciousness and s z n s a t i o n b u t when t h e sevepance t a k e s p l a c e
which makes t h e body seem l i k e a n u n a t t a c h e d and remote appendage,
and t h e Mind a l o n e t o be a l l t h a t i s , t h e s y n c h ~ o n i z a t i o ni s
i n t e r r u p t e d and does n o t o p e r a t e n o s ~ a l l y
,

U s u a l l y t h e Cosmic Hllumfnation h a s a d u k a t l o n of a few min-

u t e s o r h o u r s , l e a v i n g a n aftekmath of a few d a y s , but no m a t t e r
how b r i e f i t i s i t completely transfosams one I n t o a n o t h z r h i g h e r
being. My u s u a l perfod through l i f e h a s b e e n a b o u t t e n days f o l -

lowing t h e f i r s t i n t e n s i v e few h o u r s , b u t t h i s 1921 pesfod l a s t e d

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

June l g t h ,
VII

- I l l u m i n a t i o n i n t o Cosmic C o n s c i o u s n e s s -
The -- is -
an e n t i ~ e l y
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s p i r i t u a l experience -
and - e ultimate goal -
i s t h- of -
a l l mankind which
-
completes t h e u n f o l d i n g -----
of t h e man i d e a on e a r t h . --
A l l down t h r o u g h

man's u n f o l d i n g -
i t comes g r a d u a l l y -
to -
a l l people. Every i n s p i r i n g
t h o u g h t which comes -
to -i s-a p a r t i a l Illumination. The g e n i u s e s
of t h e world a r e t h o s e who h a v t had t h e g r e a t e s t number of s p i r i t -
u a l inspirations, Evary such i n s p i c a t i o n i s a l s o a p a r t i a l I l l u m -
inat ion.
m e n e v e r a g r e a t g e n i u s creatvls any m a s t e r p i e c a of a p t in
any of t h 3 f i v e f i n e a r t s 9 and you a m r a i n s p i r e d by h i s c i = e a t i o n ,

he i s i l l u m i n i n g you w i t h t h e L i g h t g i v e n him. T h a t i s how man

a r i s e s from t h e b r u t e s t a g e t o t h e d i v i n e cosmic s t a g 3 , by g r a d -
u a l l y adding t o h i s c u l t u r e .
E v e r y one of t h e g r e a t m y s t i c s who have bzen a n o i n t a d i n t h e
L i g h t of a l l - k n o w i n g havz u p l i f t e d c o u n t l z s s m i l l i o n s of men who

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

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

t h e unknown m y s t i c who w r o t e The Bhagavad-Gfta, (which became t h e
- Feersian B i b l e ) and J e s u s .
Of t h s s e , J e s u s was, i n a l l p r o b a b i l f t y , t h a only f u l l y
i l l u m i n e d one a s He a l o n e f u l l y u n d a ~ ~ s t . o otdh e l o v e piairiciple a s
t h a b a s i s of C r e a t i o n , and t h e magnetic L i g h t of Go? a s t h e Source
of G r e a t i o n . He a l o n e of a l l t h e m y s t i c s had a l l - k n o w i n g t o t h e

e x t e n t t h a t Ha s o f u l l y c o m p ~ e h e n d a dH i s J L v i n i t y a s Son of God
t h a t he could s a y '$1and My F a t h e r a r e on?" and XNOX what i t
meant. -
F u l l Illumination i s tha goal of all mankind. It i s t h e
C h r i s t s t a t u s which no m y s t i c of p a s t a g e s h a s a c q u i r e d b u t a l l

men w i l l a c q u i r e when t h e j o u r n e y of u n f o l d i n g man on t h i s p l a n 3 t

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w i l l have been completed.

There have been q u i t e a number of l e s s e r i l l u m i n e d m y-s -t -i-c s

whose t e a c h i n g s and works, have e x a l t e d mankind i n vailying d e g r e e s ,

such a s Laotzu, Confucius, P l o t i n u s , P a u l , I s a i a h , S o e c a t e s , Jacob

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

very c l o s e t o t h e L i g h t b u t were n o t f u l l y aware of t h e i r a b s o l u t e

unity w i t h i t ,
There have been many of t h e l e s s e r i l l u m i n e d ones whom we
know a's g e n i u s e s , such a s Khitman, Browning, 2hakespeare and o t h e r
g r e a t poet-writers--Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, and o t h a r musi-
c i a n s of t h e i r s t a n d a r d , - - t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e m a s t e r s i n a l l of t h e
al-ts who have g i v e n t o t h e world i t s c u l t u r e ,

I n s p i r a t i o n i s t h e f i r s t s t e p p i n g s t o n e which l e a d s t o gen-
ius. Genius i s t h e n e x t of t h e t h r e e g ~ e a tp i n n a c l e s of mankind
w h i c h a r e i n s p i r e d man, g e n i u s and m y s t i c , m e n one i s i n s p i r e d ,

e i t h e r through m e d i t a t i o n , o r t h r o u g h t h e works of i n s p i r e d men,

he has a r i s e n through t h a t p a r t i a l I l l u m i n a t i o n , from t h e p u ~ e l g
p h y s i c a l , t o t h e s p i r i t u a l s t a t u s which l e a d s e v e r upward t o t h e
all-knowing, f u l l y i l l u m i n e d S o n - s h i p w i t h God, which i s t h e
Christ s t a t u s ,
I n s p i p e d men, g e n i u s e s and m y s t i c s a r e t h e S a v i o u r s of o t h e r

men. They a r e t h e i n t e r p r e t e r s of God ' s language of L i g h t , and

t e a c h e r s of t h e love n a t u r e of Bod who u p l i f t t h e world of men by

~ e i n s p i r i n gthem with t h e L i g h t of t h e i s i l l u m i n i n g , each i n t h e

measure of h i s own awareness of t h e L f g h t of God-Consciousness
(02 C h r i s t s p i 2 i t ) w i t h i n him.
T r e a s u r e , t h e r e f o r e , your i n s p i red moments w h i ch become more
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and mope Y O U ~ . ?a~s you i n c r e a s i n g l y walk and t a l k and WOliR w i t h Gcd.
Each of t h z supreme m y s t i c s of t h s p a s t bilought t h e Messagd
of LOVE;, UNITY and THE BHCTM3HOOC OF ld4N t o t h z p e o p l e of t h s l r

day, b u t t h z human r a c e was t o o nzwlg o ~ t ,of t h e j u n g l a t o e i t h e r

compr2ehend t h z p ~ i n c f p l aof lova o r p r a c t i c t : i t .
The human. r a c e h a s n o t g e t u n f o l d e d enough t o more t h a n
f a i ~ t l yu n d e r s t a n d i t o r p r a c t i c e I t . Man's a t t e m p t t o understarxl

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i t h a s l e d t o t h e f o r m a t i o n of many r e l i g i o n s which h8vz d i s u n i t a d
ma.n i n s t e a d of u n i t i n g him, and t h e m i s i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e n a t u t e

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

~ ,

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

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

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

h3s t a u g h t t o man.
F o r t h i s r e a s o n God has s g a i n s e n t H i s Nesssge of l o v a t o
t h i s new a g e of u n f o l d i n g man f o r t h e r s aiae a s u f f i c i a n t numbep
-
a n m g man whc c a n become t h z seed of t h e Cosmic Age now dawning,
f o r r e i n s p i r i n g o t h z r men t o t h e i r e x a l t a t l o n i n t o cosmic 1xnowing.
These few among t h e many, such a s yod a r e , a l z e you would n o t

h a v e S e e n l e d t o i t , w i l l spzead t h e i r knowing of t h e l o v z n a t u r e
of Gcd t h r o u g h o u t t h z e a i a t h and t o man of t h e comprehension of
t h i s e l e c t p i c a g e , an3 t h a t alonc: w i l l s a v e manki2d f120m h i s own
dest~=uction.

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g r e a t h a p p e n i n g whfch l e f t mz wholly Mfnd w i t h b d t s l i g h t awaiaeness

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of my e l e c t r i c body, E u r i n g p i a a c t i c a l l y a l l of t h a time I f = l t

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

n e s s by e l e c t r o - m a g n e t f c f l u x t h ~ e a d sof l i g h t , When I had t o u s e

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

i t was 2 x t r e m z l y d i f f i c u l t t o b r i n g m y body back undek c o n t r o l of
my Consciousness and make i t do a s I o r d a r e d i t t o d o ,
As a n example I 'radlaewith r e p r o d u c e one page of bun-jreds, i f
n o t thousands of f r a g m e n t a r y w r i t i n g s t o i l l u s t r a t e t h e d i f f i c u l t y
of c o o r d i n a t i n g Mind and body, A f t e r many days of silch e f f o r t I
s u d d a n l g wrote a s c l e a p l y and a s l e g i b l y a s t h e s e k i p t of a c h i l d ,

and i n a h a n d w r i t i n g which I have neve,? b e f o r e ola s i n e s u s a 3 ,

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Love, C e s i s ~ ,H e a l i n g and o t h e r p a r t s of The Divine Plfad s u r 5 l y
know t h a t I a l o n e eovrld n o t writs s u c h r h y t h m i c and r n a s t a r l y l i t -

e r a t u r d , n o ~ lcan a n y man a t any t i m e p ~ ~ o J u c im

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w h i l s i n t h e s c s t a s y of wolaking knowingly w i t h God. Nor c a n a n y

man w r i t e m a s t e r l y l i t e r a t u r e w i t h o u t c o n s t a n t r s w r i t i n g and e d i t -
ing.
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body a u t o m a t i c a l l y p i c k e d up food under i n s t i n c t i v e c o n t r o l w i t h -

o u t rnsntal i n t e r e s t i n t h e p r o c e s s w h a t s o e v e r . The food my body
a t e was a s i m p e r s o n a l t o me a s t h e food g i v e n t o a n a n i m a l o r t o

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

the nscessity f o r a i l o r exercise. I somatimes w-alkad i t i n t h e

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i t was n o t I who walked f o r -
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It i s impossible t o e v e r convPg t c anyone who does n o t t h i n k
c o s m i c a l l y , a dynamic u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h a t t r a n s i t i o n f ~ o mt h e
s e n s i n g of a Mind c o n t r c l l e d body t o t h e knowing of Mind which h a s
been s e v e r e d f ~ o mt h e body by s o deep a f a s l i n g of s e p a r a t i o n t h a t
t h ~alectric body seemed i n no way ? s l a t e d t o t h e ago of S o u l , 02
of Mind. I s h a l l do my b e s t t o e x p l a i n i t by d e s c r i b i n g what hap-

pened.
I c a n n o t r e l a t e a n y t h i n g t o t i m e , f o r time cease13 t o b e , All
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I can s a y i s t h a t t h e p e came a time a f t e p t h a t b l i n d i n g f l a s h i n

which I became awalae o f "knowing -

a l l things." Somswhere i n t h e
B i b l e i t s a g s s o m a t h i n g l i k e t h e s e words: "Ye s h a l l hav3 a n anoint-
i n g of t h e Holy Onz, a n d ye s h a l l know a l l t h i n g s . "
On t h e f a c e of i t s u c h a s t a t z m e n t seems i n c r e d i b l e - - b u t it
i s not. O u r c o n c e p t o f knowledge h a s been b u i l t upon t h 3 corn-
p l z x i t y of m u l t i t u d i n o u s e f f e c t i n s t e a d of t h e u t t e r s i m p l i c i t y of

t h e cause of complex e f f e c t . Cause -

is - --
a s simple a s t h e t h r e e m i r -

- - -in
mors a k a l ~ i d o s c o p ew h i l e e f f z c t - a s complex -
is - as -
the infinite
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of -a-few p i e c e s -
of broken g l a s s p e f l e c t e d w l t h i n t h o s e

three mirrors.
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edge, b u t t h a t i s our c o n c e p t -
of knowledge;
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evep w ~ i t t e ns i n c e ---
t h e n alae but t h r e e . dimensional e x t s n s i o n s i n t o -
a u n i v e r s e ---
- of time and s p a c e . I t D I E t a k e t i m s t o t h i n k them L n t o
forbm and w r i t e them down b u t t o KNOW a l l t h i n g s was t i m e l e s s . All

of my c h e m i c a l and a s t i a o n o m i c a l c h a r t s were made b e f o r e I knsw t h e

names of t h e s l e m e n t s o r of s t e l l a r f o r m a t i o n s .
I l l u m i n a t i o n i n t o t h e L i g h t means j u s t t h a t - - f o r it is the

L i g h t of a l l - k n o w i n g , o r t h e L i g h t of l o v e , which i s m a n i f ~ s t e d

by THINKING God s a l l - k n o w i n g i n t o c o m p l e x i t i e s of p a t t z 2 n e d f o r m ,

I i n s t a n t l y , and t i m e l e s s l y , knew t h e s t i l l m a g n s t i c L i g h t
which i s t h e f u i c r u m of l i f e and poivieiJ, a l s o I knew t h e h a a r t b a a t
o f t h e e l e c t r i c u n i v e p s e which m a n i f s s t s l o v e , l i f e and pow22 i n
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I-
- also instantly - ---
and t i m e l e s s l y knew t h a t t h e magnetic Light

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of t h e -
God of l o v e was all t h a t i s - - a_n_d. - _ t_h_a t t h e s e n s e d e l e c t p i c
wave univaL7se -
of motion which s i m u l a t e s -l9 o v z -
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and power, had

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no r e a l i t y whatsoever, -------
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God Is i m a g i n i n g - - p use i l l u s i o n - - s i r n u l a t i o n - - s e l f - forms

t h ~ o w n-
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thd s c r e e n - t o m a n i f s s t c h a n g e l e s s i d e a by -
of s p a c e - set-

ting & t o plaoduce -

motion - t h e e f f e c t of c h a n g e * -
Thus knowing t h e u n i v e p s a l h a s l a t b e a t I knew t h s e l o c tri.:

wave, Op u n i v e i - s a l p u l s e , t o which a l l moving, @ ? s a t i n g t h i n g s

were gearsd. T h u s knowing ----

t h e wave an!ci i t s o c t a v e p u l s e b e a t -
in

c y c l i c phythms which s p e l l e d t h e i r shythms -

o u t-f o-
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acd comprehenddd -
a l l dffect.

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t i o n , which i s l e p 2 e s e n t e d in t h e f o l l o w i n g diagram by t h e change-

l a s s ZERO of t h e s p i s i t u a l Mind univdiase of KZST--and n o t h i n g tc

compPdhend b u t t h e h z a p t b e a t of t h i s p u l s i n g e l e c t r i c wave u n i -
- ve17sz of m o t i o n v h i c h i s r z p r e s a n t z d i n t h e diagram by t h e

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towa2d y o u r a c q u i s i t i o n -
of -
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and a l l compre-

h e n s i o n ,-
o f EFmCT. Goping t h e whole c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h i s e l e c t r i c

u n i v e r s e i n t h i s e n t i r z c o u r s e of s t u d y t h e k a s i c p k i n e i p l e above

diagramed w i l l n e v e r be d e p a r t e d from, o r e ~ c e e d a j ,f o r t h a l e i s
nor
n o t h i n g i n N a t u ~ e , n o l i n your" own l i f e , n o r i n yogia t h f n k i n g , p , i n

any a c t i o n of y o u r s which c a n va2y one w h i t from t h i s b a s i c fola-

mula of C r e a t i o n .

Mop i s t h e r z a n y t h i n g t h z c h e m i s t , p h y s i c i s t , m e t a l o r g i s t o r

e n g i n e e r can exceed beyond t h i s f o r m u l a o r v a r y i t i n t h e i r work.

Likewise t h e p o s t , p a i n t z l , P n v e n t o ~ , m u s i c i a n o r a ~ c h i t s c ti s

l i m i t e d t o t h i s s i m p l i c i t y bzyond which h e CANNOT GO, a n 3 t o which

HE MUST CONFORM,

L i k e w i s e t h e h e a l t h y growth of y o u r body, ok t h e conduct of

your f r i e n d l y o r b u s i n o s s l a e l a t i o n s must conform -

to -
this principle

-
of' BALANCE - or -
elst: s u f f e r -
t h e consequznce - of whatever unbalanced

r e s i d u e remains ---
from l a c k of c o n f o r m i t y --
with the heartbeat -
of -
the

universe.

A s we proc2ed t o u n f o l d t h i s p r i n c f p i a by i t s a p p l . f c a t i o n t o

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

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

seeming c o m p l e x i t y which makes e v e ~ ~ g t h i nyou -

g do seem d i f f i c u l t ,

Tho d i f f i c u l t y of t h a t szeming c o m p l e x i t y l f z s i n t h e p o p u l a r

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

ECGd a r e u t t a r l y s i m p l e b u t TMFORMATICfN CONCEENING EFFYCT i s s o

u t t e r l y complex t h a t i t t a k e s many l a r 3 g e volumes of ? n c g c l o p e d i a s

t o w i A i t e i t a l l down--while n o t one t h i n g i n t h o s e v a s t volumes

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

i l d a c t l o r , ~ ~ y u ~ n of
c a es x p r e s s e d ? n s r g y which c o . n s t i t u t 5 s t h 3 c o s -

mic k a i e i d o s c o p s which is GUia physical universe.

The r>t;-asonwhy I hav3 b e e n a b l e t o d o s o many t h i n z s J d 2 i n g
lif3 , and do them i n a m a s t e r l y manner, was because of my l i f e t i m z

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

i n on6 t i m e l a s s f l a s h i n 1921,

- It mag n o t s u d d z n l y u n f o l d t o you, a s i t d i d t o ma, b u t you

c a n vzry g ~ e a t l ya c c a l e 2 a t i : i t s u n f o l d i n g i f you w i l l opan youi3

haart -
t o these lassons -
and - -
what -
I am t e l l i n g you i c t o xoup -
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sciousness instead of US t p h o t o g r a p h i n g --
them o n t o ~ brain.
0 1 ~ 2

I f you just p h o t o g r a p h them o n t o yoap b r a i n you c a n rern=mb?r

and r e p e a t them b u t gou ----
w i l l n o t know them u n t i l deep t h o u g h t and

much m e d i t a t i o n , w h i l e a l o n e i n y o u ~chamber, make them a . p a r t of

your S o u l p a t t ~ r n , T ~ more
G you do t h a t t h e more s p 2 z d i l y you

w i l l g a i n knowlsdga c o s m i c e l l y . U n t i l ysci do t h a t you h a w no

knowledge w h a t s o e v e r , f o r knowledge i s c o s m i c - - i t i s mental--while

- t h e b ~ > a i in s but a r z c o r d i n g instlaument which s a n s e s i m p r ~ s s i o n s

r e c o r d e d upcri i t and c a n n o t D i C l i ANYTHING,

X l c c s r i c a l awarentss - ---
of EFFZCT mus3 nct, b2 c o n f u s s 3 w i t h

cosmic ewalaaness of C A U S 5 , E l e c t l a i c a l awar2eness means o n l y thd

7

s - n s a t i o n s caused bg b o j i e s of m a t t e r i n motion--while Cosmic Con-

s c i o u s n e s s mzans a n a w a r a n a s s of S o u l , t h e U n i v e r s a l S o u l of God
which man i s t o thd e x t v n t of h i s awareness of h i s u n i t y w i t h God.

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n o-r f o r knowing.
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The f i r s t and most c o n s p i c u o u s a f f e c t of I i l u m i n a t i o n i n t o

f u l l Cosmic C o n s c i o u s n e s s i s t h e u t t e i a absence of e v i l , s i n o r
shame. There i s no t h o u g h t of such a n unbalanced c o n d i t i o n w h i l e
i n t h z one d c s t a t i c c o n d i t i o n of p e r f e c t b a l a n c e which t h e L i g h t -

of l o v e i s .
When I s a y t h e r e c a n be n o t h o u g h t of such a t h i n g 1 c a n b e s t
t r a n e f e p t h a t t h o u g h t t o ycu by a s k i n g i f you f e e l t h e s l i g h t z s t

t h o u g h t of f a l l i n g w h i l e ycu s t a n d i n b a l a n c e ? You o ~ b v i o u s l ycan-

n o t , f o r your s e n s e s w i l l n o t v i b k a t a t o t a l l you you a r d f a l l i n g
u n t i l you a c t u a l l y b e g i n t o f a l l ,
L i k e w i s e , when you a p e p e r f e c t l y comf o i a t a b l e your s e n s 6 s w i l l

n o t t e l l you t h a t you a r d uncomfortabla u n t i l you b e g i n t o b a .

You w i l l t h e n p u t on a c o a t if you a r e c o l d t o blaing your body

back i n t o t h e b a l a n c e d c o n d i t i o n of c o m f o r t ,
I l l u m i n a t i o n i n t o t h e L i g h t of Cosmic C o n s c i o u s n z s s t r a n s p o r t s
you immediately i n t o t h e L i g h t of a l l - k n o w i n g of CAUSE which b a l -
a n c z s and c o n t k o l s a l l EFmCT, -
The cosmic s p i r i t u a l L i g h t -
IS -
bal-

T h a t which man c a l l s e v i l , 02 s i n , ok shame--or any of i t s

a t t r i b u t e s such a s a n g e r , j e a l o u s y , worky, f e a r , c r u e l t y , l u s t , . OK?

t h e g r e e d s which l e a d t o muraders and wars, a r e unbalance3 confli-

t i o n s c r e a t e d by man who h a s n o t y e t l e a r n e d t h e law of lova which
demands e q u a l i n t e r c h a n g t : between a l l o p p o s i t e c o n d i t i o n s i n a l l
human r e l a t i o n s .

Man, h i m s e l f , h a s m a n u f a c t u r e d e v i l , s i n and shame b e c a u s e

of t h e i m p o s s f b i l i t y of k e e p i n g h i m s e l f i n b a l a n c e because of h i s
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g r e e d s , w'nich i m p e l l e d him t o t a k e what he wanted w i t h o u t g i v i n g

i n o r d e ~t o be r e g i v e n ,
Tharz i s n o such t h i n g i n N a t u l e a s e v i l , s i n o r shame.
Natur* i s n a v e r u n b a l a n c e d . The hzavdns g i v e of l i g h t and r a i n s
t o e a r t h and e a r t h ilegivas s q u a l l y of h e p f o p e s t s , and c r o p s , and
vap3i;s which ~ e p l e n i s h e st h e h a a v e n s .
That i s N a t u r e ' s manifests t i ~ nof t h e law of l o v e which Keape
liztura aver i n balanca. I w i l l g i v e you a n o t h z ? diagpam t o i l l u s -
-. -

t r a t e the l o v e p i ' i n c i p l e . T h i s w i l l be ona molae s t z p i n t;*ying t o

t r a n s f e 2 t o y o u r comprehension t h a t s t a t e of b a l a n c e which k e p t m
i n t h e on2 e c s t a t i c c o n d i t i o n of Cosmic C o n s c i o u s n e s s f o r s o l o n g
a p e r i o d of s e v e r a n c e of Mind from t h s s e n s a t i o n s induc23 by t h s
e l e c t z i c t h i n k i n g of Mind from which b o d i e s a p p e a r , d i s a p p e a ~and
r e a p p e a r i n s n d l e s s sequence.

THE; LOVE c y c m
As you s e e I have a g a i n used t h e same formula of ?hythmic
balanced i n t e r a c h a n g a i n a l l t r a n s a c t i o n s of N a t u r e . I have but
used d i f f e r e n t words t o 6 x p r e s s . d i f f e r e n t i d e a s .

And I s h a l l c o n t i n u z t o do s o whethzr I t a l k t o you f ~ o mthi=

c h e m i s t ' s l a b o r a t o ~ ~oyr from your b u s i n e s s o f f i e = , op a b o u t your
home and f i l i e n d l y ~ l e l a t i o n s . T h i s I s h a l l do u n t i l you hava a l l -
kcowledge and a l l - p o w e r t o c o n t r a o l a l l e f f e c t s which you s = t i n
motion,
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- e v e r y e f f e c t which you -
As do -
s e t-i n motion -
i s-a pendulum

- t o bless -
which w i l l r a t u i T n - o r s m i t e gou -
in -
t h e measure -
of y o u ~
knowledge, -
or -
l a c- -i t , -
k of it -
i s imperative -
t o xOUia welfare t h a t -
and Soul t o what i s h e r e i n w r i t t e n ---
gou open your hearat ----- and n o t s i f t
i t through ang t ~ a d i t i o n s ,or c u l t s , -
- ok t e a c h i n g s which --
have been
s o d e e p l y impressed upon your b ~ a i n& s e n s a t i o n s -
- o r emotions t h a t

- - accumulated
a l l you have i n-a l i f e t i m e a r e b u t a b s t r a c t i o n s which
-
gou f o r e v e r ~ e p e a tb u t cannot p o s s i b l y e x p l a i n .
T h a t which your b l ~ a i na l o n e h a s r e c o r d e d you do n o t know and, -
t h e r e f o r e , cannot e x p l a i n t o o t h e r s , ---
02 e v e n t o yourself. That
which you know i n y o u r h e a r t , and i s r e c o r d e d w i t h i n your S o u l ,
remains w i t h you t h r o u g h o u t t h e a g e s , and i s r e i n c a i a n a t s d w i t h i n
t h e szed of you f o r a d d i n g t o i t l i f e a f t e r l i f e a s you journey
through. t h e a g e s goal complete u n i t y with tha
L i g h t of God which you a r e g r a d u a l l y knowing, a l i t t l e a t a time
a s you walk and t a l k w i t h God t o know Him i n you, rnose and morz,

Those of you who have i3aad The S e c r e t of L i g h t an3 t h e Ples-

sage of T h e C i v i n e I l i a d know much of what h a s been w s i t t 3 n down
me d u r i n g t h o s e t h i r t y - n i n e d a y s . I h a v e g i v e n t o you a l l t h a t
c a n y z t be g i v e n and t h e o t h a r volume:. w i l l be p u b l i s h z d a s you
becomz r a a d y f o r mom of i t , and a2 t h e world becomes rea5g t o
rect=ive i t .
There i s much i n t h z Magsage which p r o b a b l y w i l l n o t be pub-
l i s h e d d u r i n g my l i f e t i m e , much which i s p z r s c n a l i n he n a t u r e

of i n s t ~ u c t i o na s t o t i m e and method of d z l i v e r y of t h e Message,

~ I v E ; ~ s ALAh7,
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and nuch which r e v e s l s my own s h o r t c o m i n g s t o me i n ~ ~ ? ft ha art
th;.y. mag be a v o i d s d and t h u s 9*; j e o p a r d f z a i t s d e l i v s i ' y ,

I s h a l l now g i v e you soms of t h e s e u n p u b l i s h e d p a g s s s o t h a t

you may know how e x p l i c i t i s s v z r y d z t a i l of t h e u n f o l d i n g of a n y

of G o d ' s p l a n s whzn you woplr t o g e t h e r w i t h God a s CN3. I harebg
quote :
"---
~ h o ua r t t h e L i g h t .
I1
--- ---
C o n t e n t thou n e v e r s h a l l be w i t h a ~ e f l e c t i o nof t h e L i g h t

-
ill man's outar vision.
11
Contsnt thou nevzr s h a l l -
b,- -
i n man's univoi.se -
of d i m e n s i o n .
11
be o n l y --
Conttnt thou s h a l t - when i n communion w i t h Me upon --
thy mountain a.
' '-- -
~ h o ua r t e c s t a t i c man.
fl
---
Thou a p t t h e her2ald of ecstatic -
man-
t o-come.
"-
~ h- r t t o unloosa -
o ua- --
t h z b i n d i n g s w i t h which man h a s bound
himself.
I1
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The e c s t a s y of Mx L i g h t - i s thine,
11
- agony -
The of manPs s e v i l i n g s s h a l l -
be t h i n s -
i n ganjrous

portion.
--
"Heed thsn; -n9 o t PlIy -
Son, The c a p a c i t y - -
fop ecstasy i s measurd
only the capacity suffzring, Thelasfom i l e j o i c e --
thou i n

" G a t h e ~t h o u a l l t h 3 n a t i o n s -
--I_
of -
t h e a a p t h and sine: t o them MTJ
Y - , 3 L

words w r i t t e n f o r e c s t a t i c -
man-i n L i g h t upon t h y p u l s i n g h e a r t . ll

- thou
"Go n a l l h u m f l i t y --
- i- and h3ad
-- not - a c r ~ c i f i x-
i o n-
in the "--

hearts - tan timzs -

of - t e n ----
millfon -
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H e -
who comes- -t -o man b e a r i n g ---
knowledga does man c r u -
cify. C r u c i f i x i o n a w a i t s a-
l l i n s p f ~ e dmdssengars -
of -
t h e Light.
-
" ~ r u t hl i e s beyond t h e c r u c i f i x i o n ,
Il
----
To t e a r down the idols -
of - and open -
man- t h e d o o r s which l e a d

-
to eternal -
l i f-
e i-
n' the knowledge -
of -
the Liaht s h a l l -
be Father-
II
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work o do.

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laws --by which Q u n i v z r s e -
1 s bo-undo Such

--
laws a r e within -
the o
-in I
of man and none a r e beyond -
- - - - -
it,
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a s psychic t h i n g s and
powers, - -
and o c c u l t t h i n g s a n 5 pow2rs which m i s l e a d -
man -
and tempt
him toward -
- h i s 3alaly - --
i m a g i n i n g ~ ,and answela thou a l l q u e s t i o n s
dynamically.
A l l man's g u e s t . l o n s a r e a n s w e r a b l e -
"- i n Light,
"--
~ h o ua r t L f g h t . Thou c a n s t answer. them,P
II

11
C o n f i n e . thy t z a c h i n g s -
to w r i t t e n woiads t r a n s l a t e d from
&t Father-Mother s r h y t h m i c --
w o ~ ~ din
s Light,
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not ,
-
,
thou -
nor. t e a c h
Y--- b --
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. thou --
P
h a s t wlaitten
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f o r thou a p t man and f u l l of rnangs f a i l i n g s ,
II
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not been w ~ i t t e n--down
P

e v e n t h o u @ ~-
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thou knowest - i n t h-
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lan-
guage of Light.
an's words -
a r e t r s a c h e ~ o u st h i n g s -
of many meaofngs, there-

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fore meditatt: -
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fn Light, t h e n a n s w e r b~ t h y w e l l c o n s f d a r e d w r i t t e n
P

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be -.-i n w r i t i n g -
"%s t 2 e n g t h s h a l l - ,dawn ~ words an3 exznpli-

f y i n g them in charts.
" p r e a c h -- t e a c h t h ~ o i l g h-
thou a ~ d t h x S ~ c k s . ----
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w i l l be t h y g p e a t tempta-
tion. - s t r o n g ) t h e r e f o r e , -----
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tc -
it.
s t r e n g t h t h r o u g h thy w r i t t e n words s h a l l
-
r o c k which w i l l w i t h s t a n d t h z b a t t e r l i n g s of t h e whole w o ~ l d-
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of

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away @ t h e e r o s i o n --
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his

- and s e t u g l i o e s s -
dank tcmbs -- in -
the imagas -
or' manss 2 a r t h t h i n k i n g

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a z i d o l s --
f o r h i s worshiping,

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to crucify--to deify brutality.

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of -
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t o multiply.
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am-a p a t i e n t -
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- God,
b u t t h e agony -
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s h a l l be t h e i p s a l o n e .

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"And t h a t day s h a l l -- n o t come until -
man h i m s a l f s h a l l cleanse

---
h i m s e l f from h i s ovn unbalanced t h i n k i n g .
11
P r e p a r z -thou
9 t h e r e f o r e , Q messengdr -
to -
t h e Cosmic *A -
of

e c s t a t i c 9man ----
which i s now i n t h e d e e p da2k befolae -
i t s dawning,

---
and be t h o u peady -
f or thine appointed when m a n ? s -
own c h a s t e n -
ing s h a l l awaken -
him-i n-Me,

h a s t thou t o p s t p a r e -
" ~ z v e ng e a r s --- f o r thy fi r s t b e g i n n i n g .-t o

manifest m z s s a n g e ~ s h f p-
to -
man, G u a ~ d .w e l l thy knowing,
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not -
t h y mzsszng2rshl.p -
f o r t h e s e f i r s t s e v e n y8aps of t h y
e ring.
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Then s h a l l a 1 1 t h z wcpld b z g i c t o iaaap t h e h a r v e s t -
of -
salf
i n f l i c t e d s ~ f f 3 ~ ~ si onwq~ .
P
a --
h i s ow9 h a n d s -
fn -
t h s- --
s2ed of his

unbalanced t h i n k i n g ,
t h e p 3 ~ i o d20
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"And 3 e l r ?laansing shall -
be a n o t-h e r
*

three sevens -
of y e a r s added ---.-
t o t h e s s v z n of thy n o v i t i a t a y e a r s ,

- t h i n s appointed -
"And day s h a l l -
bz -
in -
t h e a i g h t e e n t h ?sap -
of
t h o s e t h r e e s e v a n s , ---
and be t h o u ~ e a d y---
f o r t h a t day., ---
f o r thou
shalt -
know
-no
-~- ~ i n s w otr t h i l z p r e p a r i n g -
t o f u l f i l l t h i n e appointed

-
task.
b
If
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B e f o r e t h a t dag -
of man's r e b i s t h i n Me h i s szlf-mad*
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of

earth -
w i l- --
l be d e e p stkewn w i t h t h e a s h e s -
of -
h i s ea~th-planned
tower -
of -
s e l f -might, -
denying -
Mz -
in -
him,
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" ~ n t o l ds u f f e r i n g s h a l l a w a i t -
him-on-t h e blood drenched r o a d
which l e a d s toward t h e j u n g l e -
of -
h i s-own s e e k i n g ,
"Anguish -
w i l- -h-
l be is lot: -
and t h e r e - l be
w i l- weeping -
i n aver2

-
home ,
11
-
And many ---
who s e e such agony ---
i n man w i l l ----
t o thee t h a t a

-
God-of-love c a n n o t -be i f man be
_ s o n of God
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God e loving
Father-Mother -
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a l l-
men,
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t o -t h e e- a 1 1- men a r e one,
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of one i s

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the thinkinq of a l l -
- so shall -
and -
9
t h e w o r l d - h a r v e s t --
be t h a t which

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was sown i n t h e seed of w o r l d - t h i n k i n g , ManPs world -
is -
t h e-sum-

total -
of m a n s s t h i n k i n g . -
It -
is - -a-
what ll it.
w o r l d - t h i n k i n g makes -
"1f
-- l o v-
e b-
e i-
n t h e world h a t e c a n n o t a l s o b e , --
It
-
In -
the i = a r l y days of t h i s cycle & messenger --
of t h a t day
said: ?Love a brother -
as thyselff b u t man h a s n o t yet f a i n t l y
9 - - - -

comprehended -
i t s Meaning,
11
I now s a y more
- - - j -
fop -
man -
1s n-
o t now
-s-o new
- > - - and
-- c a n w e l l corn-
prebend 5 meaning a f t e r t h e coming c a r n a g e - man s h a l l have s p e n-t
by -

i t s f u r i e s , ----
- a s t h e calm of e a s t h q s s t o r m s always f o l l o w t h o s e

storms.

I -now
" ~ h e s ewords - - - s a y f o r newly comprehending man of h i s ---
new c y c l e .
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-
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on6 a n o t h e r a l l men, f o p -
a r e- -i-
one n Me,

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~ h- o e v e r you -
a ts- do -
to -
one-i n-Me do t o a l l o f o r a l l a r 3
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one-i n-Me,
"Love brother -
as thyself. Serve & brother befor* w-
-
self. L i f t h i g h thy- b r o t h e r , ---
l i f t him t o h i g h p i n n a c l e s , f o r t h y
bsothes -
i s thyself.
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love -s,e l f nation selves,

turns neighbor a g a i n s t neighbor, -

and n a t i o n a g a i n s t n a t i o n . Self-
love b r e e d s h a t e and sows i t s seed f n a l l t h e winds t o blow
I__------- --
w h e r s ' e r --
it w i l l , IFherefore X-
I ,
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love neighbor & n e i g h b o r ,

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and n a t i o n Q nation, unites -
a l l- -a-
men s one.
" s e r v e f i r s t thy brotheia, -
Hurt f i r s t thyself r a t h z r than -
thy n e i g h b o r , Gain n a u g h t -- -
from him unbalanced by thy g i v i n g .

~ r o t e c t----
thou t h e weak w i t h th_y s t r e n g t h , ----
f o p i f thou use thy
--
s t r e n g t h a g a i n s t him h i s weakness w i l l p r e v a i l a g a i n s t 9t h e e -
and

thy s t r e n g t h w i l l a v a i l t h e e n a u g h t ,

-- --
--i s Q d e c r e e which t h o u w e l l knowest i n t h e i n v i o l a t e
"such
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of law which h o l d s b a l a n c e -
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a l l crzating things.

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See thou t h a t man w e l l knows t h i s p ~ a f n c i p l e-
as -
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of

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h i s new d a y , "

CmcLlJSIGN

I have h e r e i n g f v a n you p a a a t s of t h e u n p u b l i s h e d s e c t i o n s of

The kessage which s p e c i f i c a l l y i n s t i a u c t me i n q u i t e some d e t a i l

a s t o t h e v e r y manner and method of i t s d e l i v e r y , a s w e l l a s i t s
time f o e d e l i v e r y , y e s , and e v e n a s t o my f a i l i n g s a s a man of

e a r t h m a n i f e s t i n g God a s a man of e a r t h ,

I have g i v e n you t h e s s i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t h e e x p r e s s purpose

of b r i n g i n g d e e p l y home t o you t h e most fmpoiatant--evan though

hardly believable--fact of y o u r l f f e , T h i s f a c t i s t h a t i f you

EiYOW God i n you, n o t j u s t a b s t r a c t l y b e l i e v i n g i t with some s l i g h t

r e s e r v a t i o n s , and work knowingly w f t h God, y o u r l i f e w i l l be t h e

h i g h e s t of t h e h i g h , f o r e v e r knowing t h e peace which p a s s e t h undes-

s t a n d i n g , and your a c h i e v e m a n t s w i l l be m f g h t y - - f o r t h e d i v i n e YQU

w i l l be i n them.
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The knowledge of your oneness w i t h God i s n o t p o s s i b l e of
i n s t a n t a c c e p t a n c e by any human i n i t s f u l l n e s s , a s you would

i n s t a n t l y a c c e p t t h e knowledge t h a t two and two a r e foula,

Such I l l u m i n a t i o n i s t o o wonderful f o r q u i c k unfoldment i n

man, f o r e v e r y c e l l i n manqs body c r i e s o u t t h e s e l f h o o d of t h e

body, and e v e r y s e n s a t i o n of man t e l l s h i m of r e a l i t y a s b e i n g i n

the senses.

- You a r e a b l e t o s e e and f e e l t h a t which you have l o n g b e l i e v e d

t o be you, and you have b u i l t up a s e n s e of ego o r i n d i v i d u a l i t y

around and w i t h i n your body which h a s f o r c i b l y s e p a r a t e d you from
a l l o t h e r men, f o r t h e y a r e i n d i v i d u a l s also--human b o d i 3 s of p e r -
sons i n c o u n t l e s s numbers, a l l s e p a r a t e and a p a r t from e a c h o t h s r .
It i s n o t a q u i c k p r o c e s s t o f o r g e t body and s e p a r a b i l i t y of
b o d i e s j u s t by b e i n g t o l d a b o u t . i t , e v s n though you b e l i e v e i t .
Your body -
is -
t h z h i g h h u r d l e which you must surmount -
i n order -
to

-
know your divinity.
T h i s s t o r y of my I l l u m i n a t i o n w i l l h e l p you t o r e a l i z e t h a t
-
you can p u t 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 h e e x t e n t i n which you can p u t

your body a s i d a .
I n m e d i t a t i o n you l e a r n t o i n c k e a s i n g l y f o r g e t your body and
i n c r e a s i n g l y become God-Conscious. T h e ~ e f o r eI s a y , walk and t a l k
w i t h God c o n s t a n t l y , from moment t o moment. Let m e d i t a t i o n become
a f i x e d h a b i t a n d s t a t e of Mind, L e t i t g e t deep down i n t o your
Consciousness t h a t God i s w i t h you a t a l l times a w a i t i n g t o work

w i t h you.

- -
When you r e a l i z e t h a t e v e r y c e l l of u n f o l d i n g and r e f o l d i n g
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i s c e n t e r e d b~ God-Light and c o n t r o l l e d -
in -
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and t h a t
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e v e r y i n s e c t , b i r d and b e a s t a r e i n s t i n c t i v e l y c o n t r o l l e d
and watched over J u s t -
a s gou a r e whether you - - - -i't-o r n o t
know how

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much g r e a t e r is -
- t h a t power - l o v e whfch -
of - oveP you when
i s watching --

N O W i t and work w i t h I t .
y o u X ------
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 a k e

under i n s t a n t advisement with God, Many t h o u s a n d s of times I have

asked H i m i n my h e a r t - - w o r d l e s s l y - - t o g u i d e my hand with H i s t o
g i v e b a l a n c e t o my s c u l p t u r e o r p a i n t i n g when i t seemed l a c k i n g ,
and always t h e n e x t b r u s h s t r o k e would be made by God's hand and
balance r e s t o r e d .
The time has come when cosmic man s h o u l d p e r p e t u a l l y acknowl-
edge God a s companion and c o - w o ~ k a l and c e a s e t o t h i n k of H i m a s
The Almighty God a f a r o f f - t o whom h e can p r a y when he needs H i m ,
and a t a l l othek tfmes g e t a l o n g by h f m s e l f ,
When you a r e i n a quandaky you a p e o f t e n prompted t o seek
some f r i e n d f o r a d v i c a , ok f r some f r i e n d comes ir, you a r e a p t t o
ask h i s advice. That d e s i r e i s p ~ o m p t a d by your f e e l i n g of need
b u t never a s k of anyone b e f o r e a s k i n g -
f o r h e l p , ----- God,
Make i t t h e most n a t u r a l t h i n g you do t o a s k God a b o u t i t ,

-
T h i s you - w i l l always do if God is e v e r p r e s e n t w i t h xou and you

f e e l H i s presence -
-- - works -
a s He with E,

L e t me e a r n e s t l y c o u n s e l you a g a i n s t a s k f n g , o r r e c s i v i n g

a d v i c e from anyone. No
-- can a d v f s e gou -
one- u n-
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he bacomes -
a
p a r t of you. Your problem must be h i s problem, and your d s s i r e

f o r i t s s o l u t i o n must be h i s d e s i k s .
How many people a r e t h e r e on e a r t h who can be one wfth you
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th2ough l o v e ? If you know s u c h a one, you can t h e n merge y o u r
u n i t y and God w i l l bz i n your m i d s t , Such l o v e a s t h a t between

p e r f e c t l y mated m3n and women m u l t f p l i e s your powek, f o p whan hus-

band and w i f e b o t h b e l o n g t o God, working knowingly w i t h H i m , s a c h

one i s t h e n K N O W I N G t o g e t h e r , THINKING t o g z t h e r and working

t o g e t h e r w i t h God a s ONE,

T h i s p r i n c i p l e can be w e l l i l l u s t r a t e d by g r o u p t h i n k i n g ,

such a s a m e e t i n g of d i r e c t o k s i n a b u s i n e s s , o r f n t h e S e n a t e and
L?
Congress. Such groups s h o u l d be a s one man, f o r t h e y a l l havz t h e

same i n t e r e s t s and pkoblems. The pkoblem of one i s t h e problem of

all. How u s e l e s s would ba t h e a d v i c e of anyona b r o u g h t i n t o such

a meeting who d i d - n o t t a k e t h e f n t a k e s t s of a l l i n t o h i s h e a r t ,

Try t o d e v e l o p t h e i n t e n s e k e a l f z a t i o n t h a t i f t h e ~ ei s b u t

t h e one u n i v e r s a l Mind of God t h e n YOU ape t h a t Mind, and YOUR

t h i n k i n g i s God P s t h i n k i n g , M a d f t a t f o n w i l l do t h a t - - a---
---- n d t h e more

gou --
m e d i t a t e w i t h God bg -
a l l-of youk d e s i r e s -
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t o H i m t h e moke you
---- w i l l develop t h a t oneness, Every meditation
---- i s a p a r t i a l Illumination, f o p you c a n n o t p o s s i b l y open your Mind

t o God w i t h o u t God i m m e d i a t e l y aspo on ding,

And above a l l t h i n g s 30 n o t d e s f k e t h a f u l l I l l u m i n a t i o n

u n t i l , and u n l e s s i t comes t o y o u , I t w i l l come

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t i o n which you w i l l always k e c o g n i z e by t h s s c s t a t f c - - o ~even

joyous--feeling which i n s p i r a t i o n always 2 n g e n 3 ? r s 0

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CCX\TCkiRNING I4l3DITATION9

PRAYER AND CQSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS

How o f t s n I h a v e t o l d you t h a t t h e g r e a t e s t m i r a c l e which c a n

h a p p e n t o you i s t h e d i s c o v e r y of y o u r i m m o r t a l 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 h o u s a n d t i m e s ,
L e t m e a d d t o i t b y t e l l i n g you t h a t one i n s p i r i n g h o u r a l o n e
w i t h God, c ommunion w i t h H i m H i s Light, worth
t h a n a l l t h e p o s s e s s i o n s of a l l t h e e a r t h , a l l of i t s j e w e l s , its
gold, yes, even i t s r i c h e s t thrones,
T h i s h i g h e s t of a l l t h e a t t a i n m e n t s of man, I a m t r y i n g t o
open up ;to you t h r o u g h y o u r c o n t i n u e d growth of c o m p r e h e n s i o n , -
Do

-
not think -
it -
i s easy f o p you -
t o acquise -
s u-
c h a h i g h g o a l -o v z r -
night. That i s impossible, Many w r i t e t h a t t h e y h a v e f o l l o w e d 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 o l l o w i n g fs t y p i c a l of many s u c h
questions,
QUESTION, "Although y o u r i n s t r u c t f o n s seem e x p l i c i t a b o u t
d e c e n t r a t i n g t o t h e z a p 0 of s t i l l n e s s I have g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y i n
doing s o a t w i l l . Does t h i s mean t o h o l d t h e Mind s t e a d y and

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q u i e t without thinking?
I f s o i t i s a very d i f f i c u l t t h i n g t o d o , J u s t onca have I
reached t h e p o i n t of a b s o l u t e s t i l l n e s s and I t - w a s b e a u t i f u l , I
was unconscious of a n y t h i n g b u t b e i n g mekged i n t h a t pura l i g h t ,
How I wish I could a t t a i n t h a t s t a t e a t w i l l , ' '
ANSWER. The mope you can a t t a i n t h a t s t a t e t h e e a s i g r i t
w i l l be t o L2epeati t , Your q u e s t i o n I n d i c a t e s t h a t you makz t o o
g r e a t a n e f f o r t t o accomplish t h a t r e s u l t , T h i s means t h a t gou

-
are concentrating upon having -
i t happen, i n s t e a d -
of d e c e n t r a t i n g
to -
- LJ3T-I T HAPPEN,

Co n o t look f o r t h e symptoms of i t , Do n o t e x p e c t i t o r t r y
t o make i t happen. J u s t say t o y o u r s e l f : " I want t o be a l o n e
w i t h God", and t h e majesty of t h a t t h o u g h t , and youp d e s i i a e foil

a l o n e n e s s w i t h God w i l l d r i v e a 1 1 t h i n g s e l s e f ~ o myoup Mind,

The e f f o r t you i n d i c a t e you a r e making g i v e s me t h e i m p ~ e s s i o n

t h a t you a r e making your b r a i n very a c t i v e i n t r y i n g t o make your

Mind s t i l l , Fokget youp b r a i n , F o r g e t y o u ~body, Take t h e a t t i -

tude t h a t n o t h i n g i n t h e w o r l d i n t e r e s t s you, n o t h i n g whatsoever,

Think of b e a u t i f u l music t c s t o p your t h i n k i n g a b o z t y o u r ~ g r o c e r y
b i l l o r youp v i s i t o i a who I s coming OP any problem t h a t wafghs
h e a v i l y on your h e a p t , M e d i t a t i o n comes from t h e h e a r t , Do n o t
l e t t h e b r a i n i n t e r f a ~ ewith y o u ~i n s p i k i n g communion ---
f ~ o mSoul t c

-
Soul

It -
- i s wonderful -
t h a-
t i t happened ---
even once t o pu,--
fop t h a t
means -
t h a- t must happen a g a i n , of ten-..:-. and mope o f t e n 9 - a s you
t i- . . - P

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open your h e a r t t o i t ,
You might a s w e l l e x p e c t t o p l a y a symphony a f t e r one music
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l e s s o n a s t o e x p e c t t o be a b l e t o d e c e n t p a t 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 y o u r u n f o l d i n g -
to

-
the point you have a l r a a d y a r r i v e d a t h a s been a long o n e , You

a r e r e a d y f o r t h e L i g h t NOW, e l s e you would n o t have s o k e e n l y

desired i t .
My L i g h t , and my i n s p i r ~ t i o n s ,however, c a n n o t r e i n s p i r e you

immediately f o r you a l w a y s t a k e f i r s t i n s t r u c t i o n s , o r f i r s t r e a d -

i n g s t h r o u g h your s e n s s s by r e c o r d i n g them on your b r a i n , b e f o r e

-'

i t i s f i n a l l y a b s o r b e d by y o u r S o u l t o become knowladge, j u s t a s
you have t o f i r s t t a k e food i n t o your stomach b a f o ~ ei t i s
a b s o r b e d i n t o t h e blood s t r e a m t o become n o u r i s h m e n t ,
Very many even e x p a c t t o a t t a i n f u l l Cosmic Consciousness
immediately by a p p l y i n g my f n s t ~ u c t i o n s , T h a t i s a s u t t e r l y
frnpossible a s i t i s u n d e s i k a b l e f o r one who i s n o t ready f o r i t ,

S t u d a n t s . o f t e n w r i t e m e t h a t t h e y have "been f n m e t a p h y s i c s
f o r twenty y e a r s t v and t h i n k t h a t i s . a s u f f i c i e n t r e a s o n f o r t h a
- a t t a i n m e n t of t h e h i g h e s t , and r a k e s t of a l l human a t t a i n m e n t s ,
One c a n be i n metaphysfce f o p f i f t y yaaps w i t h o u t h a v i n g o n e f s

S o u l touched by t h e E i g h t f o r e v e n one s e c o n d ,
The s t u d y of m e t a p h y s i c s , l i k e a u n i v e r s i t y t ~ a f n i n g , may
g i v e one much i n f o r m a t i o n w i t h o u t any p e a l knowledge. Many g r e a t
m e t a p h y s i c a l authorities may be e n a b l e d t o make many s c f e n t i f i-

@ a l l ytrue statements -
of f a c t s ' b u t have no knowledge of them w h a t -
soever. They would be u n a b l e t o e x p l a i n them i f asked t o d o s o ,
Such a m e t a p h y s i c a l a u t h o ~ i t ymight be a s c o m p l e t e l y unable t o

commune w i t h God i n h i s h e a r t a s a s t u d e n t of m u s i c a l h i s t o r y and

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theory might be unable t o compose even a simple melody--much less

a concerto.
How many t h e r e a r e a l l through t h e metaphysfeal world who
p e r p e t u a l l y r e p e a t t h e same s c i e n t f f i e a l l y t r u e s t a t e m e n t s who
could n o t e x p l a i n them because t h e y d o n o t know what they mean,
I have heard such s t a t e m e n t s a s " A l l t h i n g s a r e one" hundreds
of times b u t when asked t o e x p l a i n how t h e f i f t y men i n t h e room--
p l u s e v e r y t h i n g e l s e i n t h e universe-ake one, t h e y becomz a s s i l e n t
a s t h e s c i e n t i s t becomes i f asked what l i g h t o r g r a v i t a t i o n a r e ,

-
The only ----
way you can e v e r f i n d t h a t g r e a t t r e a s u r e which -
is
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to - -
f o r g e t ~ o u body
r be aware -
and -
- of your immortal S o u l , I can t e l l
you how t o do t h i s through t h e s e l e s s o n s , and I can undoubtedly
r e i n s p i r e you with t h e E i g h t of my f n s p f k a t i o n , b u t only through
your own g r e a t d e s i ~ ei n c o o p e k a t i o n w i t h t h e p r f n c f p l e s , p r a c -
t i c e s and i n s t r u c t i o n s I am g i v f n g you, I cannot aven d o t h a t
u n l e s s you 1st my Soul touch your Soul i n s t e a d of j u s t r a a d i n g m y
words with your s e n s e s ,
Metaphysical s t u d e n t s and t e a c h e k s have o f t e n t o l d me t h a t
they have known some of t h e t h f n g s I am t e a c h i n g f o r twenty-f i v e
years, This i s n o t t p u e , f o r most of t h e knowledge given i n
t h e s e l e s s o n s has never b e f o r e been known on e a r t h ,

---
I want t h i s t o be t h o ~ o u g h l yundekstood, f o r i t i s Important
- - - A -

- you --
t o you t h a t know t h e d i f f e ~ e n e abetween s t a t i n g -
a -fact--which
really i s -
a - nd ~ O W -
f a c t - - a- i~t , @ -I-w f l l g i v e you -
a almple exam-

ple -
t o exemplifx a meanfng,
For c e n t u r i e s people have made t h e s e two t ~ u es t a t a m e n t s :
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - ^ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~

God i s Love and God i s L i g h t , y e t no one up t o t h i s day h a s a n y

knowledge w h a t s o e v e r of t h e i r meaning. U n t i l t o d a y t h a mzaning
of Love i s a n a b s t r a c t i o n t o t h e m e t a p h y s i c i s t , clergyman o r l a y -
man a l i k e , and t h e meaning of L i g h t h a s n e v e r been d e f i n e d o r

e x p l a i n e d by s c i e n c a .

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I f mankind e v e r knew t h s meaning of l o v e we would -
have
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kind a civilization. -
I t s scientific meaning -
as -
law

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t o e v e r y phenomenon -
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t h e u n i v e r s e -h. a s neve~abaen

known, L i k e w i s e , t h e 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, e n e r g y , p o l a r i z a t i o n , a t o m i c s t ~ u c t u r e
and many, many o t h e r t h i n g s have n e v e r y e t been known on e a r t h ,
and a r e h e r z i n b e i n g r e v e a l e d f o r t h e f i r s t tima i n tha h i s t o r y of

man.
So much f o p t h e t r u z s t a t e m s n t s which a r e -made -
but -
n o t known.
T h e r e a r e a n e q u a l number of u n t r u e s t a t s m a n t s c o n s t a n t l y b e i n g
made i n b o t h m e t a p h y s i c s and s c i e n c e which a r e b a l i e v e d t o be t r u e ,
b u t c a n n o t be t e s t a c l a s t k u e o r u n t r u e b e c a u s e of l a c k of knowl-
1
e d g e r e g a r d i n g them,
I w i l l a l s o q u o t e two of t h e s e a s e x a m p l e s , Mztaphysists
and m e t a p h y s i c a l books have f o r y e a r s been s a y i n g : "Gat i n t o t h e
h i g h v i b r a t i o n s of t h e s p i r i t , and o u t of t h e low v i b r a t i o n s of'
m a t t a r " , and: "It i s o n l y i n y o u r C o n s c i o u s n e s s s o i t i s n o t
r e a l . " n o t knowing t h a t t h e L i g h t of C o n s c i o u e n e ~ s i s t h e a n l y r a l i t ;
There -
a p e-
no v i b i a a t i o n s wliataoeveia -
to -
the s p t r i t , The Light
of t h e s p i r i t i s a b s o l u t e l y m o t i o n l e s s , w h i l e t h e v i b r a t i o n s of

m a t t e r i n c r e a s e w i t h d e n s i t y and deci=ease a s they approach th.2

a t i l l n a s s of s p a c e . Such t e a c h i n g s a r e vepy c o n f u s i n g when ono
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sage i n ons b r e a t h , " s e e k t h e h i g h v i b r a t i o n s of t h e s p i r i t " , and

i n the n e x t b r e a t h : "Be s t i l l and know.''

There i s one t h i n g i n p a r t i c u l a r which The Divine I l i a d Mes-
sage t e a c h e s t h a t no one h a s e v e r h e a r d o f b e f o ~ e ,n'or t a u g h t .
the p ~ i n c i p l e-
That i s - of d e c e n t r a t i o n , o r e x p a n s i o n of t h e s e n s e s ,
i n order t o f o r g e t body and become wholly Mind when i n m e d i t a t i o n
or communion w i t h G o d .
Teachers have t a u g h t t h a t one must c o n c e n t r a t e i n o r d e r t o
conceive i d e a f o r c r e a t i v e e x p r e s s i o n . Such t e a c h i n g s d e f e a t t h e
very purpose of m e d i t a t i o n , f o r c o n c e n t r a t i o n f o c u s e s t h e s e n s e s
t o a p o i n t , and t h u s f o r c e s body a w a r e n e s s , w h i l e d e c e n t r a t i o n
expands t h e s e n s a s and t h u s a i d s body f o r g e t f u l n e s s and s p i r i t u a l
awareness.
Decentlaation -
i s-a r e l a x a t i o n of t h e s e n s e s -
-- t o g i v e freedom -
to

---
t h e Mind ---
t o conceive i d e a from i t s S o u r c e ; w h i l e c o n c e n t r a t i o n

---
t e n s e s t h e s e a t of s e n s a t i o n - t h e b ~ a i n-
in - and p r e v e n t s r e a c h i n g
beyond -
the e l e c t r i c activity of --
brain into the s t i l l n e s s -
of

---
the s e a t of Consciousness from where -
our knowledge comes.
My t e a c h i n g r e g a r d i n g d e c e n t r a t i o n i s a n e n t i ~ e l ynew p r i n -
c i p l e f o r no one h a s e v e r t h o u g h t o f - - O P s u s p e c t e d i t a s a n a t t r i -
b u t e of t h e Mind u n t i l God gave me t h i s knowledge and commanded me
t o teach i t . You have Pead a few of t h e w o ~ d sof God's commancl t o
me i n Lesson No. 7 ,

-
that this p ~ i n icp l e b e f o r e known

---
o r had e v e r e n t a r e d human C o n s c i o u s n e s s i s. t h a t --
-. P
no word which --.-

covers t h a t i d a a h a s e v e r b e e n p r o v i d e d ,
----I__ -
Ths d i c + , l o n a r y makes -
no

p r o v i s f o n --
f o r t h e t h o u g h t , -f -o-r- -i- t- - h a s no word f o p i t ,
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I n t h e same s e n s e many w i l l s a y t h a t t h e y know God, and have
always known H i m , b a s i n g such a s t a t e m e n t upon t h e r e c o g n i t i o n o r
b e l i e f t h a t God e x i s t s . Eelief -
i s n-
o t KNOWLEEGE. I s a y t o him
who b a l i e v e s t h a t he knows God: I f you KNOW God you c a n d e f i n e
H i m and r e l a t e H i m t o N a t u r e and N a t u r a v s p r o c e s s e s . Can you 30

that?
N a t u r a l l y h e c a n n o t , f o p no one h a s y e t known God s u f f i c i e n t l y

t o d a f i n e H i m a s a s c i e n t i f i c f a c t u n t i l He h i m s e l f gave t h a t
-
knowledge t h r o u g h His Message t o t h o s e who a r e a b l e t o comprahend

it. -
T h a-
t i-
s the way -
God u n f o l d s -
a l l c r s a t i n ~t h i n g s . -
He g i v s s

t h a t f o r t o d a y which -
-- is -
of t o d a y .

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l o n g a g o been d e f i n a b l e t h e r e would -
be -
b u t-one
one c o n c e p t -
and -
religion - of 9God instead many bacause
o f --
- the many c o n c e p t s -
of -
God.
O u t of t h i s new knowledge c o n t a i n e d i n The Message, and i t s

t e a c h i n g s , w i l l come t h e One God and One R e l i g i o n . Nothing -

can

- stop -
it -
s o r-
i t- t o now b l o t o u t t h e v a s t i g n o r a n c e -
i s God's p l a n ------ of
,
man v h i c h -
- is -
keep& him-
- i n-the -
b a r b a r i c s t a g e of u n f o l d i n g where

- -o k d e ~-
he s t i l l k i l l s , J
n t o ---9
take --
and -
i s himself k i l l a d because -
he

s t i l l takes.
U n t i l human r e l a t i o n s a r e based upon t h e l o v e p r i n c i p l e of
g i v i n g f o r r e g i v i n g which God gave a s H i s One Law of iaI47%THMIC BAL-
AMCEC INTiiHCHANCYE IN ALL TWNSACTIBNS OF MATa AND NATUiB, mankind

w i l l be on t h e d e s c e n d i n g 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 h a

mass--while t h e few who do know, and who l i v e t h e l o v e p r i n c i p l e ,

w i l l survive. And o u t of t h e s e few a new c i v i l i z a t i o n --
- - - - I _ _ - - -
w i l l be

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born unto the glo_ry -
of -
God.
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I t e l l you t h i s b e c a u s e of t h e p r e s e n t d e c a d e n t s t a t e of man
i n the mass whose e v e r growing g r e e d f o r p o s s e s s i o n s , e v e n t o

whole world o w n e r s h i p , w i l l a s s u r e l y b r e a k him i n t h e measure of

h i s own b r e a c h of t h e law. These p r e s e n t -
wars -
of -
man -
are -
the -
man-
i f e s t a t i o n of GREED KILLING GIIEED, -
and g r e e d must d i s a p p e a r b e f o r e

- -can
love -- be -
in t h e world.
In r e l a t i o n -
- to -
t h i s idea -9
God s words -
in -
The Message a r e :
" I f love be i n t h e w o r l d h a t e c a n n o t -
a l s-
o be."
QUESTION. "HOW l o n g do you t h i n k i t w i l l be b e f o r e p e o p l e
w i l l s t o p p r a y i n g t o God a s a God of f e a r and w r a t h and know H i m

a s a God of ~ o v e ? "
ANSWER. J u s t s o l o n g a s f e a r , wpath, crfme, s e l f i s h n e s s and
giaeed and t h e wars which a r e t h e i r h a r v e s t c o n t i n u e a s t h e p r a c -
t i c e s of man, j u s t s o l o n g w i l l h i s God be a w r a t h f u l , v e n g e f u l
God who i n v e n t s u n t o l d t o k t u r e s f o r s i n n e r s ,
Man c o n c e i v e s a God of h i s own image, --
and t h a t c o n c e p t i o n
which -
he i m a g i n e s a l w a y s r e f l e c t s h i m s e l f .
QUESTION. "k%y i s i t t h a t p e o p l e e v e r g o t t h e i d e a of a God;

of f e a p and w r a t h ? The B i b l e i s f u l l of i t , Why s h o u l d i t be i n

the Bible i f i t i s n o t t r u e ? "

ANSWER. When man f i r s t began t o t h i n k a t t h e dawn of Con-

s c i o u s n e s s he t h e n b e g a n t o a r i s e from h i s j u n g l e a g e s and he
was slow t o throw o f f t h e h a b i t s and p r a c t i c e s of t h e j u n g l e .
E a r l y man was f e a r i n g man of w r a t h , He f e a r e d t h e w r a t h of
a l l t h i n g s , t e m p e s t and a v a l a n c h e , t o r p i d h e a t and I c y c o l d which
f r o z e h i s I n f a n t s a t t h e f r mothela's b r e a s t s , He feaiaed t h e j u n g l e

animals and r e p t i l e s which smote him m e P c i l e s s l y , even a s h e ,

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h f m s e l f , smote m e r c f l e s s l y .
h%en he s u s p e c t z d t h z a x f s t s n c e of a God he could n o t t h i n k

of H i m i n any o t h z k c h a r a c t e r t h a n a w r a t h f u l God of f e a p f o r he

knew n a u g h t a l s e b u ~w r a t h and f e a r a n 3 k i l l i n g m e r c i l e s s l y - - f o r

h e was s t i l l b r u t e man and he c o u l d n o t c o n c e i v e of any o t h e r kfnd

of a God t h a n a b r u t e God.
He -
- could n o t p o s s i b l y c o n c e i v e a God of Love f o p h e had n o t
- - - - , _ _ - - -

-i
y e t begun ---
t o havz t h e s l i g h t e s t t r a c a - --
of knowing what l o v e meant,
A l l d u r i n g t h o s e e a r l y pagan and b a r b a r i a n days man a p p z a s e d

God and gave H i m p l e a s u r e by s l a y i n g men by t h o u s a n d s , s a c r i f i c -

i n g t h e i r own s o n s , and s h e d d i n g r i v e r s of blood upon t h e i r a l t a r s ,
Thay f i l l z d f o u n t a i n s w i t h t h e blood of dozens of a n i m a l s t o b a p -
t i z e new b o r n i n f a n t s , Thzy c l e a n s e d s i n n d r s by p l u n g i n g thzm
b e n e a t h t h o s e bloody f o u n t s which we s t i l l s i n g a b o u t i n o u r

hymns.
The e n t i ~ eB i b l e i s a t r u e r e c o r d of t h e h i s t o r y of i t s d a y .
I t t e l l s of t h e n a t u r e of p a o p l e of t h a t d a y and t h a t r e c o r d i s
- i n v a l u a b l e t o t s l l us t h e n a t u r e of p a s c a g s s of p e o p l e , Lon.,%

a f t e r t h e B i b l e was asszmbled g l a d i a t o ~ ss t i l l k f l l e d each o t h e r

f o r t h e amusement of women and c h i i d k ? n of t h a t d a y ,

I n t h e time of J e s u s t h e v e r y a l t a ~ swere d a i l y d ~ e n c h e dw i t h
blood. Kings t h o u g h t n o t h i n g of o r d e r i n g a l l male b a b i z s s l a i n ,
o r of k i l l i n g t h o u s a n d s upon t h o u s a n d s of p k i s o n e r s t a k a n i n w a r ,

s p a r i n g o n l y t h e v i r g i n s f o r t h e i r own p l e a s u r e , During t h a t
t i m e p r a c t i c a l l y eveLay t l a i b e warped a g a i n s t e v e ~ - yo t h e s t r i b e ,

K i l l i n g and l o o t i n g was common and p s o p l e h s l d g r e a t f e s t i v a l s t o

s e e p i i i s o n = r s slaughtelaed and t h z i r r a i m e n t d i v i d e d ,
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the Bibls did n o t t r u l y i t s day and age i t would

a s v a l u e l e s s a s a h i s t o r y of t o d a y which l e f t o u t t h e atom bomb t o

g i v e p o s t e r i t y a b e t t e r o p i n i o n of u s ,
QUESTION. hat e v i d e n c e i s t h t r e t h a t t h e unknown w r i t e r of
t h e Bhagavad-Gita was a cosmic c o n s c i o u s m y s t i c ? "

ANSWEEI. A l l who have known t h e I l l u m i n a t i o n speak t h a same

language i n words which may d i , f f e r b u t i n meanings which a r e i d e n -

tical. No ma.t;ter what wolads a r e used by any p a s t m y s t i c , o t h e r

m y s t i c s who f o l l o w always r e c o g n i z e t h e one meaning which i s i n a l l

w r i t i n g s , o r i n t h e spoken wopd9 s u c h a s t h o s e of J a s u s who d i d n o t

leave any w r i t t e n racord f o r p o s t e r i t y . I w i l l q u o t a some p a s s a g e s

from t h e Bhagavad-Gita which s i n g t h e : i r own g l o r y i n language

unmistakable ,

"Another Sun gleams t h e r e ; a n o t h e r Moon;

Another L i g h t , - - n o t Cusk, n o r rawn, n o r Noon--

Which t h e y who onc? b e h o l 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." ( c h a p , XV)

!1
I am what s u r v z y s , Only t h a t knowledge knows tha known by

t h e knower. "
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11
F a i n would I see, a s t h o u T h y s z l f d a c l a r f s t i t , S c v e r e i g n

Lord, t h e l i k e n e s s of Thy Farm w h o l l y r e v e a l e d , 0 Thou D i v i n z s t

One, i f t h i s c a n b e , if I may b e a r t h e s i g h t , mak2 Thys2lf v i s i b l e ,

Lord of a l l p r a y e r s . Show me Thy v e r y s e l f , E t e r n a l God.

" ~ e h o l d l t h i s i s t h a U n i v e r s e : --Look! what i s l i v e and dead

I g a t h z r a l l i n one i n Me! Gaze, a s t h y l i p s have sai.3, on Cod

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ETERNAL, VERY GOC! See Me! s e e what thou p r a y e s t ,

"Thou c a n qs t n o t l --nok w i t h human e y e s eveia mayest! Thera-

f o r e I give t h e e sense d i v i n e . Have o t h d r e y e s , new l i g h t :

And l o o k , t h i s i s My gloiay, u n v e i l e d t o m o ~ t a ls i g h t , (Chap, XI)

"Of many thousand m o ~ t a l s , one, pakchance,

S t r i v e t h f o r T r u t h ; and of t h e s e few t h a t s t ~ i v e - -

Nay, and r i s e h i g h J - - o n e o n l y - - h e ~ e and t h e r e - -

Knoweth Me a s I a m , t h e v e ~ gT k u t h , (Chap, V I I )

"FOP i n t h i s world Being fs t w o f o l d ; t h e D i v i d e d , o n e ;

The U n d i v i d e d , o n e , A l l things t h a t live

Are " t h e D i v i d e d , " T h a t which s i t s a p a ~ t ,

"The ~ n d i v i d e d " I' . (chap. m)

....................
"I am t h e S p i k i t s e a t e d deep i n evaiay c r e a t u ~ e ' sheaiat;

From Me t h e y come; by Ma t h e y Bfve; a t My w o ~ d t h e y d e p a ~ t y

( C h a p , X)

Eveiay l i n a of t h e e n t i k e Bhagavad-Gfta is k e c o g n f z a b l a by a n y

m y s t i c a s t h e u n m i s t a k a b l e w o ~ kof a supiaerne m y s t i c , Fukthermore,

a n y w r i t i n g p u ~ p o k t e d t o be t h e w o ~ kof a n Sllumlned m y s t i c , b u t

i s n o t a s k e p r e s e n t z d , would a t once be known b y a n o t h e k m y s t i c ,

The r i v i n s I l i a d s a y s of t h i s f a c t : " L i g h t knows L i g h t a n d

I?
t h e r e need be n o wokds,
I would s u g g e s t t h a t you pkoeuke a copy of t h i s woibak, It
comes i n s e v e r a l t ~ a n s l a t f o n s , The one I l i k e b e s t i s c a l l e d THE

SONG CEL3STULj and I s w k i t t e n by S i p Edwfn A ~ n o l d , It i s a small

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poclxet s i z e book. book which I would recommsnd f o r
The o n l y 1 3 t h e ~

you t o l e a d upon t h e s u b j e c t of Cosmic C o n s c i o u s n e s s i s t h e f i n e

book by D r . Hichard Maurice Bucke, p u b l i s h e d i n 1910, e l e v e n y e a r ?

b e f o p e my I l l u m i n a t i o n i n 1 9 2 1 , by & . P . C u t t o n & 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 v e r y c l o s e d e s c r i p t i o n of what happened t o me

i n my t h i r t y - n i n e d a y s and n i g h t s of Cosmic C o n s c i o u s n e s s i n 1921.

C r , Bucke a c t u a l l y e x p e r i e n c e d t h e s e v e p a n c e of Mind from

body i n a p a r t i a l Cosmic C o n s c i o u s e x p e r i e n c e f o r a few s e c o n d s o r

rnoments which u t t e 2 1 y transfolamed him. H i s own wo~lils a r e v e r y

illumining i n t h i s r e s p e c t . I h e r e b y q u o t e him from page 9 a n 3 10

of h i s book.

" I t was i n t h e e a r l y sploing, a t t h e b e g i n n i n g of h i s t h i i - t y -

eixth yeal, He and two f p i e n d s had s p e n t t h e e v e n i n g r e a d i n g

k;ordswort~h, S h e l l e y , K e a t s , .Browning, a n 3 e s p e c i a l l y Whitman.

His mind, d e e p l y unde2 t h e i n f l u e n c e of t h e i d e a s , images and

emotions c a l l e d up by t h e r e a d i n g and t a l k of t h e e v e n i n g , was

calm and p e a c e f u l .
II He was i n a s t a t e of q u f e t , a l m o s t p a s s i v e enjoyment. A l l

a t once, w i t h o u t a n y w a r n i n g of any k i n d , he found h i m s e l f w r a p p d

around a s i t were by a f l a m e - c o l o r e d c l o u d . For a n i n s t a n t he

t h o u g h t of f i r e , some sudden c o n f l a g r a t i o n i n t h e g r e a t c i t y ; t h e

n e x t he knew t h a t t h e l i g h t was w i t h i n h i m s e l f ,

" D i r e c t l y a f t e r w a r d s came upon him a s e n s e of e x u l t a t i o n , of

immense joyousness accompanied OP immedfataly followed by a n i n t e l -

l e c t u a l Illumination q u i t e impossible t o describe, Into h i s bpain

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d r o p of Brahmic B l i s s , l e a v i n g t h e n c e f o r w a r d f o r always a n a f t e r -
t a s t e of h e a v e n .
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we send a g r e a t b i g THAPIK YOU. The l e t t e r s have bzen s o r i c h l y
r e w a r d i n g a f t e r t h e f i r s t f o u r l e s s o n s and mean more t o us t h a n

words can e v e r s a y . Through you we h e a r G o d s s Voice t e l l i n g us

t h a t by g i v i n g t h i s c o u r s e of s t u d y i n t h i s way t h a t t h a t i s what
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l e t t e r s iaeceived. The most g l o r i o u s human e x p e r i e n c e i s t h a t of

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m a n i f s s t t h e knowledgd of Mind, and how motion s e e m i n g l y emzrges
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You w i l l b e g i n t o have t h e veiay f o u n d a t i o n of t h i s m a j e s t i - c
i l l u s i o n of u n r e a l i t y which amelages from t h e One R e a l i t y . Gradually

t h i s i d e a w i l l b e c s n s t k u c t e d by s i m p l e diagsams and s i m p l y wokded

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s c h o o l a t n i n e y e a r s of a g e .
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writs him t h a t t h e y havs a l r e a d y d o n e ,

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may a p p e a r t o o simple t o pondzr on. As I o f t e q h e a r my husban'l sy:

"A s i m p l z s t o r y i s t h z harclast t o t s l l " and I would add i t i s t h 2

s i m p l e s t o r y of l i f s t h a t man h a s mad2 cornplzx by h i s unawar2n;ss

of i t s b a s i c s i m p l i c i t y .

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with us.
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