UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

Walter and Lao Russell

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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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~ r ~ o ~

their exzltation,

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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 e s i r e i f you d 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 it. In th to - -i s promise i s t h e key answered. but e v e r you d e s i r e 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 prayers 9 r e a or a r e - -not
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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-

must r e g i v e s q u a l l y - -e a c t i o n by t h of

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 somet 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 somet 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

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Things - e a i a t h -- d e s i r e s -- t h i n g s - e a i l t h of whicri man ar2e b u t of wi;h bones of h i m .

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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 misrepresenting tha p~~oducz you a r e s z l l i n g . 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,
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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 -h a p p i n e s s o k l o v e , take You - o n l y --i t , - can give 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 ~ i t h o u t h a v i n g been v o l u n t a ~ ~ i lgy v e n , w i o r without having given 3;ually i n exchange, a r e h e a v i l y i n debt and

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

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.
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The is - p ~ i c aof g r e e d - agony. -

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

e G n o t misund6rstand m whzn I r a f e r t o only such unbalanced o

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 w t h i n k of a s e sickness.
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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.

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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

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b r e a k i n g His Law,

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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 M would n o t p,3rmit such w a r s , " a W e - might

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

n o t p e r m i t - - -e-o O U P n e f g h b o k , us t o l i t God g i v e s us f ~ ~ e e w i t o do a s w e c h o o s s i n t h e making of ll 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 y 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 , h 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 cont 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

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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 , "

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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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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 :

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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 So l o n g a s you b e l i a v a y o u r -

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 .

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

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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 --

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g r i e v e when you g i v e ~ e b i ~ --- f e - - f o p t o new l f h is -.

t h a t i s what -----

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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 t s i n t u r n a
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 - -swho i 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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RE;LATIONSHIP O PRAYER TO MECITATION F " 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 cong 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 , P r a y e r - j u s t m e a n i n g l e s s words - -t- e l t - t h a h e a r t ; is i f no f - i n j u s t - music ---- t h a n sound - - - e s n o t r e a c h t h e as i s no mom i f it do Soul. P r a y e r - - -s- e a p p e a l - -e- o u l - - -t-t h e Unit o God i th of t h S - of man o
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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 ? dn o t coming from t h e S o u l , i t i s no s, 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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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. none. 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 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

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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 .
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b u i l d i t s own s e l f i s h , g ~ e e d yimaga,

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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

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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-but 1 s th - t h e f k s - -e agony of

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

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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 -n a -a- i - - f r off God of f e a r whom -- t h e y 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 ,
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b e i n g -- r e l i g i o n ------ l o v e , t h e ONE of t h e 6NE God of T h i s now -e n d i n g Barbakfc *A is w i t h GOCMEN, - p e o p l e d -- FEARING w i t h GOD PIEN. -- LOVING r a c e of men w i l l . know t h ---------a t l o v e i s a l l

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I t i s m y - ~ e s p o n s i b i l f t g 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 t
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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 3ns 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
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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 F THE BOOK O 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 ,

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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 .

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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. 12.

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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 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 . e 16,

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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 i s -responsibility-our

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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 f i r s t g i v i n g you w i l l f i n 3 e t h a t you w i l l h a v e e n c i c h e d y o u ~ 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 l 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 ,

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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 M World had no meaning f o r them y

s o I s t o p p e d t a l k i n g a b o u t M World t o anybody b u t m b l i n d f r i e n d y y y who r z a l l y d i d know M 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 m e 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 M World s i m p l y y t o m 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 , y w h i l e m vei'y S o u l was a l o n e I i n M World, and m body a f a r - y y y
.- -

always a f a r .

M blind m a e s t ~ o y was t h e o n l y f r i e n d of m e a r l y y

days who dwelt w i t h m i n M World. e y

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 m L e T

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 M World, gavs m e t h o s e few d a y s of y 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 m 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 y c o l o ~ s ,and forms t h r o u g h me. I played Chopin, Mozart, Handel,

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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 m i n e M World day by d a y - - f o p y 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 m r e a d books, e t h z books which I would open, He became m t a a c h s k and clos3d y

i t concerned m n o t one w h i t t h a t t h e i r e

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 M World t h a t He g u a r d e d m a g a f n s s t h e i r y e 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 m hear.t, y

If I wish33 t o know music f t came

t o m 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 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 m S o u l w i t h t h e c o l o r s OF" Natu2e y turned i n s i d a o u t f o r m t o s e e t h e i r Source w i t h fnneia e y e s , t h e 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 m f o u k t e e n t n y e a r came t h e second g ~ ~ e al t u m i n i n g y i l a t a time when m body had been d e c l a k e d dead by t h e d o c t o r s , and y 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 m y

t h r o a t and s h u t o f f m b r e a t h i n g , y 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 m y bzd p e s f e c t l y h e a l a d , t o t h e m g r e a t amazement of m weeping palaents and t o t h e d c c t o r s who found y t h a t m t h k o a t was p e r f e c t b y h e a l e d , y 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 m s c i e n t i f i c b a s i s , a From t h a t moment I f u l l y knew t h a t God had a purpose f o p m y 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 m y e a r s were s e v e n t i m e s s e v e n , y 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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I t had been --man c a l l - --s ''death"

w

from t h a t -- which

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i n n e s t h i n k i n g -------e bodyo i f the Soul has n o t l e f t t h

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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 g o n s c i o u s n e s s . ) C

----man hat d i s e a s e which

had s o plague", - - dfsfnteg

c a l l s "black diphtheiaiar',
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or " b l a c k t h a t J -- r e a d y ~ Soul made I I for

and I i t s d e p a r t u k e - - - was pronounced dead bg man, God t o o k u n t o 5 h i g h mountain 9wher3 i n s p i r e d --- me i s God-man and thelae gave -t-m kaighek &owledge - -a P O W ~ L ' un o e of th ---of of y - r e g e n e r a t i o n - m bcdy thraough H i s all-knowing L i g h t . -"Through - - -i o l e t w o r l d , - - - - ~ o r l dt o -e t h e ~ e d - vand t h e r e d r z d - th
I!

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world - 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 of to t- h z w o ~ l dof the -Spirit no - words p u r e w h i t e s i m u l a t e d l i g h t beyond - y e l l o w w o r l d , the

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w i t h i n . - j o u r n s y e d - a n e c s t a s y -m e in f o r which t h e r e a r e

o f man t o t e l l ,

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"1n - e c s t a t i c s t a t e - 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 - the of of c r e a t i n g and d e - c r e a t i n g t h i n g s was made known - t o me,

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s w i n g of t h e cosmic pendulum s p e l l s 3 . - out f o p and - then

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g l o r i o u s phythms - t h i n g s t o -3 e of b

n o t t o -, be Craating

- mystery ----e - - t- S o u l s - -l he of S o u l was m i n he of a l

things. "The memory - -n t i m e s of t e salves

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t h o u s a n d l i v e s m i r r o r e d themSo - o t e l a -u l t- -l-m t h a t

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g i v z n -----a t t h e power of r e v i t a l i z a t i o ~ m t o know t h e

of - 9 body was mine,

I, who had b e e n pponounced dead by I1

man,

l i v s d s t r o n g l y - -e body, i n th

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 m p u r p o s e which I was t o know f u l l y 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 T E MIGHT OF AGES a t t w e n t y - e i g h t , H 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 ,

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 M y 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 .

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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

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 m t o s z e k t h e p r i v a c y of m own chambz13 t o a w a i t t h a t which must be a g a i n comy 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 m e
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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 m body, and mads y m 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 ebd y y 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 . t The g r e a t L i g h t of m f i ~ s and s z v e n t h i l l u m i n i n g a g a i n y y came and a g a i n I found m 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 m f o p a n undsterminable e 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 of t h - e x p l a n a t i o n - -a t tric -s h o r t
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l i g h t f l a s h which -- othek P a u l and

Cosmic Conscious -- e x p e r i e n c e d , i s t h a t t h e m - - -e c men have i s an a l c i r c u i t between t h a - l o b e s - - b r a i n which causas of t h e - two

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of of a f l a s h - l i g h t a t t h e i n s t a n t - s e v a r a n c e - Consciousness fkom of e l e c t r i c . s e n s a t i o n - - body, of t h e of in a l - d e a t h - -l Such a t the - - a f l a s h o c c u r s - - moment

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c a s e s , --- photographed many times. and has bzen

The ~ i g h t of s p i r i t u a l Corlsciousness ~ e n t e r s tha 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 minu 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.
M 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 y

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

The I l l u m i n a t i o n -i n t o Cosmic

Consciousness - - e n t i ~ e l y i s an

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A l l down t h r o u g h

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man's u n f o l d i n g - comes g r a d u a l l y - -l p e o p l e . it to a l to t h o u g h t which comes -

Every i n s p i r i n g The g e n i u s e s

-s-a i

p a r t i a l Illumination.

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 m y s ~ i c sa s Buddha, Mohammed, (which became t h e

of t h e I l l u m i n a t i o n s of such supi-me

t h e unknown m y s t i c who w r o t e The Bhagavad-Gfta,

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

h 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 otd 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 '$1 and M F a t h e r a r e on?" and XNOX what i t y meant. Full -Illumination i s tha goal

of all

mankind.

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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- -t -i-c s 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 w e 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 music 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 genius. Genius i s t h e n e x t of t h e t h r e e g ~ e a t i n n a c l e s of mankind p m e n one i s i n s p i r e d ,

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 ,

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

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 O ld4N t o t h z p e o p l e of t h s l r F 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 y nderstand i t o r p r a c t i c e It. u
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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 Let m e d i t a t i o n become

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u n i t y and God w i l l bz i n your m i d s t ,

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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 ,

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 , H w 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 , ' ' o 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 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 T h i s means t h a t gou

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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, the -p o i n t

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 ,

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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 y t r u e s t a t e m e n t s - f a c t s ' b u t have no knowledge of them w h a t of 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 ,

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

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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

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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 . If - mankind e v e r knew t h s meaning of l o v e we would - - - ha:l have
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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. made - - known. but not 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 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 knowl1

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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.

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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 .

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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 a r e t h e man-

and i f e s t a t i o n of GREED KILLING GIIEED, - g r e e d must d i s a p p e a r b e f o r e love - b e i n - -can - t h e world.

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also " I f love be i n t h e w o r l d h a t e c a n n o t - -b e . " 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 , and t h a Man c o n c e i v e s a God of h i s own image, --t c o n c e p t i o n which - 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 . he 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 ? "

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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%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 ~ 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 w

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.

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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. B The e n t i ~ e 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

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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 ,

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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 , were d a i l y d ~ e n c h e dw i t h I n t h e time of J e s u s t h e v e r y a l t a ~ s 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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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)

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And l o o k , t h i s i s M gloiay, u n v e i l e d t o m o ~ t a ls i g h t , y

XI)

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( C h a p , X)

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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 : t h e r e need be n o wokds,

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poclxet s i z e book.

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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 m 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 y 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

e 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 m i n m 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. y

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. illumining i n t h i s r e s p e c t . of h i s book. H i s own wo~lils a r e v e r y

I h e r e b y q u o t e him from page

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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 .
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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
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which h a s e v e r s i n c e l f g h t e n e d h i s l i f e ; upon h i s h e a r t f e l l one 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 . "Among o t h e r t h i n g s he d i d n o t come t o b e l i e v e , he saw and knew t h a t t h e Cosmos 1 s n o t dead
matte^ b u t a l f v f n g P r e s e n c e ,

t h a t t h e s o u l of man i s frnrnoptal, t h a t t h e u n i v s k s e i s s o b u i l t and o r d e r e d t h a t w i t h o u t a n y p e ~ a d v e n t u ~ael l t h i n g s work t o g e t h e r

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