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Walter Ruwll

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These l e s s o n s a r e f o r t h e purpose of r e v e a l i n g t h e n a t u r e of

God and v e r f f y i n g R i s Presence as t he One Un ive r sa l Being, t h r o u a u

t h e g radua l un fo ld ing of t h e secnet p roczsses of Craa t ion which

have u n t i l now been unknown t o mln,

My a b i l i t y t o pkove God a s a s c i e n t i f i c f a c t and b r i n g H i m

wi th in t h e ranga of manPs compre'nension through i n c o n t r o v e ~ t i b l e

I - evidence of His c o n t r o l l i n g Pressnce i n a l l c r e a t i n g t h i n g s i s

t he r e s u l t of hav ing exper ienced f u l l y t h a t r a r e s t of a l l mental

phenome a known a s The ILLUMINATION i n t o t h e Light of Cosmic Con- P sc iousness , duping a t h i r t y - n i n e day and n i g h t p e ~ i o d i n May and

- June of 1921, - w I w i l l n o t d e s c r i b a t h a t phsnomenon h z r e , f o r i t w i l l be

f u l l y desckibed i n the fo l lowing pages, except t o e x p l a i n t h a t

t he s e a t of s e n s a t i o n becomes conpl3 te ly seveked from i t s c e n t e r -

ing conscious Mind f o r i n t e r v a l s , followed by i n t e ~ v a l s of pa r -

t i a l awakeness of b o d i l y sens ing . Curing t h e s e i n t e r v a l s of com-

p l e t a severance one becomes wholly Mind, t h e One Mind of God, i n

which I s a l l -knowledge, all-powez and a l l - p r e s e n c e , During a l l

h i s t o r y s i n c e t h e dawn of Consci3usness i n man, t h e r e have been

) ~ e c o r d e d about t h i r t y cases of p a r t i a l i l l u m i n a t i o n bu t p robably

only t h r e e i n a l l h i s t o r y have bsen f u l l y i l lumfned ,

U N m R S A L L A W , NATBBAL SCBNCE AND PHILOSOPHY I1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N a t u ~ a l l y t h e e n t i k e t y of t h z s e c r e t s of Clkeation weke mine

e t o know e s a complete and cons1 s t k n t cosmogony whleh anabled me

t o v i s i o n the un ive r se a s a whole, Underlying a l l of i t was a

fundamental p r i n c i p l e whlch i s s o s imple t h a t I f e l t t h a t I could

gathek the g r e a t s c i e n t i s t s of t h e world togethek and giva them

t h a t e n t l k e p ~ i n c i p l e i n a few minutes , f o r I had been aware t h a t

sc ience has baen seakching f o p such a n undsklying pk ine ip l e which

would apply t o a l l phenomena f o p decades ,

This I prepaped t o do by pu rchas ing a t e x t book of sc ience

( ~ u n c a n ~ s New Knowledge) t o f a m i l i a r i z e myself wi th t h e pkesant

s t a t e of s c i e n t i f i c kmowledge, f o r b e f o r e my i l i u m i n a t i o n I knew

noth ing ~ h a t s O t 3 ~ e P of s c i e n c e , To my amazement I found t h a t t h e

e n t i r e cosmogenetfc t h e o r y of s c i e n c e was s o uc l ikz God and Nature - k,

t h a t , while read ing i t , I f e l t t h a t t h e s z laws, hypothesses and

o t h e r conclusions could n o t p o s s i b l y have been wkf t ten by men of

our day f o p they weke s o f a k a f i e l d from f a c t they seemed more

l i k e t h e coc ju r ings of A s t h u ~ i a n sages who t o l d of t h e f l a t e a r t h

upheld a t i t s f o u r c o r n e r s by huge a l e p h a n t s a s t h e i k cosmogznetLc

concept ,

As I kead these u n n a t u r a l t h e o r i e s and laws i t g ~ a d u a l l y

dawned upon m e t h a t t h e s e pkfmal i d e a s weke so f i x e d w i t h i n t h e

mental straucture of s c i e n c e t h a t i t would be mom thac f o o l h a ~ d y

t o a t tempt t o c a p q ou t my p l a n , The s c i e n c e I read was so u t -

t e r l y complax t h a t i t was beyond t h e average comprehension whe~eas

t h e sc iance of God Os p l a n i n GJatuke which I wished t o give was s o

simple t h a t anyone of avekage i n t e l l f g e n c a could master i t without

d i f f i c u l t y ,

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I' a l s o r e a l i z e d t h a t I was a s unaware of t he languags i n

which t o speak t o s c i e n c e a s % 7 a s of t h e C h f ~ e s e tongue, and i t s

terminology m u s t be mastered al.:o befora I cou ld appkoach t h e sub-

j e c t , T h i s seemed s t r a n g e t o rr* f o r I f e l t t h a t no s p e c i a l termi-

nology was even needed t o t e l l ;hat s imple s t o r y of t h e CAUSE of

a l l EFFECT,

Knowing t h a t I would b u t k v i t e r i d i c u l e i f I a t tempted t o

1. - impar t my knowledge prematuraly , I began a n Fn tans ive p r e p a r a t i o n

t o s o e f f a c t u a l l y p r e s e n t Gode: simple p r i n c i p l e , which i s fo reves

r e p e a t e d i n e v e r y phenomena of not ion, t h a t t h e r e could be no pos-

s i b l e l e g s l e f t f o r t h s old an t I n c o n s i s t a n t cosmogony t o s t and

on. To do t h i s i t became nece:?aPy t o s o b u i l d t h e new ona t h a t

t h e old one need n o t be a t tack? : t o t a a c f t down, bu t merely pa inr

t h e p l c t u r e of what i s r i g h t Oi-5P t h e old p i c t u r e of what I s w~org

s o e f f e c t u a l l y t h a t t he old one can never a g a i n be seen ,

Duking t h i s long p e ~ i o d I l ave made some pkogkess by gradu-

- a l l y i n f f l t k a t i n g some new i d e ~ ? about t h * 6hernents ~f m a t t e r \-' dur ing my saven g z a r s of t h e Fr2sidancy of T h e Soc fa ty of A r t s and

S c i e n c e s , such a s my work on hqjrogen which l e d t o t h e d i s c o v e r y

of i t s I s o t o p e s and heavy wa te i , and by c h a ~ l t i n g eha two atomic

bomb elements which I then copg?lghtsd un,der t h e names of U l a i . : 3 i a m

acd Uriurn, Twenty y e a r s l a t s r -hay were i s o l a t e d and renarnad

Plutonium and Neptunium wfthou: gfvizlg dua c i a a d i t t c me fop h a v i r g

f irast g i v e n knouledga of t h 2 i ~ ~ x i s t e r ~ c e t o khe w o l d by m a i l i n g

my new p e r i o d i c c h a r t s ' c o n t a i n z g thas5 two s l e m e c t s t o on:: r;ilau-

sand f o ~ a m o s t s c i e n t i s t s ,

T h i s , and many othuc d i s c c i 3 c i e s war2 g l v d n by mz t o thz

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forces kecogni t ion and I could a f f o r d t o be wise and wai t u n t i l I

had worthi ly pkepaked f o r t h e day when t h e Light could s o f u l l y ke

focusied upon the t r u t h t h a t i t s r e c o g n i t i o n could no t be avaded,

The fundamental cosmogony of s c i ence which s o amazed me was

what might be termed a t r a n s i e n t , d i scon t inuous , unbalanced one-

way universa which had a beginning aeons ago by t h e unsxplained

and unexplainable fopmation of a tremendous flamfng mass of h e a t

which i s slowly r a d i a t i n g away by s p l i t t i n g i n t o smal les masses

which expand wi th in themselves , and f ~ o m each othek, u n t i l they

eventua l ly end i n h e a t d e a t h ,

O u t of t h i s u n n a t u r a l t heo ry came the f i r s t and second laws

of thermodynamics which have no v a l i d i t y whatsoever, fop the p re -

mise t h a t h e a t i s ene rgy , upon which they a r e founded, has no

v a l i d i t y , The r e s u l t a n t one-way un ive r se allowed fop no compen-

s a t i n g genepation t o countarba lance i t s r a d i a t i o n , desp i t e t he

accepted law of equa l and oppos i t e a c t i o n and r e a c t f o n , "!3nergy

cannot ran up h i l l " , s c i ence s a y s , "it can only Pun down h i l l t 1 ,

It 8 0 happens i n God s p lan t h a t ene2gy n s i t h e ~ runs up, r,or dowr,

h i l l ,

God Is univessaP body i s a two-way compsnsating, continuous

and e t e ~ n a l u n i v e ~ s e sf a b s o l u t e ba lance i n eveky e f f e c t of mo-

t i o n , Genepatien e q u a l s r a d i a t i o n , ccmpkession equa ls expansion,

t h e red ha l f of t h e speef;rum e q u a l s t h e blue h a l f , s o l i d mat ter

bs lances the p o t z n t i a l of its s u r ~ o u n d 9 n g space f n e v e q wavz

f i e l d , and each one sf every oppos i t z p a i r n o t only balances with

i t s opposite but boaans i t s oppos i t e through s e q u e n t i a l intzrchangz,

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God D s u n i v e r s e i s e n t f ~ e l y composed of microcosmic and macro-

cosmic masses of p u l s i n g e l e c t r f c waves which we c a l l m a t t z r ,

These pu l s ing waves c o n s t i t u t e the u n i v e ~ s a l h e a r t b e a t , o r un iver -

s a l b ~ e a t h of G o d D s body, God's body cont inues i t s m a n i f e s t a t i o n

of t h e l i f e p r i n c i p l e by bkeathil ig outwapd and inward s e q u e n t i a l l y ,

j u s t a s you b r e a t h e ou t and f n i n balanced sequences t o c o n t i n u e

your appearance of e x i s t ance ,

Every mass i n t h e univekse b r e a t h e s out and i n , rhy thmica l ly , L/

There a r a no e x c e p t i o n s t o t h f s law which every nebula , sun , p l a n e t

o r e l e c t r o n of a n atom obeys, bu t f n varying f ~ e q u e n c i s s app rop r i - c + a ~

a t e t o t h e i r p o t e n t i a l , Your bkeath f requency may be tsn,,pap min-

u t e while t he s u n v s f requency i s one cyc l e i n e l even y e a r s . ,(N R F - U L ~ C

The most obvious f a c t of K a t u s a i s i t s r epe t i t i on / , of ava ry

e f f e c t of motion i n two-way pu l s ing c y c l z s , It i s unaccountably

s t r a n g e t h a t s c i e n c e h a s neve r obsekved t h i s most obvious of a l l

of N a t u r e ' s c h a r a c t e r f s t i c s . Eveky cyc l e 1n Natuke f s a two-way,

- .. equa l i n t e r change between p a f ~ s or" oppos i te c o n d f t i o n s , Tha t . . . , , : . .

: ,. ;, ,,< .:, >, .- /<.. i.. c;<-. .': ,,TC . a - ; . "

' J intekchange between t h e e q u a l l y balanced ' L o d e s Ad ca thodes of

t h i s e l e c t r i c wave u n i v e ~ s z c c m s z f t u t e i t s pu l s ing h a a p t b e a t ,

which l i k e w i s e i s c y c l f c , otheswfse f t could n o t c o n t i n u e ,

This e l e c t r i c wava un ive r se o f d f v i d e d ' p r e s s u r e s 1 s a n e l e c -

t r i c record of @ o d g s t h f n k f n g , It i s t h e Crea t fon of an evep

l i v i n g and e t e k n a l C r e a t o ~ , 1% Ckeatfon i s condemned t o d e a t h ,

t hen , by t h e same token, s o i s t he C k e a t o ~ ,

God Is un ivekse of e l e e t k f c wave ma t t a r h a s no begfnning OP

ending i n t ime , f o r time i t s e l f i s voided by i t s e l f , It h a s no

e x i s t e n c e e x c e p t t o t he l fmf t ed sdnses of man who sees b u t i t s

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f olaward flow and n o t i t s compensating, voiding baclmakd f low,

Time i s b u t a p a r t of t h i s g r e a t i l l u s i o n of Natuke, t h i s

cosmic Ligh t mirage which for eve^ s i m u l a t a s t he idea of God P s

knowing, through two-way balanced s e l f -voiding motion which bu t

produces a n u n r e a l un ive r se of seeming, If time h a s no o t h z r than 5

a sensed e x i s t a n c e it can have no beg inn ing 02 ending,

The purpose of t h e s e l e s s o n s i s twofo ld , F f r s t , and pa ra -

mount, i s t o prepake t h e layman who desfkes geksonal powek and

progress through achievement i n peksona l cpea t ive e x p ~ e s s f o n t o

a t t a i n t h a t end by f u l l unders tanding of t he CAUSE of a l l t h e

EFFECTS he produces i n o rde r t h a t he may - g-ommand .,...those--sf -._ f e c t s t o --.--I.._-

h i s obedience, _/--.-_---

With cosmic knowledge a s a founda t ion upon which he can f irm-

l y stand t o f a c e e v e r y problem of h i s d a i l y l i f e , whethek s o c f a l ,

domestic, b u s i n a s s , h e a l t h , famf ly , f r i e n d s h f p s , pko fes s iona l o r

otheswise he can meet them wi th a c l a r i t y of v i s i o n and conquer

them with i n t e l l i g e n t a c t i o n and d e c l s f on in s t ead of cornplexing

h i s pkoblems because of h f s i n a b i l i t y t o f u l l y compkehend t h e i ~

cause , -- The secondaaay purpose i s t o s o thoaaoughly de f fne and e x p l a i n

t h i s u n i v e s s a l i l l u s l o n which seems s o P z a l t o t h e sensds of man,

and prove t o t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n of t h e most e x a c t i n g s c f e n t i s t t h a t

the e n t i s e e l e c t k i c wave univepse 1 s b u t a cosmic cinema p i c t u r i n g

a cosmic idea of cause and e f f e c t wi th essmfc p ~ o j e c t f o n eamzras

c a l l e d wave f f e l d s of l i g h t , Thesz imaginary oosmfc p ~ o j e c t i o n

cameras of' l f g h t wave f fePds a r e a s desck ibab lz and d e f i n a b l e

mechanically a s t h e p ~ o j e e t i on machines of the12 e a r t h l y counte r -

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p a r t s a r e d e s c r i b a b l e and def i n a b l e , /

The cosmfc cinema i s a g l o k f ~ u s m a n i f e s t a t i o n of t h e imagi-

nary thought p r o c e s s e s of God's Mfnd, b u t t h e p r o j e c t e d l i g h t

images of God I s imagining which seem t o move and have l i f a of

be ing i n them a r e bu t e l e c t k f c a l l y sensed thought f o ~ m s of thought

irnagfnings which b u t c o n s t i t u t e a mirage of t h a t RSALITY which i t

bu t s i m u l a t e s , This f a c t w i l l be gkadua l ly c l a ~ i f i e d a s the82

\J c h a p t e r s un fo ld , a l s o God Peason f o r l i m i t i n g t h e ._sansaa of man

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i n o r d e r t h a t he should b e l i e v e thz s i m u l a t i o n t o be ~ e a l i t y , - _ * _ _ _- - ---- -

Thi s s o l u t i o n of t h e seemingly unfathomable mystery of Creatok

and C r e a t i o n f u l f i l l s a pkophesy made by S i r olive^ Lodge who s a i d ,

i n e f f e c t , t h a t i f f n t h e coming cdn tuk ie s t he gkea t cosmic s a c r e t

was a v e r r evaa l ed t o man i t s d f s c o v a ~ y would n o t come from the

t r a i n e d s c i a n t i f i c Mind b u t would be t he supkeme v i s f o n of some

podt , p a i n t e k , phf losophek ok s a i n t who could s e e t h e u n i v s r s e a s

a whole,

It i s my hope t h a t each Peader w i l l s o c l e a k l y comp~eh5nd

V each p a r t of t h i s whole p fc tuke of Q o d q s cosmic p l a n t h a t each om

can s o p u t them t o g e t h 2 r I n h i s compkehznsfon t h a t he t o o may

v i s i o n t h e many p a c t s a s One m o l e , He who can s o s t r o n g l y see

t h e Onanes s of a l l t h e seernlng many p a r t s of God s p l an may maka

of h i s own l i f e a d iv fne e x t e n s i o n of t h a t One and thua become ---

master C r e a t o r of h i s own ~ m a t i n g unfvekss . __-- -- --

- . wa1te.i~ Mussel l , S c , D,

UFl IVEMSAL L A W , NATU-L SCIEMCE ANC PHILOSQPHY

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Walter Russe l l , Sc, D,

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The Walter Russe ll Foundai i on, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, V i r g i n i a

Copyrighted 1950 by WalteP Russe l l 'b

MECHTAT I 6 N 3 C ~ N T I P I C A E d H , P EXPLAINED

Meditat ion i s the most impoktant of a13 t h e func t ions of

human l i f e which f u ~ t h e k human progcess , So l i t t l e i s known of

i t , even by the g ~ e a t e s t of the world s geniuses who c o n s t a n t l y

p r a c t i c e i t knowingly b u t could not e x p l a i n i t , t h a t i t now seems

necessaky t o s o cake fu l ly d e f i n e and e x p l a i n t h a t d iv ine f u n c t i o n

t h a t evekyone can knowingly pkactfee i t and thus knowingly command

h i s achievements t o be mas te r ly , .JP command h i s body t o be p e ~ f e c t

or h i s l i f e t o be f u l l t o ovesflowing, - fop thkough medi ta t ion k - every man can become whatever he wishes t o become, -- - - --- -

Medi ta t ion -. - Is eommcning w i t h God fop the Luppose of working ---- v

knowinajly with God, -- WORKING KNOWINGLY WITH GOE

You a l l know t n a t i s the wag I work, and because of it I have

been enabled t o do t e n t imes the a~ount sf work I othekwisa would

have done, and a l l of i t i n a master ly mannes, When I E N O W t h a t

God's th ink ing and mine ape ona, and t h a t I am s o eensc ious ly

aware of His ppesence at evepy wokkfng rnornene, l ikewise conscious-

l y f a e l i n g my hands t o be ISfs hands, rng W O P ~ could n e t be o the r

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than master ly.

T o cons tant ly work knowingly with God, never ceas ing , 13 t o

be cons tant ly inspiked with the e c s t a s y of His n a t u r e , I have

f e l t t h a t way s ince I was a c h i l d , I f e l t Mis presence with me a t

the piano. The musical rhythms which flowed fkom my Soul were

i n t e r p r e t a t i o n s of M i s rhythmic th ink ing a s they became my th ink-

ing, God was my teaehep. I needed no o t h e ~ , Be was always w i t h

me i n my Soul and l i f t e d me t o gkeat he igh t s even i n my eakly days. . >'

A l l duping my l i f e I have walked and ta lked and wokked know-

ingly with God, E ~ e k y yeap i n May He took me up unto a high moun-

t a i n f o r a few days a lone with H i m i n His Light t o i l lumina my

path fop the years ahead which Me had planned - fop me with m e , Fcr - I had always dimly known the yeaks ahead fop me which were so - amazingly c l a ~ i f i e d I n 1921 when The Message of The Divine I l i a d

was intekpketed fop the dawning age of Cosmic Man,

Ifnowing t h a t I must demonstsate by my own l i f e t h a t which I

must teach t o o t h e ~ men my one d e s i ~ e thkough l i f e has been t o

l i v e l i f e wokthily t o manifest t h e power i n me which God g ives t o

every man fop the asking , and t o immunize myself from a l l t h a t i s

unlovely i n okdek t h a t 9 could fokeves ckeate with H i m t h a t Beautq

of balanced khythmfc th inking which i s His univekse,

And so i t i s t h a t the time has now come f'ok me t o teach you

who desike t o unfold youk own omniscienea how t o ffnd t h a t zero

of s t i l l n e s s i n His Light which w i l l i l lumine youp way t o your

own mountain top ,

THE FIRST STEP

To meditate with God f i r s t f o r g e t yous body and s t o p th ink- 1

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ing about anyth ing . Deeentkate t o the zeps of s t i l l n e s s , Become

a vacuum insofak as your senses ape coneekned, Desire t h e L igh t ,

If you could express i t i n wokds l e t t h a t expkession have a mean-

ing but without words, Let i t @s more l i k z a c e a l i z a t i o n , a s

though you s a i d i n words:

"The g l o r y of Thy ano in t ing Light i s upon me,

"I am i n the s p i k i t , Thy Light i s a l l about me, It encorn-

passe th me, It sh ine th through me, 1 am dissolved i n Thy L i g h t , V

"Thy Light i s my L igh t , I am immersed i n my L igh t .

"I am i n Thy Light , bowing Thy L igh t ,

" ~ e Thou me, t h a t I may not be myself a l o n e n ,

M E D I T A T I r n 'DEFINED

Meditat ion i s the de-sire of man t o know God i n him and t o -- . J -- manifest -- h i s God awareness Q extending h i s - knowinq, through h i s - th inking , to the productfon - of matekial bodies ekeated Q -- him i n

t h e image of h i s inspiked -, - -- 1 might put i t mope simply by saying t h a t medi ta t ion - - i s a

'd d e s i r e t o be a lone with God t o t a l k with H i m , Meditat i on i s ----- 7

r e a l l y g confeke~g-e - -.---- between y o u p ---- -- Soul -- and --- the Bniveksa% Soul , --- To be One with Bod means t o d e s i r e His kaowledga and poweaa,

God's Mind i s youk Mind, hence you have a l l knowledge and power

t h a t God has t o the e x t e n t of ~ O U P awareness. of God i n you,

I f God q s knowledge i s a s l e e p i n you it must be awakened i n

order t h a t you may be awake of i ~ , When you ace awake of i t you P

can use i t , f o p the e n t i k e t y of U n i v e ~ s a l Law w o ~ k s with and fop - - - = - - - = -.- - --- --- ---

gou a t ~ o u r c om.aand, - To the e x t e n t of your awaramess, and t o t h a t e x t e n t only,

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you may use u n i v e r s a l powek t o t h i n k your knowing In to rna ta r ia l

forms, Your i s youk Mind S e l f . Your Mind Se l f i s you,

the e t e k n a l Being. Your S e l f i s n o t your body, nor i s your know-

ing In your b r a i n , b u t i t C O ~ ~ P O ~ S your body and your b r a i n a s i ts

absolute mas ter , Do n o t eonfuse your Mind and b r a i n a s one. . Y o u

Mind th inks through your b r a i n , and with i t , a s a l e v e r works upm

i t s fulcrum, f OF your b r a i n i s b u t t h e instsument f o r f u l f i l l i n g

the commands extended t o i t by Consciousness which Mind i s , Your

b ra in s e c o ~ d s memokies, exgePiencas and i n f ormation e l e e t r i e a l l y ,

j u s t a s phonog~aphs l i kewise do, b u t i t i s the w i l l of your Mind

which ordeks Y O U P b r a i n t o obey j u s t a s i t l ikawise o ~ d = r s your

automobile t o obey,

The measure of your eosmfc knowing i s the measure of your

s e l f and God awaseness, It i s t h e measure of your a b i l i t y t o

dwell i n the Light of al l-knowing and t o command the thought uni-

verse of Ckeation with God a s Co-Ckeatok wi th God,

Thfnkfng what h o w i n t o %ma- fo rns i s e x p ~ e s s f n g - P P -- - - -- - your e t e k n a l Se l f .- i n - the --.- i n v i s i b l e un ive r se of Mind, - --

G i v i n . ro~aaaad bodies t o f m a e e d t a t forms, b e fo l lowing -- --- -- - --- - * -- 4 - -- 9 -ts with ~ t i o n s , & m i n g EP etternal Se l f i n - -- --- the v i s l b l e univesse s f ma t t e r , - -- - ----

That i s a l l t h a t God does, f o r hz c o n t r o l s His ahee tk ic body

a s i t s abso lu te mas ter , H3 kaeps a l l of i t s l n t ekae t ions and

interchangings i n abso lu ta ba lance , f o r God i s e t e ~ n a l l y c r e a t i n g

His body i n the fmags of Rls d = s l c I n g ,

Ycu eana do l ikewise , i f you das fke t o , only by wo~kfng know-

ing ly with God, You can be master of y o u ~ body i n the rn3asu~e af

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c o n t i n u a l l y unba lanc ing fS En d ives s ways from mom u n t i l n i g h t

and from n i g h t u n t i l morn, weakfng i t ou t w i th t ans fons and s t r a i n s ,

f e a r s and wokryings, and vakious emotions which des tkoy your body

with t o x i c p o i s o n i n g s ,

Whatever you know you think--and what you t h i n k you become, ?-------

. . -- - . -. - . . - -- ---a- - -- - .A"..-#-----

CWATING BODIES

This b r i n g s us t o a p o i n t where much con fus ion e x i s t s regard- d

ing Mind and ma t t ek , We must make t h i s k e l a t i o n s h i p s o e l e a k t h a t

t h e confus ion w i l l d i s s o l v e i n your u n d a ~ s t a n d i n g ,

Mind i s s p i r i t u a l and c o n s t i t u t e s t ha i n v i s i b l e un ivers8 of

CAUSE,

Mattak i s p h y s i c a l and c o n s t i t u t z s t h e v i s i b l e u n i v e r s e of

EFFECT.

GodDs Mind h a s b u t one Idza , That i d e a i s C r e a t i o n a s a ----- ---- - 7

whole,

God has b u t one -, d z s i r a Es t o g ive e ~ e a t i v e ---- --- P

L ,., t o H i s one whole Idea , --- - God expkesses His des%re e l z c t k f e a l l g bg t h ink ing and imag-

i n i n g ,

God i s t h e u n f v e ~ s a l Soul , God ! s t h i n k i n g and imagining

c r e a t e s a body t o mani fes t His Soul , Tha t body i s t h e e l e c t r i c -- -- wave un ivzsse a s a whole, It 1s Bod's ona i d e a d iv ided by H i s - - -

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t h i n k i n g and imagining i n t o e o u n t l s s s milhions , of f d s a s , each

having a d i f f e k e n t l y fosmed body b u t a l l man i f e s t i ng t h e one by

being e x t e n s i o n s of each o t h e r ,

There i s naught e l s s i n all of t h i s v a s t un iverse b u t moving

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bodies 3xtanding fsom t h e s t i l l n a s s of t h e cosmfe Light of Soul

which c3nteks t h i n k i n g Mind of God and man, 411 f o~med bodias a r e

made i n t h e image of God and man, and extanded fkom Mind imagin-

i n g ~ t c mani fes t God and man,

Hcw simple i t e a l l y is when you t h i n k of i t t h a t - - -Creato~ - - --- - and Cres t ion b e i n g j u s t Mind imagined forms e l e e t r i e a l l y extended - P

In to e l 3 c t s i c a l l g formed 'bodies f a s h i o n e d i n t h e images of t h e i r - -- -

H G ; ~ much more simpbe it i s t o t h i n k of a l l t h e univeiase a s

One M i c d One Soul and One body, seemingly divided i n t o many Winds , 9 - - - -

many Sc-1s and many b o d i e s ,

Yc*i must r e a l l y l eakn t o t h i n k of Bod and Bodos body t h a t way

before 7ou can f u l l y undess tand t h e ONENESS of a l l t h i n g s , When

you do l a a r n t o t h i n k of i t t h a t way you w i l l t h s n know t h a t the=

a r e no t two s e p a r a t e OP sepakable things i n thz u n i v a r s ~ , Like-

wise yc; w i l l f u l l y undzrs tand t h a t a 9 1 t h i n g s a r e ex t ens ions of

aaeh o t i ek , and of t h e ONE,

Ho-4 g l o r i o u s and wondakful f s t h e ~ e a l i a a t f o n t h a t Mind of

man and Mfnd of God can h o w t h e f ~ oneness i n mpditat ior , i n o r d e r

t h a t ths ek*eatfons of" man can have the balanczd khythms, t h e sym-

metry azd the s t a b i l i t y of Bod s c r e a t f o n s ,

All t h a t Bod does i s t o t h i n k thought fokms of fdzas and give

them fc2rned bodies from Iifs body and Soul of Hfs Soul,

Go5 t h i n k s man and thz body of man appears i n t h e image of

@ o d v s i ~ a g i n i n g , In t h e sane manner t h e bodies of ro ses and oaks

of the So res t , a n t s and l i z a r d s , a l e p h a n t s and earnals, p l a n e t s ,

suns and oceans with t h e i r l i v i n g h o s t s of' swimmfng t h i n g s , and

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ed from the One, and a l l from each o t h e r .

And t h a t i s a11 t h a t man does . He a l s o t h i n k s thought forms

of i d e a s and g i v e s them formed bod ie s from the u n i v e r s a l body and

Soul from t h e u n i v e r s a l Sou l . The eng inee r conce ives t h e image

of a b r idge and t h e formed body of t h e b r i d g e appears i n t h e i m a g

of t h e eng inee r s imagining.

- Likewise t h e music ian th inks music i n t h e s i l e n c e of h i s fmag - '.-/ i n i n g , and l o , t h e formed body of t h s music appaa r s i n sound

ex t end ing from t h e s i l e n c e . And s o a r e you and a l l men t h i n k i n g

imaged forms of m u l t i p l e t h ings and g i v i n g them formed bod ie s i n

t h e image of t h e f r imaginings .

AWAKEN YOUR Oh% GENIUS

There i s n o t h i n g t h e g r e a t e s t gan ius i n t h e world can do t h a t

you cannot do . You have the same i n h e r i t a n c e t h a t he h a s . Tha

on ly reason why you have n o t g iven evidenca of i t i s becausa you

have n o t y e t been aware of i t . I n o thek words you have n o t y& - -- -- --- -+-

-._,. discoverad your S e l f .

The g r e a t e s t m i r a c l e t h a t can happan t o you i s t h a t wond=r-

f u l d iseovapy of your S e l f , the d fv fne power wnfch l i e s w i t h i n

your S e l f , and t h e un l imi ted knowledge which you unknowingly have

which you could nevek a c q u i r 3 from books o r u n i v e ~ s i t i u s i n a

thousand y e a r s ,

One of t h e r z a s o n s you have n o t y s t made t h a t marvelous d i s -

covery i s becaust-: m e d i t a t i o n i s s t i l l new t o thz human r a c e an3 i s

s lowly be ing d i scoveked by men, one by one, a s each one beg ins t o

h e a r t h a t " Inne r Voice of the s p i r i t r P which i s f o r e v e r c a l l i n g

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within t h e Souls of a l l men, - When you ape .......... to&--busg~."w.~~~..-.ma,t;a~a1 -- things t o hava time t o l i s t e n t o t h a t Voice you become chained t o

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emotions sf youk body and t o t h e demands of m a t e ~ i a l t h i n g s , You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-.... .... - .- ..._ ..... _ . _ -.. .-

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a r e enslaved by them, The moment you bagin t o l i s t e n t o youp

Inner Voicei t h a t moment/ you become f r eed from s l a v e r y to body.

The high heavens o f @ o d g s omnipotent and omnfseferit unfverse then

becomes your dwel l ing p l a c e ,

Medi ta t ion began when t h f n k i n g began a t t h e dawn of Con-

sciousness i n t h e human pace. That was b u t a few thousand yea r s

ago, U n t i l t h a t time men weke kuled by t h e i r senses and t h e f ~

i n s t i n c t s , As soon a s humans began t o t h i n k and h o w thsy began

t o suspec t a s u p e r i s k Being, Wokship thzn began, sun-worship,

i d o l w o ~ s h i p and f i n a l l y t h e Innek Voice of t h i n k i n g man l ed him

t o the s p i p f t u a l i dea of many gods, ----- then t o one God,

Through t h e een tuk ie s of med i t a t fon , o r communion batween the

phys ica l senses of men and t h e i k s p f k i t u a l i n s p f ~ a t f s n , t he gznfus

of some unfolded beyond oche r s , Thfs g radua l unfo ld ing has been

taking p l ace duping s ~ v e s a l ages of man u n t i l now a ned s t a g e of

the human rPaca i s unfo ld ing which i s t h e dawn of t he Cosmic Age,

Thz g r e a t masses of mankind a m n o t y e t Paady fop cosmic knowing

but many thousands ape raadg fop t h l s new howledge of' th6 i n v i s -

i b l e univekse of t h ink ing Hind, It may be t h a t t h e r e ape even a

few m i l l i o n s who ape raadg t o become t h e seed of t h e new r a c e of

cosmic man,

The t e s t f o r ascekca infng thd averaga number of thosz who are

P2ady f o k t h i s highek s t e p upward I n t h e unfo ld ing of tha man-idea

i s n o t a r e l i g i o u s one, i t i s a e u l t u k a l one. In New Y o ~ k C i t y ,

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f o r example, abou t 7000 people out of 8,000,000 paople love the

h i g h e ~ i n s p i r a t i o n a l rhythmic c r e a t i o n s of the wokld s g r e a t gen-

i u s e s who i n t e r p p e t the healatbeat of Nature f o r the Souls of men.

These same few shun no i sy ckowds, shuddek a t Jazz music which d is - __C--- - --

t r e s s e s them a c u t e l y , i n 0kdaP t o seek aloneness i n the f o r a s t s cr ,~ -...~

ocean! s shores where they can heala Natuke B s s i l e n t whisperings and c-

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rhythmic sounds ~ p i n the ik veky S O ~ . ~ ,

To the r e s t of the 8,000,000 the s i l e n t whisperings of Nature

d

have no meaning whatsoever othek than boredom, I f these be found

a t oceana s shokes i t w i l l be wheke board walks and b l a t a n t no i se

v i b r a t e s the senses of the ik bodies p l e a s a n t l y f OF the excitement

of t h e i r senses , These s t i l l l f v e sensed ex i s t ences wfth body -- awareness c o n t k o l l i n g t h e i k l i v e s , The dawn of Consciousness has ____C-----. - - no t y e t i l lumined them with the Light which s t i l l awa i t s t h v ~ i p

Soul s awakening.

THE CAWN OF Tm COSMIC AGE

Those illurnfned ones who alae now ready t o open tha doors of

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t h e i r Souls f ak widek fop the Light t o fukthuk i l lumine them w i l l

u p l i f t t he whole human Pace t o higher- s tandards and out of t h a t

whole t h e r e s h a l l folaever come an avepage few c o n t i n u a l l y u n t i l

the Cosmic Age w i l l be stkong wfth growing numbe~s of the more

and more i l lumined ,

RNOWmG--CaCEI$r%N@--THmKaJG--IBA

Creat ion i s a n I@EA of God, It i s One Whole Idea , That One

Whole Idea c o n s t i t u t e s what God knows, God th inks t h e One Idea

i n t o coun t l e s s p a r t s of count less forms, Thus God s th ink ing

t akes GodPs knowing a p a r t i n t o seemingly separa te i d e a s , each of

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which i s g iven i t s s e p a r a t e form,

That i s e x a c t l y what you do, You may have a l l of God Is know-

ing i f you bzcome f u l l y i l lumined wi th i t , bu t i n each communion

with God you g e t a l f t t l e more of i t each time your Soul touches

the Universal Soul , You then t a k e it a p a r t and t h i n k i t i n t o

object ive form,

You always g e t t h a t which gou a s k fop i f $ou a s k fop i t with - P --- ---- ~ o u r Soul in s t ead of y o u ~ s e n s e s , If you a s k fop i t i n wokds a l o n e , - -- - which a r e j u s t words, you w i l l n o t r e c e i v e what you a s k f o r , bacause w

you have n o t asked God f o r i t - -you have b u t asked youp s snss s f o r

i t .

When, hswaver, you have a c t u a l l y w r i t t a n your d e s i r e i n t o

your h e a r t b e a t , a s I have a u t o m a t i c a l l y done a l l my l i f e from mo-

ment t o moment, you u n f a i l i n g l y a c q u i ~ e the knowledge you a s k f o r ,

It cornzs t o you i n a t ime les s f l a s h i n the language of Lfght which

God uses t o t a l k t o you and me when we wish t o t a l k wfth H i m ,

Having thus acqui red t h a t p a k t of t he One Whole Idea which

you have asked fok i n youk h e a p t , you then th ink i t i n t o the form

of a concept by imagining it i n t o a form, This eoncaptual form

may be mis ty , ole nebulous a t f i k s t , Do no t a c t upan i t while i t

i s s t i l l nabulous, Decentrate t o t h s zeko of the Light aga in ,

over and oves aga in , then c o n c e n t r a t e , Each time you e o n c o n t ~ a t e --- you mope c l e a ~ l y see t h e image of i c i n y o u ~ insp ike3 i m a g i n i n g ~ ,

So long a s it i s s t i l l i n eKCbky0 do n o t g lve i t b i r t h i n t o the

objec t ive u n i v e ~ s e s f form and motion,

Dwell on It u n t i l i t becomes a s @ l e a k t o ~ o u r i c n a r v i s i o n -- - - - - a s the body you give i t becomes c l e a r t o your o u t e r v i s i o n . If it - -- - -

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i s a n i n v 5 n t i o n m e d i t a t e upon it u n t f l you c l e a r l y s 3 e i t , Do no t - & - + 4 c f

w a s t e t i m e e x p e r i m e n t i n g , S e e h f t completed m e n t a l l y b 3 f o r e you

spend t i m e on it p h y s i c a l l y , o t h e r w i s e i t w i l l be immature.

If i t i s a s a l e of something assemble a l l of t h s e l a m e n t s of

i t t o g e t h e r u n t i l you c a n v i s i o n i t c l e a r l y b e f o r e a p p ~ o a c h i n g

y o u r c l i e n t , If i t i s a m o t i f f o p a symphony h e a p i t c o m p l e t e l y

i n t h e s i l e n c e of youaa S o u l b e f o r e you g i v e It a body. No m a t t e r

what y o u r d e s i r e i s t a k e i t t o God f o r a s p i r i t u a l form b e f o r e you L/

g i v e i t a p h y s f c a l o n e , --- Get i n t o t h e f i x e d h a b i t - of s e e k i n a t h a t

z e r o of . s t i l l n e s s '& t h e L i g h t b e f o ~ e s t a r t i n g t o t h i n k o r a c t . -- - -- - When you f i n a l l y a c t t o g i v e y o u ~ c o n c e p t a p h y s i c a l fo rm

k e e p youp S o u l a t t u n e d t o t h e U n i v e r s a l S o u l , Hold f a s t t o t h a t ---- e c s t a s y of i n n e r ;I"oyousness which comes -- f ~ o m - workfng knowingly

w i t h God, Your c r e a t i o n w i l l be f i n i s h e d i n much l e s s tin13 a n 3 -- you w i l l know n o f a t f g u e ,

T a l k t o God c o n s t a n t l y i n Hfs w o ~ d l e s s rhy thmic Language of

L i g h t , - The momant you f i n d y o u ~ s e l f working a l o n e w i t h y o u r own - L' e g o s t o p wokking, f o p t h e ergot ions of T O U P s ansed body ape making - -

you awake - of 9 i t - and youk work w i l l n o t be e n d u ~ % n g w i t h o u t t h e ---- - L i g h t of y o u r --- S o u l i n i t , P h y s f c a l emot ions immedia te ly srnothela

_spiritual -1 o n s .

TAKING IDEA APART

You c a n know a n f d e a ' t i m e l e s s l y , a l l of i t , bu.t t o t h i n k it

i n t o o b j e c t i v e fokm 1s t o t a k e i t a p a ~ t f o r e x t a n s i o n i n t o t h e

t h r e e d i m e n s i o n a l u n i v e r s e of t ime and s p a c e , T o t h u s t h i n k i t

you d i v i d e and m u l t i p l y i t i n t o many c o n d i t i o n e d m a t e r i a l fo rms

and s e t them i n m o t i o n t o become a p a r t of t h i s p h y s i c a l univaaase

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a technique b u t knowledge and i n s p i r a t i o n r e q u f r a s no t echn ique ,

Always remember t h a t God i s c r s a t i n g His un iverse by g i v i n g

body forms t o Mind imagined f o ~ m s , Likewise you a r e c r a a t i n g y o u

universe by g i v i n g o b j e c t i v e body forms t o youp imagined forms.

You must, howevzr, conceive t h e i d e a f o r those forms be fo re you

begin t o b u i l d them i n t o your imagin ings , Then you must imagine.

them f u l l y b e f o r e bo rn ing them o b j e c t i v e l y , When your imagined

idea i s s u f f i c i e n t l y c l e a r t hen s t a r t c r e a t i n g i t whet he^ you know

i t s - technique o r n o t , ; ;Learn t h e t echn ique of .it i n t h e d o i n g of

i t . Always remember t h a t a t echn ique i s something t h a t your body

acqu i r e s , and t h a t anybody can a c q u i r e any technique ; b u t

~ a . r i d i ~ i n s p f ~ r a ~ f o n . .+ . :... you do n o t a c q u i r e , 7:Youal;e.g,dg.ha:y.e t h a t . A l l ,,.. u-,.; .:*i.-.-' ==q "1 i - ::! ;.: . :..,, , ': . . , :.... .....,..;,..... . . . . . . . " . -

. . . . . , ~aw;. ." ...(x2 &;p$$-*z.3;.y :.: .r&+-.s,+ ?>.,

You need do fs to avaken - i t , And ,@~~~@~~,i;:a.,.,.a~&~~&tfi~".:~i.ri$

I n s p f r a t f o o w i l l t hen come t o you and in t h a t i n s p i r a t i o n

your des ike i s ba ing f u l f i l l e d wi th t h e knowfng which t h a t i n s p i -

r a t i o n i s , The language of L i g h t f s wok31_ess, b u t i n i t i s t h e

essence of meaning, You, y c u ~ s e l f , can p u t i t i n t o wokds, fop

t h a t i s b u t a t echnfque ,

Likewise whatevek f o m you wish t o g ive it, you, youksslf" can

t ~ a n s l a t e t h e essence of t h a t d i v i n e language of Lfght i n t o form

thsough any rnadium by a c q u f ~ i n g t echn ique ,

That i s something which youk body d o e s by a e t f n g s o l e l y with

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body b u t an au tomat ic machine which -- must .- be . .

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f i l l every technfque of expkession, and i t may t ake yeaps t o s o

t r a i n youla body t o a u t o m a t i c a l l y obey youp w i l l .

That i s i t t a k e s yeaks Of p ~ a c t i c e f o r a body t o become a -- - -- - - p e r f e c t mus ica l i n s t rumen t , ok an ins t rument which p a i n t s , w r i t e s

o r s c u l p s , w i t h t o o l s which ape bu t e x t e n s i o n s of a body, - -7 --

CBNCEPTIBN OF IDEA I S BECORCED AS SEED OF I E 3 A '

Your concep t ion .of a n , i d e a has t h e same k e l a t f o n t o t h a t idea

a s t he seed of a n oak has t o t he f u l l gpown oak, Youp imagining

i s recorded i n youk veky Soul and fpom t h e s t i l l n e s s of your Sou l

t h e idea ex t ends i n t o fokm a s t he fokm of t h e oak ex tends from the

s t i l l n e s s of i t s fokmless seed.

The innep joyousness of conceiving a n i d e a and imagining i t s

form and puppose, i s a s u p l i f t i n g a s t he " c r e a t e d f s ex t ens ions of

i t i s , and i t i s pukposeful even i f i t b u t u p l i f t s youpse l f , To

ba pupposeful f o r t he wo6"ld you must g ive youa. i n sp i r ed imagin-

* _, i n g ~ a f o ~ m e d body which kesponds t o t h e s enses of man.

It i s t h ~ o u g h t h i s ac t fon -peac t fon of g i v i n g i t a m a t e r i a l

body t h a t you maks it a mastekpiece by ex tending your Soul i n t o it

by moment t o moment communion with God t o g i v e love t o y o u ~ c r e a -

t i o n . -

..>. .;... .?. . . . . , *.&$+; : .- 3-y. &,".Z. c~ '; .->

~;&.cr' .g~-~;~j~fi~ts,a~$~,~@~;~&T'~~ u :~ , Not having l i f a o r love given t o i t i t can - . . . . . . . . . . . - --. n o t r eg ive l f f e of lovc t o i n s p i r e otheaas, It i s a lkeady dead and

soon w i l l be b u r i e d i n t h e t r a s h baske t of dead t h i n g s ,

A mas t e rp i ece of any product what so eve^ i s t h a t t o which t h e

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l i f e and love of t he ~ 2 e a t o ~ ) s Sou l h a s been extended t o be

THE GLORY OF TKE UNSE5X AND UNHEARD

There i s a n i n d e s c r i b a b l e g l o r y a l l a long t h e koad which

leads from your a c t i v e t h i n k i n g t o t h e s t i l l n e s s of daep medi ta- t c

t i o n . - If you cannot a c t u a l l y &Athe - f o r e s t - or P sea - t h e b a t t e r - t o

commune with God, _go t h e r e i n your imagina t ion , If some piboblem - - - . -- demands your thoughts l e t t h e imagined tones of t he sea ~ P O W ~ them

o u t . If you irnagin* t h e sea and h e a r t h e rhythms of i t s waves

pounding upon the shores a s echoes of t h e h sak tbea t of t h e un i -

verse resounding w i t h i n you, o r i f you h e a r the breezes w h i s p e ~ i n g

i n the p ines wi th your i nne r caps, t h e gloky of t h a t e c s t a s y w i l l

soon drown out d ros s thoughts of ea ia th .

Medi ta t ion t r a n s p o r t s gou -- from t h e world - of sens ing - t h e

motion - of t h i n g s - m a t e p i a l l y to imagining them cosmica l ly , It

t r a n s p o r t s you fkom t h e world of b l a t ~ n t sounds which s e a r t he

senses t o t he wokld of rhythmic s i l e n c e s which i s wl thout body,

the woaald of t h e Soul and --- t h e seed of t h i n g s u n b o ~ n which awai t * ..- -

t h e i r b l r t h through w, It i s your aacapa from emotions, with -- -- - 2 z

i t s t ens ions and nekvous s t r a i n s , t o t h e e c s t a s y of youp S o u l Q s

high heavens.

E a r t h music i s melodic and c h a i n s you t a e a r t h ,

n o t :melodk&, The ahythms and tones of N a t u r e D s music whFch s i n g b - &

i t s octaves i n t h e language of L i g h t have always within them the

pu ls ing rhythms of t h e unfvepsa l h e a k t b a a t , always the one-two-

one-two pu l s ing of t he Father-mot he^ h e a r t b e a t of borning-paborn-

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rhythms of t h e S s u l q s h igh heavens.

Always i n your deep medization t h e music of t h e s i l e n c e s f r m

which sounds of e a r t h s p r i n g i s l i k e un to t h e aftelamath of thu

g r e a t syrnphonizs by cosmic m ~ s t e r s which have re fo lded from sounds

of e a r t h which your ealas have hea rd , i n t o your very Soul which

s t i l l h e a r s them i n t h e pulsebeat of youp imagining,

Never w i l l you heap the me- two- three of wal tz rhythm i n t h e

'./' S o u l q s high heavens fsia t h a t 3yncopation b ~ i n g s you q u i c k l y back

t o e a r t h and t o awareness of ~ o u r body amotions and i t s s ensus .

Tha t o n e - t w o - t h ~ z e lahythm malr3s you want t o dance, To those who=

desilazs a r e s o daep ly Footed t o t h e s s n s a s of e a r t h t h a t t h e i r

deep a p p e a l i s from t h e compl3x syncopa t ion of j azz , t he s i l e n c e s

of t h e h igh heavens ape b u t 5 deep vo id , and a s though they weiae

n o t .

Even of such a one i t girT no t be s a i d t h a t he i s wi thout Sou:

It may bz s a i d of him only t t a t t h e Ligh t of h i s Soul f s dimrnzd or

. / s l e e p i n g , and h e himsalf can awakan i t f f h e bu t l i s t z n s long

enough, and o f t e n enough t o 3 e khythms of t h e S e u l q s h igh heavens

t o awaken ~ a c o g n i t i o n of the Lfght which i s wfthfn a l l men,

The s t o r y i s t o l d t h a t Ziamond Jfm Brady thus awakensd h i s

s l e e p i n g i n n s ~ S a l f q u i t u accidentally, H e bought an au tomat ic

p i a n o an3 many jazz and f o x t r 3 t recolads f o s h i s w o ~ l d l y f r i 3 n 3 s

and ordered many c l a s s i c ~ e c c 2 d s fola h i s "high-baaow" f r f e n - l s , of

f 7 whom h e had many, Whfle p l a ~ l n g t h e s e c l a s s f c secords he Laecog-

n i z a d " w i t h i n him the glolay C? the u n i v e r s a l h 3 a r t b e a t rhythms,

It i s s a fd t h a t hu l f s t e n e d t 3 those keco6Pds a lone fop h o u ~ s u n t i l

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he bzcame complete ly t r a n s f omed c u l t u r a l l y ,

I am i n no wey s u g g s s t i n g t o you t h a t you should n o t l i s t e n

t o the music which e x c i t e s body emot ions , f o r they a r e good when

proper ly d iv ided between t h e rhythms of e a ~ t h and the rhythms of

heaven, We need t o l i v e g l o r i o u s l y on e a r t h a s w e l l a s i n t he

high heavens ---- b u t t o l i v e t he ~ h y t h m s - of a a s t h a lone is t o be b u t ---- c l ay - of eaktla, chained t o e a r t h a s s l a v e of eak th , never soa r ing

i n t o t he h igh heavens of t h e L i g h t of your i m m o ~ t a l i t y , Mortal-

ity i s a p r i s o n c e l l fcom which = can escape only upon the wings - - -- - -

UNIVERSAL J A W , IT-ITUKAL SCIENCE ANC PHILOSOPHY

W a l t e Wussell, Sc, D o

L E S S O N N U . M B E W 2

The Walter Russe l l Found~t ion , Swannansa, Waynesboro, Vikginia

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyrightad 1950 by Walter 3 u s s e l l

Continuation of

FURTHER ZONSIDERING TECHN IQUE

There i s much c o n f u s i c ~ regalading t h e r e l a t i o n of an inspired

idea t o the technique of i t s express ion . Thousands of times I

have heard people say, "I could never be a n a k t f s t f o r I could not

even draw a s t r a i g h t l i n e " , For t h i s keason I would l i k e t o expand

what I said i n our f i r s t lesson regapding t h i s ke l a t i onsh ip ,

I have t o ld you t h a t eagbody can acqu i r e a technique t o give

a ma t e r i a l body t o any fdee, B u t so can a n automatic machine or a \ '

tape recokder , A technique can be photographed ok e l e c t r i c a l l y

repeated and such a ~ e c o r d i z g of a kendf t ion by a mastek may even

be imrneasukably be t t ek thac the technique of a human, fop the

automatic recorder mag recc?d much of the Soul of the rnas tarss

technique while - - the human - have - a p e r f e c t technique

with h i s senses but be lackLng i n Soul , -- -- 7-

J u s t a s an inspiped cczception i s t h e r e s u l t of a conference

between youk Soul and the Uzfveksal 3ouk t o produce a thought-body

so must youp r e n d i t i o n i n t o a matelafa1 body continue t h a t Soul t o

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phony o r product of a f a c t o r y which h a s been conceived by t h e Soul

of a a a s t e r must a l s o be rendered by t h e Soul of t h e mas t e r , Every

brush s t r o k e of t one of symphony must confokm t o t h e n a t u r z of Ga3.

r e f l e c t e d i n t he n a t u r e of t h e m a s t e r ,

LOVE IS THE BASIS OF THX S P I R I T

ANC THE LAW OF LOVE IS THE BASIS OF CREATI(BN

The n a t u r e of God f s t o g i v e ou t H i s love f o r r e g i v i n g . The 3

naturs of t h e mas te r must be t o g i v e ou t love t o f n s p f r a o t h e r s - t o regfve l o v e ,

b - , - m - - -

It h a s o f t e n been my good f o r t u n e t o h e a r such mas te rs a s

Paderawski o r Gabr i lowf tsch pkac t i c e - s c a l e s and f i n g z r e x e r c i s e s ,

The m t h i n k i n g l i s t e n e r might anamel a t such " s k i l l f g , while one

who l i s t e n s with i n n e r e a r s haalas t h ~ s i l e n c e of t he Soul even in

onePs p r a c t i c i n g . The Soul. a l o n e can g ive ou t l o v e , The body can - -- - - sende- - a g e ~ f e c t t e c h n i c a l r e p r s d u e t i o n bu t i f t h e love n a t u r e of ---- - God i s n o t f n i t i t i s n o t a r t f o r t h e a p t of a n y t h i n g i s n o t i n - - - - - - - 9 - - - - --- t h e s k i l l of r e n d e r i n g a v i s i b l e ck a u d f b l e t h i n g bu t i n t he --- - - --- beaut and love which z n l x t h e s t i l l n e s s of t h e Ligh t of g o ~ ~ Soul 2 - - - -- - - can give. t o I t , And theaaein l i e s t h e cliffzkence between t h e gen iz r - -- - ----- - of tha mastek and S o u l l e s s m e d f o c ~ i t g , -- -

That i s whg youk c o n s t a n t communion with God I s naeessapy f m -- --- - every moment of l i f e and e v e q s t a g e of youp c r e a t f o n , God must ---- - s i t x i t h you on your p iano s t o o l sk wakk bench, POUP hands must

be His hands , YOUP t h i n k i n g must be H i s t h i n k i n g , Love must be

inteiiwoven i n eve ry s t i t c h of whatever p a t t e r n you a r e weaving,

avery wokd you a r e wkf t ing , and e v e r y fn te rchang3 between your- -- --

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s e l f and your fel low men,

And a s love i s r~hythmfcally repeated i n i t s g iv ings and r a g i v -

fngs t o synchronize with the g ivfngs of ysuk outward b rea th t o the

heavens and t h e i r Pegfvings Lo you, and a s such balanced rahythmic

interchange between your heaptbeat pu l s ings and a l l o the r e l e c t r i c

ex tens ions from the s t i l l n e s s of youk Soul i s LAW--the b a s i c fun-

damental LAW of a l l cpeat ing th ings i n a l l t h i s e l e c t p i c universe

--your own masterpiece i s th3 measure of how d i v i n e l y you have - con-

.-, ceived it and how wor th i ly g9u have renderad i t i n balance with

Universa l Law,

To the a x t e n t t h a t you 2an extend the beauty of your imag- -- P - - - ined rhythms m a t e ~ i a l bodies b u i l t -- i n t h e images of Y O U P spily- - i t u a l conceptions those ~hytbms which c r e a t e - a r e masterpieces

of g r e a t a r t , The veky measuke of the q u a l i t y of your m a t d r i a l - i n t e r p r e t a t i o n l i e s i n youk a b i l i t y t o t r a n s l a t e imagined f orms

and rhythms of the un ive r sa l heaktbea t i n t o bodi ly forms and

rhythms which can re insp ike ctheps with t h e ecs tasy of your i n s p i -

r a t i o n , 1

Whsn you I n s p i r e otheks you ape manifest ing the na tu re of God

and t h e f u l f i l l m e n t ol" H i s lev by g i v i n g l o v e , Those whom you

r e i n s p i r e ape, l ikewise , manlfestfng the na tuse of God and f u l -

f i l l i n g His law by Pegfving love,

You cannot ~ e i n s p i r e 0 tk3k3 , howeveia, if you leave God o u t of

your t e c h n i c a l r z n d i t f o n , That f s why medftatfon f s n e c e s s a r i l y < --,--+-.- . . - - ---- -.-.

c e s . That i s why gkee: masters never go i n t o t h e i r conca&

h a l l or t o t h e i r e a s e l s 02 w c ~ ~ k benches without an i n t e ~ v a l of

time t o f o r g e t m a t e r i a l i t y t c seek the z e r o of the s t i l l Light

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which cen teks t h e i r Consciousness be fo re ~ ~ t e n d i n g t h e f ~ thought

images out from t h a t s t i l l n e s s i n t o t h e t h r e e dimensional u n i v e ~ s e

of moving e l e c t p i c waves which C ~ e a t i o n i s ,

Not only eveky day should be s t a r t e d by seeking t h a t zepo of

s t i l l n e s s b u t eveky moment fk0m t h e beginning of any thfng t o i t s

f u l f i l l m e n t , How o f t e n have 1 l i t e ~ a l l y opened t h e d o o ~ of my 1 ! I

s t u d i o , a f t e r some d i s t u r b i n g t e l ephone c a l l o r o t h e r distraction, j i /'

t o l e t my sensed - se l f out and l e t God i n ,

You - cannot do any th ing - of goukse l f a l o n e , Whetherp you know

it or n o t you have t o a c q u i r e God-powek t o even l i f t xouk f i n g e ~ , --- -- - --- You ape automatic all^ c o n t r o l l e d i n every a c t i o n , Why n o t be con-

t r o l l e d by wokking wi th God knowingly a t all t imes , and be ing f u l l y

awalae t h a t God, and His law, ape working with you, Continuous

med i t a t i on means cont inuous - God awakeness, and t h a t c o n t i n u i t y of -- - awalaeness i s for eve^ l ead ing you h i g h e r and highep I n t o t h e h igh - - -- heavens of y o u ~ own mountain top, -

Tha t , and t h a t a l o n e , i s t h e gkea t g l o ~ y of" l i f e , and of l i v -

i ng . That awakeness, and t h a t a l o n e , l eads you t o m a s t e ~ l i n e s s of

achievement, paace, pkospeki tg , happiness and tha love of a l l man-

kind which i s f o r e v e s e n d u ~ i n g ,

TI33 VERY ESSEWCE OF MEDITATIOX

The b a s i c m a s o n fop m e d i t a t i o n i s t h a t you want t o a s k some-

t h ing f ~ o m God, Theke i s no o t h e r reason fop i t . And you do n o t

beg in t o a s k Bod f o p anyth ing u n t i l you beg in t o ~ e a l f z a y o u ~ me-

nes s wi th God, You then a s k God becaclse you r e a l i z e t h a t you can-

n o t f u l f i l l youk Soul s s d e s i r e w i thou t H i m ,

Wheb you f i n a l l y do a s k R f m you n a t u p a l l y a s k how you may

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f u l f i l l your S o u l P s das fke , "0 God, show ma thz wag. I l lumine

my path with Thy %igh t tq you say, wordless ly , in your h e a r t ,

This your Soul asks"in tha s i l e n c e s of the Univarsal Soul ,

Na tu ra l ly ,= inner - e a r s cannot hea r - -- the answer - a e ~ c e p t i n the -- s i l e n c e s -- of t h e Light - of i n s p i r a t i o n , N a t u ~ a l l y , a l s o , you can-

not comprehend the wordlsss answar f r o m the s i l e n c e s of r e s t i n

His Light u n l e s s youp Soul i s so a t tuned t o the Universal Soul

t h a t your i n n e r e a r s can heap t h a t answer i n the U n i v s ~ s a l lan-

4 guage of L igh t , That i s the language i n which God t a l k s t o

inspi red man who knows God i n him, and i s thus i l lumined.

N a t u r a l l y you s3ek aloneness wi th God i n the q u i e t of your

chamber, o r work shop, o r i n the f o r s s t s of Nature wheke the

na ture of God I s being made manffest f n the forms aod w h i s p e ~ i n g s

of rhythms which echo wi th in your own h e a r t b e a t a s one,

11 That very d e s i z e pu t s you i n the mood" fop medi ta t ion , and

the more you t h u s become companion with God the more r e a d i l y you

comprehend His language of Light and can pu t words and rorrns t o 2: .;.

When you have fokmed %he h a b i t of cons tant communion with Gc2 _ _ l - l l - - - - - -

you w i l l not t h e n have t o make any conscious e f f o r t , o r saek the

q u i e t of Nature s env i~onment , t o induce i t ,

It w i l l become a w o ~ k i n g habi t - -a f i x s d h a b f t of woskfng

knowingly w i t h Bod --under any c faactams tance s o --r4-

I can a s fmmediately decentpa te t o t h e zero of the Light of

ail-knowing i n a subway, i f I so d e s i r a , a s i n a f o r e s t .

Let us analyze what i s meant by q S o u l P s d e s i p e q , What i s

the g r e a t e s t t h i n g i n the wosld which you can a s k fop os become?

There f s only one anawek, and t h a t i s t o be l f k e unto God and man-

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i f e s t His n a t u r e ,

In i t s s implest form j u s t what, e x a c t l y , does t h a t mean? In

i t s s implest form how can we be l i k e God and manifest Hfs natuke?

The s implest answer t o t h a t i s t o say t h a t God i s love , l i f e

and thz t r u t h which l i e s i n the Light of a l l knowledgz and power,

That 3s what God IS . That i s the n a t u ~ e of God, t h e u n f v a ~ s a l

Mind, o r Soul , Now a s t o what God does the anawek can ba jus t a s

simple. - God extends His knowledge and _power from the s t i l l d L i g h t - -- of His Mind through t h e p u l s a t i o n s of His th inking , to waves or - - 9 - -- movin~ , divided l i g h t to c r e a t a one p u l s i n q body to manifest'. the - love, l i f z and t r u t h of His knowing, which c o n s t i t u t e s ' H i s ' n a t u r e . - -- - - - -

And t h a t i s e x a c t l y what you d o t o thd ex tan t o f your know-

ledge and a b i l i t y . You extend your knowledge and your power - the s t 2 1 1 -- of your Mind, through thd pu l sa t f ons of your - th inking , t o c r e a t e your univegse i n forms which r e f l e e t ' y o u r -- A<-- nature .

Wha'Lavap you e r e a t z i s the Smags of you, You c a l l i t your

i n d i v i d u a l i t y , ok p e ~ s o n a l f t y . Whatever It i s f t f s YBUH ILUGE

projec ted i n t o forms imagined by you t o manifest yous n a t u ~ a ,

You c ~ e e t z a man i fes ta t ion of youk own s e l f by th ink ing- y o u ~

knowing I n t o form, If know bu t l f t t l e and thfr,k but l i t t l e - -- -- ---- +Q - -- -- __-

LOU w i l l ckeate yourse l f i n t o a l i t t l e =son, I f = t h i n k out - -- - -- - -- -- -- of balance xou w i l l ~ ~ s a t e a n unbalanced indfvfdual with an unbal- - _-- - - - -- _P-- -- -I_-- 3 -- - anced body. I f you a r e a hgpochond~fac you have mad^ yourse l f

i n t o one ins tead of a g e n i a l , cheekfu l happy and haa l thy l eadar of

men.

TN?lateve~ ~ O U wish t o become .you may become, I f c r a a t e P - -- -

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y o u r own p e l a s o n a l i t ~ --.--J a l o n e - b x g o u r s z i f , L t w i l i h a v e a l l o f in? _PI---

w e a k n e s s e s of thvn s e n s d s , The more you a s k God t o h a l p you make - 7- -- --- - y o u r S e l f i n t o X i s image t h e more power of E s Mind y_o_u_ w i l l have - - t o f a s h i o n y o u s S e l f i n t o 5 p o w e r f u l i n d i v i d u a l . m e n H i s naLilre -

and y o u r s a r 6 o n e you w i l l t h e n b e a man of cosmic powdr an?. g 3 u r

c r e a t i o n s w i l l m a n i f e s t y o u r n a t u r e and God Is n a t u r e a s o n e ,

Our v e r y name f o r G o d 2 s C r a a t i o n f s NATUXE, f o r t h a t i s w3at

N a t u r e i s ,

1 sha1.l d s f f n e Matuse f o r you f n s i m p l e w o r d s , N a t u r e -- i s a n -

e l e c t r i c wave t h o u g h t image of God : s n a t u ~ a , e l e c t ~ i c a l l g - p r o - - e c t e d f rom H f s f o r m l e s s and u n c o n d i t f o n e d ODE LIGHT i n t o c o u ~ t - L-- - - -- --

l e s s many f o r m s pf c c n d i t i o n s d l i g h t wh ich -- we c a l l m a t t e r ,

HOhT YOUR I43DITATIOE;I AFF3CTS OTmliS

YOUP g e n i u s d o e s n o t depznd u p o ~ y o u p a b f l f t y t o t ~ a n s l a t , ~

y o u r S o u l - i m a g f n a d p a t t z s n s i n t o mat6rial o n e s , f o r y o u r g e n i u s

u n f o l d s f o r y o u k own u p l i f t z v e n i f you n e v e r e x p r e s s i t t h r o u g h a

t s c h n i q u e whieh g i v e s i t a body . T o awaken i t i n y o u r S o u l

u p l i f t s you t o g o u s own h i g h h e a v e n s b u t d o a s n o t u p l i f t y o u r ,."

n e i g h b o r t o h i s u n t i l you h a v e e x p r e s s e d i t a s a .Soul t o S o u l zes -

sage b y g i v f n g it a fosmed b o d y ,

&%en t h e g e n i u s of y o u r S o u l s e n d s 01-lt a v i s u a - l o r a u d i b l e

message whieh awakens t h e g e n i u s i n a n o t h e r S o u l and r e i n s p i r e s

him w i t h y o u r I n s p i r a t i o n you h a v s t h s n e x t e n d e d y o u ~ i r n r n c r t a l l t y

t o anothe l" , a n d t h e t othal" one r e c o g n i z e s h f s own g s n i u s t o t h ?

measu re of y o u r awaken ing of! t h e knowledge of h i s f r n r n o ~ t a l i t g in

him.

T h a t i s what i s meant by t h e f o l l o w i n g q u o t a t i o n f r o m

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" S a l u t a t i o n To The ~ a y " i n " ~ h e Message of The Divine I l i a d " .

"I am the Ligh t of u n i v e r s a l t h i n k i n g .

"I t r a n s l a t e t h e language of L i g h t i n t o tha vokds of man f o r

those who know n o t t h e i r u n i v a r s a l i t y .

I1 Immor ta l i ty i s mine. I w f l l z a r n immor ta l i ty . I w i l l

bestow immor ta l i t y ,

''Mine i s t h e power t o g i v e immor ta l i t y . I s h a l l n o t dany

t h a t which w i l l g i ve immor ta l i t y t o thosa who dwel l i n t h e dark-

ness and who reach ou t f o p t h e L i g h t ,

"I w i l l paa@h out my hand and lead him who a s k a t h i n t o t h e

Light . I' It i s n o t necessary t o a n o t h a r whom you may i n s p i r e t h a t he

should have t h s t e c h n i c a l mas t e ry of any ins t rument o r medium you

employ t o l i f t him up i n t o your e c s t a t i c heaven, f o p the moment

you i n s p i r e him with your g e n i u s he h a s i t i n h imse l f t o t h e a x t e n t

of t h? i n t e n s i t y of h i s i n s p i k a t i o n . Me cannot bking h i s heavenly

i n s p i s a t i o n s t o e a r t h a s you can u n l e s s hd a c q u i r e s t h e technique

t h a t you hava a c q u i ~ e d t o bs enabled t o b r i n g them tc e a r t h , It

has , however, u p l i f t e d h i s c u l t u r a l s tandard and, i n s o qoing, h a s

u p l i f t e d t h e c u l t u r a l s t a n d a . ~ d of a l l mankind, even a s one drop of

water u p l i f t s t he whole ocean by t h a t measure,

Your tdJanscendent gen ius i s t h e r e s u l t of ~ O U P communiorl t l i th

God. By g o u ~ mas t a r ly f n t e r p k e t a t i o n of the khythmie h e a r t b e a t of

His t h i n k i n g you have caused o t h e r s t o commune wfth you and God.

Your medf ta t fon and t h e i r s ape one , You have made thsm t o f o r g e t

t h e i r sensed bodies and dwel l i n t h e Mind kingdom of your high

heavens wi th you and a l l i l l umined Souls who dwzl l i n God Is kingdom

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of L igh t . That i s t h e way t h a t c u l t u r z g p a d u a l l y awakens i n unfol '3 ing

man. Those who have come t o know t h a t kingdom through m e d i t a t i o r

t e l l i t t o o t h e r s i n t h e i n sp i r ed languagg of L i g h t , and t h a t lan-

guage h a s no words, no sounds, no form and no t s chn ique ,

The language of L igh t i s from L igh t t o L igh t , o r Sou l t o Socl ,

and t h e r e need b e no words, nor sounds, n o r form, The Soul under-

s t a n d s t h a t u n i v e r s a l language when eve^? expressed by Sou l . Tha

-.. body s e n s z s , cen t e red a t t he s e a t of s a n s a t i o n cen te red i n t ha

b r a i n , can neve r undelastand i t , even though i t h e a r s i t s exp res -

s i o n i n words and sounds, and s e e s i t expressed i n f o ~ m ,

MECITATION AGAIN IYEFIPaEG

The s e a t of %ons@iousness which i s t h e Light i n man c e n t s r s

t h s s e a t of s e n s a t i o n from which t h e e l e c t r i c a c t i o n - ~ e a c t i o n

sequ6nces of t h i n k i n g ex t end . I n m a d i t a t i o n you a r e p a l t i a l l y o r

wholly s e v e r i n g t h e extending s e n s a t f o n s of youk t h i n k i n g i n orde:

t o f i n d the s t$ l lnc?s s of t h e L igh t whfch your Qonsc iousnass i s ,

\ -, You t h u s l o s e your m a n i f e s t a t i o n of l i f e which your body & s , t o

-

".r f i n d t h e e t a ~ a n a l l i f e which t h s Soul of you i s , Le t us, d e f i n e

a@ii&a m e d i t a t f s n i n o t h e r wokds.

Medi ta t ion God - f o r - fng knowledge and powei" t o mani fes t God a s co-Creator of H i s un i - - -- . - - - v e r s e ,

I n o t h e r words i t i s t o anable t h e Mind t o c o n t r o l m a t t e r ,

To the e x t e n t t h a t you a c q u i r e knowledge d o you acquike t h e power

t o c o n t r o l mattesa, That a c q u i s i t i o n g i v e s you t h e power t o c ~ e a t e

your own i n d i v i d u a l un ive r se i n youra own image of youp i n d i v i d u a l

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S e l f a s God l i k e w i s e c k e a t e s H i s u n i v e k s e i n His own imag2.

Through m e d i t a t i o n you a l o n e f k e e y o u r body from s l a v e r y and

a c q u i r e m a s t e r y over i t . The human r a c e h a s b e e n a s l a v a t o i t s

body a l l down t h e a g e s . -- You and 8 v e r y o t h e r -- man ape s l a v e s - t o

y o u r b o d i l y s e n s e s u n t i l knowledge g i v e s your mind m a s t e r y over

them.

As d i f f e k e n t wokds a b o u t t h e same t h i n g have c o n n o t a t i o n s

which l e a d t o b e t t e r u n d e k s t a n d i n g s l e t u s a g a i n d e f i n e m e d i t a t i o n

w i t h d i f ' f e ~ e n t words ,

M e d i t a t i o n i s a n in tekcomrnun ica t ion between y o u r immorta l -- Mind and t h e e l e c t r i c s e n s e s of y o u ~ m o r t a l body, -- - - -

M e d i t a t i o n - - f s a c o n f e r e n c e ba tween y o u r immorta l Mind S e l f -- who knows, y o u r thfnkfnbr; which b u i l d s fmagas of y o u ~ knowing, and - - J O U P body which a c t s i n o b e d i e n c e t o t h e w i l l sf y o u r Mind. -- ---- -

M e d i t a t i o n -- i s a n e x p r e s s i o n - of d e s i r e - f o r knowledge of per- - f e c t CAUSE -- f o p t h e p u r p o s e of' p ~ o d u c f n g p e k f e c t EFFECT. -

I n communion w i t h God you a c q u i k e God awareness , which means

llosmic G o n s c i o u s n e s s , by f o k g e t t i n g body a w a r e n e s s , wnfeh means

m a t e r i a l s e n s i n g ,

God awareness i n you b ~ f n g s lcaea l iza t ion of t h e L i g h t of 20s-

rnic ~ ~ o n s c i o u s n e s s i n y o u , When youk r e a l i z a t f on of your cosmic

u n i t y w i t h God i s s t r o n g enough y o u r cosmic powek i s t h e measure

of yous i n t e n s l t g c f t h a t ~ e s l i z a t i o n ,

The o n l y wsy you @an m u l t i p l y y o u r s t p e n g t h t o t h i n k , o r t o - - -- c r e a t e , ok t o command m a t t e ~ t o y o u ~ obedience such a s commandinq -- -- - -- youp bbodg - t o h e a l t h , - o r cornmandfng m a s t e s l y achievement Q c o n t r o l

o v e r y o u r body, i s t o m u l t f p l y God awakeness In m. -- -

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Your mind i s God's Mind, Your t h i n k i n g is God s t h i n k i r g ,

Your c r e a t i v e piwcesses a r e God's c s e a t i v a p r o c e s s e s , When C-3d

c o n c e n t r a t e s H i s thinking,Body forms appear i n tha image of Xis

d e s i r i n g . When God d e c e n t r a t e s His t h i n k i n g , those body f 0 i . m ~

expand i n t o disappeasaance t o reappeak when God reconcentrate^ His

t h i n k i n g , You do -- f o r - t h e r e i s b u t -- one - one - THINKEB and one CREATOR i n t h e un ivs r se , -- --

God i s a l l t h a t IS, YOU ape a l l t h a t IS. In medi ta t ive com- - - ----- - munion -- with God gola become aware -- t h a t . of To be a l o n e with C33 i s

t o know the e c s t a s y of t h a t awakeness,

God c r e a t e s H i s univelasal body by ex tending t h e e l e c t p i c pul-

s a t i o n s . of Kis t h ink ing from t h e s t i l l n e s s of t he L i g h t of H i s

knowlmg, Idea o f God's knowing i s e l e c t r i c a l l y p r o j e c t e d th;:ugh =s

t h e motion of Hfs thfnkfng t o mir rored image wave-fo~ms of 1223

which we c a l l m a t t e r ,

A l l m a t t e l -- f s b u t e l e c t k i c - wave p u l s a t i o n s of His t h i n k k s --- r e c o r d i n g the Ldea of Hfs t h i n k i n g i n forms which appea r , dizzp- ---- - pear and rcappeap t o synchronize wi th t h e c y c l i c sequencas of Xis -- -7 - -- -- concentrative-decentrative and r econcen tka t ive th ink ing whick

c h a r a c t e r i z e the entfre't-y - of e f f e c t i n t h i s e l e c t ~ i c un ivers? o f -- - His c r a a t i n g , -

God Os e t e r ~ a l l y c r e a t i n g un ive r se i s tha r e s u l t of His e ~ s r - -- --- n a l l y cont inuous med%tacfon,

You ekea te your universe i n t h e same mannzr and by t h e

p r o c e s s e s and method unde.? c o n t r o l of tha same law, T h a m i s :?.G

o t h e r manner, n o r pi?scsss, nor method, nor law, Your un ivers= c f

what you a r z i s your Mind Idea , your S o u l D s i jasfrd manifested Lnto

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t he m a t e r i a l image of your t h i n k i n g . It i s t h e r a e s u l t of your --- - 1 medi t a t ion .

The most wondarful t h ing about i t i s t h a t God w i l l g ive you

whatever you ask , f u l f i l l your d e s i r e , no m a t t e r what you d e s i r e ,

You ' c a n make y o u r s e l f . i n t o t h e kind of a person you d e s i r e t o b e ,

whether blshop, poet o r t h i e f , f o r t ha whole univekse w i l l work

with you t o f u l f i l l your des ike i f you work with i t s law. If you -- work a g a i n s t tha law it w i l l a v a i l you n o t h i n g , even i f you f i l l - - - - _ _ I - ----- f i l l your d e s i r e , -- -

Balance your desfkes , t h e r e f o r e , and t h e i r f u l f i l l m e n t w i l l ,

l i k e w i s e , be balanced.

C omanunion with God m e d i t a t f on n o t only mould. your

d e s i r e s i n harmony wi th d i v i n a law b u t w i l l g ive you knowladga of

t h e n a t u r e of God which w i l l become your n a t u r e . To the e x t e n t

t h a t you r e f l e c t God s na tu re your desflaes w i l l a l s o r e f l e c t God's

n a t u r e .

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

M3GITATION ECIENTIFICALLY EXPLAmTEC

GOC I S LIGHT -- God's communion w i t h i n H i s own Being i s a s z q u v n t i a l t r a n s i -

t i o n from t h e s t i l l , uncondi t ioned Light of His knowing and ths

moving, condi t ioned l i g h t s of His t h i n k i n g ,

The Eight of His knowfng i s undividsd. It i s a magnztic

a q u i l i b r i u m . The two l i g h t s of His t h i n k i n g a r e d i v i d e d , Thzy

a r z t h e a l z c t k i c p u l s a t i o n s of LWO-wag motion which b u i l d thought

forms fop r e c o r d i n g God's knowing. God's magnutic u n i v s r s z - i s

the s t i l l E igh t -- of His knowin%, God s e l e c t r i c un fvz r se i e the -- nroduc t of @ o d q s knowing, exp r s s sed Q t h e p u l s i n g l i g h t s of H i s I- - - --

dynamic t h i n k i n g ,

MAN I S LIGHT -- I cannot say more t o you t h a n t h a t , f o p God ! 9 communion w i t h

His S e l f i s i d e n t f c a l i n p r i n c i p l e and p ~ a c t i c e wi th your communion -- wi th your S e l f Oneness - a s God,

Your electpi.: un iva r se i s t h e produc t of you< knowing, P .- w -- -

expresses o y your L n L n K l n q , -

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I f you can bu t f u l l y P e a l i z 3 t h i s v i t a l l y impol tan t f a c t ~ o i l

w i l l bs faiathar ahcad than you could p o s s i b l y be by r ead ing a l l

of the books i n Thz Congress iona l L i b r a r y .

By communion with f u l l undzrs tanding of i t s msaning you Sscome

aware of your Onan2ss with God, You becomi: mops and mops awapa af

t h e f ' ac t t h a t Godas Mind i s your 24in3, t h a t K i s knowledga an3

powera a l z your h~owlzclga and powaaa.

T o the e x t e n t t h a t you becorn2 aware of God a s t h3 s t i l l L i sh t

which c e n t e r s you a s Soul of you, you - a r s God, A s you bscome more

2nd morz 3nablad t o fo lg t ? t your body awareness and f i n d g o ~ ~ ~ s ~ 1 P

a lone i n t h a t s t i l l n e s s of t h e L i g h t you foiam i n s p i ~ ~ ~ 2 concagt ions

of i dzas which come t o you i n t i m z l z s s f l a s h e s of t h a t L ight which

you do n o t 9 see b ~ t XnTO'id because of i t s i l l umin ing p,aesanca. You

f d e l t he s c s t a s y of i t i n t h e L i g h t of your Soul , an3 i n tha

i n s p i p a t i o n which accompanies your a x a l t a t i o n .

A l l g sn iuses conce ive , theiLa i d e a s w i t h t h a t accompanying

e c s t a s y and e x a l t a t i o n , They Lhen t h i n k those i d e a s i c t o fboPm.

A f t a r t h e mental irnsg6 i s c l e a 2 thdy g ive 2 rna t s r f a l bo3y t o aach

idea f o r o the r s t o i n t e r a p ~ 8 t i n the msasufae of t h z i r knowing. To

sum t h i s u p we might say t h a t m e d i t a t i o n -.- i s - a s e q u e n t i a l journey

from t h e z e r o of Mind know- thia9ugh t h e a c t l o n of Mfnd t h i n k i n g - - - - - - - -- t o t he r e s t p o i n t which c e n t e r s two-way t h i n k i n g , and back a g a i n - P -- - --- PA- - t o t h a t z e r o of Mfnd knowing, - - - ---- -

The mope i n t e n s e l y you can comprehend t h f s iidf i n i t i o n t h e

more simply you w i l l f i n d a l l t h i n g s f n l i f 2 , f o p we do n o t depar"t

from t h e abova formula i n any d e c i s i o n o r . a c t i o n of l i f e o r t he

so lu t io r i ~ f . t a n y problem of I f f e , Nor 30 we d e p a r t from it dur ing

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t h i s 2 n t i r e cour se of l e s s o n s , It i s very b a s i c , a s you w i l l f i n d

ou t a s we proceed , I urge yoc: t h e r e f o r e , t o g ive daep thought

t o i t , and recognize i t s protc;ype i n p r i n c f p l e i n e v e r y t h i n g a s

we proceed ,

Des i re i n God t o mani fes t His Being by producing imaged forms

by p r o j e c t i n g i n l i g h t waves GI' motion from t h e s t i l l n e s s of H i s

L igh t of knowfng i s t h e enefgy of thd u n i v e r s e which Ha i s s t e p -

n a l l y c r e a t i n g , Des i re i n you i s , l i kewise , t he energy which

L' anables you t o c r e a t e your uni;-arse. Wz w i l l t a l k much, l a t e r

on, about your energy and God % energy i n i a e l a t i o n t o t h 3 motive

power extendad t o you from (303. and your usa of i t .

Constant communion wi th ycur Source of energy w i l l g i v e you -

I both knowledge and power t o us% it @ g i v i n g form t o y o ~ ~ r i n s p i r e d -- concept ions undela your cosmic cont ro l i n s t e a d of under youp sensed -

THE LOVE !JATURE O F GOI?

Yazterday 1 endeavorsd t o :aka one s t e p n s a r e ~ ~ t o g i v i n g you

t h e s i m p l i c i t y which under l9es Tour in t e rchange be tween knowing %c'

and t h i n k i n g , Today 1 wish t o ;aka ano thz r s t e p i n t h a t d i r e c t i o n

by having you u n d e ~ s t a n d t h e lc, ;e Nature of t h a un ivesse and how

t h a t love p ~ i n c f p l e p a r a l l e l s t33 simple formula I gave you gas-

t e r d a y ,

Communion wi th God e x a l t s ~ o u t o t he e c s t a s y of t h a t u n i v e r -

s a l love paainciphe of God and cS Natur? , E c s t a s y f s t h e one undi-

vided emotion--the balanced e@s:asy of love f o r which t h e r e a r e

no o p p o s i t e s .

I The r e a c t i o n t o t h e g i v i n g of love i s l o v e r e g i v e n , - -- ----

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When ~ ~ o u r med i t a t ion g l v e s gou -- t h e love na tu re - of -- God gou

w i l l t h e n know t h a t t h e r e i s no e v f l , nola J - - - - - s i n no r bad i n God o r

i n Nature . There i s naught b u t GOOC i n God Is unfve r se , - - --- I n communing with God d i r e c t l y , O F t h ~ o u g h those moods of

,

Nature which l ead you t o God, you become aware t h a t His na tu re i s

your n a t u k e , I n your deep communion you f z e l only the u n i v e r s a l

love n a t u r e of God ex tending through you t o a l l t he un ivarsa . You

then love a l l t h ings fora t h e r e i s naught b u t l ove axtending through

you and you 0 Your own e c s t a s y t e l l s you t h a t ,

Imagine your se l f communing wi th God i n d i r e c t l y , such a s l i s -

t en ing t o the heavenly Phythms of God s h e a r t b e a t i n a mas te r fu l

symphony, Whila t hus enraptuked by t h e d i v i n e khythms reaching

your very Soul can you poss ib ly imagine y o u r s e l f th ink ing e v i l ,

o r t h i n k i n g s i n f u l l y by plznning t o c h e a t , OF l i e , or s t e a l ? No--

of course you cannot , The reason you cannot i s because you ape

r 3 f l e c t i n g the love natukz of r;he un ivd r se in your s p i r i t u a l Se l f

i n i t s e n t f ~ a e t y , an3 there i s no s i n i n t h a t l ove n a t u ~ e t o r s f l e c t ,

That i s why gou should s e e k . God in m e d i t a t i o n immediate-lg i f . --- --- - gou indulge i n an angry9 OP even unkind thought t o f ind balance i n -- -- - the, u n i v e r s a l 1 ove - p r f n e f p l e , t h e - t o x i n s unbalanced con- - d i t i o n s brought on your sd l f w i l l upse t your balanced body - rhythms which a l l i l l n e s s e s a r e , - -

F o ~ m th5 cons t an t h a b i t of m e d i t a t i o n , Maka it a moment t o

moment, cont inuous a t t f t u d e of yGur Mind .in o r d a r to kaep i n tune

with t h e univeksal, ~hythrnx of God 8 balanced t h i n k i n g , Be i n

tune w i t h them always, Never s t m y f a r enough f r ~ m God-awarenass

t o a l low the s l i g h t e s t fmpzkfection i n your wokk, your h a a l t h ,

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your f r i e n d s h i p s , your bus iness plans o r any achievzmant whatso-

e v e r .

The morz you become f u l l y aware t h a t 7ou cannot do a n y t h i n g -- - of yourself a lone , and d e s i r e paptnership - d i t h the whola univsrse - - --

ou w i l l f i nd t h a t you can s m , i n the deer, depths of y o Q r com- Y--- - - munion: "I am the u n i v e r s e , I am a l l thac, i s , f o r the Light of

- A - ----- -- -

g Father i s a l l t h a t i s and I am t h a t Light. -I and Fathar - - 9 - - - - -- a r e ONE". - .-

/ - That i s cosmic medi ta t ion , - f o r t h a t i s the t h i n k i n g of the -- ---- --

new race of cosmic man now i n i t s borning, --- ---- In thosa 92ep dspths you can d e s i r e ~ : ~ a t you w i l l , " a n j

behold, i t s tandeth b e f o ~ e you",

ALL - NATUBE MAN IFZSTS LOVE

The - e n t f ~ e t y of Creati 'on i s the manifsstatfon of l o v e .

Evesy e f f e c t of motion i n n a t u r e i s a manifastat ion of t h e n a t u r e

of God, f o r Nature g ives of i t s a l l i n e v z q a c t i o n and r e g i v e s

equa l ly i n every r e a c t i o n , If t h a t were not so the movements o f

-- .- ' t he p lane t s would not be p r e d i c t a b l e ,

The e l e c t r i c heaktbea t of Natukz expL7ssses love i n both

ha lves of each cyc le of the u n i v e r s a l hearzbeat , Natu2a -- naver -

takes fok God nevek t a k e s , Nature nevek gives unequally f o r God -- ---. --a

never g ives unequal ly.

God9s equa l ly balanced g i v i n g fok reglv3ng i s never v i o l a t a d

J i n Nature. It could n o t be v i o l a t e d f o r Nzkure is an extzns ion

of God s n a t u r e , For t h i s m a s o n the balarca of Nature can never

be upse t .

When you commune wlth God do not have 32sfre w k i t t s n upon

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your h e a r t t ha t which t o b e g i v e n t o you, A,sk,., . r a t h e r ,

be i n s p i r e d a s t o what you c a n g i v e , and how, i n o rdap t o ba wor-

t h y of t h a t which w i l l s u r s l y b e g i v e n you if you f i r s t g i v z .

Unlass you f i r s t g i v e you --- w i l l n o t ba r e g i v z n . - L e t your t h i n k i n g bz e n z P g i z e d t o e x p r e s s l o v e by f i r s t g i v -

i n g l o v e i n ordek t h a t i t s i n v i o l a t e r e a c t i o n w i l l r e g i v e l o v e ,

To give p o s s e s s i o n s n o t g i v i n g l o v e , Love c a n be g i v e n o n l y - --- from y o u ~ ~ S e l f t o a n o t h e r S e l f and g o l d g i v e n w i t h o u t Salf ' i s - -- - 9 - -- l i k e u n t o sounds of music g i v e n w i t h o u t a l s o g i v i n g S o u l . ---- . - -- P

Even though t h a c a n d l e i s s t i l l t h e sama l i g h t unchanged,

dven though i t h a s g f v e n of i t s e l f t o a l l t h e u n i v e r s e f o r i t s

~ ~ e g i v i n g , s o a r d you t h e L l g h t of l o v e which you can g i v a t o a l l

t h e wokld unchanged, and s t i l l h a v e t h a t which you have g i v e n w i t h

a l l e l s a addad u n t o i t ,

To e x t a n d l o v e is t o m u l t i p l y t h e a h t of i t a thousand - --- -- - -

f o l d . To t a k e lova i s t o l o s e t h e L i g h t and t a k e on t h e d a r k . ------- -- -.- - - - To t h e e x t e n t which you a r e i l l u m i n e d w i t h t h e L i g h t of l o v e

which comes o n l y from communion w i t h t h e Sourc2 of l o v s , you w i l l

be enab led t o rnanf f=s t your g o n i u s i n rnas ta r ly c ~ e a t i o n s of y o u r

own. The w r y purpose of m e d i t a t f o n i s t o e n a b l e you t o g i v e

body forms t o i d e a s conce ived b y y o u r MFnd,

U n l s s s t h e L i g h t of l o v e which i l l u m i n = s i s e x t s n d e 3 i n t o - - -- - --. -- y o u r c r e a t i o n s t h e ~ a m b u t dead t h i n s which c a n n o t e n d u r e . -- - - - -

The ona p o i n t I wish t o a c c e n t u a t e i s t h a t what 1 am now t e l l -

i n g you i s u n i v e r s a l law, f n z s c a p a b l e and i n e v i t a b l e law, whfch

c a n n o t be v i o l a t a d o r s e t a s i d = ,

FOP me t o t d l l you t h i s i s n o t enough. T a l k i t o v a r wi th G9.J - - - --- -

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i n j o u r h e a r t and w i l l r ~ z l l y know t h a t if break i t t o the - -- - --- s l i g h t e s t e x t s n t i t w i l l b r e e ~ e q u a l l y , whLle - i f you work with -- t h a t law i t w i l l ~work with you t o t he f u l f i l l m e n t of youp eve ry _ - _ _ - - - -- -

d e s i r e .

HOFi COES EYEGI'TATION r n L P T O CREATS?

A musician asks how medi3ation he lps a musician t o composa

a symphony, He c l a ims t h a t t3achers a r e more necassa ry becausa

of i t s technique .

-I Teachers can neve r t e a c t you t o be a p o e t , mus ic ian , a r t i s t ,

i n v e n t o r , o r c r e a t o r of anything, Go? is t h z only ons who can --- ---

t each gou - t o c r e a t e , A - teach5r -- can t e l l goil -- how t o g i v e - a mater-

i a l b o g t o your concept bu t m l y God. can gLve you your i n s ~ i r e d -- - -- concep t ,

I n o the r words 5 t e a c h e r can g i v e gou a technique f o r - -- - - 4-

e x n r e s s f n g your --- i dea b u t he c ~ n n o t become your 30111 from which -- --- ~ o u r concept e x t e n d s , L-

I f t h e t a a c h a r can re ins ; f re you w i t h h i s f n ~ p f ~ a t i o n t h a t

i n s p i p a t i o n of h i s , r e f l e c t e d Ln you, awakans t h e s l e e p i n g genius

which i s w i t h i n you, b u t no O E ~ can teach you t h a t . I f , f o r

example, you have been f n s p f r e j by l i s t ~ n i n g t o Padsrdwski you

havz n o t been t a u g h t any th ing 3xcept t he f a c t t h a t you havo? bsen

ensb led t o recognisa t h e Light w i th in your S a l f by h f s r e - i l l u -

mining.

Ths baautg of music i s nc: i n i t s t echn ique , i t i s i n t h e

Soul o f i t s c ~ e a t o r , N e i t h e r i s i t i n t h s sound vfbratLons of

of' music, i t i s i n t h e s i l e n c e of t h e Light from which t h e sound

sprang ,

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You can MNOW mc:Lc and T H m K i t wi thout hav ing acquirad the

technique of expresskg i t , o r w i t h o u t producing sounds t o g ivz i t

a body. Your i n n e r ea r s can h e a r t h e music i n t h e s i l a n c a of God's

e t e r n a l rhythms, anC you can i n t e r p r e t yous moods i n t o the rhy thm

of the u n i v e r s a l h e c t b e a t , a s Beethoven i n t e r p k e t a d the mood of

t h e moonlight I n t o ~;;v ' rhythms of It wi thout hav ing any taacher

b u t h i s God-Self.

Consider t h e 11'2 of any g r e a t mus ica l g e n i u s , -- Fmat he

f i n a l l y produces - - i n I- w r i t t e n compos i t i on f i r s t beg ins his ..

Soul . He must f i ~ s r f i n d a l o n e n e s s wi th h i s Eelf by g e t t i n g away - from a l l o t h e r peop-3, and evzn f r o m h i s own body awarenass.

m u s t suppress a l l o.-zala i n f l u ~ n c e s t o szek t h a t s t i l l n e s s from - -- --- - wi th in fpom which innes - - - - - - - - ea2s o f h i s Soul can hea r the rhythms

of the u n i v e r s a l h e a l t b a a t of God s c r e a t i v e t h i n k i n g . -- - To f i n d t h a t s : l l lness i n t h e L i g h t of lcnowing he must s t o p

t h i n k i c e , i n oqder :.:.st, ha can co3ceive idea from the Light of a l l -

knowing. Fkom t h e ez s t a sy of t h a t s t i l l n z s s t h e inspi laat ion i s

born i n h f s vasy Sol-1, The motive f o r h f s symphony g ~ a d u a l l y t a k ~ s

form thiaough t h s hez2tbeat of h i s t h i n k i n g which hz c j x t e r i 3 ~ f ~ o m

tha s t i l l n e s s of h i s Soul , then e e a s a s t o ex tend i t t o aga in f i n d

the s t f l l n a s s of t h ? Ligh t which 13 g ~ a d u a l l y g i v i n g him his

motivs by i t s i n s p i r ~ n g i l l u m i n i n g w i t h i n him,

This i s t he merl of a l l c ~ e a t i v e gen iuses duping tha i n s p i s -

i ng and e c s t a t i c hoizs dur ing which thzy commune with God. By

such communion you > z f old yous own g z n i u s , There -- i s no other

t o become a cosmic b? ing f o p t h e s e i s no o t h a s way t o acqui re - - -- - i n s p i r e d knowledge ; r i c h u p l l f t s g o u - from e a r t h -- unto the high

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heavens of t h e kingdom of t h e Sou l where cosmic man d w e l l s , -- --- - Up t o t h i s i n s p i c e d s t a g e of concept no t aache r can become a

p a r t of i t , Not u n t i l thd c p a a t o r of a cosmic idea wishds t o g ive

i t a m a : ~ r i a l body c a n t h e t eache2 be of any h e l p ,

Q giv ing i t a m a t e r i a l body - I mean t o extend - t he concep t ion

from the Cdnsciousness of Mind through th ink ing t o the sounds -- - 3 9 -- of a musical i n s t r u m e n t , OP t h e symbols of a w r i t t e n manuscript. - d -- - - That i s 3ure ly a q u e s t i o n of t a c h n i q u e . The t eache r i s halpf 'u l

- i n the e q u i r e m a n t of a t echn ique , and a l l the machanics which

go- wi:5 i t , which anybody of ave rage i n t e l l i g e n c e can a l s o l e a r n

from a taacher .

I n g iv ing your c o n c e p t i o n a m a t e r i a l body many yeaps of tech- - n i c a l ar-3 s c i a t i f i c p r a c t i c e k needed. The sc ience of t h e

octave s?ectrum of c o l o r o r t o n e i s needed f o r exp res s ing zach of

t h e a r t s , foa fpom t h o s e oc t ave wave rhythms the poe t , p a i n t e r ,

a r e h i t e c ; , s c u l p t o r 02 musician g i v e s rhythmic bodies t o h i s

i n s p i r e d conceptf ons.

The a s c h i t e c t m u s t f i r s t g o t o t h e Source of a l l i n s p i r a t i o n

f o r h i s zonceptfon. H e does n o t need t o be an anginees OF math-

s rna t i c i a r f o r t h a t , b u t when he b u i l d s t h e ea thedka l of h i s

i n s p i s e d lrnaginfngs he must know t h e technique of the e n g i n e e ~

and mathematician i n o r d e r t o g i v e a m a t e r i a l body t o h i s iniagsd

one,

Like-dise t h e p a i n t e p , s c u l p t o k , pozt ora musieian needs t o be

informed, e i t h e ~ by books, t e a c h e r s , expepfrnentation of expeiaience

regard ing the t echn iques of g i v i n g bod ie s t o h i s s p i r i t u a l l y con-

ce ived iC3as.

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Remember, howevea, t h a t t e c h n i c a l informat ion i s n o t know- --- l e d You can be i n f okmed t h ~ o u g h t h e senses bu t you - can acquiPe

knowledge only t h ~ o u g h d e s i r e ---- of t h e Soul f o r i l l umin ing -- wi th the

Light - of a l l -knowing.

Knowledge i s of t h e Soul and t h e Soul i s no t - c o n c e ~ n e d with - - -_C_--- - -

techniques . --- To the Soul thay have -- no e x i s t a n c e , - f o r y o u ~ C z -

sciousness- - can conceive a- g k a a t e r symphony 9 -9 poem monum%nt, p a i n t - or temple than could evek g i v a a m a t e r i a l body to, no - . -- - .-

matter - how p e r f e c t ~ o w - technique- fs,

The S o u l ' s g r e a t a s t m a s t e ~ p f e e e s ape never produced on E a r t h ,

Thay nevsaa descand fsom their^ h igh heavens of t hz Mind u n i v a r s e ,

No musical master can pkoduce i n sound the music which he h e a r s

i n h i s Soul while i n @ommunion wi th God, Phys ica l sounds can be -- heard a anyone bu t t h e s f l a n e e s from which they s p r i n g can be -- -- heard only b ~ , - a cosrnie God-eonseious b e i n g while h i s Soul i s I n ----- communion with t h e un fvepsa l S o u l , --- P

Speaking a g a i n of t achn iques , a n a l e c t r i c machfne can kemem-

ber informat ion keeskded upon f t e l e c t r i c a l l y , and i t can r ~ p e a t

i t coun t l e s s t imes wi th accwkacy, The e l e e t k i e machfne i s sensed

f o r t h a t purpose, It i s a body wl-thout a S o u i which obeys t h e

w i l l of an i n t e l l i g a n c e which p r e s s e s a bu t ton ,

Many humans aka b u t e l e c t ~ f c machines whfeh remember and

r apea t infodamation recorded , upon t h e i r s enses , People say of such

peaasons t h a t t h e f k technique i s p e r f e c t bu t S o u l l e s s , That maans

t h a t God awakeness i n them h a s n o t g e t been awakened, That i s

what I mean by saying &ha% teacheks can g ive you techniques bu t

only God can awaker, t h e L igh t of cosmic i n s p i r a t i o n i n you,

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Many unawakened humans f o r e v e r pepeat t he ideas of o t h e r s

l i k e tho32 who s t and i n assembly l i n e s , aach one e l e c t ~ i c a l l y

sensed t o do h i s unthinking-unknowing p a ~ t l i k s a n z l e c t r i c a l l y

d r i v e n autamaton,

But many t h e r e a r e a l s o who s tand i n assembly l i n e s a l l day

and pe r fo~rn wokk a u t o m a t i c a l l y w i t h t h e i ~ bodies while t h z i ~ Souls

a r e i n communion wi th God i n His high hdavzns, These are t h e

cosmic ones arnorag men who a p e szeking t o f i n d the kingdom of t h e

,-- S o u l ' s h igh heavens , These who d e s i r e th3 Light s h a l l f f n d the

L igh t by med i t a t ion wi th God,

John Jones of t h e assembly l i n e can escapa from John Jones

and be a l s o Rachmaninoff, ok Shakespeare, o r Phid ias a t w i l l .

Through med i t a t ion John Jonss can roam t h e unfverse and bu a lone

wfth God I n t h e deep woods hea r fng the r f p p l i n g f a l l of wa te r s , o r

t h e breezes i n t h e p i n e s above the c rash of f a c t o r y wheels o r gear s o

No ma t t e r how heavy the bukden of t he t r e a d m i l l of l i f e - - - -- -- be nor how b f t t e ~ l y LOU-? body 3 be chalnad t o E a ~ t h you may - 9 - - - - e s c a e from It and be exal ted among men Q h e a r f ~ ~ t h e s t i l l s m a l l q _ B _ - - - - -

-/

voice wi th in --you w h i s p e k i ~ g fnspfked words t o in God's l a n - - - .-

p a g e of h f g h t , -

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W a l t e r R u s s e l l , S c . D .

L E S S O - N N U M B E R 4

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, Waynesboro, V i r g i n i a

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M e d i t a t i o n i s t h e key t h a t w i l l open t h e d o o r t o your i n n e r - - - - -_ I_-___P--

S e l f w h e r e i n l i e s a l l t h e t r u e power f o r m a t e r i a l m a n i f e s t a t i o n ---- - f o r a s sound s p r i n g s from t h e s i l e n c e s s o does p o s i t i v e a c t i o n -- - -- come f rom i n n e r KNBWICNG, --

It . h a s been s a i d t h a t one must l o s e o n e ' s l i f e t o f i n d i t .

A p p l i e d t o m e d i t a t i o n i b r n e a n s t h a t one must l o s e ( f o r g e t ) o n e ' s

m o r t a l body i n o r d e r t o become aware of o n e l s i m m o r t a l i t y ,

T h a t i s e x a c t l y what happens when we s e e k t h e L i g h t of S a l f

i l l u m i n a t i o n i n our e t e i a n a l S e l v e s . The g r e a t g l o r y of e x i s t a n c e

i s r e a c h e d o n l y b y Mind a w a r e n e s s , You c a n o n l y r e a c h supreme

h e i g h t s t h a t way,

I n t h a t e c s t a t i c e x i s t a n c e i s t h e saed and Souia@e of a l l -- ---- -- power and a l l knowledge which i s youps Q j u s t d e s f ~ i n g i t , It -- - - i s n o t e a s y t o a c q u i r e t h e m e d i t a t i v e s t a t e a l l a t once even a s

c a r e f u l l y a s t h e s e l e s s o n s t e l l you how t o a c q u i r e i t , It must

come s l o w l y and a lways th rough d e s i r e t o t a l k w i t h God, P - ----

There i s no o t h e r wag. You must e i t h e r d e s i r e t o l i v e i n -- 40

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t h e sensed body of e a r t h o r i n t h e L i g h t of t he Mind kingdom of

heavsn , That i s t h e answer t o t hose who say thay t ~ y t o medi ta te

b u t f i n d t h a t t h e y cannot s t o p t h i n k i n g t o "gz t i n t o t h a t s t a t e

of blindiq,

To those who a r e t h u s t r o u b l e d i n making t h e t r a n s i t i o n I

would say t h a t If you d e s i r e d t o t a l k t o t he Presid, a n t of The

United S t a t e s your Mind would be cen te red on the r ea son you

d e s i r e d t o t a l k t o him.

Exac t ly t h e same procedure t a k e s p l ace when you wish t o t a l k

w i th God, Your Mind i s c e n t e r e d on your d a s i r e , You could n o t

p o s s i b l y t h i n k of o t h e ~ t h i n g s , nop could your t h i n k i n g wandar

a i m l a s s l y , Concent ra te hard upon ,your d e s i r e i f you wish t o , O P

j u s t breathe your d e s i r e s o f t l y , OP j u s t wkite i t upon your h e a r t

word less ly , Pephaps your d e s i r e h a s no d e f i n i t e o b j e c t i v e o t h e r

t hen t o f ind t h e peace of heavenly companionship by dwel l ing i n

t h e love na ture of youk S e l f and God.

It makzs n o d i f f a r e n c a what youk d e s i p e i s o r whethar your

approach i s i n deep c o n c e n t r a t i o n upon soms s p a c i f l c t h i n g , o r I n

dreamy decen tka t lon upon some nebulous foaaming i d e a , ok clporl

no th ing a t all,

You cannot c o n c e n t r a t e l ong i n ca se n o t more than f i v e - - 7 - -

t o t e n rnhutss b e f o r s t h e r a a c t f o n of d 2 c ~ n t s a t i o n r e p l a c e s i t , -- - - -

Gradual ly the i n s p i r a t i o n you a s k f o r w l l l come t o you, Eefore

you can r e a l i z e i t you w i l l f i n d y o u r s e l f "steppfng i n anif out of

t h e bodyii i n t h a t a l t e r n a t i o n whlch always t akes p l ace whi le l o s -

i n g one ' s sensed awaraness comple te ly i n f u l l f o r g e t f u l n 3 s s of

body and f u l l awareness of t h e L i g h t of knowing which Mind i s ,

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S l o w l ~ - v e r y s l o w l y - r e a d t h e answer t o :he f i r s t q u e s t i o n

on HOW TO .WEITATE - t h e n f o l l o w t h r o u g h one s t t p a t a t ime l e t -

t i n g t h e 250 of youP rna te la ia l s a l f m e l t i n t o th3 g r e a t Ba ing o f

your Eterr.31 S e l f . G r a d u a l l y you w i l l f i n d i t jacomes i n c r e a s -

i n g l y e a s g t o merge i n t o t h e Oneness of t h e u n i ~ s ~ s e The s e c r e t s

of t h e unl;-ss"ss w i l l t h e n be g r a d u a l l y r e v a a l e d t o you and YOU

lWST T E N ?UT YOUR INNER KNOWING INTO MATERIAL -I.CTION, E3rVEMBER

YOU HAYE X - X i 'KNOWUCCZC ANC POWER WITHIN YOU s o yap youp i n n e r

s e s e k v o i k 2nd e x p p e s s youla i n h e r e n t g e n i u s .

QUES:;BN, "How c a n I d s c e n t c a t a i n t o t h a t s t i l l n e s s of t h e

rnsd i t a t iv ; mood? Tha more 1 t r y t o s t o p t h i n k 2 g t h e morz t h i n g s

1 s I ksep th:?klng o f ,

ANSkZ?, - "FIRST, O e s i r e t o bz i n t h z Eigk:. Say t o y o u r s e l f

t l o r d 1 8 s s l ~ , I want t o b e a l o n e wi th God, If yc-2 do want t o be

g l o n e w i t : God t h e r s I s a laeason f o p i t . T h a t ~ ~ e a s o n i s t h a t you

BEEL' God, You have a d e s i r e you want f u l f i l l e S - - a psoblsm t o

s o l v e - - i l l z e s s - - m i sf o ~ t u n e --f i n a n e fa1 l o s s o s 113ed--idea f ok i n v e n - 4

t i o n - - c o n c = p t i o n f o k wokk of a p t , . n o mattsr whc: i t i s you n e e d

whe the r ki;wledge, powar OP i n s p i k a t i o n - - n o rna?;e~~ what i t is--

GESIE3 I T IN YOUR I B A R T w o r d l e s s l y , Do n o t t a l k t o God i n w o r d s ,

T a l k t o H h i n e s s e n c e . KNOW H i m , Go n o t th iEk of H i m and t h u s

make H i m z k j e c t i v e and a p a r t fcon! you . Be H i m L e t youk S o u l -- - t o u c h H i s Sou l , --

"sEcB~D, Your desire fs w p i t t e n upon your h e a k t , It i s reg -

i s t e k e d iz youk S o u l . It i s n o l o n g z r y o u ~ b o f ~ d e s i ~ e , i t i s -- y o u r SOUL'S d e s i r e , You a r e i n communion w i t h 30d a b o u t i t--

UN IVEHSAX., L A W , NATUXAL SCIENCE ANC PHILOSOPHY Pags 4 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

n o t i n words b u t I n L i g h t , You hav2 an i n c r e a s i n g sense of joy-

ousness . YOUP d e s i s e I s w k f t t e n i n t o t h e un iveksa l heap tbda t

rhy thmica l ly . You ape ~ e s p o n d i n g t o i t ~ h y t h m f c a l l y . You --- a r e no

longer J u s t body--= -- are S o u l - - s l i g h t l y aware of b o d y - - s l i g h t l y

aware of e a ~ t h , and t h e heavens above, and of ~ ~ e a t i n g t h i n g s ,

You a r e no t t h i n k i n g of ex t r anaous t h i n g s . You cannot t h i n k of

ob j ec t fva t h f n g s of e a r t h wh i l e i n the S p f r f t ,

"THIRc, You a r e i n a contemplat ive mood, T h e ~ e i s an i n -

, d e s c r i b a b l e peace i n i t s p e s t , YOUP Soul s ees t h e beauty of t h e

flowerr you a r e p a s s i n g , It i s n o t your eyes which see t h a t beau ty ,

no r your e a r s which h e a r t h e s i l e n c e s from which t h e sounds of

e a r t h spkfng, You a r e i n t h e ~ h y t h m f c world of imagining--the

world of i n s p i ~ a t i o n - - t h e world of the high heavzns - - the form-

l e s s , indescpfbablz world of t h e high heavens .

"FOURTH, You a r e i n communion with God, You ape ON& wi th

a l l t h i n g s , A 1 1 t h f n g s a r e ONE, You I ( N 8 W a l l t h f n g s a s ONZ, --- -- YOU mob' t h s L igh t which a l l t h k g s ape , You KNOW the lovd n a t u m

of God, and of a19 t h i n g s , You K N O W God a s l ove , You ~0~ your- -

s a l f a s lova , You IQIQ'W t h e e c s t a s y of l ove , You know your S e l f ,

The moratal YOU has become t h e e t e s n s l YOU, - -- -- "FIFTH. Tha t which you d e s i ~ e d t o know you do Wow, Tha t

which you d e s i r e d t o have you now have, You have always known-- -- and always have had t h a t which gou hava bu t now desfked , You - --- --- - have always b o w n i t i n s p i r i t f op a r e t h e E igh t of a l l - - -- -- -- knowing which s ~ f k f t - 1 s .

"God does n o t g ive you knowledge OP power, H e g fvas you an

awareness t h a t you a l r e a d y hava al l-knowledge and al l-power t h a t

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He has , f o r Me makes you awalpe of your Oneness with H i m , When

you actuallg KNOW that then % "Q F a t h e r _ - - and I a r e one '

"Nei ther does God _Rive you m a t e s i a l t h i n g s wi thout Y O U P e q u d

regfvine;, flOR f9 i n v i o l a t e - Paw rep;ardin& - a l l m a t e r i a l

t h i n g s o He g i v e s you t h e seed b u t y o u m u s t n u r t u r e t h e s e e d , I?-

gives you His body t o f a s h i o n i n t o t h e form of goup d e s i r e bu t y_u

must g ive e q u a l l y of youp bodg t o r a s h i o n i t , God g i v e s you the

t o o l s you need but. you must use them, God man i f e s t s t h e s p i r i t 3'

His na tu re i n H i s own bodg by @ m a t i n g H I S body I n t h e image of

His S e l f , You must mani fes t t h e s p i r i t of your n a t u r e i n your obn - body by c r e a t i n g your body i n t h e Image of YOUP S e l f ,

' v ~ ~ ~ ~ . -- In medf t a t i on have - s tepped --- out of t he m a t e r i a l

i n t o the spfkftuaP YOU, You have s tepped ou t of t h e body of y o ~ - -- s e l f i n t o t h e MInd of your Self - - -out o r t h e m a n i f e s t a t i o n of

Rea l i t y i n t o WeaBity, You have s tepped o u t of t h e condi t ioned

universe of d i v i d e d and unbalaaeed t h i n g s I n t o t h e uneondi t iona6,

and undivided unfvekse sf balance which c o n t r o l s unbalanced thi r -<so

You have done t h i s because had das fka i n y s ~ a which m u s t be f-2 - ---- --- -A-

f i l l e d ,

' v ~ o ~ ~ des fke has baen _fuU'flPed, God has IPEumined you w f t k

t h e knowledge you des lked , YOU have become in sp ipad , Conceptic:

of idaa I n s p l r f t u a l form E s now In you--but can you now come

back i n t o t h e pa-sgs%eal wak'kd and tkansfokm gous concaIvecl image

i n t o a mater Ia8 ~ " o u DGW knov CAUSE, Can you t ~ a n s l a t e i t

i n t o EFFECT? Osd has g%vaa= y s u v h a r you have desfsed---but now

comes t h e impor~tan t q u e s t i c r ~ as t o what you ape going t o do

about i t , Mow s h a l l you use I t ? Have the mom1 courage t o .- - . -

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use i t o r ape g_ou s t i l l a- weakl ing , p ~ e f a r k i n g t o s u f f e r t h e e f f s t s - - - - 7

your i l l s - t h a n remove t h e i r cause? Sha 11 work with

God and a r i s e , o r a g a i n s t God and f a l l ?

"your body man i f e s t s xou r Mind, It w i l l do wkat you command - ---- it t o do , I s it i l l ? If s o i t i s ou t of b a l a n c e , 3alance i s i n --- t h e e t e r n a l YOU--now ex tend ba l ance t o t h e mor t a l 73u, Whatevek

your problem was i t has been solved i n thz s p l ~ i t c ? y p ~ ~ Can y m ----- -- A

now man i f e s t it? Can you now g i v e Lt a body? ,Can 7ou now e x t e n a

-.-, your s p i r i t u a l ba lance t o your unbalanced p h y s i c a l 3ody t o s t o p

t h e w r e c k a g ~ of your bus ines s - -o r h e a l your body--c2 r e g a l n a l o s t

"@CN@LUSICE4, A 2 of pxpoblems sf l i f e Pie i n t h e f a c t tha t -------- a r e - extend i n g i n t o e f f e c t .

What we know s p i r i t u a l l y w s a c e endeavor ing t o manl'est p h y s i c a l l y .

W e succeed OF f a i l , pak ' c i a l l y ok f u l l y , Our failu:? i s c e r t a i n if - - - we work a lone wi thout God f o r we can do n ~ t h i n q si o u ~ s e l v s s -- -9 ---- - a l o n e , - The measuke -- sf ouk a b i l i t y - t o tkansform the R e a l i t y of - -

CAUSE i n t o i t s s imulated m a n i f e s t a t i o n i s t h e measrze sf our God- p- --

-../ ---

awareness coupled wi th d e s i ~ e t o work knowingly w i - 2 God from P A- ---

moment t o moment, To commune wi th God f o p inspika::on a l o n 3 , - t h e n f o r g e t God u n t i l l a t e r on when medlocki ty i s s;amped upon

your work, i s t o f a l l shokt of man i f e s t i ng your Soc l : s d e s i r s ,

b u t t o c r e a t e a mastekpiecd which t r u l y man i f z s t s 5 2 ~ ~ S o u l ' s

d e s i r e means t h a t you must wokk knowingly wi th God ? v a r y momant

wh i l e i n t e r p r e t i n g t h e khythms of y o u ~ insp iked v i e ~ o n i n t o

rhythm1 c f orms ,

"@od s c r e a t i v ~ Pkocdsses a r e our c r e a t i v z prc:bssas, His - - --

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s i r ed fopm th~ao~g'il a c t i o n o c k e a t i o a s --- a r a a l s o ex t=ns ions - of

ous _kn_saJing - "1f - - - - - - - w e th l r - l t h a t Gcd has n o t g r a n t e d - ouc daslrv ' It is be- ---

causz we have %'~:lea g a n ~ f e s t g e awaaaeness which he has g iven --- -- u s , If ~ U P proLLems ase s t f l b unbalanced i t i s because we hava - f a i l e d t o extent o u r ba lance %G them, W e hJ$IVE t h a t balance t o 3x-

tend bu t do no t sxtend it, 'de con t inue t h e CAUSE of ouc i l l s and

then blame God f ;r con t inu ing t h e f ~ EFFECTS,

11 I n t h i s rn€>nek we learn ows l e s s o n s of r a i l u r d OLVSUCGSS,

good oaa ill, L:Sd is jilst 2 Iesscnz-- jus t - a cont inuous proc,-ss

of- l e a ~ n f n g how T O t ~ a n s f o ~ ~ r n CAICTSE: f n t s ZFFECT i n such a manner - -- P - - =- t h a t we aecompl:j'ra what wz d e s f r e t o accomplish , OP we do n o t . -- - -----

IS Theke i s c21y on" PeZisDn $ 9 ~ f a f l u k e t o f u l f i l l your g r a a t - - - - - e s t des5lee j u s t . s s t%de,re i s but one keason f o r f u l f i l l i n g i t --- - - abundant lx , I cznnot f u l l y s x p l a i n and d e f f n e t h i s one reason so

e a r l y i n t h e uni:ld%ng sf t h i s new h o w l e d g e , fop you a r s n o t y e t

kzady f o p i t , ai-5 will n o t be untfl 1 a m anabled t o some

b a s i c mfseoncep:: bg_ a17, mankind of t h f s p ~ e s e n t - -- - t h e peal pictuse of God and H a t u b e unfo lds w0 G r a d u a l l ~ . 2 ___ ___ - -----

t h i s - one - t h e and - mental l a w and r.?Zncfpla of" C r e a t i o n , A 1 3 3 1% i s in-{lolati: - __. YI_ -- -- --- whztlae~ heeded -- c: unhesded,

''811 I caE zay n@w i s t o s e p e a t again the f a c t t h a t t h i s

u n i v e ~ s e is bast: upon love and t h e law of l o v e , which fs t h e p k i n -

a s t he b a s i s of -4hat I .?-hall try t o g r a d u a l l y un fo ld , - - - - P ,& .-

UHIVERSAL L A W , N A T U M L S C I E N C E AND PHILOSOPHY Pagy 4 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------

"TO say that it can now b3 comprehended i s t o assume t h a t ym

how what love means--and you do n o t , I t s meaning h a s n o t g a t pene-

t r a t e d human consc iousness s u f f i c i e n t l y t o become a p a r t of human

prac t i c z ,

" W O P ~ S a l o n e w i l l n o t convey KNOFi%EDGE of Godgs onz law t o -- - --- gou must - mow

P l o u r h e a r t u n t i l becomes n a t u r e ,

When i t becomes your n a t u r e you w i l l thzn ?Pac t i ce i t wi thout

compromise, o r wi thout t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of v i o l a t i n g i t ,

you and many o t h e r men have acqui red t h i s undars tan? ing

a s a p a r t of your n a t u r e t h e day of cosmic man w i l l havz dawnzd ." QUESTION. "YOU say t h a t God does n o t g ive us m a t e r i a l th ings

without our e q u a l r e g i v i n g . That i s c o n t r a r y t o a l l of my whola

l i f e ! s t e a c h i n g s which say t h a t a l l God's g i f t s a r e f r a e - - t h a t

God g i v e s us e v e r y t h i n g - - s u p p l i e s a l l our naeds f k e e l y and without

p r i c c , a s f ~ e e l y a s t h e a i r we b r e a t h e , "

ANSWER. er hat idea i s one of thz commonly acceptad miscon-

cep t ions I have j u s t s e f e r r e d t o , It i s z n t i r e l g e r r o n i o u s ba -

caust: i t i s n o t e i t h e r t h e n a t u ~ a of God no r does i t conform wfth . - His law, a s exempl i f ied i n t h e univeiasal h e a r t b s a t and i n t h e

a i e c t k i c wava, Let u s bzgffi t o reform our old concept ions , one

s t s p at a t ime ,

"God works WITH you, n o t FOR you a s man b a l f e v e s , God g i v e s - -

b u t you must regive--and a q u a l l y , God g i v e s you t h e f r e z w L l l r!ght

t o your a c t i o n b u t wi thholds t h e r i g h t t o t he r e a c t i o n , Wo2 b e -

t i d e you i f your a c t i o n Is out of balance with i t s ~ e a c t i o n , f o r

God w i l l no t a l l o w unbalanct; i n a l l His un ivepse ,

"YOU have spoken of t h s a i r we b r a a t h s , God g i v e s i t t o u s

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from Kis body, b u t we must brea the i t i n , Then wz must i-egfv2 it

equa l ly t o His body f o p reg iv ing , Lfk$vise Go3 g i v e s us our very

' bodies fkom His body and k-3 Pegive thsm b a c k t o His Sodg s q u a l l y

f o r r e g i v i n g , Ha g i v e s us our d a i l y baaead foia o u ~ bodizs but T J ~

must nu r tu re and a t t e n d o u l bodies c o n t i n u a l l y , . e l s e His g i f t of

bread would be of no a v a i l

"God g ives us t h e s e e , but we must n u r t u r z tn$ seed. Thos-

who b e l i e v e t h a t G q d g s g i f y s a r e f r e e spend much tima In wishf;~:

th inking and s e l f f s h ppaye:, and t h e making of many u s d l s s s af'fi.?-

mations i n th;= hope and be19ef t h a t God vL11 wo2k magic a t t h z i r

pdquest and drop rnonag, cr +,he applause of men, o r t h e f u l l grown

f r u i t of t h a i r d e s i r e rigk-.; i n t h 3 i r l a p s , f r e e l y , and w i t h no

2 f f o r t on t h e i r p a r t , "Lzt God do i t tP, they say , and, " A s k and ya *-

s h a l l rzct . iverq, and, "Witk f a i t h and b e l i e f you earr novs mo:intainzs',

I? Men have rzrnovsd mou:tains by workfng with t h e knowledgs an3

power g iven by God, b u t n c r through i d l a n a s s and wish fu l thinking,

God has g iven man t h e power t o f l y the heavsns of t h e who12 world, 9

t o t a l k s fmul tanesus lg t o :.ha whola wos'13 of men,--to conmand t h e

t i d e s , - - t o s a i l under th2 ssas--and 50 h a r n e s s N f a g a ~ a , bu t n o t

by wish fu l th inkfng , nor -L, f a i t h and b e l f z f , n o r b y s f t - t fng i d l y

and l e t t i n g God do i t ,

It The only way mv.n bars dcna t h z s s t h i n g s i s t o ~ e g f v u of t h m -

s e l v e s f o r t h a t which God aas g iven of Hls Sebi", If you a s k God t o

h e l p you become a concept 3Ianls-L Hz w i l l u n f a f l f n g l y h a l p you 2nd

work with you, bu t H e wfEl not work f o r you whfPe you s i t and afl"l2n P -

t h a t you are going t o be 2 concept p i a n i s t ,

hat i s what I mean vhzn I sag t h a t you must W G P ~ knowin;?ly _ _ C - P _ _ - _ D D _ - ---

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w i t h God--XNBWZTG t h a t God i s wopking w i t h gou- -g fv fng you 37act,l,3. -- --- what am a-:le t o g i v e b a c k e q u a l l y f r o m moment to moment, and

7 - - n o t more- -but z t t f n g n o l i r n f t a t i o n s on wha t Me w i l l g f v z , f o r Gcd -- - - ---- -- l e t s YOU s e t t ~ o s e l i m i t a t i o n s which b e boundad o r unbounded, - _ _ I _ - - as p ~ e a t OP a s s m a l l as d e s i r e great o r s m a l l . - -- -

"God works w i t h a n g i n e e r s and a r c h i t e c t s t o b u i l d g r a a t b*ziLdgcs

a n d c a t h e d r a l s , - w i t h p o e t s to c r s a t e g r e a t a p i e s , w i th p a i n t z r s 2 d d

s c u l p t o r s t o e ~ s a t e g r e a t r n a s t e r p i z c e s , w i t h inventoros t o ,3ase mm '3

b u r d e n s b u t Gcli d o e s n o t wokk - F O R them, H e - psivV::s - a l l t h z y -- a s k and

c a n r e c e i v e bc: t h e y must r e g i v e z q u a l l y , - " ~ e t u s t= s p z c f f i c , E z t us s a y you want t o have an a p p k

o r c h a r d i n yoc: maadow, Y o u r d e s i r e i s fosa wondar fu i a p p l e s , t h e

b e s t eveia g r o v z , Youla meadow i s God v s bo;3y, I f you p u t s e s 3 s i n

i t wheiae you Z - s i s z t h e ta?des t o b e , G o d P s body w i l l a x t 3 n . j a p p l e

t r e e s and a p p l t s i n due time and o f a q u a l i t y measurad by t h e ~ q m . 1-

i t g and i n e q u a l i t y of g o u ~ ~ P e g i v f n g o f y o u r body Fn s e r v i c e o f

w z t e r i n g , prau;li3g s n d o t h e k a x p r z s s i o n e o f l o v a g f v z n by yciu t o

match t h e lova ~ i v e n by God, The w o n d e ~ f u l a p p l e s ~f TJOIJP .id3ip2 - - - A'

>!ill come o n l y if l o v 2 g i v e n 2 q u a l s l o v e gfvs i l t o you, -- P - I V A s t ,oky is t o l d a b o u t a f a r n e r who 1 3 e s f r e d a wondar fu l farm

and a s k e d God I ~ P it, Soon h8 found a k o c Q and worn o u t f a l a m

and pupchased - 7 , w h e ~ e u p o n a c k f t f c a l n a i g h b o k s a f d ; "YGU pa"ay33

f o p a wonder fu l farm, IT t h f s i s what Gad gava you what g ~ o , j i s

PB p r a y e r ? " @oe 1 s ar iswerfng my p r a y e k , you w a f t and see , This i s

a l l I c o u l d gP;-3 now t o m a t c h H i s g i v f n g , b u t 9e w i l l gfvv" mops

when I g i v e mc:~, ! 1

"30 t h e f ~ l r n z k workad knowingly and l o v i n g l y w i t h Geld, and -- -

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God worked with w i t h e q u a l l o v e , Year a f t e r y e a r

love from His body and the farmer from h i s u n t i l t h e wondzrful --- -- - 9 - farm h i s - s tood before i t s - c r e a t i o n of God and man. ----

"Five yeakg o f t h i s and h i s m i n i s t e r ~ looked ou t ovela thd 1ovzly

w a l l c u l t i v a t e d f i d l d s and s a i d : "HOW wonder fu l ly God has b l a s sed

you with t h i s b e a u t i f u l farm, How l o v e l y and ~ f c h thase f i d l d s a r e , r7

" ~ e s " ; s a id the f a n n e r , "but you should have seen i t when G c d

worked i t a l o n e , IP

here f s no t t h e s l i g h t e s t f r ~ e i r e r d n c e i n t h i s storjys f ' e ~ it

i s law, and i t i s t h e way God works, The c r i t i c a l nafghbor was

wrong i n expec t ing God t o g ive t o t h e f a ~ m e r mope than he could R -

g ivk , and the fasmer was r i g h t i n s t a t i n g t h a t God whs answering

h i s p rayec .

11 The law of e q u a l g i v i n g f o p p a g i v i n g i s a b s o l u t e , Ycru must --- - - -- g i v e e q u a l l y f o r what i s gfven youo An e f f o r t on ycur p a r t rrjust --- pay f o r t h e e f f o ~ t on Godys p a r t . If" you s t o p g i v i n g you w i l l - shu t o f f y o u ~ oun ~ l y , I f t h e heavens cease g fv ing r a i n s t o -- - e a r t h t h e e a r t h ceases g i v i n g !CiaOpS and f o r e s t s t o the heavens ,

God's law w i l l nevzc g i v e you a n y t h i n g wi thou t an e ~ ~ i v a l s n t Te- -- - - payment - i n a c t i o n , You must n u r t u s e t h e h 6 a l t h which f s g iv3n

you and g i v e much caka t o youp body a s l ong a s p a you us? t h a t

g i f t . You could s t sPve with food t e n f z e t away from you un lz s s

you gave a f f o ~ t t o r aach lng f o p i t and more e f f o r t i n making u s s

of i t ,

19 Love means exchangz of s e r v i c * f o r sesvice--and God s law

demands t h a t s e r v i c e g iven must e q u a l s e r v i c e pandered, 17

UN IVERSAL LAW, NATURAL S C B N C E AND PHILOSOPHY Pagz 5 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - p - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ -

QmSTION, hat I cannot understand i s your c o n s t a n t

i n s i s t a n c z upon t h e wokd e q u a l l y i n r e l a t i o n t o g i v i n g and

r e g i v i n g . I have always been brought up on the b e l f a f t h a t Go3

g i v e s abundant ly , very much i n exces s of what e f f o r t we r s g i v e ,

I f we pu t a b u s h e l of p o t a t o e s i n t h e ground God m u l t i p l i e s thzm

a hundredfold f o r u s , and f o r e v e r y measure of whaat we g ive t o

H i m He g i v e s us a hundred t o our one, Please e x p l a i n t h a t ? "

ANSWER, he key t o t h a t answela i s t h a t Godvs un ive r se i s

/ founded upon balance--one balanc3d cond i t i on which He d ividses i n t o

two e q u a l and oppos i t e c o n d i t i o n s of His 3 l e c t r i c t h i n k i n g .

Th i s a l e c t r i c u n i v e r s e of m a t t e r i s composed e n t i r e l y of t h z s e

two equa l and o p p o s i t e c o n d i t f o n s ,

very e f f o r t of eve ry c r e a t f n g th ing i s exppessad by t h e

motion of i n t e r change ba tween t h o s e pa iks of oppos i t e c o n d i t i o a s ,

such a s ma t t e r and space which c o n s t a n t l y in te rchange e q u a l l y

by b r e a t h i n g i n t o and ou t of each o t h e r e q u a l l y , Without t h a t

e q u a l i t y o f rhy thmica l ly laepeated i n t e ~ c h a n g e t h e un ive r se could

- e n o t con t inue . Tha t khythmf c In te rchange c o n s t i t u t e s tha h e a r t - b e a t of God's body, I t s rhythm and balancz a r e a b s o l u t a bacausz

the d i v i s i o n i n God Is a l e c t r i c t h fnk ing is e q u a l l y ba l ancad ,

"NOW a s t o t h e q u e s t i o n , It i s n o t a bushe l of p o t a t o e s ,

o r a measure of wheat which you g ive - t o God ' s body f o r r t g i v i n g

from God's body, - - - i t i s a measure of seed whfch m u l t i p l i e s i t s -- - p a t t e r n e d -- form i n God's body Q t ransformfng one f o ~ m i n t o --- anothek form, Theke h a s been no m u l t i p l i c a t f o n of God s body --- - nola has i t s ba lance been u p s e t . An equa l substance of e a r t h has --- - - - - been transformed -- i n t o a n e q u a l subs tance of p o t a t o e s o r wheat , - -

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substance

more - and - l e s s God Is

i n t o - " ~ a i t h e r has -- t h a t m u l t i p i i c a t f o n - of po ta toes - CP wheat - been

given 3 u n t i l you regive - i n e f f o r t - or s e r v i c e . I f you do

not reg ive t o ob ta in tham they a r e s t i l l GodBs bcdy and w i l l

r e - t ransf orm t h e i r f s ~ m s and substances i n t o the f ormless e a r t h

from which they sprang, You cannot have what you do not pay

f o r , Lova given must be paid fop with equa l love regiven ,

Service accepted - -- must 6qua1 sz rv ice ~ e n d e ~ s d , The pota toes OF

wheat i n the gkound ape s t i l l GodPs body, He has not given thsm

t o you fop your body, or youk use, u n t i l you kzgive $qua117 t o

earn1 th2 g i f t .

QUESTION, "I see t h a t c l eap ly now, b u t how would you e x -

p l a i n i t s a p p l i c a t i o n t o a man i n busin3s8 who g ives mope than

he i s paid f o r , or more than i s expected of him - or of a g3nius

who g ives a l l ha has with l e s s pay than a workman, - or of a

g r e a t Snventok l i k e good yea^ who s t a ~ v e d a l l h i s l i f e bur gav2

untold valuz t o the wokld many m i l l i o n s of times i n excass of

what he kecefved?"

ANSWER, he man you re rep t o could n o t gfva make than he

has r eca ived , H e could not give more of himszlf than he is, f o r

a l l h i s l i f e he has been given t h a t which has made h4m what he

i s . If he gives mope thar, i s sxpectad of him Godus law w i l l -- --- -- -- balance i t f n p~ornot fon ok fnckeaszd s a l a r y , If t h a t i s n o t -- - ---- h i s motive, and i f an. increasa i s n o t givdn him he has 3nrichzd --- -- - 9 - - himself Q expepfence and b e t t e ~ judgement -- i n the management - of

h i s l i f e , --

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"The - gen iuz who g f v e s h i s --- a l l of g r e a t value -- f o r l e s s pay

t h a n m a t e r i a l i s t ha s t e n -- thou sand time s more -.

reward tha - Kind

of pag he wants than t h e m a t e r i a l i s t . He h a s t h e e c s t a s y 01 -

l i v i n g i n t h e h igh heavens- the joy o r s e l f e x p r e s s 1 on-of 'hear ing

heaven ly rhythms which do n o t e x i s t f o r t h e m a t e ~ f a l i s t - a n d h i s

immor ta l i t y l i v a s f o r e v e r i n t h e memory of man while the

m a t e r i a l i s t i s f o r g o t t e n ,

t t Goodyear ' s body s t a rved b u t h i s Soul was enrfehzd f o r aaons

t o come by hav ing demonstrated h i s i m m o r t a l i t y . His reward was

a s a t i s f a c t i o n t h a t a l l the money i n tho world could no t e q u a l .

He won t h e g r a t i t u d a of t h e wor ld , You ape s t i l l r e g i v i n g lova

t o him f o r t h e lov3 he gave t o you, ancl s o i s t h3 whcl2 world ,

T h e m ape o t h z r values - t han money v a l u e s , - and monsy va lues hava

no meaning whatsoever u n l e s s t h e _ a r e t h e m a n i f a s t a t i o n of lev;-y - -- --

Thi s g i v e s ma an o p p o r t u n i t y t o say somethirig t h a t I h a ~ ~

bsen l s a d i n g up t o say t o you. - - I am tky fng - t o unfold th? cosmic - of t h e cominw ra.cs of man h z l p i n g mankind t o r e a l i z e LE@iLLkx _- .- : A -- - - -

t h a t t h e nacura of' God and of' man and of a i l c r a a t r n g t h l n g s , -- - 9 - - -

alld of f h e - saws sna prainc i p k a s r d l a t l n g -to c ~ ~ d a - c l n g - t h i n g s , - - -- - --- -

and a h a t h e laws and pk in@ipL3s r e l a t i n q to mank s d e a i l n g s w i t h ----- -- o t h e r men a r e founded on LOW,,

9 - -- God f s LOX3 -- and C r e a t i o n i s L O W MUI~IFESTZD, --- - -- The un iva r se i s roundad on l o v e ,

There i s naught ii? t h ~ un lve r se a n y w h e n , O P i n any t h i n g ,

01. i n any a x p e r i e n c ~ o r man, o r anlmal , ora or t n e v"iernj?lts, OL: ~ i '

ene s-carry systems ma-L aoas n o t ~ X P L ~ S S S L;)v;;-,

UrJ IVERSAL LAW, NAT'LTF-iL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY ?a;.: 54 -------_------_--------------------------------------------------

It may be difficult t o @hangs such rnisconeeptions a s s i n ,

e v i l an3 wicke3nass I n g z n z r a l , b u t 9 s i n 02 e v i l 130 n o t a x i s t

an3 I z h a l l f a i l ic my t a s k i f I canno t d z m o n s t ~ a t z t o y c ~ w i t r ~

conv ic t ion t h a t t h i s i s God's u n i v e l s a which exp2esses (=Lcdfs

n a t u r z , an3 t h a t i t i s a l l GOOE,

Fie hava liveqJ. 3 a n a v i l u n i v e ~ ~ s e long enough. 'dai2: -, fdar7s

and h a t r a \ j s have bb3n the f p u i t o f i t , God s d n t a Mesua~2 of

lovz i n t o t ha world two thousand y e a r s ago t o pmpa,ae mar t s

nind foAa tth thougk: of love which was then unborn i n hi:,

Go3 s e n t a n ~ t ? + ~ Message of l o v e t o man of new coinp-?3h3n-

s i o n f o ~ the exppess purpos3 of g ~ a 3 u a l l y an3ing man's az sba r i sn

days of fea;, and h ~ : 3 and t ~ a n s f orm him t o t h e ways of l : v d .

That i s t h e iac?son TOP t h s s e s t e p s i n t ~ a y i n g t o uni*:vdl

t h s g2aa t c o m ~ l e x i - 1 1 3 ~ of t he unknowing l i f e of m a t e r i a l sans ing

t o tha IQiOWING l i f e sf cosmic expkess ion of t h e God n a t ~ : ~ s i n a l l

thd ways of man. \

QUESTION, "EC we mddi ta te w i t h ouk Mind o r our b r s l n ? "

ANSWER, " ~ a r j j i t a t a v i t h o u r Mind, Thepa 1 9 only m e

M i n d which i s God's Mind, God l s Mind i s tha one KNO\v%Ei, t he ons

THIRKER, The reascz you t h i n k t h a t yoil have a sapara'ke !{End of

your own i s t h a t t k s thoughts you t h i n k a r z t he on33 stc?=.zl i n

youp b r a f n a s memoslas of e x p e r i e n c e of your own body, c-I of

you^^ own though t s ,

"God's Mind mc;ivates t h o s e t hough t s which you thlr-2 of a s

your own. You caul? no t t h i n k e x c e p t f o p t h e motivating 3owar

of d e s i r e i n you.

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" ~ i n 3 t h i n k s i d s a s of i t s knowing i n t o f c m Q d i v i d l n ~ - -- --

one i d e a vh ich c a n be known i n t o many p a r t s . -ndse p a ~ t s ars - - - - ~ l z c t i ~ l c s l l y p r o j a c t d d i n t o a t h r e e d imens ione l i lnivakve

th rough c i e p u l s a t i o n s o f t h i n k i n g . The b ~ a i r r e c o r d s t h e

t h o u g h t f was, symbols , and o t h e r e l e c t r i c a c t i o n s b u t r e c o r d s

of t h o ~ g 3 : s a r e n o t t h o u g h t s .

" ~ h a i t f n g - i s e l e c t r i c 9- b u t e l e c t r i c i t y -- i z n o t knowiedgd,

i t i s b u t t h e m o t f v s t f n q powek f ola e x g r e s s i n g a o w l e i g e , t I ---- - QU-&STION. "What r e l a t i o n i s my Mind t o r=;- b r a i n ? "

ATJSkTFt, "YOUP b r a i n - i s 2 l e c t d a i c m a t t z s , J u s t e l e c t i d f c

waves whi:h a l l r n a t t z r 5. Matteaa does n o t tk-nk n o r d o e s i t -- _ _ _ I - _ I - _ - a

know. Yc.; d o n o t t h i n k w i t h your b r a i n , you -=ink throlaqh i t .- - - 65- p ~ ~ o j e c ; i n g a n e l z c t r i c cclrllent t h r o u g h It 2 r s c t l y a s you

p A ' o j e c t 61; 212c t ~ i c e u k r z n t th rough y o u r phanc,-iaaph t o m o t i v a t z

- phonograr,? r e @ olad s

It Yo:-? giaonograph -may have a dozdn r a e o r d e l i d a a s b u t Lt

doas n o t .inow whet i s r e c o r d z d upon them, You? b ~ a f n has

t housands upon t h o u s a n d s of i d e a s recor.3sd upcr it b u t y 3 ~ i i ~ if

br*ain dzez n o t h o w whst i s upor; th=m, Tha in , .3 l l igen@3 which

t h e d e s i r e d ~ e c o s d f rom your b r a i n , The 6lzct:le c u k k z n t of

p o u r d z s i 2 3 m o t f v a t z s ' t h o s z r a c o r d s i n t o a c t i o r ,

I1 Yoc-:. bhaaabn Is 5 of m a a l e c t r i c a l a i j ~ ~ h i n e w h ~ c h IS - - -- .-

$oixa bodj- , It9 f u n c t i o n -- i s t o rr=cor9 m s a o r i e s , ~ x p a r l - e n c e ~ -- a l a d

i n f o r m a t i - a , Lt Is also t h e c d n t r a l n e r v e g a q l i o n of t h s ~ O A T

which a c t s a;;ltoraaaticalbx t o f u l f i l l t h a 3ernan"s of t h e 'bo\;ig, ac

whan w i i i c l t o a c t by the i n t ~ l l i g ~ n c a which ccnt t=rs i t ,

he b l a i n does n o t b o w what i t i s doing any raaoke than

the adtomobile b o w s what i t i s doing, v i - i s ~ ~ e i t i s goin&

hhzn ec t lva ted by the i n t e l l i g e n c e which eznteks i t , Khawlei&z

13 ;ual i t ; of H i n d , aad n o t Of mattar . Matter l e e o r i s knowl- - edge but a record of knowledge 13 n o t bowlesge any moke than

a psinted book i s the idda Aaec~AaJed i n tha book,

"One s tudan t kemfnded m e t h a t science has pkoven t h a t t h z

bra in th inks becaase an instkument has been invented t h a t

records e l e c t r i c wave p u l s a t i o n s i n the bsa in ,

"r6hat instkument does n o t prove any such t h i n g , It, merzig~

?loves t h a t an z l e c t k i e cuPrdnt i s passing through thz bza in

when Mind th inks , j u s t a s the samz instcumant can prove t h a t

an e l e c t r i c c u r r e n t i s pass ing through youc recording phonogiaaph,

o r washing machins, ok w f r a ~ e c o s d c k , OP yoxr ~ e f r ~ i g s ~ a t o i ~ bat

t h a t does not pkove t h a t thosa machinzs th ink , 1% rnei"d1~ pkovas - t h a t a l l 6 l e c t k l e ma t t e r obeys th= i n t z l l i g e n c e which m 3 t i v s t 3 s -- 7

all matter , E l e c t p % @ f t y -- 1 s th? sekvant sf Mind b u t i s no t 14in3, $ - - - -

" ~ i t n e s s , f ok example, the tzlegkan which passes t h r o u d h

an s l z c t s f c a l l g motivated w l k e a s an e l e c t p i @ cu~*k?en&, You know

t h a t the idea in t he telagraalaa 1 s s Mind dx'cdnsicn zrlsing, f ~ o r n P

an in te l l igdnce which tk-a~ugkht t h e Ldaa i n t o f o ~ a , You b-ov thaz

the wire i s not thfnkfng t h a t thought , You know also t h a t th2

wipe i s but mcokding fokm sgmbols~au%omat%cally, and t h a t i t

has EO knowledga of what i t i s do ing , Yoia b o w a l s o t h a t thd

talegsam i t s e l f does noG t h e i d z a which I t rnanlfzsts j u s t

a s books do not know the fdaas a n d diagkams whica spa p r i n t \ 2 ~

i n t hen ,

a;IWiGAL LA\!, NA%U&L SCLEMCE AlSC PHILOSOPHY Ps-2s 57 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ ~ - - ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ P P P P P P P P P P - - - P P P 8 8 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

"In t h i s vinol= a n l v a r s = we havs only blind and mattzr t , ~ l j a l

w i t h , Mind a l o n s can - b o w th ings a n i t h i n k tlain&s,

" ~ a t t e r i s al5ctliaic and can only sdns;! th ings . Sensins i s

n o t knowing. Thz brain i s ' composed of 3 l e c t r f c vibrpaticns,

"Vibra t ions b d long t h e p h y s i c a l ~ n i v a r s e o f motian,

na t td r motion 0n1,$~ d l e c t r i c - - - wavz v ib ra t ions

tha so13 purpos2 of mattela is b u i l d bodies i n forms and -- - - - p a t t e r n s concaived Q -- Mind and imagfndd -- i n t o forag & - tbz dbe: t i~ ic

thLnkinq o f Mind,

" ~ l e c t r ~ i c i t g ----- i s tk,2 t o o l usdd t o f a sh ion Xind e o n c d p t d ~ ~ 3 - of t he Ccdator i n t o fo17;il bu t the t o o l dsd.2 Q any G ~ ~ G ~ ~ L ) + * 2 3 sot -- . P I - --

'dd ST I ,-J; O "\<hat --- I s the rt h a t i o n of -- Hiad to baaair.?"

UJSbXn, "YOUP i ~ v i s i b l e Mind h a s i t s c ~ ~ t d r af C O ~ ~ C ~ C J S -

n a s s wi th in the visibsle b r a i n , and t h a t conscious c e n t e l c052di-

n a t e s with the seat of c.ansation which t h ? bkairn obeys whznz';ar

goar Consciousness demaods a c t i o n by i t , Them ase m n e h i n ~ r 3 ~ 3 e

which w i l l do a thousand eomgldx t h i n g s when ba t tons a m p~:%:ssd

La the w i l l of >lia?d t o cogapzh those nachines t o obey oshevs x:bl,

nose a c c u r a t e l y than thz human machine can do them bu t the ??man

t r a i n has no mord awasenzss of what i t i s doing than t h e 60i~;ut-

concepts foarae5 by yous I n t ~ l l i g a a c c aPs sx;:=ssed

thsough the bkain but not a t h s bbaain,

You % n t e ~ p . ~ $ t them i n t o m a t t ~ k s l e ~ t ~ i c a i l y , - -- 'kt? -

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of Mind b u t i t i s n o t t h o ~ g h t , - - - A -

I ? Much con fus ion a k i s s s from the assumpt ion t h a t w s a r z think- - -- ---

inw when we a ra b u t s e n s k g , The b r a i n i s c o n s t a n t l y rac-siving 2----

a l e c t p i c messages fkorn a:; over t h e body. Such messages ar2z n o t

mental. Thzy arae piakely 3 l e c t r i c a 1 , They produce s e n s a t i o n .

T n e brain sanses and recci"3s dveky massags and sends count+r"-

a c t i n g messages t o o t h e s ? a r t s o f t he body .

11 A message fkom the alam s a y s , "I a m i n p a f n , " Pa in i s a

sdnsa t ion n o t a t hough t , Sansing comes -- from the body w l a i l z :

thought,comes from t h e Mbd, W e b e l f a v e t h a t we a r s thinki9;; --- - --- vhan we are b u t a l e c t ~ i c ~ l l y s ens fnq , _ _ I - -

" A l l 2ay l ong thz b::y i s t d l l i n g th5 5022, through t h i

b ~ ' a i n , t h a t i t is hurrgry, t h a t it needs a d r i n k of wata2, cb2

wants t o dancs , ok t h a t I; i s c o l d , and a laund~?=d o t l - . , . ?~ thin,:,

Th2 senses of t h z bo,dy a - 3 t h u s @ on ti nu all^ intakcommunica t i ng

wi th t h e s enses , but t t 2 5 3 ~ l e c t ~ i c a l s e n s a t i o n s a r s n o t thoii2;hts -- u n t i l t hose sensatfoams ~ e k e us gasntal ly awase of t h e ~ , Ids $h3n -- -- t h ink , and wz d s c i d = t o '5s something about thiza, W e g i v s ous

body a dkink of watsi?, c l g ~ a t i f y I t s das ipe t o dance, o r pi;$ a

c o a t on i t t o kiam it, Ldk ndn ta l rdacisian i s a thought bat %ha

e l e c t p i c P ~ S S P ~ V " oaf tkla 'r A y & the body i s b u t a s d n s a t i o n , It

i s t h s b o d 2 speaking to 153 body,

" ~ u c h a s e n s a t i o n c s j n o t e v m corns f ~ ~ o r n y o u r own to - - J ~ L ' L ' OW^ boJy , Anather t i i ~ can ras@ord hi.3 thought i n t a an

s b d c t 2 i c a l s ~ n s a t l o n by c-7Jdking h i s s e n s a s t o ksc0a.i t h s t h o u a t

i n W O P ~ S wklich mr6 agaii? c 7 a c o ~ d d J & s a t - h s j ~ ' a a i l t o y o u ,

IS A s e ~ i e s of s 2 n s a t i m s which hava n o m~aning In t'sa3ms~lvds

UNIVERSAL LAW, NATUML SCBNCE AND PHILOSOPHY Pags 59 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - - - _ - _ _ _ _ _ 0 - - _ -

a r e t r a n s l e ~ a d i n t o meanfng by your I n t e l l i g e n c e and you than

men ta l ly ,de=ide t o do someth ing a b o u t i t . - The s s n s a t i o n s - i n

m a t t e r -- which have taken p l a c e batwean t h e mental opz ra t ion - of

t h e sender 2nd thd r e c a i v a p a r e pukely a l e c t ~ i c a l . They havs - -- - no r e l a t i o r - to Mind, nolp to thought of Mind, - --

I I A g a k we r e p e a t thico f a c t i n o t h e r words of' t h e sams - -

meaning; - a l l m a t t e r -- i s b u t sensed e l e c t r i c a l viblaations - of

motion. Mi?;ter has -- no i n t a l l i g e n c e , - nofl knowledge, nok Dower -- --- t o t h i n k or madf t a t e , T h a t a p p l i e s t o your b ra in , f o p your - - - -

b y a i n - i s ne-ght - b u t m a t t e e , cen t e rad Q. - a gu id ing i n t e l l i g 2 n c e ,

The same tking can be s a i d or Y O U P au tomobi le , -- ' ! A l l z z t a r f a l b o d i e s have what might be tesmed an s l e c t r i c a l

awaraness c1' each o t h e r , and of t h e i ~ ~ " e l a t f o n t o aach 0 t h ~ ~ .

The b ~ a i n is t h e s e a t of such a n e l e c t r i c a l awareness I n man.

1 ' E l ~ c ; . ? i c a l awareness i s n e c e s s a r y t o a n e l s c t r i c a l l g

mechznized i n i v a r s e , b u t a l e c t r i c a l s e n s a t i o n s , o r v i b r a t i o n s ,

between mectanized p a r t s of m a t t a r a r e n o t mental , f o r a n

e l a c tlaicali;; c o n t r o l l a d machine i n your f a c t o s y has e x a c t l y th6 -,

sane elect:-c awarenass t h a t you have , I t s wiped nervous systsrn

convzys 3 l f 2 ~ ~ 5 . c messages t o a l l sf i t s parts f o 2 thd d u a l pilr-

pose of mot ivat ing tham a s w e l l a s f o r a d j u s t i n g a l l p a r t s t o

each o t h e r -

BRAINS HANCICAP MEDITATION

"It m l r h + , w e l l be saPd t h a t i n s t e a d of our biaafns ait3ing - - - . - - - . - - 9 --

i n rneditat izn, we m e d i t a t e i n s p i t e of our b r a i n s , For pe ia fec t - - - - -- medi t a t i on ;;s nead t o l o s e our body--tc fopge t i t a s though we - -- - had no body --

;I;: 11-EHSAL LAFlr, N A T U W L S C D U C E ANL PBLBSOPLM Page 60 P - - _ - _ _ _ _ O - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

"Qne cannot L o u e , 0i3 f o r g e t his t x i y i f h i s senses w i b l

no t l e t him do so , Imagine a musical genius t 2 g . h ~ t o com2osa

a synphony i n competit ion with s e n s a t i ~ n s , lie c o ~ ~ l b no t do

i t oxcept by long p rac t i ce o f being a t l a t o shdt o u t a n y sdnsa-

Lions whatsoever, such as of noise , ~i13comfort or inharmonious

envirolament. A master can do t h i s &uz not a novice , I'

QJ'ESTION. " ~ s a s t h a t exp la in whg i;enluses adaa so faia

g rea te r than 0 t h ~ ~ man? "

ANSbr'EH, "Yes i t does, The gen i i? 1s ahead o f other man

because of h i s awapeness of h i s dfvine power which he has

mult ipl ied and ~ e m u l t i p l i d d a thousan=Zold by h i s l i f e land

habit of saeking aloneness with hfmse:f f o r the purpose of Jn-

f o1i;ing t h a t divine power f o r his own c r e a t i v e expcession-.

II Your own genius Is a s gceat a s Eny mans s On 8 a ~ t h . Tha

on12 reason t h a t you do no t m o w it i z becaase you have n e v s ~ ~

g iven yourself a chance t o know of yo::r divine %nhe .~ i t an@e by .

fo rge t t i ng you2 bodg long enough t o bezoms aware ef Four Soul,

You allow emotions and tensions of b c , ~ sensing t o dominate

you instead of youk s ieaping Soul. G: i n t o the deep foQes t and

awaken youp Soul,

"That i s what meditat ion i s far, m d the momant goa begin

t o p2act ice i t tkar; moment you begin 1.3 ex2sess the unlimitad

poues of the awakening genius within r o u , If you acquira ths

habi t of meditation you mult iply your mowledge and tha power

t o exgcass gouk knowledge, You a l s o gLvanyouP body a n escap3

from i t s tens ions which hea l s i t of sll ills by r e s t o r i n g i t s

La lance .

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II Th2ou;;n med i t a t i oz E d i s o n a e q u i r a d tha knowlarjga and

-;lower t o unfold a n idea 202 y e t kdcnown on e a r t h . T ' n r o ~ g h

m s d i t a t i o n hd g o t t he ccncept f o r t h a t i d e a in a f l a s h of i n s2 i r a -

t i o n and c r e a t e d a bodg r'ok i t through c o n c e n t r a t i v e l y t h ink&

the., idea , of t h a t . . i c o , n c e ~ ; . . i n t o a p h y s i c a l f opm.

I I Through rneditat ic; t he g p e a t w i a i t e r s , Fa-inters, sc. i l lptors,

p o s t s a n d mus ic ians a r e =nabl=J t o work 'knowingly wi th Go,2 as

O n 3 with H i m , Iiaving acquired thvnik concept from God's a l l -

- 19 IS knowing Mind t h e r Cree:? the id^ concep t i n t o m a t e ~ i a l form

bg knowinsly working w i : i God ' 3 hands t o c p e a t s a t z s n a l l y l i v i n z

z a ~ t e r p i e c e s which w i l l 3ndure because t h e i r very n a t u r e i s

G o d ' s n a t u r e mani fes ted I n them, I t

QUESTIm, "HOW caz youp Nin3 m l a x when you say t h a t 2iia :

i s unchanging? Also dc b have t o c o n c e n t r a t e t o m ~ d i t a t ~ ? ' '

7 s AXShZn, It i s not j ou r Mind which r a l a x 3 s i t i s goili'

olec t ia lc t h i n k i n g . iv%er youk t h i n k i n g i s concen t r a t ed i t i s

under t he sams s t r e s s e s 2nd s t r a i n s which a c l o c k s p ~ i n g i s xlr,2n

wound up t i g h t , It i s s: e f f o r t t o wind a c l o c k s p s i c g up t i g h t

f o r i t p 2 ~ i s t ~ b e i n g woczd, and i t i s s t r a i n i n g t o becorn2 anu3;lnd.

I w i l l draw you a b U L 2 wbfch w i l l i l l u s t r a t a t h a t , It w i l l

a l s o i l l u s t r a t e youk thiriking when concen tka t ed ,

l l \<hen you s e l e a s s 211 t e n s i o n s t h e c l o c k s?Ping d2alsxds , 2%

ex~ands t o a p o s l t i o n 02 i 70s t , It i s u t t e i a l y ~ ~ e i a a s a d f 2 0 m ; -?for t

- - t o r 3 e s i s t s t m i r i s , 1 w ' - 1 d i a ~ ~ a u t h a t a l s o . It w i l l i l l ~ ~ s - i - ? s t e

youri t h ink ing when decen?ra ted ,

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Fig. 1 i s a F i g . 2 . Same F i g . 3 F i g . 3 & 4 rdpr, a ~ a n t s c lock s p r i n g s p r i n g un- water concent ra t23 wound up t i g k t , wound t o ax- i n t o a d rop an3 3e- t o exemplify ampl i fy dscen- c e n t r a t s d i n t o concen t r a t ion . t r a t i o n . vapor .

F i g . 5 r e p r e s e n t s concent ra -

t i o n of l i g h t r a y s t o a p o i n t .

L ight r a y s thus concen t r a t s3

through a l e n s w i l l b u m a

\ \ I ) , , hole through paper or f a b r i c s , '.

CONCENTRATION

F i g . 5 *

Ligh t rays p ~ o c e e d i n g i n

t h e oppos i te d i r e c t i o n w i l l

expand and c o o l by d e c e n t r a t -

ing toward space .

11 The whole p h y s i c a l universe of forming g ~ o w i n g b o j i e s i s

d u e t o t h e f a s t motion of concantrzat ive t h i n k i n g . Convarsely

a l l degenera t ing and decaying bod ie s a r e due t o tha expansion

of d e c e n t r a t i v e t h i n k i n g . " --------------------

CONCLUSION

I hope you can a l l c l e a r l y see t h a t the only d e s i r a you

should e v e r have 1 s t h e d e s i ~ e Lo a c q u i r e God-awareness i n

you f o r t h e purpose of sx tending God Is n a t u r e from you a s your

UNIVERSAL L A W , NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY 13sg2 6'3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ - = - - - - - ~ - ~ - ~ ~ - - - - - -

n a t u r e , E i s power a s your power, and His knowing a s your knowing.

Medi ta t ion i s f o r t h e purpose of acqu i r ing t h i s .awarene.s,p,

And if you acqufred i t j u s t f o r t h e b l i s s of F t , f o r tha z c s t a s y

and peace of it fop yourse l f a l o n e t h a t i s not anough, f o r the Gcd

n a t u r e i s purposefu l and gou -- must be purposzfu l extansding y o u r

n a t u r e t o a l l o t h e r mzn f o r t h e i r c u l t u p a l u p l i i ' t , Wo~lii -- -- c u l t u r e comes a lona from those who have God-awareness i n them,

Without God-awareness i n mazl he 1; of t h e jungle, The measurs

of his growir,g God-awaraness f s t h e measupe of h i s growing c u l t u r e .

What a p p l i e s t o man a s a w h c l ~ a p p l i e s t o you, Your m a s t j r - P

l i n e s s i s of youla OWE making a s w e l l a s i t s m e d i o c ~ f t y , One of rq~ -- - ---- f a v o u r i t a say ings is t h i s : Genius i s s e l f bestowed and rnaciiocrity

i s s e l f i n f l i c t s d ,

Madi ta t ion t r a n s p o r t s --- one from t h e t r a n s i e n t wok14 of ma t t e r - --.. t o t h e r e a l wokld of dkeamfngs, v f s i s n s , @ imaginflags where idea --- - i s and concepts Era born , That i s t h e world where sountjs aL.3 -- heard i n the s f lenee of y o u ~ Soul whare no sound i s - - ~ h a m rhythm

.-

of symphony and poem ace t h 5 rhythms of cosmic p u l s i ~ g s of God8 s

th ink ing mariffastad f n tha h e a r t b e a t of H i s unfveiase ,

God Is a c s t a t i c kingdom of the Light i s tha uneraated u n i v z @ s

of Souls of t h fngs which have n o t g e t a p p a a ~ e . 3 ic fokm bu t which

? t e r n a l l y - a r z . Go thou t h e k e ,

You may jouknay t o t h a t e c s t a t i c worl3 i n God I s high heavans

f o r j u s t your S o u l ' s a sk ing tha +,

t h e Souls of t h f n g s ,

Desire t h a t s t i l l n e s s w i t h i n your Soul--and bzhold, you are

GINIVERSAL L A W , NATURAL S C I E N C E AND PHILOSOPHY Paga 64 -----------m------m---------a-----m-------------a----------------

the Soul of a l l t h e u n i v e r s e of c o u n t l e s s uncrea te? ones which

spr ing f ~ o m One i n y o u , ,.

Behold your SePf, your uncrea ted Se l f --a t e r n a l YOU, --not

y e t man i f e s t ed , O P , if man i f e s t ed , have f o r g o t t e n i t a s though

i t never were ,

C e s i r e thou t h a t kingdom and behold i t s t a n d e t h b e f o ~ e

thee . And i f t h e r e ape t h o s e among men who ask ; Wherein s h a l l

I seek t h a t kingdom of t h e s o u l s of uncreated things, I say ; Go

thou and seek beau ty ,

And where s h a l l I f i n d beau ty?

You w i l l f i n d b e a u t y where lova i s f o r beau ty l i e s i n t h 3 --- 9 - giv ing of love and f t s r e g i v i n g , - - 9 - -

B u t where s h a l l I f i n d love i n t h i s sopdid wokid of f e a r

where no peace i s - -o f h a t r e d where no love can be--of u g l i n z s s

which s t i f l e t h beauty--and e v f l which d r i v e t h love away?

Seek i t w i t h i n y o u r S e l f , When you f i n d SePf you w i l l f i n d -7 -

love , f ok naugnt b u t love i s w i t h f n S e l f , Where love\ i s nditheaa 2

f e a r nok h a t e can b e , POP e v f l e x i s t s n o t , T h e e . i s naright b u t - - exper ience extended b c d i e s --and -- a l l expevsienees ape good--f o r - -9

I %, a l l s x p g ~ f e n c e s ex tend f ~ ~ o r n iove and love a w a i t s t h a f ~ - ---- complet%on i n l ove , --

Remernbe~ o u r Fa thek-MotherPs saying i n The Message of The

lr Divine I l i a d , I a x a p a t i e n t God, A 1 1 naan w % l i come t o m e I n

due t ima, b u t t h e i p s i s t h e agony of a w a i t i n g , f ?

These a r e GodPs words t o cosmic, man,

You have undoubtadly read t h e s e l e s sons s t m i g h t through

'ON TVERSAL L A W , NATURAL SCaENCE ANC PHILOSOPHY Fage 65 -~-~~~--d~~--~-----------q---e---~-----------------~-----~-~-----

a l l a t onca fkom keginnfng t o 3nd, Now - bagin -- f ~ o m tha baginning

a g a i n , s lowly , c a k z f u l l y , g sen tence - a t a t ime , 5 paragrap& aJ g

time and a paad and chaptdr 5 t i m v u n t i l th2iaa despap i n e a n i n ~ --- - becomes - a p a k t f gouba i n n e r Consciousnass ,

Th i s - i s new knowledge and new t h i n k i n g , You cannot t ~ a n s - --- -- - form Y O U P p a s t ages cf t ~ a d i t i o n a l t h i n k i n g i n t o new IQTOWING - - -- without g i v i n g such deep and aalanest thought t o i t t h a t i t ba- - ----- comes a part of Y O U ~ very S e l f , - - -

New t h i n k i n g cannot be gkasped a t once, Do n o t ba d i s -

couraged i f you do n o t a t t a i n e x p e c t d h e i g h t s fmmzdfately.

You would n o t axpec t t o p l ay t h e c l a s s i c s a t once i f you s tud ied

music f o r t h a t would te new th ink ing fok you -and you w o u l d havs

t o beg in wi th s c a l e s and f i n g e r e x e r c i s e s ,

\%en you b e g i n t o t h i n k cosmica l ly r o u w i l l advance r a p i 3 l y -- - i f your d e s i ~ e i s kear,, b u t from the v e y day you .bs,gfn you w i l l -- -- --- no te i n c r e a s i n g l y work

P and -

t r a n ~ f o ~ ~ r n a t l o n cf your p e r s o n a l i t y , -- -- This massage t o you i s fkcm zy S o u l te gQur Seul an3 n o t t o

t h e senses of y o u s body, By g i v i n g dadp thought t o i t you w i l l

f i n d t h a t which you seak , 1 can open tha d o s s f ok you through

which I havd snsdpz3 an3 f g u n d ~ h s L f g h ~ , b u t cn5y you , yoursd l f ,

can make I t a part o r you by g i v i n g y o u r s e l f t ha t f m o t o absorb

i t comple te ly ,

ReaLfafng t n l s f a c t 1 have r o t asked you t o sdnd i n a x -

aminatfon p a p e r s , " e p o ~ t s GP a s s z y s , such a s you would ba r3a-

qufred t o d o 1% you were ob ta in ing fnformat ion whfeh could bz

remembered and r e p e z f ~ d a t w i l l , To apply t h e cusizomary kulzs of

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can be examined only fop what information he has , A man cannot

be examined a s t o w h a ~ XWQWLZGGE he has fop the depths of knovB-

edge cannot be soundsd, Knowledge 1 s Lfght fkaom whfckd a l l ideas

of th ings a r e born about which you can become info~rned, but fn-

formation concerning EFFECT f s no t knowledge of' t he fk CAUSE,

Whatever emanazes - fcom g, ~ e s u l t of t h i s new la-owin6 --- w i l l be c r e a t i v e e x p ~ e s s f o n , n o t meke r e p e t f t f o n , Knowlsdga i s -- -- the one b a s i s f o r c rea t fon , To become knowingly a c ~ e a t o r i s

t o achieve the hfghest pinnacle of human expkession,

However, I f you need f u ~ t h e k c l a ~ f f f c a t i o n of anything

which may no t have been made su f f ' f c fen t ly @ l e a p t o you wki t a

y o u r ques t ion CmARLY and a s BWIEFLY a s p o s s i b l e and send i t

here . A l l such ques t ions , if' n e t dup l i ca ted by o tha r s , w i i l be

i. pr in ted i n the Question and Answer s e c t i o n s of followfng lessons ,

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A PERSOKAL WORD TO ALL 63EACER3,

Ddar Cosmic Fkiends : Your d e s i r e fop Godn s Messaga f o r thd new Cosmic Age was ax-

pressed whan you e n r o l l e d f or tha INTIMATE HOME STUDY COURSE and i f I can bu t impart t h i s new knowledge t o you dukfng the coming months I w i l l have worthi ly f u l f f l l a d my mission on e a ~ t h , which f s t o b ~ i n g the Cosmic Aga of Man i n t o be ing ,

In thesa f i r s t f o u ~ l e s sons I h o w you w i l l r e a l i z e the trend of my d e s i r e i n r e spec t t o each one of you ind iv idua l ly , and a s a whole, This l e t t e r i s t o maka my purpose a l i t t l e more c l e a r . Let us , t h a r e - f o ~ e , look back on manns cycle of unfoldflag t o a id fn c l a r i f y i n g my i n - t e n t .

The human race i s about t o undakgo a t h i r d g ~ e a t t ~ a n s i t i o n which w i l l u p l i f t it t o h e i g h t s a s y e t undreamed o f . The purposs of thase lassons i s t o prepare you f o r your own u p l i f t , and t o bacomd a leader f o r world u p l i f t ,

,-- THE PAGAN AGE OF M , - --- The f i k s t t k a n s f t l o n occurred a t the dawn of Consciousness

wh3n man f i r s t began t o t h i n k and h o w , O u t of h i s search f o r a g r a a t e r Being the Pagan Age of I d o l worship of many gods araose, but man was s t i l l bruta man, reaping a l l t h i n g s , s t i l l loving t o shed blood f o r s e l f purposas and t o appease h i s many gods whom he a l s o faaret-3.

TIEE BARBARIC AGE OF MAN, - --- The second t r a n s l t f o n oecurred when mystic messenaars t o l d

of the Ond God of love bu t man could then coneeiva only a ~ ; d of wrath a n j vengeancz whom they reaped, and whom they appaased with blood shad on t h e i r very a l t e r s i n exchange f o r mercy and abso lu t ion , This p resen t Age of Barbaric Man has b u t One God bu t many r e l i g i o n s . Out of f e a r of dL God man created ha te and e v i l , He divlded i n t o t k i b s s , then na t ions , which k i l l e d fop plundek and fok powek ovek other men, The Barbarian Age i s s t i l i k i l l i n g and 1 s s t i l i a f ~ a i d of God and man, but i t has a l - ready begun t o d i s s o l v e because man i s beginning t o comprehen3 the u n i t y of God and man, the meaning s f l o v e and the intetrdependenca of' man, and h i s a b i l i t y t o v i s ion the p o s s i b i l i t y of h a Bod, One Waligion and One

- un i f i ed World,

"F C COSMIC AGZ OF N4N , ------ T h 3 t h i r d gkeat t k a n s i t f o n now dawning i s %ha N e w Age of

Cosmic Man of s p i r i t u a l Mfnd knowing who has transenddd h i s body sans ing , Cosmic man 1s i l lumined wfth the Lfght of love and i t s a p p l i c a t i o n t o l i f z and law, Cosmic man knows God i n him a s one, He com- munes and wopks with him as one, and knowingly i n t e ~ p ~ e t s @ o d P s n a t u ~ e a s c o - C r e a t c ~ of Godvs unfversa ,

It was fop the exp2ess purposa of b ~ f n g i z g the necessary new knowledge i n t o t h e wo~Ed, t o 3 f f e c t t h f s t ~ a n s i t i o n i n t o a world sf One God, One Rel igion and One W o ~ l d t h a t Go3 il lumined me during a whole I f f 3 time t o dernonstkate the rnul t lplfad power of cosmic man t o mul t ip ly h i s v a k s a t i l i t y and w a s t e ~ f u l l n e s s i n c r e a t i ve express ion , a n j f o r giving t h a t knowledge of the Light f o r the i l lumining of o ther man,

T o present most e f f d e t u a l l g , t h i s a l l impoptant, and l z a s t ( over >

known s u b j e c t , The I lPumlnat ion, 1 have decided t o d e f f ~ l e , d e s e ~ i b a ~ 2 d explain Cosmic Consci ousness and Tha HlPuminati on by my own e x p e ~ i e n c = s , beginning a t the age of seven w i t h p a r t i a l i l l umina t ion eveky yeas ic Mag, w i t h deeper i l l u m i n a t i o n evesy seventh y e a r , and with f u l l i l l u z l - nat ion i n 1921 covarfng a pekiod of t h i r t y n ine days and n f g h t s ,

I had thought t h a t I would navep ~ e v e a l t h i s most sacked 2x- perfence a s a peksonal one but L a o and I now f e e l t h a t 1 owe i t t o t 'ra sum of human knowledge, f o r so many ezntukies i t has been known a s a r extremely Pam human e v e n t , but which no one who has experienced i t c s s bean able t o exp la in becausa of the i n a b i l i t y of pas t ages t o comprerznd it 0

There ape a n evek inckeasing numbek of cosmic humans who a:= now ready and a b l e t o comp~ehend Cosmic Consciousness, and 1 h : w sf many, Some have come hake, o thers have w r i t t e n from a l l over the countky, and many a r e now takfng t h i s study cousse, Eve~yona who i s deeply inspi red by The Message of The Civine I l i a d fs keady f o r it otherwise my books would have no meaning fop them,

FOP the above peasons 9 be l i eve t h a t it i s incumbant upon me t h a t 9 should now unfold t h i s gapeatest of a l l mystekies 0%" tha J

universe. Any h e s i t a t i o n which I have had i n making t h i s dec i s ion has baen d i s p e l l e d by my beloved Lao whose l i f e , with mine, i s l i k e - wisa dedicated t o the %nfiltapation. of the love p r i n c i p l e of N a t u ~ e i n t o our human r e l a t i o n s t o keplaea the f e w , h a t e , s i n and e v i l whi-h have dominated human ~ e l a t f o a s of the pas t and have caused man t o k i l l man i n wak succeeding wap which w i l l aven tua l ly des t roy the human PZ-5 unless saved fkom d e s t r u c t i o n by l ove ,

Now a s I t o l d you t o do a t the end of t he foukth lesson; study these fouk l e s sons c a r e f u l l y and s lowly, Remember always i t I: new knowledge and t'nea~ef ose has a naw language, Next month I s h a l l - not only exp la in and de f ine Cosmic Consciousness but give the s c i e n t l f l c explanat ion of Prayek, Many have t o l d me t h e i r pPayesls ape not 8 f f e z ~ u a 1 , thus proving t h a t they have no t y e t learnad HOW t o pray and the t r u z meaning of p rayer , A l l pkayer i s answerable i n the Light sf all- lmc-~ia?g and I s h a l l endeavor t o unfold mope of t h i s i n n d ~ pow=s f o r you by giving you e v e q p o s s i b l e explanat ion on t h i s a l l i l lumining subjsc t naxt month,

With our 1 0 ~ 8 and b l e s s i n g s , B am