SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Walter and Lao Russell - - - A Home Study Course Copyrighted 130 by Walter Ruwll No part of t hi s manuscri pt a t be printed in a ny f or m wi t hout permi ssi on fron. the aut hor, ez cept by a r evi ewer who may quok brief passage8 in a r evi ew t o be pri nt ed in a mulazine or news paper . ISSUED FI THE WALTER RUSSELL FOUNDATION SWANNANOA, WAYNESaORO, VlRGl NlA P R E L U D E 50 INTIMATE HOMZ STUDY COURSE of UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND FHILOSOPHY -_------__--_-s---_-------~--------------------------------------- These l es s ons a r e f o r t he purpose of r eveal i ng t he na t ur e of God and ver f f yi ng R i s Pr esence as t he One Uni ver s al Bei ng, t h r o u a u t he gr adual unf ol di ng of t he secnet pr oczsses of Cr aat i on 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 br i ng Hi m wi t hi n t he ranga of manPs compre'nension through i n c o n t r o v e ~ t i b l e I - evi dence of His c ont r ol l i ng Pressnce i n a l l c r e a t i ng t hi ngs i s t he r e s u l t of havi ng exper i enced f u l l y t h a t r a r e s t of a l l ment al phenome a known a s The ILLUMINATION i n t o t he Li ght of Cosmic Con- P s ci ous nes s , dupi ng a t hi r t y- ni ne day and ni ght p e ~ i o d i n May and - June of 1921, - w I w i l l not des cr i ba t h a t phsnomenon hz r e , f o r i t w i l l be f u l l y descki bed i n t he f ol l owi ng pages, except t o expl ai n t h a t t he s e a t of s e ns a t i on becomes conpl 3t el y seveked from i t s c e nt e r - i ng consci ous Mind f o r i n t e r v a l s , followed by i n t e ~ v a l s of par - t i a l awakeness of bodi l y sensi ng. Curing t hes e i n t e r v a l s of com- p l e t a sever ance one becomes wholly Mind, t he One Mind of God, i n which I s al l - knowl edge, all-powez and a l l - pr e s e nc e , During a l l h i s t o r y s i nc e t he dawn of Consci3usness i n man, t her e have been ) ~ e c o r d e d about t h i r t y cas es of p a r t i a l i l l umi na t i on but pr obabl y onl y 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 l umf ned, UNmRSAL LAW, NATBBAL SCBNCE AND PHILOSOPHY I1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Na t u ~ a l l y t he e n t i k e t y of t hz s e c r e t s of Clkeation weke mine e t o know e s a compl et e and cons1 s t k n t cosmogony whleh anabl ed me t o vi s i on t he uni ver s e a s a whol e, Underl yi ng a l l of i t was a fundament al pr i nc i pl e whlch i s s o si mpl e t h a t I f e l t t h a t I coul d gat hek t he g r e a t s c i e n t i s t s of t he world t oget hek and gi va them t h a t e nt l ke p ~ i n c i p l e i n a few mi nut es, f o r I had been aware t h a t sci ence has baen seakchi ng f op such a n undskl yi ng pki nei pl e which would appl y t o a l l phenomena f op decades , Thi s I prepaped t o do by pur chas i ng a t e x t book of sci ence ( ~ u n c a n ~ s New Knowledge) t o f a mi l i a r i z e myself wi t h t he pkesant s t a t e of s c i e n t i f i c kmowledge, f o r be f or e my i l i umi nat i on I knew not hi ng ~ha t s Ot 3~e P of s c i e nc e , To my amazement I found t h a t t he e n t i r e cosmogenetfc t heor y of s c i e nc e was s o ucl i kz God and Nat ur e - k, t h a t , whi l e r eadi ng i t , I f e l t t h a t t hes z l aws, hypot hesses and ot her concl usi ons coul d not pos s i bl y have been wkf t t en by men of our day f op t hey weke s o f a k a f i e l d from f a c t t hey seemed more l i k e t he cocj ur i ngs of As t h u ~ i a n s ages who t ol d of t he f l a t e a r t h upheld a t i t s f our c or ne r s by huge a l e pha nt s a s t he i k cosmogznetLc concept , As I kead t hes e unnat ur al 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 he s e pkfmal i de a s weke so f i xed wi t hi n t he ment al st rauct ure of s ci ence t h a t i t would be mom t hac f o o l h a ~ d y t o at t empt t o c a p q out my pl a n, The s ci ence I r ead was so u t - t e r l y complax t h a t i t was beyond t he aver age comprehension whe~eas t h e sci ance of God Os pl a n i n GJatuke which I wished t o gi ve was s o si mpl e t h a t anyone of avekage i n t e l l f g e n c a could mast er i t without d i f f i c u l t y , UB IVEXk3L U W , NATUFAL SCBNCE >2lC PHILOSOPHY In - E - - - - s O- - - - - - Os - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - ~ - s - - - ~ - - - - OP ~ ^ - _ - - O_ - _ - _ - - - I - - - I - P C I' a l s o r e a l i z e d t h a t I was as unaware of t he l anguags i n which t o speak t o s ci ence a s %7 a s of t he C h f ~ e s e t ongue, and i t s t er mi nol ogy mu s t be mast ered al.:o bef or a I coul d appkoach t he sub- j e c t , Thi s seemed s t r a nge t o rr* f o r I f e l t t h a t no s p e c i a l t er mi - nol ogy was even needed t o t e l l ; hat si mpl e s t o r y of t he CAUSE of a l l EFFECT, Knowing t h a t I would but k v i t e r i d i c u l e i f I at t empt ed t o 1. - i mpar t my knowledge pr emat ur al y, I began a n Fnt ans i ve pr e pa r a t i on t o s o e f f a c t u a l l y pr e s e nt Gode: si mpl e p r i n c i p l e , which i s f or eves r epeat ed i n ever y phenomena of not i on, t h a t t he r e coul d be no pos- s i b l e l e g s l e f t f o r t h s ol d ant I nc ons i s t a nt 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 he new ona t h a t t h e ol d one need not be at t ack?: t o t a a c f t down, but mer el y pai nr t he p l c t u r e of what i s r i g h t Oi - 5P t he ol d p i c t u r e of what I s w~or g s o e f f e c t u a l l y t h a t t he ol d one can never a g a i n be seen, Duking t h i s l ong p e ~ i o d I l ave made some pkogkess by gr adu- - 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 mat t er \-' dur i ng my saven gz a r s of t he Fr2sidancy of T h e Socf at y of Ar t s and Sci ences , such a s my work on hqjrogen which l e d t o t he di s cover y of i t s I s ot opes and heavy wat ei , and by c h a ~ l t i n g eha two at omi c bomb el ement s which I t hen copg?l ght sd un,der t he names of Ul ai . : 3i am acd Uriurn, Twenty year s l a t s r -hay were i s o l a t e d and renarnad Pl ut oni um and Neptunium wfthou: gfvizlg dua ci aadi t t c me f op ha vi r g f i rast gi ven knoul edga of t h 2 i ~ ~ x i s t e r ~ c e t o khe w o l d by mai l i ng my new pe r i odi c c h a r t s ' c ont a i nz g t has 5 two s l emect s t o on:: r;ilau- sand f o ~ a mo s t s c i e n t i s t s , Thi s , and many ot huc di s cci 3ci es war2 gl vdn by mz t o t hz UNTVERSAL uV, NATURAL S CI E NCE AI'q;JD PHILOSOPHY 31 ----_-----------_-_----------------------------------------------- wo P l d without ~ ~ e d i t , but t h a t d i d not ma t t e ~ , Tiauth event ual l y f or ces kecogni t i on and I coul d a f f or d t o be wise and wai t u n t i l I had wor t hi l y pkepaked f o r t he day when t he Li ght could s o f u l l y ke focusi ed upon t he t r u t h t h a t i t s r ecogni t i on could not be avaded, The fundamental cosmogony of s ci ence which s o amazed me was what might be termed a t r a n s i e n t , di s cont i nuous , unbalanced one- way universa which had a begi nni ng aeons ago by t he unsxplained and unexpl ai nabl e fopmat i on of a tremendous flamfng mass of he 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 l es masses which expand wi t hi n t hemsel ves, and f ~ o m each ot hek, u n t i l t hey event ual l y end i n h e a t deat h, Ou t of t h i s unnat ur al t heor y came t he f i r s t and second laws of thermodynamics which have no v a l i d i t y whatsoever, f op t he pr e- mise t h a t heat i s ener gy, upon which t hey 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 uni ver s e allowed f op no compen- s at i ng genepat i on t o count ar bal ance i t s r a di a t i on, des pi t e t he accept ed law of equal and oppos i t e a c t i o n and r e a c t f on, "!3nergy cannot ran up h i l l " , s ci ence s a ys , "it can only Pun down h i l l t 1 , It 80 happens i n God s pl an t h a t ene2gy n s i t h e ~ r uns up, r,or dowr, h i l l , God Is univessaP body i s a two-way compsnsating, cont i nuous and e t e ~ n a l u n i v e ~ s e sf abs ol ut e bal ance i n eveky e f f e c t of mo- t i o n , Genepatien e qua l s r a di a t i on, ccmpkession equal s expansion, t he red hal f of t he speef;rum equal s t he blue h a l f , s o l i d mat t er bsl ances t he p o t z n t i a l of its s ur ~ound9ng space f n e v e q wavz f i e l d , and each one sf ever y oppos i t z p a i r not onl y bal ances wi t h i t s opposi t e but boaans i t s oppos i t e through s equent i al intzrchangz, UN NERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY . V _- - - _s_____- - - - - - s- - - - - - - - - - - - s- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - D- P_- _- - s- - - - - - , . , , , , .! - . , . , .,I: . - . " , . , ... r <, ! , , i ~ , , ,!',; .z! , God D s uni ver s e i s e n t f ~ e l y composed of microcosmic and macro- cosmic masses of pul s i ng e l e c t r f c waves which we c a l l ma t t z r , These pul s i ng waves c o n s t i t u t e t he u n i v e ~ s a l he a r t be a t , o r uni ver - s a l b ~ e a t h of GodDs body, God' s body cont i nues i t s ma ni f e s t a t i on of t he l i f e p r i n c i p l e by bkeat hi l i g outwapd and inward s e q u e n t i a l l y , j u s t a s you br e a t he out and f n i n bal anced sequences t o c ont i nue your appear ance of e x i s t ance , Every mass i n t he uni vekse br eat hes out and i n , r hyt hmi cal l y, L/ There a r a no except i ons t o t h f s law which ever y nebul a, s un, pl a ne t or e l e c t r on of a n atom obeys, but f n var yi ng f ~ e q u e n c i s s appr opr i - c + a ~ a t e t o t h e i r p o t e n t i a l , Your bkeat h f r equency may be t sn, , pap min- u t e whi l e t he s u n v s f r equency i s one cycl e i n el even ye a r s . ,(N R F - U L ~ C The most obvi ous f a c t of Ka t u s a i s i t s r epet i t i on/ , of avar y e f f e c t of mot i on i n two-way pul s i ng c yc l z s , It i s unaccount abl y s t r ange t h a t s c i e nc e has never obsekved t h i s most obvi ous of a l l of Na t ur e ' s c h a r a c t e r f s t i c s . Eveky cycl e 1n Natuke f s a two-way, - .. equal i nt er change between p a f ~ s or" opposi t e condf t i ons , That . . . , , : . . : ,. ;, ,,< .:, >, .- /<.. i.. c;<-. .': ,,TC . a - ; . " ' J i nt ekchange bet ween t he e qua l l y bal anced ' Lode s Ad cat hodes of t h i s e l e c t r i c wave u n i v e ~ s z c c ms z f t ut e i t s pul s i ng haapt beat , which l i kewi s e i s c yc l f c , ot heswfse f t coul d not cont i nue, Thi s e l e c t r i c wava uni ver s e o f df vi ded' pr es s ur es 1s a n e l e c - t r i c r ecor d of @odgs t hf nkf ng, It i s t he Cr eat f on of an evep l i v i n g and e t e k n a l C r e a t o ~ , 1% Ckeat fon i s condemned t o deat h, t hen, by t he same t oken, s o i s t he Ck e a t o ~ , God Is uni vekse of e l e e t k f c wave mat t ar has no begf nni ng OP endi ng i n t i me, f o r time i t s e l f i s voided by i t s e l f , It ha s no e xi s t e nc e except t o t he l f mf t ed sdnses of man who s ees but i t s UNIVERSL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY V% ................................................................. f olaward fl ow and not i t s compensat i ng, voi di ng baclmakd f l ow, Time i s but a p a r t of t h i s g r e a t i l l u s i o n of Nat uke, t h i s cosmic Li ght mi rage which for eve^ s i mul at as t he i dea of God P s knowing, t hrough two-way bal anced s e l f - voi di ng motion which but produces a n unr eal uni ver s e of seemi ng, If time has no ot hz r than 5 a sensed e xi s t a nc e it can have no begi nni ng 02 endi ng, The purpose of t he s e l e s s ons i s t wof ol d, F f r s t , and par a- mount, i s t o prepake t h e layman who desf kes geksonal powek and pr ogr ess t hrough achi evement i n peksonal cpeat i ve 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 under st andi ng of t he CAUSE of a l l t he EFFECTS he produces i n or der t h a t he may - g-ommand .,...those--sf -._ f e c t s t o --.--I.._- h i s obedi ence, _/--.-_--- With cosmic knowledge as a f oundat i on upon which he can fi rm- l y st and t o f ace ever y problem of h i s d a i l y l i f e , whethek s oc f a l , domest i c, bus i nas s , h e a l t h , f amf l y, f r i e nds hf ps , pkof es s i onal or ot heswi se he can meet them wi t h a c l a r i t y of vi s i on and conquer them wi t h i n t e l l i g e n t a c t i o n and de c l s f on i ns 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 def f ne and e xpl a i n t h i s uni ves s al i l l u s l o n which seems s o Pzal t o t he sensds of man, and prove t o t he s a t i s f a c t i o n of t he most exact i ng s c f e n t i s t t h a t t he e n t i s e e l e c t k i c wave uni vepse 1 s but a cosmic cinema pi ct ur i ng a cosmic i dea of caus e and e f f e c t wi t h essmfc p ~ o j e c t f o n eamzras cal l ed wave f f e l d s of l i g h t , Thesz i magi nary oosmfc p ~ o j e c t i o n cameras of' l f g h t wave f f ePds a r e a s descki babl z and def i nabl e mechani cal l y a s t he p ~ o j e e t i on machines of t he12 e a r t h l y count er - UNrVERSAL LAW, NATUMAL SCDNCE AND PHILOSOPHY V I1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p a r t s a r e de s c r i ba bl e and def i na bl e , / The cosmfc cinema i s a g l o k f ~ u s ma ni f e s t a t i on of t he i magi - nar y t hought pr oces s es of God' s Mfnd, but t he pr oj e c t e d l i g h t images of God I s i magi ni ng which seem t o move and have l i f a of bei ng i n them a r e but e l e c t k f c a l l y sensed t hought f o ~ ms of thought irnagfnings which but c o n s t i t u t e a mirage of t h a t RSALITY which i t but s i mul a t e s , Thi s f a c t w i l l be gkadual l y c l a ~ i f i e d a s t he82 \J chapt er s unf ol d, a l s o God Peason f o r l i mi t i n g t he ._sansaa of man -- . - i n or der t h a t he shoul d be l i e ve t hz s i mul at i on t o be ~ e a l i t y , - _* __ _- - ---- - Thi s s o l u t i o n of t he seemi ngl y unfat homabl e myst ery of Cr eat ok and Cr eat i on 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 he coming cdnt uki es t he gkeat cosmic s a c r e t was a ve r r evaal ed t o man i t s d f s c o v a ~ y would not come from t he t r a i ne d s c i a n t i f i c Mind b u t would be t he supkeme vi s f on of some podt , pa i nt e k, phf l osophek ok s a i n t who coul d s ee t he uni vs r s e a s a whol e, It i s my hope t h a t each Peader w i l l s o c l e a kl y comp~eh5nd V each p a r t of t h i s whole pf ct uke of Qo d q s cosmic pl an t h a t each om can s o put them t oget h2r I n h i s compkehznsfon t h a t he t oo may vi s i on t he many pa c t s a s One mo l e , He who can s o s t r ongl y see t he Onanes s of a l l t he seernlng many p a r t s of God s pl an may maka of h i s own l i f e a di vf ne ext ens i on of t h a t One and t hua become --- mast er Cr eat or of h i s own ~ m a t i n g unf vekss . __- - -- -- -. wa1te.i~ Mussel l , Sc , D, UFl IVEMSAL L AW, NATU-L SCIEMCE ANC PHILOSQPHY BY Wal t er Russel l , Sc, D, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . L E S S O N N U M B E R 3 The Wal t er Russe ll Foundai i on, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Vi r gi ni a Copyrighted 1950 by WalteP Rus s el l 'b MECHTAT I 6N 3 C ~NTI PI CAEd H, P EXPLAINED Medi t at i on i s t he most impoktant of a13 t he f unct i ons of human l i f e which f u ~ t h e k human pr ogcess, So l i t t l e i s known of i t , even by t he g ~ e a t e s t of t he world s geni uses who cons t ant l y pr a c t i c e i t knowingly but could not expl ai n i t , t h a t i t now seems necessaky t o s o cakef ul l y def i ne and expl ai n t h a t di vi ne f unct i on t ha t evekyone can knowingly pkact fee i t and t hus knowingly command h i s achievements t o be mas t er l y, .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, - f op thkough medi t at i on k - every man can become whatever he wishes t o become, -- - - --- - Medi t at i on -. - Is eommcning wi t h God f op t he Luppose of working ---- v knowinajly wi t h God, -- WORKING KNOWINGLY WITH GOE You a l l know t n a t i s t he wag I work, and because of it I have been enabl ed t o do t en t i mes t he a~ount sf work I othekwisa would have done, and a l l of i t i n a mast er l y mannes, When I ENOW t h a t God' s t hi nki ng and mine ape ona, and t h a t I am s o eensci ousl y aware of Hi s ppesence at evepy wokkfng rnornene, l i kewi se conscious- l y f a e l i ng my hands t o be ISfs hands, rng W O P ~ could ne t be ot her UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE Ml D FMILOSOPKY Page 2 - .................................................................. than mast erl y. T o const ant l y work knowingly wi t h God, never ceasi ng, 13 t o be const ant l y i nspi ked with t he e c s t a s y of His nat ur e, I have f e l t t ha t way si nce I was a c h i l d , I f e l t Mis presence wi t h me a t the piano. The musi cal rhythms which flowed fkom my Soul were i nt er pr et at i ons of M i s rhythmic t hi nki ng a s they became my t hi nk- i ng, God was my t eaehep. I needed no o t h e ~ , Be was always wi t h me i n my Soul and l i f t e d me t o gkeat hei ght s even i n my eakl y days. . >' A l l duping my l i f e I have walked and t al ked and wokked know- i ngl y with God, E ~ e k y yeap i n May He took me up unto a hi gh moun- t a i n f o r a few days al one with Hi m i n His Light t o i l l umi na my path fop the years ahead which Me had planned - f op me with m e , Fcr - I had always dimly known t he yeaks ahead f op 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 f op t he 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 ve l i f e wokthily t o mani fest t he power i n me which God gi ves t o every man fop t he aski ng, and t o immunize myself from a l l t ha t i s unlovely i n okdek t ha t 9 could fokeves ckeat e with Hi m t ha t Beautq of balanced khythmfc t hi nki ng which i s His uni vekse, And so i t i s t h a t t he time has now come f'ok me t o t each you who desi ke t o unfold youk own omniscienea how t o ffnd t ha t zer o of s t i l l n e s s i n His Li ght which w i l l i l l umi ne youp way t o your own mountain t op, THE FIRST STEP To medi t at e with God f i r s t f or ge t yous body and s t op t hi nk- 1 UNIVERSAL L AW, NATURAL S C> BNCE AND PHILOSOPITY Page 3 ---_____P_O_P----L----------------------------------------~------- i ng about anyt hi ng. Deeentkate t o t he zeps of s t i l l n e s s , Become a vacuum i nsof ak as your senses ape coneekned, Desi re t he Li ght , If you could expr ess i t i n wokds l e t t h a t expkession have a mean- i ng but wi t hout words, Let i t @s more l i k z a c e a l i z a t i on, a s though you s a i d i n words: "The gl or y of Thy anoi nt i ng Li ght i s upon me, "I am i n t he s p i k i t , Thy Li ght i s a l l about me, It encorn- passet h me, It s hi net h through me, 1 am di ssol ved i n Thy Li ght , V "Thy Li ght i s my Li ght , I am immersed i n my Li ght . "I am i n Thy Li ght , bowi ng Thy Li ght , " ~ e Thou me, t h a t I may not be myself al onen, MEDI TATI r n 'DEFINED Medi t at i on i s t he de-sire of man t o know God i n him and t o -- . J -- mani fest -- h i s God awareness Q ext endi ng h i s - knowinq, through h i s - t hi nki ng, to the product fon - of mat eki al bodi es ekeated Q -- him i n t he image of h i s i nspi ked - , - -- 1 might put i t mope simply by sayi ng t h a t medi t at i on - - i s a 'd de s i r e t o be al one wi t h God t o t a l k with Hi m, Medi t at i on i s ----- 7 r e a l l y g confeke~g-e - -.---- between youp ---- -- Soul -- and ---t he Bniveksa% Soul , --- To be One wi t h Bod means t o de 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 t he ext ent 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 op t he e nt i ke t y of Un i v e ~s a l Law wo~ks with and f op - - - = - - - = -.- - --- --- --- gou a t ~ o u r c om.aand, - To t he e xt e nt of your awaramess, and t o t ha t e xt e nt onl y, UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE ATJD PHILOSOPHY Page 4 .................................................................. you may use uni ver s al powek t o t h i n k your knowing I nt o r nat ar i al forms, Your i s youk Mind S e l f . Your Mind Sel f i s you, t he et eknal Being. Your Sel f i s not your body, nor i s your know- ing I n your br a i n, but i t C O ~ ~ P O ~ S your body and your br a i n a s i t s absol ut e mast er , Do not eonfuse your Mind and br a i n a s one. . You Mind t hi nks through your br a i n, and wi t h i t , a s a l ever works upm i t s ful crum, f OF your br a i n i s b u t t he i nst sument f or f u l f i l l i n g t he commands extended t o i t by Consci ousness which Mind i s , Your br ai n s e c o ~ d s memokies, exgePi encas and i nf ormation e l e e t r i e a l l y , j us t a s phonog~aphs l i kewi s e do, b u t i t i s t he w i l l of your Mind which ordeks YOUP br a i n t o obey j u s t a s it l i kawi se o ~ d = r s your automobile t o obey, The measure of your eosmfc knowing i s t he measure of your s e l f and God awaseness, It i s t he measure of your a b i l i t y t o dwell i n t he Li ght of al l -knowi ng and t o command t he thought uni - verse of Ckeat i on wi t h God a s Co-Ckeatok wi t h God, Thfnkfng what h o w i n t o %ma- f or ns i s e xp~e s s f ng - P P -- - - -- - your e t e kna l Sel f .- i n - the --. -i n v i s i b l e uni ver s e of Mind, - - - Gi vi n. ro~aaaad bodi es t o f m a e e d t a t forms, b e f ol l owi ng -- - - - -- - --- - * -- 4 - -- 9 -ts wi t h ~ t i o n s , & m i n g EP et t ernal Sel f i n - - - --- t he vi s l bl e uni vesse s f mat t er , - -- - ---- That i s a l l t h a t God does, f o r hz cont r ol s His aheet ki c body a s i t s abs ol ut e mast er , H3 kaeps a l l of i t s l nt ekaet i ons and i nt er changi ngs i n abs ol ut a bal ance, f or God i s e t e ~ n a l l y c r e a t i ng His body i n t he fmags of Rl s d=s l c I ng, Ycu eana do l i kewi s e, i f you das f ke t o , only by wo~kf ng know- i ngl y wi t h God, You can be mast er of y o u ~ body i n t he rn3asu~e af UNNERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AkaD HILOSOPRY Baga 5 .................................................................. your awakeness of God i n you, and keep it i n bal ance i ns t e a d of c ont i nua l l y unbal anci ng f S En di ves s ways from mom u n t i l ni ght and from ni ght u n t i l morn, weakfng i t out wi t h t ans f ons and s t r a i n s , f e a r s and wokryi ngs, and vaki ous emot i ons which dest koy your body wi t h t oxi c poi s oni ngs , Whatever you know you t hi nk--and what you t hi nk you become, ?- - - - - - - . . -- - . -. - . . - -- ---a- - -- - .A"..-#----- CWATING BODIES Thi s br i ngs us t o a poi nt where much conf us i on e x i s t s regard- d i ng Mind and mat t ek, We must make t h i s ke l a t i ons hi p s o e l e a k t hat t he conf usi on w i l l di s s ol ve 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 ons t i t ut e s t ha i n v i s i b l e uni ver s8 of CAUSE, Mattak i s phys i c a l and c ons t i t ut z s t he v i s i b l e uni ver s e of EFFECT. GodDs Mind has but one I dza, That i dea i s Cr eat i on a s a ----- ---- - 7 whole, God has b u t one -, dz s i r a Es t o gi ve e ~ e a t i v e ---- --- P L ,., t o H i s one whole I dea, --- - God expkes s es Hi s des %r e e l z c t k f e a l l g bg t hi nki ng and imag- i ni ng , God i s t he u n f v e ~ s a l Soul , God ! s t hi nki ng and i magi ni ng c r e a t e s a body t o mani f est Hi s Soul , That body i s t he e l e c t r i c -- -- wave uni vzsse a s a whole, It 1s Bod' s ona i dea di vi ded by H i s - - - UF, ~4 t hi nki ng and i magi ni ng i n t o eount l s s s mi l hi ons, of f ds as , each havi ng a d i f f e k e n t l y fosmed body b u t a l l mani f es t i ng t he one by bei ng e xt e ns i ons of each ot he r , There i s naught e l s s i n all of t h i s v a s t uni ver se but moving UN IVERS4E LAW, NATURAL SCDflCE AMD PHILOSOPHY Page 6 P- - - _ _ D_ - - - - - - - _ - O- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - bodi es 3xt andi ng fsom t he s t i l l n a s s of t he cosmfe Li ght of Soul which c3nt eks t hi nki ng Mind of God and man, 411 f o~med bodi as a r e made i n t he image of God and man, and ext anded fkom Mind imagin- i n g ~ t c mani f est God and man, Hcw si mpl e i t e a l l y is when you t hi nk of i t t h a t - - - Cr eat o~ - - --- - and Cr est i on be i ng j u s t Mind imagined forms e l e e t r i e a l l y ext ended - P I nt o e l 3 c t s i c a l l g formed ' bodi es f as hi oned i n t he images of t h e i r - -- - HG; ~ much more simpbe it i s t o t hi nk of a l l t he univeiase a s One Mi c d One Soul and One body, seemi ngl y di vi ded i n t o many Winds , 9 - - - - many Sc-1s and many bodi e s , Yc*i must r e a l l y l eakn t o t hi nk of Bod and Bodos body t h a t way bef or e 7ou can f u l l y undesst and t h e ONENESS of a l l t hi ngs , 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 hs n know t h a t t he= a r e not two s epar at e OP sepakabl e things i n t hz u n i v a r s ~ , Li ke- wise yc; w i l l f u l l y undzr st and t h a t a 91 t hi ngs a r e ext ens i ons of aaeh ot i ek, and of t h e ONE, Ho-4 gl or i ous and wondakful f s t he ~ 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 mpdi t at i or, i n or der t h a t t hs ek*eatfons of" man can have t he bal anczd khythms, t he sym- metry azd t he 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 hi nk t hought fokms of f dzas and gi ve them fc2rned bodi es from Iifs body and Soul of Hfs Soul , Go5 t hi nks man and t hz body of man appear s i n t he image of @odvs i ~ a g i n i n g , I n t h e sane manner t he bodi es of r os es and oaks of t he Sor es t , a nt s and l i z a r d s , a l e pha nt s and earnals, pl anet s , suns and oceans wi t h t h e i r l i v i n g h o s t s of' swimmfng t hi ngs , and UNIWRSBL LAW, NATURAL SCI l 3l l CX ANN13 PHILOSOFEY Page 7 -----_----_------------------------------------------------------- c ount l e s s ot her f ormed bodi es appaar a s s e pa r a t e i de a s a l l axt end- ed from t he One, and a l l from each ot he r . And t h a t i s a11 t h a t man does. He a l s o t hi nks t hought forms of i deas and g i v e s them formed bodi es from t he uni ve r s a l body and Soul from t he u n i v e r s a l Soul . The engi neer concei ves t h e image of a br i dge and t h e formed body of t h e br i dge appear s i n t he i ma g of t he engi neer s i magi ni ng. - Li kewi se t h e musi ci an t hi nks music i n t he s i l e nc e of h i s fmag - '.-/ i ni ng, and l o , t h e formed body of t h s music appaar s i n sound ext endi ng from t h e s i l e n c e . And s o a r e you and a l l men t hi nki ng imaged forms of mul t i pl e t hi ngs and gi vi ng them formed bodi es i n t he image of t h e f r i magi ni ngs. AWAKEN YOUR Oh% GENIUS There i s not hi ng t he g r e a t e s t gani us i n t he world can do t hat you cannot do. You have t he same i nhe r i t a nc e t h a t he ha s . Tha onl y r eason why you have not gi ven evi denca of i t i s becausa you have not y e t been aware of i t . I n ot hek words you have not y& - -- -- --- -+- -._,. di scover ad your S e l f . The g r e a t e s t mi r acl e t h a t can happan t o you i s t h a t wond=r- f u l di seovapy of your Se l f , t he df vf ne power wnfch l i e s wi t hi n your Se l f , and t h e unl i mi t ed knowledge which you unknowingly have which you coul d nevek acqui r 3 from books or u n i v e ~ s i t i u s i n a t housand ye a r s , One of t he r zas ons you have not y s t made t h a t marvel ous d i s - covery i s becaust-: medi t at i on i s s t i l l new t o t hz human r a c e an3 i s sl owl y bei ng di scoveked by men, one by one, a s each one begi ns t o he a r t h a t "I nner Voi ce of t he s p i r i t r P which i s f or e ve r c a l l i n g UNI VERSAL UFi , NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHIL038PEY Bage 8 - P - P P P _ - _ I _ _ _ P _ _ _ ^ _ - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - ~ - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ - wi t hi n t he Soul s of a l l men, - When you ape .......... to&--busg~."w.~~~..-.ma,t;a~a1 -- t hi ngs t o hava time t o l i s t e n t o t h a t Voice you become chai ned t o .... ......................... .....,.- .. .... _ _ ........ .- ~ . . . - . , .- .~ emotions sf youk body and t o t h e demands of ma t e ~ i a l t hi ngs , You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-.... .... - .- ..._ ..... _ . _ -.. .- .............................. .................... ....... a r e ensl aved by them, The moment you bagi n 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 aver y to body. The hi gh heavens of @odgs omni pot ent and omnfseferit unf ver se t hen becomes your dwel l i ng pl ace, Medi t at i on began when t hf nki ng began a t t he dawn of Con- sci ousness i n t he human pace. That was but a few thousand year s ago, Unt 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 hi nk and h o w t hs y began t o suspect a s uper i s k Being, Wokship t hzn began, sun-worship, i d o l wo ~ s h i p and f i n a l l y t he Innek Voice of t hi nki ng man l ed him t o t he s pi pf t ua l i dea of many gods, ----- t hen t o one God, Through t he eent uki es of medi t at f on, or communion batween the physi cal 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 ocher s , Thf s gr adual unf ol di ng has been t aki ng pl ace duping s ~ v e s a l ages of man u n t i l now a ned s t age of t he human rPaca i s unf ol di ng which i s t he dawn of t he Cosmic Age, Thz g r e a t masses of mankind a m not ye t Paady f op cosmic knowing but many thousands ape r aadg f op t h l s new howl edge of' th6 i nvi s - i bl e uni vekse of t hi nki ng Hind, It may be t h a t t her e ape even a few mi l l i ons who ape raadg t o become t he seed of t he new r ace of cosmic man, The t e s t f o r ascekcai nf ng t hd aver aga number of t hosz who are P2ady f ok t h i s hi ghek s t e p upward I n t he unf ol di ng of t ha man-idea i s not a r e l i g i o u s one, it i s a e ul t uka l one. I n New Y o ~ k Ci t y, U! ! 4 IVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 9 __PI--O_--O-~-PP----------------------------------------------~--- f o r example, about 7000 people out of 8,000,000 paople love t he h i g h e ~ i n s p i r a t i o n a l rhythmic cr eat i ons of t he wokld s g r e a t gen- i us e s who i nt e r ppe t t he healatbeat of Nat ure f o r t he Soul s of men. These same few shun noi s y ckowds, shuddek a t Jazz music which di s- __C--- - -- t r e s s e s them a c ut e l y, i n 0kdaP t o seek al oneness i n t he f o r a s t s cr ,~ -...~ ocean! s shores where t hey can heala Natuke B s s i l e n t whi speri ngs and c- - - .- . . . 7 rhythmic sounds ~ p i n t hei k veky S O ~ . ~ , To t he r e s t of t he 8,000,000 t he s i l e n t whi speri ngs of Nature d have no meaning whatsoever othek t han boredom, I f t hes e 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 noi s e vi br a t e s t he s ens es of t hei k bodi es pl eas ant l y f OF t he exci t ement of t h e i r senses, These s t i l l l f ve sensed exi s t ences wft h body -- awareness cont kol l i ng t he i k l i v e s , The dawn of Consciousness has ____C-----. - - not ye t i l l umi ned them with t he Li ght which s t i l l awai t s t hv~i p Soul s awakening. THE CAWN OF Tm COSMIC AGE Those illurnfned ones who alae now ready t o open t ha doors of \/ t h e i r Soul s f ak widek f op the Li ght t o fukthuk i l l umi ne them w i l l u p l i f t t he whole human Pace t o higher- st andards and out of t h a t whole t her e s h a l l folaever come an avepage few cont i nual l y u n t i l t he Cosmic Age w i l l be stkong wfth growing numbe~s of t he more and more i l l umi ned, RNOWmG--CaCEI$r%N@--THmKaJG--IBA Cr eat i on i s a n I@EA of God, It i s One Whole I dea, That One Whole Idea c o n s t i t u t e s what God knows, God t hi nks t he One Idea i n t o count l es s p a r t s of count l ess forms, Thus God s t hi nki ng t akes GodPs knowing a pa r t i n t o seemingly separ at e i deas , each of UNIVERSAL L AW, NATURAL SCI ENCE AND PRILOSOPW Page 10 - - - - _ - - - - _ O- - - - - P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - ~ - ~ - which i s gi ven i t s s epar at e form, That i s e xa c t l y what you do, You may have a l l of God I s know- i ng i f you bzcome f u l l y i l l umi ned wi t h i t , but 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 t ouches t he Uni ver sal Soul , You t hen t ake it a pa r t and t hi nk i t i n t o obj ect i ve form, You always ge t t h a t which gou a s k f op i f $ou as k f op i t wi t h - P --- ---- ~ o u r Soul i ns t ead of y o u ~ s ens es , If you a s k f op i t i n wokds a l one , - -- - which a r e j us t words, you w i l l not r ecei ve what you as k f o r , bacause w you have not asked God f o r i t - - you have but asked youp s s ns s s f o r i t . When, hswaver, you have a c t u a l l y wr i t t a n your de s i r e i n t o your he a r t be a t , a s I have aut omat i cal l y done a l l my l i f e from mo- ment t o moment, you unf a i l i ngl y a c q u i ~ e t he knowledge you a s k f o r , It cornzs t o you i n a t i mel es s f l a s h i n t he 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 Hi m, Having t hus acqui r ed t h a t pakt of t he One Whole Idea which you have asked fok i n youk heapt , you t hen t hi nk i t i n t o t he form of a concept by imagining it i n t o a form, Thi s eoncapt ual form may be mi st y, ole nebul ous a t f i k s t , Do not a c t upan i t whi l e i t i s s t i l l nabul ous, Decent r at e t o t h s zeko of t he Li ght agai n, over and oves agai n, t hen c onc e nt 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 he image of i c i n y o u ~ i nspi ke3 i ma gi ni ng~, So long a s it i s s t i l l i n eKCbky0 do not gl ve i t b i r t h i n t o t he obj ect i ve u n i v e ~ s e s f form and mot i on, Dwell on It u n t i l i t becomes a s @l e a k t o ~ o u r i cnar vi s i on -- - - - - a s t he body you give i t becomes c l e a r t o your out er vi s i on. If it - -- - - UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i s a n i n v 5 n t i o n me d i t a t e upon it u n t f l you c l e a r l y s3e i t , Do not - & - + 4 c f was t e t i me e xpe r i me nt i ng, Se e h f t compl et ed me n t a l l y b3f or e you spend t i me on it p h y s i c a l l y , ot her wi s e i t w i l l be i mmat ure. If i t i s a s a l e of somet hi ng as s embl e a l l of t h s e l a me nt s of it t o g e t h e r u n t i l you c a n v i s i o n it c l e a r l y b e f o r e a p p ~ o a c h i n g your c l i e n t , If i t i s a mot i f f o p a symphony heap it c ompl e t e l y i n t h e s i l e n c e of youaa Soul be f or e you g i v e It a body. No ma t t e r what your 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 one, --- 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 hat z e r o of . s t i l l n e s s '& t h e Li ght 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 gi ve y o u ~ c onc e pt a p h y s i c a l f or m keep youp S o u l a t t u n e d t o t h e Uni ve r s a l Soul , 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 knowi ngl y wi 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 n3 -- you w i l l know n o f a t f g u e , Ta l k t o God c o n s t a n t l y i n Hfs wo ~ d l e s s r hyt hmi c Language of Li g h t , - The momant you f i n d y o u ~ s e l f worki ng a l o n e wi t h your own - L' e go s t o p wokki ng, f op t h e er got i ons of TOUP s ans ed body ape maki ng - - you awake - of 9 i t - and youk work w i l l n o t be e n d u ~ %n g wi t hout t h e ---- - Li g h t of your --- Soul i n i t , Phys f c a l emot i ons i mmedi at el y srnothela _spiritual - 1 ons . TAKI NG IDEA APART You c a n know a n f d e a ' t i me 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 it 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 di me ns i ona l u n i v e r s e of t i me and s pa c e , T o t hus t h i n k i t you d i v i d e and mu l t i p l y i t i n t o many c ondi t i one d ma t e r i a l f or ms and s e t them i n mot i on t o become a p a r t of t h i s p h y s i c a l univaaase UNIVERSAL L A W, BATURAL S C B NC E AND PHILOSOPHY Paga 12 .................................................................. of mul t i - condi t i oned moving f okrns, Thi s c r e a t i ve pkocess r equi r es a t echni que but knowledge and i n s p i r a t i o n r equf r as no t echni que, Always remember t h a t God i s c r s a t i n g His uni ver se by gi vi ng body forms t o Mind imagined f o ~ m s , Li kewi se you a r e c r a a t i ng y o u uni verse by gi vi ng obj e c t i ve body forms t o youp imagined forms. You must, howevzr, concei ve t he i dea f o r t hose forms bef or e you begi n t o bui l d them i n t o your i magi ni ngs, Then you must i magi ne. them f u l l y bef or e bor ni ng them obj e c t i ve l y, When your imagined i dea 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 ng i t whet he^ you know i t s -t echni que o r n o t , ; ;Learn t h e t echni que of .it i n t h e doi ng of i t . Always remember t h a t a t echni que i s something t h a t your body acqui r es , and t h a t anybody can a c qui r e any t echni que; but ~a. r i di ~i ns pf ~r a~f on . .+ . :... you do not 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$$-*z.3;.y :.: .r&+-.s,+ ?>., You need do fs to avaken - i t , And ,@~~~@~~,i;:a.,.,.a~&~~&tfi~".:~i.ri$ I ns pf r a t f oo w i l l t hen come t o you and in t h a t i n s p i r a t i o n your des i ke i s bai ng f u l f i l l e d wi t h t he knowfng which t h a t i ns pi - r a t i on i s , The l anguage of Li ght f s wok31_ess, but i n i t i s t he essence of meaning, You, y c u ~ s e l f , can p u t i t i n t o wokds, f op t h a t i s but a t echnf que, Likewise whatevek f o m you wi sh t o gi ve it, you, youkssl f" can t ~ a n s l a t e t he essence of t h a t di vi ne l anguage of Lf ght i n t o form thsough any rnadium by a c q u f ~ i n g t echni que, That i s somet hi ng which youk body d o e s by a e t f ng s o l e l y wi t h UN I VERSL LAW, SCJXNCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 13 - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - - - - - P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - body but an aut omat i c machine which -- must .- be . . ' :,; ,.< - ..% .,. -, v,.,,wt2*.,..;; .,:.*; >~~;,y>*,4p~~~!<~{<i$$J~~~,$;g$:y.: ??., ~ : " . : , ,,+. . . ; . . t 0 f u 1- mani pul at ed Q y wEL, z o .;,:.. ; , , , ,- , .,,,v,r . ,*sz ;."L&..:t*.,:> ..."l..~-+~ , , & - a*- . . I %. C~ Li f i l l ever y t echnf que of expkessi on, and i t may t ake yeaps t o s o t r a i n youla body t o aut omat i cal l y obey youp w i l l . That i s i t t akes 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 i cal i ns t r ument , ok an i nst r ument which pa i nt s , wr i t e s or s cul ps , wi t h t o o l s which ape but ext ens i ons of a body, - -7 - - CBNCEPTIBN OF IDEA I S BECORCED AS SEED OF I E 3 A ' Your concept i on . of a n , i d e a has t he same ke l a t f on 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 i magi ni ng i s r ecor ded i n youk veky Soul and fpom t he s t i l l n e s s of your Soul t h e i dea ext ends i n t o fokm a s t he fokm of t he oak ext ends from the s t i l l n e s s of i t s fokml ess seed. The i nnep j oyousness of concei vi ng a n i dea and i magi ni ng i t s form and puppose, i s a s u p l i f t i n g a s t he " cr eat edf s ext ens i ons of i t i s , and i t i s pukposeful even i f it but u p l i f t s youps el f , To ba pupposef ul f o r t he wo6"ld you must gi ve youa. i ns pi r ed i magi n- * _, i n g ~ a f o~me d body which kesponds t o t he s ens es of man. It i s t h ~ o u g h t h i s act f on- peact f on of gi vi ng i t a ma t e r i a l body t h a t you maks it a mast ekpi ece by ext endi ng your Soul i n t o it by moment t o moment communion wi t h God t o gi ve l ove 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 havi ng l i f a or l ove gi ven t o i t i t can- . . . . . . . . . . . - - - . not r egi ve l f f e of l ovc t o i ns pi r e otheaas, It i s al keady dead and soon w i l l be bur i ed i n t he t r a s h bas ket of dead t hi ngs , A mas t er pi ece of any product what so eve^ i s t h a t t o which t he UNIVERSAL L AW, SCHZNCE AND PHIL8SOPyEY Fage 14 _I_____________--__~-----------------------~-----------------~---- l i f e and l ove of t he ~ 2 e a t o ~ ) s Soul ha s been ext ended t o be THE GLORY OF TKE UNSE5X AND UNHEARD There i s a n i ndes cr i babl e gl or y a l l al ong t he koad which l eads from your a c t i v e t hi nki ng t o t he s t i l l n e s s of daep medi t a- t c t i on. - If you cannot a c t u a l l y &Athe - f o r e s t - or P sea - t he b a t t e r - t o commune wi t h God, _go t he r e i n your i magi nat i on, If some piboblem - - - . -- demands your t hought s l e t t he imagined t ones of t he sea ~ P O W ~ them out . If you irnagin* t he sea and he a r t he rhythms of i t s waves pounding upon t he shor es a s echoes of t he hs akt beat of t he uni - verse r esoundi ng wi t hi n you, or i f you hear t he br eezes whi s pe ~i ng i n t he pi nes wi t h your i nner caps, t he gl oky of t h a t e c s t a s y w i l l soon drown out dr os s t hought s of eai at h. Medi t at i on t r a ns por t s gou -- from t he world - of sensi ng - t he motion - of t hi ngs - mat epi al l y to i magi ni ng them cosmi cal l y, It t r ans por t s you fkom t he world of b l a t ~ n t sounds which s e a r t he senses t o t he wokld of rhyt hmi c s i l e n c e s which i s wl t hout body, t he woaald of t he Soul and --- t he seed of t hi ngs u n b o ~n which awai t * . . - - t h e i r b l r t h t hrough w, It i s your aacapa from emot i ons, wi t h -- -- - 2 z i t s t ensi ons and nekvous s t r a i n s , t o t he e c s t a s y of youp S o u l Qs hi gh heavens. Ear t h music i s mel odi c and chai ns you t a e a r t h , not :melodk&, The ahythms and t ones of Na t ur e Ds music whFch s i ng b - & i t s oct aves i n t he language of Li ght have always within them t he pul si ng rhythms of t he unf vepsal heakt baat , always t he one-two- one-two pul s i ng of t he Father-mot he^ he a r t be a t of borni ng-paborn- UNIVERSAL LAW, SCIENCE AND PEILOSOPHY Paga 15 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - _ - _ _ - - - - - - - - - _ - - - - - - - _ - - - - - _ - - - - - i ng forms of t hi ngs which maxi fast t he Father-mot he^ pul s i ng rhyt hms of t he S s u l q s hi gh heavens. Always i n your deep medi zat i on t he musi c of t he s i l e n c e s f r m which sounds of e a r t h s pr i ng i s l i k e unt o t h e aftelamath of t hu g r e a t syrnphonizs by cosmic m~ s t e r s which have r ef ol ded from sounds of e a r t h which your ealas have hear d, i n t o your ver y Soul which s t i l l he a r s them i n t he pul sebeat of youp i magi ni ng, Never w i l l you heap t he me- t wo- t hr ee of wal t z rhythm i n t he ' ./' So u l q s hi gh heavens fsia t h a t 3yncopat i on b ~ i n g s you qui ckl y back t o e a r t h and t o awareness of ~ o u r body amot i ons and i t s s ens us . That one - t wo- t h~z e lahythm malr3s you want t o dance, To t hos e who= desi l azs a r e s o daepl y Footed t o t he s s ns a s of e a r t h t h a t t h e i r deep a ppe a l i s from t he compl3x s yncopat i on of j azz, t he s i l e n c e s of t h e hi gh heavens ape but 5 deep voi d, and a s though t hey weiae n o t . Even of such a one i t girT not be s a i d t h a t he i s wi t hout Sou: It may bz s ai d of him onl y t t a t t he Li ght of h i s Soul f s dimrnzd or . / s l e e pi ng, and he hi msal f can awakan i t f f h e but l i s t z n s l ong enough, and of t e n enough t o 3 e khythms of t he S e u l q s hi gh heavens t o awaken ~ a c o g n i t i o n of t he Lfght which i s wf t hf n a l l men, The s t or y i s t ol d t h a t Ziamond Jfm Br ady t hus awakensd h i s s l e e pi ng i n n s ~ Sa l f qui t u accidentally, H e bought an aut omat i c pi ano an3 many j azz and f oxt r 3t recolads f o s h i s wo ~ l d l y f r i 3n3s and or der ed many c l a s s i c ~ e c c 2 d s fola h i s "high-baaow" f r f en- l s , of f 7 whom he had many, Whfle p l a ~ l n g t hes e c l a s s f c secor ds he Laecog- ni z a d" wi t hi n him t he glolay C? t he u n i v e r s a l h3ar t beat rhyt hms, It i s s af d t h a t hu l f s t e ne d t 3 t hose keco6Pds al one f op h o u ~ s u n t i l UNIVERSAL L AW, SClENCE ANG FHILOSOPHY Page 16 - P- - - - - 9 - - 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~- - - - - - - - - ~- - - - he bzcame compl et el y t r a ns f omed c u l t u r a l l y , I am i n no wey s uggs s t i ng t o you t h a t you shoul d not l i s t e n t o t he music which e x c i t e s body emot i ons, f o r t hey a r e good when pr oper l y di vi ded between t he rhyt hms of e a ~ t h and t he 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 hi gh heavens ---- but t o l i v e t he ~ h y t h ms - of a a s t h al one is t o be but ---- cl ay - of eaktla, chai ned t o e a r t h as s l ave of eakt h, never s oar i ng i n t o t he hi gh heavens of t he Li ght of your i mmo ~t a l i t y , Mort al - ity i s a pr i s on c e l l fcom which = can escape onl y upon t he wings - - -- - - UNIVERSAL J A W, IT-ITUKAL SCIENCE ANC PHILOSOPHY Wa l t e Wussell, Sc, D o L E S S O N NU. MB E W 2 The Walter Russel l Found~t i on, Swannansa, Waynesboro, Vikginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyrightad 1950 by Walter 3us 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 on of an i nspi red i dea t o t he technique of i t s expr essi on. 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 sai d i n our f i r s t lesson regapdi ng t h i s kel at i ons hi p, I have t ol d you t h a t eagbody can acqui r e a t echni que t o give a mat er i al body t o any fdee, B u t so can a n automatic machine or a \ ' t ape recokder , A technique can be photographed ok e l e c t r i c a l l y repeat ed and such a ~e c o r d i z g of a kendf t i on by a mastek may even be imrneasukably bet t ek t hac t he technique of a human, f op t he aut omat i c r ecor der mag recc?d much of t he Soul of t he r nast ar ss t echni que while - - t he human - have - a pe r f e c t technique wi t h h i s senses but be lackLng i n Soul , -- -- 7- J us t a s an i nspi ped cczception i s t he r e s u l t of a conference between youk Soul and t he Uzfveksal 3ouk t o produce a thought-body so must youp r e ndi t i on i nt o a matelafa1 body continue t h a t Soul t o 17 UN ~ V E ~ ~ A L LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE mi^ PHILOSOPHY Paga 18 .................................................................. Soul confepence, Evelay t e c h n i c a l r e ndf t f on of a paf nt f ng, a sym- phony o r pr oduct of a f a c t o r y which has been concei ved by t he Soul of a a a s t e r must a l s o be r ender ed by t he Soul of t he mas t er , Every brush s t r oke of t one of symphony must confokm t o t he na t ur z of Ga3. r ef l ect ed i n t he n a t u r e of t h e ma s t e r , LOVE IS THE BASI S OF THX SPI RI T ANC THE LAW OF LOVE IS THE BASIS OF CREATI(BN The nat ur e of God f s t o gi ve out H i s l ove f o r r egi vi ng. The 3 nat ur s of t he mast er must be t o gi ve out l ove t o f ns pf r a ot her s - t o regfve l ove, b - , - m- - - It has of t e n been my good f or t une t o hear such mast er s a s Paderawski or Gabr i l owf t sch pkac t i c e - s c a l e s and f i ngzr e xe r c i s e s , The mt hi nki ng l i s t e n e r mi ght anamel a t such " s k i l l f g , whi l e one who l i s t e n s wi t h i n n e r e a r s haalas t h ~ s i l e nc e of t he Soul even i n onePs pr a c t i c i ng. The Soul. a l one can gi ve out l ove, The body can - -- - - sende- - a g e ~ f e c t t e c h n i c a l r e pr s due t i on but i f t he l ove nat ur e of ---- - God i s not f n it i t i s not a r t f o r t he a p t of anyt hi ng i s not i n - - - - - - - 9 - - - - --- t he s k i l l of r e nde r i ng a v i s i b l e ck audf bl e t hi ng but i n t he --- - - --- beaut and l ove which z n l x t he s t i l l n e s s of t he Li ght of g o ~ ~ Soul 2 - - - -- - - can give. t o It , And theaaein l i e s t he cl i ffzkence between t he geni zr - -- - ----- - of tha mastek and Soul l e s s me d f o c ~ i t g , -- - That i s whg youk cons t ant communion wi t h God I s naeessapy f m -- --- - every moment of l i f e and e v e q s t a ge of youp c r e a t f on, God must ---- - s i t xi t h you on your pi ano s t o o l sk wakk bench, POUP hands must be His hands, YOUP t hi nki ng must be H i s t hi nki ng, Love must be inteiiwoven i n ever y s t i t c h of what ever p a t t e r n you a r e weaving, avery wokd you a r e wkf t i ng, and ever y f nt er chang3 between your- -- -- UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 19 - - - - - - s- - - o- - P- - - o- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * - , - - - ~, s e l f and your fel l ow men, And a s l ove i s r~hyt hmfcal l y repeat ed i n i t s gi vi ngs and r a g i v - fngs t o synchroni ze with the gi vf ngs of ysuk outward br eat h t o the heavens and t h e i r Pegfvings Lo you, and a s such balanced rahythmic i nt erchange between your heapt beat pul s i ngs and a l l ot her e l e c t r i c ext ensi ons from t he s t i l l n e s s of youk Soul i s LAW--the bas i c fun- damental LAW of a l l cpeat i ng t hi ngs i n a l l t h i s e l e c t pi c uni ver se --your own mast erpi ece i s th3 measure of how di vi nel y you have - con- .-, cei ved it and how wor t hi l y g9u have renderad it i n bal ance with Uni ver sal Law, To t he a xt e nt t h a t you 2an extend t he beauty of your imag- -- P - - - ined rhythms ma t e ~ i a l bodies b u i l t -- i n t he images of YOUP spily- - i t u a l concept i ons t hose ~hyt bms which c r e a t e - a r e mast erpi eces of g r e a t a r t , The veky measuke of t he q u a l i t y of your mat dr i al - i nt e r pr e t a t i on 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 t he uni ver s al heakt beat i n t o bodi l y forms and rhythms which can r ei ns pi ke ctheps with t he ecs t as y of your i ns pi - r a t i o n , 1 Whsn you I ns pi r e otheks you ape mani fest i ng t he nat ur e of God and t he f ul f i l l me nt ol" H i s lev by gi vi ng l ove, Those whom you r e i ns pi r e ape, l i kewi s e, manlfestfng t he nat use of God and f u l - f i l l i n g His law by Pegfving l ove, You cannot ~ e i n s p i r e 0t k3k3, howeveia, if you l eave God o u t of your t echni cal r z ndi t f on, That f s why medft at fon f s ne c e s s a r i l y < --,--+-.- . . - - ---- -.-. c e s . That i s why gkee: mast ers 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 wi t hout an i n t e ~ v a l of time t o f or get ma t e r i a l i t y t c seek t he zer o of t he s t i l l Li ght UNIVERSAL LAW, NATUFLAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . which cent eks t h e i r Consci ousness bef or e ~ ~ t e n d i n g t h e f ~ t hought images out from t h a t s t i l l n e s s i n t o t he t hr e e di mensi onal 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 onl y eveky day shoul d be s t a r t e d by seeki ng t h a t zepo of s t i l l n e s s but eveky moment fk0m t h e begi nni ng of anyt hf ng t o i t s f u l f i l l me n t , How of t e n have 1 l i t e ~ a l l y opened t he d o o ~ of my 1 ! I s t udi o, a f t e r some di s t ur bi ng t el ephone c a l l or ot her distraction, j i /' t o l e t my s ens ed- s el f out and l e t God i n , You - cannot do anyt hi ng - of gouks el f a l one , Whetherp you know it or not you have t o acqui r e God-powek t o even l i f t xouk f i n g e ~ , --- -- - --- You ape automatic all^ c ont r ol l e d i n ever y a c t i o n , Why not be con- t r o l l e d by wokking wi t h God knowi ngl y a t all t i mes, and bei ng f u l l y awalae t h a t God, and Hi s law, ape working wi t h you, Cont i nuous medi t at i on means cont i nuous - God awakeness, and t h a t c ont i nui t y of -- - awalaeness i s for eve^ l eadi ng you hi ghe r and hi ghep I nt o t he hi gh - - -- heavens of y o u ~ own mountain top, - That , and t h a t a l one , i s t he gkeat 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 one , l eads you t o ma s t e ~ l i n e s s of achi evement , paace, pkospeki t g, happi ness and t ha l ove of a l l man- kind which i s f or e ve s e n d u ~ i n g , TI33 VERY ESSEWCE OF MEDITATIOX The ba s i c ma s on f op me di t a t i on i s t h a t you want t o as k some- t hi ng f ~ o m God, Theke i s no ot he r r eason f op i t . And you do not begi n t o a s k Bod f op anyt hi ng u n t i l you begi n t o ~ e a l f z a y o u ~ me- nes s wi t h God, You t hen a s k God becaclse you r e a l i z e t h a t you can- not f u l f i l l youk Soul s s de s i r e wi t hout Hi m, Wheb you f i n a l l y do a s k Rf m you na t upa l l y a s k how you may UNIVERSAL LAW, NATUiiAL SCIENCE AND PHILQSOPHY Page il - - - - _ - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - = f u l f i l l your So u l Ps das f ke, "0 God, show ma t hz wag. Il l umi ne my pat h with Thy %i ght t q you say, wor dl essl y, in your h e a r t , Thi s your Soul asks"i n t ha s i l e nc e s of the Uni varsal Soul , Nat ur al l y ,= i nner - e a r s cannot hear - -- t he answer - a e ~ c e p t i n t he -- s i l ences -- of t he Li ght - of i ns pi r a t i on, Na t u ~ a l l y , a l s o , you can- not comprehend t he wordl sss answar f r o m t he s i l ences of r e s t i n His Li ght unl es s youp Soul i s s o at t uned t o t he Uni versal Soul t h a t your i nner e a r s can heap t h a t answer i n t he Un i v s ~ s a l l an- 4 guage of Li ght , That i s t he language i n which God t a l k s t o i nspi r ed man who knows God i n him, and i s t hus i l l umi ned. Nat ur al l y you s3ek al oneness wi t h God i n t he qui e t of your chamber, or work shop, or i n t he f o r s s t s of Nature wheke t he nat ur e of God I s bei ng made manffest f n t he forms aod whi s pe~i ngs of rhythms which echo wi t hi n your own hear t beat a s one, 11 That very des i ze put s you i n t he mood" f op medi t at i on, and t he more you t hus become companion wi t h God t he more r e a di l y you comprehend His language of Li ght and can put words and rorrns t o 2: .;. When you have fokmed %he ha bi t of const ant communion wi t h Gc2 _ _ l - l l - - - - - - you w i l l not t hen have t o make any consci ous e f f o r t , or saek t he qui e t of Nature s envi ~onment , t o induce i t , It w i l l become a wo~ki ng habi t - - a f i xs d habf t of woskfng knowingly w i t h Bod --under any c faactams t ance s o --r4- I can a s fmmediately decent pat e t o t he zero of t he Li ght of ail-knowing i n a subway, i f I s o de s i r a , a s i n a f o r e s t . Let us anal yze what i s meant by q So u l Ps d e s i p e q , What i s t he gr e a t e s t t hi ng i n t he wosld which you can as k f op os become? There f s only one anawek, and t h a t i s t o be l f ke unt o God and man- UN IVERS4L Uk J , WATUML SCETI CE A3D PHILOSOPHY Page 22 ---_--__---------_----------------------------~------------------ i f e s t His nat ur e, I n i t s si mpl est form j us t what, exact l y, does t h a t mean? I n i t s si mpl est form how can we be l i k e God and mani fest Hfs nat uke? The si mpl est answer t o t h a t i s t o say t h a t God i s l ove, l i f e and t hz t r u t h which l i e s i n t he Li ght of a l l knowledgz and power, That 3s what God I S. That i s t he n a t u ~ e of God, t he u n f v a ~ s a l Mind, or Soul , Now a s t o what God does t he anawek can ba j us t a s simple. - God ext ends Hi s knowledge and _power from t he s t i l l d L i g h t - -- of His Mind through t he pul s at i ons of His t hi nki ng, to waves or - - 9 - -- movi n~, di vi ded l i g h t to c r e a t a one pul s i nq body to manifest' . t he - l ove, l i f z and t r u t h of His knowing, which c ons t i t ut e s ' H i s ' nat ur e. - -- - - - - And t h a t i s e xa c t l y what you do t o thd ext ant o f your know- ledge and a b i l i t y . You extend your knowledge and your power - t he s t 211 -- of your Mind, through thd pul s at f ons of your - t hi nki ng, t o cr eat e your univegse i n forms which r ef l eet ' your -- A<-- nat ure . Wha'Lavap you e r e a t z i s t he Smags of you, You c a l l it your i ndi vi dual i t y, ok p e ~ s o n a l f t y . Whatever It i s f t f s YBUH ILUGE pr oj ect ed i nt o forms imagined by you t o mani fest yous n a t u ~ a , You c ~ e e t z a mani f es t at i on of youk own s e l f by t hi nki ng- y o u ~ knowing I nt o form, If know but l f t t l e and thfr,k but l i t t l e - -- -- ---- +Q - -- -- __- LOU w i l l ckeat e your s el f i nt o a l i t t l e =son, I f = t hi nk out - -- - -- - -- -- -- of balance xou w i l l ~ ~ s a t e a n unbalanced i ndfvfdual with an unbal- - _ - - - -- -- _P-- -- -I_-- 3 -- - anced body. I f you a r e a hgpochond~f ac you have mad^ your sel f i nt o one i nst ead of a ge ni a l , cheekf ul happy and haal t hy l eadar of men. TN?lateve~ ~ O U wish t o become .you may become, I f cr aat e P - -- - UNIVZRSAL LAlrl, NATUWL S CI E NCE ANE PHILOSOPHY Pags 23 _ - _ _ - _ _ - _ _ P_ - _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 have a l l of in? _PI--- weaknes s es 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 Xi 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 we 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 one you w i l l t h e n b e a man of cos mi c powdr an?. g3ur c r e a t i o n s w i l l ma n i f e s t your n a t u r e and God Is n a t u r e a s one , Our v e r y name f o r Go d 2 s Cr a a t i o n f s NATUXE, f o r t h a t i s w3at Na t u r e i s , 1 sha1.l d s f f n e Mat use f o r you f n s i mp l e wor ds , Na 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 r om Hf s f o r ml 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 or ms pf c c n d i t i o n s d l i g h t whi ch -- we c a l l ma t t e r , HOhT YOUR I43DITATIOE;I AFF3CTS OTmliS YOUP g e n i u s doe s n o t depznd u p o ~ youp a b f l f t y t o t ~ a n s l a t , ~ y o u r Soul - i magf nad p a t t z s n s i n t o mat 6ri al one s , f o r y o u r g e n i u s u n f o l d s f o r youk 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 hr ough a t s c h n i q u e whi eh g i v e s it a body. To 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 he a ve ns 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 have e x p r e s s e d i t a s a . Soul t o S o u l zes- sage by g i v f n g it a fosmed body, &%en t h e g e n i u s of your So 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 whi eh awakens t h e g e n i u s i n a n o t h e r So u l and r e i n s p i r e s him wi 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 xt e nde d y o u ~ i r nr ncr t al l t y t o anot hel ", and t h e t ot hal " 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 ? meas ur e of y o u r awakeni ng of! t h e knowl edge of h i s f r n r n o ~ t a l i t g i n hi m. Th a t i s what i s meant by t h e f o l l o wi n g q u o t a t i o n f r om 1 UNIVZRSAL L AW, NATUEAL SCIENCE AN13 PHILOSOPHY Paqz 2 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " Sal ut at i on To The ~ a y " i n " ~ h e Message of The Di vi ne I l i a d " . "I am t he Li ght of uni ve r s a l t hi nki ng. "I t r a n s l a t e t he l anguage of Li ght i n t o t ha vokds of man f o r t hose who know not t h e i r u n i v a r s a l i t y . I1 I mmor t al i t y i s mine. I wf l l z a r n i mmor t al i t y. I w i l l bestow i mmor t al i t y, ''Mine i s t he power t o gi ve i mmor t al i t y. I s h a l l not dany t h a t which w i l l gi ve i mmor t al i t y t o t hosa who dwel l i n t he dar k- ness and who r each out f o p t he Li g h t , "I w i l l paa@h out my hand and l ead him who as kat h i n t o t he Li ght . I' It i s not necessar y t o a not ha r whom you may i n s p i r e t h a t he should have t h s t e c hni c a l mas t er y of any i nst r ument or 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 op t he moment you i ns pi r e him wi t h your geni us he has it i n hi msel f t o t he a xt e nt of t h? i n t e n s i t y of h i s i ns pi ka t i on. Me cannot bki ng h i s heavenl y i ns pi s a t i ons t o e a r t h a s you can unl es s hd a c qui r e s t he t echni que t h a t you hava a c q u i ~ e d t o bs enabl ed t o br i ng them tc e a r t h , It has , however, upl i f t e d h i s c u l t u r a l st andar d and, i n s o qoi ng, has upl i f t e d t he c u l t u r a l s t anda. ~d of a l l mankind, even a s one drop of wat er u p l i f t s t he whole ocean by t h a t measure, Your tdJanscendent geni us i s t h e r e s u l t of ~ O U P communiorl t l i t h God. By g o u ~ mas t ar l y f n t e r p k e t a t i o n of t he khythmie he a r t be a t of His t hi nki ng you have caused ot he r s t o commune wft h you and God. Your medf t at f on 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 bodi es and dwel l i n t h e Mind kingdom of your hi gh heavens wi t h you and a l l i l l umi ned Soul s who dwzl l i n God Is kingdom UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page ' 2, .................................................................. of Li ght . That i s t h e way t h a t c ul t ur z gpadual l y awakens i n unf ol ' 3i ng man. Those who have come t o know t h a t kingdom t hrough me di t a t i or t e l l i t t o ot he r s i n t he i ns pi r ed l anguagg of Li ght , and t h a t l an- guage ha s no words, no sounds, no form and no t s chni que, The l anguage of Li ght i s from Li ght t o Li ght , or Soul t o Socl , and t he r e need be no words, nor sounds, n o r form, The Soul under- s t ands t h a t uni ve r s a l l anguage when eve^? expr essed by Soul . Tha -.. body s ens zs , cent er ed a t t he s e a t of s a ns a t i on cent er ed i n t ha br a i n, can never undelastand i t , even t hough i t he a r s i t s expr es - s i on i n words and sounds, and s ees i t expr essed i n f o ~ m , MECITATION AGAI N IYEFIPaEG The s e a t of %ons@i ousness which i s t h e Li ght i n man c e n t s r s t h s s e a t of s e ns a t i on from which t he e l e c t r i c a c t i o n - ~ e a c t i o n sequ6nces of t hi nki ng ext end. I n ma di t a t i on you a r e p a l t i a l l y or whol l y s ever i ng t he extending s ens at f ons of youk t hi nki ng i n orde: t o f i nd t he s t $l l nc?s s of t he Li ght whfch your Qonsci ousnass i s , \ -, You t hus l os e your mani f es t at i on of l i f e which your body & s , t o - ".r f i nd t he e t a ~ a n a l l i f e which t hs Soul of you i s , Let us, de f i ne a@ii&a medi t at f s n i n ot he r wokds. Medi t at i on God - f o r - fng knowledge and powei" t o mani f est God a s co- Cr eat or of H i s uni - - -- . - - - ve r s e , I n ot he r words i t i s t o anabl e t he Mind t o c o n t r o l ma t t e r , To t he e xt e nt t h a t you acqui r e knowledge d o you acqui ke t he power t o c o n t r o l mattesa, That a c qui s i t i on gi ve s you t he power t o c ~ e a t e your own i ndi vi dua l uni ver s e i n youra own image of youp i ndi vi dua l UN IVEMSAL L A W, NATUML SCIENCE AND PHILQSOPHY Page 20 - - Y - - - - _ - _ O _ - - - _ D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - Se l f a s God l i ke wi s e c k e a t e s H i s uni ve ks e i n His own imag2. Through me di t a t i on you a l o n e f k e e your body from s l a v e r y and a c qui r e ma s t e r y over i t . The human r a c e h a s been a s l a va 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 your b o d i l y s e ns e s u n t i l knowl edge g i v e s your mind mas t er y over them. As d i f f e k e n t wokds a bout t h e same t h i n g have c onnot a t i ons which l e a d t o b e t t e r unde ks t a ndi ngs l e t us a g a i n d e f i n e me d i t a t i o n wi t h d i f ' f e ~ e n t wor ds, Me di t a t i on i s a n i nt ekcomr nuni cat i on bet ween your i mmor t al -- Mind and t h e e l e c t r i c s e ns e s of y o u ~ mo r t a l body, -- - - - Me di t a t i on - - f s a c onf e r e nc e ba t ween your i mmor t al Mind Se l f -- who knows, your thfnkfnbr; whi ch b u i l d s fmagas of y o u ~ knowing, and - - J OUP body which a c t s i n obedi ence t o t h e w i l l sf your Mind. -- ---- - Me di t a t i on -- 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 pur pos e of' p ~ o d u c f n g p e k f e c t EFFECT. - I n communion wi t h God you a c q u i k e God awar enes s , which means llosmic Gons ci ous nes s , by f o k g e t t i n g body awar enes s , wnfeh means ma t e r i a l s e n s i n g , God awar enes s i n you b ~ f n g s l caeal i zat i on of t he Li ght of 20s- rnic ~ ~ o n s c i o u s n e s s i n you, When youk r e a l i z a t f on of your cosmi c u n i t y w i t h God i s s t r o n g enough your cosmi c powek i s t h e measure of yous i n t e n s l t g cf t h a t ~ e s l i z a t i o n , The onl y wsy you @an mu l t i p l y y o u r s t pe ngt 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 ~ obedi ence such a s commandinq -- -- - -- youp bbodg - t o h e a l t h , - o r cornmandfng ma s t e s l y achi evement Q c o n t r o l over your body, i s t o mu l t f p l y God awakeness In m. -- - UNIVERSAL L A W, NATUEAL SCI EUCE AND FXILOSOPHY P q e 27' _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ - - - - - - P - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - Your mind i s God' s Mind, Your t hi nki ng is God s t hi nki r g, Your c r e a t i ve pi wcesses a r e God' s c s e a t i va pr oces s es , When C-3d concent r at es Hi s t hi nki ng, Body forms appear i n t ha image of Xis d e s i r i n g . When God decent r at es Hi s t hi nki ng, t hose body f 0 i . m ~ expand i n t o disappeasaance t o reappeak when God reconcentrate^ Hi s t hi nki ng, You do -- f o r - t he r e i s but -- one - one - THINKEB and one CREATOR i n t he uni vs r s e , -- -- God i s a l l t h a t IS, YOU ape a l l t h a t IS. In medi t at i ve com- - - ----- - munion -- wi t h God gola become aware -- t h a t . of To be al one wi t h C33 i s t o know t he 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 ext endi ng t he e l e c t p i c pul- s a t i o n s . of Ki s t hi nki ng from t he s t i l l n e s s of t he Li ght 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 pr oj ect ed th;:ugh =s t he motion of Hf s t hf nkf ng t o mi r r or ed image wave-fo~ms of 1223 which we c a l l ma t t e r , A l l ma t t e l -- f s but e l e c t k i c - wave pul s a t i ons of Hi s t h i n k k s --- r ecor di ng t he Ldea of Hfs t hi nki ng i n forms which appear , dizzp- ---- - pear and r cappeap t o synchroni ze wi t h t he c yc l i c sequencas of Xis -- -7 - -- -- concentrative-decentrative and r econcent kat i ve t hi nki ng whick c ha 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 uni ver s? o f -- - Hi s c r a a t i ng, - God Os e t e r ~ a l l y c r e a t i ng uni ver s e i s t ha r e s u l t of Hi s e ~ s r - -- --- n a l l y cont i nuous med%tacfon, You ekeat e your uni ver se i n t he same mannzr and by t he pr oces s es and method unde.? c ont r ol of t ha same law, Th a m i s :?.G ot he r manner, n o r pi ?scsss, nor method, nor l aw, Your uni ver s= cf what you a r z i s your Mind I dea, your So u l Ds i j asfrd mani fest ed Lnto UNIVERSAL LAW, TU'ATURAL SCIENCE APIE PHILOSOPHY Page 28 - _- - - - _00P- - - P_- - - - __- - - - - - - - - - - - ~- - - - ~- - - - - ~- - - - - - - - - - - - - t he ma t e r i a l image of your t hi nki ng. It i s t he r a e s u l t of your --- - 1 medi t at i on. The most wondarful t hi ng about i t i s t h a t God w i l l gi ve you whatever you ask, f u l f i l l your d e s i r e , no mat t er what you d e s i r e , You ' can make your s e l f . i n t o t h e ki nd of a per son you de s i r e t o be , whether bl shop, poet or t hi e f , f or t ha whole univekse w i l l work wi t h you t o f u l f i l l your des i ke i f you work wi t h 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 not hi ng, even i f you f i l l - - - - _ _ I - ----- f i l l your de s i r e , -- - Bal ance your desf kes, t he r e f or e , and t h e i r f ul f i l l me nt w i l l , l i kewi s e, be bal anced. C omanunion with God me di t a t f on not onl y mould. your d e s i r e s i n harmony wi t h di vi na law but w i l l gi ve you knowladga of t he na t ur e of God which w i l l become your na t ur e . To t he e xt e nt t h a t you r e f l e c t God s nat ur e your desflaes w i l l a l s o r e f l e c t God' s na t ur e . UN IVEWSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Wal t er Rus s e l l , Sc, D. L E S S O N N U M B E R 3 The Wal t er Rus s e l l Foundat i on, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Vi r gi ni a -_-_-----_-------------------------------------------------------- Copyri ght ed 1950 by Wal t er Rus s z l l Cont i nuat i on of M3GITATION ECIENTIFICALLY EXPLAmTEC GOC I S LIGHT -- God' s communion wi t hi n Hi s own Being i s a s z quvnt i a l t r a n s i - t i o n from t he s t i l l , uncondi t i oned Li ght of Hi s knowing and ths moving, condi t i oned l i g h t s of Hi s t hi nki ng, The Ei ght of Hi s knowfng i s undi vi dsd. It i s a magnzt i c aqui l i br i um. The two l i g h t s of Hi s t hi nki ng a r e di vi de d, Thzy a r z t he a l z c t k i c pul s a t i ons of LWO-wag motion which bui l d t hought forms f op r ecor di ng God' s knowing. God' s magnutic uni vs r s z - i s t he s t i l l Ei ght -- of Hi s knowin%, God s e l e c t r i c unf vzr s e i e t he -- nr oduct of @o d q s knowing, expr s s s ed Q t he pul s i ng l i g h t s of Hi s I- - - -- dynamic t hi nki ng, MAN I S LIGHT -- I cannot say more t o you t han t h a t , f op God ! 9 communion wi t h Hi s Sel 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 t h your communion -- wi t h your Sel f Oneness - a s God, Your el ect pi . : uni var s e i s t he pr oduct of you< knowing, P .- w -- - expresses o y your L n L n Kl n q , - a1ITdhSAL LA'Fi, N A T U U L S C B NC E AND ?HILOSO?HY Page 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I f you can but f u l l y Pe a l i z 3 t h i s v i t a l l y i mpol t ant f a c t ~ o i l w i l l bs fai at har ahcad t han you coul d pos s i bl y be by r eadi ng a l l of t he books i n Thz Congr essi onal Li br ar y. By communion with f u l l undzr st andi ng of i t s msaning you Sscome aware of your Onan2ss wi t h God, You becomi: mops and mops awapa af t he f ' act 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 xt e nt t h a t you becorn2 aware of God a s t h3 s t i l l Li s ht which c e nt e r s you a s Soul of you, you - a r s God, A s you bscome more 2nd morz 3nablad t o f ol gt ?t your body awareness and f i nd g o ~ ~ ~ s ~ 1 P al one i n t h a t s t i l l n e s s of t he Li ght you foiam i n s p i ~ ~ ~ 2 concagt i ons of i dzas which come t o you i n t i mz l z s s f l a s he s of t h a t Li ght which you do not 9 s ee b ~ t XnTO'id because of i t s i l l umi ni ng p,aesanca. You f d e l t he s c s t a s y of i t i n t he Li ght of your Soul , an3 i n t ha i ns pi pat i on which accompanies your a x a l t a t i o n . A l l gs ni us es concei ve, theiLa i deas wi 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 hi nk t hose i deas i c t o fboPm. A f t a r t he ment al irnsg6 i s c l e a 2 t hdy gi ve 2 r nat s r f al bo3y t o aach idea f o r ot her 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 medi t at i on -.- i s - a s e que nt i a l journey from t he zer o of Mind know- thia9ugh t he a c t l o n of Mfnd t hi nki ng - - - - - - - -- t o t he r e s t poi nt which c e nt e r s two-way t hi nki ng, and back agai n - P -- - --- PA- - t o t h a t zer o of Mfnd knowing, - - - ---- - The mope i nt e ns e l y you can comprehend t hf s iidf i n i t i o n t he more simply you w i l l f i nd a l l t hi ngs f n l i f 2 , f op we do not depar"t from t he abova formula i n any de c i s i on or . act i on of l i f e or t he sol ut i or i ~ f . t a n y problem of I f f e , Nor 30 we depar t from it dur i ng UN NERSAL UP!, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 31 --------_--------------------------------------------------------- t h i s 2 n t i r e cour s e of l e s s ons , It i s very b a s i c , a s you w i l l f i nd out a s we pr oceed, I ur ge yoc: t he r e f or e , t o gi ve daep t hought t o i t , and r ecogni ze i t s protc;ype i n pr i nc f pl e i n ever y t hi ng a s we pr oceed, Desi r e i n God t o mani f est His Being by pr oduci ng imaged forms by pr oj e c t i ng 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 Li ght of knowfng i s t he enefgy of thd uni ver s e which Ha i s s t e p - n a l l y c r e a t i n g , Desi r e i n you i s , l i kewi s e, t he ener gy which L' anabl es 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 ener gy and God % energy i n i ael at i on t o t h3 motive power ext endad t o you from (303. and your usa of i t . Const ant communion wi t h ycur Source of ener gy w i l l gi ve you - I bot h knowledge and power t o us% it @ gi vi ng form t o y o ~ ~ r i ns pi r e d -- concept i ons undela your cosmic cont r ol i ns t e a d of under youp sensed - THE LOVE !JATURE OF GOI? Yazt erday 1 endeavorsd t o :aka one s t e p n s a r e ~ ~ t o gi vi ng you t he s i mpl i c i t y which under l 9es Tour i nt er change be tween knowing % c ' and t hi nki ng, Today 1 wish t o ;aka anot hzr s t e p i n t h a t d i r e c t i o n by havi ng you u n d e ~s t a n d t he l c, ; e Nat ure of t h a uni ves s e and how t h a t l ove p ~ i n c f p l e p a r a l l e l s t33 simple formul a I gave you gas- t e r da y , Communion wi t h 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 uni ver - s a l l ove paainciphe of God and cS Nat ur ?, Ec s t a s y f s t he one undi- vided emot i on--t he bal anced e@s:asy of l ove f o r which t he r e a r e no oppos i t es . I The r e a c t i o n t o t he gi vi ng of l ove i s l ove r egi ven, - -- ---- UNIVER$AL J A W, NATU'ML SCBNCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 32 - - - - _ _ - _ - _ _ _ _ _ - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - When ~ ~ o u r medi t at i on gl ves gou -- t he l ove nat ur e - of -- God gou w i l l t hen know t h a t t he r e i s no e v f l , nola J - - - - - s i n nor bad i n God or i n Nat ur e. There i s naught but GOOC i n God Is unf ver s e, - - --- I n communing wi t h God d i r e c t l y , OF t h ~ o u g h t hose moods of , Nature which l ead you t o God, you become aware t h a t His nat ur e i s your nat uke, I n your deep communion you f z e l onl y t he uni ver s al love na t ur e of God ext endi ng t hrough you t o a l l t he uni var sa. You t hen l ove a l l t hi ngs fora t he r e i s naught but l ove axt endi ng t hr ough 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 s el f communing wi t h God i n d i r e c t l y , such a s l i s - t eni ng t o t he heavenl y Phythms of God s he a r t be a t i n a mas t er f ul symphony, Whila t hus enrapt uked by t he di vi ne khythms r eachi ng your ver y Soul can you pos s i bl y imagine your s e l f t hi nki ng e v i l , or t hi nki ng s i n f u l l y by pl znni ng t o c he a t , OF l i e , or s t e a l ? No-- of cour se you cannot , The r eason you cannot i s because you ape r 3 f l e c t i n g t he l ove nat ukz of r;he uni vdr s e in your s p i r i t u a l Sel 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 medi t at i on immediate-lg i f . --- --- - gou i ndul ge i n an angr y9 OP even unkind t hought t o f i nd bal ance i n -- -- - the, uni ve r s a l 1 ove - pr f ne f pl e , t he - t oxi ns unbalanced con- - d i t i o n s br ought on your s dl f w i l l ups et your balanced body - rhythms which a l l i l l n e s s e s a r e , - - F o ~ m t h5 cons t ant ha bi t of medi t at i on, Maka it a moment t o moment, cont i nuous a t t f t u d e of yGur Mind .in or dar to kaep i n t une wi t h t he univeksal, ~hythrnx of God 8 bal anced t hi nki ng, Be i n tune wi t h them al ways, Never s t my f a r enough f r ~ m God-awarenass t o al l ow t he s l i g h t e s t fmpzkfect i on i n your wokk, your ha a l t h, UNIVERSAL L A W, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSCPHY Paage 33 _-_________------------------------------------------------------ your f r i ends hi ps , your bus i nes s pl ans o r any achievzmant whatso- e ve r . The morz you become f u l l y aware t ha t 7ou cannot do anyt hi ng -- - of yoursel f al one, and de s i r e papt ner shi p - d i t h t he whola uni vsr se - - -- ou w i l l f i nd t h a t you can s m , i n t he deer, depths of yoQr com- Y--- - - munion: "I am t he uni ver s e, I am a l l thac, i s , f o r t he Li ght of - A- ----- -- - g Fat her i s a l l t h a t i s and I am t h a t Light. -I and Fat har - - 9 - - - - - - a r e ONE". - .- / - That i s cosmic medi t at i on, - f o r t ha t i s t he t hi nki ng of t he -- ---- -- new race of cosmic man now i n i t s borni ng, --- ---- In thosa 92ep dspt hs you can de s i r e ~ : ~ a t you w i l l , " anj behold, it st andet h b e f o ~ e you", ALL - NATUBE MAN IFZSTS LOVE The - e n t f ~ e t y of Creati' on i s t he mani fsst at fon of l ove. Evesy e f f e c t of motion i n nat ur e i s a mani fast at i on of t he nat ur e of God, f o r Nat ure gi ves of i t s a l l i n e v z q act i on and r egi ves equal l y i n every r e a c t i on, If t ha t were not so t he movements o f -- .- ' t he pl anet s would not be pr e di c t a bl e , The e l e c t r i c heakt beat of Natukz expL7ssses love i n bot h hal ves of each cycl e of t he uni ve r s a l hearzbeat , Natu2a -- naver - t akes fok God nevek t a ke s , Nat ure nevek gives unequally f o r God -- ---. --a never gi ves unequal l y. God9s equal l y balanced gi vi ng fok reglv3ng i s never vi ol at ad J i n Nat ure. It could not be vi ol at ed f o r Nzkure is an ext znsi on of God s nat ur e, For t h i s ma s on t he balarca of Nature can never be upset . When you commune wl t h God do not have 32sfre wki t t s n upon UN IVERSAL UP(, NATUML SCBNCE ANE PHILOSOPKY Page 34 ----I--_P_------P------------------------------------------------- your h e a r t t hat whi ch t o be g i v e n t o you, A,sk,., . r a t h e r , be i ns pi r e d a s t o what you c a n g i v e , and how, i n or dap t o ba wor- t hy of t h a t which w i l l s u r s l y be g i v e n you if you f i r s t g i v z . Unl ass you f i r s t gi ve you --- w i l l n o t ba r e gi vz n. - Le t your t h i n k i n g bz enzPgi zed t o e xpr e s s l ove by f i r s t g i v - i ng l ove i n or dek 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 gi ve 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 can be g i v e n onl y - --- from y o u ~ ~ Se l f t o a n o t h e r Se l f and gol d gi ve n wi t hout Sal f' i s - -- - 9 - -- l i k e unt o sounds of musi c g i v e n wi t h o u t a l s o g i v i n g Soul . ---- . - -- P Even t hough t ha c a ndl e i s s t i l l t h e sama l i g h t unchanged, dven t hough i t h a s gf ve n of i t s e l f t o a l l t h e uni ve 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 Ll ght of l ove which you can gi va t o a l l t he wokld unchanged, and s t i l l ha ve t h a t which you have g i v e n wi t h a l l e l s a addad unt o i t , To ext and l ove is t o mu l t i p l y t h e a h t of i t a t housand - --- - - - - f o l d . To t a k e l ova i s t o l o s e t h e Li ght and t a ke on t h e da r k. ------- -- -.- - - - To t h e e x t e n t whi ch you a r e i l l umi ne d wi t h t h e Li ght of l ove which comes onl y from communion wi t h t he Sourc2 of l o v s , you w i l l be enabl ed t o r nanf f =s t your g o n i u s i n r nas t ar l y c ~ e a t i o n s of your own. The w r y pur pos e of me d i t a t f o n i s t o e na bl e you t o g i v e body f or ms t o i d e a s concei ved b y your MFnd, Unl s s s t h e Li ght of l ove whi ch i l l u mi n =s i s e xt s nde 3 i n t o - - -- - --. -- your c r e a t i o n s t h e ~ a m b u t dead t h i n s which cannot e ndur e . -- - - - - The ona p o i n t I wi sh 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 l aw, f n z s c a p a b l e and i n e v i t a b l e law, whfch cannot 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. Ta l k it ovar wi t h G9.J - - - --- - IVERSAL LAW, NATUIiAL S Cl E NC3 AND PHI LOSOPHY Psge 35 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _ _ - - I _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - 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 br eak i t t o t he - -- - --- s l i g h t e s t e x t s n t it w i l l b r e e ~ equal l y, whLle - i f you work with -- t h a t law i t w i l l ~wor k wi t h you t o t he f u l f i l l me n t of youp ever y _ - _ _ - - - -- - d e s i r e . HOFi COES EYEGI'TATION r n L P TO CREATS? A musi ci an asks how medi3ation hel ps a musi ci an t o composa a symphony, He cl ai ms t h a t t 3achers a r e more necas s ar y becausa of i t s t echni que. -I Teacher s can never t e a c t you t o be a poe t , musi ci an, a r t i s t , i nvent or , or c r e a t o r of anyt hi ng, Go? is t h z onl y ons who can --- --- t each gou - t o c r e a t e , A - t each5r -- can t e l l goil -- how t o gi ve - a mat er - i a l b o g t o your concept but ml y God. can gLve you your i n s ~ i r e d -- - -- concept , I n ot her words 5 t eacher can gi ve gou a t echni que f o r - -- - - 4- exnr es s f ng your --- i dea but he c ~ n n o t become your 30111 from which -- --- ~ o u r concept ext ends , L- I f t he t a a c ha r can r ei ns; f r e you wi t h h i s f n ~ p f ~ a t i o n t h a t i ns pi pa t i on of h i s , r e f l e c t e d Ln you, awakans t he s l e e pi ng geni us which i s wi t hi n you, but no O E ~ can t each you t h a t . If, f o r example, you have been f ns pf r e j by l i s t ~ n i n g t o Padsrdwski you havz not been t aught anyt hi ng 3xcept t he f a c t t h a t you havo? bsen ensbl ed t o r ecogni sa t he Li ght wi t hi n your Sa l f by h f s r e - i l l u - mi ni ng. Ths baaut g of music i s nc: i n i t s t echni que, i t i s i n t he Soul of i t s c ~ e a t o r , Nei t her i s i t i n t hs sound vf br at Lons of of' musi c, i t i s i n t he s i l e nc e of t he Li ght from which t he s ound spr ang, 'UNTVEhlSAL L AW, NATWIZIL SCXENCE AND FHILBSOPHY Page 36 -_____s____________----------------------------------------------- You can MNOW mc:Lc and T HmK i t wi t hout havi ng acqui r ad t he t echni que of expr esskg i t , or wi t hout pr oduci ng sounds t o gi vz i t a body. Your i nner ear s can hear t h e music i n t he s i l anca of God' s e t e r n a l rhyt hms, anC you can i n t e r p r e t yous moods i n t o t he r hyt hm of t he uni ve r s a l h e c t b e a t , a s Beet hoven i nt e r pke t a d t he mood of t he moonl i ght I nt o ~; ; v' rhythms of It wi t hout havi ng any t aacher but h i s God-Sel f. Consi der t he 11'2 of any g r e a t musi cal ge ni us , -- Fmat he f i n a l l y pr oduces - - i n I- wr i t t e n compos i t i on f i r s t begi ns his .. Soul . He must f i ~ s r f i nd al onenes s wi t h h i s Eel f by ge t t i ng away - from a l l ot her peop-3, and evzn f r om h i s own body awarenass. mu s t suppr ess 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 t hi n fpom which i nnes - - - - - - - - ea2s of h i s Soul can hear t he rhythms of t he uni ve r s a l heal t baat of God s c r e a t i v e t hi nki ng. -- - To f i nd t h a t s: l l l ness i n t h e Li ght of lcnowing he must s t op t hi nki c e , i n oqder :.:.st, ha can co3cei ve i dea from t he Li ght of a l l - knowing. Fkom t he ezs t as y of t h a t s t i l l n z s s t he i nspi l aat i on i s born i n h f s vasy Sol-1, The mot i ve f o r h f s symphony g ~ a d u a l l y t a k ~ s form thiaough t hs hez2t beat of h i s t hi nki ng which hz cj xt er i 3~ f ~ o m t ha s t i l l n e s s of h i s Soul , t hen e e a s a s t o ext end i t t o agai n f i nd t he s t f l l n a s s of t h? Li ght which 13 g ~ a d u a l l y gi vi ng him his motivs by i t s i n s p i r ~ n g i l l umi ni ng wi t hi n hi m, Thi s i s t he merl of a l l c ~ e a t i v e geni us es dupi ng t ha i ns pi s - i ng and e c s t a t i c hoi zs dur i ng whi ch t hzy commune wi t h God. By such communion you >z f ol d yous own gz ni us , There -- i s no ot her t o become a cosmic b?i ng f op t he s e i s no ot ha s way t o acqui r e - - -- - i ns pi r ed knowledge ; r i ch u p l l f t s gou - from e a r t h -- unt o t he hi gh UNmR%L LAW, NAT UUL SCI ENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 37' -s-----------------------s---------------F------------ heavens of t he kingdom of t h e Soul where cosmic man dwel l s , -- --- - Up t o t h i s i ns pi ced s t a ge of concept no t aacher can become a p a r t of i t , Not u n t i l t hd c pa a t or of a cosmic i dea wi shds t o gi ve i t a ma : ~r i a l body can t he t eache2 be of any he l p, Q gi vi ng i t a ma t e r i a l body - I mean t o extend - t he concept i on from t he Cdnsci ousness of Mind t hr ough t hi nki ng t o t he sounds -- - 3 9 -- of a musi cal i ns t r ument , OP t h e symbols of a wr i t t e n manuscript. - d -- - - That i s 3ur el y a que s t i on of t achni que. The t eacher i s hal pf ' ul - i n t he e qui r e ma nt of a t echni que, and a l l t he machanics which go- wi:5 i t , which anybody of aver age i nt e l l i ge nc e can a l s o l e a r n from a t aacher . I n gi vi ng your concept i on a ma t e r i a l body many yeaps of t ech- - 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 sci ence of t he oct ave s?ectrum of c o l o r or t one i s needed f or expr es s i ng zach of t h e a r t s , f oa fpom t hos e oct ave wave rhythms t he poet , pa i nt e r , ar ehi t ec; , s c ul pt or 02 musi ci an gi ve s rhythmic bodi es t o h i s i ns pi r ed concept f ons. The a s c h i t e c t mu s t f i r s t go t o t he Source of a l l i n s p i r a t i o n f o r h i s zoncept fon. He does not need t o be an angi nees OF math- s r nat i ci ar f o r t h a t , b u t when he b u i l d s t he eat hedkal of h i s i ns pi s ed lrnaginfngs he must know t he t echni que of t he e n g i n e e ~ and mat hemat i ci an i n or der t o gi ve a ma t e r i a l body t o h i s iniagsd one, Like-dise t he pa i nt e p, s c ul pt ok, pozt ora musi ei an needs t o be i nformed, e i t h e ~ by books, t e a c he r s , expepfrnent at i on of expeiaience r egar di ng t he t echni ques of gi vi ng bodi es t o h i s s p i r i t u a l l y con- cei ved iC3as. U!SIVERSAL LAW, RATURAL S C D N C E AND PHILOSOPHY Page 38 - - - P - - - - - - _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Remember, howevea, t h a t t e c h n i c a l i nf or mat i on i s not know- --- l e d You can be i n f okmed t h ~ o u g h t h e senses but you - can acqui Pe knowledge onl y t h ~ o u g h d e s i r e ---- of t he Soul f o r i l l umi ni ng -- wi t h t he Li ght - of al l - knowi ng. Knowledge i s of t h e Soul and t h e Soul i s not - conce~ned wi t h - - - _C_- - - - - t echni ques. --- To t he Soul t hay have -- no exi s t ance, - f o r y o u ~ C z - sciousness- - can concei ve a - gka a t e r symphony 9 - 9poem monum%nt, p a i n t - or temple t han coul d evek g i v a a mat er i al body to, no - . -- - .- mat t er - how p e r f e c t ~ o w - t echni que- fs, The Soul ' s g r e a t a s t ma s t e ~ p f e e e s ape never produced on Ea r t h , Thay nevsaa descand fsom their^ hi gh heavens of t hz Mind uni var s e, No musi cal mast er can pkoduce i n sound t he music which he he a r s i n h i s Soul whi l e i n @ommunion wi t h God, Physi cal sounds can be -- heard a anyone but t h e s f l a ne e s from which t hey s pr i ng can be -- -- heard onl y b ~ , - a cosrnie God-eonsei ous be i ng whi l e h i s Soul i s I n ----- communion wi t h t he unf veps al Soul , --- P Speaking agai n of t achni ques , a n a l e c t r i c machfne can kemem- ber i nf or mat i on 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 count l es s t i mes wi t h accwkacy, The e l e e t ki e machfne i s sensed f o r t h a t pur pose, It i s a body wl-thout a S o u i which obeys t he w i l l of an i n t e l l i g a n c e which pr e s s e s a but t on, Many humans aka but e l e c t ~ f c machines whfeh remember and r apeat infodamation r ecor ded, upon t h e i r s ens es , People say of such peaasons t h a t t hef k t echni que i s p e r f e c t but Soul l es s , That maans t h a t God awakeness i n them ha s not g e t been awakened, That i s what I mean by saying &ha% t eacheks can gi ve you t echni ques but onl y God can awaker, t h e Li ght of cosmic i ns pi r a t i on i n you, UNIVERSAL LAW, NATTJRAL S C B N C E AND PHILOSOPHY Page 39 0--___---_-----0----------------------------------------------~--- Many unawakened humans f or ever pepeat t he i deas of ot he r s l i k e tho32 who s t and i n assembl y 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 dr i ven aut amat on, But many t h e r e a r e a l s o who st and i n assembly l i n e s a l l day and per f o~r n wokk a ut oma t i c a l l y wi t h t h e i ~ bodi es whi l e t h z i ~ Soul s a r e i n communion wi t h God i n Hi s hi gh hdavzns, These are t he cosmic ones arnorag men who ape szeki ng t o f i nd t he kingdom of t he ,-- Soul ' s hi gh heavens , These who de s i r e t h3 Li ght s h a l l f f nd t he Li ght by medi t at i on wi t h God, John Jones of t he assembl y l i n e can escapa from John Jones and be a l s o Rachmaninoff, ok Shakespeare, or Phi di as a t w i l l . Through medi t at i on John J ons s can roam t he unf ver se and bu al one wfth God I n t he deep woods hear f ng t he r f ppl i ng f a l l of wat er s , or t he br eezes i n t he pi nes above t he cr ash of f a c t or y wheels or gear s o No mat t er how heavy the bukden of t he t r e a dmi l l of l i f e - - - -- -- be nor how b f t t e ~ l y LOU-? body 3 be chal nad t o E a ~ t h you may - 9 - - - - es ca e from It and be exal t ed among men Q h e a r f ~ ~ t he s t i l l s mal l q _ B _ - - - - - -/ voi ce wi t hi n --you wh i s p e k i ~ g fnspfked words t o in God' s l a n- - - . - p a g e of hf ght , - UN IVERSAL L AW, NATURAL SCIXNCE ANE PHILOSB?HY BY Wal t er Ru s s e l l , Sc . D. L E S S O - N N U M B E R 4 The Wa l t e r Ru s s e l l Foundat i on, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Vi r gi ni a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyr i ght ed 1950 b y Waltzla Ru s s e l l HOW TO MEDITAm AND QUESTICNS ANSWEFBD CONCEBII I N @ MECITATION Me di t a t i on i s t h e key t h a t w i l l open t h e door t o your i nne r - - - - - _I _- ___P- - Se l f whe r e i n l i e s a l l t he t r u e power f o r ma t e r i a l ma ni f e s t a t i on ---- - 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 r om i n n e r KNBWICNG, -- It . ha 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 . Ap p l i e d t o me d i t a t i o n i br ne a ns t h a t one must l o s e ( f o r g e t ) o n e ' s mor t a l body i n or de r t o become aware of o n e l s i mmor t a l i t y, Tha t i s e x a c t l y what happens when we s e e k t h e Li ght of Sa l f i l l u mi n a t i o n i n our e t e i a n a l Se 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 eached onl y by Mind awar enes s , You can onl 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 he me 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 he 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 wl y and al ways t hr ough d e s i r e t o t a l k wi t h God, P - ---- Ther e 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 UN IVERSAL L AW, PJATTJRAL SCIEMCE ASC PEILOSOP= Page 41 - _ P _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - t he sensed body of e a r t h or i n t he Li ght of t he Mind kingdom of heavsn, That i s t he answer t o t hos e who say t hay t ~ y t o medi t at e but f i nd t h a t t he y cannot s t o p t hi nki ng t o "gzt i n t o t h a t s t a t e of blindiq, To t hose who a r e t hus t r oubl ed i n making t he t r a n s i t i o n I would say t h a t If you de s i r e d t o t a l k t o t he Presi d, a n t of The Uni t ed St at es your Mind would be cent er ed on t he r eas on you des i r ed t o t a l k t o him. Exact l y t h e same pr ocedur e t a ke s pl ace when you wish t o t a l k wi t h God, Your Mind i s cent er ed on your d a s i r e , You coul d not pos s i bl y t hi nk of o t h e ~ t hi ngs , nop coul d your t hi nki ng wandar a i ml a s s l y, Concent r at e har d upon , your de s i r e i f you wish t o , OP j u s t breat he your d e s i r e s o f t l y , OP j us t wki t e it upon your h e a r t wor dl essl y, Pephaps your d e s i r e has no d e f i n i t e obj ect i ve ot her t hen t o f i nd t h e peace of heavenl y companionship by dwel l i ng i n t he l ove nat ur e of youk Sel f and God. It makzs no di f f a r e nc a what youk des i pe i s or whethar your approach i s i n deep c onc e nt r a t i on upon soms s pa c i f l c t hi ng, or I n dreamy decent kat l on upon some nebul ous foaaming i de a , ok clporl not hi ng a t all, You cannot concent r at e l ong i n cas e not more t han f i v e - - 7 - - t o t e n r nhut ss be f or s t he r a a c t f on of d 2 c ~ n t s a t i o n r epl aces i t , -- - - - Gr adual l y t he 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, Eef or e you can r e a l i z e it you w i l l f i nd your s el f "steppfng i n anif out of t he bodyii i n t h a t a l t e r n a t i o n whlch al ways t akes pl ace whi l e l os - i ng one ' s sensed awaraness compl et el y i n f u l l f or get f ul n3s s of body and f u l l awareness of t h e Li ght of knowing which Mind i s , UNIVERSAL XW, NATURAL SCXEMCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 42 _ _ _ _ _ P _ _ _ _ _ O O - _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - d - - - - - - - - - - S l o w l ~ - ve r y s l o wl y - r e a d t h e ans wer 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 hr ough one s t t p a t a t i me l et - t i n g t h e 250 of youP r nat el ai al s a l f me l t i n t o t h3 g r e a t Bai ng of your Eterr. 31 S e l f . Gr 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 eas 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 va 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- Xi 'KNOWUCCZC ANC POWER WITHIN YOU s o yap youp i n n e r s e s e kvoi k 2nd e xppe 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 r ns di t at i v; 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, Oe 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 t h God, If yc-2 do want t o be gl one w i t : God t h e r s I s a laeason f o p i t . That ~ ~ 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 psobl sm t o s ol ve - - i l l z e s s - - mi sf o ~ t u n e --f i na ne fa1 l o s s o s 113ed--idea f ok i nve n- 4 t i on- - c onc =pt i on f o k wokk of a pt , . no mat t sr whc: i t i s you ne e d whet her ki;wledge, powar OP i n s p i k a t i o n - - n o rna?;e~~ what i t i s-- GESIE3 I T IN YOUR I BART wo r d l e s s l y , Do n o t t a l k t o God i n wor ds , Ta l k t o H h i n e s s e n c e . KNOW Hi m, Go n o t t hi Ek of H i m and t h u s make Hi m z kj e c t i ve and a p a r t fcon! you. Be Hi m Le t youk S o u l -- - t ouch H i s Soul , -- "sEcB~D, Your desire fs wp i t t e n upon your h e a k t , It i s r eg- i s t e k e d i z youk Soul . It i s no 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 wi t h 30d a bout it-- UN IVEHSAX., L AW, NATUXAL SCIENCE ANC PHILOSOPHY Pags 4 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . not i n words b u t I n Li ght , You hav2 an i ncr eas i ng sense of joy- ousness. YOUP d e s i s e I s wkf t t en i n t o t he uni veksal heapt bdat r hyt hmi cal l y. You ape ~ e s p o n d i n g t o i t ~h y t h mf c a l l y . You --- a r e no l onger J u s t body--= -- are Soul - - s l i ght l y aware of body- - s l i ght l y aware of e a ~ t h , and t he heavens above, and of ~ ~ e a t i n g t hi ngs , You a r e not t hi nki ng of ext r anaous t hi ngs . You cannot t hi nk of obj ect f va t hf ngs of e a r t h whi l e i n t he S p f r f t , "THIRc, You a r e i n a cont empl at i ve mood, T h e ~ e i s an i n- , des cr i babl e peace i n i t s p e s t , YOUP Soul s ees t he beaut y of t he flowerr you a r e pas s i ng, It i s not your eyes which s ee t h a t beaut y, nor your e a r s which he a r t h e s i l e nc e s from which t he sounds of e a r t h spkfng, You a r e i n t h e ~hyt hmf c world of i magi ni ng--t he world of i n s p i ~ a t i o n - - t h e worl d of t he hi gh heavzns - - t he form- l e s s , i ndescpf babl z world of t he hi gh heavens. "FOURTH, You a r e i n communion wi t h God, You ape ON& wi t h a l l t hi ngs , A 1 1 t hf ngs a r e ONE, You I ( N8 W a l l t hf ngs a s ONZ, --- -- YOU mob' t hs Li ght which a l l t h k g s ape, You KNOW t he lovd na t um of God, and of a19 t hi ngs , You KNOW God as l ove, You ~0~ your - - s a l f a s l ova, 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 he e t e s n s l YOU, - -- -- "FIFTH. That which you d e s i ~ e d t o know you do Wow, That which you des i r ed t o have you now have, You have al ways known-- -- and al ways have had t h a t which gou hava but now desf ked, You - --- --- - have al ways bown i t i n s p i r i t f op ar e t he Ei ght of a l l - - -- -- -- knowing which s ~ f k f t - 1s . "God does n o t gi ve you knowledge OP power, He gf vas you an awareness t h a t you a l r e a dy hava al l -knowl edge and al l -power t h a t UNI?TEW%L LAW, RATURAL SCSENCE AND FMILOSOFHY Page 44 - - o o - - - - - - - - - - - D ~ - s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - He has, f o r Me makes you awalpe of your Oneness wi t h H i m, When you actuallg KNOW that then % "Q Fa t he r _ - - and I a r e one ' "Nei t her does God _Rive you ma t e s i a l t hi ngs wi t hout YOUP e q u d regfvine;, flOR f9 i nvi ol a t e - Paw rep; ardi n& - a l l ma t e r i a l t hi ngs o He gi ve s you t he seed but youmus t nur t ur e t he s eed, I?- gi ves you Hi s body t o f as hi on i n t o t he form of goup d e s i r e but y_u must gi ve e qua l l y of youp bodg t o r a s hi on i t , God gi ve s you t he t ool s you need but. you must use them, God mani f es t s t he s p i r i t 3' Hi s nat ur e i n H i s own bodg by @ma t i n g H I S body I n t he image of Hi s Se l f , You must mani f est t he s p i r i t of your na t ur e i n your obn - body by c r e a t i n g your body i n t he Image of YOUP Se l f , ' v ~ ~ ~ ~ . -- In medf t at i on have - st epped --- out of t he ma t e r i a l i n t o t he spfkftuaP YOU, You have st epped out of t he body of y o ~ - -- s e l f i n t o t he MInd of your Sel f - - - out or t he mani f es t at i on of Real i t y i n t o WeaBity, You have st epped out of t he condi t i oned uni ver se of di vi ded and unbalaaeed t hi ngs I n t o t he uneondi t i ona6, and undi vi ded unfvekse sf bal ance which c o n t r o l s unbal anced t hi r - <so You have done t h i s because had dasf ka i n y s ~ a which mu s t be f-2 - ---- --- -A- f i l l e d , ' v ~ o ~ ~ des f ke has baen _fuU' fl Ped, God has IPEumined you w f t k t he knowledge you desl ked , YOU have become i ns pi pad, Conceptic: of i daa I n s p l r f t u a l form Es now I n you--but can you now come back i n t o t he pa-sgs%eal wak'kd and t kansfokm gous concaIvecl image i n t o a mat er I a8 ~ " o u DGW knov CAUSE, Can you t ~ a n s l a t e it i n t o EFFECT? Osd has g%vaa= ys u v h a r you have desf sed- - - but now comes t he i mpor ~t ant q u e s t i c r ~ as t o what you ape goi ng t o do about i t , Mow s h a l l you use I t ? Have t he mom1 cour age t o .- - . - UN IVERSAL LAW, NATUHAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 45 _-__O_O____--P-----~-------------~---------------------------~--- use i t or ape g_ou s t i l l a - weakl i ng, p ~ e f a r k i n g t o s uf f e r t he e f f s t s - - - - 7 your i l l s - t han remove t he i r cause? Sha 11 work wi t h God and a r i s e , or a g a i n s t God and f a l l ? "your body mani f es t s xour 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 out of bal ance, 3al ance i s i n --- t he e t e r n a l YOU--now ext end bal ance t o t he mor t al 73u, Whatevek your problem was it has been sol ved i n thz s p l ~ i t c? y p ~ ~ Can y m ----- -- A now mani f es t it? Can you now gi ve Lt a body? ,Can 7ou now ext ena -.-, your s p i r i t u a l bal ance t o your unbal anced phys i cal 3ody t o s t op t he wr e c ka g~ of your bus i nes s - - or h e a l your body--c2 r egal n a l o s t "@CN@LUSICE4, A 2 of pxpoblems sf l i f e Pi e i n t h e f a c t tha t -------- a r e - ext end i ng 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 i ng t o manl'est phys i c a l l y. W e succeed OF f a i l , pak' ci al l y ok f u l l y , Our failu:? i s c e r t a i n if - - - we work al one wi t hout 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 one , - The measuke -- sf ouk a b i l i t y - t o t kansform the Real i t y of - - CAUSE i n t o i t s si mul at ed ma ni f e s t a t i on i s t he measrze sf our God- p- -- -../ --- awar eness coupled wi t h d e s i ~ e t o work knowingly w i - 2 God from P A- --- moment t o moment, To commune wi t h God f op inspika::on al on3, - t he n f or ge t God u n t i l l a t e r on when medl ocki t y i s s;amped upon your work, i s t o f a l l shokt of mani f es t i ng your Socl : s d e s i r s , b u t t o c r e a t e a mast ekpi ecd which t r u l y mani f zs t s 5 2 ~ ~ Soul ' s d e s i r e means t h a t you must wokk knowingly wi t h God ? va r y momant whi l e i nt e r pr e t i ng t he khythms of y o u ~ i nspi ked v i e ~ o n i n t o rhyt hm1 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, Hi s - - -- UNIVERSAL L AW, lI\r.4TBRAL SCI ENCE ANC PHILOSOFEY Fag6 46 ~ _ ~ P _ O O O _ O _ P _ O _ ~ P 3 ~ D ~ ~ - ~ ~ - - - - P - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ P ~ _ O _ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ _ ~ _ _ _ O P ~ _ _ _ m _ _ _ _ _ _ s i r ed fopm t h~ao~g' i l a c t i o n o c ke a t i oa s --- a r a a l s o ext =ns i ons - of ous _kn_saJing - "1f - - - - - - - w e t hl r - l t h a t Gcd has not gr a nt e d - ouc dasl rv' It is be- --- causz we have %' ~:lea g a n ~ f e s t g e awaaaeness which he has gi ven --- -- us , If ~ U P proLLems ase s t f l b unbal anced i t i s because we hava - f a i l e d t o extent o u r bal ance %G them, We hJ$IVE t h a t bal ance t o 3x- tend but do not sxt end it, 'de cont i nue t he CAUSE of ouc i l l s and t hen blame God f ;r cont i nui ng t h e f ~ EFFECTS, 11 I n t h i s rn>nek we learn ows l e s s ons of r a i l u r d OLVSUCGSS, good oaa ill, L:Sd is jilst 2 I esscnz- - j ust - a cont i nuous 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 ha t we aecompl:j'ra what w zd e s f r e t o accompl i sh, OP we do not . -- - ----- 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 us 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 l x, I cznnot f u l l y s x p l a i n and def f ne t h i s one r eason so e a r l y i n t he uni:ld%ng sf t h i s new howl e dge , f op you a r s not ye t kzady f op i t , ai-5 will n o t be untfl 1 a m anabl ed t o some bas i c mfseoncep:: bg_ a17, mankind of t hf s p ~ e s e n t - -- - t he peal pictuse of God and Ha t ube unf ol ds w0 G r a d u a l l ~ . 2 ___ ___ - ----- t h i s - one - t he and - mental l a w and r.?Zncfpla of" Cr e a t i o n , A 1 3 3 1% i s in-{lolati: - __. YI_ -- -- --- whzt l ae~ heeded -- c: unhesded, ''811 I caE zay n@w i s t o s e p e a t again t he f a c t t h a t t h i s u n i v e ~ s e is bast: upon l ove and t he 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 gr a dua l l y unf ol d, - - - - P ,& . - UHIVERSAL LAW, N A T U ML S CI ENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Pagy 4 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ "TO say t hat it can now b3 comprehended i s t o assume t h a t ym how what l ove means--and you do n o t , I t s meaning has n o t g a t pene- t r a t e d human cons ci ous nes s s uf 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 one w i l l not 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 it becomes your na t ur e you w i l l thzn ?Pact i ce i t wi t hout compromise, o r wi t hout t he p o s s i b i l i t y of vi ol a t i ng i t , you and many ot he r men have acqui r ed t h i s undar st an? ing a s a p a r t of your na t ur e t he day of cosmic man w i l l havz dawnzd ." QUESTION. "YOU say t h a t God does not gi ve us ma t e r i a l t hi ngs wi t hout our e q u a l r egi vi ng. That i s cont r ar y t o a l l of my whola l i f e ! s t eachi ngs which say t h a t a l l God' s g i f t s a r e f r a e - - t ha t God gi ves us ever yt hi ng- - s uppl i es a l l our naeds f ke e l y and wi t hout pr i c c , a s f ~ e e l y a s t he a i r we br e a t he , " ANSWER. er hat i dea i s one of t hz commonly accept ad miscon- cept i ons 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 oni ous ba- caust: i t i s n o t e i t h e r t he n a t u ~ a of God nor does i t conform wfth . - His law, a s exempl i f i ed i n t he univeiasal he a r t bs a t and i n t he a i e c t ki c wava, Let u s bzgffi t o reform our old concept i ons, one s t s p at a t i me, "God works WITH you, not FOR you a s man ba l f e ve s , God gi ves - - but you must r egi ve- - and a qua l l y, God gi ves you t he f r e z w L l l r!ght t o your a c t i on b u t wi t hhol ds t he r i g h t t o t he r e a c t i on, Wo2 be - t i de you i f your a c t i o n Is out of bal ance wi t h i t s ~ e a c t i o n , f o r God w i l l not a l l ow unbalanct; i n a l l His uni vepse, "YOU have spoken of t h s a i r we br a a t hs , God gi ves i t t o u s UNIVERSAL L AW, NATURAL SCE3CE ABD PHILOROPHY Fags 48 _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ P _ ~ _ _ O P - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - from Kis body, but we must br eat he i t i n , Then wz must i-egfv2 it equal l y t o Hi s body f op r egi vi ng, Lf k$vi se Go3 gi ves us our very ' bodi es fkom Hi s body and k-3 Pegive thsm back t o Hi s Sodg s qual l y f o r r egi vi ng, Ha gi ve s us our d a i l y baaead foia o u ~ bodi zs but T J ~ must nur t ur e and a t t e nd o u l bodi es c ont i nua l l y, . e l s e Hi s g i f t of bread would be of no a v a i l "God gi ves us t he s ee, but we must nur t ur z t n$ seed. Thos- who bel i eve t h a t G q d g s gi f ys a r e f r e e spend much tima I n wishf;~: t hi nki ng and s e l f f s h ppaye:, and t he making of many us dl 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 appl ause of men, o r t he f u l l grown f r u i t of t h a i r de s i r e rigk-.; i n t h 3 i r l a p s , f r e e l y , and wi t h no 2 f f o r t on t h e i r p a r t , "Lzt God do i t t P, they s ay, and, " As k and ya *- s h a l l r zct . i ver q, 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 wi t h t he knowledgs an3 power gi ven by God, b u t ncr through i dl a na s s and wi s hf ul t hi nki ng, God has gi ven man t he power t o f l y t he heavsns of t he who12 world, 9 t o t a l k sf mul t anesusl g 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 har nes s Nf a g a ~a , but n o t by wi s hf ul t hi nkf ng, nor -L, f a i t h and b e l f z f , nor b y sf t - t f ng i d l y and l e t t i n g God do i t , It The onl y way mv.n bars dcna t hzs s t hi ngs i s t o ~ e g f v u of t h m - s el ves f o r t h a t which God aas gi ven of Hls Sebi", If you as k God t o h e l p you become a concept 3Ianls-L Hz w i l l unf a f l f ngl y h a l p you 2nd work wi t h you, but He wfEl not work f o r you whfPe you s i t and afl"l2n P - t h a t you are goi ng 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__- _DD_- --- mJ I VERSL L AW, NATUPAL SCIENCE AND BHILOSOPHY Fags 49 ________0__-_0---------------------------------------------~------ wi t h God--XNBWZTG t h a t God i s wopki ng wi t h gou- - gf vf ng 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 om moment to moment, and 7 - - n o t mor e- - but z t t f n g no l i r n f t a t i o n s on what 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 mi t a t i o n s whi ch b e boundad o r unbounded, - _ _ I _ - - as p ~ e a t OP a s s ma l l as d e s i r e gr eat o r s ma l l . - -- - "God works wi t h a n g i n e e r s and a r c h i t e c t s t o bu i l d g r a a t b*ziLdgcs and c a t h e d r a l s , - wi t h p o e t s to c r s a t e g r e a t a p i e s , wi t h 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 , wi t h i nvent oros t o ,3ase mm '3 bur de n s b u t Gcli doe s n o t wokk - FOR t hem, He - 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 or c ha r d i n yoc: maadow, Your d e s i r e i s fosa wondar f ui a p p l e s , t h e b e s t eveia gr ovz, 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 , Go d P s body w i l l axt 3n. 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 ~ ~ Pe g i v f n g of yo ur body Fn s e r v i c e o f wz t e r i n g , prau;li3g s nd ot hek a x p r z s s i o n e of l ova gf vzn by yciu t o mat ch t h e l ova ~ i v e n by God, The wo n d e ~ f u l a p p l e s ~f TJOIJP .id3ip2 - - - A' >!ill come on l y if l ov2 g i v e n 2 q u a l s l ov e gf vsi l t o you, -- P - I V A st , oky is t o l d a b o u t a f a r n e r who 13es f r ed a wondar f ul farm and a s ke 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 , wh e ~e u p o n a c k f t f c a l na i ghbok s a f d ; "YGU pa"ay33 f o p a wonder f ul 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 i swer f ng my pr a ye k, you wa f t and s ee, This i s a l l I c oul d gP;-3 now t o mat ch Hi 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 nz k workad knowingly and l o v i n g l y wi t h Geld, and -- - UTU'IVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCBNCE AND PHILOSOPHY Fag? 50 _ - - _ - O _ _ _ _ P _ - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - God worked wi t h wi t h equal l ove , Year a f t e r ye a r l ove from Hi s body and t he f ar mer from h i s u n t i l t he wondzrful --- -- - 9 - farm h i s - st ood bef or e i t s - c r e a t i on of God and man. ---- "Fi ve yeakg of t h i s and h i s mi n i s t e r ~ l ooked out ovela thd 1ovzl y wal l c ul t i va t e d f i d l d s and s a i d: "HOW wonder f ul l y God has bl as s ed you wi t h t h i s b e a u t i f u l farm, How l ove l y and ~ f c h t hase f i d l d s a r e , r7 " ~ e s " ; s ai d t he f a nne r , "but you shoul d have seen i t when Gcd worked i t al one, IP here f s not t he 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 it i s t he way God works, The c r i t i c a l nafghbor was wrong i n expect i ng God t o gi ve t o t h e f a ~ m e r mope t han he coul d R - gi vk, and t he fasmer was r i g h t i n s t a t i n g t h a t God whs answeri ng h i s pr ayec. 11 The law of e qua l gi vi ng f op pa gi vi ng i s a bs ol ut e , Ycru must --- - - -- gi ve e qua 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 he e f f o ~ t on Godys p a r t . If" you s t o p gi vi ng you w i l l - s hut of f y o u ~ oun ~ l y , I f t he heavens ceas e gf vi ng r a i ns t o -- - e a r t h t h e e a r t h ceas es gi vi ng !CiaOpS and f o r e s t s t o t he heavens, God' s law w i l l nevzc gi ve you anyt hi ng wi t hout an e ~ ~ i v a l s n t Te- -- - - payment - i n a c t i on, You must nur t us e t he h6a l t h which f s gi v3n you and gi ve 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 st sPve wi t h food t e n f z e t away from you unl zs s you gave a f f o ~ t t o r aachl ng f op 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 vi c * f or sesvi ce--and God s law demands t h a t s er vi ce gi ven must e qua l s e r vi c e pandered, 17 UN IVERSAL LAW, NATURAL S C B NC E AND PHILOSOPHY Pagz 5 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - p - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _ - QmSTION, hat I cannot underst and i s your c ons t a nt i ns i s t a nc z upon t he wokd e q u a l l y i n r e l a t i o n t o gi vi ng and r e gi vi ng. I have al ways been br ought up on t he b e l f a f t h a t Go3 gi ve s abundant l y, ver y much i n exces s of what e f f o r t we r s gi ve , I f we put a bus hel of pot a t oe s i n t he ground God mu l t i p l i e s thzm a hundredfol d f o r us , and f o r ever y measure of whaat we gi ve t o H i m He gi ves us a hundred t o our one, Pl ease e xpl a i n t h a t ? " ANSWER, he key t o t h a t answela i s t h a t Godvs uni ver s e i s / founded upon bal ance- - one bal anc3d condi t i on which He d ividses i nt o two equal and oppos i t e c ondi t i ons of Hi s 3 l e c t r i c t hi nki ng. Thi s a l e c t r i c uni ver s e of ma t t e r i s composed e n t i r e l y of t hzs e two equal and oppos i t e c ondi t f ons , very e f f o r t of ever y c r e a t f n g t hi ng i s exppessad by t he mot i on of i nt er change ba tween t hos e pai ks of oppos i t e c ondi t i oa s , such a s mat t er and space which c ons t a nt l y i nt er change e qua l l y by br eat hi ng i n t o and out of each ot he r equal l y, Wi t hout t h a t e q u a l i t y o f r hyt hmi cal l y laepeated i n t e ~c h a n g e t he uni ver s e coul d - e not cont i nue. That khythmf c I nt er change c ons t i t ut e s t ha h e a r t - be a t of God' s body, I t s rhythm and bal ancz a r e a bs ol ut a bacausz t he di vi s i on i n God Is a l e c t r i c t hf nki ng is equal l y bal ancad, "NOW a s t o t he que s t i on, It i s not a bushel of pot a t oe s , or a measure of wheat which you gi ve - 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 mu l t i p l i e s i t s -- - pa t t e r ne d -- form i n God' s body Q t r ansf or mf ng one f o ~ m i n t o --- anot hek form, Theke has been no mul t i pl i c a t f on of God s body --- - nola has i t s bal ance been ups e t . An equal subst ance of e a r t h has --- - - - - been t ransformed -- i n t o a n e qua l subst ance of pot a t oe s or wheat , - - UN 4VERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 52 - - _ ~ _ _ P_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There substance more - and - l e s s God Is i n t o - " ~ a i t h e r has -- t h a t mul t i pi i cat f on - of pot at oes - CP wheat - been given 3 u n t i l you regi ve - i n e f f o r t - or s e r vi c e . I f you do not r egi ve t o obt ai n tham they a r e s t i l l GodBs bcdy and w i l l r e- t r ansf orm t h e i r f s ~ m s and subst ances i n t o t he f ormless e a r t h from which t hey spr ang, You cannot have what you do not pay f o r , Lova gi ven must be paid f op wi t h equal love r egi ven, Servi ce accepted - -- must 6qua1 s zr vi ce ~ e n d e ~ s d , The pot at oes OF wheat i n t he gkound ape s t i l l GodPs body, He has not gi ven thsm t o you f op your body, or youk use, u n t i l you kzgive $qua117 t o earn1 t h2 g i f t . QUESTION, "I s ee t ha t cl eapl y now, but how would you e x- pl ai n i t s a ppl i c a t i on t o a man i n busi n3s8 who gi ves mope t han he i s paid f o r , or more than i s expected of hi m - or of a g3nius who gi ves a l l ha has with l e s s pay t han a workman, - or of a gr eat 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 t he wokld many mi l l i ons of times i n excass of what he kecefved?" ANSWER, he man you r er ep t o could not gfva make t han he has r ecai ved, He could not gi ve more of hi mszl f than he is, f o r a l l h i s l i f e he has been gi ven t h a t which has made h4m what he i s . If he gives mope thar, i s sxpect ad of him Godus law w i l l -- --- -- -- balance i t f n p~or not f on ok fnckeaszd s a l a r y, If t ha t i s not -- - ---- h i s motive, and i f an. i ncreasa i s not gi vdn him he has 3nrichzd --- -- - 9 - - himself Q expepfence and b e t t e ~ judgement -- i n t he management - of h i s l i f e , -- UNNERSAL LAW, NATUmL S CI ENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Pag? 53 --------------p--o----------------e----------------------------- "The - geni uz who gf ve s h i s --- a l l of g r e a t val ue -- f o r l e s s pay t han ma t e r i a l i s t has t e n -- t hou sand t i me s more - . reward t ha - Kind of pag he wants t han t he ma t e r i a l i s t . He ha s t he e c s t a s y 01 - l i v i n g i n t he hi gh heavens- t he joy or s e l f expr es s 1 on-of ' hear i ng heavenl y rhythms which do not e x i s t f o r t he ma t e ~f a l i s t - a n d h i s i mmor t al i t y l i v a s f or e ve r i n t h e memory of man whi l e t he ma t e r i a l i s t i s f or got t e n, t t Goodyear ' s body s t ar ved but h i s Soul was enr f ehzd f o r aaons t o come by havi ng demonst rat ed h i s i mmor t al 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 t he money i n t ho world coul d not equal . He won t he gr a t i t uda of t he wor l d, You ape s t i l l r egi vi ng l ova t o him f o r t he l ov3 he gave t o you, ancl s o i s t h3 whcl2 wor l d, Them ape ot hzr val ues - t han money val ues , - and monsy val ues hava no meaning what soever unl es s t he _ a r e t he mani f as t at i on of lev;-y - -- -- Thi s gi ves ma an oppor t uni t y t o say somethirig t h a t I h a ~ ~ bsen l s a di ng up t o say t o you. - - I am t kyf ng - t o unfol d t h? cosmic - of t h e cominw ra. cs of man hz l pi ng mankind t o r e a l i z e LE@iLLkx _- .- : A -- - - - t h a t t he nacura of' God and of' man and of a i l c r a a t r ng t hl ngs , -- - 9 - - - alld of f h e - saws sna prainc i p k a s r dl a t l ng -to c ~~da - c l ng - t hi ngs , - - -- - --- - and a ha t he laws and pki n@i pL3s r e l a t i n q to mank s deai l ngs wi t h ----- -- ot he r men a r e founded on LOW,, 9 - -- God f s LOX3 -- and Cr e a t i on i s L O W MUI~IFESTZD, --- - -- The uni var s e i s roundad on l ove, There i s naught ii? t h ~ unl ver s e anywhen, OP i n any t hi ng, 01. i n any a x p e r i e n c ~ or man, o r anl mal , ora or t ne v"iernj?lts, OL: ~ i ' ene s-carry syst ems 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 rni sconeept i ons a s s i n , e v i l an3 wi cke3nass I n gznzr al , b u t 9 s i n 02 e v i l 130 not a xi s t an3 I z h a l l f a i l ic my t a s k i f I cannot dz mons t ~a t z t o y c ~ w i t r ~ convi ct i on t h a t t h i s i s God' s uni ve l s a which exp2esses ( =Lcdf s na t ur z , an3 t h a t i t i s a l l GOOE, Fie hava l i veqJ. 3 a n a v i l u n i v e ~ ~ s e l ong enough. ' dai 2: -, fdar7s and ha t r a \ j s have bb3n t he f p u i t of i t , God s dnt a Mesua~2 of l ovz 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 l ove whi ch was t hen unborn i n hi:, Go3 s e nt a n ~ t ? + ~ Message of l ove t o man of new coinp-?3h3n- s i on f o ~ t he exppess purpos3 of g ~ a 3 u a l l y an3i ng man' s azs bar i s n days of fea;, and h ~ : 3 and t ~ a n s f orm him t o t he ways of l : vd. That i s t he iac?son TOP t h s s e s t e ps i n t ~a yi ng t o uni*:vdl t h s g2aat c om~l e xi - 113~ of t he unknowing l i f e of ma t e r i a l sansi ng t o t ha IQiOWING l i f e sf cosmic expkes s i on of t he God n a t ~ : ~ s i n a l l thd ways of man. \ QUESTI ON, "EC we mddi t at e wi t h ouk Mind or our br s l n?" ANSWER, " ~ a r j j i t a t a v i t h our Mind, Thepa 1 9 onl y me Mi nd which i s God' s Mind, God l s Mind i s t ha one KNO\v%Ei, t he ons THI RKER, The r eascz you t hi nk t h a t yoil have a sapara' ke !{End of your own i s t h a t t k s t hought s you t hi nk a r z t he on33 stc?=.zl i n youp br a f n a s memoslas of exper i ence of your own body, c-I of you^^ own t hought s , "God' s Mind mc;ivates t hos e t hought s which you thlr-2 of a s your own. You caul? not t hi nk e xc e pt f op t he motivating 3owar of d e s i r e i n you. UX I-vEHSAL LAW, NATUML SCI ENCE; AND PHIL090PHY pa66 55 ____________-----__--------------------------------------------- " ~ i n 3 t h i n k s i d s a s of i t s knowi ng i n t o f c m Q d i v i d l n ~ - -- -- one i de a vhi ch 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 di mens i onel i l ni vakve t hr ough ci e p u l s a t i o n s of t h i n k i n g . The b ~ a i r r e c or ds t h e t hought f was, symbol s, and o t h e r e l e c t r i c a c t i ons b u t r e c o r d s of t ho~g3: 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 not knowi edgd, i t i s but t he mo t f v s t f n q powek f ola e x g r e s s i n g a o wl 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 2l ect dai c ma t t z s , J u s t el ect i df c waves whi:h a l l r nat t zr 5. Matteaa does n o t t k-nk n o r doe s i t -- _ _ _ I - _ I - _ - a know. Yc.; do n o t t h i n k wi t h your br a i n, you - =i nk throlaqh i t .- - - 65- p ~ ~ o j e c ; i n g a n e l z c t r i c cclrllent t hr ough It 2 r s c t l y a s you pA' oj ect 61; 212c t ~ i c e u k r z n t t hr ough your phanc,-iaaph t o mo t i v a t z - phonograr,? r e @ olad s It Yo:-? giaonograph -may have a dozdn r a e or de 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 t hem, You? b ~ a f n has t hous ands upon t hous a nds of i d e a s recor. 3sd upcr it b u t y 3 ~ i i ~ if br *ai n dzez n o t h o w whst i s upor; t h=m, Tha i n, . 3l l i gen@3 which t h e d e s i r e d ~ e c o s d f r om your b r a i n , The 6l zct : l e cukkznt of pour dzs i 23 mot f va 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 , I 1 Yoc-:. bhaaabn Is 5 of m a a l e c t r i c a l a i j ~~h i n e wh ~ c h IS - - -- .- $oixa bodj -, It9 f u n c t i o n -- i s t o rr=cor9 ms a or i e s , ~ x p a r l - e n c e ~ -- a l a d i nf or ma t i - a , Lt Is also t h e c d n t r a l ne r ve g a q l i o n of t h s ~ O A T whi ch a c t s a;;ltoraaaticalbx t o f u l f i l l t ha 3ernan"s of t he 'bo\;ig, ac whan w i i i c l t o a c t by t he i n t ~ l l i g ~ n c a whi ch ccnt t =r s i t , he bl a i n does not bow what i t i s doing any raaoke t han the adtomobile b o ws what i t i s doing, v i - i s ~~e i t i s goi n& hhzn ect l vat ed by t he i nt e l l i ge nc e which eznt eks i t , Khawlei&z 13 ; ual i t ; of Hi n d , aad not Of mat t ar. Mat t er l e e o r i s knowl- - edge but a record of knowledge 13 n o t bowl es ge any moke t han a psi nt ed book i s t he idda Aaec~AaJed i n t ha book, "One s t udant kemfnded me t h a t sci ence has pkoven t h a t t h z br ai n t hi nks becaase an instkument has been invented t h a t records e l e c t r i c wave pul s at i ons i n t he bs ai n, "r6hat instkument does not prove any such t hi ng, It, merzig~ ?loves t h a t an z l e c t k i e cuPrdnt i s passi ng through t hz bzai n when Mind t hi nks, j us t a s t he samz instcumant can prove t h a t an e l e c t r i c cur r ent i s passi ng through youc r ecor di ng phonogiaaph, o r washing machins, ok wf r a ~e c os dc k, OP yoxr ~ e f r ~ i g s ~ a t o i ~ bat t hat does not pkove t h a t t hosa machinzs t hi nk, 1% rnei"d1~ pkovas - t ha t a l l 6l ect kl e mat t er obeys t h= i nt z l l i ge nc e which m 3 t i vs t 3s -- 7 all mat t er , El e c t p%@f t y -- 1s t h? sekvant sf Mind b u t i s not 14in3, $ - - - - " ~ i t n e s s , f ok example, t he t zl egkan which passes t hr oudh an s l z c t s f c a l l g mot i vat ed wl k e a s an e l e c t p i @ cu~*k?en&, You know t hat the i dea in t he telagraalaa 1s s Mind dx' cdnsicn zrlsing, f ~ o r n P an i nt el l i gdnce which tk-a~ugkht t he Ldaa i n t o f o ~ a , You b-ov t haz t he wire i s not t hf nkf ng t h a t t hought , You know also t h a t t h2 wipe i s but mcokdi ng f okm sgmbol s~au%omat %cal l y, and t h a t i t has EO knowledga of what i t i s doi ng, Yoia b o w a l s o t h a t thd talegsam i t s e l f does noG t he i d z a which I t rnanl fzst s j u s t a s books do not know t he 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 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ "I n t h i s vinol= a n l v a r s = we havs only blind and mat t zr t , ~ l j a l w i t h , Mind a l ons can - b o w t hi ngs a n i t hi nk tlain&s, " ~ a t t e r i s al5ctliaic and can onl y sdns;! t hi ngs . Sensi ns i s n o t knowing. Thz brain i s ' composed of 3l e c t r f c vi brpat i cns, "Vi br at i ons b d long t he phys i cal ~ n i v a r s e of motian, nat t dr motion 0n1, $~ d l e c t r i c - - - wavz vi br at i ons t ha so13 purpos2 of mattela is bui l d bodi es i n forms and -- - - - pa t t e r ns concaived Q -- Mind and i magf ndd -- i n t o forag & - tbz dbe: t i ~i c thLnkinq of Mind, " ~ l e c t r ~ i c i t g ----- i s tk,2 t o o l usdd t o f as hi on Xi nd e o n c d p t d ~ ~ 3 - of t he Ccdator i n t o fo17;il but t he t o o l dsd.2 Q any G ~ ~ G ~ ~ L ) + * 2 3 sot -- . P I - -- 'dd ST I ,-J; O "\<hat --- I s t he rt hat i on of -- Hiad to baaair.?" UJSbXn, "YOUP i ~ v i s i b l e Mind has i t s c ~ ~ t d r af C O ~ ~ C ~ C J S - na s s wi t hi n t he visibsle br ai n, and t h a t conscious c e nt e l c052di- na t e s wi t h t he seat of c.ansation which t h? bkairn obeys whznz';ar goar Consciousness demaods a c t i on by i t , Them as e mn e h i n ~ r 3 ~ 3 e which w i l l do a t hous and eomgldx t hi ngs when bat t ons a m p~:%:ssd La t he w i l l of >lia?d t o cogapzh t hose nachi nes t o obey oshevs x:bl, nose accur at el y t han thz human machine can do them but the ??man t r a i n has no mord awasenzss of what i t i s doing t han t he 60i~;ut- concepts foarae5 by yous I n t ~ l l i g a a c c aPs sx;:=ssed thsough t he bkain but not a t hs 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? - mILTE;dSAL LAW, NATUSAL SClENCE A8D PBILOSQPIIX 58 _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - - 0 - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of Mind but it i s not t h o ~ g h t , - - - A - I ? Much conf us i on aki s s s from t he assumpt i on t h a t w s a r z t hi nk- - -- --- inw when we ar a b u t s e n s k g , The b r a i n i s c ons t a nt l y rac-si vi ng 2---- a l e c t p i c messages fkorn a: ; over t he body. Such messages ar2z not ment al . Thzy arae piakely 3 l e c t r i c a 1 , They produce s ens at i on. Tn e brain sanses and recci"3s dveky massags and sends count+r"- a c t i n g messages t o ot hes ? a r t s of t he body. 11 A message fkom t he alam s ays , "I a m i n pa f n, " Pai n i s a s dns at i on not a t hought , Sansi ng comes -- from the body w l a i l z : t hought , comes from t he Mbd, W e be l f a ve t h a t we ar s thinki9;; --- - --- vhan we ar e but a l e c t ~ i c ~ l l y s ens f nq, _ _ I - - " A l l 2ay l ong t hz b::y i s t d l l i n g t h5 5022, t hr ough t h i b ~' a i n , t h a t i t is hurrgry, t h a t it needs a dr i nk of wat a2, cb2 wants t o dancs, ok t h a t I; i s col d, and a laund~?=d ot l - . , . ?~ thin,:, Th2 senses of t hz bo,dy a - 3 t h u s @ on ti nu all^ intakcommunica t i ng wi t h t he s ens es , 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 hos e sensatfoams ~ e k e us gasnt al l y awase of t h e ~ , Ids $h3n -- -- t hi nk, and wz ds ci d= t o '5s something about thiza, We g i v s ous body a dki nk of watsi?, c l g ~ a t i f y I t s dasi pe t o dance, or pi;$ a c o a t on it t o kiam it, Ldk ndnt al rdaci si an i s a t hought 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 dns at i on, It i s t hs bod2 speaki ng to 153 body, " ~ u c h a s e ns a t i on c s j not e v m corns f ~~or n y o u r own to - - J ~ L ' L ' OW^ boJ y, Anat her t i i ~ can ras@ord hi . 3 t hought 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 ens as t o ksc0a.i t hs t h o u a t i n W O P ~ S wklich mr6 agaii? c7aco~ddJ &s a t - hs j ~' aai l t o you, I S A s e ~ i e s of s 2 n s a t i ms which hava n o m~ani ng 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 nt e l l i ge nc e and you t han ment al l y ,de=ide t o do somet hi ng about i t . - The s s ns at i ons - i n mat t er -- which have t aken p l a c e bat wean t he ment al opzr at i on - of t he sender 2nd t hd r e c a i va p a r e pukel y a l e c t ~ i c a l . They havs - -- - no r el at i or - to Mind, nolp to t hought of Mind, - -- I I Ag a k we r e pe a t thico f a c t i n ot he r words of' t he sams - - meaning; - a l l mat t er -- i s b u t sensed e l e c t r i c a l vi bl aat i ons - of mot i on. Mi?;ter has -- no i n t a l l i g e n c e , - nofl knowledge, nok Dower -- --- t o t hi nk or madf t at e, Th a t a p p l i e s t o your br ai n, f op your - - - - bya i n - i s ne-ght - but ma t t e e , cent er ad Q. - a gui di ng i n t e l l i g 2 n c e , The same t ki ng can be s a i d or YOUP aut omobi l e, -- ' ! Al l z z t a r f a l bodi es have what mi ght be tesmed an s l e c t r i c a l awaraness c1' each ot he 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 he s e a t of such a n e l e c t r i c a l awareness I n man. 1 ' El ~c ; . ? i c a l awar eness i s neces s ar y t o a n e l s c t r i c a l l g mechznized i ni var s e, but a l e c t r i c a l s e ns a t i ons , o r vi br a t i ons , between mectanized p a r t s of mat t ar a r e not ment al , f o r a n e l a c t l ai cal i ; ; c ont r ol l a d machi ne i n your f a c t os y has e xa c t l y t h6 -, sane elect:-c awarenass t h a t you have, I t s wiped ner vous 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 pi l r- pose of mot i vat i ng tham a s we l l a s f o r a dj us t i ng a l l p a r t s t o each ot he r - BRAI NS HANCICAP MEDITATION "It ml r h +, we l l be saPd t h a t i ns t e a d of our biaafns ait3ing - - - . - - - . - - 9 -- i n rnedi t at i zn, we medi t at e i n s p i t e of our b r a i n s , For pei af ect - - - - -- medi t at i on ;;s nead t o l o s e our body--t c f opget i t a s though we - -- - had no body -- ;I;: 11-EHSAL LAFlr, NATUWL S C D U C E ANL PBLBSOPLM Page 60 P - - _ - _ _ _ _ O - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Qne cannot L o u e , 0i3 f or get his t x i y i f h i s senses w i b l not l e t him do so, Imagine a musical genius t 2 g . h ~ t o com2osa a synphony i n compet i t i on with s e n s a t i ~ n s , lie c o ~ ~ l b not do i t oxcept by long pr act i ce of being a t l a t o shdt o u t any sdnsa- Lions whatsoever, such as of noi se, ~i13comfort or inharmonious envirolament. A master can do t h i s &uz not a novice , I' QJ' ESTION. " ~ s a s t ha t expl ai n whg i;enluses adaa so faia gr eat er than 0 t h ~ ~ man? " ANSbr'EH, "Yes i t does, The geni i ? 1s ahead of ot her man because of h i s awapeness of h i s dfvine power which he has mul t i pl i ed and ~e mul t i pl i dd a thousan=Zold by h i s l i f e land habi t of saeking al oneness with hfmse:f f o r t he purpose of Jn- f o1i;ing t ha t di vi ne power f o r his own c r e a t i ve expcession-. II Your own geni us Is a s gceat a s Eny mans s On 8 a ~ t h . Tha on12 reason t ha t you do not mow it i z becaase you have n e v s ~ ~ gi ven yoursel f a chance t o know of yo::r di vi ne %nhe. ~i t an@e by . f or get t i ng you2 bodg long enough t o bezoms aware ef Four Soul, You allow emotions and t ensi ons of b c , ~ sensing t o dominate you i nst ead of youk si eapi ng Soul . G: i nt o t he deep f oQes t and awaken youp Soul , "That i s what medi t at i on i s far, m d the momant goa begi n t o p2act i ce i t tkar; moment you begi n 1.3 ex2sess the unlimitad poues of the awakening geni us wi t hi n r o u , If you acqui r a t hs habi t of medi t at i on you mul t i pl y your mowledge and tha power t o exgcass gouk knowledge, You a l s o gLvanyouP body a n escap3 from i t s t ensi ons which heal s i t of sll ills by r es t or i ng i t s La lance . ' JTk IV",RSAL LAW, DATUi dL S2lXNCE AN2 PBILOSOPHY PZ, ~ 61 _ - _ - _ _ _ P_ - _ _ - - - - - _ - - - - - = - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - _ - - - - - - - - II Th2ou;;n medi t at i oz Ed i s o n aequi r ad t ha knowlarjga and -;lower t o unf ol d a n idea 202 y e t kdcnown on e a r t h . T' n r o ~ g h ms di t at i on hd g o t t he ccncept f o r t h a t i dea i n a f l a s h of i ns 2i r a- t i o n and c r e a t e d a bodg r'ok i t t hr ough c onc e nt r a t i ve l y t hi nk& the., i dea, of t h a t . . i co, nce~; . . i n t o a phys i c a l f opm. I I Through rnedi t at i c; t he gpe a t wi a i t e r s , Fa-i nt ers, sc. i l l pt ors, pos t s a n d musi ci ans a r e =nabl =J t o work 'knowingly wi t h Go,2 as On 3 wi t h Hi m, Ii avi ng acqui red thvnik concept from God' s a l l - - 19 IS knowing Mind t h e r Cree:? the id^ concept i n t o ma t e ~ i a l form bg knowi nsl y worki ng w i : i God ' 3 hands t o c pe 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 ver y na t ur e i s Go d ' s nat ur e mani f est ed I n them, I t QUESTIm, "HOW caz youp Ni n3 m l a x when you say t h a t 2iia : i s unchanging? Al so dc b have t o c onc e nt r a t e t o m ~ d i t a t ~ ? ' ' 7 s AXShZn, It i s not j our Mind which r al ax3s i t i s goili' ol ect i al c t hi nki ng. iv%er youk t hi nki ng i s concent r at 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 cl ock 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 oc k s ps i cg up t i ght f o r i t p 2 ~ i s t ~ bei ng 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 t hi ri ki ng when concent kat ed, l l \<hen you s e l e a s s 211 t ens i ons t he cl ock s?Pi ng d2al sxds, 2% ex~ands t o a p o s l t i o n 02 i 70s t , It i s ut t e i a l y ~ ~ e i a a s a d f 2 0 m ; - ?f or t - - t o r 3e s i s t s t mi 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 hi nki ng when decen?r at ed, UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIZNCE AND PHILOSOPHY Pag83 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Fig. 1 i s a Fi g. 2. Same Fi g. 3 Fi g. 3 & 4 rdpr, a ~ a n t s cl ock s pr i ng s pr i ng un- wat er concent r at 23 wound up t i g k t , wound t o ax- i n t o a dr op an3 3e- t o exempl i fy ampl i f y dscen- c e nt r a t s d i n t o concent r at i on. t r a t i o n . vapor . Fi g. 5 r e pr e s e nt s concent r a- t i o n of l i g h t r ays t o a poi nt . Li ght r ays t hus concent r at s 3 through a l ens w i l l b u m a \ \ I ) , , hol e through paper or f a b r i c s , '. CONCENTRATION F i g . 5 * Li ght rays p ~o c e e d i n g i n t he opposi t e d i r e c t i o n w i l l expand and cool by de c e nt r a t - i ng toward space. 11 The whole phys i c a l uni ver se of forming g ~o wi n g b o j i e s i s d u e t o t he f a s t mot i on of concant r zat i ve t hi nki ng. Convarsel y a l l degener at i ng and decayi ng bodi es a r e due t o t ha expansi on of decent r at i ve t hi nki ng. " -------------------- CONCLUSION I hope you can a l l c l e a r l y see t h a t t he onl y de s i r a you should e ve r have 1s t he d e s i ~ e Lo acqui r e God-awareness i n you f o r t he pur pose of sxt endi ng God Is nat ur e from you a s your UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY 13sg2 6'3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ - = - - - - - ~ - ~ - ~ ~ - - - - - - na t ur e , Ei s power as your power, and His knowing a s your knowing. Medi t at i on i s f o r t he purpose of acqui r i ng t h i s .awarene.s,p, And if you acqufred i t j us t f o r t he b l i s s of F t , f o r tha z c s t a s y and peace of it f op your s el f al one t h a t i s not anough, f o r the Gcd nat ur e i s pur posef ul and gou -- must be pur poszf ul extansding y o u r na t ur e t o a l l ot her mzn f o r t h e i r c u l t u p a l upl i i ' t , Wo~lii -- -- c ul t ur e comes al ona from t hos e who have God-awareness i n them, Without God-awareness i n mazl he 1; of t he j ungl e, The measurs of his growir,g God-awaraness f s t he measupe of h i s growing c u l t u r e . What a ppl i e s t o man a s a wh c l ~ a p p l i e s t o you, Your ma s t j r - P l i n e s s i s of youla OWE making a s wel l as i t s me di oc ~f t y, One of rq~ -- - ---- f a vour i t a sayi ngs 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 t at i on t r a ns por t s --- one from t he t r a ns i e nt wok14 of mat t er - --.. t o t he r e a l wokld of dkeamfngs, v f s i s n s , @ imaginflags where idea --- - i s and concept s Era bor n, That i s t he world where sountjs aL.3 -- heard i n t he s f l enee of y o u ~ Soul whare no sound i s - - ~ h a m rhythm .- of symphony and poem ace t h5 rhythms of cosmic p u l s i ~ g s of God8 s t hi nki ng mariffastad f n t ha he a r t be a t of Hi s unfveiase , God Is a c s t a t i c kingdom of t he Li ght i s tha uneraated u n i v z @s of Souls of t hf ngs which have not g e t appaa~e. 3 ic fokm but which ? t e r n a l l y - a r z . Go thou t heke, You may jouknay t o t h a t e c s t a t i c worl3 i n God I s hi gh heavans f o r j us t your Soul ' s as ki ng t ha +, t he Soul s of t hf ngs , Desi re t h a t s t i l l n e s s wi t hi n your Soul--and bzhol d, you are GINIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCI ENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Paga 64 -----------m------m---------a-----m-------------a---------------- t he Soul of a l l t he uni ve r s e of count l es s uncr eat e? ones which spr i ng f ~ o m One i n you, ,. Behold your SePf, your uncr eat ed Sel f --a t e r n a l YOU, --not yet mani f es t ed, OP, if mani f es t ed, have f or got t e n i t a s though i t never wer e, Ces i r e t hou t h a t kingdom and behold i t s t andet h b e f o ~ e t hee. And i f t her e ape t hos e among men who ask; Wherein s h a l l I seek t h a t kingdom of t he s o u l s of uncreat ed things, I say; Go thou and s eek beaut y, And where s h a l l I f i n d beaut y? You w i l l f i nd beaut y where l ova i s f o r beaut y l i e s i n t h3 --- 9 - gi vi ng of l ove and f t s r e gi vi ng, - - 9 - - B u t where s h a l l I f i nd l ove i n t h i s sopdi d wokid of f e a r where no peace i s - - of h a t r e d where no l ove can be--of ugl i nz s s which s t i f l e t h beaut y--and e v f l which dr i ve t h l ove away? Seek i t wi t hi n your S e l f , When you f i nd SePf you w i l l f i nd -7 - l ove, f ok naugnt but l ove i s w i t hf n S e l f , Where l ove\ i s nditheaa 2 f e a r nok ha t e can be , POP e v f l e x i s t s not , Th e e . i s naright but - - exper i ence ext ended bc di e s --and -- a l l expevsienees ape good--f or - - 9 I %, a l l s x p g ~ f e n c e s ext end f ~ ~ o r n i ove and l ove a wa i t s t h a f ~ - ---- complet%on i n l ove, -- Remernbe~ o u r Fat hek- Mot her Ps sayi ng i n The Message of The lr Di vi ne 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 me I n due t i ma, but t he i ps i s t h e agony of awai t i ng, f ? These a r e GodPs words t o cosmic, man, You have undoubt adl y r ead t hes e l es s ons s t mi g h t t hrough 'ON TVERSAL L AW, NATURAL SCaENCE ANC PHILOSOPHY Fage 65 -~-~~~--d~~--~-----------q---e---~-----------------~-----~-~----- a l l a t onca fkom keginnfng t o 3nd, Now - bagi n -- f ~ o m t ha bagi nni ng a ga i n, s l owl y, cakzf ul l y, g sent ence - a t a t i me, 5 paragrap& aJ g time and a paad and chapt dr 5 t i m v u n t i l th2iaa despap i neani n~ --- - becomes - a pa kt f gouba i nner Consci ousnass, Thi s - i s new knowledge and new t hi nki ng, You cannot t ~ a n s - --- -- - form YOUP p a s t ages cf t ~ a d i t i o n a l t hi nki ng i n t o new IQTOWING - - -- wi t hout g i v i n g such deep and aalanest t hought t o i t t h a t it ba- - ----- comes a part of Y O U ~ very S e l f , - - - New t hi nki ng cannot be gkasped a t once, Do not ba d i s - couraged i f you do not a t t a i n e x p e c t d he i ght s fmmzdfately. You would not axpect t o pl ay t he c l a s s i c s a t once i f you st udi ed music f o r t h a t would te new t hi nki ng fok you -and you woul d havs t o begi n wi t h s c a l e s and f i n g e r e xe r c i s e s , \%en you begi n t o t hi nk cosmi cal l y r o u w i l l advance r a pi 3l y -- - i f your d e s i ~ e i s kear,, but from t he v e y day you .bs,gfn you w i l l -- -- --- not e i nc r e a s i ngl y work P and - t r a n ~ f o ~ ~ r n a t l o n cf your pe r s ona l i t y, -- -- Thi s massage t o you i s fkcm zy S o u l te gQur Seul an3 n o t t o t he senses of y o u s body, By g i v i n g dadp t hought t o it you w i l l f i nd t h a t which you s eak, 1 can open t ha d o s s f ok you through which I havd snsdpz3 an3 f g u n d ~ h s L f g h ~ , but cn5y you, your sdl f , can make I t a part o r you by gi vi ng your s el f t ha t f mo t o absorb i t compl et el y, ReaLfafng t n l s f a c t 1 have r o t asked you t o sdnd i n a x- ami nat f on paper s , " e p o ~ t s GP a s s z ys , such a s you would ba r3a- quf r ed t o do 1% you were obt ai ni ng f nf or mat i on whfeh could bz remembered and r e p e z f ~ d a t w i l l , To appl y t he cusizomary kul zs of UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SC33NCE AflD PRIEOSOPEY Page 66 _ _ _ - P - _ - m_ _ _ - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - examfnation by quest i onai raes would not be f a f ~ t o you fop 332 can be examined only fop what i nformat i on he has , A man cannot be examined a s t o wh a ~ XWQWLZGGE he has f op t he dept hs of knovB- edge cannot be soundsd, Knowledge 1s Lfght fkaom whfckd a l l i deas of t hi ngs a r e born about which you can become i nf o~r ned, but fn- formation concerning EFFECT f s not knowledge of' t hef k 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 ve e xp~e s s f on, not meke r e pe t f t f on, Knowlsdga i s -- -- the one ba s i s f o r cr eat f on, To become knowingly a c ~ e a t o r i s t o achi eve t he hfghest pi nnacl e of human expkessi on, 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 not have been made s uf f ' f cf ent l y @l e a p t o you wki t a your quest i on CmARLY and a s BWIEFLY a s pos s i bl e and send it her e. A l l such quest i ons, if' ne t dupl i cat ed by ot har s , w i i l be i. pr i nt ed i n t he Question and Answer s ect i ons of fol l owfng l essons, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A PERSOKAL WORD TO ALL 63EACER3, Ddar Cosmic Fkiends : Your de s i r e f op Godn s Messaga f o r thd new Cosmic Age was ax- pressed whan you enr ol l ed f or t ha INTIMATE HOME STUDY COURSE and i f I can but impart t h i s new knowledge t o you dukfng the coming months I w i l l have wort hi l y f u l f f l l a d my mi ssi on on e a ~ t h , which f s t o b ~ i n g the Cosmic Aga of Man i nt o bei ng, In t hesa f i r s t f o u ~ l es s ons I h o w you w i l l r e a l i z e t he t rend of my des i r e i n r es pect t o each one of you i ndi vi dual l y, 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 har e- f o ~ e , look back on manns cycl e of unfoldflag t o ai d fn c l a r i f yi ng my i n- t e nt . 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 hei ght s a s ye t undreamed of . The purposs of t hase l assons i s t o prepare you f o r your own u p l i f t , and t o bacomd a l eader f o r world u p l i f t , ,-- THE PAGAN AGE OF M , - --- The f i k s t t ka ns f t l on occurred a t t he dawn of Consciousness wh3n man f i r s t began t o t hi nk and h o w, Out of h i s search f o r a gr a a t e r Being t he Pagan Age of I dol worship of many gods araose, but man was s t i l l brut a man, reapi ng a l l t hi ngs , s t i l l l ovi ng 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 t he Ond God of love but man could t hen coneeiva only a ~ ; d of wrath a n j vengeancz whom t hey reaped, and whom t hey 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 abs ol ut i on, Thi s pr es ent Age of Barbaric Man has but One God but many r e l i gi ons . Out of f e a r of dL God man creat ed hat e and e v i l , He di vl ded i n t o t ki bs s , t hen nat i ons , which ki l l e d fop plundek and fok powek ovek ot her men, The Barbari an Age i s s t i l i k i l l i n g and 1s s t i l i a f ~ a i d of God and man, but it has a l - ready begun t o di s s ol ve because man i s begi nni ng t o comprehen3 t he uni t y of God and man, t he meaning s f l o v e and t he intetrdependenca of' man, and h i s a b i l i t y t o vi s i on t he p o s s i b i l i t y of h a Bod, One Waligion and One - uni f i ed World, "F C COSMIC AGZ OF N4N , ------ Th3 t h i r d gkeat t kans i t f on 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 sansi ng, Cosmic man 1s i l l umi ned wfth t he Lfght of love and i t s appl i cat i on 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 @odPs n a t u ~ e a s c o- Cr e a t c ~ of Godvs unf ver sa, It was f op t he exp2ess purposa of b ~ f n g i z g t he necessary new knowledge i nt o t he 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 i gi on and One Wo~l d t h a t Go3 i l l umi ned me duri ng a whole I f f 3 time t o dernonstkate t he rnul t l pl fad power of cosmic man t o mul t i pl y hi s vaks at i l i t y and wa s t e ~f u l l n e s s i n c r e a t i ve expr essi on, a n j f o r gi vi ng t ha t knowledge of t he Li ght f o r t he i l l umi ni ng of ot her man, To present most e f f de t ua l l g, t h i s a l l impoptant, and l z a s t ( over > known s ubj ect , The Il Puml nat i on, 1 have decided t o d e f f ~l e , d e s e ~ i b a ~ 2 d expl ai n Cosmic Consci ousness and Tha HlPuminati on by my own e xpe ~i e nc =s , beginning a t t he age of seven wi t h p a r t i a l i l l umi nat i on eveky yeas ic Mag, wi t h deeper i l l umi nat i on evesy sevent h year , and with f u l l i l l u z l - nat i on i n 1921 covarfng a pekiod of t h i r t y ni ne days and nf ght s , I had t hought 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 La o and I now f e e l t ha t 1 owe i t t o t ' ra sum of human knowledge, f o r so many eznt uki es i t has been known a s a r extremely Pam human event , but which no one who has experienced i t c s s bean abl e t o expl ai n becausa of t he i n a b i l i t y of pas t ages t o comprerznd it 0 There ape a n evek i nckeasi ng numbek of cosmic humans who a:= now ready and a bl e t o comp~ehend Cosmic Consciousness, and 1 h : w sf many, Some have come hake, ot her s have wr i t t e n from a l l over the countky, and many a r e now t akfng t h i s st udy cousse, Eve~yona who i s deeply i nspi r ed by The Message of The Civine I l i a d fs keady f o r it otherwise my books would have no meaning f op them, FOP t he above peasons 9 bel i eve t h a t it i s incumbant upon me t ha t 9 should now unfold t h i s gapeatest of a l l mystekies 0%" tha J uni verse. Any h e s i t a t i o n which I have had i n making t h i s deci s i on has baen di s pel l ed by my beloved Lao whose l i f e , with mine, i s l i ke - wisa dedi cat ed t o t he %nfiltapation. of the l ove pr i nci pl e of Na t u ~ e i nt o our human r e l a t i o n s t o keplaea t he f e w , ha t e , s i n and e v i l whi-h have dominated human ~ e l a t f o a s of t he pas t and have caused man t o k i l l man i n wak succeeding wap which w i l l avent ual l y des t r oy t he human PZ-5 unl ess saved fkom de s t r uc t i on by l ove, Now a s I t o l d you t o do a t t he end of t he foukt h l esson; study t hese fouk l es s ons c a r e f ul l y and sl owl y, Remember always i t I: new knowledge and t' nea~ef ose has a naw l anguage, Next month I s h a l l - not only expl ai n and def i ne Cosmic Consciousness but gi ve t he s c i e nt l f l c expl anat i on of Prayek, Many have t ol d me t h e i r pPayesls ape not 8f f e z ~ua 1, t hus proving t h a t t hey have not yet l earnad HOW t o pray and t he t r u z meaning of pr ayer , A l l pkayer i s answerable i n t he Li ght sf al l -l mc-~i a?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 gi vi ng you e v e q pos s i bl e expl anat i on on t h i s a l l i l l umi ni ng subj sct naxt month, With our 1 0 ~ 8 and bl es s i ngs , B am