Walter Russell - Home Study Course Unit 6 Lessons 21,22,23,24

UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL
SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

(The Russell Cosmogony)
Walter and Lao Russell
A Home Study Course
UNI T VI-LESSONS 21, 22, 23, 24
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by Walter and Lao Russell
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CEEE3W THOUGHTS OF LIFE AND DEATE
"Take -- t hou f k s m him I n t h f s new d%;E of man.
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Give him e t e r n a l Li f e fn Me Q b o wi n g Me i n him, ''
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Fsom The Di vi ne I l i a d
We a ga i n pepeat Gs dPs wosds a s t hey weke gi ven t o me i n my
i ns t s uc t i ons ~ e g a k d i n g t he gi vl ng of Hi s new Message t o cewl y com-
prehendi ng man of %hi s eSect k%c age,
When s ayi ng "t ake t hou h l s deat h fkom himfP sup Fat her -
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Mother means t h a t man Ls e' ceknal and cannot d i e , --- Be does not
- mean t h a t bodi es do n o t d i e fop a l l e s e z t i ng things p o w , decay,
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gener at e and s a d i a t e t h e 1 s e que nt i a l l y appeas, di s appear and
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r eappear ,
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Li r e and d e a t h ape b u t g ~ o s _ f t e expkezsi ons of' t he same thing,
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an e t e kna l of kepeat ed -ginas wi t h each ot he r ,
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f o r l i f e coul d n o t Efve wi t hout deat h and mg deat h coul d
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not di e with-out _life,
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It might e l a k f f y Go d J s meaning i n H i s Word i f t h e above wese
pa r a ph~a s e d a s f ol l ows : ''Take t hs u manQ s i gnosance and f e a r of
deat h away fkom hfm and gf ve him knowledge of et esl nal l i f e i n hi m.
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Make him t o know t h a t he l i v e s i n Me and nevek d i e s , f op I am h e .
I n Me t he r e i s no dea.tka,
" ~ a k e hfm t o know t h a t l i f e f n bodi es i s but t he mul t i pl i ed
motion of My eoncent kat i ve t hi nki ng- - and deat h i s but a d i v i s i o n
of t ha t motion a s My t hi nki ng de e e nt r a t e s t o f i nd r e s t i n Me, And
when bot h l i f e and deat h ape added t oge t he r t h e f r t o t a l i s but the
z e r o of r e s t i n M e ,
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Reduced t o i t s ut most s i mp l i c i t y t h i s means t h a t -- l i f e and
deat h ape but two g p o s i t e d i r e c t i o n s of mot i on, Li f e i s t he
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gener at i ve d i s a e t i on of c s n c e n t ~ a t i v e t hi nki ng and deat h i s t he
r a di a t i ve di r e c t f on,
What coul d be mope si mpl e? Ouk bodi es are but wave cycl es of
motion, QUP bodi es s i mul at e e t e r n a l l i f e by t he e t e r n a l r e p e t i -
t i o n of %%r e- deat h c yc l e s , but our bodi es are not our Per sons, o r
Bei ngs, o r s u p di vi ne Sel ves ,
That 1 s t he t hi ng God want s t he new age of man t o know, Pa s t
ages have %eased deat h because t hey d i d not know i t s meaning, - The
dkead of deat h 9s bokn out of t h e b e l i e f t h a t man d i e s when h i s
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b a no f unc t i s ns , and t h a t deat h of h i s Fodg i s h i s end,
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It i s usibel.%eoable how many i n t e l %i g e n t peopl e of t oday a c t u-
a l l y be l i e ve t h a t way, In ouk acquai nt ance 1 s a vepy weal t hy,
s ucces s f ul , %n%te%l%genP;, ki ndl y man who l i v e s l i f e g e n e ~o u s l y and
abundant l y who says: ''When you a s e dead g s u 3 r e dead, and t h a t D s
t he end of you,' Y And he s i n c e r e l y be l i e ve s i t because he t hi nks
of h i s body a s bei ng h i s Se l f , He a c t u a l l y be l i e ve s t ha t h i s
i nt e l l i ge nc e f s wi t hi n h i s b ~ a i n , t h a t h i s b ~ a i n i s Mind, and t ha t
h i s own I ndi vi dual Self' has no connect i on wi t h any ot hek Se l f , or
wi t h a uni ve r s a l Mfnd,
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ARE BUT WHAT--THEN--IS MOTI ON?
I f we would how what our e l e c t s i c bodies a s e , and how t hey
ape extended f ~ s m ouk spidoitual Sel ves t o si mul at e OUT? s el ves by
f a s t and slow two-way motion, we should not only know what e l e c -
t r i c i t y i s b'ut haw it wo~ks .
Al so, i f we would how how t o e s n t ~ o l o u ~ bodi es which we
o u ~s e l v e s have extended from t he s pi ki t ua l SOULS of us because of'
our DESIRE and our W I L L , we should b e t t e r lanow t he ke l a t i on 0.f' t he
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I nt el l i gence whfeh i s wi t hi n each body t o cont kol i t , and t he body
i t s e l f ,
Thi s i s t he knowledge which w i l l madok a new day i n a l l s oc i a l ,
i ndus t r i a l , s e f e n t i f f c an3 medical p ~ a e t i c e s , The f a c t t ha t o u r
physi cal bodi es a m but moving ext ensi ons of QUP s p i k i t u a l Sel ves
has but begun t o ent ek i n t o human Consci susness, 1% w i l l a f f e c t
you peksonal l y to youk gkeat advantage i n t he measuke sf your
a b i l i t y t o compkehend i t ,
J u s t a s the v i s w ',ker=;, made =Leap o u t of i t s i nvi s -
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ibPe Soul-seed Q- F n c ~ e a s i n ~ vi ol ent mot i on, and cont i nue t o
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grow i n t o a b2sgeP - and b e t t e r tree as a as t he vi ol ence of
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motLon -- can be - d I n t o mope v%oJent mst %on, and t hen d i s -
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appear mul t l pl f e d Q di vi di ng it, s o has
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i nvi s i bl e man been made vi s i bl e a f a s t motion,
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The pa r t i c ul a k poi nt I wish t o emphasize i s t h a t t he whole
i n t e l l e c t u a l world must ~?evf se i t s concepts kegakdfng human bodi es,
and t he ps a c t f c e s eoneekning them, medi eal l y and othekwfse, We
have segakded them a s ouk Sel ves i nst ead s f instkuments f o r man1 -
r e s t i ng our Sel ves , We have been mi ght i l y misled i n t o t ~ e a t i n g
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e f f e c t wi t h e f f e c t i ns t e a d of wi t h CAUSE,
We have magnffied t he i mport ance of mot i on, t he s o l e
i ngkedf ent of owk bodf es , t o t he e xc l us i s n of cons i der i ng t he
source s f t h a t motion i n t he seed p a t t e ~ n of ouk Soul s, When we
know t h a t a s i ngl e t hought can change t he p o l a r i t y of o u r e n t i r e
body towakd e i t h e r l i f e s k deat h- - l i kewi s e changi ng i t s e n t i r e
cher ni s t ~g t owa ~d i nckeasf ng a l k a l i n i t y OP a c i d i t y t o s t s engt hen o r
weaken i t - - o r can claange t he shape of ever y cospusel e 0% acat t er f n
t he e n t i ~ e body i n t h e d%kect %on s f e i t h e r growth os~ decay, --t he
medical pkof essf on w i l l ~ a d i c a l By change bot h i t s pki nei pPes and
pr a c t i c e s i n deal i ng with t he a i l n e n t s of bodi es ,
Li kewi se you and 1 and our nei ghbok who ase seeki ng happi nes s ,
p ~ s s p e s i t y and gkeat achi evement in 9i %e ui %B at l a s t f i nd t h a t w e
must cease s e t t i n g up i n s u ~mo t h t a b l e obs t a c l e s f n ous bus i nes s o r
s oc i a l l i v e s which each sf us i ndi vi duaBEy, and t he whole world
na t i ona l l y is c ons t a nt l y dsfng, t hus pseventfng t he happi ness,
pr ospekf t y and pswes we a l l keng f o e ,
A REW VEE&JPOIDIE$
L e t u s , t hekef ope, Psok upon a h 8 bodi es f op what t hey a r e ,
i nst ead of what we t hank t hey a r e , Bodi es ape but waves of mot i on,
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@s i ng wave? . - of' -~- mot i on, which fnca5ease in vi ol ence t s exppess
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l i f e and deesease t~ e x p ms s de a t h,
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Bo d i e s of mat t er in mot i on have been manos ~ e a l i t i e s f op a g e s ,
The time has come when t h e unf ol di ng human pace mu s t h o w t he
unr e a l i t y of moving bodi es and t he k e a l f t y of t h e i r Soupee of
mot f vat i on, Real i t y c a n nevek be i n mot i on f op mot i on ceas es , b u t
t he s t i l l n e s s fsom which met i s n ext ends i s a s e t e s n a l a s t he
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s i l e nc e from whfch sounds ext end, must be e t e k n a l i n
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or der t h a t i t be r e a l ,
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Go back, t h e mf o r e , t o f i k s t pr i nc f pl e s a s out l i ne d i n t h e
f i r s t t e n pages of Lesson No, 9 and keview them c a ~ e f u l l y u n t i l
t he c onvi c t i s n I s imbedded i n you t h a t t he undi vi ded Li ght ~f Mind-
knowing i s t h e r e a l i t y fkom which t hought i magi ni ngs ext end and
r e t r a c t i n p u l s i n g sequences t o - make be l i e ve -- t h a t t h e i r pul s i ng
e l e c t k i c mot i ons are t he i de a s which t h e f s mot i on s i mul a t e s , Med-
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i t a t e ugon t h i s t h o 4 u n t i l thoro_rsghly t h a t ALL
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MOTECIS IS M K D Q BZLIEVE t h a t i t i s some- which 1 t ~ ~ ? a l l y 2
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Let -, 8 gou i n s e a l i z hng what P 0 U a m when gou
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can so f a r ;6suk bodg t h a t ape t he undi vi ded, unchangi ng
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fnsaisib' he MIND of Ckeaticrn, Then l e t Ff g, 9 pi c t us e f o s you wha t
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y o u ~ Mind does when i t t hi nks what it knows by t a ki ng I t s QNE
WHOLE IDEA a p a r t i n t o mi l l i ons s f seemi ngl y s e pa r a t e i de a s , and
di vi di ng each of t hes e s e pa r a t e i deas f n t a paf r s of sexed opps s f t e s ,
Then k e a l f z e t h a t t he s e sexed f s ~ e v e ~ s- esf st t h e i r
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di vi s i on bx et er snel P2 at- t o void t h e f ~ unbal anced o ~ ~ ~ o s i -
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t i o n , but nevek succeed,
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Thi s w i l l enabl e you t o p i c t u r e Ckeat fon f o p what it %~ - - a
de s i s e sf' Mind t o ckeat e moving bodi es in, t he f o m s of N%nd imag-
Enings TO i%%KE BELIEVE that t he rnovlng bo di e s ARE THE MmB
I MAGI NmGS. This i s accompl i shed by p s ~ j e e t f n g them frea t he s t i l l -
nes s of t h e f s Ssukce, fo99owed by an e qua l des f ke t o k e t u ~ n t hos e
bodi es t o t h e i r s t i l l n e s s by c e s s a t i on of mot i on,
If you will ZhFnk of a l l t hos e rnovfng forms i n Ff g. 3 x h i c h
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emepge fsom t he f okml essness of t he Mfnd uni vskse of pe s t , and
t hen dfsappeak i n t o i t , you w i l l much be t t e k compkehend t he pul -
sf ng he a r t be a t of Cr eat i on, I n si mpl e words, Capeation i s but a n
e l e c t ~ f e keeokd of Mind i magf ni ngs, but w e shoul d not be decei ved
i n t o t hi nkf ng t h a t t he k e e o ~ d i s t h a t which e ~ e a t e d It ,
I f you w i l l t hen ke a l i z e t h a t evesy a e t f o n i n Natuke s t a r t s
from a poi nt of pe s t , seeks a poi nt of r e s t , and r e t ur ns t o a
poi nt of p e s t , you w i l l b e t t e s compkehend t he i dea of t he emer-
gence of ~n a t t e k from l gspaeel g and t h e subsequent swallowing u p of
mat t ec by"space,
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Li kewi se you wf kl b e t t e k u n d e ~s t a n d t he pul s l ng of t he uni -
ve r s a l he a r t be a t which eoneent kat es and de c e nt r a t e s a s Lhought-
powek mul t i pl i e s and i n t e n s i f i e s e l e c t r i c t ernsfsns, whi l e l e s s -
eni ng des f ke di vi des and r e l e a s e s them,
Lfkewi se you w i l l b e t t e r under st and t he mechanfcs of mot i on
a s t he concentrative ha l f of' t h e uni ve r s a l pul s e compresses l a r g e
volumes sf You p o t e n t i a l i n t o s mal l volumes t o e ma t e v i s i b l e
s o l i d s , t hen "goes I n t o kever s e" t o expand t h e compsessed s o l i d s
i n t o i nvf s f bl e space,
Al so %;ill mom e l e a r i x vIsrsa%fae t he unfveksaP he a r t be a t
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as a u n f v e ~ s a l ~ r e s s e s and expand s , s %mu1 t ane ou s ly
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and -, ,-& seemf nal q df vi de t h e undi vf ded, t o change
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t he chaggzsBess, t o g i v e measure wheke no measum i s , and t o con-
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d i t i s n t he uncondf t i oned,
Al so gsu w i l l b e t t e k ke a l f z e t h a t the enekgg whf@h mot i vat es
a l l motfon i s I n des i ke of Mfnd t o expkess I dea i n moving f o~r ns of
i de a , and not i n t he moving fokms which r e s u l t %porn de s f s e ,
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Likewise you w i l l di scovek i n youk medi t at i on that d e s i ~ e
i t s e l f %s di vi ded i n t o t he pos i t i ve d e s i ~ e t o mani f est l i f e t h ~ o u g h
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mul t i pl i ed mot i on and t he negat i ve d e s i r e t o seek r e s t to mani f es t
deat h thkough c e s s a t i o n of mot i on,
I f w i l l medi t at e l ong upon t hf s thought ;pscs will r e a l i z e
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t h a t e v e ~ y d e s i r e t o mul t i pl y your poweaa t o t hi nk son@ent Pat i vel g_
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i s followed Q a g e s i ~ e t o r e s t fkom t he f a t i gue of t h a t concen-
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Al so, t h a t %f you wokk a c t i v e l y a l l day you w i l l want t o l i e
down and pe s t a l l n i g h t , Then when you r e s t a l l n i g h t you a r e
r ebor n wi t h new l i f e s o t h a t you can agai n wo ~ k a l l day,
In t he pkeeed%ng pakagkaph 1 have descr ~f bed t he whole pr i n-
c i p l e of l i f e and deat h, and how each bosns t he othek and i s
r ebor n from t he stherPo
Let us r evi ew i t , You begi n youk day of mani f es t i ng LIFE
fkom a poi nt sf pe s t i n s l e e p, POUP day i s f i l l e d wi t h pos i t i ve
a c t i ons %n buf l df ng t he pksduct of youk t hi nki ng, The ener gy
.- which you have genekat ed d u r i n g t he ni ght whi l e a t p e s t i s gr ad-
ua l l y r a di a t e d dupi ng t he day u n t f l you have t o s t op a t a poi nt of
pe s t because you cannot genepat e mom enepgg, You have gr adual l y
grown s o t i m d %hat you agai n have t o I f e dawn t o pe s t i n s l e e p
f op t he n i g h t ,
' digokous a c t i o n and de s i r e f o r wok% i n t he morning mani f es t s
t he l f f e pkf nei pl i e, Rel axi ng and l yi ng down t o s l e e p a t ni ght
f ~ o m f a t i gue mani f es t s t he deat h p ~ l n c i p 2 e , Dukl ng t he ni ght o f
deat h t he body i s c ons t a nt l y genekat f ng t o born l f f e from deat h
a t t he dawn of a new day, Duking t he day of Pf f e %he body i s
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const ant l y degeaekating t o born deat h from l i f e when t he ni ght of
l i f e comes, ---- To l i v e I s t o pol ar f ze i dea, To di e i s tc depol ar i ze i t ,
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You a r e f o ~ e v e k dyi ng a s l i v e and f o k e v e ~ l i v i r a ~ a s gou
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df e. Every pubsebeat of x o u ~ he a r t manffest s bot h l f f e and deat h,
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POSTIBUTl3S AND AXI OMS CCNGEENIMB LIFE AND DEATH
The di r e c t i on of rmotion whfch manffest s L I I? E f s t he
i nwa~d r a d i a l di kect f on which fopever a c c e l e r a t e s as i t appsoaches
i t s cent eP of gr a vi t y, Thi s i s t he pos i t i ve d i ~ s e t i o n which mul -
t i p l i e s t he power sf l i ght -waves by comp~sssi ng them Lnto hot
sol i d spher es, It i s t he cent ki pet a1 dfkect fon of c onc e nt ~a t i ve
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thilak%n@; which i s t he cause % g ~ a v f t a t f o n ~ It i s t he di kect i on
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of pol ar i zat i on which @h a ~ g e s t he body with i nckaasfng v i t a l i t y ,
( see Fi g, 48,)
The di s e c t i s a motion whfch mani fest s D E A T H i s t he
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out wa~d kadiab d i s e c t i on which f ~ ~ e v e ~ d e c e l e ~ a t e s a s i t e x ~a n d s
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i n It IS t he negat i ve di r e c t i on which di vi des the powek of
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light-waves by expanding them i n t o t he col dness of apace, It i s
t he eent kf f ugal dl keet i s n of decent kat i ve thinking whfeh 1s t he
cause of kadf at i on, It f s t he df kect i on s f d e p s l a s i z a t l ~ n which
di schasges t he body by evep l esseni ng i t s v i t a l i t y , ( see Fi g, 4 9 , )
t he
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libpiurn - - i n t o p a i ~ s - of opposi t e es ndi t f ons whieh w e c a l l LIB33 and
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A2 CENTRIPETAL FORCE INCREASES POLES EXTEND TO FORBll SPHERES.
AS CENTRIFUGAL FORCE INCREASES EQUATORS EXTEND TO OBLATE SPHERES. I
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LIFE AND- DEATH ARE BUT 1NCRE;ASING AXD DECFAASING MOTION
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DEATH - and DECAY and DEGENERATION ape mani f est ed i n mat t er
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LIFE i n bodi es means i nc r e a s i ng powek of GFZIVITATICNAL CHARGE
t o p u l l inward f ~ o m wi t hi n t o i nc r e a s e t h e i ~ pol a r i z a t i on.
I ncr eas i ng pol a kf z a t i on means i nc r e a s e of e l e c t r f c p o t e n t i a l ,
I ncr eas e of e l e c t k i c p o t e n t i a l means i n c ~ e a s e of t h e powes of
pos i t i ve and negat i ve pol es t o p u l l away fkom each o t h e ~ ,
DEATH i n bodi es means i nc r e a s i ng power of WkhDUTICBAL DISCHARGE
t o t hkus t s u t wa ~ d fkom wi t hi n t o decr eas e t h e i k pol a r f z a t i on.
Decrease sf p s b a ~ i z a t i o n means decr eas e sf el ect f f i c p o t e n t i a l ,
Decrease sf e l e c t k i c p o t e n t i a l means deckease of' t he power t o
pol a r i z e ,
That which man c a l l s LIFE and DEATH i s b u t i ncr eas i ng and
decr eas i ng mot i on,
Pnckeas%ng motion causes t h e gr adual f or mat f en sf pol ar i zed
sphekes which ape two-way e xt e ns i ons from %hel p e q u a t o ~ s , ( s e e
Fi g, 5 0 , ) Deckeasing motion caus es t h e spheses t o wfthdkav i n t o
t h e i r equat oks by gr adual depo%ax?i zat fon, ( s e e Fi g, 51, )
A l l bodi es -a-P ape e l e c t r l c a l ~ e c o s d %x a . of Mi nd-t hought s,
-- P
Mind-thoughts pul s e i n e o n c e n t ~a t i v e - d e e e n t t ~a t i v 8 sequences
which we c a l l eyc%es ,
LIFT3 and lSEATB of bodf es ase b u t a s e c o ~ d i n g s of Mind-
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t hought s, - Thought . ~ -- come and =--and l i f e and deat h ~ @ C O P ~ t h e i r
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comings and t he i k =lags i n e l e c t ~ % ~ bodi es which a p p e a ~ ~ d i s -
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appeap and f okevek,
s u m RY
And t h a t is a l l t h a t l i f e and deat h i s , When we can t hi nk of
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our bodi es a s j u s t t ka ns i e nt s t a t e s of motion which a r e but drama-
t i z i n g t he t hought i magi ni ngs of our e t e r n a l Sel ves , t he more we
can r e a l i z e we, OUP Sel ves , a r e UNIVZWSAL MIND, c r e a t i n g bodi es
f o r our Sel ves , --yea, c r e a t i n g t he uni ver s al body f o r t he Uni ver-
s a l One S e l f ,
Thi s is good t o know but t h a t does not mean t h a t our human
emotions a r e t o be voi ded when bodi es s f o u ~ l oved ones ceas e t o
cont i nue t h e i s phys i c a l e xi s t e nc e wi t h us , When we g r i e v e fsr
'./
l os s of human compani onshi p we ape f u l l y j u s t i f i e d i n s o doi ng,
f o r no amount of knowledge shoul d dehumanize us t o t he e x t e n t t h a t
g r i e f shoul d be ' v~e a s one d away" by knowledge,
The a n t i d o t e f op gkf e f , however, i s knowledge, --- When we know
t h a t we c a n n ~ t e, and t h a t d e s i r e f op body s t i l l cont i nues f o r -
-- -
ever i n t he e t e ~ n a l Se l f of man--and t h a t a new body w i l l pol a r i z e
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from t h a t des f ke J u s t a s a s dawn f ol l ows n i g h t , we w i l l
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t hen have an enr i chment f o r oup g r i e f t hrough knowledge, i ns t ead
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and
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due
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i mmor t al i t y.
The c s nf us f on which has made deat h so t kagi e and t e r r i b l e ha s
a ~ i s e n from t he b e l i e f t h a t s ens i ng i s bot h t hi nki ng and knowing.
A most common expr es s i on r egakdi ng anyone whose s ens es have
ceased v i b r a t i n g f o r any Peason, such a s s l e e p o~ a ne s t he s i a , i s
t h a t such a one i s unecanscious, There 13 no such eondf t i on a s
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unconsci ousness, What one pea117 means f s t h a t one Qs b mf n has
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ceased s e ns i ng because of b e i n s -pized,
Mind i s al ways cs ns cf ous , Mind al ways knows and d e s i r e s
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whether t he body i s a s l e e p f o r a ni ght , or f o r t he l onger i n t e ~ v a l
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of a c qui r i ng a new body. The Mind of one can al ways become DXE
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wi t h t he Mlnd of a n o t h e ~ because t hey a r e ONE i n essence and var y
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onl a s t o t he s t a t e of t h e i r r e s pe c t i ve unfol di ng--whi ch i s corn-
L--- - --
manly t e ~ me d ' qi ndi vi dua l i t y' s ,
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When any one a s ks t h a t age ol d ques t i on, "Can I c ont a c t my
fatheba--OF ot he r loved one--who ha s passed on?" t hey keaBly mean
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Can my body cont act t h e i r bodi es ? Can my senses c ont a c t t h e i ~
senses? Can 1 as k them ques t i ons about whethek t hey ape happy, o r
about a bus i nes s pksblem?"
People. who a s k such que s t i ons do laot t hi nk t hi ngs t hr ough.
The one who ha s "passed on" ha s not passed on, He s t i l l -j i s a s
he al ways has been, i n t he undi vi ded unf vesse of Mlnd, but he ha s
had a sensed e l e c t k i c body which bel ongs t o t he di vi ded uni ver se
of change,
When he got r i d of t h a t e l e c t r i c wave k6dy t h e e l e c t ~ i c
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which bel enged t o It wi t h it except f o r t he
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pa t t e r ns - sf t hought s - and expekien@es - became permanent l y
aae@orded i n h i s Soul and s eed,
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The s ens es ape e l e c t k i c , They w i l l not vi bs a t e i n di s char ged,
or depol akfzed bodi es , j u s t a s a n e l e c t s i c bul b w i l l n o t l i g h t
fkom a dead st okage ba t t e ky,
Mind can ~1a.l c ont a c t Mind, ,fop a l l - h o wi n $ i s uni ve r s a l ,
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but v i t a % p018ki zed bodi es c ont a c t d e v i t a l i z e d , depol ar -
pp
i zed bodi es ,
Thi s is t oo e a r l y a s t a ge i n t he s e l es s ons t o expand t h i s
i d e a f u ~ t h e k a t t h f s p o i n t , f op t h e ~ e 1 s s t i l l much mope pr epar a-
t i on f op hi ghe s cs neept s needed befoke t he new t hi nkl ng of hi gher
concept s coul d be comprehended wi t hout t oo much s t r a i n ,
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Suf f i ce it f o r now t o s ay t h a t cornuni on bet ween Mind and
Mind- whet he^ sf man and man, or man and God--will al ways be a s it
has always been- - f op t he drama of Cr eat i on i s bei ng pl ayed f or e ve r
and f or e ve r , Ther e i s a pl a n and de s t i ny i n i t - - and you and I a r e
a c t or s i n it--and God i s t he Pl aywr i ght . You and 1 a r e al so. t he
Pl aywri ght when we b o w our s el ves a s Undivided and Unchanging--
e v e n though we need bodi es t o pl a y t he p a r t s of t he di vi ded and
\ , - . '
t he changi ng,
Cornmuni on _of Mind and Mind _fs i n t he t i me l e s s Pa n~ua ge of t he
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Li ght o f al l - knowi ng, We s h4al l t a l k about t h i s i n f u t u r e l e s s ons
--
when we q u i t e t hor oughl y under st and - t h a t t he r e i s somet hi ng beyond
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t he s ens i ng of bodi es which ha s no need of bodi es ,
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J u s t as t h e r e ape i nvent i ons t o come a s y e t undreamed of , s c ,
l i kewi s e, t h e r e a r e ment al poweks t o unfol d which ape a s y e t
undreamed sf ,
The Cosmic A s , - now dawning,. fs a f a r s t e p in t he unf ol di ng
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of t h a t i n man which t kanscends h i s body,
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CmCET9Sa:oIl
The f s l l ow%ng wokds of our Father-Mothek gi ven i n Hi s Message
f o r t he Cosmic Age of man w i l l be food f o r youp deep medi t at i on
whi l e awai t i ng f ukt he s unfoldment of t he g l s s y which i s man,
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AgaSn - I s, I am t he Soul of & u n i v e ~ s e - sf ekeatflag w,
I f
Wl t hfn & B S n g - i s d_es%ke - f o r mani f es t i ng 8 Bei n&, Desi r e
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i n Me 1 s SOU% %n Me,
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"That - which 3 & des i kes t o mani f est i n fskm t hrough
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Li ght , Li ght ext endet h frqpm pn Me g r et uknet h t o So u l fn
Me, t he e xt e ns f on and pet ur ni n$ be i ng two seeming l i g h t s of Me,
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"Again - I sag ----- I am t he seed of & unf ol di ng-refol di ng uni verse.
Within MJI Light a l l forml ess seed of planned idea ar e enfolded i n
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& Being a t r e s t i n Me.
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"Again - I sag - a l l t hi ngs extendeth from Me and r et ur net h t o
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- Me* --- From Me a l l t hi ngs ----- ar e born from seed of thought -- i n Me, - and
born agai n with each pul s at i on of My t hi nki nq.
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here naught - but bi r t h i n Mx imagining, There -- i s no
death i n Me, - f or endings and beginnings a r e one i n Me. Naught
----
b u t l i f e reacheth out from Me and naught but l i f e meeteth ret urn-
-- - - 9 - --
i n ~ l i f e f o r r ebi r t h in Me,
n
Wherefore - I sa_y, ---- Ye must be born agai n, and ~ e t agai n unto
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t hat i nf i ni t y - of mirrored reachings which - i s 9 imagining, Thus
i s Ply One Idea continued endl essl y i n imagined forms of My t hi nk-
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a. Thus i s MI One Idea reborn a s many ones i n t he mul t i pl yi ng
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mirrors or Li ght , f or ever wi t h o u t end,
"_Again I sag, the mirrored mul t i pl es - of 9 thought images ar e
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but r ef l ect i ons - of & imagininas, Theg ar e not
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From THE DIVmE ILIAD
(pages 15213 The Secr et of ~ i g h t )
UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCBMCE AND PHILOSOPIE
by
Walter Russel l , Sc. D o
The Walter Rus s el l Foundation, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Vi r gi ni a
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Copyrighted 1951 by Walter and Lao Russel l
he f a c t t hat ouk physfcal bodies a're but moving
ext ensi ons of o u r s p i r i t u a l Selves has but begun
t o e nt e r human Consciousness, ''
....................
" A l l bodi es ar e e l e c t ~ i c kecokdings of ~i nd- t hought s . "
Quoted from l esson No. 21,
KNOWLEDGE PaAXES YOU THE MASTER--NOT THZ SERVANT--OF MATTZR
The above quot at i ons a r e repeated here because i t i s d i f f i c u l t
t o f ul l y comprehend t he of t repeated statement t ha t " ~ o d i s a l l n
while an i n f i n i t e l y extended univekse of suns, s t a r s and nebulae
i l l umi ne t he heavens by t he count l ess mi l l i ons , and a l l about you
/
count l ess mi l l i ons of bodies of s ubs t ant i al mat t er which you can
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weigh, and f e e l , and see with $our own eyessq confront s you with
t he i r own i ndi sput abl e evidence of t he i r r e a l i t y ,
A l l ouk l i v e s , f o r count l ess generations, w e have been con-
front ed with moving bodies and movfng f or ces , Heat burns us ,
Winds blow f okcf bl y agai nst s u p r e s i s t i ng bodi es, We have pai ns,
and aches, hungers, and f e a r of i l l nes s es of our bodies, and of
t he bodi es of ouk f ami l i es and f ~ i e n d s .
Tempests come--with f l oods, and famines, and droughts, We
have always known a wokld of motion--of actions and events--of
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pl eas ur e and cat ast sophy- - wi t h e r a s of peace suddenl y b ~ o k e n by
devas t at i ng war.
How, i n t he veky f a c e of a l l we see and f e e l , can we s ay:
n ~ ~ d i s a l l " , or "God 1s Lovet' , or "I am t he mastep of my f a t e ,
I am t he capt ai n of my Soul ", when we f e e l our s el ves t o be t he
he l pl e s s vi ct i ms of a ma t t e r and mot i on envi ronment which s o
r e l e n t l e s s l y s w i ~ l s us about i n i t s whi r l pool s ,
I s i t any wonder t h a t peopl e who a r e t he seidvants of ma t t e r ,
motion and envi ronment , f e e l t h a t t he uni ver s e of mat t er and
motion i s REALITY--and t h a t t hi ngs of t he s p i r i t a r e somet hi ng t o
be hoped f o r but a r e n o t dependabl e--not REAL!
Wherefore - I sag t o t h a t gou a r e t he sel f-bound s er vant
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of mat t er 90 l ong a s you ape sel f-bound--and f ur t her mor e I sag t o
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you t h a t you ape f r e e d from i t s bondage onl y when you f r e e xour -
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s e l f from your own s e ns e s .
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J u s t s o l onq a s y o u ~ s ens es domi nat e your a c t i ons t he world
-- - --
of m a t t e ~ and motion g your mast er--and ~014 a r e i t s unwi l l i n5,
- - - --
unhappy s l a ve , --- i s t h i s so? It i s because y o u ~ senses a r e t he
-- --
i c vi br a t i ons t h a t your- bodi es - a r e , Pour body i s not
--
gou, t he r e f or e your s e ns e s Y 6 U,
That means t h a t your body i s domi nat i ng your a c t i ons , Your
body i s demanding t h a t you worrok f o r i t - - t h a t you gi ve i t what i t
wants--and t he onl y t h i n g s it want s a r e more sensat i ons--more
vi brat i ons--more motion--more pos s es s i ons of ma t e r i a l t hi ngs f o r
t he body--more emot i ons f o r t h e body,
Freedom from s l aveky t o ma t t e r , and t he condi t i ons of ma t t e r ,
begi ns wi t h knowledge t h a t t he mot i on and mat t er of your . body i s
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not Y 0 U, That i s why I have so of t en t ol d you t h a t t he supreme
di scovery of man i s h f s Se l f .
Complete fksedom comes onl y when have a c t ua l l y -- come t o
K N 0 W L 0 V E , When - $ou a c t ua l l y know what love 1 s g_ou w i l l
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not only know t h a t God fs l ove, but t ha t YOU ake l ove, When t ha t
--
% comes you can then say, a s Jesus safd--and with a s much aut hor -
- -- -
%--"I -- and Fatheaa -- a r e BNE" , When t h a t gl or i ous does come
--
you -- w i l l have f sund kingdom or heaven, ---- f OP t h a t i s what Jesus
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meant when Re s a i d "seek - f f k s t - t he kingdom - of heaven",
No man can have e f t h e r pr os per f t y, r i c he s , powek or happi ness
so l ong a s he i s but c l a y of e a r t h, sensed c l a y of e a r t h, bound by
h i s body t o f opever work fok h i s bodfl g needs,
I have f r equent l y s ai d t h a t mat er i al bodi es sfmul at e i dea
-- PP -
but t he forms of mat er i al bodfes ar e not t he i dea t hey si mul at e,
-- -- ----
A l l t he gol d and t r eas ur es sf t he mat er f al wokld a r e not what t h e ~
-- - -- ---
make bel i eve t hey ape, Be who possesses much gold and t hi nks ,
t her ef or e, t h a t he has t he happi ness which t he possessi on of gold
si mul at es, has but t he gol d--fop - happi ness i s not i n t he gol d,
-7-7
Likewise, he who possesses powek oves othek men has not ye t a t t a i ne d
happi ness even though he has t he powep of ki ngs ,
ENERGY I S I 3 MI ND, NOT 3 3 MATTER
When you t hi nk of mattek a s r e a l i t y a s k y o u ~ s e l f what mat t er
can do wi t hout t he des i r e of Mind back of i t , Even gouk l i t t l e
f i nger cannot move of i t s e l f u n t f l you WILL i t t o move, Desi re i s
i n t he Soul-seed of a l l t hi ngs , Desike of t he C~e a t o k pol ar i zed
--
t he univekse i n t o pa i r s of opposi t e condf t i ons whfch pump bodies
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i nt o t he appeakance of exi s t ence motivated Q DESIRE.
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W i l l of Mind c r e a t e d a l l t h i n g s t o d r a ma t i z e i d e a of Mind for
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j u s t a l i t t l e while--TFEN WILL OF MIND TAKES ALL CREATED THIXGS
-
BACK INTO TEE SOUL-SEED OF I TS IDEA, They d i s a p p e a r - - b a t WILL OF
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MIND STILL - I S,
W i l l of Mind c r e a t e s a l l t h i n g s b g d i v i d i n g i d e a and s e t t i n g
--- --
i t i n mot i on, S i l e n c e i s d i v i d e d t o p r o d u c e v i b r a t i o n s f o r j u s t a
-- - - - -
l i t t l e wh i l e -- and when t h o s e v i b r a t i o n s c e a s e s i l e n c e s t i l l I S,
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W i l l -- of Y 0 U R Mind c r e a t e d Y O U W body, Desire i n
A
YOU--& gouk c o n s c f o u s So u l - - t o ha ve a body, p o l a r i z e d t h e l i g h t
- --- -
of Mi nd- t hi nki ng whi ch e x t e n d e d y o u r v i s i b l e , v i b r a t i n g e l e c t r i c
--
body f r om i t s s i l e n c e - - f r o m i t s s t i l l n e s s , and s et it i n mot i on t o
--- -- ---- -
dr a ma t i z e t h e i d e a of YOU f o r j u s t a l i t t l e whi l e, But when i t s
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v i b r a t i o n s cease- - Y 8 U S T I LkL A R E .
That i s what i s meant Q s a y i n g "God - a l o n e IS" o r "I am t'ne
- 9 - ---
ma s t e r - of g - 9 f a t e _, I - a m - t he c a p t a i n - of mg ~ o u l " ,
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c r e a t e d y o u r v i b r a t i n g body ext ended fpom
YOU t o c r e a t e youp bodx, and n o t f r om YOUP body t o c r e a t e YOU,
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EXAMPUtS OF SOUL ENERGY
Sc i e nc e - r e v e r s e s - t h e above s t a t e d p r f n c i p l e p o s t u l a t i n g
t h a t t h e enepgy u h f c h c r e a t e s mat t er comes fkom matte^, A s pre-
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v i o u s l y s t a t e d 5 - - f s p ~ e s u me d -- t o b e h e a t e d matte^,
I want t o g i v e you a f e w i d e a s upon t h i s s u b j e c t t o t a k e i n t o
deep and pkol onged me d i t a t i o n , o v e r and o v e r a g a i n , u n t i l t h e
r e a l i z a t i o n of i t g i v e s you t h e f e e l i n g of s uc h u n l i mi t e d power
t h a t you c oul d " t e a r t r ees f r om t h e f o r e s t t r ee by t ~ e e , o r f o r e s t
by f o k e s t " f o r y o u r " s t r e n g t h t r a n s c e n d s t h a t of t h e tkee, It i s
mightfedba t h a n t h a t of t h e f o r e s t " a s I once upon a t i m e wr ot e down
when d e e p l y i n t h e E i g h t , -
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Thi s f e e l i n g of unl frni t ed powes shoul d be y s u ~ normal s t a t e
of Mind, t oget hek wi t h fnnek j oyousness, You should al ways come
out of your medi t at i ons wi t h t h a t sense of tremendous power, t he
g l o r y of Sel f - expr essf on, and a sense of supremacy ovep a l l mate-
r i a l t hi ngs , When communion wi t h God gi ve s you t hose God qua l i -
t i e s such a t hi ng a s f a f l uke , ok d e f e a t , oc f eak s f f a c i ng any
t a s k upon e a s t h , shoul d be e nt f ke l y el i mi nat ed f ~ o m youk t hi nki ng.
. .
That i s t he ki nd of Bei ng you shoul d b e ,
P A - - - -
Consi dek t h e follswinzg i de a , An I t a l i a n l a b ~ u r e k can l i f t
t h i r t y t o f f f t y t ons of c oa l i n one day, a s hovel f u l l a t a time.
That f e a t t a ke s a n enormous amount of enekgy. WhePe d i d t he
enekgy come f ~ o m which pesfskmed t h a t amount of work?
Most c e kt a f nl y it df d not come by conver s i on of t he food
consumed by t he "l bour es i n t o h e a t . The few pf eces of br ead,
cheese and oni ons consumed a s rood would n o t gener at e he a t enough
b y any known psoeess t o l i f t f f f t g pounds, much l e s s f f f t y t ons ,
The food consumed i s used t o k e p a i ~ t h e body and r epl ace i t s
e ve r dyi ng @o ~ p u s c l e s , Any kesfdue i s el i mf nat ed a f t e ~ nosmal
r epl acement s a s e compl et ed,
machine t h a t
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make which would t ons
would need at Beast f %ve hundsed pounds of f u e l , A manQ s b o d y i s
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a machine made f ~ k wokk a s a man-made machine i s .
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i s i t t h a t one machine needs f i v e h u n d ~ e d - 3 of f u e l con-
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ver t ed t o h e a t t o l i f t fiftx t ons whi l e t h e human machine l i f t s
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f i f t y f u e l
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a t a l l ?
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The & i s t h a t t he a machine i s c e n n a t he Uni-
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ve r s a 1 Csnsef ousness whfch i s t he Ssusee of a l l p o w ~ ~ fkom which
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man expkesses powep t hr ough d e s i r e t o expr ess powek, even though
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he i s not awake of t he Souaace of h i s power. The man-made machine
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has no such mot f vat i ng sour ce of powep so an e l e c t r i c c ur r e nt i s
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extended t o i t f ~ o m g penar at or which consumes a tremendous amount
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of f ue l .
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The machine made by man needs t he e l e c t r i c cur pent whi l e man
I S t he e l e c t k f c c u ~ ~ e n t , Hi s he a r t be a t i s connect ed wi t h t he
uni veksal heas t bea t o
The same t hi ng hol ds tlaue of a n el ephant or any ot her ani mal
which i s mot i vat ed by Soul - wi l l . The el ephant can move two hun-
dred t ons of l ogs i n a day, The h a l f a ba l e of hay consumed by it
i s l i kewi se needed f o p r epl acement s t o i t s body.
Considek, l i ke wi s e , t he f a c t t h a t you can l i f t youk own body
t e n thousand f e e t above t he e a r t h t o t he t op of a mount ai n, and
back agai n i n one day, because YOU a r e t he uni ve r s a l e l e c t p i c
cur r ent , and YOUR powek i s l i mi t l e s s .when you know i t i s l i m i t -
l e s s , - I f - ~ w e r & - _ _ - l i mi t ed i t i s because =, y o u ~ s e l f , - have
s e t l i mj t a t i ons t o i t ,
- A-
A m - 1 x, -- man i s Omnipotent --- - when he - -- knows - h i s Orrgipotence.
As a l a s t example f o r your medi t at i on I would Pi ke you t o
consi der t he t ~e me nds us ener gy expr es s ed i n t he veget abl e kingdom
t he d e s i r e of t he f o r e s t t o l i f t i t s t housands of t ons up above
t he e a r t h ,
I n t he Soul -seed of t he f o r e s t i s t he mi ght y d e s i r e t o mani-
f e s t i t s power, Ever y seed sf t he f o r e s t i s cent ar ed by t h a t
So u l - d e s i ~e t o unf ol d t h e pa t t e r n of i t s i dea. D e s i ~ e -- I n t he
seed i s e l e e t k f c ~ ~ ~ p e n t i n t he seed expr es s i ng i t s d e s i r e Q
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Pi ght t o fokm i t s body,
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Those mighty t ons of t he f or e s t ar e not l i f t e d u p by "heat
energy" but by t he al t eknat i ng heat and cold of sunl i ght and cool
eakt h, These ape the two condi t i ons which desfke f n t he seed
makes use of t o poPakfze s t i l l n e s s of equilibpium i nt o v i b ~ a t i n g
bodi es, Cesi se makes -- i t s own el ect pi c cukrent , f o r des i r e of Soul
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i s t he --= which cr eat es YOUR body and ALL
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BODIES,
L
The ~e f or e 1 say agai n t o you t hat Bod i s e t e ~ n a l and naught
e l s e i n t he uni verse i s et eknal save God, Likewise, I say t o you
t hat YOU ape et eknal , a s ONE with your Fat her and mine, when you
know you ape e t e r na l ,
A 1 3 0 7 ts t ha t YOU a m t he Sou~c e of a l l energy with
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which ekeat e - t he unfveksaP - body, Fta~thermoke - I - t o g o ~ a t&t
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YOU c e n t e ~ and cozatlpol e v e q c e l l of body, If ape bal -
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anted f n t he a @e. l l of body i s B9kewi se balanced,
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If t hi nki ng every @e l l of XOUP body t akes on
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t ha t unbalance %mrnediatePy, and but balanced t hi nki ng can
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cor r ect i t ,
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These l essons -- ape Peadf wg 9 - t o comp~ehensfonn of" t he f a c t
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t ha t God a c t ua l l y I S al l - - and naught e l s e e x i s t s ,
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Theke i s no nat ekf al uni ver se, Matter and motion do not
e x i s t , They appear t o e xf s t , but t hat appeakance of exi st ence i s
t he gr eat cosmic fk' kusion, Even the senses which t e l l us t ha t
matte2 e x i s t s do not e xi s t , fop they a r e motion, and motion i s
mekely t he el ect ki c keeopd of thought irnagfnings ,
If t he Cr e a t o ~ s udde n2 stopped t hi nki n~g and imagining t h i s
- - , - = - 3 -
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e n t i r e univekse - sf mat t er would suddanly disappeala, f o r a l l motion
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and folam a r e Mind-imagined, and a l l bodi es a r e but e l e c t r i c t hought
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pi ct ukes -- of Mind i magi ni ngs, The e f f e c t would be l i k e t he endi ng
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of a motion pi ct uke ~ l a x where a l l phys i c a l e f f e c t s cease when t he
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cr eat or of t he ~ l a x stopped t hi nki ng i t i n t o form and motion,
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This univekse i s e n t i r e l y s p i y i t u a l , God al one i s ,
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This unfvekse i s a Mind uni verse from which thought-imagined
bodies extend t o si mul at e t he i dea of Mind,
This i s a uni verse of WEST from which motion s e e mi n~l y spri ngs.
Godus knowing i s undivided and unchanging. Godns t hi nki ng
seemingly di vi des t he CaJE I DEA of GodDs knowing i nt o many moving
forms which s e e mi n~l y change, a s GodPs t hi nki ng seemingly changes,
THE COSMIC ILLUSIBN
A l l
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bodies t he
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univekse a r e
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but
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waves moti on which
i n themselves ape onl y seeming, There i s no such t hi ng a s motion
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0s substance. Theke i s but i l l u s i o n which we sense a s motion and
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subs tance ,
I f t h i s st at ement amazes you it i s because you do not ye t
comprehend God s l enses and mi ~koks of l i g h t by means of which He
ckeat es t h a t i l Pus i on, I w i l l make t hese c l e a s t o you l a t e r on,
but i n t he meantime your senses see very much motion i n a cinema
pi ct ur e, yet you know t h a t t her e i s no motion t he r e ,
You f u l l y undekstand t h a t t he i l l u s i o n of motion i n t he
cinema pi ct uses i s caused by sequences of' " s t i l l s " supekimposed
upon each ot hek, each succeeding one bei ng of a di f f e r e nt pa t t e r n,
If the pat t esns wese a l l a l i k e t he r e would be no i l l us i on of
motion,
God s cinema changes pa t t e r n const ant l y because God s - t hi nk-
fng changes const ant l y, but changinq o ~ l y seems, l i kewi se motion
Lat er i n t hese l essons when you w i l l know more about God9s
pl an, you w i l l undekstand Mis gr eat i l l us i on qui t e f ul l y, Suf f i ce
it f or now t o say t hat evepy t hi ng which seemingly happens,
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unhappensDq simultaneously, t o coi n an expressi ve woiad f ola b e t t e r
unders t andi ng.
You and every moving t hi ng i n Nat ure, ar e walking const ant l g
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i nt o a mi ~k o r youksel f, A s you appear simuPtaneously d i s -
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appear but t he sequences of i t deceive youk human senses g i v i w
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a f e e l i ng of cont i nui t y which i s not J us t i f i e d,
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When we a k ~ f v e a t t he st age of f ur t he r di scussi on of t hi s
phenomena you w i l l know of i t a s ''the voidance p ~ i n c i p l e ' ~ which
i s demonstrated i n The Law of Voidance which reads: " ~ v e ~ y act i on
i s voided a s it occulps, i s kepeated a s it i s voided, and i s
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recorded a s f t i s w e d ,
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A l l e f f e c t s of t h e , dimension, sound, and sequences of ni ght
and day, faasm which the i l l u s i o n of time sppings, ar e likewise t he
r e s ul t of see- anstion,
ABB t h i s can be summed up i n t he simple statement t ha t t hi s
seeming univeaase 0%" many t hi ngs , which seem t o have count l ess
changing moving foaams, i s a. ZERO uni verse of REST which never
exceeds zero i n any of i t s e f f e c t s , but only seems to do so,
A l l of t hi s seems ineaaedible, I know, b u t as you gkadually
keplace old conceptions of what cons t i t ut es you w i l l more
and mope compkehend t hat t he Li ght of Mind i s t he only r e a l i t y,
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You can keadi l y under st and t h a t when a l l motion i n your body
ceases it dfsappeaks, j u s t a s t he whole uni ver s e would di s appear
i f a l l motion ceased i n t he Uni ver s al Body.
Thi s i dea f s s o b e a u t i f u l l y expr essed i n t he i nspi r ed words
of our Fathek-Mothelass Message t h a t I quot e them her e f op your
i ns pi r a t i on,
nWithout t hf nkf nq PI$ -- One I dea coul d - not become many one i deas
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f o r 5 s t age s e t t i n g .
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Without motion cosmic p l a y could not be pl ayed, nor coul d
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i t s a c t or s be,
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"Without change Q undi vi ded One I dea coul d not unf ol d,
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"Without time Q drama of Mx c r e a t i ng uni ver se could have no
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"wi t hout motfon, t i m e , change and sequences t he unf ol di ng of
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5 Mind Srnaginings coul d have no measured space f o r i t s s t age
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s e t t i n ~ s , sekeen -- f o k i t s l i g h t p r o j e c t i o n s .
"Theref ope, --- see them as 2 imagine them but know t h a t t hey a r e
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but f bowi ng t hrough t hi nki ng,
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"Know t houy mP --- t h a t t i me i s m, n o ~ a r e t he r e
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moving t hi ngs which change; & t he r e -9l i f e - nor deat h, - - nor
col d nop he a t nor w d 9 nor" bad i n & uni ver s e of Me,"
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( ~ a g e 98 The Se c r e t of ~ i g h t ) From The Divine I l i a d ,
Youp body appeaked %porn YOU, It appeared because YOU de s i r e d
t o mani f est YOU, It appear ed because you imagined i t , God' s body
appears and di sappear s l i ke wi s e , When you a c t u a l l y KNOW t h a t yous
Mind and Bodgs Mfnd ape CNE--you can t hen knowingly say "I and My
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F a t h e r a p e ~BE'', You w i l l t h e n know t h a t y o u r Mind i ma g i n i n g ~ a p e
c r e a t i n g t h e u n %v e r s a l body.
You w i l l t hen know t h a t $our body i s b u t a movi ng manifests-
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t i o n of d e s i p e fn you and wh a t e v e r i t i s it i s what caus ed it
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t o be, To t he e x t e n t t h a t you know God irf you your body f s a
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ma n i f e s t a t i on of God I s b a l a n c e d r hyt hms whfch a r e a b s o l u t e l y u n d e r
y o u r Mind c o n t p o l , So, l i kewf se, --- a k e a l l of ~ o u k e k e a t i o n s undep
To u r Mind c o n t k s l ,
i
To t h e e x t e n t t h a t you know Gods s onenes s wf t h you you c a n
e x t e n d y o u r b a l a n c e t o ot'raek, Mi nds and g f v e t hem cont aaol o v e r t hei r
b o d i e s a nd t he b o d i e s t h e y c r e a t e .
WHAT THIS KNOWI.BSXFE E h B S TO YOU
The pukpos e pf r e v e a l i n g t hese unknown f a c t s of Na t u r e t o
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ou i s t o f r e e gou fkom t h e b f n d i n g s of matter s o t h a t gou w i l l
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know i t f o p what i t i s and n o t what i t seems t o be a nd c o n t r o l
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i t - - i n s t e a d o f i t gou,
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I n t he p k e v f o u s l e s s o n I h a v e s t a t e d that one s i n g l e t h o u g h t
c o u l d u p s e t t he cher nf st ky and p o l a r i t y of y o u r body s o c o mp l e t e l y
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t h a t f ~ o m bei ng we91 you c o u l d become ill, You need n o f u r t h e r
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koof t h a n t h a t t o c onvi nc e ' chat XOU-P body i s t he e l e c t r i c
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r e c okd of
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If you wosk a l l da y a t s ome t hi ng you veky much d i s l f k e you
become veky t i r e d , The p o l a ~ i t y of youk body weakens in i t s power
t o d i v i d e t he p o l e s sf y o u r body c e l l s , Even a l i t t l e d e p o l a r i z a -
t i o n of a 1 9 c e l l s d e g e n e r a t e s y o u r b o d i l y v i t a l i t y , wher eas you
c o u l d w o ~ k a l l day wi t h i n t e n s e j oyous ne s s and f eel e v e n more
v i t a l i z e d at t he end of t he d a y ,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The
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reason f o r
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t h i s because e c s t a s y i s t he
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cont i nued, nor -
mal unchanging s t a t e of God' s Mind, and t he mope you can ~ e f l e c t
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t ha t ecs t as y t he mope you can keep t he p o l a r i t y of y o u r body a t
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i t s maximum gener at i ve -power.
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Likewise t he di vi s i ons of de s i r e f o r a c t i o n , followed by an
equal desi ke f o r r e s t , i f propekly bal anced i n youk t hi nki ng, and
emulated w i l l mul t i pl y your v i t a l i t y
Mul t i pl i ed v i t a l i t y thkough t he mani f es t at i on of l ove br i ngs wi t h
it t he f u l l n e s s of phys i cal expsessi on, Every devi at i on from
balanced expr essi on of t he love pr i nc i pl e des t r oys bodies i n t he
measure of t h a t deviation,
Vi ol ent anges, fok example, can sow i t s deadl y seed of cancer
i n a pekf eet l y heal t hy body, A complete expr es s i on of t he l ove
pr i nci pl e, one whlch has i n it t he e c s t a s y of t he Li ght of Mind,
can dest r oy t h a t seed and make t he body whole, Likewise i t can
dest roy t he seed of any i nf ect i ous di s eas e i f t h a t ecs t as y can be
imparted t o a n o t h e ~ , a s Jesus d i d when He made otheks t o he a l them-
sel ves thkough ' 9 b e l i ~ ~ i n g on Hi m" , even though t hey d i d not compre-
hend,
It i s time t h a t t he medical p ~ o f e s s f o n f u l l y cornpkehended t h a t
v i t a l i t y and t he powers of gener at i on a r e based upon i ncr easi ng
pol a r i t y, and t h a t pol a r i t y kesponds immediately t o des i r e - and -- t he
balanced D t h m s which --- ape an e s s e n t i a l precedent t o t he jogous-
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ness which l eads t o e c s t a s g, Such joyous emotions i ncrease t he
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a l ka l i ne pPepondekance which bui l ds t he body and loweks i t s aci d
cont ent ,
ConvepseBy any cyni cal or unkind a t t i t u d e which does not
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expr ess t he l ove Na t u ~ e cf God loweks t he pol a r i t y of svery c e l l
i n t he body and i nckeases i t s acl d cont ent t o a d e s t ~ u c t i v e pep-
cent age,
TO COBTROE MATmB--FIRST CWTROL SEW
God sai d " ~e h o l d 1 am i n a l l t hi ngs , cent er i ng them, and I
am wi t hout a11 t hi ngs , cont kol ki ng themtv,
The neakep you can come t o f e e l i ng youp Sel f t o be t h a t ten-
t e r of s t i l l n e s s from which a l l t hl ngs extend UNDER YOUR CO'RTROL,
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t he more you can cont ks l youk own body t o i t s pekfect i on of h e a l t h ,
s t r e ngt h and beaut y,
No - anattek what yo~a must do i n l i f e do i t $ogsusly, Whatever
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wokk it i s pwt l ave i n t o i t , I f gou d o e love i n t o it pou w i l l
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f i nd love ~ @ & ~ e n t o xou by i t o
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Love gi ven out from y o ~ a v i t a l i z e s y ~ u , YOUP pol ar i zat i on
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i n t e n s i t g i nckeases i ns t ead -p of d e c ~e a s i n g ,
I f d 6 not l i k e your work i t gi ves back t o what you
- - P -- . - - - - .
g i v e t o i t , -- and de vi t a l i z e d,
pp
matearep - s i t ua t i on =self i n masteaa Q gi vi ng
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l ove out of $Qukselr to i t f op t h a t i s t he *x t o mastep
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i t , Ef @g "ght b u t l o v e It w i l l mastek z,
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Theke ---- f a no t as k which mani f est s God wl-afcka i s not be a ut i f ul
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i f make i t so fok i s not i n 9 t as k- - i t i s i n w,
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If you have t o sweep t he f l o o r d o i t g l o ~ i o u s l y , The f l oor
must be swept, If it f a l l s t o you 'to sweep it do it p e ~ f e c t l y ,
wi t h l ove, and It w i l l bl e s s you,
A j oyous a t t i t u d e of Mind from l ove given o u t w i l l p ~ o l o n g
your dat e of matuking, l engt hen your l i f e and make y o u ~ t hi nki ng
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more b r i l l i a n t and keen t o t he day of your pas s i ng, Joyousness i s
t he gr e a t i ns ul a t or f ~ o m t he t oxi ns which a r i s e from unbal anced
t hi nki ng,
NEW THINKING FOR DOCTORS, CHEMISTS AND METALLURGISTS
When w i l l t he chemi st e ve r l e a r n t h a t t he same unbal anced
condi t i ons which cause vi ol e nt expl os i ons i n h i s el ement al com-
pounds cause vi ol e nt expl os i ons i n t h e human body undek s i mi l a r l y
unbalanced condi t i ons !
The chemi st and me t a l l u r g i s t f u l l we l l know t h a t when t hey
f i nd pure cube c kys t a l s i n any el ement s t hey f i nd t he s t a b i l i t y
of a bs ol ut e bal ance i n such c r y s t a l s , and when t hey f i nd d i s t o r t e d
cube c kys t a l s t hey f u l l we l l know t h a t unbal ance i n i nt er change
between opposl t e p a i r s i s t he answer t o t h a t di s t okt i on,
When w i l l l ear ned men of s c i e nc e , e s pe c i a l l y i n medi ci ne,
unde ~s t a nd t h a t d i s t o r t i o n s due t o unbal ance i n el ement al bodi es
have t he same bas i c caus es t h a t d i s t o r t i o n s i n human bodi es have!
Human bodi es a r e composed sf t hes e same el ement s and bot h a r e
e l e c t p i c kecokdings of Mind t hi nki ng, t hel aefore bot h MUST obey t he
same i n v i o l a t e laws of bal ance,
Thi s pr f ncf pl e sf unbal anced i nt er change i s bei ng mani f est ed
upon a wor l d- scal e by t h e gr eeds , h a t e s and f e a r s of nei ghbor by
nei ghbor , and na t i on by na t i on which have been pel eased i n t o t h i s
thought-wave uni vekse dur i ng t he l a s t t hi kt y- f i ve y e a ~ s ,
J u s t a s one i ndi vi dua l des t r oys h i s body by depr i vi ng i t of
t he bal anced p o l a r i t y which l ove gi ve s t o bodi es , 30 can na t i ons ,
or t he whole worl d, des t koy i t s c i v i l i z a t i o n by t he v a ~ i o u s ki nds
of cancekous d i s i n t e g ~ a t o r s which ha t r e d br e e ds , With such
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hat r eds come mi scegenat i on, l i c e nt i ous ne s s , s ad1 sm and i n f i n i t e
c r u e l t i e s , The consequent l o s s of t he be s t blood of a l l na t i ons
depol ar i zes e n t i k e n a t i ons ,
During t h i s l a s t t hi r t y- f i ve year s even t he morale of nat i ons
has decr eased as t h e i r n a t i o n a l p o l a ~ i t y has deckeased, The whole
human r ace i s f a c i ng i t s u t t e r de s t r uc t i on as a whole, j u s t a s
count l es s t housands of i m3i vi dual s ape l i kewi se doi ng by pr ef -
e r e n t i a l l y pr a c t i c i ng t he pki nci pl es of gkeed f o r t he i p own s e l f -
i s h ends .
The world i s not pkoduefng gr e a t men i n t he a r t s , g r e a t
s t a t s p a n i n governments, or g r e a t l eader s i n any of t he f i e l d s of
human e n d e a v o ~ s , Mokality, i n t e g r i t y and c ul t us a ape a t a low
ebb and honor i s s e l l i n g out t o ma t e s f a l i s t f c powek-seekers i n
ever y g r e a t n a t l s n of t he w o ~ l d ,
Thi s s i c k and unhappy
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of man i s what man made i t , What-
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ever it i s man% t hi nki ng has made it s o, Todayvs c i v i l i z a t i o n
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i s t he e l e c t r i c ~ e c o p d of manus t hi nkf ng, It i s t he r e c o ~ d of
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sensed d e s i r e s , not s p f ~ i t u a l ones, It i s t he r ecor d of f e a r s and
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ha t r e ds - i n mankfnd, not of l ove ,
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Much of t h e wocld w i l l be Sel f - dest r oyed but not a l l of i t .
The f i r s t Cosmic Age of man i s about t o dawn i n t o t he Li ght
of i t s new day, Mi l l i ons of bodi es have been s a c ~ i f f c e d and many
mi l l i ons more w i l l f ol l ow them i n t o t he gr ave, but l ove w i l l come
i n t o khe h e a r t s sf men and t he world w i l l be t ~a ns f or me d by l ove
into anot hek s t a ge of i t s unf ol di ng,
That i s why God s ent His Message i n t o t he wokld f o r manPs
new day, And t h a t f s why God timed t he de l i ve r y of The Message
t o t he per i od of man9s gr e a t s el f - chas t eni ng,
And t h a t i s why you who a r e ready f op The Message a r e t he
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seed t o sow it i n t he h e a r t s l egi ons of men bef or e t he end of
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t he coming yeaPs of 195_29 sq t h a t t hey i n t u r n w i l l br i ng i n t o
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bei ng - The Cosmic A s of Love b e f o ~ e -- t he l a s t days of t he epochal
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year of 1961 s h a l l have ended.
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The Wal t er Rus s el l Foundat i on, Swannanoa, Waynesbo~o, Vi r gi ni a
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Co p y ~ i g h t ~ d 1951 by Wal t er and Lao Rus s el l
CONFUSIBEJ OF IEEAS ~ G A W D ~ G SPSWITUAL AND PLYYSECAL
Before ent er f ng t he second s i x months of c l a ~ l f i c a t i o n of t he
r e l a t i o n s between t he Li ght of t he undivided magnetic uni ver se of
MIND-KNOWING and $he di vi ded u n i v e ~ s e of MIND-THDJKDJG i t i s w e l l
t o sumrnakize and review t he pr epar at i ons f o r b e t t e r under st andi ng
which t he f f ~ s t s i x months have cover ed, In s o doi ng we w i l l
e n t e r t he second hal f of t he St udy Course with l e s s conf usi on.
There have baen so many t eachi ngs based upon bl i nd keasoning,
so many t h e o ~ i e s based upon mi s unde~s t ood mental and physi cal expe-
s i e nc e s , s o many mfsconcept fsns of' God and Mind based upon sensi r g,
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t h a t it i s wel l t o so vf vi dl y de f i ne t hes e ~ e l a t i o n s Icom a sci en-
t i f i c b a s i s so t h a t a l l gues s i ng wfPE be ent f kel y el i mi nat ed from
f ut ur e eornpsehensisn,
The csnfus%on sf ,nd t he or i e s has a r f s e n because of the
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i r npossi bi Jf t g of genetsatfna vefl of t he i nvi s i bl e uni ver se of
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Mind-KNOWBIB thksugh s ens es JAg bodyo rnis~ornp~aehenslon
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of man t h a t he f a , t hl nkf n. wi t h h i s Mind _when he i s oniy sensi ng
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wi t h h i s body _kfse t o t h e many nais@ola@eptfons ~ e g a r d i n g
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That i s why we he a p 30 much t h a t i s popul a r l y bel i eved a bout
such non- exf s t ent t h i n g s and c o n d i t i o n s a s unconsci ousness, con-
s ci ous Mi nd, sub-consc Lous Mind, super - c onsc i ous Mind, t he human
mind, rnoaatal mind, and ot hek t 8PmS, These - a l l a kf s e from t h e mis-
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be l i e f t h a t . people are t h i n k i n g when- -- are b u t s e ns i ng wi t h
t h e i r --- e l e c t p i c s ens es whi ch do t h i n k - and cannot 9 anyt hi ng.
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The mope you s t udy pages 137 t o 144, unt f P t hose f i ~ s t p r i n -
c i p l e s become a papt of youk knowing, t he more you w i l l f i n d your-
s e l f beyond t h e p o s s f b i l f t y of c onf us i on,
To t h e s e pages I would add a b r i e f e xpl a na t i on of what c a us e s
such s t r a nge mf sconcept i ons. I n t h e f ol l owi ng l e s s ons I wi sh t o
. .
s t i mul a t e your i magf nat i on wi t h a d i f f e r e n t p r e s e n t s t f on of . t h e
d i f f e ~ e n c e between t he s p i r i t u a l and . phys i c a l uni ver s es t ha n you
have evela y e t he a r d, I w i l l do t h i s i n o~ades t o heTp s e e t h e
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ma t e r i a l uni vekse a s 1 s e e f t and t h e s p l c f t u a l uni vekse a s God
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t a u h t we t o IIMOW i t ,
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TEJ3 E X P U N A T I W OF UMCCSN SCI OUSNESS
These is no such c o n d f t i o n a s unconsci ousness,
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When ake wfde awake ~ o u k b o d ~ i s bi ke t he kippBzd s u r f a c e
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of a bake, is v i b r a n t w%t h waves, Those t %nq waves of
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motion - - a r e e l e c t r i c s e n s e s , ~ i b k a t f n g waves of mot i on
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a r e a l s o m,
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Gi ve t hought t o t h i s f a c t f o r j u s t a moment, When you f u l l y
r e a l i z e t h a t y o u ~ body i s onl y e l e e t r f e waves of vi br a nt mot fon
you coul d n o t p s s s f b l y t h i n k of your s p i r i t u a l Se l f , t h e Being
which i s YOU, a s be i ng only waves of mot i on,
You - have i n s p i r e d t hought s , deep emot i ons, g l o k i ous
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conceptf ons, You cannot possfbl y a t t r i but e your love of beaut y,
your fami l y and f r i ends , or your r apt ur e of Soul f n contemplation
of Nat ure, 02 your fnventfve genius t o waves of motion,
Nor can you t hi nk of your knowledge as being only motion.
Your vi bkat fng senses do not know anyt hi ng, They ar e not conscious
of anyt hi ng, A 1 1 they can do f s t o sense othek motion, I n ot her
words a l l they @an do i s t o f e e l , Senses a r e made t o f e e l o t h e ~
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motfon, and t h a t i s a l l they do--and not hi ng mose,
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We say t h a t we have f i ve senses, t ha t of seei ng, t as t i ng,
smellfng, hear l ng and f eel i ng, A l l -- of t hese -- a r e one, We f e e l
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dffferentl_hp: wi t h ous eyes, eaks, _nose, tongue and b o d ~ but t hey
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ar e a l l Lust t h a t one sense of f e e l f n ~ , And t hat f s a l l t ha t t he
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whole physi cal unfvekse - i s - of - - j ust senses--sensed waves--
sensed -- bodfes sf motion which f e e l o t h e ~ sensed bodies - of motion.
Momover, no sensed body I n t he unfverse could even move i f
not "t ol d t o do so" by The I nt el l i gence which eenteaas i t , J us t
a s your cap cannot move wft haut d e s i ~ e extended %s i t by I t s cen-
t er f ng InteB%fgence, so, l fkewfse, youp body and a l l ot her bodies
move only because of des i r e of The Uni versa1 I nt el l i gence cent er -
ing them, and not otherwfse, And t hi s i s as tkue of t he atom or
s t e l l a r systern as it I s t r ue of the Bft t be f'fngeh~ of your body,
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Your senses a r e t he fnte~communicatfng system of your body,
They a l l f e e l each ot hekv s rnotfons, They ar e a E B ext ensi ons from
a "eent sal swit@hboasdP' which i s youk br ai n, We have before
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st at ed -- t ha t our br ai n does not know anyt hi ng,
At a l s o i s but
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motion. senses send messages t o each otheba through t he b~aai n,
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The senses of t he whole uni verse lfkewi se send messages t o a l l
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t he r e s t of t he Uni versal Body through t he cent er i ng nerve gan-
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gl i ons of each atom i n t he uni verse, f or t he e nt i r e unfverse i s
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but one intercommunicatin& sensed body, each atom of i t being
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centered a - t he Uni versal I nt el l i gence which creat ed it and i s
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cont r ol l i ng - i t .
FOP ages people have thought t h a t t he sensing of one s t a t e
of motion by anot her s t a t e of motion i n oneDs body i s THIRKIFJG,
i nst ead of j ust merely FEELING. Sensed f e e l i ng of motion by other
motion has no r e l a t i on t o thinkfng whatsoever, f os t hi nki ng i s a
mani fest at i on of knowing, As sensed mat t er cannot how anyt hi ng
cannot , and does not , . . t hi nk.
I f t he senses of man could t hi nk, or have knowledge, t he
human race would have had such di scover i es a s the flame, t he wheel
or the boat , ages and ages ago, f or t he senses could f e e l a s wel l
then a s t hey do now, but t hi nki ng d i d not begi n i n man u n t i l t he
dawn of Consciousness, Likewise t he senses of animals can f e e l
as wel l , or even bettela t han humnans, ' but animals do not invent or
di scover l aws, pkocesses nor pr i nci pl es i n Nat ure.
Animals reason, j us t a s men do, but reasoni ng i s but weighing
one e f f e c t of sensed experience with ot hes e f f e c t s which a s i s e
from our "sense of obsesvat i on".
What we mistake fop t he mental a c t i on of t hi nki ng i s purel y
an e l e c t ki c awakeness of motion. It i s not Conscfousness a t a l l ,
Nor i s conscious Mind awase of motion, f o r it does not even KNOW
of i t , ,
El e c t r i c awaseness -- i s t he awareness of one sense of motion
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when mot i on c e a s e s , The whole uni vekse - i s s gwi ~ed' q - from ever y poi nt -
i n t he uni vekse t o e v e q ot he r p o i n t t o t r a n s f e ~ s ens at i on
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anywhere - t o eveky, -- ot her where,
I f , f op example your body i s i n bal ance wi t h i t s envi ronment ,
which means i f i t i s comfort abPe, you cannot sense t h a t f a c t
because t he s ens es wi k b not vf bkat e i n an equf8%baaium0 When
t h e r e i s no s e ns a t i on t he nepve wi r i ng of youk body i s "dead",
You must be unbal anced, ok uncomf or t abl e, bef or e t he senses w i l l
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vi br a t e t o t e l l a l l youk ot he s e l e c t ~ i c a %l y sensed nekves t h a t your
body i s col d. That e l e c t p i c awamnes s t hen causes you t o g e t a
c oa t f op youk body, O r i f you ape hungr y, or wet , UP f a l l out of
bal ance, youk s ens es w i l l frnmedfately vi bkat e, but not ot her wi s e,
A gs e a t d e a l of concent kat i ve energy i s expended t o . keep youla
sensed body vi bkat i ng s u f f i c i e n t l y f o2 you t o be e l e c t ~ i c a l l y
aware of e i t h e r your body or i t s s e n s a t i s n s , That f s what I mean
by sayi ng: "when you ape wi de awake your body i s l i k e t he r i p p l i n g
s ur f a c e of a l ake, vi br a nt wi t h wave mot i on",
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When you ake a s l e e p, e f t h e r f ~ s m f a t i g u e or from an anes-
t h e t i c , youp body i s no l ongek vi br a nt wi t h wave mot i on, The
waves ! ' l i e down to r e s t P Y because t hey are depol as i zed, Wakeful-
ne s s i s a pol a r i z e d condi t i on which I nduces st kong e l e c t r i c
c ur r e nt ,
You s l e e p when yous s ens es become t oo f at i gued t o vi br a t e ,
BUT YOU DONOT BECOME WVI@CFiSCI6US, As I befoge s t a t e d t he r e i s
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no such c ondi t i on of t he Mind as unconsci ousness, You do not say
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t h a t your t oot h i s unconsci ous when a ne s t he t i z e d,
Mind i s unchangi ng and uncondf t i oned, The t hi nki ng of Mind
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changes but t hought s of Mind a r e not Mind. Thoughts a r e mot i on
and Mind i s s t f l l , Thought s mani f es t knowledge - but t hought s - a r e
not knowledge,
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The s f l e n t har p s t r f n g ha s i n i t t he Soul of an i dea, The
vi br at i ng ha r p s t r i n g gi ve s t h a t I dea a body which you can he a r
a s sound, Sounds - a r e s e ns a t i ons , A l l bodi es a r e s ens at i ons .
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When t he sound vi br a t i ons " l f e down t o r e s t " i n t he equi l i br i um
of t he ha r p s t r i n g t he i dea of t h a t ha r p s t r i n g i s s t i l l t he r e
i n t he s i l e nc e from which t h e sound spr ang. -- You can s t i l l know
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t he sound - but ypu cannot s ens e - i t .
SUB-C(XSCIQUS, AND SUPER-CONSCIOUS MIND
These tekms a r e commonly accept ed t erms by p r a c t i c a l l y a l l
met aphysi ci ans, wr i t e r s , workers f n t h e a r t s , ps yc hi a t ki s t s and
ot her s who gi ve t hought t o human ment al pr oces s es .
There a r e no such c s ndf t i ons a s e i t h e r s ub- ~ons cf ous oa
super-consci ous s t a t e s of Mfnd,
The - conf usi on -- of i de a s which borned such concept s as os e fcom
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t he mi st aken be l i e f t h a t s e ns a t i ons of t he body were ment al , Body
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sensi ng ha s been mi st aken f o r t hi nki ng, s o when t he e l e c t r i c c ur -
r e n t which caused s ens at f ons i n t he body weakened s uf f f c f e nt l y t o
reduce t he bodyu s e l e c t r i c awar eness of motfon s u f f i c f e n t l y t o
deaden, or s t upi f y t he s e ns e s , peopl e concl uded t h a t t hey were
unconsci ous because t h e i k bodi e s had l o s t a l l awareness. Con-
sci ousness - i s t he s t a t e - of KNOWI NG, Ther e i s no a c t i v i t y i n
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XNOWING, but - t he r e - i s a c t i v i t y - i n THICNKING,
Mind i s not s t ~ a t i f i e d i n t o sub or s uper layelas, Mind i s
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unchanging - One Undivided Li ght of - al l -knowi ng fkom which - a l l motion
s pr i ngs ,
Consci ousness never changes, Everyone i s al ways consci ous
but few a r e aware of i t , The human r ace has not y e t unfol ded t o
t he poi nt where i t i s cos mi cal l y awalae of i t s Consci ous Sou!. ,
T B SUPREME HOPE OF W K I R D
It i s my d e s i r e t o c l os e t h i s f i ~ s t ha l f geak of t hes e l e s -
sons by cl i maxi ng a l l t h a t has gone b e f o ~ e wi t h some i de a s f o r you
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t o gi ve deep t hought t o f o r t h e unfoldment of your own hi gher
powers, I a m mf ndf ul of t he f a c t t h a t t he ma s on t h a t you a r e
st udyi ng t he s e l e s s ons i s because you a r e vesy f a r ahead of t he
masses of mankfnd, You have had s u f f i c i e n t cosmfc awakening t o
have gener at ed wi t hi n your s p i r i t u a l Sel f a n i nt e ns e de s i r e f o r
t he Li ght of al l - knowi ng which w i l l tkansfokm you from t he human
ani mal s t age of unf ol di ng man, whose body senses have bean pr e-
ponde~aant i n domi nat i ng your l i f e , t o t h s df vf ne Cosmic Being
whose Soul -Wi l l w i l l be t he a bs ol ut e mast er of youk body s ens i ng,
- ., YQUB awakening t o t he Ei ght of Love w i l l awaken your b ~ o t h e r t o
t he Li ght , - You -- ape - t he of' t he World, You ape t he s a v i o u ~
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of man $ s o ~ hi ms e l f ,
I want t o p s i s t out t o you t he f a c t t h a t t he whole human
pace has become di vf ded i n t o two groups--a penascent few of t he
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many whose a s c e ns i on i s toward t he Lf ght , and t he decadent mi l l i ons
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whose des cens i on f s towakd t he dakk,
The wo@Bd is undergoi ng t h e agoni es of a cat ael gsmi c laebikth
fr~oan body s ens i ng t o Mfnd-bowfng, --- You who a r e becom9ng aware - of
gour &lPP become t he seed f o r t he human race from i t s
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deep plunge i n t o t he dar kes t of a l l of i t s dar k ages si nce t he
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Cfvf l i z a t i on has been s e l f -destroyed many times duping t he
past s i x thousand year s , and i s agai n bei ng sel f - dest psyed, - and
a l l f o r t he same seasons--SELFISHNESS OF BODIES, AND IXSIWES OF
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BODES - POW ~ ~ T I ~ S - OF BODIES,
Cf vf l l z a t l on ean be kebokn only through LOW 8P M%RTD EXPmSSED
IN BWOTIERHOOD OF BODICES,
FOP thousands of ~ a ~ r s men have been hur t i ng each othek t o
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gai n sornethfng - fok t hemsel ves, They have not found out t h a t
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h u r t anothek but can h u r t only t hemsel ves,
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The reason f op t he pkesent decadence of t he human Pace i s
because of t he aceumul at i on of t he s e l f -pun% ahments r e s ul t i ng
from t he cont i nued hur t i ng sf manqs own s e l f BY HIMSEW, while
at t empt i ng t o hukt ot her men,
Empises ape bei ng d i s i n t e g ~ a t e d because of' rnanDs at t empt t o
gai n happi ness, weal t h, powek and p k s s p e ~f t y f or himself by
:
dest r oyi ng t he happi ness, weal t h, pswek and prospekft y of ot he r s ,
'New empikes ape at t empt i ng t o be b u i l t by dest ksyi ng o t h e ~
empires, Ernpfke bul l deks have themselves cr eat ed t h e i ~ own
d e s t ~ o y e r s , -- Ts l i v e Q the sword . --- f s t o di e t he swokd,
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Empikes ape not . sn%$ bei ng destkoyed from wi t hout , but from
wi t hi n, Gkaf t and c o ~p u p t i o n a r e rampant f n Gove~nment s, An e r a
of unprecedented ekfme i s undekmining ouk own count sy a s t esmi t es
undermine bui l di ngs ,
Hat l ons which were b u i l t upon crime ape befng destroyed by
cpime, na t i on by na t i on and man by man, That whfeh - man gave - t o
man i s regi ven t o him in h i s own =,
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Theaae i s deep decadence i n a91 t he a r t s , Beauty has been
~ ~ e p l a c e d by ugl f ness I n pa i nt l a g and s cul pt us e,
C u l t u ~ e i s a t a lowering ebb a l l ovek t he woxp8d, No gr e a t
men a r e being produced of such maj es t i c s t a n d a ~d s a s those gr e a t
geni uses who have gi ven us our pr es ent wosPd c u l t u ~ e ,
The supremz t ragedy of t h i s age i s not al one i n I t s wars,
Wa ~s dest r oy t he bes t blood of a smal l percent age of whole peopl es,
. - a l c ohoB,
but / t obacco and ot her drugs ape des t r oyi ng an extremely l a ~ g e per-
cent age of men, women and t een age c h l l d ~ e n of t he whole world
who a r e sl aves t o t he slow ment al and physi cal poisoning of
ni c ot i ne and st hes dkugs and n a ~ c o t i e s ,
For a whole cent ury t h f s decagfng process of man has been
grswing upon s o huge-a s cal e t h a t it f s now r at ed a s one of t he
f i v e gr e a t e s t ' v f ~ d ~ s t s i e s " of t he worl d,
The gr e a t danger f n t he use of such dsugs a s tobacco l i e s i n
t he ignssance 0% people a s t o what such dsings a r e dsang t o them.
--- WEAT DRUGS ARE DOI NG "lr TEE EUMAN RACE
Awakening man I s unfo%dfng i n t he d i ~ e c t I s n of h i s s p f ~ i t u a % ~
di vi ne Sel f , A amaPH f r a c t i o n of t he human kaee has al r eady been
suff i c i e nt l y i lluaaaaiaed wlth t he Li ght of God-awa~eness t o deeply
de s i r e t o live f n the Li ght and h o w I t s ecs t as y,
To t hese few sf t he many, Soul-Wall absoPuteBy dominates t he
mat t er which 1s t hei k bodi es, These few a r e f i ndf ng t he kingdom
of' heaven wi t hi n t h e i r Consciousnesu and can know i t s heavenly
rhythms by bei ng enabled t o compl et el y fopget theiaa bodi es,
For get f ul ness -- of body and command of body bx Soul-Will i s
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It has taken mi l l i ons of ye a r s and count l es s i Sei ncarnat i ons
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f o r the unfoldin@; of Cosmic Man t o t h a t hi gh st age where he can
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sever b o d ~ sensat i on f ~ s m h i s Consciousness t o t he ext ent t h a t he
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can be e nt i ke l y f r eed from domi nat i on Q h i s sensed b o d ~ and
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master - i t a h i s own Soul ,
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Mi l l i ons upon mi l l i ons of humans have al keady a ~ r i v e d a t
t ha t veky door t o t he kingdom of heaven --- who a r e now - t h a t
door by becoming ensl aved by t h e i r own bodi es through ni cot i ne,
P
t ha t simple, seemingly h a ml e s s , but i n s i d i ous and t keache~ous
slow a c t i ng dkug which i s c l os i ng t he l ong sought door t o t he Li ght
f o r count l ess ' mi l l i ons .
who ha bi t ua l l y smoke cannot e i t he k fopget -- o r rul-e
t h e i r bodi es , - a a ddi c t s - ape r ul ed Q t he i k bodi es -- t o t he
excl usi on of Soul awakeness except a t pare i nt e r va l s when j us t
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t he kfght amount sf dsla_gs t he i r changed n o ~ma l i t y f o r a
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few moments i n i nt e r va l s between the a c t i on and keaet i on cycl es
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of t he d r u g poi sonfngs,
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It i s claimed t h a t smoking does not i nj uke t he body, phys-
i c a l l y , That i s not t r u e , f o r i t causes innumerable i nj ur i e s
kanging fkom stomach u8@er s , l ung and t hr oa t a f f e c t i ons , t o
canceps and he a r t wealmess, B u t t h a t i s not important bacause
of t he f i k s t
t he body i s not / i mport anaa, The impoptant --- f a c t i s t ha t smoking
gkaduaP3.y - t he t hought pr ocesses t o such an ext ent
---
t ha t time cycl es devel og & which t he body pe r i odi e a l l g demands
--
ni cot i ne - - t o st i mul at e - t he bkai n c e l l s , Then t he body demands
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Some smokers bodi es demand only s f x or s o cf gaket t es a day.
Others demand one evekg twenty mfnutes, These become "chai n
smokessf' who h a v e l o s t pr a c t i c a l l y a l l Soul-Will, Chain smokers
ape bodx s1aveg t o a ddkup,. He who would deny hf s sl avesy t o
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ni c ot i ne may pkove h i s freedom fkom L t by as s ekt i ng h i s w i l l over
t he p o u e ~ of ni eot f ne,
Not one f n a thousand long tfme vrnokeks eve^ succeed i n
pkovfng t h e i r own w f l l powes over nfeet fne t o be greater than the
L, power of nf eot f ne over them.
That fact sf body sl aver y i s the i mpopt ant t hi ng f o r any
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man
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t o pondeaa over who f s i n search fop h i s own Soul and i t s dwelling
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pl ace f n t he h i g h heavens of God ! s Lfght.
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Man f s df vf ne, Be i s t he Son of God when he KNOWS he Ls--
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but he can never how 2 t h~ough b o d ~ sensin.&, He can only know
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i t thsough t he ecs t as y of f nspf kat i on while i n t he L i e o
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Et eknal man fs Omnfpotent, Omnfveient -- and Omnfpkesent but
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the bodby: g 5 sensed cl ay and has n e %t h e ~ ~ o we c noL*
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knowledge, _Just , so long a s man i s b u t sensed a he i s but
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-,
sensed ---.a4 *KO g n .
The human race i s seekfng t he kingdom of heaven thsough t he
s p i r i t , The P r a ms Voice of God i s always d f r e c t f ~ g evi aay man t o
t he dook of Light--but so Long a s man i s but sensed cl ay he can-
not heap t h a u n n e s Voice,
Therei n l i e s t he - % manPs
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sufcfde of t he spfk1.t b~ tha use of ~ P U ~ S ,
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Habi t ual user s of nf cot i ne and al cohol so ef f set uabby change
t h e polasitg of" t h e i s bodies t ha t they more and mope e f f e c t ua l l y
shut o u t t he Inner Voice a s they supppesu s p i r i t i n favoc of .
JERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCPENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 392
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. t i f yi ng t he s ens es , Sven t he geni us Mind who becomes addi ct ed
ei t hek ni c ot i ne or a l c ohol i n excess i s unable t o expr es s h i s
ni us u n t i l t he s t i mul a t i on of t he dr ug al l ows him t o become
lase of t he Li ght of him f o r j u s t a s h o ~ t i n t e r v a l , t hen ni c ot i ne
r al cohol c a l l s l oudl y t o h i s senses--and he r eaches out f o r t he
rug t o which h i s body i s ens l aved,
I know of a g r e a t or a t or who could not make a speech u n t i l
n e had gi ven h i s body a quakt of whisky, That amount of drug
r ai s ed h i s pol akf t g t o t he poi nt where he could t hf nk b ~ i l l i a n t l y
f o r a l i t t l e whf l e, Then came t he r e a c t i on and t he Ef ght which
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shone f r om him f op j u s t a l i t t l e whi l e grew d i m t hen darkened--
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and t h i s ot heswfse g r e a t man wept because of what h i s s l aver y
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c os t him,
--
The g r e a t s pf kf t ua l awakening of unf ol di ng man can come onl y
through awakeness of t he Li ght i n man, Al cohol and nf cot i ne,
t aken i n t o t he body i n s u f f i c i e n t q u a n t i t i e s change one 9 p o l a r i t y
s o much t h a t t he nokmal body pol a ki t y i s lowered t o an a r t i f i c i a l
one, and pr event s any us er of such d ~ u g s ' f r o m mani f est f ng God i n
him except duping those eves l es s eni ng i n t e r v a l s when t"ne drug
s t i mul at es him anough t o al l ow him t o r each h%s a ~ t f f i c f a l nor -
ma Icy.
FOP bkf ef moments he may even Eoak upon t he f a c e of God and
c r e a t e f nspf sed a r t whi l e momentarily f r e e , b u t t hose moments e ve r
l es s en a s t he bonds of s l aver y t i ght e n t o t eak him fsom h i s hi gh
t hrone of t he s pi r i t of e t e ~ n a l man t o agai n become but sensed
cl ay of e a r t h ,
God ! s W O P ~ S f n Hi s Message are s o @l e a p and e x p l i c i t upon
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t h i s s ubj ect t h a t we w i l l wkite them her e f o r youk deep medita-
t i o n s ,
"FOP I sag t ha t man who senses but cl ay of e a r t h i n him i s
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bound t o eakt h a s clayed image of e a r t h ,
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Clayed images - of 9 frnagininq who know not Me i n them a r e
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but dwel l ers - of e a kt hs s dar k, - To sensed man t he dooks of My King-
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dom a r e s e l f -barked Q darkness u n t i l t he Li ght of Me i n him i s
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known Q Hi m a s Me,
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Unt i l ---- t hen he i s but moving c l a y, mani fest i ng not Me i n him
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whi l e sensi ng naught - but movin& c l a y of him; knowing not t he
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gl or y - of a Li ght -- i n him.
" me r - f or e , - I sa$ -- t o t hee, e x a l t thor; t hys el f beyond thy
s ens i ng, Know & & as fulcrum - of thg t hi nki ng, --- Be Me a s deep wel l
of bowi ng, 'I --PPOM The Divine I l i a d , Q P , 59 The S e c ~ e t of
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Li ght )
Li f e 1s an aeons long journey t o s e a ~ c h f op happi ness. Hap-
~- pi nes s i n man i s an emotion which s p ~ i n g s from l ove, To f i nd
happi ness man must f i nd l ove, The j o u ~n e y of I f r e i s f op t he
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f ind i ng of l ove,
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God i s Love,
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When you f f nd God you f i nd l ove, When you f i nd God you f i nd
t he kingdom of heaven, When gou f i nd t he kfngdom of heaven the
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purpose of l i f e has been f u I f i l l e d , A l l e l s e i s added unt o i t .
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I n t he sear ch fok happi ness, and l ove, and God i n His high
heavens you make d i s c o v e ~ i e s , I n t he l ong, long aeons of making
di s cover i es you discova2 t h a t what you have s e a ~c he d f op duri ng
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t h e a e ons you a l k e a d y h a v e ,
You n e v e r f i n d o u t t h a t you h a v e i t u n t i l gou d e s f r e t o g i v e
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i t . You t h e n d i s c o v e c t h a t gou h a v e i t t o g i v e , From t h e moment
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of t h a t di s c ove ky you f i n d h a p p i n e s s and l o v e i n t he measur e of
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j o u r g i v i n g o
I n y o u r s eakeh f o p wealth you d i s c o v e r t h a t you a l r e a d y ha ve
we a l t h t he moment you b e g i n t o g i v e i t , The measuke of y o u r
we a l t h i s t h e measuke of y o u r g i v i n g i t .
Do you doubt y o u r powek? Gi v e o f what ha ve and gou w i l l
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d i s c o v e r t h a t a l l t h e power i n a l l t he u n i v e r s e i s y o u ~ ~ t o gi ve, ,
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It i s a t t he moment of y o u r f i r s t g i v i n ~ t h a t d f s c o v e r J OUP
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Omnipotence,
You have s e a s e he d and you h a v e f o u n d , Co u n t l e s s mi l l i o n s a r e
a l s o s e a r c h i n g b u t have- n o t y e t f o u n d e v e n t he p a t h t o t he ki ngdom,
A ---- new dawn of u n f o l d i n g man i s b r e a k i n g , M f 111 ons of
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s e a r c h e r s f o p t h e kfngdom of h e a v e n w i l l d i e while s e a k c h i n g f o r
what you ha ve f o u n d ,
You s h a l l g i v e them what t h e y seek, You are t he s a v i o r of
mankind f n h i s new d a y , Th i s ouk Fat hek- Mot her commands of you as
He has of Me,
E v e ~ y man l o s e s h i s l i f e a mi l l i o n t i me s t o f i n d e t e r n a l l i f e
b u t h e who h a s f ound e t e r n a l l i f e a n d i mmo r t a l i t y s h a l l best ow
i mmo r t a l i t y upon hi m who s e e k s , b u t has n o t y e t f ound,
Yea, ml l l i o n s w i l l d i e , b u t God l e a v e s Hi s Mes s enger s t o
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a wa i t k e b i k t h i n man, The l o n g j o u r n e y o f manq s s e a r c h f o r t he
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E i g h t w i l l $ ~ ~ e v e r c o n t i n u e -- and t he L i g h t of Love w i l l e v e r a wa i t
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t h e comi ng of man i n t o Hi s knowi ng of the Li g h t - - b u t t he agony of
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t ha t a wa i t i n g s ha l l be marr' s a l o n e , -
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by
Wal t er RussePE, Se. D,
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The Walter Rus s e l l Foundation, Swannanoa, Waynesboko, Vi r gi ni a
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Copyrighted 1951 by Wal t er and Lao Russel l
QUE3TIBNS FW8M STUDENTS
The few ques t i ons t h a t f i l t e k i n fkom t he many s t udent s a r e
paaoof t h a t so many of you ape f i ndi ng t h a t " A l l - gues t i ons - a r e
answerable -- i n t he Ei ght f ' , Fukthek proof t ha t s ubs t a nt i a t e s t h i s
i s t o be found fn quot at i ons f ~ o m $%or i sus l e t t e k s $ ~ o m s t udent s
who wlaite i n e f f e c t : "Theke was a quest i on I planned sending i n
but I d i d a s you suggest and meditated upon i t wi t hi n mysel f, The
next day 1 d i s c o v e ~e d I ENEW t he answep and nov i t i s a s @l e a s a s
cr yst ak", Bv e ~ and over agai n we sead i n your l e t t e ~ s HOW ques-
t i ons were answered fkom WITHIN, and we a r e made happy- - veq
happy--fop we h o w t h a t t h i s means our beloved s t udent s are unfol d-
i ng i n t he Li ght of al l -knowi ng,
We f i nd, howevek, t h a t when quest i ons DO come t he maj or i t y
have a f r us t ka t f on keynote i n them which I n t h e i ~ essence means
Pt
How can I be a success i n l f f e- - be paaospekous--have many f r i ends - -
be happy?
Pr us t kat f on pl ays a bi g pa r t i n t he making 0% unhappy l f ve s .
Such ques t i ons r e l a t i n g t o personal sel ves 8 0 fa^ exceed
quest i ons c o n c e ~n i n g d e s i ~ e f o r gr eat er knowledge of unf ver sal
395
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t hi ngs t h a t we a r e t aki ng a few which ape t y p i c a l of a l l of them,
and devot i ng t h i s e nt i ke ques t i on s ect i on t o gi vi ng a const puct i ve
answer whfch i s i nt ended t o encourage and i ns pi r e t hose who des pai r
ever ceaching t hef k desfped goa l s ,
Many of t hese quest f ons r e l a t e t o my own l i f e , such a s "HOW
do you g e t i n t o see t he bi g men of t he wo ~l d l i k e Pkesi dent s of
t he U, S, and sf bi g i n d u s t r i e s wi t h o u t e f f o r t , whi l e I have t o
pul l a l l t he s t ki ngs I know of and only get i n t o see t he under-
l i ngs ?" and "Row do you ge t so many p o r t r a i t cornmissPons f kom
gr e a t people so e a s i l y while I have t o go t o g ~ e a t e f f o r t t o g e t
unimportant ones a t low pki ces ?"
Because of t hes e many per sonal quest i ons whfch i n f e r t h a t I
must have some magic way of g e t t i n g important cornmfssions, or am
lucky pephaps, I s h a l l be peksonal i n answering them and s t a t e t he
pr i ncf pl es which have gi ven me an abundance of ever yt hi ng f op
which I sought , --- and i n t he meas u~e - of Q desfke fss them,
--
YOU w i l l f i nd, i n my at t empt t o gi ve you t he ps.fnclp'kas upon
which 1 founded my Bf f eu s d e s i r e s , t he one most conspicuous f a c t
t h a t I never sought , ok des i r ed, anyt hi ng wl-satsseve~ f o r mysalf,
nei t her ps s s es s f ons , nsp money, nor f ki ends, nor powg~, nor even
the irnpoktant s c u l p t u ~ a l or p s r t r a f t commissf ons whfch have been
so genepsusl y bestowed upon me, E x gpeat hap-= - i n l i f e
has come t o me unsought f o r me. God sent them. The s ur e s t wag
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t o preeTent $OUI %P C D ~ g e t t i n g any thin^ f o r your sel f i s t o seek i t
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f o r gousseEr, That which should be yours w i l l come t o E.
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I f you anal yse my answes t o t hes e quest i ons you wfPB f i nd
t h a t a l l of my success i n l i f e has been based upon put t i ng t he
UllIVEWSAE LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHIEBSQPHY Page 397
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l ove pr i nc i pl e i n t o da i l y pr a c t i c e by appl yi ng i t t o every a c t of
l i f e . Wherever I have pr act i ced i t and knowingly worked with
Gs dus law of l ove, God always gave i t t o me i n t he measure of my
de s i r e , and abundant l y, but when I ever vi ol at ed t h a t law, unthink-
i ngl y, OF because of being pressed by seeming ne e e s s f t i e s , t h a t
which I sought d i d not come
Herei n f ol l ows t he few t y p i c a l ques t i ons , based upon f r us -
t r a t i o n s ,
QTPEST$Od, 'How can I climb t o t he t op i n our f a c t or y from
t he lowly pos i t i on I now occupy, And how can I oveseome my
i n f e r i o k i t y complex which keeps me t hem?'
I
" ~ e w can I appl y t he laws you t each t o my personal
l i f e t o make f kf ends and keep them; t o cuEt i vat e chasm of manner;
t o a t t ~ a e t l ove and make people want t o know me?'!
w,
''1 am t e r r i b l y l onel y, I do not seem t o know how
t o make f ~ f e n d s , Can you t e l l me what t o do?"
QUESTION, "You say t h a t God w i l l gi ve whatevek we de s i r e , 1
\ J bel i eve t h a t i n pkfncfple but no matte^ how much I de s i r e t hi ngs ,
paaay fop them and tiey t o l i v e r i g h t t o be worthy of them, i t does
not wskk out FOP me, What i s w~ong?' '
QUEST-ICN. -- "You say t h a t what is mine w i l l come t o me. It
does not seem t o , I am a sal esman, B work h a ~ d e k and many more
houks t han o t h e ~ salesmen and b a ~ e l y f i l l mg quota while ot hers
w o ~ k much l e s s and double t h e i s quot as, My wife has t o work t o
he l p out whi l e t he wives of o t h e ~ s s e l l f ng t he same t hi ngs have
s er vant s and good cl ot hes , Could you expl ai n y s u ~ success by gi v-
i ng some p e ~ s o n a l examples which appl y t o , y o u ~ ps i ncf pl es ?"
UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCI E~CE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 398
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ANSWER. The g r e a t d e t e r r e n t t o happi nes s , peace and pr os per -
i t y which eveky man i s seeki ng i s t he s t i l l remai ni ng i nf l uence of
t he j ungl e which i s mangs i nhe r i t a nc e and i s f o ~ e mo s t in h i s
memory.
The keynot e of manP s paaimate e x i s t ence was SELF-PEESERVATIOFI
The method he made use of t o i ns uke s e l f - p r e s e ~ v a t i s n was t o t ake
anyt hi ng he wanted f ~ o m ot hek men f o r hi ms e l f , - The whole keynot e
of manu s p a s t ages has been SELF--the i ndi vi dua l SELF, Hi s whole
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de s i r e was f op SELF al one, and s t i l l i s ,
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The whole keynot e of Cosmic Man of f u t u r e ages i s THE
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UNIVERSAL SEW, which means -- a f u l l r e a l f z a t i o n of t he brot herhood
--
of man--A3 (BE--and of uni t y wi t h God --AS ONE, Man must now l e a r n
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t h a t he must l os e h i s own Sel f i n okdelol t o f i nd t he Uni veksal S e l f ,
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The ba s f s of Cosmfc Manqs de s i ke i s t o GIW of hi msel f f o r
t he Uni veksal S e l f , I n him t h e i ndi vi dua l SELF i s l o s t i n t he
desi ke t o gf ve s e r vi c e f o r t h e whole of mankind t o t he excl us i on
of Se l f , - - t o u t t e r f o ~ g e t f u l n e s s of S e l f .
I n t he above you f i nd nay answer , i n pr ai nci pl e, t o a l l of t he
ques t i ons asked kegardfng pe r s ona l s ucces s , Now l e t us t ake t h i s
pr i nc i pl e a p a ~ t and anal yze i t , Le t us show how it wosks by
example and anal ogy, Let me t h u s show you how i t worked f o r me,
f o r my whole pollicy of l i f e ha s been based upon s e l f l e s s s eevi ce
f op t he uni ve s s a l Sel f a s a whole and i t has worked f o r me j us t
a s i t wo ~ k s f op a l l ot he r s i n t h e measure i n which t he x pl aca
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s er vi ce t o aPB men bef or e s e r v i c e t o S e l f .
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ANALYSIS OF PBINCIFIdE
I f I coul d pur; t he above i n t o a few words which might be
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cal l ed a l i f e pol i cy- - or l f f e pat t ern--such a s a bus i nes s man
forms a s h i s bus i nes s pol i cy, t he fol l owi ng woul d depf ct t h a t
pol i cy, Bu t you must beak f n mfnd t ha t a pol i cy f s something
which i s decided upon f o r s t r a t e g i c Peasons, whereas t h i s l f f e
pat t er n of procedure was my Nat ure. It was not j us t pl anned.
1, 4 loved Q world which I am, and desi r ed - t o s er ve - it
with love gf vi nq more t han was expected of me,
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2. I d e s i ~ e d t o be worthy of t he wasl d,
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- t o - excel - i n -a- a l l w,
I s e t no l f mf t a t f ons upon wf,, I EJXEW t h a t I could
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do whateveb" I des i r ed t o do. As any desfkes were boundl ess, so
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were poweks -- t o mani fest them l i mi t l e s s .
5. - I s ought - no rewakd, asked - no favors9 - ok f nt ekces s i ons - i n
9 i n t e r e s t from any man,
6
- I - worked knowfnaly wi t h God and knew t h a t I need not as k
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f o r ~ e w a ~ d , f avor s - OF a d v f c e - or f nt er eessi ons f ~ o m man so
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i o n ~ a s I gave of myself t o a l l men,
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To der nons t ~at e how t h i s p ~ i n c f p l e a c t ua l l y wosked I w i l l
br f e f l y t abul at e some s f t he majok ha ppe ~i ngs of my l i f e t o show
how t ~ u e It i s t h a t "what f s mine s h a l l come t o me", t o quote a
fami l i a r sayfng ,
As a p ~ e l u d e t o t h f s st at ement i t i s wel l t o expl af n t h a t
when 1 say t h a t God s e nt t o me t he gr e a t happenings of my l i f e - -
a s He does t o you, I mean t h a t Bod f s LAW--so when gou or I
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become - LAW a obeying - - It , t h a t a c t ua l l y ma ns t ha t God sends us
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t h a t which w e have d e s f ~ e d , I n t he sense t hat I and 9 Fat her
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Conversely, ff 1 do not become LAW I vi ol at e i t , God then
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withholds des i r e u n t i l - - I do obey - i t Q becominq -- t he law, In
the same sense t hat I and my Fat her a r e - not QIlE--when I am - not
LAW--2 myself have withheld des i r e from myself,,
Ear l y i n l i f e I excel l ed i n music, I gave a E B of myself t o
it so J"oyously t ha t t he neighborhood malavelled and CAME TO $%E,
Men fksm t he cak bakns acr oss t he s t r e e t s a t a t my d o ~ r - ~ a r d - .when
I thus gave love o u t s f myself t o t he wokld9 and t hey gave me of
t he i r l ove, and qufckened me,
A l l of t he love 1 ever expressed i n music brought love to
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me, I nevek sought it, Excel l ence i n t hat a r t brought me a
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church organ and piano posi t i on fop Sundays and Fr i days, Love
thus regi ven t o me s ent me t o an a r t school and l i f t e d me from
the s t at us of errand boy, which could have been d~udge r y had I
not gl okf f i ed i t by deepl y l ovi ng i t a s one st eppIngzst one toward
my heaven,
In t he a r t school love gi ven out by me i n God3s khythrns was
kegiven when Paderewski acci dent al l y heard me pl ay and CAME TO
ME. I wokshfped him from a f a r a t orchest ra r ehear s al s wheke
st udent s weke admi t t ed, but d i d not seek him, It nevek even
occu~ked t o me t o seek him,
One gl or y a f t e r anot her CAME TO M[E a s love ~ e g i v e n f or love
given, That i s LAW, N O one has t o seek f ul f i l l ment of @od8s law,
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evep ask m, i nt er ces s i on s f ot her s, i n mani f est i ng t he law
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of love - Love ggven - I s always m,
Evekyone knows t h a t s t or y s f my bellboy car eep, t ol d by
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Glenn Cl a r k i n h i s mar vel l ous l i t t l e bi ogr aphy of my Bi f e, t he
st oky of my d e s i r e t o be t he b e s t bel l boy eveg known, t he onl y
bel l boy who nsvek accept ed a t i p and j oyf ul l y gave much mope s e r -
vi ce t han was expect ed, KKXIXZX
Bo mope wonderful example of fuEr"%lPmen% of t he Yaw of l ove
r egi ven - t o me was evek mine t o know f op rang mani f es t at i on of l ove
gi ven me, Many of t he p o v e ~ f u l whom 1 humbly ser ved became
l i f e l o n g f r i e n d s . Thsee f a mi l i e s de s i r e d t o adopt m e . Rules
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regarding s e ~ v a n t s were s e t a s i d e s o t h a t 1 might be a gues t of
h o t e l gue s t s , Bel l boys who had accept ed t i p s eakned about one
hundred d o l l a ~ s i n g k a t u i t i e s , 1 eakned e i g h t hundked d o l l a r s by
s e l l i n g s ke t c he s , Many yeaks Eat er t he f aml l y of an ex-Governok
of Massachuset %s commissfoned me t o p a i n t s e ve r a l p o k t ~ a i t s , - When
1 had bkought watek to t h e i k dosk many yeacs ber ope I a l s o
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bsought l ove--and t hey baemembeked i t - - and CAME TO klHi: t o aaegive it,
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As a young i l l u s t r a t o r I was asked t o i 8l us t a"at e a st oky
c a l l e d en L i t t l e Pi gs f P, Af t e r compBeting my dkawings I was not
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L s a t i s f i e d w i t h them, They d i d not e x c e l , I s pent a week i n t he
count r y s t udyi ng pi gs and dEd them a l l o v e ~ ~ a ga i n, Mo~e l ove went
i n t o them, 1 worked wi t h God s hands i n m%ne i ns t ead of mine
a l one , They eweel l ed,
The l ove I gave them was ~ e f l e c t e d i n Ma~1.g Twain who kegave
i t t o me, Wopk done wokt hf l y br ought Ma ~k Twain i n t o my Bi f e, Eb
consul t ed wi t h me segakdi ng i BP u s t ~ a t i n g "The Jumping Fkog of
CaPPave~as County of'
Work done wor t hi l y9 and wi t h l ove, by you @P any o t h e ~ man
on e a r t h , no ma t t e r how l owl y he i s , w i l l make t he gke a t e s t men
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of ear t h want t o know you, You need not seek them, nok as k othelas
t o i nt ercede fok you, or t o gi ve you l e t t e r s of i nt r oduct i on t o
them,
I f you want t o know g k e a t men make them want t o know you,
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Emerson knew t h i s when he s ai d: "I f you bui l d a bet t ek
mousetrap t han youk nei ghbor t he world w i l l make a beat en pat h
t o your door' ' ,
That i s a s tkue of t he shoe manufactuker a s it i s of t he
s c u l p t o ~ , composer or p a i n t e r , Love put i n t o any product r egi ves
love from happy pukc ha s e ~s , Wokk wor t hi l y done i s s er vi ce gi ven
t o a l l t he wokPd, and a l l t he world r egi ves i t i n Bike measure.
The world beat s a pat h t o t he dook %of evelay man who excel s
i n t he gi vi ng of l ovi ng s er vi ce t o h i s neighbor". Excel l ence,
wort hi ness, s e l f l e s s ne s s and j oyf ul ness gi ven out by you echoes
f n t he he a r t s s f a l l men, The world w i l l f i nd a way t o your door
i f you a t t ~ a e - t i t t o you by working wi t h t he law.
Beauty a t t r a c t s , Ugl i ness ~ e p e l s . Immunize your sel f from
a l l t ha t i s ugl y, See beaut y i n a l l t hi ngs , ARD WEAT IS YOURS
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WILL COME TO YOU,
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Geo5)ge Washington Carver exempli f fed t h i s p ~ i n c i p l e , He
asked not hi ng, sought not hi ng from any man, He l i ved only t o
gi ve- - t o serve--t o enr i ch mankind wi t h h i s excel l ence, No one
could have been more lowly, more obscure, ye t t he wo ~ l d beat a
pat h t o h i s door and Pafd gar l ands of l ove a t h i s f e e t ,
Excel l ence and Pove expkessed by supercedfng medf oerf t y i n
t he drawings of t hose t e n l l t t l e pi gs has followed me aPP t he
days of my l i f e , B a t t r i b u t e some of l i f e o s hi ghes t honors gi ven
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m e t o t he l ove I gave t o t ha t simple t a s k, We w i l l t r a c e i t s
a f f e c t ovek t he yeaks,
Ma~k Twain9 s f r i e nds hi p extended t o h i s fami l y and hos t s of
f r i e nds , Excel l ence i n l i t e r a t u r e gave me a membership i n The
Aut hor qs Club, I spent d e l i g h t f u l hours t her e with Mark Twain,
and v i s i t i n g l f t e ~ a t e u ~ s of not e, such a s Heat s, Si p Conan Doyle,
Ki pl i ng, Rabi ndranat h Tagore, S i r Ol i ver Lodge and h a s t s of ot her s .
I was cornmf ssfoned t o do a bust of Ma~k Twafn because of
i
excel l ence gi ven t o o t h e ~ work, I dfd not seek i t , Excel l ence
given i n l ove t o t h a t wo ~ k showered me wi t h unt ol d r egf vi ngs of
love e xp~e s s e d by Al ber t Bigelow Pai ne, Ilav%n Cobb, I ~ v i n g
Bachel l er, John Masef f e l d , Geopge Bekna~d Shaw and many ot her s
whom 1 d f d not seek, but who came t o me i n f ul f f l Pment of t he law,
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Then fol l owed a r eques t t h a t I c ~ e a t e t he Makk Twain Memorial.
I d i d not seek t h a t h o n o ~ , It came t o me because of sekvfce gi ven
by me, To t h a t comrnfssfon I gave o f a l l I had t o gl ve t o t he
wo k l d , wo~ki ng knowingly wi t h God f o r many yeaps, And t he wor l d
d gave it back t o me a hundkedfold i n expkessfons of l ove from t h e
many heakt s whfch echoed t he rhythms of beauty t h a t monument
symbolized,
To l i s t t he names of t he wo~Bd s illumined ones who enkiched
me v%t h words fkom t h e f ~ veky Soul s woul d t ake up many pages, f o r
t h e i r names a r e Pegion and t he pl aces they occupy I n t he he a r t s
of men ape t he hi ghe s t i n a l l t he a r t s , in educat i on, %n govern-
ments, and SndustPy, Included among them were t he P~e s f d e n t s o f
seventeen l eadi ng unf ve r s f t f e s ,
Frankl fn Do Boosevel t , P ~ ~ e s i d s n t of t he Unfted St a t e s , sai d
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t o me: " ~ e v e n scul pt oaas have f a i l e d t o make t h e ma s t e r p i e c e of me
which I hope t o see. I b e l i e v e t h a t a man who c oul d c r e a t e s uch a
s p i r i t u a l p o r t r a i t of Mark Twai n as you ha ve , woul d be t h e one
who coul d make a ma s t e r p i e c e of m e . W i l l you d o i t ? "
Th i s e x e mp l i f i e s t h e wor ki ngs of t h e law, E v e ~ y s c u l p t o r i n
t he l and had used e v e r y i n f l u e n c e he coul d b r i n g a b o u t t o r e c a i v e
such a commi ssi on, Se n a t o r s and o t h e r s i n h i g h p l a c e s had be e n
asked t o i n t e r c e d e . f o r t hem, b u t I ne ve r e v e n t h o u g h t of a s k i n g
t h a t of anybody, KPJOWING, a s I knew, t h a t ~ P T I S MIHE WILL COME
TO ME, But it c a n be mi ne o n l y t hr ough h a vi ng g i v e n i t s e q ui v a -
l e n t t o t h e wo r l d .
Th a t b r i n g s t o my mind a n o t h e r similar exampl e i n whi ch
a not h e r Pk e s f d e n t of t h e Uni t e d S t a t e s , Theodor e Roos e ve l t , s e n t
f o r m e , s a y i n g "your p o r t r a i t s of c h i l d r e n ar e t h e most b e a u t i f u l
1 have e v e k s e e n , W i l l you p a i n t my c h i l d r e n a nd Mrs, Roos evel t ' ?"
Th i s csmmf ssf on opened t h e door t o o t h e r o p p o ~ t u n i t i e s f o r
s e l f - e x p ~ e s s f o n whfch have n o t y e t r eached t h e f r c l f ma x, It a l s o
gave me t h ~ e e ye a p s of a s s o c i a t f o n wi t h one of t h e g r e a t e s t
s p i r i t u a l men i n Arnerfcan h f s t o r y ,
But e ve n t h i s h o no r a r o s e f r om a n o t h e r one whi ch pr s c a de d
i t and ps ove s t h a t e v e r y a c t f o n of gf vf ng n e v e r c e a s e s t o r e p e a t
i t s e f f e c t , a c c u mu l a t i v e l y , f o p e v e r ,
Dupi ng t h e y e a r s t h a t I ga ve t o c h i l d p o r t r a f t u r e my d e s i r e
t o e x c e l i n e ve k yt h i ng I e v e r ga ve o u t f r om my s e l f , drew t h e
a t t e n t i o n of t hous a nds of l o v e r s of be a ut y t o my work. Newspaper s
devot ed whol e pages of p i c t u r e s t o them, and e v e r y p o r t ~ a i t of a
c h i l d I p a f n t e d drew r e q u e s t s f o r s o many mope t h a t I had t o l i m i t
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them t o guar d a g a i n s t any l ower i ng of s t a n d a ~ d ,
Ex c e l l e n c e , and t h e ke c ogni t i on of l ove ext ended t o my
c r e a t i o n s , bkought t o me one of t h e most gl oki ous expepf ences of
my l i f e , A veky famous e d i t o k , Edward Bok, of The La dl e s Home
Journal --who l a t e k b u i l t t h a t b e a u t f f u l Bok to we^ i n Fl oki da- -
publ i s hed a page of my dr awi ngs of c h i l d p e n and commissioned me
t o s e l e c t t h e t we l ve most b e a u t i f u l c h i l d r e n i n Ar ne ~i c a ,
Thi s w s ~ k e x c i t e d i n t e n s e n a t i o n a l i n t e r e s t a l l ovep t h e
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c o u n t ~ y and enkl ched me by t hous ands of new f r i e n d s whom I met
a l l ovek t h e c o u ~ . &s y , My o f f e k s of csnramissions a t t h a t t i me would
have t aken sevekaP l i f e t i me s t o compl et e, It was t h i s wolak, how-
e v e r , which p ~ s mp t e d t he t h e n Pke s i de nt of t h e Unl t ed S t a t e s t o
h0nok me, Aga i n 1 s a y t h a t t h e g i v i n g of l ove 9s a s c e ~ t a i n t o
be kegi ven as t h a t day will dawn from t h e n i g h t ,
It would t a k e many pages t o enumekat e t h e many demons t r at i ons
of t h e i n e v %t a b %l i t y sf t h e wokkl ngs sf , GodQs Paw of l ove wherever
1 put i t I n t o a c t i o n accompani ed by my i n t e n s e d e s i k e t o e x c e l i n
- e ve r yt hi ng P d l d ,
Es p e c i a l l y 1 want t o a c c e n t u a t e t h e e ndl e s s ne s s of e ve r y good
a c t i o n of l i f e whepe e x c e l l e n c e , l ove and d e s i ~ e t o s e r v e t he
wor l d, wi t h f o r g e t f u l n e s s of s e l f , a pe ma ni f e s t e d,
FOP exampl e, my mus i cal be gi nni ngs weke nevek ended, Music
bks ught me t h e f r i e n d s h i p of t h e g k e a t e s t mus i ci ans of our day,
such men a s Ps a ge , Ant on10 S c o t t f , Car us o, Ssusa, Godowski,
Gabr i %owf t sch, Vi e t op We r b e ~ t , Joseph Lhevi ne, Gi ovanni Ma kt i ne l l i ,
Ge o ~ g e Qe ~ s h n f n , T i t a Ruf f s, Buzzi Pe e c i a , and hundkeds of o t h e ~
i mmost al s, f i v e of whom 1 have been commi ssi oned t o model i n
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bronze and st one f o r p o s t e r i t y ,
My wo ~ k i n both a r t and sci ence brought t o me t he P~e s i de nc y
of The Soci et y of Ar t s and Sci ences which I hel d f o r sevzn year s ,
togethek wi t h tha f s i ends hf ps of t he gr e a t e s t names i n a l l t he
a kt s and sci ences of our day, t oget hek with t he most fmportant
scul pt ukal commission I ever r ecei ved, because it was my f i r s t
work i n s c uPpt u~e , t h a t of Thomas A , Edi son,
Among t he many whose Soul s touched mine duking t h i s epochal
period weke such names a s Miehaelson, Mi l l fkan, Shapley, John
Dewey, Lee de For es t , Jeans, Pupfn and many ot her s In sci ence--
Nazfmova, Isadopa Duncan, Rf c h a ~d and Eva LeGallfenne, E l b e ~ t
Hubbard, Eva Gautiek, Grace Moore, Li l y Pons, Alma @l u@k, Adolph
Qchs, Clakence Whi t ehead, Boward Chandler C h ~ f s t y , George Gray
Barnakd, Fredesl ck Macmonnies, Robert B a ~ t l e t t , Augustus S t ,
Gaudens, Daniel French, and many ot her chi l dr en of t he s t a r s whose
Light has Illumined t he wosld,
FOP excel l ence and love gi van to paf nt i ng The Might of Ages
ni ne European count s i es kegave t o me t h e f ~ appkeei at fon i n hi gh
honoks and a v i s i t t o my s t udi o of King Al best of Belgium, I
c f t e t h i s Battek a s a conspi cuous example of how t he bufl dfng of
a be t t e s mouset rap bk%ngs t he wokld t o your dook without your
s o l i c f t a t i o n , Thousands sf Import ant people made gr eat e f f o r t s
t o meet, Kfng Al bekt , 1 made no e f f okt a t a l l , 1 had rnekely gfven
something t o t he world whfeh echoed i n h i s heapt and made him want
t o see me,
Excel l ence In sel f - expkessi on and love gfven t o i t w i l l
enr f ch anyone Os Bffe, Even f n spokt s my two outdook s p o ~ t s of
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hoksemanship and s kat i ng carpi ed t h i s pki nei pl e i n t o e f %e c t , I n
skat fng X won many honoks and medals, i ncl udfng bei ng nomfnated
f nt eknat i onal judge f o r t he Duke of Connaught f f gur e s kat i ng t r o -
hel d f n Ottawa, brought with t he bei ng t he
guest of t he Duke and Duchess of Devonshike a t Qove~nrnent House,
and of l eadi ng t he Bkand Ma~ch wfth t he Duchess a t t he f i n a l
car nf val an I ce i n t he Pal ace gksunds,
I n hoksernanship 1 t kai ned Arabfan s t a l l i o n s and sol d them
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f o r a s hi gh as $l 5, 000, ---- It i s t he love which i n t o out-
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o f - d o ~ ~ sEts v i t a l i z e s gou, not t he e x e ~ c i s e , fop wi t hout
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love t he exer ci s e reaches t he cl ay of you, Exekei se with
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love reaches j ouk very Soul and v i t a l i z e s you wi t h t he power whfch
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and al one w i l l gf ve ,
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Theke ape m8ny who say t o me: " ~ u t I am not e x t ~a o k d l n a r i l y
gi f t e d wfth genf us f op anyt hi ng, 1 cannot do gr e a t t hf ngs , "
Then t hi ngs gr e a t way, gsea t
V t hfngs i n a gkeat wag- - l i t t l e things--even the bui l di ng of a
L i t t l e t hi ngs such a s put t i ng l ove i n t o youk
cooking, i n t o $auk eonveksat fon, I nt o youk very a t t i t u d e as you
walk through l i f e- - and i nt o youk e v e q deal i ng wi t h yous nei ghbor,
I say a ga i n t o you t h a t i f you put love I nt o anyt hi ng you
sag OF do Ssve w i l l come back t o you i n %he rneasuke s f your gi v-
fng, Witness, f o r example, what t he gkound r egi ves t o you fop
the love you gf ve t o i t ,
Them ape t hose who say ts me a l s o: "1 a m l one l y, I need
t he love of a wi fe--0s of a husband--and it does not come t o me,
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The l o v e you await i s s e a k c h i n g f o k you as you l i k e wi s e ar e
s e a r c h i n g f o r i t , Keep on g i v i n g l o v e and youk l o v e w i l l come t o
you, a s you ake l f k e wi s e n e a r i n g it e v e r y moment,
Be l i e v e t h i s u n t i l you KSOW I t , I n y o u r me d i t a t i o n d e s i r e it
and v f s i o n youk cs mpanf on i n a11 t h i n g s comi ng t o you, and you,
y o u r s e l f , wa l k i n g o u t t a t h e h o r f z o n of y o u r v i s i o n t o meet t h a t
one,
I f you ape ma n i f e s t f n g God b y s e r v f n g manki nd you c a n n o t d o
it f u l l y a l o n e , De s t i n y mat es e v e k y t h f n g , P a i r s of o p p o s i t e s
d i v i d e t h e u n d i v i d e d , De s t i n y f s a l wa y s f u l f i l l e d If you and y o u r
l oved one wokk t o g e t h e r wf t h t h e l a w whfch f u l f i l l s i t ,
God b p l a n c a l l s f o p f u l f i l l me n t of a l l ma n i f e s t a t i o n s of
t he l aw, You mus t , howevek, ma n i f e s t t h e law b e f o r e i t s f u l f i l l -
ment t o p e k f e e t i s n , and t h e l a w s a y s t h a t you ar e ne ve p t o s e e k
a n y t h f n g f o r y o u s s e l f as s e l f a l o n e , b u t f o r y o u r Un i v e r s a l S e l f ,
When you h a v e l e a r n e d how t o l o s e s e l f - d e s i k e t o f i n d u n i -
v e r s a l i t y in g i v i n g f u l l y of y o u s Se l f t o God for t h e f u l f i l l me n t
of Hi s pukpos e t h e n $auk d e s i r e --- w f l l come t o E,
I knsu wher eof I speak- - and Lao a l s o - - f o r w e b o t h v i s f o n e d
each o t h e k on o u ~ h o r i z o n and mu t u a l need ga ve u s t o e a c h o t h e r
a f t e r we had bot h f u l l y Peasned t h a t l e s s o n of s e l f l e s s n e s s of
d e s f k e f o s each o t h e r as i n d i v f d u a l s e l v e s ,
Bot h La0 and I had f u l l y d e d i c a t e d o u r s e l v e s t o t h e s e r v i c e
of man, De s t i n y h a s made o u r p u r p o s e s a s one, and d e s t i n y made
our p a t h t o o u r hs ki zow a s one , We had b o t h f u l f i l l e d t h e law
whi ch ga ve u s t o e a c h o t h e r %o r t h e pur pos e of c o n t i n u i n g t o
f u l f f S P t he l aw,
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Our d e s t i n y i s one s o i t had t o be f u l f i l l e d upon cane p a t h .
P e r f e c t i o n i n cs r npanf ons hi p- - whet hek ma t ki moni a l , s c c f a l OP o t h e r -
wf s e , c a n be f ound o n l y b y h a v i n g b u t one g o a l , one o b j e c t i v e , a nd
ONE PATH f o r a u n i f i e d companf ons hf p t o t ~ e a d ,
Too many t h e r e a r e I n ma t ~ i mo n y , i n s o c i a l and b u s f n e s s
compani ons hi p who h a v e s e p a r a t e g o a l s and s e p a r a t e p a t h s l e a d i n g
t o t hem. If t wo l i v e s ape n o t d e s t i n e d f o p 9 and d e d i c a t e d t o t h e
same pur pos e , f t i s b e t t e k t ha t t h e y d o n o t u n i t e , f o r t h e i r
i
p a t h s c a n nevek become o n e ,
I n y o u r me d i t a t f o n s , t h a k e f s r e , d e s i k e compani s ns hf p f r om
So u l and So u l w i l l kes pond t o Soul - - a l wa ys - - j us t as h a ~ mo n f c s i n
o c t a v e s w i l l a l wa y s r e s o u n d I n e a c h o t h e ~ wh i l e d i s c o r d s w i l l n o t .
Th a t i s t he way of y o u r l o v e , It is awaiting you as you a r e
a wa i t i n g i t , Bu t ar e you d e s f r f n g i t 3 What 1 mecan by t h a t i s - -
ape you d e s i r i n g Bove t o s uppl e me nt youk g i v i n g t o t h e wo r l d o r
ape you d e s i k i n g Bove f o r y o u k s e l f I n a body 'Lo be compani ons i n
b o d y N r e you r e a d y f o r t he l o v e you d e s i r e , and ase you wo r t h y
C of i t ?
I f you t u n e a t h o u s a n d v i o l i n s a l i k e and sound one n o t e on
one of t hem, a l l of them w i l l ~ e s o u n d t o t h e same n o t e , b u t i f
one of thew i s n o t s f mf l a r l y a t t u n e d t h a t one w f l B remafn
unechoed and alone,
If you are l o n e l y g i v e t hought , t o what 1 have j u s t wr f t t e n ,
If you l o v e t h e wokl d l o v e w i l l come t o you f r om ' the wo r l d i n t he
rneasupe of y s u s g i v i n g t o i t ,
If you a t t u n e y o u ~ s e l f t o t h e Lf g h t of Go d Ps l o v e , a n d g i v e
It o u t fkom you, i t w i l l kzs ound t h ~ o u g h o u t t he uni veks e- - and i t s
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e c h o i n g ~ w i l l come back t o you, Co n v e r s e l y , aEB t h e l o v e g i v e n
o u t by a l l t h e wolald w i l l laesound i n you- - and you w f l E know i t s
e c s t a s y ,
When you h a v e u n f o l d e d t o t h a t p o i n t o f knowi ng t h e ki ngdom
of h e a v e n i n you, a l l el s e w i l l be a dde d t o I t , That 1 s wha t I
mean by t e l l i n g you the s t o r y of how - a l l t h i n g s - 1 d e s i p e d h a v e
come t o me o n l y a f t e r 1 h a d leaaaned t h a t 1 a l r e a d y ha d a l l of a
--- -- -- ---
d e s i r e s wi t h l n - m e & g i v i n g t hem o u t faaorn m e ,
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A f t e r Lao h a d l eaaaned t h a t f u l l y - - a n d 1 ha d l e a r n e d it f u l l y - -
w e b o t h went e x p e c t a n t l y - - a n d knowf ngl g- - t o ouk h o r i z o n and f ound
e a c h o t h e r wa i t i n g t h e r e , What was o u r s ha d come t o u s f o r w e
had become r e a d y f o p I t , We ha d become wo r t h y o f i t ,
Ex c e l l e n c e p r o v e d i t s e l f , S e l f l e s s n e s s p r o v e d i t s e l f ,
Wo r t h i n e s s p ~ o v e d I t s e l f , J u s t as my own had a l wa y s coma t o m e
uns ought , i n t h e me a s uke of my g i v i n g , s o , l i k e wi s e , t h e g r e a t e s t
of a l l Bf f egs t k e a s u k e d g i f t 8 o f l o v e came t o Lao a n d me t o f c l l o w
t h e one p a t h t o t h e Lf ght - - a nd t h u s I l l u mi n e t h e way f o p a l l who
d e s f r e t h e L i g h t b u t c a n n o t f i n d t h e way t o f t ,
Swannanoa, Waynesbo~s, V i ~ g i n i a
Beloved f ki ends :
Your s har i ng of youk unf ol di ng comp~ehens l on of t he Li ght of
al l - knowi ng t h ~ s u g h your s t udy of t he s e l e s s ons has been our
g ~ e a t e s t joy t hes e pa s t s i x mont hs, You ape now midway i n your
t wel ve months st udy of t he under l yi ng p ~ i n c i p l e s of God s gpeat
uni ver s e ,
Knowlng fkom youk l e t t e k s how g r e a t has been your Sel f unf ol d-
i ngs , I know you wf l l nevep a g a i n view pas s i ng event s i n t he ol d
wag- - t h~ough your senses- - but wf l l mope and mope t ake them wi t hi n
- ' .
and view them wi t h new compkehension based upon knowing,
As you ape now kecsgnf zi ng t he s i mp l i c i t y of a l l t . hi ngs, and
a r e pas s i ng gous i nner knowing on t o ot he r s , we know you r e a l i z e
how d f f f f e u l t f t i s t o t e l l t h e st op$ of Ckeat f on si mpl y, An
e d i t s ~ once s a i d t h a t t he s f mpl es t s t o r y I n t he ws s Bd i s t he halad-
e s t t o t e l l ,
Doetok has a thousand t f mes s ai d t h a t God s pl an i s t he
s i mpl es t s t s r g i n t he world f o p wkaatevek phase ef Cr eat i on you
t a l k about you say t he same t h i n g I n evesy Pes peet , Me so of t e n
V says t h a t t heke f s not hi ng beyond The Di vi ne Tr f wi t g, and t h a t
can be f u l l y t ol d I n t b ~ e e mi nut es ,
That i s why, j us t a f t e ~ h i s %%l umf nat f on, he t hought he could
gat hek t he s e i e ~ t f s t s of t he worl d Loget her and t e l l them t he
ba s i c p ~ i n e i p Ee s of Cseat f on i n t h me mi nut es ,
If you anal ys e t hes e twenty-%auk l e s s ons gi ve n so fa^ you
w i l l s ee t h a t w e have not st epped out s l de of t h a t p ~ f n s i p 8 e in any
s e s pe c t , We have t ol d t he same s t oky many t i mes , vakyfng onl y t he
words t o f i t a f f f e ~ e n t phases s f - t h e same t hi ng, Li ght s f l a s h
from t he many f a c e t s of a diamond, t he l i g h t s bei ng a i l one,
l i kewi se t he f a c e t s of t he diamond bei ng one,
Ther ei n l i e s t he immense d i f f i c u l t y of t e l l i n g t h i s suppeme
s t os y si mpl y, f o r behi nd t he s c i e n t i f i c p ~ i n c i p l e of The Gi vi ne
Tr i ni t y i s t he l ove pki nci pl e which i s t he haladest t hi ng i n a l l
manDs unf ol di ng t o t each t o him,
Twenty c e n t u ~ i e s ago The Sermon on t he Mount t ol d t h a t s t or y
f u l l y , but t went y cent upf ee have passed and t he s t o ~ y of l ove has
only begun t o s eep i n t o t he Consci ousness of but a smal l per cent -
age of mankind,
Love has not y e t become even a s mal l f okee In t he gui dance o f
human ke l a t i ons , much l e s s t he mi ght y f o ~ c e which it - must become
before humans w i l l have l eakned t o l i v e t oge t he r i n any semblance
of peace, A21 over t h e wopld men a r e hukt i ng each othes, i n di ve r s
ways, and ape t hus hurting t hemsel ves a s a consequence, Love i s
s t i l l fa^ fkom man,
God i s l ove and t he uni ver s e i s founded upon l ove, The onl y
s p i k i t u a l powek man has t o use i n h i s human elations i s l ove,
expkessed by e qua l gi vi ng and ke gi vi ng, And t he onl y phys i cal
power he has t o use i s t he ma ni f e s t a t i on of l ove as e x p ~e s s e d by
equal i nt er change of motion bet ween t he opposed pkes s ums of grav-
i t a t i oi i and r a d l a t f o n , whethek 7.n t h e e1ect r l . c eur kent o r any
othek mannek sf i nt er change bet ween t h e two opps s f t es whfeh di vi de
t he equi l i baai um of Bod % Li ght i n t o t he two moving Si ght s of'
mat t er i n mot i on,
The happi nes s , ps os pes i t y, peace and pcwes t h a t a l l mankind
des i kes i s summed up i n t he one wokd LOVE b u t nei t hek of t hese can
come t o man u n t i l he knows how t o exps es s l ove by gi vi ng it and
i t
r egf vi ng/ equal l y, That i s t he t ~ a g e d y of man, It i s h i s own
s e l f -made taaagedy, Unbal ance, based upon f gnor ance of t he meaning
of l ove i s rnanVs needl es s t kagedy.
Rhythmic bal anced i n t e k e h a ~ g e between a l l p a i r s of oppos i t e
condi t i ons I n t hf s df vf ded u n f v e ~ s e i s t he key t o t he a t t a i nme nt
o f rnanPs gpe a t e s t d e s i r e s and hi ghe s t aims--BUT EIE HAS NOT YET
LEAENBE HQW TO -USE I T , It i s your r e s pons i bi l i t y t o t each him how
t o use i t - - y o u ~ s and our s ,
Aeons pass wi t h l ove ever awaf t f ng, but onl y a very few have
a ~ i s e n above t he agony of awaf t i ng and have been t kansfsrmed
through new knowing,
That I s why t h i s si mpl e s t or y i s s o hasd to t e l l - - f o r t he
L-
pr a c t f e e s of man% aeons p u l l s o hasd towaPd t he c l a y of him and
t he de s i r e s sf h i s body t h a t t he very noi s e of i t s vf bpant motion
drowns out t he e c s t a s y of t he I nner Si l e n t Voice which ever awai t s
t he hear i ng of % n n e ~ eaLas,
That i s why Do ~ t o k has of t e n al most d e s p a f ~ e d sf e ve s bei ng
1
a b l e t o t e l l i t - - t o eveka p u t i n t o wokds t h a t f o r which t he r e a r e
It 1 s wSth gkeat r e j o i c i n g t h a t we can now p u t it i n t o words,
f o s The Message loonag needed t he l ove and knowing which was f u l -
l
. l f i b l e d by our ws ~ k f n g t oget hek t o gi ve t o t he wskPd a s one per son- -
1
t r e a di ng b u t one path--one deepl y illumfned pat h t o the Li ght .
Man i n the mass knows p c a e t i e a l l y not hi ng about man. He has
but begun t o ~ i s e above h f s sensi ng t o t hi nk and t o know, His has
I been a phys i cal u n l v e ~ s e , He ha s h a ~ d l g touched t he edge of h i s
I va s t p o we ~s ,
Hi s senses advance h%m phys i c a l l y l i k e a s wong stimulant.
They gi ve him many comfokts and new s ens at i ons for the hour s of
h i s r e l e a s e fsom dsudgeky by h i s many new i nvent i ons , I ns t ead of
usi ng h i s rel eased hour s far c ul t uka l advancement he usas them
f os more s ens at i ons , - - f or mope - new s e ns a t i ons .
I n pa s t days of l e s s l e i s u r e , c hi l dpe n s t udl ed music and
othek a r t s , Fa i r y t a l e s and romance f a s c i na t e d them, They i dol -
i zed Tennyson, Par ent s read good books, at t ended concer t s and
t he opeka and hel d c u l t u r a l ga t he r i ngs . Chi l dpen now want noi s e,
and s t i l l more noi s e a s t hey s h i f t r a di o and t e l e v i s i o n d i a l s t o
f i nd mope st i r nul at l on f o r t h e i r s ens es and paaaents do t he same
t hi ngs i n a more grownup manner by addi ng dr ugs t o produce new
s ens at i ons ,
We a r e not ckeat f ng gr e a t men a s we have done when c ul t ur e
was on t he as cendant . The world ha s no use f o s new Tennysons, or
Beethovens , Schubeaats , Mozasts oc Angel os , o r t he g r e a t pa i nt e r s ,
s cul pt oks and wki t eks of f i f t y yeaps ago when t he gkeat decadence
began which pr ef ekr ed t o hear Beethoven syncopat ed and God s
beaut y of form d i s t o r t e d ,
Let a s not be di sheakt ened, however, f o s t he pukest of
l i l l i e s a r i s e s fkom t h e bl ackes t of mi r e,
Ou t of decay of a l l t hi ngs comes s e b l r t h of b e t t e r t hi ngs .
Desi r e f op l ove, peace, happines' s and pr os pekf t y i s i n ever y human
h e a r t but t he edge sf t he jungle must s t i l l be c u t away t o f r e e
man from i t s dar k,
A l l down t hrough t he ages t he whole of mankind has been
upl i f t e d j us t a l i t t l e a t a time by a ver y few who bkought j us t
one Message t o t h e i r f el l ow man--the Message of Love, And each
time t h a t Message came i n t o t he wokld i t was l i f t e d up j us t a
l i t t l e - - a vepg l i t t l e a t a t i me, b u t man i n t he mass has s t i l l not
y e t unfolded i n t o t h e Li ght s u f f i c i e n t l y t o kevekee h i s pr a c t i c e
of t aki ng and s u b s t i t u t e @FVl 3@, o r r e pl a c e sensfrag wi t h KNOWING.
414
We ~ e e o g n i z e t h i s g r e a t Cosmfc Eove f n our d a i l y l e t t e r s f r om
you- - f op neves a day p a s s e s t h a t we do n o t r ead such wokds %s t h e
''we ba s k f n t h i s kegf vf ng, and now j oyous expeki ences meet
u s a t e v e q t ukn, W e wal k on a i k , knowing t h a t we a r e known
by what we ape, Th i s whole a c t i v i t y ha s blossomed f r om t h e
f n s f s t e n t demands on t h e p a r t of o t h e r s and we f i n d i t a
peal j oy t o h e l p o t h e r s t o g a i n the same under s t andi ng t h e y
s e e f n u s ,
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We s ee In a l l of you t h e h e l p t h a t God p~or ni sed would come
t o d e l i v e r The Message, f o p w e know t h a t by j u s t bei ng, you a r e
gf vi ng f o k t h t h e Li ght of Eove, and t hos e s e e i ng t h i s new Li g h t i n
L, your e ye s wf l P pause t o wonder and e n q u f r e , f o p a' l h men "want
t h e f r own t o come t o t hem",
Love - -- f s t he answek t o a11 t hf ngs - - not what men have c a l l e d
--
l ove i n p a s t a g e s f o s t h a t was f o s t he s e ns e s onl y- - but l ove of
God which is t he e c s t a s y o f Soul b r i n g i n g Bal ance -to a l l r e l a t i o n -
s h i p s , be t he y mak%taY, s @@i %l o r b u s i n e s s , and havi ng l ove we
h o w t h a t "0uk own ha s a l r e a d y esme",
Next month you s h a l l go falathe2 i n t o %he p s f n c i p l e s of cosmi c
knowing--eve2g l e s v s n a s t e p nearek youi" f i n a l goal of a l l - knowi ng,
Do know t h a t our l ove i s wi t h you, s t e p by s t e p , Go f oswar d
wi t h c o wa g e , knowing t h a t i n a l l t h e ws a l d t h e r e fs onl y OraE--
The Bnive~sal CBE,
My l ove al waga,
Lao Rus s e l l

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