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A1935 Dingle Institute of Mentalphysics Inner Chamber Lessons
A1935 Dingle Institute of Mentalphysics Inner Chamber Lessons
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T H IS L E S S O N IS F O R Y O U - IT IS
N O T T O B E T O U C H E D . IF P O S S IB L E .
BY A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
TO BE S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R E YE.
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I s h a l l re o o u n t in t h i s Commentary some o f my e a r l y e x p e r ie n c e s . You may r e c a l l
t h a t I had oome a c ro s s China a f t e r many y e a rs o f t r a v e l and h a z ard and i l l n e s s
and d is c o m fo r t. I had alw ays b e e n a n e a r n e s t s e e k e r .
(a ) My F i r s t L e sso n .
He e x p la in e d to me t h a t i f he t o l d me a n y th in g I would d o u b tle s s f o r g e t , b u t i f I
found i t o u t f o r m y 3 e lf, I would remember. And I f e e l somewhat l i k e t h i s tow ards
you a s my s tu d e n t t I would f a r r a t h e r have you " f i n d o u t" th a n t r y to e x p la in
every l i t t l e d e t a i l f o r you, f o r w henever know ledge comes t o us e a s i l y we r a r e l y
a p p r e o ia te i t . In d e e d , i t i s th e same w ith e v e ry th in g : a boy who i s l e f t h is
f a t h e r 's f o r tu n e more o f te n th a n n o t sq u an d ers i t . . . b u t f in d th e boy who has
to work h a rd f o r w hat he g e ts , and you have found someone who r a r e l y w a ste s and
f u l l y a p p r e c ia t e s w hat he has* N a tu re opens h e r bosom o n ly t o th o s e who a r e
e a r n e s t , and a l l o f us have t o s tr u g g l e upward to r e a l i z e th e v e r i t i e s of l i f e .
Only by s tr u g g l e and experim ent* and e ff o r t: do we p e n e tr a t e th e m y s te rie s and make
th e m y ste ry our own.
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" I w i l l m eet one day th e Joy w ith o u t me t h a t d w e lls b e h in d th e s c re e n of
l i g h t - and w i l l s ta n d i n th e o v e rflo w in g s o l i t u d e where a l l th in g s a re
seen as b y t h e i r c r e a t o r . " - T a g o re .
For t h a t i s th e f i n a l T ru th , my B eloved. B ut t h i s T ru th 1^ c a n n o t g iv e to y o u .
(c ) A P e rs o n a l A ppeal To You.
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i l l u s t r a t i o n s , over a te n - y e a r p e rio d ; and in t h i s Commentary I am making a p e r
so n a l a p p e a l to you to h e lp us i f you f e e l t h a t you can h e lp and i f you y o u r s e lf
have g ain ed s u f f i c i e n t l y th rough M en talphysios a s to bo prom pted to g iv e w hat you
can.
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W ritte n in F a i th a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l if o r n ia , U.S.A.
I JOY
II GRATITUDE
III REVERENCE
IV BREATH
V SOUND
VI LIGHT
V II SIL E N C E .
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D ivine Love, and i f you havo n o t done 30 , I lo v in g ly c o u n s e l you to c o n s id e r
w h eth er you sh o u ld n o t , f o r your own b e n e f i t a s w e ll as f o r th e b e n e f i t o f our
M other, h e lp w ith th e f r e e in g o f The I n s t i t u t e b u i ld i n g from debt* I know t h a t
i f you can do s o , you w i l l .
BE HAP P Y! and
GI VE THANKS!
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which was in th e b e g in n in g . An u n d e rs ta n d in g of B re a th led us from B ro ath to
B r e a th le s s n e s s . . . . and u n d e rs ta n d in g o f Sound le d us frem Sound to S o u n d le ss-
n css . . . . on, on to SILENCE.
1. J OY.
2. G R A T I T U D E .
3. R E V E R E N C E .
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4. BREATH.
5. SOUND.
6. L I G H T .
7. S I L E N C E .
S ile n c e i s th e answ er to w hat i s c a lle d " D e a th ." As you know th e S ile n c e , you
know L if e , and esoape ^'D eath. S ile n c e i s g o ld e n , and th e L ig h t o f you, as I
have s a id , i s th e pure gold o f you.
1. B re a th e p h y s ic a l ly th e P e r f e c ti o n B re a th t h i s week - t h r e e tim es b e fo r e
b r e a k f a s t ; t h r e e tim es ( i f p o s s ib l e ) b e f o r e lunoheon ; th r e e tim e s as
soon a f t e r sundown as p o s s i b l e , and b e f o r e d i n n e r . I f i t i s n o t p o s s i
b le to b r e a th e j u s t b e fo re d in n e r , th e n b r e a th e t h i s B re a th t h r e e tim es
b e f o r e s tu d y in g y o u r Commentary a t n i g h t .
"The C re a to r i s r i g h t h e re . . r i g h t in th e H e a rt o f Me,
r i g h t in th e S u b sta n c e o f Me, r i g h t in th e Mind o f Me,
r i g h t in th e B eing o f Me.
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th e n e x t few Com m entaries w i l l b r in g you a b u n d a n t jo y , and may we a l l go f u r t h e r
in our f a c in g o f The L ig h t.
(a) The P e r f e c ti o n B r e a th .
(b ) The L ig h t o f L ife i s P e r f e c t i o n .
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What f o l l y I t i s to seek r ic h e s w ith o u t f i r s t l e a r n in g w hat r ic h e s a r c , and w i t h
o u t knowledge o f th e t r u t h t h a t u n d e r lio s th e r i g h t uso of m a t e r i a l w c a lth l
Do you n o t now s e e , My B elo v ed , t h a t i f we seok WISDOM FIRST, and g a in i t , t h i s
s u p e r i o r u n d e rs ta n d in g - t h a t makes us t r u l y s u p e r io r men - o f th e u n d o rstn n d in g
o f th e Law o f L if e w i l l e n a b le us to produce our f u l l re q u ire m e n t o f r i o h e s .
How? . . . i t i s n o t f o r us to know ; we can n o t w ith our f i n i t e minds u n d e rs ta n d
th e f u l l w o rk in g of The Law. WE ARE THE LAW, and th e r e is no need f o r u s , know
in g t h i s t r u t h , to be e v e r th in k in g a b o u tT E . . . wo MUST PE IT - We m ust LIVE
IT . A g a in , How? "T here i s a s p i r i t in m ankind, and th e i n s p i r a t i o n o f th e A
A Lnighty g iv e th them u n d e r s ta n d in g ." - Job 32, 8.
( c) L in k in g Reason to D i v i n it y .
I t i s t h i s E s s e n t i a l i t y , th o L ig h t of D ivino Wisdom, t h a t l in k s re a s o n to d i v i n i t y ,
f lo s h to s p i r i t , th e o lo g y t o p h ilo s o p h y , m o r t a l i t y to im m o rta lity . I t i s t h a t
w hich i s sown in c o r r u p t io n , and can o n ly be r a i s e d in i n c o r r u p ti o n . I t i s sown
in w eakness and d a rk n e s s and ig n o ra n c e t h a t have in h e re d s in o e tim e began - - i t
i s r a i s e d in a s p i r i t u a l body. THE FIRST, OR OUTER MAN, i s o f THE EARTH, EARTHY.
The SECOND, OR DINER MAN, IS THE LORD OF THE ETERNAL - THE CREATOR.
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(a) We m ust, f i r s t , be s i n c e r e in our p u rp o se ,
(b ) We m ust be h o n o ra b le in a l l i n t e n t .
(c) We m ust be o h a r i t a b l e to w ard s a l l th in g s - to w ard Every
L iv in g T hing, rem em bering th e F o u rfo ld Law,
(d ) We m ust g iv e to E very L iv in g Thing more th a n we e x p e c t
to r e c e iv e .
(e) We m ust e v e r s e e k The Law, and OBEY i t so f a r as we
KNOW i t .
My Peaoe I g iv e u n to y o u .
S i n c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W r itte n i n F a i t h a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
1. B re a th e th e P e r f e c t i o n B r e a th MENTALLY t h i s week - b e f o r e b r e a k
f a s t , b e f o r e lu n c h e o n i f p o s s i b l e , an d b e f o r e d i n n e r .
2. Be s u re t h a t you a r e in th e r i g h t p o s tu r e - you m u st be p h y s i c a l l y
c o m f o r ta b le , you m ust n o t bo p h y s i c a l l y o r m e n ta lly t i r e d - q u i t e
norm al and HAPPY. Then so i n t o your B ro a th .
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(We a h a l l r e t u r n to t h i s id e a l a t e r ; t h i s weok, PEEL i t - r o g i s t e r i n y o u r
mind w hat you f e e l , so t h a t a t any moment h e r e a f t e r you w i l l be a b le to
m e n ta lly p ic k up t h a t f e e l i n g , and lo a d y o u r s e l f on from t h a t h ig h p o i n t . )
1. Same a s i n y o u r T h i r t y - t h i r d C o m c n ta ry .
2. AJDD to i t i
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PERFECTION, and you beoome p e r f e o t . Think n e g a tio n i n an y form , and you r e f l e c t
n e g a tio n , w hich i s th e advance g u ard o f d o n th , w hich i s th o r e v e r s e o f w hat you
a r e - - - f o r YOU ARE LIFE, and L if e i s PERFECT."
(a ) The A sc e n t o f Man
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We m ust LIVE t h i s P e r f e c ti o n , IJy B elo v ed . Never mind how many tim es you f a l l
s h o r t - hold on to th e th o u g h t, and in tim e i t w i l l s h in e th ro u g h you in p e r f e o t
m a n if e s ta tio n . We a l l know t h i s t o be t r u e - so l e t us r e j o i o e t h a t wo a r e on
o u r way. Good i s i t t h a t so ie n o e i s b e g in n in g to r e a l i z e th e s p i r i t u a l i t y o f
a l l l i f e . Things t h a t were re g a rd e d as e n t i r e l y f a n t a s t i c a l a few y e a rs ago a ro
now b e in g rec o g n izo d a s b o in g tr u o to L ife I t s o l f . Much of th e a n c ie n t wisdom
i s b e in g re c o v e re d - th e r e i s a g r o a t day ahead f o r a l l of us - wo i n M o n talp h y sio s
a re i n th e f o r e f r o n t . We know t h a t we havo th e power w ith in us - th e power o f p e r
f e c t i o n o f L ife - t o l i v e as long as we d e s ir e to l i v e . We know t h a t we a r e young,
young, YOUNG, and t h a t we n e v e r can be o ld - w e l l , th e n , l e t us a l l l i v e y o u th ,
th in k th o u g h ts of y o u th and th e th in g s t h a t y o u th does - f e e l th e i n s p i r a t i o n and
th e a m b itio n and th e b e a u ty of l i f e t h a t y o u th f e e l s j and i f we a r e " o l d e r 11, l e t
us g iv e g r a t e f u l th an k s t h a t we have so much more e x p e rie n c e , so muen more s to r e d
away c o n s c io u s ly and s u b c o n sc io u s ly in our memory. Oh, " le t us r e j o i c e a t th e
PERFECTION OF LIFE TOWARDS THE FULL EXPRESSION OF WHICH WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
The w orld i s changing in i t s views on l i f e . Who would have dream ed, f o r exam ple,
t h a t a* g r e a t s c i e n t i s t o f t h i s modern age would have d e o la r e d t h a t t e l e p a t h y and
c la irv o y a n c e a r e r e a l i t i e s . I wonder how many o f you re a d th e fo llo w in g new spaper
r e p o r t as r e c e n t as th e summer o f 1935 - i t was a New York m essage s e n t o u t by one
o f th e g r e a t news a g e n c ie s i
Nomaste
W ritte n in F a i th a t
Los A n g e lo s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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(b ) Then w atch th e s h o u ld e r s . They m ust be r e la x e d , n o t th e s l i g h t
e s t s t r a i n a t a l l . The c h e a t o a r r i e s th e w e ig h t, and th e
s h o u ld e rs a r e e n t i r e l y f l e x e d .
Same a s in y o u r T h i r t y - f o u r t h Commentary.
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This p h ilo s o p h e r y e s te r d a y , how ever, w ished to d is c u s s c e r t a i n p h a se s o f l i f e
w ith me, and so th e a p p o in tm e n t was made. I was happy to have him come, and lo o k ed
fo rw ard to a happy c o n v e r s a tio n . As i s r i g h t , th e h o s t l i s t e n e d w h ile he h e ld t h e
c o n v e r s a tio n , and much o f i t was p l e a s a n t . But when he made an a p o lo g y to me t h a t
he had n o t b een a b le to come b e f o r e b e c a u se he "had an i n v a l i d w i f e , I wondered
w hat s o r t o f a p h ilo s o p h e r he was t h a t he had n o t h e a le d h is w ife ; b u t I was
g r e a t l y s u r p r i s e d when he s a id f u r t h e r t h a t he hims e l f was s u f f e r i n g from a c h ro n ic
a ilm e n t in th e b o d y . Q u ite s t i l l , I l i s t e n e d on, h a r d ly b e li e v in g t h a t he was
sp e a k in g a s he d e s c r ib e d t o me t h e n a tu r e o f h is " i l l n e s s ' and t h a t o f h is w i f e .
But when he t o l d me t h a t he was a n x io u s to do same p ie c e o f work "b e f o r e he d i e d " ,
I f e l t t h a t e i t h e r he o r I was in th e wrong p l a c e .
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(d ) See how happy you can f o o l , and se e w h e th e r you can see th e L ig h t of
Jo y w ith in y o u r body (and your head p a r t i c u l a r l y ) .
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W r itte n i n F a i th a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
We a r e , t h e r e f o r e , to go f u r t h e r a lo n g in t h i s B re a th in th e p r e s e n t Cammontary.
You have t h e P o s tu re - you have p r a c t i s e d T en sin g - you have p r a c t i s e d W atching
of y o u r B r e a th . You a r e a b le to f e e l th e B re a th in g w ith in th e B r e a th , so t h a t ,
in deep c o n c e n t r a t io n , you can v i s u a l i z e The L ig h t and h o ld i t . You a r e a ls o
a b le t o f e e l t h a t heavy f e o l i n g when ooming o u t o f th e B re a th a f t e r th e T e n sin g .
Very w e ll, l e t ' s go a h e a d .
FIRST - ( ( a ) L ie w ith y o u r head to th e N o rth , in th e r i g h t p o s tu r e (s e e page
( One, Commentary T h i r t y - f i v e ) .
(
( ( b ) In th e r i g h t p o s tu r e , ta k e a deep b r e a t h , and r e t a i n i t - g r ip
( th e t e e t h , and c lo s e th e l i p s c l o s e l y , T o t h a t no b r e a th can
THE ( e scape.
INS ING
TENSING (
( ( c ) Do n o t change th e p o s tu r e n o r d i s t u r b th e f e e l i n g of ease in
(T h is r e - j th e body.
q u ir e s muohfc
p r a c t i c e . J ( d ) Now, w a t c h f u l ly , p r e s s down to th e f l o o r th e m id d le p a r t o f
Be s u re be-* th e body o n ly - p r e s s in g on th e p e lv i s - j u s t p r u c t i s e a l i t t l e
f o r e you- ga to see how much p r e s s u r e you can c r e a t e .
ahead - i t ^
i s q u ite ( e ) P r e s s in g o n ly th e c e n te r o f t h e bo d y , you w i l l n o tic e t h a t th e
s im p le , body b e g in s to t e n s e , and t h i s t e n s i n g m ust be even everyw here -
b u t be t h e r o m ust be no uneven p r e s s u r e in th e s h o u ld e r s , r.or uneven
p a tie n t.) p r e s s u r e in th e f e e t o r th e l e g s . W ith p r e s s u r e in th e c e n te r
o f th e body, you w i l l f in d t h a t g r a d u a lly , as you r e t a i n th o
b r e a t h , th e w hole body w i l l g r a d u a lly and e v e n ly becomo te n s e d ,
so t h a t t h e r e w i l l be p r e s s u r e EVERYWHERE. The le g s v d l l s t i f f e n
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( and become s tr o n g , th e r i g h t to e s w i l l c a r r y th e w e ig h t
( a t th e low er e x tr e m ity o f th e body ; th e back w i l l b e
( come s tr o n g and te n s e d ; you w i l l f e e l th e power coming
( up th ro u g h th e s p in e , and th e head w i l l f e e l t h e p r e s
( s u re ; th e arms w i l l f e e l s tr o n g ; and th e w hole body
( w i l l be f i l l e d w ith pow er, w hich you w i l l bo c o n sc io u s
( o f everyw here.
THIRD: ((a ) Take now t h a t su b lim e M o d ita tio n w ith w hich you w i l l be
( f a m i l i a r - t h a t w hich follow 's th e P e r f e c ti o n B re a th ,
( and w hich i s w r i t t e n in y o u r T h i r t y - t h i r d Commentary.
THE ( FEEL d i v i n e l y b e n t to m e d i ta t io n . FEEL t h a t you a r e
( In The P re s e n c e :
MEDITATION (
( "And now I p re p a re m y se lf f o r th e G r e a te s t Thought I
(Remember, t h i s i s \ ev er s h a l l be a b le to t h in k . . .
th e Noble S c ie n c e ) (
( WHATEVER THE CREATOR IS , I AM.
(
( "The C r e a to r i s r i g h t h e re . . r i g h t in th e H e a rt o f
( Me, r i g h t in th e S u b sta n c e o f Me, r i g h t in th e Mind o f
( me, r i g h t in th e B eing o f Me.
(
( rtR eveal T h y s e lf , 0 Lord o f viy L ife . . came, I w a it -
( I l i s t e n - I look w ith in me, - I am s t i l l , - and now
( I w i l l to SEE THE CREATOR AT WORK WITHIN THU TEMPLE."
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THE ( ( b ) Then r e v e r s e th e th o u g h t i n th e M e d ita tio n . I n s te a d
( o f f e e l i n g th e C re a to r w ith in you, f e e l t h a t you a r e
MEDITATION ( in th e C r e a to r , th u s
(C o n tin u ed ) (
( "Thou a r t th e s u b s ta n c e o f a l l my t h in k i n g .
( "Thou a r t th e S u b sta n c e o f a l l % F e e lin g .
( "Thou a r t th e S u b sta n c e o f a l l l(y T h in k in g .
( "Thou a r t th e S u b sta n c e o f a l l My B r e a th in g .
( "Thou a r t th e S u b sta n c e o f a l l Ify Whole L i f e ."
(
( (You a re a d v is e d to add to th e s e m e d ita tio n s as
( you g a th e r id e a s to y o u r s e l f )
F i r s t - The T e n sin g .
Second- The R e la x a tio n .
T hird - The M o d ita tio n .
Our In n e r Chamber i s th e s a c re d p l a c e . We e n te r i t u n sh o d . We s i t i n a c i r c l e .
To th e E a s t i s The Lamp, i n th e C e n te r i s The L ig h t. W henever any a c t i v i t y i s
ex te n d e d i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s , i t i s f i r s t h a llo w e d th ro u g h th e In n e r Chamber. Our
problem s a r e b ro u g h t h e re - our w ork i s d e d ic a te d h e r e . The I n n e r Chamber i s
made up o f th o s e t o whom i t i s s a f e and w ise t o g r a d u a lly r e v e a l th e in n e r
s e c r e t s . Home S tu d y S t u d e n ts , ooming t o t h e I n s t i t u t e and a t t e n d i n g th e I n n e r
Chamber, a re p ro fo u n d ly im p re sse d and c a r r y away w ith them a d e e p e r u n d e rs ta n d
in g o f th e extrem e p r i v i l e g e t h a t cones t o us who a r e bound to g e t h e r a s N obles
o f The L ig h t b y t h a t " L ig h t t h a t l i g h t e t h e v e ry man t h a t oom eth i n t o th e w o r ld ."
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I t may be p o s s i b l e t h a t you a r e n o t f a m i l i a r w ith INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF THE
HOLY TRINITY. I f you a r e n o t , w r i te t o th e S e c r e t a r y of th e Grand C o u n c il o f The
I n s t i t u t e f o r in f o r m a tio n . You a r e e l i g i b l e f o r m em bership, and you s h o u ld be a
Member. You s h o u ld u n d e rta k e to a l l y y o u r s e l f w i t h e v e ry p h a se o f t h i s g r e a t
w ork. We have some w o n d e rfu l s o u ls h e r e . The C i r c l e o f th e S e c r e t Twelve a r e
p r i v i l e g e d to b r in g h e a lin g and peace to many - and you a r e e n t i t l e d to a sk f o r
t h i s p r i v i l e g e f o r y o u r s e l f and your f r i e n d s .
S i n c e r e l y y o u r T e a c h e r, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Jo y and Hope.
W r itte n i n f a i t h a t
Los A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
37 Outer) Man; The Second or Inner) Man; Things of the Spirit Can
not Be Talked About; Rejuvenation and Regeneration.
WILL YOU KINDLY TURN BACK TO THE PARAGRAPH UNDER THIS HEADING THAT APPEARED
IN YOUR LAST COMMENTARY AND READ IT AGAIN. I c a n n o t em phasize to o much o r
to o o f te n th e need f o r you to PRACTICE t h i s B a la n c in g B r e a th .
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know o u r s e lv e s t o be members of The Royal F am ily o f Wisdom. I a p p e a l t o you
to ta k e t h i s m a tte r o f PERFECTION m ost s e r i o u s l y . I f you f a i l , . f a l l down . .
th in k th o u g h ts , do t h i n g s , e n t e r t a i n f e e l i n g s and e m o tio n s , w hioh a r e c o n tr a r y
to y o u r H ig h er C o n s c io u sn e s s , . . i f you f i n d y o u r s e l f g u i l t y o f j e a l o u s y , or
g re e d , o r envy, o r any p h a se o f e x p r e s s io n n o t i n a c c o rd w ith y o u r own h i g h e s t
c o n c e p tio n o f Good, DO NOT BE UNHAPPY. R a th e r, HE HAPPY - be happy t h a t you
have re c o g n iz e d t h i s l i t t l e s l i p from y o u r h i g h e s t a tt a in m e n t, f o r t h e r e was a
tim e , n o t v e ry lo n g a g o , when you w ould NOT have re c o g n iz e d i t . . . TEEN GO
iHEAD AGAIN IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO PERFECTION.
I t i s sown in a m e re ly p h y s ic a l body, a n d , th ro u g h t r a n s m u t a ti o n ,
i t i s r a i s e d i n a s p i r i t u a l body.
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The B re a th o f our Mind i s th e L ife o f Our M ind, and we know th e f u l l m eaning
of th e U n iv e rs a l M ind, and how i t w o rk s, and how we oan u se i t - and m u st.
And a g a in :
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a o h e r, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W r itte n i n F a i t h a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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i
* y Beloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N oble o f th o L ig h t :
We a r e coming n e a r e r t o t h e u n d e rs ta n d in g t h a t P h y s ic a l B re a th i s n o t a t a l l
t h e m eaning o f The Holy B re a th from w hich a l l th in g s oome and t o w hich a l l
th in g s r e t u r n , f o r t h e s im p le re a s o n t h a t n a u g h t oan p e rm a n e n tly be d i^ o ro e d
from THAT.
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(b ) The Way to P e r f e c ti o n Through T ra n s m u ta tio n .
What d id you th in k when you f i r s t rea d .th e s e w ords? . .w hat do you t h in k when
you re a d them now? You f e e l t h a t you a r e LIFE, LIFE, LIFE - - - t h a t t h e r e
n e v e r was a tim e when you were n o t - - - t h a t t h e r e w i l l n e v e r be a tim e when
you s h a l l c e a se t o be . . . . BUT IN ALL TRUE HUMILITY AND CONFIDENCE YOU CAN
SEE YOURSELF AS A GOD IN THE MAKING - f u l l o f KNOWLEDGE WHICH IS YOUR POWER -
OVERFLOWING, YOUR CUP RUNNING OVER, WITH ALL THE POSITIVE QUALITIES OF UNIVER
SAL LOVE, and you know t h a t Love i s God.
How u n sp e ak a b ly b e a u t i f u l t o know i t . L et us be g r a t e f u l .
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'R e s t f o r a moment and know t h a t you a r e c o n s c io u s ly aw are o f t h e i n n e r m eaning
whioh i s d e l i b e r a t e l y obso u red i n o u r In n e r Chamber w o rk . You s e e . B eloved,
we m ust be o a p a b le o f s e e in g t h e same t h i n g from c o u n tle s s a n g le s , and th e
r e a s o n t h a t I demand t h a t t h e s e Com m entaries s h a l l n o t b e to u c h e d b y a n o th e r
hand o r s e e n by a n o th e r eye i s b e c a u se t h e g r e a t m a j o r it y a r e n o t re a d y f o r
t h e s e s e c r e t s and in d eed w ould n o t know much a b o u t them even i f th e y d id
m ere ly " r e a d a b o u t them .
You, th e e a r n e s t A s p i r a n t , r e s t and w a i t, e n jo y in g
th e g lo r y o f th e WHITE ELIXIR, w h ich i s s u b t l e , h id d e n ,
c e l e s t i a l . . t h a t w hich g e n e ra te s a l l t h i n g s , . and
i s t h e O r ig in o f A ll T h in g s . The u l t i m a t e i s , th ro u g h
c o n t r o l l i n g I t , you c o n tr o l a l l th in g s and b r in g a l l
th in g s u n d e r y o u r own d o m in io n .
Peaoe I g iv e u n to th e e 1
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W ritte n i n F a i t h a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
1. Same as i n t h e T h ir ty - e i g h t h Commentary.
YOUTH . . . t h e n
BEAUTIFUL Youth
HEALTHY Youth
MAGNANIMOUS Youth . . . and s o on, u s i n g
a l l t h e words t o d e s c r i b e
Youth t h a t come i n t o y o u r
m ind.
iou s h o u ld come o u t o f y o u r M e d i t a t i o n w i t h a f e e l i n g
of u n u t t e r a b l e b l i s s .
*. Do n o t t h i n k t h i s i s s im p le o r u n n e c e s s a r y . I t i s t h e REAL way
o f T r a n s m u ta tio n . F o r , when you t h i n k o f i t , t o t h i n k on Youth
i s t o tr a n s m u t e what i s c a l l e d " a g e " t o i t s o p p o s i t e . This i s
t h e r i g h t way - p u r s u e i t .
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My Beloved S tu d e n t i n M e n ta l p h y s i c s , Noble o f The L ig h t i
(a) Removing P a i n .
T h e r e f o r e , t h e r u l e is i
1 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of B r e a th , . . u n t i l we r e a c h t h e Holy B r e a th .
2 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Bones - t h e E a r th o f u s .
3 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of F lesh - th e P la n t of u s .
4 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Blood - t h e Animal o f u s .
5 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Nerves - t h e Man o f u s .
6 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Food - t h e Energy o f u s .
7 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Sex - t h e W ill t o L ive o f u s .
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Thus we a re on our way to f i n a l em a n c ip a tio n from a l l p o v e rty and every n e g a t i v e
s t a t e . Our Body becomes "My Whole Body". We s e e and know o u r s e l v e s to be pure
S p i r i t , and we know our b o d ies t o be S p i r i t embodied.
"Giver o f L i g h t - t h e G iv e r and t h e G i f t i
Having p re p a re d y o u r s e l f i n The S i l e n c e , th en d e c l a r e w i t h , i n f i n i t o s o f t n e s s of
fe e lin g
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The above i s sim p ly an i l l u s t r a t i o n of s e l f - a n a l y s i s and p r e s e n t s f o r you a m ost
e f f i c a c i o u s way i n w hich you can come g r a d u a l l y t o KNOW t h a t yo u a r e i n God and
God i n you f o r everm ore . . . t h a t you a r e God i n Human Form.
My p eace I send t o y o u . You a r e Love - and B eauty - and S t r e n g t h - and Joy and you
a r e i n The G r e a t P e a c e .
S i n c e r e l y y o u r T e a c h e r , i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W ritte n in F a ith a t
Los A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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< r^< N O T T O B E T O U C H E D , IF P O S S IB L E .
B Y A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
TO B E S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R EYE.
r e t r o s p e c t iv e
T h i r t y - s i x t h Commentary S tu d y i t a l l o v e r a g a i n .
.
(b) L i g h t and C o n s c i o u s n e s s .
LIGHT i n a l l p h i l o s o p h i c a l t e a c h i n g i s t h e s y m b o l i c a l e q u i v a l e n t o f C o n s c i o u s n e s s .
The n a t u r e o f C o n s c io u s n e s s i s e x p r e s s e d by a n a l o g i e s w i t h L i g h t .
THE LJGHT OF HEAVEN embraces t h e " e s s e n c e " and " l i f e " , t h e " u n i t y " i n s e p a r a b l y
m ixed w i t h t h e s e e d s o f f i r e i n t h e r e f i n i n g f u r n a c e ( t r a n s m u t a t i o n ) .
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H e a rt ( c o n s c i o u s n e s s ) . . . when b r e a t h seems t o be m e r e ly t h e b r e a t h o f t h e
H e a r t, and n o t o f t h e body i t s e l f .
A f t e r t h i s p r o c e s s h a s t a k e n p l a c e on t h e p h y s i o a l p l a n e , we have found o u r s e l v e s
a u t o m a t i c a l l y going upward t o a h i g h e r p l a n e - FROM THE PLANE OF THE BODY TO THE
PLANE OF THE MIND, from t h e O u te r t o t h e Inw ard B r e a th , . from t h e a c t i o n o f
m a n i f e s t a t i o n t o t h e n o n - a c t i o n o f L i f e , from t h e g r o s s t o t h e s u b t l e . So we
l i n k o ur B r e a th i n g w i t h C o n te m p la tio n , and a r e t h e n l e d i n t o M e d i t a t i o n -
AND ALL THIS IS DONE BY THE LIGHT, WHICH SHINETH OF ITS OWN NATURE
IT COMES OF ITSELFL
( d) G iv in g T h a n k s.
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* .
I am s u r e t h a t most o f my s t u d e n t s , th o u g h t h e y had n o t t h e s l i g h t e s t i d e a o f
my meaning a t t h e s t a r t o f t h e i r t e a c h i n g , now know w hat t h e y were b e in g t a u g h t
i n t h e i n s t r u c t i o n , "Watch Your B r e a th '." I n w a t c h in g o u r b r e a t h we f i r s t f e l t
t h a t o ur c o n s c i o u s n e s s was d i r e c t e d to w ards " l i s t e n i n g " t o o u r b r e a t h i n g , and
a t t h i s s t a g e t h e h e a r t seemed t o be a l l a - f l u t t e r , w hich t h e w a t c h in g p r o c e s s
i t s e l f seemed a t f i r s t t o c r e a t e . Then, as we w a tc h e d w i t h o u r m ind, t h e o u t g o
ing and t h e incom ing o f o u r b r e a t h seemed t o s l i p beyond p u r n o t i c e , so t h a t we
became g r a d u a l l y u n c o n s c io u s o f e i t h e r sound o r to n e i n t h e b r e a t h - o u r b r e a t h
ing seemed t o go from t h e rough o r s u p e r f i c i a l s t a t e , s lo w ly p e n e t r a t i n g w hat i s
f i n e w i t h i n u s . Then t h e h e a r t became l i g h t , t h e body became l i g h t , t h e con
s c io u s n e s s became f i n e r and c l e a r e r . As t h i s p r o c e e d e d , a f t e r some days t h e
b r e a t h seemed t o c e a s e i n p r a c t i c e - c e a s e b e in g an Outward b r e a t h and came t o
be an Inward b r e a t h . And, i f w i t h you i t h as c e a s e d i n y o u r p r a c t i c e t o be an
Inward b r e a t h , t h e TRUE o r HOLY BltEATH i s b e in g made m a n i f e s t w i t h i n you.
I f t h e b r e a t h i n g i s l i g h t , t h e h e a r t i s l i g h t and t h e mind c l e a r , f o r e v e ry
s l i g h t e s t movement o f t h e b r e a t h a f f e c t s t h e h e a r t a c t i o n , and t h e whole body as
a c o n s e q u e n c e . When t h e b r e a t h becomes so l i g h t t h a t t h e h e a r t and t h e body a r e
n o t a f f e c t e d , t h e b r e a t h t h e n goes i n w a r d s , seems t o s to p and becomes t h e B r e a th
o f The MIND. So, i n o r d e r t o s t e a d y t h e h e a r t and t h e body, we b e g i n i n M e n ta l-
p h y s ic s t o c u l t i v a t e t r u e b r e a t h i n g power . . . . g o in g on and on i n t h e r e f i n i n g
p r o c e s s , " M o ltin g " and "M ixing" and " T r a n s m u t a t i o n " , so t h a t i n t h e end we can a t
w i l l s i n k i n t o t h e REAL o f t h e C e n te r o f O u r s e lv e s th r o u g h c o m p le te m a s te r y o f
o ur B r e a th - t h a t B r e a th w h ic h in d e e d i s THE LIFE.
My Peace I g iv e u n to you a lw a y s .
S i n c e r e l y y o u r T e a c h e r , i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Jo y and Hope.
W ritte n in F a ith a t
Los A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
1. Go th ro u g h ALL y o u r B re a th s a s p r i n t e d i n t h e i l l u s t r a t e d s h e e t s
from t h e Harmonic B r e a th t o Your Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a t h , j u s t as
you d i d a t t h e s t a r t o f your p r a c t i c e i n M e n t a l p h y s i c s . B re a th e
them once a day on t h e f i r s t , t h i r d , f i f t h and s e v e n t h days of
t h i s week o f p r a c t i c e . Do them s i l e n t l y and m e n t a l l y on t h e
s e c o n d , f o u r t h and s i x t h days o f t h e w eek.
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s t u d e n t f o r M e n t a l p h y s i c s . HAKE UP YOUR MIND THAT YOU WILL DO SOMETHING VERY
DEFINITE TO MAKE THIS EARTH A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE ON BTTE aDING ONE THIS WEEK TO
THE LIGHT. You can do i t - w i l l you? Your m easure o f i n t e r e s t in t h e human r a o e is
what you w i l l do t h i s w eek.
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IrW m
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B r e a th i n g s have t a u g h t us c o n c e n t r a t i o n , f o r w h i l e we have bten deep i n our b r e a t h
- no m a t t e r w hat t h e p a r t i c u l a r B r e a t h i n g s - we have FELT t h e V i t a l Energy w i t h i n
u s . P o i n t by p o i n t we 1a ve gone on t o u n d e r s t a n d THROUGH FEELING, and t h a t was
th e f i r s t s te p in T ra n sm u tatio n .
(b ) The Holy B r e a t h .
The tim e has come now f o r us Nobles o f The L i g h t t o know t h e TRUE m eaning o f t h e
Holy B r e a t h . The a o t o f b r e a t h i n g has now become w i t h us a n a o t o f i n t i m a t e com
munion i n whioh S p i r i t , Mind and Body a r e f e l t a s ONE. In t h e t h o u g h t and f e e l i n g
o f Your Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a th t h e a c t o f e x h a l a t i o n w i l l no l o n g e r c a r r y i t s n a t u r a l
i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f " w a s te p r o d u c t " , o r " c a r b o n i c a o i d g a s " , b u t i t w i l l b e t h a t
you a r e s e n d in g t o a l l t h e w o r l d , TO EVERY LIVING THING, t h e h i g h e s t t h a t i s i n y o u .
The a c t o f i n h a l a t i o n has beoome so b e a u t i f u l t o you t l i a t you know t h a t you a r e
t a k i n g i n t o you o o n s o i o u s l y , o r a l l o w i n g t o f lo w i n t o you o o n s o l o u a l y , t h e S p i r i t
o f t h e U n i v e r s e , t h e L i g h t o f D iv in e Wisiiom. In so f a r a s we have s u c c e e d e d i n
c o n s c i o u s l y h o ld in g t h i s supreme t h o u g h t i n o ur m in d s , s o have we m a s t e r e d t h e
T r a n s m u t a t io n o f o u r B r e a t h , and we know t h a t a s we p r a o t i o e we s h a l l , th r o u g h
tra n sm u tin g th e p h y s io a l b r e a t h , b r in g o u rse lv e s to a s t a t e of t r u e b r e a t h in g - n e s s ,
w hich i s BREATHLESSNESS, . . . "Thou B r e a th i n g Through Me and In Me - THY BREATH IN
(o) I n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t h e Week.
r * r
t h a t you a r e i n an Ooe&n o f Joy . . . so v e r y , v e r y happy, and p e a c e f u l , and r e s t
f u l , and s i l e n t , and a b s o rb e d by LIFE ITSELF.
S l n o e r e l y y o u r T eaoherv i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
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Loa A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
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N O T T O B E T O U C H E D , IF P O S S IB L E ,
B Y A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
OM MA N ' P A D M C H U M
TO B E S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R E YE .
As you u n d e r t a k e t h e e x e r o i s e o u t l i n e d a b o v e , you w i l l m e r e ly t a k e t h e
g en eric m e d ita tio n
G r e e ti n g s i n The Bond.
We a r e t o p r o c e e d t h i s week w i t h a c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f B o n e s .
I t i s a n a d v a n ta g e i f t h e Noble knows somewhat t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f h i s own b ody.
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The human body, s a y s a p ro m in e n t m ed ic al man, " i s an a n im a l o rg a n ism , d i f f e r i n g
i n o n ly a few r e s p e c t s from o t h e r e n im al o rg a n is m s , and f i t t e d , by t h e p r o c e s s e s
o f s e l e c t i o n and e v o l u t i o n , f o r t h e pe rfo rm a n c e o f two main f u n c t i o n s - - t h e con
v e r s i o n o f food and a i r i n t o energy and i n t o t i s s u e , and t h e r e p r o d u c t i o n o f
o t h e r i n d i v i d u a l s o f i t s s p e c i e s , " We f e e l s o r r y f o r t h e w r i t e r o f t h i s s t a t e
m ent, f o r he l e a v e s o u t a l t o g e t h e r t h e f a c t t h a t t h e body i s m e re ly t h e i n s t r u
ment o f t h e Immortal S p i r i t , and when we i n c l u d e t h i s i d e a , t h e above i s a good
d e f i n i t i o n of t h e human body and e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t .
As I s a y , we sh o u ld know so m e th in g a b o u t t h e framework o f t h e body - t h e b o n e s ,
t h e j o i n t s and t h e m u s c le s .
(a) Framework o f t h e Body.
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a s we have l e a r n e d t o b r e a t h e , and t h e BODY WILL TELL YOU ITS CWN STORY. Because
LIFE i s FEELING - o r we know L i f e t h ro u g h FEELING; and a s you FEEL your body and
t h e a s t o u n d i n g i y b e a u t i f u l f o r c e w i t h i n i t , you come t o know i t , and g r a d u a l l y ,
th r o u g h f e e l i n g , know i t s i n n e r , h id d e n f o r c e by means o f i t s g r a d u a l l y p e r f e c t e d
e x p r e s s i o n th ro u g h y o u r body - th r o u g h FEELING.
And i t i s FEELING t h a t i s t h e I n s t r u m e n t a l i t y o f T r a n s m u t a t io n .
We g e t a d i f f e r e n t id e a o f t h e body e n t i r e l y when we r e a l i z e t h a t i t i s r e a l l y
n o t h i n g b u t f e e l i n g - y o u r whole e x p e r i e n c e i s w hat y o u r FEELINGS have b e e n .
Now, t h i s w i l l require a little Bilent analysis, bub I feel sure t h a t you w i l l
be a b l e t o realize it a s true.
" I AM THE SUBSTANCE OF ALL THY FEELING - THOU ART FEELING IN ME"
W e l l , t h e n , t h i s week l e t us p r a c t i c e q u i e t l y .
S i n c e r e l y y o u r T e a c h e r , i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope
W ritte n in F a ith a t
Los A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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(Ehamlipr
of ttjo >rieur? of UJpntalphgstrB
T H IS L E S S O N IS F O R Y O U - IT IS
N O T T O BE T O U C H E D , IF P O S S IB L E .
BY A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
O M MA N ) P A O M t H U M TO BE S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R EYE.
G r e e ti n g s i n The Bond.
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"E xoept ye e a t t h e f l e s h o f t h e Son o f Man, and d r i n k
h i s b l o o d , ye have n o t l i f e in y o u r s e l v e s . Ho t h a t
e a t e t h m y f l e s h and d r i n k e t h my blood h a t h E t e r n a l
L i f e ; and I w i l l r a i s e him up a t t h e l a s t d a y . F o r
my f l e s h i s t r u e n e a t , and my blood i s t r u e d r i n k .
He t h a t e a t e t h my f l e s h and d r i n k e t h my b lo o d a b i d e t h
i n me, and I i n him . As t h e L i v in g F a t h e r s e n t me,
and I l i v e b e c a u s e of t h e F a t h e r , so he t h a t e a t e t h
me, he s h a l l a l s o l i v e b e c a u s e o f me.
T his i s t h e Bread t h a t came down o u t o f Heaven ; n o t
a s t h e f a t h e r s d i d e a t and d io d ; he t h a t e a t e t h t h i s
Bread s h a l l l i v e f o r e v e r . . . . I t is th e S p i r i t
t h a t q u ick e n e th ; th e f l e s h p r o f i t e t h n o th in g j th e
Words t h a t I have spoken u n t o you t h e y a r e S p i r i t ,
and t h e y a r e L i f e . - John 6, 5 3 - 6 3 .
Then we r e a d t
(a) R e v ie w in g t h e L a s t C om m entaries.
O c c u l t l y t h e f l e s h o f t h e body i s t h e P l a n t l i f e o f t h e U n i v e r s e . The B r e a th of
you i s t h e A i r o f t h e U n iv e rs e ; t h e Bones o f you a r e t h e E a r t h ; t h e F l e s h i s t h e
P l a n t ; t h e Blood i s t h e Animal ; t h e Nerves a r e t h e Man o f you ; t h e Food i s t h e
Energy of you ; t h e Sex i s t h e W i l l t o L i v e . We have t o l e a r n t o s u r r e n d e r a l l of
t h e s e , th o u g h we a r e d e p e n d e n t upon eaoh o f them f o r our v e r y l i f e e x p r e s s i o n .
We have f o u n d , i n ou r f i r s t a n a l y s i s o f t h e a c t o f b r e a t h i n g , t h a t a i r i s o f s e c o n
d a r y , n o t p r im a r y , i m p o r ta n c e , even on t h e n a t u r a l p l a n e , s i n o e i t does n o t FRODUCE
t h e v i t a l e n e rg y o f t h o l i v i n g c r e a t u r e , BUT IS USED AND TRANSMUTED BY THAT 'ENERGY.
And we found t h a t b r e a t h i n g i s i t s e l f b u t one o f t h e s i g n s , o r e f f e o t s , o f t h e
J fy s te ry o a l l e d LIFE, t h e m y s te ry t h a t b a f f l e s a l l o b j e c t i v e r e s e a r c h . And I sa y
c a t e g o r i c a l l y r i g h t h e ro t h a t t h e M y ste ry o f LIFE ITSELF w i l l n o t , and c a n n o t be
s o lv e d efther t h a n t h r o u g h a knowledge o f TRANSMUTATION.
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.
As we have proved t h a t T r a n s m u t a t io n o f B r e a th means t h e s i l e n c i n g o f th e p h y s i c a l
3 r e a t h - b r i n g i n g o u r s e l v e s from B r e a th t o B r e a t h l e s s n e s s - so we now 3ee t h a t
T r a n s m u t a t io n o f F l e s h means t h e s i l e n c i n g ( o r t h e "D eath" o f our F l e s h ) . . . i n
o t h e r w o rd s, OUR NATURAL HUMAN FEELING . . . AND OUR GLORIOUS RESURRECTION INTO
THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF DIVINE FEELING, o r Oneness w i t h The C r e a t o r .
T h e r e f o r e , we can s e e t h a t in t h i s t h e r e i s a D iv in e s e c r e t . A l l t h a t we have t o
do i s t o p r a c t i s e . T here a r e many books w r i t t e n and much a d v i c e o f f e r e d upon t h e
su b je c t. J u s t as t h e r e i s upon M e d i t a t i o n - - b u t w hat we a r e i n n eed o f i s know
le d g e o f t h e way t o do i t .
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(o) A Hunan S t o r y .
What a m ockeryi What i g n o r a n c e l What s a c r i l e g e ' . NOW I KNOT.' THAT THERE IS NO DEATH,
f o r I know t h a t I am LIFE ITSELF - s e l f - m a n i f e s t i n g , s e l f - e x i s t i n g , e t e r n a l . AND,
MOREOVER, I CAN PROVE IT THROUGH OUR GLORIOUS SECRET KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMUTATION!
How humbly g r a t e f u l I am - a r e you?
T h is w eek, My B e lo v e d , c o n t i n u e t h e e x e r o i s e i n y o u r F o r ty - S e c o n d Consnentary,
c h a n g in g t h e t h o u g h t t o t h e F l e s h o f t h e e - t h e f l e s h t h a t d i e t h d a i l y , i f we
a r e humble and w is e - i n s t e a d o f t h e Bones, a s l a s t w eek.
S i n c e r e l y y o u r T e a c h e r , i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
W ritte n in F a ith a t
Los A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
COMMENTARY
"THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (12): Transmutation of Blood; Your
G r e e t i n g s i n The Bond.
In t h e m a t t e r o f T r a n s m u t a t i o n , we a r e g e t t i n g a l o n g t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t ,
w h i l e t h e r e can be b u t one e x e r c i s e by w h ic h we may l e a r n t h e S a c r e d A r t , i t i s
n e c e s s a r y f o r us t o s e e t h a t T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f t h e w h o le o f t h e " d e p a r t m e n t s " o f
t h e body i s n e c e s s a r y .
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1 - To convey t h e f o o d m a t e r i a l t o a l l t h e t i s s u e s o f t h e body;
2 - To remove t h e n c e t h e w a s t e p r o d u c t s ; and
3 - To c a r r y oxygen th r o u g h t h e r e d c o r p u s c l e s ; w i t h o u t oxygen
t h e a c t o f r e s p i r a t i o n c o u ld n o t be c a r r i e d on.
Your b lo o d c o n s i s t s o f an a lm o s t c o l o u r l e s s f l u i d , t h e l i q u o r s a n g u i n i s (o r b l o o d -
p la s m a ), i n w h ic h f l o a t a l a r g e number o f s m a l l c o r p u s c u l a r b o d i e s , t h e blood
c o r p u s c l e s or b lo o d g l o b u l e s . The p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e s e t o e aoh o t h e r by w e ig h t i s
a b o u t o n e - t h i r d c o r p u s c l e s t o t w o - t h i r d s p la s m a . The q u a n t i t y of b lo o d i n t h e
body by w e i g h t i s a b o u t o n e - t h i r t e e n t h p a r t o f t h e w h o le b o d y . Examine a d ro p o f
b lo o d un d e r t h e m ic r o s c o p e and you w i l l f i n d c o r p u s c l e s f l o a t i n g a b o u t , and t h e y
a r e two k i n d s , d i s t i n g u i s h a b l e c h i e f l y by t h e i r c o l o r - r e d and w h i t e . The w h i t e
a r e v e r y much few e r in number t h a n t h e r e d , t h e p r o p o r t i o n i n h e a l t h y b lo o d b e in g
a b o u t 1 t o 355, b u t even i n h e a l t h t h i s i s s u b j e c t t o c o n s i d e r a b l e v a r i a t i o n .
You remember i t . . .
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"And now I send I t o u t .
" I embrace t h i s c l a s s . . . I embrace a l l i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s w h e r e v e r t h e y
may b e .
" I embrace t h e c i t y . . . I embrace t h e s t a t e . . . I embraoe t h e c o u n tr y
" I embrace t h e w h o le w o rld . .
" I embrace t h e Whole Hunan Raoe:
"And now, w i t h t h e L i g h t o f the D iv in e Wisdom w i t h i n me, . . w i t h my
J o y , . . w i t h my Love, . w i t h my LIFE, I embrace Every L i v in g T h in g .
The r e s t f u l n e s s o f t h i s T r u t h i s o v e rp o w e rin g . T h e re i s , t h e n , no s t r a i n t o l i f e
i n w h a te v e r form . . . ALL IS w e l l . No s t r a i n , no t e n s i o n , no i n t e r r u p t i o n , no
d i s t u r b a n c e , no d is h a rm o n y , no d e s i r e s o t h e r t h a n t o d i e t o l i v e , t o l o s e t o f i n d ,
to know t h e r e s u r r e o t i o n t h r o u g h t h e c r u c i f i x i o n , t o d i e d a i l y t o l i v e e t e r n a l l y .
So, My B e lo v e d , p r a c t i s e w h a t we a r e l e a r n i n g t o g e t h e r . L e t us a l l KNCJN t h a t we
a r e im m o rta l, and t h a t we a r e LIFE . . . f o r EVER, f o r EVER. F o r , when we know
T r a n s m u t a t io n we know t h a t t r u l y t h e r e i s , and n e v e r has b e e n DEATH.
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larth - t h a t t h e r e i s no D eath, t h a t w hat i s o a l l e d D eath i s b u t a p a s s i n g i n t o
h i g h e r v i b r a t i o n s of l i f e and h i g h e r a o t i v i t y l T hat m o r t a l e x p e r i e n c e i s b u t a
p a r t and p r e p a r a t i o n f o r f u r t h e r l i f e and w ork on t h e e t h e r i o and s p i r i t p l a n e s !
THE TRUTH IS THAT IF EVERY MAN KNEW THAT HE HAD TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCE OF HIS
ACTS IN MORTAL LIFE, THE EARTH WOULD BE A DIFFERENT PLACE FOR US ALL TO LIVE.
AND THE WAY TO LEARN TO LIVE OUR PERSONAL LIFE IS, FINALLY, THROUGH TRANSMUTATION..
Peaoe be u n to y o u .
S i n c e r e l y y o u r T e a o h e r , i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f J o y and Hope.
W ritte n in F a ith a t
Los A n g e l e s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
45 Food; The Five Senses Are All Feeling; How Great the Power of
a Single Thought.
1. P r a c t i s e th e C le a n sin g B re a th t h i s week. I n t h e m o rn in g b r e a t h e
i t p h y s ic a l ly ; in t h e e v e n in g b r e a th e i t m e n t a ll y .
2. As yo u b r e a t h e g e t t h e i d e a i n y o u r m ind o f t h e G r e a t H e a t com
i n g up t h e s p i n e , and SEE t h e L i g h t . Im a g in e t h e P e a c o c k F e a t h e r
o f Gold . . . " I t s com ing up and o u t . . up an d o u t . . up and
o u t . . i t s t r i k e s upon t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e Body, i t seems t o go
beyond t h e b o d y , . . a n d now I t h i n k o f t h e t o p o f my head -
AND SEE MY WHOLE BODY FULL OF LIGHT, L i g h t , L i g h t . " A s s o c i a t e
y o u r s e l f i n y o u r mind w i t h t h e f a c t t h a t y o u a r e T r a n s m u t in g a l l
t h i s h e a t and l i g h t , and f i n a l l y r e s t i n t h e r e a l i z a t i o n o f L i g h t
e v e r y w h e r e , and you i n t h e v e r y C e n t e r o f I T .
G r e e t i n g s i n The Bond.
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As y o u s i t l i k e t h i s you w i l l know t h a t yo u a r e H e a l t h - t h a t y o u r n e r v e s a r e a t
p e a c e - t h a t yo u a r e p e r f e c t h e a l t h and j o y . I n h e a l t h we o n l y know cur n e r v e s
a s s p e c i a l wa y s o f f e e l i ng; c a l l e d t h e s e n s e s . Our s e n s e s a r e t h e a v e n u e s by
w h ic h we FEEL - and o f c o u r s e we s m e l l and h e a r and s e e and t a s t e . T hat w hich
we f e e l a s t o u c h i s n e i t h e r more n o r l e s s r e a l b e c a u s e t h e same f e e l i n g c a n be
e x p r e s s e d a s s i g h t , so u n d s t a s t e and s m e l l .
(a)The S e n se o f T ouch.
( d ) HEARING. Her?/ d i f f e r e n t i s h e a r i n g f ro m t a s t e , b u t s t i l l i t i s a n o t h e r p h a s e o f
FEELING - t h a t i s , e v e r y t h i n g t h a t y o u h e a r i n e v i t a b l y r e s o l v e s i n t o
y o u r own f e e l i n g .
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s e rie s of id e a s . The T r u t h o f me i s S p i r i t - t h e T r u t h o f me i s LIFE - t h e T r u t h
o f me i s K now ledge, and t h e T r u t h o f me i s Power . . . I KNOW ALL THIS THROUGH MY
FEELING.
(b) T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f Food.
I s h a l l n o t sp e n d much t i m e o r s p a c e i n t a l k i n g a b o u t s o l i d f o o d s o r l i q u i d f o o d s ,
f o r yo u w i l l know y o u r c h e m i c a l t y p e , and y o u w i l l d i s c o v e r how i n c r e a s i n g l y c a r e
f u l y o u have t o b e w i t h w h a t y o u e a t . As we grow and become more r e f i n e d , t h e
more t h e body w i l l in f o r m us i n many ways when we do n o t obey t h e law s o f f o o d .
B ut yo u a l s o know much a b o u t B r e a t h a s a f o o d , an d h a v e l e a r n e d t h e way t o t r a n s
m ute y o u r B r e a t h som ew hat. A ls o r e s t - y o u have l e a r n e d t h a t R e s t i s a f o o d , and
h a v e come i n t o t h a t know ledge t h r o u g h m e d i t a t i o n . T h o u g h t a l s o - y o u know t h a t
t h o u g h t i s f i n a l , and t h a t i t i s r e a l l y t h e o n l y 11F - 0 - 0 - D " .
A t t h e same t i m e , n o t u n t i l we h a v e p ro v e d t h a t we t r u l y KNOW w h a t f o o d i s ca n we
a f f o r d t o d i s r e g a r d t h e c h e m i c a l law s o f f o o d . T h a t i s t h e f i r s t s t e p i n t r a n s
m u t a t i o n ; b u t a f t e r we h a v e p ro v e d o u r m a s t e r y o v e r f o o d , t h e n we a r e a b l e t o
t r a n s m u t e b e c a u s e we know o n l y t h e D i v i n e I n t e l l i g e n c e o f f o o d a t a l l t i m e s .
As I e a t , s o I become p h y s i c a l l y , an d t h e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e s o u l i s s e e n i n t h e
c h a r a c t e r o f t h e body and i t s s u r r o u n d i n g s . B ut we m u st be p a t i e n t . We h a v e t o
th o ro u g h ly le a r n i t a l l . I f a man e a t s i n i g n o r a n c e , b e l i e v i n g t h a t h i s l i f e ,
h i s s t r e n g t h , de p e n d s u p o n h i s f o o d , he i s h o l d i n g h i m s e l f i n bondage t o t h i s
e r r o r , a nd i s t h u s l o w e r i n g h i s w o r l d . I f he e a t s i n K now ledge, t h e w h o le c r e a
t i o n s h a r e s i n h i s a c t , an d t h e LIGHT s h i n e s t h r o u g h him a n d a l l t h a t makes him
---- h i s f o o d , h i s T h o u g h t, and h i s F e e l i n g .
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My B e lo v e d , t h e r e i s much f o o d f o r t h o u g h t i n t h i s Comm entary, and I t r u s t t h a t
t h i s w eek y o u w i l l g a in many d i v i n e i d e a s fro m i t . The i d e a s w i l l f r e e l y f l o w a s
y o u f r e e l y FEEL. " I n a l l t h y ways a c k n o w le d g e Him, an d He w i l l d i r e c t t h y p a t h . "
T h is i s t r a n s m u t a t i o n *
As we l e a r n t h e m e c h a n i c a l m ethod o f t r a n s m u t a t i o n o f n e r v e 3 a n d f o o d , we u n d e r
sta n d th e A rt of L iv in g . T h o u g h t i s t h e k e y ; f e e l i n g i s t h e f i r s t cham ber o f
k n w i e d g e . A t h o u g h t i n y o u r m ind i s s o p o w e r f u l t h a t i t w i l l t e l e p a t h i z e i t s e l f
a g a i n a n d a g a i n t o y o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s mind u n t i l IT BECOMES YOU. You know T hought
t h r o u g h FEELING.
The m a s t e r t h i n k e r i s a n a r t i s t who w i l l n o t a l l o w T h o u g h t t o b e t r a n s f o r m e d i n t o
h i m s e l f u n l e s s he t r a n s m u t e s a l l t h a t he knows h i s l i f e t o be . . . . "THY LIFE IN ME,
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any d i s c o m f o r t i n t h e a n k l e - i f yo u d o , t h e n p l a c e a s m a l l c u s h i o n
u n d e r e a c h a n k l e , so t h a t t h e r o s h a l l n o t b e any undue p r e s s u r e t o
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f o l d p o s i t i o n , and w i t h a l i t t l e p r a c t i c e , t h e more w i l l you FEEL
t h e d i f f e r e n c e . F o r e x a m p le , i n t h a t p o s i t i o n , p u l l t h e k n e e s up
t o g e t h e r , an d you w i l l f i n d t h a t t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e b u t t o c k s i s
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t h e g e n i t a l o r g a n s f e e l a l i t t l e more c o m f o r t a b l e . T h e r e f o r e , i n
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t h r o u g h o u t t h e w h o le l e n g t h o f t h e s p i n e - t h a t i s , y o u c a n n o t
f e e l t h a t t h e l o a d o f t h e body i s b e i n g t a k e n m ore w i t h any one
p a r t o f t h e s p i n e more t h a n an y o t h e r . ( i t is r a t h e r d i f f i c u l t
t o e x p l a i n , b u t a l i t t l e e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n w i l l show you w h a t I
m e a n .) S i t t i n g i n t h i s p o s t u r e , j u s t l e t t h e h ead f a l l g e n t l y
f o r w a r d , and yo u w i l l f i n d t h a t a t t h e b a c k o f t h e n e c k t h e r e
w i l l oome a c h a n g e d f e e l i n g . S i t up s t r a i g h t a g a i n . N.ow, j u s t
l e t t h e body f a l l a l i t t l e f o r w a r d , c o n t r a c t i n g t h e c h e s t , an d
yo u w i l l f i n d t h a t t h e m u s c l e s u n d e r t h e d ia p h r a g m w i l l s a g ,
an d a t once yo u w i l l f e e l t h e l o a d o f t h e body b e i n g t a k e n by
t h e v e r t e b r a e i m m e d i a te l y b e h in d t h e n a v e l , i n t e r f e r i n g w i t h
e v e n r h y th m ic b r e a t h i n g . F e e l i n g t h i s , y o u w i l l b e a b l e t o s o
a d j u s t th e s p in e t h a t i t w i l l c a rr y th e lo ad e v e n ly , th e w e ig h t
b e i n g t a k e n p r i n c i p a l l y by t h e r i b s .
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w i l l come t o know y o u r r i g h t p o s t u r e , and when y o u h a v e fo u n d
i t , y o u s h o u l d h o l d t h e body i n s i l e n c e . You w i l l f e e l i t g r a d
u a l l y r e l a x i n g , an d t h e r e l a x i n g s h o u l d be i n s u c h a m anner t h a t
t h e w h o le o f t h e s p i n e s i n k s g r a d u a l l y downward, n o t t h e body
f a l l i n g f o r w a r d - f o r i n t h i s m anner t h e s p i n e i s c o n t r a c t e d a t
c e r t a i n p o i n t s , a nd t h e S o l a r F o r c e , w h i c h comes i n s o e v e n ly
when i n t h e s i l e n c e , c a n n o t t h e n e v e n l y c i r c u l a t e t h r o u g h o u t t h e
sp in e .
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o u t t o you t h a t when we s u c c e e d i n t r a n s m u t i n g o u r s e x e n e r g y ,
we h a v e come f a r a l o n g t h e r o a d t o M a s t e r s h i p . One m u st a p
p r o a c h t h i s s u b j e c t i n t h e h i g h e s t v i b r a t i o n o f g r a t i t u d e and
in th e d e e p e s t r e v e r e n c e . I u s e t h e w ord s e x , b e c a u s e t h e r e
i s n o t a n o t h e r t h a t I c a n u s e t o g e t t h e f u l l m e a n in g , b u t ,
w h ile th e id ea of sex is u s u a lly a s s o c ia te d w ith your p h y s i
c a l b o d y , you m u st s p i r i t u a l i z e y o u r t h o u g h t a l l t h e t i m e .
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1. S i t e i t h e r i n t h e s e v e n - f o l d p o s i t i o n ( p r e f e r a b l y ) o r on a h a rd
c h a ir or s t o o l . S ee t h a t y o u r b u t t o c k s a r e n o t c ra m p e d . F in d
th e p o i n t o f c o m fo rt, so t h a t you can f e e l t h a t th e s p in e is
t a k i n g t h e w h o le w e i g h t o f t h e b o d y , and t h a t t h e b u t t o c k s a r e
p e r f e c tly co m fo rta b le .
2. W atch y o u r B r e a t h , a s i n m e d i t a t i o n , an d g e t t h e w h o le body i n t o
a s t a t e o f r h y th m , b u t do n o t l e t a l l s e n s e o f t h e body go fro m
yo u a s y o u do i n m e d i t a t i o n .
3. T h in k o f t h e r e o t u m ; ( i f y o u a r e a m a le a nd c a n do s o , t h i n k o f
t h e p r o s t a t e ; i n t h e c a s e o f t h e f e m a l e , i f y o u a r e a b l e t o do
s o , t h i n k o f t h e v a g i n a . ) F e e l t h a t yo u a r e c o n t r a c t i n g t h e
r e c tu m - you a r e t i g h t e n i n g i t and d r a w in g i t s e e m i n g l y upw ard.
Hold i t i n t h i s p o s i t i o n t h r o u g h m u s c u l a r c o n t r o l . I f you a r e a
m ale, you w i l l f e e l t h a t c o n t r a c t i n g f e e l i n g r i g h t th ro u g h th e
p e n i s a n d t h e w h o le r e p r o d u c t i v e o r g a n s . I f you a r e a f e m a l e ,
you w i l l f e e l i t r i g h t up t h r o u g h t h e v a g i n a l p a s s a g e .
At f i r s t t h e r e w i l l d o u b t l e s s come a f e e l i n g t h a t i s c a l l e d s e x u a l - t h a t i s , you
a r e c o n s o io u s o f a f o r c e i n t h e r e p r o d u c t i v e r e g i o n . I f y o u f e e l s e x u a l , do n o t
b e asham ed o r a l a r m e d . P e r h a p s y o u may n o t h a v e f e l t any s e x u a l f e e l i n g f o r y e a r s
T h en , a s you f e e l i t , WATCH IT . S e e w h a t you f e e l . What i s t h i s f e e l i n g ? Where
i s i t g o in g ? And a s y o u w a t o h i t o l o s e i y you w i l l f i n d t h a t i t w i l l g r a d u a l l y
d isa p p e a r a p p a re n tly w ith in i t s e l f .
4. What h as b e e n d e s c r i b e d i n ( 3 ) s h o u l d b e u n d e r t a k e n d u r i n g t h e d a y .
T h e n , a t n i g h t upon r e t i r i n g , l i e on y o u r b e d , no p i l l o w , t h e l e g s
draw n up s o t h a t t h e k n e e s come as n e a r t o t h e b e d a s p o s s i b l e , t h e
th ig h s a p a r t , th e r i g h t a n k le over th e l e f t . Then p l a c e t h e l e f t
hand o v e r t h e n a v e l , and p l a c e t h e r i g h t hand b e lo w i t . T h is i s
th e p o stu re . Then d o s i n g t h e e y e s , im a g in e t h a t y o u a r e d r a w in g
UPWARDS, i n t o t h e Kingdom, a l l t h a t m a r v e lo u s r e p r o d u c t i v e F o r c e
t h a t you h a v e d e v e l o p e d d u r i n g t h e d a y . O t h e r s i n t h e i r i g n o r a n c e may
w a s t e i t , b u t NOT YOU. You a r e TRANSMUTING I T , y o u a r e EXALTING
THE FIR E . F e e l t h a t y o u a r e d i r e c t i n g i t upward t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t
( t h e p o s i t i v e ) h a n d . You s e e i t a s L i g h t , y o u f e e l i t a s L i g h t .
T h e re i t com es, t h i s L i g h t , ooming f ro m t h e F la m e , ( t h i n k o f t h e
f e e l i n g you e x p e rie n c e i n th e C le a n sin g B re a th , b u t i n s t e a d of
f e e l i n g t h e F i r e t h r o u g h t h e b a s e o f t h e s p i n e , you now f e e l i t
ooming f ro m t h e v e r y C e n t e r o f t h e C e n t e r o f t ji e C e n t e r o f C e n t e r s
o f y o u r l i f e , on t h e p h y s i c a l p l a n e - t h e s e a t o f r e p r o d u c t i o n .
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You s h o u l d f o o l a g r e a t glow o f F o r c e a s c e n d i n g . I t w i l l flo o d
t h e w h o le o f t h e r e p r o d u c t i v e o r g a n s - i t w i l l f l o o d t h e p e l v i s .
Then yo u draw i t u p w a r d s , u p w a r d s , upw ards - you f e e l i t a r o u n d
t h e n a v e l ------ u p w a r d s , yo u f e e l i t f l o o d i n g y o u r b e a u t i f u l f a c e
................ and t h e n yo u t h i n k upwards t o t h e TOP OF THE HEAD. F i n -
a l l y , w a t o h i n g , y o u w i l l s e e t h e L i g h t e v e ry w h e r e w i t h i n y o u ,
and y o u w i l l h a v e l e a r n e d t h e s e c r e t o f t h e T ru e E x a l t a t i o n .
We m u st v e r y r e v e r e n t l y f o l l o w i n s t r u c t i o n s , a n d we s h o u l d n o t a s k t o o many q u e s
tio n s. I t i s n o t p o s s i b l e f o r us t o know i n t h e c o u r s e o f a week o r e v e n a m onth
o f p r a c t i c e w h a t we a r e d o i n g , b u t f a i t h f u l p r a c t i c e w i l l u n f o l d i t a l l t o u s . I
s h a l l r e t u r n t o t h e s u b j e c t o f T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f Sex i n t h e n e x t Commentary, an d
a d v i s e yo u t h i s week t o c a r r y o u t t h i s e x e r c i s e f a i t h f u l l y .
Be happy t h i s w e e k . Be f a i t h f u l . I hope t h a t yo u a r e d o i n g a l l t h a t yo u c a n do
f o r M e n t a l p h y s i o s - i f you a r e n o t , t h e n why n o t ? You h ave p e r s o n a l l y fo u n d t h e
p e a r l o f g r e a t p r i c e - t h e n p a s s i t on t o o t h e r s . .Make up y o u r mind t h a t t h i s
w eek you w i l l s e c u r e a t l e a s t one s t u d e n t f o r M e n t a l p h y s i o s - and t h e n s t a r t t o
w o rk w i t h t h a t d e f i n i t e end i n v i e w . W h ile I am a s k i n g y o u t o do t h i s f o r The
I n s t i t u t e , I am a l s o a s k i n g you t o do i t f o r y o u r s e l f . The g r e a t e s t b l e s s i n g
t h a t w i l l e v e r come t o y o u w i l l - b e when you b r i n g a n o t h e r i n t o The L i g h t .
My p e a c e I g i v e u n t o you - - a l w a y s .
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My B eloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N ob le o f The L ig h t :
T h e r e fo r e , do n o t g e t d is h e a r t e n e d , nor f e e l t h a t you \ r e b e in g k e p t b a c k .
Such i s n o t t h e c a s e . P ro b a b ly a y e a r from now, when you a r e p r a c t i s in g some
c e r t a in b r e a th , or r e a d in g a g a in some c e r t a i n p a s s a g e , i t s t r u e m eaning w i l l
f l a s h m ir a c u lo u s ly in t o yo u r mind ---- and th e n you w i l l know. And t h i s i s th e
ONLY w ay. We a r e a l l d i f f e r e n t l y c o n s t i t u t e d . We a r e a l l on The P a th . We a r e
a l l e x a c t l y w here we a r e on The P a th . We can ab sorb o n ly t h a t w h ich we a r e
e v o l u t i o n a r i l y a b le t o ab sorb . . . and su ch i s The Law.
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In th e same way we may a l l have had d i f f i c u l t y in c o n v in c in g our f r ie n d s o f th e
beau ty and t h e p r i c e l e s s v a lu e o f M e n ta lp h y s ic s . Some s e e i t i n t u i t i o n a l l y , and
come i n t o t h e T each in g w it h us ; o th e r s e i t h e r do n o t s e e i t , or th e y wonder w hat
has come over u s , or th e y th in k t h a t we a r e c r a z y ; ! We can o n ly g e t w hat we a r e
ready f o r , and in our s e a r c h f o r t h a t w h ich our s o u l c o n s t a n t ly ech oes in our
c o n s c io u s n e s s we must e x e r c i s e p a t ie n c e .
Have you been t h a t way? . . have you tro d t h a t path ? . . . have you c a r r ie d t h a t
cro ss ?
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i s sh e e r f o l l y . We have come a lo n g w ay. You and I w ere n o t alw ays Man. Indeed
you w ere n o t i n t h i s s i n g l e in c a r n a tio n alw ays w hat you a r e to d a y - you have
grown t o be what you a r e . And you have grown t o be what you a r e th rou gh t h e
p r a c t i s in g o f t h e u se o f th e s u b s t a n c e - and so you a r e now w hat you a r e . N ext
y e a r you w i l l be what you a r e to d a y , p lu s w hat you d e v e lo p o f The Law d u r in g th e
in t e r v e n in g p e r io d .
I t i s a l l so s im p le - we a r e ON THE PATH . . . l e t us r e j o i c e I M oreover, how
f o o l i s h t o endeavor t o t e a c h each o th e r w hat we a r e n o t e v o l u t i o n a r i l y d e v e lo p e d
t o l e a r n . I f you a r e on th e s e a s h o r e , and you s e e a s h i p f a r o u t a t s e a , and you
cry t o your com panion, "Look, lo o k a t t h a t s h ip ," b u t your com panion can n ot s e e
i t - i s he t o be blamed? I s he any w o rse o f f f o r not s e e in g it ? Your v i s i o n i s
b e tte r th an h i s , and s o you s e e j u s t w hat you s e e . . . WHAT IS OF PRIMARY
IMPORTANCE IS THAT WE USE WHAT WE SEE - THAT WE LIVE WHAT WE KNOW. Then a l l i s
w e l l , f o r we m a in ta in th e ev en b a la n c e o f th e Journey t o The H e ig h t s .
I hope t h a t t h i s week you w i l l c o n tin u e w it h t h e e x o r c is e s g iv e n you in your
F o r t y - s i x t h Commentary. Of o o u r s e , I n eed n o t remind you t h a t you a r e t o "Have
no Tongue." M erely do th e w ork, and w r i t e t o me when you f e e l t h a t you w ould
lik e to w r ite . I o f t e n w is h t h a t I oou ld sen d t o a l l N ob les o f The L ig h t c o p ie s
o f l e t t e r s t h a t I r e c e i v e from tim e t o tim e from g r a t e f u l N ob les who w r i t e t o me.
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as th e T eacher . . . b u t , oh , how w o n d e rfu l i s ny work I To have found The Way,
and th e n t o le a d o th e r s i s t h e g r e a t e s t jo y o f l i f e - t h e r e i s n o th in g t o be com
pared w it h i t .
Hav^ no to n g u e in regard t o what you a r e d o in g y o u r s e l f . . . but t e l l o u t th e
s t o r y as much as you can f o r o th e r s t o b e le d t o M e n ta lp h y s ic s .
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l e a s t one s tu d e n t each month . . . w r it e l e t t e r s t o your f r i e n d s - sen d i n f o r
l i t e r a t u r e t h a t you may hand o u t - sp e a k t o y o u r f r ie n d s . . . do a l l t h a t th e
C r e a tiv e S p i r i t i n s p i r e s you t o d o , s o t h a t y o u , t o o , may le a d o th e r s c o n tin u
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Same as in th e F o r t y - f i r s t Commentary.
My B eloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s :
In M e n ta lp h y s ic s , we have le a r n e d t h a t th e p r o c e ss o f l i f e i s Thought,
F e e lin g and A c tio n - th e t h r e e making th e t r iu n e a c t i v i t y o f th e One E te r n a l
P r i n c ip l e . L et us s e e w hat th e p r a c t i c e o f T ran sm u tation t e a c h e s u s , th e n , in
t h i s t h r e e f o ld avenue o f l i f e e x p r e s s io n :
M E D I T A T I O N
My Own Thought -
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I do u t t e r l y fo r s a k e my own th o u g h t, born o f m y s e lf or of
th e w i l l o f man. I r e s t i n th e U n iv e r s a l Thought o f L if e
I ts e lf.
My Own F e e li n g -
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I do u t t e r l y f o r s a k e e v ery f e e l i n g , born o f my own f l e s h
and my own w i l l . I r e a l i z e o n ly th e in f lo w in g of th e
E te r n a l S p i r i t and know my R eal S e l f , r e f l e c t e d in th e
p e r s o n a lit y o f me, as o f The One.
My Own A c tio n -
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I do u t t e r l y f o r s a k e e v e ry d e s ir e o f my own t o a c t i o n . I
s e e k o n ly t o know and f e e l th e W ill o f th e Lord o f th e
E te r n a l w it h in me t o do t h a t w h ich my H o ly , S p i r i t - s e l f
ex p resses.
My Own Memory -
*************
I do u t t e r l y fo r s a k e and renounce a l l e f f o r t o f my own t o
c r e a t e or remember. The C reator i s w it h in me, b r in g in g
me Wisdom - a p e r f e c t D iv in e Memory p e r f e c t power t o p e r
f e c t l y c r e a t e in r e f l e c t i o n t h e T ru th , th e L ig h t.
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"I THANK THEE, LORD, FOR MY BODY. . . th e True Body, Im m ortal,
p e r f e c t as Thou a r t P e r fe c t - My Body, th e T r a n s c e n d e n ta lly
B e a u t i f u l , th e I n f i n i t e l y I n t r i c a t e , but th e m ost G lo r io u s ly
A ccu rate Instrum ent i n t h i s U n iv e r s e ."
"And I p le d g e m y s e lf , I vow, th a t from t h is moment h en ceforw ard ,
n o th in g t h a t I s h a l l e a t or d r in k , n o th in g t h a t I do or sa y
or t h in k s h a l l in j u r e or abuse t h i s P e r f e c t Temple o f th e
L iv in g God, My Body."
(3 ) In th e t w e n t ie t h c h a p te r o f Matthew we read : ,fW hosoever w i l l be g r e a t among
y o u , l e t him be th e m in is t e r ; and w hosoever w i l l be c h i e f , l e t him be our s e r v a n t."
We s e e th e m eaning o f t h i s now from t h e p o in t o f v iew o f what we have been le a r n in g
ab ou t T ran sm u tation . I a d v is e you t o p r a c t i s e su r r en d e r - l i e and f e e l w it h in
y o u r s e lf how heavy you know your body t o be . . . how empty you seem! In due p ro
c e s s o f tim e we s h a l l come t o what i s c a l l e d th e C ity o f E m ptiness - a c o n d itio n
where we know, th rou gh a b s o lu t e su r r e n d e r , how u t t e r l y empty we p e r s o n a lly a re
when we know t h a t we are a c t u a l l y IN GOD and GOD IN US. I t i s good to read about
it. I t i s good t o dream ab ou t i t , b ut i t is i n f i n i t e l y b e t t e r t o REALIZE i t . We
come in t o r e a l i z a t i o n o n ly in one way - and t h a t i s th rou gh p r a c t i c e . T h e r e fo r e ,
p r a c tis e !
"I w i l l put My S p i r i t in y o u , and you s h a l l l i v e " (E zek . 3 7 , 1 4 ) . "I have put my
words in your m outh." (I s a . 51, 1 6 ). " I t i s n o t you th a t sp e a k , but th e S p i r i t
o f Your F ather w h ich s p e a k e th in you" (M att. 10, 2 0 ) . "The H oly S p i r i t s h a l l
te a c h you in t h a t very hour what you ought to say" (Luke lx 12, 1 2 ) . "Not by
m ig h t, nor by pow er, b ut by My S p i r i t , S a it h th e Lord" (Z ech . 4 , 6 ) .
TO ALL OF THESE I AM THE ONE, THE UNIVERSAL INSPIRER THAT MOVETH ALL OF THEM
a c c o r d in g t o t h e i r o r g a n ic s t r u c t u r e , so do th e y m a n if e s t MY i n s p i r a t i o n . I
W r itte n In F a it h a t
Los A n g e le s 4 , C a l i f o r n a , U .S .A .
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T H IS L E S S O N IS F O R Y O U - IT IS
N O T T O BE T O U C H E D , IF P O S S IB L E .
BY A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
TO B E S E E N B Y A N Y O T H E R EYE.
AS AN EXAMPLE : S i t t i n g in th e m e d it a t io n a l a t t i t u d e , in th e
M em ory-developing B r e a th , you w i l l f i n d your b r e a th become so
r e f in e d t h a t you w i l l n o t be c o n s c io u s o f i t : i t w i l l seem t o
s t o p . Then you w i l l f e e l th e bod y s w h ole p u ls a t io n s seem t o
s to p . . t h e r e w i l l come th e s i l e n c e o f an i n f i n i t e r e fin e m e n t
w it h in . . you w i l l f e e l l i g h t e r than a i r - th e n you w i l l
do your w ork, and you w i l l f e e l th e o u tp o u rin g o f The S p i r i t
w i t h in y o u .
My B eloved S tu d e n t i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N ob le o f The L ig h t ;
R e jo ic e . . . g iv e thanks . . . be happy.
Peace be u n to you a lw a y s .
Written in Faith at
Los Angeles 4, Californa, U.S.A.
COMMENTARY
"THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (18): Transmutation Concluded
L. P r a c t i s e th e B a la n c in g B r e a th e v e ry m orning -
n o t a f t e r t w e lv e n oon .
My B elo v ed S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N ob le o f The L ig h t :
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(a). Choose th e C r e a tiv e Word.
A l i t t l e c h ild i s e n t i r e l y u n c o n sc io u s o f s e x . I t i s u n - s e lf - c o n s c i o u s o f
e i t h e r m ale or fe m a le . But t h e r e goes on in th e c h ild a p r o c e ss o f n a tu r a l r e
p r o d u c tio n , a lth o u g h t h e r e i s n e i t h e r e x p r e s s io n nor r e p r e s s io n o f g e n e r a tiv e
en ergy in any a c t i v i t y or c o n s c io u s n e s s o f s e x . I t i s t r u e t h a t th e e x p r e s s io n
o f g e n e r a tiv e a c t i v i t y produces p r o s t i t u t i o n , d is e a s e d c h ild r e n and many o th e r
" s o c ia l e v i l s " . I t i s e q u a lly t r u e t h a t i t s r e p r e s s io n a c c o u n ts f o r th e g r e a te r
p a rt o f th e "nervous t r o u b le s " w h ich become s t e a d i l y more and more s e r i o u s .
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a c o n te m p la tio n o f t h e p h y s ic a l e n e r g y , tra n sm u tin g i t , r a i s i n g th e e a r th f o r c e
in t o th e Kingdom o f H eaven, b r in g in g th e p h y s ic a l power i n t o m en tal and s p i r i t u a l
power, t h e soon er w i l l we become m a sters i n v e r y t r u t h . The g e n e r a tiv e p r o c e ss e s
w h ich a r e g o in g on i n our b o d ie s th ro u g h o u t our l i v e s th e n become th e r e g e n e r a t iv e
p r o c e ss e s . . . and as r e g e n e r a t io n . T ran sm u tation , l i f t s us up on h ig h , we come
in t o t h e c o n s c io u s n e s s o f THOU IN ME, and I IN THEE f o r everm ore, and we LIVE
a c c o r d in g t o our h ig h e r c o n s c io u s n e s s ,
D iv in e P r in c ip le o f G o d -R e a li 2 a t i o n .-T h e p r i n c ip l e o f u n d e r sta n d in g
and knowing l i f e as i t t r u l y i s . In en ergy we f in d th e God-Power
and in c o r r e c t a p p l i c a t i o n o f i t we f in d th e G o d -L ife . Thus our
D iv in e WORD i s "I AM, t h e r e f o r e I KNOW . . . and I l i v e what I
know.
D iv in e P r i n c ip l e o f P e r f e c t i o n .-A s man i s th e h ig h e s t m a n if e s t a t io n
of Cosmic Energy, he must h old h im s e lf c o n s t a n t ly in t h e con
s c io u s n e s s o f Cosmic P e r f e c t i o n . He knows t h a t '^Whatever th e
C reator i s , I am and 1 know I am t h e I Am.
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D iv in e P r in c ip le o f A ll K nowledge. - S im i la r ly , th e s tu d e n t, by l i v i n g
what he knows, c o n ta c ts knowledge o f The A b so lu te and through
cor*stant p r a c t ic e o f th e r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t he is in The P r e se n c e ,
comes t o know a l l t h in g s , and a g a in , through p r a c t ic e , comes to
do a l l th in g s w ith o u t e r r in g .
D iv in e P r in c ip le of Power. -O b servin g th e p r in c ip le s of A ll S ig h t ,
A l l Knowledge and A ttunem ent, you p o s s e s s a l l Power, fo r you
o o n ta c t i t a t i t s so u r c e and have th e u n d ersta n d in g w ith w hich
t o u se i t . Thus on a l l p lan es your l i f e i s co m p lete.
S i n c e r e l y your T e a c h e r , in F r a t e r n a l
Bonds o f Joy and Hope.
Written in Faith at
Los Angeles 4, Californa, U.S.A.
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In M e n ta lp h y sic s we must n o t d r i f t i n to an " u n d e rs ta n d in g " o f th e t r u t h s we a r e
le a r n in g . That is so ooirunon among s o - o a l le d m e ta p h y s ic ia n s . WE MUST LIVE WHAT
WE KNOW, and m ust n e v e r f o r a s in g l e moment lo s e th e FEELING (and we u n d e rs ta n d
t h i s now, th ro u g h our Commentaries on T ra n sm u ta tio n ) t i i a t we a r e in th e P r e s e n c e ,
t h a t our b o d ie s a r e th e Tem ples.
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upon The L ig h t we s u f f e r as a oonsequenoe - i t i s The Law. L et us a l l to g e th e r
go on, th e n , t o o o n q u e s t, Avoid any lo n g in g f o r th e s p e c t a c u l a r . J u s t BE HAPPY
all th e Day and GIVE THANKS.
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I t i s p o s s ib le t h a t you need to lo o k a l i t t l e more d e e p ly i n to th e ORDER o f your
L i f e , You may say t h a t you have n o t th e " tim e " . You w i l l never have more tim e
th a n you have now. I f I were you, I would make T hursday n ig h t your OWN n i g h t .
Let th e r e be no a p p o in tm e n ts, and r e f u s e t o a llo w a n y th in g t o in te r fe -r e w ith
T hursday n i g h t . Then, ta k e your C om m entaries, and s tu d y them c o n s i s t e n t l y , know
in g t h a t from 7 :3 0 p.m . t i l l 9:15 p.m . - P a c i f i c S ta n d ard Time - th e In n er
Chamber is in solem n c o n c la v e h e re a t th e I n s t i t u t e - and t h a t you a re w ith us h e r e .
(o ) I am th e M aster o f my F a te .
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in g . FATE - an i r r e s i s t i b l e , i r r a t i o n a l power d e te rm in in g a l l e v e n ts in our l i v e s ,
w ith no m a n ife s t c o n n e c tio n , o r re a s o n , or r i g h t n e s s . Is i t t h a t ? Or i s i t , as
some t h i n k . P r e d e s tin a tio n ? . . a l l th e e v e n ts b e in g d e te rm in e d by a Power o th e r
th a n o u rs e lv e s ? Or i s i t N e c e s s ity ? . . t h a t w hich can n o t b u t be?
NOW WE KNOT THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH LIFE OR THE WAY IN WHICH
BY INFINITE WISDOM IT IS CONDUCTED.
S in o e r e ly your T e a c h e r, i n
F r a te r n a l Bonds of Jo y and Hope.
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N O T T O B E T O U C H E D , IF P O S S IB L E ,
BY A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
O M MA N ! P A D M E H U M TO B E S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R EYE.
1. B re a th e th e V ib ro -M ag n etic B r e a th , p h y s ic a l ly , t h r e e tim e s i n
th e m orning and t h r e e tim es a s soon a f t e r sundown a s p o s s i b l e .
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T h e r e f o r e , suoh p e o p le im agine t h a t a l l t h a t goes wrong i s th e c a u se of " F a te ,
som ething e x te r n a l from th e m s e lv e s , a l l I g n o ra n t t h a t th o y a r e r e a p in g th e
EFFECT of c a u se s sow i by t h e i r OWN t h in k in g and t h e i r OWN c o n d u c t.
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i n s p i r e d w ith o u r own th o u g h t t h a t Man, w ith o u t u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e D iv in e
P r i n o i p l e , w i l l go th ro u g h t h i s l i f e w ith no g r e a t e r wisdom th a n he oame i n w i t h . And
t h e g lim pses t h a t so f a r have oame t o us seem t o a s s u r e us t h a t , t o r e g a in a f u l l
u n d e rs ta n d in g o f h is own True N a tu re , man has t o r e v e r t t o and r e - a t t a i n t h a t germ
o f t h e D ivine P r in o i p l e t h a t once he f u l l y knew . . . a germ o a p a b le of b e in g so
s tim u la te d i n t o a c t i v i t y as t o r a i s e th e p e rs o n a l o a n so io u a n e ss even t o t h e p o in t
of u n i ty and Oneness w ith th e U n iv e rs a l Mind.
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(a ) The P h y s i c a l .-You w i l l p ro b a b ly have n o tic e d t h a t th e th r e e p re v io u s
B re a th s ( th e R e v i t a l i z i n g , th e I n s p i r a t i o n a l , and th e P e r f e c tio n )
a r e f e l t m ost in th e f r o n t o f th e body ; t h a t i s , you w i l l have se e n
t h a t th e y d e v e lo p th e f r o n t of th e body more th a n th e back of th e
body. Coming i n t o th e VIBKO-MAGNETIC, we f i n d t h a t we b e g in a
te c h n iq u e t h a t dev elo p s t h e back o f t h e body. ( P r a o t i s e th e B re a th ,
and you w i l l se e w hat I mean - t h a t i s , i f th e p o s tu r e be p e r f e c t ,
and th e b u tto c k s a n ch o r th e body c o r r e c t l y . )
T h e re fo re , e n te r i n t o a c r i t i c a l a n a ly s i s of y o u r S p i r i t u a l A ffirm a*
t i o n to t h i s B r e a th , i n th e l i g h t of w hat you have so f a r le a r n e d -
and g r e a t L ig h t w i l l b re a k i n t o y o u r m ind.
S in o e r e ly y o u r T eaoher? i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
W ritte n in F a i t h a t o f Joy and Hope.
Los A n g e le s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
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BY A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
T O B E S E E N B Y A N Y O T H E R E YE .
L et us t h in k of t h i s a l i t t l e f u r t h e r . I am s u r e t h a t in y o u r m e d ita tio n
you have e x p e rie n c e d t h i s f e e l i n g w ith in y o u . I t i s as i f we lo o k a t th e sun i
a l l i s so l i g h t t h a t i t ap p e ars to be d a r k . I t b lin d s us i f we h o ld our eyes
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long in t h e f a c e of th e Sun. The B eing, th e l i f e of th e p h y s ic a l w o r ld , is in
th e Sun ; th e Sun in you and me i s th e Eye, th e S in g le Eye, th e I n n e r ~Eye, th e
S p i r i t u a l Eye. When we began our p r a c t i c e we found o u t a l l t h i s g r a d u a lly , b u t
f e l t t h a t th e power t h a t we d ev elo p ed was flo w in g outw ard from u s , o r downward,
o r away from u s . (T his i s im p o rta n t to re o o g n iz e - tiiin k upon i t . ) We w ere
c o n scio u s o t th e Golden L ig h t flo w in g from u s , and we seemed to know t h a t i t was
c o n s ta n tly flo w in g th ro u g h u s , o u tw a rd . But w ith p r a c t i c e we a r e to f in d
(th ro u g h f e e l i n g ) in our V ib ro-M agnetio B re a th , t h a t we a r e n o t in t h i s L ig h t,
b u t t h a t th e L ig h t i s w i t h in u s , t h a t WE ARE THE LIGlffl We a r e t o d is o o v e r t h a t
th e L ig h t flow s inw ard n o t o u tw ard , upward n o t downward, flo w in g baokw ard, n o t
fo rw a rd . THE FLAMES OF A FIRE PRESS UPWARDS.*I
(a ) I n s t i n c t s Cause Outward F lo w in g .
When th e I n s t i n c t s o f us a r e s t i r r e d (as in s e x u a l f e o l i n g , f o r i n s ta n c e ) we f e e l
t h a t th e power of us flow s downward o r outw ard (as is t r u e in th e d isc h a rg e m e n t
o f any p ro d u c t t h a t le a v e s th e body) - i-fc i s downward, ou tw ard , away from u s ,
and th e power seems to proceed from w ith in us b e fo r e i t le a v e s u s . We se e i t
c l e a r l y w ith p h y s ic a l s u b s ta n c e s t h a t le a v e th e body, and a l i t t l e p r a o t i c e w i l l
convinoe us of th e same p r i n c i p l e in a l l phases of l i f e , p a r t i c u l a r l y o u r emo
t i o n a l l i f e , and w ith our h ig h e r f o r c e s .
(b ) Re-Em phasis o f P r a o t i c e .
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method of our p r a c t i o e . We have e x p e rie n c e d some jo y in h a v in g p r a c t i s e d , so f a r
as we have gone, th e Com m entaries on T ra n s m u ta tio n , and we a r e n o t a f r a i d t o go on.
In th e V ib ro -M ag n etic B re a th we go from th e g r o s s t o th e s u b t l e , f r a n t h e o u te r to
th e in n e r , from B eing t o N on-B eing, o n ly t o f i n d t h a t , as we p e n e tr a te f u r t h e r , th e
T ru th o f BEING is s u c c e s s f u l l y and g r a d u a lly r e v e a le d .
(c ) You A re a S p i r i t u a l B eing.
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know i t . I f t h e r e is a s p i r i t w o rld , i t i s w ise t h a t we d i s p e l our ig n o ra n o e
of i t and p e n e tr a te th e m y s te ry . Can we beocsae w hat we w ant t o b e , and f o r e v e r
do w hat we w ant to d o t . . . how f o o l i s h o f us t o go on i n ig n o ra n o e o f th e A r t,
i f i t i s p o s s ib le f o r us t o l e a r n i t . We, th e n , a r e o o n s o io u s ly i n v e s t i g a t i n g .
So I f e e l i t in m y h e a r t as I w r i t e to ydu t o o o u n se l us a l l t o be s t e a d f a s t and
ev er p r a c t i s e th e s te p p in g o v e r o f th e tlir e s b o ld o f th e Unknown, o r , i f you
p r e f e r ,' le a v in g th e Unknown to come i n t o th e KNQYN.
Peace be u n to y o u .
W r itte n in F a i t h a t
Los A n g eles, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
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as f a r as he can on th e p h y s ic a l p la n e , comes t o th e m e ta p h y s ic a l. The m a t e r i
a l i s t m ust come t o th e s p i r i t u a l .
(a ) We A re Made o f E te r n a l T h in g s.
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th e L ig h t t h a t comes to us th ro u g h th e s p i r i t o f l i f e .
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In th e V ibro-M agnetic B re a th we a r e a t th e m id d le of th e J o u rn e y , and I a s k you.
My B eloved, t o w a it p a t i e n t l y on t h e Law of your own Being . . s tu d y and p r a c t ic e
w ith th e Inward B re a th r a t h e r th a n w ith th e Outward - th e in w a rd -flo w in g o r b a c k
w a rd -flo w in g r a t h e r th a n th e o u tw a rd -flo w in g . WE HAVE TO BREATHE WITH THE HEART,
so t h a t t h e B ackw ard-flow ing p ro c e s s r e v e a ls i t s e l f u n to you.
(d ) E x h o r ta tio n To P a tie n c e .
S in c e r e ly your T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
W r itte n in F a ith a t of Joy and Hope.
Los A ngeles., C a l i f o r n i a , U .S,A .
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1. Same a s i n y o u r L a s t Commentary.
A nother r e a s o n i s t h a t we a l l d e s i r e t o s e e M e n ta lp h y sic s s p re a d a l l
over th e e a r t h , f o r n o th in g s h o r t o f th e r e g e n e r a t io n o f th e w hole human ra o e i s
our o b j e c t i v e . T h e r e f o r e , be i n t e n s e ; n e v e r m ind th e r e f u s a l s . Each r e f u s a l T vill
n o t b r in g you d is a p p o in tm e n t, b u t w i l l make you more and more g r a t e f u l t h a t you
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a r e y o u r s e l f in The L ig h t, and com paring y o u r s e l f w ith th o s e who s t i l l lo v e th e
d a r k n e s s , you w i l l be a b le more and more e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y t o Give T hanks. Make up
y o u r mind t h a t you w i l l g e t AT LEAST one s tu d e n t each m onth.
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(b ) IMPORTANCE OF THE TECHNIQUE
We have come t o The L o v e lie s t T hing I have E ver Known . In our m e d itu tio n a l
a t t i t u d e a l l i s p l a s t i c and a t p e a o e .. We a r e in th e Magic W ith in so f a r as we cun
go, and th e n , w ith th e i n t e n s i t y o f o u r H ig h e s t T hought, we p r a c t i s e lo o k in g and
FEELING t o th e r i g h t . . g o in g f u r t h e r , . . f e e l i n g "as i f I am on a c lo u d g o in g
o u t e n d le s s ly th ro u g h sp a ce t o th e r i g h t , ."as i f I am th e bosom o f a g r e a t b illo w
going o u t o v e r a f a r - o u t s t r e t c h i n g s e a t o th e r i g h t " (and l a t e r t o t h e l e f t ) ,
knowing t h a t th e f o r c i n g - o u t f e e l i n g on th e r i g h t s id e and th e l e f t j i d e o f th e
head i n p ro p e r o r d e r i s th e c le a n s in g p ro c e s s f o r t h e h ig h e r s u b s ta n c e of my body
and my m ind. We have c h arg ed th e W ill - we have tu r n e d on Thought t o a d e g re e as
h ig h as we a r e c a p a b le of . . w e have h e ld th e th o u g h t, and now we s to p th e
c u r r e n t . . . and we f e e l i t coming downward. (You w i l l r e v iv e y o u r memory o f th e
te c h n iq u e of t h i s B re a th by r e f e r r i n g t o y e u r T w e lfth Commentary, and l e s t th e s e
s h e e ts g e t i n t o th e hands o f th e p ro fa n e t h e r e is* no need f o r me t o r e i t e r a t e i n a
manner t h a t can be u n d e rsto o d b y .an y o n e n o t w i t h in our r a n k s .)
We have come t o t h e in n e r c le a n in g p r o c e s s , t o th e tr a n s m u t a ti o n , d i s s o l v in g th e
b o d ily s u b s ta n c e s so t h a t th e y may be m ixed w ith th e d i v in e , b r e a k in g down th e
ro c k t h a t we may f in d th e g o ld , l e a r n in g how t o r e a c h (so t h a t we may be a b le t o
do i t a t a l l tim e s w henever we d e s i r e t o do s*o), our h ig h e s t c o n s c io u s n e s s .
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When G a lile o in v e n te d th e te le s o o p e he was aooused o f m ag ic-m ongering by th e
le a r n e d men o f h i s d a y . In a famous l e t t e r t o K e p le r he t o l d t h e s t o r y o f how a
le a r n e d D ootor a t P is a U n i v e r s i ty tu r n e d away i n p io u s h o r r o r from h i s t e l e s c o p e
and w ould n o t lo o k th ro u g h su o h a blasphem ous in s tr u m e n t. "How I w is h you w ere
h e re w ith me t o have a good la u g h ," he w r o te .
The more you know a b o u t y o u r own mind and th e mind of y o u r n e ig h b o u r , t h e more you
r e a l i z e t h a t we a r e a l l t r u l y sons o f one G re a t U n iv e rs a l God, and r e f l e c t i o n s o f
His U n iv e rs a l M ind. W ith t h a t know ledge comes p e a c e , and w i t h peaoe comes th e
S p i r i t of God to g iv e us m o ra l power beyond th e a b i l i t y o f any know ledge t o b re a k -
f o r in th e Mind o f God know ledge and power a r e b a la n c e d i n p e r f e c t harm ony, and
even th e s u g g e s tio n o f t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f su c h an u n b a la n o e w ould c o n s t i t u t e an
i n t o l e r a b l e blasphem y a g a i n s t t h e H oly S p i r i t .
S i n c e r e ly your T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Jo y and Hope.
W r itte n in F a i t h a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
Same a s I n y o u r F i f t y - F i f t h Commentary.
Same as in y o u r F i f t y - F i f t h Commentary.
A p a s sa g e t h a t I am v e ry fo n d o f i s t h e f i r s t C h a p te r o f t h e Book o f
Jeh o v ah in "O ahspe", and as. I q u o te i t f o r you I a s k you t o THINK a b o u t i t i n t h e
l i g h t o f w hat we have le a r n e d in th e l a s t Com m entaries d e a lin g w ith t h e V ib ro -
M agnetic B re a th :
"By v i r t u e o f My p re s e n c e a l l t h in g s a r e . By v i r t u e o f My p re s e n c e i s l i f e .
By v i r t u e o f My p re s e n c e a r e th e l i v i n g b ro u g h t f o r t h i n t o l i f e . I am th e
QUICKENER, t h e MOVER, t h e CREATOR, t h e DESTROYER. I am FIRST and LAST.
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*With t h e s e two e n t i t i e s , i n lik e n e s s th e r e b y o f M y se lf, made I a l l t h e l i v i n g ;
f o r as t h e l i f e i s t h e p o te n t p a r t , so i s t h e o o r p o re a l p a r t th e im p o te n t
p a rt.
"C h ief over a l l t h a t l i v e on th e e a r t h I made Man? m ale sold fem a le made I them .
And t h a t man m ig h t d i s t i n g u i s h Mo, I commanded him t o g iv e Me a nam e; by
v i r t u e o f My p re s e n c e commanded I him . And man named Me n o t a f t e r a n y th in g in
heaven o r on t h e e a r t h . In o b e d ie n c e t o My w i l l named he Me a f t e r t h e sounds
t h e w ind u t t e r e t h , and he s a i d , E -O -IH l"
(a ) Your D iv in e A f f ir m a tio n .
W hat, t h e n , a r e t h e o b s ta c le s t o o u r REALIZATION?
(b ) The Main O b s ta o le s .
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n o t m aking th e p ro g re s s t h a t you f e e l you w ould l i k e t o be m akihg, i t i s
l i k e l y t h a t y o u r r e t a r d a t i o n i s t r a o e a b l e t o some a s p e o t Of t h e e m o tio n s.
(c) I l l u s i o n and R e a l i t y
I f th e s tu d e n t knows w h at he i s d o in g in t h i s m a g n if ic e n t B r e a th , happy i s he j
i f n o t , n a u g h t can b e e x p la in e d , and r e a l i z a t i o n can o n ly come by p r a c t i c e , n o t
q u e s tio n in g .
IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS BREATH, YOU WILL FEEL THAT LIFE WITHIN YOU IS FULL
OF MOTION, YET THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTE STILLNESS. YOU WILL BE CONSCIOUS OF A
GREAT PURPOSE, YET YOU WILL FEEL ENTIRE ABSENCE OF PURPOSE AND EXPERIENCE PUR
POSELESSNESS. YOU WILL BE BREATHING AND BE UNCONSCIOUS OF BREATH. YOU WILL HAVE
BECOME UNCONSCIOUS OF ALL THE LIFE PROCESSES, BUT YOU WILL KNOW YOURSELF TO BE
LIFE EVERLASTING.
IN THIS STATE YOU WILL FIND TMT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD YOUR THOUGHT TO ONE
POINT IN THE MIND - IF IT STRAYS IT IS BECAUSE THE SPIRIT OF YOU STRAYS, FOR YOUR
SPIRIT IS THOUGHT. THOUGHT IS THE HEART. THE HEART IS THE FIRE. The F i r e i s
th e E l i x i r o f God.
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V ib ro -M ag n etio B r e a th , we f i n d t h a t P eace t h a t p a s s e t h know ledge, and t h a t can be
d e fin e d o n ly th ro u g h our own i n d i v i d u a l e x p e r ie n c e . We have come from s la v e r y to
freedom . . . we have oome from d a rk n e s s i n t o L ig h t . . . we a r e on th e way t o
m a s te ry o f a l l th in g s te m p o ra l and e t e r n a l , and t h e MASTER, we f i n d , s i t s tr iu m
p h a n tly w i t h i n .
(d ) Think On These T h in g s.
I le a v e you i n J o y .
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a o h er, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Jq y and Hope.
W r i t te n i n F a i t h a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
I t had ta k e n me many y e a rs to d is c o v e r f o r m y se lf th e p i v o t a l p o in t o f
r i g h t o u tlo o k . I had w andered much, e v e r s e e k in g though e v e r s k e p t i c a l , d o u b tin g ,
r e f u s in g o f te n t o even t r y t o b e l i e v e ; b u t, l i k e so many o t h e r s , v a in ly e x p e c tin g
in some s tr a n g e manner t h a t know ledge would come t o me in some way o u ts id e of
m y s e lf. I have now d is c o v e re d (and I hope t h a t you h a v e ) t h a t Knowledge . . .
TRUTH . . does n o t come u n so u g h t we HAVE TO SEEK IT . And as one who f o r
many y e a rs has been e n d e av o rin g t o u n lo ck th e su b lim e c e n te r s of Knowledge in my
own B eing, I have no r e a s o n t o change my o p in io n . We have t o c o n ti n u a ll y 6 e e k ,
and in our s e a r c h i t som etim es seems t h a t th e tim e w i l l n e v e r come when Knowledge
w i l l open up in our minds as i t seems t o open up i n th e minds o f o t h e r s . We a re
a p t t o grow d e sp o n d en t, some even d e s p a ir and g iv e up - seem t o l i e down b e fo r e
L ife - and prove t h a t t h e i r co u ra g e a f t e r a l l i s s h e e r c o w a rd ic e . S p eak in g f o r
m y se lf, I have t o sa y t h a t n e v e r has t h e r e been a tim e when I have made my
s tr u g g l e tow ards s e l f - b e t t e r m e n t b u t w hat t h e rew ard has been im m ed iate.
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(a ) A spects o f S e l f - A n a l y s i s .
(b ) The E t e r n a l B a t t l e o f L if e .
S peaking p e r s o n a lly a g a in , l i f e f o r me i s no lo n g e r t h a t l i f e up in th e f a r
H im alayas, w here one may c o n te m p la te t h e in n e r m y s te rie s i n n o n - a c tio n ; t o t h a t
I have p erh ap s n o t y e t a t t a i n e d - I do n o t know. But l i f e t o me to d a y is ACTION,
a c ti o n , a c ti o n a l l th e tim e , d o in g th ro u g h The S p i r i t t h e deeds of l i f e t h a t make
me a M aster o f Doing . . . e x p re s s in g pin a l l p la n e s o f l i f e t h e d iv in e urg es of
th e C re a tiv e S p i r i t w i t h in me.
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I w ould go so f a r as to sa y t h a t th e h ig h e s t b u t t l e of l i f e f o r us a l l in
M e n ta lp h y sio s , and t h a t in w hioh th e t r u e s t honor and th e m ost r e a l su c o ess a re
t o be won, i s t h a t w hich our I n t e l l e c t and Reason and Moral S ense - Our s p i r i t u a l
n a tu r e s - f i g h t a g a in s t our s e l f i s h a p p e t i t e s and p a s s io n s - our e a r t h l y n a tu r e s .
The s u b ju g a tio n , i n o th e r words o f th o s t r i c t l y human and s e l f i s h in man t o th e
D iv in e i n m an, f o r th e n we may s a y t h a t we have d is c o v e re d th e t r u e g l o r i e s of
h e ro ism , th e su o c e ss t h a t e n t i t l e s us t o tr iu m p h s . But a l l t h i s means DOING -
L ife i s m easured by w hat we DO.
BUT ------ BE NOT THOU THE WARRIOR . . . SEEK THOU THE WARRIOR WITHIN THEEI
AND LET HIM FIGHT THY BATTLES I
In t h i s b a t t l e o f l i f e , b a s in g my o p in io n on a f a i r l y w id e o b s e r v a tio n of human
b e in g s , I f e e l t h a t a l l t h a t a man can a sk f o r i s H appiness and h is H e a r t s D e s ire ,
founded in Wisdom. I t sounds s im p le enough - and i t IS s im p le , when we know th e
Law of Our B eing . . . and we oan n e v e r f in d h a p p in e ss ( u n le s s i t be th e b l i s s
t h a t accom panies ig n o ra n c e ) w ith o u t f i r s t a c q u ir in g th e n e c e s s a ry KNOWLEDGE. When
we r e a l i z e t h a t t h e r e a r e no two human b e in g s a l i k e , we sh o u ld n o t be s u r p r is e d
t h a t w hat i s p e r f e c t h a p p in e ss t o one i s q u i t e a n o th e r t h in g t o someone e ls e ; and
w hat w ould s a t i s f y th e h e a r t of one human b e in g w ould b o re a n o th e r t o d i s t r a c t i o n .
But THE LAW IS THE SAME FOR ALL.
And th e lo n g e r I am a T eacher o f M e n ta lp h y sio s , t h e more do I r e a l i z e t h a t , i f
th e y p r a c t i s e , a l l men have t h e key t o l i f e in our b e lo v e d p h ilo s o p h y . I hope
t h a t you who re a d can e x u lt in M e n ta lp h y sio s as I c a n , b u t i t i s to o much to hope
t h a t e v ery Noble o f The L ig h t oan f e e l i t s b e a u ty to th e same d e g re e . B u t, even
i f you have n o t y e t oame t o t h e p o in t o f KNOWLEDGE w h ic h you re c o g n iz e as M a ste r
s h ip , I know t h a t you w i l l n e v e r th e le s s a g re e w ith me when I d e o la r e t h a t , w ith
th e p r i n c i p l e s and p r a c t ic e s o f M en ta lp h y sio s f ir m l y ro o te d i n th e m ind, and d e e p ly
e n tre n c h e d in th e wisdctn t h a t i t d i s c l o s e s t o u s , we can go o u t, anyw here, a t any
tim e , in any c ir c u m s ta n c e s , and BE THE MASTER OF OUR CWN LIVES.
What a g lo rio u s f e e l i n g t h i s i s !
How can we g e t i t o v er to th e m asses o f th e p e o p le ? Though knowing t h a t th e y a re
u n o o n s c io u s ly s e e k in g th e key t o l i f e , many d e l i b e r a t e l y l i s t e n to th e e x p o s itio n
o f The T ru th , and y e t q u ite as d e l i b e r a t e l y t u r n t h e i r back on t h a t w hich a lo n e
can s a t i s f y them . But we a r e n o t to c r i t i c i z e them . They s ta n d a t th e p o in t of
e v o lu tio n w here th e c ro s s ro ad s once more demand a c h o ic e . They a r e th e d o u b tin g
Thom ases. I t i s a s e r io u s m a tte r f o r thorn, b u t , l i k e Thomas, th e y m ust have j u s t
t h a t l i t t l e e x tr a g u a ra n te e o f th e r e a l i t y o f th e t e r r i t o r y i n to w hich th e y a r e
i n v i t e d t<o e n t e r , b e fo r e th e y can become r e a l s e t t l e r s in th e new e v o lu tio n a r y
w o rld . T here a r e some p e o p le whose minds a r e so c lo s e d to s p i r i t u a l powers t h a t
th e y w ould n o t b e li e v e th o u g h th e y saw men r i s e from th e d e a d . How g r a t e f u l we
a l l sh o u ld be t h a t we have th e s e c r e t ! I f e e l t h a t I would l i k e t o sh o u t i t
around th e w hole w ide w orld - my g r a t i t u d e f o r th e know ledge t h a t "WHATEVER THE
CREATOR IS , I AM."
And, My B eloved, a l l t h a t we can do i s t o go on, c o n f i d e n t, r a d i a n t l y happy in
s e r v i c e t o m ankind, g iv in g a l l and e x p e c tin g nau g h t in r e t u r n , grow ing, e x p a n d in g ,
. . c l o s e r each day t o th e Grand R e a l iz a ti o n and th e f i n a l I ll u m i n a ti o n t h a t le a d s
to e m a n c ip a tio n and e n lig h te n m e n t.
(d ) L et Us Dream Our Dreams
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when a l l men and women know even th e l i t t l e t h a t we n o r know. Sometimes our
dream s a re so s u r p a s s in g ly b e a u t i f u l t h a t we seem t o go away i n t o them . . . auay
from th e o r d in a r y h a b i t a t of man, away t o our Dream C ity . . . a Dream C ity t h a t
s h a l l be a perm anent p la c e w here M en talp h y sio s p r i n c i p l e s and p r a c t ic e s g u id e th e
l i f e and d a i l y conduct and la b o r s o f a l l o f us who have le a r n e d th e A rt of L iv in g .
UNTIL THAT TIME WE MUST BUILD THE CITY THAT IS NOT MADE WITH HANDS,
LIVING IN THAT CITY AND SO ACCUSTOMING OURSELVES TO IT THAT WHEN WE
ARE GROWN WE SHALL ERECT THE IDEAL'CITY OF THE WORLD - AND AFTER
THE FIRST, THEN MANY MORE . . . TRUE MENTALPHYSICS CITIES!
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
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Lcs A n g eles, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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T H IS L E S S O N IS F O R Y O U - IT IS
N O T T O B E T O U C H E D , IF P O S S IB L E .
B Y A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
O M MA N I P A D M E MUM
TO B E S E E N B Y A N Y O T H E R E YE .
COMMENTARY
"THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (26): The Cleansing Breath (1);
2. B re a th e t h i s B r e a th t h r e e tim e s b e fo re b r e a k f a s t - t h r e e tim es a t
noon, i f p o s s ib le - th r e e tim e s b e fo re y o u r ev en in g m e a l.
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1 c o n fe ss t h a t my p r i n c i p a l d i f f i c u l t y in w r i t i n g y o u r Com m entaries on our v a rio u s
s a c re d E re a th s in M e n ta lp h y sic s i s i n c o n d e n s a tio n and r i g h t e x p la n a tio n in w ords.
I c o u ld w r i t e t h r e e tim es th e number of words a b o u t each o f them ; b u t, no m a tte r
w hat I w r i t e , u n le s s th e Noble i s aw are o f THE THING THAT IS BEING DESCRIBED,
l i t t l e can be g a in e d . I t i s YOUR w ork t o se e k f o r th e m eaning t h a t i s c o n ta in e d
in th e s e sim p le m essages - s im p le , and y e t d e a lin g w ith th e m ost p rofound s e c r e ts
o f L i f e . YOUR w ork, as th e s e Com m entaries come to you w ith th e s to r y of th e i d e a l
o f M a s te rs h ip , i s to k in d le th e e n th u sia sm n e c e s s a ry t o th e r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t th e
s a c re d fla m e o f T ru th i s b u rn in g w i t h in y o u .
(a ) Your B e a u t if u l C le a n sin g B r e a th .
I mean t h i s :
(b ) Then i n th e f u l l n e s s o f t h i s f e e l i n g o f The L ig h t, we p re p a re o u r s e lv e s
f o r t h e f i r s t r a d i a t i o n s o f t h e a ll - p e r v a d i n g L ig h t w h ich we f e e l -
t h r i l l i n g l y , overw helm ingly i n our Grand R e ju v e n a tio n B r e a th . In t h i s
l a t t e r B re a th we a re c o n sc io u s o f a l l th e L ig h t o f L ife f lo w in g - th ro u g h
o u r p h y s ic a l b o d ie s , g iv in g us s t r e n g t h and power and v ig o r and i n
s p i r a t i o n to DO o u r f u l l d u ty t o o u r s e lv e s and to o u r f e llo w men.
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(Tfrink on th e s e th r e e B re a th s and m e d ita te upon them ,and you w i l l be
shown th e s e c r e t of th e f i n a l a s c e n s io n o f The L ig h t, th e t r u e con
ception. o f th e tra n s c e n d in g m eaning of th o s e sim ple w ords, "My WHOLE
BODYh. ) '
NOTE - THESE WORDS MEAN EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAY. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE
LIGHT WHENEVER YOU WISH. IF YOU HAVE NOT DEVELOPED TO THIS POINT,
HERE IS AN EXERCISE WHICH MAY HELP YOU*
(a ) S i t i n th e s e v e n fo ld p o s i t i o n , and se e t h a t th e lo ad o f th e body i s
b eing ta k e n evenly by every v e r te b r a e in th e s p in e . E xperim ent,
and BE SURE t h a t y o u r sp in e i s s t r a i g h t .
(c ) A ll a M a tte r o f F a i t h f u l P r a c t i c e .
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If you have p r a c tise d you have experienced magnetic r a d ia tio n s - or auric rays -
from the s id e s of the head, the e a r s, the nose, the l i p s , the sh o u ld e r s, the t o e s ,
the f in g e r t i p s e s p e c i a l l y and from other parts of the body. I f you can in what
we c a l l in Mentnlphysics "complete the c i r c u i t " , then you w i l l know what I mean.
These auric rays may have struck you as being the aurio atmosphere, "leaking" out
through you a t various p o in t s . You may have found th a t the auric rays from the
index f in g e r of the r ig h t hand, emanating to th e index f in g e r of the l e f t hand,
c o a le sc e w ith one another in a way that i s d e f i n i t e l y known to you ; th e se rays
fo llo w the lav; of p o l a r i t i e s - u n lik e poles a t t r a c t each o th e r , w h ile l i k e poles
r e p e l each oth e r.
I f you have p r a c tis e d , you have found th a t the index f in g e r of the r ig h t hand,
when placed opposite and near to the index f in g e r of the l e f t hand, giv e a d i f f e r
ent f e e l i n g , and you should r e g i s t e r t h is f e e l i n g . Then experiment w ith your
other f i n g e r s , and so teach y o u r s e lf the f in e n e s s of your own f e e l i n g i n t h i s way.
I t i s p r a c tic e th at w i l l teach you, and the most simple experiment leads us on,
i f we are p a t ie n t , to the true understanding of the au ric rays of, the body as a
whole - to the wider understanding of the auric rays of "My WHOLE BODY", t h is wide
u n iv e r s e .
I hope that t h is week w i l l bo a week o f great joy fo r you. I f you do not a t once
succeed, t r y , t r y , try again. I t is the most g lo r io u s th in g to be able to induce
and see and analyze The L ight. We have but to learn what i t FEELS l ik e to be able
to bring i t in to consciousness a t any moment . . . . and then you can see th at a l l
our trou bles au to m a tica lly v a n is h . I f you are a b le , when the darkness of doubt or
despair f a l l upon you, to turn on The L ight, then a l l darkness must f l e e away ----
and we are l e f t radiant and f u l l of joy and l i g h t and l o v e . I t i s the great
s e c r e t , and in a very re a l sen se i t i s the only s e c r e t . P ersevere, then. Candi
date! Be not e a s i l y d i s p i r i t e d . A l l i s w e l l . The b e s t i s always y e t to be.
The Dawn i s a t hand. P r a c tis e in the Light of the New Dawn.
Ylritten in F a ith a t
Los A ngeles, C a lif o r n ia , U.S.A.
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They deol w ith th e CLEANSING BREATH - - w e ll, f i r s t , WHY is t h is Breath c a lle d tne
CLEANSING Breath? The reason i s p r e c is e ly t h is : th a t when we oan read w ith
c la r i t y and w ith ou t any p o s s i b i l i t y of doubt the LIGHT th a t is in u s, then (knowing
through previous Breaths how to USE tho L ig h t), we c le a n se th e p h y sic a l body so
p e r fe c tly as to c o n sc io u sly k n ow 'it to be a f i t t i n g instrum ent fo r us to go on
fu rth er . . . and know i t to be MY WHOLE BODY . . .. lo s in g , lo s in g the p h ysical
body in to the s p i r i t u a l body as the dewdrop lo se s i t s e l f in the ocean.
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While on th is su b je ct I w i l l quote from th a t g rea t colu m n ist, Arthur B risbane, who
w r ite s p r o l i f i c a l l y . In one of h is recen t columns, speaking about the value o f
the human h e a r t, he w rote:
Now, we Nobles of The L ight have to some e x te n t completed our Journey through the
Sphere o f I llu s io n , through the miasma of the outer darkness, and have come to
know beyond d isp u te th a t we have a t our command and may use i t when we w i l l a
power th a t enables us n ot alone to c le a n se our p h y sic a l b o d ie s, but our mental
body and a l l the higher bodies - th a t enables us to come in to the REALIZATION of
what we tr u ly ARE. We through p r a c tic e come from th e outer circum ference in to
th e inmost Holy o f H o lie s: th en , seem ingly lo s in g o u rselv es in our own p u r ific a
t io n , we turn again outward to r e a liz e th a t MY WHOLE BODY i s i n f i n i t e l y more than
th is changing p h y sic a l organism , but th a t i t i s to be found two step s fu r th e r
along when we con sid er Your Own Holy S p ir itu a l B reath.
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6o ien ce i s t r y i n g to a n a ly te o b je c tiv e ly t h a t w hich is beyond a l l a n a ly s is . . .
and th e only way we can hope to come to know i s by s e e k in g w i t h i n . In t h i s way we
t r y t o probe t h a t w hich can n o t be p robed, f o r th e more we push our id e a o b j e c t iv e
ly th e more do we f in d o u rse lv e s s u b je c t iv e ly l o s t i n th e Id ea I t s e l f and absorbed
by i t - j u s t as th e p h y s i c i s t , p u sh in g h is ex p erim en ts f u r t h e r and f u r t h e r , knows
t h a t he m ust come to th e tim e when h is i n v e s t ig a t io n s w i l l be pushed i n t o th e
realm of m e n ta lp h y sic s . . . from th e unknown to th e known, from th e r e a l to th e
f a l s e , from th e f a l s e to th e r e a l , a c c o rd in g to th e p o in t o f yiew o f th e in v e s
t i g a t o r b u t we in M entalphysics know t h a t th e t r u e e n d u rin g R e a lity i s h id d e n .
T h e re fo re , my B eloved, p u rsu e y o u r own in v e s tig a tio n s i n to th e realm of th e r e a l ,
in to th e realm o f th e Golden S ile n o e , where th e Golden Flow er blooms p e a c e f u lly ,
where a l l i s l i t by th e s i l e n t glow of th e I n e f f a b le Golden L ig h t.
Be Happy t h i s week. We a re in p o s s e s s io n of a g r e a t s e c r e t . I t i s a l l b e in g
u nfolded f o r u s . We m ust be p a t i e n t and f a i n t n o t by th e way. We m ust be s tr o n g
and f u l l of hope and g iv e thanks f o r every t i t t l e o f ev id e n c e t h a t we g a in of
g r e a te r knowledge.
S in c e r e ly y o u r Teacher., i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W r itte n in F a i th a t
Los A ngeles, C a l if o r n ia , U.S.A
( I a s k you to t h i n k a b o u t t h i s , b e c au se th e Noble
S e c r e t i s to see r i g h t l y - t o f e e l r i g h t l y - and
t o do r i g h t l y , t o w hich I s h a l l r e f e r in th e
p r e s e n t Com m entary.)
Same a s in y o u r F i f t y - N i n th Commentary.
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T , S S PA CE ,S P OE VOUE , NOT
b e a u tifu l m ountain, and one o f the h ig h e s t p o in ts in C a lifo r n ia . That b e a u t if u l
m ountain, g lis t e n in g in th e sun, so fa s c in a te d me th a t I la y th e r e e n t h r a lle d . I
seemed so to lo s e m y se lf in th a t mountain th a t I found m y se lf a sk in g m y se lf -
"Where i s th a t mountain . . . where am I ? . . . Who am I? . . and what i s th a t
mountain?" I had so en tered in to th a t mountain th a t i t had become a p a rt o f me
and I had become a part o f i t . I SAW the g r e a t g ia n t b efo re me, and I f e l t th a t I
saw i t . But I went fu r th e r : I began to f e e l i t in me . . i t became so r e a l to me
th a t I f e l t th a t i t was a c t u a lly WITHIN ME. (Think o f t h i s , and you w i l l se e what
I mean when I a d v ise you to "See what you f e e l ," and "Feel what you s e e ." )
(a) Apropos th e F ir e .
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IF WE FEEL WHAT WE SEE, we lo se " o u r s e lv e s in th e th in g ( in the
Good) th a t we s e e .
Let us never fo r g e t th a t
( THEN, STOP FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THINK OF YOUR MEDITATION FOR
THIS WEEK, AND LET YOUR MIND DWELL UPON THE INTERRELATION
BETWEEN THE THREE WORDS - SEE, FEEL AND DO.)
And now, again - perhaps fo r th e m illio n t h tim e - I exh ort us a l l who are Nobles
o f The L ig h t, to Be Happy and Give Thanks. To g iv e thanks i s th e F ire o f th e W ise,
fo r i t i s th e tru e instrum ent which works fo r th e su b lim a tio n o f our whole l i f e .
To g iv e thanks i s the s e c r e t F ire o f th e p h ilo so p h e r , le a d in g him on to th e d i s
s o lu tio n o f a l l doubt. The lo n g er we p r a c t is e what we are le a r n in g in M ental-
p h y s ic s , p a r t ic u la r ly th e two g r e a t p o s i t i v e laws o f G iving Thanks and F e e lin g
Happy, the more s h a ll we be ab le to r e co g n iz e the S e c r e t Key to l i f e and understand
ALL p h ilosop h y . . . . in d eed , a l l w r itte n m a te r ia l upon o c c u lt p h ilo so p h y , cloak ed
in stran ge phrases fo r the most p a r t, w i l l be made q u ite c le a r t o u s . I f you are
in te r e s te d in Hermetic p h ilo so p h y , fo r exam ple, when you n e x t read anything r e l a t
ing to i t , tr y to see where the a n c ie n t a lc h e m ist i s le a d in g you . . . you w i l l
fin d "that G iving Thanks and F e e lin g Happy are h is two rare g i f t s from heaven th a t
enable him to e n te r in to th e C onversion o f th e E lem ents. In Yoga, in a l l i t s
r a m ific a tio n s , i t i s j u s t the same. The d e i f i e d " j u s t ic e o f Confucius is th e
same - g iv in g to ev ery l iv i n g t h in g . So w ith the sublim e te a c h in g o f th e Buddha.
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In the Kingdom, the search fo r True Knowledge i s th e h ig h e s t b le s s in g o f the
Adept. In M entalphysics we ar6 a l l on our way to a d ep tsh ip , to reaoh the f a u lt
l e s s l i f e , and our p h ilosop hy shows us how. M entalphysics i s ra d ia n t w ith a
d iv in e beauty. Through i t we are coining to know the m ystery o f th e Balance o f
L if e , the S e c r e t o f the U n iversal E q uilibrium . A ll o f us can now come to the
Equilibrium o f the D eity - between th e I n f in it e D ivine Wisdom and the I n f in i t e
Divine Power, from which r e s u lt the s t a b i l i t y o f th e U n iverse, the unchangeableness
o f the D ivine Law, and the P r in c ip le s o f Truth, J u s tic e and Beauty and the o b lig a
t io n o f D ivine La\v upon a l l men. We come to know the eq u ilib riu m o f the Divine
Mercy . . o f D ivine Equity . . . and th e Harmony o f the U n iv erse. We come to know,
as Adepts, o f th e EQUILIBRIUM th a t i s p o s s ib le in o u r se lv e s between the S p ir itu a l
and the D iv in e, and the M aterial and the Human, in Man . . . AND THIS IS ALL
EMBRACED BY A KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW OF OUR OWN BEING.
K ill n ot - fo r P it y s sake - l e s t ye s la y
The meanest th in g upon i t s upward way.
W ritten in F aith a t
Los A ngeles, C a lifo r n ia , U .S .A .