UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

(The Russell Cosmogony)

Walter and Lao Russell

A Home Study Course

UNIT VI-LESSONS 21, 22, 23, 24 Copyrighted 1951

by Walter and Lao Russell

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CEEE3W THOUGHTS OF LIFE AND DEATE

"Take -- thou f k s m him I n t h f s new d%;E of man. - - - - - - -- Give him e t e r n a l L i f e fn Me Q b o w i n g Me i n him, '' -- ---

Fsom The Divine I l i a d

We a g a i n p e p e a t G s d P s wosds a s they weke g iven t o me i n my

i n s t s u c t i o n s ~ e g a k d i n g t h e g i v l n g of His new Message t o cewly com-

prehending man of % h i s eSectk%c a g e ,

When s a y i n g " take thou h l s dea th fkom himfP sup Fa the r - --- -- Mother means t h a t man Ls e'ceknal and cannot d i e , --- Be does n o t

- mean t h a t b o d i e s do n o t d i e fop a l l e s e z t i n g things p o w , decay, -- -- - - - 9 .- - gene ra t e and s a d i a t e t h e 1 s e q u e n t i a l l y appeas , d i s a p p e a r and --- p- -- P -.- -- r eappea r , -

L i r e and d e a t h ape b u t g ~ o s _ f t e expkezsions of' the same thing, ----- -. --- an e t e k n a l of kepeated -ginas with each o t h e r , -- -- -- f o r l i f e could n o t Efve wi thout dea th and mg dea th could --- _ _ . - _ c l - _ _ 9

n o t d i e with-out _life, -- It might e l a k f f y G o d J s meaning i n H i s Word i f t h e above wese

p a r a p h ~ a s e d a s f o l l o w s : ''Take t h s u manQ s ignosance and f e a r of

d e a t h away fkom hfm and gfve him knowledge of e tes lnal l i f e i n h i m .

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Make him t o know t h a t he l i v e s i n Me and nevek d i e s , f op I am h e .

I n Me t h e r e i s no dea.tka,

" ~ a k e hfm t o know t h a t l i f e f n bod ie s i s b u t t h e m u l t i p l i e d

motion of My eoncen tka t ive th inking--and d e a t h i s b u t a d i v i s i o n

of t h a t motion a s My t h i n k i n g d e e e n t r a t e s t o f i n d r e s t i n Me, And

when both l i f e and d e a t h ape added t o g e t h e r t h e f r t o t a l i s bu t the

z e r o of r e s t i n M e , lS

Reduced t o i t s utmost s i m p l i c i t y t h i s means t h a t -- l i f e and

dea th ape bu t two g p o s i t e d i r e c t i o n s of mot ion, L i f e i s t h e --- - gene ra t ive d i s a e t i on of c s n c e n t ~ a t i v e t h i n k i n g and death i s t h e

r a d i a t i v e d i r e c t f o n ,

What could be mope s imple? Ouk bod ie s are b u t wave c y c l e s of

motion, QUP bodies s i m u l a t e e t e r n a l l i f e by t h e e t e r n a l r e p e t i -

t i o n of %%re-death c y c l e s , b u t our bod ie s are n o t our Persons , o r

Beings, o r s u p d i v i n e S e l v e s ,

That 1 s t he t h i n g God wants t h e new age of man t o know, P a s t

ages have %eased dea th because t h e y d i d n o t know i t s meaning, - The

dkead of dea th 9s bokn ou t of t h e b e l i e f t h a t man d i e s when h i s -- ------ ------ b a no f u n c t i s n s , and t h a t d e a t h of h i s Fodg i s h i s end, - - --- -- P - - -- --

It i s usibel.%eoable how many i n t e l % i g e n t people of today a c t u -

a l l y b e l i e v e t h a t way, In ouk acqua in t ance 1 s a vepy wealthy,

succes s fu l , %n%te%l%genP;, k i n d l y man who l i v e s l i f e g e n e ~ o u s l y and

abundantly who says : ''When you a s e dead g s u 3 r e dead, and t h a t D s

t h e end of you,'Y And he s i n c e r e l y b e l i e v e s i t because he t h i n k s

of h i s body a s being h i s S e l f , He a c t u a l l y b e l i e v e s t h a t h i s

i n t e l l i g e n c e f s w i t h i n h i s b ~ a i n , t h a t h i s b ~ a i n i s Mind, and t h a t

h i s own I n d i v i d u a l Self' h a s no connec t ion wi th any othek S e l f , o r

with a u n i v e r s a l Mfnd,

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ARE BUT WHAT--THEN--IS M O T I O N ?

I f we would h o w what our e l e c t s i c bodies a s e , and how they

ape extended f ~ s m ouk spidoitual Selves t o s imulate OUT? s e l v e s by

f a s t and slow two-way motion, we should not only know what e l e c -

t r i c i t y i s b'ut haw it w o ~ k s .

Also, i f we would h o w how t o e s n t ~ o l o u ~ bodies which we

o u ~ s e l v e s have extended from the s p i k i t u a l SOULS of us because of'

our DESIRE and our W I L L , we should b e t t e r lanow the k e l a t i o n 0.f' the <--'

I n t e l l i g e n c e whfeh i s wi th in each body t o contkol i t , and the body

i t s e l f ,

This i s t h e knowledge which w i l l madok a new day i n a l l s o c i a l ,

i n d u s t r i a l , s e f e n t i f f c an3 medical p ~ a e t i c e s , The f a c t t h a t o u r

phys ica l bodies a m but moving extensions of QUP s p i k i t u a l Selves

has but begun t o entek i n t o human Conscisusness, 1% w i l l a f f e c t

you peksonally to youk gkeat advantage i n the measuke sf your

a b i l i t y t o compkehend i t ,

J u s t a s the v i s w ',ker=;, made =Leap o u t of i t s i n v i s - ----- - -- - --- - ibPe Soul-seed Q- F n c ~ e a s i n ~ v i o l e n t mot ion , and c o n t i n u e t o -- -- --- - - - -

grow i n t o a b2sgeP - and b e t t e r tree as a as the violence of - -- - - --- - motLon -- can be -d I n t o mope v%oJent mst%on, and then d i s - --- --- appear m u l t l p l f e d Q d i v i d i n g it, s o has - - -- i n v i s i b l e man been made v i s i b l e a f a s t motion, _. - - P PD-- -__--_ --

The p a r t i c u l a k po in t I wish t o emphasize i s t h a t the whole

i n t e l l e c t u a l world must ~?evf se i t s concepts kegakdfng human bodies ,

and the p s a c t f c e s eoneekning them, medieally and othekwfse, We

have segakded them a s ouk Selves ins tead s f instkuments f o r man1 - r e s t i n g our S e l v e s , We have been might i ly misled i n t o t ~ e a t i n g

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e f f e c t wi th e f f e c t i n s t e a d of wi th CAUSE,

We have magnffied t h e importance of motion, the s o l e

ingkedfent of owk bodfes , t o t he e x c l u s i s n of cons ide r ing the

source s f t h a t motion i n t h e seed p a t t e ~ n of ouk Souls , When we

know t h a t a s i n g l e thought can change t h e p o l a r i t y of o u r e n t i r e

body towakd e i t h e r l i f e s k dea th - - l i kewise changing i t s e n t i r e

c h e r n i s t ~ g t o w a ~ d inckeasfng a l k a l i n i t y OP a c i d i t y t o s t s eng then o r

weaken i t - - o r can claange t h e shape of eve ry cospuse le 0% acatter f n

t he e n t i ~ e body i n t h e d%kect%on s f e i t h e r growth o s ~ decay,-- the

medical pkofessfon w i l l ~ a d i c a l B y change bo th i t s pkineipPes and

p r a c t i c e s i n d e a l i n g with t h e a i l n e n t s of b o d i e s ,

Likewise you and 1 and our neighbok who ase seeking happ ines s ,

p ~ s s p e s i t y and gkea t achievement in 9 i%e ui%B at l a s t f i n d t h a t w e

must cease s e t t i n g up i n s u ~ m o t h t a b l e o b s t a c l e s f n ous bus ines s o r

s o c i a l l i v e s which each sf us individuaBEy, and t h e whole world

n a t i o n a l l y is c o n s t a n t l y dsfng, t h u s pseventfng t h e happiness ,

p rospekf ty and pswes we a l l keng f o e ,

A REW VEE&JPOIDIE$

L e t u s , thekef ope , Psok upon a h 8 bodies f o p what they a r e ,

ins tead of what we thank they a r e , Bodies ape but waves of motion, -- - @sing wave? . - of' -~- motion, which fnca5ease in v io l ence t s exppess -- -.- - - l i f e and deesease t~ e x p m s s d e a t h , -- ~-- -

B o d i e s of ma t t e r in motion have been manos ~ e a l i t i e s f o p a g e s ,

The time has come when t h e un fo ld ing human pace m u s t h o w t h e

u n r e a l i t y of moving b o d i e s and t h e k e a l f t y of t h e i r Soupee of

mot fva t ion , R e a l i t y c a n nevek be i n motion f o p motion ceases , b u t

t he s t i l l n e s s fsom which me t i sn ex t ends i s a s e t e s n a l a s t h e

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s i l e n c e from whfch sounds e x t e n d , must be e t e k n a l i n -- - orde r t h a t i t be r e a l , ----

Go back, t h e m f o r e , t o f i k s t p r i n c f p l e s a s o u t l i n e d i n t h e

f i r s t t e n pages of Lesson No, 9 and keview them c a ~ e f u l l y u n t i l

t h e c o n v i c t i s n I s imbedded i n you t h a t t h e und iv ided L igh t ~ f Mind-

knowing i s t h e r e a l i t y fkom which thought imaginings ex tend and

r e t r a c t i n p u l s i n g sequences t o - make b e l i e v e -- t h a t t h e i r p u l s i n g

e l e c t k i c mot ions are t h e i d e a s which t h e f s motion s i m u l a t e s , Med- ---" -

i t a t e ugon t h i s t h o 4 u n t i l thoro_rsghly t h a t ALL -- MOTECIS IS M K D Q BZLIEVE t h a t i t i s some- which 1 t ~ ~ ? a l l y 2 -- --- -- n o t , -

Let -, 8 gou i n s e a l i z h n g what P 0 U a m when gou w - P --

can so f a r ;6suk bodg t h a t ape t h e undiv ided , unchanging --- -- - P

fnsaisib'he MIND of Ckeaticrn, Then l e t F fg , 9 p i c t u s e f o s you w h a t ---- y o u ~ Mind does when i t t h i n k s what i t knows by t a k i n g I t s QNE

WHOLE IDEA a p a r t i n t o m i l l i o n s s f seemingly s e p a r a t e i d e a s , and

d i v i d i n g each o f t h e s e s e p a r a t e i d e a s f n t a pa f r s of sexed o p p s s f t e s ,

Then k e a l f z e t h a t t h e s e sexed f s ~ e v e ~ s -es fs t t h e i r - d- - -- d i v i s i o n bx etersnelP2 at- t o void t h e f ~ unbalanced o ~ ~ ~ o s i - - - - ----- - - P -- -- t i o n , b u t nevek succeed, --

Thi s w i l l enab le you t o p i c t u r e Ckeatfon f o p what it % ~ - - a

d e s i s e sf' Mind t o ckea t e moving bodies in, t h e f o m s o f N%nd imag-

Enings TO i%%KE BELIEVE that t h e rnovlng b o d i e s ARE THE MmB

I M A G I N m G S . This i s accomplished by p s ~ j e e t f n g them frea t h e s t i l l -

ne s s of t h e f s Ssukce, fo99owed by an e q u a l des fke t o k e t u ~ n those

bodies t o t h e i r s t i l l n e s s by c e s s a t i o n of motion,

If you will ZhFnk of a l l t h o s e rnovfng forms i n F fg . 3 x h i c h

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emepge fsom the fokmlessness of t h e Mfnd univskse of p e s t , and

then dfsappeak i n t o i t , you w i l l much b e t t e k compkehend t h e p u l -

s fng h e a r t b e a t of C r e a t i o n , I n s imple words, Capeation i s b u t a n

e l e c t ~ f e keeokd of Mind imagfnings , b u t w e should no t be deceived

i n t o t h ink fng t h a t t h e k e e o ~ d i s t h a t which e ~ e a t e d I t ,

I f you w i l l t hen k e a l i z e t h a t evesy a e t f o n i n Natuke s t a r t s

from a p o i n t of p e s t , seeks a p o i n t of r e s t , and r e t u r n s t o a

p o i n t of p e s t , you w i l l b e t t e s compkehend t h e i dea of t h e emer-

gence of ~ n a t t e k from lgspaeelg and t h e subsequent swallowing u p of

mat tec by"space, IP

Likewise you wfk l b e t t e k u n d e ~ s t a n d t h e p u l s l n g o f t he u n i -

v e r s a l h e a r t b e a t which eoneen tka t e s and d e c e n t r a t e s a s Lhought-

powek m u l t i p l i e s and i n t e n s i f i e s e l e c t r i c ternsfsns, while l e s s -

en ing des fke d i v i d e s and r e l e a s e s them,

Lfkewise you w i l l b e t t e r unders tand t h e mechanfcs of motion

a s the concentrative h a l f of' t h e u n i v e r s a l p u l s e compresses l a r g e

volumes sf You p o t e n t i a l i n t o sma l l volumes t o e m a t e v i s i b l e

s o l i d s , t h e n "goes I n t o keve r se" t o expand t h e compsessed s o l i d s

i n t o i n v f s f b l e space,

Also %;ill mom e l e a r i x vIsrsa%fae t h e unfveksaP h e a r t b e a t - -- -- a s a u n f v e ~ s a l ~ r e s s e s and expand s , s %mu1 t ane ou s ly --- v

and -, ,-& seemfnalq d f v i d e t h e undivfded, t o change - - - t h e chaggzsBess, t o g i v e measure wheke no measum i s , and t o con- -- - - - d i t i s n t h e uncondft ioned,

Also gsu w i l l b e t t e k k e a l f z e t h a t the enekgg whf@h motivates

a l l motfon i s I n d e s i k e of Mfnd t o expkess Idea i n moving f o ~ r n s of

i d e a , and n o t i n t h e moving fokms which r e s u l t %porn d e s f s e ,

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Likewise you w i l l d i scovek i n youk medi ta t ion that d e s i ~ e

i t s e l f %s d iv ided i n t o t h e p o s i t i v e d e s i ~ e t o mani fes t l i f e t h ~ o u g h - mul t ip l i ed motion and t h e nega t ive d e s i r e t o seek r e s t to mani fe s t

dea th thkough c e s s a t i o n of motion,

I f w i l l m e d i t a t e long upon t h f s thought ;pscs will r e a l i z e - P P

t h a t e v e ~ y d e s i r e t o m u l t i p l y your poweaa t o t h i n k son@entPa t ive lg_ - -- -- i s followed Q a g e s i ~ e t o r e s t fkom t h e f a t i g u e of t h a t concen- - - ---- --

Also, t h a t %f you wokk a c t i v e l y a l l day you w i l l want t o l i e

down and p e s t a l l n i g h t , Then when you r e s t a l l n i g h t you a r e

reborn with new l i f e s o t h a t you can a g a i n w o ~ k a l l day ,

In t h e pkeeed%ng pakagkaph 1 have descr~fbed t h e whole p r i n -

c i p l e of l i f e and d e a t h , and how each bosns the othek and i s

reborn from t h e stherPo

Let u s rev iew i t , You begin youk day of man i fe s t ing LIFE

fkom a p o i n t sf p e s t i n s l e e p , POUP day i s f i l l e d wi th p o s i t i v e

a c t i o n s %n b u f l d f n g t h e pksduct of youk th ink ing , The energy

.- which you have genekated d u r i n g t h e n i g h t while a t p e s t i s grad-

u a l l y r a d i a t e d duping t h e day u n t f l you have t o s t o p a t a p o i n t of

p e s t because you cannot genepate mom enepgg, You have g r a d u a l l y

grown s o t i m d % h a t you a g a i n have t o I f e dawn t o p e s t i n s l e e p

fop the n i g h t ,

'digokous a c t i o n and d e s i r e f o r wok% i n t h e morning man i fe s t s

t h e l f f e pkfneipl ie , Relaxing and l y i n g down t o s l e e p a t n i g h t

f ~ o m f a t i g u e m a n i f e s t s t h e d e a t h p ~ l n c i p 2 e , Duklng t h e n i g h t o f

dea th t h e body i s c o n s t a n t l y genekatfng t o born l f f e from death

a t the dawn of a new day , Duking the day of Pf fe %he body i s

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cons tan t ly degeaekating t o born death from l i f e when the n igh t of

l i f e comes, ---- T o l i v e I s t o po l a r f ze i dea , To d i e i s tc depolar ize i t , ---- A

You a r e f o ~ e v e k dying a s l i v e and f o k e v e ~ l i v i r a ~ a s gou --- - -9 - - dfe . Every pubsebeat of x o u ~ h e a r t manffests both l f f e and death, - - ---

POSTIBUTl3S AND A X I O M S CCNGEENIMB LIFE AND DEATH

The d i r e c t i o n of rmotion whfch manffests L I I? E f s the

inwa~d r a d i a l d ikect fon which fopever a c c e l e r a t e s a s i t appsoaches

i t s centeP of g r a v i t y , This i s the p o s i t i v e d i ~ s e t i o n which mul -

t i p l i e s t he power sf light-waves by comp~sss ing them Lnto hot

so l id spheres , It i s the cen tk ipe t a1 dfkectfon of c o n c e n t ~ a t i v e --- --- thilak%n@; which i s the cause % g ~ a v f t a t f o n ~ It i s the d ikec t ion --- of po l a r i z a t i on which @ h a ~ g e s the body with inckaasfng v i t a l i t y ,

( see F ig , 48,)

The d i s e c t i s a motion whfch manifests D E A T H i s the -- -- outwa~d kadiab d i s e c t i on which f ~ ~ e v e ~ d e c e l e ~ a t e s a s i t e x ~ a n d s - ---- i n It IS the negat ive d i r e c t i o n which d iv ides the powek of - light-waves by expanding them i n t o the coldness of apace, It i s

the eentkffugal d lkee t i sn of decentkat ive thinking whfeh 1s the

cause of kadfa t ion , It f s the d fkec t ion s f d e p s l a s i z a t l ~ n which

dischasges the body by evep l e ssen ing i t s v i t a l i t y , (see Fig , 4 9 , )

the - the ,-

the -

LIFE i s manifested i n mattek Q the unafve~sai equi- __I--- p-

libpiurn -- i n t o p a i ~ s - of opposi te e snd i t f ons whieh w e c a l l LIB33 and - -----

LIFE and GW8WH and O E N E ~ T I ~ a r e manifested In matter Q ----- -- --

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DEATH - and DECAY and DEGENERATION ape manifes ted i n m a t t e r - - - -

LIFE i n bod ie s means i n c r e a s i n g powek of GFZIVITATICNAL CHARGE

t o p u l l inward f ~ o m w i t h i n t o i n c r e a s e t h e i ~ p o l a r i z a t i o n .

Increas i ng p o l a k f z a t i on means i n c r e a s e of e l e c t r f c p o t e n t i a l ,

I nc rease of e l e c t k i c p o t e n t i a l means i n c ~ e a s e of t h e powes of

p o s i t i v e and nega t ive po le s t o p u l l away fkom each o t h e ~ ,

DEATH i n bodies means i n c r e a s i n g power of WkhDUTICBAL DISCHARGE

t o t h k u s t s u t w a ~ d fkom w i t h i n t o dec rease t h e i k p o l a r f z a t i o n .

Decrease sf p s b a ~ i z a t i o n means d e c r e a s e sf e l e c t f f i c p o t e n t i a l ,

Decrease sf e l e c t k i c p o t e n t i a l means deckease of' t h e power t o

p o l a r i z e ,

That which man c a l l s LIFE and DEATH i s b u t i n c r e a s i n g and

dec reas ing motion,

Pnckeas%ng motion causes t h e g r a d u a l fo rma t f en sf po la r i zed

sphekes which ape two-way e x t e n s i o n s from % h e l p e q u a t o ~ s , ( s e e

F i g , 5 0 , ) Deckeasing motion causes t h e spheses t o wfthdkav i n t o

t h e i r equatoks by gradua l depo%ax?izatfon, ( s e e F i g , 5 1 , )

A l l bod ies -a-P ape e l e c t r l c a l ~ e c o s d % x a . of Mind-thoughts, -- P

Mind-thoughts pu l se i n e o n c e n t ~ a t i v e - d e e e n t t ~ a t i v 8 sequences

which we c a l l eyc%es ,

LIFT3 and lSEATB o f bodfes ase b u t a s e c o ~ d i n g s of Mind- -- *--- -- - thoughts , - Thought .~ -- come and =--and l i f e and d e a t h ~ @ C O P ~ t h e i r ----- comings and t h e i k =lags i n e l e c t ~ % ~ bod ie s which a p p e a ~ ~ d i s - -- - - appeap and fokevek,

s u m RY

And t h a t is a l l t h a t l i f e and d e a t h i s , When we can t h i n k of

UNIVERSAL L A W , MATUEAL SCIENCE AND PBILBS0PI-E Page 361 --_---------------------------~-~---~-----------------------~----- our bodies a s j u s t t k a n s i e n t s t a t e s of motion which a r e b u t drama-

t i z i n g t h e t hough t imaginings of our e t e r n a l Se lves , t h e more we

can r e a l i z e we, O U P S e l v e s , a r e UNIVZWSAL MIND, c r e a t i n g bod ie s

f o r our S e l v e s , --yea, c r e a t i n g t h e u n i v e r s a l body f o r t h e Univer-

s a l One S e l f ,

This is good t o know b u t t h a t does not mean t h a t our human

emotions a r e t o b e voided when bodies s f o u ~ loved ones cease t o

cont inue t h e i s p h y s i c a l e x i s t e n c e wi th u s , When we g r i e v e fsr './

l o s s of human companionship we ape f u l l y j u s t i f i e d i n s o do ing ,

f o r no amount o f knowledge should dehumanize us t o t h e e x t e n t t h a t

g r i e f should be ' v ~ e a s o n e d away" by knowledge,

The a n t i d o t e f o p g k f e f , however, i s knowledge, --- When we know

t h a t we c a n n ~ t e, and t h a t d e s i r e f o p body s t i l l c o n t i n u e s f o r - -- -

eve r i n t h e e t e ~ n a l S e l f of man--and t h a t a new body w i l l p o l a r i z e --- --- ---- from t h a t d e s f k e J u s t a s a s dawn fo l lows n i g h t , we w i l l -- 7 --- -- then have an enr ichment f o r oup g r i e f through knowledge, i n s t e a d --- --

and - due - immor ta l i t y .

The c s n f u s f o n which has made dea th so t k a g i e and t e r r i b l e h a s

a ~ i s e n from t h e b e l i e f t h a t s ens ing i s both t h i n k i n g and knowing.

A most common e x p r e s s i o n regakding anyone whose senses have

ceased v i b r a t i n g f o r any Peason, such a s s l e e p o~ a n e s t h e s i a , i s

t h a t such a one i s unecanscious, There 1 3 no such e o n d f t i o n a s --- - unconsciousness , What one pea117 means f s t h a t o n e Q s b m f n has -- -- ceased s e n s i n g because of b e i n s -pized,

Mind i s a lways c s n s c f o u s , Mind always knows and d e s i r e s -- P

whether t h e body i s a s l e e p f o r a n i g h t , o r f o r t h e l o n g e r i n t e ~ v a l - - -- --- of a c q u i r i n g a new body. The Mind of one can always become DXE 7 -- ----- -

UN IVXBSAL L A W , FiATUEAL SCmNCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 362 o-----------------------------------------------------------------

with the Mlnd of a n o t h e ~ because they a r e ONE i n essence and va ry ---- --- - - onl a s t o t h e s t a t e of t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e unfolding--which i s corn- L--- - -- manly t e ~ m e d ' q i n d i v i d u a l i t y ' s , -

When any one a s k s t h a t age old q u e s t i o n , "Can I c o n t a c t my

fatheba--OF o t h e r loved one--who h a s passed on?" t hey keaBly mean

11 Can my body c o n t a c t t h e i r bod ie s? Can my senses c o n t a c t t h e i ~

senses? Can 1 a s k them q u e s t i o n s abou t whethek they ape happy, o r

about a b u s i n e s s pksblem?"

People. who a s k such q u e s t i o n s do laot t h i n k t h i n g s through.

The one who h a s "passed on" h a s n o t passed on, He s t i l l -j i s a s

he always h a s been, i n t h e undivided unfvesse of Mlnd, b u t he h a s

had a sensed e l e c t k i c body which be longs t o t h e d iv ided un iverse

of change,

When h e got r i d of t h a t e l e c t r i c wave k6dy t h e e l e c t ~ i c -- --- - which belenged t o It wi th i t excep t f o r t he - - - - - - -- --

p a t t e r n s - sf thoughts - and expekien@es - became permanently

aae@orded i n h i s Soul and s e e d , ------ The s e n s e s ape e l e c t k i c , They w i l l n o t v i b s a t e i n d i scha rged ,

or depolakfzed bod ie s , j u s t a s a n e l e c t s i c bu lb w i l l n o t l i g h t

fkom a dead s tokage b a t t e k y ,

Mind can ~1a.l c o n t a c t Mind, ,fop a l l - h o w i n $ i s u n i v e r s a l , -- - but v i t a % p018kized b o d i e s c o n t a c t d e v i t a l i z e d , depola r - pp

ized b o d i e s ,

Th i s is t o o e a r l y a s t a g e i n t h e s e l e s s o n s t o expand t h i s

i d e a f u ~ t h e k a t t h f s p o i n t , f o p t h e ~ e 1 s s t i l l much mope prepara-

t i o n fop h i g h e s c s n e e p t s needed befoke t h e new t h i n k l n g of h i g h e r

concepts could be comprehended wi thou t t o o much s t r a i n ,

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S u f f i c e it f o r now t o s ay t h a t cornunion between Mind and

Mind- whet he^ sf man and man, o r man and God--will always be a s it

h a s always been--fop the drama of Crea t ion i s be ing played f o r e v e r

and f o r e v e r , The re i s a p l a n and d e s t i n y i n i t - - and you and I a r e

a c t o r s i n it--and God i s t h e P laywr igh t . You and 1 a r e a lso . the

Playwright when we b o w our se lves a s Undivided and Unchanging--

e v e n though we need bodies t o p l a y t h e p a r t s of t h e d iv ided and

\,-.'

t he changing,

Cornmuni on _of Mind and Mind _fs i n t he t i m e l e s s P a n ~ u a g e of t h e -- Light o f a l l -knowing , We s h 4 a l l t a l k about t h i s i n f u t u r e l e s s o n s -- when we q u i t e thoroughly unders tand - t h a t t h e r e i s something beyond - t h e s ens ing of b o d i e s which h a s no need of bod ie s , - - ----

J u s t a s t h e r e ape i n v e n t i o n s t o come a s y e t undreamed o f , s c ,

l i kewise , t h e r e a r e mental poweks t o unfold which ape a s y e t

undreamed s f ,

The Cosmic A s , - now dawning,. fs a f a r s t e p in t h e un fo ld ing -- of t h a t i n man which tkanscends h i s body, ---- -

CmCET9Sa:oIl

The f s l l o w % n g wokds of our Father-Mothek g i v e n i n His Message

f o r t h e Cosmic Age of man w i l l be food f o r youp deep med i t a t i on

while a w a i t i n g f u k t h e s unfoldment of t he g l s s y which i s man,

19 AgaSn - I s, I am t h e Soul of & u n i v e ~ s e - sf ekeatflag w, I f Wlthfn & B S n g - i s d_es%ke - f o r man i f e s t i ng 8 Bein&, Desire - 7

i n Me 1 s SOU% %n Me, ------ "That - which 3 & d e s i k e s t o mani fes t i n fskm through ----

L i g h t , L igh t e x t e n d e t h frqpm pn Me g r e t u k n e t h t o S o u l fn

Me, the e x t e n s f o n and pe turn in$ b e i n g two seeming l i g h t s of Me, - --- - --

UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 364 .................................................................. "Again - I sag ----- I am the seed of & unf olding-refolding universe.

Within MJI Light a l l formless seed of planned idea are enfolded i n -- - & Being a t r e s t i n Me. ----

"Again - I sag - a l l th ings extendeth from Me and re turneth t o --- - - Me* --- From Me a l l th ings ----- a r e born from seed of thought -- i n Me, - and

born again with each p u l s a t i o n of M y thinkinq. - -- - here naught - but b i r t h i n Mx imagining, There -- i s no

death i n Me, - f o r endings and beginnings a r e one i n Me. Naught ---- b u t l i f e reacheth out from Me and naught but l i f e meeteth return- -- - - 9 - -- i n ~ l i f e f o r r eb i r th in Me,

n Wherefore - I sa_y, ---- Y e must be born again, and ~ e t again unto - tha t i n f i n i t y - of mirrored reachings which - i s 9 imagining, Thus

i s Ply One Idea continued endless ly i n imagined forms of My think- - -- -- a. Thus i s MI One Idea reborn a s many ones i n the multiplying -- - --- mirrors or Light, fo rever w i t h o u t end,

"_Again I sag, the mirrored mul t ip les - of 9 thought images a r e - but r e f l ec t ions - of & imagininas, Theg a r e not ---

From THE DIVmE ILIAD

(pages 15213 The S e c r e t of ~ i g h t )

UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCBMCE AND PHILOSOPIE

by

Walter Russel l , Sc. D o

L E S S O N N U M B E R 22

The Walter Russe l l Foundation, Swannanoa, Waynesboro, Virginia

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he f a c t t h a t ouk physfcal bodies a're but moving extens ions of o u r s p i r i t u a l Selves has but begun t o e n t e r human Consciousness, '' ....................

" A l l bodies a r e e l e c t ~ i c kecokdings of ~ ind - though t s . "

Quoted from lesson No. 21,

KNOWLEDGE PaAXES YOU THE MASTER--NOT THZ SERVANT--OF MATTZR

The above quota t ions a r e repeated here because i t i s d i f f i c u l t

t o f u l l y comprehend the o f t repeated statement t h a t " ~ o d i s a l l n

while an i n f i n i t e l y extended univekse of suns, s t a r s and nebulae

il lumine the heavens by the countless mi l l i ons , and a l l about you

/ count less mi l l i ons of bodies of subs t an t i a l matter which you can

19 weigh, and f e e l , and see with $our own eyessq confronts you with

t h e i r own i n d i sputable evidence of t h e i r r e a l i t y ,

A l l ouk l i v e s , f o r count less generations, w e have been con-

fronted with moving bodies and movfng fo rce s , Heat burns u s ,

Winds blow fokcfbly aga ins t s u p r e s i s t i n g bodies , We have pains ,

and aches, hungers, and f e a r of i l l ne s se s of our bodies, and of

the bodies of ouk famil ies and f ~ i e n d s .

Tempests come--with f loods , and famines, and droughts, We

have always known a wokld of motion--of actions and events--of

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p leasu re and ca tas t sophy- -wi th e r a s of peace suddenly b ~ o k e n by

devas t a t i ng war.

How, i n the veky f a c e of a l l we see and f e e l , can we say :

n ~ ~ d i s a l l " , o r "God 1s Lovet', o r "I am t h e mastep of my f a t e ,

I am t h e c a p t a i n of my Soul" , when we f e e l ou r se lves t o be t h e

h e l p l e s s v ic t ims of a m a t t e r and motion environment which s o

r e l e n t l e s s l y s w i ~ l s us abou t i n i t s w h i r l p o o l s ,

I s i t any wonder t h a t people who a r e t h e seidvants of m a t t e r ,

motion and environment, f e e l t h a t t h e un ive r se of ma t t e r and

motion i s REALITY--and t h a t t h i n g s of t h e s p i r i t a r e something t o

be hoped f o r bu t a r e n o t dependable--not REAL!

Wherefore - I sag t o t h a t gou a r e t h e self-bound s e r v a n t --- of m a t t e r 90 long a s you ape self-bound--and fur thermore I sag t o - - -- - - you t h a t you ape f r e e d from i t s bondage only when you f r e e xour - - -- - - s e l f from your own s e n s e s . -- -

J u s t s o l onq a s y o u ~ senses dominate your a c t i o n s the world -- - -- of m a t t e ~ and motion g your master--and ~014 a r e i t s unwi l l i n5 , - - - -- unhappy s l a v e , --- i s t h i s so? It i s because y o u ~ senses a r e t h e -- --

i c v i b r a t i o n s t h a t your- bod ie s - a r e , Pour body i s n o t -- gou, t h e r e f o r e your s e n s e s Y 6 U ,

That means t h a t your body i s dominating your a c t i o n s , Your

body i s demanding t h a t you worrok f o r i t - - t h a t you g ive i t what i t

wants--and the only t h i n g s i t wants a r e more sensations--more

vibrat ions--more motion--more p o s s e s s i o n s of m a t e r i a l t h i n g s f o r

the body--more emotions f o r t h e body,

Freedom from s l aveky t o m a t t e r , and t h e cond i t i ons of m a t t e r ,

begins wi th knowledge t h a t t he motion and m a t t e r of you r . body i s

UNIVERSAL LAW, BATUML SCEMCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 367 -----oP------o----------a-------------------------a--------------&

not Y 0 U, That i s why I have so o f t en t o l d you t h a t the supreme

discovery of man i s h f s S e l f .

Complete fksedom comes only when have a c t u a l l y -- come t o

K N 0 W L 0 V E , When - $ou a c t u a l l y know what love 1 s g_ou w i l l ---- - not only know t h a t God fs love, but t h a t YOU ake love , When t h a t -- % comes you can then say, a s Jesus safd--and with a s much author- - -- - %--"I -- and Fatheaa -- a r e B N E " , When t h a t g l o r i o u s does come -- you -- w i l l have f sund kingdom or heaven, ---- f OP t h a t i s what Jesus

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meant when Re s a i d "seek - f f k s t - the kingdom - of heaven",

No man can have e f t h e r p rosper f ty , r i c h e s , powek o r happiness

so long a s he i s but c l a y of e a r t h , sensed c l a y of e a r t h , bound by

h i s body t o fopever work fok h i s bodflg needs,

I have f r e q u e n t l y sa id t h a t m a t e r i a l bodies sfmulate idea -- PP - but the forms of m a t e r i a l bodfes a r e not the idea they s imula te , -- -- ---- A l l the gold and t r e a s u r e s s f the ma te r fa l wokld a r e no t what t h e ~ -- - -- --- make b e l i e v e they ape , Be who possesses much gold and th inks ,

t h e r e f o r e , t h a t he has the happiness which t h e possession of gold

s imula tes , has b u t the gold--fop - happiness i s n o t i n the go ld , -7-7

Likewise, h e who possesses powek oves othek men has n o t y e t a t t a i n e d

happiness even though he has t h e powep of k i n g s ,

ENERGY I S I 3 M I N D , NOT 3 3 MATTER

When you t h i n k of mattek a s r e a l i t y a s k y o u ~ s e l f what mat ter

can do without t h e d e s i r e of Mind back of i t , Even gouk l i t t l e

f i n g e r cannot move of i t s e l f u n t f l you WILL i t t o move, Desire i s

i n the Soul-seed of a l l t h i n g s , Desike of the C ~ e a t o k polar ized -- the univekse i n t o p a i r s of opposi te condf t i o n s whfch pump bodies - i n t o the appeakance of e x i s t e n c e motivated Q DESIRE. -- -

UNIVXW3AL L A W , MATUWL SCBNCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 368 .................................................................. W i l l of Mind c r e a t e d a l l t h i n g s t o d r a m a t i z e i d e a of Mind for --- -

j u s t a l i t t l e while--TFEN WILL OF MIND TAKES ALL CREATED THIXGS - BACK INTO TEE SOUL-SEED OF ITS IDEA, They d i s a p p e a r - - b a t WILL OF -------- --- MIND STILL - I S ,

W i l l o f Mind c r e a t e s a l l t h i n g s b g d i v i d i n g i d e a and s e t t i n g --- -- i t i n m o t i o n , S i l e n c e i s d i v i d e d t o p r o d u c e v i b r a t i o n s f o r j u s t a -- - - - - l i t t l e w h i l e -- and when t h o s e v i b r a t i o n s c e a s e s i l e n c e s t i l l I S , -

W i l l -- of Y 0 U R Mind c r e a t e d Y O U W body, Desire i n A

YOU--& gouk c o n s c f o u s S o u l - - t o h a v e a body , p o l a r i z e d t h e l i g h t - --- - of Mind- th ink ing which e x t e n d e d y o u r v i s i b l e , v i b r a t i n g e l e c t r i c -- body from i t s s i l e n c e - - f r o m i t s s t i l l n e s s , a n d se t i t i n m o t i o n t o --- -- ---- -

d r a m a t i z e t h e i d e a o f YOU f o r j u s t a l i t t l e whi le , B u t when i t s ----- - --- v i b r a t i o n s cease--Y 8 U S T I LkL A R E .

T h a t i s what i s m e a n t Q s a y i n g "God - a l o n e IS" o r "I am t'ne - 9 - --- m a s t e r - of g - 9 f a t e _, I - a m - the c a p t a i n - of mg ~ o u l " , -

c r e a t e d y o u r v i b r a t i n g body e x t e n d e d fpom

YOU t o c r e a t e y o u p b o d x , a n d n o t f r o m Y O U P body t o c r e a t e YOU, -9 - --- - - EXAMPUtS OF SOUL ENERGY

S c i e n c e - r e v e r s e s - t h e a b o v e s t a t e d p r f n c i p l e p o s t u l a t i n g

t h a t t h e enepgy u h f c h c r e a t e s matter comes fkom matte^, A s pre- -- - v i o u s l y s t a t e d 5- - f s p ~ e s u m e d -- t o b e h e a t e d matte^,

I want t o g i v e you a f e w i d e a s upon t h i s s u b j e c t t o t a k e i n t o

d e e p and pkolonged m e d i t a t i o n , o v e r and o v e r a g a i n , u n t i l t h e

r e a l i z a t i o n of i t g i v e s you t h e f e e l i n g o f s u c h u n l i m i t e d power

t h a t you c o u l d " t e a r t rees f rom t h e f o r e s t t r e e by t ~ e e , o r f o r e s t

by f o k e s t " f o r y o u r " s t r e n g t h t r a n s c e n d s t h a t o f t h e tkee, I t i s

mightfedba t h a n t h a t of t h e f o r e s t " a s I once upon a t i m e w r o t e down

when d e e p l y i n t h e E i g h t , -

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T h i s f e e l i n g of unlfrnited powes should be y s u ~ normal s t a t e

of Mind, t oge thek with fnnek joyousness , You should always come

out of your m e d i t a t i o n s wi th t h a t sense of tremendous power, t h e

g l o r y of S e l f -express fon , and a sense of supremacy ovep a l l mate-

r i a l t h i n g s , When communion with God g i v e s you those God q u a l i -

t i e s such a t h i n g a s f a f l u k e , ok d e f e a t , oc f e a k s f f a c i n g any

t a s k upon e a s t h , should be e n t f k e l y e l i m i n a t e d f ~ o m youk t h i n k i n g .

. . That i s t h e kind of Being you should b e , P A - - - -

Considek t h e follswinzg i d e a , An I t a l i a n l a b ~ u r e k can l i f t

t h i r t y t o f f f t y t ons of c o a l i n one day, a shove l f u l l a t a time.

That f e a t t a k e s a n enormous amount of enekgy. WhePe d i d t h e

enekgy come f ~ o m which pesfskmed t h a t amount of work?

Most c e k t a f n l y it dfd n o t come by conve r s ion of t h e food

consumed by t h e " lboures i n t o h e a t . The few p feces of b read ,

cheese and on ions consumed a s rood would n o t gene ra t e h e a t enough

b y any known psoeess t o l i f t f f f t g pounds, much l e s s f f f t y t o n s ,

The food consumed i s used t o k e p a i ~ t h e body and r e p l a c e i t s

e v e r dying @ o ~ p u s c l e s , Any kesfdue i s e l imfna ted a f t e ~ nosmal

rep lacements a s e completed,

machine t h a t P

make which would t o n s

would need at Beast f%ve hundsed pounds of f u e l , A manQ s b o d y i s ----- -- - -. - a machine made f ~ k wokk a s a man-made machine i s . - - --- P ---- -

i s i t t h a t one machine needs f i v e h u n d ~ e d -3 of f u e l con- ---------- --- v e r t e d t o h e a t t o l i f t fiftx tons whi le t h e human machine l i f t s ---- P

f i f t y f u e l - a t a l l ? -- The & i s t h a t t h e a machine i s c e n n a t h e Uni- v --- - --

v e r s a 1 Csnsefousness whfch i s t h e Ssusee of a l l p o w ~ ~ fkom which --- - - - P

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man expkesses powep through d e s i r e t o express powek, even though - - he i s no t awake of t h e Souaace of h i s power. The man-made machine --- -- -- --- has no such mot fva t ing source of powep so an e l e c t r i c c u r r e n t i s --- - -- - extended t o i t f ~ o m g p e n a r a t o r which consumes a tremendous amount --- - of f u e l . --

The machine made by man needs t h e e l e c t r i c c u r p e n t while man

I S the e l e c t k f c c u ~ ~ e n t , His h e a r t b e a t i s connected wi th t he

univeksal heas tbea t o

The same t h i n g h o l d s tlaue of a n e l e p h a n t o r any o t h e r animal

which i s motivated by S o u l - w i l l . The e l ephan t can move two hun-

dred tons of l o g s i n a day, The h a l f a b a l e of hay consumed by it

i s l ikewise needed f o p replacements t o i t s body.

Considek, l i k e w i s e , t h e f a c t t h a t you can l i f t youk own body

t e n thousand f e e t above t h e e a r t h t o t h e t o p of a mountain, and

back aga in i n one day, because YOU a r e t h e u n i v e r s a l e l e c t p i c

c u r r e n t , and YOUR powek i s l i m i t l e s s .when you know i t i s l i m i t -

l e s s , - I f - ~ w e r & - _ _ - l i m i t e d i t i s because =, y o u ~ s e l f , - have

s e t l i m j t a t i o n s t o i t , - A-

A m - 1 x, -- man i s Omnipotent --- - when he - -- knows - h i s Orrgipotence.

As a l a s t example f o r your m e d i t a t i o n I would Pike you t o

consider t h e t ~ e m e n d s u s energy exp res sed i n t h e vege tab l e kingdom

the d e s i r e of t h e f o r e s t t o l i f t i t s thousands of t o n s up above

t h e e a r t h ,

I n t h e Soul-seed of the f o r e s t i s t he mighty d e s i r e t o mani-

f e s t i t s power, Every seed sf t h e f o r e s t i s cen t a red by t h a t

S o u l - d e s i ~ e t o unfo ld t h e p a t t e r n of i t s i d e a . D e s i ~ e -- I n the

seed i s e l e e t k f c ~ ~ ~ p e n t i n t h e seed e x p r e s s i n g i t s d e s i r e Q -- --_q_ -

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Pigh t t o fokm i t s body, --- Those mighty tons of the f o r e s t a r e not l i f t e d u p by "heat

energy" but by the a l t ekna t ing heat and cold of sunl ight and cool

eak th , These ape the two condit ions which desfke fn the seed

makes use of t o poPakfze s t i l l n e s s of equilibpium i n t o v i b ~ a t i n g

bodies, Cesise makes -- i t s own e l ec tp i c cukrent , f o r de s i r e of Soul ---- i s the --= which c r ea t e s YOUR body and ALL -- -- BODIES,

L T h e ~ e f o r e 1 say again t o you t h a t Bod i s e t e ~ n a l and naught

e l s e i n the universe i s e tekna l save God, Likewise, I say t o you

t h a t YOU ape e tekna l , a s ONE with your Father and mine, when you

know you ape e t e r n a l ,

A 1 3 0 7 ts t h a t YOU a m the S o u ~ c e of a l l energy with -- - - - - - - -- which ekeate - the unfveksaP - body, Fta~thermoke - I - t o g o ~ a t&t - YOU c e n t e ~ and cozatlpol e v e q c e l l of body, If ape ba l - --- -- - -- anted f n the a @e.l l of body i s B9kewi se balanced, -- - If t h ink ing every @ e l l of X O U P body takes on - -- - t h a t unbalance %mrnediatePy, and but balanced th inking can PP -- co r r ec t i t , -

These lessons -- ape Peadfwg 9 - t o comp~ehensfonn of" the f a c t - --- t h a t God a c t u a l l y I S a l l - -and naught e l s e e x i s t s , -- -- -

Theke i s no na tekfa l universe , Matter and motion do not

e x i s t , They appear t o e x f s t , but t ha t appeakance of exis tence i s

the g r e a t cosmic fk'kusion, Even the senses which t e l l us t h a t

matte2 e x i s t s do not e x i s t , fop they a r e motion, and motion i s

mekely the e l e c t k i c keeopd of thought irnagfnings ,

If the C r e a t o ~ s u d d e n 2 stopped thinkin~g and imagining t h i s - - , - = - 3 -

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e n t i r e univekse - sf mat ter would suddanly disappeala, f o r a l l motion -- and folam a r e Mind-imagined, and a l l bodies a r e but e l e c t r i c thought ---- -- - - ' - pic tukes -- of Mind imaginings, The e f f e c t would be l i k e the ending --- of a motion pictuke ~ l a x where a l l p h y s i c a l e f f e c t s cease when the - - - -- crea to r of the ~ l a x stopped t h ink ing i t i n t o form and motion, ----

This univekse i s e n t i r e l y s p i y i t u a l , God alone i s , - - - - This unfvekse i s a Mind universe from which thought-imagined

bodies extend t o s imula te t he idea of Mind,

This i s a universe of WEST from which motion s e e m i n ~ l y springs.

Godus knowing i s undivided and unchanging. Godns th ink ing

seemingly d iv ides t he CaJE IDEA of GodDs knowing i n t o many moving

forms which s e e m i n ~ l y change, a s GodPs th ink ing seemingly changes,

THE COSMIC ILLUSIBN

A l l - bodies the - univekse a r e - b u t - waves moti on which

i n themselves ape only seeming, There i s no such t h ing a s motion - - - - - - - 0s substance. Theke i s bu t i l l u s i o n which we sense a s motion and -- -- - - - subs tance ,

I f t h i s statement amazes you it i s because you do no t y e t

comprehend God s l enses and m i ~ k o k s of l i g h t by means of which He

ckeates t h a t i lPus ion , I w i l l make these c l e a s t o you l a t e r on,

but i n the meantime your senses see very much motion i n a cinema

p i c t u r e , ye t you know t h a t t he r e i s no motion t h e r e ,

You f u l l y undekstand t h a t the i l l u s i o n of motion i n t he

cinema p ic tuses i s caused by sequences of' " s t i l l s " supekimposed

upon each othek, each succeeding one being of a d i f f e r e n t p a t t e r n ,

If the pa t t e sns wese a l l a l i k e t h e r e would be no i l l u s i o n of

motion,

UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 373

God s cinema changes p a t t e r n cons tan t ly because God s - th ink-

fng changes constant ly , but changinq o ~ l y seems, l ikewise motion

Later i n these lessons when you w i l l know more about God9s

plan, you w i l l undekstand Mis g r e a t i l l u s i o n qu i te f u l l y , Suff ice

it f o r now t o say t ha t evepy th ing which seemingly happens,

19 unhappensDq simultaneously, t o coin an expressive woiad f ola b e t t e r

unders tanding.

You and every moving th ing i n Nature, a r e walking cons tan t lg -, - - - i n t o a m i ~ k o r youkself, A s you appear simuPtaneously d i s - - - -- - appear but the sequences of i t deceive youk human senses g i v i w -- a f e e l i n g of cont inui ty which i s not J u s t i f i e d , - - --

When we a k ~ f v e a t the s tage of f u r t h e r discussion of t h i s

phenomena you w i l l know of i t a s ''the voidance p ~ i n c i p l e ' ~ which

i s demonstrated i n The Law of Voidance which reads: " ~ v e ~ y a c t i o n

i s voided a s i t occulps, i s kepeated a s it i s voided, and i s - -- - --- -- recorded a s f t i s w e d , 19 ---

A l l e f f e c t s of t h e , dimension, sound, and sequences of n igh t

and day, faasm which the i l l u s i o n of time sppings, a r e likewise the

r e s u l t of see- anstion,

A B B t h i s can be summed up i n the simple statement t h a t t h i s

seeming univeaase 0%" many th ings , which seem t o have countless

changing moving foaams, i s a. ZERO universe of REST which never

exceeds zero i n any of i t s e f f e c t s , bu t only seems to do so ,

A l l of t h i s seems ineaaedible, I know, b u t a s you gkadually

keplace old conceptions of what c o n s t i t u t e s you w i l l more

and mope compkehend tha t the Light of Mind i s the only r e a l i t y ,

UNIVERSAL M W , NATURAL S C I E N C E AND PHILOSOPHY Page 374 .................................................................. You can keadi ly unders tand t h a t when a l l motion i n your body

ceases it dfsappeaks, j u s t a s t h e whole un ive r se would d i sappea r

i f a l l motion ceased i n t h e Un ive r sa l Body.

This idea f s s o b e a u t i f u l l y expressed i n t h e insp i red words

of our Fathek-Mothelass Message t h a t I quote them he re fop your

i n s p i r a t i o n ,

nWithout th fnkfnq PI$ -- One Idea could - n o t become many one ideas -- f o r 5 s t a g e s e t t i n g . -

19 Without motion cosmic p l a y could n o t be played, no r could -- -- i t s a c t o r s be , - -

"Without change Q undivided One Idea could no t unfo ld , -- - "Without time Q drama of Mx c r e a t i n g universe could have no --

"without motfon, t i m e , change and sequences the unfolding of - - 5 Mind Srnaginings could have no measured space f o r i t s s t age -- s e t t i n ~ s , sekeen -- f o k i t s l i g h t p r o j e c t i o n s .

"Theref ope, --- see them as 2 imagine them b u t know t h a t they a r e -9 - - - -

b u t f b o w i n g through th ink ing , - "Know thouy mP --- t h a t t ime i s m, n o ~ a r e t h e r e --

moving t h i n g s which change; & t h e r e -9 l i f e - nor dea th , - - nor

cold nop h e a t nor w d 9 nor" bad i n & un ive r se of Me," -9 - -9 - --- --

( ~ a g e 98 The S e c r e t of ~ i g h t ) From The Divine I l i a d ,

Youp body appeaked %porn YOU, It appeared because YOU d e s i r e d

t o manifes t YOU, It appeared because you imagined i t , God's body

appears and d isappears l i k e w i s e , When you a c t u a l l y KNOW t h a t yous

Mind and Bodgs Mfnd ape CNE--you can then knowingly say "I and My

UNIVXWf3AL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PRILOSBPHY, Page 37'5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ F a t h e r a p e ~BE'', You w i l l t h e n know t h a t y o u r Mind i m a g i n i n g ~ a p e

c r e a t i n g t h e u n % v e r s a l body .

You w i l l then know t h a t $ou r body i s b u t a moving manifests- ----- --- t i o n of d e s i p e fn you and w h a t e v e r i t i s it i s what c a u s e d i t -- ----- - t o be , To t h e e x t e n t t h a t you know God irf you your body f s a -- m a n i f e s t a t i o n of God I s b a l a n c e d rhy thms whfch a r e a b s o l u t e l y u n d e r

y o u r Mind c o n t p o l , So, l ikewfse , --- a k e a l l o f ~ o u k e k e a t i o n s u n d e p

T o u r Mind c o n t k s l ,

i T o t h e e x t e n t t h a t you know Gods s o n e n e s s wf th you you c a n

e x t e n d y o u r b a l a n c e t o ot'raek, Minds and g f v e them contaaol o v e r t h e i r

b o d i e s a n d t h e b o d i e s t h e y c r e a t e .

WHAT THIS KNOWI.BSXFE E h B S TO YOU

The p u k p o s e pf r e v e a l i n g these unknown f a c t s of N a t u r e t o - ,- - - ou i s t o f r e e gou fkom t h e b f n d i n g s o f matter s o t h a t gou w i l l L--- --- - -- P

know i t f o p what i t i s and n o t what i t seems t o b e a n d c o n t r o l - - - = - - - - - g - - 9 -

i t - - i n s t e a d o f i t gou, - -- I n the p k e v f o u s l e s s o n I h a v e s t a t e d that one s i n g l e t h o u g h t

c o u l d u p s e t t he chernfs tky a n d p o l a r i t y o f y o u r b o d y s o c o m p l e t e l y - t h a t f ~ o m being we91 you c o u l d become ill, You n e e d n o f u r t h e r ---

koof t h a n t h a t t o c o n v i n c e 'chat XOU-P body i s the e l e c t r i c L--- p~ -7

r e c o k d o f - If you wosk a l l d a y a t s o m e t h i n g you veky much d i s l f k e you

become veky t i r e d , The p o l a ~ i t y o f youk body weakens in i t s power

t o d i v i d e the p o l e s sf y o u r b o d y c e l l s , E v e n a l i t t l e d e p o l a r i z a -

t i o n of a 1 9 c e l l s d e g e n e r a t e s y o u r b o d i l y v i t a l i t y , w h e r e a s you

c o u l d w o ~ k a l l day wi th i n t e n s e j o y o u s n e s s and f ee l e v e n more

v i t a l i z e d at t h e e n d of the d a y ,

UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 376 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The - reason f o r - t h i s because e c s t a s y i s the -- continued, nor-

mal unchanging s t a t e of God's Mind, and t h e mope you can ~ e f l e c t -9 - --- - t h a t e c s t a s y the mope you can keep the p o l a r i t y of y o u r body a t - -

i t s maximum genera t ive -power. - Likewise t h e d i v i s i o n s of d e s i r e f o r a c t i o n , followed by an

equal desike f o r r e s t , i f propekly balanced i n youk th inking , and

emulated w i l l mult iply your v i t a l i t y

Multiplied v i t a l i t y thkough the man i fes ta t ion of love b r ings w i t h

i t the f u l l n e s s of phys ica l expsess ion , Every dev ia t ion from

balanced express ion of the love p r i n c i p l e d e s t r o y s bodies i n the

measure of t h a t deviation,

Violent anges, fok example, can sow i t s deadly seed of cancer

i n a pekfee t ly hea l thy body, A complete express ion of the love

p r i n c i p l e , one whlch has i n i t the e c s t a s y of the Light of Mind,

can des t roy t h a t seed and make the body whole, Likewise i t can

destroy the seed of any i n f e c t i o u s d i s e a s e i f t h a t ecs ta sy can be

imparted t o a n o t h e ~ , a s Jesus d i d when He made otheks t o h e a l them-

se lves thkough ' 9 b e l i ~ ~ i n g on H i m " , even though they d i d no t compre-

hend,

It i s time t h a t the medical p ~ o f e s s f o n f u l l y cornpkehended t h a t

v i t a l i t y and t h e powers of genera t ion a r e based upon increas ing

p o l a r i t y , and t h a t p o l a r i t y kesponds immediately t o d e s i r e - and -- the

balanced D t h m s which --- ape an e s s e n t i a l precedent t o the jogous- -- ness which l e a d s t o e c s t a s g , Such joyous emotions increase the - a l k a l i n e pPepondekance which b u i l d s t h e body and loweks i t s a c i d

con ten t ,

ConvepseBy any c y n i c a l or unkind a t t i t u d e which does n o t

UMIVEWSAL L A W 9 NATURAL SCHENCE ATID PHILOSOPHY page 377' -oop-apa-o-00p---P---a-----=-a-------------------a----------------

express the love N a t u ~ e cf God loweks the p o l a r i t y of svery c e l l

i n the body and inckeases i t s a c l d content t o a d e s t ~ u c t i v e pep-

centage ,

TO COBTROE MATmB--FIRST CWTROL SEW

God sa id " ~ e h o l d 1 am i n a l l t h i n g s , cen te r ing them, and I

am without a11 t h ings , contkolk ing themtv,

The neakep you can come t o f e e l i n g youp Sel f t o be t h a t ten-

t e r of s t i l l n e s s from which a l l t h l n g s extend UNDER YOUR CO'RTROL,

-i -2 the more you can con tks l youk own body t o i t s pekfect ion of h e a l t h ,

s t r e n g t h and beauty,

No - anattek what yo~a must do i n l i f e do i t $ogsusly, Whatever ------ wokk it i s pwt lave i n t o i t , I f gou d o e love i n t o i t pou w i l l --- --- - - --- f i n d love ~ @ & ~ e n t o xou b y i t o -- -- -

Love given out from y o ~ a v i t a l i z e s y ~ u , YOUP p o l a r i z a t i o n - -- i n t e n s i t g inckeases ins tead -p of d e c ~ e a s i n g ,

I f d 6 not l i k e your work i t g i v e s back t o what you - - P -- . - - - -. g i v e t o i t , -- and d e v i t a l i z e d ,

pp

matearep - s i t u a t i o n =self i n masteaa Q g i v i n g - love out of $Qukselr to i t fop t h a t i s the *x t o mastep --- 9 - - - -

i t , Ef @g "ght b u t l o v e It w i l l mastek z, - - P - --- - -

Theke ---- f a n o t a s k which manifes ts God wl-afcka i s not b e a u t i f u l -- -- i f make i t so fok i s not i n 9 t a s k - - i t i s i n w, - P - -3 - --- - ---

If you have t o sweep the f l o o r d o i t g l o ~ i o u s l y , The f l o o r

must be swept, If it f a l l s t o you 'to sweep i t do it p e ~ f e c t l y ,

with love , and It w i l l b l e s s you,

A j oyous a t t i t u d e of Mind from love given o u t w i l l p ~ o l o n g

your da te of matuking, lengthen your l i f e and make y o u ~ th inking

m,IVERSAL L A W , NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Paga 378 ................................................................... more b r i l l i a n t and keen t o t h e day of your p a s s i n g , Joyousness i s

t h e g r e a t i n s u l a t o r f ~ o m t h e t o x i n s which a r i s e from unbalanced

t h i n k i n g ,

NEW THINKING FOR DOCTORS, CHEMISTS AND METALLURGISTS

When w i l l t h e chemis t e v e r l e a r n t h a t t h e same unbalanced

cond i t i ons which cause v i o l e n t e x p l o s i o n s i n h i s e lementa l com-

pounds cause v i o l e n t e x p l o s i o n s i n t h e human body undek s i m i l a r l y

unbalanced cond i t i ons !

The chemist and m e t a l l u r g i s t f u l l w e l l know t h a t when t h e y

f i n d pure cube c k y s t a l s i n any e lements t h e y f i n d t h e s t a b i l i t y

of a b s o l u t e balance i n such c r y s t a l s , and when they f i n d d i s t o r t e d

cube c k y s t a l s they f u l l w e l l know t h a t unbalance i n i n t e r change

between oppos l te p a i r s i s t h e answer t o t h a t d i s t o k t i o n ,

When w i l l l ea rned men of s c i e n c e , e s p e c i a l l y i n medicine,

u n d e ~ s t a n d t h a t d i s t o r t i o n s due t o unbalance i n e lementa l b o d i e s

have t h e same b a s i c c a u s e s t h a t d i s t o r t i o n s i n human bodies have!

Human bod ie s a r e composed sf t h e s e same e lements and both a r e

e l e c t p i c kecokdings of Mind t h i n k i n g , thelaefore both MUST obey t h e

same i n v i o l a t e laws of b a l a n c e ,

Th i s p r f n c f p l e sf unbalanced in t e r change i s being mani fes ted

upon a world-scale by t h e g r e e d s , h a t e s and f e a r s of neighbor by

ne ighbor , and n a t i o n by n a t i o n which have been peleased i n t o t h i s

thought-wave univekse d u r i n g t h e l a s t t h i k t y - f i v e y e a ~ s ,

J u s t a s one i n d i v i d u a l d e s t r o y s h i s body by dep r iv ing i t of

t h e balanced p o l a r i t y which love g i v e s t o b o d i e s , 3 0 can n a t i o n s ,

o r t h e whole world, d e s t k o y i t s c i v i l i z a t i o n by t h e v a ~ i o u s k inds

of cancekous d i s i n t e g ~ a t o r s which h a t r e d b r e e d s , With such

UXITERSAL L A W , NATURAL S C I E N C E AND PHILQSOPHY Page 379 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - w - m - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - w - - - - -

h a t r e d s come miscegenat ion, l i c e n t i o u s n e s s , s ad1 sm and i n f i n i t e

c r u e l t i e s , The consequent l o s s of t he b e s t blood of a l l n a t i o n s

d e p o l a r i z e s e n t i k e n a t i ons ,

During t h i s l a s t t h i r t y - f i v e years even t h e morale of n a t i o n s

h a s decreased as t h e i r n a t i o n a l p o l a ~ i t y has deckeased, The whole

human race i s f a c i n g i t s u t t e r d e s t r u c t i o n as a whole, j u s t a s

c o u n t l e s s thousands of im3iv idua ls ape l ikewise doing by p re f - e r e n t i a l l y p r a c t i c i n g t h e p k i n c i p l e s of gkeed f o r t h e i p own s e l f -

i s h ends . The world i s n o t pkoduefng g r e a t men i n t h e a r t s , g r e a t

s t a t s p a n i n governments, or g r e a t l eade r s i n any of t h e f i e l d s of

human e n d e a v o ~ s , Mokality, i n t e g r i t y and c u l t u s a ape a t a low

ebb and honor i s s e l l i n g out t o m a t e s f a l i s t f c powek-seekers i n

every g r e a t n a t l s n of t h e w o ~ l d ,

This s i c k and unhappy --- of man i s what man made i t , What- ------- e v e r i t i s man% t h i n k i n g has made i t s o , Todayvs c i v i l i z a t i o n --- ---- i s t h e e l e c t r i c ~ e c o p d of manus th inkfng , It i s t h e r e c o ~ d of --- - --- - sensed d e s i r e s , not s p f ~ i t u a l ones , I t i s t he record of f e a r s and

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h a t r e d s - i n mankfnd, n o t of l o v e , --- Much of t h e wocld w i l l be Self-destroyed but n o t a l l of i t .

The f i r s t Cosmic Age of man i s about t o dawn i n t o t h e Light

of i t s new day, Mi l l ions of bodies have been s a c ~ i f f c e d and many

m i l l i o n s more w i l l fo l low them i n t o t h e grave , b u t love w i l l come

i n t o khe h e a r t s sf men and t h e world w i l l be t ~ a n s f o r m e d by love

into anothek s t a g e of i t s un fo ld ing ,

That i s why God s e n t His Message i n t o the wokld f o r manPs

new day, And t h a t f s why God timed the d e l i v e r y of The Message

UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 380

t o the per iod of man9s g r e a t s e l f - c h a s t e n i n g ,

And t h a t i s why you who a r e ready f o p The Message a r e t h e --- -- -- -- seed t o sow it i n the h e a r t s l eg ions o f men before the end of ------ -- --- t he coming yeaPs of 195_29 sq t h a t they i n t u r n w i l l b r ing i n t o - --- being - The Cosmic A s of L o v e b e f o ~ e -- t h e l a s t days of the epochal -- y e a r of 1961 s h a l l have ended.

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UN IVXRSAL L A W , NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

Walter R u s s e l l , Sc, Do

L E S S O R M U M B E R 2 3

The Walter Russe l l Foundat ion, Swannanoa, Waynesbo~o, V i r g i n i a

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - - - -

C o p y ~ i g h t ~ d 1951 by Walter and Lao R u s s e l l

CONFUSIBEJ OF IEEAS ~ G A W D ~ G SPSWITUAL AND PLYYSECAL

Before e n t e r f n g t h e second s i x months of c l a ~ l f i c a t i o n of t h e

r e l a t i o n s between the L igh t of t he undivided magnetic universe of

MIND-KNOWING and $he d iv ided u n i v e ~ s e of MIND-THDJKDJG i t i s w e l l

t o sumrnakize and review the p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r b e t t e r unders tanding

which t h e f f ~ s t s i x months have covered, In s o doing we w i l l

e n t e r t he second ha l f of t he Study Course with l e s s confusion.

There have baen so many t e a c h i n g s based upon b l ind keasoning,

so many t h e o ~ i e s based upon m i s u n d e ~ s t o o d mental and phys ica l expe-

s i e n c e s , s o many mfsconceptfsns of' God and Mind based upon sensirg ,

-- t h a t i t i s w e l l t o so v f v i d l y d e f i n e these ~ e l a t i o n s Icom a scien-

t i f i c b a s i s so t h a t a l l guess ing wfPE be e n t f k e l y e l imina ted from

f u t u r e eornpsehensisn,

The csnfus%on sf ,nd t h e o r i e s has a r f s e n because of the 7- - --

i rnpossibiJf tg of genetsatfna vefl of t he i n v i s i b l e universe of - Mind-KNOWBIB thksugh senses JAg bodyo rnis~ornp~aehenslon -- of man t h a t he f a , t h l n k f n . wi th h i s Mind _when he i s oniy sensing ----- with h i s body _kfse t o t h e many nais@ola@eptfons ~ e g a r d i n g -- bo th Mind and -, ---

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That i s why we h e a p 30 much t h a t i s p o p u l a r l y be l i eved a b o u t

such non -ex f s t en t t h i n g s and c o n d i t i o n s a s unconsciousness , con-

s c ious Mind, sub-consc Lous Mind, super-c onsc i o u s Mind, t h e human

mind, rnoaatal mind, and o thek t 8 P m S , These - a l l a k f s e from t h e mis- --- b e l i e f t h a t .people are t h i n k i n g when- -- are b u t s e n s i n g w i t h

t h e i r --- e l e c t p i c s ense s which do t h i n k - and cannot 9 any th ing . -

The mope you s tudy pages 137 t o 144 , u n t f P those f i ~ s t p r i n -

c i p l e s become a pap t o f youk knowing, t h e more you w i l l f i n d your-

s e l f beyond t h e p o s s f b i l f t y of c o n f u s i o n ,

To t h e s e pages I would add a b r i e f e x p l a n a t i o n of what c a u s e s

such s t r a n g e mfsconcep t ions . I n t h e f o l l o w i n g l e s s o n s I wish t o . .

s t i m u l a t e your imagfna t i on w i t h a d i f f e r e n t p r e s e n t s t f on of . t h e

d i f f e ~ e n c e between t h e s p i r i t u a l and . p h y s i c a l un ive r se s t h a n you

have evela y e t h e a r d , I w i l l do t h i s i n o~ades t o heTp s e e t h e ----- - -- m a t e r i a l univekse a s 1 s e e f t and t h e s p l c f t u a l univekse a s God ------ -- t a u h t we t o IIMOW i t , A----

TEJ3 E X P U N A T I W OF UMCCSN S C I O U S N E S S

These is no such c o n d f t i o n a s unconsc iousness , --- - When ake wfde awake ~ o u k b o d ~ i s b ike the kippBzd s u r f a c e P --- ---

of a bake, is v i b r a n t w%th waves, Those t%nq waves of --- P P - - motion - - a r e e l e c t r i c s e n s e s , ~ i b k a t f n g waves of mot ion -- -- - a r e a l s o m, --

Give thought t o t h i s f a c t f o r j u s t a moment, When you f u l l y

r e a l i z e t h a t y o u ~ body i s on ly e l e e t r f e waves of v i b r a n t motfon

you cou ld n o t p s s s f b l y t h i n k of your s p i r i t u a l S e l f , t h e Being

which i s YOU, a s b e i n g only waves of mot ion ,

You - have i n s p i r e d t h o u g h t s , deep emot ions , g l o k i ous

UN IVERSAL LAW, NATURAL S C I E N C E ANC PHILOSQPEY Page 383 ------------------------------------------------------------------- conceptf ons, You cannot possfbly a t t r i b u t e your love of beauty,

your family and f r i ends , or your rapture of Soul fn contemplation

of Nature, 02 your fnventfve genius t o waves of motion,

Nor can you th ink of your knowledge a s being only motion.

Your vibkatfng senses do not know anything, They a r e not conscious

of anything, A 1 1 they can do f s t o sense othek motion, In o ther

words a l l they @an do i s t o f e e l , Senses a r e made t o f e e l o t h e ~ ---- motfon, and t h a t i s a l l they do--and nothing mose, - -

.- ~

We say t h a t we have f i v e senses, t h a t of seeing, t a s t i n g ,

smellfng, hear lng and f e e l i n g , A l l -- of these -- a r e one, We f e e l -- dffferentl_hp: with ous eyes, eaks , _nose, tongue and b o d ~ but they -- - a re a l l Lust t h a t one sense of f e e l f n ~ , And t h a t f s a l l t h a t the -- -- - ------ - whole phys ica l unfvekse - i s - of - - jus t senses--sensed waves--

sensed -- bodfes sf motion which f e e l o t h e ~ sensed bodies - of motion.

Momover, no sensed body In the unfverse could even move if

not " to ld t o do so" by The In te l l igence which eenteaas i t , J u s t

a s your cap cannot move wfthaut d e s i ~ e extended %s i t by I t s cen-

t e r fng InteB%fgence, so, lfkewfse, youp body and a l l other bodies

move only because of des i r e of The Uni versa1 In te l l igence cen t e r -

ing them, and n o t otherwfse, And t h i s i s a s tkue of the atom or

s t e l l a r systern a s i t I s t r ue of the Bfttbe f'fngeh~ of your body, ------- - Your senses a r e the fnte~communicatfng system of your body,

They a l l f e e l each othekv s rnotfons, They a r e a E B extensions from

a "een t sa l swit@hboasdP' which i s youk bra in , We have before -- s ta ted -- t h a t our b ra in does not know anything, At a l s o i s but -_I-. motion. senses send messages t o each otheba through the b~aa in , - -- The senses of t h e whole universe lfkewi se send messages t o a l l - --

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the r e s t of the Universal Body through the center ing nerve gan- ---- - gl ions of each atom i n the universe, f o r the e n t i r e unfverse i s ----- 7- - but one intercommunicatin& sensed body, each atom of i t being -- ---- centered a - the Universal In te l l igence which created it and i s --- con t ro l l i ng - i t .

FOP ages people have thought t h a t the sensing of one s t a t e

of motion by another s t a t e of motion i n o n e D s body i s THIRKIFJG,

instead of jus t merely FEELING. Sensed f e e l i n g of motion by other

motion has no r e l a t i o n t o thinkfng whatsoever, f o s thinking i s a

manifestat ion of knowing, As sensed mat ter cannot how anything

cannot, and does not , . . think.

I f the senses of man could th ink, or have knowledge, the

human race would have had such d i scover ies a s the flame, the wheel

or the boat , ages and ages ago, f o r the senses could f e e l a s well

then a s they do now, bu t thinking d i d not begin i n man u n t i l the

dawn of Consciousness, Likewise the senses of animals can f e e l

a s wel l , o r even bettela than humnans, ' b u t animals do not invent or

discover laws, pkocesses nor p r inc ip l e s i n Nature.

Animals reason, j u s t a s men do, bu t reasoning i s but weighing

one e f f e c t of sensed experience with o thes e f f e c t s which a s i s e

from our "sense of obsesvation".

What we mistake fop the mental a c t i o n of thinking i s purely

an e l e c t k i c awakeness of motion. It i s not Conscfousness a t a l l ,

Nor i s conscious Mind awase of motion, f o r i t does not even KNOW

of i t , ,

E l e c t r i c awaseness -- i s the awareness of one sense of motion -- - 3 another sense of motion, and t h a t e l e c t r i c awareness ceases -- --

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when motion c e a s e s , The whole univekse - i s sgwi~ed 'q - from eve ry p o i n t - i n the univekse t o e v e q o t h e r p o i n t t o t r a n s f e ~ s e n s a t i o n -- - - anywhere - t o eveky, -- o t h e r where,

I f , f o p example your body i s i n ba lance wi th i t s environment,

which means i f i t i s comfortabPe, you cannot sense t h a t f a c t

because t h e s e n s e s w i k b n o t v f b k a t e i n an equf8%baaium0 When

t h e r e i s no s e n s a t i o n t h e nepve w i r i n g of youk body i s "dead",

You must be unbalanced, ok uncomfor tab le , be fo re t h e senses w i l l

- v i b r a t e t o t e l l a l l youk o t h e s e l e c t ~ i c a % l y sensed nekves t h a t your

body i s c o l d . That e l e c t p i c awamness then causes you t o g e t a

c o a t f o p youk body, O r i f you a p e hungry, o r wet, UP f a l l out of

ba l ance , youk senses w i l l frnmedfately v i b k a t e , bu t n o t o the rwi se ,

A g s e a t d e a l of c o n c e n t k a t i v e energy i s expended t o .keep youla

sensed body v i b k a t i n g s u f f i c i e n t l y f o 2 you t o be e l e c t ~ i c a l l y

aware of e i t h e r your body o r i t s s e n s a t i s n s , That f s what I mean

by saying: "when you ape w i d e awake your body i s l i k e t h e r i p p l i n g

s u r f a c e of a lake, v i b r a n t w i t h wave motion",

- When you a k e a s l e e p , e f t h e r f ~ s m f a t i g u e or from an anes-

t h e t i c , youp body i s no longek v i b r a n t wi th wave motion, The

waves ! ' l ie down to r e s t P Y because t h e y are depo la s i zed , Wakeful-

n e s s i s a p o l a r i z e d c o n d i t i o n which Induces stkong e l e c t r i c

c u r r e n t ,

You s l e e p when yous senses become t o o f a t i g u e d t o v i b r a t e ,

BUT YOU D O N O T BECOME WVI@CFiSCI6US, As I befoge s t a t e d t h e r e i s ---- - - - no such c o n d i t i o n of the Mind as unconsciousness , You do n o t say ------- t h a t your t o o t h i s unconscious when a n e s t h e t i z e d ,

Mind i s unchanging and uncondf t ioned , The t h i n k i n g of Mind -- --

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changes b u t thoughts of Mind a r e n o t Mind. Thoughts a r e motion

and Mind i s s t f l l , Thoughts man i f e s t knowledge - b u t thoughts - a r e

n o t knowledge, - The s f l e n t h a r p s t r f n g h a s i n i t t h e Soul of an i d e a , The

v i b r a t i n g h a r p s t r i n g g i v e s t h a t Idea a body which you can h e a r

a s sound, Sounds - a r e s e n s a t i o n s , A l l bod ies a r e s e n s a t i o n s . - - When the sound v i b r a t i o n s " l f e down t o r e s t " i n t he e q u i l i b r i u m

of the h a r p s t r i n g t h e i dea of t h a t h a r p s t r i n g i s s t i l l t h e r e

i n the s i l e n c e from which t h e sound sprang . -- You can s t i l l know P

t h e sound - b u t ypu cannot s ense - i t .

SUB-C(XSCIQUS, AND SUPER-CONSCIOUS MIND

These tekms a r e commonly accep ted terms by p r a c t i c a l l y a l l

metaphysicians, w r i t e r s , workers f n t h e a r t s , p s y c h i a t k i s t s and

o thers who g ive thought t o human menta l p roces ses .

There a r e no such c s n d f t i o n s a s e i t h e r s u b - ~ o n s c f o u s oa

super-conscious s t a t e s of Mfnd,

The - confus ion -- of i d e a s which borned such concepts a sose fcom P

t h e mistaken b e l i e f t h a t s e n s a t i o n s of t h e body were menta l , Body - pP -- sensing h a s been mis taken f o r t h i n k i n g , s o when t h e e l e c t r i c c u r -

r e n t which caused s e n s a t f o n s i n t h e body weakened s u f f f c f e n t l y t o

reduce t h e bodyu s e l e c t r i c awareness of motfon s u f f i c f e n t l y t o

deaden, o r s t u p i f y t h e s e n s e s , people concluded t h a t they were

unconscious because t h e i k b o d i e s had l o s t a l l awareness. Con-

sc iousness - i s t he s t a t e - of KNOWING, There i s no a c t i v i t y i n -- - XNOWING, b u t - t h e r e - i s a c t i v i t y - i n THICNKING,

Mind i s n o t s t ~ a t i f i e d i n t o sub o r supe r layelas, Mind i s --- --- u n i v e r s a l . It 1 s a l l t h e r e is, and i t i s t h e same

-7- --- --

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unchanging - One Undivided L i g h t of - all-knowing fkom which - a l l motion

s p r i n g s ,

Consciousness never changes , Everyone i s a lways consc ious

b u t few a r e aware of i t , The human race has n o t y e t unfolded t o

t h e p o i n t where i t i s cosmica l ly awalae of i t s Conscious Sou!. ,

T B SUPREME HOPE OF W K I R D

It i s my d e s i r e t o c l o s e t h i s f i ~ s t h a l f geak of t h e s e l e s -

sons by c l imaxing a l l t h a t h a s gone b e f o ~ e with some i d e a s f o r you 'C '

t o g i v e deep thought t o f o r t h e unfoldment of your own h i g h e r

powers, I a m mfndful of t h e f a c t t h a t t h e m a s o n t h a t you a r e

s tudying t h e s e l e s s o n s i s because you a r e vesy f a r ahead of t h e

masses of mankfnd, You have had s u f f i c i e n t cosmfc awakening t o

have genera ted w i t h i n your s p i r i t u a l Se l f a n i n t e n s e d e s i r e f o r

t h e Ligh t of a l l -knowing which w i l l tkansfokm you from t h e human

animal s t a g e of un fo ld ing man, whose body senses have bean p re -

ponde~aant i n dominat ing your l i f e , t o t h s dfvfne Cosmic Being

whose Soul-Will w i l l be t h e a b s o l u t e master of youk body s e n s i n g ,

- ., YQUB awakening t o t h e E i g h t of Love w i l l awaken your b ~ o t h e r t o

t h e L i g h t , - You -- ape - t h e of' t h e World, You ape t h e s a v i o u ~ -- of man $ s o ~ h i m s e l f ,

I want t o p s i s t ou t t o you t h e f a c t t h a t t h e whole human

pace has become d ivfded i n t o two groups--a penascent few of t h e -- many whose a s c e n s i o n i s toward t h e Lfght , and t h e decadent m i l l i o n s - whose descens ion f s towakd t h e dakk,

The wo@Bd is undergoing t h e agonies of a ca tae lgsmic laebikth

fr~oan body s e n s i n g t o Mfnd-bowfng, --- You who a r e becom9ng aware - of

gour &lPP become t h e seed f o r t h e human race from i t s --- -----

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deep plunge i n t o t h e da rkes t of a l l of i t s da rk ages s ince t h e -- ----- - dawn of' Consciousness i n man, -- --

Cfvf l i z a t i on has been s e l f -destroyed many times duping the

pas t s i x thousand yea r s , and i s aga in being se l f -des tpsyed, - and

a l l f o r t h e same seasons--SELFISHNESS OF BODIES, AND IXSIWES OF ---- - - - BODES - POW ~ ~ T I ~ S - OF BODIES,

C f v f l l z a t l o n ean be kebokn only through LOW 8P M%RTD EXPmSSED

IN BWOTIERHOOD OF BODICES,

FOP thousands of ~ a ~ r s men have been h u r t i n g each othek t o - - --. - --- . - - gain sornethfng - fok themselves, They have n o t found out t h a t -- --

h u r t anothek but can h u r t only themselves, ---- The reason fop the pkesent decadence of the human Pace i s

because of the aceumulat i on of the s e l f -pun% ahments r e s u l t i n g

from the continued h u r t i n g sf manqs own s e l f BY HIMSEW, while

a t tempting t o hukt o t h e r men,

Empises ape being d i s i n t e g ~ a t e d because of' rnanDs at tempt t o

gain happiness , weal th, powek and p k s s p e ~ f t y f or himself by :

des t roying the happiness , weal th, pswek and prospekfty of o t h e r s ,

'New empikes ape at tempt ing t o be b u i l t by destksying o t h e ~

empires, Ernpfke bul ldeks have themselves c rea ted t h e i ~ own

d e s t ~ o y e r s , -- Ts l i v e Q the sword . --- f s t o d i e the swokd, -- Empikes ape not . sn%$ being destkoyed from without , but from

within, Gkaf t and c o ~ p u p t i o n a r e rampant f n Gove~nments, An e r a

of unprecedented ekfme i s undekmining ouk own countsy a s tesmi tes

undermine b u i l d i n g s ,

Ha t lons which were b u i l t upon crime ape befng destroyed by

cpime, n a t i o n by n a t i o n and man by man, That whfeh - man gave - t o

man i s regiven t o him in h i s own =, -- , - - - - . . - - - -

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Theaae i s deep decadence i n a91 the a r t s , Beauty has been

~ ~ e p l a c e d by ugl fness I n p a i n t l a g and scu lp tuse ,

C u l t u ~ e i s a t a lowering ebb a l l ovek the woxp8d, No g r e a t

men a r e being produced of such majes t i c s t a n d a ~ d s a s those g r e a t

geniuses who have given us our p r e s e n t wosPd c u l t u ~ e ,

The supremz tragedy of t h i s age i s not a lone i n I t s wars,

W a ~ s des t roy t h e bes t blood of a small percentage of whole peoples , . - a l c ohoB, but / tobacco and o ther drugs ape des t roy ing an extremely l a ~ g e per-

centage of men, women and t een age c h l l d ~ e n of the whole world

who a r e s laves t o the slow mental and phys ica l poisoning of

n i c o t i n e and s thes dkugs and n a ~ c o t i e s ,

For a whole century t h f s decagfng process of man has been

grswing upon so huge-a s c a l e t h a t it f s now ra ted a s one of the

f i v e g r e a t e s t ' v f ~ d ~ s t s i e s " of t h e world,

The g r e a t danger f n the use of such dsugs a s tobacco l i e s i n

the ignssance 0% people a s t o what such dsings a r e dsang t o them.

--- WEAT DRUGS ARE D O I N G "lr TEE EUMAN RACE

Awakening man I s unfo%dfng i n the d i ~ e c t I s n of h i s s p f ~ i t u a % ~

div ine S e l f , A amaPH f r a c t i o n of t h e human kaee has a l ready been

suff i c i e n t l y i lluaaaaiaed wlth t h e Light of God-awa~eness t o deeply

d e s i r e t o live f n the Light and h o w I t s e c s t a s y ,

To these few sf t he many, Soul-Wall absoPuteBy dominates the

matter which 1 s t h e i k bodies , These few a r e f indfng the kingdom

of' heaven wi th in t h e i r Consciousnesu and can know i t s heavenly

rhythms by being enabled t o completely fopget theiaa bodies ,

Forget fu lness -- of body and command of body bx Soul-Will i s - -- -- - ______-9-

t he supaaeme of mxz%ic and the ~ n f u s who knows - - --- --- -

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the - ecs tasy the - d i v i n e L igh t

It has taken m i l l i o n s of y e a r s and coun t l e s s iSeincarnat ions -- - f o r the unfoldin@; of Cosmic Man t o t h a t h igh s tage where he can --- - --- -- sever b o d ~ sensa t ion f ~ s m h i s Consciousness t o the ex ten t t h a t he -- -- -- -- can be e n t i k e l y f reed from domination Q h i s sensed b o d ~ and -- - - master - i t a h i s own Sou l ,

-7-

Mill ions upon m i l l i o n s of humans have alkeady a ~ r i v e d a t

t h a t veky door t o the kingdom of heaven --- who a r e now - t h a t

door by becoming enslaved by t h e i r own bodies through n i c o t i n e , P

t h a t simple, seemingly h a m l e s s , but i n s i d i ous and t k e a c h e ~ o u s

slow a c t i n g dkug which i s c l o s i n g t h e long sought door t o the L i g h t

f o r count less 'mi l l ions . who h a b i t u a l l y smoke cannot e i t h e k fopget -- o r rul-e

t h e i r bod ies , - a a d d i c t s - ape ru led Q t h e i k bodies -- t o the

exclusion of Soul awakeness except a t pare i n t e r v a l s when j u s t --- -- the kfght amount sf dsla_gs t he i r changed n o ~ m a l i t y f o r a - -- -- few moments i n i n t e r v a l s between the a c t i o n and keaet ion cycles --- - - .

of the d r u g poisonfngs, -- It i s claimed t h a t smoking does n o t in juke the body, phys-

i c a l l y , That i s no t t r u e , f o r i t causes innumerable i n j u r i e s

kanging fkom stomach u8@ers , lung and t h r o a t a f f e c t i o n s , t o

canceps and h e a r t wealmess, B u t t h a t i s no t important bacause of the f i k s t

the body i s not/ importanaa, The impoptant --- f a c t i s t h a t smoking

gkaduaP3.y - t h e thought processes t o such an e x t e n t --- t h a t time cycles develog & which the body p e r i o d i e a l l g demands -- n ico t ine - - t o s t imula te - t h e bka in c e l l s , Then the body demands --

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Some smokers bodies demand only s fx or s o c fgake t t e s a day.

Others demand one evekg twenty mfnutes, These become "chain

smokessf' who h a v e l o s t p r a c t i c a l l y a l l Soul-Will, Chain smokers

ape bodx s1aveg t o a ddkup,. He who would deny h f s s lavesy t o - -- n i c o t i n e may pkove h i s freedom fkom L t by a s sek t ing h i s w i l l over

the p o u e ~ of n ieo t fne ,

Not one fn a thousand long tfme vrnokeks eve^ succeed i n

pkovfng t h e i r own w f l l powes over nfeetfne t o be greater than the

L, power of n feo t fne over them.

That fact sf body s lavery i s the impoptant t h ing f o r any --- -- -- man - t o pondeaa over who f s i n search fop h i s own Soul and i t s dwelling - ---- -_I----

place fn the h i g h heavens of God ! s Lfght. -- - Man f s d fvfne , Be i s t h e Son of God when he KNOWS he Ls-- - - - - - - _ P _ - - - --

but he can never how 2 t h ~ o u g h b o d ~ sensin.&, He can only know --- - -- -- i t thsough the ec s t a sy of fnspfkat ion while i n the L i e o - - - ~- ---

Eteknal man fs Omnfpotent, Omnfveient -- and Omnfpkesent but - the bodby: g 5 sensed c l a y and has n e % t h e ~ ~ o w e c noL* - -- - knowledge, _Jus t , so long a s man i s b u t sensed a he i s but ----- - - -- - -, sensed ---.a4 *KO g n .

The human race i s seekfng the kingdom of heaven thsough the

s p i r i t , The P r a m s Voice of God i s always d f r e c t f ~ g eviaay man t o

the dook of Light--but so Long a s man i s but sensed c l a y he can-

not heap t h a u n n e s Voice, Therein l i e s the - % manPs --- sufcfde o f the spfk1.t b~ tha use of ~ P U ~ S , --- --

Habitual use rs of n fco t ine and a lcohol so ef fse tuabby change

t h e polasitg of" t h e i s bodies t h a t they more and mope e f f e c t u a l l y

shut o u t the Inner Voice a s they supppesu s p i r i t i n favoc of .

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. t i f y i n g t h e s e n s e s , Sven t h e genius Mind who becomes addic ted

e i t h e k n i c o t i n e o r a l c o h o l i n excess i s unable t o expres s h i s

n ius u n t i l t h e s t i m u l a t i o n of t h e drug al lows him t o become

lase of the L igh t of him f o r j u s t a s h o ~ t i n t e r v a l , then n i c o t i n e

r a lcohol c a l l s l oud ly t o h i s senses--and he r eaches out f o r the

rug t o which h i s body i s ens l aved ,

I know of a g r e a t o r a t o r who could no t make a speech u n t i l

n e had given h i s body a quakt of whisky, That amount of drug

r a i s e d h i s p o l a k f t g t o t h e p o i n t where he could t h f n k b ~ i l l i a n t l y

f o r a l i t t l e whf le , Then came t h e r e a c t i o n and t h e Efght which --- -- shone f rom him f o p j u s t a l i t t l e whi le grew d i m t h e n darkened-- --- - - 9 - and t h i s otheswfse g r e a t man wept because of what h i s s l a v e r y -- - --- c o s t him, --

The g r e a t s p f k f t u a l awakening of unfolding man can come only

through awakeness of t h e Light i n man, Alcohol and n f c o t i n e ,

taken i n t o t h e body i n s u f f i c i e n t q u a n t i t i e s change one 9 p o l a r i t y

s o much t h a t t h e nokmal body p o l a k i t y i s lowered t o an a r t i f i c i a l

one, and prevents any use r of such d ~ u g s ' f r o m mani fes t fng God i n

him except duping those e v e s l e s s e n i n g i n t e r v a l s when t"ne drug

s t i m u l a t e s him anough t o a l low him t o reach h % s a ~ t f f i c f a l nor -

m a Icy.

FOP bkfef moments he may even Eoak upon t h e f a c e of God and

c r e a t e fnspfsed a r t while momentarily f r e e , b u t those moments e v e r

l e s s e n a s t h e bonds of s l a v e r y t i g h t e n t o t e a k him fsom h i s h igh

throne of t h e s p i r i t of e t e ~ n a l man t o a g a i n become b u t sensed

c l ay of e a r t h ,

God ! s W O P ~ S f n His Message are s o @ l e a p and e x p l i c i t upon

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t h i s sub jec t t h a t we w i l l wkite them here f o r youk deep medita-

t i o n s ,

"FOP I sag t h a t man who senses bu t c l a y of e a r t h i n him i s -- --- - --- bound t o eakth a s clayed image of e a r t h , - -

- I t Clayed images - of 9 frnagininq who know no t Me i n them a r e ------- b u t dwellers - of e a k t h s s da rk , - To sensed man the dooks of My King- -- --- dom a r e s e l f -barked Q darkness u n t i l t h e Light of Me i n him i s --- - --- known Q H i m a s Me, ---

19 U n t i l ---- then he i s but moving c l a y , manifest ing no t Me i n him ---- while sens ing naught - but movin& c l a y of him; knowing n o t the --- -- g l o r y - of a Light -- i n him.

" m e r - f o r e , - I sa$ -- t o thee , e x a l t thor; thyse l f beyond thy

sens ing , Know && as fulcrum - of thg t h ink ing , --- Be Me a s deep wel l

of b o w i n g , 'I --PPOM The Divine I l i a d , Q P , 59 The S e c ~ e t of -

Light )

Life 1 s an aeons long journey t o s e a ~ c h fop happiness . Hap-

~- p iness i n man i s an emotion which s p ~ i n g s from love , To f ind

happiness man must f ind love , The j o u ~ n e y of I f r e i s f o p the ----- f ind ing of love , --

God i s Love, --- When you f fnd God you f i n d love , When you f i n d God you f ind

t h e kingdom of heaven, When gou f i n d the kfngdom of heaven the -7 - -

purpose of l i f e has been f u I f i l l e d , A l l e l s e i s added unto i t . ---- I n the search fok happiness , and love , and God i n His high

heavens you make d i s c o v e ~ i e s , I n t h e long, long aeons of making

d i scover ie s you discova2 t h a t what you have s e a ~ c h e d fop during

UNIVERSAL L A W , NATURAL SCENCE AND PBILOSOPHY Page 394 - . ................................................................ t h e a e o n s you a l k e a d y h a v e ,

You n e v e r f i n d o u t t h a t you h a v e i t u n t i l gou d e s f r e t o g i v e - --- -- - i t . You t h e n d i s c o v e c t h a t gou h a v e i t t o g i v e , From t h e moment - -- --- -- of t h a t d i s c o v e k y you f i n d h a p p i n e s s a n d l o v e i n the measure of -- ---- - j o u r g i v i n g o

I n y o u r s e a k e h f o p wealth y o u d i s c o v e r t h a t you a l r e a d y h a v e

w e a l t h the moment you b e g i n t o g i v e i t , The measuke of y o u r

w e a l t h i s t h e measuke o f y o u r g i v i n g i t .

Do you d o u b t y o u r powek? G i v e o f what h a v e and gou w i l l --- -- d i s c o v e r t h a t a l l t h e power i n a l l the u n i v e r s e i s y o u ~ ~ t o g ive , , --- --- A - It i s a t the moment o f y o u r f i r s t g i v i n ~ t h a t d f s c o v e r J O U P ------ - Omnipotence,

You h a v e s e a s e h e d and you h a v e f o u n d , C o u n t l e s s m i l l i o n s a r e

a l s o s e a r c h i n g b u t have- n o t y e t f o u n d e v e n the p a t h t o the kingdom,

A ---- new dawn of u n f o l d i n g man i s b r e a k i n g , M f 111 ons of -- s e a r c h e r s f o p t h e kfngdom of h e a v e n w i l l d i e while s e a k c h i n g f o r

what you h a v e f o u n d ,

You s h a l l g i v e them what t h e y seek, You are the s a v i o r o f

mankind f n h i s new d a y , T h i s ouk F a t h e k - M o t h e r commands of you as

He has of Me,

E v e ~ y man l o s e s h i s l i f e a m i l l i o n t i m e s t o f i n d e t e r n a l l i f e

b u t h e who h a s found e t e r n a l l i f e a n d i m m o r t a l i t y s h a l l bes tow

i m m o r t a l i t y upon h im who s e e k s , b u t has n o t y e t f o u n d ,

Yea, m l l l i o n s w i l l d i e , b u t God l e a v e s H i s Messenge r s t o - ~~ - - a w a i t k e b i k t h i n man, The l o n g j o u r n e y o f manq s s e a r c h f o r the -- - -- E i g h t w i l l $ ~ ~ e v e r c o n t i n u e -- and t h e L i g h t o f Love w i l l e v e r a w a i t ---- t h e coming of man i n t o H i s knowing o f the L i g h t - - b u t the agony of - ---- -- - t h a t a w a i t i n g s h a l l b e marr's a l o n e , - - -

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QUE3TIBNS FW8M STUDENTS

The few ques t ions t h a t f i l t e k i n fkom the many s t u d e n t s a r e

paaoof t h a t so many of you ape f ind ing t h a t " A l l - g u e s t i o n s - a r e

answerable -- i n t h e E igh t f ' , Fukthek proof t h a t s u b s t a n t i a t e s t h i s

i s t o be found fn quota t ions f ~ o m $%orisus l e t t e k s $ ~ o m s tuden t s

who wlaite i n e f f e c t : "Theke was a quest ion I planned sending i n

but I d i d a s you suggest and meditated upon i t wi th in myself , The

next day 1 d i s c o v e ~ e d I ENEW the answep and nov i t i s a s @ l e a s a s

c rys tak" , B v e ~ and over aga in we sead i n your l e t t e ~ s HOW ques-

t i o n s were answered fkom WITHIN, and we a r e made happy- -veq

happy--fop we h o w t h a t t h i s means our beloved s tuden t s are unfold-

ing i n the L i g h t of all-knowing,

We f i n d , howevek, t h a t when quest ions DO come t h e major i ty

have a f r u s t k a t f o n keynote i n them which In t h e i ~ essence means

Pt How can I be a success i n l f f e - -be paaospekous--have many f r i e n d s - -

be happy?

Prus tka t fon p lays a b ig p a r t i n the making 0% unhappy l f v e s .

Such ques t ions r e l a t i n g t o personal se lves 8 0 fa^ exceed

quest ions c o n c e ~ n i n g d e s i ~ e f o r g r e a t e r knowledge of unfversa l

395

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things t h a t we a r e t ak ing a few which ape t y p i c a l of a l l of them,

and devoting t h i s e n t i k e ques t ion s e c t i o n t o g i v i n g a cons tpuct ive

answer whfch i s intended t o encourage and i n s p i r e those who d e s p a i r

ever ceaching thefk desfped g o a l s ,

Many of these ques t fons r e l a t e t o my own l i f e , such a s "HOW

do you g e t i n t o see t h e b ig men of the w o ~ l d l i k e Pkesidents of

the U, S, and sf b i g i n d u s t r i e s w i t h o u t e f f o r t , while I have t o

p u l l a l l t he s t k i n g s I know of and only g e t i n t o see the under-

l i n g s ? " and "Row do you g e t so many p o r t r a i t cornmissPons fkom

g r e a t people so e a s i l y while I have t o go t o g ~ e a t e f f o r t t o g e t

unimportant ones a t low pk ices?"

Because of these many personal quest ions whfch i n f e r t h a t I

must have some magic way of g e t t i n g important cornmfssions, o r am

lucky pephaps, I s h a l l be peksonal i n answering them and s t a t e the

p r i n c f p l e s which have given me an abundance of everyth ing fop

which I sought, --- and i n the m e a s u ~ e - of Q desfke fss them, -- YOU w i l l f i n d , i n my a t t empt t o give you t h e ps.fnclp'kas upon

which 1 founded my Bf feu s d e s i r e s , the one most conspicuous f a c t

t h a t I never sought, ok d e s i r e d , anything wl-satsseve~ f o r mysalf,

n e i t h e r psssess fons , nsp money, nor fk iends , nor p o w g ~ , nor even

the irnpoktant s c u l p t u ~ a l or p s r t r a f t commissf ons whfch have been

so genepsusly bestowed upon me, E x gpeat hap-= - i n l i f e

has come t o m e unsought f o r me. God sent them. The s u r e s t wag ---- - - --- - - t o preeTent $OUI % P C D ~ g e t t i n g any thin^ f o r yourse l f i s t o seek i t - ---- f o r gousseEr, That which should be yours w i l l come t o E. - P -- - - - --

I f you analyse my answes t o these quest ions you wfPB f i n d

t h a t a l l of my success i n l i f e has been based upon p u t t i n g the

UllIVEWSAE LAW, NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHIEBSQPHY Page 397 --------_-----------------------------~-------~------------------- love p r i n c i p l e i n t o d a i l y p r a c t i c e by applying i t t o every a c t of

l i f e . Wherever I have p rac t i ced i t and knowingly worked with

Gsdus law of love , God always gave i t t o me i n the measure of my

d e s i r e , and abundantly, but when I ever v io la ted t h a t law, unthink-

i n g l y , OF because of being pressed by seeming n e e e s s f t i e s , t h a t

which I sought d i d not come

Herein fo l lows the few t y p i c a l ques t ions , based upon f r u s -

t r a t i o n s ,

QTPEST$Od, 'How can I climb t o the top i n our f a c t o r y from

the lowly p o s i t i o n I now occupy, And how can I oveseome my

i n f e r i o k i t y complex which keeps me them? '

I " ~ e w can I app ly t h e laws you teach t o my personal

l i f e t o make fkfends and keep them; t o cuEt iva te chasm of manner;

t o a t t ~ a e t love and make people want t o know me?'!

w, ''1 am t e r r i b l y l o n e l y , I do not seem t o know how

t o make f ~ f e n d s , Can you t e l l me what t o do?"

QUESTION, "You say t h a t God w i l l g ive whatevek we d e s i r e , 1

\ J be l i eve t h a t i n pkfncfple bu t no matte^ how much I d e s i r e th ings ,

paaay fop them and tiey t o l i v e r i g h t t o be worthy of them, i t does

no t wskk out FOP me, What i s w~ong? ' '

QUEST-ICN. -- "You say t h a t what is mine w i l l come t o me. It

does not seem t o , I am a salesman, B work h a ~ d e k and many more

houks than o t h e ~ salesmen and b a ~ e l y f i l l mg quota while others

w o ~ k much l e s s and double t h e i s quotas , My wife has t o work t o

h e l p out while t h e wives of o t h e ~ s s e l l f n g the same th ings have

se rvan t s and good c l o t h e s , Could you exp la in y s u ~ success by g iv -

ing some p e ~ s o n a l examples which apply t o , y o u ~ ps inc fp les?"

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ANSWER. The g r e a t d e t e r r e n t t o happ ines s , peace and p rospe r -

i t y which eveky man i s seek ing i s t h e s t i l l remaining in f luence of

t he jungle which i s mangs i n h e r i t a n c e and i s f o ~ e m o s t in h i s

memory.

The keynote of manP s paaimate e x i s t ence was SELF-PEESERVATIOFI

The method he made use of t o i n suke s e l f - p r e s e ~ v a t i s n was t o t ake

anything he wanted f ~ o m othek men f o r h i m s e l f , - The whole keynote

of manu s p a s t ages has been SELF--the i n d i v i d u a l SELF, His whole - --- - P - d e s i r e was f o p SELF a lone , and s t i l l i s , --- - -

The whole keynote of Cosmic Man of f u t u r e a g e s i s THE - - -- -- UNIVERSAL SEW, which means -- a f u l l r e a l f z a t i o n of t h e brotherhood -- of man--A3 (BE--and of u n i t y w i t h God --AS ONE, Man must now l e a r n -- -- -- -- -- ---- t h a t he must l o s e h i s own S e l f i n okdelol t o f i n d t h e Univeksal S e l f , -------- ---

The b a s f s of Cosmfc Manqs d e s i k e i s t o GIW of himself f o r

t h e Univeksal S e l f , I n him t h e i n d i v i d u a l SELF i s l o s t i n t h e

des ike t o g fve s e r v i c e f o r t h e whole of mankind t o t h e e x c l u s i o n

of S e l f , - - to u t t e r f o ~ g e t f u l n e s s of S e l f .

I n t h e above you f i n d nay answer , i n p ra inc ip l e , t o a l l of t h e

ques t ions asked kegardfng p e r s o n a l s u c c e s s , Now l e t us t ake t h i s

p r i n c i p l e a p a ~ t and ana lyze i t , L e t us show how it wosks by

example and ana logy , Le t me t h u s show you how i t worked f o r me,

f o r my whole pollicy of l i f e h a s been based upon s e l f l e s s s e e v i c e

fop t h e u n i v e s s a l S e l f a s a whole and i t has worked f o r me j u s t

a s i t w o ~ k s f o p a l l o t h e r s i n t h e measure i n which t h e x p laca - -- -- - - s e r v i c e t o a P B men be fo re s e r v i c e t o S e l f . - .- ---

ANALYSIS O F PBINCIFIdE

I f I could pur; t h e above i n t o a few words which might be

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ca l l ed a l i f e po l i cy - -o r l f f e pat tern--such a s a bus iness man

forms a s h i s bus iness p o l i c y , the following w o u l d d e p f c t t h a t

pol icy , B u t you must beak f n mfnd t h a t a pol icy f s something

which i s decided upon f o r s t r a t e g i c Peasons, whereas t h i s l f f e

p a t t e r n of procedure was my Nature. I t was not j u s t planned.

1, 4 loved Q world which I am, and des i red - t o se rve - it

with love g f v i n q more than was expected of me, -- --- 7-

2 . I d e s i ~ e d t o be worthy of the wasld, --- - - 3 0 - 1 - t o - e x c e l - i n -a- a l l w,

I s e t no l f m f t a t f o n s upon wf,, I EJXEW t h a t I could 4 , - - do whateveb" I d e s i r e d t o do. As any desfkes were boundless , so -- - - were poweks -- t o manifest them l i m i t l e s s .

5. - I sough t - no rewakd, asked - no favors9 - ok fn tekcess ions - i n

9 i n t e r e s t from any man,

6 - I - worked knowfnaly w i t h God and knew t h a t I need not a s k --------- f o r ~ e w a ~ d , f a v o r s - OF a d v f c e - or fn tereess ions f ~ o m man so -- i o n ~ a s I gave of myself t o a l l men, - - - ---

To dernons t~a te how t h i s p ~ i n c f p l e a c t u a l l y wosked I w i l l

b r f e f l y t a b u l a t e some s f the majok h a p p e ~ i n g s of my l i f e t o show

how t ~ u e It i s t h a t "what f s mine s h a l l come t o me", t o quote a

fami l i a r sayfng ,

As a p ~ e l u d e t o t h f s s ta tement i t i s wel l t o e x p l a f n t h a t

when 1 say t h a t God s e n t t o me the g r e a t happenings of my l i f e - -

a s He does t o you, I mean t h a t Bod f s LAW--so when gou or I --- -- -- become - LAW a obeying - - It , t h a t a c t u a l l y m a n s t h a t God sends us -- - t h a t which w e have d e s f ~ e d , I n the sense t h a t I and 9 Fa the r -- - - -- --- ape QNE I g s e l f s e n t them t o myself a s l ikewise Go --- , - - - -

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Conversely, ff 1 do not become LAW I v i o l a t e i t , God then -- - -- withholds des i r e u n t i l - - I do obey - i t Q becominq -- the law, In

the same sense t h a t I and my Father a r e - not QIlE--when I am - not

LAW--2 myself have withheld des i r e from myself,,

Ear ly i n l i f e I excel led i n music, I gave a E B of myself t o

it so J"oyously t h a t t he neighborhood malavelled and CAME TO $%E,

Men fksm the cak bakns across the s t r e e t s a t a t my d o ~ r - ~ a r d - .when

I thus gave love o u t s f myself t o the wokld9 and they gave me of

t h e i r love, and qufckened me,

A l l of the love 1 ever expressed i n music brought love to ------ A

me, I nevek sought i t , Excellence i n t h a t a r t brought me a - church organ and piano pos i t ion fop Sundays and Fr idays , Love

thus regiven t o me sen t me t o an a r t school and l i f t e d me from

the s t a t u s of errand boy, which could have been d ~ u d g e r y had I

not g lokff ied i t by deeply loving i t a s one steppIngzstone toward

my heaven,

In the a r t school love given out by me i n God3s khythrns was

kegiven when Paderewski acc iden t a l l y heard me play and CAME TO

ME. I wokshfped him from a f a r a t orchestra r ehea r sa l s wheke

students weke admitted, but d i d not seek him, It nevek even

occu~ked t o me t o seek him,

One g lory a f t e r another CAME TO M[E a s love ~ e g i v e n f o r love

given, That i s L A W , N O one has t o seek f u l f i l l m e n t of @od8s law, ------ - - No one has t o seek rewas~d f o r God s L a w , No one need ----- - --- evep ask m, i n t e r ce s s ion s f o thers , i n manifes t ing the law -- -- - -- of love - Love ggven - I s always m,

Evekyone knows t h a t s t o ry s f my bellboy careep, to ld by

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Glenn C l a r k i n h i s marvel lous l i t t l e b iography of my Bi fe , t he

s toky of my d e s i r e t o be t h e b e s t be l lboy eveg known, t h e only

b e l l b o y who nsvek accep ted a t i p and j o y f u l l y gave much mope s e r -

v i c e t han was expected, KKXIXZX

Bo mope wonderful example of fuEr"%lPmen% of t h e Yaw of love

r eg iven - t o me was evek mine t o know f o p rang m a n i f e s t a t i o n of love

g iven me, Many of t h e p o v e ~ f u l whom 1 humbly served became

l i f e l o n g f r i e n d s . Thsee f a m i l i e s d e s i r e d t o adopt m e . Rules L

regarding s e ~ v a n t s were s e t a s i d e s o t h a t 1 might be a g u e s t of

h o t e l g u e s t s , Be l lboys who had accep ted t i p s eakned about one

hundred d o l l a ~ s i n g k a t u i t i e s , 1 eakned e i g h t hundked d o l l a r s by

s e l l i n g s k e t c h e s , Many yeaks Ea te r t h e f a m l l y of an ex-Governok

o f Massachuset%s commissfoned m e t o p a i n t s e v e r a l p o k t ~ a i t s , - When

1 had bkought watek to t h e i k dosk many yeacs berope I a l s o - - P -- bsought love--and they baemembeked i t - -and CAME TO klHi: t o aaegive i t , -- -- ----- -

As a young i l l u s t r a t o r I was asked t o i 8 lu s t a "a t e a s toky

c a l l e d en L i t t l e P i g s f P , A f t e r compBeting my dkawings I was n o t -

L s a t i s f i e d w i t h them, They d i d n o t e x c e l , I spen t a week i n t h e

coun t ry s t u d y i n g p i g s and dEd them a l l o v e ~ ~ a g a i n , M o ~ e love went

i n t o them, 1 worked with God s hands i n m%ne i n s t e a d o f mine

a l o n e , They ewee l l ed ,

The love I gave them was ~ e f l e c t e d i n Ma~1.g Twain who kegave

i t t o me, Wopk done wokthf ly brought M a ~ k Twain i n t o my Bi fe , Eb

consu l ted wi th me segakding i B P u s t ~ a t i n g "The Jumping Fkog of

CaPPave~as County of'

Work done w o r t h i l y 9 and wi th l o v e , by you @P any o t h e ~ man

on e a r t h , no m a t t e r how lowly he i s , w i l l make t h e g k e a t e s t men

'[JNIVEBSAE L A W , NATURAL S C I E N C E ANC PHILOSOPIFlL Page 402 .................................................................. of e a r t h want t o know you, You need not seek them, nok a s k othelas

t o intercede fok you, or t o g ive you l e t t e r s of in t roduc t ion t o

them,

I f you want t o know g k e a t men make them want t o know you, - --- ------ Emerson knew t h i s when he s a i d : " I f you bu i ld a be t t ek

mousetrap than youk neighbor the world w i l l make a beaten path

t o your door'',

That i s a s tkue of t h e shoe manufactuker a s i t i s of the

s c u l p t o ~ , composer or p a i n t e r , Love put i n t o any product r eg ives

love from happy p u k c h a s e ~ s , Wokk wor th i ly done i s se rv ice g iven

t o a l l the wokPd, and a l l t h e world r eg ives i t i n Bike measure.

The world bea t s a path t o the dook %of evelay man who e x c e l s

i n the g iv ing of loving s e r v i c e t o h i s neighbor". Excel lence,

worthiness, s e l f l e s s n e s s and joyfulness given out by you echoes

f n the h e a r t s s f a l l men, The world w i l l f i nd a way t o your door

i f you a t t ~ a e - t i t t o you by working with the law.

Beauty a t t r a c t s , Ugliness ~ e p e l s . Immunize yourse l f from

a l l t h a t i s ugly, See beauty i n a l l t h i n g s , ARD WEAT IS YOURS - - - .

WILL COME TO YOU, ----- Geo5)ge Washington Carver exempli f fed t h i s p ~ i n c i p l e , He

asked nothing, sought noth ing from any man, He l i v e d only t o

g ive- - to serve-- to en r i ch mankind wi th h i s exce l l ence , No one

could have been more lowly, more obscure, y e t the w o ~ l d bea t a

path t o h i s door and Pafd ga r l ands of love a t h i s f e e t ,

Excellence and Pove expkessed by supercedfng medf oerf t y i n

the drawings of those t e n l l t t l e p i g s has followed me aPP the

days of my l i f e , B a t t r i b u t e some of l i f e o s h i g h e s t honors given

UNIVERSAL L A W , NATURAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 403 ------------------------------------------------------------------ m e t o the love I gave t o t h a t simple t a s k , We w i l l t r a c e i t s

a f f e c t ovek t h e yeaks ,

Ma~k Twain9 s f r i e n d s h i p extended t o h i s family and h o s t s of

f r i e n d s , Excel lence i n l i t e r a t u r e gave me a membership i n The

Authorqs Club, I spent d e l i g h t f u l hours t h e r e with Mark Twain,

and v i s i t i n g l f t e ~ a t e u ~ s of n o t e , such a s Heats, S i p Conan Doyle,

Kipling, Rabindranath Tagore, S i r Oliver Lodge and h a s t s of o t h e r s .

I was cornmf ssfoned t o do a bus t of Ma~k Twafn because of i

excel lence g i v e n t o o t h e ~ work, I dfd not seek i t , Excel lence

given i n love t o t h a t w o ~ k showered me w i t h untold regfvings of

love e x p ~ e s s e d by A l b e r t Bigelow Paine, Ilav%n Cobb, I ~ v i n g

Bachel ler , John Masef f e l d , Geopge Bekna~d Shaw and many o thers

whom 1 d f d n o t seek, b u t who came t o me i n fu l f f lPment of the law, --- Then followed a r eques t t h a t I c ~ e a t e the Makk Twain Memorial.

I d i d not seek t h a t h o n o ~ , It came t o me because of sekvfce given

by me, To t h a t comrnfssfon I gave o f a l l I had t o g l v e t o the

w o k l d , w o ~ k i n g knowingly w i t h God f o r many yeaps, And t h e w o r l d

d gave i t back t o me a hundkedfold i n expkessfons of love from t h e

many heakts whfch echoed the rhythms of beauty t h a t monument

symbolized,

To l i s t t h e names of t h e wo~Bd s illumined ones who enkiched

me v%th words fkom t h e f ~ veky Souls w o u l d take up many pages, f o r

t h e i r names a r e Pegion and the p laces they occupy I n the h e a r t s

of men ape t h e h i g h e s t i n a l l t he a r t s , in educat ion , %n govern-

ments, and SndustPy, Included among them were the P ~ e s f d e n t s o f

seventeen l e a d i n g u n f v e r s f t f e s ,

Franklfn Do Boosevel t , P ~ ~ e s i d s n t of the Unfted S t a t e s , sa id

UNIVERSAL LAW, NATURAL S C B N C E AND PHILOSOPHY Page 404 .................................................................. t o me: " ~ e v e n scu lp toaas h a v e f a i l e d t o make t h e m a s t e r p i e c e of me

which I hope t o see. I b e l i e v e t h a t a man who c o u l d c r e a t e such a

s p i r i t u a l p o r t r a i t o f Mark Twain as you h a v e , would b e t h e one

who c o u l d make a m a s t e r p i e c e o f m e . W i l l you d o i t ? "

T h i s e x e m p l i f i e s t h e w o r k i n g s of t h e law, E v e ~ y s c u l p t o r i n

t h e l a n d h a d used e v e r y i n f l u e n c e h e c o u l d b r i n g a b o u t t o r e c a i v e

such a commiss ion , S e n a t o r s a n d o t h e r s i n h i g h p l a c e s had b e e n

asked t o i n t e r c e d e . f o r them, b u t I n e v e r e v e n t h o u g h t o f a s k i n g

t h a t of anybody , KPJOWING, a s I knew, t h a t ~ P T I S MIHE WILL COME

TO ME, B u t it c a n be mine o n l y t h r o u g h h a v i n g g i v e n i t s e q u i v a -

l e n t t o t h e w o r l d .

T h a t b r i n g s t o my mind a n o t h e r similar example i n which

a n o t h e r P k e s f d e n t of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , Theodore R o o s e v e l t , s e n t

f o r m e , s a y i n g "your p o r t r a i t s of c h i l d r e n a re t h e most b e a u t i f u l

1 have e v e k s e e n , W i l l you p a i n t my c h i l d r e n a n d Mrs, Rooseve l t ' ? "

T h i s csmmfssfon opened t h e d o o r t o o t h e r o p p o ~ t u n i t i e s f o r

s e l f - e x p ~ e s s f o n whfch h a v e n o t y e t r eached t h e f r c l f m a x , It a l s o

gave m e t h ~ e e y e a p s of a s s o c i a t f o n w i t h one of t h e g r e a t e s t

s p i r i t u a l men i n Arnerfcan h f s t o r y ,

B u t e v e n t h i s h o n o r a r o s e f rom a n o t h e r one which p r s c a d e d

i t and p s o v e s t h a t e v e r y a c t f o n o f g f v f n g n e v e r c e a s e s t o r e p e a t

i t s e f f e c t , a c c u m u l a t i v e l y , f o p e v e r ,

Duping t h e y e a r s t h a t I g a v e t o c h i l d p o r t r a f t u r e my d e s i r e

t o e x c e l i n e v e k y t h i n g I e v e r g a v e o u t f rom m y s e l f , drew t h e

a t t e n t i o n o f t h o u s a n d s o f l o v e r s of b e a u t y t o my work. Newspapers

devo ted whole p a g e s o f p i c t u r e s t o them, and e v e r y p o r t ~ a i t of a

c h i l d I p a f n t e d drew r e q u e s t s f o r s o many mope t h a t I had t o l i m i t

UNTVEWSAL L A W , NATURAL SCIENCE AND PH1LBSOPH"I Page 405 u,,,--,--a-o-a----------------------------------------------------

them t o guard a g a i n s t any l o w e r i n g of s t a n d a ~ d ,

E x c e l l e n c e , and t h e k e c o g n i t i o n of l o v e ex tended t o my

c r e a t i o n s , bkough t t o me one of t h e most g l o k i o u s expepfences of

my l i f e , A veky famous e d i t o k , Edward Bok, of The L a d l e s Home

Journal--who l a t e k b u i l t t h a t b e a u t f f u l Bok to we^ i n F l o k i d a - -

p u b l i s h e d a page of my drawings of c h i l d p e n and commissioned me

t o s e l e c t t h e t w e l v e most b e a u t i f u l c h i l d r e n i n A r n e ~ i c a ,

T h i s w s ~ k e x c i t e d i n t e n s e n a t i o n a l i n t e r e s t a l l ovep t h e L

c o u n t ~ y and e n k l c h e d me by t h o u s a n d s of new f r i e n d s whom I met

a l l ovek t h e c o u ~ . & s y , My o f f e k s of csnramissions a t t h a t t ime would

h a v e t a k e n sevekaP l i f e t i m e s t o c o m p l e t e , It was t h i s wolak, how-

e v e r , which p ~ s m p t e d t h e t h e n P k e s i d e n t of t h e Unl ted S t a t e s t o

h0nok me, A g a i n 1 s a y t h a t t h e g i v i n g of l o v e 9s a s c e ~ t a i n t o

b e keg iven as t h a t day will dawn from t h e n i g h t ,

It would t a k e many pages t o enumekate t h e many d e m o n s t r a t i o n s

of t h e i n e v % t a b % l i t y sf t h e wokklngs sf ,GodQs Paw of l o v e wherever

1 p u t i t I n t o a c t i o n accompanied by m y i n t e n s e d e s i k e t o e x c e l i n

- e v e r y t h i n g P d l d ,

E s p e c i a l l y 1 want t o a c c e n t u a t e t h e e n d l e s s n e s s of e v e r y good

a c t i o n of l i f e whepe e x c e l l e n c e , l o v e and d e s i ~ e t o s e r v e t h e

wor ld , with f o r g e t f u l n e s s of s e l f , a p e m a n i f e s t e d ,

FOP example , my m u s i c a l b e g i n n i n g s weke nevek ended , Music

b k s u g h t me t h e f r i e n d s h i p of t h e g k e a t e s t m u s i c i a n s of o u r day,

such men a s P s a g e , Anton10 S c o t t f , C a r u s o , Ssusa, Godowski,

Gabr i%owf t sch , V i e t o p W e r b e ~ t , Joseph Lhevine , Giovann i M a k t i n e l l i ,

G e o ~ g e Q e ~ s h n f n , T i t a Ruf f s , B u z z i P e e c i a , and hundkeds of o t h e ~

immosta ls , f i v e o f whom 1 h a v e been commissioned t o model i n

UNIVERSAL LAW, NATUEAL SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY Page 406 .................................................................. bronze and stone f o r p o s t e r i t y ,

My w o ~ k i n both a r t and sc ience brought t o me the P ~ e s i d e n c y

of The Socie ty of A r t s and Sciences which I held f o r sevzn yea r s ,

togethek w i t h tha f s i endshfps of t h e g r e a t e s t names i n a l l the

a k t s and sc iences of our day, togethek with the most fmportant

sculptukal commission I ever r ece ived , because it was my f i r s t

work i n s c u P p t u ~ e , t h a t of Thomas A , Edison,

Among the many whose Souls touched mine duking t h i s epochal

period weke such names a s Miehaelson, Mil l fkan, Shapley, John

Dewey, Lee de F o r e s t , Jeans , Pupfn and many o t h e r s In science--

Nazfmova, Isadopa Duncan, R f c h a ~ d and Eva LeGallfenne, E l b e ~ t

Hubbard, Eva Gautiek, Grace Moore, L i l y Pons, Alma @lu@k, Adolph

Qchs, Clakence Whi tehead, Boward Chandler C h ~ f s t y , George Gray

Barnakd, Fredeslck Macmonnies, Robert B a ~ t l e t t , Augustus S t ,

Gaudens, Daniel French, and many o t h e r c h i l d r e n of the s t a r s whose

Light has Illumined t h e wosld,

FOP excel lence and love g ivan to pafnt ing The Might of Ages

nine European coun t s i e s kegave t o me t h e f ~ appkeeiatfon i n high

honoks and a v i s i t t o my s t u d i o of King Albes t of Belgium, I

c f t e t h i s Battek a s a conspicuous example of how the bufldfng of

a b e t t e s mousetrap bk%ngs t h e wokld t o your dook without your

s o l i c f t a t i o n , Thousands sf Important people made g r e a t e f f o r t s

t o meet, Kfng Albekt , 1 made no e f f o k t a t a l l , 1 had rnekely gfven

something t o the world whfeh echoed i n h i s heapt and made him want

t o see me,

Excellence In se l f -expkess ion and love gfven t o i t w i l l

enr fch anyone Os Bffe, Even f n spokts my two outdook s p o ~ t s of

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hoksemanship and s k a t i n g carpied t h i s pkine ip le i n t o e f % e c t , I n

skatfng X won many honoks and medals, includfng be ing nomfnated

fn tekna t iona l judge f o r the Duke of Connaught f f g u r e s k a t i n g t r o -

held f n Ottawa, brought with the being the

guest of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshike a t Qove~nrnent House,

and of leading t h e Bkand Ma~ch wfth the Duchess a t the f i n a l

ca rn fva l an I c e i n the Palace gksunds,

I n hoksernanship 1 tkained Arabfan s t a l l i o n s and sold them u

f o r a s high as $ l5 ,000, ---- It i s the love which i n t o out- -- o f - d o ~ ~ sEts v i t a l i z e s gou, n o t the e x e ~ c i s e , fop without -- -- love the e x e r c i s e reaches the c l a y of you, Exekeise with -- - - love reaches jouk very Soul and v i t a l i z e s you with the power whfch - - -- --

and a lone w i l l g f v e , -

Theke ape m8ny who say t o me: " ~ u t I am n o t e x t ~ a o k d l n a r i l y

g i f t e d wfth genfus f o p anyth ing , 1 cannot do g r e a t t h f n g s , "

Then th ings g r e a t way, gsea t

V thfngs i n a g k e a t w a g - - l i t t l e things--even the b u i l d i n g of a

L i t t l e th ings such a s p u t t i n g love i n t o youk

cooking, i n t o $auk eonveksatfon, I n t o youk very a t t i t u d e a s you

walk through l i fe - -and i n t o youk e v e q dea l ing with yous neighbor,

I say a g a i n t o you t h a t i f you put love I n t o anything you

sag OF do Ssve w i l l come back t o you i n %he rneasuke s f your giv-

fng, Witness, f o r example, what the gkound reg ives t o you fop

the love you gfve t o i t ,

Them ape those who say ts me a l s o : "1 a m l o n e l y , I need

the love of a wife--0s of a husband--and it does n o t come t o me, 17

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The l o v e you await i s s e a k c h i n g f o k you a s you l i k e w i s e a re

s e a r c h i n g f o r i t , Keep on g i v i n g l o v e and youk l o v e w i l l come t o

you, a s you ake l f k e w i s e n e a r i n g it e v e r y moment,

B e l i e v e t h i s u n t i l you K S O W I t , I n y o u r m e d i t a t i o n d e s i r e it

and v f s i o n youk c smpanfon i n a11 t h i n g s coming t o y o u , and you ,

y o u r s e l f , w a l k i n g o u t t a t h e h o r f z o n o f y o u r v i s i o n t o meet t h a t

one ,

I f you ape m a n i f e s t f n g God b y s e r v f n g mankind you c a n n o t d o

it f u l l y a l o n e , D e s t i n y m a t e s e v e k y t h f n g , P a i r s o f o p p o s i t e s

d i v i d e t h e u n d i v i d e d , D e s t i n y f s a l w a y s f u l f i l l e d If you and y o u r

l oved one wokk t o g e t h e r w f t h t h e l a w whfch f u l f i l l s i t ,

God b p l a n c a l l s f o p f u l f i l l m e n t o f a l l m a n i f e s t a t i o n s o f

the l aw , You m u s t , howevek, m a n i f e s t t h e law b e f o r e i t s f u l f i l l -

ment t o p e k f e e t i s n , and t h e l a w s a y s t h a t you a r e n e v e p t o s e e k

a n y t h f n g f o r y o u s s e l f as s e l f a l o n e , b u t f o r y o u r U n i v e r s a l S e l f ,

When you h a v e l e a r n e d how t o l o s e s e l f - d e s i k e t o f i n d u n i -

v e r s a l i t y in g i v i n g f u l l y o f y o u s S e l f t o God for t h e f u l f i l l m e n t

of H i s pukpose t h e n $auk d e s i r e --- w f l l come t o E,

I knsu w h e r e o f I speak- -and Lao a l s o - - f o r w e b o t h v i s f o n e d

e a c h o t h e k on o u ~ h o r i z o n and m u t u a l need g a v e u s t o e a c h o t h e r

a f t e r we had both f u l l y Peasned t h a t l e s s o n o f s e l f l e s s n e s s o f

d e s f k e f o s each o t h e r as i n d i v f d u a l s e l v e s ,

Bo th La0 and I h a d f u l l y d e d i c a t e d o u r s e l v e s t o t h e s e r v i c e

of man, D e s t i n y h a s made o u r p u r p o s e s a s one , and d e s t i n y made

o u r p a t h t o o u r h s k i z o w a s o n e , W e had b o t h f u l f i l l e d t h e law

which g a v e u s t o e a c h o t h e r % o r t h e p u r p o s e o f c o n t i n u i n g t o

f u l f f S P the l a w ,

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Our d e s t i n y i s one s o i t had t o b e f u l f i l l e d upon cane p a t h .

P e r f e c t i o n i n c s rnpan fonsh ip - -whe thek m a t k i m o n i a l , s c c f a l OP o t h e r -

w f s e , c a n be f o u n d o n l y b y h a v i n g b u t one g o a l , one o b j e c t i v e , a n d

ONE PATH f o r a u n i f i e d companfonsh fp t o t ~ e a d ,

Too many t h e r e a r e I n m a t ~ i m o n y , i n s o c i a l and b u s f n e s s

compan ionsh ip who h a v e s e p a r a t e g o a l s a n d s e p a r a t e p a t h s l e a d i n g

t o them. If two l i v e s ape n o t d e s t i n e d f o p 9 and d e d i c a t e d t o t h e

same p u r p o s e , f t i s b e t t e k t h a t t h e y d o n o t u n i t e , f o r t h e i r i

p a t h s c a n nevek become o n e ,

I n y o u r m e d i t a t f o n s , t h a k e f s r e , d e s i k e c o m p a n i s n s h f p f r o m

S o u l and S o u l w i l l k e s p o n d t o S o u l - - a l w a y s - - j u s t as h a ~ m o n f c s i n

o c t a v e s w i l l a l w a y s r e s o u n d In e a c h o t h e ~ w h i l e d i s c o r d s w i l l n o t .

T h a t i s the way o f y o u r l o v e , It is awaiting you as y o u a r e

a w a i t i n g i t , B u t a r e you d e s f r f n g i t 3 What 1 mecan by t h a t i s - -

ape you d e s i r i n g Bove t o s u p p l e m e n t youk g i v i n g t o t h e w o r l d o r

ape you d e s i k i n g Bove f o r y o u k s e l f I n a body 'Lo be compan ions i n

b o d y N r e you r e a d y f o r the l o v e you d e s i r e , and ase you w o r t h y

C of i t ?

I f you t u n e a t h o u s a n d v i o l i n s a l i k e and sound one n o t e on

one of them, a l l o f them w i l l ~ e s o u n d t o t h e same n o t e , b u t i f

one of thew i s n o t s f m f l a r l y a t t u n e d t h a t one w f l B remafn

unechoed and alone,

If you are l o n e l y g i v e thought , t o wha t 1 h a v e j u s t w r f t t e n ,

If you l o v e t h e wokld l o v e w i l l come t o you f rom 'the w o r l d i n the

rneasupe of y s u s g i v i n g t o i t ,

If you a t t u n e y o u ~ s e l f t o t h e L f g h t o f G o d P s l o v e , a n d g i v e

It o u t fkom y o u , i t w i l l k z sound t h ~ o u g h o u t t h e un ivekse - - and i t s

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e c h o i n g ~ w i l l come back t o y o u , C o n v e r s e l y , aEB t h e l o v e g i v e n

o u t by a l l t h e wolald w i l l laesound i n you--and y o u w f l E know i t s

e c s t a s y ,

When you h a v e u n f o l d e d t o t h a t p o i n t o f knowing t h e kingdom

o f h e a v e n i n y o u , a l l e l s e w i l l be a d d e d t o I t , That 1 s w h a t I

mean by t e l l i n g you the s t o r y o f how - a l l t h i n g s - 1 d e s i p e d h a v e

come t o m e o n l y a f t e r 1 h a d leaaaned t h a t 1 a l r e a d y h a d a l l of a --- -- -- --- d e s i r e s w i t h l n - m e & g i v i n g them o u t faaorn m e , ----

A f t e r Lao h a d leaaaned t h a t f u l l y - - a n d 1 h a d l e a r n e d it f u l l y - -

w e b o t h went e x p e c t a n t l y - - a n d k n o w f n g l g - - t o ouk h o r i z o n and found

e a c h o t h e r w a i t i n g t h e r e , What was o u r s h a d come t o u s f o r w e

h ad become r e a d y f o p I t , W e h a d become w o r t h y o f i t ,

E x c e l l e n c e p r o v e d i t s e l f , S e l f l e s s n e s s p r o v e d i t s e l f ,

W o r t h i n e s s p ~ o v e d I t s e l f , J u s t as my own had a l w a y s coma t o m e

u n s o u g h t , i n t h e m e a s u k e o f my g i v i n g , s o , l i k e w i s e , t h e g r e a t e s t

of a l l B f f e g s t k e a s u k e d g i f t 8 o f l o v e came t o Lao a n d me t o f c l l o w

t h e one p a t h t o t h e L f g h t - - a n d t h u s I l l u m i n e t h e way f o p a l l who

d e s f r e t h e L i g h t b u t c a n n o t f i n d t h e way t o f t ,

Swannanoa, Waynesbo~s, V i ~ g i n i a

Beloved f k i e n d s :

Your sha r ing of youk un fo ld ing comp~ehens lon of t he L igh t of

a l l -knowing t h ~ s u g h your s t u d y of t h e s e l e s s o n s has been our

g ~ e a t e s t joy t h e s e p a s t s i x months, You ape now midway i n your

twelve months s tudy of t h e unde r ly ing p ~ i n c i p l e s of God s gpea t

un ive r se ,

Knowlng fkom youk l e t t e k s how g r e a t has been your S e l f un fo ld -

i n g s , I know you w f l l nevep a g a i n view pas s ing events i n t h e old

wag-- th~ough your senses - -bu t w f l l mope and mope take them w i t h i n - ' .

and view them wi th new compkehension based upon knowing,

As you ape now kecsgnfz ing the s i m p l i c i t y of a l l t .hings, and

a r e pas s ing gous i n n e r knowing on t o o t h e r s , we know you r e a l i z e

how d f f f f e u l t f t i s t o t e l l t h e s top$ of Ckeatfon simply, A n

e d i t s ~ once s a i d t h a t t h e s f m p l e s t s t o r y I n t h e w s s B d i s t h e halad-

e s t t o t e l l ,

Doetok has a thousand t fmes s a i d t h a t God s p l an i s t h e

s imp les t s t s r g i n t he world f o p wkaatevek phase ef Crea t ion you

t a l k about you say t h e same t h i n g I n evesy Pespee t , Me so o f t e n

V says t h a t theke f s no th ing beyond The Divine Tr fwi tg , and t h a t

can be f u l l y t o l d I n t b ~ e e minu te s ,

Tha t i s why, j u s t a f t e ~ h i s %%lumfna t fon , he thought he could

ga thek t h e s e i e ~ t f s t s of t h e world Logether and t e l l them t h e

b a s i c p ~ i n e i p E e s of Csea t fon i n t h m e minu te s ,

If you a n a l y s e t h e s e twenty-%auk l e s s o n s g i v e n so fa^ you

w i l l s e e t h a t w e have n o t s tepped o u t s l d e of t h a t p ~ f n s i p 8 e in any

s e s p e c t , We have t o l d t h e same s toky many t imes , vakyfng only t h e

words t o f i t a f f f e ~ e n t phases s f - t h e same t h i n g , L igh ts f l a s h

from t h e many f a c e t s of a diamond, t h e l i g h t s be ing a i l one,

l ikewise the f a c e t s of the diamond b e i n g one,

Therein l i e s t he immense d i f f i c u l t y of t e l l i n g t h i s suppeme

s to sy simply, f o r behind t h e s c i e n t i f i c p ~ i n c i p l e of The Givine

T r i n i t y i s t he l ove p k i n c i p l e which i s t h e haladest t h i n g i n a l l

manDs unfo ld ing t o t each t o him,

Twenty c e n t u ~ i e s ago The Sermon on t h e Mount t o l d t h a t s t o r y

f u l l y , b u t twenty cen tupfee have passed and t h e s t o ~ y o f love has

only begun t o s eep i n t o t he Consciousness of b u t a smal l pe rcen t -

age of mankind,

Love has n o t y e t become even a s m a l l fokee In t h e guidance o f

human k e l a t i o n s , much l e s s t h e mighty f o ~ c e which it - must become

before humans w i l l have leakned t o l i v e t o g e t h e r i n any semblance

of peace, A21 over t h e wopld men a r e huk t ing each othes, i n d i v e r s

ways, and ape t h u s hurting themselves a s a consequence, Love i s

s t i l l fa^ fkom man,

God i s love and t h e u n i v e r s e i s founded upon l o v e , The only

s p i k i t u a l powek man h a s t o use i n h i s human elations i s love,

expkessed by e q u a l g i v i n g and k e g i v i n g , And t h e only phys i ca l

power he has t o use i s t he m a n i f e s t a t i o n of love a s e x p ~ e s s e d by

equa l in te rchange of motion between t h e opposed pkessums of grav-

i t a t i o i i and r a d l a t f o n , whethek 7.n t h e e1ec t r l . c eu rken t o r any

othek mannek sf i n t e r change between t h e two o p p s s f t e s whfeh d i v i d e

the equilibaaium of Bod % Ligh t i n t o t h e two moving S igh t s of'

mat ter i n motion,

The happ ines s , p s o s p e s i t y , peace and pcwes t h a t a l l mankind

des ikes i s summed up i n t he one wokd LOVE b u t n e i t h e k o f these can

come t o man u n t i l he knows how t o e x p s e s s love by g iv ing i t and i t

r eg fv ing /equa l ly , Tha t i s t h e t ~ a g e d y of man, It i s h i s own

s e l f -made taaagedy, Unbalance, based upon fgnorance of t h e meaning

of love i s rnanVs n e e d l e s s tkagedy.

Rhythmic balanced i n t e k e h a ~ g e between a l l p a i r s of oppos i t e

cond i t ions I n t h f s dfvfded u n f v e ~ s e i s t h e key t o t h e a t t a i n m e n t

o f rnanPs g p e a t e s t d e s i r e s and h i g h e s t aims--BUT EIE HAS N O T YET

LEAENBE HQW TO -USE I T , It i s your r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o t e a c h him how

t o use i t - - y o u ~ s and o u r s ,

Aeons pass with love e v e r awaf t fng , bu t on ly a very few have

a ~ i s e n above t h e agony of awaf t ing and have been tkansfsrmed

through new knowing,

That I s why t h i s s imple s t o r y i s s o hasd to t e l l - - f o r t h e L-

p r a c t f e e s of man% aeons p u l l s o hasd towaPd the c l a y of him and

t h e d e s i r e s sf h i s body t h a t t h e very n o i s e of i t s v fbpant motion

drowns out t h e e c s t a s y of t h e Inner S i l e n t Voice which e v e r awai t s

t h e h e a r i n g o f % n n e ~ eaLas,

That i s why D o ~ t o k has o f t e n a lmost d e s p a f ~ e d sf e v e s be ing

1 a b l e t o t e l l i t - - t o eveka p u t i n t o wokds t h a t f o r which t h e r e a r e

It 1 s wSth g k e a t r e j o i c i n g t h a t we can now p u t it i n t o words,

f o s The Message loonag needed t h e love and knowing which was f u l -

l . l f i b l e d by our w s ~ k f n g toge thek t o g ive t o t h e wskPd a s one person--

1 t r e a d i n g b u t one path--one deeply illumfned path t o the L i g h t .

Man i n the mass knows p c a e t i e a l l y no th ing about man. He has

b u t begun t o ~ i s e above h f s sens ing t o t h i n k and t o know, His has

I been a phys i ca l u n l v e ~ s e , He h a s h a ~ d l g touched t h e edge of h i s

I v a s t p o w e ~ s ,

His senses advance h%m p h y s i c a l l y l i k e a swong stimulant.

They g i v e him many comfokts and new s e n s a t i o n s for the hours of

h i s r e l e a s e fsom dsudgeky by h i s many new inven t ions , I n s t e a d of

us ing h i s released hour s far c u l t u k a l advancement he usas them

f os more s e n s a t i o n s , - - fo r mope - new s e n s a t i o n s .

I n p a s t days of l e s s l e i s u r e , c h i l d p e n s tud led music and

othek a r t s , F a i r y t a l e s and romance f a s c i n a t e d them, They i d o l -

ized Tennyson, P a r e n t s read good books, a t t e n d e d c o n c e r t s and

the opeka and he ld c u l t u r a l g a t h e r i n g s . Chi ldpen now want n o i s e ,

and s t i l l more n o i s e a s they s h i f t r a d i o and t e l e v i s i o n d i a l s t o

f i n d mope s t i rnu la t lon f o r t h e i r s enses and paaaents do t h e same

th ings i n a more grownup manner by adding drugs t o produce new

sensa t ions ,

We a r e n o t c k e a t f n g g r e a t men a s we have done when c u l t u r e

was on t h e a scendan t . The world h a s no use f o s new Tennysons, o r

Beethovens , Schubeaats , Mozasts oc Angelos , o r t h e g r e a t p a i n t e r s ,

s cu lp toks and wki teks of f i f t y yeaps ago when t h e gkea t decadence

began which prefekred t o h e a r Beethoven syncopated and God s

beauty of form d i s t o r t e d ,

Le t a s n o t be d i sheaktened , however, f o s t h e pukest of

l i l l i e s a r i s e s fkom t h e b l a c k e s t of mi re ,

O u t of decay of a l l t h i n g s comes s e b l r t h of b e t t e r t h i n g s .

Desire f o p love , peace , happines's and p r o s p e k f t y i s i n every human

h e a r t b u t t h e edge sf t h e jungle must s t i l l be c u t away t o f r e e

man from i t s da rk ,

A l l down through t h e ages the whole of mankind has been

u p l i f t e d j u s t a l i t t l e a t a time by a very few who bkought j u s t

one Message t o t h e i r f e l low man--the Message of Love, And each

time t h a t Message came i n t o the wokld i t was l i f t e d up j u s t a

l i t t l e - - a vepg l i t t l e a t a t ime, b u t man i n t h e mass has s t i l l not

y e t unfolded i n t o t h e Light s u f f i c i e n t l y t o kevekee h i s p r a c t i c e

of t a k i n g and s u b s t i t u t e @FVl3@, o r r e p l a c e sensfrag with KNOWING.

4 1 4

We ~ e e o g n i z e t h i s g r e a t Cosmfc Eove f n our d a i l y l e t t e r s f rom

y o u - - f o p n e v e s a day p a s s e s t h a t we do n o t r ead such wokds % s t h e

''we b a s k f n t h i s k e g f v f n g , and now joyous e x p e k i e n c e s meet u s a t e v e q t u k n , W e walk on a i k , knowing t h a t we a r e known by what we ape, T h i s whole a c t i v i t y h a s blossomed f rom t h e f n s f s t e n t demands on t h e p a r t of o t h e r s and we f i n d i t a peal joy t o h e l p o t h e r s t o g a i n the same u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e y s e e f n u s , 11

We s e e In a l l of you t h e h e l p t h a t G o d p~orn i sed would come

t o d e l i v e r The Message, f o p w e know t h a t by j u s t b e i n g , you a r e

g f v ing f o k t h t h e L i g h t o f Eove, and t h o s e s e e i n g t h i s new L i g h t i n

L, y o u r e y e s wf lP pause t o wonder and e n q u f r e , f o p a ' lh men "want

t h e f r own t o come t o them",

Love - -- f s t he answek t o a11 t h f n g s - - n o t what men have c a l l e d -- l o v e i n p a s t a g e s f o s t h a t was f o s t h e s e n s e s on ly - -bu t l o v e of

God which is the e c s t a s y o f S o u l b r i n g i n g Balance -to a l l r e l a t i o n -

s h i p s , be t h e y mak%taY, s @ @ i % l o r b u s i n e s s , and hav ing l o v e we

h o w t h a t "0uk own h a s a l r e a d y esme",

Nex t month you s h a l l g o falathe2 i n t o %he p s f n c i p l e s of cosmic

knowing--eve2g l e s v s n a s t e p nearek youi" f i n a l goal of a l l - k n o w i n g ,

Do know t h a t our l o v e i s w i t h you, s t e p by s t e p , Go fosward

w i t h c o w a g e , knowing t h a t i n a l l t h e w s a l d t h e r e fs o n l y OraE--

The Bnive~sal CBE,

My l o v e a lwaga ,

Lao R u s s e l l