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To t he Member s of t he Esot er i o Hl er ar chy, Gr eet i ngsl

We shal l now pr oceed t o t ake t he f our t h st ep i n t hi s pr ocess of r e-vi ewi ng t he i r apr essi ons and pi ct ur es of a past i ncar nat i on. Dur i ngt hi s oorai ng week you wi l l use t he same met hod as you used f or t hef i r st and second st eps, t hat i s, si t down and concént r at e and r evi ewwi t h your mi nd t ur ned i nwar dl y. Thi s t i me, however , you ar e to sel ectas your key t o unl ock t he st or ehouse of memor y t he key t hat we mi ghtcal i t l i e t r avel key.

I n t he year s t hat woul d have cover ed a pr evi ous i ncar nat i on, t her ewas much t r avel on t he par t of per sons who l i ved i n any par t of t hewor l d. Tr avel was necess ar y because of t he need f or l i vi ng mat er i al s,cl ot hi ng, gener al commer ce and t r ade, educat i on and news. Today wecan si t r i ght i n our homes and hear al l of t he news of t he wor l d byr adi o and see t he pi ct ur es of t he wor l d i n a l ocal nei ghbor hoodt heat er ; and by r eadl ng newspaper s and magazi nes we can keep abreastof ever yt hi ng and even have a col l ege educat i on br ought t o our homesby cor r espondence. I n pur chasi ng t ne necessi t i es of l i f e, even cl ot h-i ng, shoes, aut omobi l es and what - not , we need onl y cal i on t he t el e-phone and have some t hi ngs br ought r i ght t o our door s, or go f or ashor t wal k to t he cent er of t he t own or ci t y to t he l argest depar t -ment st ores and f i nd ever yt hi ng we want , and have i t del i ver ed t o us.

I n anci ent t i mes and i n t he mi ddl e ages, and not so many year s ago,i t was necessar y i n most of t he ci t i es of t he wor l d to t r avel t o adj oi n-i ng ci t i es and communi t i es, or mor e di st ant ones, f or many of t he

gr eat er necessi t i es of l i f e, f or educat i on and cul t ur al cont act . Al lt he ear l y hi st or i cal r ecor ds show t hat r oadways wer e wel l bui l t be-t ween ci t i es and t owns, and t hat t hese wer e wel l t r aver sed. I t wasi n t hi s way t hat ci vi l i zat i on spr ead and educat i on gr ew, and cont actbet ween peopl es and nat i ons, ci t i es and t owns, was gr eat l y ext ended.

Because of t he means of t r avel , any l ong j our ney or any j our ney of sever al hour s was qui t e an event i n ever yone1s l i f e. We t al k t odayof t he "hor se and buggy days " , but t her e wer e days not so many hun-dr eds of year s ago when even hor ses and buggi es wer e a l uxur y. Wher et her e wer e hor ses, i t r epr esent ed a f ami l y of consi derabl e means, andt hese hor ses usual l y pul l ed wagons t hat were used i n commer ce oragr i cul t ur e and not excl usi vel y f or pl easur e r i di ng. The aver age

t r avel t o t own or to an adj oi ni ng communi t y was ei t her by wal ki ng oron hor seback or i n a wagón, or by caravans, and even by pony or bur r o.I n Eur ope today, much of t he t r avel i s done i n t he same manner as i twas hundr eds of ’ years ago. Theref ore, when per sons at t empt ed t o got o a ci t y f i f t y or one hundr ed mi l es or f ur t her away, i t r epr esent eda j our ney of sever al days, a st oppi ng over ni ght at some unf ami l i arhot el or l nn, and t he t aki ng al ong of cl ot hi ng and baggage f or t heover ni ght st ops, and so f or t h, and of t en t he t aki ng al ong of f ood.

J our neys of t hi s ki nd became qui t e an event , and i ndi vi duái s pr epar edf or t hem f or sever al days i n advance— not í i ke today, when we j umpi nt o an aut omobi l e and t ake a r l de of one hundr ed mi l es wi t hout even



changi ng our cl ot hi ng or t aki ng al ong any f ood, or expect l ng t o begone mor e t han hal f a day, or bet ween sunr i ee and sunset . Theref or e,

i n t he memor y of ever y i ndi vi dual who l i ved several hundr ed year s agoor mor e, t her e ar e pi ct ur es and deep i mpr essi ons of j aunt s or j our neysto adj oi ni ng ci t i es or di s tant ci t i es wi t h al l of the t hr i l l s of sl eepi ng i n st r ange beds or eat i ng at st r ange t abl es, or eat i ng undera t r ee i n pi cni c f or m, or meet i ng var i ous obst acl es, car i ng f or hor ses,changi ng of money, cont act wi t h di f f er ent l anguages or di al ect s, t hehear i ng of news, t he seei ng of st r ange sl ght s and so f or t h.

Al l of t hese i mpor t ant t hi ngs made deep i mpress i ons upon t he mi nds of t he i ndi vi duái s. Ther e was s car cel y such a J our ney of a day or moret hat di d not consi st of one or t wo bi t t er di sappoi nt ment s, one or t wosur pr i si ng i nci dent s, one or t wo unant i cl pat ed act i vi t i es, and one ort wo out st andi ng pl easur es. Ther e wer e acci dent s, f l r es, t hef t s andot her t hi ngs t hat woul d make i mpr essi ons al so. Ver y of t en t he per sonson such t r i ps woul d vi si t a l ar ger ci t y f or t he pur pose of buyi ng orsel l i ng, and woul d be deepl y i mpr essed by t al l er bui l di ngs, or l ar gerbui l di ngs, or di f f er ent l y dr essed peopl e and di f f er ent cust oms. I not her words, such a J our ney i n t hose days woul d make t he same out st andi ng i mpr ess i ons on t he mi nd as a j our ney t o I t al y, Fr ance or someot her f or ei gn count r y or f or ei gn ci t y woul d make on the mi nds of Amer i can peopl e t oday. Ther ef or e, i f you wi l l use t he key of t r aveland t r y t o br i ng out of your memor y s t or ehouse scenes of per sons andpl aces, bui l di ngs— i nsi de and out — and i nci dent s connect ed wi t h j aunt sor J our neys or l ong t r avel s, you wi l l add t o your not ebook of i nci dent s.

Do not t r y to t hi nk of your sel f as young or oí d i n connect i on wi t h anyof t hese t r avel s, but j ust t r y to see what you can br i ng out of t hest orehouse i n t he way of i mpr essi ons, ei t her pi ct ur es or memor i zedexper i ences ment al l y phot ogr aphed i n your mi nd. Each day t hat you t r yt hi s you shoul d have di f f er ent r ecol l ect i ons come t o you, and each oneof t hese di f f er ent r ecol l ect i ons shoul d be car ef ul l y t abul at ed i n yournot ebook al ong wi t h your comment as t o whet her t he i i npr essl on seemedto be at ni ght t i me, mi ddl e of t he day, or eveni ng, and whet her anyonewas wi t h you or you were al one, what t ypes of bui l di ngs and pl aces youseemed t o see, and what ki nds of cost umes peopl e s eemed to be wear i ngand what l anguage t hey spoke; al so what you wer e doi ng, whet her buyi ng,sel l i ng, or j ust vi s i t i ng f or pl easur e.

Now t hi s key shoul d af f or d you a gr eat áeal of pl easur e and i nt er esti n each of your dai l y concent r at i on per i ods, and I do hope you ar epr act i ci ng t he concent r at i on mor e t han j ust once a day.

Next week we wi l l t ake up one mor e st ep. Ther e ar e onl y a f ew mor est eps t o t ake. Each one wi l l pr ove i nt ensel y i nt er est i ng i f t he pr e-cedi ng ones have been pr act i ced si ncer el y and r egul ar l y.

Fr at er nal l y,/

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To t he Member s of t he Esot er i c Hi er ar chy, Gr eet i ngsi

Today I want t o have anot her one of t hose conf i dent i al t al ks wi t h each

of you, and I want you t o f eel t hat I am gi vi ng you some i mpor t antf act s and t hat I am t al ki ng st r ai ght t o you as I woul d i f you wer esi t t i ng i n my sanct um and I wer e gi vi ng you per sonal i nst r uct i on.

Fi r st of al l , I want t o ant i cí pat e somet hi ng t hat may be r i ght i n yourmi nd at t hi s ver y moment , because qui t e a f ew of t he member s of t hi sdegr ee i\Tho have vi s i t ed me dur i ng t he past f ew mont hs have expr essedt he same i dea, and I pl ai nl y r eal i ze t hat i t i s an i dea t hat may be i nt he mi nds of a, gr eat many of t he member s of t hi s Twel f t h Degr ee. Sol et us assume t hat you are s i t t i ng r i ght opposi t e me and t hat you haveasked t he f ol l owi ng quest i on:

"Dr. Lewi s, i f i t i s t r ue that I am on t he ver ge of becomi ng a r ealmast er of t he Rosi cr uci an pr i nci pi es and I have had so much pr epar at i onand t r ai ni ng t o make me a mast er , how i s i t t hat I do not have al l of t he t hi ngs i n l i f e t hat I have want ed, and I have not been abl e t odemónst r at e i n my own per sonal l i f e al l of t he thi ngs I woul d l i ke t odemónst r at e? How can I be a mast or and yet not demónst r at e al l of t hese wonder f ul t hi ngs i n my own l i f e?"

I r emember I asked t hat quest i on of mysel f many t i mes when I was goi ngt hr ough t he syst em of devel opment and t r ai ni ng and par t i cul ar l y whent he gr eat mast er s i n Eur ope i nf or med me t hat I was now r eady and pre-par ed to t ake charge of t he ent i r e mast er shi p of t he Or der i n Amer i ca.I coul d not have been mor e sur pr i sed i f someone had t ol d me I had beenel ect ed pr esi dent of t he Uni t ed St at es, or i n some way made ki ng of Engl and. The f i r st shock of i t al l carne t o me as I r eal i zed t hat Ihad not demonst r at ed i n my own per sonal l i f e al l of t he t hi ngs It hought I shoul d demónst r at e bef or e I at t empt ed t o assi st ot her s. Buti t was qui ckl y poi nt ed out t o me t hat I had t he wr ong vi ewpoi nt of t hewhol e mat t er , and I want t o show you t hi s mor ni ng t hat t he same er r ormay be i n your vi ewpoi nt and i n your r easoni ng.

I n t he f i r st pl ace, I was shown what I now r eal i ze ver y t hor oughl y.I t i s a f act t hat al l t hr ough t he hi st or y of c i vi l i zat i on of man t hegr eat l eader s of t r ut h and spi r i t ual devel opment and of myst i cal phi l o-sophy, t he great " l i ght s among men" and t he gr eat avat ars, di d not pos-

sess or di d not demónst r at e or show or r eveal i n t hei r own per sonall i ves t he power or t he wi sdom or t he knowl edge t hey possessed. Letus t ake one out st andi ng exampl e, si mpl y because t her e are so many r e-f er ences and so many ways t o ver i f y i t. Let us t ake t he l i f e of t hegr eat Mast er , J esús. Wi t h al l of t he gr eat wi sdom and power He possessed, we never have a pi ct ur e of Hi m as l i vi ng i n any pl ace of l uxur yor of dr essi ng i n wonder f ul cl ot hes, or havi ng a sumpt uous bed i n whi cht o l i e and sl eep at ni ght , or of havi ng a car avan of camel s or hor sest o t ake Hi m ar ound t he count r y, or of havi ng gr eat banquet s or any of t he t hi ngs we t hi nk a gr eat and power f ul and successf ul per son shoul dhave. He even once t ol d Hi s Di sci pl es t hat wher eas al l t he ani mal sof t he f i el d had a pl ace t o sl eep and a pl ace wher e t hey coul d l ayt hei r heads, t he " Son of Man" had no pl ace t o l ay Hi s head and sl eep.



Ever y r ef er ence to Hi s appear ance, ever y pi ct ur e, i magi nar y or basedupon r ecor ded f acts, r eveái s J esús as dr essi ng i n t he most si mpl e, t hemost coar se, t he most commonpl ace, and t he most unpr et ent i ous of gowns,

r obes or covers. Hi s sanaal s wer e of t he cneapest common ki nd. Hehad no j ewel r y, no speci al uni f or m, no el abór at e wal ki ng st i ck, andHi s pr i nci pal means of t r avel was ei t her by boat or on one of t hecommon l i t t l e donkeys t hat we st i l l see t r avel i ng ar ound i n Pal est i ne,and upon whi ch the t our i st peopl e t r avel .

Those of us xvho have vi s i t ed t he pl aces i n Pal es t i ne wher e J esús l i vedat t i mes have been gr eat l y i mpr essed wi t h t he f act t hat t he bui l di ngswer e the most or di nar y ki nd of st r uct ur es, and t hat even i n t hehei ght h of i t s gl or y i n anci ent t i mes, t hose l i t t l e st one bui l di ngsmust have been ver y crude, ver y commonpl ace— and, undoubt edl y, ver yuncomf or t abl e. And we know t hat He made many r ef er ences to t he f act

t hat at t i mes He became t i r ed, di scour aged, and suf f er ed f r om want of comf or t and sl eep and even of f ood. He di d not have a l ot of ser vant st o wai t on Hi m, and He di d no t ’at t empt at any t i me t o use any of Hi spower s or knowl edge to mani f est to Hi msel f or to demónst r at e to Hi m-sel f or at t r act t o Hi msel f many of t he t hi ngs t hat Hi s f ol l ower s had,and whi ch He mi ght have had. And we know t hat at t he ci óse of Hi sl i f e he had not even pr epar ed f or Hi msel f a t omb f or Hi s bur i al , ñorhad He made any pr epar at i on f or Hi s f ut ur e or t he f ut ur e of Hi s l i f e-l ess body. At t he t i me of Hi s cruci f i xi ón, Hi s body was cl ot hed onl yi n t he most common and coar se ki nd of l i nens, and He suf f er ed pai nand agony, and even suf f er ed l ong bef or e He was pl aced upon t he Cr oss. That i s why so many of t he doubt er s i n Hi s day l aughed at Hi s st at e-

ment s about Hi s s upr emacy or Hi s di vi ne appoi nt ment or Hi s di vi neknowl edge.

Compar e t hi s whol e pi ct ur e wi t h what we see of some of t he sel f - ap-poi nt ed avat ar s and mast er s who make t hemsel ves so popul ar t hese daysi n t hei r publ i c t r avel s and adver t i si ng campai gns. They i nvar i abl yst op at t he f i nest not éi s, and wear t he most gor geous ki nd of cl ot hi ng,and have a l ot of ser vant s, usual l y i ncl udi ng t wo or t hr ee women who

' are cal l ed t hei r secr et ar l es or host esses or somet hi ng, and who kowt owt o t hem. They gener al l y have l ar ge shi ni ng aut omobi l es and pl ent y of j ewel r y, and enj oy del i ci ous meái s and banquet s, and when t hey t r avelon t r ai ns or st eamboat s t hey i nsi st upon havi ng t he most el abórat er ooms. I n ever y ot her way t hey t r y to i mpr ess t he publ i c wi t h t hei rgr eat ness by t hei r ext r avagant expendi t ur e of money, by t hei r posses-si ons and di amonds, by t hei r aggr andi zi ng of t hei r per sons and t hei rsur r oundi ngs.

Hundr eds of our own member s i n t he Or der who have t r avel ed wi t h me t oEgypt or t o Eur ope, or who have seen me t r avel acr oss t he count r y i nconnect i on wi t h our wor k, know t hat i nvar i abl y I have chosen ver ymoder at e, and somet i mes t he most economi cal , means of t r avel , and t hateven on t he l arge ocean st eamshi ps I have sel ect ed f or mysel f and mywi f e t he most economi cal por t i on of t he boat , and have not chosen tomake any gr and di spl ay or t o use any power s or pr i nci pi es I have l earn-ed, t o gi ve mysel f , or t o at t r act t o mysel f , any l arge degr ee of ag-

gr andi zement or di spl ay. And I have f ound t hi s t r ue of ever yone whohas l ear ned t he gr eat myst i cal l essons of l i f e. I t r ust i n t he Cosmi c



t o see t hat I am suppl i ed wi t h t he act ual necessi t i es so t hat I cancar r y on t he wor k I am doi ng* I n al l t he years I have been connect ed

wi t h t he AMORCX have not at t empt ed to bui l d up any per sonal f or t uneor any per sonal bank account , or col l ect any per sonal J ewel r y or al ar ge war dr obe of cl ot hi ng, or anyt hi ng of t hat ki nd* When I havegone t o var i ous ci t i es t o vi si t our l odges or chapt er s, or when Ihave gone on per sonal pr i vat e vacat i ons wi t h my wi f e and my chi l dr en,t hose f ew member s who have succeeded i n cont act i ng me dur i ng my st ayi n sever al c i t i es or i n any ci t i es have f ound t hat we have been l i vi ngat moder at el y pr l ced hot el s wi t h a compl et e absence of pr et ent i ousnessand di spl aya

But I di d not st ar t i n t o make compar i sons bet ween mysel f and ot her s. The poi nt I want ed t o br i ng t o your at t ent i on was t he f act t hat al l

t hr ough hi st or y t he gr eat est of t he mast er s and avat ar s have not at t empt ed t o use t hei r knowl edge and t hei r power s and abi l i t i es f ort hemsel ves, Of cour se, you wi l l agr ee wi t h me t hat t hat i s t he r i ghtat t i t ude f or t hem t o t ake, But a second poi nt I want t o br i ng t o yourat t ent i on i s t he f act t hat not one of t hese gr eat mast er s t hr oughoutanci cnt t i mes, or i n t he Mi ddl e Ages, or t hr oughout Eur ope or t he r estof t he wor l d i n t he past cent ur y, has ever J udgcd hi s own devel opment ,hi s own abi l i t i es and hi s own power s by t he demonst r at i ons t hat havecome i nt o hi s own per sonal Uf e. I f most of t hese, or any of t hese,gr eat rnaster s had J udged t hei r power s and abi l i t i es by t hei r ownst at i ons i n l i f e, or t hei r own posi t i ons, t hey woul d have al l con-si der ed t hemsel ves as bei ng unpr epar ed and unqual i f i od. I f any of t hese mast er s had sai d, "I wi l l not begi n t o hel p ot her s, and I wi l lnot assume a posi t i on of l eader shi p or mast er shi p unt i l I have ever y-t hi ng I need or unt i l t he Cosmi c has demonst r at ed i n my own l i f e al lt he t hi ngs I shoul d have, " I am af r ai d t hat most of t he gr eat mast er swoul d have never st ar t ed i n on t hei r l i f e wor k, I t i s not t he Cosmi c' sway to use t he great knowl edge and power st o demónst r at e t hese t hi ngst o t he mast er hi msel f i n or der t o encour age hi m t o t r y t o hel p ot her s,

Now t hi s do es not mean t hat i n or der t hat a per son may be ver y suc-cessf ul and hi ghl y devel oped as a mast er he must Uv e i n pover t y andi n want and do wi t hout ever yt hi ng he woul d l i ke t o have.

Ther e us ed t o be an i dea i n Amer i ca— and per haps i n ot her count r i es

t oo— t hat a successf ul mi nl st er of any count r y chur ch or any ci t ychur ch shoul d be a man who had ver y l i t t l e cl ot hi ng and ver y l i t t l ef ood, and t hat he shoul d vi si t f r om house to house t o get a good meal ,and t hat he shoul d depend upon what hi s f ol l owers or par i shi oner st hr ew over t he back f ence f or hi m t o use as f uel or f ood. I t used tobe bel i eved t hat i f a mi nl st er of a ohur ch had t hr ee squar e meái s aday or t hr ee f ai r meái s a day, and mor e t han one sui t of cl ot hi ng, andmor e t han a ver y humbl e cot t o sl eep on, he was i nsl ncer e i n hi s r el i gi ón and was a pr et ender and voi d of spi r i t ual power or spi r i t ual knowl edge* I t used t o be a di sgr acef ul t hi ng, because i t f or ced t hé cl er gy-man t o go about hi s wor k i n a hal f - nour i shed, hal f - heal t hy way, andwi t h wor r i es on hi s mi nd const ant l y as t o whet her he, or even hi s

chi l dr en woul d have a meal t o eat t he next day or any coal t o warm t hehouse i n whi ch t hey l i ved. But most of al l , i t f or ced t he mi nl st er



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t o accept char i t y f r om hi s f ol l ower s, and t hat char i t y used to be gi vent o hi m wi t h the most sar cast i c r emar ks or t he most ungr at ef ul at t i t ude.For t unat el y t oday t he aver age mi ni st er i s not put i n such a posi t i on,

but never t hel ess i t i s t r ue t hat t he gr eat est of t he pr eacher s of t oday and t he gr eat est of t he mi ni st er s and l eader s of r el i gi ón ar e notweal t hy men or men wi t h magni f i cent homes or wonder f ul cl ot hi ng or whoenj oy gr eat banquet e or magni f i cent aut omobi l es and t hi ngs of t hatki nd.

So i f you have t hought somet i mes t hat you wer e not maki ng pr ogr ess orr eachi ng t owar d the poi nt of mast er shi p because you di d not have al lof t he l uxur i es as wel l as the necessi t i es of l i f e, t r y to get t hati dea out of your mi nd now. I t i s t r ue that as you go al ong i n l i f eand hel p ot her s and ser ve ot her s, and hel p ot her s t o devel op and be-come mast er s, you wi l l gr adual l y at t r act and r ecei ve f r om t he Cosmi c

mor e of t he bl essi ngs of l i f e. But you cannot t r y to bui l d up yourown per sonal necessi t i es and your own per sonal l i f e and success andhappi ness t o a gr eat degr ee as t he f i r st st eP i n your mast er shi p.Humi l i t y i s one of t he gr eat est asset s and power s t hat a mast er canpossess. Humbl eness of sel f and posi t i on i n wor l dl y t hi ngs const i t ut esone of t he sur est si gns of mast er shi p. Agai n I say t hi s does not meant hat you shoul d be wi t hout f ood or cl ot hi ng, t hat you shoul d l i ve i na humbl e l i t t l e hut , or t hat you shoul d wal k t he st r eet s and wearyour sel f out and not have a r i de i n an aut omobi l e or a car r i age or acar . But I do mean t hat you shoul d not measur e or gauge your owndevel opment — your own power and success i n your devel opment — by t hewor l dl y t hi ngs you now possess.

You wi l l f i nd l at er on t hat you ar e abl e t o do f or ot her s such t hi ngsas you never bel i eved you coul d do f or your sel f , and r eal l y you wi l lbe abl e t o do f or ot her s such t hi ngs as you have not been abl e t o dof or your sel f . Ever y one of t he gr eat mast er s soon l ear ns t hat he i sabl e t o heal and t r eat ot her per sons mor e qui ckl y t han he i s abl e t oheal and t r eat hi msel f . Ther e ar e t wo r easons f or t hi s: I n t he f i r stpl ace, t he Cosmi c wor ks t hr ough hi m to a gr eat er and st r onger degr eewhen he i s t r yi ng to hel p someone el se t han when he i s t r yi ng to hel phi msel f ; and secondl y, t he aver age gr eat mast er of t he past and pr esentt i me, and t he wel l devel oped myst i c who i s t r yi ng t o do gr eat wor k f orot her s, of t en negl ect s hi msel f i n r egar d t o rest. , r ecr eat i on, and pr o-t ect i on agai ns t i l l heal t h.

Speaki ng of mysel f agai n, I know t hat I am const ant l y vi ol at i ng manyof t he l aws of t he Cosmi c and of nat ur e. I wor k t oo l ong and t oo manyhour s a day, and especi al l y at ni ght . I use my ment al energy andpsychi c ener gy t oo gr eat l y t hr oughout ever y day and ni ght f or t he sakeof others, and make mysel f exhaust ed and wor n out t o a great er degreet han I can r ecuper at e i n any t went y- f our hour s. Because of my i nt enseanxi et y to accompl i sh t hi ngs and do t hi ngs f or ot her s, I eat wr ongl yat t i mes. Ther e ar e t i mes ever y year when physi ci ans and ot hers ar oundme demand t hat I must t ake per i ods of r est , and t hat I must gi ve up mywor k f or a whi l e and t r y t o r ecuper at e. I know t hat i f ot her s ar oundme wer e doi ng t he exhaust i ng t hi ngs t hat I do f r om one end of t he week

t o t he ot her , I woul d condemn t hem f or t hei r act i ons. Yet I have f ai t ht hat i n t he end t he Cosmi c wi l l hel p me to t ake car e of mysel f , event hough I am gi vi ng t he Cosmi c a bi gger j ob t han I shoul d.



The pat h of a mas t er i n t he pr ocese of devel opment i s not an easy one,and i s not a heal t hy, comf or t abl e one. I t i s f i l l ed wi t h sacr i f i cesof t i me and of pl easur e and of comf or t . But i t i s al so f i l l ed wi t h

t he gr eat est j oy i n l i f e, namel y, t he j oy of hel pi ng ot her s and seei ngt hem succeed, and of under st andi ng t he myst er i es of l i f e. Ever yonewho knows me and has known me f or t went y year s or mor e knows t hatt went y year s ago or t went y- f i ve year s ago I was capabl e of ear ni ngmor e money and of havi ng a mor e comf or t abl e l i f e t han I am capabl e of havi ng now, and many who wer e i n t he Or der wi t h me, and many of myf r i ends i n New Yor k and ot her ci t i es, know t hat i f I had cont i nued i nmy busi ness car eer i nst ead of gi vi ng i t up and t aki ng char ge of t hi swor k of t he Or der , I woul d have had a l ar ge i ncome and a comf or t abl el i vi ng. I had connect i ons wi t h t he ar t wor l d, wi t h t he movi ng pi e-t ur e wor l d, and wi t h the adver t i si ng wor l d t hat wer e not equal l ed bymany men of t hi r t y year s of age. And i t was at a t i me when ever yt hi ng

i n t hose f i el ds was s t ar t i ng wi t h a bi g boom, and when I coul d haveeasi l y secur ed a cont i nuous posi t i on of af f l uence by get t i ng i n on t he" gr ound f l oor. " But t oday I woul d not exchange my pr esent posi t i onwi t h any one of t he gr eat and successf ul men i n ei t her t he movi ng pi e-t ur e i ndust r y or t he adver t i s i ng or ar t busi ness. I am happi er , andhave mor e under st andi ng of l i f e, and mor e cont ent ment t han t hey everhave had or ever wi l l have.

My out l ook on l i f e, my under st andi ng of t he myst er i es and pr obl emaof Uf e, i s one gr eat sat i sf act i on. Ever y now and t hen one of t hegr eat bi g men of busi ness whom I used to know t went y or mor e year sago, and who has const ant l y r i sen i n power and posi t i on, and who i sl ooked upon as weal t hy and power f ul t oday, consul t s me i n r egar d t osome of t he pr obl ems he has t o f ace, and ever y of t en t hey have t o cal iupon me or one of our of f i cer s her e f or hel p i n r egar d to heal t h orbusi ness or ot her pr obl ems. And I have t he sat i sf act i on of knowi ngt hat wi t h al l of t hei r weal t hy pos i t i ons , and al l of t hei r wor l dl ypower , t hey st i l l ar e not abl e t o meet t he pr obl ems of l i f e as we ar eabl e t o meet t hem.

Whi l e t hese gr eat busi ness men have r ecei ved honor s i n t he busi nesswor l d and have t hei r ñames l i st ed as weal t hy men, and get appoi nt edt o posi t i ons of i nf l uence, I s i t qui et l y back and f i nd gl or y andsat i sf act i on i n t he f act t hat I have r ecei ved appoi nt ment s and honorsi n educat i onal i nst i t ut i ons, and among l ear ned peopl e, i nst ead of i n

pol i t i cs or busi ness. As I si t i n my sanct um r i ght now and l ook att he wal l s and see on t hose wal l s t he f r amed cer t i f i cat es f r om t heSmi t hsoni an I nst i t ut e and t he Amer i can Museum of Nat ur al Hi st or y i nNew Yor k, and of t he Andhr a Uni ver si t y of I ndi a, and of t he Amer i canFl ag Ass oci at i on i n Washi ngt on, and l ook at ot her books and see docu-ment s of r ecogni t i on and honor ar y degr ees f r om uni ver si t i es i n Eur opeand f r om Kni ght hoods and f r om l ear ned or gani zat i ons, and as I l ook att he pi l e of mai l on my desk and see t he l et t er s f r om gr eat l eader s of sci ent i f i c knowl edge and sci ent i f i c achi evement t hanki ng me f or whatI have done and pr ai si ng t he Or der f or i t s wor k, I f eel mor e honor edand mor e happy t han as i f I had r oom f i l l ed wi t h cer t i f i cat es of pol i t i cal appoi nt ment s and magni f i cent bank st at ement s showi ng t hat Ipossessed mi l l i ons of dol l ar s i n var i ous banks.



And so i t wi l l be wi t h you. Each hour of t he day and of t he year , andwi t h each pass i ng year , you wi l l become mor e s at i sf i ed and mor e happywi t h t he knowl edge you possess and t he under st andi ng you possess, and

wi t h t he abi l i t i es whi ch you can use to hel p ot her s.

Af t er al l , r eal mast er shi p aoes not consi st of t he mast er shi p overwor l dl y t hi ngs, but t he mast er shi p over sel f . The gr eat upheaval t hatt ook pl ace i n Amer i ca i n t he f al l of 1929 shoul d have t aught manyval uabl e l essons t o mi l l i ons of human bei ngs. Dur i ng t he spr i ng of 1929, whi l e a hundr ed of us wer e t r avel l i ng i n Sgypt and Pal est i nemaki ng sci ent i f i c and myst i cal r esear ches, t her e wer e hundr eds ort housands of men i n t he Uni t ed St at es al one who measur ed t hei r mast er shi p and t hei r success by t hei r bank books and t hei r busi ness posi -t i ons. I know t hat when t hat t our of our s st art ed f or Egypt i n J anuar yof 1929 t her e wer e hundr eds of t housands of busi ness men and newspaper

edi t or s and magazi ne wr i t er s and banker s and even sci ent i st s who l augh-ed at our par t y of one hundr ed or mor e goi ng on a moder at el y pr i cedshi p wi t h moder at el y pr i ced conveni ences t o spend sever al mont hs i n andar ound Af r i ca, Egypt , Pal est i ne and par t s of Eur ope. They l aughed att he i dea t hat we wer e f ai l i ng t o go to t he amusement cent er s of Eur ope,and that we wer e not pl anni ng t o st ay i n Par i s and at t end al l of t heni ght cl ubs and musi cal af f ai r s, and t hat we wer e not goi ng t o goyacht i ng i n t he Medi t er r anean. They t hought we wer e ei t her cr azy ori nsane or absol ut el y f ool i sh to pass up al l of t he beaut i f ul par t sof Eur ope i n t he spr i ngt i me and to go campi ng out on t he Sahar a Deser t ,wi t h al l of i t s i nconveni ences, mer el y f or t he sake of myst i cal st udyand i nvest i gat i on. These cr i t i cs i n t he busi ness and f i nanci al andpol i t i cal wor l d poi nt ed t o t he f act t hat t hey owned t r unk l oads oí-st ocks and had st agger i ng bank account s and magni f i cent of f i ces andpr i vat e yacht s and bi g aut omobi l es, and had an el abór at e st af f of ser vant s t o wai t upon t hem, and t hat t hey coul d hi r e speci al r ai l r oadt r ai ns to t ake t hem acr oss t he count r y i f t hey wi shed t o t r avel . Ther ewas not one of t hem who woul d have exchanged posi t i ons wi t h me or wi t hour ot her member s, and yet a f ew mont hs l at er i n the f al l , t hese samecr i t i cs and mast er s i n t he pol i t i cal , soci al and f i nanci al wor l d wer er educed pr act i cal l y t o pover t y. They saw al l of t hei r i dol s crumbl ebef or e t hem, but t hey f ound we wer e back her e i n Amer i ca happy andcont ent ed. I f ound t hat not one of t hose per sons who had been wi t hus on t hat t our i n t he earl y par t of 1929 act ual l y l ost any consi der abl e amount t hr ough t he depr essi on, or was r educed t o pover t y or f or ced

t o sui ci de or t o di sgr ace or anyt hi ng el se because of t he posi t i on heor she pr evi ousl y occupi ed. I n f act , t hr oughout 1929, 1930, and upt o t he pr esent t i me, t hose member s have gone al ong happi l y i n t hei rl i ves wi t h t he same even pr ogr am of dai l y act i vi t i es, wi t h a devel opi ngunder st andi ng and a gr owi ng degr ee of cont ent ment and peace t hat t heseot her pr omi nent char act er s never had and never wi l l have.

So what ever may be your wor l dl y l ot i n l i f e at t he pr esent t i me, donot gauge your f ut ur e success or happi ness, or your f ut ur e mast er shi pby what you have at t he pr esent t i me or what you have been abl e t odemónst r at e i n your own per sonal l i f e. Per haps you have not been abl et o demónst r at e any mi r acl es i n your own pr i vat e af f ai r s, but t hat i s

no i ndi cat i on t hat you ar e not devel opi ng a mast er shi p t hat wi l l be anout st andi ng power i n the l i ves of many ot her s and i n your own l i f el at er on.



I want you to t hi nk t hese t hi ngs over t hi s comi ng week, and I wantyou to t ake a f ew mi nut es dai l y i n ooncent r at i ng on your sel f wi t h the

t hought of per sonal mast er shi p. Concént r at e on t he t hought when youget up i n t he mor ni ng and f i r st awaken, and at ni ght j ust bef or e yougo to sl eep, t hat t he spi r i t ual and psychi c sel f wi t hi n you i s gr ow-i ng l ar ger and l ar ger , st r onger and st r onger . Spend at l east t enmi nut es each mor ni ng and eveni ng al one and i n si l ence, at t uni ng your sel f wi t h t he Cosmi c by t hi nki ng of your sel f as bei ng par t of t hegr eat Cosmi c power , and t hat t he Cosmi c power i s devel opi ng wi t hi nyou and maki ng you mor e mast er f ul . At t he same t i me, have t he t houghtand convi ct i on t hat t hi s gr eat Cosmi c power devel opi ng i n you wi l lnot mani f est i t sel f i n cl ot hi ng or j ewel r y or a l ar ger horne or mor ebusi ness or a bet t er . soci al posi t i on or anythi ng of t hat ki nd. Per sonal poi ver and spi r i t ual power are ent i r el y i ndependent of al l wor l dl ygoods, and yet t hey enabl e you to have a cont r ol and mast er shi p overwor l dl y pr obl ems.

Next week I am goi ng t o poi nt out t o you how you can t ake advant ageof cer t ai n days and per i ods of t he week and mont h to i ncr ease t hatper sonal power and mast er shi p wi t hi n you so that you wi l l pr epar eyour sel f t o a gr eat er degr ee dur i ng t he next f ew mont hs f or t he psychi cmast er shi p t hat awai t s you.

Hay Peace Pr of ound abi de wi t h each of you.

Fr at er nal l y,

YOUR CLA33 MASTER




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Thi s week we br i ng t o you anot her of t he monogr aphs submi t t ed by amember of t he Esot er i c Hi er ar chy— t he speci al cl ass of member s wi t hwhi ch you ar e associ at ed. Thi s monogr aph const i t ut es t he obser vat i onsof a Fr at er who, at t he t i me of t he wr i t i ng of t hi s i nt r oduct i on, i sone of our Gr and Counci l l or s.

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YOUR CLASS MASTER

Of t en Have I ponder ed over l i f e’ s many r evel at i ons whi ch have come t ome s i nce uni t i ng wi t h t he Or der of t he Rose and Cr oss; t he many l awsand pr i nci pi es t hus r eveal ed, t he many exper i ences whi ch I have had,and t he many l essons l ear ned by obser vi ng event s and happeni ngs i nt he l i ves of ot her s, have al l added gr eat l y to the t r easur es of mi nd.

Thi s wor l d and i t s event s ar e but one phase onl y of our i mmor t al

exi st ence; t he t r agedi es of l i f e ar e our l essons al ong t he way, andal l t hat happen or come t o us are f or our gr eat est good.

Tr ut h t oday has many des er vi ng seeker s, whi l e t o ot her s, t he mer ement i on of t he hi gher t hi ngs of l i f e ser ves onl y to awaken t hei r cheapscor n and der i si on.

Those f or whom t he hi gher t hi ngs of l i f e hol d no appeal , exper i enceno l ast i ng happi ness , nei t her do t hey escape t hei r shar e of sor r ow;t hei r ways of l i f e are t r i vi al and unsat i s f ac t or y; thei r so- cal l edpl easant vi ces l ead to pai nf ul and unf or eseen di f f i cul t i es , whi l et hei r shal l ow amusement s pal l on t hei r over wear i ed senses; t hr oughf al se i deas t hey cr eat e t hei r own del usi ons of l i f e, and despi t e t hei rexper i ences and oppor t uni t i es to pr of i t t her eby, t hey usual l y at t r i -but e t hei r f ai l ur es and mi sf or t unes i n l i f e to what t hey deem t o be—t he i nevi t abl e wor ki ngs of " f at e"; i f f at e i s t he i ndi cat ed ñame f orsuch phenomena, man al one i s r esponsi bl e f or i t s cr eat i on.

I f we f ai l t o make use of t he i nf i ni t e f acul t y wi t h whi ch we ar e en-dowed i t i s qui t e our own f aul t , f or t her e i s no power , human ordi vi ne, whi ch r equi r es man t o r emai n i n i gnorance, ñor ar e we gi venany dut y on ear t h whi ch we have not t he st r engt h to per f or m.

As we t hi nk— we act — and so we are; and as "Corni ng event s cast t hei rshadows bef or e, " so wi t hi n t he shadows of our t hought s l i es our

sel f - cr eat ed f ut ur e; t hr ough our mi nds and by our t hought s we pi se



above t he masses and evol ve t owar d t he f i ner t hi ngs of l i f e— or wedr i f t al ong wi t h t hose who have no r eal pur pose i n l i f e except t hei rown per sonal gr at i f i cat i on, f or wi t hi n our mi nds al one l i e t heunshaped el ement s of t he f ut ur e.

The unhappi ness i n our wor l d t oday i s due t o t he mi sdi r ect ed "wi l l " of man, and hi s f i ght i ng agai nst t he t hi ngs whi ch come to hi m t o gi vehi m exper i ence i n l i f e, and whi ch ar e necessar y f or hi s advancement .

To what pur pose i s t he st r uggl e man i s f or ever maki ng agai nst et er naldecrees, when i n t he end al l must bend t o t he Wi l l of God?

Why shoul d man r esi st t he wor ki ngs of Cosmi c l aws and decrees, andi n so doi ng br i ng upon hi msel f unhappi ness and sor r ow?

Sl owl y unf ol ds t he Rose; f or onl y as we mast er Cosmi c l aws may wedi spel t he cl ouds of ear t hl y i l l usi on and r i d our l i ves of sor r ow.

I t i s not f or man t o quest i on t he j ust i ce of why we ar e her e, f orGod has decr eed t hat our evol vement shal l t ake pl ace, and he whospends much t i me i n bemoani ng hi s "f at e" i n l i f e i s an unnat ur alcr eat ur e and di spl easi ng to hi s Maker .

Al l i s unceasi ng, pr ogr essi ve change; such i s t he Law of Evol ut i on;f r om t he Past we have evol ved t he Pr esent , and f r om t he Pr esent weshal l evol ve al l whi ch i s yet t o Come.

Humanl t y evol ves s l owl y; f or endl ess ages has t he shar p l ash of Kar ml c r et r i but i on f al l en i n count l ess ways upon t he t r ansgr essor s of Cosmi c l aw— f or man musí : f ul f l l l t he l aw, or be swept away; man' si gnor ance of t he l aw exceeds onl y hi s f ear , and t he wor l d t oday car esnot t o hear t hat al l t he mi ser y and woe whi ch af f l i ct s manki nd, ar esi mpl y t hei r own Kar mi c debt s seeki ng l i qui dat i on.

We hear much about t he sor r ow and suf f er i ng of t he wor l d t oday, butt he sor r ow and suf f er i ng ar e wr ought by man al one; man i nvi t es hi sown mi ser i es, God does not send t hem; he i nj ur es hi msel f , f or Godwi l l not i nj ur e hi m; al l t he sor r ow and despal r i n our worl d t oday i sof our own maki ng, f or God l eaves t he wi l l of man unf et t ered; He

nei t her const r ai ns ñor compel s; man, t hr ough wi l l , may commi t suchact s as he sees f i t , but he can i n no way command the r esul t ; we, byexper i ence, must l ear n " r i ght ” and "wrong, " and havi ng l ear ned, mustchoose— f or i n t he Cosmi c s cheme of l i f e eacn Soul must make i t s ownet er nal f ut ur e.

As we sow— or choose— so shal l we r eap; such i s t he Law of Compensat i on.

Our l i f e i s an endl ess bat t l e bet ween ur ge and deci si ón; t he Cosmi cur ges f r om wi t hi n vi e wi t h t he wor l dl y t empt at i ons f r om wi t hout ; butt hough man i s mot i vat ed by ur ge, he i s f r ee t o deci de, and he t her ef or edecr ees hi s own f at e; t hus our si ns ar e essent i al l y agai nst our sel ves,f or i t i s we who must suf f er and pay*



I f we gi ve up the st r uggl e i n despai r , t hen i n mer cy ar e we l i f t edf r om t he "pat h" t o av/ ai t anot her day; but Know Wel l , t hat we must

l at er t ake up the task agai n, unt i l al l i s done or pai d.

Li f e hol ds no nf at e" f or any man; f or f at e i mpl l es but one bl i ndcour se, of some st i l l bl i nder power .

Ñor i s t her e "obl i vi on" — i t i s not our s t o f or get ; and t hough "memor y"may haunt and dr i ve to despai r , I have seen brave hear t s t hat ache,wi t h a smi l e on t hei r l i ps t hat conceal ed t he pai n f r om al l exoept t heone.

But t here i s a "dest i ny" f or al l ; each man or woman must make hi s orher dest i ny, bot h her e and her eaf t er ; our l i ves are woven and i nt er -woven wi t h t he dest i ny of ot her s, and bel i eve t hou not t hat si t t i ngal one i n pr oud s ecl usi on and apar t f r om men wi l l aol ve your pr obl emsof l i f e.

Fr om bi r t h t o t r ansi t i on man weaves hi s web ar ound hi msel f as aspi der weaves i t s web; and when t he l ast st r and i s woven— he st andswr apped i n the net work of a sel f - cr eat ed dest i ny.

Si nce ages l ong past t he wor l d*s gr eat est myst i cs have t r i ed t oi mpr ess t hese f act s upon the mi nds of men; t he wor l d st i l l has t hesemyst i cal t eachi ngs, t he Bi bl e, and Chr i st ; but i n i t s appar ent pr esentways of l i vi ng has l ear ned l i t t l e or not hi ng f r om t he t hr ee; men andwomen t oday wi l l scar ce endur e, hear , or r ead t hat whi ch ur ges t he

myst i cal f act s of l i f e upon t hei r consci ousness, l est t hey be scandal -i zed by an encount er wi t h t r ut h.

Why al l t he endl ess cycl es of human cr eat i on, wi t h count l ess ci vi l i za-t i ons i n ever r ecur r i ng pr oc-essi onal or der, i f not f or t he evol ut i onof t he ' •i nf i ni t e11 l i ves of men?

Not hi ng i s wi t hout a meani ng; not hi ng ever has been, or ever wi l l be,wi t hout a pur pose; but unt i l humani t y l ear ns t hat t hei r l i ves ar e" i nf i ni t e" and t hat each have a par t t o pl ay i n t he et er nal "drama"cal l ed Li f e, j ust so l ong must cr eat i on seem a cr uel f ar ce and "deat h"t he end of i t al l .

That so- cal l ed "deat h" i s not t he end, we know; f or t hat whi ch mancal i s " deat h" i s by Cosmi c Law i mpossi bl e; our f ut ur e i s nei t her avoi d ñor ber ef t of hope; f or when t he vei l of mer e appear ances has beenl i f t ed we need no l onger accept t hat whi ch Seems f or t hat whi ch I s.

Man f ear s t he Unknown; f or when t hat whi ch he cal i s "deat h" st andsf ace to f ace— and al l he has t hought , or pl anned, or dr eamed, seemsf adl ng away; t her e comes t hat "dr ead" of " somet hi ng af t er deat h"—f or t hat undi scover ed count r y f r om whose bour n no t r avel er r et ur ns—puzz l es t he mi nd.



Why f ear deat h— when t her e i s none? We l i ve Not i n Ti me— butEt er ni t y, f or a t housand ages i n t he si ght of God ar e but an eveni nggone; not hi ng ever di ed ñor ever wi l l di e, f or al l i s " t r ansi t i on. "

When t i me decrees t r ansi t i on we r el i nqui sh our body of cl ay, and ouronce pr oud dust r et ur ns t o the el ement s f r om whi ch we spr ang; butt hat i mmor t al bei ng wi t hi n us whose dest i ny i t i s t o make et ernalpr ogr ess t hr oughout t he endl ess phases of human l i f e, r et ur ns t o t hepl añe f r om whence i t carne; at t he change cal l ed "deat h" i t cont i núest he " pat h, " from ear t h to el ysi an shores; i t i s t he Soul 1s r et ur n tot hat i mmor t al beaut y of i t s et er nal summer home; t hen, comes our Hi gherI ni t i at i on i nt o t he et er nal myst er i es of Li f e, as we bend t he kneebef or e t he cel est i al Sheki nah of God; but when the Soul ’ s soj our namongst El ys i an Fi el ds has ended, man must be bor n agai n— and once moreas a "l i vi ng soul " shal l wal k t he ear t h as of oí d.

So mani f est s t he Law of Rei ncar nat i on; and wi t h t he under st andi ng of t hi s l aw comes t he r emoval of al l f ear of so- cal l ed "deat h. "

But many bel i eve i t not ; humani t y dr i f t s t o and f r o upon t he f ace of t he ear t h ever seeki ng comf or t i n i t s var i ous f or ms of r el i gi ón, andmost of t en f i ndi ng none; t hey pr at e about God and Li f e and at t hechange cal l ed "deat h, " pass f r om t he ear t h knowi ng l i t t l e of el t her .

We hear t he cr y t hat Li f e i s unj ust ; but how can man cal i l i f e unj ust ,he bei ng t he sol é di r ect or of hi s own? Li f e gi ves us ear t h and heaven,t i me and et er ni t y t o r each our goal of happi ness; i t gi ves us ourdr eams and aspi r at i ons whom none can t ake away— f or none can sl ay a

hope but he i n whose hear t i t was born. You and I each had a per sonal r eas on f or uni t i ng wi t h t he Rosi cr uci anOr der ; what wer e some of t hose r easons?

One may say t hat he desi r ed t o be benef i t ed i n a mat er i al way;ot her s mi ght say that t hey desi r ed t o achi eve success i n a cer t ai nf i el d of endeavor ; st i l l ot her s mi ght say t hat t hey desi r ed mor eper f ect heal t h, r el i ef f r om si ckness or di sease; whi l e s t i l l ot her smi ght say t hat t hey desi r ed to at t ai n t o gr eat er hei ght s spi r i t ual l y;t hese and myr i ad ot her s ar e r easons why we accept ed the i nvi t at i on t ouni t e wi t h the Rosi cr uci an Or der .

However , i t i s my bel i ef t hat i f you wi l l car ef ul l y anal yze t he var i ous r easons set f or t h, you wi l l r each t he concl usi ón t hat humani t yas a whol e t he wor l d over are seeker s; and f ur t her mor e, t hat t he obj ectof t hei r sear ch may be summed up i n one wor d— and t hat wor d i s Happi ness .

The one who desi r es t o be benef i t ed i n a mat er i al way, does so becausehe bel i eves t hat by el i mi nat i ng cer t ai n mat er i al di f f i cul t i es— i t wi l lbr i ng happi ness.

The same r eas on appl i es t o t hose who seek success— t hey see beyondsuccess— happi ness.



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Li kewi se, t hose who desi r e mor e per f ect heal t h, r el i ef í’r om si cknessor di sease; t hey see happi ness t hr ough t he el l mi nat i on of t hei rundesi r abl e condi t i on; whi l e t hose who desi r e to at t ai n to gr eat erhei ght s spi r i t ual l y, aspi r e to t hat supr eme happi ness whi ch comes t ot he hi ghl y evol ved soul , and i s t he goal of our dr eams and aspi r at i ons.

Even t he cr i mi nal , i n hi s i gnor ance, t hi nks t hat by t he i l l egal gai nof power , or t he possess i on of anot her ' s weal t h— hi s ease, comf or t , andhappi ness are assured; i n hi s i gnor ance he r eckons not wi t h t he Lawof Karma.

Why so el usi ve, i s thi s obj ect of al l humani t y' s sear ch? Coul d i t nothave been, t hat af t er al l t hese many year s of seeki ng i n vai n, wemi ght have r et ur ned to our own ment al door st eps and f ound t her eon t he

Hol y Gr ai l of Happi ness?

Our pr esent envi r onment i n whi ch we now f i nd our sel ves i s t he exactone whi ch we our sel ves have creat ed, whet her wi l f ul l y or t hr oughi gnorance, and we cannot bl ame t he Cosmi c i f t he scene i s not anal l ur i ng one.

I f , i n t hought , we l i mi t our sel ves, so ar e we l i mi t ed i n mani f est at i on.

I f we have f al l ed t o hel p ot her s who ar e needy, and who desi r ed ourassi st ance, so wi l l the help of the Cosmic be wi t hhel d from us.

I f we ar e i n i l l heal t h, we have vi ol at ed some of nat ur e' s l aws, ort hr ough the t hi nki ng of negat i ve t hought s have changed our vi br at or yr at e f r om a bal anced st at e to one of i nhar mony.

The Real i t y of Li f e i s Happi ness; t he Del usi on of Li f e, whi ch weour sel ves cr eat e, i s Sor r ow.

Sor r ow i s the r esul t of mi sgui dance of t he wi l l , f or t hat par t i cul arat om whi ch man cal i s ' ' sel f" i s t he neur ot i c f ol l y of our wor l dt oday— det er mi ned not t o underst and; t he Cosmi c s i l ent l y obeys God1sordi nance, but man, on t he cont r ar y, quest i ons, ar gües, deni es, andr ebel s, ever per si st l ng i n t he bel i ef t hat hi s own i deas of r i ght andwr ong ar e super i or t o t hose of et ernal decr ees exl st ent si nce t he dawn

of cr eat i on.

Our Mast er , above al l t hi ngs on ear t h despi sed t he hypocr i t e; l i kehe who says wi t h hi s mout h and bel i eves not i n hi s hear t ; who pr aysGod to save hi s soul and i n al l hi s ways of l i f e shows an ut t er un-bel i ef i n i t s ver y exi st ence; and f r om what woul d he save hi s s oul —bei ng, as i t i s, a deat hl ess par t of God Hi msel f ?

I n t he days of our Mast er ' s coml ng, f ew men woul d l i st en, and f ewwi l l l i st en now; wor ds of Di vi ne Tr ut h t oday, as ever , ar e dr ownedi n t he l aught er of f ool s and the mocker y of t he pr of ane.



Hat e— not Love, i s t he one f al se not e i n our wor l d today; a hat e t hat

pr ef er s f al sehood t o t r ut h, mal i ce to ki ndness, sel f i shness togenerosi t y; rran despi si ng man, envyi ng anot her t he sl i ght est advant agecr eed cur si ng creed, each cal l i ng on God to f ul f i l l t he cur se; nat i onf i ght i ng nat i on, i n t he mut ual massacr es of a wor l d gone mad.

Man wor shi ps t he Sel f — not t he God; and He who scat t er ed seeds of ki ndness, knows t hat t he seeds f el l nei t her on st er i l e r ock, ñor byt he way, but on pr ol i f i c soi l — made r i ch by human gor e.

To t he Or der of t he Rose and Cr oss— our hope l i es i n i t s Fut ure, webow i n r ever ence to i ts Past ; t hr ough f i el ds of gl or y i t s gl i t t er i ngsymbol has shed i t s r ays of myst i c i l l umi nat i on down t hr ough t hecent ur i es of a l ong gone past , t o our pr esent t i me; i t s sacr ed t each-i ngs, t hei r beaut i f ul t hought s and t r easur ed secrets, ar e assc i nt i l l at i ng j ewel s of Gosmi c r evel at i on.

How l ong t he "One Rose f r om Keaven" must awai t i t s ear t hl y bl oom,God al one can t el l ; t i me and et er ni t y al one can unr avel our t angí esof l i f e, t hough t he way i s, and f or ever shal l be, cl ear and pl ai n;but what ever i n l i f e our mi ss i on may be, whet her our "pat h" be l evelor of st eep ascent ; whet her st r ewn wi t h f l ower s or t he t hor ns of f at e— t he Rose and Cr oss shal l l ead us, t o vi si ons— and communi onwi t h God.



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Thi s week we have t he vi ews of anot her Sor or i n r egar d t o our wor k. Thi s Sor or and her husband have been member s wi t h us f or many year s,l i vi ng i n t he New Engl and sect i on of t he Uni t ed St at es. Her husbandhas been the Mast er of a Chapt er of our member s, and. bot h have hadoppor t uni t i es t o assi st i n Chapt er wor k and assi st many, many members. They have been t hr ough f l oods i n t he New Engl and St at es, have wat chedt hei r wor l dl y possessi ons wl ped out , and seen t he suf f er l ngs andangui sh of many ot her s who have l ost t hei r wor l dl y possess i ons i n t hef l oods. Thi s Sor or has had an oppor t uni t y to appl y our pr i nci pi es notonl y i n her own dai l y af f ai r s but i n t he l i ves of many ot her s as wel l .We, i n t he Rosi cr uci an Or der , know what she has been abl e t o accompl i shf or her sel f and her husband and many ot her s, and I am sur e t hat youwho ar e i n the hi ghest Degr ees of our wor k wi l l be gr eat l y hel ped by

what she t ol l a you i n t he account of her var i ous exper i ences.

May Peace Pr of ound abi do wi t h each of you.

Fr at er nal l y,

YOUR CLASS MASTER

"As I r evi ew t he past si x or mor e year s i t does not seem r eal , t hatso many per pl exi ng condi t i ons have been over come. Depr ess i on carne wi t hi t s har dshi ps t o r i ch and poor and an ever - i ncr easi ng cr y f or sympat hy

i n act i ons and wor ds; but af t er my own l oss of a l arge home, a condi -t i on was c r eat ed and we car r i ed on wi t h a f or t i t ude and assur ancegai ned by our weekl y l ect ur es and appl i cat i on of t hei r cont ent s. Wemust assume compl et e f ai t h and t hon get busy t o make our pl ans comet hr ough f or r ehabi l i t at i ng a new home and sur r oundi ngs. Ví i th t heknowl edge gai ned f r om my l ect ur es I have l i vea a l i f e of ser vi ce t ohumani t y i n si ckness, t he f l ood pani cs of 1936 and 1938 wi t h hur r i canet o hamper . I f one has nct exper i enced t hese condi t i ons i t i s a bl ess-i ng i n one way, but i t i s a wonder f ul exper i ence t o be abl e t o commandconf i dence and r ecei ve st r engt h t o gi ve t o t hese despondent humanbei ngs, as wel l as ani mal s, assur ance t hat al l wi l l be t aken car e of i n good t i me.

Upon a number of occasi ons my i nt ui t i on has aver t ed acci dent s— and weal l know t hat i n meet i ng so many st r anger s, i nt ui t i on i s a gr eat hel p. These at t r i but es at t r act condi t i ons and peopl e t o one, and i n Ser vi ceto manki nd ar e ver y gr at i f yi ng. New exper i ences unf ol d, even t o t hepl añe i n t he sky at ni ght wi t h i t s r ed and gr een l i ght s, comi ng f r omsomewhere and goi ng somewher e, and t he or di nar i l y unhear d sounds of t he ni ght .

I t i s ver y har d af t er a l i f et i me of st udy to speak of exper i ences hadby such st udyi ng; f or ever y day, or even hour l y, some new exper i encecomes up, smal l or l arge, and i n my humbl e way, I cannot gi ve f ul lval uat i on t o t hese condi t i ons.



The st udy gi ves ment al poi se and a cont ent ment of l i f e by bei ng cal mand unhur r i ed i n t hese hect i o days of ever yone t r yi ng t o get away f r omt hemsel ves and st i f l i ng t he consci ousness. Our heal t h i s bet t er , f or

t he ner ves ar e qui et , and when t he mi nd i s peaoef ul and i n har mony wi t ht he Cosmi c t he physi cal sel f i s bet t er . Wi t h t he wi ndow open t o t hewi nt er ’ s coi d wi nd and a l ar ge bowl of wat er i n t he r oom my ni ght ’ sr cst and exper i ences are compl et e and t he mor ni ng1s of devot i ons andexer ci se upon ar i si ng— and al so upon r ct i r i ng— gi vcs t he best of spi r i t ual upl i f t ment f or f ul f i l l i ng t he day’ s act i vi t i es .

Wor r yi ng and f r ct t i ng over what has come and what wi l l come seems t obe t he chi ef compl ai nt of human bei ngs and t he l i ar de st t o overo orne. The t hi ngs we have done conscl ous l y or uncons ci ous l y can' t be changed,but we can pr of i t by t hese exper i ences and r emedy t hi s condi t i on.What ever your t r oubl es have been f or t he day, when upon r ct i r i ng

pl ace your conf i dence and bei ng i n t ho hands of God, or t he Supr emoBei ng, and go to s l eep and a most r ef r eshi ng r est wi l l be had and t henext day wi l l come wi t h r enewed conf i dence and st r engt h t o do t he bestwi t h your knowl edge and f ai t h.

Recent l y I have been r eadi ng of t he gal a at t endance at a pr evi ew of amot i on pi et ur e i n Hol l ywood and of t he wonder f ul cel ebr i t i es, andgowns wor n by t he same, and I am wonder i ng how many of us pr evi ew ourpast exper i ences and appr eci at e the val ué of doi ng t hi s. One does notneed t o have el abór at e gowns or j ewel s to do t hi s. As I si t i n ourhumbl e home, wi t h the wi nd and snow out si de but war mt h and qui eti nsi de and t he compani onshi p of a near l y bl i nd husband, al l seems as

i t shoul d be af t er ni net een year s of st udy of Rosi cr uci ani sm andt hi r t y- seven of mar r i age exper i ences. Upon t he st age or scr een of t hepast comes r eal i zat i on of havi ng gai ned conf i dence i n one' s abi l i t yt o j udge and compl et i ng pl ans, and peace of mi nd. I t ' i s wel l t hat wedo not know what i s t o be i n t he t omor r ow but when i t , or what seemsto be unsur mount abl e, does come we r ecei ve t he abi l i t y t o sur mountt hese condi t i ons, or i f i t i s to be t hat we cannot do t hi s, t hest r engt h i s gi ven t o us t o endur e and hel p ot her s endur e t hese condi t i ons.

Af t er year s of weekl y l eet ur es upon al l subj eet s per t ai ni ng t o al lt hi ngs i n l i f e one at t ai ns t he qui et ude and st abi l i t y whi ch gi ves onet he di st i nct i on of hel pf ul ness and cheer f ul ness upon al l occasi ons.

We have obt ai ned t he knowl edge of pr oper br eat hi ng and sl eepi ng whi chi n t ur n gi ves bet t er heal t h and r i ght l i vi ng. I n our hur r i ed l i vesf ew t hi nk of j ust sl t t l np; , but an eveni ng of j ust t hi s wi l l gi ve mor epr oof of nat ur e' s l aws and pr i nci pi es. No need of t he spoken wor d f orcompl et e compani onshi p, as t he wonder f ul pai nt i ng of t he aged mot herand f at her si t t i ng i n f r ont of t he f i r epl ace on an ol d- f ashi oned sof áshows. I n t he backgr ound ar e pi et ur es of her vi vi d exper i ences, andhi s on hi s si de of t he pi ct ur e, and compl et e har mony i s shown i n t hei rf aces as t hei r year s are near i ng compl et i on.

Dur i ng our busy dai l y l i ves i nt ui t i on i s a gr eat asset . I t i s cal l edmany ñames but i t i s t he same smal l voi ce whi ch we shoul d l i st en to

and heed at once. Wi t h t he st eady i ncr ease of knowl edge we can at t ai n



an at t i t ude whi ch r ecei ves conf i dence of humans as wel l as ani mal s andbi r ds. I n bei ng near or wi t h t he si ck t he assur ance of wel l - bei ng and

st r engt h- gi vi ng i s hel pf ul and qui et i ng. A l ong t i me ago a st r angerst opped i n my ci t y on her way t o New Yor k and t el ephoned f r om t hedepot t hat she had st opped over one t r ai n to see me and wher e coul dwe meet i n t he ci t y as I l i ved out i n t he subur bs. As t he pl ace waspubl i c she was r at her at l oss, as I al so was, as to how we woul d knoweach ot her , as we had f or got t en t o ment i on any way of I dent i f i cat i on,but upon my ar r i val we know each ot her . For me i t had bcen a subj ectof i nt er est but she, a new st udent , sai d, when I asked her how sheknew I was I , f I coul d f eel i t as you wer e J ust opposi t e me. 1

We of t en do wr ong but upon omi ssi on of t he wr ong we can r eadj ust t hi sl aw and so gai n i n exper i ence; but one must have t he har d knocks t o

appr eci at e t he good t hi ngs i n l i f e, I n cases of ext r eme moasur es, i ncase of acci dent s, si ckness, cat ast r ophes, we ar e gi ven conf i dence—i f we si ncer el y ask i t wi l l be gi ven or shown t o us, or st r engt h andf or t i t ude wi l l be avai l abl e t o gi ve ot her s who have not had t hepr i vi l ege of t hese l ectur es, t he assur ance unt i l condi t i ons ar e con-t r ol l ed. My most ext r eme need of al l I have l ear ned was my exper i enceof t he 1936 and 1938 f l oods and hur r i cane. My homo was on t he edge,or i n t he wedge shapo whi ch t he hur r i cane f or med, f or t hr ee r ods eachsi de was s t r ewn wi t h t r ees, sheds f ul l of t obacco, wi r es, pol es, et c.down. The wat er of bot h f l oods carne i nt o our home 5 and 2 ft . on thef i r st f l oor , so we t ook our ani mal s, cat s and dogs, and went t o hi gherl and wher e hundr eds were t oget her i n al l modes of l i vi ng. Ever y momentwas used i n hel pi ng ot her s t o t hi nk not of t he past but t o r eadj ustt hei r l i ves and pl an f or t he f ut ur o. What had gone coul d not bebr ought back, but pl ar mi ng and keepi ng t hem busy hel pi ng one hel panot her pr oved t hat suggest i on i s al l t hat i s necessary t o equal i zehuman emot i ons. A smi l e even i f you f eel l i ke cr yi ng car r i es t he dayand r eaps r esul t s.

The habi $ of peacef ul s l eepi ng i s ver y eas i l y acqui r ed i f your mi ndi s gi ven t he assur ance of oneness wi t h t he Cosmi c. Pl ai n f ood andexer ci se i n t he open wi l l gi ve good heal t h and di vi ne bei ng. Gi vet hanks f or al l t hi ngs gi ven t o you, and gi ve of al l you have at t ai ned.

Thi s wi l l be your her i t age f or t he comi ng year s of sat i s f act i on andt he r ewar d of : Wel l done my good and f ai t hf ul ser vant . "

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Of cour se, i t i s t oo ear l y f or me t o know much about t he resu' t t s t hatyou or ot her s may have obt ai ned through l ast week' s exper i ment , be-cause I f i nd f r om even t hose l i vi ng cí ose to me t hat t he f i r st f ew daypr oduced onl y a sensat i on of cal mness wi t h a sl i ght sensat i on of i nvi gor at i on. , I know t hat as t he week ends t her e wi l l be a ver y def i ni t etoni c. f eel i ng and a sense of i ncr eased vi t al i t y, but even t hi s i s nott he f ul l est eXpr essi on of t he exer ci se f or t he r eal ef f ect s wi l l come. dur i ng t he week f ol l owi ng i n each case and t her e wi l l be an accumul a-t i ve ef f ect f r om t he var i ous exer ci ses t o be gi ven each week.

Ther e i s one poi nt i n connect i on wi t h t hese col or exer ci ses t hat Iover l ooked ment i oni ng l ast week but i t i s not t oo l at e to speak of i tnow, and t hat i s t hat t he col or of yel l ow shoul d be used the l east of

al l . I f you have sel ect ed yel l ow as t he f i r st col or f or your exer ci set hen do not use i t agai n f or many mont hs and i f vou have not yet usedyel l ow and wi sh t o use i t t hi s comi ng week, keep i n mi nd t hat whi l eal l t he ot her col or s or shades of col or whi ch you may sel ect mey beused al t er nat el y and each one as f r equent l y as t he ot her , t he col oryel l ow— t hat i s t he br i l l i ant , br i ght , pur é yel l ow- - shoul d not be usedexcept af t er ei ght or t en weeks. i n ot her wor ds, al l t he ot her col or sshoul d be used f or ei ght or t en weeks bef ore t he col or of yel l ow i sr epeat ed i n any of t hese or ' f ut ure exer ci ses. I f you sel ect a shadeof col or t hat l s' a l i ght gr een wi t h much yel l ow i n i t, t hen i t may bet sea as f r equent l y as ot her col or s, or i f you sel ect an or ange wi t h at arge amount of yel l ow i n i t you may use i t f r equent l y. So l ong ast he yel l ow i s modi f i ed wi t h some ot her col or i t may be used f r equent l ybut pur é yel l ow i n i t s unmodi f i ed f or m as a pr i mar y col or shoul d notbe used mor e of t en t han every ei ght or t en weeks. I r epeat t hi s be-cause i t i s i mpor t ant . I t i s i mpor t ant because yel l ow i s t he onl ycol or t hat does not add to t he vi t al i t y. I t does not depl et e or t akeaway f r om t he vi t al i t y i n any sense but i t has no ef f ect upon t hevi t al i t y and ver y l i t t l e ef f ect upon t he psychi c devel opment . I t doeshave some mi nor ef f ect s upon some of t he gl ands and t hat i s why we donot el i mi nat e i t al t oget her .

Now aur i ng t he comi ng week you may t r y a second col or i f you wi sh orst i ck. t o t he f i r st col or you have used, r epeat i ng thi s same col or f or

■the comi ng week ( unl ess i t was t he col or of yel l ow, i n whi ch case

sel ect a new col or ) . I know t hat I s uggest ed i n my t al k t o you l astweek t hat you coul d change t he col or ever y f ew days i f you wi shed butI r eal l y t hi nk i t woul d be bet t er to st i ok to one col or f or an ent i r eweek f or t he comi ng f ew weeks unt i l your syst em has been pr et sy. wel lt oned and t unea wi t h t hese col ors, t hen you may change t hem mor er api dl y t han once a week.

I pr omi sed you some l i t t l e expl anat i on r egar di ng t hese exer ci ses andI f i nd t hat t he expl anat i ons wi l l i nvol ve a great many f undament alpr i nci pi es and a gr eat many new and i nt er est i ng pr i nci ol es and so t hebest I can do i s to t ouch upon an i mpor t ant one each week.



Each one of us as a vi br at i ng uni t of mat t er i n t hi s uni ver sal cel l of exi st ence has a nat ur al col or val ué whi ch i s our i ndi vi dual col or , j ustas each one of us has a def i ni t e musi cal not e and a def i ni t e pol ar i t y

of vi br at i on. Ever y uni t of mat t er t hr oughout t he uni ver se, whet heri t i s a uni t of t he mi ner al mer cur y or a uni t of t he mi ner al known asgol d or s i l ver , copper, t i n, i ron, sal t or what - not , has i t s di st i nc-t i ve col or . I t i s t r ue t hat al l of t he mi ner al el ement s, and, i n f act ,al l of t he el ement s of nat ur e i n t he uni ver se, gi ve of f var i ous col or- swhi ch const i t ut e t hei r i ndi vi dual spectr ums, but never t hel ess, t her ei s one par t of t he spect r um of col or whi ch i s most def i ni t e f or eachel ement and t hi s i s known as t he di st i nct col or , or shade of col or ,of t hat - ol ece of mat t er . Thi s i s not a myst i cal i dea but one whi chsci ence has ver i f i ed, and t he f act t hat ever y el ement of mat t er doeshave a di st i nct and out st andi ng l i ne of col or i n t he gener al spect r umhas enabl ed sci ence t o l ócat e or di scover many mi ner al s t hat wer e

mi ssi ng f r om t he per i odi c t abl e of ear t hl y el ement s. Ever y pl ant hasi ts di s t i nct col or whi ch r esul t s f r om the vi br at i ons of the pl ant .

I t i s a di f f i cul t t hi ng f or an i ndi vi dual human bei ng to di scoverwhi ch i s hi s col or except f r om exper i ence. Al l of us sooner or l at erl ear n of t he col or , or pr eci se shade of col or , whi ch i s not onl y mostat t r act i ve t o us but whi ch i s most pl easi ng, sat i sf yi ng and hel pf ult o us. Ever y woman has di scover ed t hat a cer t ai n shade of some def i ni t e col or i s best f or her cl ot hi ng because i t makes her fee' l mor evi t al , soot hes her nerves, gi ves her added cont ent ment and i n manyot her myst i cal ways enabl es her t o sense that t hi s par t i cul ar shadeof col or i s most appr opr i at e f or her . Of cour se, she has t o seek f orsome ot her modi f i cat i ons or even opposi t es t o t hi s col or because she

cannot wear one col or cont i nual l y i n cl ot hi ng.

Al so al l women, and a gr eat many men, have f ound t hat t her e i s onecol or , or shade of col or , t hat i s qui t e di spl easi ng. I t i s commonl yknown t hat br own i s qui t e di spl easi ng t o peopl e of t he whi t e r acewher eas i t i s a pl easi ng col or f or t he aver age per sons of t he so- cal l udcol or ed or bl ack r ace. Thi s i s not due t o any si mi l ar i t y bet weent he compl exi ón and t he col or f or t her e ar e ot her dark ski nned r aces,or what we mi ght al most cal i br own ski nned r aces, t hat do not enj oywear i ng br own. But t he col or ed per sons of t he Sout her n st at es of Amer i ca who wer e bor n i n such st at es and who are descendant s of t heAf r i can r aces ar e qui t e at t uned to t he col or of br own wher eas t hi s

same col or i n al most any of i t s dar k shades i s di st ur bi ng to t heaver age whi t e per son. Ther e ar e many psychol ogi cal r easons f or t hi si nt o whi ch we wi l l not ent er at t he pr esent t i me. The same i s t r ueof musi cal not es f or each i ndi vi dual and of cer t ai n ot her uni ver salcondi t i ons and el ement s of vi br at i ons.

Now t he obj ect of t he pr esent col or exer ci ses i s not merel y to assi styou i n di scover i ng what i s your most pl easi ng and sat i sf yi ng col or ,f or I t hi nk t hat t her e ar e many mor e si mpl e ways t o di scover t hi s.

These exer ci ses ar e f or t he pur pose of bui l di ng up t he vi br at or y f unc-t i oni ng of many par t s of t he body whi ch can oní y f unct i on pr oper l ywhen t hey ar e at t uned wi t h the var i ous r at es of vi br at i ons t hat af f ectour bodl es gener al l y. The whol e physl cal body of man i s i n r hyt hm and



vi br at i on. Unl ess ever y cel l i n t he body i s vi br at i ng pr oper l y and i nhar mony wi t h ot her s t her e wi l l be i l l ness, and unl ess t he ent i r e bodyas one cel l i s vi br at i ng har moni ousl y wi t h t he uni ver sal vi br at i ons

t her e wi l l be i l l ness. Each of t he col or s of t he spect r um, except i ngyel l ow, has a vi t al i zi ng ef f ect upon t he ent i r e body. Yel l ow has anef f ect upon onl y a f ew gl ands of mi nor i r apor t ance but , nevnr t heü es s ,necessar y t o t he gener al scheme. .

So f or t he f ol l owi ng week ei t her cont i nué t he same col or t hat youused l ast week f or t he same exer ci se, r epeat i ng i t i dent i cal l y asyou used i t dur i ng the past week, or, i f you have f el t ver y def i ni t eef f ect s f r om t hat col or you may change to anot her col or f or t he comi ngweek. But I woul d st r ongl y ur ge t hat you pi ck one of t he col ors youused l ast week and st ay wi t h i t and r epeat i t i n your exer ci ses t hi sweek so t hat we may st ar t t hi s wor k wi t h a good aevel opment of t he

ef f ect s at t he ver y begi nni ng. I n ot her wor ds, f ol l ow t he same exer ci se as out l i ned on t he sever al pages of l ect ur e 120 sent t o you l astweek.

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Cont i nul ñg our st udy of the esot er i c pr i nc i pi e of Gr ace i t i s f i t t i ngt hat we shoul d exami ne t hi s pr i nci pi e f r om ever y angl e.

We di scover i n our st udi es t hat t he most pr i mi t i ve of r el i gi ous r i t esi ncl uded t hi s i dea of devel opi ng t he Gr ace of God. I n order t o under -st and t hi s pr i nci pi e f r om t he vi ewpoi nt of t he anci ent myst i cs we mustl ay asi de any consi der at i on of t he f act t hat t her e was a gr eat di ver -gence of opi ni on as t o whom and what was God. Let me suggest t hateven t hough we at t he pr esent t i me t hi nk t hat we know t he r eal God andar e wor shi ppi ng t he r eal God t hrough havi ng a pr oper concept i on of Hi m,t he t i me may come i n t he di st ant f ut ur e when peopl e wi l l have an evenbet t er concept i on of God, and wi l l smi l e at t he concept i on we have now. They may even t hi nk t hat our pr esent concept i on of God was qui t e heat h-eni sh or pagani sh. Al l t hat we can do i s t o t hi nk of God and concei ve

of Hi m i n t he Li ght of our under st andi ng. Thi s i s al l t hat t he anci entpagans di d. Thei r i dea of t he God of t he uni ver se and t he God of al lbei ngs may have been ver y crude, and sur r ounded wi t h wr ong i deas, andmi sconcept í ons; however , t o t hem t he i dea of God i ncl uded t he gr eatessent i al s. To t hem God was the most supr eme bei ng i n t he wor l d. Hewas omni pot ent i n ever y concei vabl e sense. They even went so f ar asto t hi nk of Hi m as bei ng l ar ger i n stat ure, l ar ger i n ment al i t v^l ar ger i n vol ume of voi ce, and possess i ng al l t he power s of t he uni verse. He was God of t he Wi nds, God of t he Sun, God of t he Water ,God of t he Ai r , and i n f act, God of ever yt hi ng, f or he suppl ant ed al lof t he scor e or mor e gods t hat had been pr evi ousl y assi gned t o al lof t he el ement s and condi t i ons of t he uni ver se. To t hem God was al soomni pr esent ; He was i n ever yt hi ng and t her ef or e t o "bo f ound ever y-

wher e. The sl i ght est whi sper i ng sound pr oduced by the wl nd cont ai nedt he pr esence of God, accor di ng t o t hei r i dea. The r i ppl es on t hesur i ace of t he wat er cont ai ned Hi s pr esence. Ever y hol y al t ar i nhome or t empl e, every hol y casket , ever y hol y f ount ai n, ever y hol yshr i ne, cont ai ned t he pr esence of God.

I of t en t hi nk as I r ead some of t hei r anci ent wr i t i ngs t hat t hey hadan even gr eat er appr eci at i on of t he pr esence of God t han we have t oday.I n many of our pr esent - day chur ches t he pr ayer s of f er ed t o God pet i -t i on Hi m t o come down i n t he congr egat i on and be pr esent i n t heedi f i ce- - as t hough God had not been pr esent si nce t he pr evi ous Sun-day or Wednesday eveni ng, Many ot her pr ayer s ask God to vi si t a cer

t ai n l ocal i t y, or come i nt o t ouch wi t h a cer t ai n pl ace, as t hough Hewer e not al r eady ther e. To the anci ent s such an i dea woul d have seemed pecul i ar . They not onl y l ooked upon God as bei ng const ant l y andcont i nousl y pr esent i n ever y hol y t empl e, shr i ne, and s&cr ed pl ace,but as bei ng pr esent wher ever l i vi ng t hi ngs, l i vi ng creat ur es, wer et o be f ound. He was t her ef or e al ways pr esent ni ght and day i n ever yhome wher e t her e were l i vi ng per sons who r ecogni zed Hi m or who pai dadorat i on t o Hi m. Cer t ai nl y He was cont i nuousl y pr esent i n t he gr eatt empl es, and never had t o be asked or pet i t i oned t ob e pr esent on aspeci al occasi on. The J ewi sh r el i gi ón t ook t hi s i dea out of t he Or i entand bui l t f or i t sel f i n ever y synagogue a hol y al t ar whi ch r epr esent edt he et ernal and cont l nuous pr esence of God i n t he pl ace. Ther ef or e,a wor shi pper ni ght go i nt o such synagogues at any t i me of t he day or



ni ght whet her t here was a ser vi ce bei ng conduct ed or not , and be sur eof f i nd ng t he pr esence of God at t he al t ar. Goi ng t o t hi s poi nt ,t her ef or e, or st andi ng near i t woul d br i ng one cl oser t o sorae f or m of at t unement wi t h God*

So we see t hat ever t hough the pagans and anci ent peopl es had st r angei deas about t he per sonal l ooks of God and bel i eved many pecul i art hi ngs about Hi m such as t hat He was ext r emel y j eel ous and f i l l edwi t h wr at h at t i mes, and easi l y angered by t he si af ul act s of per sons,and woul d smi t e peopl e wi t h pest i l ence and f ami ne, or cause ear t h-quakes, f l oods, or f i r es i n or der t o make peopl e obey Hi s wi l l , st i l lt he God t hey concei ved of was as per f ect as was t hei r Li ght * Wecan al so under st and, t her ef or e, how t hey at t r i but ea t o t he nat ur e of t hi s God of t hei r s a benevol ent and ki ndl y si de. Wi t h al l hi s anger , j eal ousy, wr at h, and occas i onal l y peeved at t i t ude, t hey bel i eved Heal so had a great amount of l ove, an encompaesi ng ki ndness , and a most

f r i endl y f eel i ng f or t hose who obeyed Hi m, I t was the desi r e, t her ef or e, of t he most r el i gi ous and most devout t o wi n the f r i endshi p of God, and wi n t he l ove of God by l i vi ng proper l y* obeyi ng Hi s l aws,and f ear i ng Hi m. I n or der t o wi n Hi s f r i endshi p and Hi s l ove, andt hus be sur e of bei ng bl essed wi t h f avor s f r om God, i t was necessar yt o f i nd Gr ace wi t h God. Once mor e we may smi l ? wi t h t ol er at i on andki nd consi der at i on of t he pecul i ar met hods tha' u some of t hem adopt edto f i nd t hi s Gr ace, or wi n thi s Gr ace of fl od, but af t er al l t hey di dnot do many t hi ngs t hat wer e gr eat l y di f f er ent f r om what t he chur chesadvi se us t o do today,

Thousands of t hese anci ent myst i cs bel i eved t hat by abandoni ng al lof t hei r wor l dl y standi ng, wor l dl y her i t age, and wor l dl y possessi ons•they woul d mor e qui ckl y f i nd t hi s Gr ace. Taki ng t he l i f e of Buddhaas an exampl e, we f i nd t hat he was $ot t he onl y one bor n of r oyalbl ood and pr i ncel y st andi ng who abandoned hi s pal ace, hi s t i tl es, -hi s el egant cl ot hi ng, and wor l dl y t hi ngs and, put on a cover i ng of onepi ece of c l ot h, mer el y par t i al l y t o wr ap hla naked body, and went f or t hi nt o t he wor l d under an asaumed ñame as a poor man and l i vef l on t hemor sel s of f ood t hat wer e vol unt ar i l y dr opped i n hi s beggi ng bowl whi l ehe pr eached some r el i gi ous doct r i ne. Some of t he gr eat est r ul er s knowni n hi s t or y sacr i f i ced at l east one hal f , i t not al l , of t hei r wor l dl ypower at t i mes t o f i nd Gr ace wi t h God. Ot her s bel i eved t hat by l i vi ngapar t f r om wor l dl y peopl e a/i d wor l dl y t empt at i ons, and goi ng i nt ocaves, gr ot t os or r ui ned bul l di ngs on t he ♦nount ai nt ops, or i n uni n-

habi t ed val l eys, t hey woul d devel op gr eat er spi r i t ual i t y and thus at -t ai n Gr ace. I n ’t hi s bel i ef we f i nd t he or i gi n of t he pr act i ce of be-comi ng an anchor i t e. Ot her s bel i eved that- by separat i ng t hemsel vesf r om t he wor l d and goi ng t o l i ve i n a gre tt bui l di ng wi t h ot her s whof el t l l ke t hey di d, and devot i ng most of i : hei r t i me t o st udy and medi -t at i on on spi r i t ual subj eet s, and devot i ng a par t of t hei r t i me to do-i ng humani t ar i an wor k f or ot her s, t hey woul d f i nd t hi s Gr ace, Thi swas t he or i gi n of t he monki sh or gani zat i ci ns, and of t he t ui l di ng of monast er i es. Ot her s bel i eved t hat by per secut i ng t hei r physi calboai es, negl ect i ng t hem, and t hus maki ng t he wor l d and al l of i t st empt at i ons l ess i nt er est i ng t o t hem t he,7 woul d i ncr ease t he spi r i t ualsi de of t hei r nat ures, - and obt ai n Gr ace, " Thi s was t he or i gi n of t he

or i ent al syst ems of sel f - puni shment whi c¿ we f i nd st i l l axi s t i ng i nI ndi a and some ot her count r i es. . Some of t he most uneducat ed and



i l l i t er at e of t he pagans bel i eved t hat by bur ni ng sacr i f i ces t o Godt hey woul d obt ai n Gr ace, and we f i nd t hi s cust om was par t l y a&opt ed byt he J ewi sh peopl e, and i s st i l l exi st ent as a r el i gi ous r i t e i n manycount r i es. Ot her s t hought t hat by bui l di ng huge t empl es wi t h spi r es,or domes poi nt i ng t o t he heavens i n whi ch l ong and gl or i ous pr ayer s t o

God coul d be of f er ed, and i n whi ch t hey coul d go f or hour s at a t i mef or spi r i t ual separ at i on f r om t he wor l d, i t woul d hel p to br i ng Gr ace,and t hi s was the or l gi n of t he many uni que bui l di ngs t hat wer e bui l t ywi t h such magni f i cent hei ght s and wonder f ul spi r es.

The i de«»s hel d by t hese anci ent s wer e many, and t oo numer ous to event hi nk of put t i ng i nt o one book or one encycl opedi a. There was the op-posi t e si de of t he pi ct ur e as wel l . Ther e wer e those who bel i eved t hatGod was conf l ned t o some speci al f or ms and pl aces. They bel i eved t hatGod exi st ed i n cer t ai n st ones or met ái s, and t hese wer e car r i ed by per -sons or hung on cords ar ound t hei r necks, and t hi s was t he begi nni ng of t he bel i ef i n amul et s, and l ucky char ms. There wer e ot hers who bel i eved

t hat t he spi r i t of God r est ed i n cer t ai n ani mal s, and t hese ani mal swer e car ef ul l y pr ot ect ed and f ai t hf ul l y wat ched, not as God but as r e-pr esent at i ves of God, and v/e f i nd t hi s i dea sti l l i n usage i n someor i ent al count r i es wher e cer t ai n ani mal s ar e gr eat l y r espect ed. Then,of cour se, carne t he sex i dea based upon the peopl e1s i gnor ancc of sexand sex mat t er s. They bel i eved t hat s l nce l i f e i n al l of i t s vi s i bl emet hods of r epr oduct i on seemed t o be associ at ed wi t h t he sex or gans,God' s power r esi ded sol el y i n t hese or gans, and t he r esul t was a de-vel opment of a sys t em of sex wor shi p t hat di d not have any el ement of t he per ver si ons and monst r ous i deas associ at ed wi t h sex wor shi p t oday;but never t hel ess, wi t h al l of i t s pur i t y and absol ut el y hol y r espect,t he sex wor shi p i dea was er r oneous and l ed t o many mi sconcept i ons about

God and l i f e gener al l y. The out st andi ng f act i s t hat t hr ough al l of t hese so- cal l ed dar k agesi n anci ent t i mes, and i n t he mi ddl e ages as wel l , man sought t o f i ndGr ace wi t h God by wi nni ng t he f avor of God, and i t i s t o be not ed t hatt he one f undament al i dea i n al l of t hei r met hods f or f i ndi ng Gr ace wast he pr i nci pi e of at t uni ng onesel f wi t h God t hr ough pr oper l i vi ng andt hr ough obeyi ng God1s l aws.

Now, up to t he t i me t hat Moses carne f or t h t o hi s peopl e wi t h a t abl etof st one upon whi ch cer t ai n comment s wer e def i ni t el y wr i t t en, t hepeopl e of t he wor l d had no def i ni t el y pr escr i bed and def i ni t el y wor dedl aws as bei ng t he l aws of God. They based al l of t hei r under st andi ng

of God1s l aws upon occur r ences i n Uf e whi ch t hey observed. A chi l ddoes not have t o st udy a medi cal book t o know t hat cut t i ng hi s f i ngerwi t h a kni f e pr oduces pai n, i nj ur y, a l oss of bl ood, and some i ncon-veni ence i n t he use of t he f i nger . I n t he same way as a chi l d obser vedt he l aw of pr ot ect i ng t he f i nger to save pai n, so t hese anci ent peopl esobser ved t hat by not doi ng cer t ai n t hi ngs t hey wer e happi er and i n bet -t er heal t h, and f ound a cer t ai n peace and spi r i t ual power t hat t heywoul d not have ot her wi se. Consequent l y they wor ked out a code t hatseemed t o t hem t o r epr esent t he f undament al l aws of God. Now t hesel aws we ar e goi ng t o st udy and anal yze i n connect i on wi t h ear ni ng, de-ser vi ng, and at t ai ni ng t he Gr ace of God. I n addi t i on t o t he ot her hel p-f ul exer ci ses you shoul d medi t at e upon and t r y to anal yze what you

t hi nk ar e t he f undament al l aws of God, whi ch wi l l br i ng t he appr ovalof God i nt o our Uve s , and br i ng us Gr ace.Fr at ernal l y, YOUR CLASS MASTER



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