A Lamp Unto My Feet

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ALAMPUNTO MY FEETby

WALTER C. LANYON


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The author of this book. WALTER C. LANYON, is an American-born Englishman. e !ase"ucate" in this countr#, $rance an" Englan" an" has s%ent more than half of his lifetra&eling all o&er the !orl" in&estigating an" stu"#ing the &arious %resentations of Truth.

$or fifteen #ears, 'r. Lan#on has lecture" on the %ersonal re&elation he has gaine" of the

(rinci%le of Life, in all countries of the globe.Through #ears of %ro&ing the Wordhe has refine" his %resentation of it, eliminating the%ersonal almost com%letel# an" lea&ing the %ure re&elation as sim%le an" natural as %ossible.Thousan"s !ill testif# to the tremen"ous )%iritual $orce gotten through the mere rea"ing ofhis !orks.

*t has been the "esire of 'r. Lan#on to kee% the %ersonal entirel# out of the !a#, hence, noe+%loitation of himself or his books has taken %lace.

e is the author of some thirt#-three books on Truth, a no&el, t!o librettos for light o%erasan" innumerable articles an" !rite-u%s on human interest.

The sim%le manner in !hich 'r. Lan#on has state" the truth enables the rea"er to gras% the%rinci%le for himself an" %ut it into %ractice !ithout the clo#ing sense of a %ersonal teacher ororganiational bon"age.

The re&elation of Truth comes as naturall# as the "a!n to the soul !ho is rea"# to let thisha%%en. The kernel of his teaching is the $irst (erson an" %resent tense - the actual. usable,%ractical. re&elation of the esus Christ teaching.


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CONTENTS

The *mmaculate Conce%tion

/e&italiing E&il

0orn Again

1o" Re2uires the (ast

E+ce%t

The 1esture

)tir 3% the 1ift

Yon )#camine Tree

The (resence

Wis"om

The )ecret (o!er

The Well of Li&ing Waters

1o" in Action

*f * 0e Lifte" 3%

At the $eet of the 'aster

Re&elation

Assum%tion

The 'echanics

The 0lae of Life

Who Are You4


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THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

)EARC the )cri%tures, for in them #e think #e ha&e life eternal.

3ntil the )cri%tures #iel" u% their s#mbolog#, the# remain a rather te"ious histor# of a"eca"ent ci&iliation. Once #ou become the %rinci%al actor, as it !ere, in the mo&ing %ictures

of the sacre" book #ou begin to un"erstan" the re&elations of esus the Christ5 ho! it !asthat he constantl# s%oke in %arables because of the ignorance of the %eo%le, an" ho!necessar# it !as for the %eo%le -- e&en #ou an" me -- to release the blesse" re&elation fromthese stories into the %resent-"a#, %ractical, e&er#"a# li&ing.

Who then has not !ritten the %salms of "esolation an" the (salms of (raise4 Who then hasnot foun" all of the inci"ents of ob6s %ainful an" trium%hant e+istence sha"o!e" forth in hiso!n life4 )o also hi""en in the &arious e&ents is the actual %o!er for those !ho ha&e e#es tosee -- !hat the )cri%tures sa# unto the Churches -- unto #our tem%les-bo"ies.

To the human thought the !a# of esus is the !a# of the *m%ossible, e&en the !a# of fantas#.Who belie&es in miracles as natural, normal things4 The# are classe" in the unnatural an" the

im%ossible, an" it is from this ele&ation !e must a%%roach them if !e e+%ect to un"erstan"their %ractical use in e&er#"a# life.

E&er#thing that esus "i" is im%ossible to the human senses. The three-"imensional min"s%eaks from that mass of kno!le"ge it gathers looking through the glass "arkl#, but its%eaks trul# as far as its limite" &ision is concerne". We kno! that a hea&ier-than-!ater bo"#!ill sink in !ater, an" that gra&it#, cohesion, a"hesion, attraction, ha&e a "efinite %o!er!hich cannot be set asi"e, e&en tem%oraril#, e+ce%t !ith great effort. Yet e&er#thing thatesus "i" !as outsi"e of all of these la!s.

'an# %eo%le are still tr#ing to !ork in the three-"imensional-thought !orl" !ith this ne!

(o!er, an" fin" it utterl# incom%atible an" im%ossible, an" so it is.*f the Christ (o!er coul" "o onl# the %ossible there !oul" be little use to bother !ith it, since#ou are "ail# "oing !hat is %ossible. We are onl# intereste" in the teaching of esus Christbecause of its "oing the im%ossible.

*f #ou cannot rea"il# take off from this le&el #ou are still looking for miracles, an" &eril# after#ou ha&e seen one, an" kee% looking for them, #ou !ill not e&en be able to fin" 'E. Ye seek'E after the loa&es an" fishes an" cannot fin" 'E - not because * A' not there, but becausethrough the glass "arkl# #ou ha&e glim%se" the im%ossible ha%%en an" are still treating it asa magic %o!er, a !orker of tricks, an" a "oer of leger"emain. *f #ou cannot concei&e that the*'(O))*0LE is the fiel" in !hich the Christ (o!er o%erates #ou !ill still be s!inging

bet!een something an" nothing. An" it !ill be mostl# nothing.

ence all the "ee%er lessons tucke" a!a# in stories an" %arables "eal !ith the "oing of theimpossible. The %roblem is clearl# state" an" !orke" out5 the !a# out of e&er# "ifficult# isclearl# gi&en. No one of the %resent "a# can enter into a situation !hich has not been full#an" am%l# co&ere", e+%laine", an" %ro&e" nothing b# the esus Christ (o!er.

)earch the )cri%tures. /o #ou hear4

'ar# the 7irgin !as o&ersha"o!e" b# the (resence. The Annunciation !as ma"e. An


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im%ossible thing !as to take %lace. )he !as to bring forth a 'essiah, an" this bringing forthha" to be outsi"e the offices of man. *nstantl# the !hole %ro%osition !as %ut on the %lane ofthe impossible-- it 8ust coul" not ha%%en. An#one coul" see an" un"erstan" that. An" 'ar#aske"9 o! can this be, seeing * kno! no man4 *n other !or"s, it !as an im%ossiblesituation, an" coul" neither be un"erstoo" nor manifeste".

*s this situation an# "ifferent from !hat #ou are tr#ing to "o4 a&e #ou not arri&e" at anincurable state of a "isease" or !orn-out bo"# an" min", or a ho%eless state of !aiting, or ahalf "ea" state of no e+%ression4 An" are #ou not tr#ing to bring out the im%ossible !hen#ou tr# to get ri" of the incurable "isease4 When the annunciation-"esire-is ma"e to #ou of%erfect health or substance being %ossible in #our life, !hat "oes #our min" echo4 Yet !here"i" #ou get the "esire for the %erfecte" state of health or e+%ression4 Wh# "oesn6t e&er#bo"#ha&e the same "esire5 an", !hen #ou bring this state of %erfect health or substance intomanifestation :!hen #ou embodyit;, !ill it not be a 'essiah to #our !orl"4 Will it not sa&e#ou from "estruction b# "isease or limitation4

The (resence urging u%on #ou constantl# for e+%ression stan"s at the "oor of consciousness -

0ehol" * stan" at the "oor an" knock, an" if an# man


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)%irit is o&er-sha"o!ing #ou !ith an en"less stream of "esires, all of !hich shoul" fin" abo"# an" form an" go forth into e+%ression, if #ou but follo!e" the la! of 'ar#.

An" 'ar# magnifie" the Lor" !ithin her. )he cease" to look to the !a#s an" means, or toconsi"er the almost ho%eless situation that confronte" her. )he %on"ere" these things in herheart.

The holiness of Life > !hen #ou see, e&en for a moment, this glorious i"ea of the *mmaculateConce%tion. Your "esires are "ignifie" !ith the 8o# of being %ossible because the# areim%ossible to the reasoning of man. This &er# recognition of the *m%ossible as %ossible sho!sthe first faint streaks of !is"om an" acce%tance in a %o!er !hich is not "e%en"ent u%on thelimite" la!s of man.

The )%irit is o&ersha"o!ing #ou no!, e&en as it is o&ersha"o!ing e&er# other tem%le, bo"#,urging u%on it to o%en the "oor of e+%ression an" let 'E in. The thief, the crook, theharlot, an" the saint are all o&ersha"o!e" !ith this glorious (resence, floo"ing them !ith"esires, e&er# one of !hich is a hol# thing seeking a bo"# an" a form, but, because of theim%ossible nature of the "esires as &ie!e" through the glass "arkl# of the human thought,

onl# "istorte" an" ugl# manifestations can get through. E&er# "esire is hol# an" from 1o",an" in its %urest form is true an" goo", but, b# the time it is %ut through the thick fog ofhuman belief, that !hich comes out into manifestation is so far remo&e" from its originalurge as to be unrecogniable.

Life circumscribe" b# the human min" is a series of blaste" ho%es an" "esires, an" #et itshoul" be 8ust the o%%osite b# reason of the re&elation ma"e b# esus.

With 1o" nothing is im%ossible. W*T 1o"4 Or with1o" /oes it mean it is onl# true to a1o" se%arate" from #ou or because #ou are !ith 1o"4 /o #ou recall that esus ma"e imselfas 1o", an" "o #ou begin to see ho! the *'(O))*0LE becomes the %ossible to the

consciousness that is of the same substance or nature4 A!ake, thou that slee%est, an" Christshall gi&e thee light. esus "i" not tr# to use a (OWER to !ork things out on the %lane of the*m%ossible5 he foun" his true nature to be 1o", an" to 1o" all things !ere an" are %ossible.The coming forth of this ma# ha&e set asi"e or u%set all the human beliefs regar"ing thesituation, but that !as of no conse2uence. )o "oes an electrical storm man# times set asi"ethe best-lai" %lans of mice an" men, an" neither one nor the other can "o an#thing about it,!hether the# like it or not. esus !as not concerne" !ith !hat the human thought !oul"think or "o about the situation. e ma"e imself as 1o", an" from that (lane the *m%ossiblebecame the (ossible, an" its coming into manifestation might be consi"ere" a miracle or acoinci"ence5 it ma"e no "ifference. )uffice to sa#, he kne! that the human min" !oul""is%ose of it some !a# so as not to u%set its o!n basis of life.

(resentl# the i"ea !ill be ma"e clear to #ou. You !ill begin to see the %lan of manifestation.The O&ersha"o!ing (resence announces that !hich is to take %lace in an" through #ou. Youha&e it as a "esire, an" the moment this is acce%te" in the clear 7irgin min" :the min" !hichis not cluttere" u% !ith a lot of meta%h#sical teaching an" beliefs; the silent announcing of itsa"&ent goes forth. The Wise 'en from afar, seeing the star, come !ith their gifts. )o !ithe&er# "esire that is immaculatel# concei&e" an" brought forth accor"ing to the !a# of esusChrist - it "ra!s e&er#thing to it that is necessar#, instea" of going out into the !orl" seekingfor its o!n. E&er# "esire that #ou e&er ha", or e&er !ill ha&e, !hich is han"le" from this


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stan"%oint !ill be recognie" an" recei&e its gifts from the Wise 'en. *t is !on"erful !henthe re&elation of the *mmaculate Conce%tion takes %lace !ithin #ou. You !ill feel the scales"ro%%ing from #our e#es an" the ne! "a# a%%earing. The ol" i"ea of getting an i"ea an"then tr#ing to remonstrate it, e&en in the face of the kno!le"ge that it is absolutel#im%ossible, falls b# the boar", an" the Recognition of (resence sho!s forth "efinitel# inresults. *f * be lifte" u%


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recognition an" the full %o!er to e+%ress in a !a# #e kno! not of, at that instant it !illfin" its means of e+%ression. Neither sa# Lo here> or, lo there > for, behol", the ?ing"om of1o" is !ithin #ou -- the state of the consciousness of this (resence is in #ou, an" that is theonl# %lace it can e&er be felt, kno!n, or e+%erience". The moment #ou recognie it there, #ousee it in e&er#thing, an" the impossible thing, !hich has to be born outside the offices of man,comes through in a normal an" natural !a# !ithout "isturbing an#thing. *t is !on"erful. *s

an#thing har" to 'E4 Ans!er me. Your little %roblem fa"es a!a#. You begin to see thathitherto #ou a%%roache" #our "esires as %roblems to be !orke" out, instea" of the urge ofthe 1reat )%irit o&ersha"o!ing #ou !ith Lo&e. *t is !on"erful.

When #ou come to un"erstan" this great o&ersha"o!ing of the (resence #ou !ill un"erstan"the eternal coming of s%ring in all its s#mbolog#, an" #our bo"# shall be like a gar"en%lante" b# the banks of a ri&er, bringing forth its fruit in "ue season. What are #ou !orr#ingabout4 Align #ourself !ith this glorious thing calle" Life an" the fluttering, fitful sense ofthings !ill %ass, absorbe" into e&en an" beautiful %atterns of rh#thm.

Your "esires !ill no longer come un"er the hea"ing of something to be !orke" out5 the#

!ill be the eternal annunciation. Remembering that the s%arro! is 8ust as %recious as the eagle,#ou "o not ha&e to !orr# about #our "esires being so tri&ial in the scheme of !orl" e&ents.

'ar# "i" not run into the streets an" tell the !orl" that she !as going to bring forth a'essiah b# other than the offices of man, she %on"ere" these things in her heart. Theheckling an" arguing of !a#s an" means, the %ro-an"-con stan"%oint, ha&e nothing!hatsoe&er to "o !ith this re&elation of esus Christ. *t is, an" therefore it *s. $lee from thatman !hose breath is in his nostrils is a goo" thing to remember al!a#s. Agree !ith thinea"&ersar# 2uickl#. What "ifference "oes it make to #ou !hat he kno!s, thinks, or belie&esabout the Truth4 Let him ha&e his !a# -- "on6t argue, "on6t e+%ose, "on6t talk, "on6t tell theglorious annunciation !hich has been ma"e unto #ou. '# shee% hear '# &oice. /o #ou4

0e still -- e&en at this hol# moment #ou are o&er-sha"o!e" b# the (RE)ENCE -- it is urgingu%on #ou the ne! i"ea. Your "esire is a hol# thing, a thing of 8o#, a glorious inner re&elation-- an *mmaculate Conce%tion. (raise 1o" from !hom all:not some; blessings flo!.


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DEVITALIZING EVIL

ICA'E to fulfill, not to "estro# - there is nothing to be "estro#e" in all the ol# 'ountain.Not e&en the "e&il5 nor e&en the sickness, %o&ert#, an" hateful bon"age of human life.Nothing is to be "estro#e". *t is to be fulfille".

The egg is not "estro#e" !hen it becomes a bir", the cater%illar !hen it becomes a butterfl#,

an" #et in a sense the# are "estro#e". The thing !hich is left !hen the egg becomes a bir" is athin shell it crumbles an" "ro%s into the "ust, an" e&en the %lace thereof is no more.

esus counsele" the taking a!a# of the attention from a%%earances an" centering it u%on this(o!er !hich fulfills -- b# this &er# %rocess of taking a!a# the attention from the a%%earances!e "e&italie the %roblems of life, !hich are entirel# "e%en"ent u%on the thought-substanceto kee% them ali&e.

The reason #our %roblems ha&e not been met is "ue to the fact #ou ha&e been tr#ing too&ercome them - #ou ha&e been fighting against something an" at the same time e+claimingthere is nothing but 1o" in the uni&erse. When #ou a!aken to the (resence #ou !ill see the

%rocess, Ye must "ecrease -- * must increase, take %lace before #our &er# e#es as the %o!eris !ith"ra!n from the %roblem an" merge" into the (resence for resha%ing an" re-embo"iment. *n other !or"s, the "e&italiation of the manifestation of e&il !ill take %lace.

*t is &er# much like letting the air out of a balloon -- the moment #ou take #our attention fromthe a%%earances an" 8u"ge righteous 8u"gment then the manifestation begins to fa"e out, 8ustas a %arasite begins to !ither !hen the sa% of the %lant or tree is taken from it.

Once #ou see this sim%le metho" #ou !ill un"erstan" !h# it is that the ?ing"om of ea&enis gi&en to the chil" -- the attention can be taken from the a%%earances, the sna%%ing of thethought !hich is fee"ing the e&il manifestation takes %lace an" the manifestation falls intothe "ust, not being able to su%%ort itself.

'agnif# the Lor" !ithin an" "isregar" the a%%earance of the %roblem an" #ou !ill beginto e+%erience the consciousness of it cracking u% -- falling a!a# for the ne! embo"iment totake %lace5 8ust as the egg cracks before the ne! embo"iment of the eagle, !hich is lea&ingnothing behin" it but the thing !hich formerl# ma"e it egg, but !hich is no! onl# a brokenshell falling into the "ust of obli&ion. )o !ill #ou sto% the effort to catch fish in the sea !hichis fille" !ith fish an" #ou !ill begin to let "o!n #our nets. The moment the thought istaken a!a# from the %roblem, at that instant the life-stream is cut from the manifestation an"it begins to %erish.

The ol" i"ea of fighting- against e&il an" calling on 1o" to "estro# something, !hich in the

ne+t breath #ou a"mit "oes not e+ist, is the "ensest kin" of meta%h#sics. The manifestationof "isease, though it ma# ha&e a histor# #ears long, is onl# as ol" as the last thought about it.Out of consciousness -- out of manifestation - the Walls of ericho must an" !ill crumble!hen #ou ha&e taken #our attention from them. At the %recise instant the word shall bes%oken an" a crumbling of a%%earances !ill take %lace -- a strong breath of life !ill "is%el thecrumbling mass of manifestation into nothingness. *t is !on"erful - the %o!er !hich isinherent in the Risen Lor".

Working against the con"ition -- or !orking to kno! there is no con"ition o%%osite a state


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of self h#%nosis -- #ou are caught in the language of meta%h#sics. /ea" !or"s -- A!ake,thou that slee%est5 are #ou still un"er the hateful la!, Earn #our li&ing b# the s!eat of #ourbro!4 Are #ou WOR?*N1 in this human sense of the !or" !hen #ou %ra#4

0ehol"> * come not to "estro# -- "o #ou hear4 - * sai", * come not to "estro#. Then !hat are#ou tr#ing to "estro#4 An a%%earance A belief4 What for4

*f 1o" comes not to "estro#, !ho are #ou to "estro#4 * come to fulfill5 an", !hen the thingis fulfille" !ith the )%irit, !hen #ou recognie the (resence, #ou !ill burst the thin an"narro! confines of the manifestation !hich is so ugl# an" unto!ar". 0ehol" * make all thingsnew. We are not seeking to reco&er something lost, something once use". 0ehol" * make allthing ne!, an" !hen this i"ea comes to #ou, #ou Will %ercei&e that imme"iatel# the ne!creation is a ne! consciousness !ith a ne! embo"iment. )o the egg becomes the bir" -- so#ou are embo"ie" in a consciousness !hich is more sensiti&e to the (RE)ENCE than #ou!ere formerl#, an" hence are ca%able of accom%lishing things that !ere utterl# im%ossiblebefore.

0ehol", * make all things ne!. The moment #ou begin the "e&italiing %rocess of e&il, e&en

the "e&il an" hell are ma"e lifeless an" must fall into nothingness -- the life is taken fromthem.

*t is as a man !ho o!ne" a magnificent librar# of rare first e"itions. When he "ie", thelibrar# imme"iatel# began to "isintegrate an" !as e&entuall# scattere" to the four !in"s.Wh#4 0ecause it ha" nothing to hol" it u%. The moment #our attention is taken from thea%%earances, the a%%earances fall to %ieces. That is !h# esus ke%t sa#ing, What is that tothee4 $ollo! thou 'e - the moment #ou "o this the ne! embo"iment is taking %lace.Whatsoe&er #ou ask in '# nature -- !hatsoe&er #ou can concei&e as %ossible to this nature-- that !ill be ma"e manifest through the La! of Christ esus.

*n a moment of forgetfulness, man# an in&ali" has "one things !hich !ere seemingl#im%ossible to "o. At a moment #e think not, * come - #ou !ill see !hat a little isaccom%lishe" b# taking thought. Who, b# taking thought, can a"" one cubit4 Are #ou rea"#to hear this4 - or !oul" #ou like to "ebate the issue, sim%l# because the "ensit# of #our min""oes not a%%rehen" the height, brea"th, length of the (resence4

*t is glorious !hen #ou glim%se the sim%licit# of this Christ message. *t is u% an" a!a# fromthe ol" thinking %rocess -- it is %ure re&elation, %ast the un"erstan"ing of man. *t is in therealm of the peace !hich %asseth all un"erstan"ing. * sai" all-- that inclu"es #our o!n an"that of the greatest s%iritual lea"er or teacher in the uni&erse -- it sim%l# is something !hichtranscen"s the thing calle" human un"erstan"ing.

Lea&e all -- "o #ou hear4 $ollo! 'e "oes not mean that #ou let go of a thing, or that #ougo to an# %lace. 0ut #ou lea&e it all, as far as thought is concerne", an" that is the 2uickest!a# to get ri" of the manifestation.

As the !is"om of man is foolishness in the e#es of 1o", so is the Wis"om of 1o" foolishnessin the e#es of man. To the human unenlightene" man he is sure that if he thinks har" enoughor %ra#s har" enough he !ill accom%lish the "estruction of the a%%earances -- if he thinksmoneyhar" enough he !ill create it. e reckons !ith a human la! !hich might, throughsome 2ueer !him of fate, tem%oraril# make a change. e cannot think it %ossible to attain


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these things an" also to entertain the Presencethe moment he sto%s the thought taking %rocessan" enters into the recognition of it all an" begins to e+%erience the "ee% an" mar&elouschanges of the ne! embo"iment being born.

*n all th# !a#s ackno!le"ge him an" he shall bring it to %ass. /o YO3 hear4 Ans!er me.Well, then, !hat is kee%ing it from coming to %ass in #our life4 *s it the thought taking, the8u"ging from a%%earances, the tr#ing to a"8ust, straighten, or arrange things or thoughts4

(erha%s it is -- an" %erha%s #ou !ill lea&e all -- * sai" allan" follo! 'e, an" begin toe+%erience the "ee% "elight of the rest that comes to one !hen he senses that 1o" kno!smore than an# combination of manifestation e&er can ho%e to glim%se. * ha&e a !a# #e kno!not of, slams the "oor shut tight in the face of the man !hose breath is in his nostrils an"!ho is tr#ing to s2uare the teaching of Christ b# the #ar"stick of human intelligence.

*n all th# !ars ackno!le"ge him, an" he shall gi&e thee the "esires of #our heart. Can it be%ossible4 Can #ou begin to see ho! #ou are gra"uall# coming out of the "esert of workinginto a %lace of ser&ice an" e+%ression -- into a %lace !here man becomes a %art of thegorgeous %attern of life, an" can no more be ke%t from his e+%ression than he can be sent into

his e+%ression b# thought4 There is a su""en "oing a!a# !ith the %ara%hernalia of thehuman thought.

Who tol" #ou to make the effort to e+%ress - !ho tol" #ou that a man hel" the %o!er to kee%#ou out of #our %lace or to let #ou in4 Who tol" #ou that #ou must get a man-ma"e authorit#to e+%ress the substance of #our min"4 The !orl" has tol" #ou, an" it is true, as long as #ouare tr#ing to sell #ourself to the !orl" -- but !hen #ou merge into )%irit, !hen #ou are oneNature, there !ill be no nee" of entering into the limitations of man. e has his success an"his failure5 both are but human "egrees. The# ha&e nothing !hatsoe&er to "o !ith the Power.1o" is not successful -- that is a man-ma"e limitation an" is usuall# %icture" out b# "ollarsan" cents.

1o" is not limite" to the narro! confines of success. That is the measure man hol"s to theuni&erse, ho%ing to get it full, but !hen he %ro&es 'e he !ill begin to see that his measureis far too small.

1o" "oes not ask %ermission to %erform. You are the !or" of 1o" ma"e flesh -- !hat about#ou4 Wh# "o #ou not acce%t '# in&itation, Lean on 'e4 -- literall#, lean u%on theconsciousness of this (resence. *f #ou ha&e the human "ecenc# an" honest# to fulfill that!hich #ou claim #ou ha&e, #ou !ill see "efinitel#, * !ill sustain #ou - not after the limite"manner of #our thinking -- * ha&e !a#s #e kno! not of. /o #ou belie&e it4

When is the fire of the burning bush going to burn out all the "ea" manifestations !hich #ou

ha&e been hol"ing to #ourself so long4 When !ill #ou flame !ith the 8o# of sensing, ea&enan" earth are full of Thee -- an" mean it, an" cast #our bur"ens on the Lordan" feel the(resence emanating through #ou4 The hills shall be ma"e lo! an" the rough %laces smoothan" the crooke" %laces straight -- all this s#mbolog# to make #ou see ho! the %roblem is"e&italie" !hen #ou take #our thought a!a# from it.

u"ge not from a%%earances, but 8u"ge righteous 8u"gment. The desireof #our soul, !hich isthe thing in its inci%ienc# urging u%on #ou for fulfillment, is %ossible of fulfillment, though itmust ha&e a ne! embo"iment -- not necessaril# a ne! sha%e, but a ne! height of


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consciousness !hich can acce%t the ne! re&elation as natural instea" of the ol" i"ea that it issomething that must be "emonstrate".

The literal inter%retation of the )cri%tures begins to take %lace the moment #ou ha&e foun"the soul of it all. Without an embo"iment the unseen is une+%resse" an" is !orthless -- itmust be embo"ie"5 an" this %o!er of embo"iment in the face of such bin"ing limitations as ashell, a %rison !all, a fearful "isease or re%utation, can onl# take %lace !hen #ou turn #ourattention to mean" magnif# me!ithin.

What is that to thee4 is the %ass!or" thereafter -- the attention has been taken a!a# fromthe a%%earances. This "oes not necessaril# mean that #ou are closing #our e#es to it5 8ustsu""enl# #ou ha&e taken the thought from it, an" the What is that to thee4 sta#s !ith #ouas a guar"ian angel until the moment comes for #ou to blo! the breath an" see the wallscrumble.

All the !hile, from the moment the attention is taken a!a# from the a%%earances, the lea&enof the (resence has been "e&italiing, un"ermining the soli" a%%earances of belief, so that!hen the breath of Life is blo!n u%on the thing, it goes u% in a clou" of smoke an" #ou enter

in. The ericho of #our "esire, !alle" a!a# b# im%ossibilities, becomes #ours. You "o notclimb o&er, fight against, tear "o!n, or in an# !a# attack the walls-- #ou "e&italie them b#taking #our thought a!a# from the a%%earances.

*t is !on"erful !hat a little contem%lation on this thing !ill "o for #ou. )u""enl# #ou !illsee !h# acob struggle" all night !ith the Angel, an" ho! finall# he loose" it an" letit go. )o#ou !ill take the &er# light out of hell or the "e&il b# this same %rocess. When #ou sto%regar"ing the flames of hell an" recognie 'e, #ou "e&italie hell, an" it becomes hea&en.E&en !hile #ou are momentaril# in the flames #ou e+%erience the hol# comman", Theflames shall not burn thee. *t is glorious, this oneNature of the esus Christ consciousness.

The a%%earances ma# be soli" an" fille" !ith terror, the roa"!a# fille" !ith arme"charioteers an" horsemen5 "estruction is near5 but look again - an" the "e&italiation takes%lace. We are not going to fight. (ut u% #our s!or" is 8ust as true to"a# as it !as t!othousan" #ears ago.

A!ake, thou that slee%est, an" Christ shall gi&e thee light. Where is the Christ4 When esusraise" his e#es to ea&en, "i" he look u%4 An" if so, !here are #ou going to look4 When he%erforme" the gesture in his Consciousness he must ha&e sta#e" on the (o!er an" magnifie"that, if the embo"iment necessar# !as to take %lace, an" e&entuall# before his e#es thes%ectre of a%%earances !hich manifeste" hunger an" lack, fell to %ieces, an" the embo"imentof %lent# took %lace.

0elie&est thou this4 Can #ou belie&e in the /i&ine nature to the %oint that the embo"imentnecessar# to %ut the chil" on earth !ill take %lace, b# a !a# #e kno! not of4 Outsi"e of thela!s of mankin"4 *f so , #ou can re8oice, for all flesh shall see it together.

*n e&er# instance of so-calle" miracle cite" in the bible, !e see esus %racticing this"e&italiing %rocess. The attention is taken from the a%%earance, an" the manifestation hasthe life-flo! sna%%e" instantl#. *t ma# !ag about until sun"o!n, but the What is that tothee4 kee%s #ou in %erfect %eace -- the !alls crumble as #ou enter in. You enter in throughthe "oor !hich no man can shut -- * sai" noman, organiation, %erson, %lace, or thing. 0#


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#our #ea, #ea, 0elie&est thou this4

)earch the )cri%tures, for in them #e think #e ha&e life eternal. You see #ourself mo&ingthrough e&er# character an" e&er# situation of the 0ible, an" #et #ou su""enl# realie thatyou see#ourself, an" it is the #ou !hich is seeing #ourself that has the %o!er to accom%lishthat !hich changes the face of all nature.

At his coming -- !hat is this his4 At his coming the earth melte". :*s #our %roblem har"erthan the soli" earth4; At his coming the hills ski%%e" for 8o# an" the trees sang, an" so is theglorious %astoral %oem of the s#mboliing of the (resence.

)o !ill the manifestations of e&il su""enl# lose their sha%e an" form at his coming justas hellmelts into hea&en at his coming into manifestation, an" the "e&il fa"es into obli&ion. Therunning from a%%earances ceases5 he can go or sta# !hen #ou ha&e taken the life out of him.e !ill be %o!erless, an" !ill %ro&e it o&er a thousan" times.

Can #ou begin to see !h# #ou are sent into all the !orl"4 Nake", #et unafrai" -- ali&e,a!akene" to #our true nature. )he" !ith the %re%aration of the gos%el, !earing the breast-%late of righteousness, etc., is but the s#mbolog# of becoming conscious of #our nature. *t isnot a %re%aration for combating e&il. No, not e&en b# the ol"-fashione" metho" of begging,beseeching, an" %ra#ing to a tribal eho&ah.

"In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall bring it to pass" /o #ou hear4 What, then, is goingto hin"er the manifestation of it here an" no!4


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BORN AGAIN

'AR7EL not #e must be born again.

The "efinite statement of !hat must take %lace before #ou can enter into the ?ing"om ofea&en here an" no! ma"e manifest, is little hee"e" b# the a&erage Truth stu"ent. e "oesnot sto% to see or realie that in or"er to "o the !orks that esus sai" !ere %ossible for him to

"o, that he !oul" ha&e to be born again into a state of consciousness !here those things!hich !ere formerl# im%ossible, come un"er the hea" of the natural an" %ossible.

e is a"monishe" time after time, that it is useless to %ut ne! !ine into ol" bottles, or to %uta ne! %atch on an ol" garment, an" #et he !ill tr# !ith the limite" %h#sical senses to "othose things !hich at the beginning are liste" in the categor# of the im%ossible. ence, he ismerel# tr#ing to h#%notie himself into belie&ing that some miracle !ill ha%%en to him if hetries har" enough.

There is no %ossible !a# for the min" of the limite" human senses to gras% the statements!hich set asi"e the la!s of time, s%ace, gra&it#, cohesion, an" a"hesion.

All the !orks of esus come un"er this hea". Nothing he "i" !as in an# !a# subser&ient tothe human fin"ings. E&er#thing that he sho!e" forth set asi"e "efinitel# a humanl# acce%te"theor# of la!. o!, then, is it %ossible for a man to attain these !orks !orking from a limite"human sense ca%acit#4 * can of m#self "o nothing imme"iatel# states the %osition esus tookto the limite" fault# human senses.

a&ing e#es, #e see not, an" ears, #e hear not, !as a""resse" to %eo%le !ho in the humansense of the !or" both sa! an" hear" -- an" #et the# coul" not see nor hear that !hichbelonge" to the (o!er !hich he manifeste".

'ar&el not #e mustbe born again -- "o not get e+cite" about it, if #ou mustbe -- #ou canbe,an" the sooner #ou get o&er the i"ea that it is some strange an" elaborate initiation, thesooner #ou !ill fin" #ou are gra"uall# merging into this ne!-born state.

As #ou ha&e borne the image of the earthl#, so shall #e also bear the image of the hea&enl#.*s there an#thing so strange in that statement4 No, there is nothing strange in an# of theteaching of esus5 it is sane, %ractical, an" usable b# the man in the street5 the onl# strangething about it all is the !eir" an" "ifficult %rocesses that ha&e been thro!n about it b# thehuman min".

*f the chil" coul" get into the ?ing"om of ea&en through the all-embracing ca%acit# ofacce%ting something !hich coul" not be reasone" out, then it "oes not seem so im%ossible forthe a"ult to la# asi"e his a"ulter#, his making the uni&erse t!o instea" of one.

The %eace !hich %asseth all un"erstan"ing certainl# is not going to be soun"e" ore+%erience" b# the un"erstan"ing of #ou or #our teacher, ho!e&er famous #ou or #ourteacher ma# be. An" #et that peace in !hich lie all things, is %ossible of attainment, buta%%arentl# not through the un"erstan"ing.

)eek %eace an" %ursue it, an" allgoo" shall come unto #ou. *t is "efinite an" "irect -- allgoodshall come unto you. /o #ou hear4 That is !hat #ou ha&e been after, isn6t it4 You ha&e!ante" the all good, an" there is no ambiguit# as to ho! it !ill come if #ou follo! the


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instructions of esus Christ -- if #ou come untoMe.

E#es ha&e not seen, ears ha&e not hear", neither hath it entere" into the heart of man thethings !hich are %re%are" for them that lo&e the La!.

The e#es ha&e gro!n "im tr#ing to see that !hich has been %re%are", an" ha&e finall#"eci"e" that it is some in&isible thing that !ill come after "eath. An" #et, not satisfie" !ith

this, man kee%s on tr#ing to seeit no! -- or to e+%erience some of the mar&elous things !hichthe heart has been unable to sense.

*t is e&i"ent, if #ou cannot see an" hear an" e+%erience b# the human senses the things !hichare %re%are" for #ou, it is because of their limitation, an" #et !e kno! that through these&er# senses comes the &erification of the (resence of the Lor". $eelMe, an" see that a s%irithath not flesh an" bloo".

Through these &er# senses man e+%eriences the !or" ma"e flesh an" "isco&ers that !hat heis seeking, an" !hat esus !as talking about, is not an imaginar# king"om !here &a%orousbo"ies float about singing all "a# long, but that the resurrecte"wordma"e flesh functions inthe !orl" though not of it as a tangible an" &er# much ali&e an" real thing.

The comman" to transcen" both time an" s%ace is too "ifficult for the human limitations.You sa# it is four months until the har&est, but * sa#, !Look again,6 carries !ith it a "eman"for the e+ten"e" &ision -- a something that telesco%es the thing the human min" calls timean" s%ace an" !hich sa#s it is so necessar# to %ro"uce the sai" har&est.

What are #ou going to "o -- argue about the %ossibilit# of it being so4 Then #ou are arguing!ith the Teaching of esus Christ an" #ou are setting #ourself u%. Wh#4 0ecause #ou arelooking through #our limite" human senses, an" !hat #ou cannot see !ith #our e#es an"han"le !ith #our han"s #ou !ill not acce%t an", further than this, #ou insist that because #oucannot see or un"erstan" it that it is not so -- #et in the same breath #ou !ill insist that #ou

followthe 'aster.

$ollo! 'e means %recisel# !hat it sa#s -- $ollo! 'e. You ha&e alrea"# a"mitte" #our"efeat. You ha&e alrea"# "eci"e" that #ou "o not kno! !here #ou are going nor !hat isgoing to ha%%en.

An#thing might ha%%en is the uncertain shak# human reasoning an" un"erstan"ing -- butthis coul" not %ossibl# be so of a Changeless 1o" an" a changeless %erfect la!5 the onl#thing that changes is #our human belief regar"ing a thing -- all else remains in its eternalun"isturbe" harmon#. *t is !on"erful to contem%late the e+tension of the senses, theca%acities of the ne! born i"ea. These ca%acities start !here the human ca%acities lea&e off.

Without the %ro%er gras% of the senses #ou !ill be boun" to "ra! all #our conclusions fromthe seeing of the e#e an" the hearing of the ear. These conclusions, then, naturall# !ill befault#, an" #our 8u"gment !ill be from a%%earances, an" meet !ith the stern, unrelentingla!, u"ge not from a%%earances, but 8u"ge b# righteous 8u"gment.

'ar&el not #e mustbe born again, other!ise #ou are still !orking in the four months untilthe har&est of human reasoning, an" #ou ma# %erish if #ou ha&e four months before thehar&est can come. *f #our %ra#ers are %ut through the same time an" s%ace %ro%osition, #ouma# fall b# the !a# long before the ans!er has time to reach #ou -- an" ho! !ill the limite"


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human reason han"le the statement, 0efore the# call * !ill ans!er5 an" !hile the# are #ets%eaking * !ill hear.

This is an utter im%ossibilit#, an" #ou easil# can get a grou% together to %ro&e that it is anutter falsit#5 but !hat #ou are %ro&ing onl# are the limits of #our o!n enlightenment.0ecause #ou cannot %ro&e a thing "oes not argue for or against its realit#5 it merel# states acon"ition of #our o!n %rogress. There are man# things * coul" not tell #ou because of #ourunbelief. There are man# things that #ou cannot gras% through the limite" human senses --there is not sufficient ca%acit# in them to gras% the ne! ele&ation. The before #ou call * !illans!er nee"s something higher than human reasoning to cause #ou to come in line -- an"that something is %rett# near to the %o!er !hich "issol&es the mirage of time an" s%acean" human limitations from #ou.

The look again seems to be merel# an a"8ustment of the lenses of the e#es5 the time elementin it is so su""en an" im%ossible. Who b# searching can fin" me4 What ha&e #ou in thehuman min" !hich can search out the "ee% an" hi""en things of )%irit4 Nothing but the2ualit# of imagination, an" of that #ou think little in the %ractical, !orka"a# !orl".

Yet esus submitte" to the ba%tism of ohn the 0a%tist -- ins%iration %ermitte" itself to beba%tie" b# reasoning, but the moment this ceremon# !as o&er, the gloriousbalanceof Lifeha&ing been establishe", he !as through fore&er !ith that i"ea. We see him mo&ing !ith theglorious %o!er of the ins%iration.

When the inspirationof thell Mighty:hee" the !or" All; has come unto #ou, it shall lea"#ou :#es, #ou; into all things -- !hen #ou see the ins%iration that is the 2ualit# of the newlyborn mo&ing into %lace of e+%ression through an" against e&er#thing, since it recognies nocon"ition or limitation -- then #ou !ill kno! !h# it is necessar# for the eyesto be o%ene" an"the ears unsto%%e", no matter ho! keen #our %h#sical hearing an" seeing ma# be at thismoment.

As the aggregate mass of e&i"ence of the senses forms the life of the human kin", so "oes thee&i"ence of the s%iritual senses re&eal the king"om here an" no! -- an" !hen the one is lostin the other, then the !or" becomes flesh. When the limite" human sense is lost in its "i&inecounterpart, then the ne! ca%acities of the sense so far transcen" the human reasoning that itis im%ossible to un"erstan". The blen"ing of the life !ith the uni&ersal life causes the glass"arkl# to "isa%%ear from in front of the &ision.

Little b# little it "a!ns u%on man that the %ur%ose of 1o" is not for "emonstrating the %o!erof Truth, an" that the i"ea that he stu"ies about 1o" in or"er to be able to "o something thathis fello! man cannot "o must fall b# the !a# in fa&or of the conscious kno!le"ge that he is

merging into the nature of 1o", an" this &er# merging causes that !hich the human kin" callmiracles to be the e&er-%resent manifestation.

The en" an" ultimate of this search for 1o" is not, then, as ha" been su%%ose" b# thousan"s,to fin" a !a# to make brea" out of stones or "o strange an" curious things -- in short, to%erform miracles - but it is for the releasing of the True Nature of 1o" into manifestation. *fthe action that is about to take %lace through it is not natural, because it is 1o" action, then itis a false human belief tr#ing to make itself felt as something.

*f the chil" can get into the ?ing"om, so can #ou. Or can #ou4 (erha%s #our intellect is so


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great that #ou ha&e to smile at the sim%licit# of the chil" an" esus, an" so #ou smile until#ou sto% smiling an" that is the en" of that.

Neither is the en" of this search for 1o" self aggran"iement. e !ho seeks the (o!er so thathe ma# be kno!n b# men to "o man# goo" !orks, mistakes the /i&ine Nature !hich coul"not %ossibl# act in an# other fashion. e is limiting 1o" an" attem%ting to %lace a %ersonaltra"e mark on the *nfinite.

We "o not goo" !orks for an# other reason than that !e cannot "o an# other kin" of !orks9the nature of a blackberr# is to %ro"uce blackberries, an" the nature of 1o" is to be 1o". An"that being 1o" is !hat the human man calls su%ernatural an" miraculous, #et it is butnatural an" true to 1o". No la! of 1o" is set asi"e !hen a miracle takes %lace, but theNature has finall# o&ersha"o!e" a human consciousness !ith such a floo" of light that it hasgot through the glass "arkl# an" in a measure has neutralie" the thing calle" %roblem, the%roblem onl# ha&ing been the %ro"uct of the foreshortene" senses of the reasoning man.

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GOD REQUIRES THE PAST

WAT Of #our %ast4 Are #ou still carr#ing it along !ith #ou - the things #ou o&ercame an"the "emonstrations #ou ma"e4 *f 1o" re2uires the %ast, !hen are #ou going to !alk throughthe !aters of forgetfulness an" let the "ea" %ast bur# its %ast4

When #ou ha&e sense" the e&er out-%icturing of the esus-Christ consciousness !ithin #ou

there are so man# things to be re&eale" to #ou, that #ou ha&e no time to set #our little"emonstrations in a ro!, an" embroi"er them !ith "etails of e&il to sho! ho! strong !asthe %o!er !hich #ou use" at that moment, or ma#ha% to glorif# the little humanun"erstan"ing.

* ha&e much to tell #ou -- #ea > e&en the things that coul" not be tol" to #ou in erusalembecause of #our unbelief -- but no! this m#sterious 2ualit# calle" belief, !hich is notcre"ulit# an" !hich is not human un"erstan"ing but an awareness of the *ns%ire" (resence,here, there, an" e&er#!here, has come to #ou, an" !hen #ou are rea"#, #ou !ill hear!hatthe )cri%tures hath to sa# unto the Churches.

*f, ho!e&er, #ou are concerne" !ith the %ast o&ercoming of e&il, #ou are still belie&ing in itsrealit# -- the e&er-flo!ing stream of manifestation !ill su""enl# subsi"e. 1o" re2uires of #outhe %ast. The former things ha&e %asse" a!a#5 the# shall not be remembere" nor come intomin" an# more.

*n the archi&es of memor# lie the arm# of beliefs !hich strengthen e&il a"missions of the%resent. Remembering an" going o&er all "esigns of e&il !ill e&entuall# cause them to retracethemsel&es in the %resent e+%ression. 'an# a %erson is suffering, not from an acci"ent, butthe memor# of it5 not from a sin, but from the memor# of it, !ith its arm# of con"emnation.

Loose it an" let it go -- free #ourself from the memor# of that !hich #ou %asse" through. *tis the memor# of e&il, "rille" into us from chil"hoo", !hich causes us to react so sus%iciousl#

to!ar"s the !orl".

As #ou mo&e into the ne! mansion :in m# $ather6s house -- consciousness -- are man#mansions; #ou come out from un"er the former la!s, memories, an" beliefs. You "o not form#our basis of 8u"gment from the outgro!n basis of e&il.

0ehol" * make all things ne! - an" so the basis of 8u"gment is also ne!.

0ut !here "oes e&il come from -- if it is not real4 A thousan" times the 2uestion arises.

Recentl#, accor"ing to a ne!s item, a man 8um%e" into a ta+i an" or"ere" the "ri&er to takehim to an a""ress a consi"erable "istance a!a#. e settle" back for the long ri"e, !hen all ofa su""en he realie" the ta+imeter !as not !orking. e note" this irregularit#, an" !asabout to call the "ri&er6s attention to it, !hen, gaing at the man, he note" the lo!o&erhanging bro! an" the har", shar% features of a crook, an" thought better of his action.

Not to be taken off guar", he thought out the best %lan to han"le the situation. ?no!ing thatthe "ri&er ha" %lanne" a little trick in or"er to e+tract an e+orbitant fare from him, he thoughtout his line of con&ersation an" "efense, all the !hile regar"ing the crook "ri&ing the car.e 8otte" "o!n the number of the "ri&er6s licence an" the other information gi&en on theticket %oste" insi"e. e !oul" sho! this thief that he coul" not %ut an#thing o&er on him.


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0# the time he reache" his "estination he !as e+cite" an" all set to "efen" his rights as acitien. e signale" the "ri&er to sto% an" got out, at the same time "eman"ing of the "ri&erin &er# curt tones9 o! much4

The har", shar% e#es of the "ri&er looke" at him, the tightl# close" mouth slo!l# rela+e" intoa !arm smile, an" a laughing &oice re%lie", No charge, boss. * am getting marrie" tonight,an" am treating all m# clients to free ri"es.

The honest:4; man !alke" a!a# in silence, too stunne" an" sur%rise" to sa# Thanks.

Where !as the crook he ha" been creating "uring the long ri"e4 Where !as the anger an"hate that ha" cause" his %ulse to beat "egrees faster than normal4 Where !as the fear that%icture" itself in the kalei"osco%ic fashion of a horror film4

You ans!er it. An" the ne+t time #ou are trouble" !ith the origin of e&il, if #ou !ill look tothe %ro%er %lace for the cause, #ou !ill see that it lies in 8u"ging from a%%earances.

The "ri&er ha" shut out all these e&il thoughts, being fille" !ith the onl# thing that ne&erfaileth - lo&e.

u"ging from a%%earances man# times materialies the 8u"gment. You actuall# en"o! it!ith the %o!er of #our o!n 8u"gment, an" cause it to react to #ou !ith all the force of #ouro!n fear an" belief in it. *t is like thro!ing a rubber ball against a smooth stone !all - itreturns to #ou !ith all the force !ith !hich #ou thro! it from #ou. Yet, at the same time, thesame %erson or situation ma# be most kin" an" agreeable to another.

Watch, !atch, !atch. You are stan"ing in the mi"st of #our o!n consciousness -- an" the!hole outsi"e !orl" is but a self-"i&ision of #ou.

When #ou begin to un"erstan" a little the The Tem%le of 1o" is with men re&elation, #ou!ill see that the tem%les :manifestations; are for the %ur%ose of reflecting back to #ou the

state of #our o!n consciousness, as so man# mirrors. The light nee" ne&er be in the mirror,but on the ob8ect in front of the mirror, an" so, !ith the return reflection, to an# state ofconsciousness.

Whate&er is in #our state of consciousness !hen it is lighte" b# #our conscious thinking !illbe %icke" u% b# one or a thousan" mirrors the uni&erse. A thousan" tem%les !ill call fromthe houseto% !hat #ou ha&e foun" to be true in the secret of #our heart -- !hether this begoo", ba" or in"ifferent. Therefore, it is foolish to s%en" further time tr#ing to change themirrors, the tem%les, on the outsi"e for the# stan" rea"# an" !illing to reflect or gi&e backthe e+act re%ro"uction of #our o!n fin"ings within.

)tage fright, fear, etc., is a multi%lication of the i"ea of fear. )u""enl# as #ou come before athousan" mirrors it is multi%lie" b# a thousan", an" #ou see an au"ience rea"# to "estro##ou. You are looking at the sim%le little thought of fear magnifie" an" !itnesse" to b# athousan".

*t is true, then, that the onl# %lace of correction is !ithin, an" !hen esus !as asking #ou totake the attention a!a# from the a%%earances he !as not asking #ou to hi"e #our e#es, butto see the uselessness of tr#ing to change something on the outsi"e !hich !as sustaine" an"ke%t into %osition b# something on the insi"e.


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We "o not close our e#es to e&il as formerl# !ith the i"ea of getting ri" of it, but !e take ourattention a!a# from the su%%ose" %oint of %o!er or %ro8ection, an" %lace it on the real %laceof %o!er. What thou seest, that thou beest, has been inter%rete" to mean if #ou imagine #ouare something #ou are not, it !ill come to %ass. *n realit# it calls #our attention to the fact that!hat #ou are seeing in #our out!ar" e+%ression is the state of #our consciousness ma"eflesh. *t shoul" not be "iscouraging !hen #ou come face to face !ith this rather startling fact.

*t shoul" stimulate #ou to kno! that at last #ou ha&e foun" the %lace of attack.

One man6s meat is another man6s %oison an" as a man thinketh :thought being theemanation of a )tate of consciousness; so is he are true an" 8ust statements. When it isun"erstoo" !hat is making the meat an" %oison, an" !hat is causing the thinking, the !hole%rocess !ill be re&erse".

'#-thoughts !ill at no time change m# state of consciousness5 the# %rocee" from, an" issueout of, the truth or lack of truth * ha&e in m# min" regar"ing a certain ob8ect or situation.

* cannot change an# man on the outsi"e, e+ce%t su%erficiall#, but * can com%letel# make himo&er as far as his relations an" reactions concern me. * cannot at an# time control or cause

another to "o m# bi""ing, neither can * me""le in an# !a# !ith his %ri&ate life, but * cancontrol his reactions to me to the e+tent that the# are harmonious an" ha%%# instea" of fille"!ith the false things claime" for him b# the !orl" or another.

When man begins to un"erstan" the (resence !ithin him he is not looking for another -- hekno!s that this is hethat shoul" come. e kno!s "efinitel# that the outsi"e is merel# theob8ectification of the insi"e, an" that, no matter for the moment !hether he can su""enl#change it or not, he has at least reache" the %oint of %o!er.

The mass fear engen"ere" b# the memor# an" histor# of #our life ma# seem so real an" truethat it is inesca%able, but it is through this cr#stalliation of conscious thinking that esus-

Christ Nature brought esus an" cause" him to dothe thing !hich he could not do.esus kne! he coul" of himself "o nothing, an" then he kne! he coul", through the /i&inenature in"igenous in e&er# man, "o all things. e "i" not tr# to esca%e esus, but kne! thatesus !as the &ehicle of e+%ression for the /i&ine Nature -- the hethat shoul" come.

Not long ago * sa! a frail little !oman, illiterate, ignorant, an" !ith a thin so%rano &oice, rise2uaking !ith fear an" stage fright. )he ma"e a &er# ba"l# !or"e" announcement that hergui"e or master !as going to lecture through her. With a fe! %h#sical 8erks an" motions,su""enl# she straightene" 6herself u% an", in the most culture" an" beautiful &oice, "eli&ere"an a""ress !hich an# scholar !oul" ha&e been %lease" to gi&e.

The au"ience sat in !on"er. The s%eaker ha" esca%e", through belie&ing in another %o!er,the limitations of herself. esus !as face" !ith the same situation, an" so are #ou face" !iththe same situation in one form or another -- #ou are not a"e2uate to that task !hich confronts#ou, an" there is %lent# of e&i"ence to the fact that #ou cannot "o it.

esus imme"iatel# kne! that he !as not looking for another5 he kne! that This is e thatshoul" come !as sufficient to s%eak all languages, all tongues, an" !ith the !is"om !hichso far transcen"e" man6s feeble attem%ts as to %ut it into the %lane of %ure ins%iration. e "i"not esca%e from himself, hefoundhimself.


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)o long as #ou belie&e in the (o!er a%art from #ourself #ou !ill kee% transferring thee+%ression of #our life to some being, or entit#, or master. When #ou ha&e foun" Me#ou !illact in accor"ance !ith the la! go&erning thisMe. *f #our min" is sta#e" onMe#there is no2uestion of the limitations of the little self stan"ing in the !a# of the glorious e+%ression of#our 1o"-self, an" #ou !ill not ha&e to belie&e in outsi"e hel%s.

When #ou kno! there is nothing outsi"e of #ou to hel% or harm #ou because the !hole(o!er lies !ithin, then #ou ha&e come to the contact !hich esus ma"e !ith 1o".

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* ha&e seen %eo%le rushing about %ronouncing the cursings an" telling of e&il things that!oul" ha%%en to %eo%le !ho "i" not subscribe to their %ersonal teachings, an" sometimesengen"ering fears in others, !hen the# themsel&es coul" not bring out enough substance to%a# a sub!a#-fare to their "estination.

A!ake, thou that slee%est > The ne+t time the messenger of Light, !ho has a fear thought ofcursing an" e&il in the backgroun", a%%roaches #ou !ith a s!eet morsel of Truth, %ut him inthe strait-8acket of %roof. Look him o&er carefull#, "eliberatel#5 * think #ou !ill fin" %lent# ofsigns !hich in"icate his utter lack of abilit# to bring out e&en the most necessar# things oflife.

A!ake -- Arise from this "ea" belief. Not that !hich goeth in "efileth a man, or maketh him,but that !hich cometh out, *t is not an#thing that is sai" to #ou, but !hat #ou "o !ith it. *tma# go in one thing an" come out another. Watch >

(oise" in the Christ consciousness -- the recognition of #our true self -- #ou are not lookingfor another -- heis come into e+%ression !hen #ou recognie #our o!n /i&init#.

The tem%le of 1o" is !ith man5 #ou !ill begin to see ho! the embo"iment of 1o" -- calle"man - in millions of forms an" sha%es, stan"s rea"# an" !illing to co-o%erate !hen #ourecognie the /i&init# !ithin. Like a million recei&ing stations the tem%le of 1o" stan"s.When the o%eration is entirel# !ithin, an" han"le" !ith ah the integrit# of the esus Christconsciousness, the tem%le at the right %lace an" %oint !ill %ick u% the !or" an" transmuteit into substance.

The ra"io o%erator cannot reach out in the "istance an" feel about for a templeto recei&e hismessage5 he is concerne" !ith the integrit# of %erforming the thing %erfectl# !ithin. )o manbegins to see that the thing must be %erfectl# %erforme" !ithin -- the manifestation must an"!ill take care of itself. *t makes no "ifference about he manifestation as long as the integrit# of

the sen"ing has been hel" to.1o !ithin5 ask the $ather5 that !hich #ou tell the $ather in secret -- !ith no 8u"ging,seeking, e+%ecting, obser&ation as to !hat the manifestation !ill be -- shall be calle" fromthe house to%. This is such a beautiful literal thing !hen once learne" that it makes life ane&er-en"ing 8o#, full of sur%rises an" re&elations.

All the lo&el# sense of integrit# is a%%lie" to the !ithin, ha&ing %asse" the %lace of!on"ering !hether the manifestation !ill be able to fin" #ou or not. 0# the Automatic(o!er nothing can esca%e its %ro%er %lace. The fear an" s%eculation about the results areentirel# "issi%ate" b# the integrit# %lace" u%on the !ork !ithin.

)tatements of Truth become "efinite la!s. That !hich is tol" in secret shall be calle" fromthe houseto% is no more s%eculati&e of something to be %ro&en5 it is a statement ofsomething that "efinitel# takes %lace, entirel# outsi"e the ken of man6s !is"om or kno!le"geor an#thing he ma# think %ro or con regar"ing the sub8ect. *t is !on"erful.

The tem%le of 1o" is !ith man - the tem%le is alrea"# into manifestation, an" hence #ounee" not !orr# about not getting through into e+%ression. * go before #ou an" %re%are the!a# is like the inau"ible !ireless message going out into the night, through the hurricane ofa%%earances, an" fin"ing the tem%le of rece%tion rea"# to %ick u% an" bring into


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manifestation the substance of #our secret. *t is !on"erful.

$ear not, 1o" is not mocke", use" to be hel" as the s!or" of /amocles o&er the hea" of atrembling, shrinking sinner. )u""enl# it is taken out of this "ark, fearsome teaching an"thrust into glorious e+%ression. 'an6s %un# intellect cannot un"erstan" the eternal ustice ofthe (o!er an" the manifestation of the same.

* ha&e a !a# #e kno! not of settles once an" for al!a#s an# argument about ho!, !h#,!hen, an" !here. The Automatic (o!er !ill take care of that. Contrar# to all outsi"ea%%earances, this %o!er su""enl# e+%resses itself because 1o" is not mocke" an" #ou ha&elost nothing for that !hich #ou ha&e "one in the secret %lace - either goo", ba" or in"ifferent.*t is !on"erful.

An interesting inci"ent recentl# came to me. A !oman confi"e" in me that she %racticall#ha" been the ghost !riter for a series of books !hich ha&e long been recognie" in themeta%h#sical !orl" as successful, an" that the so-calle" author ha" literall# taken this!riting an" gi&en her no remuneration nor ackno!le"ge" it in an# !a#. $rom the outsi"ea%%earances the sai" author !as no! en8o#ing a great re%utation an" fame gaine" from these

books, !hile the ghost !riter remaine" entirel# unkno!n an" unrecognie". The finance!hich came from the books !oul" ha&e been much a%%reciate" b# her. The books beingco%#righte", she, ha&ing no outsi"e recourse to the matter, !as in"ee" ho%eless.

No!, then, if she 8u"ges from a%%earances, she has a ho%eless situation. There is nothing shecan "o. The more she talks about it the more she sets in o%%osition a certain thought !hich"oes not an" !ill not belie&e an#thing of the kin", an" she recei&es nothing but the bittertears of failure. When she returns to the center of her being she fin"s the glorious re&elationthat the automatic %o!er of 8ustice -- the 1o" is not mocke" element -- o%erati&e in theTem%le of 'an, can an" "oes fin" out the rightful one -- an", though ten thousan" fall, orthough the !a# be fille" !ith arme" horsemen an" chariots an" infernal !ar machines, a

ne! an" lo&el# sense of confi"ence ho&ers o&er.

1o" is min"ful of is o!n !hen the integrit# of the !ork is ke%t5 !hen the o%erator at thesen"ing ke# releases it an" lets it go out into the confusion an" intellect of man, he !ill see itreturn freighte" !ith substance. *t is !on"erful.

1o" is not mocke" -- nothing that #ou "o !ithin is "e%en"ent on the outsi"e situation. Youare no more un"er the La!5 #ou are in the )%irit, an" hence #ou come b# the !a# of )%irit,instea" of the !a# of man. *n coming b# the !a# of 1o" or )%irit man, manifestationautomaticall# %ulls itself together to form the %icture necessar# to gi&e )%irit a bo"# an" aform.

*f * be lifte" u% * !ill "ra! all men unto me. *t is !on"erful. 1o" is not mocke". Nothingthat belongs to #ou can b# an# %ossible manner of means esca%e #ou. Your "isconcern !iththe manifestation is the /i&ine carelessness, the /i&ine in"ifference of )%irit mo&ing after itso!n !a# an" constantl# breaking e&er# %attern of the human thought.

0ehol", * A' the Lor", the 1o" of ALL flesh5 is an#thing too har" for me4

You ans!er it. You rea"ing this line. Ans!erMe. * sai" $ehold> *t transcen"s the limite",%un# human thinking5 it is stan"ing in a ra"iant light of re&elation5 it is behol"ing the


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glorious %resence of 1o" besi"e !hich there is no %o!er -- not an#.

* A' the Lor", the 1o" of ALL flesh -- of all manifestation. :All flesh shall see it together.; *"i" not sa# some, but all flesh -- all manifestation. That means the flesh -- situation,%roblem, or !hat #ou !ill - that has been troubling #ou.

a&e #ou been able to ans!er Yes to all this4 You rea"ing this line.m* the 1o" of all, or

ha&e #ou another go" of e&il hi""en a!a# in #our uni&erse !hich causes #ou to sa#, Yes, *kno!, but, if, an", an" ma#be4 Ans!er me -- !hat are #ou hi"ing from4 Are #ou nake"6Who tol" #ou #ou !ere nake"4 Ans!er me -- come out from among those ghost forms ofancient histor# an" be free. Am * the 1o" of allflesh4 or ha&e #ou another4 Ans!er me.

*s there an#thing too har" forMe4 *s #our situation or con"ition or cr#stallie" belief too"ifficult to melt like !a+ in a blast-furnace before the coming of Me4 Ans!er me. (ut #ourtoo har" %roblem beforeMean" see it run "o!n into obli&ion before the (resence of the%ne. No matter ho! froen or ossifie" it ma# be, it shall melt a!a# before this recognition ofthe (resence.

0elo&e"> #ourproblem#no matter !hat it is, ho! long it has been stan"ing, !hat an a&alancheof testimon# has soli"ifie" about it, comes un"er this glorious (resence. Nothing is har" tothis (resence, because it "oes not !ork from the Curse of the La! of matter5 it is !orkingthrough the )%irit !hich is free from the hea la!s of the belief in "ualit#.

All of this !on"erful releasement comes through follo!ing the re&elation of esus. When hebrought to #ou the esus-Christ Nature he ga&e #ou the O%en )esame to the ?ing6s treasures.*t is !on"erful.

*s this he that shoul" come, or look !e for another4 Are #ou looking for a 'aster to comealong an" "o #our !ork for #ou, or use #our bo"# as a mega%hone, or "o #ou !ant the 7oiceof esus-Christ Nature to e+%ress through #ou - to talk in #ou an" !alk in #ou an" free its

o!n glorious an" gol"en e+%ression into the uni&erse4 Ans!er me. *s this he that shoul"come, or look !e for another4 Ans!er me. Are #ou beginning to recognie the /i&init# of#our Christ-esus Nature an" getting bus# about the $ather6s !orks, or are #ou still in a maeof !on"erment as to !hether he has arri&e" #et4

You cannot be about the $ather6s !ork if #ou are not sure !here an" !hat the (o!er is --#ou "o not e&en kno! !hat the $ather6s !ork is, an" think #our e+%ression "e%en"s onsomething or other on the outsi"e instea" of the integrit# !ithin. *t is true that !hen thisintegrit# is ke%t on the insi"e an#one or an#thing ma# be use" as the templeto ai" an" assistin bringing out the )ecret -- but ne&er is a fa&or aske" to %erform the business of 1o".

*f #ou are about #our $ather6s business, there is no 2uestion about being allo!e" to e+%ress,no matter !hether this be "igging a "itch or !riting a book - nothing can or !ill block the!a# that #ou kno! not of, for it cannot fin" it or han"le it either mentall# or %h#sicall#.*nstantl# * amon the other si"e of the lake, or * am through the cro!", or * am!here #oucannot fin" 'e. *t is !on"erful !hen #ou see !hat it is to go b# the !a# of 1o" an" sto%!orr#ing about the manifestation

When #ou kno! that this is e that shoul" come - that the esus-Christ Nature is the nature!hich carries the go&ernment u%on its shoul"ers, then all the little %rittle-%rattle about e&il


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%o!ers, cursings, malicious mal-%ractice, or an# other little buing of the gnats of human!is"om are of no interest !hatsoe&er. The# are not to be han"le" -- the# are not e&en gi&enthe "ignit# of an#thing that nee"s han"ling. This /i&ine in"ifference is not the la+it# of thela#, sluggish human min", but the balance" %oint of attention to the 'in" )ta#e" on Thee. *tis !on"erful, this li&ing in #our consciousness - this su""en "isco&er# of the ?ing"om ofea&en here an" no!, right in the mi"st of the hell of #ester-#ears.

1o" re2uires the %ast5 #ou are lea&ing the )o"om an" 1omorrah of human teaching,beliefs, an" intellect, an" coming out on to the high groun" of e+%ression. The 1ift hi""en!ithin #ou is beginning to start from his %rison of "isbelief an" is %ushing intomanifestation. *ts %rogress is unencumbere" b# the fears of the %ast.

*t is sai" that the m#steries shall %ass a!a# like the !aters un"er a bri"ge. The# begin this%assing before #our &er# e#es !hen #ou ha&e ma"e the "isco&er# of the /i&init# of esus-Christ Nature !ithin #ou an" begin the self-resurrection.

Your former ca%acit# to create the chimera out of the cloth of belief has been absorbe" intothe u"ge not from a%%earances, an" is releasing itself as the ea&en, here an" no!, !hich

esus so often s%oke of. Eternall# referring to the !ithin state for the ea&en on the !ithout,it is curious that !e ha&e trie" 8ust the re&erse %rocess for bringing it into being. &he lookagain, !hich is so im%ortant to all manifestation, can be "one onl# !hen the look withouthasbeen taken a!a# long enough to let the ne! %icture take form an" sha%e.

You are &o#aging through ea&en, but through the glass "arkl# of the human consciousthinking it can be such a burning hell that the little %leasure of the occasional moments ofsurcease from its flames are har"l# !orth!hile. You can, an" e&entuall# !ill, "isco&erMeinthe mi"st of this inferno of conscious thinking, an" that !ill be the en" of all this ugl#manifestation. When the flames ha&e subsi"e", #ou !ill fin" nothing "estro#e" in all m#ol# 'ountain.

You cannot behol" that !hich #ou "o not recognie !ithin #ourself, either goo", ba", orin"ifferent, an" so #ou kno! %rett# !ell !hat is going on in #our o!n consciousness b# the%ictures #ou are seeing on the outsi"e. *f #ou kno!, this is a bitter %ill to s!allo!, because#ou ma# be so !orth#, so hol#, an" so true, but it cannot come from an# other source. *tshoul" be encouraging to ha&e locate" at last the %oint of attack.

What think yeof Christ4 onestl#, !hat "o #ou think of the Christ-esus /i&init# !ithin#ou4 Ans!er me. Come, let us reason together. Where "o #ou stan"4 *s there somethingcalle" #our %ersonal %roblem o&er !hich #ou ha&e no control !hich is stronger an" more%o!erful than the lo&el# Christ4 What think yeof Christ4 *t "oesn6t make an# "ifference

!hat another thinks -- !hat "o youthink of it all4Are #ou beginning to realie that the manifest uni&erse is a self-"i&ision of #our o!nconsciousness, an" that it gi&es back to #ou onl# !hat #ou fin" there. *s it not natural for a"octor to see sick %eo%le, an" a musician to see musicians an" music an" so on an" cannotthese also be t!ine" !ith a thousan" other thoughts, so that, though the "octor sees sickness,he can also see failure of a %ersonal nature, an" ha&e no %atients !hile he is in the mi"st of asick !orl", an" the musician be utterl# s!am%e" !ith music an" #et star&e for the !ant to%ersonal e+%ression4


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All of these central beliefs ma# be hung about !ith thousan"s of %arasitic beliefs of lesser%o!er. The consciousness gi&es off in the form of recognition that !hich causes themanifestation to take on certain reactions to it.

There is sai" to be a u%as-tree in the tro%ics !hich e+hales a %oison &a%or of such strengththat small bir"s an" insects are "estro#e" b# smelling it. Whether this be true or not, theillustration !ill "o to sho! ho! it is that !hen the ins%irations "o come near theconsciousness that belie&es in e&il, or to the consciousness h#%notie" b# belief, the# fail orcease to manifest.

a&e #ou e&er met the mentalit# !hich !as absolutel# sterile to e&er# offer, suggestion,%ra#er, or mo&e to hel%4 *ts enormous success on a negati&e si"e shoul" be a glorious an"thrilling re&elation to #ou an" to the %erson using it. Think !hat such a mentalit# coul" "o ifa!akene" to the fact that the (o!er of this !hole thing lies !ithin, an" that the uni&erse is aself-"i&ision, so to s%eak.

'an is s#mbolicall# ste%%ing before a uni&erse of mirrors in !hich is caught an" reflecte" thestate of his acce%tance of life. e sees himself in e&er#bo"# he meets, an" %resentl# he begins

to kno! !hat kin" of a man he is consciousl#. Either the thing he eats is %oison -- the meat he%artakes of kills him -- or else if the# "rink an# "ea"l# thing it shall not harm them. 'ancannot be un"er both of these influences at once.

The choose #ou this "a# !hom #e !ill ser&e calls for a ra"ical choice. Either #ou choose the%nenessof 1o" or the "ualit# of matter, an" the mirrors of #our uni&erse imme"iatel# begintheir casting back of the reflections of #ourself.

When #ou come to recognie the literal "octrine of esus that * am the Wa#, the Truth, an"the Light, #ou !ill un"erstan" such ra"ical %romises as 0ehol" * gi&e #ou %o!er to trea" onser%ents an" scor%ions an" o&er all the %o!er of the enem#5 an" nothing shall b# an# means

hurt #ou. This beautiful s#mbolog# %laces #our %roblems in the %ath of #our /i&ineRe&elation, an" the#, these beliefs, shall be tram%le" into the "ust of obli&ion. Coming b# the!a# of 1o" -- asking for !is"om of 1o", follo!ing the &oice !ithin -- is the sure %ath of lightan" 8o# an" ea&en here and now

Yes, it is !ritten, A little chil" shall lea" them - a consciousness that can acce%t 1o" as arealit# an" has "one a!a# !ith a thousan" an" one other %o!ers, an# one of !hich seems to#ou more %o!erful than 1o", an" an# one of !hich #ou name #our %roblem.

1o not back to #our former bon"age. The !a# is straight an" narro!, an" "oes not in"icatethat it is a hateful strait-8acket of human in&ention. The !a# of mathematics is straight an"narro!5 there is no "e&iation from it if #ou e+%ect the results5 so is the La! of the (resence.

E&er# time #ou "i&i"e the %o!er an" %lace it in an#thing else it !eakens the manifestation in#ou, no matter ho! unselfish an" loft# #our i"eas ma# be.

You must recognie, * am e that shoul" come, an" kno! that once an" for al!a#s #ou arenot looking for another, an", strange as it ma# be, the moment #ou fin" this !ithin #our o!nconsciousness #ou fin" it e&er#!here an" in e&er#bo"#, an" in e&er# thing an" %lace, #etconfine" to none -- #et containing them all. This is %ne'ness, Wholeness, an" 1o".

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u%on thee, comes onl# !hen #ou ha&e recognie" this (o!er !ithin as the %oint ofcommunion !ith 1o", an" ha&e begun at last the esus instruction of making #ourself as1o", of the same nature an" substance. Then !ill #ou call in all #our lesser beliefs in %o!er,take them out of the so-calle" entities, embo"ie" or "isembo"ie", an" magnif# the %ne1o"in the mi"st of #ou.

*f there be but %ne, then there is but %ne-- %neonl# an" nothing else -- an" if e is !alkingin #ou an" talking in #ou he s%eaks an" mo&es in terms of light, an" the %h#sical limitationsan" fears are not to be consi"ere". The former things ha&e %asse" a!a# -- the# ha&e goneout as far as he !alking in #ou an" talking in #ou !ith the uni&ersal consciousness isconcerne". Then it is %ossible for this %nenot to be as !ell e2ui%%e" to e+%ress as an# littleman or !oman !ho ma# strut the boar"s of materialit# in gau"# robes, %ersonal teachings,co%#righte" or other!ise, bearing a bran" of %ersonal teaching4 Ans!er me.

Are #ou still "ealing !ith a little teacher, lecturer, lea"er, organiation, grou%, book4 Or are#ou lea&ing all an" follo!ing the sim%le teachings of esus, an" "isco&ering the esus-Christ(rinci%le !ithin #ou4 *f so, #ou are going no more out to see a man an" #et at this %oint of

re&elation #ou can see 'e in an# man. * can s%eak to #ou through an# tem%le.The !ireless o%erator "oes not kno! that his message !ill onl# be recei&e" b# the great an"lor"l# %assenger boats, things of beaut# an" lo&eliness5 his hel% an" succor ma# comethrough the little "irt# coal-steamer chugging along at a slo! %ace !ith its most unlo&el#cargo.

When "i" !e see Thee4 *nasmuch as #e ha&e "one it unto one of these #e ha&e "one it unto'e5 an" like!ise one of these might be the tem%le that momentaril# ga&e forth the lightnecessar# to #ou. * am not &isible al!a#s in %ur%le an" fine linen, an" of course * am notnecessaril# al!a#s &isible in the thing l#ing in the gutter of life, but * am !here&er * amnecessar# for #ou to recei&e the word, e&en though it be in the "esert, in the bush, b# the

!a#si"e.

/o #ou begin to un"erstan" the absoluti&it# of the teaching as gi&en to us b# esus4 There isnothing but the %ne5 e&er#thing else must go in or"er that #ou can %ossess e&er#thing else.Nothing that #ou look u% to an" en"o! !ith %o!er !ill be able to stan" u% to this !orshi%.You !ill e&entuall# "ig out its cla# feet an" ha&e it crash on #our hea".

You !ill be hurt b# #our o!n self, but #ou !ill blame another, an" so it !ill go until e&er#stone has been o&erturne" an" he comes !hose %lace it is to rule. * shall be satisfie" !ithnothing but this absolute recognition of the /i&init# of the Christ esus !ithin.

*t is !on"erful-!on"erful !on"erful. ea&en an" earth are fille" !ith it. /o #ou hear4 There

is no %lace #ou can go to esca%e this glorious %resence of 1o" - #ou are mo&ing into oneness,!holeness, an" the manifestation !ill take care of itself.

* behel" )atan as lightning falls from ea&en. You shall see the )atanic beliefs !hich ha&ehel" s!a# so long in #our life fall from this inner hea&en !hich is %resentl# to embo"# itselfin the outer. *n the t!inkling of an e#e the "isease an" the %atterns of "isease !hich ha&ebeen stan"ing so long - in #our life are !i%e" out an" the )atan falls from #our consciousnessne&er to rise again.


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What think yeof the (hrist4 Ans!er me.


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EXCEPT ...

E@CE(T #e become as a little chil" #e shall in no wiseenter the ?ing"om of ea&en. Thestatement is e+act, unin&ol&e", an" lea&es no loo%hole of %ersonal inter%retation through!hich #ou coul" e"ge #our !a#. )*cept #e become as a little chil" -- an" b# no other means --can #ou enter.

A"ulterers are barre" from the ?ing"om -- onl# the a"ult can commit a"ulter#. Thro!ing u%a camouflage of misinter%retation, man tries to belie&e that the !or" a"ulter# has solel# to "o!ith se+, but in realit# this is the least a"ulter# he can commit. is constant a"ulterating. thewordof life, an" %lacing before others a thousan" an" one fears, lies, an" beliefs foun"e" onthe false senses, is the !holesale a"ulter# !hich kee%s him out, an" !hich ma"e esus s!ee%the !hole thing into the hell of %urification to be burne" u%.

The ol" a"ulterous intellect raises its great, eru"ite, man#-hea"e" min" an" e+%lains that itcannot become a chil"5 it is %h#sicall# an" mentall# im%ossible. Yet, at another moment, thissame one is 2uoting glibl#, Nothing is im%ossible to 1o".

Which things are an allegor#, %ut near the close of the 0ible, s%eaks &olumes for those !hoha&e ears an" e#es to hear an" see !hat the )cri%tures ha&e to sa# unto the tem%le - theChurches - #our bo"ies.

When #ou are clean #ou ha&e become as a chil", as far as the illustration has an# benefit to#ou. 0ecoming as a chil" an" becoming a chil" are t!o "ifferent things. 0ecoming as a chil"is to su""enl# %ossess #ourself of the most %o!erful !ea%ons against the relati&e !orl".Wea%ons -- in&isible, inau"ible, ha&ing ca%acities un"reame" or unmeasure" b# thea"ulterous !orl" of fear, limitation, gree", an" e&il.

The a"ulterous breath of the man !hose breath is in his nostrils breathes his fear, "isease,an" belief in e&il o&er the !hole of creation. Too goo" to be true as for man, his "a#s are

full of trouble !hen * !oul" "o goo" * "o e&il -- something might ha%%en, an" in athousan" other !a#s he a"ulterates life. e has been !an"ering u% an" "o!n in the uni&erseof belief an" foun"e" all his false teaching u%on these false %remises, !hich ha&e no!become such a giant of strength that he is threatene" an" finall# o&ercome b# this terribleself-create" thing. No !on"er he cannot inherit the ?ing"om of ea&en.

When he becomes as a chil", he is unconsciousl# !orking from the basis of Christ min". e"oes not ha&e to see to belie&e. e can acce%t his goo" !ithout 2uestion. e !ill stretch forthhis han" an" make the gesture !hen the o%%ortunit# is %resente" to him. e !ill not tr# tofigure it out b# the limitations of the sense min". Nothing is too goo" to ha%%en or to betrue. Yester"a# is "one !ith at sun"o!n - a ne! "a#, full of 8o#s an" %ossibilities, is e&er

!ith him.

esus, tr#ing e&er# !a# to make a com%lete "ifferentiation bet!een the a"ulterous thinkingof the conscious min" an" the %ure Christ min" as re%resente" b# the chil", use" thesesim%le illustrations for those !ho ha" e#es. The chil" ha&ing the ca%acit# to acce%t its goo","oes not fin" it necessar# to construct out of thinking, its goo". The $ather Christmas i"ea isacce%te", an" is, as far as the conscious thinking is concerne", sus%en"e" in mi"-air on athrea" of imagination, but it !orks for the chil" u% to the moment that reason enters.


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The ol" a"ulterous min" imme"iatel# marshals its intellect an" comes for!ar" !ith the trite!or"s, Who !ants to belie&e in such tosh4 An" !ho !ants to be a chil"4

There is nothing sai" about #our becoming a chil" -- it sa#s as a child. This becoming as a chil"is leagues a!a# from the co#, (oll#anna sense of s!eetness that man# %eo%le associate !ithit. e that hath e#es, let him see -- let him take from the %lethora of !or"s an" s#mbols thegrain of Truth !hich !ill hel% him enter into his o!n, !hich !ill hel% him to go in an"%ossess the land:state of consciousness;.

A!ake, thou that slee%est, an" Christ shall gi&e thee light. *t is !on"erful ho! the sim%lethings of esus are she""ing the light on the ne! c#cle of spirituality, !hich is e&en no!"escen"ing u%on the earth an" is sho!ing, b# its ra"iance, the nothingness of the a"ulter# ofhe intellect an" reason.

E+ce%t #e become as a little chil" #e shall in nowiseenter the ?ing"om of ea&en is state"again in the sim%le !or"s of esus !hen he aske", each time before he rent the &eils of humanbelief, 0elie&est thou this4 -- 0elie&est thou that * amable to "o this4 An" if #ou cannotans!er yea to this, #ou can no more see the %o!er of the (resence communicating its

manifestation to #ou an" through #ou than the chil" can materialie his $ather Christmas. *tis one an" the same thing. *t is no more fantastic for %ra#er to %ro"uce a !ell bo"#, than it isfor the chil" to %ro"uce a rotun" man !hose chief role in life is to su%%l# the !ants ofchil"hoo" freel#. 0oth of them ha&e to emanate from the same source -- the# must bebelie&e" in. Note that the belief re2uire" is not cre"ulit#, it is not faith, in the generall#acce%te" sense of the !or"5 it is a %ure acce%tance of the !hole finishe" thing an" a%ermitting the manifestation or embo"iment to take %lace in its o!n goo" time.

The (o!er "oes not come forth at a moment #ou are thinking about it5 on the contrar#, *come at a moment #ou thinknot5 * come as a thief in the night, etc. e !ho has ears, let himhear. Let him a!ake to the sim%licit# of the Christ teaching so unin&ol&e" b# the tra%%ings of

man. Thro! all the inter%retations of the wordof 1o" to the !in" an" go again to thefountain of Life an" drink of the living !aters an" it !ill !ater #ou !ith re&elationun"reame" of.

*f an# of #ou lack !is"om, let him ask of 1o". /o #ou hear4 /o #ou belie&e4 Can #ou stan"on the instructions of esus Christ instea" of the !or"s of a man !ho has follo!e" Wiltthou be ma"e clean from the a"ulterous thought !hich causes #ou to follo! a man, ororganie" collection of b#-la!s tr#ing to see !hat #ou shoul" "o or not "o in regar" to #oura%%roach to 1o"4 Come out from among them an" be #e se%arate. Running to a little%erson, no matter ho!e&er s!ollen !ith human success, to fin" out !hat 1o" can an" !ill"o for #ou is the committing of the a"ulter# !hich makes it im%ossible for #ou to enter.

Ye shall in no wise is a %rett# har" la! -- there is no lenienc# in it5 it re2uires 8ust that an" itmust be fulfille". Wh# !ait longer on the le%rous thought !hich tries to make #ou %a#tribute to a %erson4 *f esus coul" not be calle" goo", !h# !ill #ou rush about callinganother goo"4 A!ake an" arise from the "ea" thoughts, an" Christ shall gi&e thee light -illumination an" the chil"-like 2ualities !hich !ill cause ea&en to a%%ear here an" now.

*t is !on"erful the man# ne! an" mar&elous la!s that come into %la# !hen #ou become as alittle chil". There is the la! of trust -- such a "angerous thing to the a"ult, ha&ing %ro&en


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such a broken ree". There is the la! of confi"ence, e&en in the face of no %ros%ects. There issu%erhuman action of the Automatic (o!er !hich the chil" can acce%t. e can belie&e that a"a# !ill come or a thing willor canha%%en in some %erfectl# m#sterious !a#, an" then let itrest !ithout tr#ing to "estro# it b# "issecting it !ith the human "oubt an" curiosit#.

This is a stubborn %roblem. This is a har" thing to meet. This has ne&er been met before, etc.The a"ulter# of conscious thinking "en#ing the Christ constantl# an" then com%laining !henits %ra#ers are not ans!ere".

Come unto me, all #e en"s of the earth, an" be #e sa&e". /o #ou hear That means you, e&enthough #ou are so hol# no! that #ou 8ust glisten !ith #our kno!le"ge of truth an" truthmo&ements, an" though #ou are recommen"e", an" all that. You ha&e a chance to be sa&e"from the a!ful a"ulter# of #our s%iritual %ri"e, 8ust the same as the thing l#ing in the gutterall co&ere" !ith the mu" of mistakes an" the flo!ers, ineffecti&e mantle of #our holiness.You ha&e a chance, no matter !here #ou stan" - the in&itation is for #ou if #ou ha&e come tothat chil"-like 2ualit# that can take that !hich is offere" it. Remember that a thousan" #earsis as #ester"a# in '# sight. Though #our sins be as scarlet, the# shall be as !hite as sno!.

You ha&e a goo" Chance to come unto 'e.Yes, belo&e"> A thousan" #ears is as #ester"a#, so, in realit#, it is 8ust t!o "a#s ago that esuss%oke in erusalem. (rett# close, isn6t it4 Yes, it is e&en closer than that. That !hich s%okethrough esus is e&en at this instant s%eaking through #ou. Yes, aren6t #ou gla" it is s%eakingthrough #ou in the inner recesses of #our being4 Telling #ou things - li&e things, %ulsatingthings, !ith the s%irit intact, instea" of "ea", tire" re%etitions of another. Come unto 'e, all#e en"s of the earth, an" be #e sa&e".

What > ?no! #e not that #e are the Tem%le of the Li&ing 1o"4 The sur%rise in that one!or" What> is enough to make the !hole tem%le 2uake !ith the coming of the Lor". Thesu""en recognition of this fact "oes a!a#, once an" for al!a#s, !ith the stu%i" notion that

#ou are a reflection !hich has nothing in itself but sha"o! an" light. You are the &empleofthe living1o". /o #ou note the !or" living4 What "o #ou su%%ose it means -- living4 Thinkabout it for the moment an" then !ill #ou un"erstan" !hat it means to search the 8oints an"marro!, an" all the 2uickening %o!er of the )%irit !ithin !hich is so shar% an" 2uick an"so able to "i&i"e asun"er.

What> a&en6t #ou foun" it out #et that #our bo"# is the Tem%le of the living1o", an" thate is in the mi"st of #ou an" is strongan" might# What4 Are #ou going to let somea"ulterer take the %ossibilit# of this (resence a!a# from #ou to %ut it through a lot of humanteaching an" learning4

What> ?no! #e not4 You "o not know that the Tem%le of 1o" is !ith man4 *t alrea"# is!ith man, an" that is the reason for man. 'an-*-festation is the bo"# of 1o". Without thismanifestation e !oul" be une+%resse", unkno!n, unusable, unreal 8ust as electricit#remaine" an unkno!n 2uantit# until it !as embo"ie". 0ut it ha" to be recognie" as e+istingfirst before it coul" be brought forth.

/o #ou begin to un"erstan", then, !h# such a comman", 1o into a certain cit# an" a man!ill sho! YO3 to an u%%er chamber is %ossible4 The Tem%le is all o&er the uni&erse, an"!hen #ou begin to un"erstan" the "$ody"of 1o" is not a fleeting reflection, but a realit#


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!hich instantl# res%on"s !hen #ou call u%on the (o!er !ithin, #ou can see ho! it is%ossible to go into all the !orl", for #ou !ill fin" the Tem%le, an" !hen #ou call u%on the(o!er !ithin, #ou !ill su""enl# see its "arkness flash forth the light an" sho! #ou the !a#.*t is !on"erful ho! the "ark crannies an" hi""en %assages floo" a light abroa" an" re&ealhi""en talents an" %ossibilities.

E&er# man is the Tem%le of the Li&ing 1o" -- an" !hen #ou begin to sense this #ou !ill seeho! 1o" can s%eak to #ou through an#thing. *t is onl# !hen #ou break "o!n the sill#%ersonal i"ea that 8ust some men are the tem%le an" that 8ust some men ha&e the !or"that #ou begin to fin" out that the earth is the Lor"6s an" the fullness thereof. An" also theglorious statement, ea&en an" earth are full of thee, comes to life. What "oes it matter!hat the o%inion of this or that !ise hea" ma# be4 You are hi""en !ith Christ, in 1o" --!here that teaching, !ith its nois# !or"s an" s#stems of i"eas, fa"es out into nothingness.

No !on"er, then, that #ou cango -- #ou !ill fin" the embo"iment e&er#!here, e&en in thebush b# the !a#si"e, an" so the fear of life flees a!a# an" #ou are !a#faring into ea&enhere an" now

E&en if #ou sla# me, #et !ill * sa# that #ou are 1o" is an intense "ramatic moment in thelife of one !ho is fin"ing 1o" to be something that !as not in&ente" in the last hun"re"#ears, !ith all the nineteenth-centur# !ra%%ings of %ersonal teachings.

What> ?no! #e not that #our bo"# is the Tem%le of the Li&ing 1o"4

You are not a har", col" channel or a&enue for the Truth -- #ou are %ermeate" b# the wordof1o", an" it can no more be se%arate" from #ou than the #east can be taken out of brea". Thet!o ha&e become one. * an" m# father are one. Not ma#be nor %erha%s or because #ou ha&e%ra#e", but because that is the nature of 1o" an" is manifestation.

No! #e are the 0o"# of Christ5 $or !e are members of his bo"#, of his flesh, an" of his

bones. What %lainer statement "o #ou !ant4 /estro# this bo"# -- tem%le -- an" in three"a#s * !ill raise it u%. 1ra"uall# !e are beginning to un"erstan" the wordan" the sur%risein the statement, What> ?no! #e not that #e are the Tem%le of the Li&ing 1o"4 - an" b# thechil"-like un"erstan"ing of the Wis"om of 1o" "o #ou enter in an" %ossess the lan" --consciousness -- !hich is s!orn unto #ou as #our birthright.


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THE GESTURE

R*)E u% an" !alk. *t is relate" that a hel%less mass of flesh an" bones, ha&ing lain at thetem%le gates for almost half a centur#, su""enl# arose, s%rang into the air, an" ran off,%raising 1o" an" lea%ing for 8o# as he s%e" on his !a#.

Rise u% an" !alk has been sai" man# times since that memorable occasion, sometimes !ith

instant results, but man# times !ith nothing taking %lace but a &olle# of 2uestions, 0ut ho!can * rise u% an" !alk4

The moment the thought enters in u%on the occasion it is im%ossible for the one a""resse" toesca%e from the !eights of his belief. (ause for a moment an" check !hat the beggar at thetem%le gate ha" in his thought. Not onl# !as his bo"# a !reck, but think for a moment of thegeneral %h#sical con"ition of the bloo"-stream, the tissues, the muscles an" ner&es aftersitting hunche" o&er in the "irt an" filth for #ears. *magine the con"ition of his min", fille"!ith resentment an" en of the rich lor"s an" merchants !ho %asse" "ail# into the tem%le,man# of !hom, no "oubt, "re! their robes asi"e, lest the# shoul" come in contact !ith thefilth of the beggar, an" then tr# to esca%e from un"er that mountain of belief. Yet in s%ite of

all this !e see in the narrati&e that he arose, an" !e ha&e seen man# times since thatmemorable occasion that other beggars in "iffering "egrees of filth an" sickness ha&e hear"the 7oice an" ha&e risen an" foun" themsel&es %ossesse" of a glorious sense of Life.

What, then, takes %lace4

O%en #our e#es, !as sai" to a man born blin", an" he o%ene" his e#es an" behel". A manborn blin" in realit# has such im%erfectl# forme" e#eballs that the# are har"l# entitle" to thename e#es. You are asking a lot !hen #ou ask such a one to O%en #our e#es. *n the commonsenseof man it cannot be "one. There is no sight in the unforme" e#es e&en if he coul" o%enhi

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