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S P I R I T U AL D I S CR I MI N AT I ON
T H E AB S OL U T E ME S S AGE
T H E W AY OF T H E H E AR T
R E NU NCI AT I ON
OU R D I VI N E R OMAN CE
GR E AT E R W OR K S
ONE NE S S
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T H OS E w ho ar e pr epar ed f or t h es e days aw ai t t h em w i t h
P r ai s e an d T h an ks gi vi ng---an d j oyou s E x pect an cy. T o u s ,
t h e qu es t i on i s n ot i f God i s on our s i de, bu t ar e w e on
God’s s i de? H ow s h al l w e know ? Ver y s im ply. D o w e
h ave con t i n uou s L i gh t an d I ll um i n at i on i n our hear t ? D o
w e h ave L ove, U n i t y an d F r eedom ? L et each on e an s w er
t h es e qu es t i ons f or hi m s el f .

W h en on e t ur ns f r om h u m an an d m en t al hel p t o God
as t h e One w ho i s AL L , s pon t an eou s l y he en t er s i n t o
S pi r i t u al i t y, R eali t y, On enes s . On t h e s i de of
P E R S ON AL I T Y -on e i den t i f ies h i m s el f as a m an , a m or t al ,
a h u m an bei n g l i vi n g i n a h um an ex i s t en ce. H er e t h er e
ar e m any w ays of s el f -h eali n g; m any m i nds t o be
ch an ged t h r ough s el f -t h i nki ng. T h er e ar e m an y w or k s ,
dem on s t r at ions , doct r i nes ; m an y l eader s , m an y
f ol low er s . T her e i s con f u s ion, l abor , di s u ni t y, s t r i f e. On
t h e s ide of S P I R I T U AL I T Y---- w e h ave I ll u m i n at i on,
w hi ch i s ou r Com pl et en es s , W h ol enes s , H ar m ony an d
S u ppl y ever pr es en t . D ay af t er day, w e ar e f i lled w i t h
N ew L igh t . Ni gh t af t er ni gh t , w e en j oy s w eet P eace,
S ecu r i t y an d R es t . Not on ly i s i t pos s i bl e f or us t o r ecei ve
t h e gui dan ce of an gel s , bu t t o s ee t h em as w el l. “ H e
s h al l gi ve H i s an gel s ch ar ge over t h ee, t o keep t h ee i n all
t h y w ays .” P s al m s 9 1 : 1 1 . I n t h e R ealm of I ll u m i n at i on,
al l t hes e t hi n gs ar e pos s i ble: “ f or w i t h God n ot h i n g s h al l
be i m pos s i bl e.” L u ke 1 : 3 7 .

W h en w e kn ow t h e T r u t h about God, i t i s God i n u s

know i ng t h e T r u t h abou t H i m s el f ! T hi s r el ieves u s of all
per s on al s en s e. I t i s h ar d f or on e t o k now t h e T r u t h
abou t hi m s el f , becau s e i t i s him s el f t h at h e i s t hi n ki n g
of , i n s t ead of GOD . God’s w ays ar e per f ect . T hey ar e i n
con t i n u al oper at i on. H i s s i gh t i s n ever di m . God s uppli es
H i m s el f f r om ou t t h e i n f i ni t u de of H i m s el f . God i s AL L t o
H i m s el f . H i m s el f i s al l t her e i s of our s el ves ! God i s Mi n d.
Mi n d can never be depr i ved of I t s el f . God i s L ove. L ove
can n ot di vor ce I t s el f . T h e pl ace w her eon w e s t an d i s t h e
pl ace w her e God I s . God i s H i s ow n S af et y, H is ow n
S ecur i t y, H i s ow n P eace. E ver yt hi n g i n H i m s el f i s f ul ly
h el d by H i m . H i s w h ole U niver s e of P er f ect i on an d
Com plet enes s is i n H i m , an d H e i n I t . God i s H i s ow n
I l l um i n at ion, H i s ow n R evel at i on, H i s ow n H eaven .

W e h ave al w ays been God, f or God i s AL L t h er e i s .

On e becom es aw ar e of t hi s f act only as h e s t ops s er vi n g
ot h er gods . S pi r i t u al D i s cr i m i nat i on r eveal s t h i n ki n g t o
h ave been t h e ver y r eas on f or our s l eep. L ove f or t he
On e as t he W hol e of u s s h al l be our aw aken in g. H er e, w e
ar e n ot i n t he f les h , bu t i n t he S pi r i t ; w e ar e not of t h i s
w or l d, bu t of t he K i n gdom . “ Y e ar e n ot i n t h e f les h , bu t
i n t h e S pi r i t , i f s o be t h at t h e S pi r i t of God dw ell in you .”
R om an s 8 : 9 . “ My K i n gdom i s n ot of t h i s w or l d. Joh n
18:36.

W e l i ve w h er e our I l l um i n at ion l i ves --- i n S pi r i t u al

L i gh t , i n S pir i t u al L ove, i n S pir it u al F r eedom , i n S pir i t u al
W h ol en es s --- in S pi r i t u al E x i s t en ce. W e know abou t
GOD --- w ho H e i s , w h at H e i s , w h er e H e i s . W e k n ow
abou t CH R I S T --- w ho h e i s , w h at h e i s , w h er e h e i s . W e
know abou t U s --- w ho w e ar e, w h at w e ar e, w h er e w e
ar e.

W e kn ow t he AL L t o be ONE , an d t he ON E t o be AL L .
W e kn ow t hi s becau s e w e ar e em pt i ed of m en t al w ays --
- w h er ei n t h er e i s no S el f -I l l um i n at i on. W e kn ow t h at
our God w hom w e l ove con t i nu al ly, H e w i ll del i ver u s !

S el f -K now l edge h as al w ays been t h e t hem e of t h e

I l l um i n ed, w h o know an d t each God an d t h e S el f t o be
On e. As l on g as one bel i eves hi m s el f t o be s epar at e f r om
God,h e w i ll r em ai n m or t al t o h i m s el f . S oon er or l at er ,
ever yone m u s t r el eas e hi m s el f f r om a hypot het i cal m i n d
of hi s ow n, an d t ur n u n con di t i on al ly t o God---i den t i f yi n g
h i m s el f w i t h God al on e.
 Men t al pr act i ce per t ai n s t o per s on al m i nds , t hou gh t s
an d con di t ion s . Men t al pr act i ce r el at es t o a s epar at enes s
w hi ch does n ot ex i s t . T h er ef or e i t s cur at i ve w ays of
per s on al m i nd an d t hi nki n g ar e t em por al at t h eir bes t ,
con t r i bu t i n g a m or e com f or t abl e h u m an ex i s t en ce t o
s om e, bu t bear i n g no r el at ion t o t h e S el f -ex i s t en t and
E ver pr es en t t hi n gs of S pi r i t . H ol di ng on es el f s epar at e
f r om t he One, even by a h ai r ’s br eadt h, i s not clos e
en ou gh t o H i m w h o is ou r ver y L i f e I t s el f . N ot h i n g i s
cl os e en ough bu t f or u s t o be t h e One! S cr i pt u r es of al l
n at i on s den ot e t h e w or d Onenes s t o m ean --- I AM.

T oday m any ar e r u s h i ng hi t h er an d yon f or t h e w ay t o

a s ecur i t y, a peace an d r ef u ge f r om f ear an d s u f f er i n g.
Man t ur ni ng t o m an . Man con s u l t i n g m an. Man t r eat i ng
m an . Man h eal in g m an. Man f ear i n g m an . Man ki ll i ng
m an . “ T hey know n ot w h at t hey do.” L uk e 2 3 : 2 4 .
P er s on al i t y i s a l oom i n w hi ch il l u s ion s ar e w oven .
“ W h at i s a m an pr of i t ed, i f he s h all gai n t h e w h ol e w or ld,
an d l os e hi s ow n s oul ?” Mat . 1 6 : 2 6 . Our s af et y i s i n
f i n di ng God w i t h i n our ow n h ear t . S eek no ot h er w ay.

I f on e does not iden t i f y hi m s elf w i t h t h e I n f i ni t e On e

al on e, t hen i n hi s dar ken ed, s en s e he s ees an ot h er w or l d
w hi ch h e w i s hes t o h ave m ade over . Any vai n at t em pt he
m akes t o dem on s t r at e over s i ckn es s or t o des t r oy t h e
evil he s ees abou t hi m i s bu t par t o f t he vei l he h as pu t
over hi s h ear t . W h en t h e vei l is r em oved, h e w il l s ee
clear ly.

T h e S pi r i t u al ly I ll um i n ed, kn ow i n g t he n at u r e of
E t er n al t hi n gs , do not s eek f or P eace and S ecu r i t y
am on g t h e f leet i n g t hi n gs of m an an d m i n d. T h ey know
t h e t hi ngs of t he R eal t o be ever pr es en t , u n def il ed an d
u n def il abl e. T hey know t h at God i s AL L . T h ey k now t h at
AL L i s God. I f on e i s devoi d of S pir i t u al D i s cr im i n at i on,
h e f ai l s t o di s t i n gu i s h bet w een m en t al pr act ice, w h i ch
con cer n s . i t s el f w i t h per s on al m i n ds an d per s on al
t h i n ki ng, an d t h e Abs ol u t e W ay, w hi ch r equir es our
r en u n ci at ion of per s on al m i n d al t oget h er , an d ou r
i den t i f i cat i on w i t h t h e One-Mi nd al on e. “ W e have t h e
Mi n d of Chr i s t .” 1 Cor . 2 : 1 6 .

P er s on al i t y i s di s u ni t y, i ni qui t y, gr eed, di s t r u s t ,
di abol i cal n es s , s t r i f e, f ear . S yn onym ou s w or ds denot i n g
s epar at enes s ar e t h e f ol low i ng: car n al , m or t al , m en t al ,
h u m an , m at er ial, m es m er i s m , m or t al m i nd, devil , evil ,
h el l . T h e w or d m en t al per t ai ns t o as s u m pt i ve i n di vi du al
m i n ds al on e-—t h ei r w ays , doct r i nes , m et hods an d
pr act i ce. T he W ay of t h e One-Mi n d i s t h e W ay of Chr i s t ---
s u r r en der of t h e per s on al f or i den t i f i cat ion w i t h God
al on e --- I AN D MY F AT H E R AR E ONE .

D ar kn es s s h al l con t i n u e t o appear i n on e’s w or l d u n t i l

h e s u r r en der s per s on al ego an d m ak es pl ace i n hi s hear t
f or t h e l ivi n g T r u t h . Men t al pr act ice pr olon gs h u m an
bondage. I t gi ves pow er t o m an , w h en h e h as non e.
“ P ow er bel onget h u n t o God. P s alm s 6 2 : 1 1 . T h er e i s
n ot hi n g m en t al i n God! F r eedom begi n s f or on e w hen h e
s u r r en der s h um an t h i nki n g, an d i n m eekn es s an d
h u m il it y m akes r oom f or Chr i s t -L igh t . T hen h e en t er s t he
j oy of t h e S el f . T h e s hi ni n g L i gh t w i t hi n hi m i s h i s
al m i gh t y P ow er , hi s ever pr es en t P eace and h i s
i m per i s h abl e Gl or y.

P er s on al i t y i s l oyal t o per s on al i t y. I t au t h or i z es i t s
ow n w or ks . I t i s i t s ow n au t hor i t y. Ch r i s t and per s on al i t y
can n ot dw el l t oget h er . CH R I S T I S ON E N E S S , AL L N E S S ,
COS MI C L I GH T , P E ACE AN D GL OR Y .

N o one can h eal an u nr eal t hi ng. N o one can ch an ge

an u nr eal m i nd. No on e can obt ai n H eaven as an
acqui s i t i on or t r an s l at e h um an t hi n ki n g i n t o t h e Mi n d of
Ch r i s t .

T h os e w ho h ave n ot yet i den t if i ed t h em s el ves w i t h

t h e One-Mi n d as t h e onl y Mi n d t h er e i s now or ever s h al l
be, keep cl am ou r i n g f or gr eat er h eal i n gs ---t an gi bl e
pr oof s of w h at t h ei r m i n ds can do. A s or r y w eb one
w eaves w h en on ce h e beli eves t h at of hi m s el f he can do
an yt hi n g! H e s h oul d let go s uch vai n am bi t ion
al t oget h er , an d l ooki n g t ow ar d t h e E t er n al H ei gh t s ,
gl i m ps e E t er n al t hi n gs . H ealed bodi es , r egen er at ed
h u m an bei ngs , ps ych oan alyz ed m i nds ar e u n k now n t o
God. H ow i n con s equ en t i al t h e gai n of an y dem on s t r at ed
t h i n g i n h um an ex i s t en ce, com par ed t o t he R i ch n es s ,
F ul nes s and B r i gh t n es s of S pi r i t u al t hi n gs r eveal ed t o u s
i n S pi r i t u al E x i s t en ce. “ W h at s h al l w e t hen s ay t o t h es e
t h i n gs ? I f God be f or u s , w h o can be agai n s t u s ?”
R om an s 8 : 3 1 .

T H E AB S OL U T E ME S S AGE

L E T no one en t er t ai n t h e m i s t aken beli ef t h at t h e

Abs ol u t e W ay does not pr ovi de t h e w ay of es cape f r om
s i ck n es s , s or r ow an d li m i t at i on . T r ue, i t does not do s o
by w ay of any m en t al pr act i ce, bu t by t h e W ay w hi ch i s
en t i r ely apar t f r om i t ---t h e Chr i s t W ay --- I AM. T h e
m en t al m ay h ave i t s w or d f or t h os e w ho w ant m er el y a
h eali n g of i l l s , bu t f or t hos e w h o ar e of t he S pir i t --- an d
w i ll t ake no les s er w ay---t he m en t al hol ds n o m eani n g.

T h e S pi r i t u al W ay t o H ar m ony an d W hol enes s i s t h e

Ch r i s t W ay --- t h e W ay of t h e Abs ol u t e. H er e w e com e t o
God! T hr ough I n n er I ll u m i n at i on, w e ar e i n s t r u ct ed of
God s pi r i t u all y. W e r ecei ve P eace, L i gh t , Glor y. D i s cor ds
van i s h as s h adow s . N ot onl y ar e w e f r eed of t h em , bu t
our gai n h as been f or E t er ni t y, s i n ce w e h ave been
qu i cken ed by t h e L ove an d t he L igh t of S pir i t . W e kn ow
God t o be ever y-t hi n g t h at i s n eedf ul, good, pu r e an d
com plet e. God i s our Mi n d, God i s our L i f e, God i s ou r
F ul l nes s and Com pl et en es s r igh t her e and n ow . W e h ave
n eed of no ot her h el p t h an Om ni pot en ce w i t h i n u s .

S pi r i t u al I l l um i n at i on i s “ Chr i s t i n you” Co1 .1 : 2 7 ----

your onl y t r u e an d per f ect W ay of es cape f r om w or l d
t r i bul at ion an d bondage. S pir i t u al L i gh t i n t h e h ear t ,
u pl i f t i ng an d glor i f yi n g u s , pl an t s ou r f eet i n t h e S pi r i t u al
w or l d n ow . H er e w e ar e f r ee, n ot by m ean s of any
m en t al h eal i n g, bu t by vir t u e of t h e f act t h at ou r P u r i t y
an d our W h ol en es s i s t h e Chr is t -S el f . W i s dom an d
K now l edge ar e h er e, t h e r i ch es of U n der s t an di n g, L i f e
t h at i s glor i ou s , an d P eace t h at i s per m an en t an d
en du r i n g. “ I n Ch r i s t s h al l al l be m ade ali ve.” 1 Cor .
1 5 : 2 2 . “ I f any m an be i n Chr i s t , h e i s a new cr eat u r e.”
2 Cor . 5 : 1 7 . T he m ys t er y of t h e i n dw ell in g Ch r i s t i s
r eveal ed----i t is our ow n I n n er R evel at i on ! I t i s our ow n
L i gh t ! T h e L i ght w hi ch com es t o u s f r om w i t hi n our s el ves
i s Ch r i s t L i gh t ! T h i s L igh t i s nei t h er of per s onali t y n or
m en t al i t y. I t i s of God. I t i s of S pi r i t . I t i s of t h e S el f .

T h e Abs ol u t e Mes s age i s n ot pr i vat e doct r i ne,

per s on al di s cover y or s el f -s t yl ed m en t al pr act i ce. I t
i den t i f i es i t s el f w i t h s el f -s u r r en der an d t he
r ei den t i f i cat i on of ou r s el ves w i t h God t hr ou gh S pi r i t u al
L i gh t w i t hi n u s . B ibl es of al l t he n at i on s ar e un an i m ou s
i n t h ei r r ecogni t ion of t h e s t eps on e m u s t t ake f r om
per s on al i t y i n t o S pir i t u ali t y, f r om bon dage i n t o F r eedom ,
an d f r om t hi n gs of t h e per i s h abl e and m u t able i n t o L i f e
ever -l as t i n g, as f ol l ow s : 1 --- I n t h e hear t al on e can w e
f i n d God. 2 --- S u r r en der of t he per s on al ; s el f -
r en u n ci at ion . 3 ---I den t i f i cat ion w i t h God t hr ou gh
S pi r i t u al L igh t .

S pi r i t u al L igh t an d I l l u m i n at ion can be ex per ien ced by

al l w ho t ur n f r om per s on al i t y t o God. Men t al w ays ar e
l im i t ed t o per s on al i t y --- never coul d t h ey becom e
u n i ver s al . Chr i s t an d m en t al w ays ar e con t r ar y t h e one
t o t h e ot h er . On e i s of God, t he ot h er of m an. Ch r i s t i s
n ot m en t ali t y, per s on ali t y or pr act i t i on er . Ch r i s t i s t h e
L i gh t of God w i t h i n our ow n h ear t s . T h er ef or e, t her e can
be On enes s i n Cos m i c Chr i s t alon e. P er s on al it y i s t h e
Adam -m an, t h e m en t al i t y-m an. Ch r i s t i s t h e S pi r i t u al
I den t i t y of al l w h o ar e r e-bor n , an d h ave iden t i f i ed
t h em s el ves as t h e One w h o i s Al l , an d t h e All w h o i s On e.

B el oved, s eek n o per s on al f am e. E x al t no per s on al

n am e. T he N am e - I AM - i s ou r r eal N am e f r om E t er ni t y.
T r ace not your or i gi n back t o Adam . I n Adam al l di e. Ou r
i m m u ni t y l ies i n On enes s al one. W or l d ch aos i s t h e
s t r u ggl e an d s t r i f e of per s on al i t i es an d m en t ali t ies .
T h es e ar e days of t r i bul at i on s f or et ol d f or t hos e w ho do
n ot i den t i f y t hem s el ves - as t h e D i vi ne Mi nd al on e. E ver y
w ay of per s on al m an i s doom ed t o per i s h. T h e “ f all i ng
aw ay” 2 T hes . 2 : 3 h as al r eady begu n. God i s n ot
m ocked. I AM “ t h e ever l as t i n g Gos pel t o pr each u n t o
t h em t h at dw ell on t h e ear t h, an d t o ever y n at ion, an d
ki n dr ed, an d t on gu e, an d peopl e. S ayi n g w i t h a lou d
Voi ce, F ear God, an d gi ve gl or y t o H im t h at m ade
h eaven , an d ear t h, an d t h e s ea, an d t he f ou n t ai n s of
w at er s .. . W ho s h al l not f ear T h ee, O L or d, an d glor i f y
T h y N am e? f or T h ou on ly ar t holy; all n at i on s s h al l com e
an d w or s hi p bef or e T h ee.” R ev. 1 5 : 4

I n or der t h at w e be en t i t l ed t o T r u t h , w e m u s t h ave
T r u t h i n our hear t . I n or der t hat w e li ve i n t he r eal m of
t h e R eal , w e m u s t h ave pu r i t y i n our hear t . I f w e h um bly
an d ear n es t l y love t h e R eal and t h e T r ue above al l el s e,
an d l ong f or I t w i t h ou r w hol e hear t , s u dden ly w e s h al l
f i n d our s el ves in I t , an d I t i n us . T hen s h al l w e k now
t h at w e never l ef t I t , r egar dl es s of t he s eem i n g. Ch r i s t i s
our ow n I n n er L i gh t , our P ow er an d our Glor y. Ch r i s t
w as t h e j oy of Jes u s . Chr i s t w as t h e L igh t of Jes u s .
Ch r i s t w as t h e P ow er of Jes u s . Ch r i s t w as t he Gl or y of
Jes u s . Chr i s t w as t h e Vi ct or y of Jes u s , T he s am e j oy,
L i gh t , P ow er , Glor y and Vi ct or y w hi ch Jes u s pos s es s ed
bel on g t o al l w h o s t op t r yi n g t o be s om eon e of
t h em s el ves . I n t h e pr es en ce of our h u m i l it y, per s on al i t y
van i s h es . W e ar e t h e On e al one.

T h er e ar e not t w o w or lds ---t h e S pi r i t u al an d t h e

m at er i al. T h er e ar e not t w o i den t i t ies of u s ---t h e
S pi r i t u al an d t he m or t al.

T h e on e-w or l d i s T H E K I N GD OM OF GOD . T h e on e-
i den t i t y of U S i s T H E CH R I S T S E L F . As w e die t o t h e
u n r eal , and des i r e t h e S pi r i t u al and R eal of u s alone, w e
f i n d t he h eavenly Ci t y of God t o be w i t hi n t h e dept h s of
our ow n h ear t . Our h ear t i s t he s eat of ou r l ove,
devot i on, pur i t y, per f ect i on, w i s dom , s i n cer i t y, f ai t h ,
t r u s t , f i del i t y, t en der nes s , heaven . T hos e w h o w ou l d
r eal i z e t h e R eal i t y of t h em s el ves m u s t t u r n as ide f r om
t h e w or ld, an d f r om all per s onal t each i n g, and s eek
T r u t h w i t hi n ---i n t h e hear t . H er e i s S af et y, P eace,
S ecur i t y, W hol en es s , B li s s .

W h er e i s our heavenly F at h er ? I n our hear t . W h er e i s

Ch r i s t ? I n ou r h ear t . W h er e i s God’s t hr on e? I n our
h ear t . W h er e i s t h e K i n gdom of God an d t h e P eace t h at
pas s et h u nder s t an di ng? I n our hear t . H ear t , l ove,
devot i on an d pu r i t y ar e i den t i cal i n m eani n g.
I l l um i n at ion, L igh t , I n s pi r at i on , I n t ui t ion an d R evelat ion
ar i s e an d abi de i n t h e pu r e i n h ear t . H er e i s ou r f r eedom
f r om f ear , s t r uggl e an d s t r i f e. I n t hi s L i gh t , w e ar e
l igh t ed. W e ar e w i t hou t f ear or t r em bl in g. T hi s S pi r i t u al
L i gh t w i t hi n u s i s our Al l-pow er f ul an d Al l -m igh t y God at
h an d ----our s f or E t er n i t y. F ear , doubt , gloom or
s u f f er i n g can n ot r em ai n w h en t h e L igh t of t h e E t er n al
gl ow s w i t hi n u s .

Our P er f ect i on, W hol en es s , P eace an d S ecu r i t y can n ot

be dem on s t r at ed or br ough t t o pas s by any m en t al
pr act i ce. T hey ar e R E VE AL E D t o t h os e w h o cas t ou t
per s on al ego, an d s o s ee by t h e eye of S pi r i t . D ar kn es s
can n ot dw el l i n l i gh t --- li kew is e ---- w hen w e l ay dow n
t h e per s on al s el f , an d w i t h all -abs or bi n g l ove an d
devot i on des ir e t h e D i vi n e Mi nd al on e, s h adow s of
dar knes s l eave u s . W e as k no on e t o pr ove T r u t h t o u s .
W i t h t he s h i ni ng of t he h eavenl y L i gh t w i t hi n u s , T r u t h i s
S el f -eviden t . S h adow s can not l i nger i n t he r adi an ce of
our L ove. W i t hou t t hi s pur i t y of h ear t , on e’s w or l d
can n ot be f r ee of di s cor d an d di s s en s i on.

P u r i t y al on e m akes I l l u m i n at ion pos s i ble. W e m u s t

gi ve our s el ves w h ol ly t o I t , i f w e w oul d r eceive t h e
f u l l n es s of I t s P r es ence. T he pu r er our l ove, t h e gr eat er
i s our L i gh t , and t h e m or e per f ect our F r eedom . T h en t h e
veil i s r em oved, an d w e ex per i en ce R eal i t y I t s el f .

“ W hy do t he h eat h en r age, and t h e peopl e im agi n e a

vai n t hi ng?” P s al m s 2 : 1 as ks t h e P s al m i s t . B ecau s e t h ey
i den t i f y t h em s el ves f al s ely w it h t h at w hi ch i s of n au gh t .
W h i le on e f i gh t s h i s t h ough t s w i t h hi s t h ough t s , w hi l e h e
i den t i f i es hi m s el f w i t h t hi n gs of t h e u nr eal, a vei l or m i s t
cover s hi s h ear t , s o t h at he can n ot s ee clear l y t hi n gs
t h at ar e R eal. N ever can m ent al pr act i ce t ake on e i n t o
t h e dept h s of hi s B ei n g, yet h er e i s w her e h e m u s t go---
i n t o u n kn ow n r egion s of him s el f . H e m u s t r each u n t i l he
f i n ds t h at pl ace w i t hi n hi m s el f w hi ch i s call ed t h e w i t hi n-
--t h e hear t . T hi s W ay i s f or t hos e al one w h o ar e i n w ar dl y
dr aw n of God, w h o beli eve t h at God i s , an d t h at t o God
be-l on gs t h e P ow er and Gl or y, P er f ect i on and P eace of
t h e u ni ver s e.

S t oppi n g all s t r u ggl e an d ef f or t ---m aki ng

u n con di t ion al s u r r ender t o t h e E t er n al On e ---s u ddenl y,
l ike a w i n d w hi ch com es , yet no on e k now s f r om
w h en ce, t h e P r es en ce i s w i t h on e, r ou n d an d abou t him .
B at h ed i n L i gh t of t h e E t er n al, h e i s n o l onger h im s el f ---
h e know s t h at God an d t he S el f ar e ON E .

T h er e i s a s pi r i t u al m yt h of I n di a w hi ch con t ai n s deep
w i s dom an d l igh t . I t t el l s of a cou n cil of t he gods at
w hi ch i t w as pu r pos ed t o i n ves t m an w i t h deit y. A
debat e ar os e as t o how i t m i gh t be en t r u s t ed t o him
w i t h ou t hi s m i s u s i n g i t . On e s u gges t ed t h at it m i gh t be
bu r ied i n t he dept h s of t he s ea, s o t h at h e w oul d not
eas il y f i n d an d abu s e i t . An ot her advi s ed t o pl ace i t on
t h e m os t i n acces s ibl e m ou n t ai n t op. F i n all y t h e s u pr em e
h ead of t h e as s em bl y decl ar ed t h at h e t hou ght of a pl ace
w h er e no m an w oul d t hi nk of l ooki n g f or i t ---i n t h e
deepes t ch am ber s of m an ’s ow n h ear t .

Our Chr i s t i an B i bl e con t ai n s t h e s am e Mes s age i n t h e

f ol low i ng quot at i on s :

H e h at h s et t h e w or l d i n t heir h ear t , s o t h at no m an
can f i nd ou t t he w or k t h at God m aket h f r om t h e
begi n ni ng t o t h e en d. . . . E ccl. 3 : 1 1 . Y e s h al l s eek Me,
an d f i nd Me, w h en ye s h al l s ear ch f or Me w i t h al l your
h ear t .” . . . Jer . 2 9 : 1 3 . I w il l gi ve t h em a h ear t t o kn ow
Me.” Jer . 2 4 : 7 ... T he pur e i n hear t s h al l s ee God?
Mat .5 : 8 .

On e’s f ai l ur e t o f i n d t he t r u e God, and E t er n al L i f e,

keeps him s epar at e f r om t h e I n f i ni t e, I ndi vi s i bl e
S el f h ood---as t h ou gh h e w er e ou t s i de of I t ----w h er e
ever yt hi n g appear s t o hi m t o be per i s h abl e an d
ch an geabl e, i ncl u di ng him s el f , h i s m i nd, body, t hou gh t s ,
w or l d an d ex per ien ce. T h er ef or e t o ex per ien ce l i vi n g
L i gh t , on e m u s t gli m ps e i t i n s u ch a w ay as t o i n s pi r e
h i m t o des ir e God, h i s R eal S el f , beyon d al l el s e.

H ow f ar aw ay f r om one i s hi s h ear t ? Onl y s o f ar as h e

h as t ur n ed f r om i t . Our R eal S el f an d our R eal ex per i ence
i s r igh t at h and, i f an d w hen w e can s ee an d t ake I t by
our S pi r it u al appr oach t o I t , ou r S pir i t u al per cept i on of
I t , an d our S pir i t u al abi dan ce i n I t . T h er ef or e, i n s t ead of
at t em pt i ng t o bu il d u p h i s per s on al t hi nki n g, on e s houl d
be deli ber at i ng how h e can cut hi m s el f of f f r om i t
al t oget h er ---and s o es cape t h e i nevi t able dou bt and f ear ,
s i ck n es s an d deat h . H e s houl d be pon der i n g how h e can
f i n d T h at w h ich i s U ncon di t ioned, T h at w hi ch i s
Abs ol u t e, P ur e. W h en h e com es f ace t o f ace w i t h T h at ,
t h en he know s t h e T r u t h . T h en h e k now s t h at GOD i s
AL L ! T hen h e kn ow s t h at AL L i s GOD !

T h e Abs ol u t e or Chr i s t Mes s age r eveal s t h e W ay t o

L i f e, w i t h ou t deat h ; t o H eaven , w i t h ou t per s on al
ach i evem en t ; t o H eal t h, w i t hou t h eal i n g; an d t o
H appi nes s , H ar m ony an d P eace, w i t hou t pr act i ce of
m en t al cau s e an d ef f ect . S pi r i t u al P er cept i on of t h e R eal
con vi nces u s t hat pr epar at i on of t h e hear t i s t h e onl y
pr er equi s i t e t o f ear les s F r eedom an d S pi r i t u al P eace.
T h i s i s t he ver y r eas on w h y t hos e t r ai ned i n m et aph ys i cs
f i n d t he u n der s t an di ng of t he Abs ol u t e s o di f f i cul t of
com pr eh en s ion ---t h ey k now li t t l e or not hi n g of t h e
h ear t . T h ey h ave been t au gh t t h at each h as a m i n d of hi s
ow n , an d t h at w i t h t hi s per s on al m i n d he can k now t he
T r u t h ; he can heal t h ough t , body an d condi t i on s , f or
h i m s el f an d f or ot h er s .

T h e Abs ol u t e i s n ot concer n ed w i t h m i nds t h at ar e n ot

r eal . T he Abs ol u t e i s t he T r u t h I t s el f . I t s t an ds alon e. I t
i s t h e One Mi nd, t h e onl y I n t el li gen ce t h er e i s of anyon e.
 T H E W AY OF T H E H E AR T

S ACR E D W r i t i ngs of t h e E as t con t ai n vi t all y

i ll um i n at i ve w or ds r el at i ve t o our W ay t o P er f ect i on as
f ol low s :

“ T h e S el f i s s u bt l er t h an t he s u bt l e, gr eat er t han t h e
gr eat . I t dw el l s i n t h e hear t of ever y l ivi n g bein g, yet i t
i s u n per cei ved by or di n ar y m or t al s becau s e of I t s
s u bt let y. I t cann ot be per cei ved by t h e s en s es ; a f i ner
S pi r i t u al s en s e i s r equ i r ed. T he S el f i s t h e I ndi vi s i bl e es -
s en ce of ever yt h i n g; t h at upon w hi ch al l ex i s t en ce r es t s .
T h e S el f can not be at t ai ned by t h e s t u dy of t he
S cr i pt ur es , nor by i n t el lect u al per cept i on, nor by
f r equ en t h ear i ng of I t . H e w h om t h e S el f choos es , t o h i m
al on e i s I t at t ai n ed. T o hi m t he S el f r eveal s I t s t r u e
n at u r e.

W e m ay i m agi ne t h at by m u ch s t u dy w e can f i n d ou t
God. K n ow ledge onl y com es t h r ou gh dir ect P er cept i on ,
an d di r ect P er cept ion i s pos s i bl e f or t hos e al on e w ho ar e
pu r e i n h ear t , an d S pi r i t u al ly aw ak en ed. Al t h ou gh H e i s
al i ke t o all bei ngs , and H i s m er cy i s on all , yet t h e
i m pur e an d w or dly-m i nded do not get t h e bl es s i n g
becau s e t h ey do not kn ow how t o open t h eir h ear t s t o I t .
H e w h o l ongs f or God, h i m t he L or d ch oos es ; becau s e t o
h i m al on e can H e r eveal H i s t r u e n at u r e.” ( U pan i s h ads )

W onder f ul w or ds i ndeed ---deep, s t ir r i n g, s el f -

con vi nci n g. Man y m ay h ave w on der ed w hy al l do n ot
des i r e T r u t h al ike, and al l know T r u t h t h e s am e, s i n ce
God i s i den t i cal i n all . T h e an s w er i s now m ade pl ai n i n
t h e above quot at ion. Ou r ow n B ibl e coi n ci des w i t h i t , as
f ol low s :

D r aw ni gh t o God, and H e w il l dr aw nigh t o you .” Jas .

4 : 8 . . . H im t h at com et h t o Me I w i ll in no w i s e cas t ou t .”
Joh n 6 : 3 7 . . . No m an can com e t o Me, ex cept t h e F at h er
dr aw him .” John 6 : 4 4 . . . B les s ed ar e t h ey w h ich do
h u n ger an d t h ir s t af t er r i gh t eou s n es s : f or t h ey s h all be
f i ll ed.” Mat . 5 : 6 .
 All I ll um i n ed t each i ng decl ar es t h at i n or der f or on e t o
r ecei ve L igh t an d I l l u m i n at ion he m u s t h u m bly an d t r uly
t h ir s t f or i t ; an d des i r e i t above al l ot h er des ir es . T hi n gs
of S pi r i t ar e t he R eal and t h e E t er n al t hi n gs of God. T h ey
al on e ex per ience t h em w h o ar e s pir i t u all y aw akened,
an d h ave pr oof of God w i t hi n t h eir ow n hear t . T h e
s pi r i t u all y aw aken ed can n ot accept t h e m en t al w ay,
becau s e t h ey kn ow t he ver y w or d m en t al t o be con t r ar y
t o t h e On e Mi nd. Men t al per t ai n s t o t h os e w h o cl ai m a
m i n d of t h ei r ow n . T h u s t h ei r ver y f ou ndat ion i s du ali t y,
doubl e-vi s i oned, dou ble-t ongu ed; m ul t i pl e m i n ds ,
t h ou gh t s , m et hods . Men t al pr act ice deal s w i t h m en t al
cau s e, m en t al ef f ect , m en t al s i ck nes s , m en t al heali n g,
m en t al condi t i on s , m en t al t r eat m en t s --- n one of w hi ch
bel on gs t o God w h o is One D i vin e Mi n d.

T h e t er m dem on s t r at i on al s o im pl ies du al i t y. On e m ay
dem on s t r at e over a cer t ai n s ickn es s , bu t he s h al l
con t i n u e s ubj ect t o ot h er di s cor ds , an d s o be i n need of
f u r t h er h eali n g; i n f act , i t w i ll be a con t i n uous pr ogr am .
I den t i f i cat ion w i t h a m i nd of on e’s ow n i s t he ver y
s our ce of all t r ibu l at i on ! H ow vai n t he t h eor y of m an ----
t h at h e can h eal t h e ver y t hi ngs h e hi m s el f h as cr eat ed
ou t of dar k n es s ! Man can t r eat s i ck n es s f r om n ow u n t i l
D oom s day, an d never can h e br i n g s i ck n es s t o an en d.
Onl y w h en he hu m bl es hi m s el f , an d t ur n s hi m s el f
com plet ely t o t h e One God, w il l t r ibul at i on be w i ped
f r om t he ear t h.

P er s on al appli cat i on of per s onal doct r i n es f r ees no

on e; f or t h er e i s no S pi r i t u al gai n i n m en t al pr act i ce.
W h at ever gai n on e beli eves h e h as m ade, i s t em por al,
bel on gi ng t o a m an li vi n g in a h u m an s t at e.

T h e s t r u ggle i n hi s f ace
T er r i f i c and deep,
S ear chi n g f or peace

T h r ou gh ni gh t s w i t hou t s leep,
T h r ough days of endeavor
T o w i n S pir i t t h r ou gh f l es h ,
 T o di s en t an gl e
H i m s el f f r om ear t h ’s m es h.
( Mil dr ed H ayw ar d)

W her e i s s ci ent i f i c r eas oni n g? Not i n God I W h er e i s

m en t al w or k? N ot i n t h e On e Mi n d I H u m an, m at er i al
an d m en t al w ays of h eal i ng ar e of m an, w h o is ever
at t em pt i ng t o im pr ove hi m s el f , an d s o t o i n cr eas e h i s
days her e on ear t h as a h u m an bei n g. T h ey ar e good f or
m an , t hey ar e legi t im at e f or m an : bu t never s h oul d t h ey
be con f u s ed w i t h t h e S pi r i t u al W ay of Ch r i s t . T h e Ch r i s t
or Abs ol u t e W ay r eveal s our S pi r i t u al W ay t o S pi r i t u al
W h ol en es s , H ar m ony an d P eace t o be i n our s u r r en der of
t h e per s on al and m en t al f or our i den t i f i cat ion w i t h t h e
On e God, t h e On e Chr i s t , t h e On e B ody, t h e On e
U n i ver s e, t h e On e E x i s t en ce - I AM T H AT I AM.

On e can n ot f i n d hi s hear t u n t il he i s w il l i n g t o pu t
t h i n gs of m an an d m i n d as i de. As s oon as T r u t h s h i n es i n
h i s h ear t , he w il l begi n t o t r an s cen d t h e appar en t du al i t y
of hi s n at u r e. T h en he w i l l know t h at w hich i s beyon d
m i n d an d t hi nki n g. T h e t r ue s eeker m ay w onder : H ow
can I kn ow t h at w hi ch i s beyon d m i n d an d t hi nki n g? H e
s ees t h at i f God coul d be know n m en t al ly---by h um an
m i n d an d t hi nki n g---t hen God-K now l edge w ou l d be li ke
an y ot h er know l edge, per i s h abl e and non -et er n al . I n
pl ace of hi s h um il i t y an d w onder m en t , h i s s en s e of
du al i t y vani s h es , an d t h e cau s e of hi s ignor ance an d
l im i t at i on i s gon e.

W el l m ay t h e qu es t i on be as ked: “ I f I m u s t lay dow n

m y per s on al s en s e, as t h e B i ble s t at es , an d l et t h e D ivi n e
Mi n d be al l of m e, how can I do t hi s ? I f I t ur n f r om m y
t h i n ki ng, I am des t i t u t e of any w ay of pr ocedu r e, s i n ce I
h ave no w ay of t hi nki n g ex cept by t hi s m i n d?” H eed t h e
An s w er car ef ul ly: “ U nkn ow n t o t h os e w ho h ave accept ed
a m i n d of t h eir ow n as t h eir on ly w ay of t hi n kin g---t h ei r
onl y w ay t o God an d t o t h e t hi n gs of H i s K i n gdom ---
t h er e ex i s t s t he t r ue W ay t o God, w hi ch i s t he W ay of t h e
h ear t . T hi s t r ue W ay i s t h e W ay of L ove. Our f i r s t
com m andm en t i s : “ T h ou s h al t l ove.” Mat . 2 2 : 3 7 . An d
t h e s econ d com m an dm en t r ei t er at es t h e f ir s t : “ T h ou
s h al t l ove.” Mat . 2 2 : 3 9 . S ubt l y conceal ed i n ou r B i bl e---
i n t h e w or d h ear t ----i s our W ay of D el i ver ance. T he
m ys t ical m eani n g of t h e w or d h ear t i s l ove an d devot i on .

On e’s f ir s t s t ep t h er ef or e aw ay f r om per s on ali t y,

m en t al i t y an d du ali t y, i s t o love God s u pr em el y an d al l-
abs or bi n gly as h i s per f ect Mi nd, hi s per f ect L if e, h i s
per f ect B ei ng. T h i s ver y i n s t an t , hi s r en u n ci at i on of
per s on al m i nd h as begu n. A w ar m gl ow of P eace com es
ef f or t l es s ly over hi m ---L ove i s R eal , L ove i s S pir i t . F r om
n ow on h e w i ll t h i n k f r om t h e s eat of hi s H ear t ---f or t h e
H ear t i s kn ow n by t h e I l lu m i ned t o be t h e s eat of D i vi n e
Mi n d an d D i vi ne t h i nki ng. T h ey al one h ave f ou n d pu r i t y
i n t h ei r hear t w h o can s ee t h e t h i n gs of t h e R eal an d
S pi r i t u al , an d ar e i den t i f i ed as t h e One D i vi ne-Mi nd.

L ove r es t or es us t o our Ow n. W h en on e bel ieves

h i m s el f t o be a h u m an bei ng, i n a h u m an ex i s t en ce ---
depen den t u pon a s pur i ou s m i n d t o con du ct h im t o
H eaven --- h e is as l eep t o hi s R eal S el f ---as on e i n a
dr eam . T h e t r u e. W ay ou t of s leep in t o R eal i t y i s T H E
W AY OF L OVE . Our en t i r e B i ble con t ai n s t h e s t or y of our
s l eep, and our W ay ou t of i t i nt o ever l as t i n g L i f e-—t h e
R evel at i on t o us of D i vi ne L ove.

L ove i s our D el iver er and D eli ver an ce. “ T he

pr epar at i on s of t h e hear t i n m an , i s of t h e L or d.” P r ov.
1 6 : 1 . . . “ T he pu r e in h ear t s hal l s ee God.” Mat . 5 : 8 .
Onl y pu r i t y can behol d P u r i t y. Onl y P er f ect i on can en t er
P er f ect i on. God h as given u s a H ear t t o love H i m , an d t o
h ear H i s voi ce. God i s L ove. T h er ef or e w e m us t com e t o
God t hr ough L OVE . God i s t h e All-P ur e. T h er ef or e w e
m u s t com e t o God t hr ough P U R I T Y . T he H ear t al one can
t u r n t o God i n love, an d be pu r e enou gh t o be our w ay
ou t of s l eep. L ove f r ees u s f r om t h e dr eam of
s epar at enes s .

S pi r i t u al I l l um i n at i on s h ow s us h ow t o r en der t o m an
t h e t hi ngs t h at ar e m an ’s , and t o God t h e t h i ngs t h at ar e
God’s . God’s W ay i s t he U ni ver s al W ay, t he S pir i t u al
w ay, t h e ONL Y w ay --- t h e W ay o f t h e H ear t . T hi s W ay
s h u t s ou t m en t al t hi n ki n g al t oget h er . T oday, m an y
w oul d w il l i ngl y pay any pr ice j u s t t o es cape f r om t h eir
ow n t h i nki n g. T h e P er f ect W ay ex i s t s . Not only can one
br i ng hi s per s on al t hi nki n g t o an en d, bu t he can ar i s e
ou t of s l eep, and be hi s R eal S el f ‘i n S pi r i t u al ex i s t en ce
n ow .

D ear F r i en d, l ove t h e W ays of God. L ove t h e t h i n gs of

God. L ove t o be obedi en t t o God. L ove t o w at ch f or L i gh t
t o be r evealed t o you f r om w i t h i n your s el f . L ove t h e
abs ol u t e f act t h at even now you r P er f ect i on an d
W h ol en es s ar e w i t h you . T h ey ar e pr es en t r i gh t w h er e
you ar e. Y ou r H appi n es s i s i n l ivi ng i n t h e L i ght of t h e
On e-S el f . Y ou r j oy i s i n r ecei vi n g S el f -I l l um i nat ion. Y ou r
ever y need i s t ak en car e of s pon t an eou s ly, n at u r al ly, as
you l i ve i n t h e L i gh t an d t he L ove of t he E t er n al . K eep
t u r ni n g f r om t hi n ki n g t o l ovi n g, an d your am az em en t
w i ll be gr eat , an d you r F r eedom , s el f -eviden t .

E ver yt hi n g of S pi r i t r el at es t o t h e H ear t . Our

W h ol en es s an d P eace ar e t h e n at u r al H ar m on y of ou r
B ei n g. Our S pi r i t u al R eal i z at ion i s our Al l-s u f f i cien cy.
Our f ai t h an d t r u s t i n R eali t y I t s el f con s t an t l y ex pan ds
i n t o S el f -R evelat i on : B el i evi ng i n t h e On e Min d al on e, w e
m ake no at t em pt ’ t o ch an ge an yon e or anyt hi n g. T h e
On e Mi n d pr act i ces no h eal i ng. T h e On e Mi n d gi ves no
t r eat m en t s . W it h I t s ow n B r i gh t n es s , I t R E VE AL S I t s
ow n P er f ect ion ever yw her e.

S pi r i t l oves S pi r i t u al t hi n gs . Ou r l ove i s cou pled w i t h

T r u t h, i n w or ds s u ch as : I n s pir at ion, I n t ui t i on,
I l l um i n at ion, L igh t , Gl or y, R evel at i on , Onen es s , Al l nes s ,
U n i t y. T h es e w or ds ar e L i vi n g br ead t o u s , S u bs t an ce
I t s el f . B les s ed ar e t h ey w h o kn ow w i t h t he R eal , E t er n al
Mi n d! B les s ed ar e t h ey w ho l ove w i t h a pur e, devot ed
H ear t . T hen , t aki n g no t hou ght f or dem on s t r at i on,
s pon t an eou s ly, n at ur all y, t h ey ex per i en ce t h e E t er n al
N ow ---E t er n al L ove, R adi an ce, L i gh t , On en es s , B eau t y,
Joy, P eace---t hr ou ghou t E t er ni t y.
 Alr eady m any h ave f ou nd t h e W ay of t he H ear t t o be
t h e Chr i s t -W ay, an d h ave en t er ed even now in t o L i f e
ever l as t i n g, i n t o T r u t h ever abi di n g, i n t o P eace an d j oy
ever ex pandi n g an d r ej oi ci ng. T h ey s ee R eal i t y by t h at
w hi ch i s R eal in I t s el f ---Chr i s t I ll um i n at i on.

I m por t an t S pi r it u al act i vi t i es ex pou n ded i n t h e B i ble,

r el at i n g u s t o ou r t r u e, S pi r i t ual ex i s t en ce, ar e f ou n d in
s u ch w or ds as t h e f oll ow i n g: Com e, s ee, behol d,
per cei ve, lear n , hear , hear ken, f eel, beli eve, r ecei ve,
t ake, let , abi de. As w e ex per i en ce t h es e act i vi t i es of
Mi n d, t h ey s pon t an eou s l y i n cr eas e our f ai t h an d t r u s t i n
R eal i t y I t s el f . H en ce t h ey cont i n u all y br i n g us i n t o
gr eat er an d m or e ef f ul gen t L i gh t , I l l um i n at ion an d Glor y.
W e can even h ear t h e Voi ce, f eel t he T ou ch an d be aw ar e
of t h e P r es en ce.

D ear F r i en d, l ovi ng t h e R eal an d t he E t er n al

s u pr em el y, you w il l not be voi d of t hi nki n g. T h ou gh t s
w i ll s pr i ng f r om your H ear t s pon t aneou s ly, an d t h ey w i ll
be ex al t ed, h appy t hough t s --- t hou gh t s of j oy, W onder ,
P eace. I n s pi r at i on al t hi nki n g is t h e n at ur al act i vi t y of t h e
S el f . One w oul d n ot at t em pt t o con t r ol i t per s on al ly, any
m or e t h an h e w oul d at t em pt t o con t r ol h i s br eat h i ng.
Our t hi n ki n g n ever gives u s any concer n, on ce w e h ave
f ou n d t h e W ay of D evot i on, and abi de s t eadf as t ly i n I t .

“ T o hi m t h at over com et h w i l l I gi ve t o eat o f t h e T r ee

of L i f e w hi ch i s i n t h e m i ds t of t h e par adi s e of God.” R ev.
2 : 7 . W h at i s i t t h at w e ar e t o over com e? N ot s i n,
s i ck n es s an d deat h ---as t hough t hes e w er e each a t h i n g
of i t s el f t o be t r eat ed an d h ealed. W e ar e t o over com e
t h e s en s e of s epar at en es s an d of per s on al m i n d w hi ch
cr eat es t h em . W h en t hi s i s accom pli s hed, t h r ou gh our
S pi r i t u al aw aken i n g as t he R eal S el f , t h en no lon ger i s
t h er e du al i t y. T h er e i s t h e s i ngl e S el f . S h adow s cal led
s i ck n es s or s u f f er i ng can not be f ou n d in t h e br i gh t n es s
of our Glor y. I t i s Ch r i s t P ow er . I t i s Om ni pot en ce.

H u m bly, ear n es t l y, com pl et el y r eli n qui s h i n g an y clai m

t o a m i n d of ou r ow n , i m m ediat el y w e ar e aw ar e of
L OVE . Our t h i nki n g i s gl or i ou s l y w on der f u l an d h appy.
W e kn ow w e ar e t h e T r u t h. W e t hi nk w i t h our R eal Mi n d.
W e l i ve i n S pi r i t u al ex i s t en ce. W e ar e t h e S el f alon e. Our
Abu n dan ce, H appi n es s an d W h ol enes s ar e R E VE AL E D t o
u s . T h e S pi r i t ual l i gh t of our S el f i s gr eat er t han t h e l igh t
of s u n or s t ar s . I t i s t h e L i gh t of t h e heaven l y Ci t y w i t hi n
u s . W e w al k i n our ow n L i gh t , s af el y and s ecu r ely.

E ver yon e w i ll begi n t o f eel P eace an d Calm t he ver y

i n s t an t h e t ur ns f r om a m i n d of h i s ow n. H e w alks w i t h
God. H e t al ks w i t h God. T r oubl es vani s h --- h e know s n ot
w h en or how . H e r ecal l s t h e pr om i s e: “ P er f ect L ove
cas t et h ou t f ear .” 1 Joh n 4 : 1 8 . H e as ks hi m s el f t h e
qu es t i on, “ W h at i s per f ect L ove?” I m m edi at el y, t h e
an s w er com es t o hi m : “ P er f ect L ove i s l ove f or t h e
P er f ect .” H e kn ow s t h en t h at h e h as per f ect L ove --- f or
h e l oves t h e P er f ect w i t h all his h ear t . W e love ou r
W h ol en es s ! W e l ove our GodS el f ! W e bel i eve i m pli ci t l y
t h at God’s W or ks ar e f i ni s h ed f r om t he f ou n dat i on of t h e
w or l d. T hi s i s t h e glor i ou s T r ut h t h at w e l ove. I n ou r
per f ect lovi n g of R eal i t y I t s el f , w e h ave no f ear ; w e have
n o s i ckn es s ; w e h ave no s or r ow . W e ar e no l on ger a
m an ; w e ar e no l on ger of h u m an ex i s t en ce. W e h ave
en t er ed i n t o On en es s . W e beh ol d t he Al l as U n i t y.

B el oved, s eek God w h er e God i s t o be f ou n d---i n t h e

dept h s of your ow n H ear t . F ace God w i t hi n you r s el f ! I n
t h e br i gh t n es s of t h e L i gh t you w i l l f i n d your w hol enes s ,
H ar m ony an d S ecur i t y t o be your li vi ng an d et er n al
R eal i t y. Man, u n en l igh t ened t o t h e T r u e and R eal w ay of
L ove i n t he H ear t , s eeks t o heal t h e s h adow s of hi s s l eep
by phys i cal an d m en t al w ays of hi s ow n. H e h as
di s cover ed t h at by m aki n g u s e of hi s ow n t hi n ki n g he
can cur e hi s ow n i ll s as w ell as t h e i ll s of ot her s . T h i s
w ay h ow ever does not br i ng W h ol en es s , P eace or
S ecur i t y. At any m om en t , he is s u bj ect t o ot h er
l im i t at i on s . T h e s or r ow f ul t r agedy i s , t h at even t hou gh
h e know s hi s m i n d t o be u npr edi ct able, u n s oun d an d
s u bj ect t o f ear an d deat h, s t il l h e bel i eves t h at t hr ou gh
h i s per s on al r i gh t t hi n ki ng h e can elevat e and t r an s l at e
i t i n t o t h e Mi n d of Ch r i s t .
 T h e W ay t o P eace, W hol en es s an d S ecur i t y i s t h e W ay
of t h e S pir i t --- S pi r i t u al E n li gh t m en t . B y L i gh t , L ove an d
P u r i t y in t h e H ear t , “ w e m ay en t er i n t hr ou gh t h e gat es
i n t o t h e Ci t y.” R ev. 2 2 : 1 4 .

N ever at t em pt t o h eal a m an or a t hi n g. S ee R eal i t y

i n s t ead. S ee t he One B ei n g t o i n cl ude AL L . S ee t h e
S pi r i t u al U n i ver s e t o be t he on l y w or l d t her e i s . W h om or
w h at w oul d you t r eat ? S u r el y n ot t h e D i vi n e Mi n d!

S u r el y not t h i ngs of R eal i t y! I s i t not gr os s dar kn es s

t o t r eat a per s on al m i n d? H ow can t her e be a per s on al
m i n d i f God i s Al l , an d God i s On e, an d God is I n f i n i t e
Mi n d? H e w h o t r eat s per s on al m i n ds h as n ot yet
r em oved t h e veil f r om h i s ow n eyes . H e n eeds t o
i n t er pr et ar igh t t h e S pir i t u al i ns t r u ct i on of t he Mas t er , as
f ol low s : “ Cas t ou t f i r s t t he beam ou t of t h i ne ow n eye,
an d t hen s h al t t h ou s ee clear ly t o pul l ou t t h e m ot e t h at
i s i n t hy br ot her ’s eye.” L uke 6 : 4 2 . W h at i s t h e beam ?
T h e per s on al bel i ef of m any, i n s t ead of S pir i t u al
Aw ar en es s of t h e One.

W h y t r eat an u n r eal m i nd, or a t hi n g t h at i s n ot r eal ?

W h er e i s t he place of u n r eali t y? W h at i s t h e ch af f t o t he
w h eat ? s ai t h t he L or d.” Jer . 2 3 : 2 8 . “ W h o ar e t h ou . . .
t h at h at h f ear ed con t i n u all y ever y day becau s e of t he
f u r y of t h e oppr es s or , as i f h e w er e r eady t o des t r oy?
an d w her e i s t he f u r y o f t he oppr es s or ? I s a. 5 1 : 1 3 . U n t i l
on e l et s per s onali t y di e--- cas t s ou t t h e ego s en s e ---h e
s ees m ul t ipl i ci t y ever yw her e, i n s t ead of t he I n f i n i t e On e.
F ur t h er m or e: W h o i s i t t h at does t h e t r eat i ng? Not t h e
All-P ur e D i vi ne Mi n d! W h at m in d t hen ? I t m u s t
n eces s ar i ly be an as s u m pt i ve u n r eal m i nd. T h r ou gh
pu r i t y of t h e H ear t alon e on e can s ee t he P er f ect by t h e
P er f ect , and u nder s t an d t h e glor i ou s R eal i t y: “ F or t h er e
i s on e God; an d t h er e i s n on e ot h er bu t H e.” Mar k 1 2 : 3 2 .
T h i s S pi r i t u al L i gh t an d Aw ar en es s i s t h at of t h e S el f ---
t h e Chr i s t --- w h er e w e ar e all ON E . “ S o w e, bei n g m any,
ar e on e body i n Chr i s t , and ever y one m em ber s on e of
an ot h er .” R om . 1 2 : 5 . Aw ake, R edeem ed, Ali ve f or ever
m or e, w e ar e ver i ly “ T h e H ou s e of God, w hi ch i s t h e
Ch u r ch of t h e L i vi ng God.” 1 T i m . 3 : 1 5 .

B el oved, love P u r i t y, l ove S i n gl en es s of Vi s ion , love

t h i n gs of R eal i t y---l ove t o s acr i f i ce per s on al s el f .
S pi r i t u al l ovi n g bl ot s ou t t h e ego-s en s e. S pir it u al lovi ng
br i ngs S pi r i t u al L i gh t . S pi r i t u al l ovi ng br i ngs F r eedom
f r om f ear , s i ckn es s , s or r ow . I n S pir i t u al L ove, w e ar e t he
I l l um i n ed-Mi nd. W e ar e I m per i s h able L i f e. W e ar e t h e
Chi l dr en of L i gh t , an d t h e Ch il dr en of D ay.

W e h ear t he E t er n al ’s Voi ce s ayi ng, I h ave ch os en you

ou t of t he w or ld. I h ave gi ven you a hear t t o f i n d m e. I
h ave gi ven you a w i ll t o w or s hi p m e. I h ave gi ven you a
l ove t o l eave all f or Me. Y ou ar e dr aw i n g nigh t o Me an d
I am dr aw i ng nigh t o you. W e ar e ON E . K eep your H ear t
f l ooded w i t h L igh t . F i ll your hear t w i t h hol ies t des i r es . I
al w ays h ear you . Y ou ar e Mi n e. I Am w i t h you al w ays . I
Am your s E t er nall y. Glor i f y t h ou Me!

R E NU N CI AT I ON

T H OU s h al t l ove t h e L or d t hy God w i t h al l t hy h ear t ,

an d w i t h all t hy s oul , an d w i t h all t hy m i gh t .” D eu t . 6 : 5 .
H e w ho l oves t r u ly, divi n ely, al l-abs or bi n gly, h as t en s t o
f ol low ever y s i n gle gl eam of L i gh t ---t o leave all an d
f ol low t he On e. S u ch love does not con s i der a m or e
s u i t able t i m e t o br eak aw ay f r om one’s pr es en t bon dage
or f r om t i es w hi ch bi n d hi m ; f or t hi n gs t o r es h ape
t h em s el ves s o t h at h e can bet t er f or m ul at e how hi s
s u ppl y w i ll be f or t h com i ng, and h i s f r i en ds hi ps r em ai n
u n br oken . T h e r eady, w il l i ng hear t does not m eas u r e
an d w ei gh, cons i der an d t abulat e.

H e does n ot li nger a s i n gl e m om en t t o con s i der t h e

pr ice, s o w i l li ng i s h e t o pay t h e u t t er m os t f ar t hi n g at
on ce. I s not t h is t h e R eali t y t h at h e h as been w ai t i n g
an d l ongi n g f or , l o t h es e m any year s ? H i s j oy know s no
bou n ds as he open s hi s h ear t f u ll y and com plet ely t o
adm i t t h e D i vi ne L i gh t --- u n con di t ion all y an d w i t h ou t
r es er vat i on.

T h os e w ho need t i m e t o w ei gh j u s t w h at t hey w il l be
r equi r ed t o give u p, an d j u s t w h at t h ey w i ll r ecei ve i n
r et u r n, f i n d t h e w ay not an eas y on e. T o par t w i t h per -
s on al leader or t each er m ay per h aps be ver y s or r ow f u l l y
del i ber at ed by t h os e w ho h ave con s i der ed hi m or h er t o
h ave been t h e w or l d’s las t R evel at or . W h en God as ks f or
a h u m ble, con t r i t e hear t , i t m ay s eem t o s om e as t hou gh
t h ey w er e obli ged t o give up t h eir ver y li f e --- f or t h ey
h ave gr eat pos s es s i on s i n per s on ali t i es an d per s on al
w ays .

W h en t r ul y f aced, God onl y as ks t h at w e l et H i m be

our ver y S el f , t h at w e becom e not hi n g o f our s el ves , an d
t h at al l ot h er s becom e not hi ng o f t h em s el ves t o u s , s o
t h at H e, t he L i vi n g God, m ay f il l our hear t s com plet ely
w i t h H I MS E L F --- an d ever be our AL L -I N-AL L . H ow m u ch
l on ger s h all one al low per s onal i t y t o be t he veil
s epar at i n g him f r om God?

H e t h at s h all com e w i l l com e, an d w i ll n ot t ar r y.” H eb.

1 0 : 3 7 . . . L et your h ear t t her ef or e be per f ect w i t h t h e
L or d our God.” 1 K i ngs 8 : 6 1 .

T h ey w ho ar e s t r on g i n t h e L or d f i nd t h e W ay eas y
an d l igh t , an d ver y br i gh t , even as H e pr om i s ed: “ My
yoke i s eas y, an d m y bu r den is li gh t .” Mat . 1 1 : 3 0 . T h e
L or d S el f com et h qui ckl y, an d H i s r ew ar d i s w i t h H im .
Our Vi s i on con t i n u all y ex pands . N o s oon er do w e des i r e
a t hi n g t h an i t is bef or e u s , becau s e w e ar e now l i vi ng i n
H i s K i ngdom , w h i ch i s S pi r i t u al E x i s t en ce. W e ar e H i s ,
an d H e i s our s . W e ar e H e, an d H e i s all t her e i s of u s . H e
i s i n deed our B eloved S el f . T he t aki ng of t h e N am e of t h e
On e br i n gs u s a j oy and Gl or y Al l-t r an s cen den t ,
u n s peakabl e beyond w or ds t o t el l.

S acr ed w r i t i n gs of t h e E as t ar e vol u m i nou s w i t h s u ch

pas s ages as t he f ol low i ng: “ Ju s t as i n s pr i n g-t im e t h er e
com es t o t r ees an i n cr eas e of beau t y an d ot her qu ali t ies ;
s o t o t h e S eer of t h e R eal S el f , w h o i s con t ent ed i n t h e
en j oym en t of t h e B li s s of t he S el f , t her e s ur ely com es an
i n cr eas e of L i gh t , P ow er an d I n t ell igen ce. T he ego-m i n d
an d i t s cr eat i on bei n g em pt i ed ou t , t h e S el f alon e
r em ai n s , s hi ni ng w i t hou t hi n dr an ce. As a s m al l ani m al
can n ot r ai s e i t s head w h en t h e ocean over f l ow s , s o t h i s
l i t t le ani m al can n ot r ai s e i t s head i n t h e S t at e of S el f -
I l l um i n at ion. W h en t h e R eal S el f i s r eali z ed as t h e On e
R eal i t y, t h er e r em ai n s onl y t he R eal S el f , w h ich i s P u r e
Con s ciou s n es s . On t h e ot h er han d, w hi le t h e egos en s e
s u r vi ves , t he w or l d-appear an ce i s i n es capable.

“ T r u t h does not con cer n I t s el f w i t h m i r acles an d

dem on s t r at ions . As t h e L igh t is r evealed t o us , w e l ove
t o abi de in I t ; dar kn es s or i m per f ect i on can not r em ai n.
H e t h at i m agi nes t h e l eas t di f f er en ce bet w een him s el f
an d t he T r u t h I t s el f can n ot be f r ee f r om f ear or
l im i t at i on . Onl y s o lon g as t her e i s an i den t i f i cat ion of
on es el f w i t h t he i n t ell ect or ego i s t her e an appear an ce
of con di t i oned ex i s t en ce. T h e l i t t l e s el f or per s on al
i n t ell ect i s onl y appar en t s o l on g as one h as n ot
per cei ved t h e Gr eat S el f ---t h e E t er n al R eal S el f ---an d
t h r ou gh devot i on accept ed t his t r an s cenden t al R eal S el f
al on e.

“ Al l s u f f er i n g i s du e t o i gnor ance of t h e R eal S el f . H e

t h at loves t he T r u t h , an d s u bdu es hi s w hol e bei n g t o t h e
l ove of T r u t h , s h all f i n d i t . P er f ect l ove of T r u t h m ean s a
per f ect r eadi n es s t o r enou n ce w h at ever s h all be f ou n d t o
be u n t r u e; one m u s t r en ou nce t h e love he bear s t o hi s
pr es en t im pur e beli ef s , s o t h at t h e T r u t h m ay r ei gn
s u pr em e i n hi s h ear t w hen h e h as f ou nd I t .

“ H ear t , L ove, S pir i t , Mi n d, ar e all n am es of one an d

t h e s am e t hi ng --- t h e S el f . T hos e w ho w an t t o r eal i z e
f or t h em s el ves t h e r eal i t y of t he R eal m u s t t ur n f r om t he
w or l d an d s eek t h e T r u t h w i t hi n t h e hear t --- t h en t h ey
w i ll ex per i en ce t h e con cr et e pr es en ce of t h e S el f . W h en
t h e R eal S el f i s s ou gh t an d f oun d, i t w i ll be f ou n d t h at I t
w as n ever bou n d, bu t i s f or ever P er f ect an d F r ee. H e
al on e s h al l f i nd t hi s S el f w ho i s pow er f ul l y at t r act ed t o
h i m ; t o him t he S el f r eveal s H i m s el f as H e r eall y i s .”
( U pani s h adic L or e)

I den t i f i ed w i t h t h e One Mi nd w e beh ol d t h e On e-

P r es ence t o be t h e w hole of u s , an d t he w h ol e of
ever yone, even as t h e s u n i s i t s en t ir e l igh t . I f on e coul d
as k of t he li gh t of day: “ W h at ar e you ?” w h at w ou l d i t
an s w er ? I t w ou l d not r epl y: “ I am l i gh t ,” bu t w oul d
an s w er t r ul y: “ I am t h e s u n.” S o i t i s w i t h u s . W hen w e
ar e as ked: “ W h o ar e you ?” w e do not s ay. “ I am m ys el f ,”
bu t an s w er t r uly: “ I am H e, I am t h e S el f , I am t h e On e.”

T h e S el f i s f r ee f r om evil , ol d age, deat h an d gr i ef ,

even h u n ger and t h i r s t . W i t h t r u e des ir es , t r u e vol i t i on s ,
t h e S el f i s t h at w hi ch s houl d be s ough t af t er . H e w h o h as
f ou n d t h e S el f , an d r eal iz ed I t , loves t h e S el f , del igh t s i n
t h e S el f , r evel s i n t h e S el f , r ej oi ces i n t h e S el f . T o
r ecogni z e and s t ay as t h e R eal i t y w hi ch i s et er n al ly
s ecur e i s t r u e B ei n g.” ( U pani s h ads )

B el oved, s eek t h e D i vi n e of you al on e, t he P r es en ce

w hi ch i s t h e w h ol e of you , t hat w hi ch can n ot be s i ck,
w hi ch can not f ear , t h at w hi ch i s your t r u e an d only
B ei n g --- God. T h i s i s our pi n nacl e of Glor y, beyond
w hi ch t h er e i s n ot hi n g t o at t ai n . I n t h e R eali z at ion of
On enes s , du al i t y can n o lon ger be f ou n d. Joy an d
Gl adn es s ar e ou r s , an d s or r ow an d s ighi n g s h all f l ee
aw ay. W e s h all com e ef f or t l es s ly, s pon t an eou s ly,
gl or i ou s l y i n t o S pi r i t u al L igh t , S pir i t u al P eace, S pir it u al
F r eedom , S pir i t u al E f f ul gen ce---S pi r i t u al E x i s t en ce
I t s el f .

OU R D I VI N E R OMAN CE

OU R i n t im at e ex per ien ces w i t h ou r R eal S el f i s ou r

as s u r an ce t h at w e ar e es t abli s h ed on H igh . W e r ecall t h e
P r oph et ’s r i ngi n g not e: “ Get t h ee u p i n t o a h i gh
m ou n t ai n .” “B eh ol d your God! ” I s a. 4 0 : 9 . S pi r i t i s
know n t hr ou gh R evel at i on. H e w ho h as f ou n d S pir i t , i s
S pi r i t .

N ow w e h ave r ecei ved, not t he S pi r i t of t h e w or l d, bu t

t h e S pi r i t w hi ch i s of God; t h at w e m i gh t know t h e t h i n gs
t h at ar e f r eely gi ven t o u s of God.” 1 Cor . 2 : 1 2

R ecen t l y a let t er r each ed m e con t ai ni n g t he f oll ow i ng

par agr aph : “ E ver yone i s l i vi ng i n hi s ow n w or l d, w hi ch i s
of hi s ow n m aki n g; ever yon e t h i nk s f or hi m s el f . F or
i n s t an ce, I h ave a br ot h er w ho does not believe i n T r u t h ,
n or w an t s t o have anyt hi n g t o do w i t h i t ; i n f act , al l t he
t im e he i s m ovi n g abou t i n hi s ow n m onot on ou s ci r cl e,
s t eeped i n ol d t h eology. R igh t n ow hi s t h ou ght s ar e
f i ll ed w i t h s i ckn es s an d t he i m pendi n g need of an
oper at i on . I t i s pl ai n t h at w e can h el p anot h er on l y w h en
h e s eeks ou r hel p, or i s w i l li ng t o l i s t en t o u s .”

R eadi n g t hr ou gh t o t h e en d of t h at par agr aph, I , t h e

au t h or of t hi s book, w as s t i r r ed t o t he dept h s ---s o
gl ar i n gl y l ay ex pos ed t o m e t he di abol i cal n es s of s u ch
bel i ef . S i m ul t an eou s ly, a li gh t , br i l li an t an d br eat h t aki n g
el ect r i f i ed m e l ike a bol t ou t of t h e bl u e, as ever yw h er e I
s aw people bein g s en t en ced t o t h e r es u l t of t h ei r ow n
t h i n ki ng---t au gh t t h at t h ey h ave a m i n d of t hei r ow n ---
w h en i n R eali t y i t i s n ot s o at al l ! N ever cou l d t h er e be
ON E God, ON E Mi n d, an d m ul t ipl e per s on al m i n ds
bes i des ---each t o be con s u l t ed, t r eat ed, ch anged,
r egener at ed.

R i gh t at t hi s t i m e t h er e w as a m em ber of m y ow n
f am i ly pl an ni ng f or an oper at i on f or a con di t ion w hi ch
h ad t r oubl ed hi m f or s ever al year s . H er e w as t h e ver y
oppor t u n i t y I needed t o ch al l en ge t h e depl or abl e
t eachi n g t h at w e s houl d not at t em pt t o h elp anot h er
ex cept u pon hi s r equ es t ; an d al s o t o ex pl ode t h e f al s e
h ypot hes i s t h at each on e i s r es pon s ibl e f or h i s ow n
t h i n ki ng.

I accept ed t hi s u n der t aki ng “ f or t h e gl or y of God,”

Joh n 1 1 : 4 and w ou l d t el l no m an . F i x i ng m y Vi s i on on
S pi r i t u al E x i s t en ce t o be t h e E t er n al F act of B ei n g, I
kn ew t h at I h ad n ot hi n g t o do w i t h a per s on al m i n d of
“ Joh n ” or w i t h h i s s i ck t hou ght s . T h e f act t h at h e w as
di s i n t er es t ed i n T r u t h m at t er ed not ; nor t h at h e h ad
pr evi ou s l y r ef u s ed m y of f er of hel p. Onl y on e t h i n g
m at t er ed, onl y on e t hi ng w as of i m por t an ce t o m e ---
W h at am I s eein g? W h at am I beli evi ng? I den t i f i ed
w h ol l y w it h t h e S pi r i t w hi ch i s of God, I coul d n ot
con s i der h eali ng anyone or anyt hi n g, l eas t of al l Joh n
an d hi s t hou ght s . My w hol e r es pon s i bi li t y l ay i n t u r ni n g
f r om “ t h e s pir it of t h e w or l d” t o “ t h e S pir i t w h i ch i s of
God; ” t h at I m i gh t behol d i n a gl or i ou s an d ever -
ex pan di ng w ay “ t h e t h i n gs t h at ar e f r eel y gi ven u s of
God.”

W i t h devot ed, al l-pur e love f or t h e One al on e, I t ook

u p t h e book “ L i gh t of t h e E t er n al ,” an d t ur n ed t o t he
ch apt er en t i t l ed, T h e All as U ni t y, t o f ull y abs or b i t s
pr es en t at i on of t h e an al ogy bet w een t h e s u n an d i t s
l igh t an d God an d H i s i den t i t i es . Vi vi dly, I s aw t h at t h e
l igh t of t h e s u n w as t h e r adi at i on of t h e s u n , an d t he
r ays h ad no li gh t of t h ei r ow n at al l. H ow u t t er l y
i m pos s i bl e f or a r ay t o becom e dar k ened, im pu r e or
i m pair ed, f or t h e s u n i s i t s u nf ai li n g an d ever l as t i n g
l igh t ---i t s s our ce an d s ubs t an ce --- i t s t ot al ex i s t en ce.
E ver y r ay i s t he per f ect s u n i t s el f .

I t hen t u r ned t o our I n f i ni t e S el f h ood an d l i ken ed i t t o

t h e s u n ; an d our s el ves , as i n f i n i t e di s t i n ct i den t i t i es , I
l ikened t o t he s u n ’s r ays of l i gh t . I n t hi s bou ndl es s ,
i m m eas u r abl e I n f i ni t e, I k n ew ever yt hi n g t o be God,
even as t h e S cr ipt u r es decl ar e: “ T her e i s n on e bes ides
Me, I kn ow n ot any.” Jer . 4 4 : 8 . . . “ D o n ot I f il l heaven
an d ear t h ?” Jer . 2 3 : 2 4 . I t w as t r an s par en t t o m e t h at as
a r ay h as no r es pon s i bi li t y t o be l i gh t of i t s elf , n ei t h er
h ave w e r es pon s i bi l i t y of our s el ves t o cr eat e or t o
s u s t ai n our H eal t h an d W hol en es s . GOD P OS S E S S E S AL L
--- AN I ND I VI S I B L E T OT AL I T Y W H I CH I S E VE R Y W H E R E
AN D E VE R Y T H I N G. I s aw ever y i den t i t y t o be t h e
r adi at ion of God ---w i t h no r es pon s i bil it y t o s ave, heal,
ch an ge or per f ect anyon e --- t h e I n f i ni t e t o be a U n i t ,
w h er e not only all ar e i n t he On e, bu t AL L AR E T H E One,
n ot hi n g s epar at e an yw h er e.

I n t u i t i vely I k new t h at w e m us t accept one God, one

Mi n d, on e L i f e, on e T r u t h , one B ei n g, on e S u bs t an ce, on e
Con s ciou s n es s , on e Abs ol u t e t o be ever yon e. W i t h Vi s ion
pu r e an d il lu m i n at ed, I beh el d ever y i den t i t y of God-
B ei n g t o be God-B ei n g. I s aw “ Joh n ” t o be one of t hes e
I den t i t ies , h avin g no m i n d, t hou gh t , w i l l or bei n g of hi s
ow n , no per s onal r es pon s i bi l i t y; he w as l ivi n g, m ovi n g
an d h avi n g hi s bei n g i n t he I n f i ni t e, I n di vi s ibl e One ---
w hi ch hol ds ever yt h i ng w i t h i n I t s el f , act i n g as on e AL L
I N U N I T Y . I s aw t h at n o s i cknes s or dar kn es s h ad
en t er ed i n t o Joh n . H e di d not n eed an yt hi n g!

E ver yt hi n g i s God, and ever yt h i n g i s God’s . W i t h m y

w h ol e hear t , I beh eld t h e I n s t an t an eou s P r es en ce
ever yw h er e, ever yt h i ng f ul ly hel d by H i m , w h o does not
ch an ge and w i ll not f ai l, an d in H im ever yt h i n g t h at i s
u n f ai l i n g f i n ds du r at i on. As r ays of s u n l igh t ar e n ot
em an at i on s ex t en di n g f r om t h e s u n , bu t ar e t h e
br il li an ce of t h e s u n i t s el f , even s o, I den t i t i es of God ar e
t h e br i l li ance of H i s Gl or y, t he ex pr es s f ul l n es s of H i s
B ei n g.

Abs or bed i n t he L i gh t I t s el f , I h ad en t er ed t he P er f ect

by t he P er f ect . I w as s eei n g t he One as t h e On e. I w as
behol di ng t h e I n f i ni t e by I t s ow n B r i gh t nes s , even as t h e
l igh t of t h e s u n can be s een by i t s ow n l i gh t al on e. I n a
w on der f ul w ay, I k new t h at s oon er coul d t h e s t ar s f all
f r om t he h eaven s , t h an Joh n be r es pon s i ble f or per s on al
t h ou gh t s , or be depen den t on an yon e or an yt h i n g f or
h eali n g: f or T H E ONE i s t h e K in gdom , an d t he P ow er and
t h e Gl or y of u s al l f or ever .

A day or s o l at er , Joh n ’s w i f e t el eph oned m e t h at

s om et hi n g w on der f ul w as h appeni n g t o Joh n. All pai n
h ad vani s h ed. H e w as f r ee of t h e t r ou bl e h e h ad
con t ended w i t h f or m any year s . H e coul d not accou n t f or
t h e w on der f ul f r eedom h e w as ex per i en ci n g. H e w as
h appy an d w el l. H e w as r adi ant . H e w as f r ee.
 D ear F r i en d, i s t h er e s om eon e i n your f am i ly or i n
your w or l d w hom you h ave been s eei n g as oppos ed t o
T r u t h ? I n n eed of del i ver an ce? T h en h er e, now i s you r
oppor t u n i t y! You r D i vi n e R om an ce h as begu n ---
i den t i f i cat i on w i t h t h e D ivi n e Mi n d s o com pl et e t h at you
w i ll en t er t h e P er f ect by t h e P er f ect , an d t h us ex per i en ce
T h e All as U ni t y. T hi s i s t he GR E AT E R W OR K S w h i ch t h e
B ibl e pr om i s es . Y our Glor y i s now ever w i t h you. Y our
D i vi ne ex pan s ion i s w i t h ou t en d.

A r eal i z at ion of li vi n g T r u t h i s pos s i ble f or u s all ,

w i t h ou t l aps e or var iablen es s , s i n ce T r u t h i s ou r ver y
ow n B ei ng alw ays . As t h e I n f i n i t e One i s F ul f i l lm en t and
Com plet enes s in I t s el f , s o am I f ul f i l lm en t and
com plet enes s in m ys el f ; f or ever y i n di vi s i bl e par t of t he
On e i s t he On e, an d t her e i s non e bes ides . T h e One
behol ds I t s el f i n ever yone, t he One ex per iences I t s el f i n
ever yone, t h e On e f ul f i ll s I t s el f i n ever yon e ---no on e
l ef t voi d. H ow el s e could t h e On e be AL L i n AL L ? H ow
el s e could t h er e be an i n s t an t an eou s P r es ence
ever yw h er e?

T h e On e i s all nat ion s , an d all n at ion s ar e t h e On e.

“ W h o s h al l n ot f ear T h ee, O L or d, and gl or i f y T h y n am e?
f or T h ou only ar t h oly; f or al l n at i on s s h all com e an d
w or s hi p bef or e T h ee.” R ev. 1 5 : 4 T oday i s God’s day!
T oday, God al on e i s t h e An s w er . No book w i ll an s w er t h e
n eeds f or t oday, no r el igion w i ll be s u f f i ci en t , no leader
or t each er . GOD AL ONE I S OU R P E R F E CT AN S W E R ! T H I S
I S GOD ’s D AY !

T h e U n i ver s e of God i s w i t hout per s on al i t i es ,

doct r i n es or cr eeds . God gover n s . GOD i s AL L .
W h os oever w ou l d en t er i n t o t h e U ni ver s e of God m u s t be
w i ll i n g t o par t w i t h ever yt hi ng t h at h as t o do w i t h
get t i n g, dem on s t r at i n g, becom i n g. I t i s u t t er l y
i m pos s i bl e f or an y s i ckn es s or s i n t o be i n t h e U ni ver s e
of God --- f or t h e Mi n d of t h e I n vi s i bl e W hol e i s t h e Mi n d
of ever yon e, t he L i f e of ever yon e, t he E x i s t ence an d
E x per ien ce of ever yon e. W i t hi n t h e I n f i ni t e W h ol e t h er e
i s not hi n g t o be over com e or des t r oyed, no on e i n n eed
of anyt hi n g: f or ever yone i s f ull y hel d by H i m , i n t h e
per pet u al R hyt h m an d R adi ance of B ei ng. T o s ee t hi s
U n i ver s e, t o en t er i n t o I t , an d t o ex per i en ce I t , on e m u s t
obl i t er at e per s on al ego.

T h e hour com et h , an d n ow i s , w h en t h e t r ue
w or s h ipper s s h al l w or s hi p t he F at h er in S pi r i t an d i n
T r u t h : f or t h e F at h er s eeket h s u ch t o w or s h i p H im . God
i s S pi r i t : an d t hey t h at w or s hi p H i m m u s t w or s hi p H i m i n
S pi r i t an d i n T r u t h .” Joh n 4 : 2 3 , 2 4 .

S P I R I T i s in di vi s i ble L i f e, i n di vi s i ble Mi n d, i n di vi s ibl e

S u bs t an ce, i n di vi s ibl e E x i s t en ce. L i f e is n ot phys i cal , L i f e
i s not m at er i al , L i f e i s not m en t al. L I F E I S S P I R I T U AL .
Mi n d i s not ph ys i cal, Mi n d i s not h u m an, Mi n d i s not
m en t al . MI N D I S S P I R I T U AL . T h e phys i cal, t he m at er i al
an d t he m en t al al l r epr es en t “ t h e f les h ,” w hi ch i s en m i t y
agai n s t God. T h ey t h at ar e af t er t h e “ m en t al” do m i nd
t h e t hi ngs of t he m en t al : bu t t h ey t h at ar e af t er t h e
S pi r i t t h e t hi n gs of t h e S pir i t . S pir i t u al L i f e, S pi r i t u al
Mi n d, S pi r i t u al E x i s t en ce i s t he One I ndi vi s i ble God. T h ey
w h o w oul d be on e w i t h God m u s t be one w it h S pir i t .
T h er e i s no u ni t y bu t i n S pi r i t . T h ey w ho w or s h i p God i n
S pi r i t , t hey w h o en t er i n t o t h e K i ngdom t hr ough
S pi r i t u al R evel at ion, ar e of pur e-Mi n d an d pur e-H ear t .
T h e L i f e, Mi nd an d B ei ng of ever yone i s h er e --- i n t hi s
S pi r i t u al K i n gdom of God --- t h e Al l as U ni t y. S pi r i t u al
R evel at i on al one con vi n ces u s t h at L i f e i s I n di vi s ibl e,
L i f e i s On e. T o B E t hi s L i f e, t o B E t hi s One, w e m u s t of
n eces s i t y l ay as i de f or ever w hat ever w ays ar e oppos ed
t o S pir i t . S pir i t al on e can s ee S pir i t . S pir i t al on e can
en t er S pir it . S pir i t al one i s S pi r i t .

I n t he K i n gdom of S pir i t , no pr ovi s i on i s m ade f or

h eali n g---not hi n g can appear w hi ch def i l et h or m aket h a
l ie. T he On e I n f i ni t e I n di vi s i ble Mi n d of you , of m e an d of
ever yone i s P ur e an d P er f ect , w i t h ou t begi n ni n g of days
or en d of year s . T hi s Ch an gel es s L um i nou s L i f e i s ou r s
N OW -—w hen ever w e pu t ot h er n es s aw ay, an d t ak e t h i s
L i f e as our ver y ow n .
 Our God i s I AM w i t hi n our H ear t , I AM w i t hi n all , I AM
AL L -AS -AL L . H e w ho bel i eves i n GOD as t he al l of hi s
L i f e, f i n ds H i m . God i s t h e S el f w hi ch s hi n es ou t of a pur e
H ear t .

W h at w en t ye ou t t o s ee, i f not t o beh ol d t he P er f ect

by t he P er f ect , t o u n der s t an d S pi r i t by S pir i t ? I n S pir i t
t h er e i s no s i ck-n es s , no f ear or dar knes s . S pir i t i s T r u t h .
S pi r i t i s t h e R eal and t h e E t er n al. I n no w ay can w e en t er
i n t o t h e K i ngdom of S pir i t bu t t o B E S pi r i t . H ow can w e
be S pi r i t ? B y pu t t i n g du al i t y aw ay; by di s i den t i f yi n g
our s el ves w i t h ever yt hi n g t h at r epr es en t s s epar at enes s
--- per s on al m i n ds . T o t h e ex t en t t h at w e do t h i s , t h e
qu i ckeni n g S pir i t i s f el t w i t hi n u s . . W e need not pr ay f or
I t , t r eat f or I t or di e f or I t . I t is ever pr es en t ---yet
know n and f el t i n On enes s al on e. I n Onen es s w e know
t h at God i s et er n al ly r eali z i n g God. W e ar e ON E , even as
s u n beam and s u n ar e one.

OH COME , L E T U S S I N G T O T H E E T E R N AL , L E T U S
COME B E F OR E H I M W I T H T H AN K S GI VI NG, S H OU T I NG T O
H I M S ONGS OF P R AI S E ! I AM T H E F I R S T AN D I AM T H E
L AS T . T H E R E I S NONE B E S I D E S ME . I AM T H E E T E R NAL !

P r each t he Gos pel of t h e K i ngdom -On en es s . R eali z e

Joy, H eal t h, P eace an d W hol en es s t o be t h e n at u r al
H ar m ony of ou r S pi r i t u al B ei ng. N one can at t ai n I t by
an y per s on al t hou gh t s or t r eat m en t s . Ju s t S pir i t u al
R eal iz at i on of t h e act u al T r u t h of B ei n g w il l be qui t e
s u f f i ci en t . I dent i f yi n g our s el ves w i t h t h e On e Mi n d
al on e, w e do not con cer n our s el ves w i t h m i n ds t h at ar e
n ot of God. Nor w oul d w e at t em pt t o ch an ge w h at w e
know does not ex i s t .

T h e On e S pi r i t ual Mi n d r ecogni z es no h eal i ng s ys t em ,

n o m en t al pr act i ce, no w ay of per s on al t hi n ki n g. I t h as
n o con cept f or eign t o I t s el f . T o I n f i ni t e Mi n d al l i s I t s
Ow n P er f ect ion ever yw her e. T h e One S pi r i t u al Mi n d h as
n ot hi n g t o do w i t h dem on s t r at ion, appl i cat i on , t r eat m en t
or r es u l t . I t know s S P I R I T U AL R E AL I Z AT I ON t o be t he
onl y W ay t o S P I R I T U AL E XP E R I E N CE .
 D eep an d al l-abs or bi n g l ove f or S pi r i t u al L igh t ,
S pi r i t u al T r u t h, S pi r i t u al E x i s t en ce i s f i r s t and l as t i n all
w h o w or s hi p God t hi s day i n S pi r i t an d i n T r ut h . W e
know t h at R eali t y i s i n not hi ng bu t R eali t y, T r u t h i s i n
n ot hi n g bu t I AM. T h e love of t h e H ear t f or R eal i t y i s an
u n der s t an di n g L ove. I t know s God n ever gave any of u s
a m i n d of our ow n . T h e One Mi n d i s as s u f f i ci en t f or u s
as i s t h e one s u n . Our D i vi ne Mi n d does n ot w or k,
s t r u ggl e, t r eat , deny or af f ir m . I t does not s eek r es u l t s .
I t does not pu f f u p I t s el f . I t s ees not hi n g t o over com e,
n ot hi n g t o des t r oy. T h i s D ivi n e Mi n d, t hi s Mi nd of S pir i t ,
s h al l be t h e Mi n d of ever yone w h o s t ops cl aim i n g a m i n d
of hi s ow n and i den t i f i es hi m s el f as S pi r i t u al Mi n d.

H ow gl or i ou s an d m ar vel ou s t h e Mi n d of S pir i t , t h e
L i gh t of S pir i t , t h e L ove of S pi r i t w i t hi n t h e H ear t ! N ever
can anyone f i nd Onen es s t hr ou gh a per s on al m i n d of hi s
ow n . H e can n ot br i n g t hi s m i nd t o God! T h e W ay of our
U n i t y w i t h God i s pr ovi ded. I t i s t h e S pi r i t u al W ay. I t i s
t h e W ay of t h e H ear t . As on e br i n gs hi s H ear t t o God, t he
f al s e s en s e of per s on al m i n d f ades aw ay. T he W ay of t he
H ear t i s s i m pl e, eas y, gen t l e, f or t h os e w h o l ove God
m or e t h an t h ei r ow n l i f e, and m or e t h an an y w ay o f
per s on al i t y an d m en t al pr act i ce.

“ B ecau s e h e h at h s et hi s l ove u pon Me, t h er ef or e w i ll

I del iver hi m : I w i l l s et hi m on hi gh , becau s e h e h at h
kn ow n My n am e. P s al m s 9 1 : 1 4 . Our S pi r i t u al L ove s h all
del i ver u s . W h at i s H i s n am e? H i s n am e i s S pi r i t !
Agr eem en t i s i n S pi r i t . “ W her e t w o or t hr ee ar e gat h er ed
t oget h er i n My N am e, t her e am I i n t h e m i ds t of t h em .”
Mat . 1 8 : 2 0 . Onl y i n S pi r i t u al L igh t , S pir i t u al L ove,
S pi r i t u al U n der s t an di n g can t her e be agr eem en t , peace,
s ecur i t y, r es t . W e can u nder s t an d one anot h er on l y I N
H I S N AME ---t he W ay of S pi r i t . L ove i s S pi r i t , L i f e i s
S pi r i t , R evel at i on i s S pir i t , Abu n dan ce i s S pir i t ,
H appi nes s i s S pi r i t . T h e R eal m of God i s S pir i t . B les s ed
be t h e H ear t , f or I t can s ee t h e T hi n gs of S pi r i t . I t can
f eel t h e T ou ch of S pir i t . I t can hear t h e Voi ce of S pir i t . I t
can w al k i n S pi r i t .
 E ver y on e t h at i s w or s h i ppi n g God i n S pir i t --- an d not
i n m i n d --- pur i f i et h h i m -s el f , becau s e h e h as r ecei ved
t h e “ S pi r i t of T r u t h ; w h om t h e w or l d can n ot r eceive,
becau s e i t s eet h H im n ot , n ei t h er kn ow et h H i m : bu t ye
kn ow H i m ; f or h e dw el l et h w i t h you an d s h al l be i n you . .
. . At t h at day ye s h all kn ow t hat I am i n m y F at h er , and
ye i n m e, an d I i n you. Joh n 1 4 : 1 7 . I n S pi r i t al on e ar e
w e al l ON E . I n S pir i t al on e w e s peak t h e s am e l an gu age,
an d w or s hi p t he s am e God. H ow do w e com e i n t o t h e
S pi r i t ? B y s acr i f i ci ng a m i nd, a w i ll , and a w ay of ou r
ow n ; an d by s acr i f ici n g a m i n d, a w il l , and a w ay of
an ot h er . Chr i s t ---t h e S pi r i t of God i n u s --- i s our Mi gh t y
I.

GR E AT E R W OR K S

“ W h en t h e vi s ion of H i m w ho i s al l t her e i s , vas t or

s m all , daw n s w i t hi n u s , t he h ear t i s at on ce f r eed f r om
t h e f et t er s of at t ach m en t , egot i s m and ever y f or m of
s epar at enes s . W h en w e behol d God di r ect l y, at on ce al l
doubt di s appear s , as t h e ni gh t goes w h en t h e m or ni n g
com es . W i t hout t hi s L igh t , t he ou t s i de w or l d w il l alw ays
be f ul l of s h adow s : bu t w h en t h i s L i gh t i s f ou n d, t he
w h ol e u ni ver s e glow s w i t h I t s r adian ce. T h en t h e ch ai n s
of K ar m a——pas t , pr es en t an d f u t u r e---ar e s h at t er ed,
an d one en j oys per f ect F r eedom .” ( T h e U pan i s h ads )

U n t i l one r ecei ves I n n er L i gh t , h e know s n ot w h at t h i s

L i gh t i s ---h e bel i eves m en t al pr act i ce t o be t he f i n al
w or d. L et hi m h ave j u s t one t as t e of S pi r i t u al L i gh t and
h e w i ll know t hat God i s W I T H I N hi m --- not ou t s i de of
h i m s om ew her e, as s om et hi n g w hi ch h e can n ever
act u al l y be, bu t onl y r ef l ect . E ver yt h i ng i s w i t h i n u s !
N ot h i n g i s ou t s i de of u s ! ” ( T he U pani s h ads ) T h os e w ho
i den t i f y t h em s el ves as m or t als , t h ough t s or im ages ---
ou t s i de of t he I n f i ni t e On e---ar e deni ed L igh t of t h e
E t er n al u n t i l t hey r em ove t he vei l f r om t hei r h ear t s . B u t
h ow can on e hear t hi s Mes s age u nl es s he w il l l i s t en t o
i t ? H ow can h e behol d t he t r u e L i gh t w h il e hi s eyes ar e
f as t en ed u pon t h e w or ks of m an t r eat i ng dr eam -m i nds ,
h eali n g dr eam -t h i n gs an d pr om ot i ng t h e t each i ng of
m an -i n s t ead of obeyi n g t he W ay of God?

T h er e i s not w or k, w or k t o be done by m en t al
t h i n ki ng, bu t l ove, love, l ove t o be en t er ed i nt o by t he
H ear t . L ove pur i f i es , l ove h u m bl es , love opens pr i s on
door s . L ove i s t h e L i gh t , L ove i s t h e Chr i s t ; L ove can cel s
t h e per s on al , L ove i s t h e t hi nki n g of a P ur e H ear t . As l eep
t o t h e T r u e W ay, on e decl ar es t h at h e i s not God; h e i s
m an . Aw ake t o t h e T r u e W ay, on e decl ar es t hat h e i s
God; h e i s not m an . H e w ho s peaks f r om ’ t he s t at e of
s l eep s peak s f r om h um an r eas on. H e w ho s peaks f r om
t h e R eal S t at e of B ei n g s peaks f r om R evel at i on .

I n s leep --- m en t al pr act i ce --- m an hol ds one t h ough t

t o get r i d of an ot h er . H i s vai n am bi t i on i s t o pr act i ce
h eali n g by hi s per s on al t hi n ki n g. W h at w or ld i s h e
s eei n g and w h at m i n d i s he i den t i f i ed w i t h ? H e i s s eei n g
a dr eam -w or ld w i t hi n hi m s el f , an d he i s i den t i f i ed w i t h a
m i n d t h at i s n ot t h e Mi n d of God. H e decl ar es t h at t h e
t r u t h of hi s doct r i n es r es t s upon i t s h eali ng w or k s ; t h at
i f t h es e w or ks s h oul d f ail t o con t i n u e, t h en t h e doct r i nes
w oul d f al l al s o. God r equi r es no w or ks of m an t o cas t
evil ou t of H i s w or l d and u phold H i s w or ks --- “ s eei ng
t h at H e givet h t o all , li f e an d br eat h and al l t h i n gs ; Act s
1 7 : 2 5 an d H i s “ w or ks w er e f in i s h ed f r om t he f ou n dat i on
of t h e w or l d.” H eb. 4 : 3 . I f m an coul d bu t s ee God’s
w or ks he w oul d n ever at t em pt t o s et u p a per s on al
pr act i ce t o h eal anyon e or anyt h i n g.

I f on e w er e aw ake --- in s t ead of i n dar k n es s — - h e

w oul d s ee T H E P E R F E CT ON E , an d he w oul d di s pen s e
w i t h h i s per s onal w or ks al t oget h er . T h e bon dage t h at
on e s ees abou t hi m can be obl i t er at ed i n one W ay alon e
--- by t h e r em oval of i t s s our ce. I t s s our ce i s n ot ou t i n
t h e et h er s om ew h er e, as an en t i t y or ani m al call ed
m or t al m i nd. T h e s ou r ce of bon dage and t r i bu l at i on i s i n
m an h i m s el f ---i n a m i n d, a w il l, a t h ou gh t and a van i t y
of hi s ow n. T h er e i s n o w ay f or him t o be f r ee w hi l e h e
i den t i f i es hi m s el f as a h u m an bei n g i n a h u m an
ex i s t en ce. S u ch a pr ocedur e is u t t er l y pr epos t er ou s .

D ef i ni t el y---t o lay dow n one’s l i f e as a per s onal

t h i n ker i s t h e E t er n al ’s m u s t . T h i s i s t he gr eat er w or k ---
T O P U T OF F MOR T AL I T Y AN D T O R I S E F R OM T H E D E AD .
W h o ar e t h e dead? T hos e w ho iden t i f y t h em s el ves as
an ot h er bes i des t h e On e ---anot h er m i n d, anot h er s el f ,
an ot h er ex i s t en ce. T her e i s no w ay f or on e t o be f r ee
w hi l e he decl ar es t h at he i s n ot t h e One Mi nd n ow ; n ot
t h e One S el f now ; an d t h at he i s not i n t h e R eal
ex i s t en ce now .

L i ke all ot h er B ibl es of t h e w or l d, our B i ble i s a B ook

of S pi r i t u al Vi s i on an d R evel at i on, r equi r i n g S pir i t u al
I n s i gh t t o penet r at e i t s s u bt le w eal t h of m ys t ical s ecr et s
h i dden as t hey ar e i n m et aphor , s i m il e, par abl e an d
s ym bol . F r om t h e begi n ni n g of t h e B ook t o t h e en d w e
f i n d s ynonym ou s w or ds as : s leep, m i s t , dr eam , veil ,
cover i n g, m or t al, deat h. Ot h er w or ds of deep s pi r i t u al
s i gn i f i can ce ar e: Chr i s t , Aw akeni n g, Vi s i on , L igh t , L i f e,
T r u t h, R evel at i on, On e. N o anal ogy i s t oo s ubt le f or h i m
w h o i s I l l um i n ed. T o hi m t her e i s not hi n g h i d t h at s h al l
n ot be m ade k now n . H e s ees by t h e Mi n d t h at s et f or t h
t h e par abl e.

As i n our n at ur al s leep onl y a vei l ex i s t s bet w een u s

an d our w aki n g s t at e, even s o i n m an ’s s pi r i t ual s l eep ---
j u s t a m i s t conceal s f r om h im h i s t r u e I den t i t y. T he
w or l d of t oday i s f as t w aki n g u p, get t i n g r eady f or a
gr eat i n f l ux of S pi r i t u al L igh t ---- s w eepi n g, m i gh t y,
at om i c. T hi s L i gh t i s even now r i s i n g on t h e h or i z on ---
clear ly vi s i bl e t o t hos e w ho can di s cer n t h e s i gn s of H i s
t im es . T h e days of m an ’s s leep i n dar kn es s com e t o a
s pect acul ar en d. T h e m or ni n g of t h e New E r a daw n s .

S pi r i t u al I l l um i n at i on i n u s r em oves t h e vei l w h i ch
s epar at es u s f r om our R eal S el f . S pir i t u al I ll um i n at i on
does not com e as a heali n g m ean s ---as t hou gh t o heal
s om e f or m of s i n or di s eas e. I t s et s u s f r ee by
an n i hil at i n g per s on al ego, w hi ch i s t he s our ce of al l
t r i bul at ion an d f ear . S pi r i t u al R eveal m en t i s t h e gr eat er
w or k t aki ng place t oday. I f JE S U S coul d h ave t aken
s i ck n es s an d s or r ow ou t of t he w or l d f or all of u s , he
w oul d h ave don e s o. H e w as s at i s f i ed t o r em ove i t f r om
h i s w or l d, an d s o be t h e l ivi n g W ay f or al l of u s t o f ol l ow .
H i s Cr u ci f i x i on s ym boli z es t h e deat h of t h e ego; hi s
R es ur r ect ion , hi s iden t i f i cat i on as t h e One. Af t er t h i s w as
accom pl i s h ed, h e di d no m or e heali n g w or k ---h e s aw n o
on e and not hi n g t o be ch an ged.

L i ke s u dden cr ackl i ng of f i r e or r u s hi n g s ou nd of w i n d,
w e m ay hear t h e s t i r r i n g, vi br an t w or ds : “ Aw ake t h ou
t h at s l eepes t , an d ar i s e f r om t h e dead, an d Ch r i s t s h all
gi ve t hee l igh t . E ph. 5 : 1 4 . T aken l i t er all y, t hi s s en t ence
h as no m eani n g; yet t h e par abl e of S L E E P and
AW AK E N I NG car r ies a m i gh t y l igh t w i t hi n i t . S l eep an d
aw akeni n g ar e an al ogou s t o t hat w hi ch t h e B ibl e cal l s
s pi r i t u al dar knes s and L igh t . W h er e i s dar k-n es s an d
w h er e i s L igh t ? I n u s . W hen on e i s i n s pir i t u al dar kn es s
h e becom es a per s on al i t y t o him s el f . S l eep, dar k n es s ,
ego an d per s onali t y ar e iden t i cal . One’s aw ak eni n g or
depar t ur e f r om t h e h um an or m en t al s t at e s hall com e
t h r ou gh Chr i s t , or I n ner L i gh t , as h e h um bles hi m s el f .

S l eep does n ot ch an ge one i n t h e l eas t ---- hi s t r u e

s t at e i s al w ays w i t h h i m ---- bu t s l eep keeps h im
i gn or an t of i t . N o appl icat i on of t h ough t can t ake s l eep
f r om hi m . T h ou gh t i t s el f i s s leep. I f s l eep or per s on al
ego coul d be r each ed by a w ay of i t s ow n ---s u ch as
t h ou gh t -t r eat m en t --- t her e w oul d be no P r i n ciple t o
ex i s t en ce, no S t an dar d, n o R eali t y ----n o God.

T h e GR E AT E R W OR K f or al l t o accom pl i s h t oday i s
t h i s : di ves t on es el f of t h at i n h im w h i ch s l eeps . Not hi n g
bu t h i s ow n s l eep k eeps hi m in bondage. H e is i n a
pr i s on of hi s ow n m aki n g. T he onl y W ay t o aw aken i s f or
h i m t oo s ur r en der h u m an and m en t al w ays an d accept
t h e T r u e God. N ot hi n g can pr om pt hi m t o do t h i s bu t
abs ol u t e love an d devot i on f or t h e R eal al on e. As he
l eaves t he m ent al f or t h e S pi r i t u al h e l eaves s l eep f or
R eal i t y.
 W h en per s on al it y di es , du s t t o du s t , t h en on e i s li f t ed
i n t o L i gh t t h at is w i t hi n an d ar ou n d hi m . H e r i s es as t h e
R eal S el f . H i s un i ver s e r i s es w i t h hi m . E ver y s i n gle
I l l um i n at ion h e h as , br i ngs hi m t h at m u ch near er t o t h e
E t er n al D ay.

W h at pr eciou s t im e i s w as t ed, bef or e one per cei ves

s pi r i t u all y t h at t h e r oot of al l s u f f er i n g li es w i t h i n
h i m s el f . Man w oul d l ike t o pl ace t h e cau s e s om ew h er e
el s e.

“ T h er e i s a w ay w hi ch s eem et h r i gh t u n t o a m an , bu t
t h e en d t her eof ar e t h e w ays o f deat h.” P r ob. 1 4 : 1 2 . T h e
On e W ay t o R eal E x i s t en ce, t o L i f e E t er n al an d H eaven
I t s el f , i s t he W ay s et f or t h by t h e Chr i s t --- s u r r ender of
t h e h um an an d m en t al s en s e, an d i den t i f icat i on w i t h t h e
P er f ect , S el f -E x i s t en t I Am . U nt il one s ees s pir i t u all y t h at
t h e R eal S el f i s t h e ONL Y S el f , h e h as no w ay t o H eaven
an d P er f ect ion.

T h er e i s no w ay t h at t h e w or ld of t he m en t al an d t he
w or l d of t h e S pi r i t u al can m i ngl e, an ym or e t h an on e can
be as l eep an d aw ake at t h e s am e t i m e. I n s leep, h e s ees
onl y t h e t hi ngs of h i s s l eep; bu t as h e w ak en s , t hi n gs of
t h e s leep vani s h aw ay, an d he r et u r n s t o t h e t h i n gs
w hi ch ex i s t u nch an ged i n hi s R eal s t at e.

On e can n ot w al k t h e di s t an ce f r om s l eep t o
aw akeni n g, f r om m en t al doct r i nes t o E t er n al T r u t h . H e
can n ot t r eat hi s w ay acr os s . T h er e i s a cl os et i n h im s el f -
--even w hi le h e s l eeps --- w hich h e m ay en t er i n t o, an d
h er ei n t h e s pi r i t of t h e h u m bl e can be r evi ved, an d h i s
l ove be t ender an d s t r on g en ou gh t o r ecei ve L i gh t ,
W i s dom and K now l edge. T hi s w il l be hi s W ay ou t of
h u m an and m en t al bondage.

S pi r i t u al s t eps w i ll con t i n u al ly be s how n hi m . A L i gh t

w i ll pr ecede him , ever y s t ep of t h e W ay --- i f h e bu t k eep
h i m s el f h u m bl e an d pur e in s pir i t , n ever ceas i n g t o
w on der at t h e W ay of t he cl os et w i t hi n him ---s o clos e i t
i s , s o n ear , ver il y ---hi s ow n H ear t . H er e h e can be pu r e
en ou gh t o s ee, t o h ear , t o f eel an d t o know t h e E t er n al
God t o be hi s R eal S el f , hi s P er f ect i on an d E ver l as t i n g
Gl or y.

T h ough m an bu il d hi s m en t al heali n g s ys t em t o t h e
s ki es , an d t hough he obey h i s per s on al doct r in es
i m pl i ci t ly, an d h ave not L igh t an d I ll u m i nat i on i n
h i m s el f , i t pr of it et h hi m not hi n g. An d w h at i s t h er e s o
gr eat l y t o be des ir ed i n t hi s w or l d t h at one w oul d n ot
par t w i t h all of i t i n or der t o li ve i n t h e K i n gdom ?

Men t al t hi n ki ng i s s l eep. S pir it u al I l l um i n at ion i s

R eal i t y. Men t al t h i n ki ng i s t h e ego w hi ch m u s t per i s h ---
t h e ver y t hi n g w h i ch m u s t gi ve u p t h e ghos t . W e l eave
dar knes s and s u f f er i n g t hr ou gh h u m i li t y, con f es s i n g t h at
of our s el ves as h u m an bei ngs w e can do n ot h i n g. T h e
ego can not l i ve i n h um il i t y. H um il i t y an d m eekn es s i s t h e
s t r i ppi n g of f of h u m an or m en t al t hi nki n g --- a m i n d t h at
i s n ot t h e R eal Mi n d. H ave m en t al t hi n ki ng an d h um i l i t y
ever been s een t oget h er ? P er s on al ego an d S pi r i t ?
D ar kn es s an d l igh t ?

Our P r oph et s an d t he Gr eat Jes u s t au gh t h u m il i t y t o

be t h e W ay t o God. D eat h on t h e cr os s s ym bol i z es t h e
deat h of a m i nd an d t hou gh t w hi ch i s not t he on e I Am .
W h en per s on al m i n d di es , t h en w e l i ve. U n t il t h en , on e
ex i s t s i n dar knes s call ed h u m an ex i s t en ce. “ T o l i ve i s
Ch r i s t , and t o die i s gai n.” P hi l 1 : 2 1 . T o h ave S pi r i t u al
L i gh t w i t hi n our s elves i s t o li ve as t h e R eal S el f i n R eal
E x i s t en ce now . N o w on der m an h as n ever been able t o
dem on s t r at e over t h e deat h of t h e body. No m en t al w or k
can boas t of t hi s accom pl i s h m en t . T h e body w i ll con t i n ue
t o die u n t i l deat h i t s el f di es . T h i s deat h i s t h e W ay t o
L i f e. Not deat h of t h e body, but deat h of t h at in on es el f
w hi ch k eeps him f r om s ayi n g. “ I am t h e T r u t h ! I am t h e
L i gh t ! I am t h e P er f ect S el f ! I l i ve i n S pi r i t u al E x i s t en ce
n ow !

I t m ay of t en be w on der ed i n t h es e days w hy t h os e
s t u dyi n g m en t al s cien ce do n ot h as t en t o accept t he
as cen di n g W ay of t h e Abs ol u t e, an d s o l eave t h e pos i t i on
of du al i t y and con f u s i on f or t hat of P eace an d On enes s .
R em em ber t hi s : u n t i l t h e ego is s ur r en der ed, an d on e
begi n s t o t hi nk w i t h h i s H ear t , h e i s n eces s ar ily
i m per f ect ; and s o can not gr as p t h e f act of P er f ect i on.
Man y t im es JE S U S m en t ioned t h e dul l n es s and h ar dn es s
of h ear t s . I n his par abl es and t eachi n g he knew h ow t o
t al k t o t h os e w h o h ad aw aken ed s u f f ici en t ly t o
u n der s t an d him ; an d he knew how t o t alk t o t hos e w ho
kept t h ei r hear t s t i gh t l y s eal ed f r om hi m . T h ey
pr et ended t o w an t t h e r eal t hin gs of L i f e, bu t t h ey w er e
u n w i ll i n g t o h um ble t h em s el ves . F or t hi s r eas on h e
cal l ed t h em hypocr i t es , li ar s , decei ver s , bl i nd gui des . H e
s ai d t o t hem : “ On e i s your m a s t er , even Chr is t . An d
w h os oever s h al l ex al t him s el f s h all be abas ed; an d h e
t h at s h all h u m bl e him s el f s h all be ex al t ed.” Mat . 2 3 : 1 2 .

T o t hos e of u s w h o ar e aw ake f r om s leep, how s i m pl e

an d t r an s par ent t h e w hol e of JE S U S ’ t eachi n g. Not hi n g
n ow r em ai n s hidden i n hi s l an gu age t h at w e can n ot
u n der s t an d. W h at s u bt l e dar kn es s l i es i n t h e
m et aphys i cal t eachi n g t h at one know s of T r ut h on l y as
m u ch as h e can dem on s t r at e, an d t h at he can
dem on s t r at e on ly w h at h e u nder s t an ds . D ay an d nigh t
on e t r i es t o k now m or e an d t o pr ove m or e --- bu t T r u t h
i s not i n m en t al pr act i ce. T R U T H i s GOD I N U S . T r u t h
n ever hear d of m an ’s dem on s t r at ion s ! I Am kn ow s
n ot hi n g bu t I Am . One kn ow s t h e T r u t h onl y as h e t u r n s
f r om per s on al s el f and w ays , an d f r om s l eeper s . L ovi n g
God devot edly an d al l-abs or bi n gly, he “ pur i f i et h
h i m s el f .” 1 John 3 : 3 . T o hi m T r u t h can be r eveal ed.

I n dar kn es s n o on e w il l cl ai m t o be t h e T r u t h an d
ackn ow l edge L if e, P ow er an d D i vi ne Mi n d t o be h i s ver y
ow n . N at u r all y, bei n g es t r an ged f r om t h e hear t , h e
can n ot h ave I ll u m i n at i on ; and w i t hou t I l l u m i-n at i on h e
can n ot h ear t h e l an gu age of T r u t h an d beh old P er f ect i on
an d R eal i t y.

L et hi m w h o r eads t hes e li nes pau s e t o ex am i n e hi s

m i n d an d t hi nki n g. I s i t P ur e? I s i t S i n gl e-vi s i on ed? I s i t
i den t i f i ed as t h e P er f ect , D i vi ne Mi n d? I f not , t h en s u ch
m i n d an d t hi nki n g m u s t di e. Never ex al t i t ---n or beli eve
t h at i t can be ex al t ed---t o hi gh pl aces . Accept not i t s
clai m t o t r an s l at e i t s el f i n t o t he Mi n d of God. S oon er
coul d t h e heaven s f all t h an t hi n gs of our s l eep an d
dr eam , com e ou t i n t o ou r w aki n g s t at e or u nr eali t y
becom e R eal . GOD -MI N D E XI S T S W I T H OU T B E GI N NI N G
OR E N D ---I T I S I NF I NI T E , I T I S ON E , I T I S AL ON E . T hi s
Mi n d bel on gs t o al l w ho s acr i f i ce s el f -t hi n ki n g f or I t . T hi s
pr ice m u s t be pai d. I den t i f i ed w i t h God-Mi n d, T r u t h
s h i n es f or t h ef f or t l es s l y w i t hi n on e’s h ear t l ike s u n s h i n e.

Man ’s h eali ng w or k s h ave h elped hi m gr eat l y. T her e i s

n o denyi n g t hi s . B u t let hi m not t r y t o m i x hi s w ays w i t h
T r u t h. “ T h e h ou r com et h and n ow i s , w hen t h e t r ue
w or s hi pper s s h al l w or s hi p t he F at h er in S pir i t an d in
T r u t h.” Joh n 4 : 2 3 . As t h i s hour advan ces , m an s h al l
n ei t h er buy nor s el l m en t al t r eat m en t s --- h e s h all
r ecei ve deli ver an ce t hr ou gh S pir i t u al L i gh t alon e. H ow
s h or t -s i gh t ed an d s h all ow f or h i m t o con t i n u e f i x i ng over
h i s dr eam s , w hi le h e him s el f r em ai n s as l eep. W h at a
f ear f ul m i s t ake he m akes , beli evi n g t h at t h e cu r e of
h u m an il ls i s t h e K n ow ledge of T r u t h ! I s h e n ot s t il l
i den t i f i ed w i t h h u m an ex i s t ence w h er e deat h i s
i nevi t abl e? Ver i ly, t o i den t i f y on es el f as a h um an bei n g
i n a h um an ex i s t en ce i s t o be i gn or an t of T r u t h . H e h as
“ bui l t hi s h ou s e u pon t h e s and.” Mat . 7 : 2 6 .

A doct r i ne bei ng s et f or t h bef or e t h e w or l d t oday i s

t h at God i s ou t s i de of u s ; t h at God an d R eali t y ar e not
w i t hi n u s ; t h at w e ar e not i n God nor God i n us ; t h at w e
ar e r ef l ect ion, w hi ch h as no L if e, P ow er , Mi n d, B ei n g or
E t er n al i t y of i t s ow n. Mor eover --- t hi s doct r i ne cl ai m s
t h at i ni qui t y i s n ot i n u s , t h at it i s ou t s i de of us ——
u n l ocat ed: and t h at w e s houl d r epu di at e al l evi l t hi nki n g
as our ow n. N ot onl y i s t hi s doct r i ne con t r ar y t o t h e
T eachi ng of JE S U S , bu t i t i s con t r ar y t o all B i bl es of t h e
w or l d. T h ey all t each t h at L ight an d dar kn es s , H eaven ,
h el l , an d even t h e w or l d i t s el f , ar e W I T H I N U S ; an d t h at
w e m u s t con f es s ou r w r ong t h i nki n g and doi n g bef or e
w e can ex per ien ce t h e R eali t y of God. L et on e deci de f or
h i m s el f i f our B i bl e pl aces GOD , R E AL I T Y , CH R I S T w i t hi n
u s , as f ol low s :
 “ T h e K i ngdom of God i s w i t hin you. L u ke 1 7 : 2 1 . “ T he
F at h er dw ell et h i n m e.” Joh n 1 4 : 1 0 . “ T he S pi r i t of God
dw ell et h i n you” 1 Cor . 3 : 1 6 . . . “I w i ll dw el l i n t h em ” 2
Cor . 6 : 1 6 . . . . “ Ch r i s t i n you ” Col . 1 : 2 7 . . . . “ T h e S pi r i t of
T r u t h i n you.” Joh n 1 4 : 1 7 .

R el at ive t o t h e evil as i n our s el ves : “ W i t h i n ye ar e f ul l

of hypocr i s y and i ni qui t y.” Mat . 2 3 : 2 8 ... “Al l t h es e evil
t h i n gs com e f r om w i t h i n t h e m an .” Mar k
7 : 2 3 …..“ Cl ean s e f ir s t t h at w hi ch i s w i t hi n t h e cup.” Mat .
23:26.

W e m u s t con f es s ou r m i s t akes : “ Con f es s your f aul t s .”

Joh n 3 : 7 . . . “ E ver yon e of u s s h all gi ve accoun t of
h i m s el f t o God.” R om . 1 4 : 1 2 ... “ I f w e s ay t h at w e h ave
n ot s i n n ed, w e m ake hi m a l i ar , an d hi s W or d i s n ot i n
u s .” 1 Joh n 1 : 1 0 ... “ H u m ble you r s el ves .” Jam es 4 : 1 0 .

I f i t w er e t r u e t h at t h er e i s no R eal i t y I N u s , t h at
R eal i t y i s ou t s i de of u s i n t h e Or i gi n al --- w hich w e onl y
r ef l ect --- t h at evi l t hou gh t s ar e n ot i n u s ---an d w e m u s t
n ot acknow l edge t h em ---t h en al l t he B i bl es of t h e w or l d
ar e w r ong. L et each m ake h i s ow n deci s i on. B u t
r em em ber t hi s : “ W h os oever t r an s gr es s et h , an d abi det h
n ot i n t h e doct r i ne of Ch r i s t , hat h n ot God.” 2 Joh n 9 .

W h en w e l eave t h e dar kened s en s e t hr ough ou r ow n

s u r r en der of i t , onl y t h en w e ar e abl e t o s ay w i t h
au t h or i t y t h at GOD , H E AVE N, R E AL I T Y AN D CH R I S T AR E
W I T H I N U S . W E AR E ON E . W e k now t h at t h er e i s n ot on e
--- an Or i gi n al --- an d an ot h er --- a r ef l ect ion . GOD I S
ON E GOD ---T OT AL , AB S OL U T E . H e i s i n u s ; w e ar e i n
H i m ; w e ar e ON E . D i s i den t i f ied w i t h s l eep, it i s eas y an d
n at u r al f or u s t o iden t i f y our s el ves w i t h I n f i n i t e P ow er ,
E ver l as t i n g L i f e, I m m acul at e Mi n d an d H eaven . W e h ave
al l t hi s of our ow n , becau s e God i s On e an d I n divi s i bl e;
an d w e ar e H e, an d no ot her .

N ot hi n g of JE S U S ’ t eachi n g w oul d ever l ead on e t o

bel i eve t h at l ie di d not cl ai m P ow er and Mi gh t of hi s ver y
Ow n , and t h at h e w as not God, bu t a r ef l ect i on of God.
D eci de f or your s el f w h et her i t w as God or s om eon e el s e
cal l ed a r ef l ect i on w h o s aid: “ AL L P OW E R I S GI VE N
U N T O ME I N H E AVE N AN D ON E AR T H .” Mat . 2 8 : 1 8 . “ I AM
AL P H A AN D OME GA, T H E B E GI N N I N G AN D T H E E N D , T H E
F I R S T AND T H E L AS T .” R ev. 2 2 : 2 3 .

As l eep ---on e can n ot s ay, I Am God. H e pl aces God

aw ay f r om him as f ar as h e can . H e f eel s t h e s am e w ay
abou t s u f f er i n g or t r ibul at i on. N ever coul d he i m agi ne
t h at h e i s t he on ly on e r es pons i bl e f or i t ! I n s leep, on e
can n ot kn ow t he t r u t h. Aw ake --- he decl ar es , I am t he
S el f , I am t he K i n gdom , I am t h e al l of m y w or l d.
N ot hi n g i s ou t s i de of m e. I h ave n ever l ef t t h e K i n gdom .
T h er e i s no per s on al i t y. T her e i s no s epar at enes s . T h er e
i s no u nr eal i t y. I am t h e F i r s t , an d t he L as t , I am P er f ect ,
Com plet e, I n var i abl e, I m per i s h abl e, I m m aculat e,
Abs ol u t e, E t er n al. God i s AL L t h er e i s of m e. I am non e
bu t God--- t h e I n di vi s i ble ON E .

S oon er or l at er ever yone s h al l be abl e t o s ay s u ch

w or ds an d u nder s t an d t h em . S oon er or l at er , ever yone
m u s t t ur n f r om dar knes s t o L igh t , f r om m i n d t o H ear t ,
an d f r om per s on al w ays t o t h e doct r i n e of t h e l ivi n g
Ch r i s t . R enou nci ng s epar at enes s , s ur r ender i n g him s el f
u t t er ly, one m ay f i n d hi m s el f in a vacan cy w her e
ever yt hi n g i s di s s ol vi n g abou t h i m ---l eavi ng hi m
s t r i pped of f i ct i on ; of s l eep and dr eam . F or an i n s t an t , h e
i s al one. T h en t h e vei l dr ops f r om h im . I n t h e pl ace of hi s
n ak edn es s , a br il l ian t L igh t envelopes hi m ---h e i s t h e
L i gh t . H e h ear s t h e Voice. E ver y w or d i s pr eciou s be-
yon d com par i s on. H e i s bor n agai n . H e i s f r ee. H e k now s
--- I an d God ar e ON E .

I l l um i n ed by t he glor y of our ow n S el f , w e K NOW t h at

w e ar e t h e T r u t h . W e K NOW t hat w e w al k i n ou r ow n
L i gh t . W e K NOW t h at w e t hi nk w i t h our ow n D i vi n e Mi n d.
W e K NOW t h at God i s i n u s and w e ar e i n God. W e K N OW
t h at GOD i s al l --- Al l i s God. W e kn ow t h at t h e
OR I GI N AL i s al l t h er e i s ---t h er e i s n ot hi ng el s e.

I n par abl es of pr of ou n d dept h , JE S U S des cr i bed how

w e ar e t o cas t t h e per s on al ou t of ou r s el ves . S ai d h e:
“ E x cept a cor n o f w h eat f al l i n t o t h e gr ou n d an d di e, i t
abi det h al on e: bu t i f i t di e, i t br i n get h f or t h m u ch f r ui t .”
Joh n 1 2 : 2 4 . W h at i s i t of u s t h at m u s t di e? T h at of u s
w hi ch beli eves i n s epar at enes s , du al i t y, ot h er n es s — -
t h at w hich cons i der s becom i ng, i n s t ead of B ei n g,
t r an s l at i n g, i n s t ead of accept i n g, and t hi n ki n g i n s t ead of
R eal iz i n g. One m ay pas s t hr ou gh m any deat h s of t h e
body bef or e he i s w il l i ng t o let per s on al i t y die; bu t w hen
h e r et ur n s t h i s du s t t o du s t , l i ke t he gr ai n of w h eat , t h en
h e h as cu t of f s or r ow an d t r i bu l at ion, even deat h i t s el f ,
at t h ei r r oot . T h e GR E AT E R W OR K t h er ef or e f or t oday i s
t o give up t h e gh os t of per s on al i t y and s l eep.

I n anot h er s im i l ar par abl e, JE S U S t au gh t : “ N ow i s t h e

j u dgm en t of t hi s w or l d; n ow s h al l t he pr i n ce of t h i s
w or l d be cas t ou t . An d, I i f I be li f t ed f r om t he ear t h,
s h al l dr aw al l m en u n t o m e.” Joh n 1 2 : 3 2 . W h o or w h at i s
t h e pr i n ce of t h i s w or l d? N ot a m yt hi cal t hi n g i n t h e
at m os ph er e. I t i s t h at i n on es el f w hi ch s t an ds s epar at e
an d apar t f r om God; t h at w hich decl ar es , “ I am n ot t h e
D i vi ne Mi n d, I am not i n S pi r i t u al E x i s t en ce. I am a m an ,
a m or t al , a h um an m i nd an d a m en t al bei ng.”

On e’s w or l d i s h im s el f . H er e is w h er e h e m us t look f or
t h e god w hi ch m u s t be br ou gh t t o an end. E ver yt hi n g of
i niqui t y-— w het h er s i n, s i cknes s or deat h ---i s i den t i f i ed
w i t h m an him s el f . H e can l eave t h e pos i t i on of m an f or
t h e s t at e of hi s R eal S el f only as h e con f es s es h i s
m i s t ake an d open s t he door of hi s H ear t t o Ch r i s t -L igh t .
T h en h e en t er s t h e N ew Age t o behol d t he n ew h eaven
an d t he n ew ear t h.

T h e i den t i cal t each i ng t h at i s con t ai n ed i n ou r B ibl e i s

f ou n d al s o i n t he S acr ed books of t h e E as t , as i n t h e
f ol low i ng i ll um in at i n g w or ds :

Apar t f r om t h e ego t h er e i s n ei t h er deat h nor

bi r t h . T hi s vi ci ou s cir cl e of deat h s an d r ebi r t hs i s
s u s t ai n ed only by t he pr i m ar y i gn or ance w hi ch i s t h e
ego. T he ego i t s el f i s deat h, becau s e he i s t h e n egat ion
of t h e T r u t h , w h i ch i s L i f e. H e m u s t not only be
det hr on ed, bu t m u s t be pu t t o deat h. F or t h er e i s n o
s af et y s o l on g as h e s ur vi ves . U n t il t hi s s en s e i s
s u r r en der ed, S pi r i t u al t eachi ng can not be u n der s t ood.

D eli ver an ce i s n ot i n t h e t op of t h e s ky, nor deep

i n s i de t h e ear t h , nor on t h e ear t h ; i t i s j u s t t h e ex t i n ct i on
of t h e m i n d, w i t h all i t s des ir es . H e t h at f i nds t h e S el f ---
w h o i s con cealed i n t h e H ear t ---s h al l en j oy pr of ou n d
h appi n es s w hi ch i s t h e s im ul t an eou s f ul f il l m en t of all
des i r es .

F or a ver y s m all pr i ce---t h e s ur r en der of t h e ego -

-- t hi s i n f i ni t ely gr eat On e, t he S el f , i s t o be h ad. B u t t hi s
s m all pr i ce h as t o be pai d.

T h e E gol es s S t at e i s t h e s t at e of u n -cl ou ded

R eal i t y, w her e I t s hi n es as t he pu r e I AM. T h is i s t h e
n at u r al S t at e of t h e S el f as t h e S ol e R eal i t y. T h e N at u r al
S t at e i s t r u e B ir t h, becau s e deat h i s dead on ce f or all .
U n t i l s u ch R evel at ion t ak es pl ace, on e i s not f r ee f r om
bondage. T h er e i s no n eed t o becom e t h e S el f . T h e i dea
of becom i n g i s on t h e f ace of i t abs ur d. W e ar e t h e S el f
al w ays . W e ar e never ot h er t han H e. D el i ver an ce i s ou r s
h er e an d now ---i f onl y w e l os e t h e ego. D eli ver an ce i s
t h e S t at e w h er e t h e T r u t h al on e s h i nes , an d n ot hi n g
el s e. H e t h at s t il l r et ai n s t h e ego i s neces s ar i ly
i m per f ect . W hen t h e hear t m elt s i n L ove, an d t h e Cave of
t h e H ear t w h er e H e s hi nes i s r each ed, t h en t he E ye of
Aw ar en es s open s , an d H e i s r eali z ed as t h e R eal S el f .”
( U pani s h adic L or e)

T he par adox i s bef or e u s : “ F l es h an d bl ood can n ot

i n h er i t t he K i n gdom o f God” 1 Cor . 1 5 : 5 0 ---- an d ---
” Y et i n m y f l es h s h al l I s ee God.” Job 1 9 : 2 6 . I n n er
I l l um i n at ion alon e m akes pos s i bl e s u ch u n der s t an di n g
as can r econ ci le t h es e appar en t l y con t r adict or y
s t at em en t s . F l es h an d bl ood def i ni t el y r el at es t o t h e
u n r edeem ed s t at e --- t h e s t at e of s leep an d dar knes s i n
w hi ch m an r em ai n s i f h e i s w i t h ou t t h e des i r e or w il l t o
l eave i t . S at i s f ied i n t h i s dar kn es s , not s eeki n g t o l eave
i t , h e can not ent er R eal i t y w hi ch i s t he K i n gdom of God.
 T he ver s e --- Y et i n m y f les h s h al l I s ee God ---- can
be ex pl ai ned as f ol l ow s : T hou gh m an ex i s t s as a body of
f l es h --- h um an s t at e --- yet he can, i f h e w i l l, des ir e an d
l on g f or t h e good an d t h e t r ue. H i s ear n es t des ir e an d
l on gi n g w i l l s t ir hi s h ear t i n t o an aw aken i n g. I f he keeps
h i s h ear t s et on God, an d cont i n u es t o love devot edl y
an d w i t hou t ceas i n g, f i n al ly he w i ll r eceive I ll um i n at i on
w hi ch l eads hi m t o S el f -R evelat i on w h er e h e s ees God---
t h e P er f ect S el f , ---an d t he t hin gs of R eal i t y.

“ H e t h at l os et h hi s l i f e s h al l f i nd i t .” Mat . 1 0 : 3 9 .
W h en on e l os es hi s li f e as a s leeper an d dr eam er , t h en
h e w aken s as t h e S el f . T he w aki n g and t h e endi n g of
s l eep ar e s im ult an eou s . U n t i l h i s r eli n qui s h m en t of
h i m s el f as a per s on al m i nd and t h i nker , he i s deni ed
K now l edge of t h e R eal an d t he E t er n al . S ur ely t hi s W ay
i s j u s t an d f ai r . I t i s t he only W ay.

I t s h oul d n ow be cl ear t o t h e r eader t h at t h e

ph ys i cal an d m en t al w ays w hi ch br i n g hel p an d heali n g
ar e t aki ng pl ace i n on e’s s l eep. T hey ar e w ays w h i ch
m an h i m s el f h as di s cover ed t o hel p m ake t h e dar kn es s
l es s f ear f u l an d di f f icul t . I n t h e E as t t h ey all ude t o t hi s
as “ t he Mer cy of t h e L or d.” T H E AB S OL U T E W AY ,
di s r egar di n g t he w ays of t h e pal li at i ve al t oget h er , s eek -
-- as JE S U S di d ---t o w aken m an f r om s leep. T h en n ot
onl y do hi s t r ou bl es vani s h w i t h ou t t r eat m en t , bu t h e
h i m s el f begi n s t o t ur n t o hi s R eali t y---hi s P er f ect s t at e.
I f s i n cer e an d f ai t h f ul , he w il l s oon be i den t i f ied w i t h
E t er n al L i f e, w h i ch i s P ur i t y. S pi r i t u al L igh t i n u s s h al l
al w ays be s u f f i cien t f or u s t o det hr on e per s on al s en s e.
I n P ur i t y of H ear t t h er e i s no dar knes s . T h r ou gh ou t t h e
B ibl e t he w or d w i t hi n s i gni f i es t h e H ear t .

“ T o hi m t h at over com et h w i ll I gr an t t o s i t w i t h m e i n
m y t h r one, even as I al s o over cam e an d am s et dow n
w i t h m y F at h er i n H i s t h r one.” R ev. 3 : 2 1 . W e ar e t o
f ol low i n JE S U S ’ f oot s t eps . T h e w or d over com e bear s n o
r el at i on t o cur in g a di s eas e, bu t t o det h r on i ng per s on al
ego. Only w h en t hi s t akes place ar e w e aw ar e of R eali t y
an d P er f ect ion, an d s i t i n t he t h r on e of our R eal S el f an d
B ei n g.

“ And God hi m s el f s h al l be w i t h t h em , an d be t h ei r
God. An d God s h al l w i pe aw ay all t ear s f r om t h ei r eyes ;
an d t her e s h all be n o m or e deat h , n ei t h er s or r ow , n or
cr yi ng, n ei t her s h al l t h er e be an y m or e pai n : f or t h e
f or m er t hi n gs ar e pas s ed aw ay.” R ev. 2 1 : 3 ,4 . B el oved,
t h e God t h at s hall be w i t h u s , an d s h al l w i pe aw ay t ear s ,
deat h, s or r ow an d pai n, i s t h e God w i t hi n u s , r igh t h er e
an d now --- t h e L i gh t w hi ch i s S el f -I l l u m i nat ion --- t h e
Om nipot en t Chr i s t . W h at ot h er God do w e n eed or can
w e h ave bu t t he God w h ich w as i n Chr i s t Jes u s ? T hi s i s
t h e One God, t h e I n di vi s i bl e God, t h e E t er n al God. T her e
i s no ot h er God. T H E GOD W I T H I N U S I S OU R AL L -
S U F F I CI E NCY N OW AN D F OR E VE R .

T h e “ accu s er ,” t he “ beas t ,” an d “ t h e gr eat ci t y

B abylon ” m en t ion ed i n t h e book of R evel at i on r ef er t o
t h e s am e i den t i cal s l eep, per s on al m i n d or ego. W hen w e
ar e i den t i f i ed w i t h God an d H i s Ch r i s t ---t h e P er f ect S el f
an d I t s S el f -E f f u l gen ce --– t h e s l eep h as en ded.
“ B l es s i n g, and h on ou r , an d pow er , be u n t o hi m t h at
s i t t et h u pon t he t h r one, an d un t o t h e L am b f or ever an d
ever .” R ev. 5 : 1 3 . T h e L am b i s P u r i t y an d D i vi n e L ove.
T h e bl ood of t he L am b i s t he en d-l es s l i f e of I n f i ni t e L ove
an d P ur i t y. Onl y L ove gi ves all . Onl y L ove r ecei ves al l.
B les s ed ar e t h e P u r e i n Vi s ion. B l es s ed ar e t h ey w h o l ove
R eal i t y w i t h an all-abs or bi n g devot i on.

W e do not l os e our S pi r i t ual I den t i t y. Al l i n di vi du al

S pi r i t u al I den t it i es ar e i n and of T H E I NF I N I T E
I N D I VI S I B L E ON E ; an d her e t h ey ever abi de as t hi s One.

“ S i n ce s ur r en der t o t he R eal S el f i s t h e cul m i n at i on

of D evot ion, t h e s eeker of D el iver an ce n eeds t o cher i s h
devot ion t o t h e R eal S el f . W hen t hi s devot ion becom es
per f ect , t hen w i ll i t be pos s i bl e f or hi m t o en t er on an d
on ---t h e S el f w il l ever r eveal H im s el f . H e t hat f i n ds t h i s
S el f s h all en j oy pr of ou n d h appi nes s w hi ch i s t h e
s i m ul t aneou s f u l f il lm en t of al l des i r es .” ( T h e
U pani s h ads )

H e of Meekn es s an d Gl or y pr oceeds on w ar d t o f ul ler

an d m or e com pl et e u n der s t an di n g of t h e “ GR E AT E R
W OR K S .” Joh n 1 4 : 1 2 . F i nal l y, w e s h al l be s o abs or bed i n
t h e L i gh t and L ove of t he E t er n al t h at w e s h all al t oget h er
t r an s cend t h e h u m an and “Go T O T H E F AT H E R ” ---en t er
i n t o L i f e E t er n al now , w i t hou t ph ys ical deat h . T h e on l y
deat h t h er e i s , i s t h e can cell at i on of h u m an s en s e an d
per s on al ego. P h ys i cal deat h does not cancel t h i s . I t
m u s t be can cel led w hil e w e ar e l i vi n g. E n t r an ce i n t o
R eal i t y I t s el f --- t h e K i n gdom of H eaven --- an d t h e
can cel l at ion of per s on al ego ar e s i m ul t an eou s , an d ar e
f u l f il l ed i n t h e t r an s cen den t al w or ds ---“ I go u n t o m y
F at h er .” Joh n 1 4 : 1 2 . T hi s i s i ndeed t h e GR E AT E R
W OR K S --- t o obli t er at e t he per s on al, an d s o w i t h ou t
ph ys i cal deat h , en t er i n t o L i f e E t er n al .

ON E N E S S

D ear l y B el oved, do you t ake T H E P E R F E CT

I NF I N I T E ONE t o be your only L i f e, your onl y Mi n d, you r
onl y E x i s t en ce, B ody an d B ei ng, et er n all y? D o you give
your H ear t t o ON E N E S S , i n al l B eau t y an d T ender n es s , i n
al l Gl or y an d L ove, i n F r eedom an d L i gh t , t o h onor an d
ch er i s h t h r ough ou t E t er ni t y?

I n t he S ecr et P l ace of t h e Mos t H i gh -— your

H ear t -— do you s ee ON E NE S S I N S E L F -I L L U MI N AT I ON
t o be t h e l i vi n g, ever pr es en t Ch r i s t , an d ar e you r eady
n ow t o s i ng t h e E t er n al S on g of P r ai s e? B eh oldi n g T H E
AL L AS U N I T Y , behol di ng ever yon e as he i s i n t h e L i f e
an d L igh t of t he E t er n al, t hen s i n g t he S on g of D avid-—
ON T H E E , E T E R N AL ONE , I S E T MY H E AR T ! T H E E T E R NAL
R E I GN S !