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THE HIGHER
ELIZABETH
Author

METAPHYSICS
BY

DELVINE

KING

of "Hlte Lotus PatK," Etc.

SIXTEEN

LESSONS

Published

by PRESS

J. F. ROWNT
Los

Angeles,Cal.
1918

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1918

KING Cal.

Angeles,

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Table

of

Contents

PART

ONE

TABLE

OP

CONTENTS

PREFACE

GENERAL

INTRODUCTION

'MAN,

KNOW

THYSELF

"

12

PRAYER

15

FAITH

19

APPLICATION

23

MAN

AS

HE

Is

AND

AS

HE

SEEMS

TO

BE

28

REALITY

32

PART

TWO

"

GOD

RESTS

IN

ACTION

"

35

WISDOM

37

ONE

PRESENCE

40

BOUNTY

43

LOVE

45

THE

CHRIST

CONSCIOUSNESS

48

REALIZATION

50

COMPLETENESS

51

MASTERSHIP
.

54

PEEFACE

[n

presenting
our

these

sixteen

lessons

in

The

Higher
to

physics, Meta-

hope
the

is

to

assist

those

who

so

desire,

pass

ward on-

from

mental

or

intellectual

perception
of the

(and

tice) prac-

of

the

working
or

hypothesis
esoteric
;
"

Omnipresent
the

Reality,
Father 's

into

the

spiritual
and

that

sweet

essence,

love,
That

care

bounty,

which

is

omnipotent.
and

men

may,

through
the

enlightenment
illusive shadows

devotion,
the sword

rend

the

veil,

and

pierce
anchored

with

of

truth.

Thus

and

enlightened,
dominion

man

is

able

to

live

his

life
;

and

prove

his

God-given
When

over

the

tempter

(his
has

own

carnal

nature).
from the

this

is

accomplished,

man

passed
Then

out

illusive

forest,
"

carnality. bring
the his

man's

next

effort

is

to

body
the

(the

temple)
of

into

redemption,
' '

according
thou
' '

to

pattern,

example

Jesus.

Follow

me,

said

Jesus.

Jesus

said,
you

"Ye

shall

know

the

Truth,

and

the

Truth

shall

make

free."

Thus

we

perceive
the Path

knowledge
toward

is

necessary

to

man,

as

he

moves

along

enlightenment. book,
the hearts

In

Love's

vibration

we

send

forth

this

to

of

Love,

who

respond

to

its

instructions.

PART
LESSON
THE

ONE
1

HIGHER GENERAL

METAPHYSICS INTRODUCTION
is the
a

HE

Truth

Absolute,
"We
are

foundation

upon

which

we

stand. and the carnal

man

presenting
of man's

ing Principle, the understandwill

remove

application
from

which

the this is

web
plished, accom-

of

illusions

mind.
;

"When his

's soul-memory he then

He
sees

is restored the
he

sight merged
as

into God

Vision created

and him.

himself

perfect being, just

is in the is midst all of there

sees

also, that
His

tion; Perfecis
"

that

God,
So
we

and

Manifestations,
instructions

in

Reality.
We
man

give these Higher

Path
unto

clear, yet concise.

instructions where he and
to

give along

The the
as

Metaphysical
the

assist the

heights

visions

Absoluteness

it is in all its

perfection, beauty

unchange-

enable the student-devotee to to understand, ableness; and then is a Bock, upon which to to perceive, there stand, as he this Message studies and the scientific application of its rules, which is
so

firm

and
nor

steadfast

that
can

neither shake it.

the

winds Rock

of

Ages,
is the

Cycles,
Absolute. ALL.
all space.

Periods The Then If

man

Kalpas
is

That the the from

Absolute
can

God,

the

Infinite,
that
escape

limitless, the
Infinite the fills Great

readily

perceive
none can

Presence God
is of
see
we we

it fills all space, neither he step can Infinite this when of

eyes

beyond

its bounds. We
;
are

in

His
we

Manifestations. look about

atoms
us

easily
our

vinced conwe

because

at

feet

the

blades
our

grass,

the

of the

earth, the
and their
to

grains of sand rolling

reach and
seas,

raise
see

and

behold mountain in them their

;

vast

ever

the

majestic high,
above

ranges,

snow-capped
kiss

peaks
the

towering
vault

blue

seeming and, in their

of the

effort

silent

grandeur,
and

they

serenely
ableness As
every
man

remain,
of the

reminding
Infinite.
to in

man

strength
he

unchangeand
in
we

continues
men

look

about

him,
and

sees

men;

clime

live
man

innumerable
in

numbers.

In

Genesis We 9

rea'd, "God

created

His

image

likeness."

also

'

"

^:T$E

HIGHER
man

METAPHYSICS
is the

r^a-.l in

Holy

Writ, that

highest manifestation
When
man

of

God,

and, "God's
the carnal

crowning

glory."

has

nated elimi-

conception of himself from himself then he will perceive and understand

him there

into form

from
more

being
very
aeons

no

mind, it is as expressed Infinite of the womb the out ; and, then, mist in his mind, he perceives he is living
God

his

in the

heart

of

God,

and

that, throughout

the

never-

ending
and within
The message

Eternity, he dwells in the very expression of God, the that he, being an
of him. "The Father within
me, He

center

of God abides
"

Father the

doeth and knew

to
men

works,

said the Master

Jesus.
these

keynotes of
of Jesus

lessons He

ring strong
He
gave
ever

clear in the

the

Christ

of Nazareth. children and

therefore and Life and

spake knowingly.
the it among God-Love expressing

manifested

of tender

Truth; God the glory, by living the

to the

kindness

family of
The
he

men.

foundation

upon

which of
man

to stand to do is to

is

God;

and

the Then

first until the

man thing for the awakened gains an understanding

study and
Infinite.

pray

God,
;

the

next

step is
has

to understand

then

sonship ; then

Oneness.

Man

scaled it is.

the

of Oneness.
as

From

into the Realization heights ere he comes ness that lofty pinnacle he visions the Absolute-

We
none

and

is All, and there is scriptures,that "God beside Him." tent Also, that God is Omnipresent, Omnipoand means All-Power, All-Presence Omniscient, which is is Science; and Knowing All-Knowing. Knowing read
in

the

Action.
we see

We God
as

also read Scientific

as
an

that, "God

rests

in

Action."
"

Then

and

everywhere;

all space here, there Action, filling center ancient Sage once said, "With We and
in

nowhere." here, and circumference lives and moves scriptures,"That man God." Also

also
has

read his

in

the
in

being
and

that, "God

created

man

His

image

ness." like-

line slowly here, because we are touching the borderwhich the illimitable Presence, lighteth Light, "that Light which because is God ; and let us tread lightly, this place where unto we are approaching is Holy Ground.
us move

Let

of

' '

' '

When fire in

Moses the

saw

this

same

bush, that
God
;

Moses

It manifested as Presence, when heed the of the Presence might Moses

turned

Ever-Present

and, when

aside to look
not to

into

the strangeness of the fire burning so the bush; then the Voice of God 10

strong, and

ing consum-

spake

him

and

said,

GENERAL "Take standest So off

is

INTRODUCTION

thy shoes

from

thy feet,for the place whereon

thou

holy ground.'*

to turn when all men, sufficiently they awaken that leads into the vastness, the nearness, aside into the way the Father the greatness, beauty and glory of the Infinite

it is with

"

"

Mother
never

"

God, and
will
say

consuming
the

the
to

perceive Real;
"

the fire of God then ''Remove thou

it is that

ever

burning,
Voice from

but

the is

of the off thy

' '

Infinite

them:

thy shoes
standest

holy ground. in feet and are symbolical This is the awakening period man, that next Then the man remove requisiteis, of understanding. with clear insight, linger old understanding, and, the outer, or the Holy place, and listen to the still voice of God, that upon man requires concerning God, he may glean the light which manifest and state. in His unmanifest the Infinite, the We read in a sacred Bible of ancient times, "God was and the Spiritual become the many; desired to One; He feet,because place
whereon

creation Jesus let the

knows

sprang

forth.

"

Christ, the Great

within student-devotee

said, "I Initiate,

me

of

myself
works."
pray

can

do

nothing; the Father God,

in His

He

doeth

the and

Then until
he

study, meditate
and It.
nearness,

vastness

in His

strength and
Presence

tenderness; and, then, man's

and his at-one-ment with which It is realization of the

place
man

in

this Infinite

brings

into the full illumination which

Absolute, and
man,

it is illumination

brings

man

into

the fullness of Realization.

Higher Metaphysics intellectually, it remains tion intellectual perception only, until the Realizaan takes place; this brings him to the spiritualperception Self. the Divine of the Spiritual man, Atman,
When

using The

"

"

It is then Infinite
;

that

man

has

touched

and, continuing upon of the beauty, love and and God; and devotion, reverence appreciationto the great Over-Soul forth from the spring soul; and the Key of Love the strings of the Infinite Harp ; and the mist of over sweeps confusion from sits serenely in the mind, man being removed the abiding consciousness of his nearness at-one-ment yea,
"

mystic spring of the the Path, he walks in the labyrinth rhythm of the Father-Mother-

the

with

God.

11

LESSON
THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS KNOW
in the

"MAN,
|AVING
spoken

THY-SELF" previous

chapter concerning the will add of God, we should Absoluteness here, that man firm upon stand that Eternal Rock, The Absolute, until
the Christwhich all that for
man

he

attains

Consciousness is the IS.

to

then

the

next

step

is Godof

Consciousness,
the Oneness of It is necessary

illumination

into

realization

prayer

and

thereof, by faith ; deep meditation, clear,

that faith

accept this but, through

man

Rock,
earnest

and

the

luteness Abso-

study, sincere

will

strong
and

and

and

so gain understanding understanding join hands,

becomes the knowing quality which mind. is a quality of the mind. Knowing deals man's with that mind; own of the
cause

is manifest The he

in

his

Higher
may

physics Metadenials

by

false the

beliefs
to

which become

form

the

fabric
of

of the

carnal

illusion

and ; then, through of man's Being, until the mirror, his by affirming the Truth can mentality, is thoroughly polished ; then man perceive the created him, reality and perfection of the Real Self, as God

mind

emptied

them

and

caused

him

to

step forth
and

an

individualized

manifestation

of the In

Living God. this practical

scientific "Man "And

with acquainted First Chapter,

our over

himself;
we

read,
our

is to become study, man In know thyself." Genesis, God in said, let us make man let fowl
over

image,
the

after the
over

likeness; and
and
over

them

have

dominion

fish of

sea,

the

of the
every

the that

cattle, and creepeth

God created
1:27.
we or see

all the the

man

earth, and
"

air, and over creeping thing

the He

upon

earth.
in

Gen.
own

1:26.

"So God Gen. Thus

created He

His and

image,

in

image
them."

of

him;

male

female

created

by the allegory
of God

in
;

Genesis, that
but St. Paul
man

man

is
' '

perfect
has

being,
sought
when
does

manifestation
many

said,

Man

out

inventions";
clothed the
upon

therefore,
with of the
an

he
not

awakens,
express

outer

himself, temple, which

man,

finds

perfection
of the

God-created God."

"the

body

being the
12

Temple

Living

"MAN,
Thus the man's
These
we

KNOW

THYSELF" Genesis clear

to be the Voice
a

perceivethe allegory in
as

of

Infinite

in speaking to man is for being, as possible man

and lessons

way

concerning

to conceive

of the Infinite that the

in Action

Manifestation.
are

not

written

in

an

elaborate

be fed, or, perhaps, pleased, intellect may concise a is the the purpose that form; as it student-devotee, after

way, but in

studying the Great

the Universe
may

Fabric the

of Truth

concerning God,
forth its with
a

man

and into into

feel his soul

as

leap
bursts

bound
merge

conscious
which

life;and

Ego

bounds,

the realization is Cosmic

of his Real which in the

Self and desire

his at-one-ment the reader lessons:

"

with
and

God,

Consciousness
we

in the individual. studentof these

It is realization
devotee to

reach

study

still in the and

ness nearness

silent chamber
upon

meditate and and

God,

of your own the Infinite. Meditate Presence

on

therefore, be soul, in your heart,

upon you the vast;

the Allness

of that

in which

dwell

its

absoluteness; then
manifestation of

thyself,an
Presence

individualized Who

expression, or Acts, and IS.

Here
man

this

Knows,
This in
man
a

finds

is like the

requires patience An ancient surging sea. "wild horse"; and, truly, it does into subjection as the lariating and
of the horse which has roamed

it necessary and perseverance,

to

control
as

his

mind. mind

the carnal has

as

sage
seem

likened

it unto

bring bringing into subjection

over

difficult to the

unharnessed

broad

plains.
voice a prayer to the accomplish concentration, first, Infinite ; then, quiet the mind and meditate Aum God. upon As long as the mind is stayed upon God, it is not creating
"

To

thoughts.

mentality is thoroughly purified of the carnal the God-Mind This is illusions, only is in operation in man. he is and knowing into the realization of man as things as When thus no they are. illumined, man longer permits to from his another's mind to thoughts mind; neither anygo where. He abides God-Mind at and home, serenely operates in and breathes through his mentality; God's Holy Breath him ; he, having found his Real Self and heard the still voice of God a conscious speaking to his soul, becomes being in the Cosmic then desire he will learn his place to soon sincerely ; in the Father's great plan.
the Man
can

When

here

Man,

tation. and silent mediimportance of prayer Absolutethe standing erect, meditating upon
see

the

13

THE
ness

HIGHER
;

METAPHYSICS

of that which Presence and

IS

and

which,

man

desiring to pray to this ever-present in Holy Writ, created has read him
himself the lens upon himself entirely. effected
;

in His
and

likeness begins to turn image is with 's work this is well, for man is nothing
to

by this study, and and metaphysthe application of the rules scientifically ically, himself ; and this is accomplished by cleansing but man, God. his mind and staying it upon
There be

changed

or

14

THE

HIGHER the

METAPHYSICS

who

pray.

the Divine viction ConPublican, he whom had touched to such a depth, he began to examine self himfrom of his the sincerity heart, he cried, "God, be and, have
to me,
a

We

merciful We

sinner

!' '

Conviction the Divine had not Pharisee, whom him touched with a depth sufficiently to wear a deep to cause robe of humility. He stood and thee, prayed, "I thank men." I St. that other Luke not 18:11-13. am as Father, have the walk the streets of the Holy Bigotry and conceit can never is which City. These need to be burned by the purifying fire, The God. We God is a consuming fire. read in Holy Writ, cast Ocean all therein. consumes impurities
' * ' '

The
not

metaphysical

be devoid Jesus

scientific prayer of devotion.

or

is

practical; but should

becomes cannot a little child,he as man said, "Unless A little child has no enter the Kingdom of Heaven. enmity, of Presence malice nor Sacred the to Man, approach revenge. has a the Living God, in the christianly scientific prayer in the quiet clean mind, and his heart is filled with love. Then of his own ing sanctuary Soul, in silent meditation, he, recognizGod in sacred He he that as as is, chamber, is,and man
' '

"Where

none

but

God

can

hear"

; communes

with

his Father-

Mother-God. God bow In hath

spans

and, promised to answer prayer; stand. God's will the sky, promises

as

long

as

the

The

ingly, to

uses Higher Metaphysics, man eliminate hate, malice, revenge,

denials,understandeousness, self-rightselfishness,
;

anger

and

confusion

from of

his mind

then

he

calls to

his remembrance the

the Absoluteness

God, and

Man,

ing by affirm-

and Truth, until a flash of light fillshis consciousness the place, which was occupied by these carnal concepts, is filled with the Reality. Man, then, can ently sincerely and reverwith the Omnipresent God. commune When
assurance man

arrives and

at the Illumined

State, he then, in

sweet

and

knows

abiding confidence, enters the Great Silence before he hath that the Father answered, "even
is
as our

calls. " Jesus

to the

Christ Father have

find that Jesus talked We example here. familiarly,trustingly and confidingly as He

to
an

His were earthly father. prayers I thank thee, that Thou answered; He would say, "Father, Jesus I know hearest me that Thou hearest me always. ; and could done
' '

Christ 's prayer, 16

was,

and

the highest form is,

of prayer,

which

PRAYER the
must
men

of earth
mastered

have

but

to

voice man's

prayer

as

He

did, man
and

have

the

carnal

fears,doubts, lusts
Son
he

passions,and
The

mind,
upon

stand, as He, a or Scientific, Metaphysical Prayer become that it may clear, that
conditions
or

Conscious

of God. is

applied

to

man's

undesirable his When

becomes which

obstacles

which
Truth

arise above may he may encounter

path.
man

realizes the Absolute

of

God,

man

and

the

Universe,
a

he

understandingly rests in abiding peace, and Love reality to him; yea, that Love-Essence, Divine,
God. that God 's manifestations
are

is the Ever-Present
learned and

perfect ; are that the Universe perfect ; then systems like in his silent this; God, meditation, something proceeds, God's and manifestations, being all there is in reality; and God, fillingall space; then perfection is in expression at all which in all places: this is the premise from to and times It is necessary that man Absolute. proceed, which is Truth will in this be this and realizes proportion to his Reality; sincerity and persistentapplication to the task. overtaken Then, to apply the Metaphysical Prayer, when God. the Rock with sickness, step firmly upon Knowing the and the Universe, then deny the Truth concerning God, man realityof sickness,and speak to it in a positivedetermination, Jesus did to the Tempter of command, with strong words as thee behind he approached Him. when Jesus said, "Get me, because when to scientific That satan." do, thing a was quite a thing is behind us, we no longer see it; then we can more Man, having
of Universes
"

clearly
God

erase

it from
man

the memory.

created

perfect,upright, happy

and

content

and
man

placed him in the midst of that abode which is so sublime, can only say it is Paradise ; and this,like all else,conveys its exquisitenessin proportion to his light. man
For
man

to

to

become

freed scientificially

from

the

Wheel

of

Carnality and stand at Home, in consciousness,in the Heart his to deny from will find it necessary of God, a redeemed son carnal own mentality (not another's), the reality of every of the is back illusion until the Reality, which always just unreal, becomes the Real to his consciousness. God is man How to know the Real, that which created, from created ? carnal mind the illusion, that which or
Return The it what
at
once

to
"

the God

premise, and
;

step

upon

that God's

Rock"
be

Absolute it may;

Truth

then

look

into the with

appearance,

and, if it does

not

square

Perfec-

17

THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS

tion, His Love, His Purity, His Holiness, His Tenderness, His the appearance out Mercy, His Abundant Bounty, then cross
by denials
can soon

know

it is in the illusive shadow is carnal

of illusions

and

that its creator

mind,

and

be reduced

to its native

it,having no place nowhere.

"

permanency,

When and the

Truth

through knowledge, insight and vision, meets man, dwell in the carnal mind, and all the foes which masters
is washed window of

mind

by denials, until
and

it is clear

as

freshly
of the
who
seem were

washed

pane,

polished by

affirmations

Being until it is transparent; then it is God giveth the increase and fillsthe place where the illusions
to

be with
"

that
a

influx

of His
water

Presence, "as
is lifted from

though
the

they

not

lake,the water fillsthe place in God 's immediately fillsthe vacuum ; the water Scientific Law, which is in constant action, in all places and
; as

when

pail of

at all times.

In

the

Metaphysical
this is
man

Application of this Great

's
own

Principle,
his mind
when

always know
the mist chose
some a

work in

washing

from
ago,

which

began
; or,

to

form

it,in that long

power

he

change

used This

his inherent free-will

within

him,

which

call free-will. it to the Son

state

redeemed

that

high

Infinite, our of the Living God. Man's first effort toward of consciousness,when he awakens sufficiently
from the carnal
as

will surman render being finite, before is he Father-Mother-God,

to desire

freedom his

concept, is
of their Divine.

to

deny

the false

beliefs from attains When

mind,

he learns

unreality, until he

the illumination
man

into Freedom

the Truth, he will have, through fully knows of the beliefs of the denials, thoroughly purged his mind carnal man and perfection ; then, by affirming the divineness of his Real Self,he perceives the Reality of all that is of God. he feels Then it is,that man in this Illuminated State, when the God Love overshadowing him and expressing in his own Soul bows in reverential in God that is, and to the prayer "Whom he lives, and has his Being." moves

18

LESSON
THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS
FAITH

FTER

man

has

studied

deeply
knows

the

Message
rules
of

of

Truth,

believes and
necessary to

it to

be

true,

the

application

understands

concerning
he
may

him

that

bring
can

this, faith, then, becomes into of Being this Truth

be manufactured because him

expression.
Faith

is not

fabric

which
or

by

man,

through

taking

thought,

making

statements,

it is
ask

gift from
God." For fears and
man

God;
to

then,
become

if

man

desires

faith, Faith,

"let

of

conscious

of

deny

all
the

doubts, Truth, heart,

it
water

and

faith in

affirm the mind superstitions from ; then the mind within will spring into evidence that
same

and

acting
was

Law,
in

which the lake

governs

the

water

when

instantly
Faith
to
so

fills the

place

wherefrom

the

pail of

lifted. is necessary live and

;

and

the he

student-devotee of
to

should faith

endeavor

be, that

is conscious sufficient with it.

continually.
tion, illumina-

The

knowing
until

quality
has of

is not united

burst

into

faith

St.

the

student-devotees

joy when ye "Knowing patience."

"But
let

Truth, said, "My fall into divers temptations. the trying of this, that
1:3.

James, in writing to it all brethren, count

' '

St. James
your

1 :2.

faith

worketh

St. James

perfect and
"If
to

her perfect work, that patience have St. James entire ; wanting nothing.
' '

ye 1 :4.

may

be

any
men

man

lack

wisdom,

let him

ask
not
;

of and

God,

that

all
' '

liberally, and
St. James let
him 1 :5.

upbraideth

it shall

giveth be given
he

him.

"But
wavereth

ask
a wave

in

faith, nothing
of the
sea,

wavering,
with

for the

that and

is like St.

driven

wind

tossed." "For of the "A James

James that St.

1:6.
man

let not Lord."

think
1:7.

that

he

shall

receive

anything
St.

James
man

double-minded
1:8.

is unstable

in

all his

ways."
19

THE

HIGHER "Let
no

METAPHYSICS
man

St. James
I
am

also adds:

say

tempted of God; for God cannot 1 :13. St. James tempteth He any man. "But is when he drawn of his is man tempted, every away St. James 1 :14. own lusts,and enticed. Then lust hath when conceived, it bringeth forth sin ; and 1 :15. St. James bringeth forth death. sin,when it is finished, "Do not beloved St. James 1:16. brethren, err, my and Every good gift perfect gift is from above, and every cometh down from of lights, with whom the Father is no of turning. St. James 1:17. variableness,neither shadow be swift "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man St. James to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." 1:19. "For of man the wrath worketh not the righteousness of
neither
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " 1 1 "

tempted, be tempted with evil,

when

he

is

God." "For like unto James "But

St. James if any

a

1:20.
a

be

hearer

of the

word, and
face

not in
a

man

beholding his natural

so

doer, he is glass." St.

1 :23.

who

looketh

into

the
not
a

continueth

therein,he being
this
man

perfect law of liberty,and forgetful hearer, but a doer

deeds." St. James
' '

of the word,
1:25.
1 '

shall be blest in his

Even

so

Faith, if it hath
see

not

works,

is

dead, being alone.

St. James Thus the

we

2:17.

in St. James'
;

teachings that he shows

he
sums

importance of Faith

but

into the scientific prayer, when he says, hath not works is dead, being alone. ' ' As

it all up, "Even

and
so

clearly brings it
if it

Faith

faith,strong enough in God to pray for the recovery of the sick,and they are healed ; for the awakening of the Spiritual dead, and they are quickened into a recognition of the Father's Love, Care and Protection, 'tis well; and Infinite Love is pleased, that man is thus endued.
long
as man

has

is the substance of things hoped for, said, "Faith the evidence of things not seen." Then, faith being the substance of things hoped for, from the fact that man has know it is evident those things exist; but man must Faith, this! and with it requires understanding, united faith, to bring it into a knowing in man's consciousness. When
man

St. Paul

knows
no

thing, he has the evidence

needed.

of it ; therefore,

faith is Jesus and and

longer

because He knew God, man, required not faith, the Universe; and is in operation in God's Law, which Christ them.

through
20

FAITH Jesus that looked Jesus from

into

the

vantage

ground

Divine

Seership, which humanity as He

stood
on

is illumination, which is Vision, with understanding when found He lived in a body it,

of

of flesh. Christ the

summit;

He

achieved

can point of expression that the Divine Man He is the example, the way-shower, this earth.

the highest attain here upon

the

Teacher. Jesus

He would We Vision

called
not

to

the

awakened follow Christ Him.

on

man,

"Follow
not

thou been

me."

have
men

thus
to

called, if it had
the

possible for all

Illumination
and

awakened have
;

Jesus
see

summit, with

and

Him

dead, and spiritualhunger).

the Let Jesus
on

of healing the sick,raising doing the works and feeding the hungry, (both material

the

student

ever

keep before
Redeemed

his mind's Son of

eye

that
as

Ideal,
stood

Christ,the Conscious
ever

God,

He

the summit But

of the mountain.

remember,
;

climb
Here

the mountain is where faith

if you desire to stand and you, yourself must

"Who As

giveth
you

is necessary man ; and liberally,and upbraideth not." and desire

to

there, you must do the climbing. is to ask of God,

pray to

study

understand,

God

for

guidance, for light,for wisdom. likely God will seem is so powerful that, far away if he will continue, Truth ; but that vital, little by little, will know that he has touched man
When
man

first

begins

to pray,

most

yet invisible Presence.

Man's which faith confront because border-line of increases him
some

at

upon

victory his path. Count

the

each

over

the
the

obstacles time touch

sumed, con-

not

day

student-devotee

will

the

are soon Eternity ; which has become evident, consumed, by knowing quality into then first into into then Understanding, Faith, springing Knowing, then into Realization.

then

the limitations

of time

the

When

man

knows

absolutely,he then
him
;

has

the

Christ from

sciousness Con-

complete within
(itsbirth in man's

it having
into the

grown

infancy
of Jesus

consciousness)

full stature

him; this is the Divine Man, the Real Self of This is man's each man become manifest, here on the earth. here on this unto out a finish, destiny ; and it will be worked and showed Christ earth plane, just as Jesus proved. If it Christ, within
had been that
man was

to work

out would

his salvation

on

some

other

plane, or planet, Jesus

When
man

Christ the

have

taught differently.
solved his

knows

Truth, he has

problems;
21

THE

HIGHER the
he

METAPHYSICS
matters not

and he

no

man

knoweth

Truth, it

how

eloquently
it ; and

teaches is in

it, until

can

proof
sorrow,

living

holy

that prove and in life,

he

knows

the

healing sickness,pain,
;

poverty, old age

will say, this is

and
a

death. and
true

Some
not too

high standard

it is.

But

high.
all down with the
a

Men,
been

content

Ages, have had gods few bright stones, which

of the midst illimitable of Ocean

many;

and

have

they have
of Truth;

ered gathand

along the
content
to dwell

shore in the

Wheel death
;

which and

winds

in the Web

its way of Time.

carnality; and continue in the continually along amidst birth and

* '

Jesus And
which
;
are

is, Launch in Faith in God and yourself, in bind you cast to carnality; and Message
"

Christ 's

out

into

the
cut

deep

!'

'

prayer, anchor

all ropes

in

the
the

lute Absoshores which

where

time

is left behind and

; the

on

the

shifting sands:
; and

sail,in
All

the

land, where Eternality of that

Our Father-Mother.

IS

this is God

in All"

to enter the Boat of requires Faith, for the awakened man Truth, where there are no oars, God being the helmsman ; and to abide in the Boat, believing God's bark. hand is steering the if faith But, man can gain sufficiently strong right there, he
soon

It

will feel the Presence Law and

so

of God he

; and

see

the working

of this

Great Power Then the

clearly, that
one

of

surety

perceives God's

Presence.

man,

by

one,

cuts

which illusions, wrought; then he God is at

care

the false
rests

which bind him to ropes beliefs of the carnal mind have the

in the At

serenely in the Boat; he then knows the helm ; and he abides continually and trustingly of the Loving Father-Mother-God.
man

this

place

is Conscious Self. He with

of his Divine Realizes

tion having the illuminahe has finished his problem when

Atman,

his At-One-Ment

God.

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THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS

give a practical application of the rules, which, if to pass into a new This does country. applied, will assist man in of but not states of conlocality, a change sciousness. signify a change Man will then live in the conception of the Truth, having passed away from the old conception of things.
It is well
to

"We

remember in his

man

while he
may

asleep accomplishes
travel
to far lands he the the

nothing.
and

Though
many

dreams

have
he
was

awakens dream

when dealings with his fellow man, is in the same place. Then he realizes that smiles at even only the will-o '-the-wisp ; he to express.
man

reality it seemed
When Divine God

created
in

He
and

caused

him
; and
was

to

become

an

vidualized indi-

manifestation
man

of Himself
he

expression;

individuality is placed in the perfect

this

Spiritual Universe.
Man
in his

gradually

lost consciousness

of

this,as the mist formed

Self is lost ; and he of his Divine mind, until all memory and has gained lives in the Adam-sleep ; but when awakens man sions understanding, he will smile at the seeming reality of the illuin him while the Adamwhich controlled he lived,asleep in which His dream, parable, calls the Far Country. Jesus, That Jesus portrayed man at that place as feeding the swine. is the state of concept, where is living in the sense nature man and woman, mean only. By man, we man because, Male and
' '

female

created

He

the

men

of earth.

' '

But, when
it thirsteth Bread. and Man

the Soul for the attains

bursts

its bounds
and

and

begins

to express,

Living Water, and

these here
now

hungers for Spiritual edge through faith,knowl-

tion understanding sufficiently deep that Love and Devopresent Omniforth from his heart the to the Living God, spring and has his being ; even One ; in Whom he lives, as the side. spring of cool water bursts forth from the mountain When manifest the student is all there
has in

become

convinced

that

God, and

God

realityIS, and desires to bring himself into that Realization, he can apply the rules given, and he will of the Message of become of the truthfulness convinced soon
Jesus. When with
a

student-devotee

is called

to

one

who

is stricken

tion he may sickness, go direct to his bed-side,or, if the situafrom the distance,remembering requires,he can give the prayer always that God is Omnipresent ; and that the one, who is sick,is living in that very presence, even though he may be thousands 24 of miles
away.

APPLICATION When
chamber

called
with

to

the

bed-side

of the

enter afflicted,

the

sick

the full
;

of Truth
will not

understanding of the fundamental then the manifestation of disease, in any

you.

ciple prin-

form,

disturb

sick,either in body, mind or environments, is to go to God in Prayer. Enter the silent of your Soul. It is necessary chamber own bring your you under become subjection, that the mind thoughts quiet, may
The

first thing, when

called to the

that the

you

may

become

conscious

that you

are

in the very
not

ence pres-

of God. environment

It is well to clearly
may

perceive,it matters

what

be, be it the slums, or the palace of which is Omnipresent; means everywhere. kings; for God and the indwelling Presence, Ask of God, the great Over-Soul, minister to the afflicted; to sustain to overshadow as you you be and indwelling strength sciousness conalso, to your you;
"

ask

for wisdom

to

pray,
li

and

what
I

to

do

and

say,

and and

close

this prayer

by saying,
name

Father,
the

request

this in

through Christ, in the

the the student-devotee he is calm,

of Jesus
enters

Christ." sick

When thus
enter

chamber,
Then

being
let him
scious con-

equipped,
silent
at-one-ment

serene

and
own

confident.

precinct
with

of his

Soul, and

there, in

prayer

as

the Father
sees

Father, voice in the silence that If he has arrived at vision, guides him.
the the condition
is
:

he clearly

through

and, if his vision is the

conscious which
at-one-ment

Christ-Vision, which with the Father; and

Vision from the sickness
to

ladened Oneness

with

the

of that
own

into

nothing in his
of the
one

is; he can concept; and, in

proportion

the

attunement

who

desires assistance

His only effort his prayer, will they receive the benefit. is. it forever is with as himself, that he realize the Truth desire assistance to attune of those who it is the work Then

themselves, through
from
are

insight,that they
great
Cosmic

may

receive
when

the

ening quick-

out

the

Heart,

the

vibrations

Never be of the illumined one. responsive to the prayer for whom anxious, neither especially concerned, if the one As the sage necessarily must responds or not. you pray, understand the underlying laws which nality. operate throughout carthe Godthe as Real, However, a sage only recognizes, Law the carnal delusion is cleaerd away, ; knowing, that when it was it was when in operation, even there is the God-Law as with the carnal debris, and the unawakened covered only one perceived the carnal expression.

Metaphysical Prayer, using it in the understanding the princiole as portrayed, is to deny the disease, deny
The 25

of its

THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS

oughly Thorreality,and affirm the perfection of the Real Man. cannot knowing that the Real Self of each and all men be sick ; from the very fact that a Divine thing, being divinity, could not be touched, therefore, never contaminated ness by sickin any affected neither ments. environundesirable form; by In

using the Scientific Prayer, be clear in

that it is God who the doeth the works. His

your

ing, understand-

in

action, when

filled with of his Real and where

not

spell of sickness the realization of health, which

Self.
the

Law, ever being is broken, the place is

has
in and
ever

been

true

This carnal

realization mind.
was,

comes comes as

from

the God

from

It

fillsthe

within, place
own

the belief of sickness fills the

vacuum

just

the water

of its

pail of water was None taken. ask how the water immediately fillsthe vacuum, accustomed because to seeing the water thus being ever man, does not it a passing thought. respond, give When Knows the Truth, and consciously lives man fully in exercise of his God-given dominion, an individualized accustomed expression of the Living God; he will become so to seeing the Living God evident become in at all places, and he voices the denials all conditions, when which tear down the seeming structure called disease,pain or poverty ; and the expression of the good, the true, the perfect and harmonious become manifest; that, he, in that illuminated state, will rejoice ever.
' '

volition

wherefrom

the

' '

in grateful let man, Father-Mother-God Infinite, our near,

ever man

Then

humility,
;

return he
now

thanks knows

to

the
ever

Whom

is

tender,
is in the

ever

true.

When
man, upon

is thus

equipped
of the

to be of assistance

to his fellow

he

Will

Infinite;and

is

truly walking

the Sacred
man moves

Path.

along the Sacred Path, each step brings a until he arrives at light, and a stronger realization, the place where he has left The Higher Metaphysics behind that he may cleanse his own him; as it is only given to man which all men inherit as a mentality of the carnal illusions, 's mind legacy from the carnal side of his being, and, when man is cleansed, and he in loving reverence and devotion turns to in the Omnipresent his consciousness God, then the place becomes filled with the Essence Divine, as he being a drop of the Ocean Absolute, is at-one with it. He then is a new creature, and old things (concepts) have passed away ; because
clearer
,

As

he

has 26

become

conscious

of his at-one-ment

with

God.

The

APPLICATION carnal is
no

commune

merged into the God-mind, there mind, having become need for The more Higher Metaphysics. Then man can and the Fatheras confidingly,serenely sweetly with
as can our

Mother-God,
How then

Elder

Brother

did.

things of earth, they being dressed in the They cannot! changing garb of nature, longer disturb him?
the He is anchored
in God.

27

LESSON THE MAN

and

HIGHER
As
His

METAPHYSICS
AND

HE

Is

As

HE

SEEMS

TO

BE
In cient An-

manifestation, is all there Scripture we read, "God was

become

really is.
the

One;
sprang

He

sired de' '

to
"

the

many,
to

and

creation

expressed
The

in

form,

according
is the into and it
* '

its degree

forth, of expression.
and

Infinite from

Universe and

impersonal
the This into is the form. beside

omnipresent
of

God,
Cause

which,
took that is form which

which,
exist.

myriad

systems
and

of

universes of

First

only
This
is

expressed
There

There the

only One
' '

is naught there
are no

Him.

' '

"in Absolute, of turning. shadow does Let

not express

whom

is

There

variableness, neither shadows there, as relativity

no

there.

unto perception filled, even is the imperit really is, which sonal complete, of the Absolute as and is Omnipresent, Omniscient; Omnipotent God, who Essence Divine, the great Overand, that this is the Ocean

the

student

get

his

mind

Soul

and

the

Supreme

Spirit of the

Universe;
of and its
own

and,

that

this

greatness
there
was

expressed Itself into forms other), into universes no

and

Essence

(as
of

myriad

systems

universes,
Man conscious

all forms

within

them. because
a

is the mind

highest
in him.

expression;
Man he is is

God

reasoning,
the forth
he in

expressed His comprehending

man

being, destined, when

the
statue

consciously
to
;

full-grown
conscious

in

of in

Jesus full

Christ,
carnal

stand

standing, under-

realization

that

is

an

expression

of of

God. sion illu-

Then

it is that

the

of the he dispelled, and who Brother Christ is the Elder Living God, and that Jesus of man's the truth to mankind being, and proved proclaimed His is to works, that man by His example, in His life and
return
to

spell is broken, the shadow perceives that he, too, is a son

the the

Father's
man

House.

Jesus

said, "Follow
or

thou
to

me

!"

When

whom

God

created,
the

caused

become

manifest, began to take cognizance of he gradually into them, and moved out
28

shadows

of the lost. When

Real,
he

became

MAN awakens
in When

AS

HE

Is

AND

AS

HE

SEEMS

TO

BE
as

from

long slumber, he finds himself His parable, the Prodigal Son.

his

Jesus

trayed por-

man nor

things
When

the
man

Sleep, neither experiences of carnality satisfyhim. to his awakens, his Soul begins to express
the Soul
to

awakens

from

the

Adam

the

scious con-

self;
Then

and

desires

the

Bread

from
manna,

Heaven. hidden

it is

man

begins
man,

search he

for the hidden

cannot

from

the carnal
"

because

Soul,
that
Thus
we

that

Divine
"

Self,
"

which mind
as

God
runs

dawn,
see

where
as

man's he is and

perceive it. It is the expressed into form at not to the contrary."

to be. man,

man

he

seems

The carnal Forest

seeming
concept

is the of

great

Carnal

Illusion; and
expresses

in the the

himself, lives and

in

Maya,

of Illusion. surrounded

Man, his Divine

those
ever

Nothing in carnality satisfies the Soul of Self. Therefore, we find our brothers, even at their command, with luxury and wealth

of the This is the urge within them. feeling an unrest self who the outer to be the seems Soul, endeavoring to arouse the are but, in reality,is only the outer temple. "Ye man, Temple of the Living God." Man from awakens God.
He in
a

far

country.

His

face

is turned

away

Therefore looking in the opposite direction. has he in concept strayed into a far country. Having lost his is conscious link with the Omnipresent God, he a rudderless as to cast ; of carnality,with no anchor ship upon the great ocean shoreless sea; but the sea is only the adrift upon therefore a surface of the omnipresence that is God ; and the Real Self of Then let man of God. is ever the manifestation right man self here bestir himself as the prodigal son did, by examining himcloser to God, desires to draw man ; for then, it is that is the Father." "I There arise and will saying, go to my House. about, Having turned journey back to the Father's man begins his journey within himself, by using the shuttle of Life, and unweaving the part of the pattern that should be is erased, and bringing into perfect expression that which awakens, he then begins to express man incomplete. When manifest at God caused to become his Real Self,the Self which continues the dawn. This man to do, as he journeys toward destination. man's House, Home, the Father's is
"

When Real Gen.

man

arrives God

at

Self, "which
1.

the enlightenment, he expresses likeness." in and His image created full

This

Real

Self

is it
as

Soul the ray

of

the is from

great Over-Soul, and

the
sun.

as

inseparable from

Separate
29

the

THE
ray

HIGHER it becomes

METAPHYSICS extinct. Should

man,

from

the

sun

and

God's

self

the Overdisjoined from expressed into form, become would not be ; take place, Soul, man a thing which never can because God God, Himself, is expressed into forms; and become cannot separated ; neither can any part of Him become extinct. What God has done, He has done; and, "He nounced prowhich it finished. the Real is the Therefore, Self, Son of God (because God brought him forth from His formless within Essence into form himself, and God is the Infinite),
"

"

has

no

place to
in the

dwell dream

but of

in God.

carnality, only perceives himself as the Adam Man, subject to birth,death, growth and limitations in general, because the finite is limited at all points. Freedom does not exist in the realm of carnality. The carnal man must pierce the veil,which hangs in the midst of the Temple, ere he perceives the possibility of the freedom of the Sons of God. When this takes place, he has been born again, and, as this Christ-child consciousness expands his outer concept, he will, in time, become conscious child of that he, too, is a Christed Then has arrived at Home, as God, an Enlightened one. man Christ the light of the Real Self shines brighter, the outer temple becomes quickened into a Light Divine, reflected from the Real Self, who is the sovereign that abides within ; and, as the Christ light of the Real Self shines brighter, the outer temple, the body, will become quickened into the vibration of the with the Soul, the Real is forever at-one Self, which is Conscious Life in action; and the great Over-Soul, which conscious Life,becomes vibration of in the outer man, vibrating the last enemy, over Immortal, and stands forth a master death. Christ Jesus brought this forth in His example to Man,
"

prove

to man,

when

he has finished his wanderings

to merge

in the forest

of illusion and into the redeemed. that Buddha

or

is ready

from

the

generation period

forth will stand regeneration period; that man of the lute Absois the Complete redemption message in the message Then it is and example of Jesus Christ.
man

passes

into

the

seventh
;

heaven,
of which

or,
mean

as

Gautama

Nirvana expressed it,

state.
man

both

the finished

redeemed Then it is

consciously found himself, and that he in God. is at Home then He perceives that he has never he became departed therefrom ; but, by looking at the shadows, lost in their seeming reality, and wandered years many weary obscured over by the a sunlight being rough path. The
has 30

LESSON

THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS REALITY

still and "He that shall

know

that

am

God." the
secret

dwelleth abide
in

in

High,
Psalm
91:1.
were

the

shadow

place of the most of the Almighty." Omnipresence

be adrift
upon

If there the Ocean

Reality ; if there bark Divine, humanity's

no

were

no

in
an

would it would of the

no

uncertain the low

sea,

and
or

with

no

compass

forever

drift
waves

with
; no

tide,
no

ride

upon
no

the

crest

billowy
"Still

compass,

anchor,
still and

guiding
know of that the the

hand,
I
am

Voice"

to

whisper,
The his
rose.

"Be

God."
The
man

Reality is just back

Life is within

surface.
rose

is within the

garment.

bush, and

expresses

There
in

is but and the

seems man

one

Presence
est. In

;
"

the
very

Omnipresent
center

God

Essence,
a

form of

unmanif Conscious
to cannot

this

of

tion God, the vibrathat

rate

Life

Action

is

so

great
a

silent of Life

stillness

exist.

Because

it is such

high

Action,
forms the until the

act

in their vibrations
outer nature

register it. As the earth and all expressed individual capacity ; in the belief of separation,
are

lower;
is
a

and low find

continue
rate trees

to

become
;

lower and this

surface
;

very
we

of vibration clothed in

is called in dresses

and

here

within it were, When

we

with feathers, animals outer temple in the vibration an of infinity. the surface throughout
man

of

bark, birds of fur, and coats man which of nature, is, as

of vibration

is in
to

low human

or

heavy

rate upon

(by

man

here whole

refer

the

family
low
a

this, or
the

the

planet cycle arrives, man

and

is vibrating
comes

when

planet), any Spiritual Age, or

cept, con-

into of the

the

vibrations

spiritual state of planet greatly raise, and

more

lo!

the

New This

Age.
is the
age

when the the

mankind Great

is to
"

become the

redeemed

from and seek

the the

thraldom
center

of where

Illusion,
of of the God

surface;
in the God.

vibrations

vibrate

certainty

of the 32

eternal

Omnipresence

Omnipotent

REALITY awakens of his own to the Truth Then, as man Being and of every one's Being, and that God perceives this is the Truth is a Living Reality, he, then, seeking for enlightenment,will wash of his Soul the window (his mind), through and by of debris denials, until all accumulation (past superstitions, prejudices, bigotry and conceit), are eliminated; and the has proceeded, until the mind is transparpolishing process ency, the Infinite ever and expressing there; and the eyes, expressing the Light that radiates within his heart, it being in conscious where the spiritual self continues the center life of the physical life action ; as the physical heart is the center Yes! Vital indeed is blood to the physical action; Blood! and flows through vital indeed is the River of Life which man, the Real Self, the Spiritual Man. tion enlightened into the Christ Life, the vibraof God Life, Immortality, vibrates through the Temple, this inner the physical man; light through and, as man of the becomes the vibrations balanced, poised and serene, is outer man man raise, and, at the crucial time, when of the the vibration redeemed, in body, mind, soul and spirit, As
man

becomes

inner

man,

who

is in
"

the become

vibration
one.

of Then

the

Heart
outer

of

God

"

Conscious
the

Life

will

the

becomes

self,and man inner, or the Real Self absorbs the outer becomes One, and the River of Life flows through his Being. The blood of the physical man, merged into the then, becomes
River

of Life. who

'Tis God the Will of

giveth the increase; and

illumined

man,

acquiescing

to

God, becomes

into the Realization

of the

Reality, as it IS.
to assists the individual Higher Metaphysics is that which first purify his own mind, then to so polish it,that the carnal becomes mind of man lost, merged into the God-mind, which The in man. fused conis the Infinite Intelligence individualized
"

mind God.

of

man

is all that

hangs

between

himself

and

his

Temple which must be rent in twain. of In the light of this New Age, God is causing flash-lights Truth to man. to be revealed Higher Metaphysics is that from his conception assists man to eliminate which flash-light
It is the veil in the the false ideas in of

carnality,that the Real

may

become

evident

expression.
The

way,

Higher they as
mind

Metaphysics does not deal with the product of the carnal are
will

thoughts in any mind; and the

is the the

carnal the

become

merged

into

that
man

which into

Real,
of

Infinite

Intelligence. This

brings

state

33

THE illumination
to

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS
even as

where To attain

lie

knows,

God the

would Divine

have

him

know. the

unto

this full

illumination, man
into

merges

from This
canst

carnal

intellectual
man.

concept

concept.
and thou

is before
rest

Attain

thereunto, brothers,

in Peace.

34

PART
LESSON
THE

TWO
1

HIGHER "Goo RESTS action,

is where

METAPHYSICS
IN

ACTION"
to express

God

rests

in

man,

God,
process

must
comes ere

rest

in

action.

Here

the
to

learning
each

in.
he
can

is necessary Knowledge understandingly place himself

individual

in

harmonious

rhythm
attuned
unto

with

the

vibration

of the
so

Infinite
can

and, thereby, become

day

standingly, underLord."

he

live

by day,
at

"as

the

Man which
with

through
causes

deep
to

devotion vibrate
as

times

touches

the

chord

him
;

in

such

ecstasy
looses with this

but

often

the

outer

that he is filled rhythm things claim his attention,

back

he

conscious
a

link, and
memory

sinks of

into touched

the

previous
Divine

state

only

sweet

having

the

Chord.

Through by wisdom,

which, when guided which the to enables brings him understanding him close rapport with to live in such the Infinite, our Fatherthat Mother-God, he, vibrating in that vibration, is in accord
man

study

gains

knowledge

with
are come

the

Essence

Divine
and

and

the

God-conscious the
as

unceasingly
to

untiringly
student-devotee

about

Father's
move

assist

the

they

Beings, who business, along the

When

Path. God
man

is Life.

Life

is Action.

Life

is ceaseless

action.

Life there.
To the
"

ingly understandlight sufficiently clear, so he can he become then into the Ocean of enters Life, which is Action and he abides understandingly Essence, ;

gleans

the

Conscious

Then
attain and

it is man, this
state

too, "Rests
of the

in

Action."
man

Enlightenment,
line
to

has

penetrated
the

mist

crossed

which be the

ever

lies between
"

tive relathat

that God

which is in

seems

real

and

the

Real

"

which The toward

expression.
assists
as man as

Higher

working denials,

Metaphysics final illumination; hypothesis, ever

erase

he

passes

onward the

he, through
remembers
and

understanding
to,

through
from,

and his

by

all false

beliefs

conceptions

mind. 35

THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS

the carnal self is fact, little by little, concept of man's in its place comes the perception of the Real out, and Self. That which God caused to become manifest, and is the destined, sometime, to stand redeemed, and to express glory of God. washed "We
man

In

read in His The

in

Genesis, the first chapter, that image and likeness," and gave
This
means

"God
man

created dominion mind and

over

the earth.

man's

outer,
the

or

carnal

body.

body, being the shadow

can see

of the beliefs in the carnal false and undesirable

as

mind, the student

beliefs from
when

to

erase

the outer

the

cause man

mind, the body necessarilychanges; is removed, the shadow must change.

the

he is path, where the carnal tree, then it is,when becoming the ripe fruit upon be cleanses his outer mind, through and by denials, that the One Mind, God's Mind, will become enthroned; and, finally,

When

reaches

place

upon

his

"

the

carnal

mind This

Divine.
mourns

he is gone and is the illuminated

lives in
state

the
a

Consciousness

of

neither which Birth

for the
man

living nor
into

the dead.
a

Sage; and he is a portal Death

life and

through
freedom.

passes

broader

greater

the portal into limitation. stepping across ined Birth the pairs of opposites which the Illumand death are his he has Sage no longer sees upon passed out Path, as from the great forest of illusions, carnality. As man the edge of the elusive forest,he begins to nears in Action." learn that God, the Omnipresent Aum, "Bests his long dwelling in Maya, from Man, having grown weary is
"

feels the
or

desire

for

inaction.

This

is the

carnal

deceiver

"

will listen to its stupifying voice, adversary; and, if man he wTill succumb to stagnation. This is the beginning of old in death ends to the outer body; as stagnation is age, and death. Let there
can
no

the inflow is
a

and

outlet of

lake become

stagnant

pond

longer drink it. the water is pure again.

Life is Action.
we

of water; and Open the outflow

blocked, and soon fish,bird or reptile

and

inlet,and

soon

Stagnation, or inaction,is death.

to the outer

By action,
mind
; but

do

not

refer

action

of the body

or

inner

understanding concerning the Eternality and unchangaGod. bleness of Action This, being God's natural state, as in has the full Light, he, too, will it. When He rests man
rest

understandingly
state

in Action

; as

this is Immortality.

This it is

is

calmness,

peace,

serenity, harmony,

Love;

yea,

God-Consciousness. 36

THE

HIGHER from has the

not

METAPHYSICS

When is Mental
If

man

works

premise of the carnal

the Christ
within

mind, it

Science, and
student

it.

learn the deeply in earnest, he will soon of procedure; because, all thoughts sent folly of that mode from the mind, ladened with the desire to limit, harm, or of Compensation, will destroy another, in the unerring Law
return to the one

the

is

who
of

created

them and

if not

today,
is
ever

in in

some

other

day;
and last within

for Jesus

the

Law

Cause their

Effect

operation;
the
very

Christ

said, "Man
and all to
an

would

farthing/' and
themselves for

fruits

even pay will come

unto

into

expression
to

their world.

It is well
escape the

effect of

know, that it is impossible for unrighteous thought, sent out

It acts
in that

one

iously; malic-

for it will return.

"Law

of Cause

and

Effect," which is,"As you sow, so shall you reap." No mental It set this aside. form maneuvering can a protection may will crumble for a time, but all things mental and the Law of ; Karma will not cease, "Until has paid unto the very last man farthing."
to get control of place where the tempter seems before Awakened. they are Spiritually some In the Bible this same thing is called by different names, the magicians of Egypt endeavored to by their incantations reproduce the miracles of Moses, and, up to a certain place, to the limit of their and they did so; but they came power; Of the this is of God. hand a surety they said,
"

This

is the

' '

The

Prophets of Baal

endeavored

gods were as great as the One God trusted, and failed the but their 's to of the carnal they prayed being gods ; ; mind's conception. of his carnal mind, and made Elijah had burst the bounds of the One God, and that He was the Realization his very life. In India, this same of the carnal mind is called Black power All mind of this power is carried on in the carnal Magic. ; it
matters
not may not

that prove which Elijah

to

their many

who

it is that

thus

does.

The

carnal

mind
what

is

regenerated. Therefore, all of this, be the object (when the mind is used to harm mankind), is done
of

it

in the

darkness
No
ever

ignorance of the Christ

when
to

Truth. in

man,

the thus.

Christ Until
in

is born
the

his
be

consciousness,will
man, whose

desire
is

do

awakened
may

mind

only

quickened, is born application of the Truth,

if he
when

again, he
a soon

using the scientific

However,
a

mental
see

concept only.
that he is

is in earnest, he will asks for bread. man 38

giving

stone,

WISDOM Man
to
come

into the

place, where
in
answer

he

can

have

the Realization

at all
seems

times, so

vital that the

to to

be), vanishes
it.

appearance to prayer,

of disease

(which
sary neces-

finds it is

learn

concerning the New

He
then has

Birth;
Christ

then

has

received
and in the his

the

Mind

tarry expressing

until

he in

him,
which

is God, estabSpirit of God, that Spirit which lished consciousness influx that of Divine by Power,

none ever

but knows

God

understands.
he

Man

thereafter,that
and
moments

is

son

of God

; and

in

his prayer, meditations returns thanks to the He Realizes and

the

of

trustingly abiding,
of his

Infinite,the
of God's

Father-Mother-God.

the

Truth

Being,

Reality of the
man

Being, the Truth Spiritual Universe.

the

It is when overflows
our

fully Realizes
his

Truth, that
to

his

heart

with

gratitude,and
comes

lips sing praises

the Infinite,

Father-Mother-God.
man

When within
so

that his

Spiritual Illumination, he perceives the Higher Metaphysics is only for man's own use and garnish it own mentality, that he may sweep
the God
many

into

that There

the
are

Mind

may

thereafter
upon

operate there.
the time
man

steps
reaches

the

Path, from
Summit

awakens,
tion.

until

he

the Mountain

of Illumina

39

LESSON
THE

HIGHER ONE

METAPHYSICS PKESENCE
of the Truth
as

rN

the

Realization
in

God,
as

the One

fullness, His Oneness the expression of God, and

Law

His

IS, concerning and Love, and man Spiritual Universe

"

it

and

One the

only is in operation in and through all, is consciously upon intelligence, and that the Infinite, man Sacred which the awakened have Path, Spiritually claimed prothat from It the
most

ancient then

times the

even

unto

the for

present.

requires the studying

of it into

awakening,

searching

the the

Light,
ing bring-

then

until
outer

is reached, then understanding Realization. expression through

Concentration,
and with into lives the the in these

tion, meditation, devotion, appreciareverence, in into man bring expressed rapport prayer, as man comes God; and, in proportion Omnipresent he Realization One of the the Truth, Presence,
" "

When is man being the only Law. of in rhythm understandingly therewith, he is in the Will "Work man God, and all things, together for his good," when I am still and "Be know that learns how to let them. God," the God

Law,

it

spake the long ago.

Not the will One become

voice

of

the

Cosmic

to

an

attuned

Prophet,

in

the

sentimentally,
Presence. conscious Be

but

through
the One

understanding,
meditate
upon

abide

in
you

still and of

it, and
is God.

Presence,

which

Solomon In
as,

all thy getting, get understanding." said, "With for is no fear; reason perceive there understanding you God His in the and One is naught but Presence, there

manifestations. Then that In God that

man,
unto

in

man abiding confidence is!" "That there Also,

can

"be

still

and

know

is

none

beside
man

Him." loves "He him. does of

' '

concept
as

of
meets

the
him
as

Absolute
upon

Truth,
life's have him

his

low feldoes His ness; busitheir

he

highway.
do
whom
or

his

fellow
are

man,

he

would fair
with

unto

dealings Being,
40

honest he
are

and

those

he Real

because

remembers his brothers.

in

the

Truth,

they

ONE The who

are

PRESENCE will
never

Christ

Illumined

man

permit

any

of those

living in the carnal mind concept to defraud him ; as he, perceiving the one God Law, knows it must balance evenly ; and, permitting one to defraud him, or he defrauding another, and each brings the balance balance to an the Law uneven to act perfectly. ceases of the Cosmic, perceives he Man, understanding this Law this for nothing ; there must be Law cannot gain anything in
the
recompense.

Jesus Divine and of the

Christ, Gautama
Incarnations
were

Buddha,
in the

Krishna God

and

all other Heart

Cosmic

Consciousness;
very

in this Cosmic
"

Illumination

they lived in the

Cosmic, the Omnipresent God. from out the Heart, being Love, it multiplies to man fulfilled the Presence. Then has Essence, the One man In this consciousness, it Law, and Law has merged into Love. lives the golden rule, and does unto others, being Love, man
This
"

* '

as

he

would

have

them

do

unto

him/7

This

masterful

state

of consciousness Truth but One The Infinite When

forgets necessarily is taught in paradox; Presence we speak of the Son ; then

of God is the

self in its desire

to assist mankind.
we

say

there

is

of God. form
; The

Son

Infinite in individualized the of

is the
man no

Father-Mother,
catches
a

realization of God.

impersonal, God. this,the fetters fall. He

beliefs. He walks the

is,then,
earth,
a

longer

bound
son

by the carnal

Being conscious of his Soul freedom, he peacefully, lovingly and reverently abides in the God. center of the Omnipresent very in this illuminated state, carrying his balance Man, ever has respect for the law of is a law abiding citizen;and ever Caesar unto the land. that Jesus said, ''Render Remembering Caesar's and to God the things which the things that are are
conscious

place in Truth ; it only proves man's lack of understanding of the Great Truth, the One Presence. been called fanatical; but that have Peter in his zeal may is studying and searching for of a disciplewho is the record within did not Peter the Truth. him, perceive the Truth with after he was endowed until the day of Pentecost; and when he from experience, on high, by that wonderful power baptised in the Holy Spirit; and the Comforter, which was him Peter spake to abide. within Jesus had promised, came thereafter; but not with fanaticism. boldly, and with power This is acting in the guidance of the One Presence, which is the Living God.
Fanaticism has
no
"

41

THE

HIGHER
at

METAPHYSICS
to

Then, be faithful ever speaks the words

that hear
man

all times of wisdom

that before

inner he
"

voice

which

required. Soul,

It is necessary
can

surrender

his carnal

mind

distinctly
;

the sweet

silent voice of the Over

to his Soul

and

understand

its language.

and expression of the Infinite, Man, being an individualized becomes of conscious man expressing in that Presence, when he will move serenely along the Path ; and in contentment this, of the Truth of his Being, and of the live in the Realization One Presence.
pressed instrument, exmentality is a perfectly attuned Man can permit the carnal mind to by God Himself. him rule with a rod of iron. and in and through it, operate is bound is the ruler,man to the Wheel As long as this mind

Man's

of Birth

and

Death.
man can

Through
the Truth God

understanding
his mind

cast

the accumulations

of

false beliefs from until

through denials; and then affirm is God, which of the Allness of the Omnipresence realizes his True giveth the increase, and man
Presence Real. Divine! which
as

Being in God.
In the the Realm One In is
man

Harmony.

proportion

God, there is Peace, Love, perceives this,he lives in

of the

0, Living Presence
We desire to feel

thy throbbing Heart, As it pulsates throughout the Universe ; Quickening the heart of every living thing.

42

LESSON THE HIGHER

METAPHYSICS
BOUNTY

fill. and
to
man

of God, is in expressed being the manifestation and is in the world of expression. form, living in The which God Universe, is bountiplaced man, It is Bounty, because the Omnipresent Essence is there, it is from
comes

AN,

this forth.

that

the

bountiful

supply

of

God's

bounty

The
were

Spiritual

Universe illumined

is in

God's the would

spiritually
of limited

fullness be

storehouse; and, if man of Eealization, the

more

magnitude
man's The

God's mind

bounty
can

wonderful

than

comprehend.
who into desires
to

student-devotee which the

to

apply
that

the which Truth

rules is

of

that

principle,
stands upon

brings
solid

evidence

desired,
of the

foundation,
the he is heir

"The

Absolute."

There, Bounty
Divine Should

calling of God, and

Inheritance. lack of

remembrance that

Omnipresence
unto,
he abides

there

in his

any

good

recognition, accept it, not as it a hearty recognition, renounce

square

thing present reality; but a

it
as
"

itself instead As

to

you

for

of

giving
not

unreal.

it does

with
in

the
your

fundamental

place
and Love The

mind,
in
can

reality, because,
there

the be
no

it a resting God, refuse inevitable, deny its and, if loss seems Ocean of God Bounty Omnipresent

principle

permanent
is with

loss. eternal is and

un-

Spiritual
and When
so

Universe

Spirit Essence,
its abundance
announces

changable;
in if

Bounty
the that real

everywhere
even

evidence. it
seems

opposite
fear into it

chills

you,

its presence, from stop! and Then will affirm

the from
calm.

Rock
your Then in

Truth, mentality
affirm God. the

of

God, look
until Truth

boldly.
You

deny
then that

fear be
you

all is removed. of your

Being, and
of down

abide

After bad

denying
or

the

reality

fear, lack,
in
earnest

or

unsuccess

or

luck,

Omnipresent
caused
you

get loss; then and the God; to become (man)

and

affirm that

the God

Bounty
an

that

is; and

individualized

manifestation,
43

THE
a

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS

expression; and placed you (man), "The verse, crowning glory of God," in the midst of God's Spiritual Uni"Man is heir and said, to the bounty herein.
man
"

divine

in

When

the then it

mentality is filled with

express
your

the

consciousness
to

of the Father.

Truth;
Then the

unselfish

desire

the

talk familiarly with the Father, knowing can is,man God, Father, can in His great grace act in the spontaneity of the pulsating Heart of the Living God ; or in and through of Action, which is in ceaseless action throughout the Law in the outer the universe; and garb called nature. expresses Call the the
to remembrance

that that is

Law

which

caused the dark Law from

grain of

corn

planted in the earth

through
can

in the life germ to stir, and burst earth

and
are

its encasement

; then

to pass

greet
sible pos-

sunlight. Then you with God," in His

of lack washes Truth man's of the
to

perceive,"All
and belief

things
Power. the of

great Love,
that of the

Denial affirmation is the

mind.

The

abundance

God's

Bounty

method

bring the consciousness

bountiful
not
a

of this reality into

expression even though man's

or

within

conception, into
supply may disturbed, neither
from the of
name

realization; and,
in the invisible,
your
corn.

remain

unmanif but

est,be
learn

permit
of Jesus
means now.

faith

to

weaken;
In

lesson

kernel

are

in the name speaking the prayer using an occult law; because the or, coming into expression here of the the when the the conscious manifested Son

Christ, you
tion, manifestaThis is the

and

name

of God. for it all.

to

In into

Bounty
man

of God, there
has illumination of the when touched He

is abundance

fore, There-

strong enough
as

bring him

Eealization

Absoluteness the

Key

which used

spring

of

the

is,he can perceive opulence of

God,

which

Jesus

fed

the multitudes.

44

THE It is well between Ocean When the eye God's for the

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS
to

student-devotee love and the Love

understand which
;
"

the human Essence God

will

is God Love.

distinctly Love, the

of the Love have

Omnipresence, God expressed

from
in

is fully

the

individual, personality

his concept. He then with departed of vision pierces the veil and lives in the recognition of

God;
In

perfect universe; amidst in the bounty which and

may

the

individual
at

abounds

expressions of all points where

his Path Love

lead.

and every abides, beauty expresses, livingthing is in rhythm with the Living, Loving Heart of the For man into the clear perception of this to come Living God. he necessarilymust cleanse his mentality of carnal beliefs and is that he there confusions, no perceive dividing line, may between mind and the carnal man God, only concept.

Divine

bounty

When Self is
walks

the in the

heart

is touched the

to such

depth that the Soul's

;

and astir,
ever

mentality is cleaned
fields of the of the Over

then

it is that

man

green in

Eternal
"

God;

and

Love

whispers and he responds

Love In Love Divine

the silent song

Soul,

to the Soul

rapture grand, and

vibrates

Love,

of man, yes, the

that is God.

bounty abides ; and man, through the Christ ful Illumination, abides in Love Divine, and perceives its bountihand provides his every need ; he also knows the needs of his brothers are supplied.
In

this state

of

his brothers
or

in kindness bers rememSpiritual concept, man clasp, need the encouraging smile, or handwho

prayer.

In Love This

there

is the state

is trust, abiding confidence of the Real man, the Divine is other than

and
man

contentment.

of each

one.

mentality is clear of by denying their seeming reality. Then Being into Realization.
Remember Elder

If the appearance until the

this,use

The

physics Higher Meta-

carnal

false concepts, of affirm the Truth

always that Jesus

"

Christ

is the

way-shower,

our

that cast out the evil Brother, and He spake the prayer which raised the dead as Lazarus, the widow's spirits, son, and others ; as well as the spiritually dead. When Jesus
were

Nicodemus

came

to he
must

Jesus, although
was

learned

man,

("a ruler of the Jews") said to him, "Ye

the notes How
can

dead born

be

spiritualthings. words again." Those

as

to

which
a man

awoke
enter

Nicodemus. the second

He time

asked,

' '

How

can

it be ? 46

into his mother

's

LOVE womb
and

be
had

born?"
not

Nicodemus
must be

by these questions that the full awakening; Jesus answered, ''Ye

can

We

see

born

from

above."

Man

will not

fully understand
from above.

until he is born

Love, which is God Love, This is the Baptism of the Holy

Birth he knows his at-oneas a

the

Spirit.
After
ment
man

has

received

the New Before

with

the

Father.

this he

accepts it

great

Truth After that

he

by and

through Faith.
taken

this change has and the Father

of he

Oneness

place in man, he forever knows are inseparable. Then he realizes the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; he then no longer
knows.

doubts, because
Then
in

of God confiding trust, he abides in the Presence Love, and Realizes he is an expression of God Love, and his Divine Love. abiding place is the Ocean Essence
"

47

LESSON
THE

HIGHER
THE

METAPHYSICS
CONSCIOUSNESS

CHRIST
is born

|HEN

he

Consciousness again and the Christ in him, he may believe he has is expressing plished accomsit down his work, and that he now ever, can ; howdiscover his work has just really begun. will soon
man a

Should
arise and

student firm

feel and

lethargy
strong

overtake the

stand Truth. well for

upon

him, he should One The Rock,

"

Absolute It silence the is

man

(symbolically
attitude
ever

speaking)
silent the into

to

enter

the of ber cham-

in

standing
is Soul.
man

and, in that
retire communion

chamber silent

Infinite, which
of his the
own

present,
this silent shake

In
can

with

izing God, real-

Truth,

name by any realizing the

it may, Truth the find

new

of

by denying Being.
born
man

off any lethargy, be it called its power and reality while

Sometimes that he the will

has do
as

so

many

it necessary

to

Jesus
the

did

seeming trials when tempted

by
thee
or

mind's

commanded He adversary. doubts and beliefs, fears,

me,

behind

Satan.
to

' '

Should
escape escape to

(the carnal "Get anxieties), to depart; become discouraged, one any

tempter
"

even

expect
Master is where

fully
did
not

the
?

testing time, when

to

he

sees

the

Great Here Isaiah

man

begins
grass

"Hew

the

line." flower Is. 40:8. shall

renew

said, "The
of
our

withereth,
stand
upon up

the

fadeth, but
their

the

word "But

God that

shall wait
mount

forever." the with Lord

they
;

strength
run

they shall
be

wings
shall

as

eagles
and

they shall
faint."

and

not

weary;

and

they
0 them
to

walk

not

Is. 40:31.

"Keep
renew

silence their

before

me,

islands;
come

and

let then

the let

people
them

Is. 41 :1. judgment. "Fear with thou thee; be not dismayed, for not, for I am I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; I will uphold of my with the right hand thee ness." righteousyea,

speak

let

us

strength; come together

let

near;
' '

Is. 41:10. 48

CHRIST

CONSCIOUSNESS
the

Isaiah, having
receive the
to out

pierced
to

veil God of

of

carnal desired Not

could illusion,

revelations

which
men

him,
that

as

God's learn
is
a

Prophet,
the God and
way

give
from
;

the
that

earth, that they might

God
of

the

forest
man

of illusions.
may

of wrath learn
that

but God

glean the fullness

Truth

is Love.

indwelling Presence, which is the Divine the Real Self of each man, God is that over-shadowing man, Presence which, though invisible, ever responds in answering
that
man

Besides, being

's prayer.
In the
;

full
in

Christ
the
can

Father of the
Then

and,

Consciousness, man humility, stands in reverence

All-ness and Absoluteness
"

appreciates

the

in the Presence

Greatness,
it is that
and

of the Infinite.

I, an problem,
Man,
to

that

thankfully say, Father, I thank thee, individualized expression of thyself,have solved my

he have
en

arrived

at

Home."

tion rapport with God and His perfect creaand remain there, must vibrate in rhythm therewith. Life is Action. Then, to live in conscious Stagnation is death.

become

unity with
ever

God
in

be When and
' l

in

action

must Spiritual Universe, man while it is the Spiritual Law operating

and

His

in and

through
all
men

him, and
arrive

is breathing him. the Holy Breath ing understandat that state in conscious
be
as

spiritualabiding, it will
lamb and
' '

Isaiah

prophesied.
a

The

lion will lie down and Peace

together, and
will then

little child

shall lead them.

Innocence, Purity, Love ! that day speedily come

abound.

May

49

LESSON
THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS REALIZATION

VER

remember

it is the

Realization

of

the

Truth

that

brings the
Man
can

fruitful make and of

he

results.
statements will

of
very

Truth,
little until

hold he

good
comes

thoughts,
into the When and

or

pray,

gain

realization
man

the the

Truth. Allness of

Realizes

God, His

nearness,

power

Law the

individualized that man is an tion manifestaperfection, and of this, that he is living in this very Presence, that God's is ever in operation, and that God giveth the increase, as
water

fills the
has

vacuum,

from the
"

which fruitful of the God

the

pail of

water

was

taken, then So, joy,

the Realization where

he

achieved
"

results. becomes evident sickness

to
was

Substance
;

Spirit
takes

in
;

and

health
;

place where
lack seemed

sorrow

bounty,
death.

where

abound

and

life fills the Realization

place
is it.
a

of

meaningless
shall When know
man

word

to

the

one

who

has

not

experienced
Jesus
make
you

said, "Ye
free."

the

Truth,
into
he

and the

the

Truth

shall

is born until

Spirit Concept,
the
the

he

must

gain
man

understanding
knows
man

"Knows will have

Truth." Realization

When thereof he knows When

;

the

Truth

he

and, when
the
man

has

the

Realization

full

and

complete,

Truth. awakes and

perceives he is living in and expressing which from is God, the that something quite opposite man's work gain his bearing where really begins, that he may he is and his own set about to solve problems.
discover there then, will soon passing through the door called death. Realization becomes
a

Man,

is

nothing expression

gained

by

brings
conscious

Life
son

into of the

conscious

and
his

man

Living
Great

God. All.

Then This

next

step is conscious
or

One-ness full

of the

is God

sciousness, Con-

Realization.

50

LESSON THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS COMPLETENESS

HE

message to
man

of the
knows he

Truth,
men

which of

God is

has
full

caused
and

to

be

revealed When the of

earth,
or

complete.
well
as

the
can

inner,

Spirit of it, as

outer,
mist
and

the

letter,

with

understanding

perceive the
is

Omnipresent
in The

pierce the veil is completeGod, which ness. Metaphysics

to

When the

man

taught

Higher

deny
that

reality of sickness, pain, poverty, age and worry, it is necessary the Real, the Permanent, not they are he student understands this, ere clearly concerning
illumination carnal man's which delivers he lives
him

because
a

has of midst

the the of

from

the

thraldom in the

life, as
God

it upon

earth

carnality.
Why
did
?

choose

the

Hebrew

people

as

His

chosen

people
God. God
to
as

Because

they
dealt

were

one-pointed,
other
in the

in

this, they believed

the

in

one

had their

with

peoples all down cyclic

web the
or

ongoings
in the

events

of

the

ing Ages, accordfamily of men

they
So
we

lived
see

carnal

of illusions. Hebrew

God
as

permitted
a

people
the the after
men
"

to

work of

out

their

problems
was

nation

people, and
;

history
Old

their

ongoings
The the

kept step by step

were

this

is called
up,
to
one

Bible. that earth

Prophets of God Spiritual Message

come

raised

another,
of the letter.

of

the with

Infinite the
many,

the

could
The

hand

in

hand

historical,
indeed,
all lies and down

the
have

Spirit, being

invisible,
there

caught
the the
sweet Presence

only
letter,
peace

the
who

letter; but some have caught the

these
comes

have which

been

centuries

Spirit
close
man

and which the

have
to

lived
the

to who

God
can

just behind enjoyed that

the
very

know

of

Father-Mother-God. Jesus

taught
He

humanity
the

the

Message

which

the

Father

gave

Him.

proved

Divineness

thereof

by

the

"signs

lowing." fol-

51

THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS

When His
' '

Jesus

was

nearing the close of His

would I go.
"

ministry He
He said to

told

It

that He disciples is expedient that had

"

go

from

them.

them,

They, then, themselves, upon

lean place where they must and God, alone; but He promised them ask the Father to send the Comforter He would (The Holy He, the Spirit of Spirit). He added to that promise, ''When is come, He will lead and guide you into all Truth. Truth received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit After the disciples the day of Pentacost, they spoke the Truth boldly, as they on reached the
"

' '

had and

seen

This the

it proven. is the dawn

of another

cycle, the Third

Dispensation

Teacher. It comes is the Great into, Spirit of Truth and when heart consciousness and abides within, man's man is born again. from above. The Then, in the Silent quickening comes talk to the Father-MotherChamber of the Soul, the heart quickening. God, that you may receive this wonderful he perceives the forward the Path As man moves upon of Christ; and that man's body completeness in the message
"
"

is to be redeemed. God's message to man, understood proved that if man from to the last in Revelation, he the first chapter in Genesis could see that he has not completed his individual problem in law of has each mastered the school of experience until he of Birth which binds man to the Wheel the carnal illusions, Jesus and Death.
man

This Thus

does if

perception and through insight,

a

perseverence.

man,

student-devotee, and

in earnest

sufficiently

deep
unto

to

and live the Life as study, pray, meditate, concentrate plete righteousness,can see that the whole web of Truth, comof Eden to the Redeemed and perfect from the Garden
; and
"

Son, is for the individual

work The
out

that
or

each

and

every

man

must

their

own

salvation

solve his individual

problem.

has is complete; and, when man Message of Truth it out within himself, he is,in solved his problem and worked In this consciousness consciousness,a complete son of the Living God. lives in Peace, Contentment of completeness, man and and it Divine
own

Satisfaction

forever
' '

more.

"So

God

created He him

man

in His "And
was

image
created
saw

; in the

image of God, created

Gen.
1 :27.

; male

female

he them. And
1:31.

God
very

everything that He
the evening and

had

good.
Gen.

made, and, behold, the the morning were

sixth

day."
52

LESSON
THE

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS MASTEKSHIP

ASTERSHIP
many

is
ways;

word the

which wise will

can

be

but
upon

not

interpreted in place a relative

at

interpretation
of these

it,being
have Christ he of

placed here
given
which

the
man

climax
may

instructions;
illumined Essence of into

which the

been

that

become the
one

Light,
becomes the

lights
and the

him

into the

Divine, where
the "Oneness

illumined

into

consciousness of the
This
man

All,"
In

"Allness

One."
we

term

God into

Consciousness. the heart his of

this

state

of

tion illuminasees
sees

looks

every

living

the

One

Presence the
outer

there;
garb
One of Presence

vision
he

being
What
is

thing, and divine, he

the One of
in

through
and

all, yea,
there. which
; we

penetrates
is this
center

depths,
ence? Pres-

lo, he
The
in

finds

Omnipresent
mantle of
tones
were

God
nature

the

all, and

draped a garbs, different

master

admire

nature

ent its differ-

and

knows

if there there

blending of colors. the omnipresent not

no

a However, reality just

back A

of nature,
master
as

would

be
nature

mantle is its
a

of nature. lower vibration of the

understands
when
a

with key-note of rhythm infinite the vibration of the harmonious universe, it thereby disintegrated by the losing its equilibrium, will finally become back into the first intertwining of cross vibrations, and merge to there the Essence God; Divine, the Omnipotent cause, remain until individual each atom again becomes one by one

Infinite;

planet

loses

en

rapport

long

How Action. of Life forming vibration Omniis present, God knoweth. this No doth man require? mony, HarGod is Love, Life, Action, Intelligence, Power, not perceives it matters Peace; therefore, a master with

the

what

the
; as

process
none can

seems

the

Infinite

there

be, whether God stray beyond is a place for all.

to

destruction 's Love and

or

tion construc;

Care

and

in

Therefore,
the Path forest 54

it matters

not
even

what

place
illusion

any

man

may

be of the

upon sive illu-

of experience,
;

though

it is the

and

he

being in the

depth of Maya,

may

believe

MASTERSHIP

change that which is ; and a master knoweth God is right there ; and that, should aroused brother become that to turn his mind sufficiently be and h e will hear the "Still Small within, still, Voice/' the is ever voice of God in to the mountain speaking ness, stillman; the roaring of cataracts, the desert,or in the great city. It is a tender voice, so tender, the carnal mind must become that when hear ; man man quiet, ten, hears, then stops to lismay his heart becomes for the Real Self is ever soon astir; desirous to express his consciousness to the outer that his self, work become finished ; for his task is to redeem his temple, may
no

there

is

God

his belief has

no

power

to

"

or

lower Here

self. is where

into expression; Mastership begins to come there is no mastership for any individual except that which God commanded at the dawn of creation to bring into man is the Real Self. "That which God expression; which man in his image and created his outer, or likeness," is to master carnal it into and mind, through purifying transparency; his into body bring redemption through enlightenment; and Love Devotion and to the Soul, the Supreme great Over Spirit of the Universe.
"

The

ship. expressed masterthe is, they overcome ties propensiit of the lower self, to the ness, place of onethereby elevating where this is accomplished union, or Yoga takes place; when becomes an mastership being expressed, man adept.

Divine That

Incarnations

of all

Ages have

themselves

have

First fullness
one,

man,

in his

ongoings

toward

full

redemption

as

in the

of the message then the earnest becomes

of Jesus

Christ, becomes

the awakened

Enlightned
over

seeker,then the student-devotee, then the enlightSage, then Adept ; and man merging into enment
a

Master.

Not has

over

his fellow
him
so

man,

no

But

his outer

self,which
bound
A

kept

long
to the

in

the

forest which
when

of

Maya;

and

rolls therein. illumination

He

by chains of Karma master is Redeemed ; and Realization,

and I
are as

wheel

stands

in conscious

in
The
means

that Father

Jesus
' '

proclaimed separation in

said,
Oneness

' '

one.
can

unity; there
Freedom

be

no

ness. one-

Mastership is conscious
into the consciousness
A
;

ation through spiritualillumin-

Divine.
more

Master neither
of the

hath Ocean

nothing
Essence

to

do

with

ics Higher Metaphysinto

Scientific Truth

; he

has
;

merged
he is
one

ness the conscious-

Divine

with

it,one
55

in

it,

THE and it in
sea

HIGHER

METAPHYSICS is in the

him; "The
within of he is not

dew-drop
' '

shining

sea,

and

the

shining
in

him.

Oneness.

lives in the world, as one illumination,man of it; he ever of humility; wears a robe although his vesture may be fine linens,or purple velvets ; and be his; he, a jewels of value, and sparkling brilliancy may seeth those things of carnality as fleeting and Master, ever to entrance changing; and they have no illusive power him; he is free from their fascinating brilliancy. A he is a Master; and Master, has overcome, ere he, to remain his mastership at all times, over a Master, expresses illusive temptation of carnality. any conscious action ; Conscious Mastership is constant alertness, in serenity,rhythm, peace and love ; he is anchored ; his heart

In this state

it,but

is melted
as

into Love Heart

Divine beats

and

united

with

the

Cosmic

Heart
heart

the

Cosmic

in Love's

vibration

into the

and of all men, every and he becomes ; to vibrate

vibrates therewith living thing; a Master an objective center for the Cosmic Love

through
in the
comes

to

the children

of

men.

When

Path,
then the and

he he

of man's process the where to Yogi, himself of him. into the

as

ongoing
heart and

upon

the
are

Sacred

head
to

united,
which

adapts
is

through understanding
And Ocean the in time Essence

that

Father
man

desireth

unity takes
Divine
ocean

place
man

merged
in

and

becomes The

At-one
ocean.

God;

drop in the
is

becomes

one at-

in the

vibrating throughout the earth ; the New Age is here, and the Spiritual vibrations are "God's refreshing the earth and all living things; and man, find he is in the very of crowning glory," will ever presence And the Loving, Living God. hath a place prethat He, ever pared
for all. A Master be
may

call from

the Cosmic

Heart

stand in the

upon

the

summit,

and

some

of

his

brothers

the Father desert; but he knoweth is ever heareth and answers ever prayer ; therefore,the master the he about that his Father's business; and Light of prays God will enlighten his brothers who are in the desert or wilderness; until they and the Love that is God, hold them secure awake, arise,and return Home.

afar

God

's grace
ones

is great
' '

His

Love

enlightened
and have One

sing praises to their being.

one

Omnipotent Whom Him, in

' '

therefore,the
all live,move

by

the

individuals
"

cast

anchor

in the

home

port,

the Father's

House,

man's

destination.

56

MASTERSHIP Death does not

he

assist

man

into the Christ Love

;

Light, which where perceives the Truth of Being, and of God. Omnipotence and Omniscience
!

into this port ; but enlightenment into the ocean of God guides man the Omnipresence,

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