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PALESTINE
FROM THE RAISED MAP
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PALESTINE EXPLORATION FUND
BY GEORGE ARMSTRONG ESQR
Secretary to the Fund
The Aquarian Gospel
of
Jesus the Christ
The Philosophic and Practical Basis of the Religion
of the Aquarian Age of the World
AND OF
THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL
TRANSCRIBED FROM THE BOOK OF GOD’S REMEMBRANCES,
KNOWN AS THE AKASHIC RECORDS,
BY
LEVI
WITH
INTRODUCTION
BY
EVA S. DOWLING, A. Ph. D.
LONDON:
L. N. FOWLER AND COMPANY
E. S. DOWLING, PUBLISHER,
Los Angeles, California
1911
FOR SALE BY
E. S. DOWLING
Los Angeles, California.
Copyright 1911, by
MRS. EVA S. DOWLING
Copyright in England, 1911
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[CONTENTS]
[Section I.]—Birth and Early Life of Mary, Mother of Jesus.—Chapter 1.
[Section II.]—Birth and Infancy of John the Harbinger, and of Jesus.—Chapters 2–6.
[Section III.]—Education of Mary and Elizabeth in Zoan.—Chapters 7–12.
[Section IV.]—Childhood and Early Education of John the Harbinger.—Chapters 13–15.
[Section V.]—Childhood and Early Education of Jesus.—Chapters 16–20.
[Section VI.]—Life and Works of Jesus in India.—Chapters 21–35.
[Section VII.]—Life and Works of Jesus in Tibet and Western India.—Chapters 36–37.
[Section VIII.]—Life and Works of Jesus in Persia.—Chapters 38–41.
[Section IX.]—Life and Works of Jesus in Assyria.—Chapters 42–43.
[Section X.]—Life and Works of Jesus in Greece.—Chapters 44–46.
[Section XI.]—Life and Works of Jesus in Egypt.—Chapters 47–55.
[Section XII.]—The Council of the Seven Sages of the World.—Chapters 56–60.
[Section XIII.]—The Ministry of John the Harbinger.—Chapters 61–64.
[Section XIV.]—The Christine Ministry of Jesus.—Introductory Epoch.—Chapters 65–71.
[Section XV.]—The First Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus.—Chapters 72–90.
[Section XVI.]—The Second Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus.—Chapters 91–123.
[Section XVII.]—The Third Annual Epoch of the Christine Ministry of Jesus.—Chapters 124–158.
[Section XVIII.]—The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus.—Chapters 159–164.
[Section XIX.]—The Trial and Execution of Jesus.—Chapters 165–171.
[Section XX.]—The Resurrection of Jesus.—Chapter 172.
[Section XXI.]—Materialization of the Spiritual Body of Jesus.—Chapters 173–180.
[Section XXII.]—Establishment of the Christine Church.—Chapters 181–182.
[INTRODUCTION]
BY
EVA S. DOWLING, A. Ph.D.,
SCRIBE TO THE MESSENGER.
THE BOOK.
The full title of this book is “The Aquarian Age Gospel of Jesus, the Christ of the Piscean Age,” and the critical reader is apt to ask a number of pertinent questions concerning it. Among the many anticipated questions these are perhaps the most important:
1 What is an Age?
2 What is the Piscean Age?
3 What is the Aquarian Age?
4 What is meant by the Christ as the word is used in this book?
5 What relationship existed between Jesus of Nazareth and the Christ?
6 Who is Levi, the transcriber of this book?
7 What are the Akashic Records?
1 What is an Age? Astronomers tell us that our sun and his family of planets revolve around a central sun, which is millions of miles distant, and that it requires something less than 26,000 years to make one revolution. His orbit is called the Zodiac, which is divided into twelve signs, familiarly known as Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. It requires our Solar System a little more than 2100 years to pass through one of these signs, and this time is the measurement of an Age or Dispensation. Because of what Astronomers call “the precession of the Equinoxes” the movement of the sun through the signs of the Zodiac is in order reverse from that given above.
Exact Time of the Beginning of an Age. Regarding this matter there is a disagreement among astronomers; but in this Introduction we are not called upon to give the reasons of the various investigators for their opinions; there are enough well authenticated facts for our present purposes. It is conceded by all critical students that the sun entered the zodiacal sign Taurus in the days of our historic Adam when the Taurian Age began; that Abraham lived not far from the beginning of the Arian Age, when the sun entered the sign Aries. About the time of the rise of the Roman empire the sun entered the sign Pisces, the Fishes, and the Piscean Age began, so that early in this Age Jesus of Nazareth lived.
2 What is the Piscean Age? This question requires further consideration. The Piscean Age is identical with the Christian Dispensation. The word Pisces means fish. The sign is known as a water sign, and the Piscean Age has been distinctly the age of the fish and its element, water.
In the establishment of their great institutions John the Harbinger and Jesus both introduced the rite of water baptism, which has been used in some form in all the so-called Christian Churches and cults, even to the present time. Water is the true symbol of purification. Jesus himself said to the Harbinger before he was baptized: “All men must be washed, symbolic of the cleansing of the soul.” (Aquarian Gospel 64:7.)
Fish was a Christian Symbol. In the earlier centuries of the Christian Dispensation the fish was everywhere used as a symbol. In his remarkable book, “Christian Iconography,” Didron says:
“The fish, in the opinion of antiquarians generally, is the symbol of Jesus Christ. The fish is sculptured upon a number of Christian monuments, and more particularly upon the ancient sarcophagi. It is also upon medals, bearing the name of our Savior and also upon engraved stones, cameos and intaglios. The fish is also to be remarked upon the amulets worn suspended from the necks by children, and upon ancient glasses and sculptured lamps.
“Baptismal fonts are more particularly ornamented with the fish. The fish is constantly exhibited placed upon a dish in the middle of the table, at the Last Supper, among the loaves, knives and cups used at the banquet.”
In the writings of Tertullian we find this statement: “We are little fishes in Christ our great fish.”
The last two thousand years, comprising the Piscean Age, has certainly been one of water and the many uses of that element have been emphasized, and sea and lake and river navigation has been brought to a high degree of efficiency.
3 What is the Aquarian Age? The human race is today standing upon the cusp of the Piscean-Aquarian Ages. Aquarius is an air sign and the New Age is already noted for remarkable inventions for the use of air, electricity, magnetism, etc. Men navigate the air as fish do the sea, and send their thoughts spinning around the world with the speed of lightning.
The word Aquarius is derived from the Latin word aqua, meaning water. Aquarius is, however, the water bearer, and the symbol of the sign, which is the eleventh sign of the Zodiac, is a man carrying in his right hand a pitcher of water. Jesus referred to the beginning of the Aquarian Age in these words:
“And then the man who bears the pitcher will walk forth across an arc of heaven; the sign and signet of the Son of Man will stand forth in the eastern sky. The wise will then lift up their heads and know that the redemption of the earth is near.” (Aquarian Gospel 157:29, 30.)
The Aquarian Age is pre-eminently a spiritual age, and the spiritual side of the great lessons that Jesus gave to the world may now be comprehended by multitudes of people for the many are now coming into an advanced stage of spiritual consciousness; so with much propriety this book is called “The Aquarian (or Spiritual) Gospel of Jesus, the Christ.”
An Important Event. The transfer of dominion from one Age to another is an important event in the world of Cherubim and Seraphim. Among the manuscripts of Levi we have found a most remarkable paper describing the transfer of dominion from the Piscean Age to the Aquarian Age, but it is difficult to determine whether it is a recital of facts or a prophetic statement. We reproduce the paper in full.
THE CUSP OF THE AGES.
“In Spirit I was caught away into the realms of Akasha; I stood alone within the circle of the sun.
“And there I found the secret spring that opens up the door to Wisdom and an understanding heart.
“I entered in and then I knew.
“I saw the four and twenty Cherubim and Seraphim that guard the circle of the sun, the mighty ones who were proclaimed by masters long ago ‘the four and twenty ancient ones.’
“I heard the names of every Cherubim and Seraphim, and learned that every sign in all the Zodiac is ruled by two—a Cherubim and Seraphim.
“And then I stood upon the cusp where Ages meet. The Piscean Age had passed; the Aquarian Age had just begun.
“I saw the guardian Spirits of the Piscean Age; Ramasa is the Cherubim; Vacabiel is Seraphim.
“I saw the guardian Spirits of the Aquarian Age, and Archer is the Cherubim; Sakmaquil is the Seraphim.
“These four great spirits of the Triune God stood close together on the cusp, and in the presence of the sacred Three—the God of Might, the God of Wisdom, and the God of Love—the scepter of Domain, of Might, of Wisdom and of Love was there transferred.
“I heard the charges of the Triune God; but these I may not now reveal.
“I heard the history of the Piscean Age from Piscean Cherubim and Seraphim, and when I took my pen to write Ramasa said:
“Not now, my son, not now; but you may write it down for men when men have learned the sacred laws of Brotherhood, of Peace on earth, good-will to every living thing.
“And then I heard the Aquarian Cherubim and Seraphim proclaim the Gospel of the coming Age, the age of Wisdom, of the Son of Man.
“And when the crown was lifted from the head of Ramasa and placed upon the head of Archer of the Aquarian Age; and when the royal scepter was transferred from Seraphim Vacabiel to Seraphim Sakmaquil there was deep silence in the courts of heaven.
“And then the goddess Wisdom spoke, and with her hands outstretched she poured the benedictions of the Holy Breath upon the rulers of Aquarius.
“I may not write the words she spoke, but I may tell the Gospel of the coming age that Archer told when he received the crown.
“And I may breathe to men the song of praise that Seraphim Sakmaquil sung when she received the royal scepter of the newborn age.
“This Gospel I will tell, and I will sing this song in every land, to all the people, tribes and tongues of earth.”
4 What is Meant by “the Christ,” as the Word is Used in This Book? The word Christ is derived from the Greek word Kristos and means anointed. It is identical with the Hebrew word Messiah. The word Christ, per se, does not refer to any particular person; every anointed person is christed. When the definite article “the” is placed before the word christ a definite personality is indicated, and this personality is none other than a member of the Trinity, the Son who had a glory with the Father-Mother before the worlds were formed.
According to the teachings of all ancient masters this Son is Love; so the Christ is Love, and Love is God, since God is Love.
Another remarkable manuscript found in Levi’s Akashic portfolio gives the clearest possible ideal of the Christ, or Love of God. It is presumed that this manuscript is a direct transcription from the Akashic Records and its importance demands its reproduction here in full.
THE CHRIST
“Before creation was the Christ walked with the Father God and Mother God in Akasha.
“The Christ is son, the only son begotten by Almighty God, the God of Force and God omniscient, God of thought; and Christ is God, the God of Love.
“Without the Christ there was no light. Through Christ all life was manifest; and so through him all things were done, and naught was done in forming worlds or peopling worlds without the Christ.
“Christ is the Logos of Infinities and through the word alone are Thought and Force made manifest.
“The Son is called the Christ, because the Son, the Love, the universal Love, was set apart, ordained to be creator, Lord, preserver and redeemer of all things, of everything that is, or evermore will be.
“Through Christ, the protoplast, the earth, the plant, the beast, the man, the angel and the cherubim took up their stations on their planes of life.
“Through Christ they are preserved; and if they fall it is the Christ who lifts them up; and if they sell themselves to sin the Christ redeems.
“Now Christ, the universal Love, pervades all spaces of infinity, and so there is no end to love.
“From the great heart of Love unnumbered spirits were sent forth to demonstrate the height, the depth, the width, the boundlessness of Love.
“To every world and star and moon and sun a master spirit of this Love divine was sent; and all were full anointed with the oil of helpfulness, and each became a Christ.
“All glorious in his majesty is Christ, who spread the pure white robe of Love o’er all the planes of earth—The Christ of earth, its heaven, its graves.
“In course of time the protoplast, the earth, the plant, the beast, the man sold out their birthrights unto sin; but Christ was present to redeem.
“Hid in the holiest place in all infinities is locked the scroll that bears the record of the purposes of God, the Triune God, and there we read:
“Perfection is the ultimate of life. A seed is perfect in its embryotic life, but it is destined to unfold, to grow.
“Into the soil of every plane these seeds, which were the Thoughts of God, were cast—the seeds of protoplast, of earth, of plant, of beast, of man, of angel and of cherubim, and they who sowed the seeds, through Christ, ordained that they should grow, and should return at last, by effort of unnumbered years, to the great granary of thought, and each be a perfection of its kind.
“And in the boundless blessedness of Love the man was made the Lord of protoplast, of earth, of plant, of beast; and Christ proclaimed: Man shall have full dominion over everything that is upon these planes of life; and it was so.
“And he who gave the lordship unto man declared that he must rule by Love.
“But men grew cruel and they lost their power to rule, and protoplast, and earth, and plant and beast became at enmity with man; he lost his heritage; but Christ was present to redeem.
“But man had lost his consciousness of right; he could no longer comprehend the boundlessness of Love; he could see naught but self, and things of self; but Christ was there to seek the lost and save.
“So that he might be close to man in all the ways of life, that man might comprehend the mighty spirit of the Love, the Christ of earth made manifest to human eyes and ears by taking his abode in some pure person, well prepared by many lives to be a fit abiding place of Love.
“Thus Christ made manifest Love’s power to save; but men forgot so soon, and so Christ must manifest again, and then again.
“And ever since man took his place in form of flesh the Christ has been manifest in flesh at first of every age.”
5 What relationship existed between Jesus of Nazareth and the Christ? Orthodox Christian ecclesiastics tell us that Jesus of Nazareth and the Christ were one; that the true name of this remarkable person was Jesus Christ. They tell us that this man of Galilee was the very eternal God clothed in flesh of man that men might see his glory. Of course this doctrine is wholly at variance with the teachings of Jesus himself and of his apostles. The Aquarian Masters in council have formulated an answer to this question that so well covers all the information required that we give it in full:
“Jesus was an ideal Jew, born in Bethlehem of Judea. His mother was a beautiful Jewish girl named Mary. As a child Jesus differed but little from other children only that in past lives he had overcome carnal propensities to such an extent that he could be tempted like others and not yield. Paul was right when to the Hebrews he said: ‘He was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.’—Hebrews 4:15.
“Jesus suffered as other men suffer, and was made perfect through suffering; for this is the only way to perfection. His life was an example of attainment by the way of crosses and cruel treatment. Paul was right again when he said: ‘It became him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons into glory to make the captain of their salvation perfect through suffering.’—Hebrews 2:10.
“In many respects Jesus was a remarkable child, for by ages of strenuous preparation he was qualified to be an avatar, a savior of the world, and from childhood he was endowed with superior wisdom and was conscious of the fact that he was competent to lead the race into the higher ways of spiritual living. But he was conscious also of the fact that he must attain the mastery by trials, bufferings, temptations and sufferings. And all his life was spent in attaining. After his death, burial and resurrection he appeared in materialized form before the Silent Brothers in the temple of Heliopolis, in Egypt, and said:
“‘My human life was wholly given to bring my will to tune with the deific will; when this was done my earth-tasks all were done.
“‘You know that all my life was one great drama for the sons of men; a pattern for the sons of men. I lived to show the possibilities of man.
“‘What I have done all men can do, and what I am all men shall be.’”—Aquarian Gospel 178:43, 46.
“Jesus was the name of the man and it was the only appropriate name for this kind of a man. The word means Savior and Jesus was in more senses than one a savior.
The word Christ means “the anointed one,” and then it is an official title. It means, The Master of Love. When we say “Jesus the Christ” we refer to the man and to his office; just as we do when we say Edward, the King, or Lincoln, the President. Edward was not always King, and Lincoln was not always President, and Jesus was not always Christ. Jesus won his Christship by a strenuous life, and in the Aquarian Gospel, chapter 55, we have a record of the events of his christing, or receiving the degree Christ. Here is where he was coronated by the highest earth authorities as the Christ-King; properly speaking, ‘The Master of Love’; and after this was done he entered at once upon his Judean and Galilean ministry.
“We recognize the facts that Jesus was man and that Christ was God, so that in very truth Jesus the Christ was the God-man of the ages.”
The Nazarene’s Testimony. Jesus himself made the matter clear. Once when he was speaking to a congregation in Bethany the people called him King and he stood forth and said:
“‘I am not sent to sit upon a throne to rule as Caesar rules; and you may tell the ruler of the Jews that I am not a claimant for his throne.
“‘Men call me Christ, and God has recognized the name; but Christ is not a man. The Christ is universal Love, and Love is King.
“‘This Jesus is but man who has been fitted by temptations overcome, by trials multiform, to be the temple through which the Christ can manifest to men.
“‘Then hear, you men of Israel, hear! Look not upon the flesh; it is not king. Look to the Christ within who shall be formed in every one of you, as he is formed in me.
“‘When you have purified your hearts by faith, the king will enter in and you will see his face.’”—Aquarian Gospel 68:10–14.
Surely this question has been answered. Jesus was man; Christ was Divine Love—the Love of God, and after thirty years of strenuous life the man had made his body fit to be the temple of the holy breath and Love took full possession, and John well said when he declared:
“‘And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.’”
6 Who was Levi, the Transcriber of this Book? Regarding the personality of Levi we are permitted to write but little. Suffice it to say that he is an American citizen, and has been a close student of the religions of the world from childhood. When but a boy he was impressed with the sensitiveness of the finer ethers and believed that in some manner they were sensitized plates on which sounds, even thoughts, were recorded. With avidity he entered into the deeper studies of etheric vibration, determined to solve the great mysteries of the heavens for himself. Forty years he spent in study and silent meditation, and then he found himself in that stage of spiritual consciousness that permitted him to enter the domain of these superfine ethers and become familiar with their mysteries. He then learned that the imaginings of his boyhood days were founded upon veritable facts, and that every thought of every living thing is there recorded.
In his manuscript entitled “The Cusp of the Ages,” a part of which we have already reproduced in this Introduction, we find the following copy of the Commission, which Levi received from Visel, the Goddess of Wisdom, or the Holy Breath.
LEVI’S COMMISSION.
“And then Visel the holy one stood forth and said:
“O Levi, son of man, behold, for you are called to be the message bearer of the coming age—the age of spirit blessedness.
“Give heed, O son of man, for men must know the Christ, the Love of God; for Love is sovereign balm for all the wounds of men, the remedy for every ill.
“And man must be endowed with Wisdom and with Power and with an Understanding heart.
“Behold the Akasha! Behold the Record Galleries of Visel where every thought and word and deed of every living thing is written down.
“The needs of men are manifold, and men must know their needs.
“Now, Levi, hearken to my words: go forth into these mystic Galleries and read. There you will find a message for the world; for every man; for every living thing.
“I breathe upon you now the Holy Breath; you will discriminate, and you will know the lessons that these Record Books of God are keeping now for men of this new age.
“This age will be an age of splendor and of light, because it is the home age of the Holy Breath; and Holy Breath will testify anew for Christ, the Logos of eternal Love.
“At first of every age this Logos is made manifest in flesh so man can see and know and comprehend a Love that is not narrow, circumscribed.
“Twelve times in every revolution of the sun this christed Love of God is made full manifest in flesh upon the planes of earth, and you may read in Akasha the wondrous lessons that these Christs have taught to men; but you shall publish not to men the lessons of the Christs of ancient times.
“Now, Levi, message bearer of the Spirit Age, take up your pen and write.
“Write full the story of The Christ who built upon the Solid Rock of yonder circle of the sun—the Christ who men have known as Enoch the Initiate.
“Write of his works as prophet, priest and seer; write of his life of purity and love, and how he changed his carnal flesh to flesh divine without descending through the gates of death.
“And you may write the story of Melchizedec, the Christ who lived when Abram lived, and pointed out to men the way to life through sacrifice; who gave his life a willing sacrifice for men.
“And you may write the story of the Prince of Peace, The Christ who came as babe in Bethlehem, and traveled every way of life that man must tread.
“He was despised, rejected and abused; was spit upon, was crucified, was buried in a tomb; but he revived and rose a conqueror over death that he might show the possibilities of man.
“A thousand times he said to men; ‘I came to show the possibilities of man; what I have done all men may do, and what I am all men shall be.’
“These stories of The Christ will be enough, for they contain the true philosophy of life, of death and of the resurrection of the dead.
“They show the spiral journey of the soul until the man of earth and God are one forevermore.”
Levi in Prophecy. About two thousand years ago Elihu, who conducted a school of the prophets in Zoan, Egypt, referred to Levi thus:
“This age will comprehend but little of the works of Purity and Love; but not a word is lost, for in the Book of God’s Remembrance a registry is made of every thought and word and deed;
“And when the world is ready to receive, lo, God will send a messenger to open up the book and copy from its sacred pages all the messages of Purity and Love.
“Then every man of earth will read the words of life in the language of his native land, and men will see the light.
“And man again will be at one with God.”—Aquarian Gospel 7:25–28.
Further references to the personality of Levi are, seemingly, unnecessary. It matters but little who he is; his work in the transcription of the Aquarian Gospel of Jesus, the Christ, stands unimpeachable. The lessons of this book all bear the stamp of the Nazarene, for no man except the world’s greatest master could have touched the high chords of divine Love and Wisdom which characterize the pages of this marvelous book.
7 What are the Akashic Records? Akasha is a Sanskrit word, and means “Primary substance,” that out of which all things are formed. According to Aquarian philosophy, it is the first stage of the crystallization of spirit. This philosophy recognizes the fact that all primordial substance is spirit; that matter is spirit moving at a lower rate of vibration, becoming, as one master expressed it, a coagulum.
This Akashic, or primary substance, is of exquisite fineness and is so sensitive that the slightest vibrations of an ether any place in the universe registers an indelible impression upon it.
This primal substance is not relegated to any particular part of the universe, but is everywhere present. It is in very fact the “Universal Mind” of which our metaphysicians speak.
When the mind of man is in exact accord with the Universal Mind man enters into a conscious recognition of these Akashic impressions, and may collect them and translate them into any language of earth with which he is familiar.
In the infinite One manifest we note the attributes of Force, Intelligence and Love, and a person may be in full accord with one of these attributes and not with the others. One may enter fully into the spirit of the God of Force and not be imbued with the spirit of Intelligence; or one may be wholly absorbed with the spirit of Divine Love and be far removed from both Intelligence and Force. Furthermore, a person may enter fully into the consciousness of Holy Breath, or Supreme Intelligence, and be not at all in rapport with either Love or Force. Knowledge is not gained through the spirit of either Force or Love. It is only from Universal Mind, which is Supreme Intelligence, called by Oriental scholars the Akashic Records, and by Hebrew masters, the Book of God’s Remembrance, that knowledge of any kind can be obtained.
Consciousness; we note three phases of it:
1 Consciousness of the omnipotence of God and man.
2 Christ consciousness, or consciousness of Divine Love.
3 Consciousness of the Holy Breath, or of Supreme Intelligence.
We must bear in mind that one of these phases of consciousness does not necessarily imply either of the others. People are frequently found who are completely filled with the Love of God, are far advanced in the science of Christ consciousness, who are absolutely ignorant; have not the slightest conception of the laws of natural things or of spiritual things; are not in rapport with the great Teacher which is the Holy Spirit.
The Akashic Records. The imperishable records of life, known as the Akashic Records, are wholly in the domain of Supreme Intelligence, or Universal Mind, and the Akashic Record reader must be in such close touch with the Holy Spirit, or the Holy Breath, as the ancient masters call this spirit of Supreme Intelligence, that every thought vibration is instantly felt in every fibre of his being.
Differentiation. Since all space is charged with the vibrations of thoughts of all kinds how may the Akashic Record reader differentiate and gather only the thoughts and life events of a particular person or group of persons?
Every person has his own distinct vibration and when the reader fully understands the law of discrimination his whole being is tuned for the reception of the one particular tone and rhythm, and it is impossible for any other tone or rhythm to make the slightest impression upon him. This principle is demonstrated in wireless telegraphy.
It required many years for Levi to learn the Law of Differentiation, and to come in rapport with the tones and rhythms of Jesus of Nazareth, Enoch and Melchizedec and their co-laborers. But under the direction of the Spirit of Supreme Intelligence, he has attained unto this accomplishment, and now he instantly feels in all his being the slightest vibrations that come from any of these great centers and, of course, all of his transcriptions are true to the letter.
Man.
“What is man that thou art mindful of him, or the son of man that thou visiteth him?” This was the earnest question of David, the Hebrew Psalmist, and the 8th Psalm is given wholly to the contemplation of man, the crowning work of manifest creation. Among the many great lessons that Levi has been permitted to gather from the Akashic Records, or the Universal Mind, we find one on Man in which his descent into physical matter and his final ascent into an eternal oneness with God is so graphically described that it certainly merits a place in this Introduction, and we give it in full:
“Time never was when man was not.
“If life of man at any time began a time would come when it would end.
“The thoughts of God cannot be circumscribed. No finite mind can comprehend things infinite.
“All finite things are subject unto change. All finite things will cease to be, because there was a time when they were not.
“The bodies and the soul of men are finite things, and they will change, yea, from the finite point of view the time will come when they will be no more.
“But man himself is not the body, nor the soul; he is a spirit and is part of God.
“Creative Fiat gave to man, to spirit man, a soul that he might function on the plane of soul; gave him a body of the flesh, that he might function on the plane of things made manifest.
“Why did creative Fiat give to spirit man a soul that he might function on the plane of soul?
“Why did creative Fiat give to soul a body of the flesh that it might function on the plane of things that are made manifest?
“Hear, now, ye worlds, dominions, powers and thrones!
“Hear, now, ye cherubim, ye seraphim, ye angels and ye men!
“Hear, now, O protoplast, and earth, and plant and beast!
“Hear, now, ye creeping things of earth, ye fish that swim, ye birds that fly!
“Hear, now, ye winds that blow, ye thunders and ye lightnings of the sky!
“Hear, now, ye spirits of the fire, of water, earth and air!
“Hear, now, O everything that is, or was, or evermore will be, for Wisdom speaks from out the highest plane of spirit life:
“Man is a thought of God; all thoughts of God are infinite; they are not measured up by time, for things that are concerned with time begin and end.
“The thoughts of God are from the everlasting of the past unto the never ending days to come—And so is man, the Spirit-man.
“But man, like every other thought of God, was but a seed, a seed that held within itself the potencies of God, just as the seed of any plant of earth holds deep within itself the attributes of every part of that especial plant.
“So spirit-man, as seed of God, held deep within himself the attributes of every part of God.
“Now, seeds are perfect, yea, as perfect as the source from which they come; but they are not unfolded into life made manifest.
“The child in utero is perfect as the mother is.
“So man, the seed, must be deep planted in a soil that he might grow, unfold, as does the bud unfold to show the flower.
“The human seed that came forth from the heart of God was full ordained to be the lord of plane of soul, and of the plane of things made manifest.
“So God, the husbandman of every thing that is, threw forth this human seed into the soil of soul; it grew apace, and man became a living soul; and he became the lord of all the kingdom of the soul.
“Hark, now, let every creature hear, The plane of soul is but the ether of the spirit plane vibrating not so fast, and in the slower rhythm of this plane the essences of life are manifest; the perfumes and the odors, the true sensations and the all of love are manifest.
“And these soul attributes become a body beautiful.
“A multitude of lessons man must learn upon the plane of soul; and here he tarries many ages until his lessons are all learned.
“Upon the boundary of the plane of soul the ether began to vibrate slower still, and then the essences took on a garb; the perfumes and the odors and the true sensations and the all of love were clothed in flesh; and man was clothed in flesh.
“Perfected man must pass through all the ways of life, and so a carnal nature was full manifest, a nature that sprang forth from fleshly things.
“Without a foe a soldier never knows his strength, and thought must be developed by the exercise of strength.
“And so this carnal nature soon became a foe that man must fight, that he might be the strength of God made manifest.
“Let every living thing stand still and hear!
“Man is the lord of all the plane of manifests; of protoplast, of mineral, of plant, of beast; but he has given up his birthright, just to gratify his lower self, his carnal self.
“But man will full regain his lost estate, his heritage; but he must do it in a conflict that cannot be told in words.
“Yea, he must suffer trials and temptations manifold; but let him know that cherubim and seraphim that rule the stations of the sun, and spirits of the mighty God who rule the solar stars are his protectors and his guides, and they will lead to victory.
“Man will be fully saved, redeemed, perfected by the things he suffers on the plane of flesh, and on the plane of soul.
“When man has conquered carnal things his garb of flesh will then have served its purpose well and it will fall, will be no more.
“Then he will stand untrammeled on the plane of soul where he must full complete his victories.”
“Unnumbered foes will stand before the man upon the plane of soul; there he must overcome, yea, overcome them every one.
“Thus hope will ever be his beacon light; there is no failure for the human soul, for God is leading on and victory is sure.
“Man cannot die; the spirit man is one with God, and while God lives man cannot die.
“When man has conquered every foe upon the plane of soul the seed will have full opened out, will have unfolded in the Holy Breath.
“The garb of soul will then have served its purpose well, and man will need it never more, and it will pass and be no more.
“And man will then attain unto the blessedness of perfectness and be at one with God.”
[SUBJECT INDEX]
A general outline of the incidents and topics of the book will be found in the Contents which appears in the first part of the volume.
| A | |
| CHAP. | |
| Abram, Sketch of life | [10] |
| Account must be given | [105] |
| Accusers are the greatest sinners | [132] |
| Address of Jesus at magian feast | [39] |
| Address of Jesus to Chaldeans | [42] |
| Address of Jesus to Atheneans | [44] |
| Address of Delphic Oracle | [44] |
| Address of Jesus, final to Atheneans | [46] |
| Address of Jesus at Jordan ford | [64] |
| Address of Jesus in Bethany | [68] |
| Address of Jesus concerning John | [67] |
| Address of Jesus in Bethlehem | [76] |
| Address of John on Jesus and the Christ | [80] |
| Address of Jesus at Jacob’s well | [82] |
| Adultery defined by man | [98] |
| Adultery lies in the desire | [98] |
| Adulterer, the one who lusts | [143] |
| Adon Mashich Cumi | [172] |
| Afraid of Jesus’ power, priests | [31] |
| Afflictions partial payments on debts | [138] |
| Afflictions, lesson of Jesus | [138] |
| Afflictions merited; the law (V. 5, 6) | [138] |
| Age, Messiah comes at first of every | [73] |
| Ajainin; Jesus his guest | [37] |
| Ajainin in Benares to see Jesus | [29] |
| Ajainin visits Jesus | [29] |
| Almsgiving, lesson of Jesus on | [94] |
| Almighty God, the Father; Omniscient God, the Mother | [97] |
| Alarmed at power of Jesus, Gadarines | [118] |
| Alone on mountain, Jesus prays | [128] |
| Alertness of Pharisees to apprehend Jesus | [150] |
| Altars of Grecian gods | [46] |
| Amazed at resurrection of Lazarus | [148] |
| Amphitheater, Jesus and Apollo in | [44] |
| Angered at Jesus’ words about castes, priests | [24] |
| Anger a crime | [97] |
| Anxiety about earthly things | [99] |
| Anxious Martha | [136] |
| Anointed Jesus with perfumes, Mary | [159] |
| Ananias bribes Judas to betray Jesus | [159] |
| Ananias, leader of arresting party | [164] |
| Answering prayer: how God helps | [46] |
| Appeal of Jesus to the mob | [164] |
| Apollo opens up door of Greek lore to Jesus | [44] |
| Apollo states needs of Greece | [57] |
| Apostles are chosen | [88] |
| Apostles, all at Jesus’ home | [89] |
| Apostles and Jesus at Capernaum | [123] |
| Apostles confirmed as saviors | [127] |
| Apostles flee to avoid arrest | [164] |
| Apostolic charge of Jesus | [89] |
| Archelaus, ruler in Jerusalem | [7] |
| Ashamed of his cowardice, Peter | [164] |
| Ashbina recognizes Jesus | [42] |
| Ashbina states needs of Assyria | [57] |
| Asher’s Inn, Jesus at | [78] |
| Ask in faith; God answers | [137] |
| Assassination of Zacharias | [6] |
| Athens, Jesus meets the masters | [44] |
| Athens beach, storm on | [46] |
| Attainment possible | [101] |
| Augustus Caesar | [1] |
| Author of misfortune, is God? | [114] |
| Avesta | [10] |
| Awaiting coming of Holy Breath | [181] |
| B | |
| Baal, Assyrian Idol | [43] |
| Babylon, Jesus and Ashbina in | [43] |
| Babylon, its wicked kings | [43] |
| Balm of life, the air we breathe | [41] |
| Baptism instituted | [15] |
| Baptism of Jesus by the Harbinger | [64] |
| Baptism of many people by the Harbinger | [64] |
| Baptism adopted by Jesus as disciples’ pledge | [78] |
| Baptism by Jesus of six disciples | [78] |
| Baptized, John the Harbinger | [15] |
| Barachia, Rabi, teacher of Jesus | [17] |
| Barato Arabo, friend of Jesus | [32] |
| Bartimeus, healed by Jesus | [150] |
| Barren fig tree withered | [152] |
| Barabbas appointed scapegoat | [168] |
| Bar-Simon’s feast | [159] |
| Beatitudes, formulated by Jesus | [95] |
| Belus, monument of folly | [43] |
| Benediction of Jesus on his kindred | [69] |
| Benediction of Jesus on all | [180] |
| Benediction of Jesus on the seventy | [140] |
| Benediction of Jesus on Ladak | [36] |
| Benediction of Elihu and Salome | [47] |
| Best servant, the best ruler | [146] |
| Bethlehem, Jesus born in | [3] |
| Bethlehem, Jesus in | [76] |
| Bethany, Jesus in | [77] |
| Bethany, home of Lazarus | [77] |
| Bethany, Jesus at Lazarus’ house | [137] |
| Bethany, Christines returned to | [148] |
| Bethesda, Jesus surrounded by the sick | [91] |
| Bethabara, Jesus in | [147] |
| Betrayal by Judas | [160] |
| Betrayal of Jesus by a kiss | [164] |
| Birth, of Holy Breath | [75] |
| Birth, of water | [75] |
| Birthday feast of child Jesus | [16] |
| Birthday feast of Herod | [117] |
| Blessed is the Son of Man | [156] |
| Blessedness of living the word of God | [108] |
| Blind leaders and their followers | [100] |
| Blind man healed by Jesus | [138] |
| Blind man’s story of his healing | [138] |
| Blind guides | [126] |
| Book of God’s Remembrance | [7], [158] |
| Book of Life | [58], [109], [158] |
| Brahm, Elihu’s lesson on | [10] |
| Brahmic priests seeking wisdom | [21] |
| Brahmic philosophy, Elihu’s lesson | [10] |
| Bread from heaven | [82] |
| Broad is the way of wickedness | [101] |
| Brotherhood of life | [34] |
| Brotherhood of Right | [83] |
| Buddha, Life and works of | [11], [34] |
| Buddhist temple open for Jesus | [31] |
| Building on sand cannot stand | [101] |
| Building on rock stands forever | [101] |
| Burial of the Harbinger in Hebron | [117] |
| Burial of Jesus in Joseph’s tomb | [171] |
| Busybodies seek faults in others | [100] |
| C | |
| Caesarea—Philippi, Christines in | [128] |
| Caiaphas, Jesus in palace of | [165] |
| Camel, a present to Jesus | [37] |
| Capernaum, Christines in | [71] |
| Car of Jagernath at Katak | [26] |
| Carnal man’s rule of life | [100] |
| Carnal thoughts defile the mind | [126] |
| Carnal self, Jesus’ temptation | [65] |
| Care of God for every thing | [109] |
| Caring for the helpless | [74] |
| Carpenter, Jesus serves as | [20] |
| Castes, Brahmic priest explains | [24] |
| Castes, Jesus reveals injustice of | [24] |
| Cause of afflictions | [138] |
| Censures Jesus for healing, Priest | [140] |
| Ceremonial forms are symbols | [35] |
| Comforter, Holy Breath, promised | [161] |
| Coming Age, its needs | [35] |
| Coming trials of Apostles, Jesus foretold | [127] |
| Commits to John care of his Mother and Miriam, Jesus | [170] |
| Common people, Jesus abides with | [24] |
| Common people become guests | [153] |
| Common people receive Jesus | [73] |
| Courtesans and thieves, Jesus sits with | [27] |
| Conclusion of Jesus’ Galilean ministry | [149] |
| Confession of faith, Andrew | [66] |
| Confession of faith, Nathaniel | [66] |
| Confession of faith, Philip | [66] |
| Confession of faith, Peter | [66] |
| Confession of faith, the people | [68] |
| Confession of faith, Lamaas | [80] |
| Confession of faith, Bethlehemites | [77] |
| Confession of faith, Samaritan woman | [81] |
| Confession of faith, Samaritans | [82] |
| Confession of faith essential | [109] |
| Confession of faith not to be bought | [107] |
| Confession of faith, the healed blind man | [139] |
| Confession of Peter: “Thou art the Christ” | [128] |
| Chaldea, Jesus in | [42] |
| Charge to Mary and Elizabeth by Elihu | [7] |
| Charge, the final to Mary and Elizabeth by Elihu | [12] |
| Charge to Jesus by Brotherhood Hierophant | [48] |
| Charge to the Apostles | [122] |
| Charge to the foreign Masters | [122] |
| Charge to the seventy | [133] |
| Charges against Jesus read | [165] |
| Child the symbol of greatness | [131] |
| Children sing praises of Jesus | [151] |
| Christ; theme of sixth postulate, Matheno | [59] |
| Christ in Jesus eulogized | [79] |
| Christ in Jesus explained by John | [79] |
| Christ in the heart essential | [79] |
| Christ the Bread of Life | [125] |
| Christ flesh and blood | [125] |
| Christ the Rock | [128] |
| Christ recognized by voice from heaven | [129] |
| Christ a name of power | [182] |
| Christ the shepherd | [136] |
| Christine consciousness | [71] |
| Christines in Nazareth Synagogue | [86] |
| Christines in Cana | [87] |
| Christines in Capernaum | [93], [118] |
| Christines in Jesus’ house | [102] |
| Christines in Mary’s home | [112] |
| Christines in Philip’s house | [116] |
| Christines in Nazareth | [121] |
| Christine church opened | [182] |
| Christines in Jericho | [149] |
| Christines on Mount of Olives | [157] |
| Chuzas and Jesus | [123] |
| Conflicts precede peace | [113] |
| Congratulates his disciples, Jesus | [140] |
| Conqueror of carnal self | [142] |
| Consecration of Jesus | [4] |
| Consecration, Jesus’ lesson to disciples on | [112] |
| Consecration of Apostles | [89] |
| Conscience stricken Judas returns bribe money | [169] |
| Constant preparation | [157] |
| Courtesan at feast in Simon’s house | [104] |
| Courtesan shows gratitude | [104] |
| Courtesan’s sins forgiven | [104] |
| Courtesan brought before Jesus | [134] |
| Courtesan and Publicans at feast of God | [153] |
| Covetousness is theft | [98] |
| Coward, the man who fights | [97] |
| Circle; its meaning | [48] |
| Cross must be borne | [129] |
| Cross, each must bear his own | [142] |
| Cross the sea, Christines | [117], [124] |
| Crippled healed tells the news | [91] |
| Crippled man sought healing waters | [91] |
| Crucifixion not permitted | [168] |
| Crucifixion, Jesus’ secret lesson on | [127] |
| Cruelty of sacrifice | [19] |
| Crumbs, twelve baskets full gathered | [124] |
| D | |
| Darkness intense on Calvary | [171] |
| David’s cave home of the Harbinger | [1] |
| Dawn of Peace, Lamaas’ question | [113] |
| Day of the Lord | [157] |
| Day Star | [14], [88] |
| Death of Jesus’ father | [30] |
| Death and burial of Elizabeth | [15] |
| Death, Matheno’s lesson on | [15] |
| Death, Jesus defines it | [120] |
| Dead should care for the dead | [117] |
| Deeds are seeds that grow | [100] |
| Defends Judas, Jesus | [164] |
| Defends Mary’s act | [159] |
| Defends a man for taking bread | [132] |
| Defends healing on the Sabbath | [141] |
| Defilement creature of the heart | [129] |
| Delphic Oracle speaks | [45] |
| Demonstration an illusion | [107] |
| Demonstration, Jesus promises one | [107] |
| Denies his Lord thrice, Peter | [165] |
| Denial of Peter, Jesus’ prophecy | [161] |
| Departure of Jesus foretold | [162] |
| Departs by night from Benares | [31] |
| Departing glory of Jerusalem, lamentation | [151] |
| Destruction of Jerusalem foretold | [157] |
| Destruction of life on Athens beach | [46] |
| Descent of man, Third Postulate | [58] |
| Desire inspires words and deeds | [101] |
| Devil the lower self of man | [8] |
| Devil, man the maker | [39] |
| Diamond Rule (V. 10) | [101] |
| Disappears suddenly, Jesus | [84] |
| Disciples deserted their Lord | [125] |
| Disease defined by Jesus | [74] |
| Divided service, Jesus’ lesson | [105] |
| Divided house cannot stand | [106] |
| Division of the prepared and the unprepared | [145] |
| Door to feast hall low | [153] |
| Dog wounded, cared for by Jesus | [74] |
| Double-hearted man | [99] |
| Doubt causes Peter to sink | [124] |
| Dove symbol of peace | [76] |
| Drunkard’s child calls on Jesus for help | [92] |
| Drunkard saved by Jesus | [92] |
| Drowned child restored by Jesus | [74] |
| Duality of the one God | [97] |
| Dues, give to Caesar his own | [73] |
| E | |
| Earthquake shakes Calvary | [171] |
| Eat grain on Sabbath, Christines | [93] |
| Eating flesh of Christ | [125] |
| Education of John finished | [61] |
| Effort, not result, receives credit | [143] |
| Egotism of Pharisees | [155] |
| Egypt, Jesus goes to | [46] |
| Elder brother of the prodigal son | [144] |
| Elihu and Salome entertain Joseph, Mary and Jesus | [5] |
| Elijah reincarnates as the Harbinger | [129] |
| Embalmed body of Jesus | [171] |
| Empty tomb found by woman | [173] |
| Ensnare Jesus by his words, plan to | [108] |
| Ephraim hills, Christines in | [148] |
| Epileptic obsessed child | [130] |
| Epileptic obsessed child healed by Jesus | [123] |
| Escape from Herod, Elizabeth and John | [6] |
| Esoteric lesson from the carpenter’s tools | [20] |
| Eulogises the children | [151] |
| Euphrates, Jesus crosses the | [42] |
| Events all part of God’s plan | [85] |
| Evil, its cause | [31] |
| Evil a myth | [8] |
| Evil things transmuted by fire | [116] |
| Evolution explained by Jesus | [32] |
| Evolution of sacred scriptures | [14] |
| Exaltation, philosophy of | [9] |
| Exaltation for those who live the life | [146] |
| Exaltation of her sons, request of Mary | [146] |
| Examination of Jesus before Pilate | [167] |
| Excuses of invited guests | [141] |
| Extremity of Peter Jesus’ opportunity | [124] |
| F | |
| Failure of the apostles to heal due to carelessness | [130] |
| Faith, its power demonstrated | [41] |
| Faith saved child from death | [36] |
| Faith defined | [22] |
| Faith the key to all good | [101] |
| Faith, the healing balm | [102] |
| Faith heals the nobleman’s son | [87] |
| Faith the wings of prayer | [130] |
| Faith the power of God | [130] |
| Faith cannot be bought nor sold | [107] |
| Faithfulness of Apostles | [147] |
| Fall of man explained | [32] |
| False witnesses testify; Jesus adjudged guilty | [165] |
| False Christs will deceive many | [157] |
| Farewell address to Pilate, Jesus’ | [163] |
| Farmer, Jesus abides with one | [28] |
| Fast, theme of Jesus’ address | [94], [119] |
| Fasting may do one good, another harm | [119] |
| Father gives his son to save | [36] |
| Feast in Jerusalem | [124], [133] |
| Feast of God, all people must be guests | [141] |
| Feast of Pharisee in Magdala | [108] |
| Feast for Christines, Matthew’s | [119] |
| Feast for Christines, Lazarus’ | [92] |
| Feast at home of Simon, a Pharisee | [104] |
| Feast of God | [153] |
| Feast to Magian god | [39] |
| Feast of Joachim and Anna | [16] |
| Feast in Jerusalem, Jesus present at | [18], [19] |
| Feast, Mary makes for Jesus | [43] |
| Feast of Ravanna in Nazareth | [21] |
| Feast of Ach at Bahar | [27] |
| Feast of Udraka | [28] |
| Feast, Paschal at Jerusalem | [72] |
| Fear and unbelief asses that bind man’s will | [92] |
| Festival at Jerusalem | [90] |
| Final lessons of Jesus | [163] |
| Fire, Bethany in flames | [92] |
| Fire controlled by Jesus’ word | [92] |
| Fish, a multitude caught | [88] |
| Five thousand fed | [124] |
| Flesh not immortal, may be dissolved | [109] |
| Flowing spring near Persepolis | [41] |
| Fly across the sea, demand of Pharisees | [107] |
| Foe of John, is Jesus one? | [79] |
| Followers of John become disciples | [66] |
| Food does not defile the mind | [126] |
| Force, Intelligence and Love | [58] |
| Foreign plants are Scribes and Pharisees | [126] |
| Forerunner of Jesus, John | [63] |
| Forgiveness of sins is healing | [90] |
| Forgiveness the paying of debts | [94] |
| Forgiveness, its meaning | [13], [36] |
| Found in the Temple, Jesus | [20] |
| Fountain of the temple, Jesus bathes in | [47] |
| Four thousand fed | [128] |
| Freed, all Gadara was | [118] |
| Freedom, theme of Jesus’ address | [86] |
| Friendship result of kindness | [83] |
| Fruitless fig tree made to wither | [105] |
| Fulfilling the law | [95] |
| G | |
| Gadara, Christines in | [118] |
| Garden of Siloam, Jesus’ tomb | [172] |
| Garments divided by soldiers | [170] |
| Gethsemane, Jesus in | [163] |
| Gennesaret, Christines in valley of | [128] |
| Geracines, Christines in | [114] |
| Gift of anything, Herod’s offer to Salome | [117] |
| Give Caesar his own: give God his own | [155] |
| God; the One, the three, the seven | [9] |
| God’s remembrance day, Thursday | [160] |
| God is spirit | [81] |
| Golden Rule | [68], [97] |
| Good and Evil | [119] |
| Greatest master yet to come | [14] |
| Greatest in the sight of God | [131] |
| Greatest commandment | [155] |
| Greatness, Jesus’ lesson on | [131] |
| Grecian masters, Jesus teaches | [45] |
| Grecian Jews call on Jesus | [156] |
| Greece, Jesus in | [44] |
| Groves of Cyrus, Jesus in | [40] |
| Growth of man in carnal soul | [58] |
| Guards of Herod torture Jesus | [167] |
| Guardian spirit for every child | [131] |
| Guests of child Jesus at feast | [16] |
| Guest without a wedding robe | [154] |
| H | |
| Hair, Mary wipes Jesus’ feet with her | [159] |
| Happiness is near for man of faith | [33] |
| Harbinger John, Matheno’s charge to | [15] |
| Harbinger paves the way | [62] |
| Haughty guests would not kneel | [153] |
| Healing art; Jesus teaches Ajainin | [37] |
| Healing fount of Persepolis | [41] |
| Healing art; Udraka’s lesson | [23] |
| Healing not paying debts | [138] |
| Healing on Sabbath defended | [74], [91], [93], [140] |
| Heals in Gennesaret | [125] |
| Heals infant in Leh, Jesus | [36] |
| Heals child by Persian fount | [41] |
| Heals a woman | [140] |
| Heals in the temple | [74], [152] |
| Heals withered hand | [93] |
| Healing virtue of Bethesda | [91] |
| Healing virtue is faith | [91] |
| Healing on Sabbath resented | [74], [93] |
| Healing methods described | [74] |
| Head of John given to Salome | [117] |
| Hebron, Jesus in | [77] |
| Heliopolis, Jesus in temple of | [47] |
| Hell, here and now | [33] |
| Herod Antipas | [1], [85] |
| Herod and the wise men | [5] |
| Herod hears charges | [167] |
| Herod sends John to Pilate | [167] |
| Herod orders Jesus crucified | [168] |
| Herod’s death | [6] |
| Herodias, immoral woman | [85] |
| Hero, man who answers not | [97] |
| Heresy of John | [85] |
| Henchman of courts | [111] |
| Helpfulness to others | [100] |
| Help for storm-wrecked sailors | [114] |
| Hierophant receives Jesus | [47] |
| History of Jesus told by Hillel | [21] |
| Historic address by Peter | [182] |
| Holy Breath as a dove | [64] |
| Holy Breath, thought of heaven | [9] |
| Holy Breath, fill this child | [36] |
| Holy Breath, mission to the world | [162] |
| Holy Breath fills the air | [126] |
| Holy Breath, the teacher | [109], [128] |
| Holy Breath will come again | [105] |
| Holy Breath, Jesus bathes in | [79] |
| Holy Breath consciousness | [65] |
| Home life, Ruth’s lesson | [77] |
| Homeless boy cared for by Jesus | [74] |
| Home of Jesus in Capernaum | [87] |
| Honor to Father and Mother | [97] |
| Hypocrisy, Jesus’ lesson on | [126] |
| Hypocrisy will blight soul | [105] |
| Hypocrisy of Pharisees | [108] |
| Hungry in wilderness | [65] |
| I | |
| Identity of Jesus considered | [128] |
| Idolatry condemned | [96] |
| Ignorant learned men | [104] |
| Impartial God cares for all | [99] |
| Impartiality of God | [82] |
| Impartiality of God, child Jesus’ lesson | [17] |
| Imprisonment of the Harbinger | [85] |
| Incessant work of Jesus | [105] |
| Indignation of ten Apostles | [146] |
| Infant saved from flames by Jesus | [92] |
| Inn at Mount Olives | [91] |
| Inner light that cannot fail | [128] |
| Inner life revealed to disciples | [144] |
| Inscription above the cross | [170] |
| J | |
| Jaganath, Jesus in | [22] |
| Jairus’ daughter dies | [120] |
| Jealous brothers of Jesus | [43] |
| Jealousy unknown in Brotherhood of Right | [83] |
| Jericho, John with Alpheus in | [63] |
| Jerusalem, Jesus’ prophetic address | [157] |
| Jesus, birth of | [3] |
| Jesus meets the Harbinger | [64] |
| Jesus a man, not a God | [26] |
| Jewish mob demand Jesus’ death | [168] |
| Jewish soldiers guard Jesus’ tomb | [171] |
| John, birth and childhood | [2] |
| John in the trial chamber | [165] |
| John with Massalian | [164] |
| Johavehe | [138] |
| Jonah and the fish | [107] |
| Journey to Egypt | [5] |
| Journey to their homes, Joseph, Mary, Jesus, Elizabeth, John | [12] |
| Journey through Sidon and Lebanon hills | [12] |
| Journey of Jesus through Caesarea | [123] |
| Joseph stands in Jesus’ defense | [147] |
| Joseph and Nicodemus bury Jesus | [171] |
| Jubilee in Kapavista | [34] |
| Judas censures Mary | [159] |
| Judas treasurer of Christines | [159] |
| Judas with mob that abused Jesus | [169] |
| Judas hangs himself on city walls | [169] |
| Jude, Jesus at home of in Jerusalem | [72] |
| K | |
| Kashmar, Jesus in vale of | [37] |
| Kaspar, Persian Sage | [38] |
| Kaspar states needs of Persia | [56] |
| Kaspar’s home by Caspian Sea | [42] |
| Kedron, Jesus and the twelve meet at | [163] |
| Keys of safety for men given to Peter | [128] |
| King, people believe that Jesus was born to be | [72] |
| Kingdom of the soul | [71], [129] |
| Kingdom, Jesus’ address on | [145] |
| Kingdom to a new people | [154] |
| Kingdom, Jesus tells Ajainin about it | [29] |
| Kingdom; its gate is low | [29] |
| Kingdom, subjects must be pure | [29] |
| Kiss, sign of identity | [159] |
| Knowledge measure of crime | [100] |
| L | |
| Ladak, Jesus in Leh | [36] |
| Lahore, Jesus in the city of | [37] |
| Lamaas meets John at Salem | [80] |
| Lamaas meets Jesus at Jordan ford | [80] |
| Lamaas friend of Jesus | [22] |
| Lamb, symbol of innocence | [76] |
| Lamps of God, the disciples | [95] |
| Last passover of Jesus and the twelve | [160] |
| Law of God recognizes desires only | [95] |
| Law, its letter forbids killing | [97] |
| Law, its spirit recognizes the desire to kill, the sin | [97] |
| Law, universal application | [14] |
| Lawyers’ injustice exposed by Jesus | [108] |
| Lawyers for gain plead against innocence | [108] |
| Lawyers argue in Jesus’ trial | [166] |
| Lazarus sick in Bethany | [148] |
| Lazarus dead, Jesus tells Apostles | [148] |
| League with Beelzebul | [106] |
| Leaven of Pharisees; Jesus’ lesson | [109] |
| Letter of Jesus to his mother | [30] |
| Liberates birds and lambs | [72], [152] |
| Light about Jesus not comprehended | [40] |
| Listening, Mary chose the better part | [136] |
| Living Oracle | [45] |
| Living people may help the dead | [128] |
| Logos as Love manifest | [65] |
| Logos, the perfect word | [48] |
| Logos in the council of the sages | [57] |
| Lost; Jesus not with kindred | [20] |
| Love manifest by Jesus | [7] |
| Love the savior of the world | [8], [75] |
| Love the balm of life | [41] |
| Love, Jesus’ Paschal address on | [161] |
| Love defined by spiritual law | [98] |
| Love fulfils the law | [155] |
| Love banishes lustful thoughts | [143] |
| Lying defined by the laws of man | [99] |
| Lying defined by spiritual law | [99] |
| Lying possible by look or act | [99] |
| M | |
| Magdala, Christines in | [106] |
| Malchus; Peter wounds him | [164] |
| Man with a pitcher | [160] |
| Man of faith breathes in Christ | [126] |
| Man has powers of God | [92] |
| Man defined by Jesus | [22] |
| Manuscripts of Lassa | [36] |
| Many called; few chosen | [153] |
| Marriage feast of Pharisee | [141] |
| Marriage feast in Cana | [70] |
| Marriage defined by man | [98] |
| Marriage defined by God | [98] |
| Marriage, man’s relation to | [143] |
| Marriage, Jesus’ lesson on | [70] |
| Marriage and lust | [143] |
| Mars, a Cretan vessel | [46] |
| Mart, the beggar | [107] |
| Mary’s birth and childhood | [1] |
| Mary and Miriam at tomb | [173] |
| Massalian, Jesus with | [139] |
| Massacre of young children | [6] |
| Masters of old and Jesus | [123] |
| Master at resurrection | [172] |
| Master tells of Jesus’ return | [180] |
| Master minds; Delphic Oracle | [45] |
| Materialization of Jesus, appearances after death | [173], [180] |
| To his mother and Miriam | [173] |
| To the other women | [173] |
| To Peter, James and John | [173] |
| To disciples at Emmaus | [174] |
| To ten apostles in Simon’s house | [175] |
| To Lazarus, Mary, Martha and Ruth | [175] |
| To Ravanna and other teachers in India | [176] |
| To the Magian priests in Persepolis | [176] |
| To the priests in the temple at Jerusalem | [177] |
| To Thomas and the other apostles at Simon’s house | [177] |
| To Apollo and the Silent Brotherhood in Greece | [7] |
| To Claudas and Juliet in Rome | [178] |
| To the priests in temple Heliopolis, Egypt | [178] |
| To the apostles at Sea of Galilee | [179] |
| To multitudes of people in Galilee | [179] |
| To Peter, James and John in Galilee | [179] |
| To the apostles in Jerusalem | [180] |
| To the Marys and others on Mount Olives | [180] |
| Matheno, John’s teacher | [13] |
| Matheno states Egypt’s needs | [57] |
| Mathias chosen an apostle | [181] |
| Memorial, Mary’s act | [159] |
| Memorial Supper | [160] |
| Meng-ste with Jesus | [36] |
| Meng-ste states China’s needs | [56] |
| Men of faith control storm | [117] |
| Melzone, Persian wise man | [38] |
| Merchants driven out of temple | [152] |
| Merchants of Kashmar | [37] |
| Merom, Christines at | [128] |
| Message from John to Jesus | [103] |
| Messages of John | [61], [62] |
| Message of John at Bethany | [62] |
| Messages of Silence land | [158] |
| Messengers from John | [108] |
| Messenger, prophecy of Elihu | [7] |
| Messiah defined | [73] |
| Mighty works of wicked men | [101] |
| Mind, sin a creature of | [126] |
| Mission of Jesus to save lost | [66] |
| Mission of Jesus | [135] |
| Mission of John | [103] |
| Missionary tours | [90], [102], [105], [140] |
| Misfortune their causes | [114] |
| Miriam calls on Jesus | [106] |
| Miriam’s reincarnation | [106] |
| Miriam’s song | [106], [110], [121], [140], [181] |
| Model prayer | [94], [137] |
| Model feast | [141] |
| Mood, their philosophy | [9] |
| Monks of Leh | [36] |
| Money changers driven out | [72] |
| Mother and brothers of Jesus | [106] |
| Mother-in-law of Peter healed | [89] |
| Multitude seek Jesus | [124] |
| Multitude defends Jesus | [133] |
| Murder, Brahmic priests try | [31] |
| Mystery of marriage | [155] |
| N | |
| Name of God not revealed | [96] |
| Name of Jesus in temple | [48] |
| Narrow is the perfect way | [101] |
| Narrow way to life | [141] |
| Nazarite, John the Harbinger | [15] |
| Nazareth, Jesus would not teach in | [69] |
| Nazareth, Jesus at home | [43] |
| Necessity above law | [93] |
| Neglected opportunities | [103] |
| Neighbor the one who shows mercy | [136] |
| New Age creeds | [36] |
| New wine burst old bottles | [120] |
| Nicodemus visits Jesus | [75] |
| Nicodemus sees the light | [75] |
| Nicodemus in Jesus’ defense | [134] |
| Nicodemus’ home, supper to the Lord | [160] |
| Nicodemus pleads for Jesus in trial | [166] |
| Non-resistance, law of spiritual life | [97] |
| Non-resistance, evidence of willing sacrifice | [127] |
| Not guilty; Pilate’s verdict | [167] |
| Number and name of an evil spirit | [118] |
| Number of a soul | [134] |
| O | |
| Oaths change no conditions | [99] |
| Obsessed man freed by Jesus | [83], [89], [106], [121] |
| Obsessed man met Christines | [118] |
| Obsessed girl freed by Jesus | [123] |
| Omnific word heard by apostles | [89] |
| Omnipotence of faith | [153] |
| One cleansed leper thankful | [133] |
| One thing lacking | [142] |
| Offence of causing people to fall | [131] |
| Opportunities; theme of Jesus’ address | [105] |
| Outer man seen by carnal man | [71] |
| Overcoming; promise to disciples | [162] |
| P | |
| Palestine under Roman rule | [1] |
| Paying debts by healing | [138] |
| Parable, Gold mine | [142] |
| Parable, Good Samaritan | [136] |
| Parable, Good Seed and Tares | [116] |
| Parable, Householder and Laborers | [143] |
| Parable, Householder and Servants | [158] |
| Parable, Importunate Housewife | [137] |
| Parable, Importunate Widow | [145] |
| Parable, King and Vast Domain | [73] |
| Parable, Laborer and Rich Field | [33] |
| Parable, Leaven | [116] |
| Parable, Lost Sheep | [131] |
| Parable, Marriage Feast | [154] |
| Parable, Nobleman and Unjust Sons | [25] |
| Parable, Pharisee and Publican | [145] |
| Parable, Prodigal Son | [144] |
| Parable, Rich man and Great Harvest | [111] |
| Parable, Rich Man’s Feast | [153] |
| Parable, Rich Man and His Feast | [141] |
| Parable, Rich Man and Lazarus | [142] |
| Parable, Righteous King and Sons | [36] |
| Parable, Seed and its Growth | [140], [116] |
| Parable, Sower | [116] |
| Parable, Ten Servants and Pounds | [149] |
| Parable, Ten Virgins | [158] |
| Parable, Treasures in Field | [116] |
| Parable, Stalks with Broken Blades | [27] |
| Parable, Unkept Vineyard | [34] |
| Parable, Wheat and Tares explained | [116] |
| Paschal Supper, preparation | [160] |
| Password of man is character | [95] |
| Patience and readiness | [111] |
| Parting words of Jesus | [161] |
| Patron of Jesus, Ravanna | [21] |
| Peace, Jesus’ address on | [113] |
| Pearl of greatest price | [142] |
| Pentecost | [182] |
| Perfect man, Jesus | [59] |
| Perfect age; no rites | [35] |
| Perfect age; all people priests | [35] |
| Perfection of man, Seventh Postulate | [59] |
| Persia, Persepolis, Jesus in | [38] |
| Peter afraid in outer court | [165] |
| Peter walks on the water | [124] |
| Pharisees censure Christines | [93] |
| Phenomena hunters carnal | [107] |
| Phenomena of Holy Breath | [182] |
| Philo states Jewish needs | [57] |
| Philo pleads for Jesus | [72] |
| Physical body not the man | [126] |
| Picture of Holy Breath | [96] |
| Pilate protects Christines | [181] |
| Pilate would save Jesus’ life | [163] |
| Pilate, Jesus taken before | [166] |
| Pillars of the Church | [95] |
| Plea for help in home affairs | [111] |
| Plea of Pilate for Jesus to flee | [163] |
| Plea of Jesus before Caiaphas | [166] |
| Platform from which Jesus speaks | [154] |
| Potter’s field bought | [169] |
| Porch of temple, great meeting in | [147] |
| Power of Jesus | [31] |
| Power defined by Jesus | [22] |
| Power of faith | [130] |
| Power of God not recognized | [130] |
| Power of God casting evil spirits out | [106] |
| Pray, Christines go apart to | [94], [109] |
| Pray, Jesus teaches Lazarus to | [137] |
| Prayed in sacred grove, Jesus | [84] |
| Prayer to idols for help | [46] |
| Prayer no sign of saintship | [101] |
| Prayer, effectual | [46] |
| Prayer of the envious not heard | [153] |
| Prayer of Jesus for disciples | [140], [150], [162] |
| Prayer, power demonstrated | [89] |
| Prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane | [163] |
| Prayer of Jesus for his murderers | [170] |
| Prayer, importunate | [137] |
| Prayer, unceasing | [145] |
| Prayer, Jesus’ address on | [94] |
| Prayer of consecration | [89] |
| Prayer, Salome’s lesson on | [12] |
| Prayer, the Samaritan’s | [84] |
| Praying alone, Jesus | [90] |
| Preaches at Jordan ford, Jesus | [78] |
| Priesthood can not be reformed | [120] |
| Priests enraged at Jesus | [91] |
| Prince of Peace will come | [157] |
| Proof of Jesus’ messiahship | [69] |
| Prophecy concerning Chaldea | [42] |
| Prophecies of Gabriel | [2] |
| Prophecy of aged widow | [1] |
| Prophet without honor | [69] |
| Protects, Jesus, Lamaas | [24] |
| Pruner, blessed work | [34] |
| Pupils at Zoan—Mary and Elizabeth | [7] |
| Purity essential | [68] |
| Purity demanded | [126] |
| Purity manifest by John | [7] |
| Purifying fires | [116] |
| Q | |
| Questions at Jesus’ trial | [165] |
| R | |
| Raising the widow’s son | [102] |
| Ravanna with Jesus in Nazareth | [21] |
| Reads the scriptures in the temple | [68] |
| Readiness to meet the Lord | [145] |
| Rebukes wealthy Pharisee | [140] |
| Reception Robes | [112] |
| Reconciliation | [97] |
| Reform the priesthood, Nicodemus’ plea | [120] |
| Reincarnation affirmed by Jesus | [37] |
| Rejected stone becomes capstone | [154] |
| Repudiates claim to carnal kingship | [72] |
| Reputation an illusion | [27] |
| Request of Mary not granted | [146] |
| Resentment strengthens wrath | [113] |
| Resistance the sire of anger | [97] |
| Responsible for use of thought | [109] |
| Restores Jairus’ child to life | [120] |
| Rested in desert place, Christines | [124] |
| Resurrection of Lazarus | [148] |
| Resurrection of Lazarus perturbs priests | [148] |
| Resurrection of Jesus | [172] |
| Responsibility of man | [14] |
| Revealers of light—Jesus and John | [7] |
| Revolution feared by Brahmic priests | [31] |
| Rewards, God’s method of giving | [143] |
| Rich young man seeks Jesus | [142] |
| Right is king and will at last reign | [113] |
| Righteousness the Judge | [158] |
| Rock, Jesus calls Peter the | [66] |
| Rolls of Graphael | [158] |
| Roman seal on tomb of Jesus | [172] |
| Roman captain’s servant healed | [102] |
| Ruth distressed | [77] |
| Ruth and Asher at Lazarus’ feast | [92] |
| S | |
| Sacrifice, giving to the needy | [28] |
| Sacrifice, serving everything | [28] |
| Sacrifice of self | [35] |
| Sacrifice, Jesus’ address on | [121] |
| Sad toilers in India | [33] |
| Safe retreat, Jesus had none | [117] |
| Sages at Philo’s home | [56] |
| Sakara, Egyptian school | [15] |
| Salim, John preaching at | [79] |
| Salim springs | [146] |
| Salome’s dance pleases Herod | [117] |
| Salvation defined | [22] |
| Samaria, Christines in | [81], [84] |
| Samaritans at Jacob’s well | [82] |
| Sanhedrim hear charges | [166] |
| Save the lost, Jesus’ mission | [131] |
| Saving sinners, Jesus’ address on | [119] |
| Saving life by giving life | [129] |
| Savior of the world, resist not | [127] |
| Scheme to apprehend Jesus | [159] |
| School, Elihu and Salome | [7] |
| School of Chris | [87], [103] |
| Schools of Egypt | [11] |
| Scroll of temple brotherhood | [48] |
| Scribes question Jesus | [126] |
| Scribes and Pharisees try to kill Jesus | [135] |
| Sea of Galilee, Christines by | [88] |
| Searching for Jesus in mountain | [128] |
| Secret lesson to apostles | [128], [158] |
| Secret sins exposed | [27] |
| Secret place for prayer, Jesus’ | [39] |
| Secret place in Decapolis | [127] |
| Seize Judas, Apostles | [164] |
| Self exaltation, Jesus’ lesson on | [141], [146] |
| Self laudation brings abasement | [145] |
| Selfs, the two | [8] |
| Selfish ones find gate locked | [141] |
| Selfishness, Jesus’ lesson on selfishness of the people | [108], [125] |
| Sense of right in every man | [111] |
| Senses sense what seems to be | [71] |
| Seven, the number of all | [133] |
| Seven hours in prayer | [158] |
| Seven days’ silence, the Sages’ | [56] |
| Seven days’ silence, the Harbinger | [61] |
| Seven postulates | [58] |
| Seven, its meaning | [48] |
| Seven days prayer, the Christines | [122] |
| Seven baskets full taken up | [128] |
| Seven, number of Holy Breath | [96] |
| Sevens of time in God’s hands | [96] |
| Seventy sent out | [133] |
| Seventy return | [140] |
| Seventy, number of God and man | [133] |
| Seventy’s missionary tour | [133] |
| Sermon on the Mount | [95], [101] |
| Service basis of Judgment | [158] |
| Service, acceptable | [26] |
| Serve God by serving man | [96] |
| Serving two masters | [99] |
| Sheep gate | [91] |
| Sheep and Goats | [158] |
| Shepherds in hills, Jesus with | [76] |
| Shepherd’s home in Bethlehem | [76] |
| Shinar, Plains of | [43] |
| Sick healed in Bethlehem | [76] |
| Sick servant of Asher healed | [78] |
| Sick healed at Sychar | [83] |
| Sick woman healed by thought | [84] |
| Sick son of nobleman healed | [87] |
| Sick and obsessed healed at Capernaum | [89] |
| Signs not seen before | [157] |
| Signs demanded of Jesus | [86] |
| Silence, Jesus’ lesson on | [40] |
| Silence in the courts of Heaven | [158] |
| Silence, Jesus and disciples sit in | [66] |
| Silent Brotherhood | [38], [87], [172] |
| Silent prayer, Christines | [182] |
| Simeon’s prophecy | [4] |
| Simon of Cyrene, cross bearer | [168] |
| Sin against Holy Breath | [105] |
| Sin and sickness synonymous | [90] |
| Sins of priesthood, Jesus’ lesson | [72] |
| Sinless man called to stand | [134] |
| Sinless man not found | [134] |
| Sin, Jesus crosses | [37] |
| Sleeping disciples | [163] |
| Sly fox, Jesus calls Herod | [141] |
| Soldiers charge Silent Brotherhood | [172] |
| Soldiers bribed by priests | [172] |
| Son of man will come | [145] |
| Sons of God, Jesus’ lesson on | [91], [147] |
| Songs on the mount | [129] |
| Sonnets of the dead | [117] |
| Sorrowing rich young man | [142] |
| Soul communion | [84] |
| Soul not immortal | [109] |
| Soul of Jesus with apostles | [127] |
| Specialists in sin | [68] |
| Spirit truth is new, must expand | [120] |
| Spirit consciousness | [124] |
| Spirit law abhorred by man | [100] |
| Spirit control, the law revealed | [37] |
| Spirit, light and purity | [107] |
| Spirit immortal | [109] |
| Spirits of wind and wave | [117] |
| Spiritual man, ethics of | [100] |
| Standard law of judging crime, no | [132] |
| Statement of Jesus before Pilate | [167] |
| Stealing bread, trial of man for | [132] |
| Stewards of God’s wealth | [111] |
| Stone Jesus, Jews attempt to | [147] |
| Storm on Sea of Galilee | [117], [124] |
| Strength through effort | [46] |
| Strength and wisdom fill Jesus | [104] |
| Striving of the apostles | [160] |
| Substitute for Holy Name | [96] |
| Susanna’s guests, Christines | [128] |
| Swearing prohibited | [99] |
| Sychar, Jesus teaches in | [83] |
| T | |
| Tao, God of the Orient | [9] |
| Tax paid by Jesus and Peter | [131] |
| Tax money in fish’s mouth | [131] |
| Teacher of Jesus, Mary | [16] |
| Teacher of Jesus, Barachia | [17] |
| Teaches doctors and lawyers, Jesus | [19] |
| Teaches from a boat, Jesus | [115] |
| Teacher who is wise | [101] |
| Temple courts, Jesus teaches in | [133], [130] |
| Temple of God is the heart | [81] |
| Temple priests invite Jesus | [29] |
| Temperance lesson by John | [62] |
| Temperance lesson by Jesus | [92] |
| Temptations of Jesus in Egypt | [48]–[55] |
| First temptation—Hypocrisy | [48] |
| First victory | [48] |
| First Brotherhood degree—Sincerity | [48] |
| Second temptation—Prejudice | [49] |
| Second victory | [49] |
| Second Brotherhood degree | [49] |
| Third temptation—Unbelief | [50] |
| Third victory | [50] |
| Third Brotherhood degree—Faith | [50] |
| Fourth temptation—Selfishness | [51] |
| Fourth victory | [51] |
| Fourth Brotherhood degree—Philanthropy | [51] |
| Fifth temptation—Fear | [52] |
| Fifth victory | [52] |
| Fifth Brotherhood degree | [52] |
| Sixth temptation—Carnal love | [53] |
| Sixth victory | [53] |
| Sixth Brotherhood degree | [53] |
| Seventh temptation—Emotion | [54] |
| Seventh victory | [54] |
| Seventh Brotherhood degree—The Christ | [55] |
| Temptations of Jesus in the Wilderness | [65] |
| First; to demonstrate power over earth substances. | |
| Second; to demonstrate power over the air. | |
| Third; to demonstrate power over men through wealth. | |
| Tempting thoughts | [65] |
| Ten Commands; is there a greatest | [17] |
| Ten Commandments | [96] |
| Ten is the number of God | [133] |
| Ten lepers cleansed | [13] |
| Testimonies must all be in | [167] |
| Thanks to God | [140] |
| Thankfulness of Jesus | [194] |
| Theft defined by man | [98] |
| Theft defined by God | [98] |
| Thirty pieces of silver | [159] |
| Thought—the First Postulate | [58] |
| Thought the greatest power on earth | [84] |
| Thought, Jesus’ lesson on | [84] |
| Three thousand baptized | [182] |
| Tibet, Jesus in | [36] |
| Tigres and Euphrates | [42] |
| Toil should bring happiness | [33] |
| Tombs of Gadara | [118] |
| Tongues of fire | [182] |
| Transfiguration of Jesus | [129] |
| Treasures in heaven | [99] |
| Treasures, anchor of the soul | [99] |
| Tree without fruit cut down | [105] |
| Treasure box of Christines | [114] |
| Tree known by its fruit | [101] |
| Trial hour for apostles | [161] |
| Triumphant entry into Jerusalem | [151] |
| Tribute to Caesar | [155] |
| Tribulations indescribable | [157] |
| Trust in God; He will care | [99] |
| Truth, defined by Jesus | [22] |
| Truth, the leavening power | [10] |
| Truth, spoken in kindness | [111] |
| Tuesday, Jesus in Jerusalem | [153] |
| Twelve is the number of the Jew | [133] |
| Tyre, Jesus in | [123] |
| U | |
| Unbelief precludes great work | [86] |
| Unclean spirits afraid of Jesus | [118] |
| Unclean spirits obey Jesus | [118] |
| Unclean spirits in animals | [118] |
| Unclean animals drowned in sea | [118] |
| Unfoldment, Jesus’ lesson on | [25] |
| Unity of God and man | [84] |
| Unity of God, foundation of law | [96] |
| Universal Brotherhood | [28], [81] |
| Universal Fatherhood | [28] |
| Universal Church | [60] |
| Universal family | [106] |
| Unrest in Jerusalem | [134] |
| Ur of Chaldea, Jesus in | [42] |
| Unsuccessful fishermen | [88] |
| Upbraids disciples for striving | [160] |
| Upbraids Judas for treachery | [164] |
| Upper gate of consciousness | [142] |
| V | |
| Vidyapati endorses Jesus | [32] |
| Vidyapati states needs of India | [56] |
| Vigilance essential | [112] |
| Vine and branches | [87], [161] |
| Virtue of healing waters | [41] |
| Virtue the salt of life | [131] |
| Virtueless people lost | [131] |
| Vision of Pilate’s wife | [167] |
| Vision of Jesus | [16] |
| Voice from heaven testifies | [64] |
| Vow of Secret Brotherhood | [47] |
| W | |
| Wages based on intent | [143] |
| Walked on water, Jesus | [124] |
| Walked on water, Peter | [124] |
| Wandering musicians | [37] |
| Washes his hands in innocence, Pilate | [168] |
| Washed not hands before eating | [108] |
| Way to Christ, Jesus’ address on | [129] |
| Wealth of earth hinders progress | [112] |
| Wealth within the heart | [33] |
| Wealth of soul is purity | [111] |
| Wednesday, Jesus and twelve in Mount Olives | [158] |
| Wept over Jerusalem, Jesus | [151] |
| White, symbol of virtue and purity | [76] |
| Wicked spirit sent to its own place | [83] |
| Wife of Pilate urges non-interference | [167] |
| Will, faith, helpfulness and love, Fifth Postulate | [59] |
| Wilderness, place of Jesus’ self-examination | [65] |
| Wine, water changed into | [70] |
| Wise men visit Jesus | [5] |
| Wise men return home | [5] |
| Wise men meet Jesus in Persepolis | [38] |
| Wisdom defined by Jesus | [22] |
| Wisdom of Jesus attracts Ravanna | [21] |
| Withered fig tree, Jesus’ lesson on | [153] |
| Woes described by Jesus | [95] |
| Woes on cities of Galilee | [103], [156] |
| Wolves in sheep’s clothing | [101] |
| Woman with hemorrhage healed | [120] |
| Woman of Samaria at Jacob’s well | [81] |
| Words may hide a lie | [99] |
| Words of Jesus upon the cross | [171] |
| Work of seven sages | [56] |
| Worth of a soul | [129] |
| Worth of the soul, its measure | [111] |
| Wounded Malchus healed by Jesus | [164] |
| Y | |
| Yoke of Christ easy | [104] |
| Z | |
| Zacharias and Elizabeth home, near Hebron | [2] |
| Zaccheus called to entertain Jesus | [149] |
| Zaccheus tells story of own life | [149] |
| Zarathustra; philosophy and works | [10] |
| Zara, Persian wise man | [38] |
| Zoan, Jesus in | [47] |
THE AQUARIAN GOSPEL
OF JESUS THE CHRIST.
[SECTION I.]
ALEPH.
Birth and Early Life of Mary, Mother of Jesus.
CHAPTER 1.
Palestine. Birth of Mary. Joachim’s feast. Mary is blest by the priests. His prophecy. Mary abides in the temple. Is betrothed to Joseph.
Augustus Cæsar reigned and Herod Antipas was ruler of Jerusalem.
2 Three provinces comprised the land of Palestine: Judea, and Samaria, and Galilee.
3 Joachim was a master of the Jewish law, a man of wealth; he lived in Nazareth of Galilee; and Anna, of the tribe of Judah, was his wife.
4 To them was born a child, a goodly female child, and they were glad; and Mary was the name they gave the child.
5 Joachim made a feast in honor of the child; but he invited not the rich, the honored and the great; he called the poor, the halt, the lame, the blind, and to each one he gave a gift of raiment, food, or other needful thing.
6 He said, The Lord has given me this wealth; I am his steward by his grace, and if I give not to his children when in need, then he will make this wealth a curse.
7 Now, when the child was three years old her parents took her to Jerusalem, and in the temple she received the blessings of the priests.
8 The high priest was a prophet and a seer, and when he saw the child he said,
9 Behold, this child will be the mother of an honored prophet and a master of the law; she shall abide within this holy temple of the Lord.
10 And Mary did abide within the temple of the Lord; and Hillel, chief of the Sanhedrim, taught her all the precepts of the Jews, and she delighted in the law of God.
11 When Mary reached the age of womanhood she was betrothed to Joseph, son of Jacob, and a carpenter of Nazareth.
12 And Joseph was an upright man; and a devoted Essenes.
[SECTION II.]
BETH.
Birth and Infancy of John, the Harbinger, and of Jesus.
CHAPTER 2.
Zacharias and Elizabeth. Prophetic messages of Gabriel to Zacharias, Elizabeth and Mary. Birth of John. Prophecy of Zacharias.
Near Hebron in the hills of Judah, Zacharias and Elizabeth abode.
2 They were devout and just, and every day they read the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms which told of one to come, strong to redeem; and they were waiting for the king.
3 Now, Zacharias was a priest, and in his turn he led the temple service in Jerusalem.
4 It came to pass as Zacharias stood before the Lord and burned the incense in the Holy Place, that Gabriel came and stood before his face.
5 And Zacharias was afraid; he thought that some great evil was about to come upon the Jews.
6 But Gabriel said, O man of God, fear not; I bring to you, and all the world, a message of good will, and peace on earth.
7 Behold, the Prince of Peace, the king you seek, will quickly come.
8 Your wife will bear to you a son, a holy son, of whom the prophet wrote,
9 Behold, I send Elijah unto you again before the coming of the Lord; and he will level down the hills and fill the valleys up, and pave the way for him who shall redeem.
10 From the beginning of the age your son has borne the name of John, the mercy of the Lord; his name is John.
11 He will be honored in the sight of God, and he will drink no wine, and from his birth he will be filled with Holy Breath.
12 And Gabriel stood before Elizabeth as she was in the silence in her home, and told her all the words that he had said to Zacharias in Jerusalem.
13 When he had done the service of his course, the priest went home, and with Elizabeth rejoiced.
14 Five months passed by and Gabriel came to Mary in her home in Nazareth and said,
15 Hail Mary, hail! Once blessed in the name of God; twice blessed in the name of Holy Breath; thrice blessed in the name of Christ; for you are worthy, and will bear a son who shall be called Immanuel.
16 His name is Jesus, for he saves his people from their sins.
17 When Joseph’s daily task was done he came, and Mary told him all the words that Gabriel spoke to her, and they rejoiced; for they believed that he, the man of God, had spoken words of truth.
18 And Mary went with haste to tell Elizabeth about the promises of Gabriel; together they rejoiced.
19 And in the home of Zacharias and Elizabeth did Mary tarry ninety days; then she returned to Nazareth.
20 To Zacharias and Elizabeth a son was born, and Zacharias said,
21 Most blessed be the name of God, for he has opened up the fount of blessings for his people, Israel.
22 His promises are verified; for he has brought to pass the words which holy prophets spoke in olden times.
23 And Zacharias looked upon the infant John, and said,
24 You will be called the prophet of the Holy One; and you will go before his face, and will prepare his way.
25 And you will give a knowledge of salvation unto Israel; and you will preach the gospel of repentance and the blotting out of sins.
26 Behold, for soon the Day Star from on high will visit us, to light the way for those who sit within the darkness of the shadowland, and guide our feet unto the ways of peace.
CHAPTER 3.
Birth of Jesus. Masters honor the child. The shepherds rejoice. Zacharias and Elizabeth visit Mary. Jesus is circumcised.
The time was nearly due for Jesus to be born, and Mary longed to see Elizabeth, and she and Joseph turned their faces toward the Judean hills.
2 And when upon their way they came to Bethlehem the day was done, and they must tarry for the night.
3 But Bethlehem was thronged with people going to Jerusalem; the inns and homes were filled with guests, and Joseph and his wife could find no place to rest but in a cave where animals were kept; and there they slept.
4 At midnight came a cry, A child is born in yonder cave among the beasts. And lo, the promised son of man was born.
5 And strangers took the little one and wrapped him in the dainty robes that Mary had prepared and laid him in a trough from which the beasts of burden fed.
6 Three persons clad in snow-white robes came in and stood before the child and said,
7 All strength, all wisdom and all love be yours, Immanuel.
8 Now, on the hills of Bethlehem were many flocks of sheep with shepherds guarding them.
9 The shepherds were devout, were men of prayer, and they were waiting for a strong deliverer to come.
10 And when the child of promise came a man in snow-white robe appeared to them, and they fell back in fear. The man stood forth and said,
11 Fear not! behold I bring you joyful news. At midnight in a cave in Bethlehem was born the prophet and the king that you have long been waiting for.
12 And then the shepherds all were glad; they felt that all the hills were filled with messengers of light, who said,
13 All glory be to God on high; peace, peace on earth, good will to men.
14 And then the shepherds came with haste to Bethlehem and to the cave, that they might see and honor him whom men had called Immanuel.
15 Now, when the morning came, a shepherdess whose home was near, prepared a room for Mary, Joseph and the child; and here they tarried many days.
16 And Joseph sent a messenger in haste to Zacharias and Elizabeth to say, The child is born in Bethlehem.
17 And Zacharias and Elizabeth took John and came to Bethlehem with words of cheer.
18 And Mary and Elizabeth recounted all the wondrous things that had transpired. The people joined with them in praising God.
19 According to the custom of the Jews, the child was circumcised; and when they asked, What will you call the child? the mother said, His name is Jesus, as the man of God declared.
CHAPTER 4.
Consecration of Jesus. Mary offers sacrifices. Simeon and Anna prophesy. Anna is rebuked for worshipping the child. The family returns to Bethlehem.
Now, Mary took her son, when he was forty days of age, up to the temple in Jerusalem, and he was consecrated by the priest.
2 And then she offered purifying sacrifices for herself, according to the custom of the Jews; a lamb and two young turtle doves.
3 A pious Jew named Simeon was in the temple serving God.
4 From early youth he had been looking for Immanuel to come, and he had prayed to God that he might not depart until his eyes had seen Messiah in the flesh.
5 And when he saw the infant Jesus he rejoiced and said, I now am ready to depart in peace, for I have seen the king.
6 And then he took the infant in his arms and said, Behold, this child will bring a sword upon my people, Israel, and all the world; but he will break the sword and then the nations will learn war no more.
7 The master’s cross I see upon the forehead of this child, and he will conquer by this sign.
8 And in the temple was a widow, four and eighty years of age, and she departed not, but night and day she worshipped God.
9 And when she saw the infant Jesus she exclaimed, Behold Immanuel! Behold the signet cross of the Messiah on his brow!
10 And then the woman knelt to worship him, as God with us, Immanuel; but one, a master clothed in white, appeared and said,
11 Good woman, stay; take heed to what you do; you may not worship man; this is idolatry.
12 This child is man, the son of man, and worthy of all praise. You shall adore and worship God; him only shall you serve.
13 The woman rose and bowed her head in thankfulness and worshipped God.
14 And Mary took the infant Jesus and returned to Bethlehem.
CHAPTER 5.
Three magian priests honor Jesus. Herod is alarmed. Calls a council of the Jews. Is told that prophets had foretold the coming of a king. Herod resolves to kill the child. Mary and Joseph take Jesus and flee into Egypt.
Beyond the river Euphrates the magians lived; and they were wise, could read the language of the stars and they divined that one, a master soul, was born; they saw his star above Jerusalem.
2 And there were three among the magian priests who longed to see the master of the coming age; and they took costly gifts and hastened to the West in search of him, the new-born king, that they might honor him.
3 And one took gold, the symbol of nobility; another myrrh, the symbol of dominion and of power; gum-thus the other took, the symbol of the wisdom of the sage.
4 Now when the magians reached Jerusalem the people were amazed, and wondered who they were and why they came.
5 And when they asked, Where is the child that has been born a king? the very throne of Herod seemed to shake.
6 And Herod sent a courtier forth to bring the magians to his court.
7 And when they came they asked again, Where is the new born king? And then they said, While yet beyond the Euphrates we saw his star arise, and we have come to honor him.
8 And Herod blanched with fear. He thought, perhaps, the priests were plotting to restore the kingdom of the Jews, and so he said within himself, I will know more about this child that has been born a king.
9 And so he told the magian priests to tarry in the city for a while and he would tell them all about the king.
10 He called in council all the Jewish masters of the law and asked, What have the Jewish prophets said concerning such a one?
11 The Jewish masters answered him and said, The prophets long ago foretold that one would come to rule the tribes of Israel; that this Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.
12 They said, The prophet Micah wrote, O Bethlehem Judea, a little place among the Judean hills, yet out of you will one come forth to rule my people, Israel; yea, one who lived in olden times, in very ancient days.
13 Then Herod called the magian priests again and told them what the masters of the Jewish law had said; and then he sent them on the way to Bethlehem.
14 He said, Go search, and if you find the child that has been born a king, return and tell me all, that I may go and honor him.
15 The magians went their way and found the child with Mary in the shepherd’s home.
16 They honored him; bestowed upon him precious gifts and gave him gold, gum-thus and myrrh.
17 These magian priests could read the hearts of men; they read the wickedness of Herod’s heart, and knew that he had sworn to kill the new born king.
18 And so they told the secret to the parents of the child, and bid them flee beyond the reach of harm.
19 And then the priests went on their homeward way; they went not through Jerusalem.
20 And Joseph took the infant Jesus and his mother in the night and fled to Egypt land, and with Elihu and Salome in ancient Zoan they abode.
CHAPTER 6.
Herod learns of the supposed mission of John. The infants of Bethlehem are massacred by Herod’s order. Elizabeth escapes with John. Because Zacharias cannot tell where his son is hidden, he is murdered. Herod dies.
Now, when the magian priests did not return to tell him of the child that had been born a king, King Herod was enraged.
2 And then his courtiers told him of another child in Bethlehem, one born to go before and to prepare the people to receive the king.
3 This angered more and more the king; he called his guards and bid them go to Bethlehem and slay the infant John, as well as Jesus who was born to be a king.
4 He said, Let no mistake be made, and that you may be sure to slay these claimants to my throne, slay all male children in the town not yet two years of age.
5 The guards went forth and did as Herod bade them do.
6 Elizabeth knew not that Herod sought to slay her son, and she and John were yet in Bethlehem; but when she knew, she took the infant John and hastened to the hills.
7 The murderous guards were near; they pressed upon her hard; but then she knew the secret caves in all the hills, and into one she ran and hid herself and John until the guards were gone.
8 Their cruel task was done; the guards returned and told the story to the king.
9 They said, We know that we have slain the infant king; but John, his harbinger, we could not find.
10 The king was angry with his guards because they failed to slay the infant John; he sent them to the tower in chains.
11 And other guards were sent to Zacharias, father of the harbinger, while he was serving in the Holy Place, to say, The king demands that you shall tell where is your son.
12 But Zacharias did not know, and he replied, I am a minister of God, a servant in the Holy Place; how could I know where they have taken him?
13 And when the guards returned and told the king what Zacharias said, he was enraged and said,
14 My guards, go back and tell that wily priest that he is in my hands; that if he does not tell the truth, does not reveal the hiding place of John, his son, then he shall die.
15 The guards went back and told the priest just what the king had said.
16 And Zacharias said, I can but give my life for truth; and if the king does shed my blood the Lord will save my soul.
17 The guards again returned and told the king what Zacharias said.
18 Now, Zacharias stood before the altar in the Holy Place engaged in prayer.
19 A guard approached and with a dagger thrust him through; he fell and died before the curtain of the sanctuary of the Lord.
20 And when the hour of salutation came, for Zacharias daily blessed the priests, he did not come.
21 And after waiting long the priests went to the Holy Place and found the body of the dead.
22 And there was grief, deep grief, in all the land.
23 Now Herod sat upon his throne; he did not seem to move; his courtiers came; the king was dead. His sons reigned in his stead.
[SECTION III.]
GIMEL.
Education of Mary and Elizabeth in Zoan.
CHAPTER 7.
Archelaus reigns. Mary and Elizabeth with their sons are in Zoan and are taught by Elihu and Salome. Elihu’s introductory lesson. Tells of an interpreter.
The son of Herod, Archelaus, reigned in Jerusalem. He was a selfish, cruel king; he put to death all those who did not honor him.
2 He called in council all the wisest men and asked about the infant claimant to his throne.
3 The council said that John and Jesus both were dead; then he was satisfied.
4 Now Joseph, Mary and their son were down in Egypt in Zoan, and John was with his mother in the Judean hills.
5 Elihu and Salome sent messengers in haste to find Elizabeth and John. They found them and they brought them to Zoan.
6 Now, Mary and Elizabeth were marveling much because of their deliverance.
7 Elihu said, It is not strange; there are no happenings; law governs all events.
8 From olden times it was ordained that you should be with us, and in this sacred school be taught.
9 Elihu and Salome took Mary and Elizabeth out to the sacred grove near by where they were wont to teach.
10 Elihu said to Mary and Elizabeth, You may esteem yourselves thrice blest, for you are chosen mothers of long promised sons,
11 Who are ordained to lay in solid rock a sure foundation stone on which the temple of the perfect man shall rest—a temple that shall never be destroyed.
12 We measure time by cycle ages, and the gate to every age we deem a mile stone in the journey of the race.
13 An age has passed; the gate unto another age flies open at the touch of time. This is the preparation age of soul, the kingdom of Immanuel, of God in man;
14 And these, your sons, will be the first to tell the news, and preach the gospel of good will to men, and peace on earth.
15 A mighty work is theirs; for carnal men want not the light; they love the dark, and when the light shines in the dark they comprehend it not.
16 We call these sons, Revealers of the Light; but they must have the light before they can reveal the light.
17 And you must teach your sons, and set their souls on fire with love and holy zeal, and make them conscious of their missions to the sons of men.
18 Teach them that God and man were one; but that through carnal thoughts and words and deeds, man tore himself away from God; debased himself.
19 Teach that the Holy Breath would make them one again, restoring harmony and peace;
20 That naught can make them one but love; that God so loved the world that he has clothed his son in flesh that man may comprehend.
21 The only Savior of the world is love, and Jesus, son of Mary, comes to manifest that love to men.
22 Now, love cannot be manifest until its way has been prepared, and naught can rend the rocks and bring down lofty hills and fill the valleys up, and thus prepare the way, but purity.
23 But purity in life men do not comprehend; and so, it, too, must come in flesh.
24 And you, Elizabeth, are blest because your son is purity made flesh, and he shall pave the way for love.
25 This age will comprehend but little of the works of Purity and Love; but not a word is lost, for in the Book of God’s Remembrance a registry is made of every thought, and word, and deed;
26 And when the world is ready to receive, lo, God will send a messenger to open up the book and copy from its sacred pages all the messages of Purity and Love.
27 Then every man of earth will read the words of life in language of his native land, and men will see the light, walk in the light and be the light.
28 And man again will be at one with God.
CHAPTER 8.
Elihu’s lessons. The unity of life. The two selfs. The devil. Love the savior of men. The David of the light. Goliath of the dark.
Again Elihu met his pupils in the sacred grove and said,
2 No man lives unto himself; for every living thing is bound by cords to every other living thing.
3 Blest are the pure in heart; for they will love and not demand love in return.
4 They will not do to other men what they would not have other men do unto them.
5 There are two selfs; the higher and the lower self.
6 The higher self is human spirit clothed with soul, made in the form of God.
7 The lower self, the carnal self, the body of desires, is a reflexion of the higher self, distorted by the murky ethers of the flesh.
8 The lower self is an illusion, and will pass away; the higher self is God in man, and will not pass away.
9 The higher self is the embodiment of truth; the lower self is truth reversed, and so is falsehood manifest.
10 The higher self is justice, mercy, love and right; the lower self is what the higher self is not.
11 The lower self breeds hatred, slander, lewdness, murders, theft, and everything that harms; the higher self is mother of the virtues and the harmonies of life.
12 The lower self is rich in promises, but poor in blessedness and peace; it offers pleasure, joy and satisfying gains; but gives unrest and misery and death.
13 It gives men apples that are lovely to the eye and pleasant to the smell; their cores are full of bitterness and gall.
14 If you would ask me what to study I would say, yourselfs; and when you well had studied them, and then would ask me what to study next, I would reply, yourselfs.
15 He who knows well his lower self, knows the illusions of the world, knows of the things that pass away; and he who knows his higher self, knows God; knows well the things that cannot pass away.
16 Thrice blessed is the man who has made purity and love his very own; he has been ransomed from the perils of the lower self and is himself his higher self.
17 Men seek salvation from an evil that they deem a living monster of the nether world; and they have gods that are but demons in disguise; all powerful, yet full of jealousy and hate and lust;
18 Whose favors must be bought with costly sacrifice of fruits, and of the lives of birds, and animals, and human kind.
19 And yet these gods possess no ears to hear, no eyes to see, no heart to sympathize, no power to save.
20 This evil is a myth; these gods are made of air, and clothed with shadows of a thought.
21 The only devil from which men must be redeemed is self, the lower self. If man would find his devil he must look within; his name is self.
22 If man would find his savior he must look within; and when the demon self has been dethroned the savior, Love, will be exalted to the throne of power.
23 The David of the light is Purity, who slays the strong Goliath of the dark, and seats the savior, Love, upon the throne.
CHAPTER 9.
Salome’s lessons. The man and the woman. Philosophy of human moods. The triune God. The Septonate. The God Tao.
Salome taught the lesson of the day. She said, All times are not alike. Today the words of man may have the greatest power; tomorrow women teaches best.
2 In all the ways of life the man and woman should walk hand in hand; the one without the other is but half; each has a work to do.
3 But all things teach; each has a time and season for its own. The sun, the moon have lessons of their own for men; but each one teaches at the appointed time.
4 The lessons of the sun fall down on human hearts like withered leaves upon a stream, if given in the season of the moon; and so with lessons of the moon and all the stars.
5 Today one walks in gloom, downhearted and oppressed; tomorrow that same one is filled with joy.
6 Today the heavens seem full of blessedness and hope; tomorrow hope has fled, and every plan and purpose comes to naught.
7 Today one wants to curse the very ground on which he treads; tomorrow he is full of love and praise.
8 Today one hates and scorns and envies and is jealous of the child he loves; tomorrow he has risen above his carnal self, and breathes forth gladness and good will.