In the Light of Truth

Life

The conception that up till now man had of the meaning of life, was erroneous. What he calls life is motion. A motion that has been set going. But motion is merely the natural manifestation of life proper.

It is the result or operation of a more or less strong motion that forms, preserves and destroys all things in Creation.

Man has investigated the phenomena of motion and in so doing has come to the limit of the capacity of the human understanding. He can investigate no further, because he himself is a product of motion and because this was the profoundest problem for his intellect, he called it energy, living energy or life.

But it is neither energy nor life, it is simply the natural and necessary result of these. Energy only exists in life itself, is one with it and inseparable from it. As energy and life are inseparable and as motion alone forms, preserves, and disintegrates Creation, one cannot affirm that energy or life proper are in Creation.

He, therefore, who speaks of the discovery of primordial energy and even of exploiting primordial energy by machinery is in error, for one cannot find primordial energy in Creation. He mistakes something else for this and calls it energy because it is energy in his opinion. Such a man only proves that he has no idea whatever of cosmic phenomena nor of Creation itself; in this no blame attaches to him, for he shares his ignorance with all his fellow-men whether they are learned or not. For this reason, I have spoken from the very beginning in my Message of an all-pervading energy in Creation, as it was only thus that I could explain many things for man's understanding, otherwise he could not have grasped the meaning of my statements.

Now I can proceed and give a picture of this phenomenon in simple, everyday language. The description is novel, but it changes nothing in my previous descriptions. All that I have said before remains exactly the same. All is the exact truth. What seems new in this present repetition is only apparently so, because this time I have put it in a new light.

This now provides the basis, the substructure of all the rest. It is like a large bowl: fill it with all that has been said before in the Message! There it shall remain in a state of constant ferment, ebullition and effervescence till it becomes an interfluent homogeneous whole.

This will furnish man with a complete general survey, it will provide him with an inexhaustible fund of information on all the great problems of being. He will see as in a picture, the harmonious interaction of all phenomena hitherto unknown to him including that of his own evolution and being.

Let the reader (or the audience) try to follow in his mind the picture I am about to unfold.

Life, real life is absolutely independent and has no relation whatever to aught besides. Otherwise it would not be life. Life is in God alone. Beside God there is nothing really alive. In Him alone is the energy that lies in life. Thus, He alone is the primordial energy or simply energy so often referred to. And again, in energy is light! The expression primordial energy is just as wrong as the expression primordial light, for there is but one light and there is but one energy and that is God!

The existence of God, of energy, of light is the condition under which all Creations have come into being. For living Light and living energy cannot but radiate and the rays emitted are the bearers of all that is necessary for Creation.

But the rays emitted are not the Light itself.

Hence all that exists outside of God owes its origin to the rays that God sends forth. These radiate unintermittently as matter of course, and have done so from all time.

The energy of these rays is naturally greatest when nearest the Light. From there they are propelled forward with powerful impetus that no other motion can interfere with or break the perfectly straight line that their course takes (which indeed is the normal line for a ray to take). They continue to shine (to travel) in this straight line to such a fabulous distance that the mind of man would fail to conceive it in his imagination.

When, however, this propelling impetus at last somewhat slackens, the straightline, hitherto rigidly adhered to, begins to curve and its course curves. The cause for this rotatory motion is the living energy in the ray; it attracts those particles which have been flung out of the main body or current in the velocity of its radial transit and draws them back. Two motions now take place simultaneously in opposite directions which, when they clash, react on each other in such a manner that the now united motions take a new direction and forthwith revolve elliptically. It is elliptical because the second motion is not independent, but the result of the attraction of the primary movement in which the living energy lies, i. e. God Himself.

In this rotating motion the direct and mighty pressure of the ray slightly relaxes and its temperature falls off. This again causes a certain deposit to be precipitated.

This deposit sinks and recedes from the main body of the radiation but is still held by the all-powerful attraction of its energy. It retains a sufficient amount of radial energy to form new rotating ellipses within strictly limited although different boundaries. Thus one deposit after another is precipitated, one elliptical revolution forms after another. On these ever receding rotating planes accumulation of substance collects and finally denser forms come into existence.

Each succeeding stage is a plane on which a particular class of species link up and settle conformably to the degree their temperature has cooled off. These planes or species I have already described in my Message as the great fundamental planes of spiritual substance in the uppermost spheres of Creation, under which successively range the spheres of natural substance, of ethereal substance and finally of dense physical substance. It is natural that the higher and more perfect species are of the greatest eminence. They are nearest the source of living energy (the nature of which they more closely resemble) and are the most sensitive to its attraction.

As I have already said, the Light radiated from all eternity, but its nature and operation were inconceivable to man.

But God did not allow these pure Divine rays to penetrate further then to a certain limit or boundary to which the impetus they had received, carried them and to which they blazed forward in a straight line involving no loss of temperature and no precipitation of deposits. This formed the eternal Divine sphere! Dimness could never trouble such clear transparency; thus there was no swerving aside, no change. Perfect harmony with the Source, with the Light itself, alone was possible. This harmony is inseparable from God, for harmony is the natural, inevitable result of living energy.

On the extreme outer boundary of this Divine sphere where the pressure in the immediate proximity of living energy is so intense that it is beyond the comprehension of man, lies the actual Castle of the Holy Grail at anchor, as it were, the counter-pole shutting off that region within which it stands.

It has existed from eternity and will continue to exist unchanged for all eternity, even should all Creation be annihilated.

Thus it was from eternity, an idea inconceivable for the mind of man.

It was not till God expressed His Divine Will in His great words: “Let there be Light”, that the rays shot out over the limit hitherto set them, into the universe, then in utter darkness, carrying motion and warmth. This was the inception of Creation. Here the spirit of man was born and this was and is his home. God who is Light, does not need this Creation. Should He hold back radiation, not allowing it to operate and penetrate further than it must of necessity do, so that there remain but one sphere, the sphere of Divine purity into which no dimness can enter, as it was in the beginning, the result would be that all that now exists beyond this boundary would be at an end and man would cease to exist. He can only be conscious in this outer region.

What direct radiation from the Light brings forth can but be perfect', the changes, however, which modify the first intense pressure in the course of the constantly increasing distance from the source of energy diminishes perfection, because the continued loss of temperature causes certain particles to separate and remain behind. Perfect purity necessitates the highest pressure of Divine radiation, which can only proceed from the immediate vicinity of God. Pressure produces motion which in its turn produces warmth, heat and white-heat. Pressure is the result of energy, not energy itself. In the same way as radiation is the result or product of the pressure of energy but not energy itself. It follows, therefore, that cosmic radiation is only the result of corresponding motion which again must depend upon the pressure brought to bear on it at the time being. Thus where there is no radiation in Creation there is no motion or, as man erroneously puts it, no life. All motion radiates, stagnation is nothingness.

Suspension of movement man calls death. Hence what is called the Day of Judgment, which is the great Winnowing, is but the result of the intensified pressure of a Divine ray, transmitted through the mediumship of an envoy from God, who has been incarnated in physical matter for this purpose and to whom God has given a spark of His living Energy. The pressure exercised by this living spark of energy cannot naturally be so powerful as the mighty pressure of the Living Energy of God the Father Himself. Only what vibrates in perfect harmony with the laws under which Divine energy operates, can hold out against such power. Here the pressure is intensified but not brought to white-heat, for which the strength of the spark is insufficient, but it is amply sufficient to unhinge all disturbing and disquieting elements, to overthrow, to crush, destroy, and disintegrate them.

Thus God's great Reckoning will come about automatically and will in no wise depend on an arbitrary act of the Divine Envoy. The Winnowing is simply the result (the necessary consequence) of the operation of the law which regulates the radiation of God's energy.

All that vibrates aright in thought, word and deed emits violet rays in physical matter, but what is dark and evil, whether in thought or in deed, emits rays of a dull yellow colour.

These two colours are fundamental in influencing the final verdict. Radiation is either weak or strong in proportion to the energy of a man's will or actions. With the coming of God's envoy, an unbroken ray of Divine Light shines down into Creation and thus onto earth. As Divine Light strengthens and uplifts all that is good, it strengthens and uplifts all that is violet in colour, but it disintegrates and destroys all matter of a dull yellow colour.

The degree of strength or weakness in radiation corresponds to the species, caliber or stamp of a man's will and actions and this again decides in what manner and with what energy the convicting ray from God, in all its unswerving infallible justice, will operate.

One may say that Creation is encompassed and traversed by a gigantic network of many-coloured rays. These are but the expression of different kinds of motion or vibration which are the result of the pressure of the living energy in God, or one can say: God holds Creation in His living energy.

This is the true rendering (statement) of the facts of the case — it does not matter what form is chosen to explain cosmic phenomena. It is only needful that (if the information is to be useful and of value to him) man's knowledge of the real origin and subsequent development of all phenomena be accurate.

As the highest degree of heat throws out a white Light it follows that that must be the colour of the Divine sphere. When the temperature gradually cools off, other colours appear which continue to increase in density in proportion as the temperature decreases.

To explain these terrestrial conceptions more fully, I will add that the human spirit can never come to white-heat because it, (the human spirit), came into existence on a plane where the pressure was already abating and consequently no longer producing the highest degree of heat. Man, therefore, is no longer able, by reason of his origin, to stand this highest degree of energy consciously. Or one can put it thus, and say: not till the temperature has fallen to a certain level, can what belongs to spiritual substance come into conscious existence. Besides this, the substance of the spiritual spheres is but a deposit precipitated from the Divine sphere, the result which necessarily accompanies the process of cooling off.

And thus the phenomenon repeats itself and extends stage after stage: the first deposit precipitated from the Divine sphere is the sphere of pure spiritual substance, the birthplace of the beings God first created, the Primordial Beings. These again precipitated a deposit which provided suitable substance, from which the human spirit could evolve. The deposit precipitated from these species is the substance of nature, beneath this comes the sphere of ethereal substance and finally the sphere of dense physical substance. But each of these fundamental spheres as also the Divine sphere, is subdivided into a great many intermediary spheres which form connecting links from one step to another.

It is easy to understand that the first deposit precipitated from the Divine sphere should be the fullest, completest and most comprehensive, thus it could become self-conscious forthwith and produce the so-called Primordial Beings, whereas the deposit following on this first precipitation was not so puissant and could but gradually develop consciousness. It is to this second deposit that the human spirit belongs.

Because of their greater capacity, significance and comprehensiveness, the Primordial Beings come first. Being the first deposit from the Divine sphere they stand on the highest level or plane of Creation, whereas the human spirits came from the subsequent, the second deposit. Thus the latter, even when arrived at highest development possible to their kind, can never attain (as a matter of course) to the high level of beings gifted with such great qualities and comprehensive abilities as the Primordial Beings but must be content to remain on their own plane.

They are deficient in some attribute which it is impossible to supplement and this would always prevent their rising, unless indeed, some portion or particle of the living energy of God were given them direct! This could not happen in the ordinary, normal course of events. This gift would have to come from a portion of the living God sunk into Creation. Such a living portion, being equipped with the original living energy, would make it impossible for the temperature of the radiation to sink on this downward transit. He alone, therefore, is in a position to give the human spirit something that will make it possible for it to cross the boundary-line to the regions where the pure spirits, the First Created, dwell. He can do this by his own immediate personal radiation.

When in the beginning of Creation, radiation shot out over the boundaries of the Divine sphere, where the eternal Castle of the Holy Grail is situated on its outermost limit, a wing was thrown out of the sacred building on the other side, viz. the spiritual side, to allow Primordial Beings to visit the new spiritual part of the Castle as far as the limit set to their kind, permitted. Should they venture one step further, that is, into the Divine sphere, they would immediately become unconscious and consume in white-heat. That is to say, if they could take such a step, but it would be impossible for them to do so. They would be flung back by the intenser pressure of the Divine sphere, or in other words, the pressure would not allow them to enter. Of itself it would bar the entrance without taking any active steps.

Similarly reciprocal relationship exists between fully developed human spirits and the Primordial Beings and their respective spheres.

The Castle of the Holy Grail, with its spiritual wing, is today the intermediary station between Divine substance and Creation. All radiation necessary for Creation must pass through the Castle. The Son of Man, being the King of the Holy Grail, alone can cross the boundary between the spiritual and the Divine sphere, owing to the nature of His origin, for He unites Divinity and Spirituality. He is the sole Mediator. For this reason the mystery of this union must lie in Him.

Far, immeasurably far below this Castle of the Holy Grail and the region of Primordial Beings lies Paradise, that beauteous region, that most luminous level to which spirits who have fully developed according to Divine Will (obeying the laws of its radiation) can aspire.

To avoid spreading out my description of these phenomena too far, I will not enter into details here. I shall be publishing further books in which mundane scientists can study the several phenomena individually and separately. Nothing must be passed over, for a gap would mean a break in the pursuit of human knowledge.

When, therefore, the human spirit, having developed to fullest maturity, returns from its long, long wanderings, it comes to the limits set for its kind (species). Pressure of a higher order sets a boundary which it cannot cross, for it cannot kindle a greater fire within than its development permits. The higher pressure would disintegrate its components and consume it. In the region of the White Light, the ego would be lost, the human spirit would cease to exist as such, whereas, in the region of the Primordial Beings the human spirit would become unconscious.

White Light, i. e. God's radiation in which only what is Divine can exist, embraces all the fundamental components of Creation. These gradually cool off and fall away or break away, becoming sediment, which again under the operation of constant fluctuation form into shapes; these link together but do not amalgamate owing to the lack of sufficient pressure. With every degree that the temperature lowers, a certain disincorporation takes place and stays behind; first Divine substance, then spiritual substance, then natural substance, leaving ethereal and physical substance to sink still further.

Thus Creation, properly speaking, is the deposit that the Living Light precipitates during the time that the White Light is cooling off. Spiritual substance and natural substance can only (respectively) come into conscious being at a certain specified degree in the process of cooling off from white-heat, which is equivalent to the decline of the radial pressure from God. When I say that the spirit of man is dissolved or melted when subjected to a too high degree of radial pressure, it is not to be understood that this state is the Nirvana of the Buddhists as they would like to interpret it. I only give the explanation of how phenomena successively develop from the Light downwards, whereas Nirvana is represented as being the climax on the way upwards. Here the aspiring soul would find the way blocked. To mount to spiritual heights from the earth, to Paradise which lies at the highest boundary of the spiritual sphere, the human spirit must be fully conscious of its own individuality, of its ego, and must have attained to the highest state of maturity in the sense that God wills, not in man's judgment, otherwise he cannot enter this spiritual kingdom, and again, even should the human spirit be fully conscious of its individuality and also have developed correspondingly, the higher pressure at the beginning of the Divine sphere would pitilessly hold the spirit up at the frontier, nay, relentlessly thrust it back. It will find it cannot advance further, nor will it wish to, for, in the Divine sphere, it could never enjoy blessedness as a human spirit, because it would have melted away! In the spiritual kingdom the joy and the heartfelt gratitude of the human spirits is eternal. These spirits would no longer think of wanting to disintegrate.

The task of the human spirits in these lower planes is to transmit the influence of Light radiation as far as possible to all that stands below them. In this way the human spirit becomes an intermediary agent through whom stronger pressure can operate. As it has been able to absorb (to imbibe) this stronger pressure it can distribute it around as a purifying element to destroy all uncleanness.

Unfortunately man has proved himself a bad householder in this matter. It is true that all things have responded to the pressure, but they have then developed in the wrong direction. Man not only failed in his task but misdirected the course of development, guiding it in the downward instead of in the upward direction, thus bringing forth hideous caricatures instead of natural beauty.

What is natural (what is in harmony with Nature) responds to the attraction of living energy and instinctively grows upwards and soars upwards. In nature everything tends in the upward direction as is illustrated in every blade of grass, every flower, every tree. Thus what man's will brought about unfortunately only externally resembles what he should have accomplished.

Fertility of ideas, profundity of thought are replaced by emptiness which makes a show of being surfeited with knowledge. Reverential love of beauty at starting, has a resemblance to low desire, for both exhibit a sort of gushing enthusiasm, but the one is genuine and the other but a means to attain an end. Vanity substitutes real charm and place hunting takes the place of honest service, and so all is distorted that man had his hand in. It was rarely the case that his ways tended upward to the Light, they mostly led in the downward direction to darkness.

These abuses and mal-practices must be put an end to, and utterly extirpated that, in the place of this Sodom and Gomorrah, the kingdom of God may reign on earth!

All must turn to the Light, for which purpose man is the intended intermediary agent!

Of the Light Itself, of God, I will not speak here. The subject is too sacred. Besides which man would never be able to understand. He must eternally be content to know that God is!

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