The Seeker

THE SEEKER

The Goal In Life Is To Unite The Conscious Mind With The Soul A journal of one man's path toward spiritual enlightenment by physical and mental purity, fasting, raw food diet, few words, natural living, good works, right thinking, living in the here and now, and exhilaration of the mind by following the guidance of the Inner Voice. Please, see "Home" for more information.



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	"There is no struggle between the mind and body... and the Soul; save in those whose minds are closed and whose bodies are out of tune." The Seeker, Pete 1975
	THE SELF IS THE SEEKER
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	LIFE is the path, LAW is the guide, LOVE is the way, LIGHT is the goal. The GOAL of life is to unite the personal self... body and mind... with the SOUL. Purify the body by fasting, bathing, deep breathing, sunshine, exercise and eating a natural diet. Purify the mind by... truthfulness, forgiveness, meditation and prayer. Unite with the SOUL by living a CHRIST like life; and by fulfilling the natural, social and spiritual laws. Life is eternal Here and Now In this body Or in another We only choose The SOUL creates Our hearts desire Forever.

	The SPIRITUAL PATH
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	"In first taking up this work and perceiving the truths or the fundamental scientific facts underlying all life and the way of attaining thereto, you take the first step, and the exhilaration and enlightenment are so far beyond anything you have hitherto experienced that you decide to go on in the work." "Then doubts, fears, and discouragements are allowed to creep in, and your on-going seems to be retarded. You struggle first one way, then another, and you seem to be losing ground. The struggle seems to be too great for human beings to accomplish, and you begin to look at the failures all about you." "You say God's children are dying on every hand, and none within your generation have accomplished the ideal of everlasting and eternal life, peace, harmony and perfection which I idealize. You say that accomplishment must come after death; so you let go and find for a time that it is much easier to drift on and on with the human tide on the downward trend." "Again the race consciousness has had another setback; another who had a great spiritual enlightenment and understanding, and could have succeeded, has failed, and the race consciousness has another binding hold upon humanity." "You fail utterly to see, that I, as a boy worked at the carpenter's bench with my father, perceived that there was a higher life for the God-born so-called human being, than to be born into a human existence for a short time and during that short existence, be ground between the millstones of man-made laws, superstitions, and conventions, and thus struggle on through that existence for perhaps three score years and ten, then pass on to a heaven and a glorious reward of harps and psalm singing, that could have no logical existence except in the gullible minds of those preyed upon by the priesthood of my day."

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"You fail utterly to see, that after this great awakening or realization within myself, it took long days and nights of struggle in seclusion and silence, all alone, right within myself and with myself. Then when the self was conquered, it took the far greater and more bitter experiences of personal contact with those I loved dearly, and to whom I wished to show the light that I had perceived; knowing it was the light that burns so brightly, lighting the path of every child of God that is created or that comes into the world."

"You fail utterly to see the great temptation that beset me to go on and be the carpenter I might have been, and thence live the short span of life allotted to man by hierarchy and orthodoxy; instead to taking up a life which perception had only given me a glimpse of, thus allowing me to see through the murk and mire of superstition, discord, and disbelief."

"You fail utterly to follow the bodily anguish, the ignominious insults that were heaped upon me by my own kin alone, aside from those to whom I strove to show the light I had perceived. You failed to see that this took a will stronger than my own, which sustained me through these trials. How little you can know of the trials and struggles, temptations, and defeats that beset me."

"How at times, I struggled on and on with clenched fists and set teeth, seeing and knowing that the light was there; although there seemed to be but one last flickering ray, and at times it seemed that that last ray had gone out and a shadow was cast in its place. Even then, something within me was ever strong and dominant, that, back of the shadow, the light was as bright as ever."

"I went on and cast aside the shadow and found the light burning even brighter because of the temporary dimming. Even when the shadow proved to be the cross; and I could see beyond, the final awakening of a triumphant morn that passed beyond the understanding of mortal man, still immersed in fear, doubts, and superstitions."

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"It was the very urge of this perception that sent me on, determined to drink the cup to the fullest draft, that I might know by actual experience and contact, whereof I spoke; that man by the free will of God, coupled with his free thought and pure motive, could prove for himself alone, that God is divine; and that man, His true son, born in His image and likeness, is as truly divine as the Father is divine; and that this divinity is the true Christ that every man sees and perceives, is in himself and in all of God's children."

"This does not take long years of study, nor need you go through training or hardships or deprivation."

"This does not mean going into a closet and hiding yourself. This is getting quiet right where you are, even in the busy so-called turmoil of life, under the most trying circumstances. Then life is not turmoil; it is quiet, contemplative, and compulsive."

"The moment you say wholeheartedly, with reverence and deep meaning, that God is in this Holy Temple and know that this temple is your pure body, just as you present it, and as you truly stand today; that you, the true Christ, live one with God right within this temple; and that your exalted body is a holy abiding place, a whole and all-inclusive abode; you are an energizer, an all-including and outpouring vessel for this true and divine principle to flow through. Then you pour out more and more of the God which you are and which you love."

"God is not a great being outside of you, that you are going to bring within and then present to the world. God is that power which is generated and exhilarated by your own thought action. It is true that this power is within and all about you, but it is inactive until you think of it and know that it does exist; then you see it flowing forth from you in limitless measure. "

"By constantly contemplating, praising, blessing and giving thanks to this power you increase its flow; and as

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you do this it becomes potent and more readily accessible to you. Thus, I say, pray without ceasing. Your daily life is true prayer. You worship, you praise, and with your ever-expanding love, you pour out to all mankind that they may see the Christ, the God-man standing forth triumphant."

JESUS
The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East

ARISE! AWAKE!

"Reclining figures looking into crystal balls"

And stop not until the Goal is reached.
Each Soul is potentially Divine. The Goal is to manifest the Divine within, by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy, by one, or more, or all of these... and be free. This is the whole of religion. Doctrines, or dogmas, or rituals, or books, or temples, or forms, are but secondary details.

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

THE SPIRITUAL GUIDE

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Love thy CREATOR, ALMIGHTY GOD, above all else.

Seek union with GOD by identifying with thy SOUL.

Love thy brothers and sisters as yourself because in truth you are ONE.

R Peace by not injuring or harming any living creature by thought, word or deed.

E Honesty by relating facts exactly as they happen.

A Forgiveness by freeing yourself and others of past offenses.

L Charity by giving love, knowledge and the necessities of life to all beings.

I Truth by freeing the mind of the errors of cultural conditioning.

Z Wisdom by putting into practice the truth that is learned.

E Courage by facing and overcoming the conflicts in life.

Discipline the mind by continually living in the eternal "here and now."

Never allow a negative thought or feeling to enter your mind.

Be calm, serene and joyous in all situations.

Return good for evil.

Renounce war and violence even unto death.

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Do good and serve others whenever and however you can.

Be gentle, kind and patient with yourself and others.

Never strive to accomplish but allow all things to manifest through the law of natural attraction.

Live simply and close to nature, producing something good or providing a worthwhile service to meet your daily needs.

Eat sparingly once a day of the natural cleansing foods in season: fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, grapes, berries, nuts, germinated grains and seeds, leafy greens, milk and honey.

Possess nothing except that which is used daily.

Bath daily; and be clean and orderly in clothing and habitat.

Be chaste in mind always; and of the body except in marriage for having children.

Persevere in the face of continual failure.

"Hand held up in stop position"

When you come to the Red-Sea-place in your life,
When, in spite of all you can do,
There is no way round, there is no way back,
There is no other way but THROUGH:
Then know God with a soul serene,
And the dark and the storm are gone.
God stills the wind. God stills the waves.
God says to your soul, "GO ON!
GO ON! GO ON! GO ON!"

The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East
Anon

	THE SPIRITUAL WAY
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	The ultimate art form of HUMANKIND is the self: To bring forth the beauty that lies dormant within. To express with the hands the tenderness of touch, To behold the beauty of vision, To taste the sweetness of speech, To hear the soothing music in the silence, And smell the fresh fragrance of the air. Let us try in everything we do To create an Atmosphere of Love Which is the true Environment of the Soul Love thyself-------------- body, mind and Soul. Love others----------- thought, word and deed. Love thy Mother----------- air, earth and water. Love thy Father------------Light, Life and Law. BE LOVE, -----------------in every word you speak BE LOVE,----------------in every thought you think BE LOVE,----------in every act throughout the day BE LOVE, ---------------------for it is the only way, to really BE.

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LOVE

Though I speak in the tongues of men and to angels, but have not Love, I am as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

And though I have the gift of prophesy, and understand all mysteries, and have all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could move mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and give all the fire of my spirit, which I have received from My Father, but have not love, I am in no wise profited.

Love is patient, love is kind. Love is not envious, works no evil, knows not pride; is never rude, nor selfish.

Love is slow to anger, imagines no mischief, rejoices not in iniquity, but delights in truth.

Love bears all things, love defends all, love believes all, love hopes and endures, love never fails; but as for prophesies, they shall fail, as for tongues, they shall cease, and as for knowledge, it shall pass away.

For now we have truth in part, and error in part, but when the fullness of perfection is come, that which is in error shall vanish.

Now we know in part, for we see as through a glass darkly, think dark thoughts, and believe dark sayings; but when we come before the light of God's throne, we shall know even as we are known.

When a man was a child, he spoke as a child, understood as a child, thought as a child; but when he became a man he put away childish things.

For in truth abide these three: faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.

FOR YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS LOVE.
FOR YOUR EARTHLY MOTHER IS LOVE.
FOR THE SON OF MAN IS LOVE.

JESUS
The Essene Gospel of Peace (Vol.I)

	THE SPIRITUAL LIGHT
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	ALL was. ALL is. ALL ever shall be. The ALL spake, and Motion was, and is, and ever shall be; and, being positive, was called He and Him. The ALL MOTION was His speech. He said, I AM! And He comprehended all things, the seen and the unseen. Nor is there aught in all the universe but what is part of Him. He said; I am the soul of all; and the all that is seen is of My person and My body. By virtue of My presence all things are. By virtue of My presence is life. By virtue of My presence are the living brought forth into life. I am the QUICKENER, the MOVER, the CREATOR, the DESTROYER. I am FIRST and LAST. Of two apparent entities am I, never-the-less I AM BUT ONE. These entities are the UNSEEN, which is POTENT, and the SEEN, which is of it self impotent, and called CORPOR. With these two entities, in likeness there-by of Myself, made I all the living; for as the life is the potent part, so is the corporeal part the impotent part. Chief over all that live on the earth I made Man; male and female made I them. And that man might distinguish Me, I commanded him to give Me a name; by virtue of My presence commanded I him. And man named Me not after anything in heaven or on the earth. In obedience to My will named he Me after the sounds the wind uttereth, and he said, E--O--Ih! Which is now pronounced Jehovih, and is written thus:

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	PURIFICATION is the first law I give unto you, and is the same as with the ancients, in which: Ye shall not eat the flesh of any creature that breathed the breath of life; nor of fish that lived in the water nor under the water. Ye shall bathe once every day from the crown of the head to the sole of the feet. Without purity, no man can see the Creator; with purity, all men can see Him, and hear Him. It is easier to purify the corporeal body than the spiritual. For diet and baths can accomplish the former, but pure thoughts are required for the soul. A man may be clean, as to the flesh; but if he have impure thoughts, he is impure in spirit. Whoso speaketh cruelly or unjustly of his neighbor, is foul in spirit. If he speak of the short-comings and deceptions of his neighbors, he is foul in spirit. Whereas, first of all, purification is the first law of a man's own self. The second law is, after being purified, to strive constantly to do good unto others. The third law is: To abnegate one's own self; being willing in heart, to sacrifice one's own desires, possessions and opinions, for sake of peace. The fourth law is: To love all men, women and children, as brothers and sisters. The fifth law is: To return good for evil; to give pleasure to those that give pain. To practice those things, holding all things in common, is sufficient unto the redemption of the world from darkness, war and evil, unto peace and light and happiness to all the living. Oasphe Bible

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The Song of God

Give me your whole heart,
Love and adore me,
Worship me always,
Bow to me only,
And you will find me:
This is my promise
Who love you dearly.

To love is to know me,
My innermost nature,
The truth that I am:
Through this knowledge he enters
At once to my Being.

Whatever man gives me
In true devotion:
Fruit or water, A leaf, a flower:
I will accept it.
That gift is love,
His heart's dedication.

Though a man be soiled
With the sins of a lifetime,
Let him but love me,
Rightly resolved,
In utter devotion:
I see no sinner,
That man is holy.
Holiness soon
Shall refashion his nature
To peace eternal;
Of this be certain:
The man that loves me,
He shall not perish.

BHAGAVAD-GITA

	THE GOAL

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	"You fail utterly to see, that after this great awakening or realization within myself, it took long days and nights of struggle in seclusion and silence, all alone, right within myself and with myself. Then when the self was conquered, it took the far greater and more bitter experiences of personal contact with those I loved dearly, and to whom I wished to show the light that I had perceived; knowing it was the light that burns so brightly, lighting the path of every child of God that is created or that comes into the world." "You fail utterly to see the great temptation that beset me to go on and be the carpenter I might have been, and thence live the short span of life allotted to man by hierarchy and orthodoxy; instead to taking up a life which perception had only given me a glimpse of, thus allowing me to see through the murk and mire of superstition, discord, and disbelief." "You fail utterly to follow the bodily anguish, the ignominious insults that were heaped upon me by my own kin alone, aside from those to whom I strove to show the light I had perceived. You failed to see that this took a will stronger than my own, which sustained me through these trials. How little you can know of the trials and struggles, temptations, and defeats that beset me." "How at times, I struggled on and on with clenched fists and set teeth, seeing and knowing that the light was there; although there seemed to be but one last flickering ray, and at times it seemed that that last ray had gone out and a shadow was cast in its place. Even then, something within me was ever strong and dominant, that, back of the shadow, the light was as bright as ever." "I went on and cast aside the shadow and found the light burning even brighter because of the temporary dimming. Even when the shadow proved to be the cross; and I could see beyond, the final awakening of a triumphant morn that passed beyond the understanding of mortal man, still immersed in fear, doubts, and superstitions."

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	"It was the very urge of this perception that sent me on, determined to drink the cup to the fullest draft, that I might know by actual experience and contact, whereof I spoke; that man by the free will of God, coupled with his free thought and pure motive, could prove for himself alone, that God is divine; and that man, His true son, born in His image and likeness, is as truly divine as the Father is divine; and that this divinity is the true Christ that every man sees and perceives, is in himself and in all of God's children." "This does not take long years of study, nor need you go through training or hardships or deprivation." "This does not mean going into a closet and hiding yourself. This is getting quiet right where you are, even in the busy so-called turmoil of life, under the most trying circumstances. Then life is not turmoil; it is quiet, contemplative, and compulsive." "The moment you say wholeheartedly, with reverence and deep meaning, that God is in this Holy Temple and know that this temple is your pure body, just as you present it, and as you truly stand today; that you, the true Christ, live one with God right within this temple; and that your exalted body is a holy abiding place, a whole and all-inclusive abode; you are an energizer, an all-including and outpouring vessel for this true and divine principle to flow through. Then you pour out more and more of the God which you are and which you love." "God is not a great being outside of you, that you are going to bring within and then present to the world. God is that power which is generated and exhilarated by your own thought action. It is true that this power is within and all about you, but it is inactive until you think of it and know that it does exist; then you see it flowing forth from you in limitless measure. " "By constantly contemplating, praising, blessing and giving thanks to this power you increase its flow; and as

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	you do this it becomes potent and more readily accessible to you. Thus, I say, pray without ceasing. Your daily life is true prayer. You worship, you praise, and with your ever-expanding love, you pour out to all mankind that they may see the Christ, the God-man standing forth triumphant." JESUS The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East
	ARISE! AWAKE!

	And stop not until the Goal is reached. Each Soul is potentially Divine. The Goal is to manifest the Divine within, by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy, by one, or more, or all of these... and be free. This is the whole of religion. Doctrines, or dogmas, or rituals, or books, or temples, or forms, are but secondary details. SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

	THE SPIRITUAL GUIDE
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	Love thy CREATOR, ALMIGHTY GOD, above all else. Seek union with GOD by identifying with thy SOUL. Love thy brothers and sisters as yourself because in truth you are ONE. R Peace by not injuring or harming any living creature by thought, word or deed. E Honesty by relating facts exactly as they happen. A Forgiveness by freeing yourself and others of past offenses. L Charity by giving love, knowledge and the necessities of life to all beings. I Truth by freeing the mind of the errors of cultural conditioning. Z Wisdom by putting into practice the truth that is learned. E Courage by facing and overcoming the conflicts in life. Discipline the mind by continually living in the eternal "here and now." Never allow a negative thought or feeling to enter your mind. Be calm, serene and joyous in all situations. Return good for evil. Renounce war and violence even unto death.

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	Do good and serve others whenever and however you can. Be gentle, kind and patient with yourself and others. Never strive to accomplish but allow all things to manifest through the law of natural attraction. Live simply and close to nature, producing something good or providing a worthwhile service to meet your daily needs. Eat sparingly once a day of the natural cleansing foods in season: fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, grapes, berries, nuts, germinated grains and seeds, leafy greens, milk and honey. Possess nothing except that which is used daily. Bath daily; and be clean and orderly in clothing and habitat. Be chaste in mind always; and of the body except in marriage for having children. Persevere in the face of continual failure.

	When you come to the Red-Sea-place in your life, When, in spite of all you can do, There is no way round, there is no way back, There is no other way but THROUGH: Then know God with a soul serene, And the dark and the storm are gone. God stills the wind. God stills the waves. God says to your soul, "GO ON! GO ON! GO ON! GO ON!" The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East Anon

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	Though I speak in the tongues of men and to angels, but have not Love, I am as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophesy, and understand all mysteries, and have all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could move mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and give all the fire of my spirit, which I have received from My Father, but have not love, I am in no wise profited. Love is patient, love is kind. Love is not envious, works no evil, knows not pride; is never rude, nor selfish. Love is slow to anger, imagines no mischief, rejoices not in iniquity, but delights in truth. Love bears all things, love defends all, love believes all, love hopes and endures, love never fails; but as for prophesies, they shall fail, as for tongues, they shall cease, and as for knowledge, it shall pass away. For now we have truth in part, and error in part, but when the fullness of perfection is come, that which is in error shall vanish. Now we know in part, for we see as through a glass darkly, think dark thoughts, and believe dark sayings; but when we come before the light of God's throne, we shall know even as we are known. When a man was a child, he spoke as a child, understood as a child, thought as a child; but when he became a man he put away childish things. For in truth abide these three: faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.
	FOR YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS LOVE. FOR YOUR EARTHLY MOTHER IS LOVE. FOR THE SON OF MAN IS LOVE. JESUS The Essene Gospel of Peace (Vol.I)

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	The Song of God Give me your whole heart, Love and adore me, Worship me always, Bow to me only, And you will find me: This is my promise Who love you dearly. To love is to know me, My innermost nature, The truth that I am: Through this knowledge he enters At once to my Being. Whatever man gives me In true devotion: Fruit or water, A leaf, a flower: I will accept it. That gift is love, His heart's dedication. Though a man be soiled With the sins of a lifetime, Let him but love me, Rightly resolved, In utter devotion: I see no sinner, That man is holy. Holiness soon Shall refashion his nature To peace eternal; Of this be certain: The man that loves me, He shall not perish. BHAGAVAD-GITA