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An edited text of,
The Life and Teaching of the Masters of
the Far East,
Volume's: I, II, III, IV, may
be viewed at: http://www.homestead.com/pamelaparnell/life.html
Braid T. Spalding
9-1-02
Spalding went to India-Nepal-Tibet in 1894 with a group of eleven
scientists. He stayed for three and a half years researching and translating
the text of their ancient spiritual scrolls. During this time Mr. Spalding
lived and worked with the Great Masters of the Himalayas and recorded
how they lived and the principles they lived by. He published the first
year of his notes in volume I. of, The Life and Teaching of
the Masters of the Far East, in 1924. This was the beginning
of a six volume series.
Mr. Spalding notes were taken stenographically, so the quotes are the
exact words as spoken by the Masters. Mr. Spalding editor states that:
"There is nothing in the, The Life and Teaching of the
Masters of the Far East, that is not contained the
most ancient religious writings of the Hindu philosophy. Nor is there
anything that is taught in these writings that is not taught or implied
in modern religion or metaphysics. There is nothing in Mr. Spalding writings
that is not duplicated in the Bible or the practices of Jesus Christ."
In the final paragraph of the Forward to volume I. Mr. Spalding
notes:
"The Masters accept that Buddha represents the Way to Enlightenment,
but they clearly set forth that Christ IS Enlightenment, or a state of
consciousness for which we are all seeking---the Christ light of every
individual; therefore, the light of every child that is born into the
world."
9-3-02
I have taken some small liberties in transcribing the following excerpts
from, The Life & Teaching of the Masters of the Far East,
to clarify their meaning and to make them more readable.
"Life lived by the average individual is hypnotic; that is, the majority
of men and women are not living life as it was intended at all. Not one
in a million feels the freedom to live how he or she inwardly feels they
should live. They have come under the world opinion of themselves and
this is the opinion that they obey, rather than the law of their own
being."
"They live under the delusion that they are mere human beings, living
in a merely material world, and the only hope of escape is to die and
to go on to what they call heaven. This is not what was intended in the
plan and purpose of life. Obedience to one's inner nature, the expression
of life as they instinctively feel it ought to be expressed, is the very
foundation of life and the only true mode of living. True mastery is
living the instruction of the inner teacher, the inner self, and not seeking
the opinions of the world."
9-6-02 This morning Juanita told me about a recent study that found, that
the average 4 year old child laughs 400 times a day.
The average adult in the happiest countries: Sweden, Denmark and Finland
laugh 16 times a day. The US was 11th down on the list, so adults here
laugh even less.
Why do 4 year old children laugh?
Maybe because:
They live in the here and now.
Everything is new and a delight.
They harbor no grievances.
They are hard to offend.
They have no cares.
They feel no guilt.
Most adults love them...
And their Mother and Father,
Care for and comfort them.
And adults don't laugh anymore because they are care worn and guilt
ridden and are world weary of it all. To be free again, as a child,
adults need
to learn to laugh again and live in a fashion that laughter implies.
Jesus said:
"Verily I say unto you. Except ye be converted, and become as little
children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." Math
18:3
"Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it
is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs." Luke
18:16
9-8-02
"The gathering of thoughts from teachers and books, building them
into the conscious nature of ones being, is to establish a false
understanding which is largely hypnotic. The mere making over of one's consciousness
according to the thoughts evolved by another's mind is to impose
a false
condition on the individual."
"Instruction received from without must be taken into the mentality
and assimilated, analyzed, checked with the deepest facts of
one's own inner nature in order to determine if it be true to the Self. The reality
of life is that which moves out from the very center of ones
being."
"Mastership is everyone's possibility but this state is not achieved
through reading, study, or theorizing, but by actually living
the life which the masters live."
"Have you not noticed that when you speak what you feel, just as
when you do what you feel is right, that you are free? Also when
you speak that which does not meet the sanction of your innermost feelings,
you feel you have limited or bound yourself. Notice the difference when
you
act according to someone's instructions and when you obey what you instinctively
feel to be the right thing to do. This of itself should teach us that
the way of life is from within out."
From: The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East
9-10-02
"Seek not the law in your scriptures, for the law is life, whereas
the scripture is dead. For I tell you truly, all living things
are nearer to God than the scripture which is without life. God wrote not the
laws
in pages of books, but in your heart and in your spirit. I tell
you truly,
that the scriptures is the work of man, but life and all its hosts are
the work of our god."
"You do not understand the words of life because you are in death.
All manner of abominations have their dwelling in your body and
your spirit...so the word and the power of God enter not into you...for the
body is the
temple of the spirit and the spirit is the temple of God."
"Renew yourselves and fast."
Jesus, The Essene Gospel of Peace Book I
9-11-02
"Overcoming is all a matter of learning to drop all seeming conditions
of mind, body, and affairs and to begin life over again at its
beginning. Start with the idea that you are that Self which you inwardly long
to
be and so devote yourself to being that Self that everything
else is forgotten. Once you have found your Self, and have become that Self,
you
are the
Master."
"Mastership is bringing to the surface what is buried within. This
is brought about only by deep meditation and consulting with
the self, which is the only master one can ever find that will lead them to the
goal of life."
The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East
A person can train themselves to be calm by avoiding
all things that stimulate to body and mind. They can re-educate
the mind by
repeating affirmations and calm the mind with meditation. To
be at peace one must maintain an optimistic attitude and do some worth
while work
or service for others. Changing oneself is a slow process but
with
determination one can become anything they want. "I am the
Christ, I am one with God."
9-12-02
Today is Unity's 2002 World Day of Prayer:
"The grace of God is divine love that is blessing me every day of
the year."
9-17-02
"The forces of life are silent and that is the main reason for the
silent nature of the masters. That is the way they keep
in harmony with life itself. Even the Scriptures teach in substance that a multitude
of words is not without sin. Only when we speak in harmony with what
we inwardly feel do we let ourselves out into complete harmony with
the true
determination
of life."
"The mind is completely unified and harmonized by denial and rejection
of every thought that does not spring from one's innermost
nature. This clears up the entire stream of consciousness that leaves the individual
free to think and act as he should in perfect harmony with
the
Universal Mind. This is the very essence of mastery."
"Speaking and living in this oneness without a sense of division
is the greatest gift to man for he was given " a sound mind ",
according to the scriptures. In other words, he started out being in perfect
oneness with his source: he was sound, whole, and Jesus said we must return
to this state of sound-minded-ness. "Tarry at Jerusalem until the
Holy--whole-- Spirit comes upon you," or until you
return to the sense of oneness with the Universal Mind."
"This life of oneness is the life of the masters and anyone may live
that life if he will drop his alliances with institutions
and religions and races and nations and accept his alliance with the Universe."
From: The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East
9-18-02
Happiness
For one
And All
Or...
Happiness
For none
At All.
9-20-02
"All separation is purely a matter of individual hypothesis. One
cannot really be separated from the whole for they are
created within it, are a part of it, and are like unto it. Love is the great
unifier
in the consciousness of man and to keep oneself always
in an attitude of love is to progress toward oneness. It is the only preserver
of life
and health and ability."
"One need not try to love everybody but they must eternally seek
to keep their nature whole through the increase of love.
When one's nature expands in love, they will sooner or later find themselves
in a
loving
attitude toward all men and, in this attitude, they not
only lift themselves
but all those around them into that same oneness. There are no
divisions in an awakened sense of love."
From: The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East
The Upward Path
"FOR YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER IS LOVE
FOR YOUR EARTHLY MOTHER IS LOVE
FOR THE SON OF MAN IS LOVE"
"It is by love, that the Heavenly Father and the
Earthly Mother and the Son of Man become One. For the spirit of the Son
of Man was created from the spirit of the Heavenly Father, and his body
from the body of the Earthly Mother. Become, therefore, perfect as the
spirit of the Heavenly Father, and the body of your Earthly Mother are
perfect."
"And love your Heavenly Father, as he loves your spirit. And so love
your Earthly Mother, as she loves your Body. And so love your true brothers,
as your Heavenly Father and your Earthly Mother love them. And then your
Heavenly Father shall give you His holy spirit, and your Earthly Mother
shall give you Her holy body."
"And then shall the Sons of Men like true brothers give love one
to another, the love which they received from their Heavenly Father and
from their Earthly Mother; and they shall all become comforters one of
another. And then shall disappear from the earth all evils and all sorrow,
and there shall be love and joy upon the earth.
"And then shall the earth be like the heavens, and the kingdom of
God shall come. And then shall come the Son of Man in all his glory, to
inherit the kingdom of God. For the Sons of Men live in the Heavenly Father
and the Earthly Mother, and the Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother
live in them. And then with the kingdom of God shall come the end of the
times."
Jesus, The Essene Gospel of Peace Book I
9-25-02
"One does not gain mastery or illumination by going
to India and sitting at the feet of a master. One gains mastery by listening
to the deepest facts of their own nature and obeying what they learn.
There is no help that is needed that is not available instantly if one
but turns in this direction and proceeds from this fact. All the power
of the Universe is back of every high motive, every true impulse that
stirs man's inner nature."
"It is like the germ of life within the seed and all the forces of
nature move to bring it forth into its full expression of all its potentialities.
This is the manner of the masters and their instruction is always that
you must be true to the Self, live a life of the Self, express what is
inherently true until you are outwardly what you inwardly long to be."
"When we return to this motive of life, all that there is in the
Universe begins to move in upon us to manifest itself through us. There
is no lack, except in the realm of hypnotic ideas that have clouded our
mind from reality. Back in our native oneness, where we consciously receive
what the Universe is pouring out upon us, there can be no lack in any
phase of our being nor in our affairs."
The Life and Teaching of the Masters of the
Far East
9-27-02
I went to India
Seeking wisdom
I was taught
Many truths
And gained
Much knowledge
I returned home
To live quietly
And found that
The wisdom
I had sought
Was always
Right within me.
9-28-02
"The Quantum Theory is the approach of Science to this basic fact
of life and there can be no true science, religion, social structure,
or successful living outside the undefeatable and indissoluble oneness
of all things. This is the road to mastery, the life of the masters, and
the only true life there is. It is to be found just where you are in the
secret places of your own inner nature."
"The masters teach that liberation is to be found in this and in
no other way. Christ, speaking in the man Jesus, said the same thing when
he said, "no man cometh unto the Father but by me." The same
Christ in you, speaks the same message to you."
From: The Life and Teaching of the Masters
of the Far East
Himalyan High Mountain Retreat
9-30-02 Several years ago Juanita and I planted four varieties of seedless grapes along the South side of our cabin among the porch posts and beams. They have just in the past week become sweet enough to eat. They are very tasty. We have a large crop of grapes this year, so I am going to eat grapes only for the next week or so.
