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t h e m a t e r i a l univeLase and God ! s p r o c e s s e s of c r e a t i o n . Now a g a i n I wish t o s t r o n g l y emphasize t h e f a c t t h a t what you w i l l f i n d a s I g L - a d u a l l y t a k e you behFnd t.he s c e n e s of G o d ' s cosmic s t a g e I S UTTERLY SINJ;PIZ and a s f u l l y c o m p r e h e n s i b l e t o you-KHEB YOU FINALLY GET IT--as a d d i n g two a.nd two t o g e t h e r ,
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T o become a mastep of c r e a t i v e e x p k e s s i o n - - b y b e i n g a b l e t o
a s y o u a b s o k b i t - - b y g o i n g b a c k t o f t t i m e a f t e r t i n e u n t i l you b e g i n t o w o n d e ~WHY you could evek have t h o u g h t a n y p a ~ t of i t d i f f i c u l t , -o- I a g a i n say ---- i t s seeming c d m p l e x i t y w i l l f s t h a t a l l of l e a d gou --- s u k p s i s i n g s i m p l i c i t y , t o t h e most
T o a g a i n a c c e n t u a t e t h e s i m p l f c f t y of i t I w i l l y e t a g a i n say
balanced c e n t e ~ n you, you can undekstand t h e workings of most i complex phenomena i n a l l N a t u r e , I s a y t h i s t o you s e r i o u s l y - -
and mean what 9: s a y - - f o r God -newla p a s s e s n i n e i n a n y c r e a t i v e e x p r e s s i o n n o r d o e s a n y phenomena i n n a t u r e e v e r e x c e e d t h e p r i n c i p l e upon which y o u r b r a a t h f n g , ok h e a r t b e a t i s b a s e d , Any t h i n g i n your l i f e s p r o b l e m s , which might
have one m i l l i o n p a r t s and one m f l l f o n c o m p l e x i t i e s , i f t a k e n a p a r t , w i l l be found t o c o n s t i t u t e one simple p k i n c f p l e of t h r e e elements. God m u l t i p l i e s t h e s e t h ~ e e by t h r e e t o make n i n e , b u t
So i f can the of -- u n d e ~ s t a n d- p k i n c i p l e the and if can - b a s i c t h ~ e e ,- - you - m u l t i p l y t h a t t h k e e Q t h r e e , gou can the - become - g ~ e a t e s tc h e m i s t , m e t a l l u r g i s t , e 2 e c t r i c a l e n g i n e e k , p a i n t e ~ ,p h i l o s o p h e k the - whole did it one b u t i n th -- -e wokld - u n d e ~ s t a n d-, n e v e r more t h a n t h a t ,
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N o w w s h a l l b e g i n a t t h e b e g i n n i n g and b u i l d t h i s , s t r u c t u r e e
cf C r e a t i o n fpom i t s b i r t h i n t h e Mind of The One L i v i n g Being,
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Like your body, God's e l e c t r i c body i s e v e r changing m a t t e r i n motion, j u s t a s your body i s e v e r changing m a t t e r i n motion. Your body, which is God 9 body, is m o t i v a t e d by a p u l s i n g h e a r t b e a t and rhythmic b r e a t h i n g , inward and outward, Every l i t t l e
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i t i s your t h i n k i n g
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PHILOSOPHY
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own l i t t l e p c ~ s o n a lu n i v e r s e ,
way and c e a s e t h i n k f n g o f H i m a s p a s t a g e s of nan havz a l w a y s t h o u g h t of H i m , f o r it I s t h a t s s p a r a t i v e t h i n k i n g of God t h a t h a s p l a c e d God a f a r from man, a d i v i n e Being d w e l l i n g scmewhere a f a r and o u t s i d e of man.
A l l Cosmic C o n s c i o u s m y s t i c s have e x p r e s s e d t h a t t h o u g h t .
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a l s o could d o , T h e p e r o r e , I s a g t o you t h a t you should w k i t e t h e d a s i k e deep i n t o youp 30119, t h r o u g h your h e a p t b e a t , s o t h a t you s h o u l d be enab l e d t o v i s f o n t h e u n f v e ~ s ea s a WHOLE, w i t h you y o u k s e l f a s i t s c e n t e ~ , Think of youk d e s i r e a s God you. xou g r a d - a- Q u l desike expressed t h ~ o u g h
-learn
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mean And
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beat
I mean t h a t t h e h e a k t b e a t sf t h e u n i v e r s e which m a n i f e s t s
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t r a n s f o r m a t i o n from s e n s i n g t o knowing w i l l be e a s i e r f o r you t o make f o r y o u r s e l f t h e more you a r e e n a b l e d t o comprehend t h e s t a t u s 'of e a c h . To b e t t e r h e l p you t o make t h e t r a a n s i t i o n g e t i n t o t h e
f i x e d h a b i t of t h i n k i n g w i t h God I s Mind, knowing t h a t you a r e t h e One - B e i n g , and working w i t h One One - Body of' t h e - B e i n g . The more -God. God s hands, knowing t h a t you a r e t h e
u n i v e r s a l l x , t h e more
gou -- y o u r g r e a t e i a i n d i v i d u a l i t y can f i n d in
t h e h i g h h e a v e n s whcse d w e l l i n g p l a c e i s t h e kingdom of God's L i g h t , whenever h e d e s i r e s t o make t h a t g l o r i o u s t r a n s i t i o n . o t h e r more f a m i l i a r words you mus't l o s e y o u r l i f e of E a r t h t o f i n d your l i f e e t e r n a l .
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c e n t e r i n g Light - Consciousness, of
S t e p by s t e p I w i l l c h i - i f y t h i s i d e a f o r yous g r z a t e r corn-
undfviJed s t i l l and
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Concentkative t h i n k i n g produces fokrned dense v i s i b l e b o d i e s from i n v i s i b l e s p a c e , Q i n t e a k a t i n g l a r g e volumes i n t o s m a l l volumes, G e c e n t ~ a t i t h i n k i n g d i s i n t e g ~ a t e sdense concentkated bodies ve and them - r e t u r n s --t o i n v i s i b l e expanded s p a c e ,
A l l idea i s C ~ e a t i o n , ---
Mind knows a l l i d e a ,
--
Thinking t a k e s -g p a k t Q d i v i d i n g --- p p o s i t e idea i d e a i n t o two o , e l e c t r i c a l c o n d i t i o n s which m u l t i p l y through interchange - c k e a t e to many forms - many i d e a s , of The - light sensed b o d i e s . E l e c t r i c a l l y v i b k a t i n g b o d i e s cannot KNOW a n y t h i n g - b u t can sense e v e r y t h i n q . Conscious Micd cannot sense a n y t h i n g --- e v e r y t h i n g , b u t can ISBOW Consciousness - s t a t i c , is
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EXAMPLES
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T H I S I S THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEA YET GIVEN TO YOU FOR I T I S THE B A S I S OF ALL THINGS,
The r e a s o n f o r i t s supreme impoktance i s b e c a u s e a l l you have t o make use of i n b u i l d i n g y o u r e n t i ~ es t r u c t u r e of knowledge and power f o k c r e a t i n g ANYTHING, three elements:
TWO FATHER
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I w have now e a I can - b e l i e v z ---- a r r i v e d - t-a p o i n t w h e ~ e---- make t h e g r e a t - - b u t SIMPLJ3--undeslying p r i n c i p l e - Crjeation p e r f e c t l y --e a k of cl to - gou,
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2 b r e a k -- l i f e l o n g h a b i t down t h a t of i s t o take a - t h i n k i n g and s e e i n 8 c o m p l e x l y ---- one l i t t l e s t e p a t time, taking 3 l i t t l e i d e a a t a time - t e l l i t t o and you as and make s u r e t h a t you - though you were c h i l d r e n , ---- u n d e r s t a n d each s t e b e f o ~ e---- t a k e n , ~ t h e n e x t one i s
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t i t i o n of e f f e c t r e a c h i n g o u t toward i n f i n i t e s p a c e .
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I n my I l l u m i n a t i o n I i m m e d i a t e l y b-ew t h a t t h e e n t i r e t y of
t h e e l e c t r i c u n i v e r s e cf m a t t e r i n motion i s a n u n r e a l i t y , a c o s mic i l l u s i o n .
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you back w i t h m t o t h a t t i m e l e s s f l a s h of a l l - k n o w i n g and t r y t o e d e s c r i b e t h a t t i m e l e s s a l l - k n o w i n g a s b e s t I c a n , and a m p l i f y t h a t w i t h God s wokds which I w ~ o t edown a s m d i v i n e l y i n s p i r e d t e a c h y i n g s d u r i n g t h e time of c o m p l e t e . s e v e y a n c e . I i n s t a n t l y knew t h e KROWR a s ONE--the L i g h t of a l l - k n o w f n g Mind. I als of t h t o be TWO--the TWO ----o knew t h e T H I N K I N G - -e RNOWEi? - - - - - -of t h e p u l s i n g h e a r t b e a t of t h e KXOWEEasS e l e c t r i c t h i n k i n g . In th - -e
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THIS EIECTRO
- MAGNETIC
UBIVERS
O F
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The magnetic Light of Mind i s BALANCE and c o n t r o l 8 balance 'in a l l c r e a t i n g t h i n g s . It c e n t e r e a l l things from w i t h i n and cont r o l s them from without. It i s the surveyor and measurer of a l l d e s i r e f o r c r e a t i v e expression, It i s the i n v q s i b l e Light of t h e s p i r i t which Can be located i n a l l c r e a t i n g t h i n g s b u t cannot be i n s u l a t e d , nor a f f e c t e d , by any m a t e r i a l t h i n g .
It i s Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent.
It i s motionlese, changeless, undivided, unc ond i t i . o n e d , and d irnena ionle a 8 .
B l e c t r i c i t y i s the s e r v a n t of Mind. It i a t h e instrument which manif e a t s the Light of Mind knowing by forming t h e imaged body forms of Mind imagining and recording them in e l e o t r i c waves of matter im motion. & l e c t r i c l t y i e t h e d i v i d e r of a l l idea i n t o p a i r s of opposite expressiona of t h a t idea which e t e r n a l l y appear, disappear and reappear i n endless sequences t o c r e a t e a univerae of seeming change i n a balanced universe Fn which t h e r e i s no change. E l e c t r i c i t y i s the sex p r i n c i p l e of t h i s s e x e d - e l e c t r i c universe of sex conditioned matter i n two-way motio~
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C o n e e n t k a t i o n of
t h e seed p a t t e r n f o r t h e n e x t e f f o r t f o r f u l f i l l i n g gouk d e s i ~ e , A f t e r you have r e a c h e d t h e r e s t p o i n t of f u l f i l l m e n t you must t h e n r e l a x y o u r e f f o r t and c a P r y o n l y t h e seed p a t t e r n of t h a t d e s i r e outward t o r e s t i n expanded s p a c e f o p k e b i k t h i n t o t h e p a t t e r n of s e e d . , . T h a t i s t h e n e g a t f P e k e a c t i o n which e x p k e s s e s
In 4 - ~ O U Pt h i n k i n q 1 MOTHEBHOOD.
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r e a s o n t h i n g s o u t , If
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b u t they do n o t .
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motion.
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irnages a r e r e c o g n i z a b l e o n l y b y o t h e r thought images, f o p t h o u g h t images a r e e l ? c t r i c a l l y s s n s e d w i t h a n e l e c t p i e awareness of each other. T h a t e l e c t p i c a w a r e n e s s i s n a u g h t b l ~ tmotion--wave do n o know a n y t h i n g . They - -tvibra-
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w i t h a s something r e a l ,
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create.
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