The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ. Levi

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СКАЧАТЬ style="font-size:15px;">      14 So evil is the inharmonious blending of the colors, tones, or forms of good.

      15 Now, man is not all-wise, and yet has will his own. He has the power, and he uses it, to mix God’s good things in a multitude of ways, and every day he makes discordant sounds, and evil things.

      16 And every tone and form, be it of good, or ill, becomes a living thing, a demon, sprite, or spirit of a good or vicious kind.

      17 Man makes his devil thus; and then becomes afraid of him and flees; his devil is emboldened, follows him away and casts him into torturing fires.

      18 The devil and the burning fires are both the works of man, and none can put the fires out and dissipate the evil one, but man who made them both.

      19 Then Jesus stood aside, and not a magus answered him.

      20 And he departed from the throng and went into a secret place to pray.

      CHAPTER 40

      Jesus teaches the magians. Explains the Silence and how to enter it. Kaspar extols the wisdom of Jesus. Jesus teaches in the groves of Cyrus.

      Now, in the early morning Jesus came again to teach and heal. A light not comprehended shown about, as though some mighty spirit overshadowed him.

      2 A magus noted this and asked him privately to tell from whence his wisdom came, and what the meaning of the light.

      3 And Jesus said, There is a Silence where the soul may meet its God, and there the fount of wisdom is, and all who enter are immersed in light, and filled with wisdom, love and power.

      4 The magus said, Tell me about this Silence and this light, that I may go and there abide.

      5 And Jesus said, The Silence is not circumscribed; is not a place closed in with wall, or rocky steeps, nor guarded by the sword of man.

      6 Men carry with them all the time the secret place where they may meet their God.

      7 It matters not where men abide, on mountain top, in deepest vale, in marts of trade, or in the quiet home; they may at once, at any time, fling wide the door, and find the Silence, find the house of God; it is within the soul.

      8 One may not be so much disturbed by noise of business, and the words and thoughts of men if he goes all alone into the valley or the mountain pass.

      9 And when life’s heavy load is pressing hard, it is far better to go out and seek a quiet place to pray and meditate.

      10 The Silence is the kingdom of the soul which is not seen by human eyes.

      11 When in the Silence, phantom forms may flit before the mind; but they are all subservient to the will; the master soul may speak and they are gone.

      12 If you would find this Silence of the soul you must yourself prepare the way. None but the pure in heart may enter here.

      13 And you must lay aside all tenseness of the mind, all business cares, all fears, all doubts and troubled thoughts.

      14 Your human will must be absorbed by the divine; then you will come into a consciousness of holiness.

      15 You are within the Holy Place, and you will see upon a living shrine the candle of the Lord aflame.

      16 And when you see it burning there, look deep within the temple of your brain, and you will see it all aglow.

      17 In every part, from head to foot, are candles all in place, just waiting to be lighted by the flaming torch of love.

      18 And when you see the candles all aflame, just look, and you will see, with eyes of soul, the waters of the fount of wisdom rushing on; and you may drink, and there abide.

      19 And then the curtains part, and you are in the Holiest of All, where rests the Ark of God, whose covering is the Mercy Seat.

      20 Fear not to lift the sacred board; the Tables of the Law are in the Ark concealed.

      21 Take them and read them well; for they contain all precepts and commands that men will ever need.

      22 And in the Ark, the magic wand of prophecy lies waiting for your hand; it is the key to all the hidden meanings of the present, future, past.

      23 And then, behold, the manna there, the hidden bread of life; and he who eats shall never die.

      24 The cherubim have guarded well for every soul this treasure box, and whosoever will may enter in and find his own.

      25 Now Kaspar heard the Hebrew master speak and he exclaimed, Behold, the wisdom of the gods has come to men!

      26 And Jesus went his way, and in the sacred groves of Cyrus, where the multitudes were met, he taught and healed the sick.

      CHAPTER 41

      Jesus stands by a healing fountain. Reveals the fact that faith is the potent factor in healing and many are healed by faith. A little child teaches a great lesson of faith.

      A flowing spring that people called the Healing Fount, was near Persepolis.

      2 And all the people thought that at a certain time of year their deity came down and gave a virtue to the waters of the fount, and that the sick who then would plunge into the fount and wash would be made whole.

      3 About the fount a multitude of people were in waiting for the Holy One to come and potentize the waters of the fount.

      4 The blind, the lame, the deaf, the dumb, and those obsessed were there.

      5 And Jesus, standing in the midst of them, exclaimed, Behold the spring of life! These waters that will fail are honored as the special blessing of your God.

      6 From whence do healing virtues come? Why is your God so partial with his gifts? Why does he bless this spring today, and then tomorrow take his blessings all away?

      7 A deity of power could fill these waters full of healing virtue every day.

      8 Hear me, you sick, disconsolate: The virtue of this fount is not a special gift of God.

      9 Faith is the healing power of every drop of all the waters of this spring.

      10 He who believes with all his heart that he will be made whole by washing in this fount will be made whole when he has washed; and he may wash at any time.

      11 Let every one who has this faith in God and in himself plunge in these waters now and wash.

      12 And many of the people plunged into the crystal fount; and they were healed.

      13 And then there was a rush, for all the people were inspired with faith, and each one strove to be among the first to wash, lest all the virtue be absorbed.

      14 And Jesus saw a little child, weak, faint and helpless, sitting all alone beyond the surging crowd; and there was none to help her to the fount.

      15 And Jesus said, My little one, why do you sit and wait? Why not arise and hasten to the fount and wash, and be made well?

      16 The child replied, I need not haste; the blessings of my Father in the sky are measured not in tiny cups; they never fail; their СКАЧАТЬ