The Twentieth and Twenty-first Sayings (Part 12)

And The Man continued addressing the Mariners and Companions of The Way.

“‘We might recall that the early Christians, imitating Jesus, met death not only because of their strong belief in their way of life, but because of their disenchantment with the world and with the secular people around them. And because of the death of these people – the persecution of Christians and Essenes – the world lost a great amount of beauty, power and Light. Consequently, the world was plunged into a great Age of Darkness. It is our duty and responsibility to see that this does not happen again. Our lessons from history tell us we must take a different approach than that taken by the ancients. If we do not, the world and all humankind will perish. This is the warning of the prophets. Jamil echoes this warning.

“‘Celestial bodies – planets, the moon, the sun, comets, or any object in space – affect and regulate life on the planet. If we were to suddenly lose the moon, life would change. Man is not in control of his destiny; he responds to the environment. Thus, when we talk about a new Church and Ministry that can participate in and alter the environment of the planet, we begin to understand the scope of what we are involved in.

“‘The world is not a mechanical device that is regulated like a watch – it responds to the environment just like people do. The new Sun has created a new environment and the planet is responding to it. As ministers aware of this response and change, we have an advantage – a preview of coming events – which gives us the edge on survival. This is the secret to Man of the future – to learn of the new Sun, how to work with it, and how to adapt to it. In the same way the ancients learned how to adapt to the presence of our moon and planets and the tilt of the earth, thousands of years ago. The old religions cannot solve the problems of the modern world because the conditions facing us now are new – they did not exist centuries ago.

“‘We must also be conscious of the ancient teaching of the conflict between cosmos and chaos. Cosmos is ordered – the order of nature. Chaos is a state in which there is no order. An individual living within The Community, living The Way and applying The System, is ordered. An individual who interprets nature on his or her own, and lives out of step with the natural order, is akin to chaos and must be in conflict with cosmos. The order of nature is disturbed by the secular world when its laws are based not on nature and the cosmos, but on chaos and disorder.

“‘The governments of the secular world, the economic and political powers, the materialistic churches and religions are out of step with cosmos. Since they do not acknowledge the new condition of the sun or the intelligence within it, they are part of chaos and must, inevitably, bring about their own self-destruction or the destruction of humankind or the planet, or all three.

“‘You must understand that there is a tremendous tension, as was taught in the Hermetic School, between chaos and cosmos – between death and sterility of the earth caused by nature in rebellion with God’s Order, Life and Fertility. When the planet and world governments are out of step with cosmos, they bring about sterility in the race. An example of this is seen in the Catholic Church as well as in other religions where the priests, by being celibate and refusing to bring children into the world, bring about a sinful state of affairs – they bring guilt down upon the people, they refuse to acknowledge God’s Truth come as Light, they fail to acknowledge the Sun of Righteousness, and they cling to the idea of sacrifice and atonement and the belief in a material and human god as opposed to a spiritual God of Light. We can see that this creates a tension because the people within the church are involved in that field, respond to it, and are caught up in that energy. Therefore, in His Second Appearance, God has emitted His Truth, which is manifest as Light filled with His Word, which is His Thought and Divine Plan for the restructuring of human society.

“‘We may call ourselves spiritual engineers, inasmuch as we are engineering the universe and bringing about favorable conditions on the planet by working with the cosmos and preventing chaos. The New Ministry is a Divine Community of individuals working with God’s Way. We have taken oaths to adhere to the new Laws of God and to live by new statutes and judgements. Thus, the Reign of God begins by the radiation or emission of Truth, which manifests in this world as Divine Light come from the spiritual Sun, commingled with the material light of the sun. By filling the world with Truth, God is able to re-enter human history by means of this Truth.

“‘Naturally, members of this Church must adhere to legal and administrative laws based on cosmos, that will prevent chaos from taking over the world. This is the most ancient concept in high philosophy of the ancient world. Individuals must see that they can fight against chaos by adhering to order and structure. The bishops and ministers of this New Community receive their status and their authority from The Child and his successors and from God. That they must adhere to the structure, not oppose it or walk out of step with it chaotically, is fundamental.’”

October 6, 2021

The commentary continues with how we in Community are affecting the sun’s field, how the human species must adapt to the changing conditions in the sun, and the primary purpose of our Order.

The Twentieth and Twenty-first Sayings (Part 11)

“Responding to these words, a third Mariner, the fourth person to speak said, ‘Given the fact that the destiny of the races is in our hands, and we are indeed generating a field within the sun, a favorable field, is it possible that Man will not respond to the field in a favorable manner? Will he be able, because he wants his own way, to resist the field instead of submitting to it?’

“And The Man replied saying, ‘That is an excellent question. We know that in the prophecies of ancient scripture, both in our Christian religion and in Hebrew tradition, but not restricted to them, we are told that in the latter days of the world humankind would decide whether it was to serve Light or Darkness – Good or Evil. Those that chose to serve Light would be blessed and evolve and be strengthened by the light of the sun, and those that refused would respond to Darkness which would bring them death – perhaps the death of the world.

“‘The material world and the material sun might die, but the spiritual Sun will not. The whole universe must respond to the Thought of God and the Divine Plan. Those people who do not respond must, by the law of nature, die out because they are not adapting to the new conditions. A species that does not adapt to the new condition – the new environment – or is out of step with the natural environment, in this case, the supernatural environment will become extinct. Naturalists speculate that the dinosaur and all the prehistoric animals that existed at one time failed to adapt. Those species are gone from the planet, never to return. At least it does not appear they are going to return. The same thing applies to Man who turns from the Light of God. He will have failed to adapt and will become extinct.

“‘The world is going to change as the result of the Sun of Righteousness, which is only a name to describe a spiritual Sun. The Order which we represent is part of this change. We can influence the material world, not by becoming active participants in the secular world but by influencing it through the power that we inject in the sun and, consequently, in its field. That is why it is so important for us to live the spiritual Way and exercise The System. That is the only method of rising above our human limitations. To pave new paths, to create a need for new order, to inspire and direct are the goals of the New-Age minister in this Church.

“‘The purpose of the Order is the transformation of the world. Jamil is the first Teacher who has given Man the means to accomplish this – no other Teacher in the past did so. Therefore, instead of trusting in religion as a kind of utopian religion of the future, or instead of admiring ancient religions and worshiping dead gods of history, we are able to participate in the race of tomorrow and the world of tomorrow, within this Church.

“‘The powers of the ministers of this Church dictate that they may use the sun. They can transform it. Those people who are in harmony with the sun cosmically are blessed and benefit in a very special way. All others do not. The sun brings life to those in Light and a kind of death to those in Darkness.’”

In this portion of the commentary is discussed the concepts of fields, the increased energy of the field when joined with others in Community, and our effect on the sun’s field.

The Twentieth and Twenty-first Sayings (Part 10)

“A second Mariner, the third person to speak, said, ‘When we talk about the creation of a spiritual State or a spiritual Nation, I suppose something along the line of Plato’s ideal republic, what are we talking about in terms of process of transformation? Having been brought up very strongly in the American way, where one believes in the separation of Church and State, it would seem to me that the process of living in Community would be a very complicated one – that is, to accept a process where enlightened men and women living God’s Law have no need for the secular State. It would be a very big step for most people. Is this transformation to be a gradual process or a quick process?’

“The Man looked at the Navigator and said, ‘Are you speaking of the Nation itself?’ The Mariner replied, ‘I am speaking of the development of The Community and the development of individuals who will be able to live in that kind of situation. It is a very complicated process – not only individual transformation, but also the structure and maintenance of that State within a world which may not accept the fact that there are enlightened people who can live under God’s Law without interference from the State. And obviously there will be something of a potential power struggle between the forces of the State and the forces of enlightened men and women trying to live God’s Law and not submit to genocide, chemical warfare, atomic warfare, not to be subscribers to military service, not to be impressed into excessive taxation, and so forth. We are apparently heading for some kind of a conflict, an ultimate conflict if the State chooses to work against God’s Will and carry out that conflict, or to bring it to a head.’

“And The Man answered him saying, ‘I will answer the question by an allegory. The sperm cell and the ovum, within their own world, perhaps view themselves for what they are – cells. They think like cells. They act like cells. And they are cells. Whether they know of the existence of other cells or not, I do not know – I suppose they are not aware of any other cell but themselves. When the sperm, which is a transporting kind of cell unique in the human body, propels itself along on a great journey, it is like a ship going across great seas. That sperm cell is driven by instinct and intelligence. But that sperm cell is initially directed by a thought of the male who generated it through an act of ejaculation. And that cell, or cells, has to be placed in the proper environment – a stream or a channel, the fallopian tube – by which it can transport or propel itself. When it gets into the vicinity of the ovum, which undoubtedly is surrounded by a field, that sperm cell responds to the intelligence within that field, and knows how to act. If it did not come into that field, it would not act at all like a sperm cell in that state. The ovum radiates a field and the field has intelligence, just like the sun radiates a field and has intelligence within it.

“‘Out of the coupling of the sperm cell and the ovum there is a state that brings to life a new and unique human being capable of generating life and carrying on the species. Indeed, these cells carry a blueprint for life. Now, neither the ovum nor the sperm cell probably has the vaguest idea of their capacity to create something so gigantic and great and dynamic as a human life. The sperm cell and the ovum are very small. To tell them that they are going to create a person probably would defy their cellular intelligence, especially if one told them that the person they would create would build ships and sail about the world and go off into space and talk a language and run computers. It would be entirely beyond the comprehension of those cells.

“‘When a person looks at the sun and lives The System as taught, that person is motivated by the Thought of God within that energy. When a person comes in contact with another individual, and these individuals collect together, they create a field. That field has intelligence and other people coming in contact with that field respond. So the condition or state of affairs is synergetic. And as we impregnate the sun, as the field of the sun is altered by the intelligence factors within it coupled with those of God, we can expect the world to change its attitudes toward religion and toward this Church. But we must be very patient and swim the channel, sail across great seas, make a coupling, and wait for the fetus to grow. It takes time. That is the only possible way I can give you an explanation or description of what is in my mind, in response to your question.’”