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.’”

The Twentieth and Twenty-first Sayings (Part 9)

“Then a second person, a Mariner, spoke, ‘It is my understanding of the Twenty-First Saying that by our love of God, and by living The Way, God enters our spirit and animates our soul, giving it spiritual life. Is this correct?’

“And The Man answered The Mariner who had spoken saying, ‘I believe that you are empowered by love. For example, a person can have an attitude toward the world, participate in human affairs, and have a state of life that is measured. That person falls in love. That person is then animated by that love and oftentimes changes for the better. That love can bring forth children which would not have been possible if that state had not been realized. I am speaking in ultimate terms now. And that is a synergetic power; in other words, out of the joining of two people something that did not exist outside of them, or with them as individuals, comes into being. If the sexes fail to unite, there cannot be new life on the planet. We do not create life of ourselves; therefore, individuals who believe that they can experience God by themselves are in error because it defies all laws of nature. It defies all spiritual Laws and all laws that have been revealed to us by inspired Teachers. That is like saying that people can create children without benefit of the other sex.

“‘If you love God, live The Way, adhere to The System within The Community, you then receive the benefits, synergetic benefits, and you are animated by God and you are transformed according to the measure by which you live.

“‘If a person looks at the sun and says, “I can accomplish as much by looking at the sun by myself as I can in Community,” it defies all teachings of nature. If it were not for bees spreading pollen, there would be no fruit on trees. How can the bee live unto itself? How can the fruit tree turn away from the benefit of the bee? If you kill one, the other dies.

“‘We are all animated by God and we are all governed by the laws of nature. Man is dictated to by the Laws of the spirit. And that is what is meant by revealed teachings. God sends messengers into the world to reveal through inspiration a knowledge of the spiritual dimension so that Man can live the Laws of the spirit. Without them he is not able to understand or benefit from them.

“‘That is why living The Way is so important in any spiritual evolvement of the individual. God is One. Every person mustneeds be in union with God’s Will. Harmony with that Will unifies a person with God, and that unity bestows blessings. A person is then animated by God’s Love. This Love is not attained when a person is contrary to God’s Will. Living The Way in Community causes God to enter our Light spirit, thus generating an immortal Soul. This Soul is created by God’s Love, and so long as we love God and live in accordance with God’s Divine Plan for human redemption, we live eternally with God.’”

As we continue with our review of The Twentieth and Twenty-first Sayings – our Part 8 – I found this segment to be particularly interesting as it deals with both spiritual Sight and physical sight.

“And a Companion of The Way, the first to speak, said: ‘I was thinking of the special blessing of God. What if a person is deprived of vision and the delight of looking at the sun and receiving its beneficial rays – could that blind person benefit while not actually perceiving the sun by means of sight? How is our spiritual evolvement determined by the absorption of sunlight, which we are told is the carrier of God’s Word? It seems fitting to ask this question now for it has concerned me for many years.’

“And The Man looked at the Companion who had spoken and answered him saying, ‘We have been told by the ancient teachers, prophets and Holy Ones of times past who gave us our religions and who served as spokesmen and Messengers of God that in order to attain immortality, every person is required to generate a spiritual body of Light. Immortality is not bestowed upon us by that physical body given to us by our earthly parents. Immortality is granted to us only by God who, being spirit, is known only by the spirit. If a body of spirit not be created, then we can never know God. This we are told by the ancients. And our own Jamil, beloved Child of God sent into the world to proclaim the appearance of God in the Sun of Righteousness, has confirmed this.

“‘Every person must needs be reborn; that is, given new life in spirit which assumes a Form, a Being and a Consciousness of its own. This life should never be confused with our physical form or with our emotional being, character or personality, nor with our rational, reasoning self. As each of us was procreated by our parents together by means of conception, God creates us spiritual beings by means of the Divine Word and Image. This process is governed by supernatural law just as our physical being is governed by natural law. Generation and creation are not possible outside of these laws.

“‘This explains why The Teachings entrusted into the care of The Community are so important to the race. Being revealed to us from higher worlds of spirit by the Will of God, they give us the means by which each and every one of us may be created God’s people to be ruled and governed by Divine Law, just as the people of the world are governed by the laws of nature and by Man’s law. The two – natural and supernatural law – must be considered separate and apart from one another. The religions of the world often confuse this fact, and they serve social order more than Godly order.

“‘We are told that the Divine Light radiated from the spiritual Sun of Righteousness manifests as God’s Image, and that God’s Word is found within that Image. The Light of God is eternal Life, and the Word of God is eternal Truth. Those who look upon God’s Image and hear God’s Word are made new spiritual beings. Does this mean that only people who have physical eyesight are able to create a spiritual body because of those eyes? Of course not. We are talking about a spiritual Body. The physical eyes, the mind, the senses are the only means we have of measuring reality as ordinary humans. And if we use those faculties of cognition and the perceptory senses to look beyond perceptions of the natural world and go on to the more refined causes of those perceptions, we then see reality in a different way and bring into effect those senses behind the physical senses. So there is, to answer your question, a Sight behind physical sight.

“‘We know that people are able to see color fields, electrical fields, and force fields around living things by use of the eyes and even without the use of the eyes. Sometimes they can read with the palms of the hands and see colors through the back of the head. So the senses, perhaps, are different than our understanding of them. Therefore, I would say that though a person who has the faculties of eyesight can experience something a blind person cannot, we know that blind persons or persons who have a handicap in sight are sometimes more sensitive in other senses. I would say that a person can see the sun without means of the physical eyes. I believe a person can see the spiritual Sun without physical eyes. We have all seen visions with our eyes closed at night, even during the day. We can see with our eyes closed. I believe that if a blind person were to face the sun, that person would see the Image of God and hear the Word of God within it just as much as a person with sight.

“‘You can experience this for yourself by raising your palms to the sun. You can feel the pulse of the sun and become very sensitized to it even by turning the back of the head to the sun. With practice, you can become very sensitive and receive the benefits of the sun just as surely as if you would receive the beneficial rays of the sun by means of the eyes.

“‘The great mystery of spiritual rebirth by means of the spiritual Sun of Righteousness is the goal of a lifetime. Spiritual rebirth cannot be attained by wrong means. The intent of a person, which is always known to the spirit and to God, must needs be pure. Those who would look upon, or hope to look upon, the spiritual Sun with wrong intent never perceive it. Indeed, they are blind – without spiritual Sight. With pure intent – by desiring to serve God with one’s whole heart and being – spiritual Sight is restored, for we are born with that Sight, not with physical sight. If a person looks to The Community and desires position; or comes to us because of love of another person; or desires companionship, status, comfort, or for any other material benefits that may be realized – meaning they come to The Community for selfish motives – they will not see God’s Image nor hear God’s Word. They are indeed blind, and no prophet would or could restore their vision.’”

I am happy to report that we had a series of very successful meetings with Bishop Yukinori while he was here for two weeks visiting us. He returned to Japan early this morning. We discussed a set of plans to increase our presence in Japan, which I will tell you about soon. Yuki also stayed at the newly remodeled retreat at the Red Rock Sanctuary.

The Twentieth and Twenty-first Sayings (Part 7)

“And The Man thought much to himself, speaking to his own spirit and heart. He remembered the words of his father who had expressed his beliefs about immortality a year before his death. His father believed he would live through his children, and that through them and their children he would gain immortality on this earth. Many mortals, believing as did his father, fail to acknowledge the existence of the soul or understand that it is given birth by means of God’s Image and Word.

“The Man understood that Man was made in the Image of Light, and that God’s Word spoke to that Image in spirit. To know God, or to gain immortality, is a spiritual act distinct from any material undertaking, separate from Man’s mortal nature. Indeed, God’s Word is intelligible only to those spiritual faculties reborn in Man by the Image of God manifest in the spiritual Sun. To think of Man’s mortal nature as being the image originally created by God was a grave error. Man has been created spirit, in the Image of God. Thus, only in spirit is Man truly able to realize immortality. And that immortality is gained only by living The Way as revealed by God’s inspired messengers.

“And he said to himself: ‘God does not speak to the faculties of emotion, or to the mind of the physical body. If a person fails to experience a rebirth of spirit, which is a re-creation and regeneration of that form in which Man was originally made, then God cannot be experienced. Being spirit, God can only be known in spirit.

“‘The singular teaching of The Community is: with God’s Second Appearance, Man again has access to God. The revelations entrusted into the care of The Community instruct humankind in The Way of attaining God. It was the Will of God that this Way be revealed to humankind on an orderly basis.

“‘Once an individual receives this revelation, one is bound to live The Way within The Community. This is the Divine Marriage in which a person puts on a garment of divine Light and weds God. Once wed, a person leaves behind mortal attachment to society and serves God with all of one’s being. One becomes spirit and serves the spirit. There is no longer a personal life for that person, but only a life of dedicated service to the establishment of God’s new Spiritual Nation.’

“The Man did not reveal these thoughts to the Mariners or to the Companions. Instead, he asked them to make comment on the Sayings he had given them.”

And we will begin reviewing the commentary next week.

I am very pleased to tell you that the head or our Cosolargy Institute of Japan, Bishop Yukinori Matsushita, arrived yesterday from Tokyo for a two week visit here at the Community Center in Reno. It’s been two years since our last Convocation when he was here last so, needless to say, we are very happy to see him. Yuki is staying at the new retreat apartment at the Red Rock Sanctuary which was just completed last week for his arrival. You can expect an article in the Community Communique soon with photos about this new facility at the Sanctuary, and I will keep you updated on our new visions and plans for Cosolargy in Japan.

Now, let us continue with our review of the Twentieth and Twenty-first Sayings of Jamil.

The Twentieth and Twenty-first Sayings (Part 6)

“‘The Community is a spiritual Church not a material church. It deals with Cosmic Laws, with the Teachings of God and with revealed doctrines. It is exclusive, unique, original. The Canon Law of the Church governs its activity. Society cannot live without civilizing laws. Nations are governed by laws they create, but all nations and peoples respond to the laws of nature more than to their civil laws.

“‘If God wishes to create a spiritual nation of spiritual people in the world, it would seem that nature acknowledges this change. Because our Teachings are revealed from a higher source than Man’s secular knowledge, we are being given an opportunity to participate in the future of humankind. Many find that hard to believe. They expect all things will continue as before.

“‘The Messianists of this New Church are under vows and are dedicated to serve God in this New Age. They are empowered to affect the sun, and that effect brings about a healing of the races of Man on earth. People who place themselves under the care, protection and guidance of these ministers, who follow The Way and The System, are distinctively blessed by the healing rays of the sun. Just as individuals are so blessed, The Community and even nations are blessed.

“‘The power that God has promised to the New Ministers shall set them apart from the ministers of other churches that are self-proclaimed and hold to the tradition and authority given them by the State. Because of tradition, the State recognizes these churches though they do not have power authorized by God.

“‘The preaching of the New Ministers shall have a force and a strength and shall not be empty and weak words of the unordained of God. This force and strength are indicated by the words of the Twentieth Saying: `God shall, by means of the spiritual Sun, generate a New People to be formed into a New Nation unlike any nation of former times. And this spiritual Nation shall be governed by God’s Spirit made Law. And Ministers of this New State shall be under oath to live in accordance with its laws, and to pledge themselves to instruct the human family in the New Way that God has decreed. Those who fulfill this teaching share in a special blessing of God.”’

“These words he said aloud. But there were others left unsaid which he heard within his spiritual being.”