“The first step towards being wise is to acknowledge the extent of your ignorance. Concern yourself with the vast amount of knowledge that you lack, and place no undue importance on that, which you possess. As womanly loveliness is best displayed in a modest garment, so is quiet behavior and unpretentious bearing best becoming the wise.

“Remember that all men are born equally into ignorance, and no man, whatever his estate, lacks the means to knowledge. True wisdom comes not from books and instruction but from observation and enquiry.

“The learned scribe knows a thousand books, but what knows he about the ways of the grasshopper? The knowledge of a gardener brings him more joy than does knowledge to a magistrate. The life of a wilderness wanderer depends not on his knowledge of books but on his knowledge of the ways of the wilderness.

“If you would not be deemed foolish in the eyes of others, then cast aside the desire to appear wise to your own edification. If you would appear wise among the foolish, then you will appear foolish among the wise.

“A wise man speaks but rarely, and each word is a precious stone. The fool pours forth a torrent of words, but they are all dross. Words spoken with calm forthrightness are burnished with the luster of Truth.

“The wise man turns a deaf ear to his own praise; he does not know his own worth and is the last in discovering the greatest of his achievements.

“No man is wise enough to know his own folly before he has committed it, but nothing is lost to the wise, for failure becomes his guide to success.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MPR:20:1-7)

The First Step

The first step for gaining true wisdom is to admit that you are ignorant in certain ways, no matter how great a formal education you have. Formal education is good for learning about the physical world, but in most cases, teaches nothing about the spiritual. If they do have any classes on spirituality or religion, it is from the churches that have lost their way and embraced materialism. A good rule of thumb is that if a church or religion teaches that it is acceptable to kill other people under certain circumstances, such as when the government declares war, that is a lost church.

All Born Ignorant

Whether our parents are rich, poor, or middle-class, we are all born ignorant. We have to gradually learn about the world around us by observation, and by what our parents tell us. It is worth noting that very few infants are prejudice in any way, unless they have been taught prejudice by their parents. More importantly, we need to awaken our dormant spirit and develop our spiritual Self. Only by developing our Spirit can we gain True Wisdom, the kind that comes from God and was called Gnosis by the Gnostics.

Do not try to Appear Wise

No matter how wise you think you are, you should avoid trying to appear wise. One reason is because doing so indicates that you lack humility, and humility is needed for spiritual growth. Another reason is it may anger others and cause them to send negative energy towards you, which can cause harm.

Speak When You have Something to Say

I remember years ago, before I retired, that a manager told me after a staff meeting, that I rarely said anything during the meetings. He said that I needed to say more, even if it was trivial, just to show that I was participating. That is the attitude of the materialistic world. Spiritual people know it is better to remain silent if you have nothing significant to say, or if you realize that the people you are with would not listen to what you said anyway.

Not Wise Enough

None of us is wise enough to always know when we are making a bad decision. But the wise person learns from their bad decisions, and pledges to do better in the future.

“Each man’s life should leave its impress on Earth, and each man should depart a better man for having lived. Repine not for lost opportunities, for opportunity does not perish at death. Do your best here and

you will do better elsewhere. Be wise here, and you will be wiser in another place.

“Earthly success is not the measure of a man’s achievement, for a gain here may mean a loss elsewhere. An earthly loss may mean a spiritual gain; the scales are always just.

“When in old age you say, “Alas that life is short,” then consider the way you abused and wasted it in your youth, is not your reward fitting? Remember that the paths to pleasant old age are chosen in youth.

They are the paths of simplicity, moderation, cleanliness and virtue.

“Consider the ruthlessness of rulers, the greed of the rich and

the willfulness of the powerful. If these dare to enslave the Earth and wreck misery upon the people, knowing they can enjoy the fruits of their oppression but a brief span of years, what would they not set out to achieve were their span of life doubled or were they immortal?

“Therefore, the Great God in His wisdom has ordained the proper span of man’s life. If, then, you think life is short, why dissipate it so and why waste the precious days? Is it not economy, which makes a man rich, and not abundance?

“The wise man lives fully all his life, and he is always conscious of being alive. The fool is always beginning to live, and the weakling shrinks from it and seeks forgetfulness in comfort. Those who half

live are already half dead.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MPR:4:33-38)

Leave an Impression

It is a good thing to leave an impression behind when our earthly life is over, provided that impression is positive. To leave an impression as a criminal, a liar, or a greedy person is not desirable, yet many choose to do so. As spiritual people, we should leave an impression of one who has helped people and the planet itself become more spiritual, as is God’s desire. At the very least, we should leave an impression of one who is kind, loving, generous, and helpful.

Repine Not

We should not fret over our mistakes or missed opportunities of the past, but instead, seek to do better in the present and the future. Very few of us have been spiritual since birth. We may have even gone through a period of being very materialistic. But if we learned our lesson and became more spiritual, we need not worry about the past. It is possible that we will have a karmic debt to pay, but it is possible that our good deeds of today will wipe out those debts. Also, as the quote says, if you do your best here, you will be able to do even more good in the afterlife.

Earthly Success

What most people consider success on earth is not true success at all. Having a lot of money or material possessions is not true success. Having political power is not real success. Those things are gone when you depart the earth, and wasting your time on them means you will probably do little to develop true success, which is the awakening and developing of the spiritual faculties. Earthly success is fleeting; spiritual success makes one immortal.

Span of Life

While it can be argued that if spiritual people lived longer, they could do more good, it is also true that if evil people lived longer, they would do more evil. Unfortunately, at this time the evil people in the world outnumber the good, so it is a good thing that physical life is limited to 120 years, at most. It is possible that in the future, when we become more spiritual, that may increase quite a bit. And it is not so much how long you live as how you live that matters. Sometimes, those who accomplish great things live short lives. So don’t be a fool and hide from life; embrace life, and use it as an opportunity to grow spiritually.

“Commune with your soul within, and consider how wonderfully you are created. Meditate long upon your nature, contemplate the powers you possess. Consider your needs and desires; thus, you will find the proper path through life and a sure guide to direct your footsteps.

“As the union of heat and tinder produces fire, so does the union of soul and body produce life in man.

“Nothing is constant in life, except wisdom, knowledge and skill. Life ebbs and flows, as the tide and the fortunes of men wax and wane as the moon. The rich become poor, and the poor become rich. The powerful become weak, and the weak become powerful. Where the stream flowed

yesteryear is now dust, and the cooling waters have moved elsewhere. The lakes of last season have joined the wilderness, and the dykes have become pits. Fortune smiles upon the improvident, and misfortune smites the worthy. Men are born handsome or ugly, rich or poor; they inherit a life of ease or a life of struggle.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MPR:4:1-3)

Commune With your Spirit

We should commune with our Spirit and contemplate how wonderful it is that we have been created with an immortal Soul, giving us the possibility of an eternal life in heaven. That eternal life is not guaranteed, but must be earned by awakening and developing our spiritual faculties and by obeying the Law of God.

Consider Needs and Desires

Considering your needs and desires doesn’t mean that you should give in to all your desires, but that you should learn to distinguish between real needs and physical desires that are often harmful to the process of awakening and developing the spiritual faculties. As for the powers we possess, this again is not talking about physical strength or other physical abilities, but our spiritual powers that few are aware of. As Jesus is reported to have said, “Have faith the size of a mustard seed, and when you tell a mountain to move, it will move.” In other words, when you truly believe in the unlimited power of spirit, you will be able to do miraculous things.

Union of Soul and Body

The true union of the body and soul does produce life. The ancients said this because they didn’t consider the body by itself a living thing. After all, its life is temporary. But when we successfully unite body, mind, and Spirit, we become truly immortal.

Nothing is Constant

The physical realm is all about change. Beings get old and die. Some who were poor get rich, and some who were rich become poor. Fertile land becomes desert, and desert becomes fertile land. The great Sahara Desert was once fertile land. Some do inherit a life of ease, while others get one of constant struggle, but such things can change, and often do. Some of the wealthiest people of today were once poor. Of course, true wealth comes from wisdom and knowledge, not material goods. So develop your spiritual Self, and gain wisdom and knowledge.

“He is not a New God but the Oldest God of All, the Father of All Ages, the Ancient One of yore. He requires no temple to establish His glory or sacrifice to give Him strength. A cheerful nature is more acceptable to this God than offerings of gold and silver by the bad-tempered man, or the sacrificial ox of the churlish man. He prefers the man who gives a willing hand to his neighbor, to one who brings Him treasure.

“A word of encouragement to a man in distress is of more value to Our God than loud praises in His temple. He does not take all and remain mute. He seeks not gifts with no purpose, or wasteful sacrifices. What can man give that will add to His glory? What thing fashioned by man could benefit the One God, who by taking thought could create a universe?

‘Work for Our God, and He will work for you. He remembers well the man, who labors on His behalf. He who labors to the benefit of others works for the Great God. He who improves Earth works for Him.

“The purpose of man’s sojourn on Earth is the glorification of man, not the glorification of God, who is the All Glorious One. Thus it is written in the plans of God.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MPR:2:33-35)

Not a New God

While Christianity may be a relatively new religion, that doesn’t mean the God of Christianity is a new god. I’m not talking about Jesus, who many worship as god, but the True God that Jesus called “Father”. This is the same God worshipped by the Essenes and Pythagorians, among others. Simply because these old religions predated Christianity doesn’t mean they worshiped false gods.

No Sacrifices Required

While false gods may like sacrifices of blood and burnt offerings, the true God has no need, or desire, for such sacrifices. As the creator of all that is real, there is nothing we can give God that isn’t already His. The one sacrifice He desires is that we serve His Will and obey His Laws.

The One God, Who could Create a Universe

The true God is the one who created the real universe, the permanent universe of Spirit. The Universe of matter, which the Demiurge created, is a deformed and temporary creation full of death, disease, and suffering. None of those horrors exists in the realm of the True God of Spirit.

Work for God and God Will Work for You

God wants to save all of humanity, but He helps those who do His Work on Earth. That work is to help in the process of turning the deformed realm of matter back into Spirit. God wants us to help in that process, which means that we must first awaken and develop our own Spiritual faculties. Until we do that, we cannot truly understand God and what He wants from us.

Glorification of Man

This statement can be easily misunderstood. It doesn’t mean that we should worship other Men, or put the laws of man ahead of the Laws of God. It means that we must each achieve the glory God wants of us by developing our Spiritual faculties until we reach that high level of consciousness where we become One with the All, One with God and the Angels in Heaven.

“Naked does man come from his mother’s womb, and naked does he return to the womb of the Earth. He brings no possessions with him to Earth, and no more can be taken out. Yet, he leaves not altogether as he entered, for though his riches and estate, his titles, even his clothes are left behind, if he has lived wisely, he goes out richer in soul wisdom and arrayed in soul beauty. Man arrives at the Great Portal arrayed in glory or clothed in horror.

“In the newborn childling is the soft seed of the slumbering soul; this will be developed, moulded and fashioned throughout the period of its earthly existence. It will be shaped by man himself to his own inner likeness; then, when stripped of its outward bodily covering, man will stand revealed to himself and be faced with splendour or horror.

“In the likeness, to which the soul is fashioned in the body, so shall it come forth in the spirit on its appointed day.

“Thus it is written in the Secret Books of Wisdom, which are revealed to the few. The body is a womb, life the days of conception, and death the birth of the soul. Is it not written that some shall bring forth

monsters and fearful things, and some shall bear gods? These things are not beyond understanding.

-The Kolbrin Bible (MPR:3:33-36)

Naked Does Man Come

We arrive on Earth naked, and we bring no possessions with us. We may have possessions that our parents, or other relatives, bought for us, but we nonetheless arrive naked. Likewise, when we leave, we can take no material possessions with us. Yet there are people who spend their lives accumulating as many things as they can, as if somehow, they will be able to take it with them.

We can Go Out Richer

Even though we can’t take money or material goods with us when we die, we can die with real wealth that we can take with us. That real wealth is an awakened and developed soul. It would be best if we developed our souls to the point where they reach the highest level of consciousness and become one with God, but few manage to do that. Fortunately, as long as we have started the process of spiritual development, we will be able to continue with it after we pass into the afterlife. The quote says that we arrive at Heaven’s Gate “ arrayed in glory or clothed in horror.” That is not accurate. If we are dark beings, we will never go to Heaven’s Gate at all.

Slumbering Soul

The next part of the quotes says the newborn child arrives in this world with a “Slumbering Soul”. It is more accurate to say the soul is in a dormant state, somewhat like being in a coma. The quote than says this soul must be awakened and developed while we are on Earth. That is true, but unfortunately, only a very small number of people ever bother to do so. Now that we are at the beginning of the final age of Man and have the Sun of Righteousness shining down on us, it is getting easier for people to wake up. The bad news is that energy can also be used by dark people to become even more evil. That problem will eventually be overcome, but we are probably in for some rough years ahead.

Secret Book

This Secret Book of Wisdom is unknown to us today, yet what it says is basically true. Some of us will bring forth monsters within us by embracing the negative and evil of the world. Others will bring forth gods by awakening the little piece of God that is our Divine Soul. If you want to become immortal, awaken your Soul.

“Mortal man may, in the course of time, forget his experiences, but within the soul, they are retained forever. The soul is a hunter, and the quarry is Truth. The weapons of the hunt are reason and experience.

“The years of the wrongdoer and he who walks in wickedness plant more wrinkles and scars on the face of the soul than on the face of the body.

“The soul is not born, nor does it know itself as a soul. The purpose of its earthly journey is to awaken it to self-awareness and to provide it with the ability to continue existence in the Region Beyond the West. Therefore, how could it enter upon earthly life with these things? Were they already there, life and Earth would have no purpose.

“The soul is bodiless within the body, everlasting among things that change and pass away. Man does not perceive his soul, because his senses face outward from the soul, towards earthly things, with which it makes contact. So it is that only the most developed of men can close out the material things about them and turn their senses inward to perceive the soul.

“The soul looks out through the eyes and sees all, which is without, but nothing of this can look in through the eyes and see the soul, even though the soul’s feeling may be reflected there. An eye without a soul behind it sees nothing.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MPR:3:18-22)

Man Forgets

It is true that we forget our previous life as spiritual beings, but on the other hand, our physical memory is far greater than most of us believe. That is because we have hidden within us the memories of past generations going back as far as 32 generations. In most cases, those memories of past relatives remain unknown to us, but occasionally, one can come forward and take over. This can happen when some kind of trauma causes the personality to become withdrawn. We have seen this in movies such as “The Three Faces of Eve,” where it was called multiple-personality disorder, but is now known as Dissociative Identity Disorder. Neither of these names recognizes the fact that it is not a splitting of one personality that causes this, but the coming forward of the personalities of ancestors. This is also where the mistaken concept of reincarnation comes from. Either that, or someone is simply tapping into memories found in the Akashic Records.

Walking in Wickedness

The quote says that one who does wicked things scars his Soul more than his body. I’m not sure that is true. The Soul cannot break into pieces. That does not happen. The Soul is a spirit, not a china plate. What can happen is that the Soul will leave the person, and he will become one of the Soulless, a group which exists in large numbers these days.

The Soul is not Born

It is true that the Soul is not born. As pure Spirit, it exists outside of the limitations of space and time. It is necessary, as the quote says, to awaken the Soul to its self-awareness, or as we prefer to say in Cosolargy, make it Conscious. A fully conscious Soul is a powerful thing. I have no idea why the quote says the Soul exists “beyond the West,” but we know it exists as part of the spiritual realm, not the material.

The Soul is Bodiless

This claim is true if you think of a body only in the material sense. Actually, the Soul has a body, but it is pure Spirit, or if you prefer, it is Divine Light.

The Soul Looks Out

The Quote says that the Soul looks out through the eyes. This isn’t true. The Spirit/Soul has its own spiritual senses and does not rely on the physical senses that can easily be tricked. IT is true, in a sense, that the eye without the Soul “sees nothing”. It is more accurate to say that the eyes see nothing real, nothing Spiritual. The eyes can see the physical world, but what they see is not even the real nature of the physical realm, but only illusions created by the brain. So awaken and develop your Soul if you wish to deal with Reality.

“Man dreams and says this is reality. He sees the shadow, but is blinded before the light. He reasons and is deceived. The design of the True God and His nature cannot be understood in the light of reason, for reason is not with this God, who knows all things without reason.

“There is none other like unto the One God in all His glory. Whose strength can challenge Him? Whose will can contend with His will? Whose might can equal His? Where is another with His wisdom? Who in goodness can compare with Him?

“By the power of His thoughts, many kingdoms are brought forth beyond Earth. He speaks the unutterable word, and they are created. He rules His creatures with infinite wisdom and directs their destinies with unchallengeable decrees. His will controls the forces within men , and the thing they seek unknowingly is Him. As the body, when hungry is filled with the urge to eat and when thirsty, with the urge to drink, so is the spirit in man filled with the urge to seek God.

“His ordinances govern Earth and the Heavens above. All things therein have their appointed place and purpose, and in their nature conform to His Law. His ways are inscrutable, transcending the understanding of men. His thoughts are a mystery, which men may not fathom, they are veiled and withdrawn beyond the comprehension of mortals.

“His design is unrevealed to the multitude. Few are the men who can understand why He planted the road to the Place of Glory with the sharp stones of suffering and pain. Or why life is a struggle through the thorny forest of adversity.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MPR:2:9-13)

Man Dreams

You might think this first sentence in the quote is false because you know your dreams are not reality. But what this sentence really means is that the world of matter is no more real than your dreams. That is not to say that the realm of matter doesn’t exist, but rather that it is the realm of illusion, and it is not at all what it seems to be. As the next sentence says, we see the shadow, but are blinded by the Light. You can compare this sentence to Plato’s allegorical tale of the people living in a cave who think that the shadows they see on the wall are reality. The shadows are not reality, and matter is not the true reality. Actual reality is the Spiritual Realm of Light created by the true God.

None Other Like God

There is only one True God, who is the God of Light, the God of Spirit. The god of matter is a false god. So are the many gods that have been created by humans in their minds. Even if millions believe in some of these gods, that doesn’t make them the True God. As the quote says, no other has the strength, wisdom, and will of the True God. It should mention Love since love is the greatest of God’s attributes, and the one God expects us to follow as well. Not Love of some who are similar to us, but love of all.

Kingdoms Brought Forth

It may be true that God has created many “kingdoms,” but all He creates is Spirit. Matter is the false creation made by the Demiurge.

His Ordinances

God’s Law is the highest law in both the spiritual and physical realms. Some men like to think they can make laws that override the Law of God, but they are wrong. While men may write laws that are contrary to the Laws of God, God still expects all of us to obey His Law.

His Thoughts are a Mystery

This is something you hear said in many conventional Churches. When someone asks why God does certain things, or allows evil things to happen, the pat answer is that Man cannot understand the reasoning of God. That is true for those who try to understand Him with their physical brain-mind. But those who make the effort to awaken and develop their spiritual faculties will eventually reach a level of consciousness that puts them into direct contact with God. When that happens, God’s thoughts will no longer be a mystery.

Road of Sharp Stones

It is true that the path of enlightenment is not smooth or straight. It is a difficult path for two reasons. One is that if we are to be agents of God on Earth, we have to be strong, and facing adversity helps us develop that strength, much like lifting weights helps us develop muscular strength. The other reason is that the demonic agents of the Demiurge do not want us to develop our Spiritual Self, so they put obstacles in our path. We should not let those “sharp stones” turn us away from developing our Spiritual Self.

“Wherever the sun shines or the wind blows; wherever there is an eye to see with clarity or an ear to hear with understanding, a mind to receive and assimilate, there let the greater way of life be made known and the maxims of Truth be honored and obeyed.

“Written for the elect by the Master of Mysteries, once Overseer of Harvests and Recorder of Taxes. Guardians of Tombs and Upholder of Royal Decrees, Beloved of the High Gods and the gods. Keeper of the Secrets of the Highest God, Lesser Lord of Jubilees and Grand Scribe of the Sacred Writings. One born into the house of a false god, whom he rejected, Distributor of Barley Seed and Master of the Great Sanctuary. Chief of Seers and Guardian of the Great Mysteries. Watcher at the Sacred Shrine and

Defender of the Lakeland and the Gates. Inspector of the Courtyard of the Sacred Being, Guardian of the Hidden Records and Servant of the Secret Temple, Messenger of the True God. Third Begotten Son of an enlightened father, a Magistrate of a goodly city. Son of a gentle lady Sistrum bearer and mistress of the song-stresses in the Temple of the Twofold God. Now one whose name is obliterated by unchallengeable decree, but once a man of goodstanding in this country, whose estate remains to this day.”

-The Kolbrin Bible (MPR:1:6-7)

Wherever the Sun Shines

It is not by accident that the sun is the first thing mentioned here. The ancient priests of Egypt were aware of the importance of the sun and its connection to spiritual awakening and growth. As was standard with spiritual knowledge, they never say it right out, but just hint at it or use an allegory.

Greater Way be Known

The Greater way of life is that of spiritual development. Anyone can develop a reasonable life in the material world, but it takes special individuals to be able to awaken and develop the Greater Way of spiritual Knowledge and Truth.

Written for the Elect

The author of the quote doesn’t directly say what was written for the elect, but included in his long list of titles for this person is “Grand Scribe of the Sacred Writings.” From that, we know that what was written for the elect is the Sacred Writings that help people awaken and develop their spiritual Self. Much of these ancient writings were lost, especially when the library of Alexandria was burned down. Fortunately, Cosolargy has been able to regain much of those teachings and modernize them for a new age and new people. It is still true that they are written for the elect, but with the Sun of Righteousness shining down on us now, it is becoming easier for people to awaken and become members of the elect.

Guardian of the Hidden Records

One who was born in the house of a false god, rejected that god and turned to Truth. It isn’t clear if being “born in the house of a false god” means that his family followed a false god, or that he was a priest at a temple for the false god. What matters is that he rejected that false god. He became, among other things, “ Chief of Seers and Guardian of the Great Mysteries.” Those are impressive titles, and he must have shown spiritual greatness to earn them. He was probably the equivalent of a real saint, such as St. Francis of Assisi. The quote adds that he had enlightened parents. That goes along with the teachings of Cosolargy that say that each generation that follows the teachings will have children who will be potentially even more spiritually developed. That doesn’t mean we can’t develop our spiritual faculties if our parents were not spiritual, just that it will be a little harder for us.