
A summary of Bishop Gene Savoy Jr.’s message from the pulpit on Saturday October 10, 2009, follows:
Japan Trip
This is important work. The period of the Calling Out has begun, and our universal religion not only encompasses Christianity but now also Buddhism. This transformation has been prophesied. It is recorded in our books and is based upon the cycles and times.
The Importance of Interfaith Work
I had the great pleasure of meeting Senator Harry Reid a few weeks ago and, in conjunction with his staff, the Nevada Clergy Association will be assisting him in organizing a Summit of Religious Leaders in Northern Nevada to address the importance of faith communities and the role of clergy in the area. Now, this may not mean much to us as Cosolargists, but our Prophecies tell us that we must go out into the world and that our Teaching and the New Religion will someday influence nations and governments, as well as institutions of science and higher learning. How this will come about, God only knows. It may not even be in our lifetimes, but we have made great strides in the last many years from the days of our persecution.
The sunset service we held last month at the Sanctuary was a milestone in our history, as it brought members of different religions to the Sanctuary. We know that some people will be touched and that they will feel the heightened energy and the spiritual Presence. The symbolic act of the unification of the religions was realized at that sunset service.
Meeting with Swami Sri Atmananda
Those who attended the interfaith sunset service on September 11 will remember the gentleman who read from the Bhagadvad Gita. He was asked to participate in the service at the behest of our friend Rajan Zed, a member of the interfaith community who could not be there that afternoon. This individual came twice more to the Sanctuary to participate in Divine Service.
This man, David Mitchell, who is also known as Devashish – his Hindu name – had an experience and felt a great energy at the Sanctuary. David has a spiritual teacher in India, and he contacted him. And this teacher, Swami Sri Atmananda, will be visiting us tomorrow at our sunrise service. We met with Swami Sri a couple of days ago here in my chambers and discussed various concepts that we are all familiar with: Christ Consciousness, the Sun of Righteousness, the importance of these times, the significance of cycles and signs, the years 1962 and 2012, the doctrine of the pre-Ordained, and many other things. Incredibly, there was nothing between us to disagree about.
Tomorrow morning at our Sunrise Divine Service, I ask you to receive this man as a spiritual dignitary who comes to our country from India representing the Brahmin religion. We will see where it will lead and what will transpire. We will be having further meetings with Swami Sri after our return from Japan to see how we may collaborate.
When we formed the Nevada Clergy Association twenty-five years ago, the concept of a truly cohesive interfaith community was only a dream. However, over the years we have participated in various functions and events and committees, and as various other clergy came and went, we remained. Our involvement was heightened about ten years ago, and especially over the past five years, when we have had the good fortune to lead the movement. Who would have thought that the we, “the cult,” would someday be the driving force behind a unifying interfaith movement. I am sure you all realize the importance of this work. It not only brings people together, which we emphasize in our Community, and serves as a valuable public relations tool in the local community, but more importantly it serves as an avenue by which people may become familiar with our Teaching.
During the next two weeks, we will be hosted by our members in Japan. We will be visiting Tokyo, Kyoto (the old capital), Fukuoka, and Kurume, as well as important shrines and temples, including the oldest shrine in the country and the headquarters of Shintoism, Heitate. We will also be visiting the sacred mountain Mount Koya-san, where Kobo-daishi, an ancient solar Buddhist, became enlightened and where there is also a replica of the Nestorian Monument. We will visit the offices and shrine of the Cosolargy Institute of Japan, and we will be looking at property on which our mission in Japan hopes to build.