A1935 Dingle Institute of Mentalphysics Inner Chamber Lessons

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T H IS L E S S O N IS F O R Y O U - IT IS
N O T T O B E T O U C H E D . IF P O S S IB L E .
BY A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
TO BE S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R E YE.
COMMENTARY "THE ROYAL SECRET"(Retrospective): Review of the Truth of
31 Life; Wisdom at Your Own Door; 'I Am God in Human Form"

You Must Realize It For Yourself.
YOUR F I R S T WEER OF REST
BREATHING EXERCISES FOR THE WEEK s
I* Engage o n ly in s i l e n t b r e a th in g # I t w ould be i d e a l f o r you t h i s week i f

you c o u ld make t h i s a week o f r e a l r e s t . You m ust engage in y o u r d a i l y
o c o u p a tio n , b u t t r y n o t to have any s o c i a l engagem ents - be much a lo n e -
be la z y " - f e e l t h a t you a r e r e s t i n g i n The Law.
MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK :
" I AM LIFE . . . I AM LIGHT . . . . I AM GOD IN HUMAN FORM."
(What you have j u 6 t rea d a r e m e re ly w o rd s, and th e y w i l l mean n o th in g t o

you u n le s s you a r e a b le to FEEL t h a t when you SAY t h a t " I AM GOD IN HUMAN
FORM" YOU TRULY KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOD . . . YOU ARE GOD , . * Y O U ARB
GOD. T h e r e f o r e , r e s t and " f e e l a f t e r Him, i f h a p ly ye may f i n d Him."
I w is h t h a t I c o u ld w r i te th e s e words dotm in l e t t e r s o f pure g o ld f o r you
. . . b u t you w i l l be a b le to se e t h a t th e y a re pure gold# th e p u re g o ld o f
th e T ru th o f you and of your B ein g . May you be happy in t h a t Peace w hich
p a s s e th u n d e rs ta n d in g as you c o n te m p la te t h i s T ru th o f y o u r L i f e . )
My B eloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , Noble o f The L ig h t :
G re e tin g s in The Bond.
D uring t h i s week and n e x t week I c o u n s e l you to s tu d y a l l th e Com m entaries

from The T w enty-second on th ro u g h to The T h i r t i e t h .
You may say t h a t you have s tu d ie d them . . . w e l l , s tu d y them a g a in - and

a g a in - and a g a in . When I f i r s t went to T ib e t, and e n te r e d my o ld te m p le , a l l
was v e ry s tr a n g e t o me. I s h a l l n e v e r f o r g e t t h a t d a y ; and f o r th e b e n e f i t o f
you who a r e away from me and who have n e v e r h e a rd me t e l l o f my e x p e rie n c e s t h e r e ,
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I s h a l l re o o u n t in t h i s Commentary some o f my e a r l y e x p e r ie n c e s . You may r e c a l l
t h a t I had oome a c ro s s China a f t e r many y e a rs o f t r a v e l and h a z ard and i l l n e s s
and d is c o m fo r t. I had alw ays b e e n a n e a r n e s t s e e k e r .
I t was on th e v eran d ah of a dak bungalow , a f t e r h a v in g oome a c ro s s C h in a, in Upper

Burma t h a t I made up my mind to go to T ib e t. I t happened i n t h i s way. I was v e ry
i l l , and everyone who saw me' t o ld me t h a t I was to d i e . I d id n o t w ish to d i e ,
though f o r s e v e r a l y e a rs I had had a s much a s I c o u ld do to keep my body and s o u l
to g e t h e r . I was ly in g on t h i s v e ra n d a h dream ing and w ondering HOW I o o u ld p re v e n t
d e a th , when a b la c k man a p p e a re d , and t o l d me t h a t I was w anted i n T ib e t . . .
t h a t " th e y a r e w a itin g f o r you in T i b e t ." "Who a r e w a itin g f o r me?" I a sk ed ; and
th e man r e p l i e d , " Go and f in d o u t.*
(a ) My F i r s t L e sso n .
Most of my s tu d e n ts have h e a rd how I d e c id e d th e n and th e r e to go to T ib e t, though

I knew i t was to be a m ost ard u o u s t a s k t h a t I was s e t t i n g m y s e lf.
I s t a r t e d , and i n due c o u rs e came to a tem ple w h ich I a t onoe r e c o g n iz e d , though

in t h i s l i f e I had n o t s e e n i t b e f o r e , b e c au se I had n e v e r b een i n t o th o s e r e g io n s .
I w ent i n t o th e tem ple - knew my way a b o u t - seemed to f in d e v e ry th in g q u i te
f a m i l i a r . A f t e r s e v e r a l days in t h e s il e n c e - e n fo rc e d , b e c a u se I was i n such low
p h y s ic a l o o n d itio n - he who i s now My M aster oarne to me, as I la y on a bed o f s tr a w .
Some day I hope t h a t e v e ry one of my s tu d e n ts w i l l be a b le to h e a r me t e l l o f t h a t
f i r s t c o n v e r s a tio n w ith th e man who, above a l l o th e r men, b ro u g h t me m ore L ig h t
th a n I have re c e iv e d from any o th e r p e rso n i n t h i s i n c a r n a t i o n . He prom ised to
te a c h me, and when he s a id t h i s th e l i g h t in h is f a c e was as th e r i s i n g o f th e sun
in summer.
When I e x p re s s e d a d e s ir e to l e a r n , he d id n o t te a c h me, how ever. The v e ry f i r s t

q u e s tio n t h a t I asked him w ent unansw ered . . . in d e e d , w o rs e , f o r h is an sw er,
q u i te c u r t l y , was "GO - and FIND OUT*." I was a w e stru c k f o r th e moment. I c o u ld
n o t u n d e rs ta n d , y e t he would n o t s a y a s in g le word to me by way o f e x p la n a tio n .
Time w ent on, and g r a d u a lly I d is c o v e re d t h a t I had t h e pow er, and I som etim es
e x e rte d th e pow er, to f in d o u t f o r m y s e lf . W henever I showed any d e s i r e to know,
th e n he ta u g h t me ; b u t he w ould te a c h me n o th in g u n t i l I had f i r s t t r i e d to
" f in d o u t . " "
He e x p la in e d to me t h a t i f he t o l d me a n y th in g I would d o u b tle s s f o r g e t , b u t i f I
found i t o u t f o r m y 3 e lf, I would remember. And I f e e l somewhat l i k e t h i s tow ards
you a s my s tu d e n t t I would f a r r a t h e r have you " f i n d o u t" th a n t r y to e x p la in
every l i t t l e d e t a i l f o r you, f o r w henever know ledge comes t o us e a s i l y we r a r e l y
a p p r e o ia te i t . In d e e d , i t i s th e same w ith e v e ry th in g : a boy who i s l e f t h is
f a t h e r 's f o r tu n e more o f te n th a n n o t sq u an d ers i t . . . b u t f in d th e boy who has
to work h a rd f o r w hat he g e ts , and you have found someone who r a r e l y w a ste s and
f u l l y a p p r e c ia t e s w hat he has* N a tu re opens h e r bosom o n ly t o th o s e who a r e
e a r n e s t , and a l l o f us have t o s tr u g g l e upward to r e a l i z e th e v e r i t i e s of l i f e .
Only by s tr u g g l e and experim ent* and e ff o r t: do we p e n e tr a t e th e m y s te rie s and make
th e m y ste ry our own.
" I w i l l m eet one day th e L ife w i t h in me, th e ^oy t h a t h id e s in my l i f e ,

though th e days p e rp le x my p a th w ith t h e i r i d l e d u s t.
" I have known i t in g lim p s e s , and i t s f i t f u l b r e a t h has came upon me,

m aking my th o u g h ts f r a g r a n t f o r a w h ile .
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" I w i l l m eet one day th e Joy w ith o u t me t h a t d w e lls b e h in d th e s c re e n of
l i g h t - and w i l l s ta n d i n th e o v e rflo w in g s o l i t u d e where a l l th in g s a re
seen as b y t h e i r c r e a t o r . " - T a g o re .
(b ) Wisdom I s A t Your Door.
In your Commentaries Number T w enty-second on th ro u g h to th e T h i r t i e t h , I have p r e

s e n te d t o you an o u t l i n e . S tu d y i t - and a g a in s tu d y i t . I f you w is h , r e - w r i t e
it. Take i t and tra n s m o g r ify i t # I t has flow ed h o t from my f in g e r s t o you, as
th e S p i r i t o f Wisdom flow ed th ro u g h me. You im prove upon i t , and make i t your
v e ry own.
I f I w ere you I w ould re a d th e s e Com m entaries th ro u g h once each day f o r t h i s w eek,

h o ld in g th e th o u g h t a s you s tu d y t h a t " I AM LIFE . . . I AM LIGHT . . . I AM GOD
IN HUMAN FORM?"
I w ould, i n m e d ita tio n , so r e v e r e n t l y a n a ly z e each word t h a t a t th e end o f my w e e k 's

m e d ita tio n I would n o t o n ly know w hat LIFE i s , b u t I would FEEL L ife in me, and f e e l
m y se lf i n L i f e , i n a m anner as t o tra n s c e n d an y p re v io u s u n d e rs ta n d in g . I would
re a c h th e " h ig h p o in t" t h i s week, and t h i s " h ig h p o in t" sh o u ld be th e s t a r t i n g p o in t
f o r th e f o llo w in g week . . . and so on th ro u g h a l l th e d a y s; th u s WOULD I GROT TO
BECOME IMMOVABLY ESTABLISHED IN THE TRUTH THAT I A M G O D IN HUMAN
FORM.
For t h a t i s th e f i n a l T ru th , my B eloved. B ut t h i s T ru th 1^ c a n n o t g iv e to y o u .
Through o u r M other, M e n ta lp h y s ic s , - in whose p re s e n c e we s ta n d in re v e re n c e - I

can show you th e way to r e a l i z a t i o n ; b u t i t i s The Law t h a t you m u st r e a l i z e i t
fo r y o u rs e lf.
How I w is h t h a t e v e ry s tu d e n t o f m ine th ro u g h o u t th e w orld c o u ld g a th e r t h i s week

a t The I n s t i t u t e . t h a t we c o u ld a l l go o v er th e w ork t h a t M e n ta lp h y sic s i s
d o in g . . . t h a t we c o u ld each u n d e rs ta n d th e power t h a t i s i n our hands t o do good
and b r in g L ig h tl As y o u r T e a ch e r, - a s your E ld e r B r o th e r / - I w ant us t o a l l r e a l
iz e w hat a p r i v i l e g e i s o u r s . By t h i s tim e I t r u s t you have found t h a t M e n ta lp h y sic s
i s REAL, and t h a t th o s e who a r e a t i t s head d e s i r e t r u l y and u n s e l f i s h l y to h e lp our
f e llo w men. YOU, to o , d e s ir e t h i s ; and I hope t h a t you a r e ta k in g e v e ry a d v a n ta g e
o f your p riv ile g e .
(c ) A P e rs o n a l A ppeal To You.
This week I w ish to make a p e rs o n a l a p p e a l to y o u . You may, or may n o t, know t h a t

M e n ta lp h y sic s i s p e rfo rm in g m ir a c l e s . D uring th e l a s t se v en or e i g h t y e a r s , d u rin g
the tim e t h a t M e n ta lp h y sic s has b e e n going th ro u g h th e t e s t i n g tim e , your T eacher
Ding-Le-M ei has g iv e n h i s p e rs o n a l f o r tu n e to th e w ork. When I became a p u b lic
T eacher I d e c la r e d t h a t none s h o u ld u se h is s u b s ta n c e w h ile I m y se lf p o s s e s s e d any,
b e lie v in g t h a t when I had b ro u g h t M e n ta lp h y sic s up to th e p o in t w here i t was provod
and t e s t e d , I would have no d i f f i c u l t y in a t t r a c t i n g a l l th e s u b s ta n c e n e c e s s a ry to
a llo w our M other to c o n tin u e i n h e r g r e a t w ork. T hat tim e has now come when our
M other needs s u b s ta n c e in th e form o f money to t i d e h e r over a c r i s i s .
M e n ta lp h y sic s has grown v e ry r a p i d l y - i s grow ing so r a p i d l y t h a t we seem to have

outgrow n our s u b s ta n c e . As you know. The I n s t i t u t e o f M e n ta lp h y sic s i s a n o n - p r o f i t
c o r p o r a tio n u n d er th e law s o f C a l i f o r n i a . The e v id e n c e o f th e good t h a t we a r e do
in g r i g h t aro u n d th e w o rld i s beyond our f o n d e s t h o p e s. In Septem ber o f 1934 we
e n te r e d i n t o an agreem en t to buy o u r b e a u t i f u l b u i l d i n g s , o f w hich you have seen
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i l l u s t r a t i o n s , over a te n - y e a r p e rio d ; and in t h i s Commentary I am making a p e r
so n a l a p p e a l to you to h e lp us i f you f e e l t h a t you can h e lp and i f you y o u r s e lf
have g ain ed s u f f i c i e n t l y th rough M en talphysios a s to bo prom pted to g iv e w hat you
can.
Our programme f o r th e n e x t few y o a rs i s a v e ry com prehensive one - we s h a l l have

our own church w ith an i n t e r n a t i o n a l m em bership ; we s h a l l b u ild our own orphanage
and sc h o o l f o r th e f a t h e r l e s s and m o th e rle s s ; we s h a l l have a home f o r aged
p eo p le who a r e w o rthy ; The I n s t i t u t e w i l l grow in to a g r e a t i n t e r n a t i o n a l u n iv e r
s i t y o f le a r n in g .
But a t p r e s e n t we need SUBSTANCE. I s h a l l sa y no more - o n ly t h i s : t h a t when you

re a d t h i s , s in k i n to m e d ita tio n , and g e t to KNOT w hat YOU m ust d o. F e e l th e
C re a tiv e I n t e l l i g e n c e i n s t r u c t i n g you, and th e n , u s in g th e form w hich w i l l be en
c lo s e d w ith y o u r Commentary, p le a s e h e lp us and send i n w hat you can. And as you
send i t i n , endow i t w ith your Love and w ith y o u r L ig h t . . h o ld in g th e th o u g h t
t h a t th o so who have i t s a d m in is tr a tio n i n hand s h a l l bo g iv en wisdom from On High
w is e ly to a d m in is te r i t so i t may m u ltip ly f o r Good f o r a l l tim e , and u n t i l tim e
s h a l l be no m ore. This a p p e a l would n o t go to you i f i t wero n o t n e c o ss o ry , b u t
I f e e l t h a t you know th e s p i r i t in w hich i t i s made.
Let us s h a re w hat we have w ith o th e r s who have l e s s , knowing t h a t th e Law o f GIVING

i s th e Law o f L ife f o r we have o n ly t h a t w hich we g iv e .
So, My B eloved, I le a v e you t h i s week. But as I le a v e you th e r e a re s e n t t o you

g r e a t waves o f L ig h t - and Love - and Power - and Youth - and Joy - and R everence
and P e a c e. As your T e a ch e r, I g r e e t you in love . . I am you, and you a re me.
Peace s h a l l embosom you t h i s week! L ig h t s h a l l b a th e you! Peace and Abundance

and Joy s h a l l w alk hand in hand w ith you, Love ev er m in i s te r i n g u n to you!
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W ritte n in F a i th a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l if o r n ia , U.S.A.
S p e c ia l N ote to Com m entary No. 3 1 ; S in c e t h i s Com m entary was o r i g i n a l l y w r i t t e n ,

we h a v e made v e r y g r e a t s t r i d e s i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s , an d i t i s my g r e a t jo y to
in fo rm you t h a t i n t h e s p r i n g o f 1944 we w ere a b l e n o t o n ly to b u rn t h e m o rt
g ag e on o u r H e a d q u a r te r s B u i l d in g i n Los A n g e le s , b u t a l s o th e m o rtg a g e on o u r
C ity o f M e n ta lp h y s ic s p r o p e r t y i n t h e b e a u t i f u l Y ucca V a lle y i n C a l i f o r n i a .
I n d e e d , a s I s a y a b o v e , th e I n s t i t u t e i s r a p i d l y g ro w in g i n t o a g r e a t i n t e r n a
tio n a l u n iv e rs ity . A ll t h a t we can s a y i s " I G ive T hanks ! " . . .D .L .M .
End o f The T h i r t y - F i r s t Commentary,

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THIS SPACE IS FOR YOUR OW N NOTES
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N O T T O B E T O U C H E O , IF P O S S IB L E .
O M MA N ! FA DM fl H U M TO BE S E E N B Y A N Y O T H E R EYE.
COMMENTARY MEDITATION ON THE SEVEN GREAT WORDSJoy, Gratitude,
32 Reverence, Breath, Sound, Light, Silence; Finding the Hidden

Meaning of the Seven Essentials; A Great Lesson.
BREATHINGS FOR THE WEEK
1. Go th ro u g h ALL your B re a th in g s - t h a t i a f from th e M em ory-developing

t o Your Own S p i r i t u a l B re a th one eaoh day t h i s w eek. See how you
have im proved (o r n o t im proved, a s th e oase may b e ) , and make Y /ritte n
n o te s upon th o s e B re a th 3 in w hioh you th in k you a r e Yreak. N ote any
phenomena t h a t any o f th e B re a th in g s may b r i n g to y o u . L e t t h i s bo a
week o f L i f e , and L if e More A bundant.
MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK t
1. The Same a s i n y o u r T h i r t y - f i r s t Commentary,
I JOY
II GRATITUDE
III REVERENCE
IV BREATH
V SOUND
VI LIGHT
V II SIL E N C E .
Beloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y sic s , Noble o f The L ig h t :
G re e tin g s i n The Bond.
In g iv in g a t t e n t i o n to your l a s t Commentary, I t r u s t t h a t you have been i n

s p ir e d t o make an e f f o r t on b e h a lf o f our M other, M e n ta lp h y sic s , in h e r p r e s e n t
tim e o f need ; and t h a t you have a lr e a d y , w ith jo y and g r a t i t u d e , s e n t to The
I n s t i t u t e y o u r d o n a tio n on b e h a lf o f th e B u ild in g Fund, I f you have done s o ,
you w i l l have been c o n sc io u s o f a c o n tin u a l o u tp o u rin g of a f e e l i n g o f Peace and
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D ivine Love, and i f you havo n o t done 30 , I lo v in g ly c o u n s e l you to c o n s id e r
w h eth er you sh o u ld n o t , f o r your own b e n e f i t a s w e ll as f o r th e b e n e f i t o f our
M other, h e lp w ith th e f r e e in g o f The I n s t i t u t e b u i ld i n g from debt* I know t h a t
i f you can do s o , you w i l l .
In t h i s p r e s e n t Commentary I w is h to o r y s t a l l i z e f o r you, in th e u se o f as few

words a s p o s s i b l e , what we have so f a r le a r n e d i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s . The Seven Words
a re r Joy - G r a titu d e - R everence --------- B re a th - Sound - L i g h t ---------------- -----
SILENCE.
In c la s s w ork a t The I n s t i t u t e , in Your Own S p i r i t u a l B re a th we r e f e r to The F i r s t

T r ia n g le . H aving come th ro u g h a l l our B re a th in g s - from th e M em ory-developing
B re a th on th ro u g h to The Grand R e ju v e n a tio n B re a th - we have a r r i v e d a t th e t h r e s h
o ld in Your Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a th . Here we e n te r upon th e u n fo ld m e n t o f th e know
le d g e o f th e LAW o f L ife I t s e l f .
( a ) To make th e m eaning o f th e S p i r i t u a l B re a th more c l e a r to U 3 , we v i s u a l i z e

th e b a s io p o s i t i v e c u r r e n t o f th e U n iv e rse and th e b a s ic n e g a tiv e c u r r e n t o f th e
U n iv e rs e . To do s o , we t h in k o f a " g r e a t W hite B i r d ," end se e o u rs e lv e s in e c s ta c y
r e c l i n i n g a g a i n s t i t s p o s i t i v e w ing, THINKING JOY - w hioh i s th e s o le p o s i t i v e
f l u i d o f L ife I t s e l f . Joy we know to be th e s u b s ta n c e w hich p ro p e ls th e f l u i d s o f
L i f e . Joy i s th e p o s i t i v e c u r r e n t o f A ll L if e .
(b ) Then we s e e o u rs e lv e s r e c l i n i n g a g a i n s t i t s n e g a tiv e w in g , and v i s u a l i z e and

w ith in our b e in g FEEL GRATITUDE.
( c ) And in th e s p i r i t o f Joy and G r a ti t u d e , wo know REVERENCE. Those t h r e e , JOY,

GRATITUDE and REVERENCE form Tho F i r s t T r ia n g le .
( a ) S i m p l ic i ty o f Joy and G r a titu d e .
When y o u r T eacher b e g a n , many y e a rs a g o , to condense th e e x p re s s io n of L ife in th e

T eaching o f M e n ta lp h y s ic s , he so u g h t f o r s i m p l i c i t y . I w ished to show m y s e lf, and
to show my s tu d e n t s , how w o n d erfu l L if e i s in a l l a s p e c t s . I so u g h t s i m p l i c i t y of
id e a s . I saw t h a t I c o u ld w r i t e many books ABOUT i t , b u t HOY COULD I MAKE MYSELF
FEEL LIFE, and HOW COULD I MAKE MY STUDENTS FEEL LIFE ? S u d d en ly , th e r e f la s h e d
BE HAP P Y! and
GI VE THANKS!
And th e more I th o u g h t upon and f e l t w i t h in my s p i r i t th e in n e r m eaning o f th e s o

two sim p le s e n te n c e s , th e more I beoame c o n s c io u s o f a g r e a t re v e re n o e f o r my v e ry
power to t h in k . T here came to me, as n e v e r b e f o r e , a g r e a t u n fo ld m en t o f th e
m a je s ty o f God and His Works in th e macrocosm and in th e m icrocosm , and th e r e s u l t
was t h a t th e s e t h r e e words - J o y , G r a titu d e and Rovoronco - havo form ed s t r a t e g i c
p o in ts in th e sev en-w ord u n d e rs ta n d in g o f l i f e th ro u g h M e n ta lp h y s ic s .
Then, a s we w ent on, fo llo w in g th e p a th o f s i m p l i c i t y , and b e in g ro o te d in jo y and

knowing g r a t i t u d e and s ta n d in g in r e v e r e n c e , we came to th e r i g h t u n d e rs ta n d in g o f
BREATH, w hich IS L i f e .
Through p r a o t i o e , th e r e fo llo w e d an u n foldm ent o f th e t r u e m eaning o f B re a th , so

t h a t 'i n due c o u rs e we c o n f id e n tly approaohed THE WORD (SOUND), th o WORD OF GOD,
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which was in th e b e g in n in g . An u n d e rs ta n d in g of B re a th led us from B ro ath to
B r e a th le s s n e s s . . . . and u n d e rs ta n d in g o f Sound le d us frem Sound to S o u n d le ss-
n css . . . . on, on to SILENCE.
Thus th e s to r y o f th e seven-w ord u n d e rs ta n d in g .
(b ) We Can F ind The "Hidden M eaning".
I c o n fe ss t h a t what I have J u s t w r i tt e n w i l l nave no m oaning to th e o u ts id e r -

he would wondor w hat we a r e w r i ti n g a b o u t. YOU w i l l u n d e rs ta n d a c c o rd in g to your
power to u n d e rs ta n d , and a c c o rd in g to th e p r a c t ic e t h a t you have u n d e rta k e n of
th e seven w ords.
The p u rp o rt of t h i s Commentary i s to to ao h you to th in k much a b o u t th o words t h a t

you u s e . SOUND i s th e L ife o f y o u , f o r your Sound i s th e Word o f God w ith in you.
But SOUND in i t s r e a l 3ense i s S ile n o e - - and S ile n c e i3 Pure Gold.
T h e re fo re , l e t us g a th e r 6ome id e a s upon th e Seven Words t h a t le a d us i n to The

S ile n c e . T his Commentary w i l l form a key to much t h a t w i l l a p p e a r in su b seq u e n t
Com m entaries, so I would a d v is e you to t h i s weok make your own n o te s and keep them
f o r f u tu r e r e f e re n c e as your u n fo ld m en t g r a d u a lly ta k e s p la c e w ith in you.
1. J OY.
Joy i s th e g r e a t e s t a s s e t o f l i f e . To Be Happy i s th e e sse n c e o f l i f e p e r f e c

t i o n . As you c o n te m p la te Jo y , you w i l l se e t h a t a l l l i f e m a n if e s ts i t s e l f in
Joy. You and I were made in Jo y . When we f e e l Joy, so t h a t we l i t e r a l l y
become Joy, we a r e r e v i v i f y i n g o u rs e lv e s on a l l p la n e s of l i f e . I t i s e v id e n t
t h a t we can only know Joy in e x a c t r o l a t i o n as wo know GOOD (God), and when we
a re so happy t h a t Joy p ervades our whole b e in g , w e-are renew ing o u rs e lv e s
( a ) In our p h y s ic a l b o d ie s , f o r Joy s e t s in m otion a l l th e p h y s io lo g ic a l p ro
c e ss e s t h a t make f o r p e r f e c t h e a lt h and p e r f e c t p h y s ic a l e x p re s s io n ; (b) in
our m en ta l b o d ie s , f o r jo y makes us g lad and r id s us o f a l l d a rk n e ss o f th e
m ind, and a l l i n e r t i a , so t h a t we a r e tra n sfo rm e d by th e renew ing o f our minds
because Joy i s e s ta b l is h e d w ith in us ; and (c ) s p i r i t u a l l y we become one w ith
th e A uthor of L ife who has made ALL THINGS w e ll.
2. G R A T I T U D E .
Whenever we f e e l p e r f e c tl y happy, we c a n n o t b u t Give Thanks, f e e l i n g G ra titu d e

tow ards every l i v i n g th in g , and tow ards th e a u th o r o f e v ery good and p e r f e c t
g i f t . . . tow ards God, e x p re s s e d in our H igher S e l f . I f e v e r you have f e l t
so d iv in e ly happy and g r a t e f u l t h a t you f e e l t h a t you c o u ld giv e e v e ry th in g
t h a t you p o sse ss to th o se who have l e s s th an you hav e, and w ish to sh a re th e
s e c r e t of your g r a t i t u d e w ith o th e rs who have n o t ascended to th e h e ig h t o f
such Wisdom, you w i l l know w hat I moan. To be Huppy moans to be g r a t e f u l , f o r
G ra titu d e i s th e o f f s p r in g o f Joy.
3. R E V E R E N C E .
And in Joy and G r a titu d e , we f e e l r e v e r e n t to A ll L i f e . We a r e so tra n sfo rm e d

and overwhelmed by th e b e a u ty o f a l l l i f e - of our p h y s ic a l b e in g , o f our own
m inds, o f th e s p i r i t u a l Oneness o f o u rs e lv e s in God and God in u s , t h a t a l l we
can do i s to s ta n d in re v e re n c e b e fo re th o Wisdom t h a t e n a b le s us to Know The
L ig h t o f L if e .
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4. BREATH.
W have learned, t h a t B re a th IS LIFE. This week, co n te m p la te w hat you know of

your B re a th . You w i l l be p r a c t i s i n g , and th u s you w i l l make oam parieon w ith
what you now know of your B re a th and w hat l i t t l e you knew when you f i r s t
s t a r t e d i n M e n ta lp h y sic s .
5. SOUND.
We have n o t y e t le a r n e d muoh a b o u t our own Sound, though we do know t h a t we

become WHAT WE SAY. We a r e to l e a r n much more a b o u t th e im m easurable power
o f Sound in due c o u rs e . " In th e b e g in n in g was The Yford, and The Yford was w ith
God, and The Word WAS 00D" (re a d th o f i r s t c h a p te r of S t . John a g a in , s e e in g
th e im portance of Sound, and i t s r e l a t i o n to L ife I t s e l f . ) A lso d u rin g t h i s
week guard th e to n g u e, so t h a t you do n o t say a s in g l e word t h a t you do n o t
know to be t r u e . For when we u n d e rs ta n d w hat Sound i s , in th e t r u e s p i r i t u a l
s e n s e , we l e a r n t h a t Sound i s th e "sw ito h " t h a t turr.3 on th e L ig h t of Us.
6. L I G H T .
As you have a lr e a d y le a r n e d , you re a d in your own body ("MY WHOLE BODY") th e

s to r y of th e sun, moon and s t a r s . And you rea d th e s to r y by means of your own
LIGHT, th e L ig h t o f th e D ivine Wisdom t h a t i s in every l i v i n g th in g # Your
L ig h t i s th e G reat M ystery . . your L ig h t i s th e pure gold o f you . . . i t i s
th e S e c re t o f th e Golden Flow er w ith in you. P r a c tio e s e e in g th e L ig h t tVi'i's
week. Develop th e L ig h t, make n o te s ; a n a ly z e as c a r e f u l l y as p o s s ib le .
7. S I L E N C E .
S ile n c e i s th e answ er to w hat i s c a lle d " D e a th ." As you know th e S ile n c e , you
know L if e , and esoape ^'D eath. S ile n c e i s g o ld e n , and th e L ig h t o f you, as I
have s a id , i s th e pure gold o f you.
Your p r e s e n t Commentary p u rp o rts to i n s p i r e you to th in k on th e s e se v en w ords, and

th o more you THINK a b o u t them th e more you w i l l l e a r n t h e i r in n e r m eaning. For
example t In th in k in g o f L ig h t, th in k t h a t t h e r e i s a "m ansion" above th ro u g h which
s h in e s down th e g r e a t o e n tr a l L ig h t of th e D ivine Wisdom (o r Holy S p i r i t ) , and
th ro u g h t h i s L ig h t th e r e i s sym bolised th e u n io n betw een th o human and th e d iv in e .
Tho d iv in e m in g les w ith th e human so t h a t i t may a ls o booomo d iv in e ; and your
th o u g h ts , a sc e n d in g i n t o th e L ig h t, a re ta k e n up by th e H igher I n t e l li g e n c e s who
judge them and summon th e h o s ts of th e h ig h e r realm s to g r a n t w hat, th ro u g h sound -
le a d in g to S ilo n o e - i s d e c la re d and demandod.
In u s in g Sound, a c c o rd in g to th o d e g re e of our c o n c e n tr a tio n , we s h u t o u t a l l low er

th o u g h ts . M e d ita tio n i s p ra y e r, and when we a f f ir m a n y th in g we a re w e ll on our way
to r e a l i z e i t . Thus we sh o u ld t h i s week THINK a b o u t th e s e t h in g s .
I know t h a t you w i l l be happy a s you e n e r g e t i c a l l y th in k on th o se se v en m y stic w ords.

Be happy ; give th a n k s ; p r a i s e th e wondrous S p i r i t of L ig h t t h a t e n a b le s you to
th in k , and i f you have been f a l t e r i n g renew y o u r r e a l . S p i r i t u a l unfoldm ont comes
s lo w ly , b u t i t does cano - and i t cones e x a o tly a c c o rd in g t o our i n d iv id u a l e f f o r t
to r e a l i s e .
Peaoe be u n to you to d a y and a l l th e d ay s.
S in c e r e ly your T each er, i n F r a te r n a l Bonds

of
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N O T T O BE T O U C H E D , IF P O S S IB L E .
O M MA N ! P A O l TO B E S E E N B Y A N Y O T H E R EYE.
COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (1): TransmutationAscending
33 the HeightsComment Upon the Perfection Breath; The Light of

Life Is Perfection; Linking Reason to Divinity.
BREATHING EXERCISES FOR THE WEEK :
1. B re a th e p h y s ic a l ly th e P e r f e c ti o n B re a th t h i s week - t h r e e tim es b e fo r e
b r e a k f a s t ; t h r e e tim es ( i f p o s s ib l e ) b e f o r e lunoheon ; th r e e tim e s as
soon a f t e r sundown as p o s s i b l e , and b e f o r e d i n n e r . I f i t i s n o t p o s s i
b le to b r e a th e j u s t b e fo re d in n e r , th e n b r e a th e t h i s B re a th t h r e e tim es
b e f o r e s tu d y in g y o u r Commentary a t n i g h t .
1, Take th e M e d ita tio n t h a t fo llo w s The P e r f e c ti o n B r e a th , as fo llo w s :
"And now I p re p a re m y s e lf f o r th e G r e a te s t Thought I ev er

s h a l l be a b le to t h i n k . . . .
WHATEVER THE CREATOR IS, I AM.
"The C re a to r i s r i g h t h e re . . r i g h t in th e H e a rt o f Me,
r i g h t in th e S u b sta n c e o f Me, r i g h t in th e Mind o f Me,
r i g h t in th e B eing o f Me.
"R eveal T h y s e lf , 0 Lord o f My L if e . . come, I w a it - I

l i s t e n - I look w ith in me, - I am s t i l l . . . and now I
W ill to SEE THE CREATOR AT WORK WITHIN THE TEMPLE."
Give much th o u g h t to t h i s m e d ita tio n . A nalyze to see j u s t how f a r you

a r e a b le a c t u a l l y to REALIZE th e FEELING o f p e r f e c t i o n . S t a r t w ith
th e f e e l i n g o f p e r f e c ti o n o t your body . . . th e n r e a l i z e t h a t "The
C re a to r is w ith in me, th in k in g th e th o u g h t o f th e U n iv e rse th ro u g h my
m in d ," . . th e n s in k s i l e n t l y and in your s il e n c e r e a l i z e th o p e r f e c
t i o n of L ife I t s e l f in YOU.
My B eloved S tu d e n t in M o n ta lp h y s io s , Noble o f The L ig h t :
In t h i s Commentary, I hope to lo ad you on to a f u r t h e r stu d y o f th e PERFECTION

OF LIFE, s ta n d in g and communing to g e t h e r on Tho P a th o f P e r f e c ti o n . I know th a t
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THIS S PA CE IS FOR YOUR OWN NOTES
th e n e x t few Com m entaries w i l l b r in g you a b u n d a n t jo y , and may we a l l go f u r t h e r
in our f a c in g o f The L ig h t.
How i n s i g n i f i c a n t i s Man, th e I n d iv i d u a l, in com parison w ith th e U n iv e r s a l. Most

p e o p le go th ro u g h l i f e w ith o u t c o n ta c tin g th e c h a n n el th ro u g h w hich t h e r e s h a l l
flow to them th e f i r s t id e a o f w hat th e y t r u l y a r e ; f o r m ost men a r e ig n o r a n t o f
t h e i r t r u e n a t u r e . B ut I b e li e v e t h a t a l l o f us in M e n ta lp h y sic s can t r u t h f u l l y
d e c la r e t h a t , even though we have n o t y o t p r a o tis o d L ife enough to nave u n fo ld e d
o u r s e lv e s i n to t r u e m a s te ry , we have a t a l l o v e n ts found The Way*! L et us n e v e r
f o r g e t t h a t i t was in M e n ta lp h y sic s t h a t we were b ro u g h t in to Tne L ig h t ; and as
p h ilo s p h e r s and men o f wisdom l e t us j e a l o u s l y g u ard th e s e o r e t s . We a r e con
s c io u s in our p r a c t i c e t h a t our in d iv id u a l mind has been b ro u g h t i n to c o n ta c t
w ith power u n i v e r s a l , and we a r e l e a r n in g th e m eaning o f th e words - "The f e a r o f
The Lord i s th e b e g in n in g o f w isdom ," knowing t h a t t h i s b e a u t i f u l e x p e rie n c e i s
th e i n i t i a l s te p i n our own r e g e n e r a tiv e l i f e .
(a) The P e r f e c ti o n B r e a th .
In our Com m entaries we have review ed in seq u en ce th e M em ory-developing B re a th ,

th e R e v i t a l i z i n g B re a th and th e I n s p i r a t i o n a l B r e a th . Wo can say w ith jo y t h a t
we have t r u l y found The L ig h t t h a t l i g h t e t h th e h e a r t s and minds o f men - THE
ONLY LIGHT OF THE UNIVERSE, and th e S ource o f ALL LIFE MANIFESTATIONS. We have
begun, in deep r e v e r e n t i a l a t t i t u d e o f m ind, th e p r a o t i c e o f th e " m o ltin g " and
th e "m ixing" p ro c e s s e s ; and now, a t th e t h r e s h o ld o f our P e r f e c ti o n B r e a th , we
s ta n d , r a d i a n t and u n a f r a id , re a d y to e n te r i n to t h a t P e r f e c ti o n w hich i s ours
i f we w i l l e n te r i t th ro u g h an u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e One U n iv e rs a l Law o f B e in g .
In t h i s Commentary, th e n , we c o n te m p la te our P e r f e c ti o n B re a th in deep h u m ility

and g r a t i t u d e .
Go back in your e x p e rie n c e to y o u r f i r s t L e s s o n s. The P h y s ic a l P e r f e c ti o n B re a th

was th e f o u r t h b r e a t h t h a t came w ith your s e v e n th lo s s on ( th e F i r s t P a r t o f th e
Holy o f H o l i e s ) . You have, i f you have been p a t i e n t and p e r s i s t e n t and i n te n s e
in your d e s ir e to come i n t o know ledge, m a s te re d th e p h y s ic a l p a r t . The e r e c t
p o s it i o n - le g s firm and s tr o n g , th e f e e t l e v e l , th e b u tto c k s t i g h t , th e head
o r e c t w ith freedom in th e n o ck , th e eyes lo o k in g w i t h in , th e arms s t r a i g h t in
f r o n t , w ith th e f i s t s o len ch ed . . . . Then th e th o u g h t ( " I th a n k Thee, L ord,
f o r th e b r e a t h o f My L i f e . " ) , th e n th e e x h a la ti o n , th e n th e draw ing in o f th e
b r e a th w hich i s y o u r l i f e , . . th e n th e g l o r i o u s c o n t r o l , as you s ta n d th e M aster
o f your own body, . . th e n th e th r e e sw ings s t r a i g h t back to th e s h o u ld e r s , th e n
b r in g in g th e hands to th e s i d e s , th e n th e e x h a la ti o n , th e n th e coming down and
inw ard w a tc h in g p ro c e s s - - th e n th e d iv in e m e d i ta t io n , ,fW hatever th e C re a to r i s ,
I am."
We now know t h a t we have a r i g h t to t h in k t h i s G re a t Thought, f o r we have worked

to e a rn t h a t r i g h t . We a r e p h y s ic a l ly p e r f e c t . In th e th r e e p re v io u s B re a th s we
have c le a n s e d , c l a r i f i e d , c o o r d in a te d , c o r r e l a t e d th e whole bo d y . Every m uscle
is d e v e lo p e d , - e v e ry n e rv e i s charged and p u r i f i e d , - e v e ry c e l l has been awak
ened, charged w ith th e L iv in g F orce t h a t comes from th e L iv in g Flam e. We s ta n d
su p rem ely c o n sc io u s o f th e p e r f e c t i o n o f a body t h a t i s th e In s tru m e n t w ith in
w hich p e r f e c ti o n i s looked u p . In our p r a c t i c e o f o u r m o n tal body we have begun
th e s t i r r i n g p ro c e s s w hich in tim e w i l l f u l l y awaken th e L iv in g G ia n t w i t h in u s ,
so t h a t we may f i n a l l y d is m is s th e p h y s io a l s id e o f th e P h y s ic a l P e r f e c ti o n B r e a th ,
(b ) The L ig h t o f L ife i s P e r f e c t i o n .
"It IS BETTER TO GET WISDOM THAN GOLD." - P ro v . 16, 16.
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What f o l l y I t i s to seek r ic h e s w ith o u t f i r s t l e a r n in g w hat r ic h e s a r c , and w i t h
o u t knowledge o f th e t r u t h t h a t u n d e r lio s th e r i g h t uso of m a t e r i a l w c a lth l
Do you n o t now s e e , My B elo v ed , t h a t i f we seok WISDOM FIRST, and g a in i t , t h i s
s u p e r i o r u n d e rs ta n d in g - t h a t makes us t r u l y s u p e r io r men - o f th e u n d o rstn n d in g
o f th e Law o f L if e w i l l e n a b le us to produce our f u l l re q u ire m e n t o f r i o h e s .
How? . . . i t i s n o t f o r us to know ; we can n o t w ith our f i n i t e minds u n d e rs ta n d
th e f u l l w o rk in g of The Law. WE ARE THE LAW, and th e r e is no need f o r u s , know
in g t h i s t r u t h , to be e v e r th in k in g a b o u tT E . . . wo MUST PE IT - We m ust LIVE
IT . A g a in , How? "T here i s a s p i r i t in m ankind, and th e i n s p i r a t i o n o f th e A
A Lnighty g iv e th them u n d e r s ta n d in g ." - Job 32, 8.
I c o u n s e l you, Ify B e lo v e d , to l i v e in t h i s i n s p i r a t i o n o f th e A lm ighty w ith in you.

Bo e v e r happy i n th e knowledge t h a t i t i s t h e r e . In s h o r t , "Be Happy - Give Thanks.
We have le a r n e d t h a t The L ig h t, th e F o rc e , th e Power, th e E x p re s s io n , th e E ssen

t i a l i t y , IS WITHIN US. T his i s th e g r e a t e s t s e c r e t , and one w hich seems to be th e
h a r d e s t f o r th e human b e in g to g r a s p ! WITHIN US! I t i s nowhoro e l s e I W have
t h a t The L ig h t can o n ly s h in e th ro u g h a p e r f e c t lam p, and we have le a r n e d how to
keep th e lamp p e r f e c t - th e Body. ( Dwell on th e a f f i r m a t i o n on My Whole Body,
w hich comes a f t e r y o u r I n s p i r a t i o n a l B r e a th ). V/a m vo a ls o le a r n e d t h a t th o L ig h t
s h in e s o f i t s e l f . This b e a u t i f u l t r u t h t h a t a l l l i g h t s h in e s o f i t s e l f has been a
g r e a t com fort to t h i s T each er in h is a s s e n t to The H e ig h ts . I have o f te n g iv en
th a n k s t h a t I have n o t had to f in d o u t HOT th e L ig h t s h in e s - f o r I w ould have
f a i l e d to f in d o u t how. I have alw ays r e s t e d in th o t r u t h t h a t , as I l e a r n t o ro -
l a x i n t o i t , I SEE i t s h in i n g - and th e more I r e l a x i n t o i t , w a tc h in g i t humbly,
th e more I became of i t , th e m ere i t s h i n e s ................... and t h i s sim p ly CANNOT be
e x p la in e d - i t has to be le a r n e d by each o f us f o r h im s e lf . BUT WIEN WE 1APN IT,
WE FIND THAT THE LIGHT IS PERFECTION. So t h a t to f in d P e r f e c ti o n , a l l t h a t we
have to do i s to r e v e r e n t l y w atch t h a t we may f in d th e L ig h t.
Sim ple as i t may seem , t h i s i s a l l lo c k e d up - i t i s th e s e c r e t t h a t i s lo ck e d .t

i n eE very L iv in g T hing - AND IT IS THE ONLY SECRET.
And, a g a in , sim p le as i t may seem in i t s v e ry p r o f u n d i ty , t h i s ESSENTIALITY ( L ig h t)

i t i s t h a t q u a l i f i e s th e True A d e p t. Onco i t i s found by th e neep h y to i t s a n c t i
f i e s as w e ll a s q u a l i f i e s , i n f u s i n g t r u e goodness i n to e v e ry l i f e t h a t i t a d o rn s .
You s e e , t h i s E s s e n t i a l i t y - t h i s One - t h i s L ig h t - t h i s F o rco , v.-o may o a l l , as
we do c a l l , by many nam es.
TO US IN MENTALPHY5ICS IT IS THE LIGHT OF THE DIVINE WISDOM
WHICH IS IN EVERY LIVING THING, AND WHICH WE KNOW TO BE WITHIN US.
( c) L in k in g Reason to D i v i n it y .
I t i s t h i s E s s e n t i a l i t y , th o L ig h t of D ivino Wisdom, t h a t l in k s re a s o n to d i v i n i t y ,
f lo s h to s p i r i t , th e o lo g y t o p h ilo s o p h y , m o r t a l i t y to im m o rta lity . I t i s t h a t
w hich i s sown in c o r r u p t io n , and can o n ly be r a i s e d in i n c o r r u p ti o n . I t i s sown
in w eakness and d a rk n e s s and ig n o ra n c e t h a t have in h e re d s in o e tim e began - - i t
i s r a i s e d in a s p i r i t u a l body. THE FIRST, OR OUTER MAN, i s o f THE EARTH, EARTHY.
The SECOND, OR DINER MAN, IS THE LORD OF THE ETERNAL - THE CREATOR.
And e v e ry one o f us i n The In n e r Chamber o f M en ta lp h y sio s has le a r n e d t h a t in our

slow and g ra d u a l developm ent o f th e Lord o f th e E te rn a l w i t h in u s , much i s demanded
of us.
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(a) We m ust, f i r s t , be s i n c e r e in our p u rp o se ,
(b ) We m ust be h o n o ra b le in a l l i n t e n t .
(c) We m ust be o h a r i t a b l e to w ard s a l l th in g s - to w ard Every
L iv in g T hing, rem em bering th e F o u rfo ld Law,
(d ) We m ust g iv e to E very L iv in g Thing more th a n we e x p e c t
to r e c e iv e .
(e) We m ust e v e r s e e k The Law, and OBEY i t so f a r as we
KNOW i t .
In our e a r l i e r le s s o n s we have le a r n e d how to d e v e lo p th e Image o f our True S e l f ,

and some o f U3 have suooeeded in re a o h in g th e r e f l e c t i o n o f The Lord W ith in . I t
i s t h i s g r e a t and m ira c u lo u s m y s te ry o f our Im age t h a t wo commence to s o lv e w ith
th e c i r c u l a t i o n o f The L ig h t, and i t i s th e Imago i n t o w h ich i t behooves us to
r o f l e c t , r a t h o r th a n to p r o f a n e ly d is c u s s i t ("Have No Tonguo ) t h a t wc may know
w hat Tho F a th e r i s , and w hat The Son ; and w ith o u t p re s u m p tio n o r e r r o r como s lo w ly
to know t h a t h o ly , h o ly S p i r i t o f L i f e , t h a t f a b r i c a t e s a l l th in g s and s u s ta i n s a l l
t h in g s , by The Word t h a t i s made F l e s h .
I f e e l t h a t t h e r e i s much i n t h i s w e e k 's Commentary f o r you to l e t your mind r e v e r

e n t l y d w e ll upon.
Never w o rry a b o u t how a p p a r e n tl y s lo w ly you a r e g o in g . Many s tu d e n ts a r e e v er

o lam o u rin g f o r "advanced w ork" - - why "ad v an ced " w ork. You and I have a r r i v e d a t
th e p o i n t w here our know ledge t h a t WE ARE IT i s c o m p lete - - - th e n a l l t h a t rem ains
f o r us i s p r a o t i c e , p r a c t i c e , p r a c t i c e . . . b e in g happy, g iv in g th a n k s .
I le a v e you t h i s week w ith a se n se o f deep a l l - p o r v a d i n g p e a c e . How f o o l i s h m ost

p e o p le a r e to end eavor to o r d e r t h e i r l i v e s a s THEY t h in k i t sh o u ld bo, w ith o u t
b e in g w ise enough to c h a rg e t h e i r own m inds w ith id e a s t h a t come u n e r r i n g ly from
th e F a th e r w hich i s in H eaven. One t h in g I have le a r n e d i s th e d i f f i c u l t y o f s e e
in g w hat we a r e lo o k in g a t . We lo o k a t a c e r t a i n t h i n g , and fan o y t h a t wo know
i t s m eaning, b u t a t th e r o o t o f o u r r e a s o n in g g e n e r a ll y i s p e rs o n a l d e s i r e and
g re e d . How many p e o p le " p ra y to God" f o r c e r t a i n t h i n g s . They p ra y and p ra y . I f
th e t h in g does n o t m a t e r i a l i z e , th e y g e t q u i t e c o n c e rn e d and w orry a b o u t i t , and
wonder w h e th e r "God" has f o r g o t t e n them , and f e e l t e r r i b l y h u r t w ith God f o r n o t
"a n sw e rin g t h e i r p r a y e r " . You and I have outgrow n t h a t s u p e r s t i t i o n . We know t h a t
we m ust w atch and w a to h . . . p ra y and p ra y ( p r a c t i c e th e Law), . . . and hope and
hope, . . and d a re t o be s i l e n t . In t h i s s p i r i t I le a v e you.
As you c lo s e t h i3 Commentary, l e t i t r o s t in y o u r l a p and e n te r th o S ile n c e . .

f e o l g r o a t waves o f T ru th and Love and Joy an d P eace coming to you from mo as y o u r
humble T e a ch e r, and may Tho L ig h t bo mado known to y o u . R o st - be happy - g iv e
th an k s - lo s e your own l i f e i n s e r v i c e to th o s o who know l e s s th a n you know and
who have l e s s th a n you h a v e . Thus w i l l y o u r cup ru n o v e r.
My Peaoe I g iv e u n to y o u .
S i n c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W r itte n i n F a i t h a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (2): TransmutationSpecial
34 Breathing Exercises and Your Sunrise; The Ascent of Man; . . . .

"Ye Are the Temple of God"; Be Glad and Rejoice.
1. B re a th e th e P e r f e c t i o n B r e a th MENTALLY t h i s week - b e f o r e b r e a k
f a s t , b e f o r e lu n c h e o n i f p o s s i b l e , an d b e f o r e d i n n e r .
Now, t h i s i s m ost im p o r ta n t . This i s th o m ost im p o r ta n t b r e a t h

t h a t you have so f a r u n d e rta k e n , f o r you a r e l e a d in g y o u r s e l f
i n t o a f u l l u n d e rs ta n d in g o f a l l th e p r e lim in a r y and a ls o th e
few advanced b r e a t h s t h a t you have so f a r been g iv e n . T h e r e f o r e ,
g iv e y o u r s e l f tim e f o r PRACTICE t h i s w eek. Remember, you w i l l
g e t no L ig h t w h a te v e r by m e re ly r e a d in g t h i s Commentary - you
m ust PRACTICE1.
2. Be s u re t h a t you a r e in th e r i g h t p o s tu r e - you m u st be p h y s i c a l l y
c o m f o r ta b le , you m ust n o t bo p h y s i c a l l y o r m e n ta lly t i r e d - q u i t e
norm al and HAPPY. Then so i n t o your B ro a th .
3. You have your p i c t u r e o f your s u n r i s e . B rin g t h i s d e a r , v e r y

c l e a r b e f o r e your m ind. Then r e s t IN i t ; l e t th e L ig h t flo o d
y o u . Now, h o ld in g th e p i c t u r e and FEELING th e L i g h t , t r y t o tu r n
j u s t enough m en ta l a t t e n t i o n to w a tc h in g y o u r B r e a th - i t s h o u ld
be so s o f t and sm ooth and s i l e n t t h a t you w i l l f e e l an a l l - p c r -
v a d in g s t i l l n e s s b a th i n g you from head to f o o t ; FEEL t h a t th l3
in n e r s t i l l n e s s o f y o u r B re a th i s l i k e a d e e p , deep flo w in g r i v e r
- immense pow er, d e p th , im m easurable s t r e n g t h , l i k e a g i a n t a t
p e a c e , sw e e p in g a l l b e f o r e i t , b u t m aking n o t th e s l i g h t e s t n o i s e ,
f o r i t s own g r e a t volume keeps i t k n i t t o g e t h e r i n deep s i l e n c e -
l i k e Love a l l 6 i l e n t and s e re n e y e t a l l lo c k e d u p .
4. H o lding th e p i c t u r o o f The L ig h t (y o u r s u n r i s e , fan n ed i n t o th e

L iv in g F la m e ), w a tc h in g your B re a th so s i l e n t l y t h a t you can
a n a ly z e i t s v e ry f o r c e , . . th e n f e e l a s e n se o f ALL-PERVASION.
You a r e th e C re a to r in human form - you a r e a l l - p e r v a d i n g - you
ACTUALLY c r e a t e y o u r own U n iv e rs e , and you go w hore you w i l l to
go, you do w hat you w i l l to d o . T h e re fo re , FEEL t h a t d e p th o f
ALL-PERVASION . . you a r e e v e r y th in g , you a r e ev e ry w h ere .
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THIS SPACE IS FOR YOUR O W N N
(We a h a l l r e t u r n to t h i s id e a l a t e r ; t h i s weok, PEEL i t - r o g i s t e r i n y o u r
mind w hat you f e e l , so t h a t a t any moment h e r e a f t e r you w i l l be a b le to
m e n ta lly p ic k up t h a t f e e l i n g , and lo a d y o u r s e l f on from t h a t h ig h p o i n t . )
1. Same a s i n y o u r T h i r t y - t h i r d C o m c n ta ry .
2. AJDD to i t i
" I AM ALL-PERVADING. I All L IFE."
My Bolovod S tu d e n t i n M o n ta lp h y s ic s , Noblo o f The L ig h t
In y o u r l a s t Commentary, you w ere i n s t r u c t e d i n t o th e h ig h e r c o n c e p tio n o f

y o u r P e r f e c ti o n B r e a th . Your th o u g h t has been c h a rg e d w ith th e e t e r n a l t r u t h o f
th e P e r f e c ti o n o f L i f e . I f you a r e w is e , you w i l l have w r i t t e n down on p a p e r
your own id e a s o f PERFECTION - on th e t h r e e p la n e s o f y o u r e x is te n c e w ith w hich
you a r e f a m i l i a r . This week you w i l l r e s t in th e p e r f e o tl o n of y o u r own l i f e .
The way t h a t I te a c h m y se lf i s by th e s tu d y o f SIMPLE th in g s - t h u s :

I s o l a t e some sim p le i d e a . Take your e y e , f o r example : lo o k a t y o u r e y e s; make
your eyes do w hat you w ant them to do in tra n s fo r m in g y o u r own f e e l i n g ,
(a) F a o in g a m ir r o r , t h in k a c e r t a i n th o u g h t - o f l o v e , f o r exam ple.

T hink o f The B elo v ed . You a r e lo o k in g i n t o th e eyes o f th e b e lo v e d -
and y o u r own eyes e x p re s s y o u r h i g h e s t e m o tio n s , and a s you w atoh you
a c t u a l l y s e e in y o u r own eyes th o r o f l o c t i o n o f th e h o ig h t o f th e
tra n s o e n d in g f e e l i n g o f y o u r lo v e f o r The B e lo v e d .
(b ) Then, t h in k an a n x ie ty th o u g h t (im ag in e i t ) , and n o te th e change i n

y o u r eyes . ", . and a t uhe same tim e n o te th e change i n y o u r own
FEELINGS n o t o n ly i n y o u r e y e s , b u t th ro u g h o u t y o u r w hole body.
(c) Then t h i n k a su c c e s s th o u g h t, and in s ta n ta n e o u s ly y o u r eyes w i l l

ohange - oharged w ith th e p i c t u r e t h a t you have in y o u r mind o f
s u c c e s s , your eyes w i l l r e f l e c t th e s u c c e s s em otion . . . . AND
SO ON, AND SO ON.
Having made t h i s sim p le e x p e rim e n t, th in k of th e p e r f e c t i o n o f r e g i s t r a t i o n o f

your eyes - how th e y p e r f e c t l y r e f l e c t th e p e r f e c t i o n o f y o u r FEELINGS, no m a tte r
w h e th e r th e f e e l i n g be one o f g r i e f , o r h a to , o r f e a r , o r a n x ie t y , o r p a in , o r
m ise ry . . or w h e th e r th e f e e l i n g be one o f jo y , and hope, and l i g h t , or c o u ra g e ,
o r p e a o e. Then, go f u r t h e r : f e e l t h a t w hat you can a c t u a l l y se e in y o u r own eyes
i s g o in g on a l l o v e r your b e a u t i f u l body, and th e e f f e c t 1 b f o r good o r i l l . Think
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PERFECTION, and you beoome p e r f e o t . Think n e g a tio n i n an y form , and you r e f l e c t
n e g a tio n , w hich i s th e advance g u ard o f d o n th , w hich i s th o r e v e r s e o f w hat you
a r e - - - f o r YOU ARE LIFE, and L if e i s PERFECT."
Then, t h in k lo n g and a n a l y t i c a l l y on PERFECTION th ro u g h o u t th e ooming w eek.
(a ) The A sc e n t o f Man
Having i n mind w hat you le a r n e d i n y o u r Com m entaries N os. Tw enty-tw o to T h ir ty ,

and s e e in g how y o u r l i f e has b e e n one slow p ro o e s s o f e v o lu tio n a r y p r i n c i p l e ,
im agine f a r b ack i n tim e , p ro b a b ly a m i l l i o n y e a rs a g o , you a p p e aro d on t h i s
e a r t h - WONDERING. S lo w ly we have d ev elo p ed from cavo mon to m odem men, and
a l l th e way up wo havo boen w o n d erin g a t th o " m y ste ry o f L i f e . F u l l o f wondor
and, c u r i o s i t y , men have d e v e lo p e d w h at i s o a ll e d p h ilo s o p h y . The m a j o r it y of
men come and go and ta k e a l l f o r g r a n te d , b u t we havo b e e n among th e a 3 k e rs o f
q u e s ti o n s . We have alw ays bo en i n t e r e s t e d i n th e why, th o whonce and w h ith e r .
In a n c ie n t days o f l i t t l e know ledge and l e s s th in k in g men*s problem s w ere s im p le .

Man b e lie v e d t h a t he and h is l i t t l e e a r t h wero th e o n ly im p o rta n t th in g s under
Heaven in th o U n iv e rs e . The 6un was made to g iv e him l i g h t by d ay , and th e moon
and th e s t a r s by n i g h t . N o th in g m a tte r e d e x o e p t w hat happened t o HIM. For him
Heaven was im m ed ia te ly up above th e c lo u d s , a few th o u sa n d f e o t u p . Ho th o u g h t
th e r a i n was s to r e d up t h e r e , and t h a t th e R u le r o f th e U n iv e rs e opened s m a ll
h o le s now and a g a in and w a to re d th e e a r t h . Man was th e o n ly im p o rta n t t h in g i n
c r e a t i o n , w ith th e e x c e p tio n o f th e w ild a n im a ls wham he t r i e d t o s u b je c t to h is
w ill. . . . and so on, and so on. And God was j u s t up abovo in t h a t p la c e
c a l l e d H eaven.
Then man, by t h in k i n g and by w o n d erin g a b o u t o t h e r t h i n g s , came g r a d u a lly t o see

t h a t God was much more a w is e God th a n a c r u e l God. He g r a d u a lly came t o know
t h a t Mein i s a p a r t o f a g r e a t w h o le, an d t h a t com pared w ith t h i s g r e a t w h o le,
our s o l a r sy stem - th e su n , w ith a l l t h e p l a n e t s r e v o lv in g aro u n d i t - i s no
b ig g e r th a n a d ro p o f s a l t w a te r com pared w ith th e m ig h ty o c e a n . T e le sc o p e s
t h a t man has made have proved to him t h a t t h o r e a r e in sp a ce th o u sa n d s o f m i l l i o n s
o f s u n s , some a m i l l i o n tim es a s b i g a s our s u n , w hich i n t u r n i s a m i l l i o n tim es
as b i g a s our e a r t h .
G ra d u a lly t h i s th in g c a l l e d Man, made " In th e Im age , has come to s e e h im s e lf -

in s p i t e o f h is a lm o s t t o t a l ig n o ra n c e a t th e s t a r t o f h is e v o lu tio n a r y r a c e - as
a p a r t o f th e D iv in e S p i r i t o f t h i s u n iv e r s e ; - he s e e s h im s e lf as L if e I t s e l f -
he s e e s h im s e lf as th e r e g u l a t o r o f c o n d itio n s and th e c r e a t o r o f c o n d itio n s - he
s e e s h im s e lf (a s we i n M e n ta lp h y sic s a r e l e a r n i n g , and we a r e p ro b a b ly a hundred
y e a rs b e f o r e our tim e ) a s THE CREATOR IN HUMAN FORM - im m o rta l, s e l f - m a n i f e s t i n g ,
unending and e v e r l a s t i n g . He s e e s h im s e lf " p e r f e c t a s God i s p e r f e c t , " . . and
he se o s t h a t , i n due p ro o e s s o f tim e , when he i s f u l l y grown, he w i l l have c a r r i e d
o u t th e d iv in o m a n d a te , "Be Ye p e r f e c t even a s y o u r F a t h e r , w hich i s in heaven, i s
p e r f e c t."
We, th e n , have oame t o t h a t p o i n t , w here we a r e to l e a r n by th o s i l e n t c o n ta n p la -

t i o n and th e r e a l i z a t i o n o f PERFECTION t h a t WE ARE PERFECT.
(b ) A gain - L iv e What You Know!
"Know ye n o t t h a t ye a r e th o Temple o f God, and t h a t th e S p i r i t o f God d w e lle th in

you?" ( l C o r in th ia n s 3 , 1 6 ) .
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We m ust LIVE t h i s P e r f e c ti o n , IJy B elo v ed . Never mind how many tim es you f a l l
s h o r t - hold on to th e th o u g h t, and in tim e i t w i l l s h in e th ro u g h you in p e r f e o t
m a n if e s ta tio n . We a l l know t h i s t o be t r u e - so l e t us r e j o i o e t h a t wo a r e on
o u r way. Good i s i t t h a t so ie n o e i s b e g in n in g to r e a l i z e th e s p i r i t u a l i t y o f
a l l l i f e . Things t h a t were re g a rd e d as e n t i r e l y f a n t a s t i c a l a few y e a rs ago a ro
now b e in g rec o g n izo d a s b o in g tr u o to L ife I t s o l f . Much of th e a n c ie n t wisdom
i s b e in g re c o v e re d - th e r e i s a g r o a t day ahead f o r a l l of us - wo i n M o n talp h y sio s
a re i n th e f o r e f r o n t . We know t h a t we havo th e power w ith in us - th e power o f p e r
f e c t i o n o f L ife - t o l i v e as long as we d e s ir e to l i v e . We know t h a t we a r e young,
young, YOUNG, and t h a t we n e v e r can be o ld - w e l l , th e n , l e t us a l l l i v e y o u th ,
th in k th o u g h ts of y o u th and th e th in g s t h a t y o u th does - f e e l th e i n s p i r a t i o n and
th e a m b itio n and th e b e a u ty of l i f e t h a t y o u th f e e l s j and i f we a r e " o l d e r 11, l e t
us g iv e g r a t e f u l th an k s t h a t we have so much more e x p e rie n c e , so muen more s to r e d
away c o n s c io u s ly and s u b c o n sc io u s ly in our memory. Oh, " le t us r e j o i c e a t th e
PERFECTION OF LIFE TOWARDS THE FULL EXPRESSION OF WHICH WE ARE ON OUR WAY.
The w orld i s changing in i t s views on l i f e . Who would have dream ed, f o r exam ple,
t h a t a* g r e a t s c i e n t i s t o f t h i s modern age would have d e o la r e d t h a t t e l e p a t h y and
c la irv o y a n c e a r e r e a l i t i e s . I wonder how many o f you re a d th e fo llo w in g new spaper
r e p o r t as r e c e n t as th e summer o f 1935 - i t was a New York m essage s e n t o u t by one
o f th e g r e a t news a g e n c ie s i
"Dr. A le x is C a r r e l, Nobel p r iz e w in n er and w o rld famous s c i e n t i s t o f th e

R o c k e fe lle r I n s t i t u t e f o r M edical R esearo h b e li e v e s t e l e p a t h y and c l a i r
voyance a r e s c i e n t i f i c a l l y proven f a o t s , and w o rth y of s c i e n t i f i c s tu d y .
This i s one o f th e m y s tic a l and m e ta p h y sio a l m asto r id e a s t h a t D octor

C a rre l advances i n a book p u b lis h e d h e re by H arper B r o th e r s , u n d er th e
t i t l e , Man, th e Unknown.'
"Aiming t o c r e a te a new s c ie n c e , th e 's c ie n c e o f man* in o rd e r to save

and g u id e ' modern hum anity. D r .- C a r r e l b o ld ly e sp o u se s t e l e p a t h y and
c la irv o y a n c e . He w ro te i 'C la irv o y a n c e and t e l e p a t h y a r e a p rim a ry
datum o f s c i e n t i f i c o b s e r v a tio n . Those endowed w ith t h i s t e l e p a t h i o
power g ra s p th e s e o r e t th o u g h ts o f o th e r i n d iv i d u a l s w ith o u t u s in g
t h e i r se n se o rg a n s. They a ls o p e ro e iv e e v e n ts moro or l e s s rem ote in
space and tim e ( c la ir v o y a n c e ) . T his q u a l i t y d e v e lo p s in o n ly a sm a ll
number of human b e i n g s .'*
T h e re fo re , be g lad I R e jo ic e in y o u r Youth - i n y o u r L ife - in y o u r P e r f e c ti o n . .

. . and g iv e th a n k s . P r a c t i c e , p r a c t i c e , p r a c t i c e t h i s week -'- and BE W'HAT YOU
ARE, U n a fra id and F u ll of Undying Hope.
Peace be u n to you - and as you c o n clu d e t h i s Commentary, l o t th e s h e e ts drop i n t o

your l a p , and v e ry d e l i b e r a t e l y and c o n s c io u s ly FEEL g r e a t waves of L ig h t and Love
and Joy and Power and Youth and B eauty and S tr e n g th and t h a t Peace Whioh P a sse s
Knowledge come to you from me as your humble T eacher and from th e I n s t i t u t e a s th e
agency o f e x p re s s io n , and p r i n c i p a l l y from our G lo rio u s M other M o n ta lp h y s ic s .
Nomaste
S in o e r e ly y o u r T eao h er, i n F r a te r n a l Bonds

o f Jo y and Hopo.
W ritte n in F a i th a t
Los A n g e lo s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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35 ing Breath Posture; Importance of Inner Light; Goal of All-Per

vasion; Building Well Upon Foundation of Rock.
BREATHING EXERCISES FOR THE WEEK:
I t r u s t t h a t you p r a c t i s e d l a s t week th e s p e c i a l B re a th o u tlin e d in

P a ra g ra p h s 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 . I f you have p r a c t i s e d , you w i l l have
begun t o t r u l y FEEL y o u r B r e a th , and you s h o u ld a ls o have some id e a
o f w hat t r u e B r e a th le s s n e s s i s .
T his week I w ish to le a d you on a l i t t l e f u r t h e r in t h i s B re a th , b u t

I u rg e you n o t to b e in a h u r ry - t h e r e i s p l e n t y o f tim e , we have
e t e r n i t y i n w hich t o l e a r n , and th e b e s t way to l e a r n - th e o n ly way
t o l e a r n '- i s by slo w , s te a d y , SURE a p p l i c a t i o n . T h e r e f o r e , be
p a t i e n t ; and though you may n o t know w hat you a r e d o in g , and in d ee d
may even q u e s tio n w h at you a r e d o in g , do w hat you a r e i n s t r u c t e d to
do.
The B re a th t h a t you a re now p r a c t i s i n g w i l l le a d you i n to a r e a l i z a t i o n o f ALL-

P e rv a s io n - w i l l prove t h a t YOU a r e A ll- P e r v a d in g , t u t h u m ility , p a tie n c e , w a tc h
f u ln e s s a r e n e c e s s a r y . The INNER s i g h t m ust be q u ick e n e d - t r u e p e r c e p ti o n . The
INNER FEELING m ust be known. You m ust become 'so s t i l l t h a t you can f e e l th e
f o r c e s o f y o u r body a c t u a l l y a t work . . . and a l l o f us can do t h i s , i f wo w i l l
p r a c t i s e , b u t i f we do n o t p r a c t i s e , i t T r i l l be m e re ly one o f th o s e th in g s t h a t
we iiave " h e a rd a b o u t1' .
1 . CHANGE OF POSTURE: L ie f a c e downward on th e f l o o r , n o t on a s o f t bed - you can

l i e on a ru g , b u t i t m ust n o t be to o s o f t .
(a) P la c e th e N e g a tiv e hand ( th e l e f t ) on th e f l o o r , and p la c e th e

P o s i ti v e hand ( th e r i g h t ) o v e r i t . Then l e t your f o re h e a d ,
w ith th e head q u i t e s t r a i g h t , n o t w ith th e head tu rn e d a t a l l
to th e r i g h t o r t o th e l e f t , r e s t on y o u r r i g h t hand. Now,
ta k e tim e to g e t t h i s p a r t of th e p o s tu r e . See t h a t th e n e o k .
i s n o t tw is te d o r te n s e d - se e t h a t th e c h in and th e f a c e a re
c o m f o r ta b le .
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(b ) Then w atch th e s h o u ld e r s . They m ust be r e la x e d , n o t th e s l i g h t
e s t s t r a i n a t a l l . The c h e a t o a r r i e s th e w e ig h t, and th e
s h o u ld e rs a r e e n t i r e l y f l e x e d .
(c ) Go down th e body - ta k e a lo n g s ig h o r two, and se e t h a t th e

abdomen i s q u i te r e la x e d . . . EVERYTHING IN THE BODY IS HEAVY,
HEAVY. The v i t a l o rg a n s a r e c o m f o r ta b le , and n o t cram ped -
q u i te r e la x e d .
(d ) Thus you w i l l se e t h a t th e w hole o f th e body, from th e to p o f

th e head down t o th e to e s a r e STRAIGHT and c o m f o r ta b le . When
you a r e SURE o f t h i s , p la o e y o u r NEGATIVE le g ( th e l e f t ) over
y o u r POSITIVE le g ( t h e r i g h t ) , so t h a t th e to e s o f th e r i g h t
f o o t a r e to u o h in g th e f l o o r . Now, you m u st be a d v is e d n o t to
h u r ry t h i s - p o s tu r e i s ALL-IMPORTANT. F o r th e f i r s t e v e n in g ^
p r a c t i c e , .ju st t r y t h i s o u t . When you t h in k you have th e r i g h t
p o s tu r e , j u s t change th e body a l i t t l e , and se e i f you can n o t ic e
any g r e a t e r o r l e s s e r c o m f o r t. The s o l e id e a i s t o so r e l a x th e
body in a s t r a i g h t p o s i t i o n t h a t th e S o la r F o rc e t h a t you a r e to
awaken In th e B re a th i t s e l f s h a l l be a llo w e d f r e e flo w to e v e ry
p a r t o f your b e a u t i f u l b o d y .
MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK:
Same a s in y o u r T h i r t y - f o u r t h Commentary.
My Beloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s io s , N oble o f The L ig h t :
How happy I am t h a t we a r e coming a lo n g t o g e t h e r to REAL w ork. When you oame

i n to M e n ta lp h y sio s f i r s t , i n th e I n i t i a t e Group, you w ere i n s t r u c t e d in l i t t l e
m ethods t h a t you a r e p ro b a b ly b e g in n in g to r e a l i z e w ere t r u l y g r e a t s e c r e t s - t h a t
i s , s e c r e t b e c a u s e n o t g e n e r a ll y u n d e rs to o d . And th o u g h we s h o u ld from c h ild h o o d
have become c o n so io u s o f t h e sim p le b r e a th in g s t h a t we have b een ta u g h t, i t was
n o t our good f o r tu n e t o have b e e n i n s t r u c t e d to do them .
The human b e in g i s a s tu b b o rn a n im a l. M oreover, he i s t h e m ost p o lis h e d

h y p o c r ite - f u l l o f p r i d e , s e l f - s a t i s f i e d , and o f te n so v e ry f o o l i s h . We d e c e iv e
o u r s e lv e s , and l i k e t o be d e c e iv e d , f o r i t plumes o u r v a n i t y . Few p e o p le l i v e
w hat th e y KNOW.
Only y e s te r d a y ( th e day b e fo r e I w r i t e t h i s to you) I had an a p p o in tm e n t w ith

a man whose name would be f a m i l i a r to many of you i f I w ere to d i s c l o s e i t . He i s
a g r e a t m e ta p h y s ic a l w r i t e r , and h is books and a r t i c l e s a r e known to m ost a s p i r i n g
p e o p le . For some tim e he had b e e n a n x io u s to oome a lo n g t o The I n s t i t u t e to " t a l k "
w ith me. As you may s u rm is e , y o u r T eacher i s a man who has l i t t l e s p a re tim e , and
he has l iv e d lo n g enough t o know t h a t i n th e u se of many w ords th e r e i s g rav e
d an g er o f much c o n fu s io n . I have l iv e d i n th e O r i e n t , w h ere, when i n v i t e d to
spend any tim e w ith a p h ilo s o p h e r , t h e r e i s l i t t l e t a l k . The S p i r i t works m ig h t il y
in s i l e n c e , so t h e O r i e n t a l p h ilo s o p h e r w i l l p r e s e n t you w ith a p r a y e r m a t, and you
w i l l s i t w ith him, p e rh a p s a w hole e v e n in g , and n o t a word w i l l be spoken . . . b u t
what b l i s s , w hat u n d e rs ta n d in g , w hat re f r e s h m e n t.
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This p h ilo s o p h e r y e s te r d a y , how ever, w ished to d is c u s s c e r t a i n p h a se s o f l i f e
w ith me, and so th e a p p o in tm e n t was made. I was happy to have him come, and lo o k ed
fo rw ard to a happy c o n v e r s a tio n . As i s r i g h t , th e h o s t l i s t e n e d w h ile he h e ld t h e
c o n v e r s a tio n , and much o f i t was p l e a s a n t . But when he made an a p o lo g y to me t h a t
he had n o t b een a b le to come b e f o r e b e c a u se he "had an i n v a l i d w i f e , I wondered
w hat s o r t o f a p h ilo s o p h e r he was t h a t he had n o t h e a le d h is w ife ; b u t I was
g r e a t l y s u r p r i s e d when he s a id f u r t h e r t h a t he hims e l f was s u f f e r i n g from a c h ro n ic
a ilm e n t in th e b o d y . Q u ite s t i l l , I l i s t e n e d on, h a r d ly b e li e v in g t h a t he was
sp e a k in g a s he d e s c r ib e d t o me t h e n a tu r e o f h is " i l l n e s s ' and t h a t o f h is w i f e .
But when he t o l d me t h a t he was a n x io u s to do same p ie c e o f work "b e f o r e he d i e d " ,
I f e l t t h a t e i t h e r he o r I was in th e wrong p l a c e .
I t e l l you t h i s to show you how human b e in g s can b e le d a s t r a y - n o t l i v i n g w hat

th e y know. Now, you and I m ust n o t b e l i k e t h i s . WE a r e t o l i v e a lo n g , lo n g
tim e . . l i f e i s to be a g r e a t , g r e a t rom ance . . . we a r e in THIS p a r t i c u l a r s ta g e
o f o u r e t e r n a l e x p e rie n c e n o t to be f o o le d n o r a r e we to f o o l o u r s e lv e s . . we a r e
th e p r o g e n ito r s o f th e new w o rld , th e h e r a ld s o f im m o r ta lity in th e f l e s h . . we
a r e on our way to MASTERY t h e r e f o r e , WE MUST BUILD WELL ON A FOUNDATION OF ROCK.
The p r e s e n t B re a th in t h i s Commentary i s w hat you w i l l come t o know a s The B a la n c in g

B r e a th , b u t you a r e n o t t o t h in k o f names o f B re a th s - you a r e t o p r a c t i c e , p r a c t i c e ,
p r a c t i c e . You w ish to t r u l y grow young? W e ll, th e n , DO THE WORK, and you w i l l f in d
t h a t you w i l l have power t o do ; i f you do n o t do th e w ork, and become l i k e my
f r i e n d th e p h ilo s o p h e r o f whom I have j u s t sp o k en , a l i t h i s w i l l rem ain w ith you
m e re ly as i n t e l l e c t u a l e n te r ta i n m e n t . DON T FORGET THIS. Now, to go on f u r t h e r .
SECOND PART OF THE BALANCING BREATH FOR THIS WEEK :
We w i l l assume t h a t f o r a n i g h t o r two you have p r a c t i s e d p o s tu r e . You t r u l y know

HOW TO RELAX.
W w i l l assume t h a t you can FEEL th e c o m fo rt o f t h e s t r a i g h t n e s s o f y o u r b o d y , and

t h a t you c a n im agine t h a t w o n d e rfu l f e e l i n g of h e a v in e s s t h a t g iv e s you th e s e n s a
t i o n t h a t th e s u b s ta n c e of y o u r p h y s ic a l body i s f l o a t i n g , f l o a t i n g i n sp a ce . . .
in d e e d , you may be a b le to f e e l th e s e n s a t io n o f ALL-PERVASION.
We w i l l assume t h a t you a r e re a d y now to b r e a t h e . I f s o , do t h i s :
(a) Tense th e bod y . J u s t g e n tl y p r e s s dovmward on th e p e lv i c bone f i r s t ,

and f e e l t h a t you a r e t e n s i n g th e l e g s , th e k n e e s , th e t h i g h s , th e
b u tto c k s , th e lum bar r e g io n , th e b a c k , th e arm s, th e n e c k , th e h e a d .
Hold t h i s te n s in g p o s i t i o n f o r a s r e a s o n a b le a tim e a s you can i n
c o m fo rt, th e n f e e l t h a t you a r e s u d d e n ly r e l a x i n g . . . t h e f e e l i n g
t h a t you a r e f a l l i n g down th ro u g h t h e f l o o r , th e body i s so h e a v y .
Do n o t r e l a x " e x p l o s iv e l y " , b u t g e n tl y th o u g h q u ic k ly .
(b ) Then w atch y o u r B r e a th . A t f i r s t , w ith t h i s l i t t l e e f f o r t fro m .th e

te n s i n g , you w i l l n o t i c e t h a t you c a n , so to s p e a k , h e a r y o u r s e l f
b r e a t h in g . W atching th e " h e a r in g " , and see how even i t i s - do t h i s
f o r a m in u te or tw o. THEN - -
(o ) See w h e th e r you can s t i l l b r e a t h e , th o u g h you seem to s to p your

B r e a th . You w i l l seem to be b r e a t h in g and y e t n o t b r e a t h in g . The
b r e a t h w i l l seem to be WITHIN th e b r e a t h , and you c a n n o t " h e a r" i t
. . a l l i s so s o f t and s t i l l and unmoving and s i l e n t . In ' t h i s
seco n d p a r t o f th e w a to h in g o f y o u r b r e a t h , IMAGINE a l l th e l i g h t s
and a l l th e s e n s a tio n s t h a t have b e e n r e g i s t e r e d i n y o u r mipd a s a
r e s u l t o f a l l your p re v io u s te a o h in g .
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(d ) See how happy you can f o o l , and se e w h e th e r you can see th e L ig h t of
Jo y w ith in y o u r body (and your head p a r t i c u l a r l y ) .
CARE OF DIET DURING THE WEEK :
W atch y o u r d i e t d u rin g th e w eek. I suppose t h a t you know w hat y o u r c h e m ic a l ty p e

is . I su p p o se t h a t you have been s y s t e m a t i c a l l y le a d in g y o u r s e l f i n t o a h ig h e r
u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e f i v e fo o d s o f l i f e - s o l i d fo o d s , l i q u i d f o o d s , r e s t a s a
fo o d , b r e a t h as a fo o d , and th o u g h t as a fo o d .
We s h a l l r e t u r n to The B a la n c in g B r e a th i n y o u r n e x t Commentary, and I u rg e you

to p r a c t i c e t h i s week - - f o r I pro m ise you t h a t a s you p r a c t i c e t h i s b r e a t h , you
w i l l be d o in g g r e a t t h in g s f o r y o u r s e l f , to be r e v e a le d to you in due c o u r s e .
And d u rin g t h i s week, keep c lo s e to y o u r T e a c h e r. F e e l t h a t you a r e c o n s t a n t l y

n e a r to us a l l h e re a t The I n s t i t u t e - t h a t you a r e r e a l p a r t o f th e r e a l f a m ily .
Do a l l t h a t you oan f o r M e n ta lp h y s ic s . H elp as much as you can w ith m a t e r i a l
s u b s ta n c e , f o r we need a l l t h a t we can c o n tr o l a t t h e p r e s e n t tim e , and wc g iv e
th a n k s t h a t we have g a in e d some e x p e rie n c e in th e know ledge of how r i g h t l y to USE
s u b s ta n c e f o r bho S p re a d in g o f The L ig h t.
Be happy, and GIVE THANKS. As you c o n c lu d e t h i s Commentary, s i t s t i l l - so s i l e n t

and so h ap p y . F e e l g r e a t waves o f L ig h t and Joy and Love and B eauty com ing to you
f r a n t h e h i g h e s t s p h e re s o f my s p i r i t . . . I giv*o th a n k s f o r you, My B eloved . . .
Nom aste.
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W r itte n i n F a i th a t
Los A n g e le s, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
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N O T T O BE T O U C H E D . IF P O S S IB L E .
TO BE S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R EYE.
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36 ing Breath Concluded; Tensing, Relaxation, Meditation; "Go and

Tell No Man"; "Oh, Give Thanks Unto the Lord, for He Is Good."
BREATHING EXERCISES FOR THE WEEK : THE BALANCING BREATH.
Though I do n o t in te n d to "h a rp " on th e s u b j e c t , I w ish t o warn you t h a t you

m ust p r a c t i s e t h i s B r e a th . You w i l l have b e e n d o in g s o , and w i l l have c a r r i e d
o u t th e T ensing and th e W atching o f th e B re a th o u tlin e d on Page T hree o f your
l a s t Commentary. T his i s m ost im p o r ta n t, and you o a n a o t go fo rw ard u n le s s you
have p r a c t i s e d th e T e n sin g .
We a r e , t h e r e f o r e , to go f u r t h e r a lo n g in t h i s B re a th in th e p r e s e n t Cammontary.
You have t h e P o s tu re - you have p r a c t i s e d T en sin g - you have p r a c t i s e d W atching
of y o u r B r e a th . You a r e a b le to f e e l th e B re a th in g w ith in th e B r e a th , so t h a t ,
in deep c o n c e n t r a t io n , you can v i s u a l i z e The L ig h t and h o ld i t . You a r e a ls o
a b le t o f e e l t h a t heavy f e o l i n g when ooming o u t o f th e B re a th a f t e r th e T e n sin g .
Very w e ll, l e t ' s go a h e a d .
FIRST - ( ( a ) L ie w ith y o u r head to th e N o rth , in th e r i g h t p o s tu r e (s e e page
( One, Commentary T h i r t y - f i v e ) .
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f o r e you- ga to see how much p r e s s u r e you can c r e a t e .
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i s q u ite ( e ) P r e s s in g o n ly th e c e n te r o f t h e bo d y , you w i l l n o tic e t h a t th e
s im p le , body b e g in s to t e n s e , and t h i s t e n s i n g m ust be even everyw here -
b u t be t h e r o m ust be no uneven p r e s s u r e in th e s h o u ld e r s , r.or uneven
p a tie n t.) p r e s s u r e in th e f e e t o r th e l e g s . W ith p r e s s u r e in th e c e n te r
o f th e body, you w i l l f in d t h a t g r a d u a lly , as you r e t a i n th o
b r e a t h , th e w hole body w i l l g r a d u a lly and e v e n ly becomo te n s e d ,
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( and become s tr o n g , th e r i g h t to e s w i l l c a r r y th e w e ig h t
( a t th e low er e x tr e m ity o f th e body ; th e back w i l l b e
( come s tr o n g and te n s e d ; you w i l l f e e l th e power coming
( up th ro u g h th e s p in e , and th e head w i l l f e e l t h e p r e s
( s u re ; th e arms w i l l f e e l s tr o n g ; and th e w hole body
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SECOND: - - ( ( a ) Now, th e RELAXING, w hich i s even more im p o rta n t th a n

th e te n s i n g , b e c au se you do n o t w ish to lo s e any of th e
THE ( power you have d e v e lo p e d .
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RELAXATION: ( (b ) When you have h e ld th e body in th e te n s e d p o s it i o n as
lo n g as you c o m fo rta b ly can w ith o u t undue s t r a i n , th e n
(T his r e q u ir e s more ( v e ry c a r e f u l l y , l e t o u t th e b r e a th as in s ig h in g , and
w a tc h fu ln e s s th a n ( as you s ig h f e e l th e body coming down i n t o r e l a x a t i o n ,
even th e T en sin g ( g r a d u a lly , e v e n ly , so t h a t when th e b r e a t h i s gone o u t
P ro c ess in t h i s ( o f your body th o w hole body i s heavy and r e la x e d and
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w ith th e B re a th in ( f e e l i n g in th e body.
th e body, as w e ll as (
w ith th e B re a th o u t ( ( d ) Lying q u i te s t i l l , and WATCHING PARTICULARLY SO THAT
o f th e body) ( SHOULDERS ARE RELAXED, GO INTO THE MEDITATIONAL STATE
( OF MIND. S i l e n t - s t i l l - b r e a th in g w ith in th e B re a th ,
( " f e e l i n g a f t e r him, i f h a p ly we may f in d him ."
* * *
nI f thou r e t u r n to th e A lm ig h ty , th o u s h a l t be b u i l t u p ." - Job 22, 23.
"0 g iv e th a n k s u n to th e L ord, f o r he is go o d ." - 106th Psalm .
" L e t us come b e fo r e h is P re se n c e w ith th a n k s g iv in g ." - 9 5 th Psalm .

* * *
We now f e e l t h a t we a r e IN THE PRESENCE o f th e MOST HIGH. We f e e l th e L ig h t - we
know w hat th e above t h r e e q u o ta tio n s mean. We a r e c o n s c io u s o f th e u p r i s i n g o f
th e S o la r F o rce w i t h in u s . C e r ta i n ly we do g iv e th an k s . . and WE ARE HAPPY.
THIRD: ((a ) Take now t h a t su b lim e M o d ita tio n w ith w hich you w i l l be
( f a m i l i a r - t h a t w hich follow 's th e P e r f e c ti o n B re a th ,
( and w hich i s w r i t t e n in y o u r T h i r t y - t h i r d Commentary.
THE ( FEEL d i v i n e l y b e n t to m e d i ta t io n . FEEL t h a t you a r e
( In The P re s e n c e :
MEDITATION (
( "And now I p re p a re m y se lf f o r th e G r e a te s t Thought I
(Remember, t h i s i s \ ev er s h a l l be a b le to t h in k . . .
th e Noble S c ie n c e ) (
( WHATEVER THE CREATOR IS , I AM.
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( Me, r i g h t in th e S u b sta n c e o f Me, r i g h t in th e Mind o f
( me, r i g h t in th e B eing o f Me.
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( I l i s t e n - I look w ith in me, - I am s t i l l , - and now
( I w i l l to SEE THE CREATOR AT WORK WITHIN THU TEMPLE."
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THE ( ( b ) Then r e v e r s e th e th o u g h t i n th e M e d ita tio n . I n s te a d
( o f f e e l i n g th e C re a to r w ith in you, f e e l t h a t you a r e
MEDITATION ( in th e C r e a to r , th u s
(C o n tin u ed ) (
( "Thou a r t th e s u b s ta n c e o f a l l my t h in k i n g .
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( "Thou a r t th e S u b sta n c e o f a l l l(y T h in k in g .
( "Thou a r t th e S u b sta n c e o f a l l My B r e a th in g .
( "Thou a r t th e S u b sta n c e o f a l l Ify Whole L i f e ."
(
( (You a re a d v is e d to add to th e s e m e d ita tio n s as
( you g a th e r id e a s to y o u r s e l f )
/Thus, we se e t h a t th e r e a re th r e e d i s t i n c t phasos to t h i s B re a th - t h i s m arv elo u s

B a la n c in g B r e a th .
F i r s t - The T e n sin g .
Second- The R e la x a tio n .
T hird - The M o d ita tio n .
Each i s as im p o rta n t a s th e o t h e r s , and you m ust n o t n e g le c t e i t h e r , b u t c a r r y

them o u t as you a r e i n s t r u c t e d . I t w i l l ta k e you p ro b a b ly some two o r th r e e
weeks b e fo r e you can re a c h t h e h e ig h t o f th e te c h n iq u e o f t h i s B r e a th , and when
you have m a ste re d i t , you w i l l have done f o r y o u r s e l f so m eth in g t h a t c a n n o t be
bou g h t f o r money - i t i s beyond p r i c e .
"Go, and t e l l no m an."
My B elo v ed , How o f te n I w is h t h a t i t w ere p o s s ib l e f o r you to be h e re a t Tne

I n s t i t u t e to r e c e iv e d i r e c t from my m outh th e o r a l I n s t r u c t i o n . On Thursday
e v e n in g s , from e i g h t to te n P a c i f i c S ta n d a rd tim e , t h e In n e r Chamber m eets h e re
a t The I n s t i t u t e , and we t h in k o f you. Sometimes y o u r name i s m e n tio n e d . You
a re alw ays b ro u g h t i n to c lo s e s p i r i t u a l to u c h .
Should you f e e l t h a t M e n ta lp h y sic s i s d e a r e r th a n y o u r l i f e , i t may b e - t h a t you

d e s ir e to come t o Los A n g e le s, f o r th e m o u th - to - e a r t e a c h in g , and i f you f e e l
t h a t you would l i k e t o , you may w r ite to me c o n f i d e n t i a l l y and d is c u s s th e m a t t e r .
You w i l l , o f c o u rs e , know t h a t th e d i f f e r e n c e betw een te a c h in g by t h e spoken word
and te a c h in g by t h e w r i t t e n word i s a s d i f f e r e n t as t h e p o le s - betw een day and
n i g h t . F o r th o s e who d e s i r e i t , s p e c i a l te a c h in g i s a v a i l a b l e i f th e y cane h e re
to The I n s t i t u t e .
Our In n e r Chamber i s th e s a c re d p l a c e . We e n te r i t u n sh o d . We s i t i n a c i r c l e .
To th e E a s t i s The Lamp, i n th e C e n te r i s The L ig h t. W henever any a c t i v i t y i s
ex te n d e d i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s , i t i s f i r s t h a llo w e d th ro u g h th e In n e r Chamber. Our
problem s a r e b ro u g h t h e re - our w ork i s d e d ic a te d h e r e . The I n n e r Chamber i s
made up o f th o s e t o whom i t i s s a f e and w ise t o g r a d u a lly r e v e a l th e in n e r
s e c r e t s . Home S tu d y S t u d e n ts , ooming t o t h e I n s t i t u t e and a t t e n d i n g th e I n n e r
Chamber, a re p ro fo u n d ly im p re sse d and c a r r y away w ith them a d e e p e r u n d e rs ta n d
in g o f th e extrem e p r i v i l e g e t h a t cones t o us who a r e bound to g e t h e r a s N obles
o f The L ig h t b y t h a t " L ig h t t h a t l i g h t e t h e v e ry man t h a t oom eth i n t o th e w o r ld ."
I w ant you to f e e l an i n t e g r a l bond w ith us h e r e . You a r e away, i n a n o th e r

c o u n try maybe, b u t t h e r e i s no s p a c e - i n s p i r i t we a r e ONE - WE ARE THAT.
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I t may be p o s s i b l e t h a t you a r e n o t f a m i l i a r w ith INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF THE
HOLY TRINITY. I f you a r e n o t , w r i te t o th e S e c r e t a r y of th e Grand C o u n c il o f The
I n s t i t u t e f o r in f o r m a tio n . You a r e e l i g i b l e f o r m em bership, and you s h o u ld be a
Member. You s h o u ld u n d e rta k e to a l l y y o u r s e l f w i t h e v e ry p h a se o f t h i s g r e a t
w ork. We have some w o n d e rfu l s o u ls h e r e . The C i r c l e o f th e S e c r e t Twelve a r e
p r i v i l e g e d to b r in g h e a lin g and peace to many - and you a r e e n t i t l e d to a sk f o r
t h i s p r i v i l e g e f o r y o u r s e l f and your f r i e n d s .
My B eloved o f th e In n e r Chamber, ye a r e th e LIGHT OF THE WORLD. You can n e v e r

a g a in b e lo n g t o y o u r s e l f . You have re a o h e d th e u n i v e r s a l T r u th o f L i f e , and you
m ust s e e y o u r s e l f i n c r e a s i n g l y as a B r in g e r o f The L i g h t. I f you a r e n o t e x te n d
in g th e work o f M e n ta lp h y s ic s , you a r e f a i l i n g i n t h e h i g h e s t p r i v i l e g e t h a t has
come t o you in t h i s i n e a r n a t i o n . You s h o u ld b r in g i n a s t u a e n t a m onth - how?
by s p e a k in g th e r i g h t word c o n s t a n t l y t o th e r i g h t man. You c a n n o t do t h i s ?
YOU CAN.
I t was I , was i t n o t , who m a g n e tiz e d YOU i n t o t h i s g r e a t T e a c h in g . . . I , and

p e rh a p s we have n e v e r m et on th e p h y s ic a l p l a n e . The ways o f The C r e a to r a r e
p a s t f i n d i n g o u t, and when you g e t t h i s a l l - p e r v a d i n g id e a o f LIFE ITSELF you
s h o u ld c u l t i v a t e i t . . and th e o n ly way t o c u l t i v a t e and e x te n d i t i s to LIVE
IT . . s e e in g y o u r s e l f as an am b assad o r o f The L o rd , g o in g i n t o th e F i e ld t o s e e k
f o r th o s e who know l e s s th a n you know, and to sha*re w ith them who have l e s s th a n
you h a v e . I f you a r e n o t g i v in g Alms t o The I n s t i t u t e , f o r i n s t a n c e , you a r e in
e r r o r . By t h i s I do n o t mean any "am ount" . . b u t you s h o u ld , on th e f i r s t day
o f e v e ry new moon, make a c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e Almonry of The I n s t i t u t e f o r t h e
g e n e ra l fund t o S p re a d th e L i g h t. I t i s y o u r g r e a t PRIVILEGE - I am n o t a s k in g
a n y th in g o f y o u , b u t I am show ing you t h a t i t s h o u ld be re g a rd e d as th e g r e a t e s t
jo y o f a l l jo y t o g iv e to M e n ta lp h y sic s so t h a t w h at has come to you may go to
a n o th e r.
T hink on th e s e t h i n g s . In u n i t y s t r e n g t h comes - I , o f m y s e lf, as th e head o f

t h i s I n s t i t u t e and th e m ost hum ble s e r v a n t o f you a l l , w h at can I do o f m y s e lf?
The f a c u l t y and th o s e engaged in a l l t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f The I n s t i t u t e , w hat can
th e y o f th e m s e lv e s do? YOU - w hat can you o f y o u r s e l f do? I t i s o n ly in u n i t y ,
eaon knowing t h a t ho has done w h at he can do (and w h at he can do i s w h at he s h o u ld
do) t o h e lp on th e G re a t Work, th e Coming o f The Kingdom, th e b u i l d i n g o f The New
Race . . . do you n o t se e th f tt i t i s our DUTY c e r t a i n l y , b u t WHAT A PRIVILEGE to
"G ive Thanks" in a p r a c t i c a l m anner by c o n t r i b u t i n g t o th e g e n e r a l fund to a llo w
th e work to go on? You s e e . My B elo v ed , t h e r e i s NOW no such t h in g a s e i t h e r you
o r I f e e l i n g any qualm s a b o u t ASKING f o r a n y th in g o f e a c h o t h e r . I f YOU c a n b e n e
f i t from w hat I can g iv e to you, i t i s y o u r p r i v i l e g e to a s k o f me, and myg r e a t
JOY t o g iv e to you . . . a n d , s i m i l a r l y , i f I a sk o f you and i f i t i s w i t h in your
power to g iv e , i t m ust be YOUR JOY to g iv e . WE LIVE TOGETHER IN THE HIGHER REALM,
w here t h e r e i s NAUGHT BUT TRUTH. And i f you w e re v to s u f f e r in any way t h a t I c o u ld
a l l e v i a t e I s h o u ld f a i l in my d u ty as y o u r B r o th e r i f I f a i l e d to ta k e f u l l a d v a n
ta g e o f h e lp in g you s i m i l a r l y , w ith y o u .
I s h a l l r e t u r n t o t h i s s u b j e c t l a t e r , b u t m ean tim e, I a sk m ost c o n f i d e n t l y o f you

to h e lp th e I n s t i t u t e a s much as l i e s w i t h in y o u r pow er.
My lo v e goes t o you - my P eace I g iv e u n to y o u .
S i n c e r e l y y o u r T e a c h e r, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Jo y and Hope.
W r itte n i n f a i t h a t
Los A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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N O T T O B E T O U C H E D , IF P O S S IB L E .
B Y A N Y O T H E R H A N D . . . IT IS N O T
T O B E S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R E YE .
COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (5) TransmutationThe First (or
37 Outer) Man; The Second or Inner) Man; Things of the Spirit Can
not Be Talked About; Rejuvenation and Regeneration.
BREATHING EXERCISES FOR THE WEEK : THE BALANCING BREATH.
WILL YOU KINDLY TURN BACK TO THE PARAGRAPH UNDER THIS HEADING THAT APPEARED
IN YOUR LAST COMMENTARY AND READ IT AGAIN. I c a n n o t em phasize to o much o r
to o o f te n th e need f o r you to PRACTICE t h i s B a la n c in g B r e a th .
You s h o u ld by t h i s tim e have p r a c t i s e d t o su c h an e x t e n t t h a t th e T e n sin g

i s a u to m a tic and e a s y . You m ust b e li e v e me when I t e l l you t h a t you a r e
d o in g so m eth in g i n t h i s B re a th t h a t w i l l be of p r i c e l e s s v a lu e to you as
th e tim e goes o n .
Take th e M e d ita tio n WHATEVER THE CREATOR IS, I AM," th ro u g h o u t th e w eek,

and en d eav o r to l i v e i t d u r in g a l l th e d a y s . One e v e n in g , f e e l t h a t th e
S p i r i t i s i n c l i n i n g you to e x p r e s s io n , and v / r i te y o u r own view s on t h i s
F i r s t G re a t T ru th of L i f e . W rite y o u r own i d e a s .
Take f i r s t th e P h y s ic a l Body, and p u t down on p a p e r y o u r own id e a s and

u n d e rs ta n d in g of The C r e a to r w ith in y o u r body ; th e n , ta k e th e M ental
You, and do th e same ; th e n ta k e th e S p i r i t u a l You, and do th e sam e.
( I f you w ish you may send y o u r w r i t i n g i n t o me, a n d , i f you d e s i r e

i t , I w i l l g iv e you my o p in io n on w hat you have w r i t t e n ; i f I
c o n s id e r i t w o rth y of p r i n t i n g I w i l l p r i n t i t i n w hole o r i n
p a r t in THE LAMP-LIGHTER.)
My B eloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , Noble o f The L ig h t :
In th e s e r i e s o f Com m entaries th ro u g h w hich we a r e g o in g j u s t now we a r e

r e a l i z i n g th e P a th o f PERFECTION . . . n o th in g s h o r t o f P e r f e c t i o n , th e h ig h
e s t P e r f e c t i o n o f w hich we a r e c a p a b le o f u n d e r s ta n d in g , w i l l s a t i s f y u s . We
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know o u r s e lv e s t o be members of The Royal F am ily o f Wisdom. I a p p e a l t o you
to ta k e t h i s m a tte r o f PERFECTION m ost s e r i o u s l y . I f you f a i l , . f a l l down . .
th in k th o u g h ts , do t h i n g s , e n t e r t a i n f e e l i n g s and e m o tio n s , w hioh a r e c o n tr a r y
to y o u r H ig h er C o n s c io u sn e s s , . . i f you f i n d y o u r s e l f g u i l t y o f j e a l o u s y , or
g re e d , o r envy, o r any p h a se o f e x p r e s s io n n o t i n a c c o rd w ith y o u r own h i g h e s t
c o n c e p tio n o f Good, DO NOT BE UNHAPPY. R a th e r, HE HAPPY - be happy t h a t you
have re c o g n iz e d t h i s l i t t l e s l i p from y o u r h i g h e s t a tt a in m e n t, f o r t h e r e was a
tim e , n o t v e ry lo n g a g o , when you w ould NOT have re c o g n iz e d i t . . . TEEN GO
iHEAD AGAIN IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO PERFECTION.
(a) R e ju v e n a tio n and R e g e n e ra tio n .
In M e n ta lp h y sio s we have le a r n e d a g r e a t d e a l a b o u t R e ju v e n a tio n - now we a r e

on our way t o a know ledge o f REGENERATION th ro u g h T ra n s m u ta tio n .
Though I m ig h t have s a i d t h i s b e f o r e in some o f y o u r C om m entaries, i t w i l l

b e a r r e p e a t i n g t h a t we N obles have le a r n e d t h a t th e L ig h t, th e f o r c e , th e p o w e r,th e
E x p re s s io n , th e E s s o n t i a l i t y , th e P r i m o r d i a l i t y IS WITHIN ME.
We have s e e n t h a t The L ig h t oan o n ly s h in e th ro u g h a P e r f e c t Lamp, and t h a t ,

WHEN THE LAMP IS PERFECT THE LIGHT SHINES OF ITSELF. We have le a r n e d t h a t
a l l t h a t we have t o do i s to w a tc h r e v e r e n t l y so t h a t we may f in d th e L ig h t -
w ato h in g th e s u n r i s e w i t h in u s . In M e d ita tio n we have le a r n e d t h i s - in our
b r e a th in g s we have le a r n e d t h i s - i n our d a i l y l i v i n g we have le a r n e d t h i s . . .
THAT THE LIGHT RISES AND SHINES OF ITSELF, AND ILLUMINES OUR PATH IN EXACT
RELATION TO OUR REVERENT WATCHFULNESS.
So t h a t we h^tve begun i n some m easure to f i n d and CIRCULATE th e L ig h t, f o r we

have t o some d e g re e p e n e tr a te d th e s e c r e t o f th e Golden L ig h t, and a r e re a d y
t o go fo rw a rd t o p e r f e c t o u r s e lv e s i n c i r c u l a t i n g i t and t o mix and m e lt i t s
t r u e s u b s ta n c e .
Sim ple a s i t may seem , we have le a r n e d t h a t t h i s i s th e g r e a t s e c r e t t h a t i s

looked up in E very L iv in g T h in g , and i t i s THE ONLY SECRET.
And, a g a in , sim p le a s i t may seem i n i t s v e ry p r o f u n d i ty , t h i s E s s e n t i a l i t y

i s th e q u a l i t y of L if e I t s e l f t h a t q u a l i f i e s t h e True A dept onoe i t i s found by
by th e n e o p h y te . . i t s a n c t i f i e s a s w e ll a s q u a l i f i e s , i n f u s i n g t r u e good
n e s s i n t o e v e ry l i f e t h a t i t has once a d o rn e d . T his E s s e n t i a l i t y we may c a l l ,
as we do c a l l i t , by many names ; TO US IN MENTALPHYSIOS IT IS THE LIGHT OF
THE DIVINE WISDOM THAT IS IN EVERY LIVING THING, . . . and w hioh we know t o be
w i t h in u s .
And i t i s t h i s E s s e n t i a l i t y - THIS LIGHT OF THE DIVINE WISDOM - t h a t a lo n e l in k s

re a s o n t o d i v i n i t y , ^ le s h t o s p i r i t , th e o lo g y t o p h ilo s o p h y !
I t i s t h a t w hich i s sown i n c o r r u p t io n , a n d , th ro u g h tr a n s m u ta tio n i s

ra is e d in in c o rru p tio n .
I t i6 sown in w eakness and d a rk n e ss and ig n o ra n c e t h a t have in h e re d

s in c e tim e b e g a n , and, th ro u g h t r a n s m u t a ti o n , i t i s r a i s e d in pow er,
in l i g h t and know ledge and u n d e rs ta n d in g and wisdom.
I t i s sown in a m e re ly p h y s ic a l body, a n d , th ro u g h t r a n s m u t a ti o n ,
i t i s r a i s e d i n a s p i r i t u a l body.
THE FIRST OR OUTER MAN IS OF THE EARTH - EARTHY.

THE SECOND, o r INNER MAN, IS THE LORD OF THE ETERNAL HEAVEN OF GOOD.
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(b ) The Lord o f th o E t e r n a l W ith in U s.
My B eloved, I hope t h a t th e C r e a tiv o Wisdom T rill e n li g h te n y o u r mind as you

rea d and r e f l e c t upon w hat I have w r i t t e n on t h i s p ag o . I f e e l t h a t you w i l l
a g re e w ith a l l t h a t I w r i te - BUT DO YOU WEEK BY WEEK REALIZE THE INNER MEANINO
. . . a r e you s t r i v i n g w ith a l l y o u r own power o f s p i r i t u a l r e l a x a t i o n t o
REALIZE th e s e t r u t h s IN YOUR DAILY LIFE. I f you a r e n o t, you a r e m ere ly h e a p
in g upon y o u r own head c o a ls of f i r e - f o r u n le s s we d e m o n stra to w hat we sa y we
know, we l i e a g a i n s t R easo n .
T h e r e f o r e , to you whom I am t r y i n g to te a c h , you whom I lo v e b e c a u se we have

m et upon The P a th (th o u g h we may n e v e r have m et i n th e p h y s io a l p r e s e n c e ) , I
say "D e m o n stra te 1." and a g a in "D e m o n stra te !" LIVE IT! You f a i l ? Never mind
f o r a moment. You havo m e re ly made a m is ta k e w hich you w i l l n o t r e p e a t . Be
happy - and GIVE THANKS.
F or in th e developm ent of th e Lord of th e E t e r n a l w ith in us we m ust be s in c e r e

in pu rp o se - h o n o ra b le in a l l i n t e n t , c h a r i t a b l e tow ard a l l th in g s - Every
L iv in g T hing - g iv in g alw ays more th a n we r e c e i v e , n e v e r d is o b e y in g c o n s c io u s ly
t h e Law of The Lord o f th o E t e r n a l . In one of y o u r v e ry f i r s t L essons in th e
I n i t i a t e Group C o u rse, we le a r n e d how t o d e v e lo p th e Image o f our True S e l f ,
and some of us have su c ce e d e d i n r e a c h in g th e r e f l e c t i o n of Tho Lord W ith in .
I t i s t h i s g r e a t and m ira c u lo u s r y s t e r y of our Image t h a t we commence to s o lv e
w ith th e C i r c u l a ti o n o f The L ig h t ; . . . and i t i s th e IMAGE i n t o w hich i t
behooves us to r e f l e c t , r a t h e r th a n to p ro fo u n d ly d is c u s s ("H ave no T ongue!")
t h a t we may know w hat th e F a th e r i s , and What th e Son (Sun) ; and w ith o u t p r e
sum ption o r e r r o r , some s lo w ly t o know t h a t H oly, Holy S p i r i t w hich i s th e
f a b r i c a t o r o f a l l t h i n g s , and s u s t a i n s a l l , BY THE WORD THAT IS MADE FLESH.
(c) T hings o f th e S p i r i t C annot be "T alk ed ABOUT".
I t i s i n th e S ile n c e t h a t we c r e a te th e Im age, I t i s in t h e S ile n c e t h a t we

know th e Im age, We come t o know th e Image th ro u g h tr a n s m u ta tio n of a l l th e
g ro ss - f o r th e Image i s th e s u b tl e f o r c e made known to us i n o o n s o io u s n e s s .
We c o u ld , o f c o u rs e , employ many words and d i f f e r e n t form s o f t e c h n i c a l p h r a s

eo lo g y t o make a l l s o r t s o f i n t e l l e c t u a l e x p la n a ti o n s . But th in g s o f th e
S p i r i t can o n ly be e x p re s s e d and made known in th e S i le n c e , a s i t i s o n ly i n
th e S ile n c e t h a t we can come i n t o t h e r e a l i z a t i o n o f w hat th e S p i r i t , th e
E s s e n t i a l i t y , th e One, th e God o f L i f e , th e Im m ortal P a r t n e r , th e U n iv e rs a l
F a t h e r , th e S o la r F o rc e , th e C r e a tiv e S p i r i t o r Wisdom th e U n iv e rs a l M ind,
Jeh o v ah , Parabrahm - o r w h a te v e r o t h e r name you c a r e to u s e - t r u l y i s .
You and I have le a rn e d t h i s , and we a r e f i l l e d to o v e rflo w in g w ith g r a t i t u d e .

You and I KNOW, so t h a t we can t r u t h f u l l y sa y t h a t we a r e on our way t o i t s
REALIZATION . . and a l l t h a t we oan do i s t o s ta n d i n r e v e r e n c e and a d o r a tio n
of th e Wisdom w ith in us t h a t e n a b le s us to know.
We now KNOW IT so t h a t n a u g h t i n heaven o r e a r t h oan ro b us o f t h i s know ledge,

t h a t our B re a th i s o u r L if e - t h a t our L ig h t i s E t e r n a l .
We have le a r n e d i n M e n ta lp h y sic s t h a t w here we u n co v er t h i s P r i n o i p l e we have

unco v ered ALL PRINCIPLE.
The B re a th o f our body ia th e L ife o f o u r Body, and we know th e f u l l m eaning

o f MY WHOLE BODY.
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The B re a th o f our Mind i s th e L ife o f Our M ind, and we know th e f u l l m eaning
of th e U n iv e rs a l M ind, and how i t w o rk s, and how we oan u se i t - and m u st.
The B re a th o f th e U n iv erse i s e x p re s s e d in th e form and th e en erg y and th e

th o u g h t of Every' L iv in g T h in g , and we have le a r n e d t h a t Every L iv in g Thing
i s th e C re a to r Em bodied.
We have le a rn e d t h a t th e C r e a to r IS WITHIN ME ; t h a t WHATEVER THE CREATOR IS,

I AMt
Wo have le a rn e d t h a t My Whole Body i s n o t t h i s i n s i g n i f i c a n t in d iv i d u a l i z e d

e n t i t y , b u t t h a t o f EVERY LIVING THING, th e C r e a to r Everyw here - and I AM
THAT, a l l - p e r v a d i n g , s e l f - m a n i f e s t i n g , i n d e s t r u c t i b l e , e t e r n a l .
Having th e s e th in g s r e v e r e n t l y i n m ind, knowing t h a t so f a r in our B re a th in g s

we have come i n t o th e knowledge t h a t we a r e p u r i f i e d and made i n to p e r f e c t
in s tru m e n ts f o r th e P e r f e c t Harmony o f Being t o reso u n d i n us and r e f l e o t
th ro u g h u s , th e n l e t us c o n te m p la te th e INNER m eaning o f th e s e words o f th e
M aster J e su s :
"T h is i s My Body w hich i s g iv e n f o r th e e .

Take and e a t t h i s in remembranoe of Me.
Feed on me i n th in e H e a rt ( th y c o n s c io u s n e s s ) ,
By f a i t h and t h a n k s g iv in g ."
And a g a in :
" I and My F a th e r a re One (and th e same t h in g ) "

" I am th e T ru th - th e T ru th s h a l l r a k e you f r e e . "
" I f y e , be e v i l , know how to g iv e good g i f t s u n to
y o u r c h i l d r e n , how much more s h a l l y o u r F a th e r
w hich i s i n H eaven, g iv e th e Holy S p i r i t t o them
t h a t a s k him ?"
" I am th e Bread t h a t COMETH DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN."
- and Heaven i s WITHIN YOU.
How g r e a t l y do we g iv e th an k s t h a t th ro u g h M e n ta lp h y sic s we have come to th e

knowledge of th e in n e r m eaning o f th e s e s a y in g s . . . t h a t we have b u i l t i n to
o u rs e lv e s th e i n t e l l e c t u a l know ledge o f th e m eaning o f MY WHOLE BODY - n o th in g
more can b e , i t i s ALL - IT IS MY WHOLE BODY.
Now i t rem ains f o r us t o r e a l i z e , t o make r e a l to o u r s e l v e s , . . and w is e a r e

y e . Oh, Happy C a n d id a te , i f ye f a i l n o t .
When we come FULLY i n t o t h i s r e a l i z a t i o n , we have th e T ru th o f Food, th e T ru th

o f Money, th e T ru th o f Work, th e T ru th o f T h ought, th e T ru th o f A o tio n , th e
T ru th o f Sex and R e p ro d u c tio n , th e T ru th o f F e e lin g , . . . THE TRUTH OF LIFE
ITSELF.
And th ro u g h th e T ru th we a r e made FREEl How g l o r i o u s ! L et us Give T hanks.

My Peace I g iv e u n to t h e e .
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a o h e r, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W r itte n i n F a i t h a t
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38 of Youth; How W e Transmute; Spirit Is Nothing Less Than Pure,

Naked. Unmingled Fire.
1. Make t h i s a- week o f LIFE and YOUTH. No m a tte r -what th e w e a th e r ,

no m a tte r how busy you may b e , no m a tte r w hat s o c i a l engagem ents
you may have . . . . LIVE THE LIFE OF YOUTH THIS WEEK.
T hat means t h a t you w i l l do a g r e a t d e a l o f p h y s ic a l b r e a t h in g -

t h a t you w i l l f e e l th e f l u s h o f Y outh everyw here w i t h in and w i t h
o u t - t h a t you w i l l c o n te m p la te in e v e r y th in g th e n e v e r-c h a n g in g
and e v e r-re n e w in g power o f th e U n iv e rs e and e v e r y th in g in i t . ,
AND in YOURSELF.
2. Give t i n e t h i s week t o go over a l l y o u r advancod B r e a th in g s , p a r

t i c u l a r l y th e B a la n c in g B re a th ( p r a c t i c e i t much, and make y o u r
s e l f a m a s te r o f t h i s B re a th - d e s c r ib e d in y o u r T h i r t y - s i x t h
Com m entary). You w i l l know g lo rio u s YOUTH t h i s w eek.
MEDITATIONS FOR THE WEEK :12
1. Take t h i s m e d ita tio n a t n i g h t , and h o ld t h e th o u g h t o f i t th ro u g h

o u t th e day :
" I AH YOUTH . . YOUTH . . YOUTH'.

BEAUTIFUL * GLORIOUS * RADIANT * VIVACIOUS * EVERYLASTING
YOUTH."
2. Then ta k e a s h e e t o f p a p e r and w r i t e down a l l th e a d j e c t i v e s t h a t

come to y o u r mind as d e s c r i p t i v e o f y o u th . . t h i s i s good p r a c
t i c e , and you w i l l be h ig h ly g r a t i f i e d t o f in d t h e many p h a ses o f
y o u th t h a t w i l l thus- p r e s e n t th e m se lv e s t o y o u r m ind.
LET THIS BE A WEEK OF YOUTH
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i
* y Beloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N oble o f th o L ig h t :
As th e m ost h ig h ly ev o lv ed o rg an ism i n N a tu re , you - Man - have t h e power

o f a s s i m i l a t i n g e v e ry low er p h a se o f l i f e , c h a n g in g i t t o y o u r own l i k e n e s s .
We have le a rn e d t h a t t h i s i s p o s s i b l e , and t h a t i t i s done by a m y s te rio u s
q u ic k e n in g p ro c e s s w hich i s in w a rd , h id d e n , s i l e n t - T rue T ra n s m u ta tio n .
(a ) How We T ran sm u te.
T his i s tr a n s m u ta tio n . We have le a r n e d how t o tra n s m u te o u r b r e a t h . . HOT?

you may a s k ; and my r e p l y i s "th ro u g h p r a c t i c e o f r i g h t b r e a t h i n g " . Looking
back i n t o y o u r own l i f e , com paring i t to d a y w ith w hat i t was say a y e a r ag o ,
you can s e e g r e a t c h a n g e s . Your c o n c e p tio n o f l i f e g e n e r a lly i s d i f f e r e n t -
you t h in k upon men and th in g s d i f f e r e n t l y - a l l th in g s t h a t come w i t h in y o u r
purview a r e d i f f e r e n t from w hat th e y used t o be - you s e e l e s s 'wrong" and
more " r i g h t " i n e v e ry th in g and everybody . . . and you know t h a t you a r e happy,
and you have le a r n e d th e way to g iv e th a n k s .
L e a rn in g how t o be happy, I once rem arked i n y o u r C om m entaries, i s a g r e a t

s c ie n c e ; and i t m ig h t have s t r u c k you as b e in g a w ide s ta te m e n t ; b u t you
now KNOT t h a t t o b e J5appy i s one o f t h e m ost w o n d e rfu l th in g s t o have l e a r n e d .
You know i t , b e c a u se you know th e v a lu e o f JOY from th e p h y s ic a l , m en ta l and
s p i r i t u a l a n g le s . Joy i s th e s u b t l e u n seen FORCE o f L ife I t s e l f t h a t keeps
b a la n c e everyw here th ro u g h o u t th e U n iv e rs e , and i t i s th e t r u e r e f l e c t i o n o f
th e LOVE o f L i f e . You have e x p e rim e n te d , so t h a t you know Joy t o have a won
d e r f u l r e v i v i f y i n g e f f e c t in t h e p h y s ic a l body ; . . . you know Joy t o be a
q u ic k e n e r o f y o u r M ind, b r in g in g you h a p p in e s s and p e a c e ; . . . you know Joy
t o be th e t r a n q u i l l i z e r o f y o u r S p i r i t . I c o u ld w r i t e a w hole book on t h e s e
t h r e e s ta t e m e n ts , BUT YOU WILL GET THE THOUGHT, and c o n te m p la te w hat i s n o t
s a id h e r e .
Now, th a ^ i s tr a n s m u t a ti o n , you s e e . And i f you g r ip t h i s s im p le i d e a , you

may, in y o u r own th in k i n g upon i t , se e t h a t you a r e t r u l y becom ing a t r a n s -
m u ter o f a l l t h e low er p h a se s o f l i f e , c h a n g in g a l l t h a t you s e e and t h in k
i n t o y o u r own l i k e n e s s . Thus you se e th e U n iv e rse to d a y AS YOU ARE, n o t as
i t a p p e a r s , o r as i t used t o a p p e a r t o y o u .
Take y o u r B re a th - wo s h a l l alw ays come back t o o u r B re a th i f we w ish to

l e a r n a n y th in g i you w i l l remember y o u r f i r s t B r e a th , e i t h e r i n c la s g , o r
a t home th ro u g h th e I n i t i a t e Group C o u rse . How heavy i t was I How clum sy
you seemed t o b e ! How h a rd i t was t o g e t any s o r t o f c o o r d in a tio n ! How
im p o s s ib le i t seemed t h a t you would e v e r le a r n how t o h old y o u r B re a th !
But w hat a d i f f e r e n c e NOW! You seem , do you n o t , n o t t o be b r e a th in g
p h y s ic a lly a t any tim e , th o u g h y o u r p h y s ic a l b r e a t h i s s tr o n g e r to d a y th a n
i t ev er was . . . b u t you seem t o be BREATHING SPIRITUALLY a l l t h e tim e ----
BECAUSE YOU ARE LIVING SPIRITUALLY. T his i s T ra n sm u ta tio n !
We a r e coming n e a r e r t o t h e u n d e rs ta n d in g t h a t P h y s ic a l B re a th i s n o t a t a l l
t h e m eaning o f The Holy B re a th from w hich a l l th in g s oome and t o w hich a l l
th in g s r e t u r n , f o r t h e s im p le re a s o n t h a t n a u g h t oan p e rm a n e n tly be d i^ o ro e d
from THAT.
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(b ) The Way to P e r f e c ti o n Through T ra n s m u ta tio n .
In our P e r f e c tio n D re a th - in t h e P a th o f P e r f e o t io n - we r i g h t l y a s p i r e , w ith

th e t r u e s t and hu m b lest f e e l i n g o f Love - t h a t Love w hich i s God - t o A b s o lu te
P e r f e c t i o n , to P e r f e c ti o n In The A b s o lu te . . . . God i n me and me in God.
Turn n o t , how ever, from th y p h y s ic a l a c t i o n , f o r th e in s tr u m e n t i s t h a t w hich
c a u s o th th o o t o come to u n d e r s ta n d in g . B e fo re you re a d on f u r t h o r , g e t your
B ib le , and re a d P ro v e rb s 8 - v e r s e s 12-21 . . . . " I , Wisdom, have made
P rudence iry D w e llin g ."
And you and I , My B elo v ed , by v i r t u e o f th e b l e s s i n g t h a t has oome t o us in

our grow ing know ledge o f The Law, as th o s e who a r e t o grow i n t o m a s te rs h ip and
be le a d e r s o f men and th e s a v io r s o f th e r a c e , we m ust make prudenoe OUR d w e ll
in g . We bask i n t h e s u n li g h t o f P e r f e c t i o n . We have come t o t h e Holy H i l l , to
th e M ountain o f Man s H ig h e st Hope. L et us n o t t u r n a s id e from t h a t ch a n n el
th ro u g h w hich i t h as b een made known t o u s .
Let us n o t m ere ly l e a r n so m e th in g week by w eek, b u t l e t us f e e l t h a t M en tal-

p h y sic s i s our L iv in g E te r n a l M other who l e a d e th us f o r e v e r in lo v e , and l e t
us r e t u r n lo v e f o r lo v e .
Do you remember t h e s e words - th e y a p p e a r in "The G re a t I l l u s i o n " (L esson 11,

I n i t i a t e Group C o u rse) :
"To d e -h y p n o tiz e th e mind from i t s jsensuous enmeshment

and to awaken i t t o th e c o n s c io u s n e s s o f i t s r e a l
i n h e r i ta n c e r OMNISCIENCE - means E t e r n a l L i f e , h e re
and now."
What d id you th in k when you f i r s t rea d .th e s e w ords? . .w hat do you t h in k when
you re a d them now? You f e e l t h a t you a r e LIFE, LIFE, LIFE - - - t h a t t h e r e
n e v e r was a tim e when you were n o t - - - t h a t t h e r e w i l l n e v e r be a tim e when
you s h a l l c e a se t o be . . . . BUT IN ALL TRUE HUMILITY AND CONFIDENCE YOU CAN
SEE YOURSELF AS A GOD IN THE MAKING - f u l l o f KNOWLEDGE WHICH IS YOUR POWER -
OVERFLOWING, YOUR CUP RUNNING OVER, WITH ALL THE POSITIVE QUALITIES OF UNIVER
SAL LOVE, and you know t h a t Love i s God.
How happy we sh o u ld be I How happy we ARE I Hot/ can we be o th e rw is e ? How can

I*, knowing w hat I know, ever- a g a in f e e l a s i n g l e moment o f u n h a p p in e ss or un
r e s t o f s p i r i t - what does i t m a tte r w liat ta k e s p la c e o r "happens" . . . .
" I AM LIVING BY LAW, AND I KNOW MYSELF TO BE THE LAW."
NOTHING CAN BE ADDED, NOTHING IS LACKING ------- I AM WHOLE til
How u n sp e ak a b ly b e a u t i f u l t o know i t . L et us be g r a t e f u l .
(c ) The Pure Naked Unmingled F i r e .
And s o . My B eloved, i n our s tu d y we may now r e a l i z e t h a t we have come somewhat

i n to th e knowledge o f th e T ra n sm u ta tio n P r o c e s s , t h a t we have le a r n e d th e in n e r
s e c r e t o f su b d u in g our in s tr u m e n t t o th e E t e r n a l Harmoiy . . . . t h a t we know
how t o l e t The L ig h t s h in e th ro u g h e v e ry c e l l o f our p h y s ic a l b o d ie s . . . t h a t
we can ch a rg e our h ig h e r body, t h e Mind, w ith " th e L ig h t t h a t comes from th e
Flame t h a t comes from th e F i r e t h a t g iv es t h e h e a t ."
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'R e s t f o r a moment and know t h a t you a r e c o n s c io u s ly aw are o f t h e i n n e r m eaning
whioh i s d e l i b e r a t e l y obso u red i n o u r In n e r Chamber w o rk . You s e e . B eloved,
we m ust be o a p a b le o f s e e in g t h e same t h i n g from c o u n tle s s a n g le s , and th e
r e a s o n t h a t I demand t h a t t h e s e Com m entaries s h a l l n o t b e to u c h e d b y a n o th e r
hand o r s e e n by a n o th e r eye i s b e c a u se t h e g r e a t m a j o r it y a r e n o t re a d y f o r
t h e s e s e c r e t s and in d eed w ould n o t know much a b o u t them even i f th e y d id
m ere ly " r e a d a b o u t them .
A ll a l l u s i o n s w i l l a p p e a r w i l f u l l y o b s c u re t o t h e u n i n i t i a t e d . But you and I

have unco v ered t h e s e c r e t t h a t we know how t o s e p a r a te t h e m a tte r o f o u r s e lv e s
i n t o i t s e s s e n t i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s and j o i n them t o g e t h e r a g a in i n t o harm onious
p r o p o r t io n s . H aving le a r n e d t h e way to c o n v e rt t h e e le m e n ts , - in o th e r w o rd s,
t o d i s c o v e r The F i r e , t o f i n d The L ig h t, and th e n t o u se th e L ig h t so t h a t
e v e ry o e l l o f o u r b o d ie s has been t r a i n e d t o a c t a s a t o r c h , a lam p, a l i g h t ;
. . . th e n we have somewhat a r r i v e d a t t h e p o in t o f th e d i f f u s i n g o f The L ig h t,
b r in g in g a l l t h a t we oan u n d e rs ta n d o f o u r VERY SELVES i n t o p e r f e c t e q u ilib r iu m
and harm ony.
So t h a t , on th e P a th o f P e r f e c t i o n , WE COME INTO THE

KNOWLEDGE THAT THE SPIRIT OF US IS NOTHING ELSE THAN
A PURE NAKED, UNMINGJLED FIRE. J u s t as t h e l i f e o f
c o a l i s F i r e , so we have found t h a t th e LIFE OF US i s
th e FIRE OF DIVINE LOVE, and t h a t LIFE IS THE LIGHT
EXPRESSED, and IT IS HEAT THAT CONSERVES IT .
You, th e e a r n e s t A s p i r a n t , r e s t and w a i t, e n jo y in g
th e g lo r y o f th e WHITE ELIXIR, w h ich i s s u b t l e , h id d e n ,
c e l e s t i a l . . t h a t w hich g e n e ra te s a l l t h i n g s , . and
i s t h e O r ig in o f A ll T h in g s . The u l t i m a t e i s , th ro u g h
c o n t r o l l i n g I t , you c o n tr o l a l l th in g s and b r in g a l l
th in g s u n d e r y o u r own d o m in io n .
T his week f e e l me n e a r t o y o u , and keep n e a r t o The I n s t i t u t e . Be v e ry happy -

v e ry young in s p i r i t - v e ry g r a t e f u l .
Peaoe I g iv e u n to th e e 1
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W ritte n i n F a i t h a t
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BodyBreath, Bones, Flesh, Blood, Nerves, Food, Sex.
iff lathing e x er cises for the week *
1. Same as i n t h e T h ir ty - e i g h t h Commentary.
MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK?123
1. Use t h e same M e d i t a t i o n as i n t h e T h i r t y - e i g h t h Commentary, and

i f you d i d n o t f u l l y do t h e work as i n s t r u c t e d l a s t w eek, c a r r y
on w i t h i t t h i s week. Think o f YOUTH, and p l a o e b e f o r e i t on
p a p e r a l l t h e a d j e c t i v e s you can t h i n k o f t o d e s o r i b e y o u r own
id e a o f Y outh.
2. Then s i t q u i e t l y , and FEEL w hat you have w r i t t e n . F o r exam ple,

you may n u t down t h e f o l l o w i n g -
YOUTH . . . t h e n
BEAUTIFUL Youth
HEALTHY Youth
MAGNANIMOUS Youth . . . and s o on, u s i n g
a l l t h e words t o d e s c r i b e
Youth t h a t come i n t o y o u r
m ind.
3. Take t h e word "BEAUTIFUL", and, a s s o c i a t i n g i t w i t h Y outh, FEEL

THAT YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL YOUTH. . . THAT YOU ARE HEALTHY YOUTH . .
THAT YOU ARE MAGNANIMOUS YOUT^ . . . AND SO ON.
iou s h o u ld come o u t o f y o u r M e d i t a t i o n w i t h a f e e l i n g
of u n u t t e r a b l e b l i s s .
*. Do n o t t h i n k t h i s i s s im p le o r u n n e c e s s a r y . I t i s t h e REAL way
o f T r a n s m u ta tio n . F o r , when you t h i n k o f i t , t o t h i n k on Youth
i s t o tr a n s m u t e what i s c a l l e d " a g e " t o i t s o p p o s i t e . This i s
t h e r i g h t way - p u r s u e i t .
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My Beloved S tu d e n t i n M e n ta l p h y s i c s , Noble o f The L ig h t i
G r e e tin g s i n The Bond.
I hope t h a t you have heeded i n s t r u c t i o n s g iv e n you i n y o u r l a s t -we

commentary, f o r , as I rem ark above, t h i s i s t h e r e a l way o f T r a n s m u ta tio n . When
e v e r we a r e co n scio u s o f any c o n d i t i o n c f mind o r body t h a t c a u se s you p a in o r
u n h a p p in e s s , you must t h i n k of i t s o p p o s i t e , ' T h i s i s q u i t e s im p l e .
(a) Removing P a i n .
F o r example, suppose t h a t you have w hat p e o p le c a l l a " h e a d a c h e " . (T h is i s t h e

r e s u l t o f wrong e a t i n g , I d a re s a y ; and we i n M e n ta lp h y sic s s u r e l y know how to
e a t by t h i s t i m e . ) B u t, j u s t t o suppose f o r a moment t h a t you have a " h e a d a c h e " .
The more you t h i n k of t h a t " h e a d a c h e ," t h e more i t w i l l t r o u b l e you - o r a t o o t h
a c h e, o r a b a c k ac h e , o r any o t h e r " a c h e " . T h e r e f o r e , we m ust t a k e o u r mind from
i t . . . b u t how, you w i l l a s k ?
W ell, by sim p ly , d e l i b e r a t e l y , r e s o l u t e l y , d e f i n i t e l y h o l d in g y o u r t h o u g h t upon

your f e e t . . . i f you have a " h e a d a c h e " , do n o t a llo w y o u r th o u g h t t o r e s t upon
t h e c o n d i t i o n i n your h ead, b u t t h i n k of. t h e o t h e r e: Ireme of y o u r body, t h e f e e t .
To d i s p e l p a in of any k in d THINK DOWNWARD i n t h e body, f o r t h e more you t h i n k
UIWARD t h e more you c o n c e n t r a t e y o u r t h o u g h t , and t h e more you c o n s e q u e n tly b e
come co n so io u s of t h e p a in .
T h e r e f o r e , t h e r u l e is i
(ft) Whenever you w ish t o d i s p e l any n e g a t i v e t h o u g h t of any

k i n d , THINK DOWNWARD.
(b) Whenever-you w ish t o i n c r e a s e Joy (and t h i s s h o u ld be

a lw a y s ) , THINK UFWARD. We s h a l l l e a r n l a t e r t h a t we
r a i s e o u r s e l v e s from E a r th t o Heaven by t h i n k i n g upward
t o t h e to p of t h e head.
We have le a r n e d much more t h a n we as y e t r e a l i z e , and t h e tim e i s soon t o come

when wft s h a l l be a b l e a u t o m a t i c a l l y t o d e m o n s tra te i n o ur l i v e s w hat we have
l e a r n e d . We a r e engaged i n t h e d i v i n e m y ste ry o f T ra n s m u ta tio n , and t h e u l t i m a t e
i s t o tra n s m u te o ur whole body from E a r th t o Heaven. We have r e f e r r e d t o th e
"M elting" p r o c e s s , which i s T r a n s m u ta tio n . We have r e f e r r e d t o t h e "Mixing"
p r o c e s s , which i s T ra n s m u ta tio n . We have r e f e r r e d t o t h e " F ix in g " p r o o e s s , which
i s T ra n sm u ta tio n r e a l i z e d .
B r e a th , you can s e e , i s t h e g r e a t t r a n s m u t e r . And we a r e t h e m a s te rs of th e

B r e a th . We a r e engaged i n t h e s e v e n f o l d t r a n s m u t a t i o n - t h a t i s , t h e tr a n s m u ta
t i o n of t h e se v en system s of t h e body.
1 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of B r e a th , . . u n t i l we r e a c h t h e Holy B r e a th .
2 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Bones - t h e E a r th o f u s .
3 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of F lesh - th e P la n t of u s .
4 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Blood - t h e Animal o f u s .
5 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Nerves - t h e Man o f u s .
6 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Food - t h e Energy o f u s .
7 - T ra n sm u ta tio n of Sex - t h e W ill t o L ive o f u s .
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Thus we a re on our way to f i n a l em a n c ip a tio n from a l l p o v e rty and every n e g a t i v e
s t a t e . Our Body becomes "My Whole Body". We s e e and know o u r s e l v e s to be pure
S p i r i t , and we know our b o d ies t o be S p i r i t embodied.
(b ) God in Me - and Me In God f o r Evermore.
In s h o r t , we s e e ours-elvea AS GOD. My B eloved, i f you were w r i t i n g t h i s t o me,

what would you say? How would you e x p re s s t h a t w h io h -ca n n o t be e x p re s s e d ? How
CAN one say in words th e d e e p e s t esse n o e s of t h e S p i r i t ? But we do n o t need t o
use words . . . what we a r e s t i l l , and always s h a l l b e , v i t a l l y i n t e r e s t e d i n i s
HOW TO DO IT . . . how t o t r u l y a t t a i n .
T h e r e f o r e , stu d y t h i s o l o s e l y , and ADD TO IT i
THE PRAYER OF ALL THE DAY.
"Giver o f L i g h t - t h e G iv e r and t h e G i f t i
" I a p p ro a c h Thy Throne. I am humble, I am t r u e , I w a i t .
" I am s t i l l . . I am so s t i l l t h a t I h e a r Thy Voice i n Me,

I f e e l Thy B re a th i n me. I g iv e t h a n k s . I am h a p p y I"
Having p re p a re d y o u r s e l f i n The S i l e n c e , th en d e c l a r e w i t h , i n f i n i t o s o f t n e s s of
fe e lin g
My S u b stan c e i n Thy Soul ........................... Thy S u b stan o e i n My S oul

My Being i n Thy Body .................................... Thy Being i n My Body
My Omnipotence i n Thy B re a th ................... Thy Omnipotence i n My B re a th
My R igh teo u sn e ss in Thy bones . . . . Thy R ig h te o u s n e s s i n My Bones
My S p i r i t in Thy F l e s h ................................ Thy S p i r i t i n My F l e s h
My L i f e i n Thy Blood . . . . . . . . Thy L i f e i n My Blood
My Joy i n Thy Nerves ................................ Thy Joy i n My Nerves
My Comfort in Thy Skin ................................ Thy Comfort i n My S k in
My Wisdom i n Thy Mouth ................................ Thy Wisdom i n My Mouth
My Knowledge i n Thy Head ............................ Thy Knowledge in My Head
My Glory' i n Thy H a ir ................................ Thy G lory in My H a ir
My Name i n Thy Forehead ........................... Thy Name i n My Forehead
My Beauty i n Thy E y e s ................................ Thy Beauty i n My Eyes
My Peace i n Thy Ears ................................ Thy Peace i n My Ears
My Kindness i n Thy Cheeks ....................... Thy K indness i n My Cheek*
My B reath i n Thy N o s t r i l s ....................... Thy B roath i n My N o s t r i l s
My T ru th i n Thy Tongue ................................ Thy T r u th in My Tongue
My Grace i n Thy Lips .................................... Thy Grace i n My Lips
My J u s t i c e i n Thy C h i n .......................... . Thy J u s t i c e i n My Chin
My Power i n Thy Hands . . ....................... Thy Power i n My Hands
My Wealth i n Thy Arms . . . . . . . . Thy W ealth i n My Arms
My H e a lth i n Thy Neck ................................ Thy H e a l th i n My Neck
My Goodness i n Thy B r e a s t ....................... Thy Goodness i n My B r e a e t
My Love i n Thy H e a r t ................................ Thy Love i n My H e a rt
This i s Real P r a y e r . This i s r e a l T r a n s m u ta tio n . To t h i n k on t h e B s c e n t i a l

TRUTH OF LIFE ITSELF.
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The above i s sim p ly an i l l u s t r a t i o n of s e l f - a n a l y s i s and p r e s e n t s f o r you a m ost
e f f i c a c i o u s way i n w hich you can come g r a d u a l l y t o KNOW t h a t yo u a r e i n God and
God i n you f o r everm ore . . . t h a t you a r e God i n Human Form.
This may be t a k e n m e re ly as a g u id e f o r YOU t o do t h e w o rk . You may add t o t h i s

a lm o s t i n d e f i n i t e l y , t o i n c l u d e a l l t h e p h a s e s o f y o u r own l i f e - on t h e p h y s i c a l ,
m e n ta l and s p i r i t u a l p l a n e s o f y o u r l i f e .
I t i s a t r u l y b e a u t i f u l way o f p a s s i n g any l e i s u r e t i r e , t o t a k e a p e n c i l and

p a p e r and a n a l y z e y o u r own l i f e , and s e e how, on t h e one h and, you a r e i n f i n i t e l y
c a p a b l e of b e in g and d o i n g , and y e t , on t h e o t h e r h a n d , "Of m y s e l f I can do n o t h i n g , "
b u t t h a t a l l t h a t I am, and d o , and s a y , and t h i n k and f e e l and know a r e p o s s i b l e
t o me sim p ly b e c a u s e " I LIVE IN THEE".
This coming week, t h e n , w i l l be a b usy week f o r y o u . Be happy, g i v e th a n k s . . .

p r a i s e t h e S p i r i t o f L i g h t t h a t i s i l l u m i n i n g y o u r m ind.
And a g a i n , my B eloved, may I a s k you w h e th e r you a r e d o in g a l l t h a t you c an (an d ,

as I hope you s e e you s h o u l d ) f o r M e n t a l p h y s i c s . Are you g e t t i n g new s t u d e n t s ?
How many have you b r o u g h t i n so f a r ? T h a t, a f t e r a l l , i s t h e g r e a t e s t work of
a l l . We sh o u ld a p p o r t i o n and t i t h e n o t o n ly o ur s u b s t a n c e , #b u t our tim e a l s o .
You sh o u ld spend a c e r t a i n amount o f y o u r tim e t o a g g r e g a t i o n work . . w r i t i n g
l e t t e r s , t a lk in g to your f r i e n d s , c o n s u ltin g w ith o th e r s tu d e n ts , d i s t r i b u t i n g
l i t e r a t u r e which you s h o u ld w r i t e f o r , and a n y t h i n g t h a t can h e l p on The G r e a t
Work.
And when I t a l k to you l i k e t h i s , do n o t t h i n k t h a t I am n o t g i v i n g you v a l u a b l e

a d v i c e . The b e s t t h i n g t h a t I can t e a c h you i s t o l i v e f o r o t h e r s i n The Law.
When you have b r o u g h t o t h e r s i n t o The L i g h t , I a s s u r e you t h a t y o u r own l i f e w i l l
t a k e on an e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t a s p e c t . . i t c a n n o t b e e x p l a i n e d ; b u t i t i s a l t o
g e t h e r b e a u t i f u l t o r e a l i z e t h a t you havo t r u l y done s o m e th in g o f an e t e r n a l
n a t u r e f o r a t o i l i n g p i l g r i m you have met a lo n g The P a t h .
I l e a v e you i n t h e f e e l i n g o f d e e p e s t r e v e r e n c e . You and I a r e l in k e d f o r e t e r n i t y ,

and I t r u l y do g i v e th a n k s f o r you - you a r e m ine, and I am g r a t e f u l t h a t t h r o u g h
me you have b e e n b r o u g h t a l i t t l e n e a r e r t o t h e G r e a t U n d e r s ta n d i n g . I am m ost
g r a t e f u l and happy t o t e l l you t h a t our work i s g ro w in g . As you know, M e n ta lp h y s ic s
i s n o t f o r t h e mob. Yet t h e r e a r e t e n s of m i l l i o n s o f p e o p le l i k e you and me who
would g iv e a l l t h a t t h e y p o s s e s s t o know w hat we now know. I t i s f o r us t o sow t h e
s e e d , t o S pread The Lie;ht - and may we a l l f i n d g r e a t b l e s s i n g i n d o in g s o .
My p eace I send t o y o u . You a r e Love - and B eauty - and S t r e n g t h - and Joy and you
a r e i n The G r e a t P e a c e .
S i n c e r e l y y o u r T e a c h e r , i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
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My Beloved S t u d e n t i n M e n t a l p h y s i c s , Noble o f The L i g h t :

G r e e t i n g s i n The Bond.
D uring t h e l a s t n i n e Com m entaries you h ave b e e n g o in g a lo n g The P a t h o f
P e rfe c tio n . I n t h i s Commentary we r e s t a w h i l e . We h a v e b e e n c o n t e m p l a t i n g t h e
T r a n s m u t a t io n P r o c e s s , t h r o u g h w h a t i n M e n ta l p h y s i c s we c a l l t h e " M e l t i n g . " Let
u s , t h e n , b r i n g t o o u r m in d s , w i t h g r a t i t u d e i n o u r h e a r t s , t h e manner i n w h ic h ,
t h r o u g h o u r B r e a t h i n g s , we h a v e come t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e " M e ltin g " and t h e "M ixing"
p r o c e s s e s . We have come t o t r u l y KNOW GOD , we h ave come i n t o c o n s c i o u s c o n t a c t
w i t h t h e R u lin g S p i r i t o f N a t u r e , e n t e r i n g more d e e p l y to w a rd s o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g
o f C a u s a l i t y and U n i v e r s a l i t y and E s s e n t i a l i t y . We h a v e b e e n adm onished e a r n e s t l y
t o f e a r and obey i t s Law, l e s t we s h o u ld w ork e v i l i n s t e a d o f good t h r o u g h i t s
m eans. We have come t o know t h e T r u th t h a t " t h e F e a r o f The Law i s t h e b e g i n n i n g
o f Wisdom."
A knowledge o f t h e H oly i n N a tu re i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g .
(a) We Must Bvcr Be W a t c h f u l .
I n t h e " M e ltin g " and " T r a n s m u t a t i o n " p r o o e s s we m ust e v e r b e w a t c h f u l , and be c o n

s t a n t l y a t w o r k . Many t im e s a d a y , i f p o s s i b l e , i f o n l y f o r a s i n g l e moment o r
tw o , we s h o u ld w i t h d r a w o u r s e l v e s and d e c l a r e t h a t we r e s t i n t h e b a l a n c e o f
a c t i o n , o p e r a t i n g The Law, so t h a t we may more and more be l o s t w i t h o u r w hole
s p i r i t i n t h e C e n t e r o f N a t u r e , and t h e r e b e h o ld how a l l t h i n g s a r e b e g u n , c on
t i n u e d and p e r f e c t e d .
You a r e a d v is e d t o go b ack o v e r y o u r C om m entaries, and c a r e f u l l y c o n s i d e r anew

th e fo llo w in g :
T h i r t y - t h i r d C o m m e n ta ry ........................... Page One, " M e d i t a t i o n f o r t h e W eek."

do. . . . . . . P a g e s T hree and F o u r , " L in k i n g Reason
to D iv in ity ."
T h i r t y - f o u r t h C o m m e n t a r y ...................... P ages One and Two.
T h i r t y - f i f t h Commentary S tu d y i t a l l o v e r a g a i n .
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T h i r t y - s i x t h Commentary S tu d y i t a l l o v e r a g a i n .
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You s e e . My B e lo v e d , we a r e r e a l l y l e a r n i n g - th o u g h i t may a p p e a r t o be slow , -
how a l l t h i n g s b e g i n , e v o lv e and come t o p e r f e c t i o n . . and you and I a ro t h e
measuro o f A l l L i f e .
Through t h e e a r l y B r e a t h s , we have come t o know how t o e n t e r i n t o t h e S p i r i t ,

known to' us o n ly i n The S i l e n c e , w h ic h i s t h e Framer o f a l l t h i n g s , w h ic h p i e r c e s
th ro u g h and d w e lls i n t h a t s e n t r a l r o o t , w here we f i n d a l l t h i n g s a r e h i d d e n , b u t
where t h r o u g h p r a c t i c e we d i s c o v e r g r a d u a l l y t h a t t h e m ost r e c o n d i t e m y s t e r i e s
w i l l be r e v e a l e d , u n t i l a t l a s t we come t o s e e , a s i n a g l a s s , t h e w h o le work and
l a b o r a t o r y o f t h e m ost s e c r e t N a t u r e . And N a tu r e i s o u r T e a c h e r .
No wonder t h a t t h e p h i l o s o p h e r recommends, i f we a r e r a t i o n a l and t r u l y d e s i r e

f u r t h e r i n s t r u c t i o n , t o s h u t o u r s e l v e s w i t h i n by means o f M e d i t a t i o n , so t h a t we
may open f o r o u r s e l v e s t h e d o o r o f a h i g h e r c o n s c i o u s n e s s . But B r e a t h i n g and
M e d i t a t i o n - t h a t i s R i g h t B r e a t h i n g and R ig h t M e d i t a t i o n - a r e so c l o s e t o e a c h
o t h e r , as we have fo u n d , t h a t t h r o u g h p r a c t i c e we f i n d t h a t one becomes t h e o t h e r
- t h e y a r e o ne, and t h e y l e a d us t o The One. And i n t h e l a t e r B r e a t h s , w hich we
a r e b e g in n i n g t o e n c o u n t e r , we p r o c e e d t o t h e p r o c e s s by w hich o u r S p i r i t i6 c a r
r i e d i n t o t h e v e r y p e r f e c t i o n o f B e in g .
Says t h e Hui Ming C h in g , a p r o fo u n d book on l i f e i n t h e C h in e s e , a p r i c e l e s s book

o f wisdom :
" I f th o u w ould s t c o m p le te t h e diamond body w i t h o u t s e n s a t i o n s .

D i l i g e n t l y h e a t t h e r o o t s o f c o n s c i o u s n e s s and l i f e . . .
K in d le L i g h t i n t h e B l e s s e d C o u n try e v e r n e a r a t h and.
And, t h e r e h i d d e n , l e t t h y t r u e S e l f e t e r n a l l y d w e l l . "
(b) L i g h t and C o n s c i o u s n e s s .
LIGHT i n a l l p h i l o s o p h i c a l t e a c h i n g i s t h e s y m b o l i c a l e q u i v a l e n t o f C o n s c i o u s n e s s .
The n a t u r e o f C o n s c io u s n e s s i s e x p r e s s e d by a n a l o g i e s w i t h L i g h t .
THE LJGHT OF HEAVEN embraces t h e " e s s e n c e " and " l i f e " , t h e " u n i t y " i n s e p a r a b l y
m ixed w i t h t h e s e e d s o f f i r e i n t h e r e f i n i n g f u r n a c e ( t r a n s m u t a t i o n ) .
LIGHT i s t h e ONLY t o o l t h a t we h a v e , and i t i s w i t h t h e L i g h t and i n t h e L i g h t

t h a t we come t o t h e G r e a t M eaning, t h e p r o d u c i n g o f an e t e r n a l l y L i v in g
and Im m ortal S p i r i t , Thus we met t h e " M a s te r c " and t h e "Holy Men" and
t h e " H ig h e r O n e s."
T h is L i g h t i s t h e " l i g h t t h a t l i g h t e t h e v e r y man t h a t oometh i n t o t h e w o r l d , and

w h ic h s h i n e t h on t h e p a t h o f t h e j u s t . " And i n M c n ta l p h y s i c s we a r e
l e a r n i n g t o l e t o u r L i g h t s h i n e , and s o , w i t h o u r L i g h t , g r a d u a l l y t o
d i s s o l v e t h e Dark P r i n c i p l e ( I g n o r a n c e ) .
(c) A c tio n and N o n -A c tio n .
What we have l e a r n e d w i l l a p p e a l t o t h e i n t e l l e c t , and w i l l b r i n g us p l e a s u r e i n

c o n te m p la t io n , b u t u n l e s s we engage i n much p r a c t i c e , b o t h i n a c t i o n and non
a c t i o n , we s h a l l n o t p a s s beyond mere i n t e l l e c t u a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g - we s h a l l n o t
come t o t h e r e g i o n o f t h e H eavenly H e a rt ( t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s s ) . I t i s c l e a r t o s e e ,
how ever, t h a t (e v e n i n t h e p h y s i c a l body a lo n e ) b r e a t h i n g i s so c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d
w i t h a l l we do, t h a t as o u r c o n c e n t r a t i o n on any s i n g l e i d e a seems t o l e a d us from
a c t i o n i n t h e i d e a t o n o n - a c t i o n i n t h e h e a r t o f t h e i d e a , j u s t so we go i n a c t i o n
o f t h e b r e a t h o f t h e p h y s i c a l body t o n o n - a c t i o n i n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e Heavenly
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H e a rt ( c o n s c i o u s n e s s ) . . . when b r e a t h seems t o be m e r e ly t h e b r e a t h o f t h e
H e a r t, and n o t o f t h e body i t s e l f .
I n o t h e r w o r d s , we go b a c k and baok from t h e o irc u m fe re n c e t o t h e o e n t e r * and

t h e n on and on th ro u g h c e n t e r a f t e r c e n t e r t o t h e v e r y C e n te r o f C e n t e r s , t o t h e
F i r e o f D iv in e Love w i t h i n u s , . AND WE KNOW OURSELVES TO BE THAT WHICH IS -
th o One; t h e Tao, t h e Way, t h e T r u t h and t h e L i g h t .
Thus, on o u r j o u r n e y a lo n g oUr P a th o f P e r f e c t i o n , from t h e f i r s t s t e p i n p e r f e o t

p h y s i c a l p o s i t i v e a c t i o n o f t h e P e r f e c t i o n B r e a t h , we f i n d t h e O u te r L i g h t , w h ic h
r e s u l t s in g r e a t e r l i g h t (o r l e s s darkness) in th e body.
NOTE: By t h i s I mean t h a t a l l o f us i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s h a s found b e t t e r

h e a l t h , w h ic h i s more LIGHT i n t h e body. I have c o n d u c te d
h u n d re d s o f c l a s s e s , and im p a r te d p o r s o n a l t e a c h i n g t o th o u s a n d s
o f s t u d e n t s . At th o f i r s t c l a s s , t h e r e i s a " d e a d n e s s " Y/hich i s
e x tr e m e l y h e a v y , and I have o f t e n t h o u g h t t o r r y s e lf as I have
w alked i n t o t h e C i r c l e and s e e n t h e m a t e r i a l t h a t I have had t o
d e a l w i t h , 'W e l l , I w onder w h a t I can do w i t h t h i s mixed group
o f p e o p le ? " The n e x t c l a s s i s a l i t t l e b e t t e r , t h e t h i r d c l a s s
i s b e t t e r s t i l l , and so on t o t h e enfl o f t h e c l a s s , when we
f i n d alw ays a v i b r a t i o n so s o f t and s u b t l e t h a t t h e s t u d e n t s
c a n n o t be r e c o g n i z e d as t h e same p e o p le erll o f them much
b e t t e r i n g e n e r a l h e a l t h - whioh i s more L i g h t i n t h e b o d y .
Thousands o f l e t t e r s a r e on f i l e i n The I n s t i t u t e from s t u d e n t s
a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d t e s t i f y i n g t o t h e same e x p e r i e n c e i n t h e i r
own l i v e s a s a r e s u l t o f M e n t a l p h y s i c s , We t r u l y have cause
fo r g re a t th an k fu ln ess.
Tie have come, as w i l l i n g a p p r e n t i c e s , t o f i n d o u r t o o l - and o u r t o o l i s LIGHT.

G r a d u a ll y , w i t h r i g h t u se g a in e d th r o u g h r i g h t t e a c h i n g , o u r r i g h t a c t i o n has
begun t h e c i r c u l a t i n g o f t h e L i g h t , . . t h e n i n c r e a s i n g p r a o t i c e h a s b r o u g h t us
t o t h e o u t e r t h r e s h o l d , f o r we have r e f i n e d o ur method and r e f i n e d o u r t o o l , and
a r e l e d i n t o t h e H ig h e r L i g h t , more s u b t l e a s we go.
A f t e r t h i s p r o c e s s h a s t a k e n p l a c e on t h e p h y s i o a l p l a n e , we have found o u r s e l v e s
a u t o m a t i c a l l y going upward t o a h i g h e r p l a n e - FROM THE PLANE OF THE BODY TO THE
PLANE OF THE MIND, from t h e O u te r t o t h e Inw ard B r e a th , . from t h e a c t i o n o f
m a n i f e s t a t i o n t o t h e n o n - a c t i o n o f L i f e , from t h e g r o s s t o t h e s u b t l e . So we
l i n k o ur B r e a th i n g w i t h C o n te m p la tio n , and a r e t h e n l e d i n t o M e d i t a t i o n -
AND ALL THIS IS DONE BY THE LIGHT, WHICH SHINETH OF ITS OWN NATURE
IT COMES OF ITSELFL
And so we have found t h e B r e a th t h a t l e a d s us t o E t e r n a l L i f e .
( d) G iv in g T h a n k s.
When you have r e a d t h i s f a r , r e s t . J u s t be l a z y . L e t t h e body s l e e p , b u t keep

y o u r s e l f awake. See how happy you ca n f e e l . See how g r a t e f u l you can f e e l .
L e t us j o y f u l l y t h i n k o f a l l t h a t we now know, a l l t h a t we have b e e n l e a r n i n g .

See y o u r s e l f as an im m ortal among m o r t a l s . See y o u r s e l f as a g r e a t e v o lv e d s o u l .
See y o u r s e l f a s one o f t h e E l d e r B r o t h e r s o f t h e r a o e . Be r e v e r e n t i n y o u r j o y ,
as you g iv e t h a n k a .
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I am s u r e t h a t most o f my s t u d e n t s , th o u g h t h e y had n o t t h e s l i g h t e s t i d e a o f
my meaning a t t h e s t a r t o f t h e i r t e a c h i n g , now know w hat t h e y were b e in g t a u g h t
i n t h e i n s t r u c t i o n , "Watch Your B r e a th '." I n w a t c h in g o u r b r e a t h we f i r s t f e l t
t h a t o ur c o n s c i o u s n e s s was d i r e c t e d to w ards " l i s t e n i n g " t o o u r b r e a t h i n g , and
a t t h i s s t a g e t h e h e a r t seemed t o be a l l a - f l u t t e r , w hich t h e w a t c h in g p r o c e s s
i t s e l f seemed a t f i r s t t o c r e a t e . Then, as we w a tc h e d w i t h o u r m ind, t h e o u t g o
ing and t h e incom ing o f o u r b r e a t h seemed t o s l i p beyond p u r n o t i c e , so t h a t we
became g r a d u a l l y u n c o n s c io u s o f e i t h e r sound o r to n e i n t h e b r e a t h - o u r b r e a t h
ing seemed t o go from t h e rough o r s u p e r f i c i a l s t a t e , s lo w ly p e n e t r a t i n g w hat i s
f i n e w i t h i n u s . Then t h e h e a r t became l i g h t , t h e body became l i g h t , t h e con
s c io u s n e s s became f i n e r and c l e a r e r . As t h i s p r o c e e d e d , a f t e r some days t h e
b r e a t h seemed t o c e a s e i n p r a c t i c e - c e a s e b e in g an Outward b r e a t h and came t o
be an Inward b r e a t h . And, i f w i t h you i t h as c e a s e d i n y o u r p r a c t i c e t o be an
Inward b r e a t h , t h e TRUE o r HOLY BltEATH i s b e in g made m a n i f e s t w i t h i n you.
I f t h i s i s s o , bow t h y h ead i n r e v e r e n c e b e f o r e t h e Wisdom w i t h i n t h e e .
I f t h e b r e a t h i n g i s l i g h t , t h e h e a r t i s l i g h t and t h e mind c l e a r , f o r e v e ry
s l i g h t e s t movement o f t h e b r e a t h a f f e c t s t h e h e a r t a c t i o n , and t h e whole body as
a c o n s e q u e n c e . When t h e b r e a t h becomes so l i g h t t h a t t h e h e a r t and t h e body a r e
n o t a f f e c t e d , t h e b r e a t h t h e n goes i n w a r d s , seems t o s to p and becomes t h e B r e a th
o f The MIND. So, i n o r d e r t o s t e a d y t h e h e a r t and t h e body, we b e g i n i n M e n ta l-
p h y s ic s t o c u l t i v a t e t r u e b r e a t h i n g power . . . . g o in g on and on i n t h e r e f i n i n g
p r o c e s s , " M o ltin g " and "M ixing" and " T r a n s m u t a t i o n " , so t h a t i n t h e end we can a t
w i l l s i n k i n t o t h e REAL o f t h e C e n te r o f O u r s e lv e s th r o u g h c o m p le te m a s te r y o f
o ur B r e a th - t h a t B r e a th w h ic h in d e e d i s THE LIFE.
A f t e r t h a t we f i n d t h a t t o LIVE we m ust n o t be l a z y , f o r i t depends e n t i r e l y upon

how we USE t h a t yrhich we h a v e , f o r from him t h a t h a t h s h a l l be t a k e n even t h a t
w h ic h he h a t h .
We have l e a r n e d a l l t h i s , and we have begun i t s r e a l i z a t i o n - so WE DO GIVE

THANKS. And I d a r e s a y t h a t , a s i n p r a c t i c a l l y e v e r y one o f y o u r Commentaries I
t e l l you t o p r a c t i c e , p r a c t i c e , p r a c t i c e , you may f e e l i n c l i n e d t o wonder when
i t w i l l * a l l e n d . B u t, My B e lo v e d , LIFE goes on . . and we a r e g o in g on IN LIFE.
We have come t o s e e t h a t t h e r e a s o n f o r o u r v e r y l i v i n g i s t o u n d e r s t a n d L i f e
I t s e l f . So we m ust be s t r o n g and n e v e r w e a ry . e v e r y day we s h a l l l e a r n some
t h i n g more, and KNOWLEDGE i s o u r o n ly POWER.
So f a i n t n o t . Be s t r o n g . Be ha p p y . Keep c l o s e t o The I n s t i t u t e , and e v e r y

T hursday n i g h t , e i g h t o ' c l o c k P a c i f i c S t a n d a r d t i m e , remember t h a t t h e r e a r e
g a t h e r e d h e re i n Los A n g e le s y o u r f e l l o w Nobles o f The L i g h t , and t h a t you a r e
w i t h us i n t h e Im m ortal S p i r i t o f L i f e .
My Peace I g iv e u n to you a lw a y s .
o f Jo y and Hope.
Los A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
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41 Is Your Bible; Secrets of The Holy Breath"Thy Breath in My

Breath"; Instructions for the Week.
1. Go th ro u g h ALL y o u r B re a th s a s p r i n t e d i n t h e i l l u s t r a t e d s h e e t s
from t h e Harmonic B r e a th t o Your Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a t h , j u s t as
you d i d a t t h e s t a r t o f your p r a c t i c e i n M e n t a l p h y s i c s . B re a th e
them once a day on t h e f i r s t , t h i r d , f i f t h and s e v e n t h days of
t h i s week o f p r a c t i c e . Do them s i l e n t l y and m e n t a l l y on t h e
s e c o n d , f o u r t h and s i x t h days o f t h e w eek.
MEDITATION F fa THE WEEK:12
1. Turn back t o t h e T h i r t y - n i n t h Commentary and choose from t h e

d e c l a r a t i o n s qu o ted on page t h r e e o f t h a t Commentary t h o s e t h a t
p a r t i c u l a r l y a p p e a l t o y o u . Choose s e v e n o f them , and u se t h e s e
i n y o u r M e d it a ti o n s d u r i n g t h e week.
2. When coming o ut o f your M e d it a ti o n s each n i g h t , t h i n k c o n s c i o u s l y

f o r a moment o f t h e wonder o f y o u r p h y s i c a l B r e a th , and go t o
s l e e p w i t h t h i s s t a t e m e n t i n your mind :
" I THANK THEE, LORD, FOR THE BREATH OF MY L IF E .
Beloved S t u d e n t in M e n t a l p h y s i c s , Noble o f The L i g h t :

G r e e ti n g s i n The Bond.
How w o n d e rfu l i t would be i f a l l t h e Nobles o f The L i g h t c o u ld g a t h e r t o g e t h e r
h e re a t The I n s t i t u t e f o r j u s t one g l o r i o u s e v e n in g t o g e t h e r . But t h i s week* p a r
t i c u l a r l y , FEEL t h a t you a r e h e r e w i t h u s . You have p h o to g ra p h s o f The I n s t i t u t e -
f i x them i n your m ind, and FEEL t h a t you a r e h e r e . On T h u rsd ay n i g h t , make t h a t
your In n e r Chamber n i g h t , and s i t i n p e a c e f u l m e d i t a t i o n from e i g h t t o t e n p.m.
F a c i f i c S ta n d a rd t i m e , and know t h a t you a r e w i t h u s . But t h e tim e may come when
you WILL be a b l e t o come t o The I n s t i t u t e f o r s p e c i a l t e a o h i n g , and t h e way t o
b r i n g t h i s d e s i r a b l e c o n d i t i o n a b o u t i s t o be l o y a l t o our Mother and t o Her Home.
What do I mean? By S p r e a d in g t h e L i g h t . How? By g a i n i n g o t h e r s , who a r e s e e k i n g ,
f o r our g r e a t and b e a u t i f u l p h i lo s o p h y o f l i v i n g . Try t h i s week t o e n r o l l ONE
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s t u d e n t f o r M e n t a l p h y s i c s . HAKE UP YOUR MIND THAT YOU WILL DO SOMETHING VERY
DEFINITE TO MAKE THIS EARTH A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE ON BTTE aDING ONE THIS WEEK TO
THE LIGHT. You can do i t - w i l l you? Your m easure o f i n t e r e s t in t h e human r a o e is
what you w i l l do t h i s w eek.
(a) Your Wondrous Body.
Your body i s y o u r b i b l e . The human body i e e v e ry m a n 's B i b l e . We a r e t o s t a r t t h i s

week a d e e p e r s tu d y o f T r a n s m u t a t io n , and s h a l l , o f c o u r s e , u se t h e body as t h e
exam ple. A C h in e s e p r o v e r b s a y s i "Man has h i s example i n t h e e a r t h ( h i s body) ;
E a r t h has i t s example i n HeaVen j and Heaven has i t s example in THAT."
S p e a k in g o f t h e body a s b e in g t h e v e r i t a b l e key t o a l l know ledge, I q u o te t h i s b e a u

t i f u l p a s s a g e from t h e w r i t i n g s o f M aranatha*
" . . . His body g iv e s t o man t h e keys o f e a r t h and o f Heaven, t o u n lo c k

t h e t r e a s u r e s o f t h i s w o r ld and o f a l l t h e w o rld s t o come. I t i s h i s own
e s p e c i a l Word o f God w h e r e in he may r e a d t h e W i l l o f h i s C r e a t o r , and t h e
h i s t o r y o f t h e U n iv e rs e . . . . Only a s he i s a b l e t o u n d e r s t a n d a r i g h t
h i s own b ody, w i l l he u n d e r s t a n d t h e U n iv e rs e o f w hich i t i s t h e m i n i a t u r e .
"The l i v i n g body o f e v e ry s t u d e n t i s i n i t s e l f t h e Book o f L i f e w h e r e in is

s t o r e d a l l t h e knowledge t h a t he s e e s e ls e w h e r e , b u t i n h i s b l i n d and h o p e
l e s s s e a r c h he a c t u a l l y d e s t r o y s t h e w o n d e r fu l a r c h i v e s w hich he c a r r i e s
w i t h him u n a w a r e s ."
A l l o f us can e n d o r s e t h i s . The body i s t h e G re a t I n t e r p r e t e r , and I f e e l t h a t

t h e r e i s n o t a s i n g l e Noble o f The L ig h t who has n o t d i s c o v e r e d once and f o r a l l
t h a t t h e body i s The Temple o f t h e L i v in g God. But t h e L iv in g God i s n o t f u l l y
kr.or-r. t o u s . We a r e aw are t h a t "God i s w i t h i n m e", b u t t h r o u g h p r a c t i c e , p r a c t i o e ,
p r a c t i c e a l o n e car. t h i s be made a RSALity. L e t us g iv e th a n k s t h a t we a r e on our
way t o t h e f u l l u n d e r s t e n d i n g o f t h i s T r u t h . And t h a t p r a c t i c e i s T r a n s m u t a t io n .
Turn back t o Page Two o f The T h i r t y - n i n t h Commentary, and you s e e t h e s e v e n system s

o f y o u r body .................... (1 ) S r e a t h ; ( 2 ) Bones ; ( 3 ) F l e s h ; (4 ) Blood ; (5 ) Nerves ;
(6) Food ; (7) S e x .
This week we a r e t o d w e ll upon t h e T r a n s m u t a t io n o f B r e a t h . W ith o u t a do u b t t h e r e

i s no body of p e o p le i n t h e W e ste rn w o rld who kr.crw so much a b o u t t h e i r B r e a th , w hich
i s t h e i r LIFE as t h e Nobles o f The L ig h t i n M e n t a l p h y s i c s . We have l e a r n e d how
p h y s i c a l l y t o b r e a t h e ,w e have l e a r n e d how t o b r e a t h e m e n t a l l y , and i n some m easure
have - p r o b a b ly u n c o n s c i o u s ly - l e a r n e d somewhat o f T r a n s m u t a t io n o f t h e B r e a th i n t o
s p i r i t u a l s u b s ta n c e . . . in s h o r t , we have l e a r n e d somewhat how t o go from E a r t h t o
Heaven.
In our b r e a t h i n g s t u d i e s so f a r , we have l e a r n e d t h a t A i r i s o f s e c o n d a r y im p o rta n c e

even on t h e n a t u r a l p la n e o f l i f e , s i n c e i t does n o t pro d u ce th e v i t a l en erg y o f t h e
l i v i n g c r e a t u r e . B r e a th i s v i t a l , o f c o u r s o , b u t p h y s i c a l b r e a t h i s o n ly used and
tra n s m u te d by t h e V i t a l Energy. P h y s i c a l b r e a t h i n g i s s im p ly one o f sy m b o ls, or
e f f e c t s , o f t h e p ro fo u n d M ystery c a l l e d LIFE - a m y s te ry w hich b a f f l e s a l l o b j e c t i v e
research.
I can im agine what you a r e t h i n k i n g as you now r e a d t h i s s t a t e m e n t . You w i l l be s a y

in g - "Why, Ding Le Mei has been t e a c h i n g me a l l a lo n g t h a t b r e a t h i n g i s o f param ount
im p o r ta n c e , and now he comes t o me and sa y s t h a t p h y s i c a l b r e a t h i n g i s sim p ly one
o f t h e sy m b o ls, o r e f f e c t s o f t h e p ro fo u n d M ystery c a l l e d LIFE - a m y s te ry t h a t
b a f f l e s a l l o b j e c t i v e r e s e a r c h . But i s i t n o t t r u e 7 We know t h a t i t i s . Our
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B r e a th i n g s have t a u g h t us c o n c e n t r a t i o n , f o r w h i l e we have bten deep i n our b r e a t h
- no m a t t e r w hat t h e p a r t i c u l a r B r e a t h i n g s - we have FELT t h e V i t a l Energy w i t h i n
u s . P o i n t by p o i n t we 1a ve gone on t o u n d e r s t a n d THROUGH FEELING, and t h a t was
th e f i r s t s te p in T ra n sm u tatio n .
(b ) The Holy B r e a t h .
The tim e has come now f o r us Nobles o f The L i g h t t o know t h e TRUE m eaning o f t h e
Holy B r e a t h . The a o t o f b r e a t h i n g has now become w i t h us a n a o t o f i n t i m a t e com
munion i n whioh S p i r i t , Mind and Body a r e f e l t a s ONE. In t h e t h o u g h t and f e e l i n g
o f Your Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a th t h e a c t o f e x h a l a t i o n w i l l no l o n g e r c a r r y i t s n a t u r a l
i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f " w a s te p r o d u c t " , o r " c a r b o n i c a o i d g a s " , b u t i t w i l l b e t h a t
you a r e s e n d in g t o a l l t h e w o r l d , TO EVERY LIVING THING, t h e h i g h e s t t h a t i s i n y o u .
The a c t o f i n h a l a t i o n has beoome so b e a u t i f u l t o you t l i a t you know t h a t you a r e
t a k i n g i n t o you o o n s o i o u s l y , o r a l l o w i n g t o f lo w i n t o you o o n s o l o u a l y , t h e S p i r i t
o f t h e U n i v e r s e , t h e L i g h t o f D iv in e Wisiiom. In so f a r a s we have s u c c e e d e d i n
c o n s c i o u s l y h o ld in g t h i s supreme t h o u g h t i n o ur m in d s , s o have we m a s t e r e d t h e
T r a n s m u t a t io n o f o u r B r e a t h , and we know t h a t a s we p r a o t i o e we s h a l l , th r o u g h
tra n sm u tin g th e p h y s io a l b r e a t h , b r in g o u rse lv e s to a s t a t e of t r u e b r e a t h in g - n e s s ,
w hich i s BREATHLESSNESS, . . . "Thou B r e a th i n g Through Me and In Me - THY BREATH IN
At t h i s s t a g e I w i s h t o warn y o u . I f you HAVE NOT m a s t e r e d y o u r p h y s i o a l b r e a t h i n g ,

do n o t t h i n k t h a t you w i l l s u c c e e d i n t h e h i g h e r e x p r e s s i o n o f b r e a t h , f o r i t i s
n e o e s s a r y f o r y ou, t h r o u g h r i g h t p h y s i o a l b r e a t h i n g , so t o t r a i n t h e su b o o n s o io u s
mind t h a t i t ta k e s up a i l t h e work and c a u se s y o u r body f u l l y and p r o p e r l y t o
b r e a t h e . T h e r e f o r e , n e v e r a l l o w y o u r s e l f t o u n d e r - e s t i m a t e t h e power and i m p o r t
ance o f r i g h t PHYSICAL b r e a t h i n g . F o r e v e ry form o f b r e a t h i n g t h e r e a f t e r t h a t you
s tu d y w i l l be i n c o r r e s p o n d e n c e w i t h p h y s i c a l b r e a t h i n g power t h a t you have d e v e l
oped and m a s t e r e d .
Of o o u r e e , you s e e , do you n o t , t h a t t o b r e a t h e p r o p e r l y means muoh more t h a n t h e
mere words c o n v e y - - i t means t h a t you have l e a r n e d -
( a ) how t o b r e a t h e p h y s i o a l l y ;
(b) horw t o c o n c e n t r a t e m e n t a l l y and so ha rm o n ize y o u r p h y s i o a l
b re a th in g w ith your th in k in g ;
( c ) how t o r e l a x , and so ha rm o n ize y o u r p h y s i o a l b r e a t h i n g
w i t h your e m o tio n s ;
(d ) how t o m e d i t a t e , so t h a t you harm onize y o u r b r e a t h i n g i n t o
t h e rhythm o f t h e G r e a t B r e a th o f t h e U n i v e r s e ;
( e ) how t o s u r r e n d e r t o God - b u t you now know w h a t God i s -
and harm onize y o u r b r e a t h i n g w i t h The S i l e n c e ;
( f ) how t o e n t e r i n t o a s u p e r c o n s o io u s s t a t e w here Time and
Space a r e n o t , b u t w h e re t h e r e i s o n ly t h e b l i s s o f con"
t a c t w i t h and a b s o r p t i o n by THE ON^.
B r e a th i n g as we a r e l e a r n i n g i t e n a b le s us t o d e o l a r e and t o know beo a u ae we f e e l
Thou art my B r e a th - Thy B r e a th i n me.

Thou art my Thought -Thy Thought i n me.
Thou art my Rest - Thy R e s t i n me.
Thou art my Peaoe - Thy P e a c e i n me.
(o) I n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t h e Week.
When we a r e a b l e t o SAY t h i s and t o KNCW i t , we a r e w e l l on o u r way t o t r u e Transmu

t a t i o n o f our B r e a t h , w hioh we know t o be t h e f l y w h e e l o f ALL L i f e . T h e r e f o r e , t h i s
w eek, on t h e t h r e e days t h a t you w i l l NOT engage i n any p h y s i o a l b r e a t h i n g , f e e l
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t h a t you a r e i n an Ooe&n o f Joy . . . so v e r y , v e r y happy, and p e a c e f u l , and r e s t
f u l , and s i l e n t , and a b s o rb e d by LIFE ITSELF.
Then w r i t e t Take t h e word " S u r r e n d e r " , and t h i n k a b o u t i t . T hink o f t h e many

m eanings t h a t i t oo n v e y s. To r e l a x , t o l e t go, t o m e l t , t o be l o s t . . . and so
on. P u t down as many m eanings as w i l l flo w i n t o y o u r m ind, and t h e n o o n s t r u o t
s e n te n o e s t h a t f lo w i n t o y o u r mind - auoh, f o r exam ple, as
" I SURRENDER t o Thee, t h e One W i t h i n me.

I r e s t i n t h e e , who a r t b r e a t h i n g t h r o u g h me.
I f e e l i n T he e , and I f e e l t o t h e d e g r e e t h a t I f e e l Thee
B r e a t h i n g w i t h i n m e." . . . .
and so on, and so on.
You sh o u ld be a b l e t o make up a t l e a s t a hundred d e c l a r a t i o n s o f T r u t h , w hich w i l l

beoome t h e means o f t a k i n g you f u r t h e r and f u r t h e r i n t o The S i l e n o e , f u r t h e r and
f u r t h e r t w r a r d s t r u e T r a n s m u t a t io n o f y o u r B r e a th .
And a s I c l o s e t h i s Commentary, oh, I w is h t h a t I c o u ld g r i p you a l l by t h e hand.

I w i s h t h a t I o o u ld make you f e e l j u s t e x a c t l y w h a t i s i n my h e a r t . I oan s e e
M e n ta lp h y sio s s p r e a d i n g a l l o v e r th o w o r l d . I can s e e t e n s o f th o u s a n d s o f p e o p le
f i r e d j u s t as I am f i r e d - and a s I hope you a r e f i r e d - t o b r i n g s u f f e r i n g
hum anity i n t o t h e haven o f t h e i r own t r u e n a t u r e . How ca n we do i t ? I am d o i n g
a l l t h a t I oan i n as e f f i c i e n t a manner a6 I know . . . b u t o f m y s e l f , and we i n
Loa A n g e le s , o f o u r s e l v e s , w hat c a n we do? I t needs c o o p e r a t i o n , and e n th u s i a s m ,
and l o v e , and l i g h t , and c h a r i t y , and a l l t h e b e s t t h a t i s in a l l o f us . . . .
and w hat i s t h i s b u t T r a n s m u t a t io n ? We a l l have t o l e a r n t o work t o g e t h e r t r a n s
m uted, t r a n s f o r m e d , so t h a t i n t h i s i n o a r n a t i o n we s h a l l r e a o h t h e h i g h e s t p o i n t
t h a t we eaoh e v o l u t i o n a r i l y a r e e q u ip p e d t o r e a c h . May i t be s o . My B e lo v e d , and
may t h e S p i r i t o f L i f e e n l i g h t e n o ur minds so t h a t we s h a l l DO i n l i f e t h e h i g h
e s t t h a t we know.
My Peaoe I g iv e u n to you - you a r e a t p e a c e , f o r you a r e L i f e , t h e C r e a t o r in

human fo rm . From me t h e r e goes t o you my B r e a t h , b u t n o t m in e , b u t t h e Holy
B r e a t h , and i t i s s o f o r e v e r and. e v e r .
S l n o e r e l y y o u r T eaoherv i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
Loa A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
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42 Framework of the Body; Your Body Is Only Feeling; "I Am the

Substance of All Thy Feeling.
1. No p h y s i c a l b r e a t h i n g t h i s w eek. I n s t e a d , m orning and e v e n in g , c u l t i

v a te B reath in g in th e S ile n c e - - t h a t i s , b r e a th in g in to y o u r s e l f th e
e s s e n c e o f The S i l e n c e . S i t and w a to h y o u r b r e a t h - t h e n FEEL t h a t
t h e v e r y s u b t l e s u b s t a n c e o f S i l e n c e i s f lo w in g i n t o you, and you a r e
so s t i l l and e n t i r e l y u n d i s t u r b e d t h a t you do n o t h i n g t o p r e v e n t i t s
f r e e f lo w i n t o y o u . M o re o v e r, you oan a c t u a l l y FEEL t h e i n r u s h o f t h e
s u b s t a n c e o f t h e S i l e n c e coming i n e v e ry w h e re t h r o u g h o u t y o u r body,
and a s you w a tc h t h i s g l o r i o u s p r o c e s s , you a r e c o n s o io u s o f n o t h i n g
e lse .
2. You oan f e e l t h i s s u b s t a n o e ooming i n t o you s o s t r o n g l y t h a t i t sweeps

a l l b e f o r e i t - a l l s e n s a t i o n s and f e e l i n g s o t h e r t h a n t h e e v e n , f r e e ,
f u l l f lo w o f t h i s i n v i s i b l e s u b s t a n o e . I t i s coming i n t h r o u g h y o u r
s k i n , t h r o u g h y o u r f l e s h , t h r o u g h your, bones i n t o t h e v e ry c e n t e r o f
y o u r p h y s i c a l s e l f . A ls o i n t o y o u r mind - you have come t o a f e e l i n g
o f u t t e r e m p t in e s s , w h ic h i s f u l l n e s s - and know t h a t t h e E s s e n t i a l i t y -
t h e a c t u a l s u b s t a n c e o f LlFE i l SELF - i s f l o w in g i n t o y o u r mind i n t h e
form o f L i g h t and Wisdom.
As you u n d e r t a k e t h e e x e r o i s e o u t l i n e d a b o v e , you w i l l m e r e ly t a k e t h e
g en eric m e d ita tio n
" I AM LIFE . . . I AM LIFE . . . I AM L IF E ."
My Beloved S t u d e n t i n M e n t a l p h y s i o s , Noble o f The L i g h t t
We a r e t o p r o c e e d t h i s week w i t h a c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f B o n e s .
I t i s a n a d v a n ta g e i f t h e Noble knows somewhat t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f h i s own b ody.
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The human body, s a y s a p ro m in e n t m ed ic al man, " i s an a n im a l o rg a n ism , d i f f e r i n g
i n o n ly a few r e s p e c t s from o t h e r e n im al o rg a n is m s , and f i t t e d , by t h e p r o c e s s e s
o f s e l e c t i o n and e v o l u t i o n , f o r t h e pe rfo rm a n c e o f two main f u n c t i o n s - - t h e con
v e r s i o n o f food and a i r i n t o energy and i n t o t i s s u e , and t h e r e p r o d u c t i o n o f
o t h e r i n d i v i d u a l s o f i t s s p e c i e s , " We f e e l s o r r y f o r t h e w r i t e r o f t h i s s t a t e
m ent, f o r he l e a v e s o u t a l t o g e t h e r t h e f a c t t h a t t h e body i s m e re ly t h e i n s t r u
ment o f t h e Immortal S p i r i t , and when we i n c l u d e t h i s i d e a , t h e above i s a good
d e f i n i t i o n of t h e human body and e n t i r e l y d i f f e r e n t .
As I s a y , we sh o u ld know so m e th in g a b o u t t h e framework o f t h e body - t h e b o n e s ,
t h e j o i n t s and t h e m u s c le s .
(a) Framework o f t h e Body.
I t i s t h e bony s k e l e t o n w hich g iv e s t h e body i t s g e n e r a l s h a p e . As you know,

t h e bones a r e h e ld t o g e t h e r by lig a m e n ts o f c o n n e c t i v e t i s s u e , w hich a llo w move
ment betw een t h e b o n e s , and where t h e s e movements t a k e p l a c e a r e c a l l e d t h e
j o i n t s . The movement o f t h e j o i n t s a r e made p o s s i b l e by t h e c o n t r a c t i o n o f
m u s c le s . M u s c le s , as you w i l l a l s o know, a r e a t t a c h e d from one bone t o a n o t h e r .
I s h a l l n o t u s e s p a c e h e re by t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e bony s t r u c t u r e o f your body, and
I d a r e s a y t h a t you a r e f a m i l i a r , more or l e s s , w i t h t h e s u b j e c t . I f you a r e n o t ,
I would e i t h e r g e t a book and a c q u a i n t y o u r s e l f w i t h th e main f a c t s o f t h e human
s k e l e t o n or s t u d y a s k e l e t o n . And i n do in g s o , THINK'. You w i l l f i n d t h a t a l l
t h e bones a r e p e r f e c t l y c o n n e c te d , so t h a t t h e L i f e F o r c e , so t o s p e a k , ru n s l i k e
a p e r f e c t e l e c t r i c c u r r e n t th ro u g h a p e r f e c t l y o r d e r e d and oon r.cc ted -u p e l e c t r i c
p lan t.
When you look a t y o u r own body from WITHOUT you g e t a t o t a l l y d i f f e r e n t i d e a of

i t t h a n when you a r e lo o k in g a t i t from WITHIN. Looking a t i t from w i t h o u t , you
aan f e e l y o u r bones ; b u t lo o k in g a t i t from w i t h i n , when you a r e p e r f e c t l y
s t i l l , you w i l l n o t . b e aware o f a n y t h i n g t h a t you can r e c o g n i z e as " b o n e s " . You
w i l l n o t f e e l a n y t h i n g l i k e t h e p i c t u r e s you have looked a t o r t h e s k e l e t o n you
*nve v ie w e d . NCVf, GET THIS IDEA FIRMLY FIXED IN YOUR MIND. You can s e e t h a t
when you a r e s i t t i n g i n m e d i t a t i o n , f o r e x am ple, and a r e p e r f e c t l y a t p e a c e , you
do n o t know t h a t t h e r e a r e any bones i n y o u r body - t h a t i s , you c a n n o t f e e l
them . . . t h e r e i s n o t even any c o n s c io u s n e s s o f h a r d n e s s or d e n s i t y , f o r t h a t
m a t t e r , f o r you f e e l "as i f I am on a c lo u d , or on t h e bosom of a f a r - o u t s t r e t c h
in g s e a . "
In t h i s s t a t e o f s i l e n o e even t h e s e n s e o f y o u r own form i s l o s t t o yo u , b u t w i t h

t h e l e a s t movement i t may be r e c a l l e d i m m e d ia te ly . What I mean i s t h a t , w h i l e in
deep m e d i t a t i o n , you l o s e a l l c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f t h e h a rd n e s s o f t h e s t r u c t u r e o f
y our body - in d ee d o f y o u r e n t i r e body - you n e v e r t h e l e s s ca n p r e s s w i t h your
f i n g e r s upon y o u r l e g and f e e l t h e f l e s h g i v i n g under t h e p r e s s u r e , and can f e e l
t h e bones under t h e f l e s h .
Now t h e bones of y o u r body a r e t h e E a r t h o f you - t h e s o l i d s u b s ta n c e o f y o u . You

s ta n d upon t h e E a r t h , and you know i t t o be s o l i d s u b s t a n c e . You u se y o u r body,
and you know t h a t you can do a m i l l i o n m i l l i o n t h in g s w i t h t h e b ody, b u t only i f
t h e bones ( t h e s o l i d s u b s t a n o e ) a r e so u n d , f o r t h e bones d e te r m in e t h e FORM, and
i t is t h e FORM o f you t h a t does t h e t h i n g s t h a t y o u r S p i r i t or y o u r Mind d e c id e s
s h a l l be d o n e .
A lthough I am w r i t i n g t h u s , and c a u s i n g you t o THINK, t h e r e - r e a l l y is no need f o r

you t o THINK i n l e a r n i n g t h e T r u t h o f your body. For i n s t a n c e , you may r e a d a l l
a b o u t t h e body and i t s m u l t i t u d i n o u s w o n d e rs , as many d o , and y e t n o t g o t t o KNCflT
THE TRUTH o f y o u r body ; w hereas you may s ta n d up s t r a i g h t , r a i s e y o u r arms above
your head and s t r e t c h t h e body up t o i t s f u l l s t a t u r e , or you may b r e a t h e d e e p ly
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a s we have l e a r n e d t o b r e a t h e , and t h e BODY WILL TELL YOU ITS CWN STORY. Because
LIFE i s FEELING - o r we know L i f e t h ro u g h FEELING; and a s you FEEL your body and
t h e a s t o u n d i n g i y b e a u t i f u l f o r c e w i t h i n i t , you come t o know i t , and g r a d u a l l y ,
th r o u g h f e e l i n g , know i t s i n n e r , h id d e n f o r c e by means o f i t s g r a d u a l l y p e r f e c t e d
e x p r e s s i o n th ro u g h y o u r body - th r o u g h FEELING.
In d e e d , i t i s b e t t e r t o "have no to n g u e " when FEELING i n and th r o u g h your own

body ---- YOU WILL KNOW WHAT YOU FEEL, and t h e n you w i l l FEEL WHAT YOU KNOW, and
a l l WORDS a r e u s e l e s s . F o r y o u r L i f e i s known t o you t h r o u g h FEELING.
And i t i s FEELING t h a t i s t h e I n s t r u m e n t a l i t y o f T r a n s m u t a t io n .
(b) The Body i s Only FEELING.
We g e t a d i f f e r e n t id e a o f t h e body e n t i r e l y when we r e a l i z e t h a t i t i s r e a l l y
n o t h i n g b u t f e e l i n g - y o u r whole e x p e r i e n c e i s w hat y o u r FEELINGS have b e e n .
Now, t h i s w i l l require a little Bilent analysis, bub I feel sure t h a t you w i l l
be a b l e t o realize it a s true.
The body would be n o t h in g a t a l l , would i t , i f i t w ere n o t f o r y o u r f e e l i n g THAT

w i t h i n i t ? Your eyes would be o f no v a lu e were i t n o t t h a t THAT looks o u t on
t h e u n i v e r s e t h ro u g h y o u r e y e s , c a u se s you t o g a t h e r phenomena, and t h e phenomena
ca u se s you t o FEEL . . . AND WHAT YOU FEEL IS THE FINAL KNOWLEDGE. THAT ( t h e
C r e a t o r , t h e C r e a t i v e L i f e ) w i t h i n you t e a c h e s you w h a t y o u r bones a r e , and r e a l l y
what you c a l l "bones'* a r e f e e l i n g s . In d e e d , t h e COMPLEX TOTAL OF FEELING IS
WHAT YOU CALL YOUR BODY.
Thus we can s e e how c o m p a r a t i v e l y e a s y i t i s t o TRANSMUTE, f o r w h a t we a r e t r a n s

m u tin g i s FEELING.
And i n a w ord, a l l t h a t we have t o l e a r n i s t h e FEEL t h e C r e a t i v e L i f e i n e v e ry

p a r t o f u s , knowing t h a t a l l t h a t we have t o do i s t o USE i t t h r o u g h our b o d ie s
t o e n a b le THAT t o do i t s p e r f e c t work t h r o u g h .u s and f o r u s . In Your Own S p i r i t
u a l B re a th you have l e a r n e d b e a u t i f u l l y how we a r e a l l o o n n e c te d w i t h Every
L iv in g T h in g . I t i s t h e same p r i n c i p l e i n y o u r body - a l l i s c o n n e c te d p e r f e c t l y ;
i t i s t h e some i n w hat you c a l l YOUR Mind, f o r i t i s a l l oonn e o te d p e r f e c t l y w i t h
t h e U n i v e r s a l M ind..
C ontem plate t h e s e words. :
" I AM THE SUBSTANCE OF ALL THY FEELING - THOU ART FEELING IN ME"
"WHATEVER THE CREATOR IS, I AM."
I hope t h a t t h r o u g h t h e s tu d y o f thift Commentary you w i l l g e t t h e same e l a t i o n as

I f e e l . How w o n d e r fu l i t i s t o know t h a t L i f e i s e x p r e s s i n g t h r o u g h u s . We know
t h a t LIFE c a n n o t e r r - i t i s we who e r r . T h e r e f o r e , hewr s im p le t o s e e t h a t i f we
w i l l o n ly d i s c i p l i n e o u r s e l v e s t o FEEL t h e INNERMOST LIFE w i t h i n u s , e v e r y t h i n g
t h a t makes up our l i f e w i l l be p e r f e o t , and t h a t e v e ry b i t o f e x p e r i e n c e w i l l be
j u s t w hat th e In n e rm o st L i f e (God, t h e C r e a t o r , THAT) would have i t b e . We " h u r t "
o u r s e l v e s a why? Because we do n o t know enough a s y e t t o FEEL p e r f e c t l y . Can
you n o t imagine t h e C r e a to r ( t h e C r e a to r o f o u r f e e l i n g ) w i t h i n us s a y i n g , when
we have made a m is ta k e t " C h ild o f Mine, w a lk c a r e f u l l y and l i g h t l y . I t is n o t
t h e h a rd n e s s o f l i f e t h a t h u r t s you, b u t y o u r own h a r d n e s s . You b r u i s e d y o u r s e l f
a g a i n s t y o u r own f e e l i n g B . Watch a l i t t l e more c l o s e l y , and a l i t t l e more
s i l e n t l y . Watch ME, and I w i l l t e a c h y o u . I am w i t h i n y o u , and i b lo v e I a s k
you t o w a to h a l i t t l e more so t h a t you do n o t b r u i s e y o u r s e l f a g a i n a g a i n s t y o u r
own f e e l i n g . "
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(o) I n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t h e Week.
What I }ve so f a r w r i t t e n you w i l l d o u b t l e s s a g r e e w i t h , b u t t h e e t e h n a l ory

w i l l ooxne - "Yes, b u t HCW?" T h a t i s t h e q u e s t i o n .
W e l l , t h e n , t h i s week l e t us p r a c t i c e q u i e t l y .
( 1 ) S i t q u i e t l y two o r t h r e e tim e s a day ( j u s t f o r a m in u te or two a t a

t i m e ) s i n k im m e d ia te ly i n t o a s t a t e o f r e l a x a t i o n and m e d i t a t i o n .
(2) Say a u d i b l y , o r i n a u d i b l y a s you p r e f e r , " I am now b r e a t h i n g t h r o u g h

my b o n e s . My B r e a th i s now coming i n t o me t h r o u g h my b o n e s .
( 3 ) Say s i l e n t l y , w i t h g r e a t f e e l i n g , "THE FORCE OF LIFE IS NOW COMINO

INTO ME THROUGH MY BONES . . . . I GIVE THANKS FOR MY BONES."
( 4 ) Then d u r i n g t h e whole o f t h e day t h i n k o f y o u r w o n d e r fu l s k e l e t o n ,

FEEL t h a t w o n d e r fu l s k e l e t o n . T his may n o t be so e a s y , so t h e b e s t
way i s t o i s o l a t e a p a r t . Take y o u r r i g h t hand and LOOK a t i t - move
i t - move t h e f i n g e r s - s e e how t i g h t you r a n d o u b le up y o u r f i s t ,
se e how lim p you can make y o u r hand, s e e how much f e e l i n g you can
make come i n t o y o u r hand, and s e e how f i n e i s t h e t o u c h o f y o u r f i n g e r
t i p s . What g i f t s y o u r hands bestow upon you, and a l l i s done t h r o u g h
t h e bones I C o n te m p la te how y o u r e a r t h body i s made o f t h e e a r t h - t h e
d u s t o f t h e a g e s ; t h e n c o n te m p la t e how, t h r o u g h t h e to u c h o f t h e
Magic S p i r i t o f l i f e , you - th o u g h made o f t h e d u s t o f t h e ages i n
y o u r p h y s i c a l body - a r e a b l e t o work w i t h t h o s e h a n d s , t o w r i t e , t o
e n jo y e x q u i s i t e p l e a s u r e s t h r o u g h t h e agency o f y o u r w o n d e r f u l h a n d s .
You a r e a b l e t o h e a l o t h e r s w i t h y o u r h a n d s , and t o convey g i f t s o f
r a r e beauby t h r o u g h y o u r h a n d s . The T r u t h o f y o u r hands - t h e T r u t h
o f y o u r bones - w i l l keep you from wrong u se o f y o u r w hole body, t a k
in g you t h r o u g h r i g h t u s e i n t o a f u l l and e t e r n a l knowledge o f YOUR
WHOLE BODY - t h i s Yi'ide U n i v e r s e .
(5) Take o t h e r p a r t s o f y o u r body - y o u r f e e t , y o u r l e g s , y o u r head and so

on; and go t h r o u g h t h e same mode o f c o n t e m p l a t i o n .
My B eloved, r e a d and r e - r e a d t h i s Commentary. I t may n o t b e v e r y " l i t e r a r y " ,

b u t , th o u g h I would d e s i r e t o w r i t e s o t h a t e v e r y word o f t h e s e C om n e n ta rie s
b u m s i t s e l f i n t o y o u r s o u l , I am n o t i n t e r e s t e d i n a p p e a r i n g t o be " l i t e r a r y " .
G reat t r u t h is e x p la in ed h e r e in . T h e re fo re , s tu d y w ith d i li g e n c e in th e S p i r i t ,
and may The S p i r i t , w h ic h i s y o u r FEELING, t e a c h you and l e a d you i n The Way.
Knowing w hat t h i s Commentary p u r p o r t s t o t e a c h , you w i l l s e e t h e wisdom o f "Be

Happy - Give T h a n k s ."
Be happy t h i s w eek, and g i v e t h a n k s . Know t h a t h e r e a t The I n s t i t u t e I t h i n k

c o n tin u a lly about you. I r e a l i z e my r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o y o u , f o r when I a g r e e d
t o beoome y o u r T e a c h e r i t was n o t done t h o u g h t l e s s l y .
My p e a ce I send t o you - r e s t in THAT . . . . I i n Thee, and Thou i n Me.
o f Joy and Hope
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43 Understanding Means Eternal Life Here and Now; How Death

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ADD t o y o u r M e d i t a t i o n :
"MENTALPHYSICS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD.

ALL HER ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES ARE BEING FULLY MET.
"WHY SHOULD I NOT PRAISE THEE, 0 MY FATHER? THOU GAVEST

ME LIBERTY IN ALL MY WAYS, AND DIDST ANSWER ME ACCORDING
TO MY DESIRES. NEITHER ONCE HAST THOU TURNED AWAY FROM
ME NOR AFFLICTED ME; BUT BECAUSE OF MINE OWN VANITY I
CUT MYSELF OFF FROM THEE. YEA, THOU HAST SHOWN ME THAT
TO GLORIFY THEE IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE HIGHEST HAPPINESS*
TO SING TO THEE IS THE GREATEST DELIGHT; TO PRAISE THEE IS
THE HIGHEST WISDOM."
As y o u have p r a c t i s e d y o u r F o r ty - S e c o n d Commentary, w h io h d e a l t w i t h "TRANS

MUTATION OF BONES", you have d o u b t l e s s made a g r e a t i m p r e s s i o n on y o u r s e l f , so
t h a t yo u have a v e ry d e f i n i t e f e e l i n g o f S u r r e n d e r . T his Commentary i s t o d e a l
w i t h "TRANSMUTATION OF FLESH."
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THIS S PA CE IS FOR YOUR OWN
"E xoept ye e a t t h e f l e s h o f t h e Son o f Man, and d r i n k
h i s b l o o d , ye have n o t l i f e in y o u r s e l v e s . Ho t h a t
e a t e t h m y f l e s h and d r i n k e t h my blood h a t h E t e r n a l
L i f e ; and I w i l l r a i s e him up a t t h e l a s t d a y . F o r
my f l e s h i s t r u e n e a t , and my blood i s t r u e d r i n k .
He t h a t e a t e t h my f l e s h and d r i n k e t h my b lo o d a b i d e t h
i n me, and I i n him . As t h e L i v in g F a t h e r s e n t me,
and I l i v e b e c a u s e of t h e F a t h e r , so he t h a t e a t e t h
me, he s h a l l a l s o l i v e b e c a u s e o f me.
T his i s t h e Bread t h a t came down o u t o f Heaven ; n o t
a s t h e f a t h e r s d i d e a t and d io d ; he t h a t e a t e t h t h i s
Bread s h a l l l i v e f o r e v e r . . . . I t is th e S p i r i t
t h a t q u ick e n e th ; th e f l e s h p r o f i t e t h n o th in g j th e
Words t h a t I have spoken u n t o you t h e y a r e S p i r i t ,
and t h e y a r e L i f e . - John 6, 5 3 - 6 3 .
Then we r e a d t
"And t h e Word Became f l e s h , and d w e lt among us f u l l

o f g r a c e and t r u t h , and we b e h e ld . . .
and much e l s e t h a t does n o t seem t o make s e n s e u n t i l we have l e a r n e d T r a n s m u t a t io n .
(a) R e v ie w in g t h e L a s t C om m entaries.
O c c u l t l y t h e f l e s h o f t h e body i s t h e P l a n t l i f e o f t h e U n i v e r s e . The B r e a th of
you i s t h e A i r o f t h e U n iv e rs e ; t h e Bones o f you a r e t h e E a r t h ; t h e F l e s h i s t h e
P l a n t ; t h e Blood i s t h e Animal ; t h e Nerves a r e t h e Man o f you ; t h e Food i s t h e
Energy of you ; t h e Sex i s t h e W i l l t o L i v e . We have t o l e a r n t o s u r r e n d e r a l l of
t h e s e , th o u g h we a r e d e p e n d e n t upon eaoh o f them f o r our v e r y l i f e e x p r e s s i o n .
So f a r , how ever, we have l e a r n e d how t o t r a n s m u t e our B r e a t h , and i n t h e F o r t y -

second Commentary we have been i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e method o f t r a n s m u t a t i o n o f th e
b o n e s , w h ic h e x e r c i s e i s t h e same f o r a l l p h a ses of T r a n s m u t a t i o n , t h e o n ly d iffe r
ence b e i n g t h a t t h e t h o u g h t i s h e l d f i r s t upon t h e B r e a t h , t h e n t h e Bones, t h e n t h e
F l e s h , t h e n t h e B lo o d , t h e n t h e N e r v e s , t h e n t h e Food, t h e n t h e Sex E n e rg y .
We have f o u n d , i n ou r f i r s t a n a l y s i s o f t h e a c t o f b r e a t h i n g , t h a t a i r i s o f s e c o n
d a r y , n o t p r im a r y , i m p o r ta n c e , even on t h e n a t u r a l p l a n e , s i n o e i t does n o t FRODUCE
t h e v i t a l e n e rg y o f t h o l i v i n g c r e a t u r e , BUT IS USED AND TRANSMUTED BY THAT 'ENERGY.
And we found t h a t b r e a t h i n g i s i t s e l f b u t one o f t h e s i g n s , o r e f f e o t s , o f t h e
J fy s te ry o a l l e d LIFE, t h e m y s te ry t h a t b a f f l e s a l l o b j e c t i v e r e s e a r c h . And I sa y
c a t e g o r i c a l l y r i g h t h e ro t h a t t h e M y ste ry o f LIFE ITSELF w i l l n o t , and c a n n o t be
s o lv e d efther t h a n t h r o u g h a knowledge o f TRANSMUTATION.
W hile B r e a t h i n i t s i n n e r e s s e n c e i s LIFE ITSELF, t h e r e i s b u t one way t o g e t t o

an u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e I n n e r B r e a th - and t h a t i s by f i r s t beoomlng m a s t e r o f
t h e O u te r B r e a t h , coming from t h e o u t e r o i r c u m f e r e n c e s w h ic h have em anated from
t h e C e n t e r , t o t h e I n n e r B r e a t h , w h ic h i s t h e C e n te r o f C e n te r s o f C e n te rs o f
C en ters,
We do t h i s , as we have s e e n , by FEELING - - - and t h r o u g h o u t t h e t e a c h i n g o f M e n ta l-

p l y s i c s we have b een t a u g h t t h a t L i f e ---- y o u r l i f e , my l i f e i s u n d e r s t o o d o n ly
as we FEEL i t . LIFE IS FEELING, and R i g h t F e e l i n g i s T r a n s m u t a t io n .
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As we have proved t h a t T r a n s m u t a t io n o f B r e a th means t h e s i l e n c i n g o f th e p h y s i c a l
3 r e a t h - b r i n g i n g o u r s e l v e s from B r e a th t o B r e a t h l e s s n e s s - so we now 3ee t h a t
T r a n s m u t a t io n o f F l e s h means t h e s i l e n c i n g ( o r t h e "D eath" o f our F l e s h ) . . . i n
o t h e r w o rd s, OUR NATURAL HUMAN FEELING . . . AND OUR GLORIOUS RESURRECTION INTO
THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF DIVINE FEELING, o r Oneness w i t h The C r e a t o r .
Many p e o p le d e c l a r e t h a t t h e y do n o t " b e l i e v e " i n t h e B i b l e . I t is t r u e t h a t th e

B i b l e i s a p p a r e n t l y f i l l e d w i t h p a r a d o x i e s and u n i n t e l l i g i b i l i t i e s , b u t t h e r e i s
Wisdom h e r e - - i t is t h e home o f D iv in e Wisdom, t h o u g h t h e r e a r e , o f c o u r s e , o t h e r
books e q u a l l y c h a rg e d w i t h t h e Wisdom o f D i v i n i t y . But y o u r BODY i s y o u r B i b l e ,
and you a r e s t i l l w r i t i n g t h e S c r i p t u r e s , and T r a n s m u t a t io n i s t h e t o o l o f t h e
amanuens i s .
(b ) U n d e r s ta n d i n g of T r a n s m u t a t io n Means E t e r n a l L i f e Here and Now.
T h e r e f o r e , we can s e e t h a t in t h i s t h e r e i s a D iv in e s e c r e t . A l l t h a t we have t o
do i s t o p r a c t i s e . T here a r e many books w r i t t e n and much a d v i c e o f f e r e d upon t h e
su b je c t. J u s t as t h e r e i s upon M e d i t a t i o n - - b u t w hat we a r e i n n eed o f i s know
le d g e o f t h e way t o do i t .
The a v e r a g e t e a c h e r t e l l s you t o " s u r r e n d e r " , t o "L e t g o , " t o "become one w i t h God",

t o . . . w e l l , TRANSMUTE ; b u t he does n o t show you t h e way t o do i t .
Here we have The Wav d i s c l o s e d t o u s , and we s h o u l d , and s h a l l w i t h p r a c t i s e , be

a b l e t o do i t a t any tim e . . . i n d e e d , we s h a l l more and more f i n d t h a t w hat we
c a l l o u r l i f e i s d i v i d e d i n t o two g e n e r a l d i v i s i o n s o f e x p r e s s i o n . . . ( l ) Doing
w i t h a l l o ur h e a r t and mind and s p i r i t i \h a t we f i n d t o d o , and d o in g i t a s u n to
The Law and making t h i s a b e t t e r p l a c e f o r us t o l i v e upon ; and ( 2 ) " r e s t i n g in
The L o rd " , " L i s t e n i n g t o t h e V oice o f The F a t h e r " , i n o t h e r w o r d s , c o n s t a n t l y
t r a n s m u t i n g and " r e m a i n in g i n The F a t h e r s P r e s e n c e " .
How g r a t e f u l we a l l s h o u ld b e . T r a n s m u t a t io n - becoming One w i t h God - i s a g r e a t

sc ie n c e . I t i s n o t a h i t - a n d - m i s s t h i n g i t i s based on laws as r e a l a s e l e c t r i
c i t y and m agnetism and t h o u g h t , none o f w hich we can s e e ( u n l e s s we have l e a r n e d
t h o r o u g h l y ) , b u t t h e e f f e c t o f w h ic h i s a b u n d a n t l y e v i d e n t e v e ry w h e re .
T r a n s m u t a t io n t e a c h e s us w hat L i f e i s , w h a t D eath i s - and more t h a n t h i s t h e r e i s

n o t h i n g t o l e a r n . And o n ly when we u n d e r s t a n d , t h r o u g h T r a n s m u t a t i o n , w hat Death
is can we t r u l y know LIFE. W ith m a s te r y o f T r a n s m u t a t i o n , t h e n a t u r a l Law o f
D e s t r u c t i o n becomes t h e E t e r n a l Law o f Renewal - t h e Law o f F e a r and F a i l u r e b e
comes t h e Law of Courage and S u c c e s s , and so on, qnd so on. The C r u c i f i x i o n
becomes t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n - a l l D arkness d i s a p p e a r s b e c a u s e o f L i g h t - a l l Hate d i s
a p p e a r s b e c a u s e of Love - a l l P e r s o n a l i t y d i s a p p e a r s b e c a u s e o f U n i v e r s a l i t y . . . .
A l l becomes The One, and we become t h e One . . .
" I MYSELF AM HEAVEN AND HELL1"

DEATH BECOMES LIFE AND WE KNOW THAT WE ARE LIFE FOR EVERMORE.
When you t h i n k o f i t , you s h o u ld be v e ry h a p p y . More human m is e r y and agony have

been w a s te d o v e r t h e i d e a and t h e L ie of D e a th t h a n any o t h e r e x p e r i e n c e known t o
man. The word i t s e l f i s t h e s i g n a l f o r a l l jo y t o f l e e . D eath i s a m y s te ry so
d a r k and so f o r b i d d i n g t h a t , i n s t e a d o f p e n e t r a t i n g i t and d i s c o v e r i n g i t s t r u e
n a t u r e , man has a c c e p t e d i t as a t e r r i b l e and a w f u l god whom he i s e v e r l a s t i n g l y
e n d e a v o r in g t o a p p e a s e and whose a p p ro a c h he r e g a r d s a s t h e supreme e v i l . Death
t o t h e mind o f m ost p e o p le i3 t h e D e s t r o y e r , and t h e d r e a d symbol f o r D eath i s
t h e human s k e l e t o n . C h i l d r e n , u n l e s s i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e i d e a by t h e i r e l d e r s ,
know n a u g h t o f D e a th .
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(o) A Hunan S t o r y .
Do you remember y o u r f i r s t id e a o f Death? - I do. I was a l i t t l e boy, sang i n t h e

c h o i r , blew t h e o r g a n sometim es f o r t h e d e a r o ld o r g a n i s t who gave me a penny now
and a g a i n . Then he " d i e d , so I was t o l d , and I be g a n t o a s k q u e s t i o n s , and t h e y
t o l d me t h a t I s h o u ld n e v e r s e e him a g a i n . What? . . n o t SEE him a g a i n , w i t h h i s
w o n d e r fu l w h i t e w h i s k e r s and h i s s i l v o r y h a i r , and h i s s m i l i n g f a c e and h i s p l e a s a n t
v o i c e . . . t h e y w e re a l l w rong - how c o u ld he be " d e a d " ? Then t h e day o f t h e
f u n e r a l oame, and I had t o a t t e n d t o s i n g a t t h e g r a v e s i d e . I saw t h e box low ered
i n t o t h e g r a v e , I h e a rd t h e r a t t l e o f t h e e a r t h upon i t s l i d on t h a t d a r k , w et
November d a y . But I was t h i n k i n g o f my r a b b i t s and my f lo w e r s - t h e y m ig h t know
s o m e th in g a b o u t w h a t t h e y c a l l e d " D e a th " , b u t I t r u t h f u l l y d i d n o t , and I w a n te d t o
g e t back home oh, how I was b o r e d as t h e y s a n g (and I s a n g u n d e r o r d e r ) "A few
more y e a r s s h a l l r o l l , a few more s e a s o n s come, and I s h a l l be w i t h t h o s e t h a t r e s t ,
a s l e e p w i t h i n t h e to m b ." None o f i t made s e n s e t o me. I KNEW my o l d o r g a n i s t was
n o t d e a d , and I b e l i e v e d t h a t I c o u ld prove i t .
I was ae s u r e t h a t he would be a t t h e o r g a n a g a i n n e x t Sunday a s I was s u r e t h a t I

was a l i v e . So I s a i d n o t h i n g . I lo o k ed f o rw a r d t o Sunday m o rn in g . I t h o u g h t of
him a l l t h e w eek, and w ondered w h a t a l l t h a t " f u n e r a l " had b e e n f o r . Then Sunday
came. I was up b r i g h t and e a r l y , and was o v e r i n my c h o i r s e a t e a r l i e r t h a n u s u a l ,
f o r I was c o n v in c e d t h a t I was g o in g t o prove t h a t t h e y w ere a l l w rong. I w a ite d .
J h e m in u te s w e re a g o n i z i n g l y slow i n p a s s i n g . I b u r s t o u t i n a c o ld s w e a t w i t h
e x c it e m e n t . . I was w a i t i n g f o r him, j u s t w a i t i n g , q u i t e s u r e t h a t he would oome.
And t h e n . . and t h e n he d i d n o t come, b u t i n t o h i s s e a t a t t h e o rg a n t h e r e oame
h i s e l d e s t s o n --------and t h e n I b r o k e my h e a r t . I knew t h a t t h e r e was Death'.
What a m ockeryi What i g n o r a n c e l What s a c r i l e g e ' . NOW I KNOT.' THAT THERE IS NO DEATH,
f o r I know t h a t I am LIFE ITSELF - s e l f - m a n i f e s t i n g , s e l f - e x i s t i n g , e t e r n a l . AND,
MOREOVER, I CAN PROVE IT THROUGH OUR GLORIOUS SECRET KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMUTATION!
How humbly g r a t e f u l I am - a r e you?
Oh, Vty B e lo v e d , t o know t h i s i s t o know a l l ----- b u t we m ust w ork s o t h a t we a r e c on

s t a n t l y i n The S p i r i t . We m ust LIVE i n Him, and know t h a t He Live3 i n us - - n o t
f o r an hour o r a d a y , * n o t f o r j u s t a y e a r - BUT ALWAYS, and ALL WAYS'. The know
le d g e i s o v e rp o w e rin g - i t overwhelms us - we can b u t g iv e th a n k s - we c a n b u t be
happy . . . . " I Thank T hee, Lord . . I Thank T h e e , L ord, Lord o f my L i f e - i n
Whom I l i v e and move and f e e l and t h i n k and know and have my BEING. . . . I t h a n k
th e e ."
"AND TO THEE, IN WHOM I LIVE . . WILLINGLY DO I DIE
IN THEE, FOR EVERMORE THOU LIVEST IN ME."
T h is w eek, My B e lo v e d , c o n t i n u e t h e e x e r o i s e i n y o u r F o r ty - S e c o n d Consnentary,
c h a n g in g t h e t h o u g h t t o t h e F l e s h o f t h e e - t h e f l e s h t h a t d i e t h d a i l y , i f we
a r e humble and w is e - i n s t e a d o f t h e Bones, a s l a s t w eek.
Be happy - oh, be so happy t h i s week . . f o r y o u r Joy i s t h e e s s e n c e o f The L i f e

t h a t p r o p e l s t h e s u b s t a n c e s of t h e U n i v e r s e .
My P eace I g iv e u n t o t h e e - f o r th o u a r t me, and I am t h e e .
Los A n g e le s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
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44 Wonderful Heart; Secret of Act of Abandonment; "Thou Art in

Me for Evermore."
BREATHING EXERCISES FOR THE WEEK.
Repeat th e E x e rcises as o u tlin e d in th e

F o r ty - S e c o n d Commentary.
ADD t o t h i s t h e B r e a t h "Your Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a t h , "
MEDITATIONS FOR THE WEEK.*I
Turn ba'ok t o The T h i r t y - N i n t h Commentary (p a g e t h r e e ) , and r e a d

o v e r many tim e s fro m "THE FRAYER OF ALL THE DAY."
I o f t e n wonder w h e t h e r we g iv e t o them t h e a t t e n t i o n t h e s e Commentaries

d e s e r v e . So much i n M en ta lp h y sic s* has t o be " e x c a v a t e d " . Many tim e s I have
b een w r i t t e n t o by s t u d e n t s who, h a v in g w orked f o r a y e a r p e r h a p s , have s u d d e n ly
had r e v e a l e d t o them w hat t h e y had " l e a r n e d " a y e a r b e f o r e . So i t w i l l be w i t h
y o u . You w i l l t a k e t h e s e Com m entaries week by w eek , and w i l l r e a d them , and you
w i l l come "back t o them fro m tim e t o t i m e , and t h e n , som etim es a s i f by m a g ic ,
you w i l l awaken t o t h e TRUTH o f a o e r t a i n Commentary s o e a s i l y a nd s o s u d d e n ly
t h a t i t w i l l s u r p r is e you.
In t h e m a t t e r o f T r a n s m u t a t i o n , we a r e g e t t i n g a l o n g t o u n d e r s t a n d t h a t ,
w h i l e t h e r e can be b u t one e x e r c i s e by w h ic h we may l e a r n t h e S a c r e d A r t , i t i s
n e c e s s a r y f o r us t o s e e t h a t T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f t h e w h o le o f t h e " d e p a r t m e n t s " o f
t h e body i s n e c e s s a r y .
T his week we d e a l w i t h "TRANSMUTATION OF BLOOD." I n t h e b lo o d i s t h e LIFE.

Blood i s t h e n u t r i t i v e f l u i d o f t h e t i s s u e s and t h e g r e a t c a r r y i n g t i s s u e o f t h e
bod y , t h e w e ll-k n o w n r e d f l u i d w hioh f i l l s d u r i n g y o u r e a r t h l y l i f e t h e a r t e r i e s
and v e i n s o f y o u r b ody. As t h e g r e a t c a r r y i n g t i s s u e o f t h e body I t s f u n c t i o n s
a r e t h r e e - f o l d , nam ely i
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1 - To convey t h e f o o d m a t e r i a l t o a l l t h e t i s s u e s o f t h e body;
2 - To remove t h e n c e t h e w a s t e p r o d u c t s ; and
3 - To c a r r y oxygen th r o u g h t h e r e d c o r p u s c l e s ; w i t h o u t oxygen
t h e a c t o f r e s p i r a t i o n c o u ld n o t be c a r r i e d on.
Blood i s t h e E l i x i r of L i f e , t h e " I c h o r o f t h e G ods." A i r i s t h e "raw m a t e r i a l "

f o r b l o o d , and when i t i s drawn i n o r b r e a t h e d i n by t h e I n f i n i t e A lo h e m is t" t o
t h e b lo o d v e s s e l s , i t u n i t e s w i t h t h e p h i l o s o p h e r ' s s t o n e , m i n e r a l s a l t s , and i n
t h e human l a b o r a t o r y c r e a t e s b l o o d . I t would be w e l l f o r you t o know so m e th in g
about t h i s m ira c le of your b lo o d . I n f o r m a t i o n i s e a s y t o g e t from any a u t h o r i t a
t i v e m e d i c a l book on t h e c i r c u l a t i o n . In l e a r n i n g a b o u t y o u r b l o o d , you w i l l
a l s o l e a r n how c l o s e l y r e l a t e d a r e y o u r Blood and y o u r B r e a t h .
(a) Your W o n d e rfu l H e a r t .
Your b lo o d c o n s i s t s o f an a lm o s t c o l o u r l e s s f l u i d , t h e l i q u o r s a n g u i n i s (o r b l o o d -
p la s m a ), i n w h ic h f l o a t a l a r g e number o f s m a l l c o r p u s c u l a r b o d i e s , t h e blood
c o r p u s c l e s or b lo o d g l o b u l e s . The p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e s e t o e aoh o t h e r by w e ig h t i s
a b o u t o n e - t h i r d c o r p u s c l e s t o t w o - t h i r d s p la s m a . The q u a n t i t y of b lo o d i n t h e
body by w e i g h t i s a b o u t o n e - t h i r t e e n t h p a r t o f t h e w h o le b o d y . Examine a d ro p o f
b lo o d un d e r t h e m ic r o s c o p e and you w i l l f i n d c o r p u s c l e s f l o a t i n g a b o u t , and t h e y
a r e two k i n d s , d i s t i n g u i s h a b l e c h i e f l y by t h e i r c o l o r - r e d and w h i t e . The w h i t e
a r e v e r y much few e r in number t h a n t h e r e d , t h e p r o p o r t i o n i n h e a l t h y b lo o d b e in g
a b o u t 1 t o 355, b u t even i n h e a l t h t h i s i s s u b j e c t t o c o n s i d e r a b l e v a r i a t i o n .
But we a r e n o t t e a c h i n g p h y s io l o g y h e r e . You ca n g e t t h i s in fo rm a tio n e a s i l y a t

any l i b r a r y , i f you o a r e t o do s o .
When we t h i n k o f "TRANSMUTATION OF BLOOD" we t h i n k a t once o f t h e h e a r t , t h e g r e a t

b lo o d pump of y o u r body. P r a c t i s i n g t h e e x e r c i s e f o r t r a n s m u t a t i o n , we know t h a t
when we beoome s t i l l , we o n l y know t h e b lo o d as w a rm th , as w e l l a s t h e r h y th m ic
b e a tin g of th e h e a r t . In m ost p h i l o s o p h i e s , b lo o d i s t r a n s l a t e d a s " L i f e " , y e t t o
t h e a v e r a g e human b e i n g t h e r e i s a p e c u l i a r re p u g n a n c e i n t h e mind when he t h i n k s
o f b lo o d o r o f t h e w o rd .
But when we g e t t o know a b o u t t h e w onders of t h e b l o o d , and t h e w onder of t h e

h e a r t , we s t a n d i n r e v e r e n c e , i n v e n e r a t i o n , b e f o r e t h e D iv in e Wisdom w h ic h flo w s
t h r o u g h even o ur p h y s i o a l b l o o d . T h a t w ondrous l i t t l e h e a r t o f y o u r s , i f you a r e
i n p e r f e c t h e a l t h (and you s h o u l d b e ) , i t has b een c a l c u l a t e d by a n o t e d p h y s i o l o
g i s t , does enough w ork i n 24 h o u rs e q u a l t o r a i s i n g a man o f 160 pounds t w i c e t h e
w e i g h t o f t h e W oolw orth Tower i n New York - and t h e w o rk i s c a r r i e d on s e co n d by
s e c o n d , e v e r y day o f t h e y e a r , f o r a s lo n g a s you l i v e and o o n t r o l t h e w o rk .
(b) Your Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a t h .
And t h e more you t h i n k o f y o u r b l o o d , t h e more w i l l i t beoome t h e h i g h e s t symbol

o f L i f e - p h y s i c a l l i f e , m e n ta l l i f e and s p i r i t u a l l i f e .
I i n v i t e you t o t h i n k a t t h i s moment o f Your Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a t h . Do y o u s e e

t h a t i n t h a t w o n d e r f u l b r e a t h we w e re t e a o h i n g T r a n s m u t a t i o n , b u t we d i d n o t p e r
haps r e o o g n i r e i t .
You remember i t . . .
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"And now I send I t o u t .
" I embrace t h i s c l a s s . . . I embrace a l l i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s w h e r e v e r t h e y
may b e .
" I embrace t h e c i t y . . . I embrace t h e s t a t e . . . I embraoe t h e c o u n tr y
" I embrace t h e w h o le w o rld . .
" I embrace t h e Whole Hunan Raoe:
"And now, w i t h t h e L i g h t o f the D iv in e Wisdom w i t h i n me, . . w i t h my
J o y , . . w i t h my Love, . w i t h my LIFE, I embrace Every L i v in g T h in g .
"And now I s t a n d f a s t , l e s t t h e L ig h t be to o g r e a t f o r me, a s i t r e t u r n s

to me, n o t from t h e one p o i n t from w hich I s e n t i t , b u t from A l l t h e
p o i n t s i t i s coming back . . . b a c k . b a c k , n e a r e r , . . n e a r e r , . .
n e a r e r ; And now i t embraces me, i t embosoms me, i t overwhelms me,
t h a t L i g h t of t h e D iv in e Wisdom, t h a t J o y , t h a t Love, THAT LIFE t h a t
comes t o ME from e v e ry L iv in g T hing, so t h a t I knew MY WHOLE BODY - - -
WHOLE Body, t h i s w ide U n i v e r s e , t o be FULL o f L i g h t ...................
"And now I w i l l c h a r g e e v e ry c e l l o f t h i s p h y s i c a l body w i t h t h a t L ig h t

o f t h e D iv in e Wisdom, t h a t J o y , t h a t Love, t h a t LIFE t h a t COMES TO ME
from E t e r y L i v in g T h in g a s , f e e l i n g happy, g i v i n g t h a n k s , I ta k e a
l i t t l e b r e a t h and a q u i c k s i g h . "
L in k in g t h i s m y s t i c a l i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f Your Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a th w i t h w hat you

have l e a r n e d i n y o u r Commentaries from Number T h i r t y - t h r e e onw ards, you w i l l b u i l d
i n t o y o u r s e l f t h a t FEELING w h ic h i s T r a n s m u t a t i o n . A l l t h a t t h e r e i s l e f t f o r us
t o do i s t o LIVE i t , knowing t h a t " I am i n THEE, and THOU a r t i n Me f o r eve rm o re '."
(c) The A ct o f Abandonment.
But t h e r e m ust be t h e c o n s t a n t , i n c e s s a n t FEELING t h a t you a r e a b a n d o n in g y o u r s e l f

i n t o THAT, i n t o The One E t e r n a l ONE.
You w a lk . . It is THOU t h a t w a l k e s t i n me.

You work . . aNO |
a It is THOU who d o e s t t h e w o r k .
You Ik . . No, It is THOU who t a l k s t h r o u g h me.
You S in g . . aNO|a It is THOU t h a t s i n g s t h r o u g h me.
You B r e a th e . . No, It is THOU t h a t b r e a t h e s t h r o u g h me.
You L ive . . . . No, It is THOU who l i v e s t h r o u g h me, and i n me.
I AM IN THEE FOR EVERMORE.
THOU ART IN ME FOR EVERMORE.
The r e s t f u l n e s s o f t h i s T r u t h i s o v e rp o w e rin g . T h e re i s , t h e n , no s t r a i n t o l i f e
i n w h a te v e r form . . . ALL IS w e l l . No s t r a i n , no t e n s i o n , no i n t e r r u p t i o n , no
d i s t u r b a n c e , no d is h a rm o n y , no d e s i r e s o t h e r t h a n t o d i e t o l i v e , t o l o s e t o f i n d ,
to know t h e r e s u r r e o t i o n t h r o u g h t h e c r u c i f i x i o n , t o d i e d a i l y t o l i v e e t e r n a l l y .
So, My B e lo v e d , p r a c t i s e w h a t we a r e l e a r n i n g t o g e t h e r . L e t us a l l KNCJN t h a t we
a r e im m o rta l, and t h a t we a r e LIFE . . . f o r EVER, f o r EVER. F o r , when we know
T r a n s m u t a t io n we know t h a t t r u l y t h e r e i s , and n e v e r has b e e n DEATH.
T hink v e ry r e v e r e n t l y a b o u t t h i s . And be g r a t e f u l t h a t you know. And be happy.

Then t h i n k l What a v i s t a s p r e a d s o u t b e f o r e our i m a g i n a t i o n a s we r e a l i s e t h a t
t h e w hole human r a c e may l e a r n t h e s e s im p l e t r u t h s , and t h a t t h e r e i s a wave o f
I i n t e r e s t s p r e a d i n g t h r o u g h o u t t h e e a r t h p o r t e n d i n g to i n o r e a s e m a n 's i n t e r e s t i n
h i s own t r u e n a t u r e . What would i t n o t mean i f e a c h and e v e r y m o r t a l knew t h e
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larth - t h a t t h e r e i s no D eath, t h a t w hat i s o a l l e d D eath i s b u t a p a s s i n g i n t o
h i g h e r v i b r a t i o n s of l i f e and h i g h e r a o t i v i t y l T hat m o r t a l e x p e r i e n c e i s b u t a
p a r t and p r e p a r a t i o n f o r f u r t h e r l i f e and w ork on t h e e t h e r i o and s p i r i t p l a n e s !
There would t h e n be no p o i n t i n one man s i n j u s t i c e t o a n o t h e r , f o r he would know

t h a t t h e r e s u l t c f h i s a o t goes on, t h a t he c a n n o t l i v e i t down by d y i n g . How won
d e r f u l t o know t h a t we m ust l i v e on, l i v e i n a w o r l d w here s u b t e r f u g e , l i e s and
d e c e p t i o n a r e i m p o s s i b l e . T r a n s m u t a t io n t e a o h e s us t h e g r a d u a l m e r g in g o f t h e
s o u l i n t o t h e t h r e e d e g r e e s o f m a t t e r , e aoh o f w h ic h c l o t h e s him w i t h a body i n
t h e o r d e r o f h i s m e n ta l p r o g r e s s - Body, llin d and S p i r i t , t h e T rue T r i n i t y - makes
i t o n ly common s e n s e t o u se h i s f a o u l t i e s o f mind i n a way t h a t w i l l b e n e f i t him
on a l l t h r e e p la n e s o f l i f e .
When we l e a r n t r u e T r a n s m u t a t io n , we know t h a t t h e r e a r e many ways t o l i v e i n t h e

E a r t h l i f e t h a t c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e b e s t i n man. These ways a r e now o h a l l e n g e d by
t h e g re e d and s e l f i s h n e s s o f t h o s e who have g a in e d w o r l d l y power. The s o u l t h a t
i s aw are o f i t s d e s t i n y c a n n o t m eet t h i s enemy. T here i6 no way o f overcom ing
t h e b r u t a l i t i e s o f modern l i f e e x c e p t by u n i v e r s a l know ledge and t h e s p r e a d o f
t h e t r u t h s of t h e s o i e n o e o f l i f e on a l l t h r e e p l a n e s - n o t a l o n e on t h e e a r t h
p l a n e , w here we now l i v e , b u t , t h r o u g h T r a n s m u t a t i o n , i n t h e m e n t a l and s p i r i t u a l
p la n e s of l i f e .
THE TRUTH IS THAT IF EVERY MAN KNEW THAT HE HAD TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCE OF HIS
ACTS IN MORTAL LIFE, THE EARTH WOULD BE A DIFFERENT PLACE FOR US ALL TO LIVE.
AND THE WAY TO LEARN TO LIVE OUR PERSONAL LIFE IS, FINALLY, THROUGH TRANSMUTATION..
T r a n s m u t a t io n t e a c h e s us ALL-PERVASION. T h is w eek, t h e n , Ify B e lo v e d , be n e a r t o

me a s y o u r T e a c h e r , and f e e l waves o f L i g h t c o n in g t o you a l l t h e t im e from me,
as I w i l l from y o u .
Peaoe be u n to y o u .
S i n c e r e l y y o u r T e a o h e r , i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f J o y and Hope.
Los A n g e l e s , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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of tlj? &mnr? of JHpntalpljyatra
COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (13): Transmutation of Nerves and
45 Food; The Five Senses Are All Feeling; How Great the Power of
a Single Thought.
1. P r a c t i s e th e C le a n sin g B re a th t h i s week. I n t h e m o rn in g b r e a t h e
i t p h y s ic a l ly ; in t h e e v e n in g b r e a th e i t m e n t a ll y .
2. As yo u b r e a t h e g e t t h e i d e a i n y o u r m ind o f t h e G r e a t H e a t com
i n g up t h e s p i n e , and SEE t h e L i g h t . Im a g in e t h e P e a c o c k F e a t h e r
o f Gold . . . " I t s com ing up and o u t . . up an d o u t . . up and
o u t . . i t s t r i k e s upon t h e s u r f a c e o f t h e Body, i t seems t o go
beyond t h e b o d y , . . a n d now I t h i n k o f t h e t o p o f my head -
AND SEE MY WHOLE BODY FULL OF LIGHT, L i g h t , L i g h t . " A s s o c i a t e
y o u r s e l f i n y o u r mind w i t h t h e f a c t t h a t y o u a r e T r a n s m u t in g a l l
t h i s h e a t and l i g h t , and f i n a l l y r e s t i n t h e r e a l i z a t i o n o f L i g h t
e v e r y w h e r e , and you i n t h e v e r y C e n t e r o f I T .
MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK;
1. " I AM THAT I AM." Y6u n e e d no i n s t r u c t i o n s ; you a r e on y o u r way

to R e a liz a tio n .
My B eloved S t u d e n t i n M e n t a l p h y s i c s , N oble o f The L i g h t :
I do hope t h a t you a r e i n t e n s e l y happy i n y o u r w o r k . B e f o r e yo u commence t o

l i s t e n t o me, r e s t i n y o u r own mind - t a k e two o r t h r e e d e e p b r e a t h s - l e t t h e
body g e t h e a v y - f e e l t h a t y o u a r e A l l - p e r v a d i n g , an d t h a t a s you r e s t y o u a r e
h e r e w i t h me an d w i t h a l l t h e o t h e r s i n The I n n e r Chamber a t The I n s t i t u t e . FEEL
t h a t YOU ARE A PART OF US, and t h a t we a r e a p a r t o f y o u . How happy I amt How
g r a t e f u l I am I Where am I ? I am h e r e , b u t I am t h e r e - I am e v e r y w h e r e , I am
now here . . . I AM A L L -P e r v a d ln g , and I know t h a t I am A l l - P e r v a d i n g b e c a u s e I can
FEEL t h e P r e s e n c e w i t h i n me and w i t h o u t and a b o u t me . . . I AM IN I T .
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THIS SPACE IS FOR YOUR OWN
As y o u s i t l i k e t h i s you w i l l know t h a t yo u a r e H e a l t h - t h a t y o u r n e r v e s a r e a t
p e a c e - t h a t yo u a r e p e r f e c t h e a l t h and j o y . I n h e a l t h we o n l y know cur n e r v e s
a s s p e c i a l wa y s o f f e e l i ng; c a l l e d t h e s e n s e s . Our s e n s e s a r e t h e a v e n u e s by
w h ic h we FEEL - and o f c o u r s e we s m e l l and h e a r and s e e and t a s t e . T hat w hich
we f e e l a s t o u c h i s n e i t h e r more n o r l e s s r e a l b e c a u s e t h e same f e e l i n g c a n be
e x p r e s s e d a s s i g h t , so u n d s t a s t e and s m e l l .
(a)The S e n se o f T ouch.
T h in k o f TOUCH. P r a c t i s e I Touch y o u r b ody somewhere w i t h y o u r h a r d ; t h e n t a k e

y o u r hand away. W hile y o u have y o u r h and on any p a r t o f y o u r b ody you a r e c o n -
s o i o u s o f i t by v i r t u e o f t h e f e e l i n g o f t h e t o u c h , b u t when y o u t a k e y o u r hand
away you a r e s t i l l a b l e t o f e e l i t - y o u c a n im a g in e t h a t you f e e l i t . Take
t h i s s im p le i l l u s t r a t i o n t o t h e o t h e r s e n s e s , and y o u w i l l s e e t h a t i t h o l d s
g o o d . You l o o k a t a b e a u t i f u l t h i n g . . . " t h e m o st b e a u t i f u l t h i n g I have e v e r
know n." W h ile y o u a r e l o o k i n g a t i t y o u know t h a t yo u s e e i t , b u t you a l s o know
t h a t you s e e i t w i t h i n y o u r s e l f , YOU FEEL IT . So yo u c a n r e a d i l y s e e t h a t t h a t
w h i c h you c a l l y o u r s e l f i s t h e r e f l e c t i o n o f a l l t h e FEELING t h a t you h a v e e v e r
f e l t o r become c o n s c i o u s o f .
We c o n s i d e r t h e S i g h t , an d i t seems d i f f e r e n t fro m t h e Touch, b u t I hope t h a t

yo u c a n s e e t h a t t h e more we p r a c t i s e t h e more t h e w h o le o f t h e s e n s e s seem t o
become l e s s d i f f e r e n t i a t e d , a nd a l l seem t o f lo w i n t o One . . . and t h a t i s
FEELING. L e t u s exam ine a l i t t l e :
( a ) TOUCH. You c a n s e e a t once t h a t t h i s i s e s s e n t i a l l y FEELING - y o u r own

n a t u r a l f e e l i n g , y o u r b ody f e e l i n g . You may s a y t h a t you f e e l a n y
t h i n g w h a t e v e r t h a t yo u t o u c h *
(b ) TASTE. You e a t a n a p p l e , f o r e x a m p le , and you s a y t h a t you c a n " t a s t e " i t ,

but th e i n f i n it e v a r i e t y o f " t a s t e s " a re m ere ly d i f f e r e n t p h a ses o f
fe e lin g s. I t is t r u e t h a t t h e " f e e l i n g " o f t a s t e i s d i f f e r e n t fro m
th e "F eelin g " o f s i g h t b u t yo u c a n s e e t h a t t h e y a r e f e e l i n g s
j u s t t h e sam e.
( c ) SMELL. Can y o u s e e t h a t t h i s i s , a g a i n , j u s t a n o t h e r mode o f " F e e l i n g " . I n

a n i m a l s w h e re t h e s e n s e o f s m e l l i s h i g h l y d e v e l o p e d , we s e e t h a t t h e
s e n se o f sm ell i s a b s o lu t e ly th e sen se t h a t th e y " f e e l " th e m se lv e s
t h r o u g h l i f e w i t h . T h is f e e l i n g o f s m e l l i s d i s g u i s e d u n d e r many
names - s u c h a s when we know t h a t we s m e l l a r o s e , w h ic h i s a d i f f e r
e n t f e e l i n g from t h a t when we s m e l l g a r l i c . . . and so o n , and so o n .
( d ) HEARING. Her?/ d i f f e r e n t i s h e a r i n g f ro m t a s t e , b u t s t i l l i t i s a n o t h e r p h a s e o f
FEELING - t h a t i s , e v e r y t h i n g t h a t y o u h e a r i n e v i t a b l y r e s o l v e s i n t o
y o u r own f e e l i n g .
( e ) SIGHT. When we come t o exam ine t h e " f e e l i n g " o f s i g h t , i t i s a l i t t l e b e w i l

d e rin g . I l o o k a t m y s e l f , and I c a n s a y t h a t I s e e ME. I l o o k a t
s o m e th in g e l s e , and I s a y t h a t I s e e "NOT-ME". I w o n d e r w h e t h e r yo u
u n d e r s t a n d - I t h i n k you do - t h a t yo u s e e b o t h t h e Me and t h e Not-Me
in your f e e l i n g s . . . t h a t i s , a l l t h a t you see i s t r a n s f e r r e d over
i n t o t h e f e e l i n g s , and you a r e aw are o f w h a t yo u s e e t h r o u g h t h e
i n s t r u m e n t a l i t y o f t h e e m o t io n t h a t c a u s e s a w a r e n e s s .
T herefore, a l l t h e s e n s e s become f e e l i n g , and t h e v a r i o u s p h a s e s o f f e e l i n g a r e

tran sm u ted in to The One t h r o u g h f e e l i n g . I am b u t a n i d e a - a l l my l i f e i s t u t a
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s e rie s of id e a s . The T r u t h o f me i s S p i r i t - t h e T r u t h o f me i s LIFE - t h e T r u t h
o f me i s K now ledge, and t h e T r u t h o f me i s Power . . . I KNOW ALL THIS THROUGH MY
FEELING.
When you h a v e ccme t h u s f a r , s i t an d t h i n k o f how t h r o u g h y o u r f e e l i n g s , you

t r a n s m u t e t h e n e r v e s , f o r i t i s t h r o u g h t h e n e r v e s t h a t yo u f e e l .
(b) T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f Food.
When we come t o t a l k a b o u t t h e T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f F o o d , we have t o be v e r y p r a c t i

c a l , f o r we have s e e n - and we now KNOW - t h a t t h e p h y s i c a l body i s c h e m i s t r y ,
and t o a v e r y g r e a t e x t e n t ( t h o u g h n o t w h o l l y s o ) t h e p h y s i c a l body becomes w h a t
we make i t t h r o u g h f o o d . But t h e w rong f o o d i n t h e body o f t h e r i g h t man may be
t r a n s m u t e d i n t o t h e r i g h t f o o d , b u t o f t e n t h e r i g h t f o o d i n t h e body o f t h e w ro n g
man i s m e r e ly t u r n e d i n t o w ro n g f o o d .
I s h a l l n o t sp e n d much t i m e o r s p a c e i n t a l k i n g a b o u t s o l i d f o o d s o r l i q u i d f o o d s ,
f o r yo u w i l l know y o u r c h e m i c a l t y p e , and y o u w i l l d i s c o v e r how i n c r e a s i n g l y c a r e
f u l y o u have t o b e w i t h w h a t y o u e a t . As we grow and become more r e f i n e d , t h e
more t h e body w i l l in f o r m us i n many ways when we do n o t obey t h e law s o f f o o d .
B ut yo u a l s o know much a b o u t B r e a t h a s a f o o d , an d h a v e l e a r n e d t h e way t o t r a n s
m ute y o u r B r e a t h som ew hat. A ls o r e s t - y o u have l e a r n e d t h a t R e s t i s a f o o d , and
h a v e come i n t o t h a t know ledge t h r o u g h m e d i t a t i o n . T h o u g h t a l s o - y o u know t h a t
t h o u g h t i s f i n a l , and t h a t i t i s r e a l l y t h e o n l y 11F - 0 - 0 - D " .
We know T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f "Food" when we know t h e m e a n in g o f t h e s e g lo rio u s w ords:
* I AM THE BREAD WHICH COMETH DOWN OUT OF HEAVEN."
We know t h a t fo o d i s I n t e l l i g e n c e , and t h a t , a s Man i s t h e m o st h i g h l y e v o lv e d

o r g a n i s m i n N a t u r e , s o we h a v e t h e power t o t r a n s m u t e a l l f o o d i n t o D iv in e I n t e l
l i g e n c e . E v e ry b i t o f f o o d t h a t I p u t i n t o my m outh i s t h e d i v i n e g i f t . E very
t h i n g t h a t i s g r a t e f u l l y r e c e i v e d i n t o my body i s g l a d t o m i n i s t e r w i t h i t s i n t e l
l i g e n c e t o my h i g h e r i n t e l l i g e n c e , t h e lo w e r s a c r i f i c i n g i t s e l f i n t o t h e h i g h e r .
What j o y we g e t o u t o f e a t i n g , and we know t h a t i t i s n o t a lw a y s t h e f o o d i t s e l f

b u t t h e s p i r i t i n w h ic h we t a k e i t t h a t d e t e r m i n e s i t s e f f e c t i n o u r b o d i e s .
" P e r c e i v e y e n o t , t h a t w h a t s o e v e r fro m w i t h o u t g o e t h i n t o t h e man, i t c a n n o t d e
f i l e him ; b e c a u s e i t g o e t h n o t i n t o h i s h e a r t , b u t i n t o h i s b e l l y , and g o e t h o u t
in to th e d rau g h t. T h a t w h ic h p r o c e e d e t h o u t o f t h e man, t h a t d e f i l e t h t h e man.
(The w rong u s e o f The W o r d .- D .L .M .) . F o r f ro m w i t h i n , o u t o f t h e h e a r t o f men,
e v i l t h o u g h t s p r o c e e d . " - Mark 7, 1 8 .
A t t h e same t i m e , n o t u n t i l we h a v e p ro v e d t h a t we t r u l y KNOW w h a t f o o d i s ca n we
a f f o r d t o d i s r e g a r d t h e c h e m i c a l law s o f f o o d . T h a t i s t h e f i r s t s t e p i n t r a n s
m u t a t i o n ; b u t a f t e r we h a v e p ro v e d o u r m a s t e r y o v e r f o o d , t h e n we a r e a b l e t o
t r a n s m u t e b e c a u s e we know o n l y t h e D i v i n e I n t e l l i g e n c e o f f o o d a t a l l t i m e s .
" INFINITE WISDOM, I KNOW THEE AS THE TRUTH OF MY FOOD."
As I e a t , s o I become p h y s i c a l l y , an d t h e c h a r a c t e r o f t h e s o u l i s s e e n i n t h e
c h a r a c t e r o f t h e body and i t s s u r r o u n d i n g s . B ut we m u st be p a t i e n t . We h a v e t o
th o ro u g h ly le a r n i t a l l . I f a man e a t s i n i g n o r a n c e , b e l i e v i n g t h a t h i s l i f e ,
h i s s t r e n g t h , de p e n d s u p o n h i s f o o d , he i s h o l d i n g h i m s e l f i n bondage t o t h i s
e r r o r , a nd i s t h u s l o w e r i n g h i s w o r l d . I f he e a t s i n K now ledge, t h e w h o le c r e a
t i o n s h a r e s i n h i s a c t , an d t h e LIGHT s h i n e s t h r o u g h him a n d a l l t h a t makes him
---- h i s f o o d , h i s T h o u g h t, and h i s F e e l i n g .
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My B e lo v e d , t h e r e i s much f o o d f o r t h o u g h t i n t h i s Comm entary, and I t r u s t t h a t
t h i s w eek y o u w i l l g a in many d i v i n e i d e a s fro m i t . The i d e a s w i l l f r e e l y f l o w a s
y o u f r e e l y FEEL. " I n a l l t h y ways a c k n o w le d g e Him, an d He w i l l d i r e c t t h y p a t h . "
T h is i s t r a n s m u t a t i o n *
As we l e a r n t h e m e c h a n i c a l m ethod o f t r a n s m u t a t i o n o f n e r v e 3 a n d f o o d , we u n d e r
sta n d th e A rt of L iv in g . T h o u g h t i s t h e k e y ; f e e l i n g i s t h e f i r s t cham ber o f
k n w i e d g e . A t h o u g h t i n y o u r m ind i s s o p o w e r f u l t h a t i t w i l l t e l e p a t h i z e i t s e l f
a g a i n a n d a g a i n t o y o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s mind u n t i l IT BECOMES YOU. You know T hought
t h r o u g h FEELING.
How w o n d e r f u l I s t h i s T r u t h o f T h o u g h tI How g r e a t i s t h e power o f a s i n g l e

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h i m s e l f u n l e s s he t r a n s m u t e s a l l t h a t he knows h i s l i f e t o be . . . . "THY LIFE IN ME,
THY LIFE-IN ME . . . n o t MY w i l l , b u t THINE1"
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t h a t y o u w i l l b e a b l e t o r e a d i n t o i t t h a t w h i c h I h a v e n o t w r i t t e n - t h a t you
w i l l be a b l e t o f e e l t h a t w h i c h I c a n n o t make y o u f e e l t h r o u g h w ords on p a p e r .
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s e e t h a t , g i v i n g t h a n k s w i t h e v e r y s t e p , we a r e t r u l y now u pon The P a t h . . . and
t h a t we a r e b e i n g g i v e n t h e v e r y s e e d o f R i g h t L i v i n g . I c a n n o t choose th e p la c e
w h e re t h e p l a n t s h a l l grow - t h i s i s f o r y o u . You m u s t g u a rd t h e G a r d e n , a n d yo u
m u st become t h e g a r d e n e r . And t h e G arden i s t h e G a rd e n o f Y our H e a r t ( t h e U n i v e r
s a l M in d ) .
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t h e n KNCW ( i n t h e s e n s e t h a t we l i v e w h a t we know) t h a t t h e r e IS NO DEATH. T his
i s t h e suprem e m e s s a g e . W hat a p r o f o u n d c h a n g e w o u l d , an d w i l l , come o v e r t h e
w h o le w o r l d when t h a t s e c r e t h as b e e n w e l l and t r u l y le a rn e d * . I t makes one
t h r i l l w i t h t h e t h o u g h t o f i t . When men w i l l know t h a t t h e y a r e God i n human
f o r m , and t h a t w h a t we c a l l l i f e - i n c l u d i n g t h e b ody and a l l i t s a c t i v i t y r e
s o l v e a t a f i n a l a n a l y s i s i n t o v i b r a t i o n s - The Mind o f God t h e F a t h e r - M o t h e r
o f E v e ry L i v i n g T h i n g .
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y o u ! How w o n d e r f u l i t i s t o s a y t h i s t o e a c h o t h e r now, KNOWING WHAT THE WORDS
MEAN*. P e a c e be u n t o y o u a l w a y s .
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o f J o y a n d Hope.
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Sleeping Giant; "Have No Tongue."
B r e a t h i n g E x e r c i s e s f o r t h e Week :
1. DO NOT PASS THIS BY. T h i s week you a r e t o s i t f o r s h o r t

p e r i o d s i n t h e S e v e n f o l d P o s i t i o n , an d W atch y o u r s p i n e .
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t h a t you a r e n o t m e r e l y r e a d i n g them and p a s s i n g them b y . T h is w eek p a r t i c u l a r l y
you a r e a d v i s e d t o g i v e a s much t im e a s y o u c a n t o c a r r y i n g o u t t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s ,
and I w ould d e v o t e a t l e a s t a n h o u r f o e a t l e a s t t h r e e e v e n in g s a week - i n c l u d
i n g T h u r s d a y , p r e f e r a b l y from e i g h t - t h i r t y t o t e n , s o t h a t you w i l l t h e n be s i t
t i n g w i t h t h e I n n e r Chamber a t o u r w e e k ly m e e t i n g h e r e a t The I n s t i t u t e .
BREATHING EXERCISES : S i t i n t h e s e v e n f o l d p o s i t i o n , an d w a t c h y o u r s p i n e .
1. F i r s t , s e e t h a t t h e l e g s a r e c o m f o r t a b l e , and t h a t you do n o t f e e l
any d i s c o m f o r t i n t h e a n k l e - i f yo u d o , t h e n p l a c e a s m a l l c u s h i o n
u n d e r e a c h a n k l e , so t h a t t h e r o s h a l l n o t b e any undue p r e s s u r e t o
h u r t t h e a n k l e . T h e n , s e e t h a t t h e k n e e s a r e b r o u g h t down as f a r
t o t h e f l o o r a s p o s s i b l e - e x p e r i m e n t , an d yo u w i l l f i n d t h a t t h e
f u r t h e r t h e l e g s a r e a p a r t , t h e f u r t h e r t h e k n e e s w i l l b e , and t h e
lo w e r t h e g e n i t a l o r g a n s .
You a r e t o know t h a t t h e r e i s a d e e p o c c u l t m e a n in g i n t h e S e v e n
f o l d p o s i t i o n , and w i t h a l i t t l e p r a c t i c e , t h e more w i l l you FEEL
t h e d i f f e r e n c e . F o r e x a m p le , i n t h a t p o s i t i o n , p u l l t h e k n e e s up
t o g e t h e r , an d you w i l l f i n d t h a t t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e b u t t o c k s i s
cha n g ed - t h e b u t t o c k s a r e c o n t r a c t e d , and t h e g e n i t a l o r g a n s c o r
r e s p o n d i n g l y c o n t r a c t e d . Open t h e k n e e s , and you w i l l f i n d t h a t
t h e g e n i t a l o r g a n s f e e l a l i t t l e more c o m f o r t a b l e . T h e r e f o r e , i n
t h e s i t t i n g p o s t u r e , s e e t h a t t h e b u t t o c k s a r e " s p r e a d o u t as
f l a t a s p o s s i b l e , and o c c u p y in g a s much s p a c e on t h e f l o o r a s p o s
sib le .
P age 1 .
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2. Then l o o k i n t o t h e s p i n e , bee t h a t you a r e p e r l e c t l y s t r a i g h t .
The h ead i s n o t d ro o p e d f o r w a r d . T h e r e i3 no unoven f e e l i n g
t h r o u g h o u t t h e w h o le l e n g t h o f t h e s p i n e - t h a t i s , y o u c a n n o t
f e e l t h a t t h e l o a d o f t h e body i s b e i n g t a k e n m ore w i t h any one
p a r t o f t h e s p i n e more t h a n an y o t h e r . ( i t is r a t h e r d i f f i c u l t
t o e x p l a i n , b u t a l i t t l e e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n w i l l show you w h a t I
m e a n .) S i t t i n g i n t h i s p o s t u r e , j u s t l e t t h e h ead f a l l g e n t l y
f o r w a r d , and yo u w i l l f i n d t h a t a t t h e b a c k o f t h e n e c k t h e r e
w i l l oome a c h a n g e d f e e l i n g . S i t up s t r a i g h t a g a i n . N.ow, j u s t
l e t t h e body f a l l a l i t t l e f o r w a r d , c o n t r a c t i n g t h e c h e s t , an d
yo u w i l l f i n d t h a t t h e m u s c l e s u n d e r t h e d ia p h r a g m w i l l s a g ,
an d a t once yo u w i l l f e e l t h e l o a d o f t h e body b e i n g t a k e n by
t h e v e r t e b r a e i m m e d i a te l y b e h in d t h e n a v e l , i n t e r f e r i n g w i t h
e v e n r h y th m ic b r e a t h i n g . F e e l i n g t h i s , y o u w i l l b e a b l e t o s o
a d j u s t th e s p in e t h a t i t w i l l c a rr y th e lo ad e v e n ly , th e w e ig h t
b e i n g t a k e n p r i n c i p a l l y by t h e r i b s .
3. T h is i s i m p o r t a n t , and yo u s h o u l d p r a c t i s e . I n t h i s way yo u
w i l l come t o know y o u r r i g h t p o s t u r e , and when y o u h a v e fo u n d
i t , y o u s h o u l d h o l d t h e body i n s i l e n c e . You w i l l f e e l i t g r a d
u a l l y r e l a x i n g , an d t h e r e l a x i n g s h o u l d be i n s u c h a m anner t h a t
t h e w h o le o f t h e s p i n e s i n k s g r a d u a l l y downward, n o t t h e body
f a l l i n g f o r w a r d - f o r i n t h i s m anner t h e s p i n e i s c o n t r a c t e d a t
c e r t a i n p o i n t s , a nd t h e S o l a r F o r c e , w h i c h comes i n s o e v e n ly
when i n t h e s i l e n c e , c a n n o t t h e n e v e n l y c i r c u l a t e t h r o u g h o u t t h e
sp in e .
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THIS EXERCISE. I t is IMPORTANT.23
2. MEDITATION EXERCISES : D u rin g t h e w e e k , s i n k i n t o m e d i t a t i o n ,

and w i t h a s l i g h t e f f o r t o f t h e w i l l , a t t h e s t a r t o f y o u r
m e d i t a t i o n , d e c l a r e t h a t you a r e r e a l i z i n g t h e w h o le p r o c e s s
o f TRANSMUTATION . . . "WHATEVER THE CREATOR IS , I AM."
3. TRANSMUTATION OF SEX. I t i s n o t n e c e s s a r y f o r me t o p o i n t
o u t t o you t h a t when we s u c c e e d i n t r a n s m u t i n g o u r s e x e n e r g y ,
we h a v e come f a r a l o n g t h e r o a d t o M a s t e r s h i p . One m u st a p
p r o a c h t h i s s u b j e c t i n t h e h i g h e s t v i b r a t i o n o f g r a t i t u d e and
in th e d e e p e s t r e v e r e n c e . I u s e t h e w ord s e x , b e c a u s e t h e r e
i s n o t a n o t h e r t h a t I c a n u s e t o g e t t h e f u l l m e a n in g , b u t ,
w h ile th e id ea of sex is u s u a lly a s s o c ia te d w ith your p h y s i
c a l b o d y , you m u st s p i r i t u a l i z e y o u r t h o u g h t a l l t h e t i m e .
When yo u h ave fo u n d t h e r i g h t p o s t u r e , a n d KNOW t h a t y o u r

s p i n e i s s t r a i g h t , a n d t h a t yo u c a n k e e p i t s t r a i g h t no m a t
t e r how d e e p l y yo u go i n t o t h e m e d i t a t i v e s t a t e , t h e n do t h e
C o n tra c tin g E x e rc is e .
(AT THIS STAGE TURN BACK TO YOUR SIXTH COMMENTARY -

READ IT AND RE-READ I T . )
You u n d e r s t a n d t h a t when we u n d e r t a k e w h a t we a r e e x p l a i n i n g
i n t h i s Commentary we a r e a w a k e n in g t h e S l e e p i n g G i a n t . I
r e p e a t h e r e w h a t we w r o t e on P age T h r e e o f t h e S i x t h Commen
ta ry :
THE EXERCISE IS THIS - DO IT! Do n o t a s k q u e s t i o n s , b u t t r y t o f i g u r e

o u t f o r y o u r s e l f w h a t yo u a r e d o i n g a s you u n d e r t a k e t h e E x e r c i s e .
P a c e 2.
The F o r t y - S i x t h Commentary.

1. S i t e i t h e r i n t h e s e v e n - f o l d p o s i t i o n ( p r e f e r a b l y ) o r on a h a rd
c h a ir or s t o o l . S ee t h a t y o u r b u t t o c k s a r e n o t c ra m p e d . F in d
th e p o i n t o f c o m fo rt, so t h a t you can f e e l t h a t th e s p in e is
t a k i n g t h e w h o le w e i g h t o f t h e b o d y , and t h a t t h e b u t t o c k s a r e
p e r f e c tly co m fo rta b le .
2. W atch y o u r B r e a t h , a s i n m e d i t a t i o n , an d g e t t h e w h o le body i n t o
a s t a t e o f r h y th m , b u t do n o t l e t a l l s e n s e o f t h e body go fro m
yo u a s y o u do i n m e d i t a t i o n .
3. T h in k o f t h e r e o t u m ; ( i f y o u a r e a m a le a nd c a n do s o , t h i n k o f
t h e p r o s t a t e ; i n t h e c a s e o f t h e f e m a l e , i f y o u a r e a b l e t o do
s o , t h i n k o f t h e v a g i n a . ) F e e l t h a t yo u a r e c o n t r a c t i n g t h e
r e c tu m - you a r e t i g h t e n i n g i t and d r a w in g i t s e e m i n g l y upw ard.
Hold i t i n t h i s p o s i t i o n t h r o u g h m u s c u l a r c o n t r o l . I f you a r e a
m ale, you w i l l f e e l t h a t c o n t r a c t i n g f e e l i n g r i g h t th ro u g h th e
p e n i s a n d t h e w h o le r e p r o d u c t i v e o r g a n s . I f you a r e a f e m a l e ,
you w i l l f e e l i t r i g h t up t h r o u g h t h e v a g i n a l p a s s a g e .
YOU DO THE EXERCISE THUSj C o n t r a c t , ( h o ld a fe w s e c o n d s ) , r e l a x ; ............ c o n t r a c t

( h o l d ) , r e l a x ...................... Do t h i s f o r p e r i o d s o f a few m i n u t e s d u r a t i o n a t d i f f e r
e n t tim e s d u r i n g t h e d a y .
At f i r s t t h e r e w i l l d o u b t l e s s come a f e e l i n g t h a t i s c a l l e d s e x u a l - t h a t i s , you
a r e c o n s o io u s o f a f o r c e i n t h e r e p r o d u c t i v e r e g i o n . I f y o u f e e l s e x u a l , do n o t
b e asham ed o r a l a r m e d . P e r h a p s y o u may n o t h a v e f e l t any s e x u a l f e e l i n g f o r y e a r s
T h en , a s you f e e l i t , WATCH IT . S e e w h a t you f e e l . What i s t h i s f e e l i n g ? Where
i s i t g o in g ? And a s y o u w a t o h i t o l o s e i y you w i l l f i n d t h a t i t w i l l g r a d u a l l y
d isa p p e a r a p p a re n tly w ith in i t s e l f .
What you a r e d o i n g i s t o awaken t h e S l e e p i n g G i a n t . P ra c tic e d s p i r i t u a l l y , th e

a w a k e n in g w i l l be consum m ated. Remember t h a t t h e r e m u st be no movement o f any
rausole3 i n t h e body o t h e r t h a n t h e m u s o le s o f t h e r e c t u m an d t h e m ain s e x o r g a n .
T h e r e m ust be no a b d o m in a l c o n t r a c t i o n . The p r o b a b i l i t y i s t h a t you w i l l f e e l
q u i t e a c t i v e s e x u a l l y ," bu*you m u s t r e g a r d t h i s i n t h e h i g h e s t s p i r i t u a l s e n s e
o n l y , a s i n d i c a t i n g t h e p r e s e n c e o f t h e c r e a t i v e power w i t h i n t h e b o d y . Do t h i s
w h e n e v e r yo u f e e l l i k e i t , o r h ave t h e t i m e , o r t h i n k o f i t , - i n s h o r t , LET IT
BECOME A HABIT. ( I a s s u r e yo u t h a t yo u a r e i n t h i s e x e r c i s e d o i n g t h e m o st won
d e r f u l t h i n g t h a t y o u h a v e e v e r u n d e r t a k e n , a n d t h e e f f e c t w i l l be s e e n i n due
c o u rs e .)
4. What h as b e e n d e s c r i b e d i n ( 3 ) s h o u l d b e u n d e r t a k e n d u r i n g t h e d a y .
T h e n , a t n i g h t upon r e t i r i n g , l i e on y o u r b e d , no p i l l o w , t h e l e g s
draw n up s o t h a t t h e k n e e s come as n e a r t o t h e b e d a s p o s s i b l e , t h e
th ig h s a p a r t , th e r i g h t a n k le over th e l e f t . Then p l a c e t h e l e f t
hand o v e r t h e n a v e l , and p l a c e t h e r i g h t hand b e lo w i t . T h is i s
th e p o stu re . Then d o s i n g t h e e y e s , im a g in e t h a t y o u a r e d r a w in g
UPWARDS, i n t o t h e Kingdom, a l l t h a t m a r v e lo u s r e p r o d u c t i v e F o r c e
t h a t you h a v e d e v e l o p e d d u r i n g t h e d a y . O t h e r s i n t h e i r i g n o r a n c e may
w a s t e i t , b u t NOT YOU. You a r e TRANSMUTING I T , y o u a r e EXALTING
THE FIR E . F e e l t h a t y o u a r e d i r e c t i n g i t upward t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t
( t h e p o s i t i v e ) h a n d . You s e e i t a s L i g h t , y o u f e e l i t a s L i g h t .
T h e re i t com es, t h i s L i g h t , ooming f ro m t h e F la m e , ( t h i n k o f t h e
f e e l i n g you e x p e rie n c e i n th e C le a n sin g B re a th , b u t i n s t e a d of
f e e l i n g t h e F i r e t h r o u g h t h e b a s e o f t h e s p i n e , you now f e e l i t
ooming f ro m t h e v e r y C e n t e r o f t h e C e n t e r o f t ji e C e n t e r o f C e n t e r s
o f y o u r l i f e , on t h e p h y s i c a l p l a n e - t h e s e a t o f r e p r o d u c t i o n .
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You s h o u l d f o o l a g r e a t glow o f F o r c e a s c e n d i n g . I t w i l l flo o d
t h e w h o le o f t h e r e p r o d u c t i v e o r g a n s - i t w i l l f l o o d t h e p e l v i s .
Then yo u draw i t u p w a r d s , u p w a r d s , upw ards - you f e e l i t a r o u n d
t h e n a v e l ------ u p w a r d s , yo u f e e l i t f l o o d i n g y o u r b e a u t i f u l f a c e
................ and t h e n yo u t h i n k upwards t o t h e TOP OF THE HEAD. F i n -
a l l y , w a t o h i n g , y o u w i l l s e e t h e L i g h t e v e ry w h e r e w i t h i n y o u ,
and y o u w i l l h a v e l e a r n e d t h e s e c r e t o f t h e T ru e E x a l t a t i o n .
When you h a v e c o m p le te d t h i s e x e r c i s e f o r t h i s w e e k , y o u s h o u l d know a g r e a t d e a l

m ore a b o u t y o u r own body a n d i t s f o r c e s .
We m u st v e r y r e v e r e n t l y f o l l o w i n s t r u c t i o n s , a n d we s h o u l d n o t a s k t o o many q u e s
tio n s. I t i s n o t p o s s i b l e f o r us t o know i n t h e c o u r s e o f a week o r e v e n a m onth
o f p r a c t i c e w h a t we a r e d o i n g , b u t f a i t h f u l p r a c t i c e w i l l u n f o l d i t a l l t o u s . I
s h a l l r e t u r n t o t h e s u b j e c t o f T r a n s m u t a t i o n o f Sex i n t h e n e x t Commentary, an d
a d v i s e yo u t h i s week t o c a r r y o u t t h i s e x e r c i s e f a i t h f u l l y .
Do n o t f e e l asham ed i f y o u become a w a r e o f a ny s e x u a l f e e l i n g . M e re ly s i t and

w a t c h and a n a l y s e . Do n o t c o n t i n u e t h e C o n t r a c t i n g E x e r c i s e s o t h a t you may come
t o a p o i n t o f d i s c o m f o r t , . . a t t h e same t im e do n o t b e a f r a i d of d o i n g t h e
e x e r c i s e w h e n e v e r yo u h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y . The s e x u a l f e e l i n g t h a t w i l l f o l l o w
i t w i l l p a s s away i n due o o u r s e , and yo u w i l l t h e n f i n d t h a t t h e e f f e c t o f t h e
e x e r o i s e w i l l b e known, b u t t h e f e e l i n g s t h a t come i n t h e e a r l y s t a g e s o f i t s
p rao tio e w ill d isap p ear.
Be happy t h i s w e e k . Be f a i t h f u l . I hope t h a t yo u a r e d o i n g a l l t h a t yo u c a n do
f o r M e n t a l p h y s i o s - i f you a r e n o t , t h e n why n o t ? You h ave p e r s o n a l l y fo u n d t h e
p e a r l o f g r e a t p r i c e - t h e n p a s s i t on t o o t h e r s . .Make up y o u r mind t h a t t h i s
w eek you w i l l s e c u r e a t l e a s t one s t u d e n t f o r M e n t a l p h y s i o s - and t h e n s t a r t t o
w o rk w i t h t h a t d e f i n i t e end i n v i e w . W h ile I am a s k i n g y o u t o do t h i s f o r The
I n s t i t u t e , I am a l s o a s k i n g you t o do i t f o r y o u r s e l f . The g r e a t e s t b l e s s i n g
t h a t w i l l e v e r come t o y o u w i l l - b e when you b r i n g a n o t h e r i n t o The L i g h t .
My p e a c e I g i v e u n t o you - - a l w a y s .
o f Joy a n d Hope.
Los A n g e l e s 4 , C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
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47 Patience; Need for Practice; "It Is ThereSeek It, Seek for it";
AgainSilence!
My B eloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N ob le o f The L ig h t :
G r e e tin g s in The Bond.
One o f our N ob les o f The L ig h t , w r i t i n g t o me r e c e n t l y , ask ed why I can n ot

sp eak more c l e a r l y in t h e s e C bm m entaries. S a id he : "I have j u s t f in i s h e d
s tu d y in g , m e d it a t in g , p r a c t i s i n g th e T w e n ty -se v e n th Commentary. ViThat a m arvelous
t h in g ! I have n e v e r s e e n su ch a mass o f Wisdom i n fo u r p a g e s . But why i s i t
n e c e s s a r y t o h id e so c a r e f u l l y su c h w o n d e rfu l know ledge? So many id e a s ab ou t th e
e t e r n a l m a s c u lin e , t h e e t e r n a l fe m in in e and i t s p r o d u c t - a b o u t th e S o la r F orce
and th e E arth F o r c e and i t s p ro d u ct . . . and s o o n .
O ther N o b les o f The L ig h t may p o s s i b l y be t h in k in g in t h i s w ay. So t h a t

th e y may know WHY a l l t h i s kn ow led ge i s c lo a k e d and c o v e re d o v e r and f a s h io n e d in
la n g u a g e t h a t t h e u n i n i t i a t e d w i l l n o t u n d e r sta n d , l e t me sa y a t once t h a t , i f
t h e t e a c h in g o f our b e lo v e d In n er Chamber - even in t h e v e r y f i r s t s t e p s - w ere
g iv e n o u t t o t h o s e who w ere n o t read y f o r i t , we s h o u ld be g u i l t y o f a g r o s s un
f a i r n e s s tow ards hum anity. D uring a l l h i s t o r y , t h e s e s e c r e t s o f l i f e have b een
g iv e n o n ly t o t h o s e who a r e w o rth y t o r e c e i v e them,, and who SEEK f o r them . .
who a r e prep ared t o s e e k , and k eep on s e e k in g . I f you w ere h e r e a t t h e In n er
Chamber a t The I n s t i t u t e , w here we a r e p r i v il e g e d t o s tu d y t o g e t h e r , you w ould
f in d a v e r y d i f f e r e n t m eaning g iv e n t o y ou r C om m entaries. V erb al t e a c h in g , w here
t h e p r a c t i c e s a r e e x p la in e d by w o rd -o f-m o u th method by t h e T e a c h e r , n a t u r a lly i s
v e r y d i f f e r e n t from t h a t w h ich can b e g iv e n by m a n u sc rip t ; and t h o s e who a r e
s tu d y in g by m a n u sc rip t m ust p e r fo r c e be p a t ie n t and p ic k up th e j e w e ls w here th e y
f a l l i t i s a m a tte r o f SEEKING. And th en I t has been g iv e n a lm o st e n t i r e l y to
s e e k e r s by m o u th -to -e a r m eth o d s, and by i l l u s t r a t i o n and d e m o n s tr a tio n .
T h e r e fo r e , do n o t g e t d is h e a r t e n e d , nor f e e l t h a t you \ r e b e in g k e p t b a c k .
Such i s n o t t h e c a s e . P ro b a b ly a y e a r from now, when you a r e p r a c t i s in g some
c e r t a in b r e a th , or r e a d in g a g a in some c e r t a i n p a s s a g e , i t s t r u e m eaning w i l l
f l a s h m ir a c u lo u s ly in t o yo u r mind ---- and th e n you w i l l know. And t h i s i s th e
ONLY w ay. We a r e a l l d i f f e r e n t l y c o n s t i t u t e d . We a r e a l l on The P a th . We a r e
a l l e x a c t l y w here we a r e on The P a th . We can ab sorb o n ly t h a t w h ich we a r e
e v o l u t i o n a r i l y a b le t o ab sorb . . . and su ch i s The Law.
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T SPACE IS FOR YOUR OWN
In th e same way we may a l l have had d i f f i c u l t y in c o n v in c in g our f r ie n d s o f th e
beau ty and t h e p r i c e l e s s v a lu e o f M e n ta lp h y s ic s . Some s e e i t i n t u i t i o n a l l y , and
come i n t o t h e T each in g w it h us ; o th e r s e i t h e r do n o t s e e i t , or th e y wonder w hat
has come over u s , or th e y th in k t h a t we a r e c r a z y ; ! We can o n ly g e t w hat we a r e
ready f o r , and in our s e a r c h f o r t h a t w h ich our s o u l c o n s t a n t ly ech oes in our
c o n s c io u s n e s s we must e x e r c i s e p a t ie n c e .
Hew many tim es in l i f e we have b een d is a p p o in te d i n our s e a r c h l
In my own c a s e d isa p p o in tm e n t dogged my f o o t s t e p s a t e v e r y tu r n , i t seem ed.

Throughout my l i f e I b e lie v e d t h a t th e T ruth o f e x is t e n c e c o u ld be d is c o v e r e d -
I f e l t i t - I knew i t . . . and I ached to f in d i t . You d o u b tle s s have b een th e
sam e. In th e c o u n tr y in w h ich I was born i t seem ed im p o s s ib le f o r me t o f in d i t .
I th e n w en t h ere and t h e r e , . . o c c a s i o n a l ly I f e l t ,rWhy, AT LAST here i t i s I w
end jo y spran g from th e hope o f my h e a r t . A fte r a t i n e I found t h a t I was t o be
d is a p p o in te d once a g a in - i t was n o t what I had hoped t o f i n d . A f t e r a tim e
a n o th e r avenue seem ed t o open, and I ran e x p e c ta n t ly t o r e c e i v e w hat was p rom ised ,
o n ly a g a in t o s u f f e r d is a p p o in tm e n t. O ften I have b een s o low a s to f e e l t h a t I
have b een b e a t e n . "No, i t CANNOT BE FOUND!" . . . y e t a l l t h e tim e th e H igher
S e l f o f me w h is p e r e d , "I t i s t h e r e . . se e k i t , s e e k f o r i t l u
My e x p e r ie n c e , bear in m ind, was i n many c o u n t r ie s , among many p e o p le - I was e v e r

on th e s e a r c h . Im agin e, t h e n , my u t t e r d i s p i r i t e d n e s s w hen, in T ib e t , I f e l t t h a t
i t may be n e c e s s a r y f o r me t o go o u t a g a in th rou gh th e shadow o f "death" w ith o u t
f in d in g i t . How my h e a r t lon ged t o f in d ! How my mind was to r n a g a in s t i t s e l f -
t o b e l i e v e or n o t t o b e l i e v e ! WAS t h e r e a way? I f th e r e w ere a w ay, why c o u ld I
n o t f in d i t ? And a s I lo o k back over my e x p e r ie n c e o f t h e s e a r c h I f e e l in my
memory t h a t I can r e c a l l th e a n g u is h , t h e i n t e n s e d o u b t, th e d isa p p o in tm e n t . . .
how f u t i l e i t a l l seem ed! O th e r s, u n c a r in g a p p a r e n t ly , c o u ld g e t what th e y w a n ted ,
and l i f e t o them seem ed r o s y and s a t i s f y i n g , but to me ---- woe was me!
Have you been t h a t way? . . have you tro d t h a t path ? . . . have you c a r r ie d t h a t
cro ss ?
Then, a t l a s t i t came - b u t when i t came, how I had t o work f o r i t !! I was n o t

ta u g h t as I t r y w it h a l l my lo v e t o t e a c h you s t u d e n t s . I was t o ld s t i i l t o
"Go and Find O ut!" But I found i t . And s o have y o u . And a l l t h a t I know has
come t o me th rou gh t r y i n g t o p r a c t i s e - th ro u g h m aking many m is ta k e s and t r y i n g
n o t to make them a g a in - th r o u g h f a l l i n g down and g e t t i n g up a g a in - through
s t r u g g le w ith my low er s e l f s o t h a t th e h ig h e r may come i n t o c o n q u e st - THRGTJGH
"FEELING AFTER HIM,~IF HAPLY I MAY FIND HIM.'1
And, My B e lo v e d , t h a t i s The P a th . Heed no o th e r c o u n s e l. He who t e l l s you t o

th e c o n tr a r y , does n o t know. Remember t h a t he who knows s a y s l i t t l e , and he sa y s
much knows l i t t l e . There i s o n ly ONE WAY, and t h a t i s in th e p r a c t ic e o f The
Law. T h e r e fo r e , do n o t e x p e c t to o much. A l l i s w e l l .
"When th e in f a n t i s young, MY LIGHT i s i t s f i r s t k n ow led ge," s a i t h Jeh ovah.
And th e n in t h a t b e a u t if u l p a ssa g e o u t o f Oahspe we read
" I t s e e t h Me, and h e a r e th Me ; and i t s e e t h and h e a r e th My a n g e l s .
"By th e p r e s s u r e o f My L ig h t upon i t s c o r p o r e a l eyes and ea rs i t
le a r n e t h t o s e e and hear c o r p o r e a lly .
" T h is i s t n e b e g in n in g o f two S e n se s w h ic h I c r e a t e d t o grow p a r a l l e l
t o e a c h o t h e r and e q u a l i n s t r e n g t h .
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"But th e i n f a n t b e in g in th e c o r p o r e a l w o r ld , h ee d e th more th e th in g s
t h a t a p p e a l t o t h e c o r p o r e a l s e n s e s th an su ch as a p p e a l t o th e
s p ir itu a l se n ses.
"So t h a t one p erson grow eth up f o r g e t t i n g Mo and My A n g els. He i s a

s c e p tic .
"But a n o th e r person grow eth up remem bering Me and My A n g e ls . He i s

a b e lie v e r .
"And b e h o ld , th o u , 0 Man, i n q u i r e s t o f them : Whence came th e id e a o f

a C r e a to r , an a l l P erson?
"And one o f them a n sw e r e th t h e e . I t i s in h e r e n t , i t i s n a t u r a l.
"But t h e o th e r a n sw e r e th , I t i s f o l l y ; i t came from d a r k n e s s .
"But I sa y unto t h e e , 0 Man : Darkness c a n n o t c r e a t e an id e a ; n o t

even d ark n ess would be known b u t f o r th e L ig h t I made b e s id e i t . "
M oreover, when we lo o k w i t h in our own m in d s, we g iv e thanks f o r what we have

lea r n e d i n M e n ta lp h y sic s - t h e n , why sh o u ld we be c o n s t a n t ly b o th e r in g ab ou t HOW
MUCH we know - how much we can u se - how much we can e x p r e ss . . . w hat we a l l
have t o le a r n i s t h a t we a r e ALL, and t h a t th e more we su r r en d e r t o , become tr a n s
muted in t h e W hole, th e more become we c o n s c io u s o f THE WHOLE.........."THE
CREATOR IS ALL THAT THERE IS : WHATEVER THE CREATOR IS , I AM."*I
Do we n o t s e e , My B e lo v e d , t h a t t o awaken h u r r ie d ly th e s le e p i n g g ia n t w it h in us
i s sh e e r f o l l y . We have come a lo n g w ay. You and I w ere n o t alw ays Man. Indeed
you w ere n o t i n t h i s s i n g l e in c a r n a tio n alw ays w hat you a r e to d a y - you have
grown t o be what you a r e . And you have grown t o be what you a r e th rou gh t h e
p r a c t i s in g o f t h e u se o f th e s u b s t a n c e - and so you a r e now w hat you a r e . N ext
y e a r you w i l l be what you a r e to d a y , p lu s w hat you d e v e lo p o f The Law d u r in g th e
in t e r v e n in g p e r io d .
I t i s a l l so s im p le - we a r e ON THE PATH . . . l e t us r e j o i c e I M oreover, how
f o o l i s h t o endeavor t o t e a c h each o th e r w hat we a r e n o t e v o l u t i o n a r i l y d e v e lo p e d
t o l e a r n . I f you a r e on th e s e a s h o r e , and you s e e a s h i p f a r o u t a t s e a , and you
cry t o your com panion, "Look, lo o k a t t h a t s h ip ," b u t your com panion can n ot s e e
i t - i s he t o be blamed? I s he any w o rse o f f f o r not s e e in g it ? Your v i s i o n i s
b e tte r th an h i s , and s o you s e e j u s t w hat you s e e . . . WHAT IS OF PRIMARY
IMPORTANCE IS THAT WE USE WHAT WE SEE - THAT WE LIVE WHAT WE KNOW. Then a l l i s
w e l l , f o r we m a in ta in th e ev en b a la n c e o f th e Journey t o The H e ig h t s .
I hope t h a t t h i s week you w i l l c o n tin u e w it h t h e e x o r c is e s g iv e n you in your
F o r t y - s i x t h Commentary. Of o o u r s e , I n eed n o t remind you t h a t you a r e t o "Have
no Tongue." M erely do th e w ork, and w r i t e t o me when you f e e l t h a t you w ould
lik e to w r ite . I o f t e n w is h t h a t I oou ld sen d t o a l l N ob les o f The L ig h t c o p ie s
o f l e t t e r s t h a t I r e c e i v e from tim e t o tim e from g r a t e f u l N ob les who w r i t e t o me.
In th e n a tu r e o f t h e c a s e , how ever, m ost o f t h e s e l e t t e r s a r e c o n f i d e n t i a l t o me
as th e T eacher . . . b u t , oh , how w o n d e rfu l i s ny work I To have found The Way,
and th e n t o le a d o th e r s i s t h e g r e a t e s t jo y o f l i f e - t h e r e i s n o th in g t o be com
pared w it h i t .
Hav^ no to n g u e in regard t o what you a r e d o in g y o u r s e l f . . . but t e l l o u t th e
s t o r y as much as you can f o r o th e r s t o b e le d t o M e n ta lp h y s ic s .
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I hope t h a t e v e r y N oble o f The L ig h t w i l l make up h is and her mind t o g e t a t
l e a s t one s tu d e n t each month . . . w r it e l e t t e r s t o your f r i e n d s - sen d i n f o r
l i t e r a t u r e t h a t you may hand o u t - sp e a k t o y o u r f r ie n d s . . . do a l l t h a t th e
C r e a tiv e S p i r i t i n s p i r e s you t o d o , s o t h a t y o u , t o o , may le a d o th e r s c o n tin u
a l l y i n t o The L ig h t o f L i f e I t s e l f .
I know t h a t you a r e d o in g a l l t h a t you c a n . I know t h a t you a r e h e lp in g th e

I n s t i t u t e a l l t h a t you c a n . I know t h a t you h o ld M e n ta lp h y sic s - yo u r s p i r i t u a l
Mother - i n th e same d eep a f f e c t i o n as you h o ld yo u r own e a r t h ly M other. But I
w ant us a l l t o do MORE* I w ant us a l l t o GIVE MORE. E very N ob le o f The L ig h t
sh ou ld be t i t h i n g h im s e lf or h e r s e l f . R eed again you r F o u rth Commentary (P p . 3
and 4 ) . M e n ta lp h y sic s need s you r h e lp a s n e v e r b e fo r e . . do a l l t h a t you c a n ,
knowing t h a t as you throw your b rea d upon t h e w a te r s i t m ust r e tu r n t o you -
th e F o u r fo ld law e x p la in s how, and you s e e t h e wisdom o f g iv in g i n Your Own
S p i r i t u a l B r e a th .
I t happens t o be a t C hristm as tim e t h a t I am w r i t i n g t h i s Coiranentary - w hat a

tim e i s C hristm as f o r g i v in g l What a w o n d e rfu l w orld i t w i l l be when e v e r y day
i s C hristm as Day, t h e b i r t h o f s p r in g , t h e b i r t h o f L i f e , o f h op e, o f jo y end
LOVE . . . w hat a v i s t a opens o u t b e f o r e us o f w hat i s t o come. And we b r in g
i t n e a r e r as we le a r n t o g i v e .
May t h a t P eace w h ich p a s s e t h a l l know ledge be yo u rs - may you knowno n e g a t io n o f

w h a tso e v e r k in d th r o u g h o u t t h e com ing y e a r , and a l l th e y e a r s , t i l l y e a r s s h a l l
c e a s e . My lo v e goes t o you in abun dance.
S i n c e r e l y your T e a c h e r , in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope,
Written in Faith at
Los .Angeles 4, Californa, U.S.A.
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On My Own Thought, Feeling, Action, Memory, Imagination;
Hearing the Voice of The Father.
Same as in th e F o r t y - f i r s t Commentary.
Same as in th e F o r t y - f i r s t Commentary.
My B eloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s :
(l) We have le a r n e d t h a t Man, as th e m ost h ig h ly e v o lv e d organism in N a tu r e ,

has th e power o f a s s i m i l a t i n g e v ery low er phase o f l i f e , ch a n g in g i t in t o h is own
l i k e n e s s . The p r o c e ss by w h ich he a s s im il a t e s a l l th in g s under h is dom inion i s by
a m y s t e r io u s , q u ic k e n in g p r o c e s s , w h ich i s inw ard, s i l e n t and h id d e n , Thus he
le a r n s th e a r t o f T ra n sm u ta tio n .
T h is power, as a n o th er w r i t e r has rem arked, " is t h e s ig n in th e outward

and v i s i b l e man o f t h a t Dominion over a l l th e e a r th w h ich b e lo n g s by D iv in e r ig h t
o f o r i g i n a l c r e a t io n t o th e Inward and I n v i s i b l e Man who i s in th e Image and a f t e r
th e lik e n e s s o f th e E te r n a l F a th e r ." Thus th e a c t o f e a t i n g becomes th e outward
and v i s i b l e s ig n o f t h a t t r u ly inward and i n v i s i b l e m y stery w hereby h is m o rta l
n a tu r e i s ta k en up and changed in t o th e Imm ortal . . . h is E arth S e l f TRANSMUTED
in t o th e D iv in e S e l f . . . h is P e r s o n a lit y tran sm uted i n t o C h r isth o o d . And j u s t
as f a r as v;e a re a b le t o r e a l i z e T ran sm u tation in p r i n c ip l e - s u r r e n d e r in g our
s e lv e s to th e E te r n a l P r i n c ip l e - do we b r in g what we e a t in t o d i r e c t r e l a t i o n to
th e q u ic k e n in g L if e o f th e S p i r i t o f L i f e . S i m i l a r l y , as we su rren d er t o th e
E te r n a l Wisdom o f L if e do we tran sm u te th o u g h t. So t h a t we s e e t h a t th e A rt o f
L iv in g i s t h a t a r t w h ich e n a b le s us t o know t h a t b r e a th , f o o d , e n e r g y , th ou gh t -
e v e r y th in g t h a t we know as th e su b sta n c e o f our own l i f e - becomes tran sm uted in t o
th e D iv in e E ssen ce o f L if e I t s e l f .
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THIS SPACE IS FOR YO
A l i t t l e in v o lv e d , you w i l l say? W e ll, th in k i t o v e r . F e e l f o r th e
meaning o f th e w ord s, and th e m eaning w i l l be r e v e a le d .
In M e n ta lp h y s ic s , we have le a r n e d t h a t th e p r o c e ss o f l i f e i s Thought,
F e e lin g and A c tio n - th e t h r e e making th e t r iu n e a c t i v i t y o f th e One E te r n a l
P r i n c ip l e . L et us s e e w hat th e p r a c t i c e o f T ran sm u tation t e a c h e s u s , th e n , in
t h i s t h r e e f o ld avenue o f l i f e e x p r e s s io n :
(2 ) We have le a r n e d th e w isdom , and somewhat have we lea r n e d th e te c h n iq u e

o f su rren d er t o God. We know t h a t WE LIVE IN GOD AND THAT GOD IS IN US FOR EVER
MORE, th e n l e t th e f o llo w in g be our m e d ita tio n day and n ig h t :
M E D I T A T I O N
My Own Thought -
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I do u t t e r l y fo r s a k e my own th o u g h t, born o f m y s e lf or of
th e w i l l o f man. I r e s t i n th e U n iv e r s a l Thought o f L if e
I ts e lf.
My Own F e e li n g -
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I do u t t e r l y f o r s a k e e v ery f e e l i n g , born o f my own f l e s h
and my own w i l l . I r e a l i z e o n ly th e in f lo w in g of th e
E te r n a l S p i r i t and know my R eal S e l f , r e f l e c t e d in th e
p e r s o n a lit y o f me, as o f The One.
My Own A c tio n -
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I do u t t e r l y f o r s a k e e v e ry d e s ir e o f my own t o a c t i o n . I
s e e k o n ly t o know and f e e l th e W ill o f th e Lord o f th e
E te r n a l w it h in me t o do t h a t w h ich my H o ly , S p i r i t - s e l f
ex p resses.
My Own Memory -
*************
I do u t t e r l y fo r s a k e and renounce a l l e f f o r t o f my own t o
c r e a t e or remember. The C reator i s w it h in me, b r in g in g
me Wisdom - a p e r f e c t D iv in e Memory p e r f e c t power t o p e r
f e c t l y c r e a t e in r e f l e c t i o n t h e T ru th , th e L ig h t.
Ify Own Im a g in a tio n -

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I r e a l i z e , th rou gh D iv in e Memory, Im a g in a tio n and I n s p ir a
t i o n , Only Thee - th e One E t e r n a l, E v e r la s t in g , N ever-
c h a n g in g , S e l f - m a n if e s t i n g S o u rce o f A l l , th e B eg in n in g
and th e End, th e N o -B eg in n in g and No-End . . . THAT, th e
F a th er.
In c o n te m p la tin g th e a b o v e . We s h a l l know th a t t h a t w h ic h we s e e and hear and

tou ch and s m e ll i s n o t th e True Body. That w h ic h , o f o u r s e lv e s - our p e r s o n a li
t i e s - we th in k and f e e l and im agin e and dream i s n o t th e True Body. T h e r e fo r e ,
we renounce and u t t e r l y f o r s a k e i t , so t h a t , th rou gh T ran sm u tation (th ro u g h ev er
b e in g in th e S p i r i t o f th e H oly B rea th ) we r e c e i v e th e new and p e r f e c t Body .
th e " P e r fe c t Mind in a P e r f e c t Body," born o f th e L ig h t o f th e D iv in e Wisdom.
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"I THANK THEE, LORD, FOR MY BODY. . . th e True Body, Im m ortal,
p e r f e c t as Thou a r t P e r fe c t - My Body, th e T r a n s c e n d e n ta lly
B e a u t i f u l , th e I n f i n i t e l y I n t r i c a t e , but th e m ost G lo r io u s ly
A ccu rate Instrum ent i n t h i s U n iv e r s e ."
"And I p le d g e m y s e lf , I vow, th a t from t h is moment h en ceforw ard ,
n o th in g t h a t I s h a l l e a t or d r in k , n o th in g t h a t I do or sa y
or t h in k s h a l l in j u r e or abuse t h i s P e r f e c t Temple o f th e
L iv in g God, My Body."
(3 ) In th e t w e n t ie t h c h a p te r o f Matthew we read : ,fW hosoever w i l l be g r e a t among
y o u , l e t him be th e m in is t e r ; and w hosoever w i l l be c h i e f , l e t him be our s e r v a n t."
We s e e th e m eaning o f t h i s now from t h e p o in t o f v iew o f what we have been le a r n in g
ab ou t T ran sm u tation . I a d v is e you t o p r a c t i s e su r r en d e r - l i e and f e e l w it h in
y o u r s e lf how heavy you know your body t o be . . . how empty you seem! In due p ro
c e s s o f tim e we s h a l l come t o what i s c a l l e d th e C ity o f E m ptiness - a c o n d itio n
where we know, th rou gh a b s o lu t e su r r e n d e r , how u t t e r l y empty we p e r s o n a lly a re
when we know t h a t we are a c t u a l l y IN GOD and GOD IN US. I t i s good to read about
it. I t i s good t o dream ab ou t i t , b ut i t is i n f i n i t e l y b e t t e r t o REALIZE i t . We
come in t o r e a l i z a t i o n o n ly in one way - and t h a t i s th rou gh p r a c t i c e . T h e r e fo r e ,
p r a c tis e !
"I w i l l put My S p i r i t in y o u , and you s h a l l l i v e " (E zek . 3 7 , 1 4 ) . "I have put my
words in your m outh." (I s a . 51, 1 6 ). " I t i s n o t you th a t sp e a k , but th e S p i r i t
o f Your F ather w h ich s p e a k e th in you" (M att. 10, 2 0 ) . "The H oly S p i r i t s h a l l
te a c h you in t h a t very hour what you ought to say" (Luke lx 12, 1 2 ) . "Not by
m ig h t, nor by pow er, b ut by My S p i r i t , S a it h th e Lord" (Z ech . 4 , 6 ) .
So one cou ld q u o te a l l k in d s o f p a ssa g e s from th e B ib le and o th e r sa c r e d b o o k s,

th e m eaning o f w h ich i s o b s c u r e , b u t when we come t o s e e what T ran sm u tation r e a l l y
m eans, and can tr a n sm u te , t h e s e p a ssa g e s become in c r e a s i n g ly c l e a r .
We hear th e V o ice o f th e F ath er w i t h i n . We f e e l t h e S p i r i t o f th e C reator w it h in

and we s e e th e e f f e c t o f I t w it h o u t . We f in d r e s t f o r our s o u l s , and we know The
G reat P ea ce.
I t i s as i f th e F ath er o f A l l - th e A l l P erson - w ere a c t u a l l y t a lk i n g to u s ,

t a lk i n g t o you as you r e a d , t a lk i n g to me as I w r i t e . "I am One S p i r i t , " He s a y s .
"My q u ic k e n in g power i s upon a l l th e l i v i n g ; b eca u se o f t h i s th e y l i v e and move.
A ccord in g t o th e d i f f e r e n t s t r u c t u r e o f th e l i v i n g , so i s my i n s p ir a t io n m a n ife ste d
by them . One, as th e h a r e , runneth away in cow ard ice ; a n o th e r , as a l i o n , i s
f e r o c io u s ; a n o th e r , w it h o u t judgm ent, as t h e s e r p e n t . AND AS TO MAN : One i s
in s p ir e d t o m usic ; a n o th er t o m athem atics ; a n o th e r t o s e e r s h i p , and so on.
TO ALL OF THESE I AM THE ONE, THE UNIVERSAL INSPIRER THAT MOVETH ALL OF THEM
a c c o r d in g t o t h e i r o r g a n ic s t r u c t u r e , so do th e y m a n if e s t MY i n s p i r a t i o n . I
I c r e a te d Man even from th e f i r s t t h a t he sh ou ld le a r n to be an in d ep en d en t b e in g ,

and when you t h in k o f a l l th e Seven Kingdoms - th e v a r io u s s t r a t a o f th e L ig h t of
th e One in th e U n iv e r se - you r e a l i z e t h a t Man i s a t * t h e apex o f N a tu re, w it h
power t o c h o o s e , but w it h i n f i n i t e l i b e r t y . Y/e sh o u ld c o n tem p la te t h e s e sim p le
t r u t h s . My B e lo v e d , and KNOW t h a t A l l Is Good, and t h a t we a re a l l . In M en ta l-
p h y sic s t h e r e i s d i s c l o s e d f o r us th e t e c h n iq u e , and we sh ou ld e v e r g iv e thanks
t o THAT i n w h ich we l i v e and move and have our b e in g fo r th e wisdom t h a t has come
to u s . I t has come a l l in order and b a la n c e . I t d id n o t come t o us b e fo r e we
were ready t o r e c e iv e and u s e , b ut now t h a t i t has come we have th e l i b e r t y to
ch o o se what we s h a l l do w it h i t . . . w h ether we 3 h a ll le a r n i t and use i t f o r
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th e b e n e f i t o f Every L iv in g T h in g, or w h eth er we s h a l l m erely make i t an i n t e l l e c
t u a l p r o c e ss o n ly . I b e l i e v e t h a t e v e ry one o f us in th e Inner Chamber i s f u l l y
a l i v e t o our g r e a t p r i v i l e g e t o le a r n - we sh o u ld a l s o be f u l l y a l i v e t o our r e
s p o n s i b i l i t y t h a t know ledge b r in g s w it h i t . I b e l i e v e we a r e , and I f e e l t h a t
as we come n ear t o th e c l o s e o f a n o th e r s e c t i o n i n our t e a c h in g we know more th an
we d id a y e a r a g o , and we a r e l i v i n g more o f w hat we know th a n we d id a y e a r a g o .
For t h a t , o f c o u r s e , i s th e s e c r e t . . t h e LIVING o f what we KNOT - t h a t , .in d e e d ,

i s WISDOM; and we a re made o f Wisdom. P ro o f o f our Godhead i s s e e n i n t h e harmony
o f th e w h ole o f N ature and su p e r -N a tu r e . In c l o s i n g t h i s Commentary I w ould l i k e
t o q u o te h ere what has b een a g r e a t i n s p i r a t i o n t o me f o r many y e a r s :
Two k in d s o f v o ic e s have I , s a i t h Jehovah - t h e S i l e n t V o ic e

and t h e A u d ib le V o ic e . A ll men I c r e a te d s u s c e p t i b l e t o one
or th e o th e r o f My V o ic e s , and many t o b o th . One man h e a r e th
my V oice in th e b r e e z e , and in th u n d e r , and i n m u sic . A nother
h e a r e th my V o ice i n th e f lo w e r s o f th e f i e l d , and in th e s c e n e r y
o f th e m o u n ta in s. And y e t a n o th e r f e e l e t h My I n s p i r a t i o n , and
he s k ip p e th up t h e m ountain s i d e and t i r e t h n o t on t h e w ay. He
t h a t n e i t h e r s e e t h nor f e e l e t h my i n s p i r a t i o n g o e th up t h e
m ountain in g r e a t la b o r . In p r o p o r tio n as man i s c le a r i n h is
c o r p o r e a lit y and i n h is s p i r i t , so d is o e r n e t h he My I n s p ir a t io n .
"And i f he h ath g r e a t p u r ity as w e l l , th e n he sh a p e th My L ig h t

in t o c o r p o r e a l words .
(4 ) You w i l l have much t o t h in k about i n t h i s Commentary. Be happy t h i s w eek ,

and know t h a t you have begun t o hear The V o ice t h a t i s in ev ery la n d - t h e V o ice
o f t h e F a th e r . Be happy t o know t h a t you can n e v e r , n ev er a g a in go back t o where
you w e r e , and t h a t as you grow in know ledge s o you grow in pow er, and t h a t th e
more you u se th e power th e more power w i l l you have t o do w hat you d e s ir e t o do
t o do t h a t w h ic h , i n t h e e v o lu t io n o f l i f e w it h in y o u , i t w i l l be r ig h t f o r you
t o do t o g a in your r ig h t e x p e r ie n c e .
So I le a v e y o u . The sun o f l i f e i s p o u r in g i n t o my s tu d y a s I c o n c lu d e t h i s The

t r e e s bend t o th e b r e e z e . The b ir d s a r e ab ou t me w i t h t h e i r s o n g . May you f e e l
t h i s i n your h e a r t . . . and may Youth and B eauty and S tr e n g th and Joy and Power
and Love a l l come a lo n g t o you w it h t h i s Commentary, le a d in g you f u r t h e r in t o
The G reat P e a c e.
W ith Ify H ig h e st Thought a lw a y s , in P eace P rofound.
S in c e r e l y you r T eacher, i n F r a te r n a l Bonds

o f Joy and Hope.
W r itte n In F a it h a t
Los A n g e le s 4 , C a l i f o r n a , U .S .A .
End o f The F o r ty -E ig h th Commentary,

Inner Chamber.
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of tljp Srmtre of Ulfntalpljgatra
TO B E S E E N B Y A N Y O T H E R EYE.
COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (17): TransmutationAll Religions
49 Involve Specific Intellectual Beliefs; Important Rules for the Week

to Bring Earth Into Heaven.
1 . SILENT BREATHING a l l th e tim e . Take a l l th e e a r ly B r e a th s, and,

s i t t i n g q u i e t l y , go th ro u g h them a l l in your m ind. WATCH, W atch,
Watch a l l the tim e , and s e e w h eth er you can le a r n som eth in g from
t h e s i l e n c e o f your B r e a th . I t i s n o t p o s s ib le f o r me t o t e l l
you what you w i l l f i n d , b u t I am s u r e t h a t you w i l l f in d b e a u ty
t h a t you have n o t e x p e r ie n c e d b e f o r e .
AS AN EXAMPLE : S i t t i n g in th e m e d it a t io n a l a t t i t u d e , in th e
M em ory-developing B r e a th , you w i l l f i n d your b r e a th become so
r e f in e d t h a t you w i l l n o t be c o n s c io u s o f i t : i t w i l l seem t o
s t o p . Then you w i l l f e e l th e bod y s w h ole p u ls a t io n s seem t o
s to p . . t h e r e w i l l come th e s i l e n c e o f an i n f i n i t e r e fin e m e n t
w it h in . . you w i l l f e e l l i g h t e r than a i r - th e n you w i l l
do your w ork, and you w i l l f e e l th e o u tp o u rin g o f The S p i r i t
w i t h in y o u .
"I AM PEACE . . . PEACE . . . PEACE.

1 AM LIFE . . , LIFE . . . L IF E .
(By t h i s tim e you w i l l be a b le t o ad van ce in t o a s t a t e

o f a b s t r a c t io n w it h e a s e , and you sh o u ld come o u t o f
you r m e d it a t io n w it h a f e e l i n g o f b l i s s , know ledge
and j o y )
My B eloved S tu d e n t i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N ob le o f The L ig h t ;
G r e e tin g s i n The Bond,
In r e f e r e n c e t o th e B r e a th in g s and th e M e d ita tio n s a b o v e , I w ould l i k e

t o t e l l you a l i t t l e e x p e r ie n c e t h a t 1 had in T ib e t many y e a r s a g o . At The
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I n s t i t u t e I som etim es t a l k t o s e l e c t e d groups on my l i f e i n T i b e t , and som etim es
i l l u s t r a t e my t a l k s w it h s t e r e o p t i c o n v ie w s . I t i s n o t o f t e n , h ow ever, t h a t th e
S p i r i t i n c l i n e s me t o t r y to p o r tr a y my l i f e t h e r e , f o r I f e e l t h a t i t i s n o t
p o s s i b l e t o t r u t h f u l l y p o r tr a y in words e x p e r ie n c e s one u n d ergoes in an e x c e e d
i n g l y h ig h v i b r a t i o n w it h o u t b o r d e r in g on th e s p e c t a o u l a r .
T h is s t o r y w i l l e x p la in : In my caravan w ere e ig h t or n in e men, and a few pack -

m ules . We w ere r e s t i n g on t h e to p o f a l e v e l u p la n d , and, as I s a t on one o f
t h e lo a d s , I saw a f a r a man a p p r o a c h in g . I lo o k ed a g a in , and th o u g h t t h a t I
m ust be m is ta k e n , f o r th e sp e e d a t w h ic h th e o b j e c t moved was im p o s s ib le t o any
human b e in g . C o n tin u in g t o lo o k , I was one moment c o n v in c e d t h a t i t was a man,
and t h e n e x t m in u te c o n v in c e d t h a t i t was n o t . . . I m ust be m ista k e n . . . i t
m ust be a m ir a g e , i n w h ich one can so e a s i l y be d e c e iv e d . T u rn in g t o t h e men in
my c a r a v a n , I s a id : "Look, w h at i s th a t? " But n o t one o f them answ ered me. I
ask ed a g a in , b u t t h e y w ere s t i l l r e t i c e n t , o n ly one man s a y in g , under h is b r e a th ,
"That i s a h o ly man." They a l l lo o k ed down t o t h e ground, i n d i f f e r e n t p e r h a p s,
s u p e r s t i t i o u s perhaps - I knew n o t . B u t, as I k e p t my ey es on t h i s r a p i d ly -
a p p r o a c h in g o b j e c t , I was s u r e t h a t i t was a man com ing tow ards u s . Every one
o f us became s t i l l , w a tc h in g . N earer and n e a r e r he cam e, h a r d ly to u c h in g th e
ground, h is head e r e c t , . . h is eyes r i v e t t e d a p p a r e n t ly on so m e th in g ab ove him .
The sp e e d a t w h ic h he w ent was as f a s t as a h o r se w ould g a l lo p . Then I knew he
was a " h oly'm an ."
He p a ssed vis a t a d is t a n c e o f ab ou t t h i r t y f e e t , and when he p a sse d th e v i b r a
t i o n was w hat some w ould c a l l uncanny. The t r u t h o f th e m a tter was t h a t he had
p rep ared h i m s e l f , th ro u g h p r a c t i c e , - t h a t he had c o n t r o l over th e e le m e n ts and
o f h i m s e l f , b e in g so AT ONE w i t h THE FORCE, t h a t he was d raw ing th e m a tte r o f
h i body a t t h i s t e r r i f i c sp e e d by th e power o f h is th o u g h t . . . he had " m elted "
th e s u b s t a n c e , s o t o s p e a k .
Now, i t i s f o r us t o p r a c t i c e in t h a t manner - " m eltin g" t h e s u b s ta n c e o f o u r
s e l v e s , so t h a t we REALIZE o u r s e lv e s as THE WHOLE OF LIFE, u n d e ta c h e d , n o t s e p a
r a t e , IN i t and OF i t , s o t h a t we have th e w h o le o f ITS FORCE a t our command.
The p e r f e o t id n o f our m e d it a tio n d e te r m in e s th e p o in t o f c o n q u e st a t w h ic h we
have a r r i v e d .
(a ) " A ll R e lig io n s I n v o lv e S p e c i f i c I n t e l l e c t u a l B e l i e f s . "
A l l r e l i g i o n s in v o lv e s p e c i f i c i n t e l l e c t u a l BELIEFS, and t h e y a t t a c h more or l e s s

a s s e n t t o t h e s e d o c t r in e s as t r u e in th e i n t e l l e c t u a l s e n s e . A l l r e l i g i o n s have
l i t e r a t u r e h e ld s p e c i a l l y s a c r e d , c o n t a in in g h i s t o r i c a l m a t e r ia l w it h w h ich th e
v a l i d i t y o f th e r e l i g i o n s i s c o n n e c te d . The r e l i g i o n i s t w i l l t e l l you t h a t i t i s
tr u e . . . b u t m ost o f t e n he d oes n o t know, th r o u g h p e r s o n a l p r a c t i c e , how he
knows t h a t i t i s t r u e ; b u t he w i l l t e l l you t h a t " I t sa y s so i n t h e b ook s." So
f a r , so g ood . But in M e n ta lp h y s io s , we r e f u s e t o be s a t i s f i e d w it h w hat i s in
th e books - we know t h a t th e o n ly Book i s The Book o f LIFE ITSELF, and we ta k e
our k n ow ledge from The Book o f L if e b e c a u se we READ i t th ro u g h our own p e r s o n a l
PRACTICE o f th e Law.
A gen tlem an w r o te t o me t h e o th e r d a y , and h is l e t t e r was th e v e r y f i n e s t exam ple
o f v e r b a l e x p r e s s io n - n o t an e r r o r , words in t h e i r r i g h t p la c e and th e m eaning
o f w hat he w ish e d t o s a y q u it e c l e a r . T h is in i t s e l f i s a r a r e g i f t , f o r few
p e o p le have th e power t o s a y w h at t h e y m ean. I was e n tra n ce d as I read h is l e t t e r
u n t i l I came t o th e p a r t in w h ic h he began t o t a l k a b o u t h i m s e l f , t e l l i n g me t h a t
he was s u f f e r i n g from "insom nia" ( th e e a s i e s t t h in g t o overcom e) and " im p o ten ce."
Do you s e e why I am t e l l i n g you t h i s ? I am t e l l i n g you t h i s t o p o in t o u t th e
d i f f e r e n c e b etw een t h e o r y and p r a c t i c e - b etw een t h e f u l l e x p r e s s io n o f l i f e and
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These a r e b u t a few th a t come h o t t o my f in g e r s as I w r i t e - you w i l l th in k of
many m ore. Put them down on p a p er, f i l e them w it h t h i s Commentary, and th en in
a few weeks come back and s e e w h er e in you have oome n e a r e r t o m a ste r y . M astery
i s th e r e s u l t o f d o in g ; and our l i f e i s m easured by what we d o . But when th e
w h ole w orld comes t o know w hat we now know, t h a t i t i s The Lord o f L if e t h a t
a c ts th rou gh u s , and does our s e e i n g , our h e a r in g , our s p e a k in g , our t h in k in g ,
our f e e l i n g , our w h ole l i v i n g THROUGH u s , what a w orld i t w i l l be t o be su r e I
And t h a t , i t seem s t o me, i s w hat we sh o u ld c o n s t a n t ly k eep i n our minds - th e

v i s i o n o f what t h i s f a i r e a r th w i l l be when i t has been tran sform ed - th rough
th e means of le a r n in g The Law w h ich we a r e now le a r n in g - in t o Heaven . . .
HEAVEN 1
THIS IS TO BE THE TRUE SCIENCE OF THE FUTURE . . . TRANSFORMING EARTH INTO

HEAVEN. . . TEACHING MEN EVERYWHERE TO LEARN AND TO PROVE THAT THEY ARE THE
CREATOR IN HUMAN FORM . . . AND WE ARE ENGAGED IN DOING IT NOW. How g r a t e f u l
we sh o u ld be - and we a re g r a t e f u l .
And we su c c ee d in d o in g as we su c c ee d in l i s t e n i n g t o The V o ic e , w is e i f we hear

I t s d i r e c t i o n . As t h e n eo p h y te overcom es th e o ld ord er o f g e n e r a tio n , and a t
t a in s t o th e order o f th e D iv in e L ife th r o u g h r e g e n e r a t io n , he a t t a i n s h is
s p i r i t u a l m a jo r ity and has a v o t e in th e c o u n c ils o f th e A lm ig h ty . As he a t t a i n s
t o a p e r c e p tio n , u n d e r sta n d in g and p r a c t ic e o f a l i f e in harmony w it h D iv in e
Order as i t i s e s t a b l i s h e d on t h e e a r th , in answer to th e prayer "Let Thy Kingdom
Come," he advances th e Law o f L if e everyw here among a l l p e o p le w it h whom he comes
in t o c o n t a c t .
Then, no m atter w hat t r o u b le s seem to a s s a i l , - w h eth er on th e p h y s i c a l, m en tal

or s p i r i t u a l p la n e of l i f e , - have no f e a r . . a l l is_ w e l l ! We a r e g o in g th rou gh
e x p e r ie n c e s t h a t a r e n e c e s s a r y f o r us t o come t o KNOT. Not u n t i l we KNOT can we
p r o p e r ly DO - and t h is sh o u ld be our c o n s ta n t th o u g h t - t h a t we a r e b e in g r e f in e d
as E ld er B ro th ers f o r th e work o f th e E te r n a l Law, co-w ork ers w it h God, c u s t o d i
ans w it h God th e E te r n a l A rch iv es o f Wisdom and o f L ig h t and Of L ove.
R e jo ic e . . . g iv e thanks . . . be happy.
Peace be u n to you a lw a y s .
S in c e r e ly your T each er, in F r a te r n a l Bonds

of Joy and Hope.
Written in Faith at
Los Angeles 4, Californa, U.S.A.
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Inner Chamber.
(Chamber
of Jlj? &rmtr? of ilfttialpIfgairH
T H IS L E S S O N IS F O R Y O U IT IS
TO BE S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R EYE.
COMMENTARY
"THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (18): Transmutation Concluded
50 Repression of the Law of Sex; Divine Principle in Its Sevenfold

Force; You Have the SecretUse It.
L. P r a c t i s e th e B a la n c in g B r e a th e v e ry m orning -
n o t a f t e r t w e lv e n oon .
MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK :1
1 . Spend much tim e i n m e d it a tio n t h i s w e e k . Take ALL th e

m e d it a tio n s from th e s t a r t o f t h e I n i t i a t e Group C ourse ;
w r i t e them down, ea ch on a s h e e t , and w r i t e in y ou r own
words you r c o n c e p tio n o f them i n th e l i g h t o f your
d e ep er k n o w led g e.
( I f you c a r e t o send them i n t o me, I s h a l l be happy t o

s c r u t i n i z e them and make comment t h e r e u p o n .)
My B elo v ed S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N ob le o f The L ig h t :
By t h i s tim e we have come t o s e e what t r u e T ra n sm u ta tio n m eans. If

t h e r e i s a s i n g l e FEELING ( f o r we have s e e n t h a t Man as he u n d er sta n d s him
s e l f on a l l p la n e s o f c o n s c io u s n e s s i s F e e l i n g ) in t h e w h o le o f your l i f e
w h ich you h e s i t a t e t o su b m it t o t h e r u le o f T ra n sm u ta tio n , you know t h a t you
do n o t w ant i t t o b(B tr a n sm u te d , and u n t i l you y i e l d i t you a r e n o t w h o le
h e a r te d f o r th e H igh est^ We can n ot e x p e c t t o do t h i s a l l in a day j t h e im
p o r ta n t t h in g i s t o know t h a t yo u a r e on y ou r w ay, and t h a t t h e r e i s a w i l l i n g
n e s s in you r h e a r t t o su b m it a l l o f your l i f e t o God by t h e p r o c e ss t h a t we
have b e e n r e v ie w in g .
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THIS SPACE IS FOR YOUR OW N NO'
tv rtrp f#
(a). Choose th e C r e a tiv e Word.
A good r u le i s : Whenever you f e e l e i t h e r a t t r a c t i o n or r e p u ls io n , w henever you

f e e l any " d e s ir e " , and w it h i t t h e r e does n o t come th e f u l l know ledge as t o
w h ether i t i s r ig h t f o r y o u , th e n m e n ta lly c h o o se a c r e a t i v e a f f ir m a t io n . . .
r e p e a t i t u n t i l i t has tran sm u ted t h e f e e l i n g s o t h a t you a r e c o n s c io u s o f th e
Word o n ly - - t h i s w i l l lea d you i n t o a s t a t e o f on en ess w it h God, and you w i l l n o t
t h m e r r in your a c t i o n . You a r e aim in g a t a l i f e in w h ich your in v o lu n ta r y im
p u ls e and d e s ir e w i l l alw ays move i n u n it y w it h your D iv in e S e l f , - t h a t su b
human, human and super-hum an may a c t as one Man, as God.
T his p r a c t i c e w i l l become a h a b it as i t i s c o n tin u e d . There i s no p la c e f o r

se n tim e n t ; th e f i n e s t a c c u r a cy i s e s s e n t i a l , j u s t as a b u s in e s s man runs h is
b u s in e s s , w ith c o n s ta n t w a t c h f u ln e s s . P a r t i c u l a r l y s h a l l we f in d t h i s im p o rt
ant in m a tte rs su ch as s e x . Heavy la d en w it h th e burden o f s e x , how a r e men
and women t o "become as l i t t l e c h ild r e n " s o t h a t th e y may " en ter th e Kingdom
o f Heaven?" One w is e man has s a id t h a t th e r e w i l l n e v e r be a p e r f e c t m arriage
u n t i l men and women le a r n T ran sm u tation o f S e x . One m ight add t h a t as man i s
o n ly a h a l f , and as woman i s o n ly a h a l f , t h e r e cannot be th e W hole in e it h e r
man or woman u n t i l T ran sm u tation o f Sex i s u n d ersto o d and p r a c t i s e d . But m ost
men and women o n ly want t o be h a lv e s - th e y want t o s u f f e r a t t r a c t i o n and r e
p u ls io n , r e a c t in g t o each o th e r as m ale and fe m a le , p r o lo n g in g th e s t r i f e of
o p p o s i t e s . Y et anyone who has known lo v e 'w it h o u t s e x knows t h a t i t i s a th in g
o f i n f i n i t e b e a u ty .
But j u s t as we a r e Drougnv c l o s e t o t h i s d iv in e id e a th r o u g h a c o n s id e r a t io n o f
th e a ll-c o n s u m in g s u b j e c t o f s e x , so we may broaden our v iew o f L if e in a l l
p la n es o f m a n if e s t a t io n a n d -s e e w hat a f u t u r e l i e s ahead on t h i s e a r th when a l l
men and women have le a r n e d T ra n sm u ta tio n , so t h a t i t a f f e c t s EVERYTHING IN THEIR
LIVES. . . . when Man has become One w it h God, and God i s e x p r e s s in g FULLY
th rou gh ev e ry human b e in g .
(b ) C h ild ren Are U n -S e lf-C o n s c io u s o f S e x .
A l i t t l e c h ild i s e n t i r e l y u n c o n sc io u s o f s e x . I t i s u n - s e lf - c o n s c i o u s o f
e i t h e r m ale or fe m a le . But t h e r e goes on in th e c h ild a p r o c e ss o f n a tu r a l r e
p r o d u c tio n , a lth o u g h t h e r e i s n e i t h e r e x p r e s s io n nor r e p r e s s io n o f g e n e r a tiv e
en ergy in any a c t i v i t y or c o n s c io u s n e s s o f s e x . I t i s t r u e t h a t th e e x p r e s s io n
o f g e n e r a tiv e a c t i v i t y produces p r o s t i t u t i o n , d is e a s e d c h ild r e n and many o th e r
" s o c ia l e v i l s " . I t i s e q u a lly t r u e t h a t i t s r e p r e s s io n a c c o u n ts f o r th e g r e a te r
p a rt o f th e "nervous t r o u b le s " w h ich become s t e a d i l y more and more s e r i o u s .
You w i l l know, as I know, t h a t man i s f a l s e l y t r a in e d from boyhood t o b e l i e v e

t h a t e x p r e s s io n i s th e law f o r him , f o r "his h e a lt h depends upon i t ! "
Woman i s f a l s e l y t r a in e d from g ir lh o o d t o b e l i e v e t h a t r e p r e s s io n i s th e law f o r

h e r . T h is a b s u r d ity r e s u l t s in c la n d e s t in e a s s o c i a t i o n , in p r o s t i t u t i o n and so
f o r t h , and a l l k in d s o f c o n c u r r e n t d e c e p t io n . The cu re f o r p r o s t i t u t i o n and a c
companying and r e s u l t a n t wrongs w i l l n e v e r come u n t i l b o th boy and g i r l are
ta u g h t th e Truth o f S e x , and t r a in e d in th e r e - d i r e c t i o n o f d e s ir e and th e t r a n s
m u ta tio n o f energy as we a r e b e in g ta u g h t in t h e s e C om m entaries. The g e n e r a tiv e
i n s t i n c t can , o f c o u r s e , b e d ir e c t e d i n t o paths o f r e g e n e r a t io n , and i t w i l l be
a h o ly day in d eed when su ch m a tte r s a r e ta u g h t t o t h e young in t h e i r r e g u la r
s c h o o l c u r r ic u lu m .
In to t h i s g lo r io u s t r u t h we a r e now in tr o d u c in g o u r s e lv e s , and I r e p e a t t h a t th e
more we can engage in T ran sm u tation as a w h o le - becom ing ONE WITH GOD - th rou gh
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a c o n te m p la tio n o f t h e p h y s ic a l e n e r g y , tra n sm u tin g i t , r a i s i n g th e e a r th f o r c e
in t o th e Kingdom o f H eaven, b r in g in g th e p h y s ic a l power i n t o m en tal and s p i r i t u a l
power, t h e soon er w i l l we become m a sters i n v e r y t r u t h . The g e n e r a tiv e p r o c e ss e s
w h ich a r e g o in g on i n our b o d ie s th ro u g h o u t our l i v e s th e n become th e r e g e n e r a t iv e
p r o c e ss e s . . . and as r e g e n e r a t io n . T ran sm u tation , l i f t s us up on h ig h , we come
in t o t h e c o n s c io u s n e s s o f THOU IN ME, and I IN THEE f o r everm ore, and we LIVE
a c c o r d in g t o our h ig h e r c o n s c io u s n e s s ,
(c) N ever-E nding R e p r o d u ctio n ,
Man g e n e r a lly has n e v e r r e a li z e d th e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e s e f a c t s a b o u t h im s e lf ,

and ra r e in d eed i s t h e man who i s awake t o th e f a c t t h a t he i s AIWAYS rep rod u c
in g h im s e lf , alw ays r e in c a r n a t in g , alw ays re-m aking h is body a c c o r d in g t o th e
p a tte r n o f h is own b e l i e f s and d e s i r e s .
We N ob les o f The L ig h t have s t a r t e d on t h i s m y ste r io u s jo u r n e y . We a r e le a r n in g

t h a t th rou gh T ransm utation we s h a l l a t t a i n t o t h e W h o len ess, th e U n ity , o f S p ir
i t u a l Man who i s n e it h e r m ale nor fe m a le , b u t b o th n a tu r e s r e g e n e r a te in ONE -
in God. R ep ro d u ctio n w i l l t e a c h us t h a t LIVING b e in g s REGENERATE t h e m s e lv e s .
We come, th e n , th ro u g h a know ledge o f T ran sm u tation t o know t h e s e v e n d iv in e

p r in c ip le s -
The D iv in e P r i n c ip l e o f th e G o d -S e lf .-T h e p r i n c ip l e i n w h ich a l l men

a r e m a n ife s te d , and i n w h ich a l l tr u e men l i v e , th e p r i n c ip l e
t h a t sa y s Thou s h a l t have no o th e r Gods b e f o r e m e , th e p r i n c i
p le t h a t sa y s 1 am t h e t r u e God-Power - I must put no o th e r
a tta in m e n t ahead o f my own, f o r t o l i f t m y se lf t o The H eigh ts I
m ust know t h i s , and l i f t o th e r s t o The H eig h ts I m ust be t h e r e
m y s e l f .
D iv in e P r in c ip le o f G o d -R e a li 2 a t i o n .-T h e p r i n c ip l e o f u n d e r sta n d in g
and knowing l i f e as i t t r u l y i s . In en ergy we f in d th e God-Power
and in c o r r e c t a p p l i c a t i o n o f i t we f in d th e G o d -L ife . Thus our
D iv in e WORD i s "I AM, t h e r e f o r e I KNOW . . . and I l i v e what I
know.
D iv in e P r i n c ip l e o f A ttu n em en t.-T h is p r i n c ip l e con d u cts us t o th e

calm a t t i t u d e o f P e a c e . We th u s come t o KNOW th e God Energy, and
can mould i t in t o any form , mood or i n t e r i o r c o n s c io u s n e s s , and
th u s a g a in adapt i t i n t o a c t i o n t o do. th e W ill o f God and know
o u r s e lv e s t o be a p o s i t i v e p a r t o f th e tr u e e s s e n c e o f N a tu re.
D iv in e P r i n c ip l e o f P e r f e c t i o n .-A s man i s th e h ig h e s t m a n if e s t a t io n
of Cosmic Energy, he must h old h im s e lf c o n s t a n t ly in t h e con
s c io u s n e s s o f Cosmic P e r f e c t i o n . He knows t h a t '^Whatever th e
C reator i s , I am and 1 know I am t h e I Am.
D iv in e P r in c ip le o f A l l S e e in g .-A ttu n e d t o P e r f e c t i o n , and b e in g t h e

m aster o f m e d it a tio n , t h e s tu d e n t i s e v e r E n tr a n c e d " , so t o
sp ea k , and r e a ch es th e realm o f r e a l i t y o f The A b so lu te - he
comes t o know God. In a l l t h a t he sa y s and th in k s and f e e l s and
knows, he i s e v e r in t h e P r e sen ce - hence h is l i f e i s a l i f e o f
P e r f e c t io n .
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D iv in e P r in c ip le o f A ll K nowledge. - S im i la r ly , th e s tu d e n t, by l i v i n g
what he knows, c o n ta c ts knowledge o f The A b so lu te and through
cor*stant p r a c t ic e o f th e r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t he is in The P r e se n c e ,
comes t o know a l l t h in g s , and a g a in , through p r a c t ic e , comes to
do a l l th in g s w ith o u t e r r in g .
D iv in e P r in c ip le of Power. -O b servin g th e p r in c ip le s of A ll S ig h t ,
A l l Knowledge and A ttunem ent, you p o s s e s s a l l Power, fo r you
o o n ta c t i t a t i t s so u r c e and have th e u n d ersta n d in g w ith w hich
t o u se i t . Thus on a l l p lan es your l i f e i s co m p lete.
We in M en talp h ysics have th e S e c r e t . Let us USE i t . In a word, i t i s

T ransm utation.
I t r u s t . My B elo v ed , t h a t you are in c r e a s in g ly f in d in g Joy - you a re JOY, and

H ealth , and L ig h t, and Power, and B eauty, and Peace . . . you are ALL th a t th e r e
i s ; i t i s your D iv in e b i r t h r i g h t , l o s t through th e ages but now r e c a p tu r e d . May
your H igh est S e l f so i n s t r u c t you th a t your l i f e in a l l i t s e x p r e s s io n be th e
ou tp ou rin g o f a l l t h a t you are e v o lu t i o n a r il y capable o f e x p r e s s in g through-
knowing. . . through- l i v i n g what you know.
And in c lo s in g may I ask you what you a r e doing f o r The I n s t i t u t e , and f o r

your f e llo w men? Are you b r in g in g in stu d e n ts - i f n o t , why n ot . . f o r
you know t h a t th e o n ly end and aim of your l i f e now i s t o work f o r oth ers
and lea d oth ers to The L ig h t. I w ish t h a t you would g iv e t h is much th o u g h t.
J u s t as your own l i f e cannot ag a in be what i t was - j u s t as you cannot ever
a g a in throughout e t e r n i t y s l i p back in t o th e o ld c o n s c io u s n e s s o f f e a r -
j u s t as you know th a t you a r e on your way t o The H e ig h ts , so must you r e a l
i z e th a t th e r e a re c o u n tle s s numbers o f human b e in g s , your b r o th e r s and
your s i s t e r s , who. are a l s o s e e k in g as you were s e e k in g b e fo r e you found.
T h erefore i t i s your sa c re d DUTY t o se e k fo r them . I f I w ere you I would
make up my mind t o g e t one s tu d e n t every month, and I can o n ly sa y a g a in ,
what I have s a id many tim es t o you , t h a t th e r e i s no s a t i s f a c t i o n anywhere
t o be found such as le a d in g an oth er in t o th e L igh t o f D ivin e Wisdom.
I t r u s t t h a t you a ls o are u s in g th e l i t t l e d e p o s it o r ie s - t h i s is a g rea t

s e c r e t j and I a d v is e you m ost s t r o n g ly t o u se your D e p o sito r y d a i l y . If
you are n ot u s in g them, p le a s e w r it e p e r s o n a lly to me in th e m atter*
I le a v e you in th e h ig h e s t v i b r a t i o n o f J o y . Be happy - oh , b e happy and

g iv e thanks a lw a y s , w it h o u t c e a s i n g .
S i n c e r e l y your T e a c h e r , in F r a t e r n a l
Bonds o f Joy and Hope.
Written in Faith at
Los Angeles 4, Californa, U.S.A.
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Inner Chamber.
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N O T T O BE T O U C H E O , IF P O S S IB L E .
O M MA N I M D M E HUM TO BE S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R EYE.
COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (19): Ascending the Heights
51 Retrospective; The Importance of Practice; W e Are in a New

World of Our Own Making.
Ny B eloved S tu d e n t I n M e n ta lp h y 3 lo s, Noble o f The L ig h t :
G reetin g * in The Bond.
In our l a s t Commentary we saw t h a t we had come t o
The D ivine P rin c ip le of THE GOD-SELF

The D iv in e P rin c ip le of GOD-REALIZATION
The D iv in e P rin c ip le of ATTUNEMENT
The D iv in e P rin c ip le of PERFECTION
The D iv in e P rin c ip le of ALL SEEING
The D ivine P rin c ip le of ALL KNOWLEDGE
The D ivine P rin c ip le of POSTER.
In t h i s Commentary I w ish t o a s k you t o l e t y o u r mind d w e ll on th e p ro g re ss

t h a t you t h in k you have made i n t h e u n d e rs ta n d in g o f L ife I t s e l f s in c e you
have been i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s . T h e re fo re , l e t us be ABSOLUTELY HONEST - n o t
a f r a i d o f a n y th in g o r anybody, and l e t us go i n to t h e s e c r e t p la c e of th e
Most High w ith in u s , and a s c e r t a i n w here we a c t u a l l y s ta n d in r e l a t i o n to
our H igher S e lv es as we know o u rs e lv e s now and to The H igher L ife w hioh we
f e e l we a r e u n f o ld in g i n t o . Be t r u e . Be b r a v e . Be h o n e s t. A nalyze w ith
out any a l i b i , w ith o u t any e x o u se . I f you a r e n o t m aking t h e p ro g re s s t h a t
you th in k you sh o u ld - why n o t? I f you a r e . Give Thanks!
Do you a o tu a l ly KNOTT YOURSELF t o be th e D iv in e P r i n c i p l e - The C re a to r in

human form , so t h a t e v e ry moment o f th e day you a r e o o n scio u s o f t h i s one
t r a n s c e n d l n g T a c t o f l i f e ? Do you wake w ith t h e th o u g h t - do you th ro u g h o u t
th e day f e e l t h a t y o u 'a r e d i r e c t i n g - th e D iv in e P r i n c i p l e and t h a t I t i s
d i r e c t i n g you in a l l t h e a o t i v i t y o f y o u r l i f e . As I w r i t e to you, I a sk
m y se lf t h i s same q u e s tio n . And i t seems t o me t h a t , lo o k in g b a c k , I am much
more o o nscious o f t h i s t r u t h th a n I used to bo some y e a rs ago. I am a b le to
keep my body f a t i g u e l e s s and f u l l o f energy a t a l l tim e s in a l l c o n d itio n s .
I am a b le t o a c t u a l l y FEEL t h a t my Body i s th e Temple o f th e L iv in g God, and
th e f e e l i n g cau ses me to KNOW t h e Joy o f L if e , th e B eauty of L i f e , th e Power
of L ife and t o an in c r e a s in g e x te n t , th ro u g h p r a o t i o e , to know th e LIFE
0$' LIFE w ith in me. And th u s I f e e l I oan sa y t h a t I oan t r u l y know m y self
to be th e C re a to r i n human form .
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In M e n ta lp h y sic s we must n o t d r i f t i n to an " u n d e rs ta n d in g " o f th e t r u t h s we a r e
le a r n in g . That is so ooirunon among s o - o a l le d m e ta p h y s ic ia n s . WE MUST LIVE WHAT
WE KNOW, and m ust n e v e r f o r a s in g l e moment lo s e th e FEELING (and we u n d e rs ta n d
t h i s now, th ro u g h our Commentaries on T ra n sm u ta tio n ) t i i a t we a r e in th e P r e s e n c e ,
t h a t our b o d ie s a r e th e Tem ples.
(a) The Im portance of P r a o ti o e .
And t h a t n a t u r a l l y means t h a t we MUST PRACTISE. T here i s b u t one r o y a l road to

ill u m i n a ti o n and e n lig h te n m e n t and i h a t Is PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!
To become a p i a n i s t , we m ust p r a c t i s e . To become a s i n g e r , we m ust p r a c t i s e . To

become a la w y e r, we m ust p r a c t i s e . . . and so on - e v e ry phase of human a c t i v i t y
needs p r a c t i c e , and p r a c t i c e o n ly , t o le a d us i n t o e f f i c i e n c y .
Of c o u r s e , you w i l l m eet many who w i l l t e l l you t h a t t h e r e i s no need f o r p r a c

tic e . In one of my c la s s e s in New York, a t one tim e , t h e r e w ere two b r o th e r s and
one s i s t e r . One o f th e b r o th e r s came i n t o M e n ta lp h y sic s f o r th e e x p re ss purpose
of c u rin g a r u p t u r e , and th e o th e r b r o th e r was c r ip p le d up w ith rheum atism . The
s i s t e r oame in "m erely b e c au se th e boys w ere i n t e r e s t e d " . She, how ever, worked
hard and p r a c t is e d f a i t h f u l l y , and th e b r o th e r w ith rheum atism d id a l l t h a t he
was t o l d to do. The r e s u l t was t h a t th e s e two q u ic k ly changed t h e i r whole l i f e
o u tlo o k and e x p r e s s io n . The o th e r b r o th e r was a c o lle g e p r o f e s s o r , and re g a rd e d
M e n ta lp h y sic s as a v e ry f i n e i n t e l l e c t u a l t e a c h in g , b u t was d i s i n c l i n e d t o m ain
t a i n w ith z e a l h is s p i r i t u a l p r a c t i c e s . A f te r s i x m onths, w ith th e one b r o th e r
c o n d itio n s w ere so w o n d e rfu l t h a t he l o s t a l l h is rheum atism , and i s to d a y a
w o n d erfu l speoim en of a man, a f a i t h f u l s tu d e n t and p r a c t i s e r of M e n ta lp h y sic s .
The s i s t e r i s a w o n d e rfu l s o u l, and has found h e r GodI T h e o t h e r b r o th e r i s
s t i l l f lo u n d e r in g .
When I came t o in q u ir e a b o u t t h i s t r i o , I found t h a t th e c o lle g e p r o f e s s o r v/as

e v e r l a s t i n g l y t a l k i n g a b o u t M e n ta lp h y sic s to h is b r o th e r and s i s t e r . "T here is
no need f o r p r a c t i c e , he t o l d them . "We ought to be a b le to do i t in an i n s t a n t
Why sh o u ld I have to spend tim e in m e d ita tio n e v e ry day? Why sh o u ld I have to do
t h i s - why sh o u ld I have to do t h a t ? "
In t h a t manner he n o t only robbed h im s e lf of a p r i c e l e s s h e r i t a g e , b u t he uncon

s c io u s l y t r i e d t o rob h is b r o th e r and s i s t e r o f w hat th e y were g a in in g f o r
th e m s e lv e s . A f te r f o u r y e a r s , t h i s b r o th e r i s a n x io u s t o g e t b e t t e r - he is
a lm o st b e d rid d e n now - b u t he w i l l n o t " to e th e l i n e " . And God say s to us t h a t
we MUST " to e th e l i n e . " We MUST obey th e Law. The w hole U n iv e rse is ours - and
in M e n ta lp h y sic s we know t h a t th e u n iv e rs e i s My Whole Body - b u t we can only
come i n t o p o s s e s s io n in ONE WAY . . . . t h a t i s , by r e c o v e r in g our l o s t b i r t h
r i g h t and le a r n in g th e s e c r e t s o f l i f e , and th e n LIVING EVERY MOMENT WHAT WE KNOW
(b ) Your Own T hursday N ight
T h e r e f o r e , My B elo v ed , a t t h i s s ta g e of y o u r dev elo p m en t, I c o u n s e l you w ith a l l

th e t r u t h t h a t I know - keep up y o u r p r a c t i c e - Never mind w hat o th e r s say - you
have come to know somewhat o f The Law . . . do n o t rob y o u r s e l f ; a llo w none t o
rob you o f w hat you have l e a r n e d .
M oreover, i f as you rea d w hat I am now w r i t i n g th e r e s t e a l s i n to y o u r mind any

l i t t l e d o u b t, you m ust re g a rd t h i s as a w a rn in g from y o u r H igher S e lf n o t to l e t
go, n o t to become i n d i f f e r e n t . God i s n o t m ocked. Nor a r e th e H igher Ones, and
when onoe we have invoked t h e i r a id th e y se e to i t t h a t i f we t u r n our backs
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upon The L ig h t we s u f f e r as a oonsequenoe - i t i s The Law. L et us a l l to g e th e r
go on, th e n , t o o o n q u e s t, Avoid any lo n g in g f o r th e s p e c t a c u l a r . J u s t BE HAPPY
all th e Day and GIVE THANKS.
( *
I t i s p o s s ib le t h a t you need to lo o k a l i t t l e more d e e p ly i n to th e ORDER o f your
L i f e , You may say t h a t you have n o t th e " tim e " . You w i l l never have more tim e
th a n you have now. I f I were you, I would make T hursday n ig h t your OWN n i g h t .
Let th e r e be no a p p o in tm e n ts, and r e f u s e t o a llo w a n y th in g t o in te r fe -r e w ith
T hursday n i g h t . Then, ta k e your C om m entaries, and s tu d y them c o n s i s t e n t l y , know
in g t h a t from 7 :3 0 p.m . t i l l 9:15 p.m . - P a c i f i c S ta n d ard Time - th e In n er
Chamber is in solem n c o n c la v e h e re a t th e I n s t i t u t e - and t h a t you a re w ith us h e r e .
I t i s n e c e s s a ry f o r you t o m a ste r your Com m entaries s te p by s te p , and I r e a l i z e

t h a t th e r e i s a g r e a t d e a l t h a t you y o u r s e l f have t o " d ig o u t" . T ru th i s in you -
you ARE TRUTH. I t i s YOU who m ust be th e a n a ly s t ; I , as your T e a ch e r, can o n ly
be your g u id e . Thus we must a l l work out our own p ro b lem s, b u t M e n ta lp h v sic s i s
th e ro y a l t o o l whioh we have been p r iv i le g e d t o u s e .
And a t t h i s s ta g e o f your developm ent, you must remember - n e v e r f o r g e t to remember

- t h a t th e r e a re c o u n tle s s th o u sa n d s who were where you were b e fo re you came in to
The L ig h t th ro u g h M e n ta lp h y s ic s . They a re th e " f i e l d " , and th e " f i e l d " i s re a d y
f o r th e h a r v e s t . In a s in g le w ord, I know no b e t t e r s u g g e s tio n t o make to you th a n
t o endeavor e v e ry month t o g e t one s tu d e n t f o r M e n ta lp h y s ic s , I can b u t r e p e a t
t h a t t h i s w i l l b r in g you th e HiG'rfEST jo y . When you u n d e rs ta n d f u l l y th e i n t e g r a l
m eaning o f A g g re g a tio n , you w i l l n o t need t o be c o u n se le d to do t h i s - you w i l l see
t h a t t h i s i s th e ONLY t h in g f o r us a l l t o do in l i f e . , . u n s e l f i s h l y , u n t i r i n g l y
w orking f o r th e b e n e f i t o f our f e llo w men. And th ro u g h o u t e t e r n i t y we s h a l l
i n c r e a s in g ly come t o know t h a t we a re lin k e d w ith th o s e who a re b ro u g h t i n to The
L ig h t th ro u g h our e f f o r t s , a s tr e n g th t o our s o u ls and a b l e s s i n g t o our s p i r i t .
D uring t h i s week you sh ould rea d a l l th e Com m entaries t h a t d e a l w ith T ra n sm u ta tio n -

from th e T h i r t y - t h i r d Commentary onw ards. Make your own n o te s ; do your own
a n a ly s is : each d ay , and e v e ry moment of th e d ay , KNOW (b eo au se you FEEL) t h a t you
a re tra n sm u te d i n to The Kingdom, t h a t you a re in im m o rta lity now and w a lk in g as an
im m ortal among m o rta ls . . . n o t i n p r id e o f h e a r t , b u t in th e d e e p e s t g r a t i tu d e
and h u m ility of s p i r i t , b e in g happy and g iv in g th a n k s u n c e a s in g ly as you fo llo w
The P a th .
(o ) I am th e M aster o f my F a te .
Next week we s h a l l open i n to The V ib ro-M agnetic B re a th , and te a c h i t s in n er Mean

in g . As you w i l l r e c a l l , th e V ibro-M agnetio B re a th i s th e f i r s t t r u l y e l e c t r i c a l
b r e a th - i t i s th e f i r s t t r u l y c h a rg in g b r e a t h . You have come th ro u g h th e Memory-
d e v e lo p in g , th e R e v i t a l i z i n g , th e I n s p i r a t i o n a l , th e P e r f e c ti o n B re a th s . . . and
now, u n d e rs ta n d in g th e laws o f R ig h t L iv in g , you a re re a d y t o go fo rw ard in to
R ig h t E f f o r t th ro u g h th e u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e V ib ro -M ag n etic B r e a th . E s ta b lis h e d
in th e T ru th , knowing th e e s s e n t i a l s , we a re now re a d y t o go on and t u r n on th e
c u r r e n t , so t o sp e ak , in th e V ib ro -M ag n etic B r e a th , I know t h a t you w i l l g r e a t l y
e n jo y and be e n ric h e d by th e Com m entaries t h a t a re t o come to you d u r in g th e n e x t
few w eeks.
W ith a l l my h e a r t I hope t h a t you can say w ith a b s o lu te knowledge - " I AM THE

MASTER OF MY FATE."
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But F a te - w hat IS F a te ? We use words g l i b l y , know ing, y e t n o t knowing t h e i r mean
in g . FATE - an i r r e s i s t i b l e , i r r a t i o n a l power d e te rm in in g a l l e v e n ts in our l i v e s ,
w ith no m a n ife s t c o n n e c tio n , o r re a s o n , or r i g h t n e s s . Is i t t h a t ? Or i s i t , as
some t h i n k . P r e d e s tin a tio n ? . . a l l th e e v e n ts b e in g d e te rm in e d by a Power o th e r
th a n o u rs e lv e s ? Or i s i t N e c e s s ity ? . . t h a t w hich can n o t b u t be?
Nobles o f The L ig h t, IT IS ALL THREE.
"There IS a Power t h a t sh ap es our e n d s , rough hew them as we may" . . . and t h e r e

IS a t i d e in th e a f f a i r s o f men, w h ic h , ta k e n a t th a f lo o d , le a d s on t o f o r t u n e .
(The Power, as we know, i 3 our H igher S e l f . ) The f o r c e s o f N a tu re a r e b lin d
f o r c e s , y e t th e y a r e n o t b l in d - and you have o nly t o th in k back over y o u r l iv e s
to know t h i s . . . THEY ARE ETERNAL, UNALTERABLE FORCES, s e e in g f a r a h e a d . IT IS
MAN WHO IS BLIND, f o r he does n o t s e e th e d i r e c t i o n or th e o b je c t of th e f o r c e s .
F a te i s an i r r e s i s t i b l e f o r c e t h a t d e te rm in e s e v e n ts . I t i s P r e d e s t i n a t i o n , f o r
th e e v e n ts a r e " p re - o rd a in e d " by o u r s e lv e s . I t i s F o rce o th e r th a n o u r s e l v e s , i f
we se e i t t h a t w ay. I t i s N e c e s s ity , f o r th e e v e n ts can n o t b u t b e , f o r th e y a r e
th e e f f e c t s o f c a u s e s . We s t a r t a f i r e ; th e f i r e i s i n e v i t a b l e . We can oan o el
th e f i r e w ith w a te r - t h a t i s i n e v i t a b l e , to o .
(d ) You a r e th e C o n tr o llin g Pow er.
Who, or w h at, t h e n , i s th e c o n t r o l l i n g power? The answ er i s , and m ust e v e r b e , no

m a tte r how many words we u se t o t r y t o e x p la in o th e r w is e , THE CREATIVE SPIRIT. But
m ost o f us d id n o t know u n t i l we le a r n e d in M e n ta lp h y sic s t h a t 'W hatever th e C re a to r
i s , I am" ; and, t h e r e f o r e , f o r us (as f o r th e m a jo r ity o f th e p eo p le i n th e w orld
to d a y ) FATE was " b la c k as th e p i t from p o le to p o l e ." The e v e n ts o f l i f e were, p r e
o rd a in e d by a power we th o u g h t t o be o th e r th a n o u rso lv e s - w hich i s t r u e , and
y e t n o t t r u e . We w ere c r e a tu r e s of N e c e s s ity , f o r th e e v e n ts t h a t came t o us oo u ld
n o t be a v o id e d , n o r d id we know how t o a v o id o r o anoel them .
NOW WE KNOT THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH LIFE OR THE WAY IN WHICH
BY INFINITE WISDOM IT IS CONDUCTED.
WE KNOT THAT IT IS WE WHO HAVE THE POTER TO MAKE WHATEVER WE DESIRE OF

ALL THAT WHICH GOES TO MAKE UP OUR LIFE.
IT IS WE OURSELVES WHO DO IT ALL - WE ARE ALONE RESPONSIBLE.

\
WE OURSELVES CREATE THE EFFECT OF TOMORROW IN OUR LIVES BY THE CAUSE

OF TODAY. (A h o rse can n o t c a n c e l f i r e w ith w a te r , beoause i t does n o t
know how. Man i s j u s t th e same as th e h o rse so lo n g a s he rem ains in
ig n o ra n c e o f h is TRUE n a t u r e , so lo n g as he rem ains th e c r e a tu r e of
F a t e . T here i s no F a te . Ig n o ra n t o f th e LAWS o f N a tu re , men and
women must rem ain th e f lo ts a m and je ts a m t h a t w i l l e v e n tu a lly be c a s t
up on th e b e a c h , h ig h and d r y , to b le a c h in th e s u n .
In w hat men c a l l FATE, t h e r e a r e two f a c t o r s - CAUSE and EFFECT, t h a t i s a l l t h a t
we have to l e a r n .
We a r e l e a r n in g t h i s , and we a r e in a new w o rld o f our own m aking. L et us N obles of
The L ig h t REALIZE t h i s , an d ,' G iv in g Thanks c o n t i n u a l l y , se e k t o s p re a d The L ig h t
among th e T o ilin g P ilg r im w h e re so e v e r, how soever, w hensoever we m eet him .
Peaoe be u nto you - u n t i l n e x t w eek, r e s t i n th e rev iew o f y o u r own C om m entaries, in
L ig h t . . and Joy . . and R everence . . and P eaoe.
W ritte n in F a ith a t Los A n g e le s, C a l i f . , U .S.A .

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S in o e r e ly your T e a c h e r, i n
F r a te r n a l Bonds of Jo y and Hope.
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O M MA N ! P A D M E H U M TO B E S E E N BY A N Y O T H E R EYE.
COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (20): The Vibro-Magnetic Breath
52 (1); Secret of Cause and Effect; At the Cross RoadsBeyond the

Cross Roads; Loss of Self in Non-Being.
breathing for the week *
1. B re a th e th e V ib ro -M ag n etic B r e a th , p h y s ic a l ly , t h r e e tim e s i n
th e m orning and t h r e e tim es a s soon a f t e r sundown a s p o s s i b l e .
(You may do w h a te v e r o th e r b r e a th in g t h a t you w is h ,

b u t you MUST b r e a th e t h e V ib ro -M ag n etic a t l e a s t
s i x tim es d u rin g th e 24 h o u r s .)
MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK:1
1. 'THOU ART MY LIGHT . . . THOU ART MY LIGHT."
(T hink of th e many m eanings t h a t you can g iv e t o th e

word " L ig h t" , and m e d ita te upon them as y o u r H igher
S e l f i n c l in e s you to m e d ita te . . . P ray w ith o u t
c e a s i n g .)
My Beloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , Noble of The L ig h t :

In our l a s t Commentary you w i l l r e c a l l t h a t we spoke of "F A T E " - and we

know t h e r e i s NO F a te . There i s b u t Cause and E f f e c t . These a r e th e two f a c t o r s .
When men a r e s t r i c k e n w ith w hat th e y c a l l d i s e a s e , i t i s an E f f e c t , . . th e Cause
l i e s b u rie d in th e U nconscious M ind, so c a ll e d b e c au se we a r e n o t o o n scio u s o f i t .
You have met many p e o p le , and so have I , who do n o t w is h t o l e a r n , o r t o know -
THEY DO NOT WISH TO KNOT. The p o s s i b i l i t y o f e sca p e from " F a te " by h e a rin g and
l i v i n g th e T ru th i s l i t e r a l l y a b h o re n t to them , and th e y c o n s e q u e n tly have to
subm it to t h e i r s e lf-im p o s e d t y r a n n y . They do n o t know t h a t t h e i r c o n d itio n i s
th e e f f e c t of t h e i r own a o tio n s in ig n o ra n c e o f The Law. We know t h a t cu re of
a n y th in g - p h y s ic a l, m en tal o r s p i r i t u a l - i s n o t p o s s ib le u n t i l th e CAUSE o f
wrong th o u g h t i s l i f t e d o u t of th e u n co n scio u s i n to th e c o n s c io u s . S tra n g e as i t
may seem, many p eo p le w i l l r a t h e r f a c e d e a th th a n f a c e a c u re f o r t h e i r t r o u b l e ,
and among such p eo p le a re to be found many who a r e s te e p e d in book-know ledge, BUT
T O ARE IGNORANT OF THE UW AND THE WAY IN WHICH IT WORKS WITHIN THEM AND ABOUT
THEM.
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T h e r e f o r e , suoh p e o p le im agine t h a t a l l t h a t goes wrong i s th e c a u se of " F a te ,
som ething e x te r n a l from th e m s e lv e s , a l l I g n o ra n t t h a t th o y a r e r e a p in g th e
EFFECT of c a u se s sow i by t h e i r OWN t h in k in g and t h e i r OWN c o n d u c t.
As I w r i t e I f e e l t h a t when you re a d you w i l l f e e l t h i s t o be a b s o l u t e l y t r u e . You

w i l l f e e l happy t h a t you have come t o know. You w i l l f e e l y o u r h e a r t s in g in g in
G r a titu d e , f o r , f o r u s , now t h a t we know t h a t WE ARE THE CREATOR IN HUMAN FORM, th e
w hole p i c t u r e c h a n g e s . Our o u tlo o k i s one of Hope and Courage and Power and F in a l
R e a l i z a t i o n . What have we t o o a re o r to w orry a b o u t - We know o u r s e lv e s t o be The
Law, and a l l t h a t we can do i s c o n s ta n t ly to r a i s e our h e a rt's in g r a t i t u d e , "T
th an k Thee, Lord . . . I th a n k Thee . . . I am g la d . . . I r e j o i c e , and g iv e
th anks f o r th e know ledge t h a t th e Lord of Me i s th e Law of My B eing e n th ro n e d in
th e A ll T hat T here i s .'*
A t th e same Lime, My B elo v ed , we m ust w atoh - e v e r be w a to h f u l. We know t h a t Man's

c o n sc io u sn e ss i s o ap ab le of INFINITE e x p a n sio n and f o r th e e n t e r t a i n i n g o f c o u n t
l e s s m illio n s o f id e a s - good o r b a d . (Think o f y o u r memory, and se e t h a t i t is
p o s s ib le to s t o r e y o u r memory w ith c o u n tl e s s , c o u n tle s s i d e a s . )
(a) The V ib ro -M a g n e tic B r e a th .
Thus do I in tr o d u c e t o you t h e s u b je o t of y o u r VIBRO-MAGNETIC BREATH, for* i t b r in g s

us t o t h e c r o s s - r o a d s in our p r a c t ic e s in M e n ta lp h y s ic s . No m a t te r a t w hat s ta g e
you may be in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , - w h e th e r in t h e I n i t i a t e Group te a c h in g , o r f a r f a r
a lo n g in th e In n e r Chamber, th e V ibro -M ag n etio B re a th w i l l alw ays be th e midway
p o i n t . In y o u r Com m entaries so f a r you have gone th ro u g h w hat we o a l l th e "M eltin g
P r o c e s s " . T here has been r e v e a le d to you th e Golden L ig h t - th e S e c r e t of th e
Golden F lo w e r. That i s th e f i r s t s e c r e t , th e d is c o v e r y o f The L ig h t. Though d i f
f e r i n g in form and s t y l e (and d i f f e r i n g a ls o in p h y s ic a l movement, w ith c o n seq u e n t
d i f f e r i n g m en tal r e s u l t s ) , th e M em ory-developing, th e R e v i t a l i z i n g , th e I n s p i r a
t i o n a l , and th e P e r f e c ti o n b r e a th s have much in common i n t h e f a c t t h a t each is a
s e p a r a te means of u n lo c k in g and d i f f u s i n g The LIGHT,
W hile a l i k e , th e y a r e a ls o q u i te u n l ik e , f o r e a ch has i t s own work to do in th e

p h y s io a l organism and in th e m ind. What I mean i s t h a t th e w ork t h a t i s done in
th e body when you a r e b r e a th in g th e R e v i t a l i z i n g B re a th i s q u i te d i f f e r e n t from
t h a t o f th e V ib ro -M a g n e tic . Each of y o u r E ig h t Key B r e a th s , w hioh you w ere g iv en
i n th e p r in t e d form in th e I n i t i a t e Group C ourse ( o r , i f you w ent th ro u g h c la s s
un d er my p e r s o n a l d i r e c t i o n , w ere g iv e n to you t h e n ) , i s a s e p a r a te s te p p in g - s to n e
f o r us a s we pass a c ro s s th e G re a t D ivide . . . o r as we come from th e O uter
D arkness i n t o th e f i r s t v i s i b i l i t y w ith in u s , . . . o r as we oome from th e extrem e
o u te r c irc u m fe re n c e in w ard , w ith f a c e s f i l l e d w ith jo y as we s e e , as y e t a f a r o f f ,
t h e C e n te r o f C e n te rs whore b u r n s , unfanned by a u g h t, th e Golden L ig h t of L ife
E t e r n a l . So each of th e s e B re a th s has c o n tr ib u te d t o th e "M e ltin g P rooess'*. The
s u b s ta n c e s have been m e lte d , and we have come t o f e e l th e s u rg e o f th e L ig h t w i t h
i n us i n many ways o f f e e l i n g , and we have th ro u g h th e M eltin g P ro c e ss come to
know T ra n sm u ta tio n .
But we have a g r e a t work t o d o , f o r we a r e la y in g th e f o u n d a tio n s to n e of e t e r n i t y ,

and we m ust n o t go to o f a s t . In d ee d , we oannot go f a s t e r th a n we a r e e v o lu tio n -
a r i l y a b le to go - though some w ant t o go f a s t e r th a n i s p o s s ib l e f o r them to g o.
Having come th ro u g h th e " M e ltin g P r o c e s s " , we a r e re a d y f o r th e "M ixing P r o c e s s " .
When I say t h a t we have come th ro u g h th e M e ltin g P r o c e s s , I mean t h a t in our p r a c

t i c e we have b e e n le d o u t so f a r i n t o The L ig h t t h a t we have o a u g h t g lim p s e s , o r
dreamed dream s, o r had v is io n s o f w hat o u r True N a tu re i s . . . and we have been
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i n s p i r e d w ith o u r own th o u g h t t h a t Man, w ith o u t u n d e rs ta n d in g o f th e D iv in e
P r i n o i p l e , w i l l go th ro u g h t h i s l i f e w ith no g r e a t e r wisdom th a n he oame i n w i t h . And
t h e g lim pses t h a t so f a r have oame t o us seem t o a s s u r e us t h a t , t o r e g a in a f u l l
u n d e rs ta n d in g o f h is own True N a tu re , man has t o r e v e r t t o and r e - a t t a i n t h a t germ
o f t h e D ivine P r in o i p l e t h a t once he f u l l y knew . . . a germ o a p a b le of b e in g so
s tim u la te d i n t o a c t i v i t y as t o r a i s e th e p e rs o n a l o a n so io u a n e ss even t o t h e p o in t
of u n i ty and Oneness w ith th e U n iv e rs a l Mind.
One N oble o f The L ig h t w i l l view w hat he has le a rn e d in one way, sm o th e r i n a n o th e r

. . . b u t ALL o f us th ro u g h p r a c t i c e have come to f in d t h a t m an's " E a r th ly H e a rt"
( c o n s c io u s n e s s ) oan be m etam orphosed, r e v e r s e d , tu rn e d as i t w ere i n s i d e o u t and
o u ts id e i n , so t h a t we go on t o th e r e a l i s a t i o n o f th e "H eavenly H e a rt" ( th e D ivine
o r C h r is t C o n s c io u sn e s s ).
In t h i s Commentary, l e t us a n a ly te a l i t t l e i We have le a r n e d t h a t th e Body, and

th e Mind, form th e t o o l t h a t as w i l l i n g a p p r e n tic e s we u se - we have no o t h e r . But
we have found t h a t man m ust r i s e above e x te r n a l n a tu r e to w hioh he i s t i e d as to a
w h e e l. We know a l s o t h a t , u n le s s he g e ts away from e x te r n a l n a t u r e , u n le s s he
b rea k s down th e a p p e a ra n c e , w ith th e p e r s i s t e n t s t r e n g t h of h is c o n s c io u s n e s s , s e e k
in g th e w ith in from th e w ith o u t, he oan n e v e r re a c h th e REALITY. Through our
p r a c t ic e - and th ro u g h p r a c t io e a lo n e i s t h i s p o s s ib le - we have le a r n e d , i n e x a o t
r e l a t i o n to th e i n t e n s i t y of our p r a c t i c e , t h a t REGENERATION DETACHES US FROM THE
CLAIMS OF NATURE! and REAWAKENS US TO THE SUPERNATURAL PRINCIPLE THAT IS INHERENT
IN ALL OF US.
( Im p o rta n t N o te . - You w i l l n o t ic e t h a t in your Commentaries I have

p u rp o se ly c a l l e d th e same t h in g by many nam es. This i s by d e f i n i t e
d e s ig n , so t h a t we may a v o id a l l n a rro w n e s s . At th e s t a r t of y o u r
stu d y in M e n ta lp h y sic s I oharged you to rea d l i t t l e , t o "Have No
T ongue," to be narrow in th e avenues in w h ich you t h i n k , and so on
. . . . why? So t h a t th e seed s h a l l ta k e r o o t . But now t h a t th e
seed has ta k e n r o o t in our c o n s c io u s n e s s , th e n we may e x p lo re th e
whole rea lm o f s c ie n c e and a r t and l i t e r a t u r e and p h ilo s o p h y and
any o th e r s tu d y . But th e n we w i l l d is c o v e r t h a t we have le a rn e d
in M e n ta lp h y sic s t h e v e ry KEY OF KEYS, f o r th ro u g h M e n ta lp h y sic s
we come to u n d e rs ta n d a l l th in g s t h a t we e n c o u n te r in th e U n iv e rse
W ith in and th e U n iv erse W ith o u t. And you oan be a s s u r e d , my
B eloved, t h a t in M e n ta lp h y sic s we have th e f i n a l doorway th ro u g h
w hich t o r e a l i z e th e U ltim a te , and th e a c t u a l i z i n g of th e poten*
t i a l i t i e s of Soul and th e R e a l iz a ti o n o f th e E te r n a l NOTf.)
(b) At th e Cross R oads.
Now, I am i n v i t i n g you to go f a r away back a g a in in y o u r T each in g . I w ant you to

ta k e th e p r in t e d s h e e t w h ich shows th e i l l u s t r a t i o n s o f y o u r V ib ro -M ag n etio B re a th ,
and s tu d y th e te o h n iq u e J u s t as i f i t w ere a new t h in g f o r y o u . You w i l l re a d th e
i n s t r u c t i o n s as to how t o b r e a th e th e B re a th ; you w i l l s tu d y , th e s p i r i t u a l a f f i r
m atio n t h a t fo llo w s i t . (You d o u b tle s s have memorized t h i s lo n g ago - now I w ant
you to t h in k a b o u t th e a f f i r m a t i o n and se e w h e th e r you oan se e WHY ;
" I th in k of th e L o v e lie s t Thing I have e v e r known, . . e t o . , e t o . "
Think WHY th e th r e e movements of th e B re a th - th e th r e e sw in g s. Think a b o u t th e

w hole o f t h e te o h n iq u e o f th e B r e a th . I
I w ant to im press upon you th e need o f a n a ly s is of th e V ibro-M agnetio B re a th , and

th e a n a ly s is comes under two heads - - - - -
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(a ) The P h y s i c a l .-You w i l l p ro b a b ly have n o tic e d t h a t th e th r e e p re v io u s
B re a th s ( th e R e v i t a l i z i n g , th e I n s p i r a t i o n a l , and th e P e r f e c tio n )
a r e f e l t m ost in th e f r o n t o f th e body ; t h a t i s , you w i l l have se e n
t h a t th e y d e v e lo p th e f r o n t of th e body more th a n th e back of th e
body. Coming i n t o th e VIBKO-MAGNETIC, we f i n d t h a t we b e g in a
te c h n iq u e t h a t dev elo p s t h e back o f t h e body. ( P r a o t i s e th e B re a th ,
and you w i l l se e w hat I mean - t h a t i s , i f th e p o s tu r e be p e r f e c t ,
and th e b u tto c k s a n ch o r th e body c o r r e c t l y . )
Do t h i s B re a th s lo w ly once o r tw ic e , and s e e i f you can f e e l th e

e f f e c t of i t in th e body - th e p a r ts o f th e body t h a t you f e e l i t
m o st, th e s e n s a tio n t h a t th e b r e a th in g b r in g s , and so on. You s h o u ld
f e e l a g r e a t ru s h o f f o r c e up th e s p in 9 as you h o ld th e b u tto c k s and
r e t a i n th e b r e a t h in your body.
(b) The S p i r i t u a l .-R ead over th e S p i r i t u a l A f f ir m a tio n , and th in k a b o u t

i t . WBY am I to t h in k of "The L o v e lie s t Thing I have Ever Known"?
You w i l l se e t h a t many id e a s w i l l come to you, and th e one I w ish
now to give you i s t h a t w h ile you a re th in k in g o f th e LOVELIEST
th in g you have e v e r known, y o u r mind c a n n o t be o c c u p ie d w ith any
th o u g h t o r p i c t u r e of a l e s s e r q u a l i t y - and t h i s p i c t u r e w i l l b e -
oome c l e a r e r and c l e a r e r t o y o u , so t h a t w henever any n e g a tio n
ap p ro ach es "The L o v e lie s t Thing" w i l l come up b e fo re y o u , and so
d i s p e l th e low er n e g a tiv e th o u g h t.
T h e re fo re , e n te r i n t o a c r i t i c a l a n a ly s i s of y o u r S p i r i t u a l A ffirm a*
t i o n to t h i s B r e a th , i n th e l i g h t of w hat you have so f a r le a r n e d -
and g r e a t L ig h t w i l l b re a k i n t o y o u r m ind.
You a lr e a d y know t h a t you ARE THAT. Then, FEEL i t ,
(o ) We Go Beyond th e Cross R oads.
W ith t h i s p r a c t ic e d u rin g th e p r e s e n t w eek, you w i l l p re p a re y o u r s e l f f o r g o in g on

beyond th e c r o s s - r o a d s . You a r e rea d y f o r y o u r Jo u rn ey to The H e ig h ts , and you a re
c h o o sin g th e r i g h t ro a d . So f a r i t has been made c l e a r to you t h a t w ith th e c i r c u
l a t i n g of The L ig h t, moving In c i r c l e s w ith in y o u , th e r e has come a c e r t a i n p h y s ic a l
and m ental p u r i f i c a t i o n . In y o u r Commentaries on T ra n sm u ta tio n , i t has seemed t h a t ,
as you have w atched The L ig h t a t w o rk , t h e r e has been in th e c e n te r of y o u r B eing a
N on-B eing, f o r you have seemed t o lo s e y o u r s e l f in t h i s N on-B eing. Then, as w i t h
p r a c t ic e you have w atohed f u r t h e r , you have seemed to have developed w i t h in you an
in n e r L ig h t so s tr o n g t h a t you have fo u n d t h a t you can go f u r t h e r . And you have
gone f u r t h e r , o n ly t o d is c o v e r t h a t in th e c e n te r of th e Non-Being th e r e was em
b o d ied a Holy B ein g , h id d e n , m y ste rio u s ; . . . and w ith th e f in d in g of t h i s Being
. . . God, th e A lm ighty F a th e r . . . you a r e on y o u r way to u n d e rs ta n d and know ALL.
We have a b e a u t i f u l tim e of s tu d y and p r a c t ic e b e fo r e us d u rin g th e n e x t few w eeks,

and t h e r e f o r e I a sk you t h i s week t o rem ain in th e s p i r i t w ith y o u r T eacher . . . be
c lo s e to me a l l th e tim e . Im agine our w ork h e re a t The I n s t i t u t e . F e e l t h a t you
a r e a p a r t o f t h i s g r e a t movement, and t h a t you a r e doing a l l t h a t you can to b r in g
o th e rs i n to our r a n k s . Look fo rw ard w ith p le a s u r e to your n e x t Commentary . . . and
f o r t h i s week. Be Happy and Give Thanks a g a in .
And when t h i s Commentary oomes i n to y o u r h an d s, f e e l t h a t i t r id e s i n t o y o u r s o u l on

th e waves o f L ig h t and Love and Joy and S tr e n g th and Youth and L ife and P e a c e.
S in o e r e ly y o u r T eaoher? i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
W ritte n in F a i t h a t o f Joy and Hope.
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T O B E S E E N B Y A N Y O T H E R E YE .
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for Steadfastness and Freedom.
BREATHING FOR THE WEEK :
1. Sam as in y o u r F ifty -S e c o n d Commentary.
( I oan o n ly r e p e a t t h a t YOU a r e t o be th e judge as t o w hat

p h y s ic a l b r e a th in g s you a r e t o o a r r y o u t now. I would go
so f a r as t o say t h a t you need n o t do any p h y s ic a l b r e a t h
in g s i f you a re SURE t h a t you can b r e a th e m e n ta lly and g e t
th e same r e s u l t s . BE SURE t h a t you do n o t need p r a o tio e
of p h y s ic a l b r e a t h in g , how ever, b e f o r e you d is o a r d your
e a rly p r a c tic e s .)
1. " I AM THINKING OF THE LOVELIEST THING I HAVE EVER KNOWN.112*
2. Take t h i s M e d ita tio n , and fo rm u la te i n y o u r m ind, th ro u g h

f e e l i n g , w hat you le a r n e d in y o u r e a r l y work i n th e V ib ro -
M agnetic. R e fe r t o th e w hole M e d ita tio n as i t i s p r in te d
on th e i l l u s t r a t e d s h e e ts of th e B r e a th in g s , and a n a ly z e
i t s m eaning. I would keep a re c o rd of w hat you th in k , f o r
f u tu r e r e f e r e n c e .
Jfy Beloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y sio s , Noble o f The L ig h t :
Turn baok to y o u r F ifty -S e c o n d Commentary to page f o u r , and r e - r e a d th e

p a ra g ra p h (c ) We Go Beyond th e Cross R oads. . . . . "And you have gone f u r t h e r ,
o n ly t o f in d t h a t in th e o e n te r of th e Non-Being t h e r e was embodied a Holy B eing,
h id d e n , m y ste rio u s j . . and w ith th e f in d i n g of t h i s B eing . . . God, th e
A lm ighty F a th e r , . . you a r e on your way t o u n d e rs ta n d and know ALL."
L et us t h in k of t h i s a l i t t l e f u r t h e r . I am s u r e t h a t in y o u r m e d ita tio n
you have e x p e rie n c e d t h i s f e e l i n g w ith in y o u . I t i s as i f we lo o k a t th e sun i
a l l i s so l i g h t t h a t i t ap p e ars to be d a r k . I t b lin d s us i f we h o ld our eyes
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long in t h e f a c e of th e Sun. The B eing, th e l i f e of th e p h y s ic a l w o r ld , is in
th e Sun ; th e Sun in you and me i s th e Eye, th e S in g le Eye, th e I n n e r ~Eye, th e
S p i r i t u a l Eye. When we began our p r a c t i c e we found o u t a l l t h i s g r a d u a lly , b u t
f e l t t h a t th e power t h a t we d ev elo p ed was flo w in g outw ard from u s , o r downward,
o r away from u s . (T his i s im p o rta n t to re o o g n iz e - tiiin k upon i t . ) We w ere
c o n scio u s o t th e Golden L ig h t flo w in g from u s , and we seemed to know t h a t i t was
c o n s ta n tly flo w in g th ro u g h u s , o u tw a rd . But w ith p r a c t i c e we a r e to f in d
(th ro u g h f e e l i n g ) in our V ib ro-M agnetio B re a th , t h a t we a r e n o t in t h i s L ig h t,
b u t t h a t th e L ig h t i s w i t h in u s , t h a t WE ARE THE LIGlffl We a r e t o d is o o v e r t h a t
th e L ig h t flow s inw ard n o t o u tw ard , upward n o t downward, flo w in g baokw ard, n o t
fo rw a rd . THE FLAMES OF A FIRE PRESS UPWARDS.*I
(a ) I n s t i n c t s Cause Outward F lo w in g .
I d a re s a y t h a t you may w onder w hat I mean in w hat I have j u s t w r i t t e n , and I

w ish t h a t I c o u ld p u t i t more c l e a r l y ; b u t I c a n n o t - YOU m ust make i t c l e a r to
y o u r s e l f th ro u g h PRACTICE.
L et us t h in k to g e t h e r on t h i s f o r a moment, f o r i t i s im p o r ta n t. When b o th eyes

a r e lo o k in g a t t h e th in g s o f th e w o rld th e v i s i o n i s o u tw a rd s. I f one c lo s e s
th e eyes and r e v e r s e s th e lo o k - inw ard in s t e a d of o u tw ard , upward in s te a d of
downward, backward i n t o us in s t e a d o f fo rw ard and o u t of u s , .................... " L o o k in g ,
as th e O r ie n ta l p h ilo s o p h e r s a y s , " in to t h e room of th e a n c e s to r s " . . . THAT is
th e way to open u n to us th e E l i x i r o f L i f e .
When th e I n s t i n c t s o f us a r e s t i r r e d (as in s e x u a l f e o l i n g , f o r i n s ta n c e ) we f e e l
t h a t th e power of us flow s downward o r outw ard (as is t r u e in th e d isc h a rg e m e n t
o f any p ro d u c t t h a t le a v e s th e body) - i-fc i s downward, ou tw ard , away from u s ,
and th e power seems to proceed from w ith in us b e fo r e i t le a v e s u s . We se e i t
c l e a r l y w ith p h y s ic a l s u b s ta n c e s t h a t le a v e th e body, and a l i t t l e p r a o t i c e w i l l
convinoe us of th e same p r i n c i p l e in a l l phases of l i f e , p a r t i c u l a r l y o u r emo
t i o n a l l i f e , and w ith our h ig h e r f o r c e s .
BUT THAT IS NOT THE WAY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF

THE LORD OF THE ETERNAL WITHIN US.
THAT IS NOT THE WAY FOR US TO DEVELOP THE LIGHT

WITHIN US - i t m ust flow upw ards, n o t downwards.
When th e t r u e f o r c e of us (and v/e Nobles of The L ig h t sh o u ld now know w hat i t i s )

i s h e ld back by th e f o r c e o f th o u g h t, so t h a t i t p e n e tr a te s th e c r u c i b le o f th e
C r e a tiv e C e n te r, and r e f r e s h e s us in th e p h y s ic a l body, th e n wo know w hat th e
"B ackw ard-Flow ing Movement" i s , w hich le a d s us to th e e t e r n a l s p r in g from w hich
a l l r i v e r s of L ife ta k e t h e i r s o u r c e .
(b ) Re-Em phasis o f P r a o t i c e .
My d e a r N oble of The L ig h t, a l l t h i s may seem o b s c u re , y e t i t i s n o t so when we

p r a c t i s e . In our e a r l i e r B re a th in g s we may sa y t h a t v/e have had our minds c e n
te r e d upon th e g ro ss s id e of our b o d ie s and n a t u r e s , and we know t h a t th e work
o f s tr e n g th e n in g and p u r i f i c a t i o n has s u c c e s s f u l l y ta k e n p la c e - t h i s i s i n e v i t a
b l e , p r e c i s e l y a c c o rd in g t o th e s i n c e r i t y o f our h e a r t and th e r ig h tn e s s of th e
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method of our p r a c t i o e . We have e x p e rie n c e d some jo y in h a v in g p r a c t i s e d , so f a r
as we have gone, th e Com m entaries on T ra n s m u ta tio n , and we a r e n o t a f r a i d t o go on.
In th e V ib ro -M ag n etic B re a th we go from th e g r o s s t o th e s u b t l e , f r a n t h e o u te r to
th e in n e r , from B eing t o N on-B eing, o n ly t o f i n d t h a t , as we p e n e tr a te f u r t h e r , th e
T ru th o f BEING is s u c c e s s f u l l y and g r a d u a lly r e v e a le d .
This may n o t be u n d e rs to o d s p i r i t u a l l y by y o u . I f n o t , i t i s beoause you have n o t

made t h a t p ro g re s s in t h e l i f e w i t h in t h a t w i l l a llo w you to make t h i s REAL t o y o u r
s e l f , B ut, no m a tte r how f a r upon tfhe Way we have gone, th e p r i n c i p l e as I am
t r y i n g t o d e s o rib e i t , i s p r e c i s e l y th e same, w h e th e r i t a p p lie s to th e Outward
flo w in g o r th e B aokw ard-flow ing m ovement.
One p h ilo s o p h e r has s a i d t
"By c o n c e n tr a tin g th e th o u g h t, one can f l y ; By c o n c e n tr a tin g

th e d e s i r e s , one f a l l s . When a man ta k e s l i t t l e o a re of h is
th o u g h ts and much oare o f h is d e s i r e s , he g e ts i n t o th e p a th
o f d e p r a v i ty . Only th ro u g h c o n te m p la tio n and q u ie tn e s s does
t r u e i n t u i t i o n oome."
We can now se e t h a t i t i s th ro u g h th e B ackw ard-flow ing movement ( t r u e T ra n s m u ta tio n )

t h a t we come t o th e c o n tr o l t h a t th e p h ilo s o p h e r r e f e r s t o . A ll m ethods ta k e t h e i r
s o u rc e in q u ie tn e s s . . . THE SILENCE IS THE HOME OF MAGIC, f o r a l l th in g s a r e born
t h e r e ; a n d . N oble of The L ig h t, n e v e r f o r g e t t h a t u n t i l i t i s made known t o us . . .
u n t i l WE p e n e tr a te th e m y ste ry . . . a l l knowledge is embodied in M ystery.
A ll knowledge i s embodied i n m y ste ry u n t i l we make th e know ledge our own. L ife

seem s, how ever, e v e r t o be in th e c e n te r of our l i f e c a l l i n g o u t in commanding
t o n e s , "Forw ard, fo rw a rd , i n t o th e UNknown." Or do we h e a r i t as "Forw ard, fo rw a rd ,
i n t o th e KNOWN!" W hichever way we view i t , we know t h a t we m ust ev er be s e e k in g
f o r t h a t w hich a lo n e i s our power - and t h a t i s Knowledge. We a r e e v e r g r a p p lin g -
c o n s c io u s ly or u n c o n s c io u s ly - w ith th e problem s of L ife and D eath . . . and we
know t h a t w hat we have re g a rd e d as " d e a th " i s a ls o L i f e . We a r e a l l i n v e s t i g a t o r s ,
we can n o t h e lp b u t b e , c o n scio u s o r u n c o n scio u s i n v e s t i g a t o r s . In o u tly in g f i e l d s
o f o f f i c i a l s c ie n c e o r in th e s t i l l more d i s t a n t f i o l d s of u n o rth o d o x in q u ir y , our
minds a r e e v e r g ra p p lin g w ith th e s e c r e t s of l i f e and d e a th , and f o r us i n M e n ta l-
p h y sic s we know t h a t t h e r e a r e ever new v i s t a s of s p le n d o r and know ledge. I f e e l
I may say t h a t t o everyone of us in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , from th e I n i t i a t e Groups onward,
we have i n i t i a t e d o u rs e lv e s i n to an e n t i r e l y new a t t i t u d e o f mind tow ards l i f e in
g e n e r a l. No m a tte r w hat " e d u c a tio n " we may have p r e v io u s ly h ad , in M e n ta lp h y sic s
we a r e opening up s u c c e s s f u l l y new avenues and m ethods o f p e rs o n a l r e s e a r c h . We
a re u n e a rth in g new in fo r m a tio n and d is c o v e r in g w hat th e s a c re d word " B re a th " t r u l y
m eans. We a r e t e a r i n g down v e i l s . And, USy b e lo v e d , my a d v ic e t o us a l l i s n e v e r
t o c e a se u n t i l we have pervaded w ith th e L ig h t o f u n d e rs ta n d in g and knowledge every
phas e of our own l i v e s .
In g e n e r a l, we know t h a t ALL IS'LIGHT. L ig h t IS - i t is th e ESSENCE, th o u g h i t i s

th e m y s te ry .
(c ) You A re a S p i r i t u a l B eing.
And, f u r t h e r , Ify B elo v ed , I w ish t o i n s p i r e you n e v e r to l e t down. Knowledge is

slow t o come, b u t i t comes more r a p i d l y t o us as wo p r a c t i o e t o know. The c e n t r a l
t e n e t o f M e n ta lp h y sic s i s t h a t THERE IS NO DEATH. Now, t h i s i s a g r e a t s ta te m e n t.
We have le a r n e d much i n M e n ta lp h y sic s t o prove t o us i n t e l l e c t u a l l y t h a t t h i s is
t r u e . I f t h e r e i s t o be d is c o v e re d p ro o f (and we e m p h a tic a lly d e c la r e t h a t i t i s
t r u e ) t h a t human p e r s o n a l i t y i s v i c t o r i o u s o v er d e a th , you and I have a r i g h t to
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know i t . I f t h e r e is a s p i r i t w o rld , i t i s w ise t h a t we d i s p e l our ig n o ra n o e
of i t and p e n e tr a te th e m y s te ry . Can we beocsae w hat we w ant t o b e , and f o r e v e r
do w hat we w ant to d o t . . . how f o o l i s h o f us t o go on i n ig n o ra n o e o f th e A r t,
i f i t i s p o s s ib le f o r us t o l e a r n i t . We, th e n , a r e o o n s o io u s ly i n v e s t i g a t i n g .
So I f e e l i t in m y h e a r t as I w r i t e to ydu t o o o u n se l us a l l t o be s t e a d f a s t and
ev er p r a c t i s e th e s te p p in g o v e r o f th e tlir e s b o ld o f th e Unknown, o r , i f you
p r e f e r ,' le a v in g th e Unknown to come i n t o th e KNQYN.
I f e e l t h a t a l l of us in The In n e r Chamber r e a l i z e now t h a t t h i s e a r t h l i f e of

ours i s a v e ry s h o r t e p is o d e . We a r e SPIRITUAL b e in g s , and so w ork upon m a tte r
o n ly in an i n d i r e c t and se c o n d a ry s o r t of w ay. I p e r s o n a l ly , as y o u r T e a o h er,
f e e l t h a t we have n o t y e t gone f a r . We a re n o t y e t a b le t o do w ith th e m a tte r
o f our v e ry b o d ies ( t h a t p a r t i c u l a r rea lm of m a tte r w hich we have made v e r i t a b l y
our own) p r e c i s e l y w hat we d e s i r e t o do . . . th e n how much l e s s oan we c o n tr o l
th e m a tte r b o d ie s t h a t a r e o th e r th a n o u r s e lv e s ? Y et we a r e fa c e d w ith paradox
a f t e r p a ra d o x , beoause th in g s a r e n o t w hat th e y seem , and our c o n tr o l is c e r t a i n
in one c o u rs e . And w hat a th o u g h t !
In your p r a c t io e so f a r you have found t h a t i t was n e c e s s a ry f o r you t o g a in a

knowledge of th e m a tte r o f your body so t h a t you could b u i ld a new and p e r f e c t
body - - " P e r f e c t as y o u r F a th e r w hich i s in Heavon is p e r f e c t . " Then, w ith slow
and p a t i e n t p r a o t i o e , you w ere le d to se e t h a t to u n d e rs ta n d t h a t p e r f e c t body
t h a t you had b u i l t , and to keep i t p e r f e c t AS THE FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN IS
PERFECT (P ure S p i r i t ) , i t was n e c e s s a ry f o r you to lo s e a l l s e n se o f i t . . .
and so we le a r n e d som ething of T ra n sm u ta tio n , f o r when we l o s e se n se of th e
m a tte r-b o d y we o n ly f e e l t h a t we a r e f r e e r . Thus wo go, so to sp o a k , from m a tte r
t o Mind or S p i r i t , w hich is freed o m .
D uring t h i s w eek, th e n , c r y s t a l l i z e w hat you have le a rn e d . . . how? M e d ita te

muoh. Do n o t g e t d is tu r b e d in th e s l i g h t e s t a t any moment of th e day th ro u g h o u t
th e we e k . Do n o t t a l k overm uch. Do n o t a llo w y o u r s e l f to be in v e ig le d th ro u g h
d e s ir e s i n t o th e byw ays, b u t keep y o u r s e l f s t r a i g h t i n th e m id d le of th e G reat
Highway of y o u r Mind. In o th e r w o rd s, PRACTISE MASTERY, - and Be th e M a s te r!
E very moment of th e d a y , THINK m a s te ry . Act th e p a r t . D eolare t o y o u r s e l f t h a t
e v e ry th in g t h a t you do is un d er y o u r c o n t r o l , and t h a t you oan FEEL th e p o r f e o t
In flo w in g of th e P e r f e c t P r in o l p l e w hich i s th e ^Wisdom of The F a th e r , so t h a t
y o u r a o tio n s and y o u r th o u g h ts and y o u r f e e l in g s and em otions a r e a l l flo w in g
to g e t h e r in to one p e r f e o t s tre a m o f L ife p e r f e c t l y e x p re sse d th ro u g h you. 7ou
have le a rn e d th e way to ^ eEL IT - now REALIZE IT i t
And th u s you w i l l be HAPFY - and G ive Thanks. Try t o se o u re one s tu d e n t f o r

M entalp h y sio s d u r in g t h i s w eek, and so you w i l l h e lp y o u r M other, M e n ta lp h y sio s ,
Peace be u n to y o u .
S in o e r e ly y o u r T eao h er, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds

o f Joy and Hope.
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W r itte n in F a i t h a t
Los A n g eles, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S.A .
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of ilfr >mnre of lUentalphysirB
54 (3); Silence the Home of Magic; Conscious Ruler of the Human

Heart; Primordial Ruler of the Heavenly Heart.
BREATHINGS FOR THE YfEEKi
1. Same as in y o u r L a s t Commentary.
MEDITATION FOR THE WEEKt1
1. Same as in your L a s t Commentary.
( I hope t h a t you a r e s e e k in g th e in n e r m eaning and re a s o n o f

t h i s M e d ita tio n . "And I p led g e m y s e lf, I vow, t h a t from
th i3 moment hen cefo rw ard n o th in g s h a l l e n te r my Memory - no
id e a o f d i s e a s e , d e c a y , 6 e n i l i t y , o ld a g e , d is a p p o in tm e n t,
d o u b t, f a i l u r e . D eath . . n o th in g s h a l l e n t e r my c o n s c io u s
n ess b u t t h a t w hich i s u n iso n w ith A ll Good and my v e ry
H ig h e st C onception o f T ru th . . . And t h e r e I s e e th e w hole
conduct o f Man, t h e r e I s e e my w hole c o n d u c t." )
My Beloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , Noble o f The L ig h t t
" I am s u r e t h e r e is a s p i r i t u a l w o rld and t h a t we a r e p a r t o f i t , " s a id S i r

O liv e r Lodge. "A s p i r i t u a l w o rld i s f o r me t h e g r e a t e s t o f a l l r e a l i t i e s . It
has n o t le d me, how ever, t o u n d e r - e s tim a te th e im p o rta n c e o f t h i s l i f e . This
l i f e is i n te n s e ly im p o rta n t f o r m ost of u s , and c o n s t i t u t e s a w o n d e rfu l o p p o rtu n
i t y t h a t may n e v e r r e c u r . I n f i n i t e p o s s i b i l i t i e s l i e a h e a d , and I t h in k t h a t i f
my i n v e s t ig a t io n s have proved a n y th in g t o my co m p lete s a t i s f a c t i o n i t i s t h a t
t h i s w orld i s n o t our home. . . . You s e e , we a r e s p i r i t s now, a lth o u g h we a r e
in c a r n a te in th e bo d y . We a r e alw ays a c ti n g as s p i r i t s , and we can do c e r t a i n
supernorm al th in g s now.................. I t i s a m is ta k e t o suppose t h a t m a t e r i a l o b je c ts
in th e m a t e r i a l w o rld a r e a l l t h a t e x i s t . THEY CONSTITUTE ONLY THE SHADOWS OF A
DEEPER AND SPIRITUAL REALITY."
I quote t h i s t o show t h a t , no m a tte r w hat our p a r t i c u l a r s tu d y , we i n e v i t a

b ly m ust come to th e same c o n c lu s io n . The p h y s i c i s t , p u sh in g h is i n v e s t i g a t i o n s
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THIS SPACE IS FOR YOUR O W N NO
as f a r as he can on th e p h y s ic a l p la n e , comes t o th e m e ta p h y s ic a l. The m a t e r i
a l i s t m ust come t o th e s p i r i t u a l .
(a ) We A re Made o f E te r n a l T h in g s.
A ccum ulating a c e r t a i n amount o f e a r t h l y m a t e r i a l , su c h as money and t h i n g s , is

o f no perm anent u s e . You can a c cu m u la te e x p e rie n o e , memory, k in d n e s s e s , and so
f o r t h - and th e s e a r e th e r e a l v a lu e s - - p erm anent, e t e r n a l . . AND THEY BECOME
OUR VERY OWN, PART OF THE SUBSTANCE OF US.
I rem ind you t h a t S ile n c e Is th e Home o f Magic - n o t u n t i l we know how t o be

s i l e n t oan we hope t o know much. O fte n , when w r i t i n g t o my s tu d e n ts in a i l
p a r ts o f th e w o rld , I w ish t h a t we c o u ld a l l m eet t o g e t h e r . S tu d e n ts a re alw ays
coming and g o in g , and I alw ays do my b e s t to g iv e them tim e when th e y come to
Los A n g e le s. As a g e n e ra l r u l e , I am im p re sse d w ith th e f i n e ty p e of human b e
in g t h a t we a t t r a c t t o M e n ta lp h y s ic s . Only to d a y t h e r e have come a s tu d e n t from
W ashington, D .C ., a n o th e r from th e S t a t e of W ash in g to n , a n o th e r who i s g o in g t o
Ja p a n , a n o th e r who has s o ld h is b u s in e s s and in te n d s t o s e t t l e f o r some tim e in
C a l if o r n ia so t h a t he may come t o The I n s t i t u t e f o r p r i v a t e te a c h in g , a n o th e r
from New Y ork, and a n o th e r from Norway - one o f our v a l i a n t m is s io n a r ie s who
w ent th e r e two y e a rs ago and has b een te a c h in g c l a s s e s . These in one d a y . A ll
s o r t s of p e o p le in a l l w alks o f l i f e . Yet ALL s e e k in g f o r th e T ru th o f L ife
t h a t th ey know i s t o be fo u n d .
As y o u r T e a o h er, I am so happy t h a t , in th e l iv e s of ev ery o n e who comes to The

I n s t i t u t e , M e n ta lp h y sic s has b ro u g h t t h a t i n t a n g i b l e S om ething - t h a t m y s t e r i
ous D ivine Som ething t h a t we have n o t been a b le e a s i l y t o f i n d . I f e e l i n c r e a s
in g ly t h a t M e n ta lp h y sic s w i l l some day be th e u n i v e r s a l p h ilo s o p h y . Im agine a
s t a t e of s o c i e t y when t h e r e s h a l l be a l l over t h i s e a r t h men and women l i k e you
and me, men and women who have le a r n e d t h a t th e s o le w o rthy p u r p o rt o f l i f e is
t o h e lp our f e llo w men and make t h i s e a r th a v e r i t a b l e H eaven. Im agine 1
Im agine w hat human s o c ie t y w i l l be when everyone is w o rking and l i v i n g f o r th e
o th e r : we can se e t h a t when Knowledge has become e n s h rin e d in th e h e a r ts o f
men e v ery w h ere, p o v e rty and d is e a s e and f e a r and human m is e ry and woe w i l l have
d is a p p e a re d . We s h a l l l i v e in lo v e and m u tu a l f a i t h and t r u s t .
(b) You Are An E ld e r B r o th e r .
Do you r e a l i z e . My B elo v ed , t h a t you a re a member o f th e New Race - t h a t even

now you a r e w a lk in g th e e a r t h n o t as a m o r ta l, b u t as an im m o rta l? Do you know
t h a t y o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o t h e human ra c e i s e x c e e d in g ly g r e a t , and t h a t as
you r e a d i l y a c c e p t t h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y you make y o u r own l i f e r i c h e r and GROW
in t h e T ru th o f L ife ? And i t i s in th e V ib ro -M a g n e tic B re a th , w hich we a re now
re v ie w in g , t h a t you can se e th e f i r s t p o in t of r e a l g ro w th . Even in th e
A ffirm a tio n
" I am now t h in k in g of th e m ost B e a u tif u l th in g t h a t I

have e v e r known. There i t comes b e f o r e my e y e s , t h a t
b e a u t i f u l p i c t u r e - p erh ap s from th e lo n g a g o , p erhaps
from th e f a r away . . t h e r e i t s ta n d s p e r f e c t l y d e l i n
e a te d b e fo r e my eyes as i f i t happened b u t a moment
ago . . . e t c . , e tc .
- even in th e A f f ir m a tio n we can s e e th e deep C r e a tiv e F orce b e in g awakened,

and now, th ro u g h T ra n sm u ta tio n , we a r e on our way t o th e f u l l u n d e rs ta n d in g of
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th e L ig h t t h a t comes to us th ro u g h th e s p i r i t o f l i f e .
In re v ie w in g th e V ibro-M agpetio B re a th , w h ile we s t i l l h o ld on to th e a c ti o n

t h a t we have le a r n e d in a l l th e B r e a th s , we ocme h e re t o th e g ra d u a l " l e t t i n g -
up" . . . we a r e coming t o s e e t h a t t h e r e i s a g r e a t e r t h in g th a n A c tio n , and
t h a t i s NON-ACTION. We a r e coming t o s e e t h a t t h e r e i s a g r e a t e r t h in g th a n
th e Body, and t h a t i s LIFE.
WE COME FROM THE BODY TO THE LIFE.

FROM THE NIGHT TO THEHSaY
FROM THE SOUND TO THE STfllSNCE
FROM THE CREATURE TO THE CREATOR
FROM THE PLANT TO THE SEEff
FROM THE SEED TO THE SiEDlESS
FROM THE SEEDLESS TO THE ROOTLESS
FROM THE APPEARANCE TO THE REALITY
FROM TEE CONSCIOUS SPIRIT TO THE FRIMORDIAL SPIRIT
FROM MAN TO GOD WITHIN MAN.
The P rim o rd ia l S p i r i t i s t h e t r u e e s s e n c e . I t i s from th e P r im o r d ia l S p i r i t t h a t

th e Consoious S p i r i t oomes - th e C onscious S p i r i t i s v e ry a p p a r e n t, and i t can
a d a p t i t s e l f u n c e a s in g ly t o a lm o st any c o n d it io n .
The Consoious S p i r i t i s th e R u le r o f th e Human H e a r t.

^ h e P rim o rd ia l S p i r i t I s th e k u l e r o t h e H eavenly f f e a r t.
(c) The C onsoious vs. The P r im o r d ia l.
So long as t h e C onsoious S p i r i t s ta y s i n th e body i t i s a n im u s. W hile th e body

i s e n te r in g i n t o e x is t e n c e , t h e P r im o r d ia l S p i r i t has n o t y e t made a body in
w hich i t can i n c o r p o r a te i t s e l f , - t h e r e f o r e , i t c r y s t a l l i z e s i t s e l f i n t o t h a t
Oneness t h a t we t h in k a b o u t. But t h e B re a th , th e HOLY BREATH, i s n o t y e t known.
A t th e tim e o f b i r t h th e new -born draws in t h e power o f th e a i r . The B re a th s u s

t a i n s i t and s t a r t s i t and th e p a th has begun a lo n g th e l i n e o f c o n s c io u s n e s s .
The HOLY BREATH a t b i r t h le a v e s th e p r im o rd ia l s t a t e o f N o n -a c tio n , and oomes
i n t o th e s p h e re o f A c tio n , so t h a t th e Holy B re a th becomes t h e Human B re a th ,
d w e llin g in t h e Human H e a rt ( c o n s c io u s n e s s ) . THE PRIMORDIAL SPIRIT RETIRES, so
t o sp e a k , FOR IT LOVES THE SILENCE (NON-ACTION), b u t th e CONSCIOUS SPIRIT LOVES
ACTION AND MOVEMENT, a d a p ta tio n s t o o u te r c o n d it io n s , w hioh means d e a th , w h ile
THE PRIMORDIAL SPIRIT LOVES LIFE.
When we come t o know t h i s , and d e te rm in e t h a t we w i l l awaken t h e P rim o rd ia l

S p i r i t - o r , r a t h e r , go" t o d w e ll w here th e P r im o r d ia l S p i r i t d w e lls - therTw e
come t o know th ro u g h p r a c t i c e t h a t t h e BREATH OF llF E i s t r u l y m a g ic a l and
w o n d e rfu l.
In i t s c i r c u l a t i o n we f i n d our power o f A o tio n m ixes so d i v in e ly w ith th e power

o f N on-A ction w ith in th e E n d u rin g S p i r i t o f t s , and w ith w h at b e n e f i c i a l r e s u l t
we a r e g r a d u a lly coming t o s e e . . . and we s h a l l s e e i t m ore and more as we go
a lo n g in our Com m entaries tow ards Our Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a th . We s h a l l s e e t h a t
th e Consoious S p i r i t tra n s fo rm s i n t o th e P r im o r d ia l S p i r i t - becomes tra n sm u te d
, . . b u t we m ust have c o n so io u s p r a c t i c e in th o R ig h t T eaohing by th e R ig h t
M ethod'by th e R ig h t Man - and THOU ART THE RIGHT MAN.
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In th e V ibro-M agnetic B re a th we a r e a t th e m id d le of th e J o u rn e y , and I a s k you.
My B eloved, t o w a it p a t i e n t l y on t h e Law of your own Being . . s tu d y and p r a c t ic e
w ith th e Inward B re a th r a t h e r th a n w ith th e Outward - th e in w a rd -flo w in g o r b a c k
w a rd -flo w in g r a t h e r th a n th e o u tw a rd -flo w in g . WE HAVE TO BREATHE WITH THE HEART,
so t h a t t h e B ackw ard-flow ing p ro c e s s r e v e a ls i t s e l f u n to you.
This i s th e only way o f th e r e v e r e n t p r a o tio e o f The Law.
(d ) E x h o r ta tio n To P a tie n c e .
A ll t h i s may sound o b s c u re , b u t I know t h a t you w i l l g e t th e m eaning - and t h a t

is a l l I d e s i r e . I have som etim es h eard of s tu d e n ts s a y in g t h a t , a f t e r a y e a r
o r tw o, th e y g e t t e r r i b l y t i r e d o f s tu d y in g and p r a c t i s i n g The Law of L ife - a.ie
as one who has had to s tr u g g l e c o n s ta n t ly f o r w hat he has a t t a i n e d , I cen q u i:e
u n d e rsta n d and sy m p ath ize w ith t h i s f e e l i n g . But when we remember th e hundreds
of th o u san d s o f p eo p le i t has ta k e n t o b r in g you and I w here we a r e to d a y -
alw ays in p a ir s - when we t h in k of th e id io s y n o r a c ie s and p e c u l i a r i t i e s and t e n
d e n c ie s to th e e a r t h p la n e t h a t each o f th e s e hundreds of th o u sa n d s of p eo p le
have c o n tr ib u te d to make us w hat we a r e to d a y . . . th e n wo s h o u ld r e a l i z e how
oomplex a b e in g we a r e . We m ust have p a tie n c e , and r e a l i z e t h a t we a re l e a r n in g
th e ARi of L iv in g . We a r e a p p r e n tic e s in th e A r t, and m ust be w i l l i n g alw ays to
le a rn .
When I was t h i r t e e n I w ent to l e a r n th e tr a d e of p r i n t i n g and k in d re d t r a d e s . I

was th e y o u n g e st a p p r e n tic e among t e n , and th e o th e r n in e , by v i r t u e of t h e i r
s e n i o r i t y , had th e power t o o rd e r me a ro u n d , and I was com pelled to do t h e i r b id
d in g . I n a t u r a l l y r e b e l l e d . The f i r s t two y e a rs w ere a b s o lu te s la v e r y , b u t I
g r a d u a lly came to se e t h a t I was le a r n in g so m e th in g o f v a lu e - w hich th e whole
w o rld co uld n o t ta k e from me. Year a f t e r y e a r w ent by, and I grew in th e know l
edge of my b u s in e s s , u n t i l a t long l a s t I was g iv en my in d e n tu r e and t o l d t h a t 1
was a f u l l - f l e d g e d Journeym an. The a p p r e n t ic e s h ip was a t e r r i b l e o r d e a l - d i s c i p
l i n e , d i s c i p l i n e a l l th e tim e . But i t f i n a l l y gave me th e r i g h t t o se e t h a t
o th e rs d id my b id d in g ,
So in th e le a r n in g of th e R oyal A r t. We must be p a t i e n t , and n o t r e b e l . We m ust

r e a l i z e t h a t t h i s i s th e Way, and t h a t th e r e i s no s h o r t c u t . We may f e e l t h a t
we w ish to be v e ry s p i r i t u a l , and w ant to g e t t h e r e much more q u ic k ly . We may
l i s t e n t o o t h e r s , and th u s be le d a s t r a y . How many tim e s have I se en s tu d e n ts
who a r e n o t "making p r o g r e s s " , as th e y t h i n k . Look i n t o t h e i r l i v e s , and you
w i l l f in d t h a t th e y a r e n o t p re p a re d to p r a o t i o e , and do n o t p r a c t i s e , y e t th e y
th in k t h a t th e w o rld owes them a l l i t s know ledge. No, i t can n o t be done t h a t way
We iiave to w ork, and be happy in our p r a c t i s e , end g iv e th a n k s c o n ti n u a ll y .
I hope t h a t you w i l l have a v e ry happy week . . . t h a t you w i l l do a l l t h a t you

can t o a g g re g a te s tu d e n ts among y o u r f r i e n d s l e t me r e p e a t t h a t i f you do
n o t d e v o te c o n s c ie n tio u s ly a c e r t a i n d e f i n i t e amount of y o u r tim e t o i n t e r e s t i n g
o t h e r s , you a r e s ta n d in g in y o u r own l i g h t . Make up y o u r mind t h a t you w i l l g e t
a t l e a s t one s tu d e n t d u r in g th e coming week - - - and I a s s u r e you t h a t i t w i l l
b r in g g r e a t b le s s in g s i n t o y o u r own l i f e , to s a y n o th in g of th e l i f e of your
f r i e n d whom you in d u ce t o come i n t o M e n ta lp h y sio s .
My peaoe I g iv e t o you alw ays ---- a l l w ays.
S in c e r e ly your T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
W r itte n in F a ith a t of Joy and Hope.
Los A ngeles., C a l i f o r n i a , U .S,A .
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N O T T O B E T O U C H E O , IF P O S S IB L E ,
55 (4); The Center of Our Technique; Need of Zeal"Do Not Grow

Weary of Well-Doing. *
v BREATHINGS FOR THE .WEEKi
1* Same as i n y o u r L a s t Commentary
MEDITATIONS FOR THE WEEK;
1. Same a s i n y o u r L a s t Commentary.
(You s h o u ld g iv e deep th o u g h t t o th e in n e r m eaning o f th e words

o f t h i s M e d ita tio n . Take s e n te n c e by s e n te n c e and a n a ly z e .
T hink o f th e m eaning o f su c h words as " p le d g e " and l,vow"; and
o f d i s e a s e , d e c a y , s e n i l i t y , d is a p p o in tm e n t, d o u b t, f a i l u r e ,
d e a th . Be SURE t h a t you u n d e rs ta n d th e m eaning t o th e e x te n t
t h a t you KNOW t h a t you know .)
My B eloved S tu d e n t i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N oble o f The L ig h t:
G re e tin g s in The Bond,
In y o u r l a s t Commentary, I a sk e d you t o do a l l t h a t you c o u ld i n a g g re

g a tin g s tu d e n ts among your f r i e n d s . Why do I r e p e a te d l y a d v is e yo u t o do t h i s ?
Why sh o u ld you d e v o te a c e r t a i n am ount o f y o u r tim e t o s y s t e m a t i c a l l y i n t e r e s t i n g
y o u r f r i e n d s when i t i s su ch a h a rd t h in g t o do? The re a s o n i s t h a t , when we come
(as we h a v e ) t o th e V ibro-m a-gnetic B r e a th , we MUST use th e f o r c e ; o th e r w is e ,
h a v in g th e f o r c e d e v e lo p e d w i t h in us and r e f u s in g t o USE i t , i t d e p a r ts from u s .
The r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i s in e s o a p e a b le . We MUST "keep i t in c i r c u l a t i o n , " so t o
sp e ak ; f o r you w i l l know t h a t ALL l i f e i s m o tio n , and i f a t h in g c e a s e s t o engage
in i t s own r i g h t a c t i v i t y i t a tr o p h i e s and d ie s s h a l l be ta k e n from
him even t h a t w hich ho h a t h ."
A nother r e a s o n i s t h a t we a l l d e s i r e t o s e e M e n ta lp h y sic s s p re a d a l l
over th e e a r t h , f o r n o th in g s h o r t o f th e r e g e n e r a t io n o f th e w hole human ra o e i s
our o b j e c t i v e . T h e r e f o r e , be i n t e n s e ; n e v e r m ind th e r e f u s a l s . Each r e f u s a l T vill
n o t b r in g you d is a p p o in tm e n t, b u t w i l l make you more and more g r a t e f u l t h a t you
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a r e y o u r s e l f in The L ig h t, and com paring y o u r s e l f w ith th o s e who s t i l l lo v e th e
d a r k n e s s , you w i l l be a b le more and more e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y t o Give T hanks. Make up
y o u r mind t h a t you w i l l g e t AT LEAST one s tu d e n t each m onth.
I have a d v is e d y o u , i n th e i n s t r u c t i o n s g iv e n above on your M e d ita tio n ,

t o a n a ly z e t h e t r u e m eaning o f y o u r A f f ir m a tio n f o r t h i s g lo r io u s B r e a th . "What
IS t h e l o v e l i e s t t h i n g I have e v e r known, and w hat do I FEEL when I t h in k upon i t ? "
T hink o f i t i n t h e l i g h t o f th e " m e ltin g " and "m ix in g " and "b ao k w a rd -flo w in g
p r o c e s s e s " . T his week we a r e t o le a d o u rs e lv e s on t o th e H e a lin g B r e a th , w hioh i s
embodied i n t h e V ib ro -M a g n e tic , or. r i s e s o u t o f i t .
IMPORTANT - IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PRESENT COMMENTARY YOU SHOULD STUDY

FAITHFULLY YOUR TWELFTH COMMENTARY, AND BE QUITE SURE THAT YOU
ARE THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH IT .
(a) THE PRANIC BREATH
In t h a t Commentary you w i l l s e e t h a t we have d e a l t w ith a B re a th t h a t i s n o t shown

anywhere i n th e I n i t i a t e Group C ourse - i t i s t h e P ra n ic B re a th or th e H e a lin g
B re a th . A r is in g o u t o f th e V ib ro -M ag n etio - th e f i r s t t r u l y e l e c t r i c a l b r e a t h -
t h i s P ra n ic o r H e a lin g B re a th i s one o f t h e m o st w o n d e rfu l phases o f th e w hole o f
o u r te c h n iq u e . So t h i s w eek, re v ie w in g w ith t h i s Commentary our T w e lfth Commentary
we a r e t o le a d o u r s e lv e s i n t o th e S ile n c e a n d , th ro u g h th e power o f our m ind,
l i t e r a l l y tr a n s f o r m o u r s e lv e s by th e mind*a pow er.
We d e v e lo p i n t u r n t h e ( a ) P o s i t i v e C e n te r o f our W ill Pow er, and (b ) th e N e g a tiv e

C e n te r o f our W ill Pow er.
In th e m e d i ta t io n a l s i d e o f th e V ib ro -M a g n e tic B r e a th , we have come t o "The

L o v e lie s t T hing I have e v e r Known". We f i n d in t h i s a t t i t u d e o f mind th e n e a r e s t
a p p ro ach t o b l i s s t h a t we have known, f o r th e s im p le re a s o n t h a t w h ile th e mind i s
oooupied w ith t h e l o v e l i e s t t h in g t h a t has e v e r come i n t o my m ind, I c a n n o t be
th in k in g o f a n y th in g t h a t comes on a low er l e v e l o f th o u g h t o r c o n s c io u s n e s s . So
i n th e V ib ro -M a g n e tic B r e a th , o u r WHOLE BEING - o u r b o d ie s and our m inds - a re
sw ept w ith th e ELIXIR t h a t i s h id d e n ; . . and we emerge w ith th e F i r e o f L ife b u rn
in g b r i g h t l y i n e v e ry c e l l o f u s , knowing t h a t i t has come from th e C e n te r o f F i r e
( a t t h e b a se o f t h e s p in e ) and a sce n d e d t o th e S a c re d P in n a c le ( a t th e to p o f th e
h e a d )
In our rhythm o f b r e a t h in g we have been ta k e n baokward and inw ard . . . n a u g h t has

been a llo w e d t o go o u ts id e . . . we a r e i n p e r f e o t b a la n o e .
( I f you have d i f f i c u l t y i n f o llo w in g me, t u r n b ack t o y o u r T w e lfth

Commentary, and c a r e f u l l y and r e v e r e n t l y go th ro u g h th e P ra n io B r e a th .
Do i t t h r e e tim e s a d a y . F o llo w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s w h ic h le a d you t o
th e " p u sh in g " f e e l i n g a t th e r i g h t s id e o f th e h e a d , and th e s i m i l a r
f e e l i n g in th e l e f t s id e o f th e head when you r e v e r s e th e o u r r e n t ,
and t h e n , w ith t h e sw eeping movement downward c a r r y o u t th e a f f i r m a
t i o n s t h a t a r e g iv e n on p p . 3 and 4 o f th e T w e lfth Commentary. You
w i l l n o t be a b le t o u n d e rs ta n d t h i s B re a th u n le s s you p r a c t i s e i t ;
t h e r e f o r e , i f i t i s n o t r o o te d i n y o u r m ind th ro u g h p r a o t i o e , do i t
now - and c o n tin u e to do i t . F o r t h i s w o n d e rfu l B re a th i s t r u l y a
h e a lin g b r e a t h . )
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(b ) IMPORTANCE OF THE TECHNIQUE
We have come t o The L o v e lie s t T hing I have E ver Known . In our m e d itu tio n a l
a t t i t u d e a l l i s p l a s t i c and a t p e a o e .. We a r e in th e Magic W ith in so f a r as we cun
go, and th e n , w ith th e i n t e n s i t y o f o u r H ig h e s t T hought, we p r a c t i s e lo o k in g and
FEELING t o th e r i g h t . . g o in g f u r t h e r , . . f e e l i n g "as i f I am on a c lo u d g o in g
o u t e n d le s s ly th ro u g h sp a ce t o th e r i g h t , ."as i f I am th e bosom o f a g r e a t b illo w
going o u t o v e r a f a r - o u t s t r e t c h i n g s e a t o th e r i g h t " (and l a t e r t o t h e l e f t ) ,
knowing t h a t th e f o r c i n g - o u t f e e l i n g on th e r i g h t s id e and th e l e f t j i d e o f th e
head i n p ro p e r o r d e r i s th e c le a n s in g p ro c e s s f o r t h e h ig h e r s u b s ta n c e of my body
and my m ind. We have c h arg ed th e W ill - we have tu r n e d on Thought t o a d e g re e as
h ig h as we a r e c a p a b le of . . w e have h e ld th e th o u g h t, and now we s to p th e
c u r r e n t . . . and we f e e l i t coming downward. (You w i l l r e v iv e y o u r memory o f th e
te c h n iq u e of t h i s B re a th by r e f e r r i n g t o y e u r T w e lfth Commentary, and l e s t th e s e
s h e e ts g e t i n t o th e hands o f th e p ro fa n e t h e r e is* no need f o r me t o r e i t e r a t e i n a
manner t h a t can be u n d e rsto o d b y .an y o n e n o t w i t h in our r a n k s .)
Though t h i s h e a lin g b r e a t h may a t th e s t a r t a p p e a r t o be n e b u lo u s t o th o s e who

have n o t d ev elo p ed t h e i r i n t u i t i o n a l pow ers, i t em bodies a c t u a l l y our p rim a ry con
c e p t and f i r s t t r u e r e a l i z a t i o n o f th e G olden L ig h t ( th e S e c re t of t h e Golden
F lo w e r).
We have come t o t h e in n e r c le a n in g p r o c e s s , t o th e tr a n s m u t a ti o n , d i s s o l v in g th e
b o d ily s u b s ta n c e s so t h a t th e y may be m ixed w ith th e d i v in e , b r e a k in g down th e
ro c k t h a t we may f in d th e g o ld , l e a r n in g how t o r e a c h (so t h a t we may be a b le t o
do i t a t a l l tim e s w henever we d e s i r e t o do s*o), our h ig h e s t c o n s c io u s n e s s .
And as th e s e Com m entaries upon th e P a th o f P e r f e c ti o n a r e n o t m eant f o f th e eyes

o f anyone who i s n o t a s i n c e r e Noble o f The L ig h t, I am p u rp o s e ly p r e s e n tin g th e
m eaning i n lan g u ag e t h a t m ust rem ain o b sc u re t o th o s e who have n o t eyes t o s e e .
You w i l l have n o tic e d in y o u r Com m entaries t h a t I have used many term s w hich in
th e m se lv e s may seem t o in v o lv e c o n f l i c t o f m eaning t o t h e p u p i l, b u t I p ray o f y o u ,
If y B elo v ed , r e v e r e n t l y s e e k f o r th e h id d e n m eaning.
(c) NEED OF ZEAL
Do n o t grow w eary i n w e ll d o in g . So many p e o p le a r e lo o k in g f o r a " s h o r t c u t " .

Only y e s te r d a y , I was s p e a k in g w ith a man who w ish ed t o come i n t o M e n ta lp h y sic s
and be g iv e n a l l t h a t I know i n a few weeks tim e - w ith th e o b j e c t , above a l l
o t h e r s , o f l e a r n in g how t o t e a c h M e n ta lp h y s ic s . He had s tu d ie d v e ry much, he s a i d ,
and he re c o u n te d , w ith some j u s t i f i a b l e p r i d e , th e many p h ilo s o p h ie s he had d a b b le d
i n . "Now," he s a i d , " I am lo o k in g f o r w hat I know you h a v e , and I w ant i t q u ic k ."
He th e n w ent on t o t e l l me t h a t he had "b ee n in C h r i s t i a n S c ie n c e f o r many y e a r s " ,
n o t r e a l i z i n g t h a t i t i s n o t a m a tte r o f " b e in g in " any p a r t i c u l a r te a c h in g t h a t
m a tte r s v e ry much b u t t h a t ALL t h a t m a tte r s i s how much we can b r in g i n t o
m a n i f e s t a t i o n i n o u r own l i v e s . I have r e p e a te d l y s t a t e d in y o u r C om m entaries,
and I d a re s a y I s h a l l do so a g a in and a g a in , i f I s a y t h a t I KNOW a t h i n g , and am
n o t a b le to d e m o n s tra te t h a t t h i n g , th e n I am f o o li n g m y se lf . . I prove m y se lf
t o be a c t i n g as a f o o l o r s im p ly ly in g a g a i n s t th e r u l e s o f L i f e .
I e x h o rt you c o n t i n u a l l y t o r i g h t p r a c t i o e . The p r i c e l e s s B re a th o u tlin e d i n t h i s

Commentary w i l l be p r i c e l e s s t o YOU i f you w i l l p r a c t i s e i t , b u t i f you m e re ly
re a d a b o u t i t and do n o t p r a o t i s e , i t w i l l be o f no v a lu e w h a te v e r. To m e re ly
rea d a b o u t so m eth in g does n o t b r in g us KNOWLEDGE. E v e ry th in g t h a t we can e v e r
l e a r n and we s h a l l a t l a s t oome t o kiiow t h a t t h e r e i s n o th in g w h a te v e r t h a t we
c a n n o t l e a r n , so t h a t i t beoomes our v e ry own i s sh ro u d e d in m y ste ry u n t i l we
l e a r n how t o m a n if e s t i t .
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When G a lile o in v e n te d th e te le s o o p e he was aooused o f m ag ic-m ongering by th e
le a r n e d men o f h i s d a y . In a famous l e t t e r t o K e p le r he t o l d t h e s t o r y o f how a
le a r n e d D ootor a t P is a U n i v e r s i ty tu r n e d away i n p io u s h o r r o r from h i s t e l e s c o p e
and w ould n o t lo o k th ro u g h su o h a blasphem ous in s tr u m e n t. "How I w is h you w ere
h e re w ith me t o have a good la u g h ," he w r o te .
T h at i s how a l l p io n e e rs f e e l a b o u t t h e n e rv o u s mass o f hum anity who c r in g e b e f o r e

th e now know ledge, o r who, th ro u g h t h e i r a c o r e d ite d P r ie s t h o o d s , t u r n upon th e
d is o o v e r e r and c a s t i g a t e him . Ohi For a f r i e n d who u n d e rs ta n d s t h a t t h e r e i s
n o th in g w icked o r blasphem ous a b o u t t h i s new know ledge! Oh! F o r j u s t one man who
c o u ld r e l i e v e my mind by h a v in g a good la u g h a t th e e x p en se o f th o s e who la u g h so
h e a r t i l y , and w ith so l i t t l e r e a s o n , a t my e x p en se I Is t h a t n o t th e o ry o f th e
in n o v a to r i n a l l a g e s?
The power of m in d , so lo n g d e r id e d by th e le a r n e d men o f th e W e st, i s now f a s t

beooming a c a r d i n a l p o in t i n a l l th e s c ie n c e s o f t h e w o r ld . H ypnotism , th e t e l e
p a th ic c o n n e c tio n and c o n tr o l o f one mind by a n o th e r , i s now b e in g used f o r th e
good o f th e r a c e .
'D angerous!" s a y p e o p le , when th e y f i n d th e y oan no lo n g e r sa y " R id ic u lo u s i" T hat

i s t h e i r l a s t l i n e o f d e fe n c e , now as a lw a y s.
Of c o u rs e , h y p n o tism i s d an g ero u s - i n t h e wrong h a n d s . So i s gunpow der, so is

a r s e n i c , so i s a b r e a d - k n if e . Even a b a b y 's b o t t l e c o u ld be ground up and made
i n t o a d e a d ly p o is o n . T here i s n o th in g good o r bad b u t t h in k i n g makes i t s o ,
s a id S hak esp eare* and t h i s a p p li e s t o h y p n o tism as t o e v e ry th in g e l s e .
The more you know a b o u t y o u r own mind and th e mind of y o u r n e ig h b o u r , t h e more you
r e a l i z e t h a t we a r e a l l t r u l y sons o f one G re a t U n iv e rs a l God, and r e f l e c t i o n s o f
His U n iv e rs a l M ind. W ith t h a t know ledge comes p e a c e , and w i t h peaoe comes th e
S p i r i t of God to g iv e us m o ra l power beyond th e a b i l i t y o f any know ledge t o b re a k -
f o r in th e Mind o f God know ledge and power a r e b a la n c e d i n p e r f e c t harm ony, and
even th e s u g g e s tio n o f t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f su c h an u n b a la n o e w ould c o n s t i t u t e an
i n t o l e r a b l e blasphem y a g a i n s t t h e H oly S p i r i t .
T his week I t r u s t t h a t you w i l l h a w a week o f happy e x p e r im e n ta tio n . Do n o t be

in a h u r ry - g iv e y o u r s e l f p l e n t y of t im e . P r a c t i s e t h i s P r a n ic B re a th em bodied
w i t h in th e V ib ro -M a g n e tic B r e a th , and h e a l y o u r s e l f o f ALL n e g a tio n on th e p h y s i
c a l , m e n ta l and s p i r i t u a l p la n e . I t can be d o n e, and you w i l l do i t . Be hap p y .
Know t h a t ALL th e f o r c e s o f L if e I t s e l f a r e w ith y o u , and t h a t as you FEEL a f t e r
them , th e y w i l l b e r e v e a le d t o y o u .
If y peace I g iv e u n to you - you a t peaoe f o r ev erm o re.
S i n c e r e ly your T e a c h e r, in F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Jo y and Hope.
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56 (5); Main Obstacles of Intellect and Emotions; "The Fire Is the

Elixir of God"; Illusion and Reality.
BREATHINGS FOR THE WEEK t
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B eloved S tu d e n t i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N oble o f The L ig h t t
A p a s sa g e t h a t I am v e ry fo n d o f i s t h e f i r s t C h a p te r o f t h e Book o f
Jeh o v ah in "O ahspe", and as. I q u o te i t f o r you I a s k you t o THINK a b o u t i t i n t h e
l i g h t o f w hat we have le a r n e d in th e l a s t Com m entaries d e a lin g w ith t h e V ib ro -
M agnetic B re a th :
"ALL WAS. ALL I S . A ll e v e r s h a l l b e . The ALL s p a k e , and M otion w a s, and i s ,

and e v e r s h a l l b e ; an'd, b e in g p o s i t i v e , was c a l l e d He and Him. The ALL
MOTION was H is s p e e c h .
"He s a i d , I AMI And He com prehended a l l t h i n g s , th e s e e n and t h e u n se e n .

Nor i s t h e r e a u g h t in a l l t h e u n iv e r s e b u t w hat i s p a r t o f HIM.
"He s a i d , I am t h e s o u l o f a l l ; and th e a l l t h a t i s s e e n i s o f MY p e rso n and

My body.
"By v i r t u e o f My p re s e n c e a l l t h in g s a r e . By v i r t u e o f My p re s e n c e i s l i f e .
By v i r t u e o f My p re s e n c e a r e th e l i v i n g b ro u g h t f o r t h i n t o l i f e . I am th e
QUICKENER, t h e MOVER, t h e CREATOR, t h e DESTROYER. I am FIRST and LAST.
"Of two a p p a re n t e n t i t i e s am I , n e v e r t h e l e s s I am b u t One. T hese e n t i t i e s

a r e t h e DNSEEN, w hich i s POTENT, and t h e SEEN, w hich i s o f i t s e l f IMPOTENT,
and c a l l e d C o rp o r.
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f o r as t h e l i f e i s t h e p o te n t p a r t , so i s t h e o o r p o re a l p a r t th e im p o te n t
p a rt.
"C h ief over a l l t h a t l i v e on th e e a r t h I made Man? m ale sold fem a le made I them .
And t h a t man m ig h t d i s t i n g u i s h Mo, I commanded him t o g iv e Me a nam e; by
v i r t u e o f My p re s e n c e commanded I him . And man named Me n o t a f t e r a n y th in g in
heaven o r on t h e e a r t h . In o b e d ie n c e t o My w i l l named he Me a f t e r t h e sounds
t h e w ind u t t e r e t h , and he s a i d , E -O -IH l"
(a ) Your D iv in e A f f ir m a tio n .
T hink of t h e wonder o f y o u r own T h o u g h t. How b l e s t we a r e t o know t h e t r u t h w hich

we a f f ir m i n t h e f i n a l a f f i r m a t i o n i n th e V ib ro -M a g n e tic B re a th :
"The C re a to r i s w i t h in me. lo o k in g o u t on t h e U n iv e rse th ro u g h my eyes

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w ith in me, d o in g th e w ork o f th e U n iv e rse th ro u g h my hands
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w i t h in me, EXPRESSING THROUGH ME
"W hatever t h e C re a to r i s , I am . . . I am p e r f e c t , as HE, as IT, THAT WHICH I

FEEL, THAT WHICH I KNOW, WITHIN ME, i s P e r f e o t . . . I am PERFECT MIND i n a
PERFECT BODY . . . I AM THAI1 I AM."
In t h e s e advanced Com m entaries we m ust keep t h e s e c r e t o f th e G olden L ig h t lo o k ed

u p , u s in g lan g u ag e w h ic h , t o t h e p ro fa n e m ind, w i l l a p p e a r t o have no m eaning w hat
e v e r - in d e e d , may a p p e a r t o b e p o s i t i v e l y r i d i c u l o u s . In a l l deep te a o h in g , t h i s
has e v e r been n e c e s s a r y , and v e ry o f te n even th e e a r n e s t a s p i r a n t d e la y s h is
Jo u rn e y t o t h e H e ig h ts by e x p e c tin g th e th in g s o f t h e S p i r i t t o be l i t e r a l l y p r e
s e n te d i n la n g u a g e . F o r in s t a n o e , w ith r e g a r d t o t h e above A f f ir m a tio n , i t i s
q u i te e a sy f o r many p e o p le t o i n t e l l e c t u a l l y u n d e rs ta n d i t s m eaning, b u t we m ust
u se t h e INNER Eye - n o t a lo n e l i s t e n w ith o u r I n t e l l e o t b u t m ust l i s t e n w ith t h e
H eavenly H e a r t.
W hat, t h e n , a r e t h e o b s ta c le s t o o u r REALIZATION?
(b ) The Main O b s ta o le s .
T here a r e o b s ta c le s o f t h e INTERIOR YOU, and o b s ta c l e s o f t h e EXTERIOR YOU. A nalyz

y o u r s e l f , and I d a re s a y t h a t you w i l l f i n d t h a t
The F i r s t O b s ta c le i s YOUR INTELLECT. - We a r e e t e r n a l l y t r y i n g t o f i n d ou t

through t h e I n t e l l e c t , b u t we m ust l e a r n (s o t h a t we can r e a l l y r e a l i z e
i t ) t h a t t h e I n t e l l e c t commences o n ly w here t h e C r e a to r seems t o end.
The Second O b s ta c le i s YOUR EMOTIONS - p a s s io n s t o e x p re s s in ways t h a t draw

us downward ( th e d i s t i n c t l y p h y s ic a l e x p re s s io n th ro u g h s e x u a l d e s i r e
p a s s io n t o p o s s e s s , m a t e r i a l p o s s e s s io n w hich c h a in s us t o t h e e a r t h
p la n e p a s s io n o f p r i d e , t h e em otion o f p e r s o n a l e x u l t a t i o n . Under th e
head o f t h e e m o tio n s , t h e r e a r e many o t h e r s , and you a r e a d v is e d t o f a i t h
f u l l y a n a ly z e y o u r s e l f t o d is o o v e r th em . W herever you f i n d t h a t you a r e
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n o t m aking th e p ro g re s s t h a t you f e e l you w ould l i k e t o be m akihg, i t i s
l i k e l y t h a t y o u r r e t a r d a t i o n i s t r a o e a b l e t o some a s p e o t Of t h e e m o tio n s.
So we have t o g uard t h e two m ain o b s ta c le s - t h e I n t e l l e c t and th e E m o tio n s. By

d o in g s o , we s t i r th e w hole o f th e I n t e r n a l F i r e t o consume a l l q u a l i t i e s t h a t
a r e n e g a tiv e t o th e R ig h t P r i n c i p l e . And as th e F i r e " m e lts rt th e s u b s ta n o e s , y o u ,
through" th e h i g h e s t f o r c e s w i t h in y o u , "mix" t h e p u r i f i e d s u b s ta n c e s , and ccme to
REALIZE"the P r im o r d ia l S p i r i t , r a i s i n g y o u r C onscious S p i r i t t o m eet th e P rim o rd ia l
o r b r in g in g i n to - o o n s ta n t e x p re s s io n th e P r im o r d ia l o f you th ro \jg h th e C onscious
of you.
Thus i n th e V ib ro -M ag n etio B re a th (and th e P r a n ic H e a lin g B re a th w i t h in i t ) you

ta k e th e f i r s t s t e p t o p e r s o n a l p e r f e c t i o n . . . you ta k e y o u r f i r s t s t e p a lo n g
that p a th w here you l e a r n t h a t p e rs o n a l p e r f e c t i o n m ust a g a in be l o s t in c o l l e c t i v e
p e r f e c t i o n - th e w hole g r e a t e r th a n th e p a r t .
When you have con q u ered th e o b s ta c le s o f th e INTERIOR YOU, you w i l l be p re p a re d t o

f i g h t th e good f i g h t a g a i n s t th e many EXTERIOR o b s ta c le s t h a t you m ust overcome i n
th e " B o rd e rla n d o f I l l u s i o n " le a d in g t o th e H e ig h ts .
(c) I l l u s i o n and R e a l i t y
I f th e s tu d e n t knows w h at he i s d o in g in t h i s m a g n if ic e n t B r e a th , happy i s he j
i f n o t , n a u g h t can b e e x p la in e d , and r e a l i z a t i o n can o n ly come by p r a c t i c e , n o t
q u e s tio n in g .
In th e m echanics o f th e V ibro-M agnetio B r e a th ( p a r t i c u l a r l y from th e p o in t o f view

of HEALING), we know t h a t we l o s e o o n so io u sn e ss o f th e bo d y . We e x p e rie n c e t h i s
in th e r a p id c i r c u l a t i o n o f The L ig h t and th e v i b r a t i o n t h a t i t b r i n g s . Very e a r l y
in th e B re a th we know t h a t our FEELING seems t o overpow er o u r I n t e l l e c t j i t
succumbs b e fo r e The L i g h t . Then we f i n d t h a t th e A p p a re n t, th e I l l u s o r y , th e
A ppearance o f th e R e a l i t y , comes n e a r e r and n e a r e r , and a t l a s t we f i n d th e
REALITY a b s o rb in g a l l . Thus we p e n e t r a t e from th e o u te r t o th e i n n e r , we come to
th e Dawn o'f th e R e a l. The c i r c u l a t i n g has d e f i n i t e l y c a u se d th e s u b s ta n c e s to
b re a k down, and a t l a s t we a r e l o s t i n th e W hole. We come t o a p o in t w here t h e r e
i s no m o tio n - y e t th e r e a l i z a t i o n o f th e m o st in te n s e m o tio n ; f o r we have gone
from th e P e rs o n a l Body and th e P e r s o n a l Mind to th e Whole Body and t h e U n iv e rs a l
Mind . . . we have g a in e d some e v id e n c e t h a t th e G olden F low er i s blo o m in g .
IF YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS BREATH, YOU WILL FEEL THAT LIFE WITHIN YOU IS FULL
OF MOTION, YET THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTE STILLNESS. YOU WILL BE CONSCIOUS OF A
GREAT PURPOSE, YET YOU WILL FEEL ENTIRE ABSENCE OF PURPOSE AND EXPERIENCE PUR
POSELESSNESS. YOU WILL BE BREATHING AND BE UNCONSCIOUS OF BREATH. YOU WILL HAVE
BECOME UNCONSCIOUS OF ALL THE LIFE PROCESSES, BUT YOU WILL KNOW YOURSELF TO BE
LIFE EVERLASTING.
IN THIS STATE YOU WILL FIND TMT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD YOUR THOUGHT TO ONE
POINT IN THE MIND - IF IT STRAYS IT IS BECAUSE THE SPIRIT OF YOU STRAYS, FOR YOUR
SPIRIT IS THOUGHT. THOUGHT IS THE HEART. THE HEART IS THE FIRE. The F i r e i s
th e E l i x i r o f God.
And t h u s , Ify B e lo v e d , have we s t a r t e d t o ta k e h o ld o f e t e r n i t y - THE ETERNAL NCW

- becom ing e m an cip ated from tim e and s e n s e , m aking a l l th in g s and co m b in a tio n s o f
t h i n g s , i n th e u n iv e r s e w i t h in and th e u n iv e r s e w i t h o u t, our s e r v a n ts i n s t e a d o f
our t y r a n t s . We become th e C h ild re n o f S e r e n i t y - t h e r e f o r e , we m ust th ro u g h o u t
th e day and n i g h t c u l t i v a t e s e r e n i t y and l e t i t l i v e w i t h i n u s . Thus i n th e
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V ib ro -M ag n etio B r e a th , we f i n d t h a t P eace t h a t p a s s e t h know ledge, and t h a t can be
d e fin e d o n ly th ro u g h our own i n d i v i d u a l e x p e r ie n c e . We have come from s la v e r y to
freedom . . . we have oome from d a rk n e s s i n t o L ig h t . . . we a r e on th e way t o
m a s te ry o f a l l th in g s te m p o ra l and e t e r n a l , and t h e MASTER, we f i n d , s i t s tr iu m
p h a n tly w i t h i n .
(d ) Think On These T h in g s.
So i n f i n i t e i s th e m eaning and e f f e o t o f th e h e a lin g p a r t o f th e V ib ro -M ag n etic

B re a th t h a t I f e e l , as i t i s tim e f o r me t o end t h i s Commentary, t h a t I have n o t
done ju s-clo e n o r f u l l y e lu o id a te d i t s in n e r m ean in g , w hioh I c o u n s e l you e a r n e s t l y
t o s e e k a f t e r . . . t h a t i s y o u r w o rk .
We may lo o k a t t h i s B re a th and a l l t h a t i t em bodies from any v ie w p o in t o f th e

I n t e l l e c t o r th e Reason o r t h e S p i r i t , - a l l o f w h ich a r e , when u n d e rs to o d , one
and th e same - and in th e end a l l t h a t we oon do i s t o s ta n d i n re v e re n o e b e fo r e
th e Wisdom p e n t up in th e s u b s ta n c e s , n o t o f my own p e r s o n a l i n d iv i d u a l i z e d i n
s tr u m e n t, my b o d y , b u t b e fo r e th e UNIVERSAL WISDOM, th e S u s ta in in g A l l , t h a t i s
p e n t up i n th e s u b s ta n o e o f MY WHOLE BODY, t h i s Wide U n iv e rs e .
We bow our heads in g r a t i t u d e , and p le d g e o u r s e lv e s t h a t , as we have w i t h in our

oommand th e "means by w hioh" we may a s p i r e , s o w i l l we go on w i t h c o n s ta n t w a tc h
f u ln e s s over our words (g u a rd th y to n g u e ) , our th o u g h ts , and our d e e d s.
I hope t h a t t h i s Commentary w i l l be an i n s p i r a t i o n t o you t h i s w eek. I hope t h a t

you w i l l f e e l flo w in g to you from me as y o u r T eacher and from th e I n s t i t u t e waves
o f Peace and Good W ill t o a l l men . . . f e e l th e lo v e and th e jo y and th e g r a t i t u d e
and th e peace t h a t we a l l f e e l in b e in g i n d i s s o l u b l y lin k e d f o r e v e r . . . f o r a l l
tim e and u n t i l tim e s h a l l be no m ore. I t i s a g r e a t and- e v e r-w id e n in g i n s p i r a t i o n
t o me t h a t M en ta lp h y sio s i s grow ing and s p re a d in g i t s L ig h t th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld ,
and I hope t h a t y o u , t o o , a r e d o in g a l l t h a t you can t o b r in g a l l men i n t o th e
L ig h t. W ork, w o rk , w ork . . . s p re a d th e good new s. Do a l l t h a t you o a n , and I
know t h a t i n c o u n s e llin g you t o do t h i s , - I am o f f e r i n g you a d v ic e w h ic h , i f ta k e n ,
w i l l prove t o be th e b e s t a d v ic e t h a t can e v e r be g iv e n you - - - - - - - f o r ONLY a s we
h e lp o th e r s can we e x p e c t t o r e o e i v e . And we DO r e o e iv e o n ly AS we g iv e .
P eace be u n to you to d a y and a l l t h e days . . , YOU ARE WHOLE * PERFECT * STRONG +

POWERFUL * LOVING * HARMONIOUS * RICH * YOUNG . . . and YOU ARE HAPPY.
I hope t h a t as a Noble of The L ig h t, you w ear y o u r M e n ta lp h y sio s i n s i g n i a in your

l a p e l . I f you have n o t a lr e a d y a c q u ir e d y o u r " p in " , w r i t e i n and a sk f o r i t . A lso
t h e r e i s a new p u b l ic a ti o n on "The L iv in g W ord", now i n c o u rs e o f m a n u fa c tu re . I t
c o v e rs a f f i r m a t i o n s and m e d ita tio n s f o r a w hole y e a r - I f e e l t h a t i t makes an ad
m ir a b le b ir th d a y g i f t .
I le a v e you i n J o y .
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a o h er, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Jq y and Hope.
W r i t te n i n F a i t h a t
End o f The F i f t y - S i x t h Commentary,

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COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (25): Retrospective; Aspects of
57 Self-Analysis; The Eternal Battle of Life; A Great Dream for Our

Beloved Mentalphysics.
BREATHING FOR THE WEEK:
1. Take any B re a th t h a t you c a re t o , and engage i n i t m e n ta lly ,

s i l e n t l y . Do no s t r i c t l y p h y s ic a l b r e a t h in g t h i s w eek, u n le s s
you f e e l a d i s t i n c t u rg e t o do s o .
MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK*
1. " I REST IN THE LORD . . . . I TAKE REFUGE IN PEACE."
My B eloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , Noble o f The L ight*
S in ce w r i t i n g your . l a s t Commentary, I have been t h in k in g much on th e

S p i r i t u a l L if e . T here was a tim e , in f a r away T i b e t, when, knowing l e s s th a n I
do now, I found b l i s s in th e S i l e n t L if e . At t h a t tim e I found peace i n t r y i n g
to ab sorb from th o s e who knew f a r more th a n I knew j u s t w hat l i f e t r u l y m eans.
I t had ta k e n me many y e a rs to d is c o v e r f o r m y se lf th e p i v o t a l p o in t o f
r i g h t o u tlo o k . I had w andered much, e v e r s e e k in g though e v e r s k e p t i c a l , d o u b tin g ,
r e f u s in g o f te n t o even t r y t o b e l i e v e ; b u t, l i k e so many o t h e r s , v a in ly e x p e c tin g
in some s tr a n g e manner t h a t know ledge would come t o me in some way o u ts id e of
m y s e lf. I have now d is c o v e re d (and I hope t h a t you h a v e ) t h a t Knowledge . . .
TRUTH . . does n o t come u n so u g h t we HAVE TO SEEK IT . And as one who f o r
many y e a rs has been e n d e av o rin g t o u n lo ck th e su b lim e c e n te r s of Knowledge in my
own B eing, I have no r e a s o n t o change my o p in io n . We have t o c o n ti n u a ll y 6 e e k ,
and in our s e a r c h i t som etim es seems t h a t th e tim e w i l l n e v e r come when Knowledge
w i l l open up in our minds as i t seems t o open up i n th e minds o f o t h e r s . We a re
a p t t o grow d e sp o n d en t, some even d e s p a ir and g iv e up - seem t o l i e down b e fo r e
L ife - and prove t h a t t h e i r co u ra g e a f t e r a l l i s s h e e r c o w a rd ic e . S p eak in g f o r
m y se lf, I have t o sa y t h a t n e v e r has t h e r e been a tim e when I have made my
s tr u g g l e tow ards s e l f - b e t t e r m e n t b u t w hat t h e rew ard has been im m ed iate.
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(a ) A spects o f S e l f - A n a l y s i s .
" I f ve l i v e a f t e r th e f l e s h , ye s h a l l d i e , " s a id P a u l, w r i t i n g to th e C h r is tia n a

a t home, " b u t i f ye th ro u g h t h e S p i r i t do m o r tif y th e deeds of th e body ye s h a l l
l i v e . . . f o r as many as a r e le d by th e S p i r i t o f God, th e y a r e th e sons o f God."
We n o b le s of The L ig h t oan a l l sa y t h a t we know t h i s to be t r u e . When we come to
view th e body (as we do in M e n ta lp h y s ic s ) as th e ECHO OF THE SPIRIT, and e x i s t i n g
s o l e l y and a lo n e to c a r r y o u t th e b e h e s ts of The S p i r i t , we se e t h a t th in g s o f th e
body do n o t c o u n t f o r much. WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS. P aul found t h a t t o be so
. . . f o r he s a id * "T hat w hich I do, I do n o t w i l l i n g l y do; f o r w hat I w is h t c
d o , t h a t I do n o t d o , b u t t h a t w nich I h a te I d o ." He found t h a t , e a r l y i n l i f e ,
as a r e s u l t o f a la c k of know ledge , we f a l l i n t o th e h a b it o f d o in g th in g s t h a t
have t o be undone l a t e r when we s t r i v e tow ards t h e b u i ld i n g o f a s p i r i t u a l con
s c io u s n e s s , as we in M en talp h y sio s a r e d o in g . L a te r P a u l s a y s : "For I do n o t do
th e good t h a t I d e s i r e to d o , and th e e v i l t h a t I do n o t w ish t o d o, t h a t I do
. . . I f in d th e n a LAW, t h a t when I d e s i r e to do good, e v i l is p r e s e n t w ith me;
f o r I d e l i g h t i n th e Law of God AFTER THE INWARD KAN, b u t I s e e a n o th e r law in my
members, w a rrin g a g a in s t th e Law o f My Mind, and b r in g in g mei n to c a p t i v i t y t o
th e law of s i n w hich is in my members. . . . SO TEEN WITH THE MIND I MYSELF SERVE
THE LAW OF GOD."
No doubt some o f us in M e n ta lp h y sio s s e e , more o f te n th a n we w is h , t h i s same con

d i t i o n w i t h in o u rs e lv e s . . . b u t l e t us Give Thanks t h a t we do. There was a
tim e when we w ould n o t have even n o t ic e d i t . L et us have no F e a r!
I t i s good, f i r s t .o f a l l , t h a t we do s e e i t ; t h a t i s som ething t o g iv e th a n k s f o r .

When we se e t h e e v id e n c e o f a low n a tu r e w i t h in o u r s e lv e s we sh o u ld n o t d e s p a i r ,
and c ry ou t t h a t we s h a l l n e v e r be em ancipated t o th e p o in t w here our i d e a l s may
f u l l y be r e a l i z e d . When we have s u f f i c i e n t s p i r i t u a l s i g h t t o s e e t h i s , we su p p ly
th e ev id e n c e t h a t we a r e go in g onward and upward . . . t h a t we a r e le a v in g b e h in d
th e o ld n a tu r e , th o u g h i t i s n o t e n t i r e l y e r a d i c a t e d . In g iv in g th a n k s , we sh o u ld
r e s o l v e , and we do r e s o l v e , t h a t we w i l l p re s s on t o th e mark o f our h ig h c a l l i n g ,
t h a t we w i l l th ro u g h m e d ita tio n a s s id u o u s ly u p ro o t from our su b c o n sc io u s mind t h a t
o f w hioh we a r e asham ed, s u b s t i t u t i n g f o r i t t h a t w h ich i s more b e a u t i f u l and o f
good r e p o r t . T ra in in g o u r s e lv e s as we a r e i n M e n ta lp h y s ic s , t h e tim e w i l l come
when t h e r e w i l l be n o th in g w h a te v er of a n e g a tiv e n a tu r e in our c o n s c io u s n e s s .
(b ) The E t e r n a l B a t t l e o f L if e .
My B eloved, no m a tte r how we may view i t , l i f e i s a b a t t l e ; and i t is good t h a t

i t i s s o . We m ust be g r a t e f u l f o r t h e s t r u g g l e , and t o f i g h t th e b a t t l e h e r o i c a l
ly and w e ll i s t h e g r e a t p u rp o se o f e v e ry m an's e x i s t e n c e . To stem th e s tr o n g
o u r re n ts o f a d v e r s i t y , t o advance in s p i t e o f a l l o b s t a c l e s , t o s n a to h v i c t o r y
from t h e je a lo u s g ra s p o f f o r t u n e , t o become a c h ie f and a le a d e r among men . . .
to r i s e by e lo q u e n c o , c o u ra g e , p e rs e v e ra n c e , s tu d y , e n e rg y , a c t i v i t y . . . d i s
couraged by no r e v e r s e s , im p a tie n t o f no d e la y s , d e te r r e d by no h a z ard s - - - t h a t ,
I s a y , i s to f i g h t w e ll th e b a t t l e o f l i f e .
BUT ***** BE NOT THOU THE WARRIOR.
S peaking p e r s o n a lly a g a in , l i f e f o r me i s no lo n g e r t h a t l i f e up in th e f a r
H im alayas, w here one may c o n te m p la te t h e in n e r m y s te rie s i n n o n - a c tio n ; t o t h a t
I have p erh ap s n o t y e t a t t a i n e d - I do n o t know. But l i f e t o me to d a y is ACTION,
a c ti o n , a c ti o n a l l th e tim e , d o in g th ro u g h The S p i r i t t h e deeds of l i f e t h a t make
me a M aster o f Doing . . . e x p re s s in g pin a l l p la n e s o f l i f e t h e d iv in e urg es of
th e C re a tiv e S p i r i t w i t h in me.
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I w ould go so f a r as to sa y t h a t th e h ig h e s t b u t t l e of l i f e f o r us a l l in
M e n ta lp h y sio s , and t h a t in w hioh th e t r u e s t honor and th e m ost r e a l su c o ess a re
t o be won, i s t h a t w hich our I n t e l l e c t and Reason and Moral S ense - Our s p i r i t u a l
n a tu r e s - f i g h t a g a in s t our s e l f i s h a p p e t i t e s and p a s s io n s - our e a r t h l y n a tu r e s .
The s u b ju g a tio n , i n o th e r words o f th o s t r i c t l y human and s e l f i s h in man t o th e
D iv in e i n m an, f o r th e n we may s a y t h a t we have d is c o v e re d th e t r u e g l o r i e s of
h e ro ism , th e su o c e ss t h a t e n t i t l e s us t o tr iu m p h s . But a l l t h i s means DOING -
L ife i s m easured by w hat we DO.
BUT ------ BE NOT THOU THE WARRIOR . . . SEEK THOU THE WARRIOR WITHIN THEEI
AND LET HIM FIGHT THY BATTLES I
(o ) M en ta lp h y sio s th e Key t o Knowledge.
In t h i s b a t t l e o f l i f e , b a s in g my o p in io n on a f a i r l y w id e o b s e r v a tio n of human
b e in g s , I f e e l t h a t a l l t h a t a man can a sk f o r i s H appiness and h is H e a r t s D e s ire ,
founded in Wisdom. I t sounds s im p le enough - and i t IS s im p le , when we know th e
Law of Our B eing . . . and we oan n e v e r f in d h a p p in e ss ( u n le s s i t be th e b l i s s
t h a t accom panies ig n o ra n c e ) w ith o u t f i r s t a c q u ir in g th e n e c e s s a ry KNOWLEDGE. When
we r e a l i z e t h a t t h e r e a r e no two human b e in g s a l i k e , we sh o u ld n o t be s u r p r is e d
t h a t w hat i s p e r f e c t h a p p in e ss t o one i s q u i t e a n o th e r t h in g t o someone e ls e ; and
w hat w ould s a t i s f y th e h e a r t of one human b e in g w ould b o re a n o th e r t o d i s t r a c t i o n .
But THE LAW IS THE SAME FOR ALL.
And th e lo n g e r I am a T eacher o f M e n ta lp h y sio s , t h e more do I r e a l i z e t h a t , i f
th e y p r a c t i s e , a l l men have t h e key t o l i f e in our b e lo v e d p h ilo s o p h y . I hope
t h a t you who re a d can e x u lt in M e n ta lp h y sio s as I c a n , b u t i t i s to o much to hope
t h a t e v ery Noble o f The L ig h t oan f e e l i t s b e a u ty to th e same d e g re e . B u t, even
i f you have n o t y e t oame t o t h e p o in t o f KNOWLEDGE w h ic h you re c o g n iz e as M a ste r
s h ip , I know t h a t you w i l l n e v e r th e le s s a g re e w ith me when I d e o la r e t h a t , w ith
th e p r i n c i p l e s and p r a c t ic e s o f M en ta lp h y sio s f ir m l y ro o te d i n th e m ind, and d e e p ly
e n tre n c h e d in th e wisdctn t h a t i t d i s c l o s e s t o u s , we can go o u t, anyw here, a t any
tim e , in any c ir c u m s ta n c e s , and BE THE MASTER OF OUR CWN LIVES.
What a g lo rio u s f e e l i n g t h i s i s !
How can we g e t i t o v er to th e m asses o f th e p e o p le ? Though knowing t h a t th e y a re
u n o o n s c io u s ly s e e k in g th e key t o l i f e , many d e l i b e r a t e l y l i s t e n to th e e x p o s itio n
o f The T ru th , and y e t q u ite as d e l i b e r a t e l y t u r n t h e i r back on t h a t w hich a lo n e
can s a t i s f y them . But we a r e n o t to c r i t i c i z e them . They s ta n d a t th e p o in t of
e v o lu tio n w here th e c ro s s ro ad s once more demand a c h o ic e . They a r e th e d o u b tin g
Thom ases. I t i s a s e r io u s m a tte r f o r thorn, b u t , l i k e Thomas, th e y m ust have j u s t
t h a t l i t t l e e x tr a g u a ra n te e o f th e r e a l i t y o f th e t e r r i t o r y i n to w hich th e y a r e
i n v i t e d t<o e n t e r , b e fo r e th e y can become r e a l s e t t l e r s in th e new e v o lu tio n a r y
w o rld . T here a r e some p e o p le whose minds a r e so c lo s e d to s p i r i t u a l powers t h a t
th e y w ould n o t b e li e v e th o u g h th e y saw men r i s e from th e d e a d . How g r a t e f u l we
a l l sh o u ld be t h a t we have th e s e c r e t ! I f e e l t h a t I would l i k e t o sh o u t i t
around th e w hole w ide w orld - my g r a t i t u d e f o r th e know ledge t h a t "WHATEVER THE
CREATOR IS , I AM."
And, My B eloved, a l l t h a t we can do i s t o go on, c o n f i d e n t, r a d i a n t l y happy in
s e r v i c e t o m ankind, g iv in g a l l and e x p e c tin g nau g h t in r e t u r n , grow ing, e x p a n d in g ,
. . c l o s e r each day t o th e Grand R e a l iz a ti o n and th e f i n a l I ll u m i n a ti o n t h a t le a d s
to e m a n c ip a tio n and e n lig h te n m e n t.
(d ) L et Us Dream Our Dreams
As we a l l f e e l g r a t e f u l , we a l l have our v i s i o n s , and we dream our dream s. I have

mine - you have y o u rs . . . dreams of t h e Heaven on e a r t h t h a t l i f e w i l l grow i n to
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when a l l men and women know even th e l i t t l e t h a t we n o r know. Sometimes our
dream s a re so s u r p a s s in g ly b e a u t i f u l t h a t we seem t o go away i n t o them . . . auay
from th e o r d in a r y h a b i t a t of man, away t o our Dream C ity . . . a Dream C ity t h a t
s h a l l be a perm anent p la c e w here M en talp h y sio s p r i n c i p l e s and p r a c t ic e s g u id e th e
l i f e and d a i l y conduct and la b o r s o f a l l o f us who have le a r n e d th e A rt of L iv in g .
Dreaming? , . Y es, j u s t dream in g . But i f you w i l l go back over y o u r own l i f e you

w i l l remember t h a t th e th in g s you began to dream a b o u t, . . t h a t you f i r s t saw
in y o u r mind o n ly perhaps as th e " im p o s s ib le " , . . have g r a d u a lly begun t o ta k e
shape and t a n g i b le r e a l i t y and l a t e r th e y w i l l come i n to f u l l f r u i t i o n in y o u r
l i f e , s u rp a s s in g y o u r own b e l i e f s .
The Dreamers a re th e S a v io rs o f th e w o rld . They s ta n d a p a r t from o t h e r s . As th e

v i s i b l e w o rld is s u s ta in e d in th e i n v i s i b l e , so th e m asses of man, th ro u g h a l l
t h e i r t r i a l s and s o rd id v o c a tio n s in o u r p r e s e n t c i v i l i z a t i o n a r e s u s ta in e d by th e
b e a u t i f u l v is io n s of th e s o l i t a r y dream ers of th e w o rld . Humanity s h o u ld n o t f o r
g e t i t s dream ers - y e t , w h ile i t c r u c i f i e s them , i t v a g u e ly u n d e rs ta n d s t h a t i t
can n o t l e t t h e i r id e a ls fa d e and d i e . Humanity l iv e s in i t s dream ers - in i t s
com posers, s c u l p t o r s , p a i n t e r s , p o e ts , s a g e s , e n g in e e r s , p r o p h e ts , te a c h e r s . . .
ALL THESE ARE ARCHITECTS OF THE WORLD THAT IS TO BE, th e a r c h i t e c t s of a Heaven on
e a rth .
AND, MY BELOVED, WHY CANNOT WE IN MENTALPHYSICS BE THE DREAMERS OF

OUR PERFECT CITY, WHERE THE TENETS OF OUR PHILOSOPHY SHALL FIRE THE
IMAGINATION OF COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF MEN AND WOMEN AS IT HAS FIRED
OUR*OWN - YOURS AND MINE. I CAN SEE OUR ORPHANAGES AND SCHOOLS, OUR
HOMES FOR THE AGED . . . WHY CANNOT WE BEGIN NCW WITH OUR FIRST
ORPHANAGE - THERE ARE MANY FATHERLESS AND MOTHERLESS CHILDREN WAIT
ING FOR US TO DO OUR PART . .. . AND IT WILL COME AT THE RIGHT TIME.
UNTIL THAT TIME WE MUST BUILD THE CITY THAT IS NOT MADE WITH HANDS,
LIVING IN THAT CITY AND SO ACCUSTOMING OURSELVES TO IT THAT WHEN WE
ARE GROWN WE SHALL ERECT THE IDEAL'CITY OF THE WORLD - AND AFTER
THE FIRST, THEN MANY MORE . . . TRUE MENTALPHYSICS CITIES!
T hat i s m Dream! As I can t h in k o f th e Kingdom o f Heaven w i t h i n me, so I can

t h in k o f a c i t y , and many c i t i e s , o u ts id e us and round a b o u t us w here T ru th and
B eauty and F a i r - p l a y and Love s h a l l form th e s q u a re upon w hioh we may b u ild one
c i t y and th e n a n o th e r , and so on w ith o u t end.
T hink on th e s e th in g s . . t h a t i s y o u r work and m ine! May th e L ig h t of th e D ivine

Wisdom t h a t i s in us so i n s p i r e us t h a t we may n e v e r grow w eary in w e ll- d o in g -
f o r t h a t i s th e f i r s t and f i n a l s te p . . t o l i v e f o r o t h e r s , knowing The Law.
Ify Peace I send to you a l l ways and a lw a y s.
S in c e r e ly y o u r T e a c h e r, i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
Lcs A n g eles, C a l i f o r n i a , U .S .A .
End o f The F if ty - S e v e n th Commentary,

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COMMENTARY
"THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (26): The Cleansing Breath (1);
58 Diligent Search for the Secret Only a Matter of Faithful Practice;

Reading the Aura.
1. Go back to y o u r C le a n sin g B re a th and se e w h e th e r you have th o ro u g h ly

m a ste re d th e p h y s ic a l b r e a t h . You have th e i l l u s t r a t i o n s in y o u r
s h e e ts t h a t accompany th e L essons i n th e I n i t i a t e Group C o u rse.
2. B re a th e t h i s B r e a th t h r e e tim e s b e fo re b r e a k f a s t - t h r e e tim es a t
noon, i f p o s s ib le - th r e e tim e s b e fo re y o u r ev en in g m e a l.
( I i n v i t e you to THINK a b o u t th e A f f ir m a tio n a t th e end of th e

B r e a th , to se e w h e th e r you have n o t o n ly m em orized i t , b u t to
s e e w h e th e r you u n d e rs ta n d i t . )
MEDITATIONS FOR THE WEEK i
"THE LIGHT OF THE DIVINE WISDOM SHINES THROUGH ME. . . . I AM LIGHT

. . . I TAKE REFUGE IN THE LIGHT."
% B eloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , Noble of The L ig h t :
Speech (as we have a lr e a d y le a r n e d in our s tu d y o f R ig h t- S p eech ) i s th e

c h ie f r e v e l a t i o n of th e m ind, th e f i r s t v i s i b l e form t h a t i t t a k e s . As th e though!
so th e s p e e c h . To b e t t e r o n e 's l i f e in th e way o f s i m p l i c i t y , as we N obles of The
L ig h t know, we m ust s e t a w atch upon our l i p s and our pen. We m ust t h in k j u s t l y ,
speak f r a n k l y . We s h o u ld a l l aim a t g ra c e and e le g a n c e o f s p e e c h . Though e v e r
co n scio u s of h is sh o rtc o m in g s i n t h i s re s p e c t;, y o u r T each er f e e l s t h a t one c a n n o t
say to o w e ll v;hat he has to s a y , b u t when we u n d e rs ta n d th o flo w o f The S p i r i t
th ro u g h sp e e c h , we se e t h a t i t does n o t f o llo w t h a t th e th in g s b e s t s a id and b e s t
w r i t t e n a re m ost s t u d i e d .
You w i l l have n o tic e d t h a t th e g r e a t e s t th in g s a re th o s e w hich g a in th e

most by beir.e s a id m ost sim p ly , s in c e th u s th e y show th e m se lv e s f o r w hat th e y a re -
th e r e i s n o th in g so s tr o n g , n o th in g so p e rs u a s iv e as s i m p l i c i t y .
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THIS SPACE IS FOR YOUR O W N NOTE
1 c o n fe ss t h a t my p r i n c i p a l d i f f i c u l t y in w r i t i n g y o u r Com m entaries on our v a rio u s
s a c re d E re a th s in M e n ta lp h y sic s i s i n c o n d e n s a tio n and r i g h t e x p la n a tio n in w ords.
I c o u ld w r i t e t h r e e tim es th e number of words a b o u t each o f them ; b u t, no m a tte r
w hat I w r i t e , u n le s s th e Noble i s aw are o f THE THING THAT IS BEING DESCRIBED,
l i t t l e can be g a in e d . I t i s YOUR w ork t o se e k f o r th e m eaning t h a t i s c o n ta in e d
in th e s e sim p le m essages - s im p le , and y e t d e a lin g w ith th e m ost p rofound s e c r e ts
o f L i f e . YOUR w ork, as th e s e Com m entaries come to you w ith th e s to r y of th e i d e a l
o f M a s te rs h ip , i s to k in d le th e e n th u sia sm n e c e s s a ry t o th e r e a l i z a t i o n t h a t th e
s a c re d fla m e o f T ru th i s b u rn in g w i t h in y o u .
(a ) Your B e a u t if u l C le a n sin g B r e a th .
We have now come to th e CLEANSING BREATH - C le a n s in g , q u i te a s im p le w ord, b u t

charg ed w ith m eaning t h a t s ta g g e r s t h e mind and makes us bow our heads i n r e v e r e n t
g r a t i t u d e t o th e Power t h a t e n a b le s us to t h in k th e g r e a t th o u g h ts embodied in th e
key to our p r a c t i c e .
F o llo w in g on th e id e a s p u rsu e d in a l l th e p re v io u s C om m entaries, we f in d t h a t th e

"MELTING" and t h e "MIXING" a r e th in g s a c c o m p lis h e d . We have su cceed ed i n le a r n in g
We can c i r c u l a t e The L ig h t. We can "M e lt" and "Mix" th e s a c r e d s u b s ta n c e s , and
can do w ith th e m o lten m e ta l o f th e E l i x i r w h a te v e r'w e d e s i r e t o do, so p e r f e c t
have been our s tu d y and p r a c t i c e . We know no d i s e a s e - no p a in - no d is tu r b a n c e -
no d is b a la n c e . WE HAVE COME TO THE PERFECT BALANCE. . . th ro u g h th e p e r f e c t use
o f th e P e r f e c t L ig h t t h a t p e r f e c t l y l i g h t e t h th e h e a r t s and th e m inds i n a l l ages
e v ery w h ere.
A gain l e t me a d v is e you to go back t o th e C le a n sin g B re a th as you s tu d ie d and

p r a c t i s e d i t in th e I n i t i a t e Group C o u rse . BE SURE THAT YOU MVti THE AFFIRMATION
FIRMLY IN YOUR MIND.
I n y o u r C le a n sin g B re a th you m arch fo rw a rd , from th e c e n te r o f c e n te r s - a p p a r e n t

l y outw ard t o th e f u r th e r m o s t c irc u m fe re n c e , onward th ro u g h y o u r own p e rs o n a l
l i g h t , onward to th e f i r s t r a d i a t i o n s o f th e F i r s t O u ter L ig h t i n o u r Grand Re
ju v e n a tio n B r e a th , w hich fo llo w s t h i s . . . . onw ard, upw ard, o u tw a rd , y e t outw ard
th ro u g h th e in n e r p ro c e s s e s o f Our Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a th .
I mean t h i s :
(a) T hat in th e C le a n sin g B r e a th , as we s e a r c h f o r th e h e a t a t th e b a se o f

th e s p in e , and w a tc h so t h a t we f i n d "The L ig h t t h a t comes from th e
Flame t h a t comes from th e F i r e t h a t g iv e s th e H eat (o f L i f e ) , " we a r e
c o n sc io u s o f The L ig h t coming from th e Inm ost C e n te r . . . r a d i a t i n g
up th ro u g h th e s p in e o u tw a rd , outw ard - - and when we c a n n o t s ta n d i t
any more we t h in k o f th e to p o f th e h e a d . The L ig h t perm eates U 3 , and,
we a r e co n scio u s of i t s upward m ovement.
(b ) Then i n th e f u l l n e s s o f t h i s f e e l i n g o f The L ig h t, we p re p a re o u r s e lv e s
f o r t h e f i r s t r a d i a t i o n s o f t h e a ll - p e r v a d i n g L ig h t w h ich we f e e l -
t h r i l l i n g l y , overw helm ingly i n our Grand R e ju v e n a tio n B r e a th . In t h i s
l a t t e r B re a th we a re c o n sc io u s o f a l l th e L ig h t o f L ife f lo w in g - th ro u g h
o u r p h y s ic a l b o d ie s , g iv in g us s t r e n g t h and power and v ig o r and i n
s p i r a t i o n to DO o u r f u l l d u ty t o o u r s e lv e s and to o u r f e llo w men.
(o ) Then, f i n a l l y , in Our Own S p i r i t u a l B r e a th , t h e r e oomes a t o t a l l y d i f f e r

e n t f e e l i n g , in w hich we lo s e o u r s e lv e s in th e U n iv e rs a l L ig h t
se n d in g i t o u t to E very L iv in g T hing, and knowing t h a t , by t h a t m y s tic
F o u rfo ld Law, i t r e t u r n s t o us from E very L iv in g T hing.
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(Tfrink on th e s e th r e e B re a th s and m e d ita te upon them ,and you w i l l be
shown th e s e c r e t of th e f i n a l a s c e n s io n o f The L ig h t, th e t r u e con
ception. o f th e tra n s c e n d in g m eaning of th o s e sim ple w ords, "My WHOLE
BODYh. ) '
(b ) S e arch D ilig e n tly f o r th e S e o r e t.
You know a l l a b o u t th e p h y s ic a l p a r t of th e C le a n sin g B re a th - a n a ly z e th e d e t a i l s

c a r e f u ll y i n your own mind f o r a moment. Then th in k o f th e te a c h in g you have r e
c e iv e d f o r th e re a d in g o f your own a u r a , y o u r own L ig h t. P o s s ib ly you have
experim ented - you have been aware of l i g h t s o f d i f f e r e n t k in d s , e i t h e r th ro u g h
d e f i n i t e f e e l i n g th ro u g h your f i n g e r t i p s , o r th ro u g h th e In n e r Eye t h a t f i r s t
began to se e th e sim p le l i g h t w ith in y o u , and you co uld th e n fo llo w i t o u tw a rd s,
so t h a t in tim e ALL became L ig h t, and you w ere in th e o e n te r .
NOTE - THESE WORDS MEAN EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAY. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE
LIGHT WHENEVER YOU WISH. IF YOU HAVE NOT DEVELOPED TO THIS POINT,
HERE IS AN EXERCISE WHICH MAY HELP YOU*
(a ) S i t i n th e s e v e n fo ld p o s i t i o n , and se e t h a t th e lo ad o f th e body i s
b eing ta k e n evenly by every v e r te b r a e in th e s p in e . E xperim ent,
and BE SURE t h a t y o u r sp in e i s s t r a i g h t .
(b ) Then, w ith th e arms b e n t, and th e up p er arm away from th e body (n o t

to u c h in g th e b o d y ), p la o e y o u r f i n g e r t i p s t o g e t h e r , so t h a t th e y
g e n tly to u o h . You h old your h a n d s, so t h a t t h e f in g e r s a re b e n t,
n o t s t r a i g h t , and th e f in g e r s a b o u t f o u r o r f i v e in ch es in f r o n t of
th e c h e s t.
[o) Then you th in k o f th e f in g e r t i p s , c lo s in g th e e y e s, and im agining

t h a t you a r e b r in g in g them v e ry n e a r , th e f in g e r s of th e r i g h t hand
n e a rly to u ch in g th e f in g e r s of th e l e f t hand - and you FEEL very
f i n e in th e e x p e rim e n t.
(d ) W atching w ith y o u r FEELINGS, you w i l l f in d t h a t th e f in g e r s b e g in

t o move. You sh o u ld f e e l a g e n tl9 t i n g l i n g a t th e f i n g e r t i p s , and
th e hands sh o u ld then,- th ro u g h th e power t h a t you a r e d e v e lo p in g ,
b e g in i n v o l u n t a r i l y to move backw ards and fo rw ard s to th e m agnetism
t h a t you f e e l in y o u r f i n g e r t i p s .
(e) When you a re s u c c e s s f u l w ith t h i s e x p e rim e n t, you w i l l f i n d t h a t y o u r

body t h r i l l s a l l o v e r, and t h e r e w i l l be l i g h t s a t v a rio u s inward
p o i n ts . Your d u ty i s to w a tc h , and when you f e e l th e L ig h t, so
r e g i s t e r i t in th e mind t h a t you w i l l be a b l e , th ro u g h y o u r im ag in a
t i o n , to b rin g i t back a t any tim e .
(c ) A ll a M a tte r o f F a i t h f u l P r a c t i c e .
T h e re fo re , i f , h av in g p r a c t is e d t h i s C le a n sin g B re a th f a i t h f u l l y and n o t having

been a b le to se e th e L ig h t, th e above e x e r c is e w i l l h e lp you to do s o . We w i l l
n o t make any comment upon th e p h y s io a l s id e o f th o C le a n sin g B re a th as you have
a lre a d y been ta u g h t, and I hope t h a t you have p r a c t is e d i t so w e ll t h a t you have
d is c o v e re d th e L ig h t and can w ith ea se s w itc h i t on w henever you d e s i r e t o do s o .
I mean w ith th e same a ssu ra n o e as you p la c e y o u r r i g h t hand over y o u r l e f t hand
and know t h a t you a r e do in g i t .
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If you have p r a c tise d you have experienced magnetic r a d ia tio n s - or auric rays -
from the s id e s of the head, the e a r s, the nose, the l i p s , the sh o u ld e r s, the t o e s ,
the f in g e r t i p s e s p e c i a l l y and from other parts of the body. I f you can in what
we c a l l in Mentnlphysics "complete the c i r c u i t " , then you w i l l know what I mean.
These auric rays may have struck you as being the aurio atmosphere, "leaking" out
through you a t various p o in t s . You may have found th a t the auric rays from the
index f in g e r of the r ig h t hand, emanating to th e index f in g e r of the l e f t hand,
c o a le sc e w ith one another in a way that i s d e f i n i t e l y known to you ; th e se rays
fo llo w the lav; of p o l a r i t i e s - u n lik e poles a t t r a c t each o th e r , w h ile l i k e poles
r e p e l each oth e r.
I f you have p r a c tis e d , you have found th a t the index f in g e r of the r ig h t hand,
when placed opposite and near to the index f in g e r of the l e f t hand, giv e a d i f f e r
ent f e e l i n g , and you should r e g i s t e r t h is f e e l i n g . Then experiment w ith your
other f i n g e r s , and so teach y o u r s e lf the f in e n e s s of your own f e e l i n g i n t h i s way.
I t i s p r a c tic e th at w i l l teach you, and the most simple experiment leads us on,
i f we are p a t ie n t , to the true understanding of the au ric rays of, the body as a
whole - to the wider understanding of the auric rays of "My WHOLE BODY", t h is wide
u n iv e r s e .
I have found th a t the b e s t way to begin to "read the aura" i s to c u l t i v a t e s e ein g

auric rays from the f in g e r s - w ith the p h ysical eye.
I f you w i l l p r a c tis e in a dark p la c e , you w i l l s e e what I mean. But the b e st way

of a l l is to read the aura w ith the Inner Eye. We may read the aura of a person
through the f e e l i n g l i f e of u s . Man has devised d e l i c a t e instruments that record
the emanations of Light that come from the p h y s ic a l body, th e se emanations of
Light varying, of course, according to the q u a lity of Thought. This idea could be
d e a l t w ith almost to an i n f i n i t e e x t e n t , but l e t i t s u f f i c e for me here to say
t h a t we in M entalphysics, through the technique of our p r a c t i c e , in a manner th a t
we can a b s o lu te ly depend upon, do the same thing in our way th at the s c i e n t i s t
does w ith his instrum ent.
Therefore, My Beloved, p r a c t is e - and again p r a c t is e !
I hope that t h is week w i l l bo a week o f great joy fo r you. I f you do not a t once
succeed, t r y , t r y , try again. I t is the most g lo r io u s th in g to be able to induce
and see and analyze The L ight. We have but to learn what i t FEELS l ik e to be able
to bring i t in to consciousness a t any moment . . . . and then you can see th at a l l
our trou bles au to m a tica lly v a n is h . I f you are a b le , when the darkness of doubt or
despair f a l l upon you, to turn on The L ight, then a l l darkness must f l e e away ----
and we are l e f t radiant and f u l l of joy and l i g h t and l o v e . I t i s the great
s e c r e t , and in a very re a l sen se i t i s the only s e c r e t . P ersevere, then. Candi
date! Be not e a s i l y d i s p i r i t e d . A l l i s w e l l . The b e s t i s always y e t to be.
The Dawn i s a t hand. P r a c tis e in the Light of the New Dawn.
peace I send to you - you are whole - p e r fe c t - stron g - powerful - lo v in g -

harmonious - r ic h - young, and YOU ARE HAPPY. Let us Give Thanks. Nomaste.
S in c e r e ly your Teacher, i n Fraternal Bonds

of Joy and Hope.
Ylritten in F a ith a t
Los A ngeles, C a lif o r n ia , U.S.A.
End of The F ift y - E ig h th Commentary,

Inner Chamber.
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T O B E S E E N B Y A N Y O T H E R EYE.
COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (27): The Cleansing Breath (2);
59 Advice on This Wonderful Knowledge; Truth Comes From

Within.
BREATHING FOR THE WEEK:
1. Same as in your F if ty - E ig h th Commentary, g iv in g s p e c ia l

a t t e n t i o n t o your A ffirm a tio n fo llo w in g th e B re a th .
2. A nalyze th e w ords, so t h a t you a r e SURE t h a t you know w hat

th e y mean - th e n
(a) See w hat you f e e l as a r e s u l t of s tu d y in g th e A ffirm a tio n .
(b) FEEL w hat you SEE as a r e s u l t o f s tu d y in g th e A ffirm a tio n .
1. Same as in your F if ty - E ig h th Commentary.
2. As you m e d ita te upon "THE LIGHT OF THE DIVINE WISDOM SHINES

THROUGH ME", be slow in going i n t o th e a b s t r a c t i o n , w atch in g
th e p ro c e s s e s of your own mind as you REALIZE th e L ig h t.
Then, by th e tim e you g e t to th e f i n a l s e n te n c e in th e m e d ita
t i o n ( " I Take R efuge in The L ig h t" ) f e e l th e TRUTH of t h i s ,
and know t h a t you f e e l y o u r s e lf ACTUALLY lo s in g y o u r s e lf in
The L ig h t.
3. Make t h i s q u ite REAL, as you have n e v e r b e f o r e .
% B eloved S tu d e n t i n M e n ta lp h y sic s , Noble o f The L ig h t t
I hope t h a t you w i l l be a b le t o make t h i s week a week of muoh ex p e rim e n t

in g in your w ork. C o n sid er c a r e f u l l y your F if ty - E ig h th Commentary t o g e th e r w ith
t h i s Commentary. Study b o th Commentaries v e ry h a rd . T here is much i n each of them .
Page 1.
The F if ty - N in th Commentary.
They deol w ith th e CLEANSING BREATH - - w e ll, f i r s t , WHY is t h is Breath c a lle d tne
CLEANSING Breath? The reason i s p r e c is e ly t h is : th a t when we oan read w ith
c la r i t y and w ith ou t any p o s s i b i l i t y of doubt the LIGHT th a t is in u s, then (knowing
through previous Breaths how to USE tho L ig h t), we c le a n se th e p h y sic a l body so
p e r fe c tly as to c o n sc io u sly k n ow 'it to be a f i t t i n g instrum ent fo r us to go on
fu rth er . . . and know i t to be MY WHOLE BODY . . .. lo s in g , lo s in g the p h ysical
body in to the s p i r i t u a l body as the dewdrop lo se s i t s e l f in the ocean.
You are r ig h t now a t a most im portant s ta g e in M en talp h ysics. Be f a i t h f u l ,

Candidate - fo r you may gain groat knowledge i f you are f a it h f u l but may miss much
i f you are i n d if f e r e n t . May you gain in s p ir a tio n to be f a it h f u l and not la zy in
your search .
(a) F ir s t A spect of C leansing Breath.
1 have sa id th a t "when we can read w ith c la r i t y and w ith ou t any p o s s i b i l i t y of

doubt the Light th a t is in u s, then (knowing through previous Breaths how to USE
the L ig h t) , we c le a n se the p h y sic a l body s c p e r fe c t ly as to enable us co n sc io u sly
to know i t to be a f i t t i n g instrum ent fo r us to go on fu r th e r . . . and know i t
to be MY WHOLE BODY . . . lo s in g , lo s in g th e p h y sic a l body in to th e s p i r i t u a l body,
as the dewdrop lo se s i t s e l f in th e ocean." I cannot put t h is meaning in any other
words, and you must l e t the Light of you sh in e upon them th a t they may g iv e you
th e ir true meaning.
You v /ill remember th a t in the I n i t i a t e Group Course (and in the e a r ly c la s s e s con

ducted by Ding Le I'ei) we used t h i s Breath, tea c h in g us t o enable us t o r id the
body o f p h y sic a l u n c le a n lin e s s ; and allow ed i t to d ea l w ith the p u r ific a tio n o f
th e c o n s ta n tly changing substances o f the p h y s ic a l organism . This was n e c e ssa r y ,
for wo could not p o s s ib ly hope to go forward to the Mountain of Man's H ighest
Hooe o f th e THING ITSELF u n less we had f i r s t begun and completed our journey
through the Sphere o f I llu s io n ,
Later, the C leansing Breath took on a d if f e r e n t a sp e c t, fo r we came to see th at

we can road the aura through t h is 3 r e a th . In t h is r e s p e c t, i t is in t e r e s t in g to
se e what progress s c ie n c e in the W estern world i s making towards what we are le a r n
in g , and which has been known to the a n cien ts fo r c e n tu r ie s . The American Chemical
S o c iety (according to a message from Kansas C ity on A p ril 12, 1936) reports the
"discovery of p rev io u sly unknown e l e c t r i c a l charges in the human body, showing th a t
the 'spark of L ife' is e s s e n t i a ll y something e l e c t r i c a l ." This "discovery" was
made a t the Harvard Medical S ch ool, and i t " f it s s i g n if ic a n t l y in to ot.Jier recen t
r e v e la tio n s of s c ie n c e th a t in clu d e thought and emotions in a network of e l e c t r i
c a l phenomena which appear to u n d er lie body chem istry and str u c tu r e of l iv in g
m atter." The report then went on to s t a t e th a t the newly found e l e c t r i c a l charges
are the g ia n t p ro tein m o lecu les, th e body's s o -c a lle d "b u ild in g b lock s" , h ith e r to
considered e l e c t r i o a l l y n e u tr a l.
"In e f f e c t ," continued the r e p o r t, and t h is is im portant to n o te, "the

Harvard men d iscovered b i l l i o n s of r a o le c u le-siz e dynamos which e x is t
in every human b ein g. . . . When such an e le c t r i c m agnetic m olecule
moves, i t i s ju s t lik e the armature of a dynamo - i t produces e l e c t r i c
current which flo w s, in t h is ca se, to other t is s u e s of the body."
(b) Reading About Not N e c e s sa r ily Tr u th .
I t is a l l very w onderful to read about th e se th in g s , and th ere is not the s l i g h t e s t

doubt th a t Western s c ie n c e w i l l u ltim a te ly d iso o v er he EFFECTS of a l l the force?
of l i f e . But we learn from the CAUSE, and the CAUSE is WITHIN US.
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While on th is su b je ct I w i l l quote from th a t g rea t colu m n ist, Arthur B risbane, who
w r ite s p r o l i f i c a l l y . In one of h is recen t columns, speaking about the value o f
the human h e a r t, he w rote:
"A woman's h eart b eats f a s t e r than a m an's, on th e average; a c h ild 's

heart f a s t e r than e it h e r . The human h eartb eat v a r ie s , norm ally, between
f i f t y and e ig h t y - f iv e , w ith excep tion s a t e it h e r end. The canary's
heart b eats one thousand times a m inute. C a ttle have a heartb eat be
tween fo r ty and f i f t y .
"Doctor B enedict of Carnegie la b o r a to r ie s fin d s th a t the a d u lt e le p h a n ts

heart beats from twenty-two to t h ir t y tim es a m inute, le s s than h a lf the
human h e a r tb ea t, and the e le p h a n t's heartb eat is nine stro k es f a s t e r
when the animal is ly in g down.
"You are in te r e s te d in your h e a r t. L ife s t a r t s when i t s t a r t s b e a tin g ,

ends w ith i t s l a s t b e a t. The most wonderful of a l l your m echanical
p o s s e s s io n s , i t s t a r t s long b efore your b ir th , su rv iv es in c r e d ib le hard
sh ip , and the most important food th a t i t c a r r ie s through the b lood, to
the hungry hundreds of b i ll io n s of c e ll s in your body, i s OXYGEN. So,
get p le n ty of fr e sh a i r , and breathe deep, from the bottom to the top
of your lu n g s.
"Twenty deep breaths w i l l reduce the beat of a t ir e d h eart by ten stro k es

to the m inute, e a sin g the lo a d . Try i t . In your brain a lo n e, Doctor
Carrel t e l l s you, are t h ir t y thousand m illio n sep a ra te c e l l s and each
requires fr e s h oxygen, from th e blood, a t l e a s t once every second. You
a re, indeed, as the B ib le s a y s , 'F e a r fu lly and w on d erfu lly made'."
(c ) Truth Comes From Search W ithin.
A ll extrem ely in t e r e s t in g , but i f we do not lea r n HOW TO STRENGTHEN THE HEART a l l

the reading ABOUT IT w i l l do us no good whatever - indeed, may do us p o s it iv e
harm.
Now, we Nobles of The L ight have to some e x te n t completed our Journey through the
Sphere o f I llu s io n , through the miasma of the outer darkness, and have come to
know beyond d isp u te th a t we have a t our command and may use i t when we w i l l a
power th a t enables us n ot alone to c le a n se our p h y sic a l b o d ie s, but our mental
body and a l l the higher bodies - th a t enables us to come in to the REALIZATION of
what we tr u ly ARE. We through p r a c tic e come from th e outer circum ference in to
th e inmost Holy o f H o lie s: th en , seem ingly lo s in g o u rselv es in our own p u r ific a
t io n , we turn again outward to r e a liz e th a t MY WHOLE BODY i s i n f i n i t e l y more than
th is changing p h y sic a l organism , but th a t i t i s to be found two step s fu r th e r
along when we con sid er Your Own Holy S p ir itu a l B reath.
In the "CLEANSING" Breath, then, having passed in to the understanding of the

"MELTING" we r e s t upon th e wings of time and analyze the FIRE th a t m elts th e sub
stan ces - - and th a t i s what Western sc ie n c e i s tr y in g to do o b j e c t iv e ly , and w i l l
never thoroughly fin d th e way . . . fo r the Kingdom of Heaven is WITHIN YOU (and
nowhere e l s e ) , and EACH MUST FIND IT FOR HIMSELF.
In our next Commentary we s h a ll lead on the review of the p rocesses we have so fa r

entered upon, fo r the C leansing Breath i s the Breath of the tru e a n a ly s is . Western
page 3 .
The F ifty -N in th Commentary.
6o ien ce i s t r y i n g to a n a ly te o b je c tiv e ly t h a t w hich is beyond a l l a n a ly s is . . .
and th e only way we can hope to come to know i s by s e e k in g w i t h i n . In t h i s way we
t r y t o probe t h a t w hich can n o t be p robed, f o r th e more we push our id e a o b j e c t iv e
ly th e more do we f in d o u rse lv e s s u b je c t iv e ly l o s t i n th e Id ea I t s e l f and absorbed
by i t - j u s t as th e p h y s i c i s t , p u sh in g h is ex p erim en ts f u r t h e r and f u r t h e r , knows
t h a t he m ust come to th e tim e when h is i n v e s t ig a t io n s w i l l be pushed i n t o th e
realm of m e n ta lp h y sic s . . . from th e unknown to th e known, from th e r e a l to th e
f a l s e , from th e f a l s e to th e r e a l , a c c o rd in g to th e p o in t o f yiew o f th e in v e s
t i g a t o r b u t we in M entalphysics know t h a t th e t r u e e n d u rin g R e a lity i s h id d e n .
T h e re fo re , my B eloved, p u rsu e y o u r own in v e s tig a tio n s i n to th e realm of th e r e a l ,
in to th e realm o f th e Golden S ile n o e , where th e Golden Flow er blooms p e a c e f u lly ,
where a l l i s l i t by th e s i l e n t glow of th e I n e f f a b le Golden L ig h t.
Be Happy t h i s week. We a re in p o s s e s s io n of a g r e a t s e c r e t . I t i s a l l b e in g
u nfolded f o r u s . We m ust be p a t i e n t and f a i n t n o t by th e way. We m ust be s tr o n g
and f u l l of hope and g iv e thanks f o r every t i t t l e o f ev id e n c e t h a t we g a in of
g r e a te r knowledge.
Do a l l t h a t you can t o Spread th e L ig h t by g e t t i n g more s tu d e n t s . I f you a re

i n t e r e s t e d i n Teaching M en talp h y sics w r i te p e rs o n a lly to me, and I s h a l l be g lad
to se e w h e th e r you a r e rea d y f o r i t we a re ALL ready f o r w hat we can do in
l i f e . . . b u t so few o f us r e a l l y TRY to do w hat we can.
Hr peace I send c o n s ta n tly to you. You a re THAT. Give th a n k s .
S in c e r e ly y o u r Teacher., i n F r a t e r n a l Bonds
o f Joy and Hope.
W r itte n in F a i th a t
Los A ngeles, C a l if o r n ia , U.S.A
End of The F if ty - N in th Commentary,

In h er Chamber.
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of ttfp Primer of mpntalphgBira
COMMENTARY "THE PATH OF PERFECTION" (28): The Cleansing Breath (3);
60 The Justice of God; Advice on Reading the Aura; Be Happy

Give Thanks!
1. Same as in y o u r F i f t y - e i g h t h Commentary, b e a r in g in mind w hat

you w ere i n s t r u c t e d in y o u r F if ty - N in th Commentary, and con
s i d e r i n g th e f o llo w in g words ( t h r e e d i s t i n c t s e n te n c e s ) , so
t h a t you a re SURE t h a t you know w h at th e y mean
(a) SEE w h at you FEEL as a r e s u l t o f s tu d y in g th e

A f f ir m a tio n
(b ) FEEL w hat you SEE
(c) DO w h at you FEEL.
( I a s k you to t h i n k a b o u t t h i s , b e c au se th e Noble
S e c r e t i s to see r i g h t l y - t o f e e l r i g h t l y - and
t o do r i g h t l y , t o w hich I s h a l l r e f e r in th e
p r e s e n t Com m entary.)
Same a s in y o u r F i f t y - N i n th Commentary.
% Beloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , N oble o f The L ig h t s
In y o u r l a s t Commentary, I rem arked t h a t " i n th e C le a n sin g B r e a th , h a v in g

p a sse d i n to th e u n d e rs ta n d in g o f t h e MELTING*, we r e s t upon th e w ings o f tim e and
a n a ly z e th e FIRE t h a t m e lts th e s u b s ta n c e s ." Now, in an a n a l y s i s o f a n y th in g , we
p a ss from th e id e a o f th e t h in g t o t h e t h in g i t s e l f - l e t u s say t h a t in a v e ry
r e a l se n se we become t h a t t h i n g . W hat do I mean?
I mean t h i s . Some tim e ag o I was up i n th e High S i e r r a s , s t r e t c h e d o u t

in th e snow, g a z in g in r a p tu r e a t M t. Y /hitney, w h ich , as you know i s a v e ry
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T , S S PA CE ,S P OE VOUE , NOT
b e a u tifu l m ountain, and one o f the h ig h e s t p o in ts in C a lifo r n ia . That b e a u t if u l
m ountain, g lis t e n in g in th e sun, so fa s c in a te d me th a t I la y th e r e e n t h r a lle d . I
seemed so to lo s e m y se lf in th a t mountain th a t I found m y se lf a sk in g m y se lf -
"Where i s th a t mountain . . . where am I ? . . . Who am I? . . and what i s th a t
mountain?" I had so en tered in to th a t mountain th a t i t had become a p a rt o f me
and I had become a part o f i t . I SAW the g r e a t g ia n t b efo re me, and I f e l t th a t I
saw i t . But I went fu r th e r : I began to f e e l i t in me . . i t became so r e a l to me
th a t I f e l t th a t i t was a c t u a lly WITHIN ME. (Think o f t h i s , and you w i l l se e what
I mean when I a d v ise you to "See what you f e e l ," and "Feel what you s e e ." )
To lo v e i s v e r y b e a u t if u l, but to know why we lo v e and so cem ent th e lo v e w ith a

knowledge o f th e lo v e i s b e t t e r .
(a) Apropos th e F ir e .
To be a b le to enjoy th e warmth o f a f i r e g iv e s us a very g r a te f u l f e e l in g - and

perhaps i s a l l th a t i s n e c e ssa r y - but when th e f i r e b eg in s to d ie down i t i s
u s e fu l to know how to stok e i t up again and thus con tin u e to en jo y i t s warmth,
"Fanning th e f la me.^ I cannot emphasize to o much th a t in our C lean sin g Breath we
go from th e e f f e c t o f the FIRE, which we have d isco v e r e d and made r e a l, to th e
FIRE ITSELF. We a n a ly z e . We experim en t. Our exp erim en tal f i e l d i s w ith in our
s e lv e s , fo r the F ire i s th e r e , in th e c e n te r o f th e c e n te r o f th e c e n te r o f
O u r se lv e s. We know i t to be th e ONLY F ir e . We d e s ir e to understand the F ire as
p e r f e c t ly , i f p o s s ib le , as we can understand i t s e f f e c t s w ith in us; and so we s t a r t
out w ith courage in our h e a r ts to make our a n a l y s is .
WE START WITH READING THE AURA, SO CALLED.

WE GO DEEPER AND DEEPER.
WE SEE THE LIGHT THAT COMES FROM THE FLAME.
WE DISCOVER THAT THE FLAME COMES FROM THE FIRE.
WE PRACTISE SO THAT WE CAN PENETRATE THE VERY FLAME ITSELF,
THOUGH AT FIRST THE LIGHT SEEMS BLINDING.
A fter much seek in g we fin d o u r s e lv e s p e n e tr a tin g to th e v e r y c e n te r where the F ire

d w e lls . . o n ly to fin d th a t we are consumed by i t . . we are l o s t in i t . th e
substance o f us i s d is s o lv e d , d is p e lle d , brought to n o th in g n e ss, b u t, thanks b e,
we fin d th a t a l l th a t we have l o s t i s th e APPEARANCE, fo r th e REALITY rem ain s.
The f i r e raged and roared, and fo r a tim e we were sore a fr a id ; b u t, through
p r a c t ic e , we come to know th a t th e re i s n oth in g to f e a r , fo r th e f i r e consumed our
fe a r . . . WE,COME TO SEE THAT THERE WAS (AND IS) ONLY TRUTH, and th a t ALL FALSITY
AND FALSEHOOD, and PAIN and EVIL and a l l th e q u a l i t i e s o f darkness were m erely
l e s s e r q u a l i t i e s o f L ig h t, and th a t when we came in to th e VERY LIGHT OF THE FIRE,
a l l n eg a tio n l e f t u s, and we found o u r se lv e s to be r e s t in g - charged w ith knowledge
and u n afraid o f aught t h a t seemed to be embodied in t h is Appearance th a t most men
c a l l L ife - IN THE VEiRY FIRE ITSELF.
T his may be r e p e t i t i o n , but i t i s im portant fo r us to grasp th e in n er tr u th o f i t

a ll.
(b) The J u s tic e o f God.
Our b e a u t if u l C leansin g Breath te a c h e s us THE JUSTICE OF GOD, th e o n ly th in g t h a t

we have to le a r n . . . t h a t GOD IS JUST.
IF WE SEE RIGHTLY, s e e in g Good (God) i n e v ery l i v i n g th in g and in

a l l emanations from Every L ivin g Thing, then a l l darkness sim ply
i s n o t . N egation d isap p ears (does n o t a p p e a r ). F ear, Doubt,
D isappointm ent, Death do n o t come in to c o n s c io u s n e s s .
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IF WE FEEL WHAT WE SEE, we lo se " o u r s e lv e s in th e th in g ( in the
Good) th a t we s e e .
IF WE DO WHAT TO FEE! - then comes th e g lo r io u s consummation o f a l l ,

and our l i v e s oonform to th e JUSTICE o f L ife ITSELF.
Let us grasp t h i s bedrock p r in c ip le . I t i s not o f OUR c r e a tio n - i t b elo n g s to

th e immutable Law o f L ife . . i t IS th e LAW. E verythin g t h a t we send out b elon gs
to us - o f a l l p o s s e s s io n s th ey are the most t a n g ib le . And because we can send
ou t in to th e u n iv e r sa l o n ly th a t w hich we SEE, t h a t which we s e a we become, fo r
(a s we Know) what we send ou t alon e can come back to u s. That which b elo n g s to us
and has been s e n t out by u s , must come back to us because we are the ow ners.
Let us never fo r g e t th a t
Every E v il p la n n in g , c o n n iv in g , p l o t t i n g , u n clean thought must come back

to u s . How? W e ll, i t "may come as b o d ily i l l n e s s , or as a b u sin e ss
f a i l u r e , or as a nervous breakdown, or as m e la n c h o lia . IT MAY COME BACK
IN A MYRIAD DIFFERENT WAYS'.' . .BUT IT RETURNS.
This a p p lie s , o f c o u r se, n ot o n ly t o th e e v i l th in g s o f th o u g h t, but a p p lie s a ls o

to the good t h in g s . When we send o u t anything t h a t i s pure and good and h e lp fu l
to every l i v i n g th in g , th en what a h a r v e st m ust come back to us'.I
( THEN, STOP FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THINK OF YOUR MEDITATION FOR
THIS WEEK, AND LET YOUR MIND DWELL UPON THE INTERRELATION
BETWEEN THE THREE WORDS - SEE, FEEL AND DO.)
The CLEANSING BREATH i s p reem in en tly th e Breath th a t cau ses us to r ig h t l y SEE -

and FEEL . * . and we should by t h i s tim e have develop ed enough good sen se to
r ig h t ly DO. With t h is t r i n i t y o f S e e in g , F e e lin g and Doing e s t a b lis h e d , what a
fu tu re aw aits us in our Grand R eju venation B reath, which fo llo w s . fo r we have
now lea r n e d balance ; we have n o th in g more to le a r n , so t h a t th e re i s naught but
YOUTH fo r us in t h i s l i f e . . . we come in to a p r a c t ic a l knowledge o f th e immortal
i t y o f l i f e w hich men t a lk about y e t know l i t t l e o f . When we lo o k and r e a l l y see
th e way in d ic a te d in our C leansing B reath, th e wonders o f th e opening and the
sh u ttin g o f th e Gates o f Heaven w i l l be in e x h a u s tib le .
(c) Be Happy - Give Thanks.
And now, again - perhaps fo r th e m illio n t h tim e - I exh ort us a l l who are Nobles
o f The L ig h t, to Be Happy and Give Thanks. To g iv e thanks i s th e F ire o f th e W ise,
fo r i t i s th e tru e instrum ent which works fo r th e su b lim a tio n o f our whole l i f e .
To g iv e thanks i s the s e c r e t F ire o f th e p h ilo so p h e r , le a d in g him on to th e d i s
s o lu tio n o f a l l doubt. The lo n g er we p r a c t is e what we are le a r n in g in M ental-
p h y s ic s , p a r t ic u la r ly th e two g r e a t p o s i t i v e laws o f G iving Thanks and F e e lin g
Happy, the more s h a ll we be ab le to r e co g n iz e the S e c r e t Key to l i f e and understand
ALL p h ilosop h y . . . . in d eed , a l l w r itte n m a te r ia l upon o c c u lt p h ilo so p h y , cloak ed
in stran ge phrases fo r the most p a r t, w i l l be made q u ite c le a r t o u s . I f you are
in te r e s te d in Hermetic p h ilo so p h y , fo r exam ple, when you n e x t read anything r e l a t
ing to i t , tr y to see where the a n c ie n t a lc h e m ist i s le a d in g you . . . you w i l l
fin d "that G iving Thanks and F e e lin g Happy are h is two rare g i f t s from heaven th a t
enable him to e n te r in to th e C onversion o f th e E lem ents. In Yoga, in a l l i t s
r a m ific a tio n s , i t i s j u s t the same. The d e i f i e d " j u s t ic e o f Confucius is th e
same - g iv in g to ev ery l iv i n g t h in g . So w ith the sublim e te a c h in g o f th e Buddha.
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In the Kingdom, the search fo r True Knowledge i s th e h ig h e s t b le s s in g o f the
Adept. In M entalphysics we ar6 a l l on our way to a d ep tsh ip , to reaoh the f a u lt
l e s s l i f e , and our p h ilosop hy shows us how. M entalphysics i s ra d ia n t w ith a
d iv in e beauty. Through i t we are coining to know the m ystery o f th e Balance o f
L if e , the S e c r e t o f the U n iversal E q uilibrium . A ll o f us can now come to the
Equilibrium o f the D eity - between th e I n f in it e D ivine Wisdom and the I n f in i t e
Divine Power, from which r e s u lt the s t a b i l i t y o f th e U n iverse, the unchangeableness
o f the D ivine Law, and the P r in c ip le s o f Truth, J u s tic e and Beauty and the o b lig a
t io n o f D ivine La\v upon a l l men. We come to know the eq u ilib riu m o f the Divine
Mercy . . o f D ivine Equity . . . and th e Harmony o f the U n iv erse. We come to know,
as Adepts, o f th e EQUILIBRIUM th a t i s p o s s ib le in o u r se lv e s between the S p ir itu a l
and the D iv in e, and the M aterial and the Human, in Man . . . AND THIS IS ALL
EMBRACED BY A KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW OF OUR OWN BEING.
"Enter The Pathl There sprin g the H ealing Streams quenching

a l l t h i r s t . There bloom the immortal flo w ers ca rp etin g a l l
the way w ith Joy! There throng s w if t e s t and sw e e te st hours."
K ill n ot - fo r P it y s sake - l e s t ye s la y
The meanest th in g upon i t s upward way.
Give f r e e ly and r e c e iv e , but take from none

By greed, or fo r c e , or frau d, what i s h is awn.
Bear n ot f a ls e w itn e s s , slan d er n o t, nor l i e ;

Truth i s th e speech o f inward p u r ity .
I embrace you in Love . . . and Joy . . . and Youth . . . and Law.
S in c e r e ly your Teacher, in F ratern al Bonds

o f Joy and Hope.
W ritten in F aith a t
Los A ngeles, C a lifo r n ia , U .S .A .
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COMMENTARY "THE ROYAL SECRET"(Retrospective): Review of the Truth of

31 Life; Wisdom at Your Own Door; 'I Am God in Human Form"

YOUR F I R S T WEER OF REST

BREATHING EXERCISES FOR THE WEEK s

I* Engage o n ly in s i l e n t b r e a th in g # I t w ould be i d e a l f o r you t h i s week i f

MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK :

" I AM LIFE . . . I AM LIGHT . . . . I AM GOD IN HUMAN FORM."

(What you have j u 6 t rea d a r e m e re ly w o rd s, and th e y w i l l mean n o th in g t o

My B eloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y s ic s , Noble o f The L ig h t :

G re e tin g s in The Bond.

D uring t h i s week and n e x t week I c o u n s e l you to s tu d y a l l th e Com m entaries

You may say t h a t you have s tu d ie d them . . . w e l l , s tu d y them a g a in - and

I t was on th e v eran d ah of a dak bungalow , a f t e r h a v in g oome a c ro s s C h in a, in Upper

Most of my s tu d e n ts have h e a rd how I d e c id e d th e n and th e r e to go to T ib e t, though

I s t a r t e d , and i n due c o u rs e came to a tem ple w h ich I a t onoe r e c o g n iz e d , though

When I e x p re s s e d a d e s ir e to l e a r n , he d id n o t te a c h me, how ever. The v e ry f i r s t

" I w i l l m eet one day th e L ife w i t h in me, th e ^oy t h a t h id e s in my l i f e ,

" I have known i t in g lim p s e s , and i t s f i t f u l b r e a t h has came upon me,

(b ) Wisdom I s A t Your Door.

In your Commentaries Number T w enty-second on th ro u g h to th e T h i r t i e t h , I have p r e

I f I w ere you I w ould re a d th e s e Com m entaries th ro u g h once each day f o r t h i s w eek,

I w ould, i n m e d ita tio n , so r e v e r e n t l y a n a ly z e each word t h a t a t th e end o f my w e e k 's

Through o u r M other, M e n ta lp h y s ic s , - in whose p re s e n c e we s ta n d in re v e re n c e - I

How I w is h t h a t e v e ry s tu d e n t o f m ine th ro u g h o u t th e w orld c o u ld g a th e r t h i s week

This week I w ish to make a p e rs o n a l a p p e a l to y o u . You may, or may n o t, know t h a t

M e n ta lp h y sic s has grown v e ry r a p i d l y - i s grow ing so r a p i d l y t h a t we seem to have

Our programme f o r th e n e x t few y o a rs i s a v e ry com prehensive one - we s h a l l have

But a t p r e s e n t we need SUBSTANCE. I s h a l l sa y no more - o n ly t h i s : t h a t when you

Let us s h a re w hat we have w ith o th e r s who have l e s s , knowing t h a t th e Law o f GIVING

So, My B eloved, I le a v e you t h i s week. But as I le a v e you th e r e a re s e n t t o you

Peace s h a l l embosom you t h i s week! L ig h t s h a l l b a th e you! Peace and Abundance

S p e c ia l N ote to Com m entary No. 3 1 ; S in c e t h i s Com m entary was o r i g i n a l l y w r i t t e n ,

End o f The T h i r t y - F i r s t Commentary,

COMMENTARY MEDITATION ON THE SEVEN GREAT WORDSJoy, Gratitude,

32 Reverence, Breath, Sound, Light, Silence; Finding the Hidden

BREATHINGS FOR THE WEEK

1. Go th ro u g h ALL your B re a th in g s - t h a t i a f from th e M em ory-developing

MEDITATION FOR THE WEEK t

1. The Same a s i n y o u r T h i r t y - f i r s t Commentary,

Beloved S tu d e n t in M e n ta lp h y sic s , Noble o f The L ig h t :

G re e tin g s i n The Bond.

In g iv in g a t t e n t i o n to your l a s t Commentary, I t r u s t t h a t you have been i n

In t h i s p r e s e n t Commentary I w is h to o r y s t a l l i z e f o r you, in th e u se o f as few

In c la s s w ork a t The I n s t i t u t e , in Your Own S p i r i t u a l B re a th we r e f e r to The F i r s t

( a ) To make th e m eaning o f th e S p i r i t u a l B re a th more c l e a r to U 3 , we v i s u a l i z e

(b ) Then we s e e o u rs e lv e s r e c l i n i n g a g a i n s t i t s n e g a tiv e w in g , and v i s u a l i z e and

( c ) And in th e s p i r i t o f Joy and G r a ti t u d e , wo know REVERENCE. Those t h r e e , JOY,

( a ) S i m p l ic i ty o f Joy and G r a titu d e .

When y o u r T eacher b e g a n , many y e a rs a g o , to condense th e e x p re s s io n of L ife in th e

And th e more I th o u g h t upon and f e l t w i t h in my s p i r i t th e in n e r m eaning o f th e s o

Then, a s we w ent on, fo llo w in g th e p a th o f s i m p l i c i t y , and b e in g ro o te d in jo y and

Through p r a o t i o e , th e r e fo llo w e d an u n foldm ent o f th e t r u e m eaning o f B re a th , so

Thus th e s to r y o f th e seven-w ord u n d e rs ta n d in g .

(b ) We Can F ind The "Hidden M eaning".

I c o n fe ss t h a t what I have J u s t w r i tt e n w i l l nave no m oaning to th e o u ts id e r -

The p u rp o rt of t h i s Commentary i s to to ao h you to th in k much a b o u t th o words t h a t

T h e re fo re , l e t us g a th e r 6ome id e a s upon th e Seven Words t h a t le a d us i n to The

Joy i s th e g r e a t e s t a s s e t o f l i f e . To Be Happy i s th e e sse n c e o f l i f e p e r f e c

Whenever we f e e l p e r f e c tl y happy, we c a n n o t b u t Give Thanks, f e e l i n g G ra titu d e

And in Joy and G r a titu d e , we f e e l r e v e r e n t to A ll L i f e . We a r e so tra n sfo rm e d

W have learned, t h a t B re a th IS LIFE. This week, co n te m p la te w hat you know of

We have n o t y e t le a r n e d muoh a b o u t our own Sound, though we do know t h a t we