MESSAGES
FROM THE HIGHEST SPHERES
By
Published
by:
THE
SPIRITUALIST CHURCH OF SPRINGS
P.O.
BOX 764, SPRINGS, SOUTH AFRICA.
PREFACE
“
The discourses, which follow, are mediumistically given through the Spirit Group
LA LUMI&RE (THE LIGHT.), under the HIGHER PROTECTION of the SPIRIT THE
MASTER KUTHUMI (KOOT HOOMI),
In
as far as the Spirit of the reader is primitive, pure or on the way of
perfection he will respond negatively, doubtfully or be thankful, for at least
one will receive a good seed, and the other one, will receive wisdom in a
greater measure than that which he already has.
Many
reborn Spirits seek truth and wisdom, but still wander on byways.
May these Talks guide them on the right Path-God grants each individual
his own freewill, and this gives him the opportunity to advance towards
"THE LIGHT OF GOD" or to descend on the PATH of ignorance and
darkness.
Those
who are willing are always ready to purify and perfect, and to evolve to
"THE LIGHT OF GOD."
FIRST
DISCOURSE
Grandpa,
why am I so young and you so old? Why have you got white hair and a white beard?
The people I meet on the street are mostly older than I am, but there are
younger ones too. Some teenagers have a beard or a moustache or both, which are
brown, blonde or black. Why have not all people the same expression on their
faces? I feel drawn towards those
who are kind-hearted, and for those who have unpleasant expressions I have no
sympathy. Why do I sometimes feel lonely, forsaken and sad ... and then again
inspired with a feeling of inner joy and happiness...? All these emotions have
awakened in me since father and mother left me. I know they are not here anymore
as human beings; I do not hear or see them any longer, their place at table is
empty, and yet often I feel their presence, and inwardly I speak with them...
sometimes I hear their voices, and these tell me that my parents are trying to
give me advice, and they are a light on my life's path. How I would like to see
them back as they were on earth, but that is not possible. I often feel so lost,
as someone who is looking for a path and cannot find it... The time is not far
off when I shall have to choose my life's work, but the future is dark and I see
many paths that intertwine. I clash with the unknown and the unexplainable...
Grandpa, you have experience and human understanding and wisdom, I know that you
can answer many of my questions and solve my problems ... What is the object of
our life on earth... What is the deeper meaning of the Coming and Going? ... Why
are there so many people who have to suffer? ... Why are there good people and
bad people? ...What is virtue and what is vice? ... Why is there love and why is
there hate? ...Why should there be mercy and why selfishness? ...
Why are there believers and why unbelievers? ... Why are there ignorant
people and are there others as wise as you? ... At night I see visions and in
the darkness light-beams pierce through the wall and brighten up my face. Then
human figures appear in the light. Sometimes I think I see father and mother who
smile kindly; but it never happens during the day; they never talk of life's
affairs, the cares and worries, strife and suffering that people endure...
Grandpa, will the day ever dawn when all this will be clear to me? ... Will 1
always be a stranger to my destiny? My dear Grandson. Like you, I was also young
and sought an answer to the same questions you are asking ... I am glad you are
presenting all these questions to me now, before I pass over to the
Spirit-world. All your questions can be answered in one word, namely
"EVOLUTION," but the deeper meaning of this word must be fathomed.
What is EVOLUTION? ...
My
son, each person is a duality. Each person is duplicated, the physical body of
flesh and blood, and the etheric life force, Spirit that makes its abode in the
human body. One spirit is primitive and is placed for the first time, through
higher spirits, by the command of GOD, into a body. Other Spirits, who were
often reincarnated, place their mystical radiations in the body, which are the
result of previous incarnations. These
life experiences taught them to know good and bad, virtue and vice, and from
this experience they learnt wisdom. This
wisdom helps spiritual purity and perfection towards the "LIGHT OF
GOD"; where eternal and spiritual happiness reigns. There is, therefore, a
dual life in a person: the material body and the spiritual life. Both are
essential; and the practice of love. Kindness and mercy, brings light on the
spiritual path, which leads to eternal happiness... The path leads through the
human brain and is temporary and short. It can bring earthly happiness, richness
and luxuries, but not the eternal life for spirit. You, my son. must seek the
spiritual path, follow the LIGHT that brings wisdom and you will enjoy the
eternal life of salvation.
AMEN.
Grandpa,
previously you explained the word "EVOLUTION," and that a human is a
duality, a compound of flesh and blood, and also an unseen spirit whose abode is
in the physical body. Why is the spirit invisible? Where does it come from? ...
What is the purpose of the presence of the spirit in the body?
Does
that help to explain the word "EVOLUTION"?
When
I talk to people about EVOLUTION it is said: "This s a mighty word,"
but this does not explain the meaning of it-Others say that VOLUTION is the
progress in social life; better employment, greater earning capacity,
association with the better class, greater esteem and wealth. Grandpa, you talk
of "Spiritual Evolution"; is that in connection with the spirit and
not the physical?
What
happens to those who advance in school and university, who gain distinctions and
doctors' degrees? Is not that also EVOLUTION?
My
dear son, I told you that EVOLUTION is spiritual and not physical, and that the
plain language is too inadequate to justly explain what we sense or feel.
Mineral EVOLUTION is primitive and without feeling; but I want to add that when
the SPIRIT OF GOD passed over the earth, it left atom particles and vibrations
of HIS presence, and gave life force to minerals; until then there was no life
on earth.
God
bestowed the unseen atom and life force in primitive plants; the life force,
after many rebirths in plant life went into animal life; this did not exist
before. After many rebirths in the animal kingdom, these forces were
transplanted into primitive spirits, in human bodies, and allowed to evolve as
far as possible on earth.
In
point of fact EVOLUTION has nothing to do with the physical body, but is only
concerned with the unseen spirit. It is the life force born out of GOD which,
after purification and perfection, returns to its source: i.e. "GOD"
but this only takes place after many reincarnations-But Grandpa, is there no
EVOLUTION of the human body? Nothing is lost, my son, and all that one learns
and that adds to the development of the human brain, is received by the spirit
and taken into the cosmos and in the following incarnations is developed into
the consciousness. The life of the human body is short in comparison to
eternity; whilst the life of the spirit continues after death of the body. The
spirit is however repeatedly reborn in a new human body, until it is more
purified and perfected and enters the Higher Spheres of the Cosmos.
Grandpa,
what do you mean by purification?
I
have already explained that primitive spirits are reincarnated in the human
body, because they lacked experience, understanding of their fellow man and
wisdom, and still roam in tunnel of evil. They cannot distinguish evil from
good, and do mischief and sin. The wickedness forms dark spots in their aura,
and must be blotted out by repeated reincarnations and purified through
suffering and soul agony, that is why reincarnation is coupled with suffering -
and is a necessity.
Grandpa,
why must we suffer for the evil done through the spirit in a former human body?
My
son, your question is searching and our language is not explicit enough. However
you can sense and understand, that the human body is a vehicle to convey the
reborn spirit on earth, and the body of flesh and blood is of less importance
than the spirit, as it is but temporary. The spirit is called to live forever
after perfection, to ETERNITY and HARMONY.
I
have understood. Grandpa, and may I ask you many more questions ? I trust your
teaching will enrich me spiritually and mentally.
It
will be my happiest moment, my son, when I see thai my words bring you closer to
GOD.
My
son, you asked me the deeper meaning of coming, and going? You really meant, why
is a person born and why does he live and why does he die?
It
is a material question, which can be answered by a spiritual answer. "Why
is a spirit reincarnated and discarnated"?
This
question cannot be answered before introducing a brief explanation.
This
life of a human is impossible if it is not incarnated a birth by an invisible
spirit sent from the Cosmos, this spirit can be of either inferior EVOLUTION or
sometimes of a Higher Evolution.
We
have already seen what lower Evolution means; a spirit with low evolution
undergoes its first incarnations, but has an inclination to advance to a Higher
Spirit Sphere. That a spirit of Higher Evolution, through his many
reincarnations, gathered his experiences, received wisdom, has no more evil to
blot out and already advances to "THE LIGHT OF GOD" or is perhaps
already admitted therein.
But
Grandpa, what has all this to do with the arrival of the body of flesh and
blood?
The
human being, my son, is born of woman and belongs to the dust of the earth; the
spirit is made from a split of an atom of GOD and belongs to the Cosmos.
I
have already explained that they are two different entities, which must learn to
understand each other, gain strength and wisdom; the human brain is the means by
which the spirit accomplishes what is requested of it and is instructed by the
Higher Spirits, the Christ Spirit, and the Holy Spirit or GOD Himself.
Grandpa,
that still does not explain the continual coming and going of man.
However,
my son, the reborn spirit needs a specified time to accomplish his task on
earth. There can be a failure, because the reborn spirit may be weak, and not
have the necessary strength to curb the human in which he is reincarnated,
because the human is earthly and wants to see his earthly desires materialized
and strives against the spirit, then he lives in evil and depravity, because he
longs for riches and to live in wealth.
For
the reborn spirit life is struggle and suffering, but his life is not without
purpose, because he has gained strength. When he returns to the Cosmos, the
freed spirit receives strength through attending spiritual lectures, when he
once more returns to earth he is able to control the earthly being, and uses him
as a vehicle to carry out his mission on earth. He must learn to distinguish
good from evil, and virtue from vice. You see, my son, the coming and going of
flesh and blood man is a necessity to allow the discarnated Spirits of GOD the
opportunity to serve GOD, and with the help of Highly Evolved discarnated
spirits, to establish GOD'S PLANS ON EARTH.
Grandpa,
what are GOD'S PLANS?
Have
you ever tried to reform a drunkard... or restore a broken friendship between
friends, incurred through religion?
Politics,
language or cultural differences in committees, with events which caused the
trouble. Have you ever heard a teacher give his pupils moral lessons, and try to
help them distinguish between good and bad, and encourage them to love, and be
merciful to each other?
Have
you ever heard a father reprimand his child for dishonesty or unrighteousness
that is committed through weakness and allowed evil, unseen entities to
influence and commit a wicked deed?
There
is of course the opposite influence too: Spirits which are not so weak as
primitives, do not allow themselves to be directed by evil spirits, but listen
to the Still Voice of Holy Spirits. who undertake, by inspiring love, kindness
and mercy to help others out of the weakness with brotherly love.
There
are reborn purified spirits who are led by the Christ Spirit, to direct those
who are willing to reform, to become perfect in love, kindness and the shortest
path to Life of everlasting Salvation.
These
are a few of GOD'S PLANS on earth. There are
other
ways, only known to the Christ spirit and to the Highest Holy Spirit... of which
I dare not speak.
Many
thanks. Grandpa, your lessons make a different person of me
I
thank God.
AMEN.
FOURTH
DISCOURSE
I
have already asked you Grandpa: "What is the purpose of our human life?
Considering we are just spirit, may we not remain in Spirit land without a body
to purify and perfect, and then enter the Light of GOD and there endeavor and
strive for eternal salvation?"
My
dear son, that is a question sought by many who seek truth and wisdom. Humans
see only materially and neglect to seek the Spirit in Cosmos. People try to
solve earthly problems with the intellect and fail to contact his spirit or
spiritual advisers. For this reason, they make mistakes because they do not
meditate on ideas, in moments of repentance, which are inspired by discarnated
spirits.
What
is Meditation?
Meditation
is self-examination, to converse inwardly with your own spirit or the guiding
spirits. On earth, also in our
churches, they discuss "cogitation," but it is done with the
intellect, with the brain, and not with the spirit. The consequence of this
mistake is the cause of the conflicts in life, such as cares, worries, fights
and suffering; this is necessary to fulfill Karma.
What
is Karma, Grandpa ?
Karma
is the penalty for sins of a reborn spirit, committed in his present, or past
lives. I have already made it clear to you that primitive reborn spirits walk in
a tunnel of evil and of good. There is a cause for everything. Every cause has
an effect. Should a reborn spirit do evil and practice vice, then the cause lies
in the fact that it has not had much evolution. But according to the rebirths in
new human bodies, it makes contact with evil and good and learns to practice
virtues. As a discarnated spirit he cannot reach his object, because as such he
gets no life experience.
Grandpa,
is a "discarnated spirit" the invisible entity called Life? And has
its abode in Spirit land? — And is the incarnated spirit the same invisible
entity that has returned from the Cosmos and made its abode on earth in a young
human body to which he gives Life?
That
is right, my son, I am glad you understand the theoretical explanation well, so
enabling you to reap the necessary fruit. We have diverged a little from the
subject, but this introduction was necessary so that the answer to your question
"What is the aim of our human life" can be understood.
In
creation the cause of everything that resulted, was the evolution of the Atom of
God imbedded in minerals, to develop in plants, animals and human life. To your
question about human life, I say study their path of life, and there you will
find the answer to your question.
The
one is primitive or spiritually weak; Another discovers wisdom and even reach as
purification and perfection.
Still
another has partly climbed the ladder to evolution and discovered a part of
spiritual truth. Other spirits climbed higher and up the ladder of evolution
they find the "essence of God."
Many
of them try to find the "Light in the darkness" of their life.
Grandpa,
what do you understand by purification and perfection?
Purification
is the purging of committed wrong and vice — this is called Karma. Perfection
is the state obtained after the purifying of sin and vice. That is wisdom
discovered through the experience that continually bears you to the "Light
of GOD" and eternal happiness.
All
this, my son, reveals the necessity and the purpose of our life on earth, and
brings experience of life, knowledge of our fellowman, wisdom that makes the
spirit stronger, more purposeful, and eventually leads to his life's goal and
ideal; "Return to GOD."
Thank
you Grandpa. I have again learned much; and I hope t may come back to receive
more lessons.
God
has appointed me as your teacher, my son. and I am fulfilling my mission on
earth. Let us be thankful to Him.
AMEN,
FIFTH
DISCOURSE
Grandpa,
I have often wondered, why spirits, who have departed from earth, where the
majority had cares, worries, strife and suffering, were i!l, had medical
treatment or were unhappy, and are pleased to be free from the body must be
reborn in a human body, to new strife and suffering ? Why are there others who
are unwilling to leave the earth...?
Why
are there so many opposing ideas about life on earth and the hereafter a teacher
at school read from the Bible that Jesus said "You will still often be
reborn before you enter the Kingdom of my Father." But in the Church the
Minister says — "You must change your life, love your fellow man, improve
before you may enter the eternal Heaven of happiness."
But
the word Reborn and the returning of the Spirit in a human body is not mentioned. He was silent about the cause of
suffering the being must undergo. I even see children who are unhappy in the
cradle, and teenagers who are discouraged and sensitive. A hopeless love is
often the cause of their great sorrow, but later on they may be pleased that
this love did not materialize. 1 see married couples who do not understand each
other and continually dispute and live in discord, and who divorce because of
adultery, or because of different understandings. Can they not live as spirit in
the spirit world? Why do they, after all the suffering on earth, become reborn
in a human body? Do they request a new human life, or is it a compulsion.
I
am glad that you always ask spiritual questions about the life on earth and life
in the spirit world, or the different ideas of man and spirit; I told you
earlier, that body and spirit in the same body often differ in opinion - There
are many people who, when they grow old, pray to GOD to take them away, because
they are lonely or sick, unable to do their daily tasks, are entrusted to
strangers to care for them, suffer sleepless nights and are neglected by
children, if there are any. They become embittered because their prayers are not
heard; they do not mentally understand that the cause for all sorrow and trouble
they endure, is the spiritual law of cause and effect of former deeds. Should
their spirits be granted the privilege to explain to the brain the reason of the
trouble and to be patient and humble, they may understand, but would they
believe? It would depend on the standard of evolution obtained and the
receptivity for truth and wisdom.
That
there are people who grieve to feel the end of life nearing, likewise resort
under the same law. Possibly they were drunkards, pleasure makers or
materialists. Perhaps they lived in wealth or made sex their life's happiness.
If they could hear with their physical organs the voices of highly evolved
spirits, they would realize their low evolution, and that they shall undergo
many rebirths — to be refined. Remember, the earth is a low planet, where
reborn spirits must advance by the cleansing of sin and vice to perfection.
Cause and effect is now seen in connection with the law of karma and with the
climbing of the spirit to the LIGHT OF GOD.
Grandpa,
is it a compulsion for the spirit to be reborn and can it not perfect in spirit
land?
No
my son, cleansing and perfection without being reborn in a human is impossible.
Should a discarnated spirit always be on the same spirit sphere never reborn,
and always resorts with spirits of the same level, he would then not get an
opportunity to be reborn, to purify, and be perfected by the law of Cause and
Effect.
To
be reborn is essential to distinguish the difference between good and bad,
virtue and vice and to become able to judge. Cleansing of evil is impossible
without suffering. Also impossible to advance to Higher Spiritual spheres
without the practice of love, goodness and mercy. It is the law of creation from
which nobody can escape. Each must undergo this, for GOD makes no exceptions.
You
asked if to be reborn is an order of GOD, or a request by the Spirit.
Here evolution or necessity plays a part. There are spirits who feel inwardly that it is time to be reborn and they prepare for it. On a specific time the High Spirits make a decision. They are taken to an expectant mother and they are incarnated in a new body, at the birth. Purified spirits are often allowed to choose the mother. Low Spirits have no choice and are commanded to be reborn. A Spirit that is reborn and lives a good human life, gains a stronger will, vital power, and advances closer to the LIGHT of GOD.
AMEN,
SIXTH
DISCOURSE
Grandpa,
1 have already asked you why there are good and bad people on earth; I have not
understood the cause of that condition. I have only seen the result of what is
done, either good or bad. But why is one bad and the other good ?
I
note those who are brutal to animals and to people, do not even consider making
a small garden or put up a few flowers in the home, whereby creating a pleasant
atmosphere to cheer the family or make guests welcome or as a token of
friendship. I hear continually of assaults in the street, burglary at night
coupled with theft, extortion or emotional maliciousness that is loathsome to
honest people.
Young
girls are misled by irresponsible men. often forsaken, and then cannot give the
name of the father to their child.
Unimportant
affairs, perhaps well meant, but wrongly understood lead to rebellion and
murder. Bandits (or prisoners) who are repeatedly imprisoned revolt, raise a
fire, or murder the guards, steal weapons, flee into darkness, and commit the
same crime for which they were imprisoned. This is all framed in the human
brain.
Grandpa,
has this to do with spirit that is reborn ? Is the spirit responsible for the
evil ?
My
dear son, evolution is lacking and the primitive state of the reborn spirit
plays a role in the evil doing and leads to revenge for slight offenses done to
one, or thinks it was done-Remember the weeds are the most prolific growers. Are
not refined plants on which much care is given to improve growth and blooms,
overgrown by wild grass and weeds, sown by no one. but carried by the wind and
deposited in the sand, flourish even in flower pots. These flourish, overshadow
the beautiful plants, and deprive them of air and warmth, so that they die.
There is meanness and also exaltation, but the plants are unconscious of what is
happening — yet one is damaging the other — unknowingly,
Think
of the animal life. There are animals of low and of
high
animate evolution. Some animals feed on the flesh of others. Male animals of the
same species often fight desperately unto death to remain the leader of the herd
. . . This is often evolution in the animal kingdom, those nearest to earth are
enemies to man, and will attack man — whereas evolved animals are man's
friend. Instinct guides them, for they have no reasoning or judgment. They
behave according to their evolution.
If
there are evil plants and animals, why should there not be evil human beings? If
there are exalted plants and animals, why should there not be virtuous humans?
Physically
seen, man is like an animal whose life force is of Higher Evolution — because
he has received reasoning power to judge. But similar to the animal and plant
life, there are primitive spirits reborn in man and they are unable to reason
perfectly and are more animal than man. These spirits have had little or no life
experience, are weak and easily influenced by evil or vice. They have no
knowledge of good; and still pass through the tunnel of evil. Their reason is
primitive and their lack of judgment is through insignificant experiences-There
are spirits who have reached an advanced state of evolution, who for no apparent
reason, are hated and persecuted by reborn spirits with little or no evolution.
The plants and animals are unconscious of the evil; they act
instinctively, whilst man does evil consciously through the working of the
brain. They find pleasure in doing evil. The reason for all this is, because the
earth is a low planet where mostly spirits with a low evolution are reborn.
But
Grandpa is evil in the human person — or in the spirit?
My
dear son, as a rule the origin of the evil is in the primitive spirit. However,
a reborn spirit with little evolution, can under the influence of drink, or as
the result of temper, commit crime, and regret it. There are but few well
advanced spirits or spirits who give love, kindness and mercy to their
fellowman, reborn in a human body. They understand the evil practiced by a
reborn spirit who is earthly. Understand, my son, love and hate, kindness and
revenge, virtue and vice, mercy and heartlessness and all evil, are not
materialistic and also do not belong to the human being, but to the spirit which
in due time is rewarded by his advancing to Higher Cosmic Sphere, or pays with
pain and sorrow in a new human life for the bad and evil he did. This is called
Karma.
Thank
you. Grandpa, I see now the difference between Human and Spirit, and so I get an
answer to my question:
"Why
there are good and bad people on earth." I see now: all is the result of
the purification and evolution by a reborn spirit. Evolution strengthens a
spirit, improves and encourages it lo perfection. The Law of Cause and Effect
plays a role here, and quietly leads to the knowledge of the Essence of GOD,
which is goodness, and mercy. Spirits learn to know, accept and exercise,
You
are on the right path, my son-1 thank GOD, Grandpa, for this revelation.
AMEN.
SEVENTH
DISCOURSE
Dear
Grandpa, I enjoyed my talk with you very much last time, about good and wicked
people, and I learned much about moral behavior. I often meditated, and
eventually realized the truth.
I
am not sure if all the decisions originated in my brain, or were pressed in by
my own spirit, or given by other spirits who contact me now and again to convey
and convince me of the wisdom you taught.
You
have revealed to me a complete new world of spirit life which surrounds us and
which we must experience. Now I understand the difference between life of the
physical body and the reborn spirit in it. I now know the cause and effect of
the good one does, and the cause and effect of the evil. All this lakes place by
the inspiration of spirits in the human brain. That the good and the bad
committed is dependent on the evolution of the reborn spirit, receiving reward
according to the good he does in human life as spirit, or accordingly pays for
the evil with suffering during his human life.
All
this has convinced me that reborn spirits work out their own destiny — decide
by their own will the ascension or dissension.
However, in spite of all the evil done in human life he can always ponder
and repent. He can always advance on byways during his human life, which will
indirectly guide him to a path of love, kindness and mercy. If it is coupled
with KARMA of suffering as penance of former evil, he can rise as spirit, and
join the LIGHT OF GOD and EVERLASTING LIFE of happiness.
This
is alt truth, my son, and I am delighted that you realize there is definitely
inspiration from more perfected spirits.
There
is always the influence of your own spirit and from spirits in the vicinity.
Both are possible but it is difficult to know through whose inspiration
the direction is given, or perhaps through infiltration of the principle of
wisdom. There are only a few people on earth who can commune with their own
spirit but there are some. There are more people who can commune with spirits on
their own level in the Cosmos, as they belong to a very inferior spirit-sphere.
They receive messages of little importance, unless they are of earthly,
mortal or material affairs.
Should
a reborn spirit, belonging to a Higher Sphere of Evolution, hear still voices
from the Spirit world, the communication will not be on material matters, but on
spiritual and mystical matters. They advise him how to climb, in the shortest
possible time, to the Light of GOD and enter as a purified spirit. But he has
not reached perfection.
Before
a reborn spirit can reach this level of evolution, he must gain a specific
degree of evolution. Do not forget, my son, the earth is a low planet, a planet
where the spirit must purify and repent of former evil, and most spirits reborn
on earth are of low evolution. During their life they take more interest in
earthly, mortal and material matters that can be seen and felt, few think of
purifying, perfecting and advancing to Higher Spiritual Spheres of the Spirit
reborn in them.
Usually
not only the human being, but also the reincarnated spirit in him is content and
prefers the pleasures of the world, good business, earthly possessions, wealth
and luxury. These spirits believe
that it is their own will power that life is everlasting, and at each rebirth
can decide their own destiny, and that this will continue to life-everlasting.
The truth, however, is that eternal life can only be directed by GOD, who
deposits an atom of life in each spirit, but can always recall it, it is His
property. A spirit that cannot be reformed, and there are many on earth, who
cling to the principle that he can renounce God who granted the atom of life,
and yet continue in each incarnation to live in a human body, will however lose
the right to live as spirit.
Do
not think that this is done in revenge by GOD, GOD is love and never vindicates
the evil done by a reborn spirit in a human being. But if a spirit, after many
rebirths continues to do evil, and continually refuses to discontinue doing
wrong, it brings about his own destruction of the right of self -determination.
Grandpa,
I am deeply impressed by this lesson. I feel it draws me deeper into the world
of wisdom that makes me more and more a mystic.
I
thank you. Grandpa, and also GOD who allows me to receive this wisdom.
AMEN,
EIGHTH
DISCOURSE
The
last but one discourse, my son, we discussed the good and the evil done by man.
Since the first time we spoke of spiritual matters, you have not had a reply to
what is virtue and what is vice!
It
is true. Grandpa. So many questions have already passed through my brain, but
have not received an answer. In our
last discourse you told me, "The
earth is a low planet, and most spirits reborn on this planet have had little
purification. There are many who are still far from the ladder of
evolution."
I
have concluded that on earth we understand little of the truth and teachings,
and wisdom. We do not know how much our spirit has been purified, but it seems,
however, that we as spirit receive our spiritual perfection and purification
according to our understanding of truth and wisdom learnt by suffering for bad
deeds and vice.
My
son, I feel satisfied over the results of our discussions and it leads to deep
and deeper truths and wisdom- It is true that you asked me long ago to explain
the words Virtue and Vice. Now the time has come that I can explain these words
intellectually and spiritually.
I
am not a linguist, my son, but experience and a life work have taught me wisdom.
Do not imagine that my life passed without cares, worries, strife or suffering.
I have, as far as I know, worked out my Karma, and possibly there are not many
more sorrows for me. Of course I am not sure. But do not let me delay your
question: "What is Virtue and What is Vice ?"
Yes,
Grandpa. I would like to know if vice or virtue is performed by human beings or
the spirit ? Or are they synonymous for the words good and bad ?
_
I have explained earlier, my son. that many words appear similar in meaning, but
mostly there is a difference in meaning-The human language is inadequate in
comparison to the spiritual, because man uses his brain and the dictionary and
not the spirit.
The
language the spirit uses is 'vibration o[ feeling' that it radiates in the
ether, and expresses the actual meaning of its thoughts- The human intellect
receives little and often nothing of the feeling and radiations of his spirit,
therefore there are words used by the human being which appear synonymous, but
do not have the same meaning. The word bad, is applied to a person who
continually looks cross, or annoys others, or who harms his fellowman.
Concerning the word mischief, it is perceptible and not so mean. A child can be
mischievous or play tricks on parents, sister, brother or playmate causing
irritation, but is not seen as evil . . . but as naughty, and he or she can get
into trouble.
Kindness
is to be generous, helpful, merciful, aid the sick and the aged and lend help to
the blind and deaf, etc.
Virtue
and Vice as spiritually seen concern the character of the reborn spirit in
connection with purification and perfection that it has gained. It reveals its
virtue — ethically and morally by his good life — and is not concerned with
its cultural and religious, political conceptions, or education. It is a state
obtained through evolution and wisdom. The spiritual meaning of Vice is the
inclination to insult and harm another, and is due to the lack of purification
and perfection.
Virtue
and Vice, good and bad are the terms used to signify the evolution reached by a
spirit, the consequence of his good or bad lives.
It
definitely determines the spiritual sphere on which he will live on his return
to Spiritland.
Thank
you. Grandpa, I hope to ask other questions about which I meditate. I thank GOD
for the wise words from your mouth.
AMEN.
NINTH
DISCOURSE
My
dear son, long ago you asked me — Why is there Love and why revenge?
I would prefer the question — "Why is there love and why is there hate ?" There is a great difference between "hate" and revenge — because revenge is more the opposite to forgiveness.
Grandpa,
then it can be understood that revenge is the result of hate, from one person to
another, but explain, what is the cause of hate that is felt for another ?
My
son, there are different reasons why hate can flare up. The main reason is the
lack of spiritual evolution, generally prevalent in primitive nations.
There are continually tribal clashes, and murderous parties.
Between people or spirits who have released themselves from a primitive
state, it often
happens
in the same family between brothers and sisters, that a state of jealousy or
envy breaks out. and this state terminates in revenge.
I
understand this condition. Grandpa, I often hear conversations about culture and
civilization, practiced in this century, But it does not coincide with the life
we live, where so little love is shown or given to people, but many hate and
take revenge on others.
My
son, earlier I explained to you, that the earth is a very low planet where bad
and evil are still in full swing, and that there are people with advanced
degrees of purification and perfection, who no longer have recourse to hate, or
seek revenge but who even have love for their fellowman, and with forgivenes1,
in their souls for those who have harmed them.
But,
Grandpa, can not all people on earth be born with love. kindness and mercy ?
My
son, there are entities who are incarnated in human bodies for the first time.
They are blinded by the materialistic riches of the earth. Only after various
re-births will they be able to free themselves and to accept mysticism,
I may add that Atoms of God, which manifest as spirits, and must undergo
many processes of perfection, receive acceptance to a Higher Cosmic Sphere,
where more pure and perfect spirits resort, and do not cherish thoughts of hate
and revenge, but where more love, kindness and mercy is exercised than on earth.
Grandpa,
you said there are people on earth, or reborn spirits, who pursue LOVE. Is here
also, as we talked of earlier, human and spiritual love ?
My
son, meanwhile you have grown older and had life experiences and this has given
you a measure of wisdom.
You
spoke of your nightly expeditions and you contacted the spirits of your father
and mother, they allowed you to see them in their human bodies to convince you
that they are truly your parents who have manifested. They came forth with
spiritual and not human love. On
earth there is another love among people: — it is more of animal than
spiritual love, and originates in human enjoyment, namely: in sex. It is human
love, that is sometimes inspired by discarnated spirits to bring two incarnated
spirits together, who before their incarnation asked, or received instructions
to seek each other to fulfil a commission desired by GOD.
The
word 'LOVE' has a human but also a spiritual meaning. LOVE can be the cause of
much suffering and sacrifice, in
order
to grant reborn spirits the opportunity to work out their KARMA for evil done in
this or past human lives. But spiritual love is also human, it can be the cause
of joy. Consciously or unconsciously, their spiritual love induces cooperation
with discarnated spirits, to bring spiritual work to manifestation. This work is
however not Church lab our, but strives ethically and morally to circulate GOD'S
Laws of TRUTH, which are unknown or wrongly explained by most Churches and
People.
Grandpa,
have GOD'S Laws any connection with LOVE ?
My
son, I have already told you. The Essence of GOD is LOVE, KINDNESS and MERCY.
Each spirit has an atom in it and is expected to purify and perfect it, by
practicing love for his fellowman, so that the spirit may always draw closer to
THE LIGHT OF GOD, and eventually be taken up in it.
I
thank GOD and also you. Grandpa, for what I have leamt today.
AMEN.
TENTH
DISCOURSE
My
son, you have asked me, but that is long ago — :
Why
is there Mercy and why is there Hate in people ? Since then you have had life
experiences, that have given you wisdom. Between times you have also had some
agony. That is quite normal because each reborn spirit is tried. You have
realized that because friends came to comfort you. That is mercy. But there are
also friends who remained away, and who were inwardly delighted to note the
calamity you suffered. The reason why some people are pleased is not always
hate, but spite, egotism, materialism, enmity and many other unmerciful
feelings. They have not experienced soul-strife and so do not realize that
suffering will sooner or later be their deal, in even greater measure than what
you had, because through the law of "Spiritual purification" the one
who is pleased about the mishaps of another, reaps the same soul-agony ten times
more at a specific time.
Grandpa,
in this case the one who delighted in the sorrow of a friend did not hurt him;
why must he pay with suffering for the evil he did not commit?
You
are partly right, my son, but bear in mind: as another being has to purify and
climb to a higher rung in Spirit Sphere, he must go through all phases of human
life; without this life-experience he is unable to realize and value the
possession of mercy, because Mercy is the Essence of GOD. Without having this
virtue, he cannot purify and perfect, or advance to the Light of GOD. He was
unmerciful to a friend and thereby revealed a false friendship. That is lack of
evolution, and he is still near to earth as spirit,
I
am surprised. Grandpa, that after each talk we had about Spiritual Matters, my
eyes are further opened, Your words give greater wisdom. At night when I
meditate I feel as if I am absent, and forget the place where I am.
I cannot orientate myself, and I am unconscious of what is taking place
around me. Then I hear quiet voices
which confirm that everything you said is the absolute truth. But I have the
feeling I am not present; 1 am on quite a different plane, not in the house, I
have the sensation — that 1 am. floating in the ether, and conversing with
invisible entities- How do you explain this. Grandpa? Is it imagination or is it
a sleep-state in which I am'? I wake up with a shock.
My
son, I have had the same experience, and even now I often have that test. I
would not be able to give you this information, if it were not for my
meditations which carry me into the Cosmos, I would be unaware of the
revelations I had, up to this day. The fact that you accept all, is proof that
your subconscious, or rather your spirit receives and retains all this as a
treasure of great value in your sub-consciousness.
Your
spirit has not been permitted an opportunity or allowed to impart it to your
brain, which is a physical organ.
Is
not all this mercy from GOD, that HE permits you, as a reborn spirit, the
opportunity to regain the wisdom you gathered during your incarnations? 1
received the privilege to help you to unearth from your subconscious, this
wisdom and impart it to your brain, so that you, as a human being, may
comprehend all this. Nothing takes place without a reason in the Cosmos. Where a
purpose is aimed at, there is cause and effect. The intention the High Spirits
have in view is to grant DIVINE WISDOM to be broadcast to people. From this they
can obtain spiritual knowledge, and strength to advance to a Higher spiritual
sphere. The reason of all this. is the order you received before you manifested
as a human being. The purpose of the work on earth you are entrusted to do is:
to reach perfection, and to some closer to the LIGHT of GOD — and the ETERNAL
LIFE of SPIRITUAL SALVATION and BLESSEDNESS. It is not only my task to encourage
you to practise mercy. The life-experiences you have already received and that
which is still awaiting you during this human life will teach you more wisdom
than what I can give. I can only help you to detve for the riches in the
treasure house of your soul. I can only tell you that Mercy is: "The
ESSENCE of GOD" — SHE sparkles with love, kindness and mercy. To you and
to all spirits who have manifested as human beings, the mission is to develop,
purify and perfect towards the ATOM of GOD, which is the nucleus of Life, and
take it into Spiritland as security to a HIGHER COSMOS SPHERE to which the
Christ Spirit will direct you.
I
thank GOD and you too. Grandpa.
AMEN.
ELEVENTH
DISCOURSE
My
dear son, we are alone again, and will converse about the spiritualist and
mysticism (about the Spiritual and mystical).
Is
there a difference between spiritualism and mysticism, Grandpa?
I
am pleased you asked this question, my son. It gives me the chance to explain
these two words in their human and spiritual aspect.
On earth generally everything pertaining to the word spiritual is
associated with the brain. It is
easily said:
"He
is spiritually evolved," if he studied advanced subjects. That is however
science and knowledge, but has nothing in common with wisdom into which we
delved and which belongs to the domain of the spirit. If people on earth speak
of mysticism, they see it as the regular practice of divine worship; attending
of Church Services in a special church, synagogues, etc. The receiving of
sacraments bestowed by a church leader, not concerned as to how pure or how far
evolved he is. The man in the street considers as mystics those who honor and
apply the laws of the church, without investigating if they agree with the TRUE
LAWS of GOD the TRUE LAWS of CREATION, the LAWS of KARMA.
Grandpa,
what is the meaning of the word 'MYSTICISM'?
Mystic
means — live according to the Laws of GOD, my son, and that is: practicing
love to your neighbors, kindness and mercy. We acknowledge this as Essence of
GOD, and that does not mean the physical but the Spiritual aspect. The TRUE
Mystic has nothing in common with the principles of what in the church on earth
is erected, the attending of church services, continual praying and singing of
psalms. These bear the seal of the Faith of human brain, which have these
characteristics and are saturated with materialism.
Mysticism
is TRUE LOVE for GOD, the TRUE meaning of Mysticism is not continual requests
from GOD, because that is the practicing of selfishness. But to give to GOD
love, by placing all your material and spiritual abilities at HIS disposal in
order to further GOD'S PLANS that HE has in view. That is TRUE MYSTICISM.
Grandpa,
do we not need a church for the purifying and perfecting of our spirit; and can
we climb in spirit to a Higher Cosmic Sphere without a church?
My dear son, each has received a free will from GOD and acts accordingly. Many people need a church to learn to seek for the TRUE, SPIRITUAL, UNIVERSAL EVERLASTING CHURCH of GOD. It is however unfair to be stamped as heretics or wicked people, those who practice faith without going to church, so branded even by CHURCH LEADERS. But in truth they are TRUE MYSTICS, and nearer to GOD, and the LIGHT OF ETERNAL LIFE than those who only accepted the laws of the Earthly Church. These last mentioned have no interest in the TRUE, SPIRITUAL UNSEEN CHURCH of GOD. A mystic belongs to a Spiritual Church that he accepts according to his own conception and spiritual evolution.
Let
us accept the churches of the earth m their own designs, and allow them their
errors, faults and pride which sometimes sin against the Laws oE GOD. There
comes a time when leaders and members of earthly churches are led through life
experiences by spiritual inspiration and wisdom to spiritual purification, and
they will forsake the earthly churches and find their way to the TRUE PATH to
GOD. As spirits they become members of the TRUE CHURCH of GOD, in spite of.
their being branded as heretics, godless and unbelievers-Grandpa, now I
understand better why the earth is so imperfect and primitive, and we live on a
Planet where good and bad, virtue and vice. love and hate, kindness and revenge,
mercy and selfishness, wage war against each other. I also understand now that
there is an earthly and spiritual mysticism, and that rebirth in new physical
bodies, practicing of love, kindness and mercy, inspires reborn spirits to step
over from Religion to another more evolved one, in order to draw closer to the
invisible CHURCH of GOD, and join the everlasting life of happiness.
You
cannot converse with all people about the truth, my son, Their Spiritual
Evolution is not so advanced as to permit this understanding.
Only
with a few, who you find worthy, will you be able to talk to.
I
thank you. Grandpa.
Thank
GOD, my son, because HE has found you worthy of accepting this wisdom.
AMEN.
TWELFTH
DISCOURSE
My dear son, you were fairly young when you asked questions about spirit matters. That assured me that your spiritual work on earth would begin early because your spirit enquired about wisdom at an early stage. Wisdom which you acquired in former human lives and in Spirit land has endowed your soul with a holy relic. With love I aided you to unearth this wisdom from your sub-consciousness.
Grandpa,
what do you understand by the word "Subconscious"?
My
son, you already know that you are a spirit reborn in a human body but that
spirit is another entity from that of your body of flesh and blood and had its
origin in the splitting of an Atom of GOD, which took place and remained here
after the creation of the Solar System: The earth sphere is of it. The Atom,
after having passed many rebirths and evolution-processes in mineral, plant and
animals, manifested as "spirit" through the agency of the Christspirit
and received "reason". It allows a spirit during his many rebirths in
a human body, life experiences to develop "wisdom" in his soul. It is
brought under the care and protection of the Christ Spirit and in course of time
learns the "Laws of GOD." This accumulated wisdom is conserved and
always increases in the soul of the spirit. The soul is the treasure house where
wisdom, science and knowledge, and also reminiscences of former human lives are
preserved. Subconscious-ness of the soul is thus the organ of the spirit and is
similarly invisible.
Grandpa,
long ago I asked the question:- "Why are there believers and
unbelievers"? Is unbelief the
reason that many people do not attend church services or that their evolution is
more advanced than the existing churches.
Primitive
people, my son, have a faith which in a manner is practiced as well. There are
others who pretend they are atheists, who however subconsciously believe in GOD,
and their spirits are usually young or too weak or lack the will power to bring
to the person in which it is reborn the TRUE FAITH.
What
is the origin of atheism and unbelief. Grandpa ?
Atheism
is denying the existence of GOD for many reasons, the most significant is the
influence of his environment where a spirit abides. The milieu where a person
visits, secret pacts of which he is a part, and who possibly spread false
theories;
should
the spirit still be weak, it accepts inspirations of low de-monish spirits which
cling to his aura.
Grandpa, what is the meaning of the word AURA?
My
son, man is surrounded by an invisible shroud which is charged with radiation by
spirits, in the same manner as a battery is charged with electricity. The result
is that the radiation of evil spirits remains a long time in the aura of the
weak person, He must strive for a long time to alienate these inspirations and
radiations. Under this influence it
happens sometimes that a person still does what is harmful to his spirit, and
causes a lot of trouble. Under these same old influences he undergoes
despondency and suggestions and ideas about certain affairs which he will never
bring to manifestation. This can be part of the KARMA, but it is not always the
case. The best solution is that the
Spirit helps to curb his frustrations; and repeatedly tries to go forward with
courage and faith to the future; not to change his behavior and action
continually, but to be strong in spirit and always to keep positive thoughts on
a subject. So he works out his own purification.
If
he remains weak. Grandpa, and always seeks other aims ?
My
Kon. due to his weakness he remains exposed to cares, conflict, suffering and
failure in his undertakings, and is unlucky throughout his entire human life.
Each spirit of GOD has received its own freewill, and his earthly and spiritual
happiness is dependent on his freewill, his ability of endurance, his
perseverance, his acceptance and resignation of KARMA, and his humility to
experience the LAWS of GOD.
I
thank GOD and also you Grandpa, for this lesson of wisdom.
AMEN.
THIRTEENTH
DISCOURSE
My
dear son, the time is drawing near that the Lord is going to call me back to
Spirit land, and my body of flesh and blood will return to the source, namely,
the dust of the earth. My mission on earth is nearly terminated. In Spirit land
I will probably do the same work as I did on earth. There may be other work too
for me to do, but as spirit 1 shall remember that my physical body was a heavy
weight for a reborn spirit, and shall be glad if I may be allowed to descend to
discarnated spirits of a lower sphere which abide there, speak with them about
spiritual mysticism of which they arc still ignorant. Possibly, in company of
other spirits to visit the earth, to help to materialize the commands of the
Christ Spirit or of the Uppermost Holy Spirit. Then people whose spirits are
susceptible may possibly receive messages for spiritual work and thus help many
to do the work of GOD on earth. As soon as I have the opportunity to manifest
myself to you, I shall do it with love because the reminiscences of our family
ties, though only human, still remain.
I shall also be glad when you are blessed with a mediumistic gift to
enable you to see me and also hear my voice, as you see and hear your father and
mother in your dreams. Not all people are able to communicate with discarnated
spirits, but you are on the way to receive this Gift of GOD, and possibly will
hear voices from Higher Spiritual Spheres, if you continue as you are doing now.
1 am happy that I can already receive greater wisdom from Spiritland, than that
which I have imparted to you, and I may be allowed to pass it on to you. There
is more wisdom of which I do not know. This I feel:- I have not a high opinion
of myself, I am continually moved to humility. I hope that on death of my
physical body I shall be admitted to a Higher Spiritual Sphere than the one I
left before I manifested in my present physical body- I know also that I shall
learn of many, many matters of which I know nothing. I think that I know much of
spiritual life on earth, that is permitted, but I have yet to undergo greater
purification in order to draw closer to the Light of GOD.
Grandpa,
do you mean that in Spiritland there is a definite division of the spirits and
not as it is said on earth "They will all be taken up in the House of my
Father"?
My
son, on earth evil and good spirits all live together — and often obstruct
each other, and by this they learn the difference between good and evil. One is
usually the cause of another's Karma. As
"Kind with Kind should resort on earth, but yet get in touch with each
other, so it is in Spiritland. A spirit can always descend to a lower plane, but
a spirit from a low plane may not climb to a higher one. The difference is that
a spirit, once on his own Cosmic Sphere, will meet spirits there of which the
purification, the perfection, the evolution and the possession of wisdom with
only slight differences, are the same.
Grandpa,
Jesus however taught us that "In the House of my Father there are many
Mansions."
The
Christ Spirit in Jesus described everything in parables. With these words he
meant "In the Cosmos are many Spirit Spheres."
Grandpa,
Religious education taught me, that the Lord said "all our earthly sins are
forgiven and we shall be as brothers in Heaven."
This
is only partly true, my son. God forgives sins according to the step of
evolution reached by the spirit. Unique of a kind is however applied in
Spiritland, and as each spirit advances it gets placed according to its
evolution on the specific sphere where spirits of the same state belong. On
earth also, one person sometimes avoids another — without any particular
reason. Possibly the one's evolution is on a higher scale than the other is.
There is no feeling of sympathy — this is all a spiritual state of which the
person is not aware- It has
therefore no connection with the material condition of your fellow man. It is
termed "difference of status" on earth. Actually a poor man may
possess more wisdom than a rich man, and when they have passed over, the poor
man may bo on a higher spiritual level than the rich man, who may have insulted
the poor man during his life on earth. Material
riches cannot be taken with one to Spiritland by a reborn spirit. The only
treasures he may take are spiritual possessions, namely: wisdom, perfection,
evolution.
Grandpa,
seen in this way, is wealth of spirit the greatest treasure to possess in
Eternity.
That
is right, my son, it is compulsory that man must have the material necessities
of life, not in consideration of his standing, but for the maintenance of his
body of flesh and blood which, he must keep healthy. Sometimes it happens that
he must seek for this maintenance practically his whole life time and only find
it after great sacrifice. It may be his karma for evil done in previous lives on
earth.
Grandpa,
this inspires me to ask more questions which I will present later.
I
thank GOD. but also you. Grandpa, for these lessons.
AMEN.
FOURTEENTH
DISCOURSE
Dear
Grandpa, in our last interview you told me one or two things, about which I
should like more explanation.
You
said — (1) Each has his own right of self determination
(2)
After transition of a spirit:- i.e. discarnated — it receives missions that
must be carried out. I understand that when someone gets the right of self
determination, he cannot be forced to perform commissions, because he then loses
his freedom, that I mean, is the same as his self-determination.
Dear
son, it is taught on earth — "the ways of GOD cannot be fathomed"
but not all reborn spirits accept this thesis. GOD has no secrets for evolving
spirits. You mean that man on earth must earn his living, by obeying the
commands of his employer. and should he refuse, he will be put out of the door
and be workless; not only will he be without income, but also be bored to death
by being out of work. The result will be that he seeks distraction in bars and
suspicious houses, and sinks both physically and spiritually. A reborn spirit
who is anxious to climb the ladder of evolution, renounces such a life, receives
inspirations from higher evolved spirits, who direct him, even in the
application of his "right to self determination" to remain on the
right path. It is a fact that human life brings many problems to a reborn
spirit, but for each problem there is a solution, because a person of good-will,
will always resign himself to circumstances which he encounters. After a closer
look a person can always ask the question "Is he entirely free, and can he
decide about his self determination"? With surety it can be answered —
the reborn spirit has his freedom, and can direct his self-determination and he
works according to "his will" for his happiness or his ruin.
Grandpa,
we discussed the "freedom and self determination of the spirit" In my
religious teaching questions are often answered as follows :-
"This
is a dogma. GOD alone knows why it is so," but the answer I expect does not
come forth. Are there actually dogmas in spiritual matters ?
There
are no dogmas, my son, because there is an answer to all spiritual questions.
Only the ignorant, the uninitiated, the spirit with low evolution, will give you
the answer on some of the questions "It is a dogma, GOD alone knows the
answer." Should the man on earth be workless, and have no income, out of
boredom he will become rebellious and unmanageable at the same time.
If discarnated spirits, enjoying their freedom and their
self-determination, receive no commands, the same state of disorder would be
present. It is free choice for a discarnated spirit to refuse to do an imposed
task, but then he loses his rights and cannot advance to higher spiritual
spheres, and he is preparing his downfall. It can only happen to low un-evolved
spirits, but not to spirits who are seeking to move nearer towards the Light of
GOD. If he executes his work with love and resignation then he advances to
Higher and thus to better Cosmic Spheres, acquires wisdom, and feels elated and
happy to be able to carry into effect his commissions, because he considers it a
favor. Is the life as man on earth not a mirror of the life of the Cosmos?
He has no more physical pain in the spiritual sphere, he only retains
remorse, sorrow or soul agony. The life on earth has already taught you.
"There are people who do evil and continue well until death." They are
very near to earth, and have no conscience, and when they pass over to the
Cosmos they remain clinging to the material of the earth, and then it is
their
greater pleasure to cause difficulties for advanced spirits reborn in a human
body, and inspire them to neglect their spiritual work, and to resort to do
mischief and evil. There are people who seek spiritual wisdom, love, kindness
and mercy towards his fellow man, and are willing to give good advice to his
families. They are already on the ladder of spiritual purification and
perfection. When they
discarnate they retain the talents they acquired, experience the results of
their exemplary human life are conscious of the inspiration given to people on
earth who were receptive to the talents they cultivated, and are now realizing
the result and reaping the fruit thereof, in Spirit-land. There are people who
stand cm a high rung of the ladder of evolution and who came to earth with
commissions from GOD. and sometimes receive instruction from Higher Spirits to
help reborn spirits, to come closer to the Light of GOD. In this revelation, my
son, you realize the spirit retains its self-determination; all its feeling,
thinking and acting are subject to spiritual purification and perfection and
this can be achieved in connection with the instruction and in accordance with
his evolution. But it can happen that a spirit receives an unpleasant commission
which is given as a test. He fulfills his task with reassignment, because he
knows the "Laws of GOD" and is therefore willing to endure and live
through all.
Grandpa,
what do you understand by the "Laws of GOD"? Is it not taught in the
Bible by the "Laws of GOD", and taught by the churches on earth ?
My
son, the churches on earth made laws which are now very much out of date,
enforced in olden times when men still thought primitively- There is a great
difference in the creeds of various churches, even of our sects and another
sect. It is. of course of importance that each church must direct the believers
to the "ONE GOD." As a spirit purifies and perfects himself. and
receives wisdom, so he goes from one church to another and this enables him to
advance closer to the Truth.
Grandpa,
I understand from what you said, that anyone on earth who lived a bad life and
found pleasure in wickedness and immorality, once discarnated, carries his evil
doings with him, to practice the same in Spiritland. Spirit, which as a human
being was good and virtuous lakes these qualities with him to the Cosmos to
practice them there, accordingly draws closer and closer to the Light at GOD. If
he made mistakes during his life on earth he feels unhappy and is repentant. A
spirit entrusted with "A Godly Mission" in his human life, is very
happy when he has successfully accomplished his task. If the mission, however,
not by his actions, proved a failure, he would always be willing to return to
earth in a new physical body to fulfill his mission perfectly.
I
see. Grandpa, "self-determination" is the explanation of one of the
big words of which I now received an explanation, and I see now how a spirit
works for his future. For this revelation I am very thankful to God and to you.
Grandpa.
AMEN.
FIFTEENTH
DISCOURSE
Grandpa,
you once told me that discarnated spirits are able to do the following:
1.
They are able to appear in human form and be seen by human beings.
2.
They are able to converse with some people.
3.
They can inspire people about affairs they wish to settle-But I cannot
understand this, as a discarnated spirit has no human eyes with which to see.
Eye sight passed away at death of the human body; also the vocal organs returned
to the dust of the earth. How can one understand that a spirit can make himself
visible, make his voice audible, converse with a human being, and give advice
and help? I know it is true, because I have seen Father and Mother at night
between sleeping and waking in my bedroom, I have heard their voices exactly as
during their life-time on earth. Is there an explanation for this, or must I
accept it because I have witnessed it?
My
dear son, most people do not understand this fact because they do not have
experience of it. They reject the possibility of spiritual manifestations. But
it exists under all kinds of humans in spite of the low or the high evolution of
the incarnated spirit.
Grandpa,
is mediumship then not a divine gift?
My
dear son, in many circumstances mediumship is not an attribute of specific
reborn spirits, but the evidence that only the body of flesh and blood dies, not
the spirit that lives in it, and this continues to live in the Cosmos...
There are cases where people see manifestations of those who have passed
over, or receive the inspiration. They are aware of having seen manifestations,
but do not accept inspirations of spirits as reality. They think it is the
action of their brain, and that it is only a thought. Inspirations usually come from discarnated spirits from the
sphere in Spiritland where their own spirits have their abode. A person must
always — before he accepts anything
consult
his conscience (or his own spirit) and not always his brain, He must check what
effect of doing a bidding will hold for him, Low spirits usually give low
materialistic communications, bul those from more evolved spirits are more
advanced and mystic, It always comes through the medium of mutual vibrations.
Here the law of "kind with kind" applies.
I
understand. Grandpa, that a spirit can inspire a person to do either a good or a
bad deed- I also understand that inspirations can be given by Spirits of GOD,
and by evil spirits. Why does GOD allow evil spirits to give inspirations to
people?
Low
spirits do not always recognize GOD, my son, and do arbitrary manifestations
without permission from GOD. Spirits who are sincere never manifest without
definite permission from GOD. Low spirits have not received initiation, and know
I’ll of what spirits of Higher Plans know. Through lack of evolution they do
not yet accept truth. Is it not like that with human beings? ... There are,
however, many reborn spirits who ha»e to work out their Karma of former lives
by cares, worries, strife and suffering; also faults, immorality and evil.
In this case there are spirits of GOD who usually give help and support,
to enable these souls to carry on also to inspire courage and willpower and
bring these spirits who are of good will the strength to work out their Karma
with good results. But another spirit may not take away a karmic debt because he
then obstructs the spirit to purify it.
I
understand. Grandpa, because before you had already explained, that the earth is
a low planet, where they come to work out their Karma of former lives, and where
good and bad are usually in opposition. But all this does not explain where
discarnated spirits get the power to make a manifestation, that they can see,
hear and talk, and that they can sense at a distance who, on earth, are thinking
of them.
My
son, there is much evidence of sense life in spirits which is really
spirit-life, and which people think is from the brain but in truth it is a
spiritual condition. The spirit reborn in a human body can be compared to a
wireless apparatus which cannot only send out vibrations but also receives them.
However, once the spirit is reborn in a human body, the person is too concerned
with his brain, and he thinks that everything which passes through his brain has
its origin in his own thought-world; but many cases are inspired by discarnated
spirits or even by his own spirit. It is difficult for a person who receives
inspirations to know if it is given by a good or by a low spirit.
Grandpa,
but discarnated spirits at least have no physical power. What kind of power do
they make use of in order to make contact with people on earth?
My
son. Low spirits still carry specific physical power with them at their passing
into the Cosmos. There lies the deeper meaning of the expression:
"Unpurified spirits are synonymous with low spirits." They are still
in the position to use their ideas to substantiate material ideas. But according
to the purification of the evil, their physical strength decreases, and they
improve spiritually. Their
vibrations become firmer and stronger and allow to them pick up thoughts of
their loved ones on earth, and also to demonstrate spiritual manifestations.
All this is in consequence of stimulated vibrations-Grandpa, why is this
not just naturally known to us? ... Most children possess a degree of
mediumship.
But
mostly it is suppressed by parents and relatives. Then it remains dormant but
manifests later in life. Some develop the gift of clairvoyance as you have now,
clairaudience and mediumship of another kind.
The man who is negative will never develop mediumship. But he who is of
good will, and in expectation, will surely succeed... Some human-spirits are
fashioned by spirits of GOD to specific realize on earth "Plans of
GOD."
Grandpa,
I have often thought; Now there will be no more lessons of Spiritual Wisdom. But
more often I feel I must go to Grandpa, because new questions come forward that
you can explain to me. After each discourse we had, my son, I thought "it
will be the last initiation-lesson that I receive from ABOVE." Each time I
am mistaken. However, I feel — you will continue my work, when I am recalled
to Spiritland. You have grown to manhood. You have met the mate for life to help
you to continue to fulfill your mission on earth. Spiritual guidance you already
have. Go with love, and where it is necessary bring offerings to the path you
have taken. Do not expect a life of fame or of thankfulness. You will meet with
conflicts on your life's path. Reward for spiritual work you do not receive on
earth, but in the Spirit Kingdom where you will surely enter a Higher Sphere
than the one you have left before you manifested as human being. Fulfill
resolutely, with resignation the Laws of GOD by practicing Love, Kindness and
Mercy. By all that is Holy, I promise to fulfill my mission in love to GOD, and
with eyes fixed on the spiritual welfare of reborn spirits who are of good will.
AMEN.
Grandpa,
you told me years ago — you would initiate me in spiritual matters, but I
understand that a time will come when you will no longer do it. If you are not
here and you have taken your place in a Spirit Sphere in the Cosmos, then I
shall feel very lonely, because a teacher, an initiate in Spiritual affairs, a
wise and best friend has disappeared from my immediate proximity. I am not able
to converse with him anymore, and I cannot question him about things which I am
unable to explain.
How will life be then ? As a human being I will
not be lonely, because I have a family whom I love. I have an occupation, a
business that enables me to supply the material wants of my family; There are
colleagues who are my friends, and are kind to me. The work I do demands much
prestige. But these are all earthly, material matters, that bear no connection
with any spiritual desires and my longing for more wisdom. Amongst my friends
there are only a few who are idealists, and who, like me have other conceptions
about mysticism as those practiced in the churches . . . Allow me to speak
further Grandpa because you dare not exert yourself any longer, to think deeply,
meditate, or tire your brain . . . You know how few people there are on earth
who raise- themselves above the ceremonies and mysticism of our churches. There
are many people who turn their views according to the bible and the hymn book.
People who can sing with their lips, and apparently listen to the minister are
also many, but people who pray with their heart, who realise the deeper
significance of holy hymns, who send up their prayers as a ray of light, above
the earth, above the church, exalt themselves above Religious ceremonies are
only a few. You, Grandpa, could do that, and I did, according as I received your
lessons of wisdom and quietly began to obey. I have learnt without losing
respect for the churches, to pray with my heart, without listening to the sermon
of the minister, without council and lessons from the bible, with the exception
of morality lessons. I lost interest, because I began to listen to another voice
than that of the minister but which comprises more, and is a reflection of my
own mystical sense, which always comes from the subconscious, and which I feel
are light-rays mounting to Above, and bring strength and power as if they are a
reflection of my prayers, and strengthened with spiritual power. The reason of
this is that the Bible presents everything humanly and too little spiritually
and so leaves my questions unanswered. Grandpa, I shall now end. because my
words tire you, and you need rest.
My
dear son, discourses we have, and questions which I answered to the bests of my
ability, never tire me. Even now, as I listen to your revelations, I do not feel
tired. When I pray, and my soul chants Holy Hymns, when I meditate on spiritual
matters, then I feel spiritual power descend on me, which strengthens and
improves my health. However, I presume the time has come when GOD will recall me
to Spiritland. I have revealed everything to you of what I know about spiritual
concerns. My task on earth now terminated and it is yours to carry further. As
man I will presently disappear from the earth, but whenever I have an
opportunity, and I have not another mission to fulfill I will be with you and
you will feel my presence. Possibly your spirit will receive permission to speak
to your brain, or I may myself be granted permission to make contact with your
spirit, or will God, in His merciful kindness grant you one or another form of
mediumship, to see me as you see me now, or to hear my voice as you hear it now.
It may be that I will not immediately be allowed the occasion to make myself
known to you, but your subconscious will tell you "It is Grandpa."
Perhaps I shall be appointed as your guardian ... I hope a time will come when
GOD will allow you to talk to me directly ... I have only spoken about
possibilities • . .
Farewell,
my son, there are already spirits around me to collect me. I knew these in this
life; there are also strangers who were possibly relatives from earlier lives on
earth. They make their ceremonious visit to ease my retirement from the human
body. Your father and mother are also waiting here ... I am pleased for the
termination of this human life. Possibly
you will feel my presence in an indefinite time. I go with the happy assurance
that there are Spirits around you already to protect you and reveal the path you
must follow.
Grandpa,
I still wanted to ask you many questions. My GOD, I thank you for this human
life. Lighten my life's path, so that I make no mistakes. May the spirit of my
Grandpa find his abode in a happy Sphere.
AMEN.
CONCLUDING
WORD
My
dear friends, you who have read these "Sixteen Discourses" between a
Grandfather and his Grandson," and who will surely meditate on them, have
received a measure of "Divine Wisdom."
The
contents of these "Discourses" do not bring knowledge of science which
will give you social or welfare success on earth, but will give you spiritual
wisdom that is everlasting, and as spirit, after this human life, you can take
to the Cosmos. It is the only treasure you can take to Spiritland, and will
enable you to ascend to a Higher Spirit Sphere. If your human life was good and
of spiritual value or worthy, then this wisdom will be retained in your
subconscious. It will give you willpower, endurance and perseverance in the
human lives which the future will still bring. May these "Sixteen
Discourses between Grandfather and his Grandson" bear good influence on you
and allow you to approach nearer to "THE ETERNAL LIGHT OF GOD."
KUTHUMI
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