BTL - Volume 6 - Teaching 152
The Book of True Life - Teachings of the Divine Master -
Volume VI - Teaching 143 - 174
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Book of True Life - Volume 6
Teaching 152:
1. It is a day of remembrance when the various religious communities gather large crowds hungry for the word of God. See how each of them commemorates the passion of Jesus in a different way.
2. It is a day of remembrance when man's heart turns away for a short time from earthly pleasures, and he foresees that his destiny does not end in this world, but that, like Jesus in this life, he must go through the road of bitterness to rise to the right hand of the Lord.
3. How few are those who are able to relive the Master's Passion without rites and symbolic representations in their hearts! You spiritualists, who hear me through the human organ of understanding, do not expect me to repeat that drama in the form of a meaningful display. I will only grant you that you remember through my word the works and teachings I gave you in those hours. Again the disciples are with me, and I have said to them: Watch and pray, be on guard against the snares of temptation, remember that the flesh is weak.
4. When I told you at that time that I would give you a new commandment by saying, "Love one another", I tell you today that this commandment is still the first and the last.
5. I told my disciples in the Second Time, "Very soon you will not see me any more, for I am going to the Father. But soon I will be among you again, for I will send you the Comforter, the Spirit of truth. And here I am, disciple of the third time, and fulfill my word and my promise.
6. When the hour was near and the Lord's Supper was over, Jesus had given his disciples the last instructions. He set out for the olive garden, where he used to pray, and said to the Father, "Lord, if it is possible, take this cup from me. But not my will, but thy will be done. Then that of my disciples who was to deliver me up approached, accompanied by the crowd that was to seize me. When they asked: "Who is Jesus, the Nazarene? - Judas approached his Master and kissed him. There was fear and consternation in the hearts of those men when they saw the calm composure of Jesus, and they asked again, "Who is Jesus? Then I went up to them and told them, "Here I am, it is I." Then my passion began.
7. They brought me before priests, judges, and rulers. They interrogated me, judged me and accused me of violating the law of Moses and of wanting to create a kingdom that would destroy that of the emperor.
8. How many hearts, which a few days before had admired and blessed my works, forgot them, and showed themselves ungrateful, and joined themselves to those who reviled me! But it was necessary that that sacrifice was very great, so that it would never be erased from the hearts of men.
9. The world and you as part of it have seen me blasphemed, mocked and humiliated as no man could have been. But patiently I emptied the cup which you gave me to drink. Step by step I fulfilled my destiny of love among men and gave myself to all my children.
10. Blessed are those who believed in their God, although they experienced him covered with blood and wheezing.
11. But something more difficult awaited me: to die nailed to a wood between two robbers. But this was written, and so it had to come true, so that I would be recognized as the true Messiah.
12. When I looked down from the height of the cross at the crowd of people, I saw Mary, and with reference to John I said to her, "Mother, this is your Son," and to John, "Son, this is your mother.
13. John was the only one at that hour who could understand the meaning of the following sentence, for the crowd was so blind that when I said, "I am thirsty", she thought it was physical thirst, and she handed me bile and vinegar, whereas it was thirst for love that my Spirit suffered.
14. The two evildoers also wrestled with death beside me, but while the one blasphemed and threw himself into ruin, the other let himself be enlightened by the light of faith, and although he saw his God nailed to the shameful crossbeam and close to death, he believed in his divinity and said to him, "When you are in the kingdom of heaven, remember me," to which I, moved by so much faith, replied, "Verily I say to you, to this day you shall be with me in Paradise. "
15. No man knoweth the storms that raged in this hour in the heart of Jesus. The forces of nature unleashed were but a faint reflection of what was going on in the solitude of that man, and the pain of the divine Spirit was so great and so real that the flesh, feeling weak for a moment, cried out, "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?
16. As I taught men to live, I taught them to die, forgiving and blessing even those who reviled and tormented Me, when I said to the Father: "forgive them, for they know not what they do;" and so, as I taught them to live, I also taught them to die
17. And when the Spirit left this world, he said, "Father, into your hands I commend my Spirit. The perfect teaching example was accomplished when I had spoken as God and as man.
18. But here I am, people, as I promised you. I come not in the body, that is, in the flesh, but in the light, and I say to you The time is past when, in order to sow my seed, I had to water it with blood; but how much you have to purify and prepare instead.
19. Inspired by the light of the HolySpirit, you will sow this teaching step by step, making it heard by the "deaf" and seen by the "blind". You will suffer mockery, slander and humiliation like the Master, you will be mocked even by your relatives, but you will not become weak. For you will immediately remember that the Son of the Most High, who was all power and wisdom, did not flee from the trials of men, so that he might bear witness to them through them to his truth.
20. This is the reason why I tell you again and again: Take away from my word the spiritual and moral strength for your life struggle, for he who is strong in spirit will also be so in earthly things. And I can also tell you this that you will sometimes even go as far as sacrificial death, as I taught you through Jesus in the second time.
21. Watch and pray, people, not only because of the material dangers, but also because of the pitfalls that your eyes cannot recognize - those that come from invisible beings.
22. The great legions of confused souls are at war with men, taking advantage of their ignorance, dullness, and lack of spiritual insight; and men have not prepared their weapons of love to protect themselves from their attacks, so they appear as defenseless beings in this struggle.
23. It was necessary that my spiritual teaching should come to you to teach you how to prepare yourselves to stand victorious in this battle.
24. From that invisible world that lives and weaves in your own world come influences that haunt men, be it in their minds, feelings, or will, making them devoted servants, slaves, tools, victims. Everywhere spiritual rallies appear, and still men on earth still do not want to perceive what surrounds their spirit.
25. It is necessary to begin the battle, to destroy the darkness, so that when the light dawns in men, all may rise united in a true community and, through prayer, win the battle they are taking up against the powers they have so long dominated.
26. Men and peoples have succumbed to the power of those influences without humanity realizing it. Rare and unknown diseases, which are produced by them, have thrown down men and confused scientists.
27. How much discord, confusion, and pain has man heaped upon himself. The lack of prayer, morals and spirituality has attracted the impure and disturbed beings. And what can one expect from those who are isolated without light and without armor?
28.There are those whom ye have deceived and oppressed, whom ye have disturbed and humbled. Only confusion and darkness can send them to you; they can only take revenge, and they only reproach you.
29. Call me now only sorcerers and witchdoctors, because I reveal these things to you, while it is not I who caused them, but you. I only want to save all together from darkness, pain and (spiritual) death, because I am the light that shines before men and before the legions of confused souls. Which of them will recognize me first?
30. When I delivered a possessed one in the Second Time, those who saw this said that Jesus had a pact with the Spirit of Evil. The Spirit, on the other hand, who tormented that man, spoke to me and said, "I know who you are: the HolySpirit of God.
31. Yet there were also those who, astonished at those works, said, "By what authority and power does he command the unclean creatures, and they obey him? They did not know that this gift of the Spirit is in all men, that you all carry those weapons with you. Later my disciples repeated the works of their Master, thus proving that Christ had come to teach men, not only to show his power, but to reveal to men the gifts of the Spirit and the authority which they all possess.
32. Pray, said the Master to you, prayer gives radiance to the weapons of love with which you shall obtain peace for mankind. It causes the gifts of the spirit to awaken, the soul to feel light, the eyes to see and the heart to be sensitive.
33. People, I have taught you to free yourselves from the invisible snares and to defend yourselves against them, to heal you from the strange diseases and to free you from the bad influences but truly, I tell you - as I have already revealed to you - only prayer and virtue can serve you to survive these trials If you think up other measures as a substitute for it, you will become victims of such influences, and instead of making your way light, you will increase the darkness. Then the world will rightly call you warlocks, sorcerers, while I have given you a precious gift to bring light and peace to all needy souls.
34. When will you succeed in turning that whole world of darkness, suffering and aberrations into a world of peace? When will you be able to draw the light of the high spiritual spheres upon yourselves so that you come into harmony with all your fellow men in that home that I have appointed for you?
35. Because of the teaching I have given you in My words, real miracles have been performed among you Souls are awakening for a new day, hearts are beating with hope. Those who could not recognize the truth because their ignorance was like a bandage covering their spiritual eyes, now see and look around in wonder. Those who are physically (as well as mentally) sick will be healed when they receive in their being, in their heart, the essence of my words.
36. Then a prayer of thanksgiving flows out of the innermost, the purest of this people for the works I do on them, and they say to me, "Thank you, Lord, for You have deemed us worthy that these miracles should be performed in us.
37. When these men and women then arise, strengthened by my word of love, comfort and wisdom, they have visited their fellow men and performed miracles in their way, often without being aware of it.
38. By their faith they heal hearts, by their witness they dispel darkness and shake up those who were indifferent. With their intuition they solve the problems of life, and with their strength they are able to withstand the trials. Their hands learn to "anoint" the sick, their minds find the way to fathom my word and rejoice in it; their prayers help them to unfold their spiritual gifts that had fallen asleep, and by walking step by step in this way they achieve that their Lord sows miracles in their way.
39. The places of meeting, where my word has been made known, have multiplied, each of them being like a school of true knowledge, where the people gather who form my disciples and come eagerly to learn the new lesson.
40. If every one of these churches would bear witness to all the benefits which they have received out of my mercy, the witnessing of those miracles would have no end. And if you had to gather in one book all that I have spoken through all my voices from the first of my words to the last, it would be a work you could not accomplish.
41. But I will give to mankind, through the mediation of my people, a book containing the essence of my word and the testimony of the works I have done among you. Do not be afraid to take up this commission, for I will inspire you so that in this book the teachings which are indispensable will be recorded.
42. Do you think that what my apostles of the Second Age wrote down was all that I spoke on earth? verily, I say to you No. Consider what my disciple John said: "The works that Jesus did are so many that I consider that the world would not grasp the books that would have to be written for them.
43. Look, disciples, even to them, at the moment of writing I inspired and reminded them only what was absolutely necessary to be preserved as a testament and testimony for future generations
44. In this epoch I have again raised my word to new life among the dead for the life of grace. I call you so because you have in your being a Spirit who did not know how to feed on the bread of life and therefore did not understand that he belongs to eternity.
45. I came to see the fruitfulness of the Word which I gave to the world in the Second Age, and found that evil continued to flourish and spread its bitter fruits among men. I seek the trace that my sacrificial death should leave in the heart of man, but the blood I discover is the blood shed by men in their fratricidal wars - sinful blood with some, innocent blood with others. It always speaks to me of enmities, base passions, spiritual darkness, death.
46. This is the world to which you must confront, O people. But do not be afraid, for the Spirit of men has developed greatly, and when you know how to counsel with words that come from the heart, as I have taught you, you will see their eyes opened to the light and they will stretch out their arms to you in love and mercy.
47. The present time must be devoted to preparation and reflection, people, for if you do not use it now, you will still mourn for it
48. You must work much on yourselves that you may be prepared to go forth and preach my word. You must achieve the complete renewal of your whole life, so that when he who hears the teaching which you are about to preach may inspect your home or follow your steps to scout you, he may find only purity and truth in your works.
49. If you have the desire to show the world the greatness of the teaching I have taught you in this time, remember that you must first become like clear mirrors that can reflect my light Do not always trust in the eloquence of your speech or in the more or less great ability of your word. Verily, I tell you, the most beautiful words will never reach the persuasive power that a good work has, however inconspicuous it may be.
50. Beloved people, this is the "third day" in which I raise my word to new life among the "dead. This is the third time in which I appear before the world in a spiritual way, to tell it: "Here is the same Christ whom you saw die on the cross, and he is speaking to you now, for he lives and will live and will always be.
51. On the other hand, I see that men have a heart in their bodies that is dead as regards faith, love and light, although they claim to proclaim the truth in their religious communities. They think that they have secured their soul salvation when they pray in their churches and participate in their rites. But I tell you, the world must learn that salvation will be obtained only through the performance of works of love and mercy.
52. The places of assembly are only a school. The religious communities should not limit themselves to merely explaining the law, but should ensure that humanity understands that life is a way of applying what has been learned from the divine law by practicing my teaching of love.
53. He who only listens to the teaching, who was content to attend the lesson, the instruction, and thus believes that he has already fulfilled his duty, is in a grave error, for if he learned the lesson that was revealed to him and did not put it into practice, he did not do justice to his Master, nor to his fellow men, nor to himself. He was then only a disciple who thought he understood the teaching, forgetting the most important thing of it, that is, to make love, forgiveness, compassion, patience, faith, and everything that a divine teaching contains and advises to do good become action.
54. Beloved people, learn to be the "last," that you may be the first in my eyes. I will humble you from my heart, simple and virtuous. Do not let yourselves be seduced by the false glories of the earth, which only serve to lead the Spirit astray from the true path or to prevent him from advancing further, thus making him waste precious time for his spiritual progress. Always seek the place where you can be useful and always prefer this to that, which appears to you to be more respectable.
55. Be not vain nor careless, love not the places of honour, as the Pharisees did, to show themselves before the people, that they may give them honour.
56. The truly high Spirit does not defile himself with such wretchedness, for he is repelled by boasting and flattery. He who fulfills the law of God by realizing it in spiritual and human life is fully satisfied with the peace which he receives from his Lord after each of his works.
57. The desire for higher position, for admiring looks and flattery means to love oneself more than all others, and this means to be very far from fulfilling the law of God.
58. Have I not told you: you shall love God more than all created things? This is the meaning of the first commandment. Did I not tell you: You shall love your neighbor as brothers and sisters? This is the second thing you must do. Recognize, then, that your self-love should be in the last place and never in the first.
59. This is why I called those Pharisees hypocritical who claimed to be the most zealous in the service of God, yet always anxious to be the first in the synagogue, who enjoyed receiving the homage of the people, and who were careful to always clothe their bodies with beautiful festive garments to hide all their wickedness among them.
60. I will not call you hypocrites. If you do not feel pure, at least be restrained and do not display purity; for it would be very sad if someone who already believes in your wisdom and virtue were to discover the truth and see that your testimony was false.
61. Let sincerity and truth always be expressed in your actions.
62. Always let humility rule your life, the Master asks you.
63. You will then experience how true virtue will dwell in your heart. You will know when your right hand has done a good work and your left hand has not even noticed it.
64. Tell the world that it is not necessary for Christ to be born and die in every generation so that you may be saved; say that my Word of the Second Age is still alive and touching all souls and calling the heart of every generation
65. I give you my new message to make it easier for you to understand all the previous revelation.
66. I have returned to the people to assist them in their present trials. The Master tells you: Do not be troubled when you come to know the signs of my new rallies; rather rejoice because I have permitted you to experience these teachings directly.
67. Just as I showed myself in Spirit to the Magdalene in the Second Time after the sacrificial death, and she cried out with surprise and joy at the same time, "Lord, praise and glory be to you forever," so I appeared to you now when you thought that the Master was absent or indifferent to your sufferings; and after your surprise you blessed me. You have received my light in your Spirit, and having received such a great grace, you have remembered your fellow men and interceded for them, saying: "I am fortunate to hear Your word while others do not know these teachings! But the Master tells you I have manifested my Spirit in many ways in all nations. Those who have prepared themselves inwardly recognize that they are living in a time of grace and righteousness, and they have felt my presence.
68. As I forgave Magdalene, so I forgive you all, but I want you to make yourselves worthy of Me as she was.
69. How many examples of teaching worthy of being an example can you gather from your brothers and sisters of other ages! Your work is like an open book. But you - do you not want your work to be written down as an example
stays? I will make those of your works, which I deem worthy, known to your descendants. You will earn neither fame nor veneration today, since you live in the material body. Be humble and let others judge your works.
70. In the great daily work that awaits you, I will be your (helper like a) Simon of Cyrene.
71. My teaching will cause great upheavals in the world; there will be great changes in customs and ideas, and even in nature there will be changes. All these will indicate the beginning of a new age for mankind, and the Spirits I will shortly send to earth will speak of all these prophecies. They will explain my word and explain the works to help in the restoration and upward development of this world.
My peace be with you!
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