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to swim upstream to return to its spawning ground.
My friend John was the only person I knew who didn’t try to talk me out of
going. While he wasn’t really supportive, he wasn’t resistive either. He said, “You
gotta do what you gotta do.” We actually had a lot in common at the time. He and
I were always able to have spiritual conversations, and agreed on many things,
unless they threatened his life choices. As we said our goodbyes and talked about
life, he felt more and more like joining me. All of a sudden, he decided to “go for
it”. But when he called his girlfriend and told her about his decision, she gave him
some news that stopped him dead in his tracks - she said she was pregnant. And
it wasn’t the usual “accidental” story. She admitted she had deliberately stopped
using birth control (which John had assumed she was still using), “Because she loved
him so much and wanted to have his baby”. Whether it was true at the time, or
not, she deliberately got pregnant in a scheme to entrap him. She knew he was
the kind of guy who would do “the honorable thing” and marry her. And he did.
But what is “the honorable thing” when you have been deliberately entrapped so
dishonorably? It’s one thing to take responsibility for an unexpected, but legitimate
event, but quite another to play victim to such a treacherous scheme. A family that
starts with that kind of severe and serious deception, can only end badly (which it
did). The dark side at work again, only against him this time. I advised him against
it, but he insisted on doing the “right thing” anyway. I saw John again many years
later. He and his wife had an ugly divorce after having two children. He was mis-
erable, and had become an alcoholic with numerous D.U.I.’s. John had irrevoca-
bly missed a significant fork in his path that I now know would have changed his
life, and those of others, for the good. For me, it was back to the road, alone, and
with a new sadness.
[Author’s Note: Everyone who starts on a true spiritual path encounters multi-
ple obstacles and attempts to “derail” them. It just happens in different ways
for each individual. Keep this in mind if you are taking your first steps. It can
happen in so many ways - a great new job offer, an old lover you’d never gotten
over finally calls to say they want to get back together, your car breaks down -
you name it, it can happen. People may also “twist” things. You may be told
you are being “selfish” by making your spiritual pursuits a priority, when the
fact is, you are actually starting a path towards becoming unselfish for the first
time in your life. Anything that can possibly deter you from what you really
want to do, and the goals you’ve set for yourself, may come up.]
Home at Last
To make a very long story very short, I headed to Tibet using any means that
would get me there, from hitch-hiking, to freighters, to camels, (a story in and of
itself). When I got to the outskirts of Tibet, guides associated with our order, snuck
me across the border and led me to the monastery. Communist China had already
invaded, and troops had to be avoided at all costs.
The monastery was in an isolated area of the Himalayas that was considered
“forbidden”, even to Tibetans. Other than those of our order, no human had ever
even stepped foot there, until recently when some daring and hardy explorers final-
ly “discovered” the area.
As we got closer to our destination, I was shocked to find that we were enter-
ing a warmer, wetter area. Most of the Himalayas are stark, frigid, and barren. And
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here I was in the midst of these great frozen giants, surrounded by thriving “warm
region” plant life! And how beautiful it was.
Finally, the day arrived when my quest would come to an end. All of a sud-
den there it was - the place my heart and soul had dreamed of. It was beautiful,
and strikingly unique. The pyramids, domes, and cubic structures created such
unique artistic and other-worldly symmetry. I’d never seen anything like it. Seeing
it from a distance, I was stunned, thrilled, scared, awe-inspired - hundreds of feel-
ings rushed through me like the waters of the powerful falls nearby.
As I approached the monastery, I noticed many small buildings all around the
outside of its walls. I found it interesting that the people inhabiting them, and work-
ing around them, were not all dressed in Tibetan fashion, but rather they wore the
garb of various cultures. Most noticeably, they were all very warm and friendly, wel-
coming me with their smiles.
Immediately upon reaching the entrance to the monastery, I was greeted by a
bright, friendly female monk. I discovered she was to be my liaison, and initially, a
kind of “orientation tour guide”.
“Come in,” she said. “My name is [something unintelligible to me].” She saw
the perplexed look in my eyes, and grinned. “That means ‘Eastern Star...’ in
English”. I must have looked how I felt - which was “that’s one heck of a handle to
call someone by”. She looked at my eyes kindly, and said, “Just call me Anastasia.
That’s my old name. My parents were from Russia.”
I was in such a state of awe about finally finding what I had hoped for all my
life, that I was speechless. So while I thought to answer her, I remained silent.
“As you know, we have been expecting you,” she said. “I’ll show you around,
and initially answer any questions you might have.”
“Questions,” I thought to myself. “I have more questions than I can probably
even ask in my lifetime.”
She took me by the hand, and began to show me the “grounds”.
“Thank you...,” I finally managed to find part of my tongue.
Like she said, they were expecting me. And it was obvious from the guides
and others who met me along the way that they also knew the timing and path of
my journey. I didn’t understand exactly how they knew it all, but I figured I’d find
out later. For now though, I was more interested in the reactions I was getting, or
not getting, from the other monks on the grounds. Some were obviously working,
some doing yoga-like techniques, and others appeared to be just sitting and “hang-
ing out”. Many of them stopped and stared, while others seemed to be ignoring
me. It just seemed sort of odd to me at the time, so I asked her about it - and about
the people who were living just outside the monastery.
“You’ll find out later about the people who live near the monastery, but to
answer your question about the monks here in the monastery, it’s just the timing of
your arrival [author’s note - I later found out there was more to it than that]. We
are all very busy, and those you see here (pointing to the group who seemed to be
ignoring me), are doing special long meditation exercises that require deep con-
centration, and they would have to start over again if they stopped, or even lost
their concentration.” She smiled, and said, “Although, I noticed some of them lost
their concentration anyway.”
“Then I caused more of a stir than I thought?” I said.
“You’d be surprised... You’ll get a chance to meet everyone later. But why
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don’t I just show you the grounds for now?”
“Sure - on with the tour. But I’ve got to tell you I’ve come farther to get here
than Disneyland, so I hope it’s worth it.”
“Disneeland?” She spoke perfect English with an American accent, so I’d
assumed she was familiar with Disneyland.
“...Well... I’ll tell you about it later. You probably won’t believe me anyway.”
“Oh yes, I will,” she said with a cute, innocent enthusiasm.
I could tell I could have some big fun pulling her leg.
“Anastasia, you speak English perfectly.”
“Those of us who were raised here are multi-lingual, but even the monks who
weren’t raised here, learn at least English or Spanish, in addition to their native lan-
guage (if it is something other than that). Monks have come here from all over the
world. Some are also fluent in many of the various languages spoken in most parts
of the world, even ancient languages. You can learn any language here that you
wish.”
“I’m having a hard enough time with English at this moment. How many lan-
guages do you speak?”
“Only seven modern languages...”
“Oh... only seven... that’s too bad,” I said jokingly. She didn’t get my sarcasm,
and just nodded in agreement.
As Anastasia was taking me to her first stop on my tour, I began asking many
questions about the architecture.
“Be patient, you can’t learn everything in one day anyway. You will find out
everything you want to know later.”
“When?”
“I don’t know - tomorrow, next year, a decade. Whenever you do, you will have.”
Her unrevealing, complex, perplexing answer, reminded me a bit of the short
time I’d spent earlier at a Zen monastery. Those Zen monks certainly love their
paradoxical questions and answers. I didn’t know it at the time, but I would discover
far more paradoxes here - and eventually come to understand them.
Finally, the radiant young woman showed me to a room where a monk was
speaking to a group of other monks.
“There are many Adepts who can help you grow here. Of course, I know
everyone can teach you something - even life itself is a teacher.” She pointed at the
man who was speaking to the others, “He is my special personal true teacher, and
has also been like a father to me, especially since my parents are no longer with us
on this plane. He helps me change and grow.”
“How does he help you change?”
“He helps me see and understand myself clearly, and thus I can change things
about myself that I wouldn’t ordinarily even see.”
“How does he do that? And what does ‘true teacher’ mean?”
“You love asking more than one question at a time, don’t you?”
“There’s just so much I want to learn...”
“I understand, I was just teasing you. I should probably answer your second
question first. The Adept, or Initiate monks, like him, are also what we call true
teachers. That’s because they have transcended their own selfishness and self-cen-
teredness, and achieved what we call Universal Consciousness. Many different spir-
itual traditions have their own name for achieving that. Some call it achieving
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Satori”, some “Nirvana”, some “Illumination”, and some like us, refer to it as
“Enlightenment” or “Initiation”. But whatever you call it, it is a transformation that
creates a total change in their viewpoint and way of life. That brings us to your first
question. Because of their broad Universal Consciousness perspective, their
Unselfish Love, and lack of selfishness, they thus ‘see’ everything (including people),
very objectively, purely, and clearly. So they see things about yourself that you
don’t see yourself - or even things you ‘block’ or hide inside yourself, and bring them
up to you. Thus you can use them as a sort of ‘tool’ to see yourself clearly, see
things you want to change, and then change, if you want to.”
“Only the Adept monks are what you call ‘true teachers’ then?”
“Yes. There are basically three kinds of monks in our order. Novices and
elders are still essentially students. The Adept or Initiate monks are more like per-
sonal growth facilitators, or ‘therapists’.”
“Why do you use the term ‘true teacher’, instead of just master, or teacher, or
Guru, or something like that?”
“Because it’s accurate. It also avoids labels that are sometimes associated with
ego, or lack of humility, and the same time separates them from just an ordinary
teacher. Many people and things can teach you. But a true teacher is a specific
type of teacher. They’re ‘true’ in the sense of accuracy or lack of distortion. Like
a ‘true’ arrow. In that sense, it’s just like a ‘true’ mirror is best for seeing your body
or face, rather than an ‘untrue’ mirror with imperfections that would distort your
reflection. Like I said, their teaching, or telling you about yourself is pure and true,
because of the objectivity they have achieved from not being contaminated by, or
subject to, their own selfishness anymore. So rather than thinking about themselves
all the time as most people do, they aren’t self-centered, or defensive. Because of
their unselfish consciousness, they don’t have anything to personally gain or lose in
dealing with you, or to get in the way of their objectivity about you, so they just think
and care about you, your best interests, and the best interests of all others. And
they can tell you what they see from that great ‘higher’, ‘broader’, more loving per-
spective - if you ask for their help or opinion.”
The room where this “true teacher” monk was giving a talk, was lit only by
candlelight, so I couldn’t see his face very well. But when everyone went outside to
do an energy exercise, I saw it clearly. It was the man I saw on TV. I didn’t know
it at the time, but he would soon be the most important person in my life. While
some part of me rejoiced, some part of me cringed. I didn’t know why at the time,
I just knew he was somehow frightening to me, like staring death in the face. Later,
I would realize it was because of his ability to confront me and show me myself
(which my selfish, self-centered ego strongly wanted to avoid). Because of that, I
would do everything I could to avoid him for awhile. But there was an even stronger
draw I had towards something about this man, that would eventually lead me to ask
him to be my special mentor also - my personal teacher.
I didn’t know his name yet. But soon I heard one of the other monks there
call him Zain. My head was reeling. I had to remind myself that this wasn’t a
dream, it was “another world”, one that I thought only existed in my imagination
just one long year ago.
Outside in a courtyard, Zain, and over a hundred people formed a circle, hold-
ing hands with arms outstretched between them. They were about to do an ener-
gy technique called the Star exercise. I had read about this years ago, in a very old
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book I read by an author whose last name was Leadbetter, Ledbeter, or something
similar. The book was about what he called the Great White Brotherhood in Tibet,
and it described them doing something called the Star Exercise during a festival
called “Wesak”. But many of the particulars were never mentioned in the book.
And the author’s stories also indicated that the people were as inaccessible as any
myth. So while the book fascinated and attracted me in many ways, and his
description of the people sounded like home, it left me with nothing I could further
pursue. Now I found myself living it - the real thing.
Anastasia ushered me into position in this giant human chain that formed the cir-
cle, and gave me quick instructions. And then it began. I closed my eyes, as a feel-
ing of light-headedness came over me. My head and body were buzzing with energy.
I thought I was perhaps starting to “black out”, yet all I saw was fluctuating white light.
It seemed as if I was experiencing a million thoughts and pictures all in a moment’s
time. As I opened my eyes I saw energy vibrating in all things, and all the people
there. Everything was flashing with white light superimposed over it.
Apparently, I wasn’t the only one experiencing some dramatic effects from this
“Star exercise”. A novice monk had come to join in the exercise a little late, and
stood alone outside the circle. He collapsed, and lay there as if lifeless. I heard Zain
muttering some kind of admonishment about it being dangerous to stand outside
the circle, then he said loudly, “One has left the body, he has become lost, I must
retrieve him”, and in a few moments the body of the collapsed novice twitched, and
he returned to consciousness.
Afterwards, Zain sat in the side courtyard garden for a sort of
“question/answer” session. I was still vibrating with energy, and seeing it every-
where. I wanted to tell him about my experience, but was simultaneously afraid to
say anything to him, or bring attention to myself. But I did. And that is a story
we’ll save for a chapter later in the book.
Anastasia then started walking me over to the monastery’s “residential area”.
I didn’t know what to expect. I had studied other monasteries, and had even visit-
ed and spent time in some. In monasteries that teach or utilize constant “asceti-
cism” as a primary spiritual growth tool, the monk’s quarters are often called
“monk’s cells”, because that’s pretty much what they were - tiny “jail- like cells” like
what you might find in a prison. Of course, to the monks who chose that kind of
path, their cells were a voluntary part of their training, not a means of imprison-
ment and punishment by a government. But in any case, I didn’t even like the idea
of dormitories let alone cells. I would later learn to drop such personal preferences,
in favor of adapting and flowing, but I wasn’t there yet. On our way over, I asked
Anastasia about the living situation, with nervous, introverted concern.
“So what do you have here, monk’s cells, or dormitories?”
“Except for temporary aspects of a monk’s training, learning self-discipline,
and special transcension training (which I was about to come face to face with), our
way of life is quite moderate, and even luxurious by many standards - especially by
other monastic standards... at least as a general rule.”
“That’s nice to hear, but you didn’t exactly answer my question - I especially
don’t like dormitories.”
“Well, they are, and they aren’t. You’ll see.”
When we finally arrived at the monks’ residential area, I was quite relieved by
what I saw, although it was naturally, “odd”, like most everything else around here.
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“These are the private sleeping, living, and meditation areas,” she said.
I expressed my relief to Anastasia. “I have to admit this is far nicer than what
I was expecting. Yet it is rather bizarre.”
I was surprised to find an odd honeycomb of private rooms. And while the
quarters Anastasia was showing me, were far smaller than the monks’ quarters of
many other orders, oddly enough they were very cozy and comfortable - in fact,
there was no comparison to the dark, dank, cold harshness of the traditional “monk
cell”. They were beautifully decorated, had curtains, pillows and mats, sheets and
quilts, little combination shelf/altar/storage areas, incense burners, candles, even
lights! But they were tiny.
“They’re pretty tiny rooms Anastasia.”
“That’s true. But they’re tall enough to sit up, read, and meditate in, and long
and wide enough to lay down in. They serve as both our personal quarters, and
places for our solitary meditations.”
“Even for someone my size?”
“Sure, and actually they are quite comfortable and cozy. In fact, we call them
‘wombs’, instead of ‘rooms’, because they’re so cozy, they’re kind of like a womb.”
“Cute.”
The wombs were an ingenious architectural design and concept. They were
much like “honeycombs” - their efficient design would allow many of them to fit into
what would be a normal sized bedroom for someone in the U.S. But more impor-
tantly, they were modularly designed - so if you had a mate or family, wombs could
be instantly connected and expanded as needed. And as it turned out, they were
extremely cozy, and comfortable, and I never found them lacking as either living
quarters, or meditation chambers. But I was in for another surprise.
“So which one of these is mine?” I asked.
“Novices don’t get one right away.”
I later found out that was just to put novices through tests and changes that
created personal growth.
“Then where do I sleep?” I said with a bit of surprise and stress.
“See that pile of mats over there? When you are through for the day, just go
get one, and find any place you can, to lay it down.”
My stress just jumped up a notch. But, I immediately got a grip on myself.
What the heck, after what I’d lived through, even that would be a luxury. What I
didn’t know at the time, is there was a deliberate shortage of mats, and it was first
come first serve. I made that surprise discovery that night, when I couldn’t find any-
more mats. OK, now I was an unhappy camper. But in time, I learned it was all
part of a series of tests and growth techniques that everyone like myself went
through on this path, and the rewards were far greater than the sacrifices. (Note: I
eventually got a 5 unit “womb with a view”).
After the wombs, she brought me to the library. I was astonished. It was vast
- the largest building I had yet seen.
“This is our library.”
“Where do I get a card?” I asked. She looked at me quizzically.
“I don’t think we have any cards, but we have many, many other things to
read.”
She wasn’t kidding. And she also wasn’t kidding about many other things to
read. Texts, scrolls, tablets of of every description were in here. The “important”
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literature, philosophy, and religious teachings from cultures all over the world were
at my fingertips, including various ancient and modern translations in most lan-
guages. There were even texts about cultures that had no written language. I felt
I could spend the rest of my life just in here - no, I could spend lifetimes.
“Where did all this come from??”
“It was collected over time. We also have original texts from most religious
teachings, including the biblical, in their original handwriting.” I was in heaven.
She had to drag me out of there to continue our tour.
Anastasia eventually took me to a relatively small meditation room (compared
to the hall I had seen earlier).
“This is where elder monks teach classes for novice monks.”
Elder monks were ones who had learned and grown a great deal, but still had
not achieved total unselfishness or total “enlightenment”. But even so, they had a
lot to offer, and were far nicer people than I had ever met. They were as good as
“saints” from my perspective and consciousness at the time.
“What kind of courses do they give?”
“Elders teach courses in meditation techniques, basic spiritual principles and
their application, history, and conduct some limited “personal growth” sessions.” I
would be spending most of my time learning and getting “counselling” from elder
monks, during my first few months at the monastery.
The entrance to this meditation room had a very short door, and I had to bend
over in order to get in.
“Why is the door so short?” I asked. It obviously had been custom built, and
the room itself was as big as a large living room.
“By building the door so it physically requires those who enter the room to
bow, it is meant to symbolically remind both elders and novices to be humble, and
have respect and compassion for all.”
A class was about to begin, so she advised me to stay there and begin my first
course.
“Am I a monk now?” I asked.
“That’s up to you. This is a monastery, and only monks stay here. I assumed
that is why you came. I hope I didn’t overstep my bounds with my assumption.”
“No. I do wish to stay, learn, and grow. I guess I’m just accustomed to peo-
ple not being so sensitive, and having to sign up for everything - even getting your
car lubed.”
“Well, I don’t know about you getting ‘lubed’, but you will need to ask the head
monk if you can stay. However, we’ve already discussed you, and he also assumed
you would be asking to stay considering...,” She briefly paused mid-sentence, as if
she almost slipped up and told me something she wasn’t supposed to, but she
immediately spoke on “and has already indicated your acceptance.”
“So what kind of monk am I then, a student, novice, elder, frat brother, or
what?” I joked.
“Novice. You need a teacher to be a student. And you need to be a student
to be a teacher.”
I wasn’t quite sure what she meant by that. She was going Zen on me again.
“Will I see you later?” I said.
“Of course dear. We live together now.”
I didn’t know exactly what she meant by that either, but I figured it wasn’t the
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same thing it meant in the “outside world”.
“When will I see you again? And please don’t say ‘maybe tomorrow, maybe
a year...’.”
She touched my shoulder lovingly, and said, “I’ll be by as soon as the class is
over, OK?”
“OK.”
There were about a half dozen other English speaking novices there in the
room, new and relatively new students of various stages. And I got my first taste of
what would be many courses.
Even though these courses were not given by the teachers who were “enlight-
ened masters”, I was totally impressed by the wisdom, kindness, and compassion of
the elder monks who conducted them. I learned all kinds of things in various cours-
es, including ancient teachings, the religions of the world, meditation and energy
techniques, yoga, etc.. But sometimes the elders just spoke spontaneously, about
things other than what the course was about. And when they did that, I was
“floored” by what I thought were their psychic abilities. It was as if they were read-
ing my mind, picking up on my every thought, answering my un-asked questions,
and finding my hidden secrets - then discussing them all out in the open to free me
of my inner burdens. It was kind of like getting indirect therapy. It seemed like
every word was just for me. But I couldn’t understand how this could be happen-
ing just for me, when there were other novices in the room at the same time. I
wondered if they were having the same experiences. I later found out that it was
not a “psychic” thing that was happening, at least as we know it. It’s not simple to
explain (it’s covered in later chapters though), but the elders who were giving these
courses, were doing a meditation technique to sort of “get out of their own way”
so to speak, in order to really be in touch with us, and to be ‘conduits’ for what we
needed to hear. They didn’t really even consciously know themselves what we
were thinking, or why they were saying what they were saying, but the effect was
the same.
By the time the session was over, I was so exhausted I was about to drop.
Anastasia met me as I came out the door, but I was too tired, even for her. So I bid
her goodnight. But instead of reciprocating, she was silent. When she finally left
though, instead of saying “goodnight”, she said “get a good rest”. (Later I found
out that the reason she didn’t say “goodnight” wasn’t because “get a good rest” was
the local customary phrase, but because “goodnight” was just a “subconscious habit
phrase” of mine, that had thus become only a meaningless “parroted phrase”,
rather than a meaningful statement, or statement of caring. In other words, saying
“goodnight” probably originally came about from wishing someone to have a good
night, and actually consciously “meaning” what you were saying. Now, however,
it had just degenerated into the pre-conditioned, subconsciously programmed
“appropriate phrase” to say when someone went to bed. The same went for other
common phrases like “good morning”, “good bye”, “God bless you” and many
more. So in order to learn all about my own consciousness and subconsciousness,
I needed to stop and think about these things, and take opportunities like not say-
ing a simple “goodnight”, to help break the patterns and increase my awareness. I
had a lot to learn about the mind still).
I looked for a mat, and couldn’t find one. I was way too tired to panic, or even
ask anyone about it, so I found the nearest corner that was out of the way, and just
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“hit the floor”. I was immediately out like a light.
The next morning, I was awakened by Anastasia with a cheery smile and a cup
of tea. I was still wiped out, and groggily sat up. It seemed like I had just closed my
eyes and lied down.
“Drink this,” she said.
“What is it?”
“It’s tea, silly. It will make you feel better.”
I sipped some. It was terrible.
“What kind of tea is this!?”
“It’s called Mate. It’s from Brazil, and difficult to get, so don’t turn your nose
up at it so quickly.”
“It tastes like old socks.”
“It grows on you.”
“So can the things on old socks, but that doesn’t mean I want to drink them.”
She laughed.
“You’ll appreciate it soon. It’s the only drink we have right now that has caf-
feine in it, and it also seems to help adjust to the altitude.”
“You allow caffeine here?” One of her eyebrows raised in surprise.
“This isn’t a rigid order, in fact, moderation in all things is a cornerstone of the
order.”
“Ahhhh, caffeine. It tastes a little better, now that I know that. I’m just
exhausted. And I didn’t sleep very well. I couldn’t find a mat.”
“Oh, you poor thing,” she said truly sympathetically.
I didn’t want to appear whiney or a wimp, so I responded with proper machismo.
“It’s not the lack of the mat that was a problem.”
“I understand,” she said patting me on the knee. “I still remember a trip I took
with my parents from here to India, when I was a little girl. You’re going to need
a few days to recover at least. That’s why I let you sleep so long and brought you
some tea.”
“Sleep so long? It looks like the Sun just came up.”
“Yes. That’s what I mean. We usually rise before the Sun.”
“Is that one of the rules here?”
“Most of us do that, but not all.”
“Are there any basic rules here?”
“Yes. Be kind. Don’t hurt anyone.”
“That’s it? Surely there must be more?”
“Well, yes. Of course. You have a lot to learn.”
“So what are the other rules?”
“Well you are supposed to get me tea every morning,” she joked.
“Seriously?”
“No. Only if you want to.”
“I don’t mind. I’d be happy to.”
“I was just teasing. I already get tea for myself and someone else every morn-
ing. But thanks for the offer. You’ll eventually get into the swing of things, and get
a schedule. Unless you have something to do otherwise, we get up with the rising
energies of the Earth, before the Sun, do a few private morning meditation tech-
niques and yoga, then have a morning meeting and group meditation. One of the
Adept monks speaks afterwards. All monks have some kind of work to do around
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the monastery. And you’ll have various meditations to learn and master, that you’ll
be practicing at different times during the day. You’ll probably spend some time
everyday reading the ancient teachings in the library. But your routine might be dif-
ferent, I don’t know. It mainly depends on what your personal teacher thinks you
need. Everyone is different, so they all need different things in order to learn and
change. So your routine may be very different from mine.”
“I hope not.” She smiled again.
“So what is my routine right now?”
“I don’t know.”
“What do you mean, I thought you were going to get me in the groove of
things here?”
“Only to an extent. The rest, like I said, will be up to your personal teacher.”
“OK, so who’s my teacher?”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?” She nodded affirmatively.
This was getting a little ridiculous. It was starting to remind me of trying to get
a straight answer out of a Zen master I had back home. So I tried to come at it
from a different angle.
But before I could, she spoke again.
“Only you can decide who your personal teacher will be, and ask them to be
your teacher, if you want to.”
“Well, will you be?”
She laughed and said, “I’m hardly qualified to be your teacher. But thank you
anyway, I am honored, that was real sweet of you to ask. I already told you who my
personal teacher is, and I can tell you what my basic schedule is, would that help?”
She smiled.
“Anything would be welcomed Anastasia. Are you a nun elder?”
“A nun?... well, we are all the same here, so whether male or female, you
could call us all monks or all nuns or all whatever. They’re just words. Titles and
‘ranks’ for a ‘position’, don’t matter. It doesn’t really matter what you call anyone,
it’s what you are that counts - don’t you think? Sometimes the ‘labels’ help keep
some things more organized in our silly little brains, but sometimes it can create
false or unfair divisions, and false worship where none is warranted. I guess I might
be called a nun in certain orders, except I’m not fully celibate, which sometimes
being a ‘nun’ requires. So generally, we all consider ourselves just monks, or stu-
dents, or teachers, depending on our capabilities and consciousness.”
“Wait - back up a second... ‘Fully celibate? It seems like you either are or you aren’t.”
“I’ll explain some other time. Anyway, some of us do call the Adept female
monks ‘Mothers’, however. But it’s because they kind of become like ‘Universal
Mothers’ when they are enlightened. It’s more of a term of endearment than a title.
Like I said, titles are really unimportant. You could call them sister, or ‘chum’ for
all they care.”
In the next few weeks I developed quite a “crush” on Anastasia. I had never
had a woman feel so loving toward me, and because of what I was accustomed to
(as far as male/female relationships go), I thought that her affection meant that she
“liked me” in a romantic sense also. I wasn’t used to being loved so dearly, with-
out it meaning that she wanted to “be with me”. I didn’t understand pure real Love
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yet. And I didn’t have the consciousness to respond to her without selfish posses-
siveness. So it came as quite a shock and disappointment to me when I found out
that she was not interested in me in “that way”. It turned out that she actually
already had a mate that she had a very good and close relationship with. She was
just a loving, caring person (“Just” a loving caring person. I said it as if it were com-
mon!).
Women who are truly spiritual, kind and caring, typically have quite a problem
with men thinking about them the way I did with Anastasia. Actually, lusting after
them, would be a more accurate way to put it. Not just in a sexual sense (although
that’s certainly involved), but in a “wanting their attention and affections” way.
So you might want to learn from my mistake, and take some helpful advice.
If you ever meet such a special, truly spiritual woman, don’t make the same mis-
take. Just because a woman is warm, kind, and caring towards you, doesn’t mean
she wants to be your possession, or have “romance” or sex with you. This goes for
all women, but it is especially true for women of advanced spiritual development.
Just take the Love you get - it’s wonderful to even ever receive such Love - and
don’t try to possess it for yourself alone, or make that woman the center of your
life. That’s a role only God can fulfill.
Bringing my Story up to Date, in summary.
As the days went by, I slowly adjusted to my new surroundings, and began to
absorb what I could. Years later, I finally “graduated”. Now, as was prophesied with-
in our order centuries ago, this book was written to present the essential ancient
teachings to the public, in an unadulterated, clear, easily understandable fashion.
Along with this, I will include some of my personal experiences, both ones that I
had while I was a young novice student on my road to change, and a few of those
that I had later in life, after I became an Initiate. That way you can get a little glimpse
of things from “both sides” - the teacher’s and the student’s.

[nodstar]

Chapter Three

Sources & Descendants
of the Teachings
Including definitions of God, Basics and Prerequisites
the TEACHINGS -
To you they may be
Lost, found, or misplaced.
Earth-shaking, new, or fancy.
Basic, old, and simple.
It matters not.
They ARE Timeless, Useful and Invaluable[/size]

This book tells several stories other than my personal one. It tells a story of
creation, a story of a long forgotten history, and a story of a spiritual tradition that
gave birth to many legends. But primarily, the book accurately reveals the teach-
ings that, without which, none of these stories would exist, or matter. Like some
of the stories, while these teachings are part of ancient history, they can also be
keys to a promising future.
Some of the teachings of the Children of the Law of One presented here, have
been around a very long time (as far back as Atlantis), and some not so long. The
unadulterated teachings of the Children of the Law of One, have never been direct-
ly made public before. But some of them are the source of many other teachings,
that have been made public. So you may already know certain things you’re going
to read in this book - yet, some of it will still be new information. Other readers
may find that much, or all of it will be “new” to them. Obviously, if you are already
“enlightened”, reading this book would just be a waste of your time, because it’s
purpose is to help those who aren’t enlightened, become enlightened. Since the
word enlightenment has many meanings though, I should probably define what we
mean by it. We call someone “enlightened” who: 1) Has had a final “death expe-
rience” (of the selfish separate self), thus bursting the illusion of separation from
everything/God; [this is similar to a “near death experience”, but is deliberately
cultivated through spiritual training/ego busting. It is also fully experienced
rather than “near”, and doesn’t require nearly dying physically] 2) Has realized
and permanently returned to a state of absolute Oneness with the Universal
Spirit/God; 3) Is always living in harmony with the Universe and doing the will of
God, as a servant of God; 4) Always lives in a state of Unselfish Love. All of the
above are one and the same thing, and the change takes place at the same time. If
you haven’t achieved that yet, then even if you think you know it all, this book could
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ill help you if you will just “check your ego at the door” and actually apply the
teachings rather than just letting them be more “knowledge” you scan into your
brain. But generally, regardless of your familiarity with the teachings presented
here, the book can offer a sort of “oasis” of fellowship and inspiration, to anyone
who feels inside that kindness, compassion, and “harmlessness” (not hurting any-
one or anything), are more important than any “belief” of any kind.
Descendants
One of the first questions I asked an elder monk was about Buddhism.
“Raga, why is this monastery located here, in a country so full of Buddhists and
Buddhist monasteries?”
“Several reasons, which we’ll discuss soon.”
“Are we related to Buddhism in some way?”
“Buddhism is a beloved relative of ours, and thus some of the teachings are the
same. But this is not just the case with Buddhism. We are also related to the
Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and many, many other religions. Although some reli -
gions are almost unrecognizable from their origins now, almost any religion that
speaks of One God (regardless of the name they call God), is somehow related.”
“Why is that? Most people consider such religions conflicting, not ‘relatives’,
and especially Buddhism - a ‘beloved relative’?”
“The teachings and heritage of the Children of the Law of One pre-date
Buddhism, and all other religions. They all originally came from teachers or teach-
ings of the Children of the Law of One, or those who somehow became one with
the Universal Spirit - the One God, in some other fashion. But keep in mind, that
while you may find bits of the Children’s teachings here and there in many other
spiritual traditions and religions, they are also unique unto themselves. Our teach-
ings are the source, the roots of the many branches of the tree. And unlike some
of the branches, the roots are still alive, still totally pure and uncorrupted. They are
like the original roots of the grape vine from which all the different varieties of wine
grapes eventually developed from. The teachings you are going to hear about and
read here in the monastery’s library, are the original, and presented from the pure,
direct lineage. Although, keep in mind that any teachings, including these, aren’t
as important as simply applying Unselfish Love, kindness, and compassion in your
life, regardless of the source. This is where many have gone wrong - making the
teachings, or the leaders, or the religions, more important than the point of what
they were really for in the first place.”
“So will we learn only the pure original teachings?”
“No. Our knowledge has been accumulating for ages, and you will learn these
too. In fact, some of the knowledge is about our existence before our time on
Earth. And these too you will learn in time. But we don’t just present the
Children’s teachings here. You will also learn the ways and beliefs of all the world’s
religions.”
“Why do that if we have the pure and original source of all other teachings
here?”
“Other religious teachings, and cultures, are taught for the purpose of reveal-
ing the common threads of unity and truth that could be found woven through
diverse religions, and to give teachers of the Children of the Law of One more of
an ability to understand and communicate with anyone they might need to - regard-
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less of their culture or religion. Also because of that, there have been other monas-
teries of the Children, in various parts of the world.”
Another time, I also asked Gabriel some questions about our monasteries and
their relationship to Buddhism.
“The Children’s monasteries, though few in number, were the oldest in many
regions of the world, including Tibet. Buddhism as a separate path, didn’t appear
until thousands of years after the Children had established monasteries in the ‘East’.
Buddhism, like most religions, was in fact, originally one of the offspring or ‘branch-
es’ of the Children. It developed from the effects and teachings of Adept monks of
the Children of the Law of One. These monks wandered the regions throughout
the area, and taught the local people there, and throughout much of what is now
called Asia, and the Orient. Various teachers of the Children, who often remained
anonymous and never spoke of the secret source of their true lineage or home,
became known as ‘Buddhas’. Did you know there was more than one ‘Buddha’?”
“No. I thought Buddha was Buddha, just like Jesus was Jesus.”
“That is not so, there were more than one, just as there were many Zoroasters,
and many St. Germains, and...”
“Why?”
“Various reasons. I will explain some other time, but that is not the important
subject of our conversation right now.”
“Is that why there are different Buddhist traditions, and even variations in their
teachings?” I asked.
“Partly. After the various Adepts left, Buddhist religions, of many varieties,
sprung up all over Asia as a result, and modified in different ways.”
“What about Zen?”
“Zen is often considered an offshoot of Buddhism, and also considered to be
a ‘short-cut’ to enlightenment. But there are no real shortcuts, in the sense that the
same things must be experienced, and the death of the selfish separate self ulti-
mately faced and transcended. And while it has become intertwined with Buddhism,
the roots of Zen were from one of our Initiates by the name of Zend, which you will
undoubtedly read about here when it is time, because you have a connection to
Zend, that you will find most interesting and enlightening.” [Author’s note: that
statement related to an incarnation of the being also known as Jesus.]
“Zen is our offspring, as is Buddhism, Christianity, and Judaism, and Islam.”
“So you could say Buddha was Christian, and Jesus was Buddhist.”
“Yes, but only in a way. You aren’t getting it are you? Think about what you
know of (which is quite limited at this time) of the lives of Buddha and Jesus. Do
you see anything that conflicts? Or do you see examples of love and compassion -
indications of similarity? So what do you think the source of these paths that they
spawned, the source of their teachings, the source of their examples, if not the
same understanding or the same God?”
“You’re saying these all have the same source?”
“Of course. And notice, they all teach of a Oneness, or a Oneness God, yet
they may disagree over names or particulars. And most importantly, they believe
in God-ness, good-ness, compassion, Unselfish Love as THE way of life.”
“So they all came from the Children of the Law of One. That makes so much
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sense of so many things that I couldn’t understand before.”
“And this particular monastery, housed the roots of other beliefs and teach-
ings, for several reasons.
Even though well hidden, from those few who had seen it (that were not of the
order), legends were born. Even amongst the offspring traditions and religions.
They told of a paradise - a beautiful, heavenly community that existed amongst the
great mountains.....but it is prophesied that the ‘land of the teachers’ is to be dese-
crated and destroyed. It has begun. We only have so long. It is just a matter of
when now, not if. But it matters not. Which is more important, a container, or
that which the container contains?”
Nature, secrecy, and other methods, did protect the monastery - for quite a
while longer at least. While countless Buddhist monasteries were destroyed, our
monastery remained undiscovered for a while longer. For as long as was necessary
in the great scheme of things.
An Infinite Lineage
As I assume you’ve already gathered, when I first began to learn the history of
the order, I was just amazed. I had never heard of any religion, spiritual tradition,
or culture, with such an extensive lineage, pure lineage, or broad influence. The
pre-history and history of many religions can be obscure and have a great deal of
“unknowns” about their past and true origins. But the Children record a history
that stretches all the way from the creation of life in the Universe, to the present.
And while some religions developed from a primitive, ignorant society, and have a
lineage of bloody and barbaric intolerance, even the Children’s earliest history on
Earth records them as compassionate, tolerant, highly evolved beings living in a
sophisticated civilization.
“Where and when did it all start?”
“Did what start?”
“I guess I mean when did the Children of the Law of One begin.”
“On Earth?”
“...Yes.”
“The Earthly lineage actually begins with the time of Atlantis. The Children of
the Law of One was the ‘spiritual order’ of those in Atlantis who lived a spiritual life
- those who were compassionate, kind, harmless, and wanted to maintain Oneness
with God.”
“So where does this monastery in Tibet come into the picture?”
“When Atlantis was on the verge of final destruction from the great upheavals,
branches of the Children, having ‘read the signs’, went to various places on Earth.
The main group went with the Children’s grand master Thoth, to Egypt, to contin-
ue the ‘great work’ [Author’s note: the ‘great work’ he was referring to will be
explained later]. After many years in Egypt, that particular branch of the Children
went to Tibet. These Atlantean Children of the Law of One, including the grand
master, were the ancestral founders of our monastery in Tibet.”
“So, if everyone mainly hibernated here at this monastery for so many years,
how did they influence or start other religions?”
“All through ‘commonly known’ human history, the Children of the Law of
One continued to maintain their center in Tibet. But some of its teachers made the
great sacrifice of leaving their brothers and sisters in the monastery, to help people
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sense of so many things that I couldn’t understand before.”
“And this particular monastery, housed the roots of other beliefs and teach-
ings, for several reasons.
Even though well hidden, from those few who had seen it (that were not of the
order), legends were born. Even amongst the offspring traditions and religions.
They told of a paradise - a beautiful, heavenly community that existed amongst the
great mountains.....but it is prophesied that the ‘land of the teachers’ is to be dese-
crated and destroyed. It has begun. We only have so long. It is just a matter of
when now, not if. But it matters not. Which is more important, a container, or
that which the container contains?”
Nature, secrecy, and other methods, did protect the monastery - for quite a
while longer at least. While countless Buddhist monasteries were destroyed, our
monastery remained undiscovered for a while longer. For as long as was necessary
in the great scheme of things.
An Infinite Lineage
As I assume you’ve already gathered, when I first began to learn the history of
the order, I was just amazed. I had never heard of any religion, spiritual tradition,
or culture, with such an extensive lineage, pure lineage, or broad influence. The
pre-history and history of many religions can be obscure and have a great deal of
“unknowns” about their past and true origins. But the Children record a history
that stretches all the way from the creation of life in the Universe, to the present.
And while some religions developed from a primitive, ignorant society, and have a
lineage of bloody and barbaric intolerance, even the Children’s earliest history on
Earth records them as compassionate, tolerant, highly evolved beings living in a
sophisticated civilization.
“Where and when did it all start?”
“Did what start?”
“I guess I mean when did the Children of the Law of One begin.”
“On Earth?”
“...Yes.”
“The Earthly lineage actually begins with the time of Atlantis. The Children of
the Law of One was the ‘spiritual order’ of those in Atlantis who lived a spiritual life
- those who were compassionate, kind, harmless, and wanted to maintain Oneness
with God.”
“So where does this monastery in Tibet come into the picture?”
“When Atlantis was on the verge of final destruction from the great upheavals,
branches of the Children, having ‘read the signs’, went to various places on Earth.
The main group went with the Children’s grand master Thoth, to Egypt, to contin-
ue the ‘great work’ [Author’s note: the ‘great work’ he was referring to will be
explained later]. After many years in Egypt, that particular branch of the Children
went to Tibet. These Atlantean Children of the Law of One, including the grand
master, were the ancestral founders of our monastery in Tibet.”
“So, if everyone mainly hibernated here at this monastery for so many years,
how did they influence or start other religions?”
“All through ‘commonly known’ human history, the Children of the Law of
One continued to maintain their center in Tibet. But some of its teachers made the
great sacrifice of leaving their brothers and sisters in the monastery, to help people
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in the outside world. They humbly and lovingly traveled throughout the world bring-
ing light into the darkness of the ages. The teachings and influence of these
Children, have become the foundations of many other paths, religions, and leg-
ends.”
It all made sense of so many things about religions, philosophies, history, and
spiritual teachings, that never quite made sense to me before.
You probably wouldn’t even believe it if I told you of all the religions, cultures,
arts, and science that have been created based on these “outside world” teachers
who lived “disguised” lives. So I won’t. But you can think about it, and draw your
own conclusions.
redefining “God” and “Love”
First, let me cover some important ground - things that I learned in my earli -
est days at the monastery, that will give you a frame of reference. So before we
delve deeper into the teachings, let’s clarify the meanings of a couple of words/con-
cepts that will be used a great deal in this book - God and Love, and in a different
way than you may have heard them used before. Both terms and concepts, can
mean many different things to many different people.
LOVE
In my first days and months at the monastery, I attended courses given by elder
monks. In one of my world human concept and terminology courses, which was
given by the elder monk, “Raga”, we began covering the teachings on the various
types of emotions that people often lump together, and call “love”.
“Love can mean sex (‘We made love’). Love can mean you really like some-
thing (‘I love my new car’). Love can mean the pleasure or ‘thrill’ you get from
someone you have a romantic relationship with (‘I love Nadia’). Or love can mean
compassion, kindness, caring, giving, sharing - that’s the kind of love that brings
true happiness, inner peace. It’s the kind of love we all really need, and need to
give - it’s also the kind of love that would make the world a far better place. So if
we wish to focus on developing this kind of love, we must clearly delineate it, and
give it a name. Thus, we call it ‘Unselfish Love’, because that is what it is.”
GOD
Raga went on to define the various ways the people of the world see and
understand God.
“God is a very abstract and difficult thing for the human mind to fathom. To
paraphrase the ancient teaching - ‘The God I am talking about, cannot be talked
about’. It means that God is really impossible to explain, or truly understand intel-
lectually. But with that in mind, I will endeavor to explain the unexplainable.
“THE BIG GUY IN THE SKY” CONCEPT OF GOD -
People have often ‘person’-alized, or human-ized the concept of God.
Whether consciously or subconsciously, many people think of God as having a
human-like appearance - a great big man with long silver hair and beard that lives
‘somewhere out there’ beyond the sky in Heaven.”
“That has always bothered me. Why do people think of God that way?” I said.
“There are several reasons people think of God in this way. Partly, it is due
to how hard it is to grasp such an infinite and abstract concept as God. But unfor-
tunately, sometimes this human-like idea of God was deliberately fostered as: 1) A
means to gain wealth and power over the masses; 2) A means to justify cruel or
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horrible things some men wanted to do (like war); 3) A means of propagating sex-
ism; Or, 4) All of the above.
Unfortunately, with that kind of human-like conceptualization of God, also
comes assigning human-like personality traits to God - and some of them are the
very human-like “negative” personality traits, such as anger, jealousy, and vengeful-
ness. The followers of many different religions have their own personalized ver-
sions of a humanized God. Some versions of God have similar personality traits,
but there are various differences. Subsequently, the rules that people believe “He”
has given for us to obey, are sometimes similar, and sometimes very different.”
“Is that a problem though? Why can’t people all have their own ideas of God
if it makes them happy or fits into their culture?” I asked.
“They can. They are welcome to it. We don’t care about what name of God,
or idea of God they believe in. If it helps them become better, kinder people, that’s
our only concern. But think about it. People will even go to war, because their per-
sonalized version of God is different than someone else’s, and of course, each side
in the war always believes ‘God’ is on their side. Understanding the universality, and
oneness of God eliminates this, and many other tragic acts. You, who will be teach-
ers in various parts of the world will be confronted with this constantly, and you
need to understand the various concepts of personalized Gods, in order for you to
reveal that there is more to God that goes beyond what they think.
Many things about various personalized Gods, just don’t make sense. This
includes both the things God does, and the things God doesn’t do (allows). For
instance, animals and innocent children are suffering on this planet. Why? If you
accept a human-like version of God, why doesn’t He put a stop to this? Many peo-
ple who have limited views of God, can understand this when you explain it to
them, as long as they have the slightest open mind, and the Spirit of God is pre-
sent in you when you explain it to them.
Now let’s consider God in a different, un-humanized way.
GOOD GOD
The Children of the Law of One teach that God is ALL, and includes ALL. It
is the One, that includes the many. It is within us, without us, and we are individ-
ual parts of the whole of it. While many religions have similar to identical concepts
of the One God in their scriptures, they may still use the idea that their God is dif-
ferent from the others’, as a reason for war or killing. One of the problems is that
while many religions do teach that God is One, is all things, is everywhere, etc., they
still propagate the concept of the human-like God in the Sky, and thus the religion’s
followers still seem to think of God that way. They also sometimes teach that it is
only their religion that has the One God, rather than that God IS the One, the
Oneness of All.”
“But some religions don’t teach that do they?”
“Even if the religion isn’t propagating the humanized God concept, people still
usually think that way. I will explain why in a moment, but first let’s look at the con-
sequences of thinking of God in a humanized fashion, regardless as to why they do.
Unfortunately, the humanized God idea naturally leads to thinking of God as an
individual of sorts. Then a person’s, or a religion’s God can be given all kinds of
personal traits, that either the individual, or the religion wants God to have, in order
to justify their human behavior. But that whole idea goes against the ‘God is every-
where and everything’ concept, because if God is thought of as an individual, it also
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leaves us with the impression that He is separate from us, and the Universe. But
if there is One God, which is all, and is everywhere at all times, etc., it can’t be
separate from us, or the Universe. So it can’t be an individual in any normal inter-
pretation of the word (other than if you consider everything in the Universe, the
entirety of the Universe itself, as One Universe, and in some sense then, as an indi -
vidual).”
“So God is an individual also?”
“In some sense. Let’s contemplate that for a moment. We know the Universe
is One huge, probably infinite, ‘something’ that is everywhere and everything - all
existence as we know it, etc.. Even our bodies are comprised of ‘stardust’ - ‘the
stuff of the Universe’. Doesn’t it stand to reason then, that the One God must also
be the very Universe itself? And if that is so, and there is some sort of design, con-
sciousness, and energy that pervades the entire Universe - all of creation - wouldn’t
that be ‘God’s Spirit and Consciousness’? Thus the consciousness of God IS the
consciousness of the Universe. ‘Universal Consciousness’ then, is a consciousness
that is one and the same as ‘God’s’. And thus the ‘Spirit’ of God, the life force that
is all of creation, IS the Spirit of the Universe - ‘The Universal Spirit’. Once, all
humans had the consciousness of their Oneness with The Universal Spirit, and that
is why you are here - to regain that Universal Consciousness, and Oneness with
God. Then you will be the lamps to help others regain their lost way also.”
So for clarity, in the majority of this book, “God” will often be referred to as
“The Universal Spirit” (and sometimes as “the One”). It helps clarify that when we
are speaking of God, we are not referring to “The Big Guy in the Sky” concept of
God. But even though using the words “Universal Spirit” helps prevent the confu-
sion with the humanized God concept, the term God will still be used from time to
time throughout the book. When it is, just keep in mind what that means to us.
Back to my course with Raga...
“To summarize, The Children of the Law of One teach that The Universal
Spirit, rather than being an ‘individual’ as we know it - is a ‘multiplicity’ that is
‘One’. It comprises, and is, all things in the entire Universe, together as One. It
is the ‘beingness’, energy, essence, and life force that is everywhere and everything
in the Universe, including us, including nature - and including the Universe itself.
And it has a consciousness.
Also included as part of the One Universal Spirit (and the Oneness that is the
Universal Spirit), is a ‘hierarchy’ of spiritual beings who exist on many different lev-
els. You might think of them as angels, guardian angels, ascended masters, adepts
or saints who have ‘passed on’, etc.. Being free from the limitations of physical life,
they exist in spiritual form, and share the same consciousness as the Universal
Spirit (‘Universal Consciousness’). They are consciously part of, One with, and an
aspect of, the Universal Spirit. Hierarchical beings thus act in harmony with the
Will of the Universal Spirit, as if they were ‘arms’ or extensions of it. Yet, they are
somewhat related to us, and thus close to us also, so they are ‘links to’ the entirety
of the Universal Spirit, who can help guide us, and have certain influences in our
lives.”
“Is that like what some people call ‘guardian angels’?”
“Yes. But it is just one of the many beings that form the link of the hierarchy.
And the Universal Spirit is also comprised of this great link of Oneness.
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As you study the ancient biblical texts in the library, you will find that an early
name for God in some of them, or perhaps I should say God was referred to in
some of them, as ‘Elohim’. The word Elohim, is plural, and both masculine and
feminine. Thus it includes the concept of a hierarchy of spiritual beings that also
comprise God, and insinuates that God is neither an individual person, nor a ‘He’.
This also leaves room to include all creation, all beings, including humans, as being
part of God. Thus the Elohim concept of God, is similar to what the Atlantean
Children of the Law of One teach about The Universal Spirit, and you may find this
helpful in your work someday.”
THE SOURCE AND PURPOSE OF THE TEACHINGS
The teachings in this book weren’t created for the purpose of being
“enshrined” or “worshiped”, nor to influence the reader to worship any religion,
book, or religious leader. These ancient teachings are thus “non-denominational”,
and/or “omni-denominational”. They are not from, or by, any religion - and they
are not “religious” teachings. Yet they do teach about the Universal Spirit, our rela-
tionship to it, and our place in the Universe.
It is our hope that publishing this book will help people in several ways: to
regain their connection with The Universal Spirit; to regain their place in the “order
of things” in the Universe; to become free from that which creates suffering (for
themselves and others); and to become Unselfishly Loving, compassionate, kind,
and harmless.
The teachings of the Atlantean Children of the Law of One, were developed
by beings who were “One with God & The Universe”, so to speak. You could call
them angels incarnate, enlightened people, fools, masters, Children, true teachers,
saints, whatever, - it doesn’t matter. Regardless of what you choose to call them,
they had “Universal Consciousness”, and thus an awareness that included the “spir-
itual” realms (which permeate, and are the foundation of all physical things in the
Universe). This “high” or “spiritual” consciousness gave them a great understand-
ing of everything in life, including us, God, and Universal Laws & Truths (we will
also refer to these Laws & Truths, as “Universal Principles”). The teachings are
thus “reflections” of these greater understandings of “the Big picture”, and present
Universal Principles within them. They are a kind of “the facts of life” in the
Universe, that most people have lost touch with, and are thus living out of harmo-
ny with. These Universal Principles are also aspects of The Universal Spirit. They
are all things we once knew, and were aware of - because we also, were once high-
er consciousness beings. But that was in a time when our spiritual natures were
dominant, and we were still in a state of Oneness with The Universal Spirit (this will
be explained in depth in a later chapter). But now, the spiritual nature within most
people is so suppressed, that their awareness of these things is “blocked” to one
degree or another. Most people have lost so much awareness, that they aren’t
even aware of the fact that they aren’t aware that they are part of this One
Universe. But all people still have some awareness of their lost heritage deeply
“buried” within them - it is just “asleep” or “suppressed”. This is one area where
the ancient teachings are important - because of what they can do to help put us
“back in touch”.
The words, teachings, and beliefs expressed in this book can be a catalyst for
positive change, and stimulate spiritual inspiration and awareness. They can also
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help you gain an awareness of the Universal Principles that are the fundamental
guiding forces of all creation, including human life.
Being exposed to the Universal Principles within the teachings, may “res-
onate” and stir “lost” buried feelings and memories from your suppressed spiritual
nature. These feelings and memories are often first perceived as a sort of vague
“knowingness” or “awareness” within you (at least those of you who are more
receptive to “awakening” to their true nature, and the reality of life). It’s kind of like
a person with amnesia, regaining their memory as they hear and see familiar peo-
ple and sights (although it’s not so dramatic and obvious). And you don’t need to
fully understand the teachings intellectually in order to recover from your “spiritu-
al amnesia” - just reading them and grasping the spirit of them, can still have an
effect.
The teachings may also act as a partial catalyst for your “Inner Voice” (the still
silent “voice” of the The Universal Spirit within you). Even though blocked, your
Inner Voice will still react when exposed to the right catalyst - such as being pre-
sented with the spiritual truths of the Universe. Thus the teachings will stimulate it,
and get a positive response from it. However, the awakening or “unblocking” of
the Inner Voice may not get a positive response from you in general. It all depends
on the kind of person you are and have made yourself into, and whether or not you
want it to remain blocked. So the subsequent reaction may be positive, and one
of “joyfully quenching of a desperate thirst” (which brings “awakening”), or the reac-
tion could be negative, and one of repulsion, anger, and deeper blocking. But one
thing is certain - all people will react.
Thus the book has the potential to inspire, awaken, and nurture in those who
read it, their “higher” consciousness, or “Universal Consciousness”, and thus their
own inner sense of spirituality. [Some people might refer to Universal
Consciousness as “God Consciousness”, “Christ Consciousness” or
“Enlightenment”, etc..]
Having Universal Consciousness means many things other than being con-
sciously One with, and aware of, all things in the Universe, including The Universal
Spirit. Most readers won’t understand such abstract concepts at this time (and you
can’t ever really understand it until you achieve it). Universal Consciousness will be
explained more in depth later in the book, but fortunately, there is a very simple,
easy way to understand what Universal Consciousness means to us, and the world
- indirectly. You can understand it, recognize it, and appreciate how valuable and
important it is - by observing its effects. There are very real, tangible, and clearly
identifiable changes that can be seen in the life of a person whose higher con-
sciousness is awakening, or who has fully achieved Universal Consciousness. They
are “real world” changes that every decent person can relate to, and agree are
“good”. What are these changes, and how do they come about? Having an awak-
ening of consciousness like we’ve just talked about, results in TRULY becoming
more “spiritual”.
Let me pass on to you, what my personal teacher, the Adept monk Zain (who
I eventually, affectionately, called “Father” as we grew closer), said to me about spir-
ituality one day.
“As you begin to expand your consciousness beyond your self, you start real-
izing (not just believing or “having faith”) that there is more to life and the Universe
than meets the eye. Creation isn’t just haphazard. There is One Great Something
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behind it all. And it pervades everything, including you, including all other people,
animals, life, even the Earth and the Universe. As your Universal/Spiritual con-
sciousness continues to grow, you start understanding the underlying connection of
everything more and more, until you eventually have the realization that others are
actually part of you, and you a part of them, and you are ALL one. Brothers and
Sisters - all Children of One Universal God. As your spiritual consciousness grows
you also feel, and manifest, Unselfish Love, and the ‘real world’ spiritual virtues
that are reflections of Unselfishly Loving - Caring, Kindness, Compassion,
Giving, and Harmlessness. THESE are the things that ARE truly important,
and the earmarks of TRUE SPIRITUALITY.”
Oddly enough, it works in both directions. Even though developing spiritual
consciousness brings forth Unselfish Love, Unselfish Love also brings forth spiritu-
al consciousness. In fact, one of the main things that develops spiritual conscious-
ness, is developing your Unselfish Love for others, feeling Unselfish Love, and
practicing kindness, caring, giving and harmlessness. So most importantly, the
teachings have the potential to stimulate and inspire the reader to do what it takes
to actually manifest in their lives, these true spiritual qualities.
If such a spiritual change takes place within you, then all the people you come
into contact with as you walk through your life, will be better off from having known
you, and then they too will have the opportunity to change, and spread the beauty
of Unselfish Love to others still - and on and on. Like multiple ripples in a pond
that go on and on from throwing just one rock, your Unselfish Love can make you
a part of, and a vehicle for, the Universal Spirit, as it moves through you, us, and
thus throughout the world.
SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE VS. GOODNESS
I’d attained a good deal of spiritual knowledge from all the reading I did as a
teenager. But I was finding out that most of it was more of an impediment to my
growth than an aid. An early course by the elder monk Enoch burst the bubble of
my intellectual wisdom. Just as I was thinking to myself about how much I already
knew, and how I could really probably skip many of these courses, Enoch started
his lecture like this:
“Many people place too much importance on spiritual knowledge itself, and
don’t concentrate first on the basics of simple goodness, such as the virtues of
Unselfish Love. Knowledge is meaningless without this. Using imagination and
visualization, we can make a ‘mental illustration’ that clearly demonstrates this.
There is an ancient technique that can help you perceive, understand, and con-
template the value and impact of a person’s character. We’ll use this technique to
compare the value of knowledge, as opposed to goodness. Here’s how it works:
Think about a person’s qualities and traits, and then imagine what the world would
be like if it were entirely populated by, and run by, billions of identical duplicates of
that one person. Keep in mind that if the entire world is populated by ‘so and so’s’
duplicates, some of them will also be in powerful political positions. There is an old
saying, ‘Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely’. Having power
tends to nurture the darkness within people. Even a little separateness and selfish-
ness is like a dormant cancer that can grow unchecked when fed by power. Some
people behave well when they’re ‘held in check’ by lack of wealth, lack of a posi-
tion of power, and constrained by society’s moral standards and laws. So when you
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magine a world full of ‘so and so’s’, you need to consider what they might become
if they were also in all the various positions of power - police, judges, head officers
of giant corporations, presidents, kings and queens? You get the idea. The over-
all feeling and image you get of an imaginary world populated by any given indi -
vidual, will give you invaluable insight about them.
So for our knowledge vs. goodness contemplation, let’s think about what it
would be like in two different imaginary worlds. In this case, we don’t actually know
the people involved, but we can still use the technique to help us understand the
comparison. Let’s say the first world is entirely populated by duplicates of the one
person with the most, and greatest spiritual knowledge on Earth. Keep in mind
that this person, is still basically selfish (as most people are). Thus they may be nice
and friendly when things are ‘going their way’, and when nothing is required or
asked of them. But these ‘clones’ aren’t Unselfishly Loving, and have spent their
time and energy more on acquiring spiritual knowledge, instead of focusing on
developing, and practicing, kindness and harmlessness above all else. Thus their
world is full of people that aren’t particularly kind, are definitely not harmless,
happy, etc., and likewise, the population is definitely not self-sacrificing when
another person is in need. Yet they are all ‘egoed out’, each person thinking they
are very wise and ‘know it all’. So world #1 is still full of inequities and injustices of
all kinds, still has children starving to death needlessly, still has torture, wars, and all
the other evils, problems and destruction, that go along with a ‘look out for #1’,
‘dog-eat-dog’ world. I know those of you here don’t want to live in that world, and
many other people don’t either (yet isn’t it virtually the same as the outside world is
that we have now). So how useful is great spiritual knowledge alone?
For our second imaginary world, let’s think about what the world would be like
if it were entirely populated by duplicates of one REALLY ‘good’ person. Someone
with little knowledge, but with a ‘good heart’. Someone who is compassionate,
kind and harmless, and really cares about others. And they also have an attitude of
‘live and let live’, regardless of what others believe, think, and do (as long as they
don’t hurt someone else). That’s not too much to ask is it? Now, wouldn’t this
world be an incredibly better world than the one that people live in now? It would
obviously be a beautiful, happy place - no starvation, no hurt, no war, no econom-
ic or physical enslavement, and no infringement on freedom.
So even in regard to the practical aspects of day to day life (and the condition
of the world in general), isn’t it obvious that the virtues of kindness and giving, are
far better (and truly ‘spiritual’) than any spiritual knowledge? And just imagine an
entire world populated by Unselfishly Loving ‘enlightened’ beings - it would be par-
adise, Heaven on Earth.
SPIRITUALITY REQUIRES MORE THAN SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE
All people have some knowledge about ‘God’, and goodness. Everyone was
raised with the beliefs and examples of whomever raised them, and even if they
were abused, and raised by satanists, or atheists, they still learned about the con-
cepts of God and goodness. But as they grow up, many people gain further knowl-
edge of these things. Some read books about it. Some join religions and learn
their spiritual and moral teachings. But the problem is, there are a lot of people
out there who have a great deal of spiritual knowledge, yet they just aren’t ‘spir-
itual’. They don’t think or behave as a ‘spiritually conscious’ being would.”
“Why, Enoch? How can someone learn all these things, and not really
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hange?”
“Let’s use an analogy in which ‘water’ represents Universal Consciousness,
Unselfish Love, and true spirituality. Just like the old saying that you can lead a
camel to water, but you can’t make him drink, you can lead a ‘spiritually dry’ per-
son to the spiritual ‘water’, give it to them, point it out and say, ‘Water’, but you
can’t make them drink. Many ‘spiritually knowledgeable’ people already have
knowledge about this ‘Water’, and they know where it is inside them. So when you
point it out to them, they will usually say ‘I know’ (as if they really have it within
them). Sure, they ‘know’. That’s the problem. They only ‘know’. They can hear
you tell them about the water, and show it to them - and they recognize the water.
They may even be able to tell other people about the water. They may even
‘preach’ about it. All because they have the knowledge of it. But what have they
done with the knowledge of water themselves? They’ve developed a ‘spiritual ego’.
They impress themselves and others with their knowledge. But they are still spiri -
tually dry. Just having the knowledge of the water is not sufficient. They must
‘drink’ it in somehow, become one with it, and simultaneously share it by giving it
all away for others. Just sharing the knowledge of water to those in the middle of
the Sahara who need a drink, does no one any good unless you actually have the
water to share also.”
Such is the problem with all knowledge, including the teachings in this book.
Intellectually, we can only point out the simple, obvious facts of how to live in har-
mony with Universal Law/Principles. The philosophy and teachings can perhaps
tell you how a good, caring person should behave, or how to become a good car-
ing person. But just ‘knowing how’, does not make you a good caring person.
Locked within good spiritual knowledge is the potential for real spiritual change, but
just ‘knowing’ is merely being a human library. Even the greatest information is
meaningless, unless it has gone from knowledge to positive realization - to being
acted upon inside you, and outside you, in a way that makes for a real and benefi-
cial change in your life and the lives of others.
The teachings of the Children don’t exist to be a mere library of knowledge.
They exist to help you, and urge you, to actively change into an Unselfishly Loving
being who is One with All. To that end, the teachers of the Children of the Law
of One don’t offer you mere knowledge - the authors of these teachings have water
to share with you also.
“KNOW IT ALLS” AND SPIRITUAL EGO - WHO ME?
One day (during my first few weeks at the monastery), I went to the small med-
itation chamber as usual, to start a new course. But there was a sign hanging on
the door that said:
“THE NEXT COURSE IS A SPECIAL ONE
JUST FOR THE UNFORTUNATE FEW -
IT IS JUST FOR ‘KNOWLEDGEABLE KNOW IT ALLS’.
(SPIRITUAL INTELLECTUALS WHO ARE
‘SPIRITUAL EGO DISADVANTAGED’).
ALL OTHERS NEED NOT ATTEND.”
I stood there puzzled for a moment, thinking about it. I eventually came to the
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conclusion that it must be a special course for some of the other novice monks. So
I turned around and headed off for the library. Along the path, I ran into Zain.
Literally. I ran into him. I wasn’t watching where I was going, I was jogging, he
was built like a brick wall, and walking the other way on the same path - and right
for a head-on collision. After I apologized, he asked me where I was going.
“Aren’t you scheduled to be attending a course right now?” He said.
I started to explain, “Yes...”
“Well it’s that way.” He pointed to the chamber, which was the opposite direc-
tion of where I had been going.
“No. I mean yes. I mean, I was, but it’s some kind of remedial course for the
spiritually disadvantaged novices or something.”
“Spiritually disadvantaged?”
“Well it said something like that.”
“It’s only about 10 meters from here to there, why don’t you WALK over and
read it again, so you can explain it to me better? I don’t understand.”
So I hopped on back and read the sign again, memorized it, and then recited
it to Zain word for word.
“You don’t think that applies to you?” he said.
“Of course not. I don’t think I know everything,” I protested.
“Then why aren’t you in there learning what you don’t know?”
“Because it’s not about knowledge, it says it’s for those who think they ‘know
it all’.”
“Do you know everything about your own spiritual ego and arrogance?”
“No, of course not.”
“Then if you aren’t aware of your own egotism, and you think that sign does-
n’t mean that you SHOULD attend that course, then all that can mean is that at
least to some extent, you are a ‘know it all’. True?”
Whoa. I had to think about that for a moment. This was worse than Zen para-
doxes.
“I guess you might have a point there.”
“Thank you for acknowledging my point.”
“You’re welcome.”
So I attended the course, which as it turned out, was probably MORE for me
than anyone else there.
And it may apply to you also.
“You have a great deal of spiritual knowledge, don’t you?” Raga said to me.
“Yes. I have been studying since I was 13 years old,” I said.
“Then why are you here?”
“Well... I...”
“Have you achieved enlightenment?”
“No. I don’t think so.”
“Oh, you would know if you did. You’d know it far more easily than knowing
if you’d been struck by a bolt of lightning. And that’s why you’re here. That’s why
you are taking these courses, and why you have chosen a teacher, and why you are
reading all those books in the library. Because you are still searching for enlight-
enment. If you had found it, you would not be on this plane, or you would be an
Adept, and teaching others rather than reading books - even ancient texts. Because
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you would then truly ‘know it all’, at least spiritually speaking. You would have
Universal Consciousness. You would not be struggling with your self, or being self-
centered or selfish anymore. You would only Unselfishly Love.”
I gulped. “I understand.”
A NOTE FOR OUR READERS
There are basically two kinds of people reading this book (and some who are
combinations of the two kinds). The first kind of person is just reading it because
it is unusual, but perhaps somewhat interesting reading. That includes those who
are fascinated with lost civilizations, lost history, and mysterious technology. But
the other kind of reader is one who is more “into” spiritual knowledge, studies,
practices, abilities, etc. What some call a spiritual “seeker”. The remainder of this
chapter, is really addressed to them, and you may want to skip to the next chapter.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
A MESSAGE FOR THE SPIRITUAL SEEKER
OR SEEKER OF SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE
There are those of you reading this book right now, who have collected spiri -
tual and metaphysical knowledge for many years, and been involved with various
spiritual “paths”, trends, or techniques. Some of you will read this book and say,
“Yes, I already know,” or, “It’s redundant,” or “I have heard these things before - I
already know them, so this book is of little use to me”.
I don’t mean to offend you or belittle your knowledge or wisdom. But if you
have thought such things, ask yourself the following questions before you read any-
more of this book with that kind of attitude, or before you just “file these teachings
away” with the rest of your knowledge.
Are you already “enlightened”, or “Universally Conscious”? There are var-
ious definitions of that, so here’s what we mean by that - If you have achieved
what we call enlightenment, you have taken the controlling reins of your life
from your selfish separate self, and handed them over to your higher self, and
the Universal Spirit. Have you done that? Has Unselfish Love replaced selfish-
ness in your day to day life? And if not, have you “dropped everything” and
rearranged the priorities in your life with the goal of achieving these changes as
fast as possible?
If the answer to the above is no, then the next question is, why? If you know
the keys - why haven’t you used them? If you don’t know the keys, maybe some-
where in these pages something will click for you.
Like I said, I don’t mean to be insulting, or offend you, I just want to help cer-
tain readers who might benefit from what I’m about to say. So please keep that in
mind now, when I say this: While there are certain exceptions, if you are already
“enlightened”, it is very, very unlikely that you would even be reading this book
right now. You would likely have no need or interest in reading this book, because
you would have achieved all you need. The searching stops. Those who have
attained enlightenment, Universal Consciousness, or whatever you want to call it,
generally no longer read books about spiritual teachings or philosophy, because
they are of no use to them - they don’t need them anymore. And when you don’t
need the things you once read a book for anymore, you change to where your inter-
est in them falls away. (You may still need books on plumbing, but that’s a far more
serious and interesting subject). It’s not like being a doctor or something where you
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ave to keep up on the latest advances. Sure, you could say there are degrees of
enlightenment, and you might read something to achieve a greater degree than you
have. But there is one “biggy” enlightenment, that is like a light switch, and it’s
either on or off. So if you are reading this, and that “big” switch isn’t turned on
yet, for your own good, please put aside whatever you already know, just for a while
at least. Even more importantly, please put aside any ego that could “get in your
own way”. This could prevent you from getting a seemingly insignificant “little
piece of something” out of this book, that might help you become enlightened. Just
read with an open mind, and see where this takes you.
Even if you were enlightened, and found a book that “sounds interesting”,
which is certainly possible, you wouldn’t have the time to muse over it. When you
become enlightened, you are very, very busy, helping others to attain the same
freedom, peace, and Unselfish Love you have found, or you go on and ascend to a
higher vibrational plane. If you stay, you “work” for the Universal Spirit, so to
speak. You align your will, with Universal Will, and thus you become very busy
doing your little part in the “Universal Flow”. For example, at this point in my life,
I don’t read any spiritual or philosophical books. I no longer have the inclination,
let alone the time. I did need to write this book though, because it was both my
“job” to do so (in the service of the Universal Spirit), and my desire to help you.
I’ve been forcing my self to write it while very ill, so I hope you get something out
of it that will help you.
Of course, like I said earlier, there was a time when I had a desperate desire
and need for spiritual and philosophical information, and I did read everything I
could get my hands on. Maybe that’s the stage you’re at in your life and evolution.
I was desperately trying to find some answers - searching for some truth. I found
bits and pieces of truth, but that wasn’t enough, so I kept reading in hopes of find-
ing consistent truth from one source. And after all the books, rather than finding
what I was looking for in a book, I found it in my personal true teacher instead.
What irony, eh? But there was nothing like this book out there when I was vora-
ciously reading to find something. Not to say that it should do the same for you,
because you may have a very different path (people do have different legitimate
paths). But if I had read this book you are reading now, it would have at least been
the end of the “book” part of my search. Because it would have answered my ques-
tions, and all the pieces of truth would have fallen into place as a whole. But again,
maybe these teachings aren’t your spiritual “cup of tea”, so to speak, and this book
won’t do the same for you that it would have for me. Maybe it’s just one of your
stepping stones along the way, and has some things you consider “bits” of truth.
Or maybe you’re not ready for it yet. Or maybe it is right for your path, but you’re
just afraid of the radical changes it would bring into your life, if you allowed your-
self to realize and accept the truth - your truth. It’s certainly not for me to say. But
in any case, if you are still reading this book - you are probably still look-
ing for something. And if so, just admit it. A long time ago I discovered the
hard way that it doesn’t pay to be egotistical, self-centered, or “cocky” about what
you already know. Humility never killed anyone, but cockiness has. Humility will
get you to peace of mind and “enlightenment” faster than anything else. A “spiri -
tual ego” will prevent it.
So go ahead and let yourself go, and look very closely, with an open mind and
heart. Spirituality is simple. Love is simple. Truth is simple. Enlightenment is sim-
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ple. It’s all basic stuff that we all really know deep inside somehow, yet most peo-
ple don’t live by it, and they’ve blocked it out. A book like this helps to remind you
and inspire you. If you haven’t “gotten it” yet, maybe this will help. If you think
it’s redundant, what can I say? How could it be redundant, if you haven’t “gotten
it” yet? I know I needed to hear certain things over and over, until I finally really
did “hear it”, “get it”, and actually change.
Some of you may already know everything you need to become truly great
beings who are a blessing to all, yet you don’t do what you need to do to achieve
that. Why? What’s your “good reason”? I’ve seen them all. Some continue to cling
to the lives they’ve built. Jobs. Friends. Associates. Have kids. Hold on to the
familiar shore. There are all kinds of excuses to avoid real change. Some people
even use the search for spiritual knowledge, or “sharing” of knowledge, or even the
search for a spiritual path, as a means to actually avoid change. It doesn’t matter
what the excuse is. It doesn’t matter if it is clinging to a house, car, friend, lover,
family, job, city, or whatever. It also doesn’t matter what you fear. We all die some-
day, and such specifics of your life become irrelevant. So it doesn’t matter if your
reason for not “going for it” is the best reason in the world. The BOTTOM LINE
is this - Whatever reason is holding you back from what you need to do to achieve
“enlightenment” and Oneness with God - is not a good enough reason.
The major arcanum of the ancient Tarot, represents the spiritual path from
start to finish. The beginning, and end, of the path is represented by “The Fool”.
The fool lets go of everything in life, to begin his spiritual journey. He has packed
a knapsack, is looking up, and is stepping off into the jaws of danger, trusting all to
God. The fool has “shucked” his reasons for not getting on with his path. This is
the kind of attitude one must have. And the knowledge of how to do it is not good
enough. Knowledge can only point the way, you are the one who must actually
take the journey.
Remember, “A little knowledge that acts, is worth infinitely more than much
knowledge that is idle”. - Kahlil Gibran

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Chapter Four
One more Book?[/size]

Good question. It may not be “just one more book” to you. If you are a seek-
er of truth like I was, who has only been able to find bits and pieces among the
books and paths you’ve found, hopefully this book will bring them all together for
you now. In any case, if you believe that caring, kindness, and harmlessness are
what true spirituality is all about (rather than spiritual teachings, philosophy, dogma,
beliefs, or what religion you belong to), we welcome you as a friend, or welcome
you home - because we believe the same thing.
“Hear the Essence, Not just the Words”
One day, Zain, who at this time, had been my personal teacher for a couple
of years, asked me to come speak with him.
“Peniel, one day, too soon, you will need to leave the monastery. You are des-
tined to do many things with your life, important things.”
“What things, Father?”
“Teachers have different choices they can make with their lives, different direc-
tions. These have been called “rays”, based on the 7. You can switch between rays
however, if you choose. Only one ray is totally dedicated to being a true teacher.
Perhaps, you will find a way to bridge the rays.”
He outlined the choices I would have after I left, and discussed what each path,
or “ray” as it was called, would entail. He also spoke of past lives, and why I had
certain talents other than being a “spiritual” teacher, like with music, writing, diplo-
macy, political leadership, and strategy. He told me that among other things, I had
been a great writer in some of my lifetimes, and I would soon be called on to write
the most important works that I had ever done. I was to present the teachings of
the Children of the Law of One to the world, openly, publically.
“Why?” I asked. “This has never been done before. Why now?”
“Because of the time my son. It is written. It is predestined. You need to write
a book that will accurately reveal much of both the written and oral traditions,
before the end of the millennium.”
“The oral traditions also?”
“Yes. It is time.”
From the earliest days of human life on Earth, some of the teachings of the
Children of the Law of One have only been communicated orally, from teacher to
student (an Adept monk to an elder monk). There were various reasons for this oral
tradition. Special teachings were only imparted at a time when the student was
ready to comprehend, and to truly real-ize it, and make it “part of them”. Also,
spiritual concepts, knowledge, and training can be very etheric, complex, and sub-
tle. As opposed to written teachings, oral teaching allowed an “enlightened”
teacher to instantly know if a miscommunication, or misunderstanding was taking
place during the instruction. This way, if there was a misunderstanding of an impor-
tant teaching, the Adept could correct it, or wait until the elder’s consciousness grew
more. All this insured that elders accurately grasped all aspects of vital spiritual
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training, and could thus pass this on to their future elder or novice monk students.
But now, I was being told that out of necessity, the exclusivity of certain oral
traditions were being broken.
At the monastery, we were taught to be able to understand and communicate
with people, regardless of culture or religion. But presenting oral teachings in writ-
ten form for the first time, creates many problems with communication and under-
standing. Fortunately, I was given some special help for this task. In many of my
interactions/courses with both elders, and my personal teacher, Zain, I was given
special attention to re-awaken my knowledge and skills regarding the problems of
written word communication. As a result, this book strives for unusual “clarity”.
“Words are a very limited form of communication at best,” Zain said. “They
are often, and easily, misunderstood. This is because words are but symbols, the
meaning of which is subject to interpretation by each individual from their own
point of view. And individuals’ points of view vary wildly.
When it comes to communication, written words are even worse. Since a
writer cannot address every reader’s individual point of view, individual interpreta-
tion, or reaction, it makes full and accurate communication via reading and writing
impossible. Even speaking to someone in person, on a one on one basis, the
essence of the desired communication may not take place, however, it is more like-
ly to succeed. This is because a sensitive teacher, or speaker, can ‘tune-in’ to the
individual’s point of view, and thusly communicate in the manner that gives them
the best chance of fully receiving the message being communicated. But even so,
communication is still very difficult. Have you ever found yourself saying, ‘That’s not
what I meant.’?”
I understood instantly. It all came back to me.
“Using the word ‘self’, or ‘ego’ is a good example of a common verbal com-
munication problem that can be corrected for, when speaking in person, ‘one-on-
one’. These words can mean many different things to different people. Ego, for
example, means a negative personality trait to some - but it means the essence of
being, or soul to some - it means the strength of personality to some, etc. ‘Self’
can mean the Inner Being to some, and can mean the essence of selfishness to oth-
ers. So personal communication is difficult enough, but when words are written,
there is no chance to correct misunderstandings or clarify, if they are misunder-
stood.”
So please keep this in mind if you disagree with what you read - it may not
even mean what it seems to mean.
THE WHOLE TRUTH
Zain brought me over to the library, and had Gabriel, the Adept who was the
keeper of the library, discuss more of the particular problems with writing spiritual
teachings.
“In addition to the difficulties of communication with words, there are special
problems involved with conveying spiritual concepts and Universal truths. It is writ-
ten that because of the duality of the plane we exist in here on Earth, and the lim-
itations of our ability to really understand the infinite Oneness that is the Universe,
the closest we can get to ultimate truth, is still only half-true. That means that the
highest truths I can really explain to you here, even in person, are still half-untrue.
Thus if you try, you can find another half-truth that conflicts with it, and argue the
truth of either of them. For instance, it can be truthfully argued that our future is
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pre-destined. It can also be truthfully argued that we can change the future. They
are totally opposing concepts, which seem to make the opposite concept impossi-
ble to be true. Such opposing true concepts are called a paradox. Paradoxes con-
tain seemingly conflicting half-truths, that are true in and of themselves, and while
one truth may seem to make the other impossible to be true, the greatest truth is
actually revealed when both half-truths are understood as a whole, even though that
doesn’t necessarily make sense when analyzed logically. Since paradoxes often
contain the greater truth within their conflicting half-truths, they are the closest
thing to full truth that we can convey with intellectual minds. Yet they cannot real-
ly be understood with the intellectual mind. A paradox must be intuitively, or spir-
itually grasped and understood.”
“I understand what you mean, it is similar to a concept in a book I read before
I came here. They called the total understanding of something ‘groking’.”
“Groking? Yes, there is a need for a good English word for it, and I suppose
we can use that. We should have that book brought here to the library perhaps. But
few people do ‘groking’. Many people choose to believe or focus on one concept
within a paradox, over the other. Thus they lose the whole truth. For instance, in
regards to the future, they may be either fatalists (thinking all things are destined),
or they may believe the future is totally unwritten. As we know, neither are true,
and both are true.”
Zain interjected. “You should grasp and accept a paradox intuitively, ...it can-
not be truly grasped with only the intellect. Thus, an Adept understands that both
concepts are true simultaneously. For instance, regarding the particular paradox
Gabriel was using as an example, we simultaneously know that after something has
happened, what has happened was destined to happen - after all, it did happen,
period. That is absolutely true, is it not? Yet we also simultaneously know that
through free will everyone alters and creates the future, period. That too, is
absolutely true, is it not? Each concept opposes the other. It would seem that they
cannot both be true, yet they are. Even though it may not be logical, intuitively
having both beliefs simultaneously allows us to understand the broadest truth about
events that may take place in the future.
As far as totally pure ultimate truth, we can only really ‘get it’ when we are out-
of-body, in a higher spiritual consciousness that knows, not just intellectually thinks
it understands.”
Words can be Stepping Stones or Sinking Sand
I said, “So how can I possibly represent such paradoxes, and present the true
teachings of the Atlantean Children of the Law of One?”
Gabriel responded. “Regardless of the problems of written communication,
the times require it. And even though it is not the best way to communicate and
‘reach’ people, the One/Universal Spirit/God can be expressed in many ways,
including words. Those who can intuitively interpret the meaning behind the words,
may be ‘kindled’, and awaken to the Spirit within them when they hear the words
brought forth by same. I know I have read certain inspiring words that ‘rang a bell
of truth’ within me, as have all of us here.”
WHAT KIND OF WORLD DO YOU WANT TO LIVE IN?
According to the teachings of the Atlantean Children of the Law of One,
Universal Principles dictate that the kind of world you live in, and the creation of
your future world is all up to you. It is entirely your choice, and in your power to
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change - all by just making changes in yourself.
Gabriel said, “You need to include this concept in with the teachings Peniel -
tell the people of the world this: Before any teachings or path can help you, you
need to understand a simple, basic, preliminary truth, and make some important
decisions.”
[Author’s note: I will repeat the following teaching again later in the book, but
it is so important, and such a fundamental issue, that I think it should be included
here also.]
“The first thing you need to do is ask yourself a question, think about it well
and seriously, and then make some choices and commitments. Here’s the big, yet
simple, question: ‘What kind of world do you want to live in?’ Once you decide
that, you can achieve it. Here is the incredible, but true, ‘deal’ we have in the
Universe: If you want to live in a good world, then be good. A paradisiacal one?
Then be a paradisiacal being. It sounds simple doesn’t it? It is beautifully simple,
but it does work, and it’s based on sound scientific principles, and Universal
Principles.”
“Which principles Gabriel? I assume we are talking about science-magic?”
“Aren’t we always in some way or another? Isn’t that what creation is?
Let me give you an excellent example of this vitally important principle. An
example that has been used by our ancestors for ages, and one that you will no
doubt want to use for your students some day.
You’ve worked in the kitchen, yes?” He asked, while looking at me with a deep
and serious stare.
“Yes.”
“You have seen how oil & water (or oil & vinegar) separate, even if you try to
mix them?”
“Yes, they don’t mix well, and even at that, they don’t remain mixed for long.”
“Do you know why?” I shrugged, letting him quickly go on to explain the
important point I knew he wanted to make. “It’s simply because they have differ-
ent natures, and they each naturally ‘gravitate’ to their own nature. We are no dif-
ferent. There are ‘Laws of physics’ that dictate this, but behind them is an even
more primary Universal Law, or Principle. As you attain higher consciousness, you
will come to understand that the same Universal Principle that makes oil and water
separate and find their own levels, also applies to people, and even their ‘essence’,
‘spirits’, or ‘souls’. Every individual, will ultimately end up in the kind of world they
belong in, with others like them. So if you want to live in a world of Unselfishly
Loving people who are kind, and care about each other, you simply need to be like
one of those people - or change to become one.”
“That’s easier said than done,” I said.
Zain interrupted. “There may be trials and tribulations as you change inside to
become a better person, but ultimately, it will be done, if it is your will to do so.”
Gabriel added, “All you need to do is persevere, and you will attain your goal.
That’s all. Just persevere.”
“That’s it?”
Zain went on to give me more details of the principles. “The world outside
you will change according to the changes you make within you. This happens in
small ways, and big ways. For example, if you are a drug addict or alcoholic, you
usually have friends that are the same way, and a certain ‘lifestyle’ that accompa-
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nies who you are and how you are. The reason you are a drug addict is something
internal. If you change inside to where you are no longer an addict, you will find
that without any effort on your part, you will lose, or drift away from, your old
friends, and soon you will have new friends. It’s also likely your job and housing sit-
uations will change also. I have seen people raised in ghettos full of drugs, hatred,
envy and crime, who left it all behind to live good and productive lives. It wasn’t
because of ‘the breaks’ they got, or the cards life dealt them - they didn’t have any
advantages different from anyone else in the ghetto. They transcended their envi-
ronment, and their environment changed - all because of how they were inside, or
changed to be inside, and the actions/choices they made because of their internal
disposition. This also happens with spiritual changes. You must have experienced
it yourself already Peniel. Didn’t you find that your friends actually changed as you
changed, even before coming here?”
“Yes, that’s true.”
“Wait until you leave the monastery and meet them again. You’ll find the com-
mon bonds you had with people you knew, don’t exist anymore, and soon, those
people don’t exist in your life either. Even ordinary people experience this. If they
really change in consciousness, their old friends drop out of their lives. And new
friends who are on a similar ‘level’ or path, come into their lives. You may still
have your old friends in your life somehow, but they aren’t in your life in the same
way. The example of addicts was just an extreme one - it happens in subtle ways
too.
Of course, the ultimate change is enlightenment, and gaining Universal
Consciousness. As a result of that extreme of an internal change, everything in
your life will change radically. And it goes beyond the physical boundaries of your
life. Also, when you attain Universal Consciousness, you will no longer be a pris-
oner to the physical plane. You can come and go. And when your physical life is
over, you can choose to come back to help others, or ascend to a paradisiacal spir-
itual existence. It’s all up to you. Everyone’s own world is all up to them, from their
immediate little world, to the Universal plane they exist in.”
And don’t think it is such an impossible task to achieve enlightenment. Start
by just becoming a really good person. Remember Enoch’s examples of imaginary
worlds #1 and 2 in the last chapter. If you want to change your life for the better,
just become like the decent person Enoch used in his example of imaginary world
#2. You can certainly change that much, can’t you? Does it sound so out of reach
for you to just become a really good person? Of course it isn’t. Well, if you can
achieve that, becoming enlightened is then just one step further.
THE PURPOSE OF PRESENTING THE TEACHINGS
We present these teachings with the hope that they will move and inspire you
to walk (or continue to walk) a path of Oneness with the Universe, a path of
Unselfish Love, regardless of your denomination or other beliefs. And to those
ends, as you read, if you don’t understand something, or you disagree with some-
thing, please just disregard it temporarily - especially if it “turns you off”, or your
feelings of Unselfish Love seem to shut down. If you can, expand your point of
view somehow - perhaps with meditation if you know how to do any, and contem -
plate the problem from a higher state. If that is not possible, or you still disagree
or want clarification, please contact us by Email, or letter, and tell us your problem
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with it. Give us a chance to understand your point of view, and your problem with
it. It may mean something other than it seems to you, it may not - but whatever the
case may be, nothing is so important that it should make walls between us and dam
the flow of our Love. Don’t you agree?
A Book with a Built-in Sequel!
This book is divided into two parts. The first part will primarily contain some
of my personal experiences, lessons, and discussions with teachers at the
monastery. And in that format, it will present the teachings of Atlantis (actually the
positive spiritual teachings of Atlantis, which are the teachings of the Atlantean
Children of the Law of One). The teachings cover a wide variety of spiritual and
metaphysical subjects. It will also include direct translations of excerpts from a vari -
ety of the ancient texts.
An Instruction Manual for Life as citizens of the Universe
(that got lost in a drawer somewhere).
The teachings contain “reflections” of the Universal Spirit, including Universal
Laws, and principles of the Spirit’s manifestation and order in life. They can, there-
fore, be used as a kind of “manual” for, or “schematic” of, our relationship with it
all. It can be something to help those who wish to get directly back in touch with
God, attain peace of mind, and become truly kind, caring beings.
The second part of the book gives actual instruction in the Children’s training
system of daily mind and energy exercises, techniques, and meditations. The pur-
pose of this training system was to help the Children maintain harmony and bal-
ance of the spiritual, mental, and physical aspects of their being, and help them
directly experience Oneness with God. They were also used to re-achieve that bal-
ance, and that “connection”, if it had become lost. This same system was used in
Atlantis, and is still being used today by Children of the Law of One around the
world.
Part two also provides you with amazing, yet practical uses for some of the
Children’s legendary Atlantean vibrational technology. You may have heard that
Atlanteans were well versed in the advanced use of color and sound for healing and
consciousness altering. While we obviously can’t teach you all the complex details
of this science here, experts in Atlantean vibrational technology from the Children
of the Law of One created it, and have continued to use it for thousands of years.
Now, for the first time, some of the consciousness raising vibrational sounds are
available to the public. We have put specific versions of these vibrational sounds on
CD’s & tapes. When used properly, according to the directions in part two of this
book, they can dramatically aid in helping you change yourself, and improve your
life. The “how to” section gives specific instructions for accessing and reprogram -
ming your subconscious mind through the use of the special sound vibrations, by
combining them with verbal induction/guided meditation/affirmation techniques.
We wanted to include the recording packaged with the book, but we were told it
should not be done because some bookstores would not carry it then. So the
instructions for ordering the vibrational sounds are in the back of the book. The
back of the book also has instructions for ordering a video which teaches our style
of Yoga and our ancient energy techniques.
Why the Book?
Besides the reasons I’ve already given, ours is an esoteric path that has been
deliberately kept relatively unknown for some time. But as mentioned earlier, this
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time was prophesied - it is the time to publically reveal many things, including the
ancient history, teachings, and future prophecy. You are about to read about one
of the reasons that the book is being published now - it is also about another rea-
son - one of the prophetic “signs” that it was time to make the teachings public.
Even though the location of our Tibetan monastery was secret, isolated, and
so well hidden that it didn’t even show up on satellite photos, years ago it was
attacked. All the monks and householders who were in the Tibetan monastery at
the time were killed. Some who were in the area, but not at the monastery at the
time, survived. Monks in other places around the world were also attacked and
murdered (I discuss this whole issue in more detail elsewhere). This great loss to the
world went unnoticed by most, yet its significance and impact will ultimately be felt
in many ways, and has already begun over the years.
By the time you read this, I may be gone also. I was asked to consider lead-
ing a rebuilding effort of the Tibetan monastery by other surviving monks. But I am
much older than when I was last there, and was doubtful that my body could even
withstand the trip - but if it was the will of God, I would do it somehow. After the
attacks, I became the eldest teacher and “head” of our order, and thus was left with
a great deal of responsibility. So before deciding, I went into deep contemplation
meditation, to seek guidance. The choice was left to me, but I was reminded of my
discussions with Zain when I was young, when he told me I would be writing this
book.
“Son, it is written that the day will come when the ‘land of the teachers will be
desecrated’. Then you will know it is time to begin your writing, to make the teach-
ings public. A new order in the world is to begin then. There will be a new order
of darkness, and a new order of light. You must initiate and herald the new order
of light.” I now know this new order of light involves the kindling of a very old idea.
It involves many people waking up to, and recognizing the vital importance of, “the
Golden Rule” (and really working to apply it in their lives). The Golden Rule (which
is essentially just “Be Unselfishly Loving”), is so basic and simple, it has often been
overlooked. Yes, it’s an old concept. But IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SPIRI-
TUAL TEACHING IN THE WORLD. In fact, it is at the core of the ancient teach-
ings. Unfortunately, even though the idea has been around forever (and most every-
one “knows” of it), the “masses” have never really “caught on” to it, “realized” its
true meaning and significance. Thus, it has never been implemented in most peo-
ple’s lives. Yet it is the very crux of true spirituality for all people regardless of faith,
or lack of faith. Even most Christians, who were given the Golden Rule as their
ONLY COMMANDMENT by Jesus, haven’t “gotten it”, nor implemented it in their
lives. But the Golden Rule has remained through time, a beautiful spiritual “buried
treasure” patiently waiting to be found and shared. And like a smile, it is Universal,
crossing all barriers of language, culture, and religion - every good person on Earth,
regardless of other beliefs, agrees with it, and can find common ground in it. Thus
we chose the name Golden Rule Organization (“GRO”) for the “umbrella” under
which many related projects are underway or planned. The “Golden Rule
Workbook” we have written, is the perfect vehicle for all those who believe
Unselfish Love and its offspring should take priority to any other belief, but who are
not ready for the total sacrifices demanded by monasticism, or other such “full-
blown” spiritual lifestyles. The book gives a detailed program for improving your life
and relationships by using unselfish love, and other techniques. It also tells you how
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you can set up Golden Rule groups that can meet weekly (or whatever) for purpos-
es of helping each other grow. (Those who are interested in being involved, net-
working, or becoming part of a fellowship in their area, are welcome to contact us).
Getting back to the rebuilding issue, after contemplative meditation over the
whole matter, it seemed pointless to rebuild in Tibet. Elsewhere, yes, Tibet, no. A
new era was at hand, the signs were everywhere. The order had a new destiny, so
I declined to rebuild there. Unfortunately, while my decision was honored by the
elders, some novice monks, who’s sentiment overwhelmed their higher senses,
launched their own rebuilding effort. It failed tragically, and ended in more deaths.
It is clear to me that a great change is upon the people of this world, and some
of the traditional ways of the Children are past and over. However new ones must
rise from the ashes of the old, and we continue to keep the most important teach-
ings and traditions alive. We will support and teach anything that makes for more
Unselfish Love, caring, kindness, and unselfishness, and that assists the return to
Oneness with the Universal Spirit. And in any case, the essence will always live on.
You can destroy countries, cities, homes, families, bodies, minds, even entire worlds
- but the soul and Love always survive and go on.
While most people these days are completely “out of touch” with nature and
the Universal Spirit/God/the One, some have suffered enough to begin looking for
a way out of the darkness. There have always been teachers to help those who
were ready to find the way out, to find the Universal Spirit inside themselves. But
these are unusual times, and few teachers are left. Thus this book is also written as
a preliminary aid, to help illuminate those seeking the light of truth and Unselfish
Love - and as a way to maximize the resources of light, and continue making it avail-
able to all who are in need, and are ready. In the chapter on monasticism, we’ll dis-
cuss other changes and plans to keep the work going.

[nodstar]

Chapter Five

The Religion of Atlantis
Religion for Religion’s sake[/size]

As I said earlier, part of our training at the monastery was to learn about the
various cultures and religions of the world, so many of my earliest courses as a
novice monk were about religions. At the time, as typical with my young ego, I
thought I already knew all there was to know about the subject, but there was real-
ly far more to it than I thought. The following chapter is a recollection of a course
given by elder Noah, regarding the Atlantean, and later, teachings about religion.
“There are a variety of reasons that can be behind the founding of a religion -
some are good, and many are bad. Thus both good and bad religions have been
created. There are religions that started as a means for worship. Some to help
people improve themselves spiritually or otherwise. Others were specifically creat-
ed just to control and have power over the people. But even many religions that
started with good intentions, degenerated over time into self-serving power struc-
tures whose main function was to control people, and make money.”
“How do they control people, other than by peer pressure and trying to con-
vince someone about something with a sermon?”
“They vary in their methods and functions. Most offer their members person-
al salvation through following the religion’s tenets (beliefs, rituals, and dogma). And
thus, they insinuate you will not find God or salvation, if you don’t follow their par-
ticular religion.
Most also aim to fill an emotional or psychological need in people’s hearts and
minds. They generally each have their own ‘dogma’ - answers to spiritual questions
about God, who we are, and the rules that we should live by.
Some religions control by using people’s insecurity, and have even been
formed based on the insecurity of an ignorant society. Some were based on fear.
There is the fear of hell (religion as ‘fire insurance’). There is the fear of God.
Which...”
“What exactly do you mean?” I said. (I was insensitively interrupting him before
he was about to explain anyway).
“I was just getting to that. It is religion that basically comes from the idea of
needing to worship and serve a God, or some kind of powerful supreme being,
because you actually need to fear Him if you don’t - because He is all powerful and
has negative emotional attributes, commits atrocities when angry or jealous, and
allows great suffering and disasters when He could easily stop them.”
“So Noah, what you’re saying is worshipping that kind of God is not much dif-
ferent than being respectful to, and paying homage and taxes to, an evil king, or
warlord of the realm, because if you don’t, he may come burn your hut or your
fields, or kill you or your family, rape your wife, etc..”
“That’s an interesting and insightful analogy. Yes, in fact, that is precisely what
many religions did, and how they used the concept of God. But as opposed to
being just a King or a warlord, people were told it was an all-powerful being, like a
super powered evil alien from outer-space, bent on taking over and controlling all
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he people of this planet Earth.
And of course the next step in such a religion, is dealing with the abusive
power of its leaders. The religion’s leaders, being self-appointed representatives of
such a God, would even torture and burn people alive for not ‘believing’, or behav-
ing precisely as they dictated, or precisely as the ‘God’ they represented, dictated
that they live. Millions of people have been murdered and tortured as the result of
this.”
“Like the inquisition?”
“Let’s just say for now that people throughout time, and of various religions,
have used their particular God, or even their particular ‘name’ for their God, as an
excuse to control, torture, and murder. That’s one reason we prefer to call God
‘the Universal Spirit’, rather than anything that personalizes, or segregates the con-
cept.
But there have been legitimate, or sincere reasons and beginnings for religions
too.
Some have been formed based on faith, or the moral ideas of the religion’s
founder. Some have been based on visions or insights of a great spiritual teacher
(unfortunately, when the founding visionary dies, usually dogma and the ‘religion’
take over). Others provide a more direct means for personal salvation, within the
framework of dogma.”
“How and why was the religion of the Children of the Law of One started?”
A Religion that is Not a Religion
Noah paused, and stroked his beard for a moment.
“While the Children of the Law of One is a spiritual ‘way’, and also a monas-
tic order, I suppose you could say it is somewhat like a religion. But, it is not a reli -
gion in a couple of very important ways. To start with, none of the above reasons
were behind the founding of the Children, nor do they play a part in what they
teach. There is no control. Not even an attempt to influence, only to educate and
reflect the truth.
To understand why the Children of the Law of One was created, and what
their foundations are, we need to go back to the beginnings of human life on
Earth.”
Ooooo, it sounded like we were going to get into some more interesting stuff.
“Please go on,” I said.
“I will, just give me a moment.” More “beard-stroking meditation” ensued, as
he prepared himself to tell us the story.
The Fall
This book devotes an entire chapter to the history of the Children of the Law
of One, from its Genesis prior to Atlantis, to the present, directly translated from
the ancient texts, and my accounts of recent developments. But in the following
segment, Noah just briefly describes the specific aspects of that history which led to
the creation of the Children. You’ve heard Darwin, you’ve heard Genesis. Now you
are about to hear another theory, the first one that made sense to me. And accord-
ing to the Atlantean teachings, Genesis is actually a simplified, loose allegory, based
on this.
“The historical records start with the premise that there is One Great Being
(God/Universal Spirit) that is All things, including the Universe itself. It divides/mul-
tiplies within itself to create us, thus, our history begins with all of us (humans) essen-
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tially being part of, and One with God. The records describe us as being spiritual
or ‘angelic’ beings, free to roam, create, and enjoy the Universe. The teachings
go on to say that our beginnings on Earth, came in two steps - a ‘first wave’, and
‘second wave’ of ‘human’ (& semi-human) materialization into physical bodies on
Earth. At the time, we had the ability to instantly alter our vibration, and instantly
create anything we desired, with a mere thought. It was in this way that we ‘thought
ourselves’ into matter, into material existence on Earth. Which began our fall from
our angelic state, and Oneness with God.
You have probably heard of mythological beings such as the Minotaur,
Centaur, Mermaid, etc.. The Minotaur, had a bull’s head and a human body, the
Centaur, a human head and torso with a horse’s body. You may also have seen pic-
tures of Egyptian ‘gods’ with animal heads and human bodies, or animal bodies and
human heads (like the Sphinx). In the Pacific regions, ancient drawings and carv-
ings of ‘bird headed’ humans can be found on both sides of the ocean. Why do you
think so much of this exists? Many legends and myths have some foundation in
fact, and this is no exception. The ancient teachings from Atlantis, reveal that such
creatures did indeed exist, and that their origins were not what you might expect -
they were the fallen angelic beings from the ‘first wave’ of materialization on Earth.”
“Fallen angels??? You mean like Lucifer?”
“Well, yes and no. You have a misconception of sorts. That is a personalized
concept from the allegory. The first wave of materialization was a terrible mistake
[Author’s note: this will be explained in greater detail in the history chapter]. The
first wave beings materialized as partly human/partly animal creatures. This is why
in the story of Lucifer, or the various creatures that were called ‘devils’ or demons
or whatever, they appear as horned, cloven hoofed creatures with tails - the fact is,
they were part goat. This is why goats have become associated with the devil also.
But evil, is an entirely different matter. Think not that evil does not exist. But true
evil, disguises itself, and points the finger at innocents.”
“So Lucifer was not evil?”
“Not initially. The stories you have heard have become terribly mixed up.
Even the bible originally paints him as a great angel. But there was no ‘rebellion’
or defiance against the will of God until AFTER this fall, not prior to the fall as is
often depicted. It was just a mistake at first. Try telling one person in the meeting
hall a story, and ask him to repeat it quietly to the next, and the next person to the
next, until it comes back to you. By the time you hear your original story, it will not
even be recognizable. That is why our teaching methods are so stringent. We must
keep the truth straight, and consistent, and this has been assured by our forebear-
ers.
Getting back to the primary teaching today, there were more ‘fallen angels’
than Lucifer. And they took many different part animal forms. For ease of descrip-
tion we call the part human, part animal beings that fell into physical vibration or
matter, during the ‘first wave’ of materialization, ‘humanimals’. As soon as the first
wave beings materialized in their ‘humanimal’ bodies, they suffered a great ‘fall’ in
vibration from their previous spiritual, angelic state of existence. They instantly
experienced a near total loss of consciousness, awareness, and intelligence. In less
than the twinkling of an eye, the consciousness that just moments before, had
encompassed the entire Universe, and experienced Oneness with the Universal
Spirit/God, was virtually gone. The new limited consciousness of these pitiful crea-
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tures, ‘trapped’ them on the physical plane of the Earth, where they had to live in
ignorance, with their animal-like intelligence and awareness. They were suddenly
isolated from Universal/God Consciousness, and trapped in the lonely anguish of
‘separate’ consciousness. This separate consciousness gave birth to a sort of sepa-
rate free will, which was ignorantly used selfishly, rather than in harmony with the
will of God. Ultimately, they would also be trapped in slavery. Evil is spawned by
selfishness, but later, even greater degrees of evil came about (which we will discuss
more later). Yet all selfishness and evil, has since mistakenly been blamed on these
poor unfortunate ‘first waver humanimals’. To be sure, some had horns, and tails,
and cloven hoofs - but they have been used as ‘scape goats’, and diversions, in order
for others, including regular humans, to avoid taking personal responsibility for the
real evil, the real devil, which is the selfishness living inside each human who main-
tains separate consciousness from the Oneness of God.”
Other novice monks in the class, including me, immediately responded with a
flurry of questions.
“What do you mean?”
“How can this be?”
“How did it happen?”
“Slow down,” Noah said. “One question at a time please. All will be answered
in time.
Remember, we were spirits only. Very ‘fine’, ‘high-frequency’ vibrational
beings, with no experience in this physical realm. These humanimals came upon
their terrible fate because of a rapid, uncontrolled slowing down of their vibrational
frequencies, for purposes of materialization of their spiritual selves into the materi -
al plane of the Earth. It occurred in a way that cut them off from their normal con-
sciousness, like changing the dials on a radio to an area of radio frequency that had
nothing to receive. Their ‘internal radio’ of consciousness, was no longer ‘tuned in’
to God. It was a materialization that went too far, too deep, into the dense, slow
vibrations of the physical plane. When the finer frequencies were ‘cut off’, they
were left ‘cut off’ from God and the rest of spiritual creation, and thus the con-
sciousness of the Oneness of the Universe - the consciousness of God - the
Universal Spirit. This left them with only a ‘separate self consciousness’, that lost
touch with ‘Oneness Consciousness’, or ‘Universal Consciousness’.
“Then why aren’t all of us still lost, and out of touch with God?”
“A couple of reasons. Some of us did not make this ‘fall’. Those who didn’t
fall, were still in their angelic state, and watched all this happen to the first wavers.
Our grand master [Author’s note: later known as Jesus in his last life on Earth],
organized and led a rescue mission. With their great Love and compassion, many
of the other angelic beings who had not ‘fallen’, decided to help the trapped first
wavers, even at great risk of the same fate. They became what we call the ‘second
wavers’.
The second wavers knew they could only help the first wavers, if they too,
materialized in forms that would allow them to work on the lost souls (the humani-
mal creatures) in their own physical form and dimension. And the grand master
and various angelic volunteers, knew that in order to do that, it would require low-
ering their own vibration, towards that of the physical plane, and subsequently low-
ering their consciousness to some extent. They knew this was dangerous, and that
they had to be very careful how they did this, and be careful about how deeply they
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went into physical matter, or they too would become trapped in limited conscious-
ness just as the humanimals were. Thus the ancient Atlantean teachings describe
how this second wave, became the first consciously controlled thought projection,
or materialization, of modern ‘human’ life on Earth (or at least they eventually
became modern humans as they gradually solidified into the material plane from
their spiritual ‘angelic’ state). The ape-like early human form was actually just even-
tually chosen by second wavers as the preferred type of physical vehicle to model
themselves after, because it allowed for the greatest control and manipulation in
the physical plane, that would be required to help the first wavers. That is why sci-
entists cannot find the ‘missing link’ - because there simply is none. Because while
evolutionary change certainly does exist, our present existence on Earth did not
involve evolving for millions of years from apes.”
Again, if the above theory of creation that is offered by the ancient Atlantean
teachings, is disagreeable to you - no “biggy”, that’s OK. There are all kinds of the-
ories of creation, that people are VERY intense and pushy about. We aren’t.
Scientists are supposed to stay objective, and stick to proven facts, and if they
can’t present absolutely proven facts, they are supposed to present their ideas as
“theories”, and only as “theories”. Yet many alleged “scientists”, have sneakily
insinuated, and taught the “theory” of evolution of humans from apes, as FACT,
even when they have a huge gap, a huge “missing link” in their “theory”- they have
not found a direct ancestral lineage of modern man, that connects the whole evo-
lution of apes and “cave men” types of semi-ape, semi-humans. And on the flip
side of the evolutionist theories, many religions have followers, and thus money and
power at stake. Unlike both of those categories, we have nothing at stake, nothing
to prove, nothing to lose or gain since we don’t make money or get power from
the teachings we present. While we have personally viewed it as an historical,
written record, you are welcome to “take them or leave them”. We really, really
don’t care if you believe the concepts of history or creation presented in this book,
or not. If it “rings the bell of truth” for you, fine. If it doesn’t, that’s OK too. We
obviously can’t prove ancient history, nor do we feel it is important. It isn’t impor-
tant. We really, truly, don’t care about any of those intellectual ideas, theories, or
concepts. We DO care about the reality of human life and suffering, NOW. The
things that really impact everyone’s lives on Earth. So what we want, and what we
really care about, is simply for everyone to be kind, caring, compassionate, and
harmless. Is it really too much to ask even if you believe you are descended from an
ape? Is it really too much to ask if you believe God created you out of Adam’s rib?
Who cares? We don’t think it’s too much to ask. Regardless of what you believe,
don’t believe, or have faith in, or don’t have faith in. The same goes for everything
else you read in this book - who cares? Be nice. Let’s all be real caring friends and
family.
The Creation of The Children of the Law of One
Before Noah could catch his breath, I began my eager questioning again, “So
the second wave of materialization began as a ‘rescue’ operation of sorts - to save
the ‘humanimal’ beings who ‘fell’ in the first wave? Please tell me more about who
organized this, and how could they do anything about it?”
“Who, we will discuss later. Please just let me finish relating this part of the
teachings.
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In order to accomplish this ‘rescue’ as you called it, two things had to be done.
One, methods had to be devised that would help the humanimals REGAIN their
spiritual consciousness and awareness of Oneness with the Universal Spirit; and
two, methods had to be devised for the second wavers to MAINTAIN their spiritual
consciousness and awareness of Oneness with the Universal Spirit. To both these
ends, second wave beings founded the spiritual path of the Children of the Law of
One, and created the methods and teachings that are still in use, and valid, today.
Thus, the spiritual order of the Children of the Law of One was founded with
a very specific and unique purpose. And while this order included aspects of what
would later become numerous ‘religions’, the Children of the Law of One was unlike
any other religion that would ever appear on Earth. And remains so. It was NOT
created to fill a need in people’s hearts and minds, NOR to strike fear into their
hearts, NOR to worship anyone or anything, NOR to answer the spiritual questions
that arose in the spiritually ignorant masses, NOR to control those masses. It was
created before all those issues even existed.”
“So the Children are not really a religion in a sense?”
“No. By many modern definitions, it could be considered such. But again, the
whole point of the Children’s materialization was to rescue their ‘trapped’ kin, by
returning the first wavers to their angelic state of existence and awareness (Universal
Consciousness). Thus the whole point of the Children’s spiritual path, was to be
able to enter the material plane so they could help the first wavers, while maintain-
ing their own spiritual consciousness and angelic state, so they wouldn’t get trapped
also. If I may continue.
Falling Again
As the second wave rescue mission gradually descended into materiality and
human form, some of them, lured by selfish desires, turned away from the
Children’s spiritual path. They then lost spiritual awareness, and separated from
Oneness with God. Ultimately, this division created two ‘religious’ or ‘philosophi-
cal’ groups in Atlantis with very different purposes and ‘politics’ - the Sons of Belial
and the Children of the Law of One.
The Sons of Belial mimicked the Children in many ways, even in the sense of
being ‘spiritual’ or ‘religious’. But their ‘religious practices’ were mockeries of true
spirituality - phony, empty, and self-serving. They would use ‘prayer’ and visual-
ization to attain whatever they wanted, and they turned a blind eye to what the
repercussions of getting what they wanted would have on others. Some popular
present-day religions, are offspring of the Belialian religion. And then there are the
secret societies that still practice their original ways.
In Atlantis, the most significant contention between the Children and the
Belialians was over what to do about the humanimals. The humanimals were eas-
ily controlled by the powers of a second waver’s mind, and they could be made to
do anything just through visualization. Since the Belialians had turned away from
their awareness of Oneness with God in favor of selfishness, they wanted to use the
‘humanimals’ as ‘pet slaves’. The Children, however, still wanted to help return the
humanimals to their higher state of consciousness. Thus the Children also became
‘activists’, and their goal as a group ‘movement’ was still to free their trapped kin,
but now they also had to contend with other SECOND wavers who had ‘gone bad’.”
“So Noah, did the Children win out over the Belialians - there aren’t any
humanimals walking the Earth any more, right? Were they all killed, or rescued?”
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“I’ll answer that in a moment, but first let me say that even the best of the
Children of the Law of One, eventually succumbed to some degree, to the separa-
tion from the Universal Spirit. But that is another story, which involves the allego-
ry of Adam & Eve.
“Now, to answer your question, while part of the Children’s goal was eventu-
ally achieved (the humanimals were freed from their animal entanglement after the
destruction of Atlantis), freedom from darkness and slavery has not been fully
accomplished. The battle continues. As far as the first wavers go, reincarnated
humanimals still walk the Earth in normal human bodies - you have seen them. If
you are observant, you can see subtle animal traits, mannerisms, or facial appear-
ances on many of the people of the world. But humanimals or not, the age old
struggle between the Children and the Belialians - the struggle of freedom against
slavery, still continues. These days slavery can be in many forms, traditional, eco-
nomic, socio-political oppression, imprisonment, and mental programming. The
world is basically populated by five groups, the Children, Belialians, reincarnated
“lost soul” first and second wavers, and the enlightened. Most from both the first
and second waves, are still separate in consciousness from the Universal Spirit.
That makes them easy prey for the Belialians, and they either become their pawns
in one way or another, or their slaves in one way or another. [Author’s note - In
previous editions of this book, the only description of Belialians was that of the
old teachings. This left many people confused about who and what they were,
and how they look in modern times. Belialians are not some kind of genetic
creatures who have physically lived and survived for thousands of years. Like
all of us, they have continued to reincarnate, and live in modern human bod-
ies. But they are so evil, those of us who are sensitive to it can sense or feel
that. This can sometimes even be physically or intuitively seen as being reptil-
ian-like, or as the old teachings call it, “lizard-like”. But whether you see or
sense this yourself, you can know them by their agenda. Lifetime after lifetime,
they maintain their maniacal drive for power and agenda of slavery and domi-
nation. Many of them are the people who run the world. The upper echelon
are the real power people pulling the strings behind the scenes. Like Initiate
monks of the Children, the higher level Belialians are totally conscious and
aware of who they are, and what they are doing. The middle and lower echelon
are sometimes in the forefront, or in the public eye, functioning as political, mil-
itary or business leaders who are apparently not being told what to do - yet they
really are. Of course some leaders are just pawns, and not consciously aware
of who they serve (and wouldn’t care anyway). Belialians are usually born to
rich and powerful families who are already of the Belialian heritage, and their
families train them and continue to pass on their tradition. They go to the best
schools and join the “right” “special” fraternities and sororities. They are
trained in the ways of using visualization and ritual to practice their dark magic.
They always want more money and power. They want to maintain economic
slavery and child labor slavery in the world, and even worse. They want a state
of total monitoring and control of all people (and they have been making great
strides in this). They will use physical force to dominate and control if neces-
sary, but mental programming through education, media, peer pressure, or
other means, has been extremely successful - and parents continue to pass their
own programming on to their children also. Examine world history and you see
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these struggles continuing through time - entire groups of evil oppressors trying
to enslave. We have continued to fight them, and they continue to fight us.
Just as many of the scientific advances have come from reincarnated Atlantean
scientists, so too have those with thirst for power and control at any cost, come
from reincarnated Belialians. They continue to develop more sophisticated
ways to keep people under their control. So how do you identify them? Again,
you can feel it, and sometimes see it when you look into their eyes. But any-
one whose agenda is control of others, is either Belialian, or one of their pawns.
They care only about themselves and would be willing to harm anyone or even
everyone on the planet if it helps them get more power - and they can do this
all with a big smile and warm handshake (which many people “buy” into as
being a “nice” person). Ask yourself if this could be true, and feel the response
from your inner voice.] Noah continues:
So our ‘religion’, and work, continues on. And now, because of the time and
situation, you [he pointed at me!], will soon be publicly revealing the teachings of
the Children, and heralding the coming spiritual changes.
Remember, because of the unique nature and purity of the Atlantean
Children’s spiritual way, it is as valuable today as it was then. Their teachings and
methods can help anyone return to the Universal Spirit, achieve enlightenment, and
live in harmony with Universal Law & Universal Will.”
“Thank you Noah.”
“It was my honor to help you.” And with that, he bowed and kissed my hand
with the feeling of love and respect that one might only expect to see offered to his
teacher, or the head of the order. It was rather shocking to me, because I felt I was-
n’t worthy of it, didn’t deserve it, and that it wasn’t appropriate for someone of my
humble station. But he was honoring who I was inside, which at the time, I didn’t
really see in myself (even though my ego thought it did). Nevertheless, it was there,
just waiting to manifest. [Author’s note: Now, as I deal with my students and
others, I also see who they really are inside - their potential - and support that.
We relate to that as well as their present level of consciousness. To reinforce
and strengthen the Inner Being, while attacking and starving the selfish sepa-
rate self, is our constant function and duty]. Then Noah put his hands together
and made a gesture of spiritual respect to the other novice monks in the chamber,
and crawled off through the little door.
Crossing Cultures
The next day, Noah discussed more about different cultures, and the religions
or spiritual traditions of various cultures.
“Some spiritual traditions are so rooted in the culture they are from, that peo-
ple from ‘foreign’ cultures or lands find them difficult to adapt to. Sometimes there
are even language barriers and cultural customs that have become part of the reli -
gion. For instance, some paths require learning or chanting in Japanese or East
Indian languages, rather than translations of those languages. Many require per-
forming or participating in rituals that are unique to a foreign culture, even though
they evolved specifically because of those cultures. While some paths have legiti-
mate reasons for such things, most do not, and their requirements are limiting,
and often nothing more than dogma and cultural bias.”
“Boy I can relate to that Noah. A year or so ago I entered a Zen monastery
in the U.S. for about 6 months. And they did everything in Japanese, and in
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Japanese style, and wouldn’t explain to me what the translations of the Japanese
chants were. Even still, I liked a great deal of it, and I definitely got something out
of it, but it just wasn’t ultimately my right path.”
“No. It is a very good path, but clearly, this is yours. If for no other reason
than to teach me patience.”
“What?”
“I was just joking younger brother. You had a good point. It’s just that you
are here for me to learn some things, just as I am here for you to learn some. But
you are ultimately here for the world, more than I. But let me get on with what I
was saying.
Unlike other traditions and religions, our spiritual and philosophical teachings
lack any emphasis on religious dogma and have no cultural embedding. The teach-
ers are from every part of the world. And the universality of the teachings and
methods easily adapt to those individuals from any culture, who have an open mind,
and are truly spiritually inclined. Thus, it is a path that is readily accessible and use-
ful to people from any land, if they wish to take advantage of it.”
To someone like me who had previously studied many religions and cultures,
the teachings crossed over seemingly opposing religious boundaries with a unifying
wisdom. They were also “complete”- filling in all the blanks left by my previous
studies, and tying in the aspects of truth I had found in other paths, into one com-
prehensive whole.
A Natural Spiritual Path based on Universal Laws
My next course involved how the Atlantean teachings came about, and what
they were based on. It was to be given by the elder monk Zarathustra. I’d “heard
on the grapevine” that he had long ago originally come from Germany. He was
quite well studied and intellectual from what I’d seen of him so far. I liked him, and
he even let me be involved in some very sophisticated vibrational experiments he
was conducting (which gave me the foundation for my later vibrational studies and
developments). He had a great scientific insight into such matters, and was perfect
for teaching this course.
“The beliefs and teachings that the Children of the Law of One had, and have,
were not formed based on faith. Most of the basis of them came from Atlantis, and
thus to us, our knowledge, philosophies, and practices are simply gleaned from the
‘scientific facts’ of Universal Laws that govern all things in the Universe, including
the use of the mind and energy. They are merely the result of ‘observations’ of the
Universal forces that are involved in the practical applications of our spiritual and
physical existence. Thus, even today, understanding the substance of even the
ancient ‘beliefs’, requires no faith, but rather a certain quality of ‘intuitive logic’. In
fact, the path urges us not to take the teachings on faith, but to EXPERIENCE God
and higher consciousness directly. That way we can really know, rather than just
taking something on faith and ‘hoping really bad’ that it’s true. There is no more
powerful way to change your life in a real and lasting way, than to directly experi-
ence Universal Consciousness, and thus experience and know Oneness with the
Universal Spirit/God.
The teachings both give us methods to expand our awareness and directly
experience God and Universal Consciousness, while also explaining to us the
effects of Universal Laws in simple terms, even if the Law itself is difficult to under-
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stand.”
“Uh... that statement was difficult to understand.” Novice Vicente said.
“Ok. For instance, you may not understand the complex laws of gravity that
physicists grapple with, but you can understand how Newton’s observation of an
apple falling from a tree led him to a scientific conception of ‘What goes up must
come down’. Right?”
“Yes.”
“More simply still, your own experience with the law of gravity has taught you
about the effects it has on your life. For instance, you wouldn’t ignore the law of
gravity and walk off a 30th floor balcony, yet how many people ignore even more
important Universal Laws because they don’t really understand their effects factual-
ly? So the ancient Atlantean teachings offer us a way to understand the effects of
Universal Laws on our lives, and thus a way to benefit from them.”
“Yes, I understand you now, but I want to learn more about spirituality, not
physics.”
“True spirituality is tied to Universal Laws though. And if you want to con-
sider that just plain physics, fine. But this scientific approach doesn’t mean that the
path of the Children is a cold and clinical one. Far from it. Nowhere else will you
find more emphasis on compassion and Love. Instead, the scientific basis in the
teachings makes the ways and beliefs of the Children of the Law of One more sim-
ple and unique. As opposed to other religious orders, it is a “natural” religion, or
more appropriately, a natural spiritual path. It is natural because it is based on
nature - not just the nature of this planet, but the nature of the Universe. It was
founded on an understanding of the way the Universe functions, and endeavors to
apply the laws and flow that govern it, to human conditions. The ways of the
Children were thus developed to insure that we are in our proper place in the grand
scheme of things. Rather than encouraging blind faith in an unknown God and a
dogma, it encourages knowing and experiencing the Universal Spirit yourself, and
becoming One with it. By these very virtues, it is not as much a ‘religion’, as it is
a ‘way’ of being One with All of creation, and the Creator, both. Nor is it just
physics by any means. This is not your garden variety religion, and it has a beau-
tiful simplicity to it.”
“Science-Magic”
One morning I decided to explore a bit of the central pyramid, just to “check
out” some of this incredible “thing”. I was walking up one of the chamber halls
there, when all of a sudden, I saw a strange moving light coming from a small side-
tunnel. Before I could even look into it, Zin-uru, came crawling out. He was one
of the Initiates at the monastery, an Adept monk who was the personal teacher of
many of the elder and novice monks who worked with the monastery’s energy systems.
He was holding a sort of lantern/flashlight, which explained the strange light.
From day one, I had heard the phrase “science-magic” used around the
monastery. Sometimes it was referring to the monastery’s technology, but some-
times it was regarding the “creation” of our personal lives. But when the term was
used in reference to the monastery’s technology, it was often used in the same
breath as the name of the Adept Zinuru. I had also come across references to ‘sci-
ence-magic’ in the ancient texts in the library, but it had not been explained to me
in any of my courses yet, so I decided to ask him about it while I had a chance. I
didn’t know if he would have the time, or inclination to speak to a monk like me,
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but it was worth a shot.
“Zinuru, if you have a moment, could I please speak with you?”
“A moment, a moment. I suppose I do. Yes. No. It’s gone now. Sorry. But
yes, I’ll speak with you now anyway.”
“Can you tell me about this ‘science-magic’ I keep hearing about.”
“No problem. It has been said that all the teachings of the Children of the Law
of One, are based within ‘Science-magic’. Have you heard that?”
“Yes, I think so.”
“You think so. Very well. Well, they are all based on it. Let me explain the
history of that. To our ancestors, what many consider the ‘mysteries’ of life were
not confusing or complex, but simply a matter of applying their understanding of
Universal Laws.”
“I just had a course about that.”
“Good, then you’ll save me some time. Our Atlantean ancestors easily manip-
ulated vibration, using thought, within a framework of scientific facts. God, and spir-
ituality, were not vague concepts. The Universal Spirit was not unknown to them,
or some being that was ‘out there somewhere’. And magic and miracles were not
just something that existed in fairy tales and religious parables from days gone by.
They were the scientific workings of spiritual forces on physical matter. Spirituality,
as well as materiality and physical life, were all simply based on scientific facts of
Universal Laws. For instance, they understood that psychic phenomenon, electric-
ity, magnetism, gravity, light, sound, space, time, and such, were all related, and
aspects of the same thing, and all followed Universal Laws. The barbarian cultures
that lived around us, or came into contact with our ancestors, couldn’t understand
these things, so they just lumped it all together as ‘magic’ - some mysterious ‘some-
thing’ that could only be created and wielded by gods, devils, or witchdoctors with
strange powers and rituals. But what gives anything the appearance of magic. If
not deceptive illusions or tricks, what is real ‘magic’ other than creating or altering
energy, and matter which is comprised of energy? So in a very real sense, much
of what we do is magic, but it is based in science, not superstition. Thus, science-
magic is inherent in the Children of the Law of One’s entire approach to life and
‘religion’. Visualization, for instance, works like magic. You see it happening, and
it happens. Visualization is used successfully in everything from Zen Archery, to
healing - and all such things have that appearance of ‘working like magic’. Here,
let me give you a little demonstration.” He had me stand behind him, and lift him
up by the waist. It was easy. Then he said, “You should be able to do that again, yes?”
“Of course,” I said.
“Then do so.”
I tried. It was like he was holding heavy weights or glued to the ground. I man-
aged to budge him, but it took all of my effort and strength, whereas it was easy just
a moment ago.
“How did you do that???”
“Simple visualization and energy. One aspect of ‘science-magic’. You will
learn it in time. And if I had wanted to really put my mind to it, you wouldn’t have
been able to lift me at all.”
“That’s incredible.”
“That’s nothing. But while our ancestors achieved wondrous things with their
‘science-magical tools’, it is not any more mysterious to us than defecating is to the
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uninitiated. To us, this use of the mind to create physical reality, is just a simple fact
of Universal Law science, and a very fundamental one. This also applies to every-
thing else in the Children’s early days on Earth, such as their use of pyramids to
provide power to vehicles and buildings without any visible connection. All their
understanding of God, spirituality, and the matters of day to day life, are based in
this knowing that real magic, is science, and real science, is magic.
This lamp I am holding for instance. It has no batteries like they use in the
outside world, yet it is powered. By what? Something you can’t see, and you don’t
yet understand. Is it magic? I guess so. Is it science? I guess so. Which reminds
me, I have some repairs I’m in the middle of.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Thank you for your time and teachings Zinuru.”
“Think nothing of it. You’re quite welcome. We must have more talks. And I
know you want to know more about how we are using some of the ancient tech-
nology to power things here. You’ll be able to learn them easily if you wish. You
have great vision and insight that few have, and I welcome discourse with you.”
“Watch it, you’ll get my ego out of hand with comments like that.”
“I wouldn’t worry about that. Zain will assure the last of your ego is stomped
to death - he’s talked about you a great deal.”
I cringed inside. “Oh, great. That’s something to really look forward to.”
“In truth, it is. You will be far wiser, more intelligent, find peace, and your
place as a caring instrument of the One, once all is said and done.”
I replied, “That sounds better than being stomped to death.”
He laughed. “Same difference. You’ll learn.” Then he headed on up a shaft.
The reality, practicality, and day to day practice of “science-magic” by the
Children, give their teachings a “substance” that is rare in other paths. So while
some of the spiritual teachings you will read about here may sound similar to other
spiritual teachings, keep in mind that it’s possible that they are based on a very dif-
ferent framework of understanding life and living life - a very real and practical
framework, not an “airy-fairy” idea. And that framework can make a big difference.
So if you read something that seems like just a religious or spiritual concept, keep
in mind that if understood as a whole within the entire framework of the teachings,
they are also just a fact of science-magic. And in the right hands (or right minds,
in this case), they are each indispensable keys to understanding life, co-creating your
world, and living in harmony with the Universe.
Complex Ideas with a Simple Message
Because the Children’s path is so strongly based in Universal Law and what
might be called “realities of the Universe”, many of the teachings are by their very
nature quite intellectual, and require concentration, and sometimes re-reading of
sentences, in order to grasp them. I apologize for this, but it can’t be helped.
However, even though there is so much intellectual knowledge being presented, in
practice, it is all balanced with feeling. For the very essence of this path is very
clear, and very simple - Unselfish Love. Everyone can understand the healing and
good that come from kindness, compassion, caring, giving, harmlessness. Those
are the virtues of Unselfish Love - the things that really matter. And they are also
the ultimate keys of returning to and being in harmony with the Universal Spirit,
and what the Children of the Law of One are all about.
For me, discovering the ancient teachings filled in many holes in my under-
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standing. I grew more excited every day as I learned more, grew more, and the
pieces fell into place. When I found this path, I felt like a man dying of thirst dis-
covering an oasis in the desert. To paraphrase a spiritual concept from “Stranger
in a Strange Land”, “As I was given water, I now offer you water. May you drink
deep.”
Coming up Against your Pre-conceived Beliefs
Everything was smooth and rosy in my life at the monastery, until I had to
come to grips with my own “ego issues”. They caused “turbulence” on the “flight”
of my growth. I will discuss this later in the book, but to summarize it briefly now,
let me put it this way. Long ago, my path led me to realizations that left my previ-
ous beliefs in shambles. I had to “clean house” (pick up the pieces of old beliefs,
review each one of my beliefs individually, and decide whether to “trash it”, “keep
it” or “fix it”). I ended up with a set of beliefs that are far different than those of
many people. As you have read, some of my beliefs are regarding Atlantis, and the
history of our existence. But YOU may not believe such a place ever existed - so
let’s say it didn’t. You have already read many things that you may, or may not,
accept or believe - and you’re about to read more. Just because I believe these
things and accept them as truth, doesn’t make it so. They may be absolutely untrue.
Or they may not be true to you, from your perspective. Or, they may be absolute
truth. In certain ways, it doesn’t really matter, does it?
Whatever the case may be, if you don’t believe all this intellectual “stuff” you
read in this book, it doesn’t matter to us - we know that truth is only half-truth at
its very best anyway. We Love you. I Love you. I’d like to live in peace with you,
and have you Love me too, regardless of what we believe or don’t believe. As long
as we don’t hurt each other, and we help each other when in need, who cares what
“beliefs” we have - religious, political, moral, or whatever. And I believe that’s
what’s most important, because I know that Unselfish Love is always beneficial.
That is one of my revamped beliefs, and I think it’s something we should be able to
universally agree upon. I Can. Can you? Will you? What can it hurt? Nothing.
What can it help? A great many things, like peace and kindness. So if you do not
believe the ideas contained in this book, I hope it will not matter to you that I do -
as long as I am a Loving, kind-acting, caring-thinking, harmless person. And simi-
larly, what matters to me about you, is not really what you think or believe, what
religion you belong to, or if you’re an atheist, but how you conduct yourself. What
matters to me is whether or not you are a Loving, kind-acting, caring-thinking,
harmless person. Unfortunately, a person’s beliefs do greatly influence how they
think and act though. So while we are on the subject of beliefs and religion, let’s
take a closer look at the effects of belief.
One day I was struggling with my thoughts. I was having ‘doubts’ because I
was having a hard time with my ego. It wasn’t the first time, and it wasn’t going to
be the last time. But as I was sitting in the garden questioning my beliefs, and try-
ing to sort some things out, Anastasia came by and told me I should go see Zain,
because I seemed upset. I reluctantly acknowledged her advice, slowly got up, and
went off to find him. I found him already teaching a group of other novices. But
his words were addressing my issues and concerns. I wondered if it was actually all
staged for my benefit. It seemed absurd to think that of course, and self-centered,
but I was never really sure with him what he might do to teach someone something
in the best way. Here was what I began to listen in on:
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“Regardless of whether or not you believe it, your beliefs control your des-
tiny, so they need to be closely scrutinized for what they create in your life. What
you think and believe greatly affect whether or not you are a saint, an evil monster,
and everything in between (like a somewhat kind person, or a somewhat mean per-
son).”
I was wondering what the heck he was talking about, because I had just learned
that what we believed was irrelevant. So I interrupted the discussion, and asked,
“What does it really matter what beliefs we hold? I thought it didn’t matter as long
as people are kind, caring, compassionate, and harmless.”
“It is another paradox in a way. It doesn’t really matter what beliefs a person
has, as long as the beliefs they have yield those virtues of Unselfish Love you just
mentioned. But their beliefs may yield those virtues, or yield harm and evil. Beliefs
have a dominant and powerful effect on every aspect of our lives! People even kill
over beliefs.” [We’ll get into that more in-depth later, but I’ll continue Zain’s lecture
for now, because you will soon be reading religious concepts that may be in conflict
with some of your own, and it may help you understand better or be more open
minded.]
“Religious beliefs are frequently based on faith, and they are most often some-
thing we are ‘taught to believe’ early in life, by our family’s religious beliefs and reli -
gion. Other beliefs are absorbed also, from our cultures.
People don’t usually stop and think about the fact that something as seemingly
‘innocuous and insubstantial’ as our mere ‘beliefs’, really have much effect on our
lives. But they do - in fact, they not only have tremendous effects on our lives, but
they also control much of our destiny.”
“How can this be that just an idea, a belief, controls our destiny?”
“A belief itself is but an idea, it has no real substance. But we act based upon
our beliefs. The actions we take because of our beliefs, have effects. And only
the effects, the results, of those actions, are things we can see, feel, and grasp.
This is very important to realize. Because the effects of our actions, which result
from our beliefs, are precisely the things that can be used to determine the value,
good or bad, of any given belief. For instance, if you are kind to me because you
believe we are all brothers & sisters, your kind actions are something real, some-
thing we can both know is good. Kind actions are transcendent of language, cul-
ture, and whatever you or I may believe is spiritual truth. Likewise, if you are cruel
to me because of a belief, I will know it is a bad belief. These are obvious exam -
ples of course, and the results of many beliefs may be not so clear cut. Nevertheless,
all beliefs subsequently generate their own ‘thoughts’ and ‘actions’, good or bad.”
“So what should we believe for the greatest good for ourselves and the world?”
“Unselfishly Loving all beings is a belief of the Children of the Law of One,
and the essence of the teachings. Caring about others, compassion, and kindness
are qualities of Unselfish Love. If these are things we can all agree are good, then
Unselfish Love can be used as a common, or Universal, measuring stick of good-
ness. And if Unselfish Love is the result of true spirituality, these virtues can also
be used as the measuring stick of spirituality. Such a measuring stick can be used
to compare the manifestations of any belief, and thus compare the value of any
belief.”
“So we should analyze and compare the effect of our beliefs?”
“Of course! Most people don’t even think about what they are creating as a
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result of their beliefs. Do your beliefs further the manifestations of Unselfish Love,
or inhibit the manifestations of Unselfish Love? Do they breed anger, hatred, and
harm, or tranquility, love and healing? Do they make for a better life, or a worse
life? Do they make for a better world for others, or a worse world?
People have used their beliefs, and been driven by their beliefs, to hurt and
murder those with different beliefs. It can be over different beliefs about econom-
ics, race, religion - you name it and people will kill over it. What insanity! Why?
The teachings make it clear that the primary culprit is our separateness from
Universal Consciousness (and God). And regardless of the teachings - isn’t it obvi-
ous? Separateness gives most all people of the world, the basis for their belief in
the illusion that we are separate beings, not One being manifesting itself in many
forms. This separateness then spawns differences, and selfishness. How much
harm has been done in the names of God, Country, or Tribe? How much horror
and pain has been inflicted because someone has a different racial, national, trib-
al, class, or religious belief? More than we can really grasp with our limited
brains.” He was through talking for the moment. Zain was a very intense being, and
when he spoke intensely, I almost felt like I was getting punched in the stomach.
As he got up and left the room, we all sat silent, moved, shaken up a bit, and
remained in deep thought about his words for some while.
Any individual who wants to grow, attain enlightenment, or be a really good
person, must completely re-evaluate their beliefs in the light of the effects those
beliefs have, where they came from, and why. So in the Chapter on Subconscious
programming and beliefs, we will explore the teachings on these subjects in depth.

[soulsistar]

Dearest NodStar,
Thank you SO much for your postings! It is giving me other ways of phrasing my words to explain my spirituality to others, who always seem to gravitate to me, asking questions about their life and about how to heal themselves. I never know what will come out of my mouth as it always flows from deep inside me, leaving us both vibrating in a clearer, higher frequency. It is my favorite subject to speak about although it has cost me many "friends" and made others scared of me. I have read here every day since the begining as well as EDO for the past couple of years and this is truely the most important postings that I have seen other than the calls for visioning Unity. As more people re-member that every action, every word, and even every thought is a prayer that creates, here, in the Now moment, our world will change in direct proportion. We are truely all ONE - Everything that you do, everything that you say, everything that you believe or think, you do to yourself and to God/Creator/the Universe/All that Is.
Aho Mitake Oyasin - We are all One!
Wopila Pilamaya to My SoulSistar Noddy!!

[nodstar]

May 6, 2009 18:18:33 GMT 4 @soulsistar said:

Dearest NodStar,
Thank you SO much for your postings! It is giving me other ways of phrasing my words to explain my spirituality to others, who always seem to gravitate to me, asking questions about their life and about how to heal themselves. I never know what will come out of my mouth as it always flows from deep inside me, leaving us both vibrating in a clearer, higher frequency. It is my favorite subject to speak about although it has cost me many "friends" and made others scared of me. I have read here every day since the begining as well as EDO for the past couple of years and this is truely the most important postings that I have seen other than the calls for visioning Unity. As more people re-member that every action, every word, and even every thought is a prayer that creates, here, in the Now moment, our world will change in direct proportion. We are truely all ONE - Everything that you do, everything that you say, everything that you believe or think, you do to yourself and to God/Creator/the Universe/All that Is.
Aho Mitake Oyasin - We are all One!
Wopila Pilamaya to My SoulSistar Noddy!!

Hiya Soulsista !!

I'm glad you're enjoying the Law of One ..
It's pretty densely packed with wisdom and wit,
over the years I've often heard the same response from readers
of this material ..
It FEELS familiar ..
I really felt a connection with the description of the WANDERERS ..

Peace Out

Nodstar*

[nodstar]

Chapter Six

Different Points of View:
Universal Consciousness
and
Separate Consciousness[/size]

The concepts of Universal Consciousness, and separate self consciousness are
central to the teachings of the Children of the Law of One, and they will be referred
to throughout the book. So we’ll start with the teachings about consciousness, and
go on from there.
Almost every time I asked Zain a “deep question”, he would also refer me to
particular ancient texts to read in the library. He would say, “read these first, med-
itate, then come speak with me again.”
When I first came to the monastery, I didn’t really understand the meaning of
“Universal Consciousness”. I certainly thought I did though. I thought I understood
it clearly. Sure, I had an intellectual grasp of some of it. But it was weak nonethe-
less. I eventually realized you could never really understand it, until you finally expe-
rienced Oneness with the Universal Spirit. In fact, you can’t really fully understand
much of anything until you achieve that. Yet it may help many readers if I relate
my earlier question and answer sessions with Zain. So from here on out, I will pre-
sent many of the Children’s teachings in that format.
It was the day of the new moon. I was on my way to my womb to meditate
after a long exhausting class. I turned a corner, and standing there, “accidentally”,
was Zain. The course I was taking, and particularly this day’s class, had left me with
a nagging question about Separate, and Universal Consciousness, which I was
going to try and understand better in my meditations. But it would have done me
no good. I needed a little more change, a little more “preparation” before I would
really grasp this concept.
“Peniel...”
“Yes Father?”
“What troubles you?”
“Nothing Father, everything is fine.”
“Then why do I not feel that it is? Am I an idiot?”
“Of course not Father. I’m sorry. I am having a hard time really understand-
ing Universal Consciousness, or what the difference is between my own Separate
consciousness, and that. Or even, what difference it makes. I mean, I am a decent
person.”
“No one has accused you otherwise. So what’s your point?”
“I guess it’s that I mean - so what if I have Universal Consciousness or not, as
long as I’m a decent person.”
“Because many people have been hurt by decent people, and decent people
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all over the world are suffering.
The difference of who you are, and what you do, with Universal
Consciousness, is as night and day. That is why when you finally REALIZE
Universal Consciousness, that is, when it finally is what you have achieved, it is
called ‘enlightenment’, or ‘illumination’. It is as if a light switch has been turned on
in a life that has been lived in total darkness. Give me your notepad, and I will write
a text I want you to look up in the library. Read it, meditate, then come see me in
my chamber.”
I went to the library, and told Gabriel the name of the text Zain had written.
He retrieved a scroll, placed it on the table, and unrolled it to the quote. It was the
place in the texts, that I was told to read. There, hand inscribed in alchemical ink,
were these words:
Those who know Not that they are One,
Act not as One.
Those who act not as One,
Create not Love, but suffering and disharmony.
What you create, you receive.
The Fruits of Your acts will follow your days.
Separate Consciousness
After meditating for an hour, I went to Zain’s chambers. He looked me pierc-
ingly in the eyes as usual, and said,” It may be easier for you to understand Universal
Consciousness, if you first understand separate consciousness. Then you will at
least understand what Universal Consciousness IS NOT. And you will be able to
‘relate’ more to, and understand, separate consciousness - because that is what you
have right now. Let’s begin with one of the fundamental effects of Separate con-
sciousness, a person’s individual, separate, ‘point of view’.“
POINT OF VIEW
We’ve all heard phrases like, ‘From where I sit ....’, or ‘Walk a mile in my
shoes...’, etc.. These are all common references to the significance of having sep-
arate and different points of view.
A person’s ‘point of view’ can mean two things: 1) It can mean what it liter-
ally says - the ‘point’ from which a person ‘sees’ things. 2) It can mean a person’s
opinion. A person’s opinion is based on a combination of #1, and the person’s
programmed beliefs.
Let’s first look closer at #1, the ‘point’ aspect.
Most individuals have a limited point of view dictated by the very fact that they
are separate individuals. They are each seeing things from a different place, a dif-
ferent point, literally. And they see only from their separate individual ‘place’.
There are as many ‘places’ that a person will see from as there are persons. And
the trouble is, seeing from only one ‘place’ doesn’t allow seeing a ‘whole picture’,
or a ‘big picture’.
The Metaphorical Car of Life
Here’s a mediocre allegory that will help illustrate the point, using a modern
frame of reference you are familiar with. Let’s say there is a classic car in a park-
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ing lot. The car is badly damaged on one side, but looks like new on the other. Two
people going through the parking lot, walk by the car, one on each side. One per-
son’s point of view is from the bad side, one from the good. As they walk by, they
each see the car, make a judgment, and form ‘clear’, solid beliefs about the condi -
tion of the car. Because of their limited viewpoints, they are each left with totally
different beliefs about the car. And each person’s belief opposes and contradicts
the other’s. One believes that the car is in impeccable classic condition, and very
valuable. To the other person, the car is in such bad shape they couldn’t even tell
it was a classic - it just looks like an old junk car to them. And that’s what that per-
son believes the car is - an old junker. They are both right, from their point of view.
Yet if you could see the entire car from above [Author’s note: see illustration], from
our point of view, they are both totally right and both totally wrong. How can they
both be right, when each viewpoint would seem to make the other wrong, or impos-
sible to be true? And how can they both be wrong, when they are obviously both
right from their point of view? The fact is that when you simultaneously grasp the
two contradictory, yet true, beliefs, you actually have the greater truth about the car.
This predicament of having two truths, each of which seem to make it impossible
for the other to be true, is a crude sort of paradox. And a paradox is the closest
thing you can get to real truth, or whole truth, on the Earth plane [explained else-
where in the book]. This example shows us how we can see the whole truth if we
get above and beyond each individual’s point of view. Only then can we see the
‘whole’ picture.”
From our lofty point of view above the illustration, we have combined the
points of view, and can see that while the car is a classic, it would need a lot of
work to put it in show condition. And while we see the damage, we also see that
it is a classic, and not just some piece of junk to have hauled away.
GREATER POINTS OF VIEW
Zain went on, “This example, of course, is not one of even seeing things with
Universal Consciousness - seeing from a ‘Universally broad’ point of view. But as
the damaged car allegory demonstrates in a small way, having a point of view that
is as broad as possible allows us to better perceive reality, to see more truth. A
broad point of view can help us better understand others, better understand the
world, and ultimately the entire Universe around us. If our point of view is broad
enough, it lets us better understand other points of view - then we can more easily
communicate or interact with others, and they can more easily communicate with
us. For instance, just like the people viewing that car, the point of view of each indi -
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vidual reading the ancient texts, or any book, is going to be different, thus they will
perceive it many different ways, thus it will be perceived differently than it really is,
and differently than it was intended to be perceived.”
“So when I write the book revealing the oral traditions of the Children, it will
not be perceived correctly either?”
“True. The broader the reader’s point of view, the more they will perceive
what is really written (within limits). But still, it will affect the subconscious, and the
inner being in each reader. And it may affect the consciousness of those with fer-
tile ground for the seeds. Yet, it goes both ways.
The Broadest Point of View
When we talk about the state of a person’s ‘consciousness’, we are essentially
talking about the state of their ‘awareness’ of the world around them. And as such,
a person’s consciousness is directly related to the way they view, interpret, under-
stand, and interact with, everyone and everything around them.
A person’s point of view is affected by both the state of their ‘consciousness’,
and their beliefs and ‘programming’. Beliefs and programming are usually in sync
with a person’s level of consciousness. However, consciousness is dominant, and
if there is a shift to a higher or lower state, the new consciousness can alter and
override a person’s beliefs and programming in order to match the new level of con-
sciousness.”
“I’m sorry Father, some of this still escapes me.”
“I understand, but a day will come when you will remember the words, and
fully understand.”
“Please explain more about Separate consciousness, so I can understand it bet-
ter.”
Separate Self Consciousness
“Every human being is obviously an individual ‘self’. And most people are both
‘conscious’ that they are an individual self, and believe that their individual self is
separate from other people, and everything else in the Universe. Thus, people gen-
erally have ‘separate self consciousness’, and live their lives based on this con-
sciousness.”
“So it is ‘self’ consciousness that creates the separate consciousness?”
“Yes.”
“And this alters the point of view.”
“Yes. In regards to a point of view, having separate self consciousness, means
having a point of view that is limited to seeing things from only one ‘place’ - the
‘place’ where the separate self ‘is at’. This can mean seeing things from an actual
physical point of view that is limited to just the place where the person is located,
such as in the car allegory. Or it can also mean seeing things from a point of view
that’s limited by the person’s beliefs, and programming. In any case, the point of
view is very limited and the perspective is ‘narrow’, when a person has separate self
consciousness. There are varying degrees of ‘narrow’ mindedness of course, but
even the most broad point of view that comes from just one person with separate
self consciousness, must be limited and incomplete, because it is a view that is still
from only one place, only from that one separate self. Thus, it is a point of view
that will have limited understanding. And if a person has such limited understand-
ing, what kind of thoughts are they limited to? And if their thoughts are from such
limited perception and understanding, what kind of action will they take regarding
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other people, and the world around them? For the answer to that, just look around
at the world.”
“Do you mean that this creates problems in the world?”
“All problems spring forth from this.”
“How?”
“Separate self consciousness, because of its limitations and narrow minded-
ness, ‘boxes’ its perceptions of the world into ‘pieces’ that are extensions of its self.
Everything in your immediate world becomes an extension of you, of your separate
self. For instance, there is your neighborhood, your town, your county, your state,
your country, your part of the world (and depending on your socio-economic sta-
tus, possibly your gang’s turf). Because the separate self relates to these as exten-
sions of itself, most people support their country, for instance, just because it is
their country. Sure, they come up with ‘reasons’ why their country is the best or
most important. But the problem is, many people believe that their country is ‘It’,
‘the best’, the ‘most important’, the ‘most right’, regardless of any reason to think
so or not. And by so doing, they care less about other countries, and the people
of those other countries. And if everyone’s country is the best, who’s right? They
can’t all be right. This phenomenon is even worse when it comes to a person’s
outlook about their religion. Many people think theirs is the only right religion, and
thus the only one that will provide salvation for anyone else. And many of these
people actually hate other religions, and their practitioners. When there is more
than one religion claiming to be ‘THE’ only right one, it creates a question of who’s
right and who’s wrong, and the dilemma of choosing the right one, or facing the
consequences of having chosen the ‘wrong’ one (not getting into heaven, going to
hell, etc.). But getting back to the idea of everyone thinking their country is the
best, consider this: what country ever went into battle without ‘God on their side’?
In WWII, all sides believed God was on their side, including the Nazis. What coun-
try starts a war thinking that they’re in the wrong? All of these perceptions and
beliefs originate from separate selves and the territories they consider extensions of
them-selves.
Most everyone favors not just their country, but ALL the extensions of their
separate selves - they favor their race, favor their ethnic group, favor their school,
favor their local team, favor their political party, etc., etc.. But a precious few peo-
ple have begun to expand their self consciousness to include ‘bigger pictures’. Take,
for example, those who have become so environmentally conscious that they are
‘environmentally active’. Those who have achieved that, understand the impor-
tance of the flow and balance of nature on Earth. They know that saving whales
and forests, or seemingly insignificant things, such as tiny birds, fish, or ferns, can
seriously alter life in ways that most people don’t even suspect. Many of those who
are truly environmentally conscious, have transcended some of their separate con-
sciousness, and thus some of their self-centeredness, and self-ishness. Thus pre-
serving the integrity of the environment is more important to them than many of
the conveniences or inconveniences (recycling, power usage, etc., etc.) involved.
There is a story about a ‘mountain man’ from the United States named ‘Grizzly
Adams’ that relates to this. When a beaver dammed the creek next to his cabin,
threatening to flood his cabin, he moved and built a new cabin rather than disturb
the beaver dam. Talk about inconvenience! And believe it or not, this was still lim-
ited consciousness - but what a wonderful expansion of consciousness. To have rev-
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erence for all life, and also be able to see the importance and potential affect of the
lives of whales, and tiny fish, and a seemingly insignificant fern, is higher con-
sciousness. But it still falls far short of Universal Consciousness, and the efforts of
such people can be a total waste of time, or even harmful, without it.”
He looked down solemnly, and paused for a moment. He looked sad, and his
feelings of sadness brought to mind my own consciousness, and something that had
shocked my sensibilities a few years earlier. So I shared it with him.
“The human race barely cares about people let alone plants and animals. I
remember once seeing a breaking news story about 600,000 people who died in
an Earthquake. It was in the L.A. Times. You would expect such a disaster to be
on the front page. And be a long article. But it was only one small paragraph, about
40 words, buried on page 9. And the only reason why was because the quake was
in China. Even then, I was shocked. Can you imagine how this article would have
been treated if 600,000 French people had died? English? American?” (Of course,
this was during a time when the U.S. was an enemy of China. The story now,
would be bigger news at least, if for no other reason than because there would be
600,000 less Chinese consumers of American products).
“Unfortunate son, but true. And those with separate self consciousness will
defend their views with twisted logic. Some people will say ‘So what if I think my
country is the most important? It’s good to have national pride. It doesn’t change
anything about any other country, it just helps this one be better.’ If you don’t think
that such an attitude has no effect on other countries, consider the atrocities that
one country will often inflict on another. Or that a country will stand by and allow
to happen to the citizens of one country, but not in another. Imagine invading sol-
diers regularly using bayonets to cut babies out of the wombs of 9 month pregnant
women in the street, for purposes of genocide. That happens. But as long as it only
happens in countries that other countries don’t care about, no one cares. As things
are, such things are nearly never reported in the news media of the world. What if
it was going on in Chicago? England, France, Mexico? Do you think we would not
even be hearing about it? If ALL the churches in Britain were being destroyed by
invading armies, and the priests tortured, would it not get on the news? It would
not only get on the news, but many countries would send troops over there to stop
it in an instant. How’s that for national pride? What national pride? It all depends
on what our separate selves consider ‘extensions’ or relations of themselves, or
have selfish stake in.
Some people have begun to transcend ‘pride of country’. Again, this is good,
but it does not go far enough. So few have a truly global feeling of family, but there
are some who do. But even environmental and humanitarian consciousness is still
limited, and a person could accidentally cause terrible disasters acting from limited
perception, even if their intention was only to help.
All these expansions of consciousness are steps toward the ultimate expansive
and caring consciousness, Universal Consciousness. But they are still all variations
of separate self consciousness - limited by so many constraints, and ultimately mis-
take ridden and destructive. Oh, how many tears have been shed in the wake of
things gone wrong, and the cry is echoed ‘But I was only trying to help’.
The fact is, all things in the Universe are essentially made of the same ‘stuff’,
and are totally interdependent and connected. So we cannot be truly separate from
the rest of the Universe, we can only be a ‘part’ of it all (‘apart’). But we can think
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we are separate. We can believe we are separate. And then we act like we are
separate.
Having separate self consciousness doesn’t mean you are really separate, but
it does mean having a total ‘illusion’ of separateness from everyone and everything
else in the Universe. And when a person truly believes they are separate, they nat-
urally focus on themselves. And when someone believes they are separate, and they
focus their attention, and their energy, on their ‘self’, this naturally leads to ‘self’-
ishness. This is very important my son, pay close attention. This is the BIG issue.
The Big problem of all problems. The only REAL problem. As silly and simple as
it sounds, it is serious - simple selfishness is the root of all problems and ‘evils’
that exist on Earth. This is one of the greatest, most important teachings to under-
stand, so say it back to me - selfishness is the root of all problems and ‘evils’ that
exist on Earth.”
“Ok. Selfishness is the root of all problems and ‘evils’ that exist on Earth.”
“Good. And again, how does this selfishness come to exist?”
“Uh...”
“Where there is such separate consciousness as humans have, everyone per-
ceives everyone else in an ‘us and them’, and a ‘me against the world’ fashion.
When this occurs, which it naturally must with separateness, there will naturally be
attempts to get, or take, from others, and keep others from getting what you have.
It is perfectly natural, and in its own warped way, logical. And where does it all
leave us? Where there is separateness and selfishness, there will be strife, discord,
injustice, taking from others, harm to other beings, creatures, the environment,
etc.. So when someone says something about the problems of the world being
from political parties, or greed, or money, or war, or lust, or vanity, or carelessness,
or whatever, what do you say?”
“That they are only branches. The root of all problems, all evil, all suffering,
is selfishness.”
“And why is there selfishness and thus all these evils?”
“Because it is the natural outcome of separate self consciousness - of thinking
you are separate from the Universe, and thus all things in existence.”
“And so what is the only cure for evil, suffering, and all problems?”
“Losing separate consciousness and selfishness by regaining consciousness of
our Oneness with everything. Universal Consciousness.”
“And how can one regain Universal Consciousness?”
“Through Unselfish Love, self-sacrifice, caring, giving, seeing the illusions of
self consciousness that we carry with us in our mind, and breaking them.”
“Please don’t let the teachings that promote Oneness be misunderstood as
promoting a ‘one world religion or government’ where oneness and peace are
enforced by human rule or dogma. Nothing could be further from what we mean
to convey. We are first of all proponents of freedom, and free will. I’m talking
about an internal way of being, a consciousness, that includes sensitivity, compas-
sion, and freedom - and caring about all people, creatures, all creation, as much as
you do about your self.
“Are you saying all governments are bad?”
“No. Just incomplete, and that they won’t ever solve all the problems, or work
properly unless people themselves change inside. Certainly, some governments are
formed just to wield power for an elite group over the people. But sometimes gov-
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ernments are formed to administer, and insure justice between all the separate
beings it controls, but no form of government can really ‘work’, or last, when sep-
arate consciousness exists. Why? Because the people running the government
have the same separate consciousness, and when they get power, you see the worst
of selfishness, and they can appeal to the selfishness in the populace, to get what
they want. When you stop and think about these things it is easier to understand
why the Children teach that only when all people have Universal Consciousness,
and everyone is primarily governed from within by the Universal Spirit, will there
ever be peace & harmony, and freedom from tyranny on Earth.”
“Why did you say it that way - on Earth.”
“Because there is so much more, and the Earth is just one speck of dust, with-
in an incredibly greater scheme of things. Outside of the Earth, the entire Universe
functions in a beautiful, orderly, harmonious flow. On Earth, humans with separate
self consciousness, are the only things that are out of step with the flow of nature,
and the Universe. And the results of this have been disharmony, disruption, and
destruction. That’s why the teachings of the Children of the Law of One promote
the attainment of “Universal Consciousness”, by any means that works for you.”
We will cover the Children’s teachings about how humans attained separate
self consciousness in the ancient history chapter, and the particulars of each indi -
vidual’s “selfish separate self” later in a “separate” chapter, but first, let’s go over
the meaning of Universal Consciousness.
Universal Consciousness
“Please tell me more of the teachings on Universal Consciousness, enlighten-
ment, and it’s attainment.”
“Universal Consciousness is attained when a person has a lasting experience
in which they see through their illusion of separateness, and lose their separate self
consciousness. Their consciousness then ‘merges’ with the Universe - thus they
experience being One with the Universe. This is often the result of going through
a conscious psychological ‘death experience’, brought on by meditation and other
aspects of a spiritual path [Author’s note: these are explained in another chapter].
The illusion of separateness dissolves in the awareness of Oneness. And with the
dissolution of the illusion of separateness, the separate self ‘seems’ to die, and a
‘rebirth’ occurs. Separate self consciousness is transcended and transformed. The
dominant consciousness becomes that of the Inner Self, the part of us that is the
Universal Spirit - thus, we have ‘Universal Consciousness’. When experienced
properly, a person is never the same, and never ‘sees things’ the same way again.
From then on, all things are understood in the light of the ‘biggest picture’, in the
light of being One with the Universal Spirit (God). Selfishness thus becomes a thing
of the past. This is also called achieving ‘enlightenment’, and a few other names.
The difference between having separate self consciousness, or having
Universal Consciousness, is, as I said before, like night and day. Consider again,
an environmentalist who has expanded his/her separate self consciousness to
include concern for ecology. This is good. And if being aware of the flow and bal-
ance of Earth’s nature is good, imagine the significance of being really aware of the
flow and balance, of all things - of the entire Universe? And if being concerned
about all humans on Earth is good, what about being devoted to caring for all life
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within the entire Universe? A person who has attained Universal Consciousness,
has transcended separate self consciousness, and thus sees infinitely more, under-
stands infinitely more. Imagine being able to ‘see’ the outcome of many of your
actions in advance - or whether or not you ‘see’ the outcome, being able to know
if what you are doing is really going to ultimately help, or ultimately harm. Or using
the classic car allegory again, imagine seeing one side of the car, and not assuming
that the other side is the same? How would you like to be able to sense what all
sides were like?”
“That would be incredible Father.”
“Yes? That is just a small nothing. What if you really had an awareness of
being One with everything - even God, even all other separate selves? How would
you see things then? And how would you treat everyone and everything? If you
absolutely KNOW that every person you are dealing with, is you, just in a different
form, how will you treat yourself (others)? Is there any point in stealing from your-
self? Hurting yourself? Is there any point in being tyrannical with yourself?”
“It would make no sense, there would be no point if you really believed that to
be true.”
“Precisely. A being with Universal Consciousness Loves everyone unselfishly,
and is (within the needs of Universal flow) giving, kind, compassionate, caring,
knowing, and harmless (that doesn’t mean incapable of defending the innocent).
Why? Is it because the person has read something that made them that way?
Studied to be that way? Trained to be that way? No. Maybe such things were step-
ping stones on the path towards attainment of that consciousness, but once there,
the fact is that being any other way simply makes no sense to someone with
Universal Consciousness. It just is their reality - it is just natural.
It is similar with people at any level of consciousness. A basically decent per-
son is not just trying to be basically decent, moral, or law-abiding. It comes some-
what naturally depending on what they have made of themselves throughout their
lifetimes. And they can and will digress towards greater selfishness given the right
situation. Everyone just manifests the level of their consciousness - and for most, it
moves in a certain range, wavering between selfishness, and unselfishness to vary-
ing degrees, and shifts at different times in their lives, and depending on the cir-
cumstances they are subjected to.
It is as natural for a person with Universal Consciousness to be totally giving,
as it is for a person with separate self consciousness to be selfish. A person with
separate self consciousness is focused inward, and thus they are like an ‘energy vac-
uum’, a black hole, always trying to get energy. But a person with Universal
Consciousness is focused outward, and thus they are like an energy beacon, a Sun,
always giving energy.”
“So piercing this illusion of separation, and attaining Universal Consciousness,
is the answer to the entire world’s problems.”
“If everyone had Universal Consciousness, there would be no need for the kind
of governments we have now, for all would be governed as One from within them -
selves. Just imagine a world in which everyone is conscientious, caring, and
responsible. And where such behavior is not coerced by threat of prison or death,
or even convincing of any kind. No need for religions to try and influence people
to behave morally. No need for police, armies, government, etc., because Unselfish
Love and service to Universal Will is all fixed within every being - what paradise!
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We may never achieve this on Earth, then again, we may. But there are planes of
existence other than the physical plane on Earth, into which only Universally
Conscious beings can enter. Paradise does already exist.
Personal Changes
There are also major personal psychological changes that come from attaining
Universal Consciousness. The ‘seriousness’ and significance of things that you once
considered very important, will change. How important ‘such and such’ is, will now
be viewed in a much greater light, and its true importance determined there.
Things that previously may have upset you or been desirable to you, may lose their
impact because they pale in significance when seen within the context of awareness
of all things. For instance, how can the paper boy throwing the paper behind the
bushes upset you very much, when you are truly and constantly in mental “touch”
with such things as the starvation going on in the world, the fact that another
species just became extinct while you were reading the headline, the vision of what
will happen when the poles shift, what life is like when you have the consciousness
of lava on Saturn, and on and on and on....
Also, with such a radical consciousness change, some things that you may
have previously ‘taken for granted’, or that you found enjoyable, can change dra-
matically, as far as how you experience them. For instance, how can a football
game be very interesting when competition is senseless to you because you know
we are all One, you know we are God? And worse, you know the ‘game’ is actu-
ally reinforcing separateness, and hostility? All you see from your Universal view-
point, is a bunch of ‘we’ who don’t understand who we are, attacking themselves
so some ‘we’ can win and feel superior, and some ‘we’ can lose and feel terrible.”
“What do you mean by things that were taken for granted change also?”
“Take those beautiful flowers growing over there. You think nothing of them
other than they are pretty. When I look at them, I know they may never bloom
again. They could become diseased. They may go extinct. I may go blind. I appre-
ciate them so much more because I am aware of these things. And when I don’t
see them anymore, or they die, I don’t lament them, because I know they are living
on elsewhere, because all life lives on. It is a paradox. When you have Universal
Consciousness, you take everything much more seriously, and not seriously at all.
Nothing can ever really be destroyed, or created. It can only change form. For all
is One. Take you for another example. I Love you. I truly am aware every moment
that I may never see you again on Earth. You may die tonight. I may have a stroke
when I leave this room, and be unable to communicate or even grasp your hand.
So I appreciate you so much more, life so much more, and I cherish our being here
right now. And thus I behave differently. If I were to fight with you, and say unkind
things, or hurt you in any way, I know I may never get a chance to make amends,
or even apologize, and that would be the way we ended our relationship here and
now. Even if I wasn’t aware that we are a part of each other, and you just aren’t
really aware of that, I couldn’t do anything hurtful either, because I know this is it.
This may be our last chance to be together in this way, or for a long time. And at
the same time, it doesn’t matter because we are all just the One, interacting, chang-
ing form, coming in and going out. The only thing that does matter really, is that
those of you who think and believe and live as separate, are suffering. Suffering
needlessly. And I feel for you, and want to help you. That is all I am really here
for.”
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“I think I understand. But how can we really know all these things, and see all
these paradoxical things. How can we keep them all in our consciousness, and be
aware of them at the same time - and constantly, all the time?”
Guidance from Above
“It just happens when your separate self gives up it’s illusion - surrenders its
artificially, self-created life. And there are degrees of this. The closer you get to
attaining Universal Consciousness, the greater your point of view will become, and
the more you will intuitively ‘see’ the whole picture, or whole situation. The attain-
ment of Universal Consciousness is quite dramatic though, and you can’t help but
to see all these things, and be aware of them. But while a person who has attained
Universal Consciousness may see the ‘whole picture’ to the greatest extent possible
on Earth, even they don’t see it all while still embodied. A completely all-encom-
passing point of view is not really possible while functioning in a physical body. We
can achieve this in deep meditation, but when we again return to full physical plane
function, we can only grasp the essence of what we understood in our ‘ultimate
point of view’ state. That is why the Children teach that ‘getting out of our own
way’, and allowing ourselves to be an instrument of the Universal Spirit (God), is the
greatest wisdom. This too, is achieved simultaneously with Universal Consciousness
- it comes with the package.
When we have thus become an instrument of the Universal Spirit, we are then
always ‘watched over’ by our ascended, hierarchical kin, and guided when neces-
sary. This is not actually ‘mediumship’ or channeling [ed. note: see the teachings
on channeling in the ‘Teachers and Students chapter]. It is still having only our own
Inner Being in charge of, or in possession of, our body and consciousness.”
“So how are we guided?”
“Our Inner Being is One with the Universal Spirit, and when we allow it to
‘come out, and take control of us’, we become an active link in the hierarchical
chain of Universally Conscious beings. As a part of the chain, we are both led by
the movement of the entire chain, and we become the chain. While we are still
Earth-bound, and fettered by the limitations of the physical plane, others of our
chain (our hierarchical superiors), are not so limited. They too unselfishly care for
all life, but they are in a higher state of conscious Oneness with the Universe than
we on Earth, and have an infinite view. And as ONE, we can receive guidance from
these other parts of our chain, these beautiful beings who have an unfettered all-
encompassing point of view. They always know what is best, even if it does not
‘seem’ so, to us (from our narrow point of view). We are through for now. This
has been an exhausting session, and I must rest.”
“Thank you Father. May you rest well.”
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[nodstar]

Chapter Seven

The History of
The Children of the Law of One
(from the beginning to 2001)
Why the History?[/size]

I was never fond of history in school. Thinking back on it though, it was part-
ly because it was both written and presented in a boring way. But that wasn’t all.
Specific dates of events were focused on far more than the story of the events.
Furthermore, the portrayal of events often had either important omissions, or
“additions” that were outright lies, or “colored” to fit into someone’s program of
what they wanted us to learn and believe. There’s an old saying about “He who
wins the war writes the history”, and that’s not the half of it.
My religious training as a child was fraught with similar problems. And I could
not get what I considered to be “straight”, “valid”, or “logical” answers to my many
questions.
But I’d finally found a source of un-adulterated history, and one far more inter-
esting, and far reaching, than any other. And it included both the secular history of
the world, and the religious history of multiple religions. But regarding some
aspects of history, I still had a bit of a block left over from my school days.
There was obviously a valid point to learning real history of any kind, at least
in the sense of, “One who doesn’t learn from the past is condemned to repeat it.”
And I had always longed for the history I was finally going to get a chance to learn.
But nevertheless, at the time, I still had the rebellious school kid nagging me in the
back of my mind somewhere (because of my bad programming), saying, “What’s
the point?” After all, “Be Here Now” had been my motto for a while. So even
though it seemed ridiculous, I asked Zain what I never had the nerve to say to my
high school teachers, only this time it was regarding the history of the Children from
the time of creation - “What’s the point?”
Here was his reply. “To know the way of the One, how the Universe is - how
it works - the immutable Laws behind its existence and functioning, has always been
fundamental to all Children of The Law of One knowledge and teachings. Even
now, this knowledge can be helpful to those who seek to return to the One, to
Universal consciousness, to a way of living in harmony with the flow of the
Universe. To these ends, one should understand how the world as we know it
became this way - to know the way it all began. Why? Backtracking. Like hikers
who have lost their way, if they can determine how they got where they are and
where they came from, they can find their way back. If they have a map, so much
the better. Thus, the better we understand how we lost our spiritual existence, sep-
arated from Oneness, and became trapped in the Earth, the better our knowledge
can help us to get free from our traps, and return to our spiritual source.”
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For your journey now, we offer you a map of sorts. This map is a story - and
a history. Written below is the Children of the Law of One’s account of creation,
and the early days of life on Earth. This same story has been passed on by our spir-
itual ancestors, throughout time, since our beginnings on Earth. The Adepts who
transferred it to their students, who became Adepts, who transferred it to their stu-
dents, who became Adepts, etc., etc., have created a chain through history, a lin-
eage of knowledge connecting us directly to our Universal Source. I give this to you
here, as it was given to me, as it was given to my personal teacher before me, and
to his before him - I now pass it on to you, an open link in your potential chain.
PRE-HISTORY
I have edited the following story somewhat, adapting some modern English
terminology and structure, just for ease of understanding. But the teaching is fully
intact, and very close to the original translation. Even so, you will not be able to
truly or completely realize the meaning of our history and the separation from
Oneness, until you are free from your Earthly bonds, and the limitations of your
own brain, and consciousness. But, what can you do other than work with what
you’ve got? Enjoy.
Know your true self, and you will know the true story. Know
your whole self, and you will know the wholeness of the truth.
All is One. There is no other. Thus it always was, and
thus it always shall remain.
We once experienced only Oneness. One being, with no divi-
sions or separate parts. There was no “time”, no “space”, noth-
ing other than the Us.
When you are only One, there is only you, nothing “else” to
interact with. In order to experience interaction - to experi-
ence being with someone “else”, to experience “play”, the One
divided within itself, duplicating the One, thus creating many
Ones, many Be-ings, within the One. [Part of this was what modern sci-
ence calls “the big bang”].
Still One being - now in many parts were we - capable of
“pretending” to be other than One, while still being One in har-
monious consciousness.
By Vibration was it done - division, multiplication, and
expansion of the One. Set into motion, were vibrations through-
out the Universe. On it went, dividing, multiplying, creating new
aspects of vibration through the overtones of harmony and rip-
ples of the interacting vibratory reflections. Created this
many new things, and also initiated the “time” and “space”.
Each of us were the entity of the One, the entirety of the
One - the dark, the light, the stars, the planets - all of us
macrocosms of the One. In “clusters”, “groups”, WE WERE in all
directions. WE BEING the entire UNIVERSE, we then roamed
OURSELVES, as consciousnesses, as beings, that cannot be
described or understood by the present Earth consciousness. Yet
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describe I will try, as best I can.
Our existence was (as close as you can comprehend in your
present consciousness) as beings of spirit - energy - light, star
groups, “solar” systems, the groups that be the foundation of
vibratory frequency in creating the physical plane, of matter,
the appearances there, and that which forms the bodies of that
plane. Unattached, ever flowing with the flows of the Universal
One were we, enjoying all the wonders of our new creation.
Our consciousness, both semi-separate from, yet still One
with, the entire creation of the Universe, allowed us the expe-
riencing of new and different things. But within this new cre-
ation were the “material planes”. These were the realms in
which existed the most “dense”, or “slowest” spectrum of vibra-
tions. There were many “material planes” throughout the
Universe, the Earth being just one.
The story I am about to tell, is only of those who mani-
fested in the realm of the Earth. But others of us manifest-
ed in the material planes of other solar systems. Some are
now of the higher consciousness, kindred beings are they from
other worlds. But some from other worlds are of the selfish
and “evil”.
When we came upon the world of the Earth, we had no
comparison, no experience of the like, no expectation of what
would be. The first group of us to discover this “material
plane” were in awe of the new sensations it offered. This first
group, or first wave of souls to materialize, was the first to
enter the vibrational spectrum of ‘matter’, in the time-space of
the Earth. They experienced such pleasure from “playing” in it,
that they projected themselves deeply into matter, in thought-
forms [ed. note: Using thought to create a body] that were the MOST
STIMULATING, the MOST SENSATION-AL - those of
the animal realm creations. In creating these bodies, assorted
aspects of different animals were often combined to achieve
what they thought would be very desirable blends - Bird
head/human bodies, Horse body/human head, Goat head/human
body, Fish tail/human torso - and many, many more variations.
[Author’s note - these would much later become known in Greek and Roman
mythology by many names - Centaurs, Minotaurs, Mermaids, etc.]
Unfortunately, these ones, our close kindred, had no way of
knowing that as soon as they “hardened” their thought-forms
into matter, becoming these creatures, that they would lose all
awareness, all consciousness, of most things beyond their new
bodies and their immediate environment. They became trapped
in these forms. The seven ports (chakras) were closed, cutting
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off their contact of the full vibrational spectrum, and thus all
their perceptions and interactions were thus based only on the
limited vibrations they could detect through only five vibra-
tional sensors. These five “senses” could only monitor very lim-
ited frequency bands of the full Universal vibrational spectrum
- and even in that, they focused on only those vibrations rele-
vant to the material plane of existence, leaving these “humani-
mals” without any senses of the spiritual planes of existence.
Cut off from the consciousness of the One, and thus the very
Universe itself, the humanimals experienced animal conscious-
ness, but the beings inhabiting these forms were not animals, and
originally of angelic consciousness. The combination of the
consciousness that was meant to be of a higher form, blended
with the animal consciousness, was a very inharmonious and dis-
ruptive mix. They lost the purity of animal consciousness, and
the purity of spiritual consciousness. So this was a new kind of
consciousness that was foreign to the animal realm. This new
consciousness was “separate consciousness”, and was of a fixed-
focus nature, and reverse-polarity in comparison to the con-
sciousness of the One. Intelligence was also severely curtailed
in the humanimals, being similar to the intelligence of the types
of animals that they were “modeled” upon, but again, this was
adversely afflicted by the negative effects of separate con-
sciousness. Thus were the humanimals “stuck” in this limited
plane - in limited forms, with limited intelligence, in a new lim-
ited consciousness. They didn’t “fit in” anywhere - they didn’t
belong in the spiritual realms any longer, nor did they belong
in Earth’s nature. Thus their introduction into the Earth plane
was also disruptive and polluting to the flow of nature.
Those of us who did not project ourselves into matter, were
quite aware of the predicament and fates that had befallen our
kin. From the vantage point of our natural, etheric state of
existence, we were still of One mind, One being. Seeing part of
us in such matter-bound prisons as the humanimals had become
trapped in, was very painful - after all, the creatures were us,
were our “sisterbrothers”, and their misfortune was our misfor-
tune. In the terminology of some, they might also be called the
first “fallen angels”, but they fell not of ill intent, but by virtue
of ignorance of the purest kind. We decided to save them - no
matter what the cost. We knew we could only do this if we
could function on the same vibratory plane as they, so we too
projected ourselves into thought-forms that could function
within the realms of the Earth-Mother.
Led by the great being who became known as the Atlantean
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Amiliaus, then known later as Thoth, and eventually well
known as Jesus much later, the second wave of our entering into
the planes of the Earth-Mother began. Careful to stay as
beings free from the lower-vibratory planes, or “hardening” into
the matter, we projected ourselves into the material plane with
thought-form bodies that were semi-etheric - matter, but not
matter. Thus were we still able to function on all vibrational
frequencies of the Universal spectrum - free to enter or leave
the limited spectrum of the material plane at will. But most
importantly, we were very intent upon maintaining our con-
sciousness of Oneness, so that we would not fall to the same
fate as the humanimals.
The manifestation was achieved more or less successfully,
and as we became subject to the vibratory conditions which
affect this realm, we saw the numerological representations of
the physical plane, 2 and 5, appear in many aspects of our
manifestation. For example, the beginnings of the 5 races
occurred, and later, the 2 sexes, each being having 5 appendages
(2 legs, 2 arms, 1 head), with 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 legs, 2 of many
organs, etc., and 5 fingers/toes on the arms and legs.
Despite our precautions and great efforts, some of us still
fared not as well as others, losing more consciousness and hard-
ening more than others. Those who manifested in Atlantis with
Amiliaus fared the best - but for many, this was to be short
lived.
Until this time, we were “composite” beings, macrocosms of
the One. Our bodies were not as they are now. Our male and
female elements had not yet separated - as composite beings we
each had one body that contained both “sexes”, rather than the
male and female bodies we have now. The “sexes” then, being just
the inner and outer elements, and outflowing and inflowing
parts of our whole being. These were “soulmate” groups as they
are called now. Each composite being had different numbers of
parts (a different number of “soulmates”) - each part a being
itself, but fully as one with the whole being. We were like beings
INWHICH planets orbit a star, or the atoms of matter in
which elements of different polarity (male and female) are
attracted to each other, each finding a place where they har-
moniously function together within the whole, as one entity, one
being. As such composite beings, we existed in a state of
“Unselfish Love” - constant flow, outflowing/giving fully of our
life energies to each element of ourselves, within ourselves, and
receiving within ourselves - and without (in our relationship with
the One, which each composite being also “orbited”, creating the
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even greater, ultimate composite being of the One).
Now, for the first time, SOME of us had begun to sepa-
rate within ourselves, manifesting as individual bodies represent-
ing the polarity elements. Bodies of opposite polarities then
came into existence (male or female “sex”).
The work of freeing the humanimals began. It was ardu-
ous and complex, but it proceeded well - at first.
Unfortunately, the contamination of separateness slowly began
to creep in. We started slowly “tasting” many of the things
that had instantly trapped the humanimals.
Divisions began to occur between Atlanteans, over opinions
and desires. The next symptom of our dis-integration was upon
us, and this disease would eventually bring down Atlantis. Even
in this higher state of manifestation (which we thought would
keep us safe from the loss of consciousness that plagued the
humanimals), some of us succumbed to the lure of material sen-
sation. Like the drug addict would behave with an unlimited sup-
ply of drugs, we began to delve more into the indulgences of this
plane until we were lost in it - drowning in it. In the frenzy
of our addiction to physical sensations, we disregarded all our
precautions and wariness. Soon our thoughts and actions had
“collected” matter from this material world that surrounded
us... and hardened our thought-forms, making us matter-bound
also. Our consciousness simultaneously slipped, and our grad-
ual loss of consciousness of Oneness gave way to that new con-
sciousness of predominant “separateness”. The consciousness of
predominant “separateness” was foreign to us, a totally new
experience. And along with this new consciousness, came new
emotions - some pleasurable and some painful. Strange new
things like greed, envy, lust, excitement, fear, desire.
Some of us vigorously strived to maintain a semblance of
our consciousness of Oneness, along with the new consciousness,
and we were able to experience the emotions without being ruled
by them. Such were the Children of the Law of One.
But others lost, or chose to deliberately suppress, even a
glimmer of awareness of the One. These beings became lost, and
enmeshed in separateness. Outside of the consciousness of
Oneness, they became subject to being tossed to and fro by the
tides of emotional onslaught, and ultimately became devoted to
personal power and pleasure in this physical plane. These
beings became known as the Sons of Belial (even if they were
female).
Take heed of the ancient warnings and prophecies about the
Belialians: “Lizard-like are they - not in apparent physical
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description, but in spirit form, in the heart - in the soul.
Beware even now of your lizard kin, for they rule the world,
with greed, and without compassion, while maintaining ‘appear-
ance’ of good and righteous. As MEN (& Women) do these Sons
of Belial walk the Earth. Model citizens. Successful leaders
who are the envy of the uninitiated. While some appear dis-
gusting and strange to the eye, look not to see the ugliness of
the Belialians with your eye, for some are handsome to the eye.
SEE you will NOT, their TRUE lizard-like appearance with
your earthly eyes. See their TRUE nature, you will, only with
the inner-eye, or in glimpses from the corner of the eye.”.
When this division came within the people of Atlantis, many
things went awry, and turmoil began. To function harmonious-
ly, beings need to have omni-presence - their vision MUST
include the ‘whole’ picture. But when the ‘attention’ is fixed and
focused in the reverse-polarity of separation, all that is seen
are PARTS of the whole picture - those parts that are not
filtered out by the illusions of separate consciousness. It is a
limited view at best, and often is a lens distorted by emotions.
Without awareness of the “whole” picture, and the guidance of
a coordinating force, actions become un-coordinated with others.
To understand this better, imagine how well your present day
body would function if each limb did not have awareness of what
the other limbs were trying to do, or if each limb wanted to do
different things from each other - no longer working together
as one. Now imagine further - imagine this lack of coordina-
tion keeping your eyes, ears, fingers, tongue, and mouth, from
working together as a team. Now consider the chaos and even-
tual destruction that would occur if every single cell in your
body operated with no unified guiding force that keeps them
coordinated with the whole (in fact, that’s what “cancer” is). You
see, this became the problem with our very lives once some of
us lost consciousness of the One. Such uncoordinated indepen-
dent activity becomes a logical evolution when such a separa-
tion occurs and one is left with only an awareness of sepa-
rateness.
Thus it came to be that the two Atlantean socio-political
groups evolved, with one very essential difference: The Children
had a consciousness of both separateness and Oneness. The
Belialians rejected the consciousness of Oneness entirely, and
maintained only a consciousness of separateness. The differ-
ences of opinion between the two groups were great and many
(including “environmental issues”), but nothing was more of an
issue than the morality of how the humanimals were to be
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dealt with. Those of the Law of One, remembering still that
we originally came to this plane just to help release the
humanimals from matter-bondage, continued trying to free our
trapped siblings. The kindred also created ways (known to the
initiate) to aid in the maintenance of the consciousness of
Oneness, so we would never lose sight of our goals. But the
Belialians wanted to use the humanimals for their own com-
forts and pleasures. Since those of us from the second wave
were of greater consciousness than the humanimals, and could
still function on higher planes to some extent, we had powers
of the mind, both spiritual and psychological, that made it easy
for us to control humanimals. The Children refused to use
their abilities to control the humanimals, while the Belialians
relished the power, and wanted to use them as slaves.
The other great division in opinion between the Children and
the Belialians was over the “environment” as it is called now.
The Belialians used methods of generating power (like electri-
cal power), that were dangerous and destructive to the Earth.
Thus did the great conflict between the Children and the
Belialians of Atlantis begin. A conflict between light & dark,
between selfishness, & Unselfish Love. And the conflict that was,
continued throughout history, and continues to this day.
The Belialians’ lust for power and lack of care or aware-
ness of the balances of nature, led to the destruction of
Atlantis. This was due in great part to the abuse of their
power generation plants.
When the final destructions occurred, Grand Master
Thoth then led us to the land of Khem, to complete the Great
Work of evolving the humanimals. As gods were we to the peo-
ple of Khem, and yea did they think the humanimals to be gods.
And so it was done. The humanimals were brought to
human levels, to choose their path from there. Yet, there are
the residual effects. Have you not seen the humans that look
much like pigs, or goats, or this or that animal still? These
were they.
But even though the humanimals were no more, the
Belialians had not lost their taste for slavery. Thus the great
conflict with the Belialians was far from over, and still con-
tinues on, with the Children of the Law of One as lamps, illu-
minating the path of Unselfish Love, helping the lost find their
way home to their spiritual heritage of the One, and to find
freedom - while the disguised Sons of Belial (and their pawns)
do everything possible to maintain their decadence and power,
and maintain slavery (whether it be direct or by means of liveli-
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hood and social control). And they seek to destroy all those who
would shine Light into this world of darkness. All those who do
not actively work for the Light, are to varying degrees, pawns
of the Belialian Darkness.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -
FROM THE BEGINNING
[The following is from a scroll that was a later addendum to the translation of the
above story. But what is particularly interesting about it, is that it is said to be writ-
ten by the same author (the being who was also grand master Thoth) but in a dif-
ferent lifetime. That same being was also known as Joseph (the son of Jacob), or
Jesus in certain latter incarnations.]
As it is symbolized in this image [ the forces of darkness & light, while in
opposition, are in movement within the One. In balance, this is the proper state of
things in the Universe. On the Earth plane however, the forces of dark & light are
not functioning in this way. They are not in harmony within the One. Those of
darkness predominate greatly, and attempt to eliminate the light. They battle end-
lessly, with Love and peace on one side, hate and violence on the other. Balance
there is not, but balance you can create. Such is Universal Law, the Law of the One,
and it ultimately prevails.
Some in the future will claim that since it is all ONE, there is no right or wrong,
no good or evil. But even though there is an element of truth - we are all One any-
way, and thus, none of this really matters, there is an important consideration - the
lack of consciousness by some, does create suffering, and does create disharmo-
nious vibrations within the One. When you are suffering, do you not want a reme-
dy, do you not want help to stop it? If you were suffering needlessly, because of
the illusions of good/evil, right/wrong, would you not want to have this pointed out,
and have assistance in finding a remedy? Thus, is not the remedy, good? Is it not
right? Do you not care about the suffering of your brothers and sisters?
As you have just heard, in days long gone by, Atlantis was split between the
followers of Darkness and followers of Light. Those who followed the way of the
light were known to themselves and other Atlanteans, as the “Children of the Law
of One” (as it roughly translates). From the beginning, the darkness was on the rise
in Atlantis, and finally, as you just heard, the repercussions of this came upon us.
How? Transgressions against the Law of One (fixed Universal principles, “Laws” of
the way it IS), and against those of the Earth’s nature (which is in harmony with the
Law of One), were everywhere. Great harm was done to the Earth by the followers
of darkness, natural imbalances were created by them. A pillar of the Law of One
is that of “cause and effect”. Thus did these actions bring about the physical fall of
Atlantis.
The greatest of these natural imbalances was created by drilling huge holes in
the Earth’s crust, down to the levels of molten Earth. The Belialians used the very
gross physical forces of the inner Earth to generate their power. They used con-
centrated light energy beams [Author’s note: like lasers] to bore great holes in the
Earth. Remnants of them can still be seen in many places. [Author’s note: notably
such as Florida, the Caribbean, and the “Blue Hole” of Belize.] Creating their
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ower plants was much like making a series of un-natural volcanoes, and it result-
ed in great instability and seismic disturbances. Even though they were warned of
the consequences, the Belialians persisted in this un-natural activity, until it caused
the Earth changes that destroyed Atlantis, and the Belialians of that time.
Before the final destruction of Atlantis, knowing the time, knowing the signs,
those of us of the light, went to many other parts of the Earth, in order to contin-
ue our work. As time went on, “branches” of the tree were created. And as some
of the other peoples of the Earth learned from us the way of the Law of One,
“branches” of the “branches” sprang forth. Most of the still known spiritual tradi -
tions and religions of the world, have descended from us. Though many are hardly
recognizable from their origins, they are relatives, close, or distant. Still, much con-
fusion has risen. Some of these have become so distant, and far from their begin-
nings, that they are really instruments of the darkness now, while others have
remained relatively true to their source, and still serve the light.
As was said earlier, during the exodus from Atlantis, many of us followed
Thoth [pronounced “Toth”] to the land of Khem, now called Egypt. There he built
the Great Pyramid, and other temples and places of healing, for purposes of com-
pleting our work, initiating the wise, and enlightening the ignorant. The work of
freeing the humanimals was continued there.
“Modern science” has surmised that these great pyramids were built by work-
ers over many, many years, for the purposes of tombs. However, lacking any real
facts from that time, these scientists make great assumptions, and their conclusions
are truly un- scientific. These great structures were in fact built by Thoth, using
forces he controlled with the help of the advanced technology aboard his terrestri -
al airship [Author’s note: A common Atlantean mode of transportation in the days
of Atlantis]. These vibratory forces could change molecular density, so that the
great stones could be made to float in air, just as wood floats in water.
The power generating plants built by the Children were very harmonious with
nature, in stark contrast with the Belialian methods. The generators were simple
pyramids, that harmlessly collected the energy present in the Earth’s aura [a fre-
quency of the electromagnetic field - the field that makes a compass point to North].
The power generator pyramids used only crystal and copper capstones, combined
with a large peak release collector [capacitor] inside the pyramid. This allowed
“wireless” transmission of the power to any building, or vehicle, including the air-
borne terrestrial ships such as Thoth's.
The Great Pyramid itself, was both a power generator [more about it can be
found in the chapter on metaphysics], and a center for final stage spiritual initiation
for the Children of the Law of One. Its great hall was once lined with the painted
tablets, depicting the stages of spiritual development and initiation that were later
to become the Major Arcana of the Tarot. The humanimals were treated in other
pyramids - the various places of healing and consciousness raising, that were built
in that area. They were released from enough bondage there, so that they were at
least capable of finding their own freedom, their own way back to the One. But
now, it is not only many of the reincarnations of the humanimals that are lost to
the One, there are many, many more - even some of those who helped save the
humanimals.
Thoth's ship remains, hidden under the Sphinx. This may yet be found and
used by initiates, when it is time and the need arises. Between the Sphinx and the
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Pyramid, is buried a chamber that contains the records of our history from the
beginning, to the year 2001 (known as the Hall of Records). This, or the duplicate
records in the Yucatan, or the ocean, will be found just prior to the great Earth
changes that will again rock the Earth on it’s axis. [Refer to author’s note on page
86.]
Eventually, our work in Egypt complete, we left for places of retreat, to create
centers of refuge for the Children. This was done so that the light would survive,
even as darkness continued to grow in the world. It was known that, if our numbers
remained at least one thousand, that the needs of those seeking light on Earth,
would always be met. Master Thoth, aware of the ever growing darkness that was
to be, and knowing how the written word can be controlled and corrupted by the
greedy and the power mongers, put the keys of knowledge (of the spiritual initiate’s
path back to the One), into images on cards. As mentioned earlier, these were the
first Tarot cards, which were replicas of the images that lined the great hallway of
the Great Pyramid of Initiation. Thoth knew that images would be more difficult to
change by the corrupt, and more difficult for them to understand. He also knew that
those on the path of ascension towards the One, would someday see and under-
stand their meanings and secrets. To further insure the safety of these keys, he
added more cards to the major arcanum, creating the full system of divination. The
method of divination, he taught to those of the land of Egypt who were leaving
Egypt for other lands [Author’s note: Wandering Egyptians (E-Gypt-ians) that would
later be known as “Gypt-sies”]. Knowing that these Egyptians would use this div-
ination system to reveal the future of others for profit, he knew that greed itself,
would insure that the Egyptians would preserve the images as much as possible, and
that the knowledge would be preserved in many different lands.
We then left Egypt, and went to many lands, including those known at the time
as Om, Oz, and the remnants of Mu [Author’s note: what are now Tibet, Europe,
parts of the Americas, and Asia, etc.]. Other Atlanteans who had not come to
Egypt, had already gone to other lands, some being of the One, some being of
Belial.
Some in the new lands were called the Children of the One gods, or the Great
Light Brotherhood, or Great White Brotherhood. Others became known as the
magi, magicians, and alchemists. Many of the Children used legends and guises to
keep the politically powerful from interfering with them and their “strange” ways.
Ignorant rulers were only too happy to let an alchemist pursue their “weird” prac-
tices, so long as it could result in discovering a means to make the ruler rich by
changing common metal to gold. Still others of the Children were known as great
spiritual teachers, thinkers, and creators in the various forms of arts. Many brought
forth communities and monasteries, to further the work of the One. In these places,
the teachings of the One lived on in pure form, and expanded, spreading to even-
tually become the foundations of other divergent philosophies and spiritual paths.
A branch of the magi, formed communities around the 5th century B.C., even-
tually to become known as the Essenes. The purpose of this community was spe-
cific: to live a strict spiritual life, as pure and disciplined as possible, in order to cre-
ate offspring generations that would be of even higher consciousness, in order to
provide the ultimate physical vehicles for the final incarnations of the being that was
master Thoth and his soulmates. This latter incarnation became known as Jesus,
in the male.
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That same being had more than two dozen incarnations, beginning with one
in Atlantis which became the basis of the story of Adam & Eve which was told in
the sacred scriptures of several religions (more about this in a later chapter). He
appears in other places in these scriptures also, but his last physical appearance was
as Jesus in what became known as the New Testament (which he actually wrote
much of himself, although much has been tampered with). He now exists on
greater planes in a way we cannot understand with our Earthly brain.
[End of addendum. Back to more recent info related by me, from my own
experiences, and those of other Adepts and true teachers.]
near Current events
There was one community of Atlanteans who didn’t live on Atlantis during the
great destruction. Living in total isolation from the outside world until a few decades
ago, these people remained of the pure genetic line of Atlantis. I won’t get into
that here for a couple of reasons - it’s not pertinent to the goal of this book, and it
is far too involved to cover properly here.
Having a body that is of the pure genetic line of Atlantis is fascinating, but not
really important. A body is just a physical vehicle. Adept monks, the Initiates of
the Children of the Law of One, even though not genetically Atlantean Children of
the Law of One, are still of the pure line of totally “keeping with” the Law of One
via spirit and Universal Consciousness. That is what really matters.
The Present Times
and
The Prophecies
A Dark Deception
Some people have recently been fooled by the falling of political divisions and
apparent changes in the forms of government around the world, thinking that it is
leading us to a new age of peace and oneness. But take care, for this is but a grand
illusion, perpetrated by the dark ones, and the outward appearances of the begin-
ning of what is really the final attempt to takeover the world by the forces of dark-
ness. The new age of peace and oneness cannot be achieved by governments. And
while this age of enlightenment is close, it is not here yet - so beware - a false, neg-
ative “new age” is at your door. Prophecies from many diverse cultures all over the
world concur that we will first need to deal with the darkness coming to full power,
the “Anti-Christ” so to speak, and a powerful system of Anti-Light, before there is
an age of peace, harmony, and “Christ Consciousness”. The prophecies of the
Children predict this also, but go a step further by stating that it is upon us now and
starting to “snowball”. This you are seeing the beginnings of, and you shall see its
full face in the very near future. We are about to see tyranny, oppression, and con-
trol/enslavement on a scale that is unprecedented. A helping hand will be offered
to a collapsing world, an economically desperate world, a crime-ridden world - a
hand that will welcome you and take care of you - and make you a servant for the
dark side, if you grasp it.
In recent years, Tibet has been systematically “raped”. Thousands upon thou-
sands of Buddhist monasteries have been deliberately destroyed. Loving beings of
the Light have been tortured and killed. The destruction of the Tibetan culture and
people is well underway. The world has not acted to stop these obvious horrors. It’s
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not even covered by the media. Why?
The continuing decay of the Earth’s eco/biological system brings Global cata-
strophe rapidly closer in a myriad of ways, yet the world governments don’t put an
immediate halt to the many known causes of this encroaching global disaster. Hate
crimes and strange crimes by children are on the rise throughout the world.
Obviously something is very wrong, and the variety of popular ideas and approach-
es to dealing with it just make for a great show while things continue to get worse.
There are no solutions other than spiritual. Most people believe that there actual-
ly are various political “sides” with totally different approaches, opposing each
other. But if there are really political differences, why is the outcome always the
same? Either un-enlightened basically selfish people are in control, or they are not.
It just varies to the degree of selfishness, and thus the degree of darkness.
The reality is, that things are way beyond there being any political solutions.
There are no military solutions either. But there are soul-utions. We can change
ourselves to be someone who is not contributing to the evils. And we can find our
Inner freedom, Inner salvation, which automatically makes us part of the solution.
It is said that it is always darkest before dawn. The time of darkness is great
once again. Most of those from Atlantis are back again. And the same selfish mis-
takes are being made again. The last days of Atlantis are with us once more, and
thus is suppression of the light (positive polarity - positivity), and the expansion of
darkness (negative polarity - negativity). The following story is just one indication
of this.

[nodstar]

ery May, the Children of the Law of One participate in a group-meditation
called “Wesak” (wee-sock). Initiates of the Law of One all enter a deep trance-like
meditation, which brings us closer together, and into the higher realms within the
Universal Spirit. There are several reasons for it. For one, it is a momentary
“break” from the constant pain and sorrow of having to live in physical bodies, in
this world of suffering and lost souls. Wesak was once the closest we came to get-
ting a “vacation getaway”. The Wesak meditations last for days, and are begun and
ended on and off, at various times. The meditation is also a powerful communion
that is “experienced” simultaneously, by Children of the Law of One around the
world, regardless of where they are. The Wesak meditations create an emotional,
mental, and spiritual “link”, that renews and bonds us all. We share energy, feel-
ings, and information, and temporarily merge as One being with many facets. In
order to achieve this, the meditations are so deep, that we leave our physical bod-
ies, and join in “astral” or “spiritual” realms. It was always a joyful celebration, a
time of “sharing” with a degree of intimacy and love that most of you cannot under-
stand at this time. These days, it is also a time of sadness.
In 1990, during Wesak, we were set upon by what could be called “modern
day agents of the Sons of Belial”. On one night of that Wesak, “hit teams” struck
and murdered teachers of our order. It was planned and executed with precision
timing, simultaneously, on an international level. We were all defenseless at the
time, because of being in the deep trance-like Wesak meditations. Hundreds were
murdered throughout the world. Some of us survived only because we had alert
elder or novice monks nearby, who were able to fend off the attackers. And that
dark night was just the beginning of occasional attacks, that continue to this day.
This had never happened before. But those who serve the darkness had actually
become so blindly self-centered, they were ignoring implications of karmic law
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(cause & effect). Having “crossed the line” and broken what might be called ancient
“Universal rules of engagement”, a new era of physical, psychological, and psychic
attacks began. Even our isolated monastery in Tibet was to be targeted.
Some of you are aware of the thousands of Buddhist monasteries that have
been attacked, destroyed, and used as target practice for the military. But the attack
on our monastery was far different, and not conducted by the military forces you
might expect (more on that later).
During Wesak, when greater numbers of us were gathered there, the
monastery, and all who were there, including Gabriel, were physically obliterated by
military forces using state-of-the-art “hi-tech” weapons.
All who were gathered there for Wesak, were lost to us on the physical plane.
There are few survivors around the world now, far less than 1000. Those of us
who remain are few, and there is only so much each can do. And it is not over.
[Author’s note: This was a very sad event, but I am sometimes dismayed that
some readers express more regret that the monastery and library were
destroyed, than regretting that the monks and teachers who were there were all
killed. Please remember that even though the monastery was remarkably
unique and ancient, it was just a place, just buildings! The greatest loss was
that of those who were caretakers of your souls, those who made the monastery
what it was, those who were the life and soul of the monastery - those without
whom, it wouldn’t have BEEN a monastery. We keep hearing from people say-
ing “wasn’t anything saved of the library?”. No. And yes, like the destruction
of the library at Alexandria, the destruction of our library was a great loss, but
how great a loss compared to the loss of the teachers?? The loss was nothing
in comparison. Let’s say a great carpenter teaches all his skills, everything he
knows, to his apprentice, and that apprentice becomes a great carpenter who
does the same, and on and on. What’s more important, the master carpenter,
or the building he taught in? The master carpenter, or the “home improve-
ment” books he read when he was young? And if you really want to learn to
become a great carpenter yourself, what can you learn best from - a great car-
penter, or a book about carpentry? Teachings are written in this book. But they
are living in enlightened teachers. So if you really want to become a great
enlightened teacher, what can you best learn from - a great enlightened teacher,
or a book about how to be a teacher? And what is more important for learn-
ing, growing, and attaining spiritual wisdom and enlightenment - ancient build-
ings that have no teacher - or a teacher who has no ancient buildings?
Also, as I mentioned earlier, this is not an ancient archeology book, nor is
it about the monastery itself - the story of the monastery is inconsequential
“background”. Let’s use an analogy. For a moment, think of the book as a
stage (for a play with a message). The message is more important than the play,
and what the playwright wants the audience to “get”. The play itself is less
important. The stage and “sets” for various scenes are even less important - in
fact, they’re completely unimportant to the message. And the monastery is
merely one of the “sets”. One “set” may be destroyed, but the play goes on
delivering its message.
We have already expressed that it doesn’t matter to us whether or not any-
one believes anything that happens to be in the book - ancient history, Atlantis,
Hall of Records, whatever, let alone the “stage”, or “sets” involved. Once again,
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the book’s SOLE purpose is to present teachings about the spiritual realities of
life, and how you can personally change, get back to Oneness with God, and
have a positive effect on others and the world. Either those teachings make log-
ical and intuitive sense, and are considered valuable/important, or not.
Next, some readers have asked how the monastery remained undiscovered,
even by Tibetans. Here are the reasons. First, to the Tibetans, the area was
considered forbidden. They would not go there, and they wouldn’t help anyone
else who tried to go there. In fact, they would do what they could to prevent
it. Also, until the advent of the Chinese invasion, Tibet was “closed” to out-
siders. Next, for explorers other than Tibetans, it was very difficult to get to,
and protected. It is documented that a few explorers tried to reach the area via
alternate routes in the last century, but stopped and turned back just before get-
ting there. There is more than one reason for that, including hierarchical influ-
ence, and force fields that weaken the body. But whether you believe in such
things or not, the documented facts are that the explorers turned back every-
time (you can decide the reasons). Of course, the area is not protected now as
it once was, but still, it remains highly isolated and very difficult to get to.
Finally, it was hidden from the view of satellites. Recently a reader sent us a
copy of a newspaper article about an amazing discovery. In the winter of ‘99,
a year after this book was first published, explorers from National Geographic
entered the general area of our monastery. They were the first “non-Children”
to ever do so, and considered it an amazing discovery. The headline read
“Shangri-la Discovered” (or something like that). Amongst other things, it
described a lush sub-tropical valley amidst the Himalayas, so hidden by nat-
ural phenomenon that it never even showed up on spy satellite photos (see our
website for details). They were also astounded by the flora and fauna. A par-
adise of trees, ferns and legendary animals, all hidden away from civilization,
and according to them, any previous human contact. You’d expect such a dis-
covery would be getting pretty decent media coverage, wouldn’t you? But what
should have been the discovery of the century (or at least the decade) was bare-
ly getting any attention at all. In fact, the article was very difficult to find, and
National Geographic didn’t respond to our repeated inquiries (we thought it
would be nice to have some pictures). Then recently, the National Geographic
Explorers TV show aired a story about that expedition - but the story was “cut
off”, so to speak, leaving it with the expedition only discovering the waterfalls
nearby. Nothing was said about the “big” discovery of the lush sub-tropical val-
ley. Why? I can only guess. Perhaps something was found that doesn’t “fit”,
and would shake up the status quo? Or something even more serious? Or
maybe they just thought the discovery would only “bore” those who watch the
“Discovery channel” and PBS?
One reader also asked for the precise coordinates so maybe scientific
research teams could be sent in to make an amazing discovery public, and per-
haps get some benefit from it. Before I get into that, let me just mention that
we prefer it not be made public because there are still monks in the area who
would suffer severe adverse consequences as a result. But even putting that
aside, such a scientific revelation would never happen. To start with, consider
this one example (it’s really one out of hundreds of examples of the suppres-
sion of archeological finds that “don’t fit” the status quo). Edgar Cayce gave
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the specific location of the legendary “Hall of Records” in Egypt. Egypt is a
free and far more easily accessible country compared to Tibet - both politically
and geographically. Cayce literally pinpoints where the record chamber is
located between the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx, which are right outside a
major city. He even gave specific directions on accessing the passage leading to
the records (through one of the paws of the Sphinx). Even with all those
specifics available to allow Cayce’s story to be proven or disproven, what dif-
ference has it made? What scientific research teams have been able to discover,
or prove (or disprove for that matter) its existence, and with what result? Does
the government of Egypt (let alone China) give permission for anyone to do
whatever they want to try and find it? No. And as for it being discovered
(which it has been secretly), there’s virtually no chance that the truth would ever
make it to the public. In fact, I know a film producer (“Star Wars”, etc.) who
was in Egypt making a documentary about the mysteries of the Sphinx for a
major television network. During the filming, they conducted above-ground
scanning for hidden chambers, and found an underground chamber exactly
where Cayce said the Hall of Records was located. This man tried everything
possible to have legitimate archeological excavation of the chamber started, and
made public. He concluded that getting them to give such permission, was
“harder than getting the US Treasury to let you have the keys to Fort Knox”.
Scientists run into the same wall - evidence or not. So even knowing the pre-
cise “coordinates” of any “special” archeological find or ruins, does not make
for a publically revealed discovery. However, it can make serious problems for
those involved, or in the area - like our monks. I don’t believe that satisfying
someone’s curiosity, scientific or otherwise, is worth that in any case, but espe-
cially when it wouldn’t do any good anyway. The archeological community
doesn’t want any info out that “rocks the boat”, and our monastery falls into
that category. They won’t spread the news of such a discovery amongst the sci-
entific community, and the media won’t cover it either. But even more of an
issue with our old monastery, is that certain governmental forces don’t want
any evidence coming out regarding who’s military forces were involved in
destroying it. I can’t say who because of the further problems it would cause,
but I will tell you it wasn’t Chinese. Again, the media wouldn’t touch the story
even if someone brought them absolute proof of the ancient buildings, and/or
evidence of who/how/why regarding the destruction.
Another very important point I would like to make here. This book is in
lieu of our making information available to the public from a secret record
chamber buried in Egypt near the sphinx. These are mentioned in the Cayce
readings, and called the Hall of Records, so I will refer to them by that name.
Many people have misinterpreted the Cayce readings to mean that the Hall of
Records will be opened and revealed for the public. But close scrutiny and
applied understanding will show that they can only be opened by an Initiate of
the Law of One, and were put there by us, for our own use at a later time in
the future. IF they were ever opened by us, we were then to decide what would
be revealed to the public. Here’s the scoop -
At the time they were placed there, we didn’t know exactly how various
free will choices would effect or change the future (within certain bounds). We
weren’t sure to what extent, if any, those records could be excavated and/or
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made public. Nor were we sure to what extent the lineage of our order would
be preserved. But now the future is upon us - we are finally in the present
times. And as we reach the period in which the discovery of the Hall of Records
(and more importantly, its contents and “message”) could have been made pub-
lic, we are faced with the reality of our times. Mainstream public revelation of
such a discovery is very, very, very unlikely. It would discredit careers, and upset
the theories/beliefs of many people and organizations all over the world. On the
other hand, public revelation of the “message” of the records via this book is a
minor threat in comparison, because many people won’t buy the book in the
first place, and many won’t take it seriously even if they do.
It would have been great to “stun” the world citizenship with an archeo-
logical find that presented the history, spiritual message and teachings that are
here in this book. Many more people would have heard about it, and the gen-
eral public would have had to take it seriously. But that isn’t going to happen
because of the way things are in the world. The “powers that be” are not going
to announce the discovery of archeological proof of alternative theories of cre-
ation, prophecy, and teachings like those contained in this book (or the Hall of
Records), because it would radically change the status quo, our lives, and theirs.
Yes, there is a slim chance this may still somehow “slip out”, but 1998 was the
time for the revelation. That’s why this book was released during ‘98. Other
than you directly accessing the records psychically, this book “is it”. It reveals
the essential contents and message of the Hall of Records in a condensed form.
It basically covers the Hall of Records’ essentials - pre-history of our species, the
changes that have occurred and are yet to be upon us, the nature of God and
the Universe, our place in it all, and how to get free again (back to our spiritu-
al, angelic state, and back to living in harmony and Oneness with the Universal
Spirit). That last part is the most important. In fact, those keys to your spiri-
tual nature and how to reclaim it are the REASON for our existence as a spiri-
tual order, and for this book. The records were not placed there to be discov-
ered in the future as fascinating curiosities, nor archeological artifacts, nor
proof of Atlantis (or a library or a monastery). So here is your “alarm clock”
going off. Your reminder about your true spiritual heritage, how to regain it,
and that at this time in history, the time of great changes is beginning. This
book is fulfilling that purpose and destiny. Those of you who truly have eyes to
see and ears to hear will recognize that and get what you need from it.]
Now, because of the assassinations of our teachers and destruction of the pri -
mary monastery, there is an overburdening problem with our ability to help all of
those who need help to free themselves from their separate selves, and return to
Oneness with God. There is a great need for a new wave of others to attain
Universal Consciousness, so they can join us in helping their brothers and sisters.
This is one of the reasons for this book.
Much of what I am writing here would never have been made public before,
but because of the teacher shortage, and the times of change that are upon the
world, these writings are being released now. This is being done primarily to: 1)
Reach more of those who may have evolved to the point where they would have
normally come into contact with a teacher by now; 2) To pass on our heritage -
your heritage; 3) Reach the few of you stragglers who have ears to hear, and who
may be helped by it. We are doing this because the time is so short, and resources
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so limited. As I said earlier, the cycle has come full circle, and the oppression and
upheavals that plagued Atlantis long ago, are beginning to visit the Earth again.
If you still have spiritual work to do on yourself, please hasten, for time is so
very, very short. If you feel the need, and have the desire to have personal help
and guidance, then find a teacher now. Pray for guidance and help if you want it.
If not, do what you must, but do it now. And when your self-work is complete,
there is much for you to do, for many others need your help. But if you do not
complete your self-work soon, it may be a very long time before you get a chance
to continue. We are at the end of an age, and the time of harvest is at hand. The
Earth is cleansing itself of the “virus” (human beings) that has infected her and made
her ill. Even if you have changed so that you are not part of this disease, her fever,
shaking, and purging will not necessarily leave you unscathed. It is very difficult to
reincarnate when there are few physical vehicles, or none, for your spirit to enter.
Even in the advent of a new age of enlightened humans, you will be waiting in a
long line. And if you don’t become transcendent of your separate self before the
coming tribulations are over, and you have not met the obligations of your karma
before you leave your present body, you will be waiting in an undesirable, unpleas-
ant state of existence, for a very, very, long time before your opportunities again
exist. But if you live with, as the Buddhists say, “right mindfulness”, you can
achieve total freedom and paradise. It’s all up to you.
Ask yourself the following question, and really give it some thought: What kind
of world would you like? What kind of world do you want to live in? Would you like
to live in a world full of kind, caring people - of peace, harmony, and creativity? You
can. But, you must be the kind of being who would naturally inhabit such a world.
As I said, the Earth is presently in a most disharmonious condition. Ask yourself
why the world is this way? If you trace any problem to its roots you will find
that it is the result of the selfishness that is the natural outcome of
separate consciousness, rather than shared consciousness. The selfish-
based thoughts and actions of all kinds - hate, wars, starvation, greed, poverty, tor-
ture, etc., are not unusual freak events, they are just the day-to-day “norm”. And it
gets worse daily. If you don’t like these things, identify the real enemy. This enemy,
the selfishness spawned by separateness, is within each of us. We cannot change
anyone but ourselves. If we want to make a change in all this, that’s the only place
to begin. Surrender to the Universal One - to “God”. Get back to Universal con-
sciousness any way you can, as quickly as you can.
The selfish motives that drive negative destructive activities on the Earth could
not exist if the people were of One consciousness, One with each other and the
Universe itself. Yet it does exist, and now the effects of the small-minded human
actions on nature itself, have created a ponderous imbalance in the Earth. The
Earth, and the very Universe itself, in restoring the balance, will soon produce
changes that will result in great devastation to all life, including human life. It has
already begun. Nature is causing great changes. Extinction of species is skyrocket-
ing. New plagues have already arrived for both human and other life forms.
Starvation and homelessness is on the rise. Why?
Humans have been a “disease-causing parasite” to this planet and its other life
forms. What do our own bodies do when infected? We get chills, raises in temper-
ature, shaking, vomiting, and bowel evacuation, all done to increase elimination of
toxins, and to create an environment that will kill infection associated germs. Entire
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species, multiple species, of plant and animal life are becoming extinct on this plan-
et daily, directly due to its “infection” by humans. The Earth is a being, and it is
reacting similarly to the way our body reacts to an infection. Can you not already
see the first signs - increases and decreases in temperature in different areas of the
land and oceans (the cute name “El Nino” is just one of many such effects), extreme
flooding here/extreme drought there, more and more eruptions and shakings. What
is beginning to take place is not unlike what our own bodies do to heal themselves
of disease. Open your eyes if they are not already open!
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Gabriel so long ago, after he told me of all
these things that would someday come to pass (many of which now have actually
come to pass), I asked him an important question,
“So how can we live in a paradisiacal world?”
“We can do this by shedding ourselves of what makes us part of the selfish,
destructive world. This is achieved by displacing the selfish part of us that con-
tributes to the darkness, overthrowing it from our personal throne of command, and
replacing it with the part of ourselves that is giving, caring, kind, harmless. Let the
Inner-One reign as King of our actions and thoughts. Create yourselves anew, as
beings incapable of harm, and live a life of Unselfish Love.
All is vibration, including your consciousness. It is Universal Law that vibration
will seek and find its own level. Remember our conversation about how oil and
vinegar are of different molecular vibrations, different natures. As oil will always go
to oil, vinegar will always go to vinegar, even if they are broken up and mixed for a
time, so too, whatever your vibration of consciousness is, you will end up in that
vibratory plane of existence. You will end up where you belong, with who you
belong with, only by virtue of what you are - what you make yourself to be will deter-
mine your destination. Where your heart is, so shall you be also. Build your nest
where you want to live. If you live a life of Unselfish Love, how can it be any other
way but for you to join the others who have already done this, and live with them
in a world of Love and light? If you live a selfish life, who will have you amongst
them? Only those of your like kind.
In order to travel, to go anywhere, one must let go of where they are, and
where they have been, or they cannot go anywhere. To continue going on requires
continually letting go of where you are. Going onward in consciousness into Love
and light requires letting go of the negative self - of selfishness. Yes, the death and
rebirth of the negative separate self may be painful. Often times growth is accom-
panied by pain. But this is everyone’s price for a ‘ticket to paradise’.”
It was more than worth it to me. Is it worth it to you?
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Chapter Eight

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During my first week at the monastery I attended a course, taught by the elder
monk Clare, in which I learned about the important fundamentals of the Children’s
teachings. They were beautifully basic and, as she put it, “simple”.
“The teachings of the Children of the Law of One are very simple, and have
two basic aspects to them, which are referred to as a ‘foundation’, and an ‘essence’.
The foundation of the teachings is basically this: all beings, all things, are One, and
suffering is the result of humans forgetting that, and not acting as One. Thus all the
problems on Earth would cease with the achievement of Universal consciousness.
So breaking the illusion of separation, and returning to conscious awareness of
Oneness should be our goal if we want to exist in a positive and harmonious world.
And the teachings stress personal experience of Oneness with the Universe
through any meditation, or spiritual attunement method that works for you - not
taking them on faith, or intellectualizing it from a book or lecture.”
I was still groggy, and having a hard time getting down my “boiled socks” tea
to get any help from some caffeine. Yet I was still “getting it” for the most part.
“But while the foundation of the teachings is Oneness, the essence of the
teachings is Unselfish Love. It is considered both the most important means to
achieve Universal Consciousness, and the end result. And the end certainly justifies
the means in this case.”
I already had an idea about what Unselfish Love meant, and how difficult and
painful it could be. In fact, the book I mentioned earlier, “Stranger in a Strange
Land”, really “conceptualized”, or “grounded out” this idea for me. But at the time,
it was still just an idea that I thought was great, and really liked. Before I came to
the monastery, I tried to apply it by being “unjealous” about my girlfriend. I, ideal-
istic fool that I was, made an “Unselfishly Loving” gesture to my girlfriend. I told
her she could have affairs with other men, as long as they were good guys, and
someone I also knew and loved. But when she actually had an affair with my best
friend, even though it was “open” and I knew about it and agreed to it because of
my newfound intellectual “principles”, I came up against that great selfish beast in
myself. I went through hell, but I controlled myself and dealt with it OK. No one
got hurt, except my emotions and ego. But that incident had occurred fully two
years prior, and thus was all “ancient history” to me with my young point of view.
But now it was more than just a girlfriend at issue. Becoming a monk meant giv-
ing up all desires and selfish possessiveness. Even though we were not a celibate
order. I could no longer expect anyone to “belong” to me, and be “mine”. I had
undertaken the task of learning to Love all people, whether they loved you back or
not. And I had a lot to learn about what that meant still.
For awhile now, ever since I had been at the monastery, I’d had a “thing” for
Anastasia. I thought I loved her - I was “in love with her”. But the reality of things,
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In loving memory for the generations of men in my family who have made the sacrifice of serving in the military, the women who supported them and in particular for my grandfather who was lost "flying the hump" in WWII.

In gratitude for all the sacrifices my ancestors have made for this great country, generation after generation after generation after generation...I am proud to be of the thirteenth but not the last .

Happy Memorial Day (U.S.A.)