Always, by choice, man can become evil if his eye beholds evil; or he becomes God, if his eye beholds God.
THE FORMLESS STATE
In the formless state the all-wise, intelligent Spirit was silent and contemplative; yet the intelligence was there and saw Itself as a producer as well as a spectator of all animate and inanimate things. In this state the all-wise, intelligent Spirit saw there was no modification; and resolving to emanate or bring forth the universe, this intelligence formed a picture of what the universe should be. Having naught but the perfect picture or Divine Plan to follow, the universe willingly took the form directed by the intelligence.
THE DIVINE IDEAL
The Divine Ideal picture was expanded until it came into perfect visibility. This is the Universe that we see today, that is going on with the perfect plan held forth for it to assume.
This Intelligence is and always has been the perceiver and director of It´s perfect, Divine Ideal plan.
This Intelligence knew that it was necessary to bring forth animate form and endow it with all potentialities, through which it could express fully. This is what is known as immortal man. This Divine Ideal, which differentiates itself in all phases and directions, is the immortal of each man today. As this man was created in the Divine Ideal of all-wise Intelligence, Spirit, he was set forth as the Son of the Principle, with dominion over every attribute and every condition. “Son” means union with, not a servant of. It was necessary that the Son be wholly free to choose and in no way become a slave or a puppet.
THE CENTRAL FIRE
This immortal ideal must always include a portion or spark of the central fire of that which brought or projected it into existence. This projection was the first cell that finally became man´s body and is the spark of life that always endures and never dies. This cell is, in name, the Christ. This cell, although divided and repeated many millions of times, retains the image of the Divine Spirit projected and implanted in it and cannot be perverted by man´s thinking. Thus, man is always Divine.
THE HUMAN BODY
This cell projects its divinity into every cell created by the multiplication of itself, UNLESS perverted by man´s thinking. The collection of these cells finally assumes unto itself a container or cover, which is called the human body. The spirit or essence, still in unmodified form, has the intelligence to see all changes going on around it. By always standing in his high dominion, man is Spirit and Spirit is God.
This Higher Self must be thought of, pondered over, worshipped, and blessed as being right within mankind.
(From the teachings of “The Life and Masters of the Far East”.)
