"The Father [God] judgeth no man but hath committed all judgment unto the Son."

Who is the "Son" that He should have the power of judgment? The Son is the Soul that has become Consciously Individualized and thereby the Son of God.

God's judgment is not necessary. Upon the record of the Soul is impressed all that the Soul has experienced; all that it has done, whether good or evil, and the record thereof is its judgment.

The Soul is the "Lamb's Book of Life." It is likewise the "great book" which man must read at the judgment day; that day when he passes over and must read the record of life; place it on the scales of judgment and there read the verdict. All this he (the Soul) must himself do. God the Father gave the Soul free Will. He also gave that Soul a Law to obey and the Soul alone is responsible for what is to follow.

When we are reborn, or "born again," and as a result have become regenerated, the Soul brought into Conscious Individualization or attained to the Cosmic Consciousness which places it in At-One-ness with the Father, then that Soul has in truth and in fact become the Son of God and sits in judgment, not over others, but over its own life's activities, irrespective of what these have been or are.

Those who have attained this Sonship will constantly do all in their power to harmonize their thoughts, desires and actions with the Father's Will and so be nearly like Him as possible, expressing Godliness, that is, tenderness, mercy, compassion, helpfulness, forgiveness and the other heart emotions, in all they do. As the eyes of the young man of old were opened by the prayers of Elisha, even so, by the desires and longings of the Soul, the eyes of those yet steeped in material and worldly blindness may be made to see.

When ennobled desires are born in the mind they are impressed on the Soul and the eyes begin to glimpse the truth; then has commenced the beginning of judgment. In those days: "Shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken."

These are the days of trials and tribulations. These are the days when the body (Caesar) demands its own, aye, more than its own, and the Soul refuses to become part of that which it has learned is unrighteous. There is conflict in heaven (in the Soul) and the angels (emotions) weep. The material splendor that formerly dazzled us and appeared as the only thing worthwhile begins to possess an uncertain hue and of doubtful value; the uncertainty increases the internal conflict.

We now see that all the glitter and promise of fame and power may not be as desirable as we thought and may even become a liability. Stars indeed fall, those stars of desire that lured us on in quest of earthly pleasures and possessions. The Soul itself is shaken on becoming aware of its responsibilities and by knowledge of the Divine fiat that it must pass judgment upon itself for all that it permits to take place within its own domain.

"The Father judgeth no man, but hath committed judgment to the Son."

  Every son of God is compelled to bring judgment upon himself. He must weigh in the balance and impartially judge every thought, desire, act and deed committed by his mortal mind and carnal self. Truly the Divine Creator could not have thought of a more absolute and just Law, the Law offering no avenue of escape, yet without the possibility of injustice; a Law that is impotent to grant either mercy or forgiveness for evils done, wrongs committed, and that is equally just and fair in granting rewards for "works of good repute," services rendered unto fellow men.

The Law is Absolute and Inviolable.

If this fact could be impressed upon the consciousness of men, the earth would gradually change from a hell to a heaven of good Will and the well-being of men. Men would then instinctively feel that the acts of life are either making or paying a debt; that just as certainly as they must pay their worldly financial obligations or be sued for them and thus be forced to pay, so must the debts of unrighteous acts also be paid and that there is no possibility of evasion.

When man turns aside from false beliefs, evil and sensual desires and carnal longings, he is repenting past sins and confesses a new life. It is the Passover. Then the inner judge becomes active and will separate the wolves from the sheep, the false from the true; man will begin to live the new life, and he will gladly pay all his debts just as any other honest man willingly and as rapidly as possible pays all financial obligations. Then he willingly accepts the dictum:

"Thou shalt by no means come out from them until thou hast paid the last farthing."

This is the day the sign of the Son of Man appears in the heavens (the inner Consciousness). It is the Awakening and Illumination, the great event all true men await with fear and trembling. It is the day cowards and degenerates avoid as long as they possibly can, because they still hope that it may be possible for them to obtain the remission of their evil deeds and be able to enter the kingdom of heaven "as a thief in the night."

Upon the Soul is written or impressed the record of every evil thought, word and deed. It is compelled, by the action of the Divine fiat, to be the confessor of all wrong committed through past ages. The Soul is compelled to stand face to face with this record, to acknowledge the accusation as just and to accept the judgment, the penalty for infraction.

The Soul will then see all that it has become: A useless, evil infected husk or shell, or a beautiful, durable mansion, a veritable Temple of Solomon, wherein is the Holy of Holies, a fitting abiding place for an Illuminated, Conscious Individualized Son of God.

The time when we must stand before the self-accuser may be today, it may be tomorrow, but certain it is that the judgment cannot be avoided. The judge resides within the Soul of each one of us. In a sense it is the Soul itself. Within that Soul is our record. Neither man nor God has the power to alter it or to erase therefrom one incident, though many of the debts may be crossed out as paid in exchange for deeds well and unselfishly rendered.

Despite the ordeal to be faced, the event should be one of rejoicing. It gives man an opportunity to know himself as he is. To actually know oneself is the beginning of all knowledge, the opportunity to begin life anew, to chart on a different course if the old is not desirable to follow.

Man is in reality Soul. The flesh, the body, is no more than a vehicle through which the Soul may manifest or be active. Foolishly, man thinks that which is apparent is himself, when in fact it is no more than his shadow. The words, acts and deeds are the real man made manifest and these he becomes; these he manifests, and by these is he judged.

"By the fruits shall ye know the tree," "by their fruits shall ye know them [the man]."

"Am I doing right, are my acts constructive?" These are the questions we should ask ourselves, ask of the Soul and listen for the answer because there is that within, a better self, which does make itself felt if we are sincere. It reminds you of what you have done - we call it the conscience; as a truth, it is the voice of the Soul. It keeps a record of all action, of every effort. The Soul, as a wise philosopher has said, is; is built up, has become the "accumulated experience" of man.

These experiences have been what the body called for, what the mind desired. As man contemplates his past experiences, analyzes the cause of action, dividing the good from the evil, the destructive from the constructive, he will be forced, by the Divine Law, to sit in judgment and condemn - his own Soul.

Despite the impossibility to escape from his own consciousness of guilt, it is the good in man, the longing for something better and more real, that awakens him and confers upon him the insight to choose correctly. This good (savior) awakening to life and action within him, is in fact the Christos, man's ultimate redeemer.

"And then shall all the tribes of earth mourn."

The Bible in all its stories, parables and teachings has but one thing in mind: Man and his redemption and return to his original state of Godliness.

"All the tribes of the earth mourn." Man is the earth, the microcosm or a little world. The tribes are the multitudinous passions that hold sway, hold forth within him, this "little world." If you would know how numerous the tribes of passion are, read Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress understandingly.

All the "tribes," the desires and passions of the flesh, mourn this awakening of the spiritual self, while the mortal mind does all in its power to delay the day of this coming into a higher consciousness. These "tribes," inheritors of the earth-being, will for a time at least, become stronger than ever and be in battle arrayed; tearful, painful, suffering; but this is the agony, the Golgotha, all must pass through if there is to be deliverance.

At this stage of our being either we become saved or we are condemned. We are either thrust out into utter darkness or here commence to ascend toward the throne of God; finally, and after "many days of trials and tribulations" when the "sea was rough and the voyage dark" to be "clothed in the whiteness which is spiritual wisdom and the Light of Soul Consciousness."

How can man condemn himself and enter the darkness that knows no day?

Man does this when he refuses to awaken to the truths of life and permit the cleansing Fires from the heavens to descend upon and baptize him. He further fastens the shackles of slavery upon himself by seeking unity with and sympathy for the lusts of the flesh, by steadfastly wedding himself to the material and worldly illusionary splendors of the temporal and refusing all that is real and of the Soul.

If we finally "see the light" and willingly, righteously judge ourselves and then turn away from the temporal and unlasting, then we shall see the "Son of Man coming as in clouds from heaven with power and great glory. And his angels shall gather together his elect from the four winds of heaven, from one end of heaven to the other."

Here we have the symbolic picture of the Soul's awakening in the likeness of its Creator. It is the perfect representation of the Soul's attainment to Conscious Individuality and the Cosmic One-ness with the Father.

Men shall "see" the coming of the Son of Man.

As in a vision the Illuminated Soul casts its Light as a reflection, just as the physical self is reflected when we stand before a mirror. "And man shall see God." This is not a figure of speech. The Illuminated Soul can and does see God because God is a Light and as a light God becomes visible to the Soul.

This Light which in truth is on "neither land nor sea," may be visualized in the great power and glory of its Illumination; in its righteousness and purity; in its love and unselfishness; and above all, in its newborn freedom and readiness to pay its Karmic debts to the "the utmost farthing."

When man has awakened the Soul and brought it into consciousness by means of ennobling and exalting thoughts, by constructive desires and deeds of service, he will be able to see the Light of this Soul; he will know as surely where the Soul has its center or haven, the Holy of Holies, as he knows the house in which he lives, and he will be able to at all times and at any moment contact that Center for health and strength.

Can you, a sincere seeker after truth, fully comprehend and spiritually understand that every thought you think, every desire you hold, and every word you speak, your every act and deed, is faithfully recorded and indelibly impressed upon the Soul, the inner consciousness, as certainly as the good stenographer indites every word of dictation as it leaves the speaker's mouth? If so, then you are well on the way to a comprehension of the way to what shall be life and eternity and if you will "follow through," the end will be the Soul's Consciousness and Illumination.

How many and how dark are the pages of the Book of Life of the individual; how bitter will be the tears of the beholder as light is thrown upon these records and he must read; how deep will be the remorse?

It is well when the eyes are no longer blind and the tears begin to flow, for that is the beginning of Light. Man will then be able to change the course of his life and by acts of manhood be able to wipe clean the pages now so dark and discouraging.

When the Soul has awakened from its long slumber and walks over the "troubled waters" of the past, it is ready to proceed in the newness of life. The sins of the ages, of all past experiences, no longer belong to it. To the past belongs the past. We should allow the "dead to bury the dead." We need not dwell upon the sins committed and become hopelessly discouraged, though we must recognize that the past is never dead until it has been judged by the Soul and restitution made.

This done, we have washed "our robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb"; we have willingly faced the righteous judge, have accepted the judgment, have agreed to make full restitution, shown a perfect willingness to pay unto "the utmost farthing" and are now engaged in doing so.

As soon as we have complied with the eternal and unchangeable Law then we have washed, through repentance, grief and goodly deeds, the Soul impurity and ungodliness. We then stand before the "throne of God" and we serve Him, because we serve His less fortunate creatures, both by day and by night in the temple of the living God, and "He that sitteth on the throne shall dwell with us and we shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more."

"For the Lamb [the free and Illuminated Soul] which is in the midst of the throne [the Center of our being] shall feed us [bring us peace] and shall lead us unto the living fountain of water [live as an Immortal] and God shall wipe away all tears [remove all sorrow] from our eyes."

It is immaterial how dark the past may have been, nor does it matter if the record of many ages and numerous lives is dark with ignoble deeds, for it is written in the Law: "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be made white as snow." All that counts is our willingness to face the judge and accept judgment and not merely express a desire to undo as much as possible of that which was undesirable, but to actually set about and do this and so roll back the pages of the record and on these new pages transcribe the kindly thoughts, the deeds of service and the love in the heart of our present efforts. In this manner we are truly paying "unto the utmost farthing" and to ask no favor that would disgrace the Soul of the honest man.

All these things are within the self and for us to choose.

The past has no power over us when understanding and enlightenment has entered the mind and heart. The fire of service, as a result of a regenerate heart, purifies, "washes white as snow."

To us is commanded: "Let the dead bury their dead."

Let those in sin look after their sins; but let us make certain to free ourselves from indebtedness to the dead; only then is freedom possible. If we fulfill our duty, then the Fire from heaven, that Holy Ghost, has the power to free us from all that is base, though it cannot wipe out the Karmic debt we have created; that debt we must pay, that is, retribution be willingly made. This may be through service, acts of kindness and the love that encompasses all.

It is written: "God Himself will be with them, and be their God."

With whom? With those who have become the masters of carnal desires, who have segregated and redirected the evil inclinations, who no longer profit at their fellow man's expense and who willingly serve according to the Law. With these there is no more crying for earthly possessions which are of no real use to them; no longer running after temporal glory and forgetfulness to the call of the real; no more hunger for the forbidden fruits of the flesh; no more thirst for the waters of illusion and carnal desires; all these have given way to the cause of the new life, have been transmuted into the hunger for those things that are satisfying and abiding.

All this does not imply that the needs of the physical man are to be denied or that the many innocent pleasures of life are to be sacrificed. On the contrary, one may enjoy these so much more completely when the undesirable have been set aside and the desirable substituted.

"He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son."

This does not say, or in the least imply, he who believeth, but HE THAT OVERCOMETH. To the man who has overcome the desires and longings of the carnal self, no good thing is forbidden. The operation of the Law will see to it that all good things ultimately come to him just as the raven fed Elijah in the wilderness when there was real need. The Law of life is; yet no specific rules can be laid down for all men to follow. Do the right; do that which cannot bring harm to yourself or to your fellow man. Do not those things to your brother that you would not have him do to you.

God does not set Himself up as a judge of right or wrong. Judgment must be found within us. Our sense of right, NOT OF PROFIT OR GAIN, must indicate to us what we should or should not do. No other can judge us and we are commanded to "judge not." We alone must be, and we are, the arbiters of our fate.

Desire for that which is not best for us is strong within us, because we are so much more of the flesh than we are of the spirit. The carnal self is strong and powerful while the Christos child is yet in its manger within us. We are governed by these desires because the mind has as yet not awakened to anything different; it as yet fully accepts things for what they appear to be. If the body calls for food, it supplies it; if for drink, it supplies that also; if for carnal satisfaction, it sees no reason for denying it. It is only as suffering follows satisfaction that it begins to question if all is as it should be or as it was intended to be. This suffering and dissatisfaction is the preliminary awakening and if followed through will result in the great Awakening.

Only by analyzing every thought can we find the cause of it and whether or not it is constructive and to "follow through" is best for body and Soul. Only by questioning the reason for desire and whether its satisfaction will bring good to the self and others will we know whether we should satisfy the desire. Judgment can follow only after careful analysis and an appeal to reason that is unbiased.

What are the thoughts we think? Do you attempt to govern, to direct them?

What about your desires? Are they constructive or destructive?

If you feel a desire for revenge, to "even up" things with some one, do you curb these desires by saying to yourself: "Halt, that will never do, such thoughts are wholly unworthy of the Soul I desire to bring into manifestation; they will not hurt anyone but myself and certainly I do not want to bring revenge UPON MYSELF."

Remember that the Soul is neither more nor less than a repository; your own accumulated experiences, your feelings, your desires, the longing of the flesh uncurbed by the Will. They are like your own spoiled child who is neither directed nor governed; of whom people ask: "What do you expect with a father like that who neither instructs nor curbs the boy when he does things he should not do?"

Every man is aware of what he must overcome. He knows when he is tempted and also how to resist. He is capable of judging right from wrong, the constructive from the destructive. No man other than the moron or un-redeemably vicious has ever been so helpless, so blind, that he was unable to distinguish between personal desire, duty or the actual requirements of the body.

Full responsibility rests upon us here, now, in the present life. The voice of God, the Conscience within us, calls upon us for unfoldment, for full expression. It is continually struggling for freedom, and within us is the only power capable of bringing the Soul to Conscious Individualization, to a state of perfection and the "peace that passeth all understanding."

All conditions by which man is surrounded, all his environments, morally, physically and financially, were brought about by himself either in the present or during the past incarnation.

Soul is the only reality.

All evil in man is in reality made a part of the Soul. It is the Soul that must ultimately "pay the price."

The mind continually given over to evil, nonconstructive thoughts is the creator of an equally evil Soul, a Soul shrouded in darkness and hidden beneath debris of many incarnations.

Unbelief, mistrust, harsh and cruel judgment of others builds the Soul that is cruel and willing to destroy. No man is able to fathom the inner feelings of another and cannot understand the why for the acts of another, and therefore has neither the ability nor the right to judge another. It is the Law that "the Father judged no man"; that being true, what authority does any man possess to set himself up as judge of the acts of another? Finite, self-righteous man is full of conceit, is presumptuous and unsympathetic to the degree of his lack of spirituality.

The Soul is its own ever-living, continually manifesting witness either for or against itself; it is given no man to judge; for this reason did the Nazarene tell His followers: "Judge not lest ye be judged by the same judgment."

Blind eyes cannot see the sun shining in the heavens. To the blind all the beauties on earth are as nonexisting. Likewise with the deadened Soul, the Soul living in darkness, because it has not yet been brought to the Light. To it others appear like itself. It judges according to it own status and the evils of itself appear to it as the evils of others.

Mind governs the manifesting universe. The group mind governs because all it builds lives in the Soul of the individual and manifests in world acts, not as one Soul, but as many Souls working more or less in unity. Every man and woman of mature age is building a world in itself. We witness cities fall and earths torn asunder by upheavals of violence. Nations shudder and tremble. There are wars and rumors of wars. Nations prepare to rise against nations, all because of the thoughts and desires of men who lack understanding, and who act uncomprehensively.

We question why cities are destroyed or empires fall because we fail to realize that these happenings are the self-invoked punishment of the Souls inhabiting these places. We, our minds, create cities and empires. We likewise destroy them, making of them places of desolation and abomination, all because the mind is no more than artificially constructive and positively destructive.

The carnal, gross thoughts of the mind are creative of vibrations much lower (heavier) than those of the ennobling and exalted thoughts of love, goodwill, kindness and forgiveness. Where many evil Souls congregate there is a heaviness, a depressiveness, which profoundly influences all who come within the circle. Thus evil nations are destroyed by their own evil forces, by the reaction of their own mental influences reacting upon the many too weak to resist their influx.

Babylon was not judged and destroyed by God, for it is the Law (it is written): "The Father judgeth no man." It was the judgment of its own lustfulness come upon it. The minds of the inhabitants were so completely saturated with lust and weighted down by it that the reaction proved their destruction.

Is it not written: "He that looketh upon a woman to lust after her is guilty of adultery." He is guilty because his mind is an adulterous, lustful mind and the desire is as though the act were actually committed; so it is with nations.

It is also written: "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."

They will see God not because He selects them from among others and blesses them, but because their goodness, kindness, graciousness, all emotions of purity, sever the veil which hides God from mankind. They are brought face to face with the Light which is God.

Such is the Law of Compensation. "Seek and ye shall find." "As ye do unto others so will it be done unto you." Possibly the more direct interpretation of the Law is, "As ye do unto others so do ye unto YOURSELF."

This is the foundation of the Code of Ethics that will ultimately govern men of the New Age.
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