Confession signifies acknowledgment.
To confess is to admit the truth of a statement, a proposition or a dictum. To admit having been guilty of an error, or to have held a thought or desire degrading in effect or to have committed a deed contrary to one's best interest, is to confess these things.
Confession may be in one's own mind and to one's own conscience. However, before we are able to acknowledge error either to God or to a second party, we must awaken to the truth within our own mind and then be willing to face the facts. Right here is to be found the beginning of Wisdom and the means to freedom.
The confession voiced by the Nazarene was an acknowledgment
of his conversion and immersion in the spirit of the Light;
of his Oneness as a result of having attained to Conscious Individualization
with the Father.
The admission, or the acknowledgment of having been in error in
either thought, desire or deed, is but one phase of confession.
It is merely the beginning of an enlightened life and no progress
is possible until we are willing and ready to face ourselves
as we are, and not as we would like to think we are, and to admit
our weaknesses and errors. True confession is to willingly see
our mistakes and then set about to correct them. It is
the actual discontinuance of wrong in every phase of life and
the commencement of rightly thinking, desiring and doing.
The great error of uncountable numbers has been in thinking and believing that true confession is in appearing before others, such as a priest or other spiritual personality, and to them pour out our acts of commission or omission. This is one form of confession, but it is the outer or exoteric form and nothing is gained thereby unless in addition the penitent changes his or her life and lives according to the Law.
It is not, as so many believe, altogether necessary to proclaim our conviction that one Jesus became the Christ, the Son of God; though this is, in a sense, an admission that the son of man is capable of attaining Sonship. The Nazarene did not command of humanity a verbal acknowledgment of his Christhood. Instead, did he not ask of his disciples: "Whom do ye say that I am?" He desired that they make a confession in their own hearts, turn away from the false doctrines of the teachers of the day and adhere to the spirit of the Law and the development of the Divine Spark, the Soul within, thus bringing it into Conscious Individuality so that they too, like himself, might become Sons of God and be like him. The clearly stipulated Law as annunciated by the Nazarene was not: "Believe in me and be saved," but instead: "Whosoever will come after me [follow or live like me] let him deny himself [the selfish, sinful self and its acts], and take his cross and follow me."
This does not demand, as so many erroneously continue to believe, that we must cast aside all desirable things of life, become narrow and self-centered, display a holier-than-thou attitude and a contempt for all that is beautiful and pleasure-giving without being degrading. It does demand of us that we cleanse the heart; that we willingly pass through the bitter struggle of freeing the mind from arrogance and prejudgment of others; that we cast out, or transmute (change) all the gross passions, and that we think and live cleanly and exaltingly. This change or crucifixion of the gross and evil, though it might be pleasure-giving or profit-accruing, is the Cross we must willingly carry in order to attain a higher than animal status in life.
When we accept the terms of Christhood, which are neither less nor more than doing all that is necessary to the attainment of Conscious Indivualization through a consciousness of God, these lusts and desires and pleasures of the earth or the flesh that tear down and destroy must be replaced by emotions and desires that elevate the whole man. This is the true "denial of self and follow me" Law. The psychology of the mind is such that we usually most desire those things which finally bring us pain or sorrow. The selfish self must be cast out. This does not indicate that it is wrong to do all in one's power to advance mentally, materially or spiritually, but that it must not be at the expense of others or our own well-being. The Nazarene never had any intention of inculcating such an idea or belief. Such a doctrine had not been taught him by the Brotherhood that instructed and guided him. The self is so pronounced without our being and it is so difficult for us to distinguish between a rightful demand for the things good for us and the selfishness which is destructive and degrading, that we must continually "watch and pray," be on guard over all our desires and acts, until such time as we have found the means to free our self from error.
Self-absorption is but another form of selfishness, parallel and equal with it. A self-centered person often excuses his selfishness in the juggling of terms. We may become so engrossed in our own ideas, desires, plans and benefits as to be unaware of our duties toward society and others. Many self-centered people are pure-minded and of lofty aspiration, yet lose sight of the sorrows, sufferings and needs of those about them. They are entirely forgetful of their fellowship or kinship with others and the fact that no man is sufficient unto himself, and that his life is inter-woven with those of others. His attitude is: "What is that to me?" As a result he loses all the good accruing from the kindly inner feeling that helps to make man akin to the gods.
The self is one of our greatest tempters to wrong and must be unflinchingly guarded against if we are to avoid the pitfalls constantly met in the Path. Selfishness is the most subtle, the most alluring "devil" of life; always offering us the glittering cup of profit or plenty, pleasure or satisfaction; constantly drawing us farther and farther from all that is real, lasting and the means toward Immortalization.
Seldom is the self as it actually appears; nor as we think it is or would like it to be. As a habit of life we have surrounded ourselves with a beautiful, enticing mental picture of ourselves, not as we really are, but as we have idealized ourselves to be by closing our vision to the evils of our thoughts, desires and acts, and the passions that lurk in every corner of our being.
It is a picture painted by the mind and touched up by the beguiling self known to us as the egotist. All the blemishes, physical defects and mental sores are carefully covered much after the manner of the inefficient physician who treats the outward appearance of a wound, neglecting to cleanse the inner cavities which cause the trouble. We proceed blindly in life, worshipping this beautiful idea of self, of what we unthinkingly think we are; the while we are building a Soul whose image would startle us and bring upon us shame and disgust did we not see it as "through a glass darkly" and were our eyes to be opened for only a moment so that we might see ourselves as we truly appear to those whom God has given the power to see with a clear vision.
All this we must willingly and gladly change if we seek to build a Soul after the form of Him who gave us the Divine Spark for us to fashion as we please. We must be primarily willing, aye, anxious, to see and know the truth; to face things as they actually are and not as we would have them be. This is OUR Cross. This is part of our denial. Standing face to face with the ego of ourselves we must confess our errors, our weaknesses and our petty selfishness and narrowness.
We must willingly analyze ourselves and our desires and then set about to begin building anew. With our clearer sight, new plans, keener desires, we must start building the new temple for the Soul we are bringing into a state of Conscious Individuality.
"Let him deny himself!" This was the crux of the religious philosophy taught by the Nazarene. He was fully aware, as were all great masters before him, as well as since his time, that this would prove the stumbling block to all who would attempt to follow him. It is not possible for man to deny self (selfish instincts and desires) without crucifixion. The most difficult task before the man who would leave the well-beaten paths and attain is to analyze the many intricate problems of the self and its multitude of desires and passions, and separate the constructive and altruistic from the destructive and selfish; and having done this, proceed to unmerciful sacrifice, by means of transmutation and substitution, to change the undesirable to the truly beneficial.
Whether we will it so or not, this is the one necessary thing. It is the demand of the Soul. The Immortal self within demands that this must be accomplished if the Soul is to be brought into full consciousness. It is essential to the Cosmic Christos; that Holy Spirit which has always existed and must continue to exist as long as there remains one human being on earth who has failed to attain Conscious Individuality. To become Cosmically conscious and to become as one, or cooperative with it, and this is the ultimate of every human being, we must learn first of all to truly know ourselves, our innermost being, the weaknesses as well as the desirable qualities.
We must be willing to change the weaknesses to strength and then walk in truthfulness and uprighteousness, ever ready to learn more of the truth and the true Christic spirit, irrespective of the temporary sorrow or suffering that may follow because we have taken up the Cross which shall in good time become the Rose-of Sharon.
The error and the incentive for the errors and mistakes of man are not Soul activities, though unfortunately upon it falls the responsibility for the eradication and payment of all such actions. The Soul is plastic. Upon the Soul, as upon a phonograph record, are impressed the lies, deceits and unregenerative acts and practices resulting from the unhallowed desires of man, and there they must remain, weighing down the Soul until such time as they are eliminated by deeds of kindness, loving thoughts and efforts to help others and ourselves and as we make deliberate and conscious efforts toward the attainment of our inheritance - Soul Consciousness and Illumination.
When we confess the Christos, we thereby profess the savior of the race, but neither confession nor profession, merely voiced by words, however solemn and impressive to the hearer, can have the power to save the Soul from its fate. It is written that the Nazarene confessed his Sonship with the Father; not by words alone, but by the living and demonstrating of the works that the words represent. Man may do no less; nor can man be saved by any other means than by the expression, in works, of the Laws propounded by the Nazarene and other great masters before him.
The works declared to have been accomplished by the Nazarene, even if accepted as exemplar, as those of a legendary being, are such as may be performed by those who have brought the Soul into consciousness. They are the works of a Soul that has become awakened, individualized and brought to partial consciousness of its Oneness with the Father. All the works reported by the Nazarene confess the All-Father, showing both faith in himself and in the universal, unchangeable Law of CAUSE AND EFFECT, EFFORT AND REWARD. The Nazarene confessed himself through his works; words were not necessary. The Soul always shadows the self by its deeds and behavior so that all who know may see and understand.
Possibly we are of those who are well fed, warmly clothed and of good health, and profess pity for those who are cold, starving and wandering about without comfort. We fail to make an effort to improve the lot of unfortunates, refuse to help them into happier surroundings and open their eyes to the cause of their sorrow, and to a realization of a way whereby they too may enjoy after a time the blessings of life if they are willing to master and apply the Law of Compensation. If this is a picture of ourselves, then we have failed; failed in our way as certainly as have these miserable ones in their own way.
This may be due to self-righteousness. Fortune may have favored us, despite our unworthiness. We have come to feel that we actually deserve or have earned our present fortunate position. We feel "holier-than-thou" and set ourselves up as examples of those upon whom the Lord smileth; when as a fact, we may deserve to be in even worse circumstances than these we frown upon, and unless we quickly set about to correct our own faults and weaknesses, may soon find ourselves in a like position.
We find it difficult to forgive those who have wronged us, being in ignorance of the facts that we ourselves cannot be forgiven our own trespasses unless we forgive others, and we cannot truly profess to be on the Christward Path until we have both learned and applied this Law. This in no wise indicates an imbecile negativeness which refuses to bring to justice those guilty of wrong, or suggests by our lack of action that in our opinion such were justified in the wrongs they committed either toward ourselves or others. It simply signifies the one uncontradictable Law that we may not punish others in a feeling of hatred or revenge, but solely in the cause of justice and righteousness.
To truly confess is to obey. If we would confess the Law that is absolute, then we must ourselves obey that Law. To obey is certain to bring us the Cross; it compels us to look and seek within ourselves, to analyze every motive and every act. It prohibits us from placing the responsibility for any act and deed committed by us upon another or others.
Why should the Cross cause us suffering when it offers eternal life? Is this not a contradiction? All birth is in suffering. All attainment is in renouncement and denial; in giving up that which is pleasure-bringing but weakening. There is no other way to attainment. There is no other path we may follow. No one ever succeeded in gaining Soul Consciousness - the boon of Immortality - except by way of the Cross; the exchange of those possessions we foolishly hold dear and consider at the time as necessities, but which we will learn in due time are nothing less than millstones about our neck. As we bear the Cross and awaken to the realities of life we become conscious of the fact that this is true and we are then able to make light of our former foolish fears. We have learned that our suffering was the result of self-imposed delusion, but necessary to our awakening.
As we proceed and gain strength and the light of understanding comes to us, as the beauty and desirability of an awakened Soul dawns upon us, the Cross loses its weight and its terrors; gives way to joy and satisfaction, to peace and thanksgiving. Self is then no longer the earth-chained thief claiming Sonship with the Father, while continually confessing by acts indifference to duty and association with the evil and lustfulness of the world. On the contrary, it has become glorified, active in the cause of love and righteousness without any appearance of self-glorification.
The real self in reality represents the Soul. The Soul is built up and composed of our "accumulated experiences" in this and other lives. The personality, that with which we left our mother's womb, which we were yesterday and are today, is the vehicle for the Soul to manifest through. The Soul, though present, is as yet asleep. The individuality is unformed, undeveloped, nonexistent. We build the individuality in the same manner as we build the Soul.
Once we awaken to the possibilities and desirability of the higher life, we have accepted the Annunciation, we have hearkened to John the Baptist. We then commence to build the new being. We discontinue giving the greater part of our attention to the personality, and proceed to develop the individuality. The personality continues to be unconsciously developed by our daily acts. The individuality is the result of deliberate conscious effort continued until such time as the individuality replaces the personality in life's drama.
We are that which we think and desire, not that which we think we are.
There is but one mental activity to consider: that which has created the personality and is now to be engaged in building the Soul - the individuality.
The subconscious mind is in reality the dormant mind of the Soul. It is the outer expression, the house, as it were, of the Soul, whereon is impressed all that we think, desire and bring into manifestation.
Unless the Soul itself is awakened, this subconscious self must at death pass into the beyond as an unconscious entity, to later again commence the earthly journey when the time is propitious. The mind is mortal. Like the body, it passes into the "limbo of forgotten things." Only the subconscious - the Soul as yet unawakened, with its many impressions and experiences - continues to "carry on."
It has been said that the subconscious mind is a storage chamber, a place or plane wherein all our thoughts and ideas are stored.
This is not altogether a correct statement. Let us liken the subconscious to a ball or a globe. In this ball or globe dwells the as yet unconscious Soul. While the mind is as yet unawakened, not having accepted John the Baptist, all our thoughts, desires and acts are impressed upon the external surface of this ball or globe. When we awaken to the greater reality, an opening results in this globe or ball, and then our thoughts, desires and acts are impressed directly on the awakened Soul. The subconscious gradually gives way to the awakening Soul, and if the process continues, Conscious Individuality, i.e., the awakened, Illuminated Soul becomes a reality.
The thoughts, ideas and acts are received, retained and impressed upon the Soul. The Soul is fashioned, molded and formed or built by the vibrations created in the mind by these thoughts, ideas, ideals and acts.
The mind is the operator - the builder. It is to be likened to the architect who prepares the plans for the building of a house, supervises its erection until it is completed and then even furnishes it. The mind does all the things the architect does to the house, but it does these things to the Soul, until such time as it has reached Consciousness or Illumination. During this process it is entirely subject to the Will and the action of the mind.
Mind creates health by constantly dwelling on the state of health. The Soul receives the vibrations and impressions of health from the mind and manifests it throughout the body. Mind creates success by thinking success. The Soul receives the vibrations and impressions of plenty and manifests it through successful activity. Mind, being awakened to the possibility, commences to build Immortality by thinking the necessary pure, exalted, constructive thoughts that in turn induce conscious effort. The Soul receives these exalted thoughts and desires and manifests them through a gradual consuming of the dross of mortality; thus creating a flame which, in due time, bursts forth as a Living, Consuming Fire, and the baptism by the Holy Ghost is the result.
When the body loses its heat (life) and activity by what we know as death, the mind, being solely dependent upon the body for existence, likewise dies; or more properly speaking, having lost its vehicle, passes out of existence; but all things created by the mind during its period of existence continue to exist. This may be as nothing more than a ball or globe of which we have already spoken and whereon are impressed the thoughts, desires and acts committed by the unconscious personality and these are the record that accompanies the Soul on its future journeys. On the contrary, it may be as the Winged Globe of the Rosicrucians; the Illuminated Soul which resulted from the conscious efforts of the personality wherein it dwelt. Existence beyond the grave is a continuation of life exactly as discontinued on earth at death.
The exalted life as announced possible by John the Baptist commences in acceptance and faith. Unless we have faith in something greater than the various activities of life as we generally know them and as lived by the mass, we will not be inclined to make effort in any other direction.
Faith is intensified by thought and fortified by desire. Paul tells us that: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for [and whose existence we are led to believe], the evidence of things not seen."
We may be disinclined to accept statements made in the Bible as being the word of God, or as inspired. We may refuse to believe Paul to even have been an apostle or Illuminated Soul. All this is immaterial. We may refuse to accept Paul as one who knew. What is important, is the fact that Paul stated a Law and that it is possible to demonstrate this by obedience to the instructions.
According to the faith in men, will it be unto them, provided they follow faith by activity - works.
If our desires are virile we will have the faith to act accordingly.
As we act so will be the impression upon the Soul and the degree of its awakening.
Desire, when intense, will create active concentration on the object to be achieved and be conducive to action.
Concentration in itself is neither more nor less than focusing the attention on the object of a desire. The focused attention creates a condensed image and in time this image will become a creative entity. Consequently, according to our faith will be our thoughts; according to our thoughts will be our desire.
Desire awakens the forces that harmonize with the thought; our acts will be governed by the desires; our desires focus our thoughts in concentration on a given object; this in turn and in time will create the image of that which is to be accomplished; and in harmony with this image will we make repeated, concentrated, systematic effort for the achievement of the desired goal or object.
Thought is therefore the primary substance of things hoped for. It is also the evidence of existing things not seen. Man cannot think of anything that either has no existence or that cannot be brought into existence. He has, however, attained the power to give evidence of his thought by bringing the thing thought of into existence. Hoping for a thing causes us to think of it and to plan its creation or production. Faith induces us to work according to the thought; by faith we have the courage and the incentive to continue in our efforts until finally we succeed in the creation of the thing that first existed in thought only.
Thoughts are basically things; if there were no faith there could be no thought. "According to thy thoughts be it," is as certainly true as "According to thy faith be it unto you."
We manifest our faith in our thoughts because we act according to our thoughts and desires. Thus it is that when we awaken to a faith in the possession of an embryonic Soul, we begin to think, desire, plan and make the necessary effort to bring it into manifestation.
In confessing our faith we express our thoughts. By confessing the Christos or Conscious Individuality we begin to manifest this inner being. We manifest Christic thoughts and desires. These are in effect a substance, because they serve in the building of the Soul-being; just as the carpenter begins the building of a house the moment he has his lumber and other material and prepares it for the construction of a house to harmonize with his desires or plans.
The conditions and appearance of our body continually confess (express) our inner life; our thoughts, desires and habits. The acts of the person are indicative of the thoughts and desires of the mind. Unfortunately for the present race, the action and behavior of men are symbolical of an inner confusion.
The body is neither more nor less than a vehicle through
which the mind manifests its thoughts and desires. It is likewise
the medium through which the Soul must express itself and ultimately
help Illuminate the world.
Each mind either creates or negates a Soul; the embryonic Soul
being born in a body wherein it must be awakened and Illuminated;
or failing in this, it returns to the matrix of the Creator, an
unconscious entity to again proceed forth on a like journey.
Mind is the architect, the master builder, working through the body as a vehicle. The thoughts and desires, the passions and the emotions, are the materials with which it works. If these are correctly used and applied, the Conscious Soul will be the result.
The mind being capable of building a Soul is just as potent to destroy a Soul, either before or after its Illumination, just as an architect or carpenter has the ability and the power to tear down the house he has constructed.
Men, other than idiots or who have become imbecilic as a result of disease, who no longer possess a Soul, or the Divine Spark which might have been fanned into one, have destroyed it by continued evil, sensual, selfish, degrading thoughts, desires and acts.
Have you ever given consideration to the facts that all of us have been taught that both the father of, and the Nazarene were carpenters? A synonym for the word "carpenter" might be the Master Builder. Does this mean anything to you?
The Nazarene was called the carpenter because he, like every one of us, had to build, to bring into manifestation, his own Soul. He, even as you and I, was given free Will to build the kind of a Soul he desired to be throughout the coming ages. His choice was the Consciously Individualized Soul; a Soul such as the Scripture terms the Christ.
The material body which we say men possess is no more than the house wherein dwell both the "engineer" and the Soul. The Soul, not being material, any more than is the "engineer" or the builder, must possess a place wherein to dwell and with which to move, a vehicle through which it may manifest. This body confesses the indwelling Soul, or the lack of one.
The body, every human body, acknowledges either a Soul that has been brought into Consciousness, or one that is yet in darkness, buried beneath centuries of the debris resulting from gross thoughts, desires and deeds. If the mind, through the body, continually manifests disease, sin, anger, malice, conceit, deceit, selfishness, false pride and still other evils, then it is certain the Soul still remains dormant and asleep and is in need of much effort to bring it into Consciousness.
If, on the contrary, there is exhibited strength and fearlessness in the establishment of justice, continued effort in the attainment of health and strength, success in worth-while efforts, the spirit of forgiveness and mildness, and a desire to be of help to those who seek help in order to help themselves, then all this is a clear indication that there is inner growth as a result of efforts made to achieve the final goal in attaining Conscious Individuality.
What is the first recognizable cause in awakening the mind to the need of becoming Soul Conscious?
Dissatisfaction with ourselves as we are. Shame at the constant display of weakness. Frequent indulgence of the grosser passions, the brutality of men claiming to be enlightened and civilized, not to mention professing to be Christians. Inertia and the incapacity to live up to what we consider our ideals. Above all, Suffering.
These are the active agents that bring us into the realization that all is far from well with us and induce us to seek for something better and more satisfying.
What are the forces that can be directed and applied in Soul development and bringing it into Consciousness?
Thoughts and actions that conform to the operating Laws
as taught us in all sacred books. The desire to
transform or transmute the gross passions into ennobling emotions.
The ever-present desire to cease being the slave either to our
own weaknesses or to the evil direction of others. The expectation
associated with constant effort to attain actual freedom through
the development and manifestation of Individuality. The subjection
of the personality to the spiritual self and the Individuality.
A search to gain the knowledge of what man was really intended
to become and then to make every effort to achieve that goal.
One of the first lessons to learn is that all men are in the course of becoming individuals and therefore should have the same freedom we claim for ourselves. This implies the action of an absolute Law which makes it impossible to profit at the expense of another without suffering from it ourselves, which in turn teaches the Law of Exact Justice. All evil thoughts we have of others, every attempt made to profit at their expense, or to bring sorrow or loss to them, will unfailingly react upon the one attempting it, and is registered upon the Soul of the guilty one.
All that we may wish, desire or Will to come to or upon another is certain to make its indelible impression upon our Soul and will become an external testimonial, either a reward or a penalty.
Another primary lesson to be learned is that it is impossible to attempt any harm, little or great, to another Soul without doing just that to our own, because the human Soul, being an agent of the Cosmic Soul, cannot and will not do an injustice or "bear false witness" even to save itself. It is helpless to defend itself. The Soul must accept that which we do to it and it becomes either evil or good, thus accurately reflecting our thoughts and actions. It is impossible for us to make conscious efforts to purify our thoughts, free our desires of evil, act constructively and work toward spiritual enlightenment and Illumination without impressing all of these things upon the Soul and thereby uplifting it to the degree of the efforts made. That is the Law. Its action is absolute and on the basis of aim and effort.
The Soul, once awakened and become Conscious, is powerful for good, eternally existing and a co-worker with the world Saviors. No force in heaven or hell can sway it or hold it in bondage. It is its own master as surely as was a Jefferson, a Franklin, a Washington or a Lincoln, and can no more be swayed by popular passion than were these men. Condemnation of the mass, suffering and even loneliness mean nothing to it. It finds its peace within; its arms are linked with the Cosmic Soul.
Once Conscious Individuality is even partially attained, the Soul will continue to evolve onward despite all trials and tribulation, all suffering and loss of material possession. When it is awakened to the degree of an understanding of its Divine inheritance, it lives in the consciousness of truth and righteousness; it will grow and gain in strength and power, ultimately reaching Mastership and be an inheritor of the promise made long ago: "Where I am there ye may also be."
Ultimately the Soul must find expression or become impersonalized as the result of inertia. Even the unfortunately born, the dwarf, the blind, the deaf, the dumb and the malformed possess this Divine Spark, which, if brought into manifestation, will make them masters of self and of men.
The Soul of man, whatever its degree of development, will continue to exist as long as there is good in it. It is only when it is permitted to become entirely negative and made to yield to destructive tendencies and degrading practices that it finally becomes totally irresponsible and without power to resist evil. Of this Soul it has been written: "The Soul that sinneth it shall die." Dying should be understood to mean that it becomes impersonal, nonindividualized and as such returns to the Cosmic Soul to again begin its worldly journey anew.
Perhaps we in this New Age should rewrite this sentence and say, "He who possessed this Soul has destroyed himself, has destroyed every vestige of his personality and individuality, and has freed the Soul from his influence and all ties binding it to him. Henceforth this Soul goes forth as a free, newborn entity in the manner of Souls in the beginning when the Sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair.' "
Man's life is an hourly, aye, a continuous confession of
just what he thinks, desires and attempts to obtain and attain.
All that he thinks, desires and does is impressed upon the Soul,
burned upon his innermost being, and it manifests through every
movement of his being and expression of eyes and face.
There can be no erasure of these impressions, except by deeds
of courage and kindness, of love and service in behalf of humanity
and a constant effort to help all men become free.
Only the exalted or regenerative life, the thinking of elevating thoughts, the feeling of refining desires and acts for the betterment of self and others can finally eradicate, by means of the transmutation taking place, the marks and impressions of former evils and free the Soul of the bondage incurred.
Suffering is the great Awakener. After the awakening other things may take the place of suffering. "Wherefore let them that suffer, according to the Will of God, commit the keeping of their Soul to Him in well doing as unto a faithful Creator."
Is this Law not sufficiently clear so that all may take
advantage of the proffered invitation?
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