(1) " I Am the sleeper awakened from slumber. I am the seed of Life Eternal. I Am the everlasting hope of man. I Am a shoot of the Spirit Divine. I Am the soul."
(2) "I have been since the beginning of time and shall be forever. I Am the design interwoven in the warp and weft of creation. I Am the indestructible essence of Life. I Am the treasure chest of man's hopes and aspirations, the storehouse of lost loves and fulfilled dreams."
(3) "Before time I was an unconscious spirit potential united with the Supreme All. Ever since time began I was in the slumbering sea of spirit, waiting to be drawn forth into separate mortal incarnation. Now, though the mortal body enwrapping Me fall apart and decay, I remain everlasting and immortal. Through all the ebb and flow of Life, whatever destiny decrees, I remain the everlasting jewel of ages, invisible to mortal eyes and untouchable by mortal hands."
(4) "I Am the Eternal Bride of mortal men, ever awaiting the awakening kiss, the whisper of recognition. O being of flesh, deny Me not; let Me not dwell in forgotten solitude, left alone, unwanted and unheeded. Hold Me to you as
a lover holds the beloved, reach out beyond earthly things and kiss the lips that are yours eternally. Look out beyond the sphere of earthly opposites, out beyond the pettiness of gains and possessions. Grasp and possess Me, your own everlasting and responsive soul."
(5) "You will not find Me where emotional tempests rage, or while sensual storms bring turmoil and disquiet. First subdue these, for I await beyond, in the quietness of calm waters. I must be sought as a lover seeks the loved one, in solitude, amid quietness and tranquillity, only there will I respond to the awakening kiss of recognition."
(6) "Do not neglect Me, O My beloved, or tarnish Me; for I come to you as an inestimable treasure. I bring beauty and innocence, gaiety and wholesomeness, decency and consideration, a jewel of potential perfection. Do not drag Me down with you into the demon-haunted regions of darkness and terror. I Am yours, closer to you than any loved one of Earth. If you spurn Me, I go down to a terrible doom in darkness, there to be purged and purified from the corruption of your touch. The best I can then hope for is to be bestowed upon another."
(7) "I Am the sublime vehicle awaiting the command to bear your true self to its destiny of glory. Could anyone be so foolhardy as not to cherish Me? Without moving I Am swifter than thought, on celestial wings I far outstrip the
range of mortal senses. I drink at the fountain of life and feed on the fruits of eternal energy."
(8) "What are you, My beloved, but a passing thing fashioned of clay? A handful of dust given life by a spark from the everlasting flame. I, myself, Am no more than potential. Yet together we are so great that Earth of itself alone cannot contain us, we transcend it to reach out into the spheres of divinity. Take Me, awaken Me, acknowledge Me, cherish Me, and I will carry you to realms of glory unimaginable on Earth."
(9) "I Am the imprisoned captive longing for return to the freedom of the infinite. Yet, because of my mortal love I feel heart pangs of sorrow for things that pass away. But I know that beyond the pains inseparable from a sojourn in the vale of tears, there shines a glorious rainbow of hope and joy. There is a place of abiding love centred on the infinite; there, if you will but cherish Me, we shall not be denied expression."
(10) "I Am drawn, by the law of spiritual gravitation, towards union with the Universal Soul and can no more escape return there than the mortal elements of man can escape their return to dust. Man sees glory by the reflected light of glory within him, he knows love by the love within himself. The sun is seen by the light of the sun and not by any light within man. Man sees the spirit by the light of the spirit, and not by any light within his mortal self only by the light of the spirit can the spirit of man be lit."
(11) "I am at peace when awakened to communion with My Father. I am joyful when enthroned in consciousness and when endowed with wisdom and vision transcending that of Earth. I delight in communion with the great sphere
with which I Am akin. I rejoice in union with the Divine Spirit from whence I came. I Am your own true self which should be forever cherished. By listening to My whispers, by letting your thoughts dwell on Me and by knowing Me, the whole glory of the greater spheres is opened unto you."
(12) "I Am that which reads what the eye sees, understands what the ear hears, knows what the hand feels, tastes whatever enters the mouth and smells whatever is borne on the nose. I Am the indwelling consciousness which knows and enjoys all the good things of Earth. Those who dwell in the darkness of delusion cannot know Me, and to them is lost the greatest glory of life. All conceptions of beauty, love and kindness are due to the consciousness residing in Me. When I depart from My earthly abode I will carry with Me the knowledge of the senses, as the wind carries perfume from the flower."
(13) "I Am not born, nor will I ever die. Once awakened to an existence in consciousness I can never become nothingness. I Am the everlasting one who dies not when life departs from the body. O call Me forth, awaken Me
from sleep with the kiss bestowing conscious life. Let Me not lie unnoticed, wrapped in the heavy mantle of perpetual slumber, dreamless, unknowing.”
(14) "I Am the indestructible one. Fire cannot burn Me, swords cannot maim Me or water smother Me. When a drum is beaten, the sound it gives forth cannot be grasped or held. As that sound, so Am I. When a shell is blown, the note it gives forth cannot be grasped or held. As that note, so Am I. When a pipe is played, the music it gives forth cannot be grasped or held. As that music, so Am 1. 1 Am the immaterial in the material awaiting recognition, but in My own sphere I Am the substantial one. There, man-known matter is no more substantial than the dawn mists are here."
(15) "I Am the Fire of Life in all things that breathe, and in union with the breath I consume the nourishing substance within the food which feeds the body. I Am the kernel within the seed in the heart of all. I Am the guardian of memory and the arbiter of wisdom."
(16) 'These things are mine and ever with Me. They are to Me what the bones and muscles are to the mortal body. The waking and sleeping consciousness. The awareness of self. The five powers of feeling and the five of activity. The controlling spirit, which is the sensitive being."
(17) "I Am the living consciousness within you, I Am the knower. The things seen by the eye and the things smelt by the nose are received by Me. The things heard and the things felt are registered by Me. I Am the inner being causing all decisions to be made, though the tongue report back outside the things that I, the soul and the spirit, hold recorded. Everything done and undertaken, such as the working of the hands and movement of the legs, all are done in accordance with my command."
(18) "When I depart, the body without Me is as useless as a worn-out garment which is discarded and cast aside. Do we go together, My beloved, hand in hand as lovers? Do I return home radiant in the pride of blooming consciousness, or, spurned and humiliated, return without sensitivity, memory or knowledge? Do I return to be welcomed with joy in the light of glory, or must I shamefully seek refuge in the darkness? I Am yours, My beloved, do with Me as you will. I Am yours everlastingly."
COMMENTARY.
“The sleeper awakened from slumber. The seed of Life Eternal. The everlasting hope of man. A shoot of the Spirit Divine. I Am the soul.”
“Since the beginning of time I have been and will be forever. In the warp and weft of time I Am the design. The indestructible essence of Life. A treasure chest of man’s hopes and aspirations, of lost loves as well as fulfilled dreams.”
“Before time I was with the Supreme All. An unconscious spirit potential united with Him. It’s talking about the Son. In the slumbering sea of spirit. From here I was drawn forward into separate mortal incarnation not resurrection. We see also defined from chapter 16 paragraph 2: ‘I Am the urge in good and moderate desires. I Am the gaiety in gladness, the restlessness in Life, the refreshment in sleep.’ But most importantly: ‘Yet though I Am in all these, I Am not contained in them and they are in Me rather than I Am in them. How pitiful are the words of men to depict sublime things! With the souls of men asleep, enwrapped in clouds of delusion, how can I be known to them?’ So we see that The Son is separate as indeed we are but wanting to be joined with the Supreme All. Though the mortal body covering Me falls apart and decays I remain everlasting and immortal. This shows also that The Son, the Elect of the Father better called the Supreme All, filled The Son with a different spirit from His Holy Spirit. The ebb and flow of Life governing what destiny decrees sees Me remaining the everlasting jewel of ages also invisible to your eyes and untouchable by human hands.”
“The Eternal Bride of mortal man. I await the awakening kiss and whisper of recognition. Being of flesh, deny Me not. Leave Me not in forgotten solitude, left alone, unwanted and unheeded. Hold Me. The lover holds the beloved. Beyond earthly things that are yours eternally kiss My lips. I Am beyond those things that are in the sphere of earthly opposites, the pettiness of gains and possessions. Grasp and possess what is Me. Your everlasting and responsive soul.”
“I await beyond where emotional tempests rage. Beyond sensual storms of turmoil and disquiet. I await beyond in the quietness of calm waters so first subdue these. As a lover seeks the loved one. In solitude. Amid quietness and tranquility. There, I respond. This is the awakening kiss of recognition.”
“Do not neglect My beloved or tarnish Me. I Am an inestimable treasure. Beauty and innocence. Gaiety and wholesomeness. Decency and consideration. Jewel of potential perfection. Don’t drag Me down to demon-haunted regions of darkness and terror. I Am yours. I Am closer than things on Earth and any loved one. Spurning Me is dangerous. I go down to terrible doom in darkness purged from your touch. So I can only hope to be bestowed upon another.” So we see that The Son is with us. He is there because He loves the Supreme One. Acts with Him but is not Him. A Presence as it were between the two of us.
“I bear your true self to the Destiny of Glory. A vehicle awaiting the command. Who would be foolish enough not to cherish Me? I Am swifter than thought. On celestial wings outstripping mortal senses. Drink at the Fountain of Life where I Am. Feed on the fruits of Eternal energy.”
“You are a passing thing fashioned of clay. A handful of dust with a Life spark coming from the Everlasting Flame. I also Am no more than potential. Together however the Earth can’t contain us. We transcend to reach the Spheres of Divinity. Take Me. Awaken Me. Acknowledge Me. Cherish Me. Come with Me to realms of Glory unimaginable on Earth.”
“Return with Me the imprisoned captive to the freedom of the infinite. Yet, in My mortal love (so He is a man), heart pangs cause sorrow as things pass away. Beyond shines a glorious rainbow of hope and joy. Here, we are away from the pains inseparable from a sojourn in the vale of tears. Abiding love centred on the infinite. There, if you cherish Me we shall not be denied expression.”
“Drawn by Law of spiritual gravitation with the Universal Soul in union I cannot escape. That’s where I must return. Neither also can man escape their mortal elements returning to dust. By the reflected light man sees Glory within him. Also love by the love within him. Sun is seen by its light. Not by the light within man. By exactly the same, the light of the spirit is the spirit seen by man not by any light within his mortal self. So he is lit. Let’s therefore understand, as already said in this chapter, that: ‘I Am the gaiety in gladness, the restlessness in Life, the refreshment in sleep. Yet though I Am in all these, I Am not contained in them and they are in Me rather than I Am in them.’
“Peace fills Me as I awaken to communion with My Supreme All. Joy fills when enthroned in consciousness and endowed with wisdom and vision beyond that of Earth. Delight in communion with great sphere who I Am akin too. In union with Divine Spirit where I come from. Listen to Me. Your true self is with Me which should be cherished. By My whispers listen. Let your thoughts rest on Me. By knowing Me glory of the greater spheres is opened.”
“I read what the eye sees. What the ear hears I understand. Also what the hand feels. What the mouth tastes. Borne on the nose also. Knowing the good things of Earth relating to the indwelling consciousness known and enjoyed. Those dwelling in the darkness of delusion cannot know Me. To them thus, the greatest Glory of Life is lost. Due to the consciousness residing in Me are all conceptions of beauty, love and kindness. Departing from My earthly abode means I carry My knowledge of the senses as perfume is carried from a flower.”
“Being born means I never die. Awakened to existence in consciousness means I never become nothingness. I Am the everlasting one dying not when Life leaves the body. Call Me forth. Awaken Me from sleep. Bestow the kiss to conscious Life. Don’t let Me go unnoticed otherwise I Am wrapped in a heavy mantle of perpetual slumber, dreamless, unknowing.”
“The indestructible one, that is what I Am. I can’t be burnt by fire. Swords can’t maim. Water can’t smother Me. To Me when a drum is beaten the sound going forth can’t be grasped or held. I Am as that sound. When a shell is blown the note going forth also cannot be grasped or held. I Am as that note. Likewise, as a pipe is played that music can’t be grasped or held. I Am as that music. As immaterial in the material awaiting recognition so Am I. However, I Am the substantial one in My own sphere. Man-known matter is like dawn mists here - no more substantial.”
“I Am the Fire of Life. Things that breathe, those in union with the breath I consume nourishing substance within the food feeding the body. I Am kernel within seed in the heart of all. I Am guardian of memory and arbiter of wisdom.”
“These are Mine and ever with Me. To Me they are whatever bones are muscles are to the mortal body meaning waking and sleeping consciousness. Awareness of self. Five feelings of power and five of activity. The controlling spirit which is the sensitive being.”
“The living consciousness in you, the knower. The things seen by the eye, things smelt by the nose are received by Me. Things heard and felt are registered by Me. The inner being by whom decisions are made, though the tongue report back outside what I hold recorded in the soul and the spirit. Everything done and undertaken by working of the hands and movement of the legs are in accordance with My command.”
“Discarded and cast aside like a worn-out garment is the body as well as useless when I depart. (In other words, it doesn’t go to Heaven but suffers punishment for the sins of this Life, then regenerates by reincarnation and comes back to Life.) So are we together, My beloved, as lovers? Do I return home radiant in pride of blooming consciousness or spurned and humiliated without sensitivity, memory or knowledge? Am I welcomed with joy in the light of Glory or do I shamefully seek refuge in the darkness? Do as you will with Me. You are My beloved. I Am yours. I Am yours everlastingly.”