WHAT SUPPORTS THE DISCOVERY OF INNER PEACE?

PEACE 101 SERIES

This is a basic study of many diverse teachings which lay a foundation for inner peace. Eventually this section will contain material of Dr. Robert Muller, Nicholas Roerich, Alice A. Bailey, Torkom Saraydarian, Roberto Assagioli M.D., Barbara Marx Hubbard, Corrine McLaughlin, Martha Linn, Edith Stauffer, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Manly P. Hall, Helena P. Blavatsky, Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, Frances Adams Moore, Art of Breathing, Yoga of Heart and more. For now, we will share the original ideas and principles which have guided our Peace Center in its development.

1. GANDHI'S SEVEN STEPS TO GLOBAL CHANGE

By Guy de Mallac ISBN 0-943734-16-9

• Selfless Service
• Right and Fair Labor
• Nonviolence
• Conciliation
• Share in Government
• Re-Education
• Sharing of Resources

"The Gandhian principle is one of example: inspiring others to change themselves so that eventually our institutions and government change and serve as an example to the world."

2. THE GROUP FOR CREATIVE MEDITATION

Shares these Laws and corresponding Principles:

• The Law of Right Human Relations. The Principle of Goodwill.
• The Law of Group Endeavor. The Principle of Unanimity.
• The Law of Spiritual Approach. The Principle of Essential Divinity.

The Great Invocation as adapted by us.

• From the point of Light within the Mind of God, Let light stream forth into the minds of humanity. Let Light descend on Earth.
• From the point of love within the Heart of God, Let love stream forth into the hearts of humanity. May Christ return to Earth.
• From the center where the Will of God is known, Let purpose guide the little wills of humanity --The purpose which the Masters know and serve.
• From the center which we call the race of humanity, Let the Plan of Love and Light work out And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
• Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.

3. WHO ARE THE ESSENES?

The ancient documents of the Essenes continue to describe people who knew an even older wisdom of cosmology, astrology, herbal healing and numerology, and who are models of wholistic living for today's disconnected society. Their love of one another and of the Spirit; their harmony with all living things and their understanding of Universal Law stand as timeless teachings for anyone seeking to re-attune to the subtle, natural energies in our world.

An Essene way of life is balanced with biogenic rejuvenation of the earth and the body which involves education and practice and will not be covered here, except to reaffirm their commitment to wheatgrass, trees, soil, water, air and respect for all humanity and the cosmos.

The TREE OF LIFE is a central symbol affirming "as above, so below" which means we are surrounded by forces from the visible world of nature and invisible cosmic world down to the smallest particle. Also "as above" are the limbs of the tree above the ground that bear the fruit that we can see, eat and enjoy and the roots "below" go deeply into the dark, moist earth for nourishment, which we cannot see (except through modern science).

Essenes use many symbols that are universal and understood because they touch and exhilarate centers of life beyond the reach of vocabularies of reason and coercion. As an example: circle represents wisdom; square represents power, triangle represents love. The symbol for human is circle, square, triangle

The microcosmos of the Essenes consists of 14 morning and evening meditations; also called communions which we have adapted to our needs, by eliminating the gender references of male & female, using verbiage that implies one united whole. For the pure original verbiage contact International Biogenic Society, P.O. Box 849, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada VIL 6A5.

• Friday Evening - The Heavenly Cosmic Energies and I are one.

  By focusing on this statement, we dedicate ourselves to the totality of cosmic laws and to the realization that the universe is a process of continuous creating in which we can contribute our part. The goal is to unite ourselves with the cosmic currents and develop the creative abilities within ourselves to the utmost and learn to use the creative principle in our life and surroundings, acting as a connector of the oceans of cosmic and earthly love. (standing on Earth between "above" and "below")

• Saturday Morning - The Earthly Nature Energies and I are one.

  We receive the Food of Life for our whole body. This is accomplished by contemplating the different food substances and realizing that the body is formed of the elements of the earth and is nourished with those elements through plant life. We become conscious of the processes of metabolism within us. We learn how to receive and absorb the powerful energies derived from foods and how to conserve those energies in our body, gradually developing the ability to assimilate perfectly. The goal is to establish unity between our physical organism and the nutritive forces of the earth.

• Saturday Evening - Angel of Eternal Life, descend upon me and give Eternal Life to my spirit.

  The goal is to arouse our intuitive knowledge of the eternity of life in the universe and our own unity with this eternal life and the whole cosmic order. We learn the importance of over coming gravity in the earthly currents of thoughts and freeing ourselves from limiting ideas.

• Sunday Morning - Angel of Earth, enter my generative organs and regenerate my whole body.

  The purpose is to transform the generative power in life into the regeneration of the human body. There is a power within us similar to the generative powers of nature in the top soil, which creates the vegetation of the earth. This central idea of the Essenes creates more and more abundant life. We realize there is a part of us that is rooted firmly in the earth. It is to this grounded, solid aspect that we deeply bow. The earth is our home and we am blessed. Let us use the wisdom of our senses to understand the earth.

• Sunday Evening - Angel of Creative Work, descend upon humanity and give abundance to all people.

  This teaches the importance of creative work, an expression of love and its paramount role in our individual evolution. It enables us to absorb energies and power from the creative works of humanity through the Ages. Dedicated to all the great things which have been created by human labor, the great pieces of literature, art, science, philosophy and everything we have created as a superstructure on nature, the great values brought forth by previous generations and inherited by the present one.

  We can be guided to be of invalueable service, yet not attached to being a server. For the tools of service are compassion and humility and these are born in a loving heart which is open enough to take as well as give. Fulfillment and completeness are gifts we give to ourselves. They come from focused labor and excellence as our guide. We see the power that our own acts have on us, and we create a world of joy.

• Monday Morning - Angel of Life, enter my limbs and give strength to my whole body.

  This teaches us the role of vitality in our well being and makes us conscious of all the innumerable activities of the life force in, around and through us, enabling us to direct it to any part of our body in the intensity required. Dedicated to the life, health and energy of the human organism and that of the whole planet and brings about a dynamic unity between them. All about us are the signs of growth, the signs of new life bursting from containment. We feel this primal urge to cast off limitation and open ourselves to the life forces. No longer must we wait. We share our life with those we love. There is a wholeness of our being that we have come to know. Our lives are the sum of our body, mind, spirit, soul and more. We are immersed in a cosmic ocean of Life which connects our life with All, and We are All.

• Monday Evening - Peace, peace, peace. Angel of Peace, be always everywhere.

  Our most immediate responsibility is to create peace within ourself and with everything around us. The universal greeting "PEACE BE WITH YOU" is often used.

  Throughout there is movement; there is growth, pulsating to the outer bounds of our potential and we feel full and overflowing. Yet at our center, at the very core of us, there is a quiet place from which guidances comes. As we experience the new life in us bursting its bounds, we are clearly aware of our part in the Plan, that we may prepare ourselves in the fullest expression and be a vehicle for peace.

• Tuesday Morning - Angel of Joy, descend upon earth and give beauty to all beings.

  Using the faculty of absorbing joy from the beauties of nature, sunrises, sunsets, mountains, flowers, colors, aromas and so on is one of the means by which we can attain inner harmony and serenity. Be conscious of nature's outward and inward thrust and allow your heart to be filled with joy. The colors of your world, the colors of your being, the balance of your life, all these are the love you feel shining upon your spirit."

• Tuesday Evening - Angel of Power, descend upon my acting body and direct all my acts.

  By becoming receptive to the cosmo-vital forces surrounding us and within us, we can absorb the energy through our nervous system and utilize these energies in every area of our life. The whole universe is a cosmic ocean of life in which currents of cosmic power are continually uniting all forms of life on all planets and connecting us with all other organisms.

• Wednesday Morning - Angel of Sun, enter my solar center and give the Fire of Life to my whole body.

  The Sun is a great living force in terrestrial nature, an ever present source of energy without which there would be no life on earth, in the ocean or in the atmosphere. Solar rays which do not stop at the surface of the body penetrate the organism, bathing the body and nervous system in the radiation of the Sun and establishing a unity between the self and the Sun.

• Wednesday Evening - Angel of Love, descend upon my feeling body and purify all my feelings.

  This teaches us the importance and meaning of the superior currents of feeling in ourself and in the surrounding universe. Love is the highest creative feeling. There is a cosmic ocean of love which exists everywhere uniting all forms of life and that life itself is an expression of love. To love one another, truly, without expectation of gain, is to transform the world. When we come from a place of love, when our gift to the world is ourselves rather than what we produce, then every occasion is an opportunity to add to the positive energy flow.

• Thursday Morning - Angel of Water, enter my blood and give the Water of Life to my whole body.

  Contemplate on all forms of water; rivers, creeks, rain, the sap of trees and plants and so on, establishing as a living reality the unity between the waters of the body and the waters of the planet. Realizing the health of our bodies depends upon the quality of our blood and in like manner the health of the physical environment depends upon the quality of the water available.

• Thursday Evening - Angel of Wisdom, descend upon my thinking body and enlighten all my thoughts.

  Develop an ability to create powerful, harmonious thought currents and attain intuitive knowledge and wisdom by tuning in to all thought currents in the Universe and the thought of all great thinking in the past and present. Thought is held to be both cosmic and a cerebral function. When we ready ourselves to remember the knowledge of all things, then the knowledge is there to be known. We honor the stream of wisdom that guides each living thing. We see that this wisdom is available to the extent that we prepare ourselves to receive it.

• Friday Morning - Angel of Air, enter my lungs and give the Breath of Life to my whole body.

  Become conscious of the dynamic unity between air and life and that respiration is the link between the organism and the cosmos, that where there is life there is breath. Thus the atmosphere in surrounding nature and the air within the body has a stupendous role in health and vitality. The inbreath of our life-force draws the world to us. And as the outbreath streams from us, we share our life with others. All is One.

4. Credo of the International Biogenic Society

"We believe that our most precious possession is Life."

"We believe we shall mobilize all the forces of Life against the forces of death."

"We believe that mutual understanding leads toward mutual cooperation; that mutual cooperation leads toward Peace; and that Peace is the only way of survival for mankind."

"We believe that we shall preserve instead of waste our natural resources, which are the heritage of our children."

"We believe that we shall avoid the pollution of our air, water and soil, the basic preconditions of Life."

"We believe we shall preserve the vegetation of our planet; the humble grass which came fifty million years ago, and the majestic trees which came twenty million years ago, to prepare our planet for mankind."

"We believe we shall eat only fresh, natural, pure, whole foods, without chemicals and artifical processing."

"We believe we shall live a simple, natural, creative life, absorbing all the sources of energy, harmony and knowledge, in and around us."

"We believe that the improvement of life and mankind on our planet must start with individual efforts, as the whole depends on the atoms composing it."

"We believe in the Fatherhood of God, the Motherhood of Nature, and the Brotherhood of Man."

(composed in Paris in 1928 by Romain Rolland and Edmond Bordeaux Szekely)

5. RESOURCES

a. Write for a free complete descriptive catalogue of books by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely. Here are a few.

• "Essene Way - Biogenic Living"
• "Essene Gospel of Peace"
• "The Book of Living Foods"
• "The Origin of Life"
• "From Enoch to the Dead Sea Scrolls"

  International Biogenic Society
  P.O. Box 849 Nelson
  British Columbia
  Canada V1L 6A5

b. "Jesus and The Essenes" Dolores Cannon ISBN 1-886940-08-8

6. QUOTES:

• "People say that what we're all seeking is a meaning for life. I don't think that's what we're really seeking. I think that what we're seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the purely physical plane will have resonances within our own innermost being and reality, so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive." Joseph Campbell "The Power of Myth."
• "Inner growth is not a question of how much information you have acquired but of how much you have practiced." Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanu "The Psychology of Enlightenment"
• "I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth as brothers and sisters." Martin Luther King
• "Problems can be solved by the collective responsibility and intelligence of the people themselves." John Kenneth Galbraith "The Age of Uncertainty"
• "It was a thought that built this whole portentous war establishment and a thought shall melt it away." Ralph Waldo Emerson
• "To be in the Oneness. To stand in that power. Freedom to release all distraction. To honor the present moment. To claim the energy of inner creativity. To take the time to express who we are. To know ourselves fully. To face the illusion of time. Relax and Let Go. The All. Now." Andrea Kay Smith
• "Things do not change; We change." Henry David Thoreau
• "Winning starts with Beginning." Robert Schuller
• "We know that true immortality for the human race is when a caring, sharing person helps even one other individual." Denis Waitley
• "The self-actualised person is the true human-specied-type.....not a normal person with something added, but a normal person with nothing taken away." Abraham Maslow
• "We stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. " Sir Winston Churchill
• "Nothing comes from doing nothing." William Shakespeare
• "Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out." Art Linkletter
• 'When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties, talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be." Patanjali
• "Knowledge is only potential power until it comes into the hands of someone who knows how to take effective action." Anthony Robbins
• "Discipline is the horse you ride." Stuart Wilde
• "Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result IF they move ahead now." Denis Waitley
• "You might be right, you might be wrong....but don't just avoid." Katharine Hepburn
• "Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads." Erica Jong
• "Everything starts with intention, and clarity of intention is essential now, otherwise we're in a state of reaction, stuck with what our personalities think at the moment, or the information we grew up with." Patricia Horan
• "You move in the direction of your goal with all the force and verve you can muster---and then let go, releasing your plan to the power that's bigger than yourself and allowing your dream to unfold as its own masterpiece." Oprah Winfrey