It is well that you seek thus outwardly, following the
impulses I send, for others interpretations of the meaning My Idea is
expressing through them; for I will make that search to be of benefit to you,
though not in the way you imagine.
It is even well for you to seek in ancient teachings,
philosophies and religions, or in those of other races and other peoples, for
the Truth I wish to express to you; for even that search will prove profitable.
But the time will come when you will realize that the
thoughts of other minds and the teachings of other religions, no matter how
true and beautiful, are not what I intend for you; for I have reserved for you
thoughts and teachings which are yours and yours only, and which I will give to
you in secret when you are ready to receive them.
When the time comes, as it inevitably will, that you
become dissatisfied in your search among the teachings of the various religions,
philosophies and cults that now are interesting you, and you grow discouraged
at finding yourself no nearer the attainment of the powers and spiritual growth
so authoritatively described and supposedly possessed by the writers of the
books, the teachers of the philosophies and the promulgators of the religions,
then will I show you that while all these books, teachings and religions were
originally inspired by Me, and have done and are still doing their part in
quickening the hearts of many, yet for you it is now meant that you cease
looking to any outer authority, and instead confine your study to My Book of
Life, guided and instructed by Me within, by Me alone. If you earnestly and
truly do this, you will find that I have chosen you to be the High Priest of a
religion, the glory and grandeur of which will be to all others that have been
pictured to your former understanding, as the light of the Sun is to the
twinkle of the far distant star.
You will likewise realize that the ancient religions
were given to My peoples of long ages past, and that the religions of other
races are for My peoples of those races, and that none of these are for you;
even though I brought them to you and pointed out many wondrous things in them
that inspired you to a more determined search for Me within their teachings. Excerpt from: THE IMPERSONAL LIFE by
Joseph S(ieber) Benner 1914
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