THE SEVENFOLD PEACE
The Original Hebrew and Aramaic Texts, as
Translated and edited by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
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And seeing the multitudes, Jesus went up into a mountain, and his disciples came unto him, and all those who hungered for his words. And seeing them gathered, he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
Peace I bring thee my children,
By The Sevenfold Peace
Of the Earthly Mother
And the Heavenly Father.
Peace I bring unto thy body,
Guided by the Angel of Power;
Peace I bring unto thy heart,
Guided by the Angel of Love;
Peace I bring unto thy mind,
Guided by the Angel of Wisdom.
Angels of Power, Love and Wisdom,
Will help you travel Seven Paths
Of The Eternal Infinite Garden,
Then thy body, heart and mind
Shall join into the Oneness,
By the Sacred Flight to the
Heavenly Sea Of Peace!
Yea I will tell thee truly,
The Paths are Sevenfold
Through the Infinite Garden,
And each path must be traversed
By body, heart and mind as one,
Lest thou stumble and fall down
Into that old abyss of emptiness.
As a bird cannot fly with one wing,
So doth thy Bird of Wisdom truly
Need two wings, Power and Love
To soar high above the abyss,
To the Holy Tree Of Life.
The body alone is a house far off:
What was thought to be beautiful
But only ruin and desolation
When drawing near unto it.
For that body all by itself,
Is a chariot fashioned of gold,
Whose maker sets it on a pedestal,
Loath to ever even soil it with use.
But even as an old golden idol,
It is ugly and without grace,
For it is truly in momentum
That it shows it's real purpose.
Like hollow blackness in a window
When the wind puts out its candle,
Is the cold body by it's lonesome,
Without any heart, or mind
To fill it with the Light!
The heart alone is a sun
With no earth to shine upon,
A light out in the black void,
A ball of warmth, drowned
In a foaming sea of blackness.
For when a man doth give love,
That love turns to its destruction
If there be no hand to stretch forth
In good deeds and kindly actions,
No mind to weave flames of desire
Into tapestries of illustrious songs!
For like a whirlwind in the desert
Is the heart alone, no body or mind
To lead it singing by cypress and pine.
Also the mind alone is a holy scroll,
Which has worn thin with the years
And which must needs be buried.
The truth and beauty of its words
Have never, ever changed at all,
But eyes see not the faded letters,
And it falleth to pieces in the hands.
So is the mind without the heart
To give it the words to speak,
And also without the body
To perform all of its deeds.
For what availeth wisdom
Without my heart to feel it,
Or a tongue to give it a voice?
Barren as the womb of an old woman
Is the mind when all by itself, and
Without a heart or even a body
To fill up, full of the life of Angels!
For lo, I will tell thee now truly,
The body, the heart and the mind,
Are as a chariot, a horse and driver.
The chariot being the body itself,
Forged in the strength to do the
Will of the Heavenly Father,
And of the Earthly Mother!
The heart is the fiery steed,
Glorious and courageous,
Who carries the chariot boldly,
Whether the roads are smooth,
Or whether stones and fallen trees
Lie out openly within its path!
And the Driver is the mind,
Holding the reins of wisdom,
Seeing from above what lieth
Out on the farthest horizon;
Setting course, hoof and wheel.
Give an ear, O Ye heavens,
And I will speak unto you;
And hear, O entire Earth,
The words out of my mouth!
My doctrine shall drop as rain,
My speech shall distil as the dew,
And even as the misty rains
Upon the very tender herb,
And showers upon the grass!
Observe Daily By Noontide: The Sevenfold Peace
Wednesday:
Blessed is the Child of Light
Who is so strong in the body,
He shall be one with the Earth.
Thou shalt celebrate a daily feast
With the gifts of the Angel of Earth:
Of the golden wheat and corn,
T'he purple grapes of autumn,
And the ripe fruits of the trees,
The amber honey of the bees.
Thou shalt seek the fresh air
of the forest and of the fields,
And there in the midst of them
Shalt thou find the Angel of Air.
Put off thy shoes and clothing
And suffer the Angel of Air
To embrace all of thy body.
Then, breathe thou long and deep,
So the Angel of Air be brought into thee.
Enter into the cool and flowing river
And suffer then, the Angel of Water
To embrace even all of thy body.
Cast thyself into his enfolding arms,
As often as thou move air with breath,
Move with thy body the water also.
T'hou shalt seek the Angel of Sun,
And enter then into that embrace
Which doth purify with holy flames.
And all of these things, are of the
Holy Law of the Earthly Mother,
She who did give thee thy birth.
Whoso finds peace with the body
Hath built also, a holy temple
Wherein dwells forevermore,
The most holy spirit of God.
Know this peace with thy mind,
Desire this peace with thy heart,
Fulfill this peace with thy body.
Thursday:
Blessed is the Child of Light
Who is most wise in the mind,
For even he will create heaven.
The mind of such a one as wise
Is always a well-ploughed field,
What gives abundance and plenty.
Show a hand of seed to a wise man,
He will see within his mind's eye
A field of great and golden wheat.
Show a handful of seed to a fool,
He'll see what is in front of him,
And call them worthless pebbles!
And as the field of the wise man
Giveth forth grain in abundance,
So then is the field of a fool
The harvest of gritty stones,
Thus it is with our thoughts!
As the sheaf of golden wheat
Lies hidden in the tiny kernel,
So is the kingdom of heaven
Hidden within our thoughts.
If they be filled also with the
Power, Love and Wisdom of the
Angels of the Heavenly Father,
So shall they forever carry us
Even unto the Heavenly Sea!
But if they should be at all stained
With corruption, hatred or ignorance,
They shall chain then, even our feet
To the pillars of pain and suffering.
No man can serve two masters;
Nor evil thoughts abide the mind
Filled with the Light of the Law.
He who hath found peace of mind
Hath learned to soar beyond
The Realm of all the Angels!
Know this peace with thy mind,
Desire this peace with thy heart,
Fulfill this peace with thy body.
Friday:
Blessed is the Child of Light
Who pure in heart, shall see God!
For as the Heavenly Father gives thee
His holy spirit, and thy Earthly Mother
Of her holy body, so shall ye give love
Unto those of thy true brotherhood.
And the true brotherhood are they
Who do the will of thy Heavenly Father
And also of thine Earthly Mother.
Let thy love be as that of the Sun
Shining on all creatures of the earth,
Favoring not one blade of grass for another.
This love shall flow on as a fountain
From a brother unto a brother,
And even as it has been spendt,
Also has it been replenished.
For God's Love is eternal.
His Love is forever stronger
Than the waves of deep waters
And love is stronger than death.
And if a man does not have love,
He builds a wall between him
And all the creatures of earth;
And therein doth he ever dwell
In loneliness and also in pain.
He may be angry as a whirlpool,
Which ever sucks into its depths
All that strays and floats too near.
The heart is a sea of mighty waves,
And love and wisdom must temper it,
As the warm sun breaks thru the clouds
And as it ever quiets the restless sea.
He who finds peace with his brothers
Hath entered that kingdom of Love,
And he shall see God face to face.
Know this peace with thy mind,
Desire this peace with thy heart,
Fulfill this peace with thy body.
Sunday:
Blessed is the Child of Light
Who doth build upon the earth
The very kingdom of the heaven,
For he shall dwell in both worlds.
Follow the Law of the Brotherhood,
Which says none shall have wealth,
And that none should ever be poor,
And all shall even work together
In the garden of the Brotherhood.
Yet each shall follow his own path,
And each commune in his own heart.
For even in that Infinite Garden
There are many, diverse flowers:
Who shall say that one is best
Because its color is purple,
Or that one is more favored
By its stalk long and slender?
Though the brothers are all
Of each different complexion,
Yet do they still all toil together
In the vineyard of the Earthly Mother;
And they all lift their voices together
In praise of The Heavenly Father!
And together they break the holy bread,
Silently sharing the meal of thanksgiving.
There shall be no peace among the people,
Til there be one garden of the brotherhood
Over the whole of the Earthly Mother.
For how can there ever be peace
If each pursues their own gain
And sell his soul into slavery?
Hear thou, O Child of Light,
Do ye gather with thy brothers
And then shalt thou go forth,
To teach the ways of the Law
To those who would listen.
Whoso hath found that peace
With the brotherhood of man
Hath made even himself the
Co-worker with the Lord God
Know this peace with thy mind,
Desire this peace with thy heart,
Fulfill this peace with thy body.
Saturday:
Blessed is the Child of Light
Who studies the Book of the Law,
He is likened to a bright candle
In the dark of the cold night,
And like an island of truth
In a sea of only falsehood.
Know that the written word
Which comes from the Master,
Is a reflection of the Heavenly Sea,
For even as the brightest of stars
Reflect the very face of heavens,
The words of the Ancient Ones
Are etched with the hand of God
Onto those most holy of scrolls,
So is the Law graven on the hearts
Of the faithful who do study them.
For it was said in the olden time,
In the beginning there were giants
In the earth and mighty men of old,
Those Mighty Men Of Renown.
And also the Children of Light
Shall guard and to preserve
Their every inscribed word,
Lest we become again as beasts,
Knowing not the Kingdom Of Angels.
Know also, only through the written word
Will you find the Holy Law which is unwritten,
As the spring which floweth out of the ground
Hath a source in the secret depths of earth.
Written Law is an instrument by which
The Unwritten Law is understood;
Like the mute branch of a tree
Becomes a holy singing flute,
In the hands of a shepherd.
Many there are who ever
Would stay in the tranquil
Valley of the ignorant bliss,
Where all the children play
And butterflies dance all about,
For their shortened hours of life.
But none can tarry there long,
For up ahead rise the somber,
High Mountains Of Learning.
Many there are who fear to cross,
Many have fallen bruised and bleeding
From their steep, most rugged slopes.
Faith guides over the gaping chasm,
And perseverance is the foothold
In the road of the jagged rocks!
Beyond the icy peaks of struggle
Lies also the peace and the beauty
Of the Infinite Garden of Knowledge,
Where the true meaning of the Law
Is made known to Children of Light.
Here in the center of its forest
Stands the Holy Tree of Life,
The Mystery of mysteries!
He who hath found true peace
With the teachings of the Ancients,
Through the light of the mind,
And through the light of nature,
And by study of the Holy Word,
Hath entered the cloud-filled
Hall of the Ancients, Amenti!
There is the Holy Brotherhood
Of whom no man may speak.
Know this peace with thy mind,
Desire this peace with thy heart,
Fulfill this peace with thy body.
Monday:
Blessed is the Child of Light
Who knows his Earthly Mother,
For She is the giver of all life.
Know thy Mother lives in thee,
And thou art living in her also.
She bore thee, she giveth thee life.
She it was who gave thee thy body, also
And to her shalt thou give it back again!
Know the blood which runs within thee
Is born out of the very same blood,
Of thine holy, Earthly Mother!
Her blood falls from the clouds,
Leaps up from the womb of Earth,
Babbles in the brook of the mountain,
Flows wide in the rivers of the plains,
Sleeps deep in the lakes; and it also
Rages mightily in tempestuous seas.
Know that the air which you breathe
Is born even of that holy breath
Of thy Blessed Earthly Mother.
Her holy sacred breath is Azure
Up in the heights of the heavens,
Soughs in the tops of the mountains,
Whispers in the leaves of the forest,
Billows also up over the cornfields,
Slumbers in the deepest valleys,
And burns hot in the desert also.
Know the hardness of thy bones
Is truly born out of the bones
Of thy blessed Earthly Mother,
Of the rocks and of the stones.
Know the tenderness of thy flesh
Is also born of the vital flesh
Of thy blessed Earthly Mother,
Whose flesh waxes yellow and red
In the fruits of the gardened trees.
The very light of thy eyes,
The hearing of thy ears,
These are also born
Of colors and sounds
Of thy Earthly Mother,
Which doth enclose thee safe,
As waves of the sea enclose a fish,
And the eddying air a bird.
I tell thee in truth that
Man is the very Son
Of the Earthly Mother,
And from her did the Son of Man
Receive even his whole body,
As even the body of the new babe
Is born of the womb of his mother.
I will speak unto thee the truth,
Thou art one with the Earth Mother;
She is in thee, and thou art in her.
Of her wert thou born,
In her dost thou live,
To her shalt thou return.
Keep therefore her laws,
For none can live long,
Neither ever be happy,
But who honors the Earth Mother
And who bkeepeth her laws.
For thy breath is her breath,
Thy blood her blood,
Thy bone her bone,
Thy flesh her flesh,
Thy eyes and thy ears
Are her eyes and her ears.
He who hath found peace
With his Earthly Mother
Shall never know death.
Know this peace with thy mind,
Desire this peace with thy heart,
Fulfill this peace with thy body!
Tuesday:
Blessed is the Child of Light
Who seeks his Heavenly Father,
For he shall receive eternal life!
Who dwell in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
For he shall give his Angels charge over thee,
To keep watch over thee in all of thy ways.
Know ye also, that the Lord hath been
Our dwelling place in all generations.
Before the mountains were brought forth,
Or ever he had formed Earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting,
Hath there forever been the love
Between the Heavenly Father
And his, the children of Light!
How shall this love be severed?
From the beginning and also
Until the ending of all time
Doth the holy flame of love
Encircle the blessed heads
Of that Heavenly Father
And the Children of Light:
May such love be extinguished?
Ye that love thy Heavenly Father,
Do ye then his true bidding:
Walk ye with his Holy Angels,
And find peace with his Holy Law.
For his Law is that entire Law:
Yea, it is the Law of every law.
Through his Law he hath made
The earth and the heavens one;
The mountains and the seas
They are only his footstool.
With his hands he made us
And hath he fashioned us,
And gave us understanding,
That we may learn his Law.
He is covered with the Light
Like unto a garment of clothing:
He stretcheth out heavens, as curtains.
He maketh the very clouds his chariot;
He walketh upon the wings of the wind.
He sendeth the springs into the valleys,
And his breath is in the mighty trees!
In his hand are deep places of the earth:
The strength of the hills is his also.
T'he Sea is his, his hands formed dry land.
All the heavens declare the Glory Of God,
And the firmament showeth his holy Law.
And even unto his own Children,
Doth he bequeath his Kingdom;
To those who walk with his Angels,
Finding true peace with his Holy Law.
Wouldst thou know more, my children?
How may we speak it with our lips,
That which cannot ever be spoken?
Like a pomegranate eaten by a mute:
How then may he tell of its flavor?
If we say the Heavenly Father
Dwells deep down inside us,
Then are the heavens shamed
If we say he dwells outside us,
For we know that it's falsehood!
The eye which scans the far horizon
The eye who sees the hearts of men,
He maketh into one single eye!
He is not manifest,
He is not hidden,
He is not revealed,
Nor is he unrevealed.
Children, there are no words
To tell that which he is!
Only this do we know:
We are his children,
And he is our Father.
He is our God forever, and
We are children of his pasture,
And the sheep of his hand.
He who hath found peace
With his Heavenly Father
Hath entered the Sanctuary
of even the Most Holy Law!
He makes a covenant with God,
Which will endure, even forever.
Know this peace with thy mind,
Desire this peace with thy heart,
Fulfill this peace with thy body,
Though heaven and earth pass away,
Not one letter of the Holy Law
Shall change or pass away.
In the beginning was the Law,
And the Law was with God,
And that Law was God!
May the Sevenfold Peace
Of the Heavenly Father
Be with thee always.
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