Six Theosophic Points, and Other Writings
20. Else, if they should be one, there would necessarily be but one quality; and if there were also only one will, the eternal wonders could not become manifest. But the manifold quality makes the eternal wonders manifest. For eternity could not otherwise become manifest, nor attain to being, save through the enkindling, viz. in the stern harsh attraction in which the dark world stands, and in which the fire-world and also the light-world take their rise. All is only a single essence or substance, but it separates itself into three properties. One property is not separated from the other, but each gives the other; as is to be seen in fire and light, as also in the matter from which the fire burns.
21. And man need not search deeper, for he is himself the essence of all beings. But because he has in his creation turned aside from his original order, and introduced and awakened another quality in himself, it is necessary for him to inquire how he may re-enter into his eternal order and quality, and generate himself anew. And then, how he may extinguish the fierce wrathful quahty whichp. 106 is moving in him, for all is active in him and draws him, both evil and good. Therefore he should learn how to resist wrath, and walk in meekness, in the quality of light and love.
22. Man, moreover, has no law except he enkindle himself in the dark world's property, and walk according to this property. Independently of that, all is free to him. Whatsoever he doth in meekness and love is without restriction for him, and is his proper being; it consists not in any one's name or presumption.
23. All that is grown from one root is and belongs to one tree, it is but one manner of fruit; unless it corrupt itself, so that the very essence changes.
24. As long as a thing remains in the essence from which it arose, it has no law; but if it withdraw therefrom into another quality, the first quality hangs unto it, and is in conflict with the other. And then law ensues, that it should return again into that which it originally was, and be one, not two; for one thing should exercise only one dominion, not two. Man was created in the dominion of love and gentleness, as in God's Being, and therein he was to remain.
25. But because he was awakened another dominion, viz. fierce wrath, he is now in combat and strife, and has laws, that he may mortify and abandon the fierceness, and be in one dominion again. Since then both dominions are become powerful in him, and the dominion of wrath has overpowered love, he must wholly break to pieces
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in substance, and be re-born again from the first root. And therefore he has in this twofold being laws, how he should conduct himself and generate a will-spirit unto the eternal dominion.
26. All this hes in his power. He may bring forth the spirit of wrath or the spirit of love, and in accordance with the same he is separated whither and into which world he belongs; for he separates himself.
27. But the law continues over him as long as he is in this hfe (field). Then, when the weed separates from this field of the body, it is in one dominion again, where it shall remain eternally; for after that there is nothing more to give it law, inasmuch as it is wholly one in its will, either to do evil or good.
28. But in this external life man is in combat and strife. Two dominions, qualities and laws repose in him. The divine unto love and righteousness ; and the wrathful in the rising of pride in the power of fire, in the stern, harsh, hellish covetousness, envy, anger and malice. The one to which the spirit unites itself, of that dominion it is. The other hangs unto it, and reproaches it to its face as a perjured wi-etch and an apostate; but nevertheless draws it, and will have it. Thus hfe is in a desperate strait between the two, and is at odds with itself.
20. Else, if they should be one, there would necessarily be but one quality; and if there were also only one will, the eternal wonders could not become manifest. But the manifold quality makes the eternal wonders manifest. For eternity could not otherwise become manifest, nor attain to being, save through the enkindling, viz. in the stern harsh attraction in which the dark world stands, and in which the fire-world and also the light-world take their rise. All is only a single essence or substance, but it separates itself into three properties. One property is not separated from the other, but each gives the other; as is to be seen in fire and light, as also in the matter from which the fire burns.
21. And man need not search deeper, for he is himself the essence of all beings. But because he has in his creation turned aside from his original order, and introduced and awakened another quality in himself, it is necessary for him to inquire how he may re-enter into his eternal order and quality, and generate himself anew. And then, how he may extinguish the fierce wrathful quahty whichp. 106 is moving in him, for all is active in him and draws him, both evil and good. Therefore he should learn how to resist wrath, and walk in meekness, in the quality of light and love.
22. Man, moreover, has no law except he enkindle himself in the dark world's property, and walk according to this property. Independently of that, all is free to him. Whatsoever he does in meekness and love is without restriction for him, and is his proper being; it consists not in any one's name or presumption.
23. All that is grown from one root is and belongs to one tree, it is but one manner of fruit; unless it corrupt itself, so that the very essence changes.
24. As long as a thing remains in the essence from which it arose, it has no law; but if it withdraw therefrom into another quality, the first quality hangs unto it, and is in conflict with the other. And then law ensues, that it should return again into that which it originally was, and be one, not two; for one thing should exercise only one dominion, not two. Man was created in the dominion of love and gentleness, as in God's Being, and therein he was to remain.
25. But because he was awakened another dominion, viz. fierce wrath, he is now in combat and strife, and has laws, that he may mortify and abandon the fierceness, and be in one dominion again. Since then both dominions are become powerful in him, and the dominion of wrath has overpowered love, he must wholly break to pieces
p. 107
in substance, and be re-born again from the first root. And therefore he has in this twofold being laws, how he should conduct himself and generate a will-spirit unto the eternal dominion.
26. All this hes in his power. He may bring forth the spirit of wrath or the spirit of love, and in accordance with the same he is separated whither and into which world he belongs; for he separates himself.
27. But the law continues over him as long as he is in this hfe (field). Then, when the weed separates from this field of the body, it is in one dominion again, where it shall remain eternally; for after that there is nothing more to give it law, inasmuch as it is wholly one in its will, either to do evil or good.
28. But in this external life man is in combat and strife. Two dominions, qualities and laws repose in him. The divine unto love and righteousness ; and the wrathful in the rising of pride in the power of fire, in the stern, harsh, hellish covetousness, envy, anger and malice. The one to which the spirit unites itself, of that dominion it is. The other hangs unto it, and reproaches it to its face as a perjured wi-etch and an apostate; but nevertheless draws it, and will have it. Thus hfe is in a desperate strait between the two, and is at odds with itself.
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