CONTENTS
For May & June
1959
THE
RIGHT TO KNOW .................................................................................................. 2
MANY SHALL BE CALLED .......................................................................................... 3
UNDERSTANDING THE SEMANTICS OF POSITIVE THINKING ........................ 5
FLAMING BALL NEAR TOPEKA ................................................................................ 7
CONVENTION REPORT ............................................................................................... 8
CONVENTION PICTURES ........................................................................................... 9
CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS ........................................................................................ 10
VIEWPOINTS ................................................................................................................... 11
POET'S CORNER .......................................................................................................... 15
BULLETIN BOARD ........................................................................................................ 17
BOOKS RECOMMENDED ........................................................................................... 18
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VOL. IV MAY-JUNE,
1959 NO. 5-6
EDITORIAL
In the original concept of the democratic form of
government, one of the cardinal principles concerned the right of the citizen
to a complete knowledge of any fact or circumstance which might affect his
welfare, or the welfare of the state as a whole. Democracy was defined by one
of its greatest exponents as, "government of the people, by the people and
for the people." How can a people govern itself wisely and success-fully unless
it has access to the facts concerning which decisions must be made? A prime
requisite of a democracy is, therefore, that all of the people have
access to all of the facts.
Since it is obviously impractical in a large nation to
refer all of the decisions directly to all of the people, it is necessary to
choose certain individuals as representatives. It is the clear duty of these
representatives to implement the will of the majority of the citizens, as
precisely and completely as that will can be determined. The successful
operation of this system still demands a complete knowledge of ail the facts
and circumstances by the citizen.
Unfortunately, during the last few decades this basic
tenet of democracy has suffered a complete reversal of form. The democratic
concept of the 'right to know' has been replaced by the paternalistic principle
of 'the need to know.' This principle is, of course, a basic tenet of all
military organizations, and its adoption by our federal government indicates,
more completely perhaps than any other single factor, the degree to which the
military complex has taken over the control and operation of that government.
In any military organization, of course, the private has
no voice whatever in the choice of objectives, policy and strategy. These are
formulated by a few men in the high command without the slightest reference to,
or consideration of, the will or opinion of the private. When the time comes to
put the plan into operation, the private. lieu tenant, the captain and even the
colonel are given only as much information as may be necessary for the
successful completion of their assigned duties. This is the principle of `the
need to know.' Its application is necessary in many military operations where
the most vital ingredient of success is the ignorance of the enemy. Its
application to a democracy, however, destroys the very foundation upon which
that democracy rests.
During the last few days, the newspapers have carried
several articles concerning the Foreign Ministers' meeting which is now going
on in Geneva. Representatives of the United States are present at this meeting
which is being held for the purpose of formulating certain policies and
reaching certain agreements upon which the welfare, and even the continued
existence of our nation may well depend. In each article the statement is made
that the public discussions have been unfruitful, and that no decisions or
agreements have been reached. The article then goes on to say that the
decisions and agreements will undoubtedly be reached in the secret talks which
are about to begin.
For several decades virtually all of the international
agreements and treaties which have been concluded by the representatives of the
United States citizen, have been made in secret, and have remained secret until
their effect upon the citizen forced the revelation of their true nature. This
is anything but democracy.
When it becomes a part of the normal political procedure
for the alleged representatives of the people to conceal from those people the
commitments which have been made in their name, then truly, government of the
people, by the people, and for the people has perished from the earth.
♦ ♦ ♦
RED LIGHT IN SKY BAFFLES CANADA
Authorities were puzzled by an "unidentified flying
object" that showed as a red light over the air defense establishment near
Montreal and disappeared north at a speed faster than sound. The object,
which did not register on radar screens, was seen by control tower observers at
the St. Hubert Air Base and by several hundred other people at the airport and
local residents. The Royal Canadian Air Force has no official explanation for
the phenomenon. "It was a genuine UFO as far as we are concerned,"
an R.C.A.F. spokesman said.
-- Reprinted from
"Flying Saucer Review"
By MARC NORMAN
CHAPTER SEVEN
CONCLUSION
Now we come to the end of the 1954-56 series of messages.
I have selected those items which I felt might be of interest to the reading
public. There were some personal suggestions given which I have omitted for
obvious reasons.
Up to the end of 1956 these messages came as material
released through a weekly contact session. After that and through 1957 and up
to and including this present period such contacts were not regular, that is
not at a stipulated time. The reason given was that the original material
contained much of value, and should be studied before any further information
was released. Such as have been received have been and are of a more
philosophic nature, and pertain to our group's activities, study methods as
well as individual advice given that could assist students to advance along
esoteric lines of study. I feel that such would not be of any value in this
present release, but might be published later on if desired by readers and
students of Ufology.
The author has given of this material as it was received
by himself and makes no claims as to its authenticity regarding source. I
believe that the entity giving the name of ANTRIM was as he represented himself
to be, and whilst I cannot Drove this to anyone, I have received correspondence
from another source that contact was made with thin same entity by a person who
knew nothing of myself or contact. However, as ANTRIM says, as to whether one
believes on not matters not. The point is, does the material offered appeal to
you? Has it value?
I think it would be fitting if I conclude this release by
giving the latest message received, which was relayed on the evening of October 6th, 1958. It is as follows
"To our friends of earth, GREETINGS. Unto you who
aspire to greater understanding and who would condition themselves for
responsibility in the Age yet to come we, thy Brothers, say: Have courage and
let thy faith shine forth as a beacon in the darkness of ignorance, that ye may
go forward without fear or prejudice-knowing that we are with you and shall
inspire and assist when times grow difficult. Even though you may not see us,
neither be aware of our presence, nevertheless be assured that we have your
interest at heart and stand ready at all times to encourage and inform ,you.
Difficulties afflict your planet, yet to the courageous
shall guidance be afforded that obstacles be overcome. Remember, many may be
called yet only a few may be chosen. See then that ye are among those so
selected-that your sincerity of purpose lifts you above the clouds of ridicule
and criticism. Have patience and await us. Cosmic Law forbids direct
interference with destiny, yet in the silence of your own beings shall our
voice be heard if ye but awaken your true selves. Pursue not the causeway of
negations but seek rather the hill tops of cosmic splendor revealing a beauty
unsurpassed. This is YOUR heritage, our brethren of yesteryear and future
citizenry. In conclusion may we say: Be diligent; prepare, for the TIMES are
upon you. Join with your fellows in study- that SELF may be overcome. Deal not
in personalities for all are children of oneness-each seeking the Light of a
New Day according to his vision. Thy responsibility is to Self understanding.
May the Peace of the Most High be with you, and the love of man uplift you to
heights of consciousness yet unfulfilled. In fellowship we take our leave.
ANTRIM"
I trust that the words herein inscribed find lodgment in
the heart. of all who read, that the knowledge we are not alone brings an inner
peace, and that our Elder Brothers, who operate from higher planes of
consciousness, may be enabled to awaken you to their presence that you too may
hear words of wisdom. This is my sincere wish for you all.
In fellowship,
Marc. Arthur Norman
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C., Canada. Your comments and questions welcome. October, 25th, 1958.
4
By FRA
PRUDENTIA
Many fanciful suggestions have been advanced regarding the
physical appearance of the inhabitants of the other planets in our solar system
and those of the planets orbiting Alpha Centauri, our nearest galaxy neighbor.
Most of these follow the dual valued system of orientation. That is, they tend
to suggest that these beings are practically identical to Earth-beings, or else
they conclude that they are weirdly grotesque and fantastically proportioned
creatures having green scaly bodies.
Our study of semantics has indicated that we tend to
think, to an exceedingly great extent, in terms of words. Our thoughts are
formulated in a series of word combinations which follow the structural rules
of the language we know best. And as thoughts are formed with words, these
thoughts then tend to follow the laws of semantics, and there-fore are worthy
of careful consideration.
The dual valued system of orientation is a primitive form
of thinking which, in simplified terms, states that things are either good or
bad, hot or cold, black or white, etc. This system is obviously ineffective in
considering more advanced concepts as it completely eliminates the vast degree
of reality which exists between the extremes it r cognizes. For example, there
are numerous shades of grey between black and white, and there are endless
degrees of temperature which cannot be described simply as hot or cold. And the
consideration of "good" and "bad" and the relative degrees
of each which can exist simultaneously in a given situation is exceedingly
complex and certainly not limited to the two-valued assignment.
Therefore, using the basic principles of Positive
Thinking, it becomes readily apparent that intelligent beings on other planets
are not physically confined to being either identical to us or else weirdly
grotesque, as a primitive dual valued system of consideration might suggest. It
is most reasonable to expect these beings to be similar to us in some respects
and to differ in various degrees in ether respects.
An even more important consideration is the type of
intellect that these advanced beings possess. This is a far more significant
factor and should be emphasized in our examination of this phase of study. The
reason is undoubtedly apparent to the advanced student.
The intellect or real quality of thinking and projecting,
as exhibited by beings from other planets, will form the basis for fundamental
communication. After the first surprise of seeing another physical form which
transports intelligence as we know it, is experienced, the serious work of
comparing scientific, sociological and economical advances will begin.
When it is realized that intelligent beings from other
planets also know that Pi equals 3.14159, and E equals 2.718 (or their
equivalent values), and that civilization, as an evolving process, has
progressed not only as far as ours has, but in many cases much farther, then
the physiology associated with our celestial visitors will become of minor
philosophical significance, should their epidermis give hint of "green
scales" instead of the dermatological softness of human beings. True
values, then, will begin to be accepted in their rightful place. Positive
Thinking, which knows no finite limitations, will enable all peoples of earth
to recognize these values, to appraise their importance and to consider our
present expanding area of problems in a more objective manner.
The more advanced individual participating in this type of
intellectual activity, will want to study the universal understanding now being
considered in this series of articles, will find a springboard, so to speak, in
the quite revelatory textbook, "THE POSITIVE WAY TO PRACTICAL
RESULTS" by FRA PRUDETIA, which fortunately is now available to the
public. This should prove to be an invaluable aid in these studies.
In further consideration of the study of
"semantics," it should be emphasized that it is the science of the
meaning of words, as contrasted with "phonetics" which is the science
of sounds. Semantics also entails the historical and psychological study and
classification of changes in the signification of words or forms.
The study of semantics includes such concepts as connotation,
denotation, directive language and orientation. In order to grasp a fuller
understanding of the subjects to be covered in forthcoming articles, it is felt
that an explicit definition of these terms is in order at this point.
Connotation is the suggestive significance of a word apart from its explicit
and recognized meaning. It is the implication or the thought which is connoted
or suggested.
Denotatation is the actual meaning or signification of a
thought. It is the process of separating, marking off or designation of facts.
Directive language is that form of word arrangement which attempts to control
or influence future events, usually involving persons hearing the direction.
This point will be covered more fully in subsequent articles.
Orientation is the process of gaining a sense of one's
position with relation to environment or to other persons. These terms seem
quite simple when defined in this manner, but their true significance will
become increasingly apparent to the serious student in the near future.
An understanding of each of the basic concepts of
intelligence is an absolute requisite to understanding those individuals with
whom we are soon to be confronted. There will be a select few individuals
chosen to communicate with these travelers from outer space and the selection
will most certainly include consideration of the individual's grasp of the
elements of Positive Thinking and semantics.
Already, a highly competitive race has been started to
select the earthman most fitted for travel in a capsule which is designed to
orbit the earth. This selection will undoubtedly be made on the basis of
physical, emotional and intellectual qualification. A similar race for
qualifying competence will unquestionably be made in the near future to select
the earthmen to communicate with outer space beings. Now is the time for those
interested in this type of endeavor to prepare themselves for this highly
selective work. Much study of a non-routine nature will be required.
The next article in this series will discuss the very
timely and practical topic, "Positive Thinking Provides Understanding of
Nutritional Programs."
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The Topeka Daily Capital of May 2 carried a
headline, "Flaming Ball Seen Near Topeka." The Topeka Journal of May
3 carried a headline, "Mystery Blaze Was Haystack."
The haystack report came from a Forbes Air Force Dispatch
which found the burning haystack at 1:00 a.m. The "flaming ball" was seen
:n the sky by at least five people. They reported seeing the object at 10:10 p.m. This puts almost three hours between the sighting and the discovery of the
burning haystack by the boys from Forbes.
Here is the story Mr. Walter Pennington gave us: "It
was just a big ball of fire. It looked to me like it was 20 or 30 feet across.
It was just a little bit longer coming down than it was across, but it was coming
at an even speed. It didn't look like a meteorite because it wasn't going fast
enough for one of those... It was coming down at about an 85 degree angle. We
watched it a total of 45 seconds before it disappeared behind the house ... It
seemed like it wouldn't be over 20 miles away at the most. I'd say it wasn't
moving over 200 miles an hour at the most from what I could see of it... It was
10 to 12 miles east of Hoyte, somewhere up there. That would be about 20 miles
north of Topeka, somewhere in that neighborhood, and a little bit east of
Highway 75 . . . They found the haystack north of Holton six miles. So they
were way off course between what we saw and where they found their fire."
Through another interview it was learned that Mr. and Mrs.
David Carreno saw the same object, though they live on the opposite side of
town from the Penningtons. They reported it as being high above ground, looked
a little larger than the moon and was several miles away. Also that it was
moving rather slow, and was red streaked, like (lames. They, too, reported it
as being in a northerly direction, and not in the vicinity of the haystack.
So now we got haystacks.
-Reprinted from
"The Spaceviewer"
8
The sixth Annual Spacecraft Convention was held May 23rd
and 24th at Giant Rock, California. The weather was just about perfect, with
bright sun, a cooling breeze and that fresh, clean, desert air.
The convention was officially opened by greetings from our
host, George Van Tassel, followed by the Invocation given by Mayme Malm of San
Diego. After enjoying entertainment in the form of parachute jumps and aerial
stunts, we listened to a talk by Truman Bethurum of Prescott, Arizona, followed
by tape recordings of the Mitchell Sisters of Missouri and Dan Martin of Detroit,
who were unable to appear in person. The program continued with a message by
Dan Fry of El Monte, California, after which we adjourned for the lunch hour.
The afternoon speakers included Reinhold Schmidt of Bakersfield, California, Orfeo
Angelucci of Glendale, California, and Kelvin Rowe of San Jacinto, California.
The evening attraction was an interesting lecture by Mark Probert
of San Diego, California, who held the attention of all present for over two
hours. After this, community singing was participated in by those who did not
feel the need of retiring early.
The following day many more cars and planes arrived with
people who were unable to attend the Saturday proceedings. The Sunday speakers
were Calvin Girvin of North Hollywood, and Hope Troxell of Pasadena, California,
both newcomers to the Giant Rock lecture plat-form. After another short talk by
Dan Fry, Mr. Van Tassel closed the convention with a very inspiring lecture.
The whole program seemed to be enjoyed thoroughly by
everyone and this year very many of those present were attending their first
Flying Saucer convention. The consensus of opinion by the "old-timers"
was that this was the finest convention to date.
Many thanks to Eva and George Van Tassel for their
wonderful hospitality. We know that all who were there join us in appreciation
of the time, money and good old-fashioned elbow grease which Van, Eva, and
their staff expended toward making the program a success, and our stay such a
pleasant one.
-Your Convention
Reporter
UNDERSTANDING Booth
At Giant Rock
Convention
Parachute Team
From Left to Right
Chuck Griffen, Cliff
Winters,
Carol Carson and
the pilot,
Dave Jesse
SPEAKERS' PLATFORM
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By ART KLOEPFER
One of the many interesting sidelights presented by our
hosts George and Eva Van Tassel at the recent SAUCER CONVENTION, held at Giant
Rock on the 23rd and 24th of May, was a breath-taking demonstration of aerial
acrobatics staged by a group of young people from Santa Ana.
Immediately following the invocation, given by Mayme Malm,
which opened the festivities, Chuck Giffen, Cliff Winters, Carol Carson, and
the pilot, Dave Jesse (see picture, L. to R.) took off. After attaining an
altitude of three thousand feet, Chuck Giffen, on the first pass over the
field, dived from the plane, halting a free fall of approximately one thousand
feet before opening his chute. The throng received an added thrill when, during
the descent, the wind changed, carrying Chuck one half mile beyond his initial
landing point. He came down on a clump of rocks, but fortunately, except for
several abrasions, was not injured.
On the second pass, lovely Carol Carson, dressed all in
pink and using a twenty-eight foot pink parachute attached to the plane by a
static line, jumped. While she was floating down, Cliff Winters dove from the Flane,
passing her in free fall. Controlling their chutes by maneuvering the shroud
lines, they descended side by side, landing safely on the runway.
This reporter interviewed this group of young aerialists
and was informed that anyone interested in entering this fascinating field can
do so by contacting Cliff Winters at 2506 West First St. in Santa Ana. They
conduct a training school in parachute jumping at their local airport.
♦ ♦ ♦
We have received a copy of Volume 1, Number 1 of a new
magazine called "ORBIT." It is published in England by the Tynesdale
Flying Saucer Society. We wish them success in their venture.
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THE CRISIS OF PROBATION
The defensive character of the political conception of the
West has rarely become so clear as during the crisis about Berlin. That sudden
fright after the challenge from Krushchev, like an ultimatum, the diverse
reactions of the individual Western countries and the effort to hide the
amazement behind a simulated strength of unity, showed the weakness of the
political foundation of the West very clearly. Up to the present the Soviet
Union has always succeeded in provoking steps by the West by her own actions,
and so actually to decree them. It would be a mistake not to realize that it
continually becomes clearer that these efforts on the part of the Soviets serve
the purpose to induce the Western powers to come to a decisive conference, and
thereby to weaken their position at the onset and to gain eventual early
services. The time for such a conference that. would give Moscow essentially
successful negotiations is perhaps not quite ripe ,yet, but Red China brings
pressure to, bear on the inner politics, because she needs that success to
consolidate and preserve the leading position of the Soviets in the communist
party, and it will become stronger and stronger. The continual claims that Red
China exercises to reach a primary position in the communistic world, are
becoming more and more urgent and are forcing the Soviets to take action. Only
the remarkable forces for defense in the West may hold back Moscow from
transferring the "flight to the front" into a military sphere. Here
lies our chance. For these reasons will be sufficient for the readiness to
defend Berlin's freedom with arms, without letting this measure become really
necessary.
It is perhaps only a hope, but the population of Berlin is
full of it. Unfortunately the foundation of this hope is not faith in political
transformation, or rather in a more humane policy, it is the result of matter of-fact
reflections. National egotism here reveals positive qualities in a roundabout
way. There is no cause for loud rejoicing. Our wishes and expectations will not
be fulfilled by the results of these political calculations, and our longing
for real peace and lasting security will not be satisfied.
To recognize that military aspects are to be the safeguard
of the maintenance of our human dignity and freedom, fills the heart with passionate
despair. But we will not look on these facts as a reason for resignation. The
hope that our maxims contain cannot be deceptive.
The crisis about Berlin is a crisis of probation. it might
bring forth decisions; for it will very probably introduce a time of morn
flexible politics. The near future will show whether the coercion of reason
will cause the leaderships of both blocks of power to bring about more
humaneness, or whether flight into a catastrophe will be preferred. Berlin
might become the point of issue of a great decision.
G. W. G.
Wiesbaden, 20 April, 1959.
♦ ♦ ♦
A REPORT ON THE ENGLISH VIEW
Dear Dan,
By all accounts mankind has now entered the wood of
transition and will either make his way to the New Age or this civilization
will fail. A lot of us in England feel that the break up of old forms is manifesting
out through the whole world now, and that the transition to the New Age will
speed up in 1959.
In the mundane view, war could cause this speed up. Not,
we hope, a Hydrogen war but "local actions" with conventional
weapons; and/or civil wars, e.g. in France or perhaps in Germany.
Others of us feel that freak weather-storms, flood, and
earthquakes will be the hastening agent. We note that the ice is melting at the
North Pole and cold streams are coming further south causing most unusually
frequent and persistent smogs in England and Europe; that the North Pole has
shifted its position again; that the Gulf Stream now has a new course; and that
the rate at which freak weather records are being broken increases every week.
Still ethers here wonder at the possibility of a nuclear
accident with a sweep of radioactivity, or of a disease caused by radioactive
mutation. Whatever happens we feel that it will be sudden. That is the new
keynote of 1959-suddeness. Storms and floods happen with suddeness. Of course,
the pot of evolution has been slowly simmering for long ages, unnoticed by the
majority, and now that. the pot is boiling, or boiling over, it appears sudden
to the unaware.
Humanity is still ruled by fear and has not learnt true
out-going love; if that fear were once roused in the mass public the violence
and suddenesss of the upheaval could sweep away established institutions. Even
the Church and Royalty would not be immune.
Yours
understandingly,
Reginald Dutta,
Director, Flying
Saucer Review
INDIAN IDEAL OF RELIGION AND MORALITY
(Dr.
M. Hafz Syed, Ph.D., D.Litt.)
RELIGION
The word `religion,' which is in use in the Christian
world, is derived from Latin re and legere which means to bind
back. Therefore, it means that which binds human beings to each other in the
bonds of love and sympathy and mutual rights and duties, binds them all also to
God, endeavors to lead them back to that world-soul, from whom their lower
nature makes them stray again and yet again, in too eager following of the
objects of the senses, and binds to and keeps their minds fixed on that supreme
principle of unity, amidst the pressure of all their daily work, in order to
enable them to do that work with proper balance, righteously. The power to bind
together the hearts of men to one another by the common bond of God, the
all-pervading Self, is the power if, give birth to and to nourish and maintain
a high civilization.
The corresponding Vedic word is dharma, which is
derived from dhr, to hold and bind together, having exactly the same significance.
The unity of the universal Self is the ultimate Dharma, an attribute which is
the obvious cause and source of all other aspects and meanings of Dharma.
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MAN'S ESSENTIAL NATURE
From the point of view of Indian ideal, in order to
understand the relation of morality with religion, it is necessary for a moral
man to understand his relation with the Source of his being. Before having a
clear idea of his source, one has to find out one's own inherent constitution.
According to Sri Krishna, man is not a mere body, the end of which is death,
but he is more than his perishable vesture. He says: "It is said that
senses are great; greater than the senses is the mind; greater than the mind is
reason, but what is greater than reason is He, the Self."
Thus we see that the real nature of man is Divine, and he
is a part and parcel of the universal Life. What does religion do for us? In
the first place, it gives us some idea of the Supreme Reality whose manifestations
we are. It reminds us of our close affinity, nay, identity with the universal
Life, called by various names, Jehovah, Jove, God, Ishwara, Allah.
UNITY OF LIFE
From our point of view, every religion speaks but one
word, the word of God. Various teachers of humanity, who have come on this
earth from time to time, have invariably reminded us of our divine heritage and
have laid down a code of morality or the science of conduct based upon their
own experiences for the benefit of mankind. Before accepting the binding force
of moral laws as the expression of divine will, we have to clearly understand
that these laws become binding upon us by virtue of our own inner divine life,
which is inherently imperishable and has all the divine qualities latent in it.
What is called science of morality or moral conduct is the
expression or reflection of our own inner Self which is Sat-chit-ananda
(existence-knowledge-bliss). We do the right, we sympathize, serve and love our
fellow-beings, not with a view to get any reward or recognition or a place in
paradise, but because we are a part of the whole. To hurt a brother is to hurt
our own selves.
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INTEGRAL HARMONY
The object of morality is to bring about happiness by
establishing harmonious relations between all the Jivatmas (individual souls)
that belong to any special area, harmonious relations between the families that
make up a community, harmonious relations between the communities that make up
a nation, harmonious relations between the nations that make up humanity,
harmonious relations between human-it•,- and the other inhabitants of the
earth.
The great circle goes on spreading outward indefinitely
and including larger and larger areas within its circumference. But still,
whether the areas be larger or smaller, ethics is the principle of harmonious
relation. Thus we have family morality, social morality, national morality,
international morality, and human morality. We are always suffering from want
of harmony, from jarring wishes, from friction between ourselves and others,
from the lack of mutual support, mutual assistance, and mutual sympathy. Where
there is harmony there is happiness; where there is disharmony there is
unhappiness. If we are to go to the root of things, we cannot but seek the help
of religion.
RIGHT AND WRONG
There are three principal ways in which mankind has tried
to discover what is right and what is wrong. The first is the way of religion
and science. Great sages, the founders and teachers of religion, have laid down
certain laws seen by their spiritual vision to exist in the nature of things,
and these they have declared authoritatively; these, like other laws of nature,
can be verified again and again by the use of reason, purified from selfishness
and desire. The second way is that of intuition, expressing itself as
conscience. The third way is that of utilitarianism: the greatest good of the
greatest number; but the minority is also a part of the whole, and its
interests must be guarded, for majority and minority form one humanity.
The union of the three ways is to be found in the recognition
of the basic truth, the unity of life. This gives to the religious way its true
foundation and also purified reason. It gives to the intuitional way the
explanations of the variations of conscience, according to the stage of
manifestation reached by the one Life in each; it widens the utilitarian way by
showing that the ultimate good of each is identical with the ultimate good of
all and that morality must aim at nothing less than ultimate universal good.
ETHICAL SCIENCE
It is religion which gives us the ultimate data upon which
ethical science may be built. Morality has only one basis, on which it is built
up, as a house is built on its foundation. Just as a house will become crooked
and fall, if it be built on a shaky foundation, so will any morality fall which
is not built on a sound basis.
According to Indian thought, ethical science is a relative
science; it is relative to man himself and to his surroundings. We have also to
ascertain what is good for ourselves and in relation to ourselves. What' is good
for one man may not be good for another. What is good at one time and place,
may not be good at another time and at another place.
Thus we see that the whole fabric of moral life is
comparatively relative. It is acknowledged by the great sages of India, more
especially by Sri Krishna, that everyone has fo follow his own path of
development according to his own scale of evolution at which he may have
arrived. Relativity of Hindu Dharma is based on `Swadharma' (one's own duty or
religion). In the words of Sri Krishna: "Better one's own duty, though
destitute of merit, than the duty cf another, well discharged. Better death in
the discharge of one' own duty; the duty of another is full of danger."
--Reprinted from
"Divine Life"
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THE GOD WITHIN
I have looked
for God on the ocean
Where the
storm-tossed waves rise high;
I have looked
for God on the desert;
I have looked
for Him in the sky.
In the heart
of the mountain fastness
Where the foot
of man ne'er trod,
Deep into the
heart of the jungle
I searched,
but I did not find God.
I found Him
not in the holy church
Where the mighty
choir sings,
Nor yet in the
milling worldly throng
Nor the
glamorous court of kings.
I found not
God in the whole wide world
Though I
searched from sea to sea,
So now I know
I can never find
More of God
than there is in me.
W. B. Smith
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EDITORIAL FROM "FLYING SAUCER REVIEW"
By The Hon. Brinsley le Poer Trench
The saucers that are visiting us are not in themselves
important; they are but one of the means of communication in the cosmos. The
important thing is the message they bring us on Earth at this moment.
Although many people on this planet are living a Christ-like
life, generally speaking, Man has for centuries been an egotistical creature,
concerned with getting material possessions for himself. He has hated, fought
and killed his fellow men down through the ages, in order to grab and get.
This negative behavior, stemming from an inherent desire
to show off his ego, whether it be by owning a better car or having a bigger
income than his next-door neighbor, has caused jealousies, frustrations and
domestic quarrels. On the international level the grab and get way of life has
culminated in the two recent world wars.
The message of the space people is that we should put grab
and get into reverse and substitute give and serve. You do not have to hate,
fight and kill your fellowman to carry out that policy.
Today there is too much of the "I'm all right,
Jack," attitude. As long as "I" am all right-that "I"
have all my wants attended to-it does not matter about anyone else. That seems
the general idea just now...
Some of you may feel that you are important; some of you
may want a sensation; some of you may want notoriety, or you may want to
"get my contact." These are merely further examples of
"getting." When you ask for a contact it should be done with the
highest motives-for example, because you want to serve your fellowmen.
Why do we not realize the ONENESS of all the universe-of
all creation-and, in feeling that ONENESS appreciate that we are each given the
privilege of individual self Expression, but, at the same time, are part of the
whole.
If we understand the link between ourselves and others,
wherever they may be in this world, or indeed, throughout the universe, then we
certainly must feel a joy in being of service to them, knowing that every
living thing is really ONE. Surely then we could never again harm or kill
anything in creation'
Then, if everything is ONE, why is it the current
international situation is far from harmonious? In the last few years terrible
weapons of destruction have been devised and the spectre o' nuclear war hangs
over the world. It seems we have not yet learned this lesson of ONENESS. We are
still not in harmony with the universe.
The space people are not here to save us; otherwise they
would have intervened before World Wars I and II. They are here to help us help
ourselves. One reason why they are here is to show us the way-even now at this
late hour-and it is the same way we were shown 2,000 years ago. We were told
then to look within and the message to love one another is still the same. It
is only through the individual that this can come about. Nobody, even on
another planet, can do that for us.
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Conventions, conventions, conventions!
Giant Rock Convention is now history, and Buck Nelson's convention
at Mountain View, Missouri, will be next on the agenda. This will be held on
June 27th and 28th. Many of our members and friends plan to attend. Buck says
to be sure to bring your blankets and camping equipment and trailers, also food
and drinking water. If you have an extra chair, bring that too. A fine program
has been arranged.
On July 11th and 12th, Gabriel Green, Director of
Interplanetary Study Groups, will hold his convention at the Statler Hilton
Hotel in Los Angeles, California. There is a registration fee of $3.00 which
entitles you to attend all lectures for the two days. Please send your
registrations and all correspondence concerning the convention to Gabriel
Green, 2004 N. Hoover, Los Angeles, not to the Statler otel. A very extensive
program has been arranged. It will be worth your while to attend.
The Northern Spacecraft Convention will be held at Pleasanton,
California, Fairgrounds on the Labor Day week end. For more information,
contact Della Larson, 3246 Sylvan, Oakland. or the Secretary of any of the
Northern Units of Understanding, whose names and addresses are listed in the
March and April issues of Understanding.
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We note with a deep sense of loss to the UFO field, the
passing of two well known workers and writers. They are Dr. Franklin Thomas of
the New Age Publishing Company, publisher of many UFO books and author of
"They Come In Peace," and Dr. Morris K. Jessup, University Professor,
Astronomer, and author of "Case For the UFO," and "The UFO and
the Bible," as well as numerous articles on Astronomy. Interplanetary and
Archeological subjects.
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by Marc Norman may be sent to Understanding Publishing Co. This is the complete
series of communication which has been appearing for the last year and a half
in Understanding. It will be available postpaid and autographed and the price
is two dollars.
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