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Duality
of Life
© Alfred J. Parker
Excerpt from Universal Perspective
This planet was made for habitation; it is
an integral part of time, which represents mathematical
gradations that measure the unfoldment of life or the
divine powers of being as they manifest the greater and
lesser seasons of time. We, as individuals living
such a short time upon this earth, see and understand
clearly only the lesser seasons such as spring, summer,
autumn, and winter, because they recur so often in our
short lives. In the greater, divine plane of life,
these seasons rotate just the same, only in periods
representing many thousands of years. We see this
in the great ages of history, verified through the
findings of great prehistoric monsters, of buried
implements, and miscellaneous articles from prehistoric
races. For instance, I know of an individual who
discovered a completely opalized clam shell buried
underground in the mountains. I have personally
seen whole clam beds bulldozed out of the side of a
mountain around the six thousand foot level. Would
this not prove that the particular mountain at six
thousand feet was under the ocean at time, to spawn clam
beds?"
The basis of life is duality; for instance, in the
universal picture representing eternity we see what is
termed in Christian theology as God, the father
representing the male or positive part of being, the
reason and seed or creative power of life. And, as
all seeds must have the earth in which to propagate, so,
as the opposite to God--the male or abstract part of
life--we see the physical universe, of which earth is a
part. The earth represents the negative, or
female, manifestation of life and is the direct opposite
of the male, or the father. The male is the seed,
and the female is the principle of fertility or the
earth in which God becomes involved to become clothed in
flesh; the flesh is the earth and termed in philosophy
as Mary, the mother, representing the finite or material
plane of being.
Life must be made
up of opposites to become a complete whole. It
takes the earth and a seed to produce a plant that
through its individual phases of growth encompasses all
the seasons of nature from spring to winter, the two
opposites in nature from spring to winter, the two
opposites in nature. Spring represents all forms
of life coming into a new cycle or season or growth,
shown particularly through plant life. Spring is
the awakening of natural forces that have been dormant
throughout the winter. Winter is the time when
nature lies fallow, or sleeping, and absorbs the
elements of the earth, building up the powers that were
used by the soil to promote growth for spring and
summer.
Thus as spring
heralds the awakening of nature we see the law of
evolution working, the coming into a new life or season,
whilst the late fall sees the ripe seed pods dropping
onto the ground to become buried by the falling leaves
and involved in the earth during the winter; this
symbolizes the involutionary period. There must be
involution to create evolution. There must be a
winter and a spring. There must be a God-father,
as well as a Mary-mother (earth); this we call the
duality of life, or the completeness of
being.
There must be a
male and female to create life in all species except
some bivalve species--and even they are male and female
complete within themselves. So we must have the
two opposites to prove existence itself, as for example
in life, we have the abstract plane, termed God, and his
counterpart, Mary-mother (the earth); also summer and
winter, both in the lesser, or yearly, seasons. There is
north and south, giving us the axis upon which the earth
revolves; then we have day and night (positive and
negative phases of life), white and black, hot and cold,
sun and moon (positive and negative), up and down, air
and earth; in human characteristics: happiness and
sorrow, laughing and crying, love and hate, health and
sickness, honesty and dishonesty, humbleness and ego,
good and evil, wisdom and ignorance, knowledge and blind
faith, and many others too numerous to mention.
Thus we see that life is based upon the two opposites
between which humankind must maintain the
balance.
The duality of being
refers to the higher, the unknowable, the intelligent
aspect of the Principle of Life, and the lower,
representing the intelligence in definable form.
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Names
Create Inequality
Excerpt from What's
In Your Name
© Alfred J. Parker
If we agree with Abraham
Lincoln's statement that "all men are created
equal," what then happens in the lives of people
that results in wealth for a few, sickness and poverty
for many? What is the cause of the thousands of
experiences and stimuli that shape our lives? Is
their occurrence haphazard, or is there a reason for the
pattern of our lives?
At birth we are as
animals, and therefore equal for a brief period of our
lives; we remain as such until we begin to respond to
our given names. From this milestone onward our
minds begin to develop, and therein lies the inequality
of humanity.
Different names give us
physical and mental characteristics. For how else
can we differ from each other? As infants our
bodies are the same, we have the same fears, loves,
desires, and hates; but with the establishment of our
names, personality and strong desires of likes and
dislikes begin to manifest. All our happiness and
sorrows, hopes and despairs, health and sicknesses,
successes and failures are instilled in us by our
individual names and nicknames. All that we are,
and ever will be, is contained in the letters of our
name.
It is the manifesting
power of the name that had created the vast
inequality. If our names are balanced and we
follow the laws of nature, we are better able to reach
our potentialities.
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BART, FRANK, KENNETH,
LARS, MARTY, PADDY, CLAY, CARUSO, FLETCHER, REED, STACY,
BESSIE, ELSIE, ETHEL, EVE, FAY, GLADYS, IDA, IRMA, LISA,
LOUISA, SHELLEY, VIVIAN
The
possessors of these names have quick, intelligent
minds: imaginative, versatile, and
self-confident. They are independent, original,
and very positive in opinion; they hate limitations or
interferences and despise monotony. They should
never be thrown into too much system and detail.
Being so versatile, they can adapt themselves to almost
any environment and situation, and can do anything to
which they set their minds and hands. As long as
they find action and see progress, they are happy, but
as soon as they are obstructed and forced to mark time,
there is a terrific nervous reaction that builds up in
the solar plexus and stomach. If this is not
relieved, the tension may create intense moods of
depression and, in serious circumstances, health problems
affecting the head area or the stomach and digestive
system could result.
They
resent intrusion by others in the accomplishment of
their plans. It is not easy for these people to
accept evaluations and constructive criticism unless
they are given with a great deal of diplomacy and
courtesy. They become very indignant if their
opinions or judgments are questioned. They cannot
stand ridicule nor appreciate a joke of
themselves. They are self-sufficient and
self-reliant and work best on their own. Their
intense natures generate tremendous energy that must be
given an outlet in creative accomplishment and
progress. They tend to do to excess the things
they like to do until they lose interest. They find it
challenging to relax mind or body unless they have
reached the point of
exhaustion.
Because
they are strong in their opinions, they must be careful
to avoid intolerance. They have critical and
analytical minds and easily see the weaknesses in
others. Being extremely analytical, they must
learn to focus upon themselves and then they will become
more tolerant. When irritated, they can be
extremely sarcastic and candid and express unwarranted
thoughts to the ones they love. They can be
jealous and possessive although they would never admit
it.
Being
loyal in friendships, they are not easily influenced by
the opinions or actions of others, and are dependable
and unchangeable once they have reached their decisions
and committed themselves. They respect fairness
and champion those in less-fortunate circumstances,
including friends and family. Honesty, keeping
promises, and truthfulness mean a great deal to these
people.
They love
their freedom and they love change. Their sense of
duty (or because they have given their word) may keep
them tied down, but their frustration shows through
their disposition. Make life interesting for these
people. They are very impulsive and appreciate
adventure. They find happiness and satisfaction in the
outdoors and in varied experiences. They love
physical activities such as sports. They like to
explore new lines of activity and they love to
travel.
They
appreciate simplicity in their homes and in their
attire. They are not comfortable in large groups
of people and usually have a few close
friends.
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Questions
Excerpt from last month's
article on the Kabalarian Conception of God.
Thus does God the
Power become seeded into life as a power that expands
and produces all species and forms of life, finally
arriving at humankind, the highest physical development
upon the Tree of Life.
A question was asked
about the interpretation of the "Tree of Life"
as applied to humankind.
The Tree of Life
has been used as a symbolic reference for many centuries
by many different cultures. It seems each major
religion has adapted the "Tree" format for its
own interpretation of the involutionary and evolutionary
principles of life. The symbolism of the Tree
of Life originates from the Hindu philosopher,
Patanjali. Kabalarian teachings come from Mr.
Parker's source, Swami Rai Mohan Dutta, who introduced
him to this Hindu teaching.
The Tree of Life
is a symbolic story of each individual. It is both
personal and universal. It relates the
Mathematical Principle to the physical, mental, and
spiritual planes. Patanjali in creating his
concept of the Tree of Life recognized the similarity
between the physical body and a normal tree growing in
life. He recognized the Mathematical Principle in
discerning or creating the concept of the gradations of
mental steps of growth. He also gave the concept
of the transmutation through the steps of growth from
the lower to the higher. Patanjali taught the
principle of "will," that through the
concentration of the mind willing the body to respond in
certain ways these transformations of growth could take
place.
These concepts are part
of the study of the Kabalarian Philosophy.
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Plan
with Confidence
© Kabalarian writings
What does 2002 hold
for you?
As nature expresses both
negative and positive conditions in the depressions and
plentiful seasons of nature, so does the human mind have
its negative and positive conditions: times when
we are up and down in our thinking, when we tend more to
depressed and emotional thoughts and our analysis and
good judgment is affected.
You should know the
cyclic conditions affecting your thinking and judgment
and you will know why you made poor decisions in the
past and could never understand the cause of your
mistakes and bad judgment. Only now, as you look
back to any bitter experience of the past, do you
realize what vast changes can take place in your
thinking--depending upon the time and conditions
surrounding you at the time. There are times when
everything seems to come your way with the least effort,
and at other times, despite all you do, nothing seems to
work in your favour. These are the conditions
through which you are passing.
With knowledge of your
personal cycle, or the nature of the hour, day, month,
and year, you will not be affected adversely because of
the depressed conditions of the day. The point is
to find the direct relationship to one's mind to the
hours, days, months, and years, to know whether one's
thoughts are positive or otherwise; the nature of one's
decision may well affect one's entire life materially,
emotionally, and through the health. Every thinker
knows that his thinking and judgment may be affected by
outside conditions. The vital thing is that in the
past no one seems to have had any positive standard of
measurement.
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cycle at:
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Week-end Seminars
April 13 and 14, 2002 - Vancouver
Included with the home
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weekend seminars usually held in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. The benefits of the seminars include
personal instruction, video presentations, interaction
with the instructors and course assistants, and
delicious refreshments and lunches both days.
Life Analysis Training
- Vancouver
*Cycle Management Training - Vancouver
(*Life Analysis Training is a prerequisite.)
Saturday and Sunday,
April 13 and 14, 2002
These courses will be
held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on
Saturday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, and Sunday, 9:00 am to
3:30 pm. [Full
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The Life Analysis
Training seminar teaches the basics of name analysis and
gives an overview of the principles of the Kabalarian
Philosophy. There may be no magic wand but there are
principles you can discover that will actually transform
your life. Each person has a birthpath, a potential to
fulfil in life. Discovering how to express one's
potential and how the name affects one's personality,
experiences, state of health, and success is possible!
If you have taken Life
Analysis Training, you are eligible to enrol in Cycle
Management Training.
In the Cycle Management
Training seminar, you will learn the application of the
Mathematical Principle to your daily affairs as they
unfold through time. You will then be able to plan
your activities, both personal and business, with
confidence.
If you are unable to
attend the seminar program, enrol in the course by
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A 12-week course of Life
Analysis Training is started in Calgary,
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The first evening is open to the public. The
presentation the first evening will discuss the Basic
Principles of the Kabalarian Philosophy. Contact Mrs. Ariole Hailley if you are interested in
attending or enrolling.
A 12-week course of Cycle
Management Training is started in Calgary,
Alberta on Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at 7:00 pm.
Call Mrs. Ariole Hailley for enrolment details.
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"There is nothing in
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