The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 73

there is nothing to work
changes upon it nothing into
which it could change, nor
from which it could have
changed. It cannot be added to
nor subtracted from; increased
nor diminished; nor become
greater or lesser in any
respect whatsoever. It must
have always been, and must
always remain, just what it is
now - THE ALL - there has
never been, is not now, and
never will be, anything else
into which it can change.
THE ALL being Infinite,
Absolute, Eternal and
Unchangeable it must follow
that anything finite,
changeable, fleeting, and
conditioned cannot be THE
ALL. And as there is Nothing
outside of THE ALL, in Reality,
then any and all such finite
things must be as Nothing in
Reality. Now do not become
befogged, nor frightened - we
are not trying to lead you into
the Christian Science field
under cover of Hermetic
Philosophy. There is a
Reconciliation of this
apparently contradictory state
of affairs. Be patient, we will
reach it in time.

We see around us that which is
called "Matter," which forms
the physical foundation for all
forms. Is THE ALL merely
Matter? Not at all! Matter
cannot manifest Life or Mind
and as Life and Mind are
manifested in the Universe,
THE ALL cannot be Matter, for
nothing rises higher than its
own source - nothing is ever
manifested in an effect that is
not in the cause - nothing is
evolved as a consequent that
is not involved as an
antecedent. And then Modern
Science informs us that there
is really no such thing as
Matter - that what we call
Matter is merely "interrupted
energy or force," that is,
energy or force at a low rate of
vibration. As a recent writer
has said "Matter has melted
into Mystery." Even Material
Science has abandoned the
theory of Matter and now rests
on the basis of "Energy."
Then is THE ALL mere Energy
or Force?
Not Energy or Force as the
materialists use the terms for
their energy and force are
blind, mechanical things,
devoid of Life or Mind.