The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 87

FIRMLY IN THE INFINITE MIND
OF THE ALL and there is
naught to hurt us or for us to
fear. There is no Power
outside of THE ALL to affect
us. So we may rest calm and
secure. There is a world of
comfort and security in this
realization when once
attained. Then "calm and
peaceful do we sleep, rocked
in the Cradle of the Deep" resting safely on the bosom of
the Ocean of Infinite Mind
which is THE ALL.
In THE ALL, indeed, do "we
live and move and have our
being."
Matter is none the less Matter
to us, while we dwell on the
plane of Matter, although we
know it to be merely an
aggregation of "electrons," or
particles of Force vibrating
rapidly and gyrating around
each other in the formations
of atoms; the atoms in turn
vibrating and gyrating,
forming molecules which
latter in turn form larger
masses of Matter. Nor does
Matter become less Matter,
when we follow the inquiry
still further and learn from the
Hermetic Teachings that the
"Force" of which the electrons

are but units is merely a
manifestation of the Mind of
THE ALL and like all else in the
Universe is purely Mental in
its nature. While on the Plane
of matter, we must recognize
its phenomena - we may
control Matter (as all Masters
of higher or lesser degree do),
but we do so by applying the
higher forces. We commit a
folly when we attempt to deny
the existence of Matter in the
relative aspect. We may deny
its mastery over us - and
rightly so - but we should not
attempt to ignore it in its
relative aspect, at least so long
as we dwell upon its plane.
Nor do the Laws of Nature
become less constant or
effective when we know them,
likewise, to be merely mental
creations. They are in full
effect on the various planes.
We overcome the lower laws,
by applying still higher ones and in this way only. But we
cannot escape Law or rise
above it entirely. Nothing but
THE ALL can escape Law - and
that because THE ALL is LAW
itself, from which all Laws
emerge. The most advanced
Masters may acquire the
powers usually attributed to