The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 98

of years, but yet the Illumined
inform us that the entire
creation, including Involution
and Evolution, of an Universe,
is but "as the twinkle of the
eye" to THE ALL. At the end of
countless cycles of aeons of
time, THE ALL withdraws its
Attention - its Contemplation
and Meditation - of the
Universe for the Great Work is
finished - and All is withdrawn
into THE ALL from which it
emerged. But Mystery of
Mysteries - the Spirit of each
soul is not annihilated, but is
infinitely expanded - the
Created and the Creator are
merged. Such is the report of
the Illumined!

purpose is merely to show the
futility of such speculation.
We allude to the question
which inevitably comes to the
mind of all thinkers who have
ventured to seek the Truth.
The question is: "WHY does
THE ALL create Universes?"
The question may be asked in
different forms, but the above
is the gist of the inquiry.

The above illustration of the
"meditation" and subsequent
"awakening from meditation,"
of THE ALL, is of course but an
attempt of the teachers to
describe the Infinite process
by a finite example. And yet,
"As Below, so Above." The
difference is merely in degree.
There is one more matter of
which we desire to speak in
this lesson and that comes
very near to an invasion of the
Metaphysical field of
speculation although our

Men have striven hard to
answer this question, but still
there is no answer worthy of
the name. Some have imagined
that THE ALL had something to
gain by it, but this is absurd,