A Letter of Mara
A Letter of Mara, Son of Serapion
(between 73 CE and the third century CE)
“Put, therefore, sadness away from thee, O most beloved of mankind, a thing which never in anywise benefits a man; and drive care away from thee, which brings with it no advantage whatsoever. For we have no resource or skill that can avail us-nothing but a great mind able to cope with the disasters and to endure the tribulations which we are always receiving at the hands of the times. For at these things does it behoove us to look, and not only at those which are fraught with rejoicing and good repute.”
**If you let yourself be free in joy and also free in sorrow, know that sorrow will loom upon you, sadness will tinge your days. Feel your sorrow, but seek joy – seek the bliss of immortality in the sacred chamber of the heart. What care shall ye have in the day to day strife and travails, ye who seek after the Kingdom Divine, which surely is within you and also all around you. One should become peaceful in all circumstances – this is the highest teaching.**
“Devote thyself to wisdom, the fount of all things good, the treasure that faileth not. There shalt thou lay thy head, and be at ease. For this shall be to thee father and mother, and a good companion for thy life.”
**Don’t mind that gold; don’t gawk at the bank notes. If you would come to wisdom – you will see money for what it is, and you will see that the real thing of value is neither metal, paper, nor mineral – but the Essential Truth of Your Own Nature. Thou shalt walk in the peace of YeHuWuH. Once you come to the fount of wisdom, you will drink from the source of understanding and imbibe the nectar of truth – unfiltered, undiluted. It will instruct thee, like a fruit on the tree of Spirit – it will be a Spiritual Master and Comforter unto thee…Forever.**
“Enter into closest intimacy with fortitude and patience, those virtues which are able successfully to encounter the tribulations that befall feeble men. For so great is their strength, that they are adequate to sustain hunger, and can endure thirst, and mitigate every trouble. With toil, moreover, yea even with dissolution, they make right merry.”
**A voice within speaks: “Be patient and kind.” Listen, O’ Swan, listen! Bear your encounter with the “problems of the world” with a mind in peaceful equipoise. Know the body as a temple – sweep it clean now and then. Toil in grand generosity, and dissolve all hatred, enmity and greed…make merry in the Spirit who loves kindness and benevolence, kinship and camaraderie. But, Beloved, make Acquaintance with the Friend WITHIN, and then, by and by, you shall know right merriment: the knowledge which cannot ever be stolen, gained by Grace and Sincerity – the Knowledge-Direct-Experience of Eternal Life.**
“…if thou resolve diligently to acquaint thyself with these things, first of all put a check on appetite, and set limits to that in which thou art indulging. Seek the power to refrain from being angry; and, instead of yielding to outbursts of passion, listen to the promptings of kindness.”
**Tell you true: Water, Fasting, Prayer, In-Silence, Meditation, & More. All these things will give you Divine Energy and Replenish you, cleansing your physical, emotional and mental temples, so to speak.
The Power to refrain from being angry is Control of the Senses and their Organs of Action, particularly the Tongue. The power to not be angry is won also by Resolute Dispassion gained by full scrutiny of life, its circumstances, and how one is connected to these by Time. If one can become aware of oneself as beyond this transient world, as a Being~Beyond-Time, then one will know something of the Peace necessary to quell the anger-samskara.
Be kind. It is a white light that shines through the crack in the ceiling of passion: kindness. Focus upon it. Be not distracted by passions forces, nay, BE READY for them! You know that LIFE with bring forth tests of your Patience, Fortitude and Kindness. Be prepared to work in sincerity, or you shall reap what you sow – you know?**
(between 73 CE and the third century CE)
“Put, therefore, sadness away from thee, O most beloved of mankind, a thing which never in anywise benefits a man; and drive care away from thee, which brings with it no advantage whatsoever. For we have no resource or skill that can avail us-nothing but a great mind able to cope with the disasters and to endure the tribulations which we are always receiving at the hands of the times. For at these things does it behoove us to look, and not only at those which are fraught with rejoicing and good repute.”
**If you let yourself be free in joy and also free in sorrow, know that sorrow will loom upon you, sadness will tinge your days. Feel your sorrow, but seek joy – seek the bliss of immortality in the sacred chamber of the heart. What care shall ye have in the day to day strife and travails, ye who seek after the Kingdom Divine, which surely is within you and also all around you. One should become peaceful in all circumstances – this is the highest teaching.**
“Devote thyself to wisdom, the fount of all things good, the treasure that faileth not. There shalt thou lay thy head, and be at ease. For this shall be to thee father and mother, and a good companion for thy life.”
**Don’t mind that gold; don’t gawk at the bank notes. If you would come to wisdom – you will see money for what it is, and you will see that the real thing of value is neither metal, paper, nor mineral – but the Essential Truth of Your Own Nature. Thou shalt walk in the peace of YeHuWuH. Once you come to the fount of wisdom, you will drink from the source of understanding and imbibe the nectar of truth – unfiltered, undiluted. It will instruct thee, like a fruit on the tree of Spirit – it will be a Spiritual Master and Comforter unto thee…Forever.**
“Enter into closest intimacy with fortitude and patience, those virtues which are able successfully to encounter the tribulations that befall feeble men. For so great is their strength, that they are adequate to sustain hunger, and can endure thirst, and mitigate every trouble. With toil, moreover, yea even with dissolution, they make right merry.”
**A voice within speaks: “Be patient and kind.” Listen, O’ Swan, listen! Bear your encounter with the “problems of the world” with a mind in peaceful equipoise. Know the body as a temple – sweep it clean now and then. Toil in grand generosity, and dissolve all hatred, enmity and greed…make merry in the Spirit who loves kindness and benevolence, kinship and camaraderie. But, Beloved, make Acquaintance with the Friend WITHIN, and then, by and by, you shall know right merriment: the knowledge which cannot ever be stolen, gained by Grace and Sincerity – the Knowledge-Direct-Experience of Eternal Life.**
“…if thou resolve diligently to acquaint thyself with these things, first of all put a check on appetite, and set limits to that in which thou art indulging. Seek the power to refrain from being angry; and, instead of yielding to outbursts of passion, listen to the promptings of kindness.”
**Tell you true: Water, Fasting, Prayer, In-Silence, Meditation, & More. All these things will give you Divine Energy and Replenish you, cleansing your physical, emotional and mental temples, so to speak.
The Power to refrain from being angry is Control of the Senses and their Organs of Action, particularly the Tongue. The power to not be angry is won also by Resolute Dispassion gained by full scrutiny of life, its circumstances, and how one is connected to these by Time. If one can become aware of oneself as beyond this transient world, as a Being~Beyond-Time, then one will know something of the Peace necessary to quell the anger-samskara.
Be kind. It is a white light that shines through the crack in the ceiling of passion: kindness. Focus upon it. Be not distracted by passions forces, nay, BE READY for them! You know that LIFE with bring forth tests of your Patience, Fortitude and Kindness. Be prepared to work in sincerity, or you shall reap what you sow – you know?**
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