The Book of Lies

40

ΚΕΦΑΛΗ Μ

THE HIMOG[1]

1

A red rose absorbs all colours but red; red is therefore the one colour that it is not.

2

This Law, Reason, Time, Space, all Limitation blinds us to Truth.

3

All that we know of Man, Nature, God, is just that which they are not; it is that which they throw off as repungnant.

4

The HIMOG is only visible in so far as He is imperfect.

5

Then are they all glorious who seem not to be glorious, as the HIMOG is All-glorious Within?

6

It may be so.

7

How then distinguish the inglorious and perfect HIMOG from the inglorious man of earth?

8

Distinguish not!

9

But thyself Ex-tinguish: HIMOG art thou, and HIMOG shalt thou be.

COMMENTARY (Μ)

Paragraph 1 is, of course, a well-known scientific fact.

In paragraph 2 it is suggested analogically that all thinkable things are similarly blinds for the Unthinkable Reality.

Classing in this manner all things as illusions, the question arises as to the distinguishing between illusions; how are we to tell whether a Holy Illuminated Man of God is really so, since we can see nothing of him but his imperfections. "It may be yonder beggar is a King."

But these considerations are not to trouble such mind as the Chela may possess; let him occupy himself, rather, with the task of getting rid of his personality; this, and not criticism of his holy Guru, should be the occupation of his days and nights.

NOTE

[1] HIMOG is a Notariqon of the words Holy Illuminated Man of God.

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