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The Twelfth Lesson: The Message of the Master.1109
this warning has been attested by the fate of those glorious souls who,
disregarding it, attempted to give the Truth to the animal minds of the
mob and were done to death for their folly. Even Jesus Himself met His fate
from neglecting this very rule,—for allowing His sympathy to overcome His
judgment.
“Ask and it shall be given you; seek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be
opened unto you: for everyone that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh
findeth, and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of
you who if his son ask him for a loaf will give him a stone, or if he shall ask for
a fish will give him a serpent? If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts
unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give
good things to them that ask him? All things therefore whatsoever ye would
that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them, for this is the law
and the prophecy.” (Matthew 7:7–12)
Here is another burning message to men to live by the light of Faith in the
Spirit. And a warning that unless one would act toward other men rightly,
he could not expect to be dealt with rightly. It is the lesson of sowing and
reaping—the lesson of the Law of Karma. Jesus is most emphatic in these
statements. He does not alone say “Do this! Do that!” He states emphatically:
“This is the Law!” And so it is—men are punished by their wrong deeds, not
for them.
“Enter ye in by the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that
leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby. For narrow is
the gate and straitened the way that leadeth unto life, and few are they that
find it.” (Matthew 7:13–14)
This is the highest occult teaching. How few are they who find their way
to the Realization of their own Divinity? Narrow indeed is the gate and
straitened the way that leadeth to the goal. The masses follow the broad
path, like fools—but few even see the narrow entrance to The Path.
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly
are ravening wolves. By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes