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Advanced Course in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism426
other students—therefore we have used several. The one term, in place of
“The Absolute,” that seems to be more readily grasped by beginners, is the
one used in the first part of this lesson, i.e., “The Whole Thing, as it Is.” This
second statement leads us to a third, which is akin to it, namely:
Third—The Absolute comprises all that there really is; all that ever really has
been; all that really ever can be.
The All must comprise All. And it must always have comprised All. And it
must always comprise All. This from the very nature of things, as conceived
by the Intellect. All must always be All. There can be nothing outside of
the All. And whatever is must be in the All. There is no outside of the All—
nothing can exist outside of it. To say that a thing exists outside of the All, is
to state an absurdity. The Absolute never had a beginning, therefore there
could have been nothing before it. And there can be nothing come from
anything but it. And as it has no ending there can be nothing to come after
it. So it must comprise all there is, has been, or will be. With this idea in mind,
let us consider the fourth statement:
Fourth—The Absolute is Omnipresent—present everywhere at the same
time. This statement is self-evident. There can be no place outside of the
All. There can be no existence or presence except in the All. The All must
be Everywhere. There cannot be a place with nothing in it. The Intellect is
unable to grasp a conception of Nothing as an actuality; a reality; an absolute
fact. An absolute Nothing is unthinkable, for an absolute thing is something,
and “something” is opposed to “nothing.” “Nothing” is a negative term, and
is used to denote the absence, or apparent absence, or of some relative
thing. The Absolute being All, it must include everything (see Statement iii).
That which we call space; time; matter; mind; energy; etc., are but relative
manifestations of the Absolute. Therefore it must be present everywhere,
at the same time. Any other idea is unthinkable.
Fifth. The Absolute is Omnipotent—All-powerful—Possessing Unlimited
Power—Possessing All the Power there is. This statement must be self-evident,
if we admit the statements that the Absolute is All; is everywhere; is