The Brown Book Commentaries

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“It is Now the moment for You to awaken …
The night is far gone; the day is near.
Let us therefore lay aside the works of darkness
and put on the Armor of [Love‟s] Light.”
~ Paul (Romans 13:11-12)
This is quite the in-Sight-full verse. Note that the ―moment to awaken‖ is Here&Now, and that
it is neither dark nor light in this critical time. In other words, the choice between actions that are
self-serving (―dark‖) and those that are selfless (―light‖) is a perfectly pristine one in every present
moment – regardless of your ego's internal doubts to the contrary. And how are we to engage this
choice? By setting aside the ―works of darkness‖ (active sins of selfishness) and donning the
―Armor of Light‖ (deeds of radical Goodness -- noting while we do so that Light does not recede
& defend against shadow, but rather extends outward and willingly lends its brilliance to the dark).
Image 008 (Page 3a) … This shows a reflection of a sun-showered golden
mountain – symbolizing the Truth ―as above so below‖; at least as long as we
have the courage to reflect the Love of the ―above‖ (within) in our actions
―below‖ (Here) …
Image 009 (Page 3a – overleaf) … Here, a flower-covered promenade –
symbolizing the ease and Joy-fullness that comes to all of us in those moments we
choose to walk the selfless ―middle path‖ …
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