The Brown Book Commentaries

―Just because you don't remember it,
doesn't mean you haven't already done it.‖ ~ J.D. Salinger
Everything truly worth Doing has already been fully Done in our infancy. And indeed,
everything truly worth Knowing was innately & fully Known by us in the womb … As such, we
need never remember to Do what we have Done before – we need never remember to once again
Do what we have all been called to Do again. We need not remember how it felt to appreciate the
Wonders embedded in every visage ―normal‖ – we need simply set forth and choose to See them
again. We need not remember how to Forgive another who has wronged us, indeed to reach out to
that same saddened Soul with acts of heartfelt Compassion – we need simply immerse ourselves
into their quite obvious pain and Care-fully act accordingly … In essence, we need never
remember any choice worth choosing or any deed worth Doing. We must simply set aside our
arrogant analysis and our petty goals and
our wafer-thin fears long enough to
actively re-Member what we have Known
all along – that we are here not for self or
salvation; that we are actually here to Love.
Image 167 (Page 71b) … ―This picture (which I call ―The Light‖) was taken while I was
clearing dead trees from the woods on Alexzanna Farms (Wildwood, Georgia) … I like how the
camera inadvertently captured the sun‘s rays showering me in the form of a cross while I pushed
over this dead tree – beautifully symbolizing the Truth that it is the Soul-seated impetus for us to
self-sacrifice for others that must fuel any effective removal of our lives‘ ―dead wood‖ – its
selfish habits, its self-centered addictions, its droning routines, and its enabling interactions.
―I travel not to get anywhere. I travel for travel‘s sake.
… The Great Affair is to move.‖ ~ R. L. Stevenson
It is indeed of great worth to remain in motion; to remain
in motion mentally by intentionally exposing ourselves to
fresh ideas, to remain in motion emotionally by immersing
ourselves into all our current relationships & interactions, and
to remain in motion physically by continually soaking our
senses in places new and sights yet unseen. That having been
said, the Greatest of all Affairs is not merely to move in these
ways – but rather to Move by Loving Life fully – knowing
what we already know and feeling what we already feel,
while being where we already are.
“What has come into Being in Him is Life,
and that Light is the Light of all people.”
~ unknown (John 1:4)
This is an extremely important verse, and not for the heavily constricted meaning typically attached to it
by conservative Christian ―believers‖ – not because it somehow intimates that Jesus is the one and only Son
of God for every human being on the planet; a Super-Being who we must either worship wholeheartedly and
with absolute allegiance, or suffer eternally for wont of doing so. No, to read this verse in this limited way is
not only to inadvertently denigrate the majestic worth of the biblical manuscripts, but is to blaspheme against
the teachings of Jesus Christ himself. For firstly, please note that the ―Him‖ here mentioned is not referring
to Jesus Christ directly, but rather ―the Logos‖ – ―the Word‖ – a term used at the time to reference the Divine
Spark of Life that resides within all sentient beings, not merely one of them. Secondly, please note – even if
the ―Him‖ here mentioned is referring specifically to Jesus Christ – that his Divinity did not come into being
with him, but came into being in him – that this Divinity was not inherently attached to Jesus from his birth,
but was rather something that was called forth by his Noble (i.e. selflessly motivated) Choices and their
subsequently Noble (i.e. self-sacrificially Caring) Deeds. Thirdly, please note that this Divine Light that
came into being in Jesus was the very same Light ―of all people‖ – that (just as Jesus himself so often stated –
see John 14:20 et al) every sentient being has equal access to the very same spiritual perfection as Jesus did;
that all we need do to enliven the same is courageously follow his example – to humbly follow his Way.
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