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The Brown Book Commentaries

A compendium of short commentaries illuminating the symbolism & deeper meanings of all the quotes & illustrations found in "The Brown Book" -- a Journal of Universal Truth I compiled over a six-year period (from 2003 to 2009) NOTE: while not entirely necessary, readers are advised to read the Introduction before either enjoying these Commentaries or perusing The Brown Book itself

A compendium of short commentaries illuminating the symbolism & deeper meanings of all the quotes & illustrations found in "The Brown Book" -- a Journal of Universal Truth I compiled over a six-year period (from 2003 to 2009)

NOTE: while not entirely necessary, readers are advised to read the Introduction before either enjoying these Commentaries or perusing The Brown Book itself

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EVOLVER, with Honor superceding whim …<br />

I Grow while leading a healthy, disciplined life.<br />

I am dependable & trustworthy.<br />

It is important to remember that physical Growth comes<br />

automatically, while Spiritual Advancement must be repeatedly &<br />

purposefully chosen … Also, while the human body grows steadily over<br />

time, the maximum experience of Spiritual Enlightenment is known in<br />

every individual act of radical self-sacrifice.<br />

LOVER, touching Life and lives gently with Compassion …<br />

I Love unconditionally with considerate acts,<br />

caring words, and positive thoughts.<br />

LOVE is best enlivened when we actively Care three times more<br />

than we caringly speak, and we caringly speak three times more than we<br />

lovingly think.<br />

HEALER, helping those wounded or in need …<br />

I educate mySelf in the ways and arts of healing.<br />

I apply my Gifts openly and Power-fully.<br />

One of the greatest medicines – if not THE greatest medicine – is<br />

empathic Listening coupled with a heartfelt hug.<br />

SAGE, with Life‘s moments steeped in Wisdom …<br />

I learn-teach & teach-learn my way though Life.<br />

I smile with my Destiny‘s twists and turns.<br />

Though I know I Know quite a bit – and while I Joy-fully share all<br />

that I Know with all who ask of the same, I also remind myself that I<br />

know next to nothing, and am thus ever-ready to listen & learn anew.<br />

MAGUS, immersed in Magicks wondrous …<br />

I am the Universe.<br />

I perceive the Present Moment that sustains It.<br />

Once we pause long enough to slow down and deeply SEE our<br />

surroundings, we instantly & fully remember that always have been,<br />

still are, and always will be completely interconnected with everything<br />

else in the entire Cosmos – most intimately with those closest to us in<br />

proximity, and yet just as magnificently with those residing along the<br />

very edges of the Universe.<br />

BROTHER, communing on every level with Balance & Virtue …<br />

I artfully combine spontaneity & discipline; sincerity & frivolity,<br />

revelry & service, Vocation & rest in the LOVE I share.<br />

Note that ―Balance‖ here does not mean giving equal time to<br />

opposites or alternatives, but rather in purposefully and consciously<br />

combing the two into one – making discipline spontaneous & being<br />

spontaneous with the ways we enliven that discipline; being sincere in<br />

our frivolity & gentle in our earnestness; turning every act of service<br />

into a celebration; and finding our greatest Peace (and indeed, even<br />

experiencing the greatest recuperation) when helping others the most.<br />

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