The Brown Book Commentaries

―Information is not Knowledge until it is recognized by the Spiritual consciousness … Just
as food is not nourishment for the body until it becomes a part of one‘s blood.‖ ~ Walter Russell
And information cannot be ―recognized by the Spiritual consciousness‖ until actively setting that
information into motion – until transforming that information into Wisdom thereby … Note as well
that just as we must test the effects of various foods on the body to see how nourishing they truly
are, so too must we humbly and objectively examine the Fruits of our Kind Deeds upon others to
note their actual effectiveness as well. Those acts of Kindness – no matter how perfect they might
appear and how purely intended they might be – must be abandoned and replaced with alternatives if
they are used by others to entrench dysfunction or further suffering. Similarly, even those Good
Deeds that don‘t appear to be exceptionally potent at their outset must be repeated ad infinitum once
they are shown to sow the Good Fruits of Harmony &/or Joy &/or Contentment &/or Peace.
Image 409 (Page 150a) … This picture is portrait of a southern church painted by Ella
Carr; reminding me of the Truth that the quality of a personage – just like the quality of
a parsonage – hinges not on the pristinity of his or her exterior (i.e. the words uttered or
the deeds done) as much on the level of brilliance radiating from his or her inner chapel
(i.e. the selflessness of intention, the intensity of empathy, & the gentleness of thought) …
―Let each man pass his days in that endeavor wherein his Gift is greatest.‖ ~ Propertius
Note here that this ―endeavor‖ will probably shift over time – or even shift from day to day.
One the other hand, it is possible that a person‘s greatest Gift might very well remain the same for
years on end. Either way, it is critical that we wake each morning thankful for having been given
yet another day to Love, that we examine the alternatives to do so in front of us, that we head in
the general direction of the service that seems to be the most potent (which is often not the service
that the masses think is ―most important‖), and that we invest ourselves fully therein -- with an
open Heart & an open Mind; a Heart open to
all others (especially those ―least deserving‖
of the same) and a Mind open to any & all
subsequently spontaneous blossomings of
unexpected opportunities to Care anew.
And all true Knowing can
only transcend one‘s senses
when all sensations perceived
are put into motion in deeds
performed radically & Faithfully
on the basis thereof.
―One‘s illusions begin to dissipate
when one‘s Knowing transcends one‘s sensing.‖
~ anonymous
Facta non Verba: Actions, not words.
Facientem non Cogitat: Doing, not thinking.
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