Gospel Talk #4

-About 400 B.C. priests in Jerusalem wrote the Priestly Code and inserted throughout the 5 books to give continuity and make it seem that certain ideas were present from the beginning -They took Judaism and made it seem that sacrificial slaughtering of animals ritual was the essence of Jewish religion From the Torah -Moses is recognized as a genuine Master, though prone to making mistakes -- as a Holy man, still on the way -What He gave out to the children of Israel (about 1500 B.C.) was based on inner spiritual experience. He "received the commandments in thunder and flame." -The Holiness Code - (in Leviticus) deals with the understanding of love of neighbor -Outer spoken name of God stands for the real name of God or sound current or word and should be treated with respect -Love for God implies love for neighbor -Story of Moses in Numbers ..."would to God that all the Lord's people be prophets..." \nKIRPAL: "I want you to be a Buddha, not a Buddhist" -original meaning of prophet is God intoxicated person -schools of prophets -each prophet had disciples known as sons of the prophets -learning how to contact God within themselves and passed on mastership from one generation to another -Deuteronomy 6 "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thine soul and with all thine might..." remember God constantly -story of Elijah and Elisha -- realtionship of master and disciple and how mastership was passed on -story of Enos -Prophet Micah -1st born was subject to sacrifice but could be "redeemed" and an animal used instead -Jeremiah, one of the highest prophets in the old testament -prophets emphasized that the chosen people (chosen to keep the teachings alive) had much to live up to -- "To whom much is given, much is expected" -choseness is conditional - must be acted up to for the country to survive -America is also a chosen place with people brought here from all over the world and in a better position to grow spiritually than any other country in the history of the world which is why Masters have been coming here and spreading Their message -Important to remember what is required of us -- love, generosity, forgiveness, tolerance, etc. -Initiates have been given the supreme gift and must live up to it -Prophecy in Isaiah for today basis of "Streams in the Dessert"