The Light-Vesture Of The New Man (2)

The Light-Vesture

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In addition, it is our task to confront you, clearly and concisely, with the spirit of the ascent now beginning. It is our mission to guide you, if possible, to a very concrete decision, and we are also directed to tell you that it has been granted to us to invoke the blessing of the Brotherhood, The Universal Brotherhood, upon this decision, this resolution which will affect every aspect of your life.

We have to emphasize that in the coming days, this blessing will be poured out over all of us if, from within, you make this one positive decision and then enter, on that basis, into the great process of self-realisation. For, as will now be clear, the fundamental thing is for you to be taken up in a mighty process.

By so doing, we shall be able to lead to lead the whole of mankind into a new, mighty course of development....That is why we are again drawing your attention to your light-vesture. And without losing ourselves in extensive explanations, we ask you: What are you doing about the care of your light-vesture?

If we were to examine this now, at this moment, we would probably encounter rather poor results, generally speaking. On the positive side, it might appear that you are a vegetarian and practice certain reforms in your life as a result. But did you know that the results of your vegetarianism are almost entirely neutralized as far as your light-vesture is concerned by all the other harmful substances circulating in your blood?  Your ordinary food intake alone is enough to cause this. We are thinking, here, of the many chemical and synthetic substances added to our food these days.

And what are you doing about the care of your nerve-ether, which, in our modern times is placed under the most terrific tensions? And what are you doing to ensure that your spinal spirit-fire functions correctly? Has it ever occurred to you that you have a task to perform in that respect?

A matter wich may be somewhat more familiar to you is the care of the endocrine system - for it is gradually dawning on mankind that almost all illnesses are directly related to disturbances of the endocrine system, disturbances which people generally try to neutralize by means of so-called 'medicines' or, if need be, surgery.

And what would you have to say about the proper care of your 'consciousness-flame'? Have you ever heard of it? People say 'My consciousness is, my consciousness exists, and that's that.' And people say: 'This type of person is like this, and that type of person is like that. This is his character and that is her character.' And that is the basis on which we associate with one another.

But what we want to say to you is: get used to the fact that the whole of your five-fold light-vesture forms one indivisible system. We want to impress upon you that all the conditions man sees and experiences as illness are caused and maintained by disharmonies in the light-vesture.  Hereditary influences giving rise to disturbances will disappear if you place your entire light-vesture firmly under the relevant laws of life. And if you do this while you are still young, you will certainly overcome all hereditary influences. Illnesses and weakness which have existed right from birth will quickly cease to cause any obstruction, if only one sees to it that one's light-vesture functions in the right way.

'What is the light-vesture, then?' you might ask. It is the representative in the body, in the material self, of the etheric double.

We use the term 'etheric double'  to make clear that the material self lives solely by means of that double, that vital body. Man lives by the grace of the etheric body, and in the particular by the grace of his light-vesture. The material atoms of which the the material self is composed do not exist independently, but depend on their co-operation with the etheric atoms. That is why it is logical to say that it is only possible for a living being to express itself in this material world because of the presence of the light-vesture.

It is equally rational to say that the light-vesture is not only to animate and maintain the material body. That is purely incidental. The true calling of the light-vesture is much higher, but the fulfillment of this calling is dependent upon the way in which you use your light-vesture here and now, and in the near future.

If you realize this, you will also feel the need to prepare your light-vesture for its great and so glorious task. Keeping your material body in a state of cleanliness and purity is of great importance. All the care you give your material body is therefore excellent and highly commendable. But of far greater importance is the proper care of your light-vesture. In the near future, this will be the most important task for all of us. We need to prepare our light-vestures for their great and glorious task.

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From "The Light-Vesture Of The New Man"  J. Van Rijckenborgh
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