The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-15


entity was born of spontaneous genera
ton. but they stop there instead of go
ing on back to sentient life. which is the
cause of generation, and of whose spon-
effect. They CLEAN the fields of observa-
ton and demonstration for effects only.
1t is fruit that can be gathered In the
sunlight, and not the life in the roots of
the tree which bears the fruit that in
terests them. They do not ask the in
coming monad or the outgoing ego,
From whence cometh and whence go
eth thou" but were they to ask. the
answer would be, II come to reap that
which did not SOW. and I shall go and
come again and again. until there are no
working out my deliverance f~orn hurt
full environment in fear and trembling,
but with mistaken confidence in the
strength and justice of the operation of
the beneficent but exacting law of eth
ical embodiment
1t will be admitted that the operation
Of the law of ethical causation is incom-
prehensible except when observed in the
light of the philosophy of monadology.
That is to say, while the effect of the
operation may be seen, it's deeper pur
pose and the cause of its purpose are
meaningless unless analysed by the ex-
periences of the ego 1t is very true sim
liar law operates on the physical plane
In fact, all law for the government of
society is based upon the automatic
proposition that whatsoever man SOW
eth that shall he also reap. If a man
commits murder the law murders him.
If he rob his neighbor the law robs
him of his liberty, and so on; but while
these physical crimes and punishments
are sowing acts and reaping the fruit
thereof, and cannot be separated from
the ethical side of existence the punish
ment should be inflicted wholly with the
view of strengthening the incentive to
sow better acts that the next harvest
may yield sounder and sweeter fruit but
physical punishment should never be ad-
ministered in spirit of hatred. The law
of ethical causation makes no distinc-
lion between the man who murders for
revenge and the officers of the law who
execute him merely to avenge an out
ragged law.
Esoterically there Is no difference be-
tween the command, AN eye for an eye
and tooth for a TOOTH" and the injunc-
ton, whatsoever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek turn to him the other Also"
In it's operation the law of ethical eau
sation always secures the same results.
In it's operation under Christ's injunc-
ton the act that is sown by the one who
smites his neighbor is condemned in a
spirit of love and Kindness while the
same act under the law of an eye for an
eye is condemned in the name of unyield-
ing justice, but the fruit of acts must be
harvested in any event. only that the
Christ way is justice clothed in love,
while the eye for an eye and tooth for
tooth means justice and only justice.
The ultimate of the operation of the law
of ethical causation is, however, the
same-bad acts committed with retribu-
ton following. and good acts yielding
love and peace and spiritual growth. 1t
must be always as We SOW We reap 1t is
as Emerson says: Higher than the
question of our duration is the question
Of our deserving" and the only path of
escape known in the worlds of God is
performance. This is the sum total of
the law of ethical causation.