Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-28

! below: IN sl
| tan and do not be- luAs19skN kdE&s&
| lieve I'm n conscious
continuation Of the ego As a result Of
| study and experience as n physician, |
consider tho brain en- organ whose func-
ton is the mind. which ceases with the
dissolution of the organ. Oblivion follows,
| as It preceded our ego.
"As long as we have "A religion, So
called, VIC will have war. disease and
crime. We do not hesitate to die because
death is supposed necessary to life again.
When we emerge from all superstition
this life will seem so precious, being the
only one that everybody would see to 1t
that all others enjoy the same privileges
here as we do ourselves In order that no
one might shorten our life because Of
envy or jealousy.
Some think that the thought of cen
seriousness ending with life would bring
despair. Personally. ] find peace and II
greater love for humanity. The Christian
is good because he is n human being
! above all else.
Eternity has passed without pain or
/ regret for INCONSISTENCIES, and so we
! will cease and be unconscious Of our
material relation throughout eternity"
To this letter the following answer was
returned. together with the book;
IT thank you for having written me an
outline of the contents Of your book
am an extremely busy woman. Hundreds
of rare volumes OF great literature await
my reading. Important and beautiful
duties await me every hour Life grows
more and more interesting and time more
and more valuable. What you have writ
|
me that do not want to read it,
MY own studies and my own pc rsona!
experiences and the testimonials Of hun
dreds of brilliant men and women OF my
acquaintance prove to me beyond ques-
ton the existence of life after death.
know VIC all have invisible helpers
dwelling on higher planes than earth
ready to help us and to give us light "
We SEX their assistance. The name OF
one guide who looks after me / know
He lived more than 1000 years ago but
am one Of the fortunate beings whose
destiny He helps direct. know that
have lived many times on earth and have
yet many more lives to live here and in
other realms before I finish my cycle.
knowing all these things and being
helped and uplifted by this knowledge,
why should l waste my time on a book
such as you say you have written?
And why should l leave a book I'M my
home for others to read who. lacking my
knowledge. or possessing a weaker mind,
might be made Respondent and despairing
by it's contents? Personally I would not
care TO live a single day longer on earth
If believed as you do.
II have every earthly blessing, but
only value them because they are an ex-
| inf Ita n
yond me- remember my past incarna-
, tion, and the chief ambition of my life Is
to make good karma. here and now and
come back with new power for usefulness
= in the next
II am returning your book. which you
will see has not been opened"
: Although this present and most terrible
) war of the worlds history is purely a
commercial war. It is true that the greater
number OF wars which has devastated the
/ earth have been religious wars.
Men have tortured and killed their fell
| lows 20 prove how they loved God They
have committed every possible atrocity
, to punish others for having a faith diff
ferent from their own. believing God
, loved such bloody zeal. But adj these
facts carry no weight as an argument
, against the continuance Of life after
DEATH
Creeds have nothing whatever TO do
with real religion-the religion based on
knowledge Of other realms beyond this
earthplans, and the existence of beings
in this realms who have cast aff this
| earth-body.
True religion calls for conscious ness OF
the supremacy OF the Alternative Power
and the Oneness OF all created things with
that Power; consciousness of the exist
ence of Invisible Helpers ever ready to
give strength and light 10 those who call.
and consciousness OF the Realms beyond
the grave where the immortal part of all
beings continues 10 progress.
In this brief life. so filled with separa-
lions from those We love- there can be
no more ignoble or unworthy task as.
sumed by human being than that OF
trying to destroy faith in life after
death.
The best good. the best happiness and
the best achievements can never come to
one who does this needless dark Geed.
As well go about the earth knocking
down the supports OF Beautiful structures
saying all buildings should rect upon the
earth alone.
earth is only one OF many rooms In the
mansions OF the Father Angels and
archangels do exist and are as real as
men and women and possess larger
, powers OF usefulness Prayer and media
. tation bring US ia contact with these In
visible helpers.
Mediate, pray. believe, seek and ye shall
find