Read Ancient Wisdom for Today for Free Online Page A

the
    Physical Plane is often heard as thunder.
    The Astral Plane
    As you dream, you may spend a great
    deal of time in a more refined state of consciousness called the Astral Plane. Your Astral body is lighter and functions at a 60
    higher vibration. The Astral Plane is the source of human emotion, psychic phenomena, ghosts, and UFOs. The Astral Plane is also home for most humans upon the death of their physical body.
    The Astral Plane is much larger and
    more beautiful than the Physical Plane and often mistaken for man’s final rest-ing place, or heaven. The spiritual beings who reside there seem angelic by earth’s standards, and the rulers of the Astral Plane appear as gods to those unfamiliar with the planes above the Astral.
    This is the highest plane reached by
    those practicing astral projection and most occult sciences. Askleposis, the Temple of Golden Wisdom on this plane, is located in Sahasra-dal-Kanwal (Gopal Das, guardian).
    You can often recognize the Astral Plane by the sound of the roaring sea.
    The Causal Plane
    Memories of past lives are stored on
    the next higher plane of existence, the 61
    Causal Plane. If you are looking for the seeds of your current life, you could visit the Causal Plane and read the Akashic
    records. The Causal Plane contains more spiritual matter than does the Physical, but it is still governed by the laws of duality. The Sakapori Temple of Golden Wisdom is located here in the city of Honu, and the guardian of the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad there is Shamus-i-Tabriz. You
    can recognize the Causal Plane by the
    sound of tinkling bells.
    As you travel into a higher state of consciousness, the magnificence of what
    you behold can be overwhelming. This in itself can be a trap, because the tempta-tion to linger is strong. The impression is always that you have reached the highest state. This is why the Mahanta, the Inner Master, is so important. He will always be near to give you a little nudge, to remind you to continue on your spiritual journey.
    The Mental Plane
    The source of the mind and its con-
    62
    structs — philosophy, ethics, and moral teachings — is the Mental Plane. It is a grand place populated by advanced
    spiritual beings. The word Aum , chanted by those in many religious groups, origi-nates from the Mental Plane. Although
    this is a very spiritual plane, resi-
    dents of this plane are still subject to reincarnation. This is because the
    Mental Plane is still part of the lower worlds.
    To pass into the true spiritual planes, we must drop the mind. Soul uses the
    mind as a tool but cannot be guided by it. The mind cannot understand the true nature of God. God can only be experienced, and descriptions of God are most often inaccurate because they depend on the power of the mind.
    The Temple of Namayatan, the Temple
    of Golden Wisdom on this plane, is lo-
    cated in the city of Mer Kailash, and the guardian is the Koji Chanda. You can
    recognize the Mental Plane by the sound of running water.
    63
    The Etheric Plane
    Marking the border between the lower
    and higher worlds of Divine Spirit is the Etheric Plane. This is the source of our primitive thoughts and the subconscious.
    The Dayaka Temple of Golden Wisdom is
    located here in the city of Arhirit, and the guardian of the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad is Lai Tsi. You can recognize the Etheric Plane by the sound of buzzing bees.
    As you unfold spiritually, you’ll travel through the various God Worlds of ECK.
    This journey will be a unique experience because we are all individuals, each at a different point in our unfoldment.
    64
    7
    Love
    The very heart of the doctrine of
    ECK is love. This love is that
    divine essence which unites all reality and brings together all Souls. The higher Soul goes into the other worlds the greater this becomes. Love is the bond which holds the worlds together.
    The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad

Book One
A Minneapolis, Minnesota, newspaper
    once reported the story of a dog named Norman. Norman is very special. He’s a