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DISCOURSE 13

THE LAW OF MOVEMENT!

THE “CREATION-LAW” OF MOTION

Movement = “Life.”

Reader: That being the case --- and a fact surely obvious to all in just the minute-by-minute, everyday activity of the Forces of Nature --- let us immediately begin this Discourse with words from out of The Living Law! Following that, we will look at the concept of Movement from philosophy, and note everyday examples not so obvious to the eye, and then hear more from the Great Work of Imanuel!

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Abd-ru-shin: “SON OF MAN”
And “ETERNAL MEDIATOR”!

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Noting the fact that “Movement” as a Divine Law and thus a Force of immense Power exists in and throughout Creation; and in the natural world of earth “constant movement” in Nature is surely obvious to everyone, we will therefore dispense with our normal format of assessing this particular Law from the Islamic and Judaic perspective. Further on where the same Law is examined in its more telling “Spiritual Law” reality; perhaps there we may look at the Muslim and Jewish perspective --- if there is any relevant “knowledge” in those two religions of this crucial Divine Law. Otherwise, we won’t bother!

In truth, if we take just one key point from the above text, we could not possibly go wrong by striving to do the following:

“Therefore you must at last become acquainted with all the laws and adjust yourself accordingly.”

The philosopher Heraclitus (c.540-480 BC) of Ephesus in Asia Minor believed that the concept of “universal reason” or “universal law” is something common to all and which guides not only every person but also everything that happens in nature. Yet he observed that instead of following this “higher guidance”, most people lived by their individual beliefs. This “something”, which was the source of everything, he called God or logos – meaning reason.

Heraclitus also postulated a new concept; that of ‘flux’ or ‘continuous change’. He observed that everything ‘flowed’; everything is in continual movement and that nothing stands still. He expressed this concept of constant change by saying that “...you cannot step twice into the same river”. The river changes because “...fresh waters are ever (streaming) in upon you”. Heraclitus thought that this concept of ‘continuous change’ “...must apply not only to rivers but to all things, including the soul of man”. Rivers and men exhibit the fascinating fact of becoming different “...and yet remaining the same”. We return to the ‘same’ river although fresh waters have (entered it), “... and the man is still the same person as the boy”. (Philosophy History and Problems. Third Edition p 12-13.) Therefore, when we step into a river for the second time, neither we nor the river are the same.

Everything, literally everything, is in constant motion. Movement is the one activity that ensures the maintenance of life in all things. Without movement everything would become sluggish and eventually come to a complete standstill, a situation akin to death and disintegration. Therefore “Motion” can be stated to be a most necessary principle throughout Creation. In concert: The higher and lighter the Plane of Creation, the faster the motion. And conversely, therefore, the further away from The Source of Life --- as for example in the Material Planes --- the more sluggish the motion. As “movement” is thus a vital principle, all other laws can be said to operate within the parameters of this most important Law. However, the movement must be of the right kind and in harmony with all else if it is to bring benefit.

So: Could we ever imagine life in the Universe and on earth without the elemental activity of the Forces of Nature bringing movement? We observe the daily rotation of the earth to give the very necessary ‘contrast’ of day and night for both diurnal and nocturnal activities of all plants and creatures in the circadian rhythm of 24-hour periodicity required for those processes. The earth rotates around the sun to provide the four seasons. These in turn produce the different weather patterns needed for planting and harvesting. The motion of the winds ensures freshness and change where there might otherwise be staleness.

Consider the moon’s rotation around the earth, offering its different phases and bringing the rise and fall of the tides. Consider, also, the great ocean currents that constantly mix the waters of our “blue planet” and the movement of the continents over the liquid core of the earth in the powerful activity of “plate tectonics”, instrumental in the formation of new lands. Constant movement equals constant renewal. Further out into the incomprehensible vastness of the observable universe, galaxies of immense size wheel and rotate billions of suns to a commensurate primordial rhythm.

Science has long discovered that individual cells, molecules and atoms are “alive” with the constant movement of sub-particles, with each fitting perfectly into its ordained place to become part of the whole. And even in the microscopic sub-atomic world where the behaviour of quarks and neutrinos appear to circumvent all the known scientific laws they still, nevertheless, follow the dictates of Universal Law. It is our non-understanding of those laws that force us to declare our lack of knowledge at such behaviour.

The rocks of the earth, even though appearing to be solid, dense and lifeless, are also awhirl with active movement. A crystal-clear glass of clean water gives no hint of the motion of electrons, protons and neutrons in the structure and composition of either the glass or the water. Animal and human bodies have the same basic activity in their molecular structure also, whether living and breathing, or dead and decomposing.

The physical body, with which we are all familiar, signals to us the need for constant movement in order to remain healthy. In breathing we quite automatically accept the rise and fall of the chest as the lungs inhale and exhale. The heart pumps blood in necessary circulation throughout the body. Exercise keeps the body healthy and strong. Inactivity weakens it. The demands of the toilet call us to the process of the elimination of body wastes at various times during the day. Even in supposedly restful sleep there is still the need for the body to change its position more often than we might be aware of during the sleep state. Everything must obey The Law of Movement if it is to remain healthy and not stagnate.

That surely makes eminent sense, does it not? That being a clear truism; what would happen if necessary “movement” is not of the “right kind”? What would that mean for the individual or, indeed and perhaps more telling, collective global humanity? Well, let’s get an answer to our question from The “Spirit of Truth” Himself!

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Abd-ru-shin: “SON OF MAN”
And “ETERNAL MEDIATOR”!

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Reader: Was that not the state of “us” that developed so decisively from 2020 --- “suffering upon suffering, bringing nothing but uneasiness”?

Inherent with the Natural Laws is the sure outworking of severe reciprocity for all aberrant practices that transgress “her” sacrosanct Laws! The Pestilence of Covid 19 was a perfect example of how we humans will not obey The Law, and thereby further entrench blind rigidity.

Mother Nature shows us the way, for in no shape or form could “she” be termed “rigid”. “She” is certainly awesomely-powerful, but in that “lawful power” lives both the gift of elemental life to the earth and its inhabitants, and severe retribution for all stupid transgressions. To hammer home that point again:

The Laws of Nature are the Expression of The Will of God on Earth”!

We see Mother Nature’s perfection everywhere. Rivers and streams remain fresh and oxygenated through Movement. The world’s great river systems yearly transport millions of tons of silt to form large, fertile deltas at their mouths. In man-made lakes where dams block rivers to the point where the amount of draw-off prevents natural spillage, the horizontal layers of the impounded bodies of water can still have displacing movement between them, even to the point of complete inversion of whole lakes.

In the world of birds and fishes, lack of the right kind of necessary movement has resulted in the loss of certain abilities that some once possessed. For example, there are fish that are no longer able to withstand the currents and must remain near the bottom. Certain birds in various parts of the world have lost the ability to ‘become airborne’ through not having used their wings over a long period of time. These examples showing the principle of adaptation, with which biological scientists are familiar, are a consequence of the outworking of The Law of Movement in an especial way.

Now, reader: Up to this point we have only examined the physical effect of this Law. In the first instance, however, it is a Spiritual Law. Therefore, in the case of the physical body, each individual movement must first be “willed” by the spirit, because the spirit --- as we now clearly know --- is the animating force, “the power pack”, within each of us. The “animating signal” between spirit and body that permits us to sip a cup of coffee or animate the hand and fingers to compose a symphony happens so quickly as to be virtually simultaneous and thus mostly imperceptible in its time-lapse aspect. Because that is so, the reality of that process is probably lost on most human beings because bodily movements are generally considered to be triggered by electrical brain activity solely. That is the human consideration.

In the natural world its activity demands that every creature and plant strive to maintain its place or perish. Spiritual activity must produce the same, and more, if there is to be growth and ascent. Therefore, effort must be expended if we wish to achieve anything of lasting value. We cannot sit back and expect wonderful things to just happen. Whether applied to the physical, mental, or spiritual, laziness in any one area is a transgression against this Eternal Law. Moreover, the different kinds of activities --- spiritual, intellectual, and physical ---- must always be kept in proper balance. Without spiritual activity as a necessary counterpoise, physical and intellectual expenditure of effort will ultimately be worthless.

We can extrapolate from this that a genuinely spiritual goal will always have furthering values that will never change and, by definition, be far-reaching and beneficial. Present trends allow people to eagerly anticipate retirement after a lifetime of work. The thought of the remaining years of life spent in blissful inactivity appeals to many. Yet this offends against The Law too. Of course, the elderly could not be expected to maintain the same level of activity that a much younger person might.

Nevertheless, for the older body to maintain reasonable health, movement of the right kind is still necessary. Fortunately, current directions now see more and more of the elderly pursuing this beneficial course. The “acceptance of change” that time and development naturally bring under The Law of Movement permits one phase of life to lead into the next, for “movement” is designed to bring about further development.

Conversely, “workaholics”, some professional sports people, along with others engaged in constant frenetic activity, actually transgress this Law, and will thus eventually harm themselves. A sense of balance should be maintained in all that we do by adjusting our pace to a natural rhythm which is connected to The Law of Movement. Perhaps the latter-day phrase: “Everything in moderation”, is a subconscious reaction to the increasingly unnatural pace of modern society.

In heeding The Law of Movement, we also need to obey The Law of Balance as well, for the outworking of this Law is also a consequence of motion.

History’s testament to the rise and fall of some of the great civilisations provides excellent examples of what occurs if the correct “Spiritual” movement is not maintained. The rise to greatness can show the right kind of movement, whilst the disintegration process invariably indicates the opposite. The Law of Movement decrees that no one person, group or Nation can simply stop and rest on past or even present glories. What has been achieved, if spiritually worthwhile, must be maintained, or stagnation, retrogression and disintegration will quickly follow. In the same way, persons who have been publicly honoured by society should be required to maintain that position of honour.

The propensity of many to attempt to live in the past offends against The Law of Movement also. The current strong cultural trend in some ethnic communities to promote tribal links and/or a return to tribalism clearly transgresses The Law of Movement in both the spiritual and material sense. The spiritual power and pressure inherent in this Law decree that the tribal phase for any race is exactly that -- just a phase.

Consequently, any beneficial outworking contained within the power of The Law of Movement for a people will be greatest when and where correct movement is undertaken. For certain ethnic groups, that would translate into leaving tribalism behind and moving toward becoming one Nation, one people.

The history of Islam in Arabia is a case in point. However, not so much because tribal groupings were their own catalyst to eventually becoming one people there, but under the Prophet, Mohammed, the setting-in-place of an ordained new Teaching achieved that goal. However, the ongoing growth of Islam after the death of Mohammed was achieved through the imposition of an aggressive new religion.

The sure outworking of The Law of Movement means that we should continually assess history to try to correct past wrongs. Even though The Divine Laws require us --- indeed command us --- to live in the present, they further command us to strongly heed the lessons available to us from our many errors --- in the Spiritual sense particularly --- if there is not to be stagnation and retrogression.

Thus, The Law of Movement decrees that absolutely nothing can ever stand still. Should a point of stagnation be reached, a new impetus must be developed to prevent the possibility of retrogression. Any new idea, though, should have, as its foundation, the application of Spiritual Law so that only upward movement is generated. For Eternal Primordial Law will drive either upwards or downwards equally powerfully, but exactly in accordance with whatever decision is undertaken!

Reader: To end this Discourse: A final and beautiful “Word of Promise” from our

----- ETERNAL MEDIATOR! -----

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Abd-ru-shin: “SON OF MAN”
And “ETERNAL MEDIATOR”!