Wisdom From White Eagle

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Summary: Way Too "Out There"!
Review: I bought a number of books by White Eagle, after reading and being so impressed with the book "The Quiet Mind". This book although expressing some of the same "feel" as a "The Quiet Mind" more than pales by comparison.

This book did stress the importance of doing and being "good", of being humble, of listening to the voice within and other very important keys to reaching a higher spiritual level. Unfortunately though, it also talked too much about life on other planets, and something called the "first great cause" and the "Seven Rays" (both of which, pertain to the sun), as well as angels, "dual souls" (male and female aspects of the perfect soul) and other, well frankly, WEIRD things!

This book got way too "out there" for my taste and belief level and it touched on all these unusual topics so breifly, yet so matter of factly... that I sometimes just didn't understand where they were coming from... or where they were going!

This particular White Eagle book is way too bizarre... but do read "The Quiet Mind", also by White Eagle, which is excellent!

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Summary: Man is in the human body for a two-fold purpose
Review: This book is composed of ten talks given by White Eagle which are Christ-like in their purity; the words spoken could have been spoken by Jesus were He with us today and directs our thoughts towards goodwill and peace. They discourage antagonism and self-aggrandizement and lead us towards humility, loving kindness and cooperation with our fellow creatures. This book has helped me answer such questions as why I have been chosen to walk the earth at this time, how to respond to evil, how I should live my life and why some people seem to have it all good and easy while others struggle from disaster to disaster. Everything in this book is based on Jesus' teachings but sets them in today's context and gives information which is difficult to glean from the Bible or was not appropriate to teach at that time.

There are indications that scientists, through their discoveries in the realms of physical science are facing the truth that this is a spiritual as well as a physical universe. When man discovers the wisdom of studying spiritual science he will enter a most wonderful and beauteous world, for in so doing he will see the true way of life and will develop all the God-like qualities inherent in himself.

In talk #7 "The Divine Law of Love" we are told that the average man is not aware that he is learning lessons, gradually evolving his spiritual aspect and that his life on earth is the result of former experiences. Man is his own judge and his own punisher so the suffering we endue is knowingly self-inflicted. Spiritual growth is based on the law of sowing and reaping. To remove our problems and difficulties would be neither kind nor good for us. Even negative forces slowly and painfully test and purify man, eventually bringing him wisdom.

Man is in the human body for a two-fold purpose; first to find the glory of God both in himself and in all life, and secondly to discover through incarnation those spiritual truths through which he will achieve infinite happiness. The law is that man shall love God with all his heart and soul and mind and in doing so he naturally loves his neighbor because God is his neighbor. Life is one whole. The tendency in all life is towards unification. You know that you cannot hurt any living thing without hurting yourself and the whole of life. Every kind and tender act comes back to you in blessing.

Jesus said "Overcome evil with good". We must be active in implementing this in our lives. We can strive to be good. We can strive to act on the square. We can abhor untruthfulness, deception, unkindness and killing in any form. We can be an active channel for the divine creative power to reach humanity, to help humanity to awaken to the true way of life.

Even if you are the only one who tries to live a life of love every moment of every day, and even if this results in you losing out in earthly terms, you will in due course reap what you have sown and those who have acted otherwise will likewise reap what they have sown.

If there is one message which this book highlights it is that our way forward is through love. To love means to give. Whenever we are not thinking, speaking and acting love then we are unhappy and out of harmony. Love is God and God is discovered within the heart. The earthly mind will not readily admit this. The saints of all time have attained a degree of spiritual life wherein they not only comprehend love but their whole being is love expressed in service. The saint, through love, has attained mastery over himself and over the forces of the universe.

We all have our contribution to make to God's creation. We are builders and co-workers with the Creator. Whatever our job we should do it to the best of our ability. We do not walk alone for our guardian angel is helping in our every endeavor. Keep your vision on the goal, which is God.