The Book ofThe True Life Scroll with the arrows to read the text From Teaching No. 161 7. The beautiful parable of Paradise, of the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil, was given to the first ones by inspiration. It was a beautiful message for men of all eras and of all ages, but the true essence of that teaching was not understood by some, and was falsified by others. 8. From that incomprehension a conflict was born which divided those who have studied the Divine revelations and those who tamper with Nature; and that is how the struggle emerged between those who seek Me with the spirit, and those who expect everything in a material form. 9. How foolish were those who maintained that science was abominable before the eyes of God! I have never declared Myself as its enemy, inasmuch as I am the beginning and the end of all sciences. Those who, with their science formed their own law, were the materialists; but by rendering worship to their science they forgot all about God, the One who with His Divine wisdom, has created all. 10. What was the true meaning of that parable I delivered to the first ones? The Divine voice taught them its meaning which, for the first time, made itself felt through their conscience, to prepare them for the ordeals that life would present to them. It was the paternal voice who lovingly said to the son: "Prepare yourself; be vigilant and pray, so that you will not fall into temptation." Be on the alert, awaken your senses and powers, so that you may come ahead of the test that I leave to you within the struggle of the spirit and the flesh, wherein the eternal values should triumph over the smallness of the transitory body. Behold all that surrounds you, but go forth with caution, so that you will not stumble. That body you possess, and through which you perceive all these marvels and beauty of Creation, is a weak creature which you should guide with the spirit; do not allow it to impose upon you its earthly inclinations; teach it, so that it will take what it needs, following My Law. 11. Who will be able to counsel you along each one of your footsteps? The conscience; that Divine light which I leave within you so that it will be your beacon and your guide in the journey. And how can you be sensitive to that voice and that calling? Through prayer, which is the means of communicating with your Father. If you prepare yourself thus, your existence on Earth will be an everlasting Eden. 12. However, I say to you, that the inspiration I placed in man went unheeded and then pain made its appearance in his life. 13. Many are those who now mock these inspirations which men had concerning the spiritual, but in this period, which is that of light, Humanity will understand the teachings revealed during past eras; but to achieve it, they will have to taste some of the fruits of the harvest from the tree of science they have cultivated. 14. Ah! If from the first instant in which men had the knowledge of good and evil, they would have cultivated the tree of science with true love, I say to you, that the fruits they harvested would have been very different! Behold how much good has been done to Mankind by all those who, with a noble purpose, have taken from those fruits. 15. How much time have men needed to be convinced of their errors, and how much time still should transpire, to be able to restitute for the wickedness they have sowed! But I will help them in everything they will need so that they can restore to the spirit his primitive and original purity. 16. I shall receive your spirit when the last human generation in this world has lived as in a sanctuary; when he has made a true paradise of his existence, realized by the spirituality of his life. 17. I am addressing Myself to those men of other eras, but it is a good thing that you should be meditating on these teachings, so that you make an effort to be clearing the way for those who are coming, and they in turn, to those who will succeed them, until the time I am referring to in this lesson arrives. Download a free copy of the book
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