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CONTENTS

For May & June 1959

THE RIGHT TO KNOW .................................................................................................. 2

MANY SHALL BE CALLED .......................................................................................... 3

UNDERSTANDING THE SEMANTICS OF POSITIVE THINKING ........................ 5

FLAMING BALL NEAR TOPEKA ................................................................................ 7

CONVENTION REPORT ............................................................................................... 8

CONVENTION PICTURES ........................................................................................... 9

CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS ........................................................................................ 10

VIEWPOINTS ................................................................................................................... 11

POET'S CORNER .......................................................................................................... 15

BULLETIN BOARD ........................................................................................................ 17

BOOKS RECOMMENDED ........................................................................................... 18

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EDITOR .................................................................................................. DANIEL W. FRY

ASST. EDITOR .................................................................................... hope troxell

CIRCULATION MANAGER ........................................................ norman druliner

ART WORK BY ................................................................................. RALPH HUFFMAN

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VOL. IV MAY-JUNE, 1959 NO. 5-6

EDITORIAL

THE RIGHT TO KNOW

In the original concept of the democratic form of government, one of the cardinal principles concernedthe right of the citizen to a complete knowledge of any fact or circumstance which might affect hiswelfare, or the welfare of the state as a whole. Democracy was defined by one of its greatest exponentsas, "government of the people, by the people and for the people." How can a people govern itself wiselyand success-fully unless it has access to the facts concerning which decisions must be made? A primerequisite of a democracy is, therefore, that all of the people have access to all of the facts.

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Since it is obviously impractical in a large nation to refer all of the decisions directly to all of the people,it is necessary to choose certain individuals as representatives. It is the clear duty of these representativesto implement the will of the majority of the citizens, as precisely and completely as that will can bedetermined. The successful operation of this system still demands a complete knowledge of ail the factsand circumstances by the citizen.

Unfortunately, during the last few decades this basic tenet of democracy has suffered a complete reversalof form. The democratic concept of the 'right to know' has been replaced by the paternalistic principle of'the need to know.' This principle is, of course, a basic tenet of all military organizations, and its adoption

by our federal government indicates, more completely perhaps than any other single factor, the degree towhich the military complex has taken over the control and operation of that government.

In any military organization, of course, the private has no voice whatever in the choice of objectives,policy and strategy. These are formulated by a few men in the high command without the slightestreference to, or consideration of, the will or opinion of the private. When the time comes to put the planinto operation, the private. lieu tenant, the captain and even the colonel are given only as much

information as may be necessary for the successful completion of their assigned duties. This is theprinciple of `the need to know.' Its application is necessary in many military operations where the mostvital ingredient of success is the ignorance of the enemy. Its application to a democracy, however,destroys the very foundation upon which that democracy rests.

During the last few days, the newspapers have carried several articles concerning the Foreign Ministers'meeting which is now going on in Geneva. Representatives of the United States are present at thismeeting which is being held for the purpose of formulating certain policies and reaching certainagreements upon which the welfare, and even the continued existence of our nation may well depend. Ineach article the statement is made that the public discussions have been unfruitful, and that no decisionsor agreements have been reached. The article then goes on to say that the decisions and agreements willundoubtedly be reached in the secret talks which are about to begin.

For several decades virtually all of the international agreements and treaties which have been concludedby the representatives of the United States citizen, have been made in secret, and have remained secretuntil their effect upon the citizen forced the revelation of their true nature. This is anything butdemocracy.

When it becomes a part of the normal political procedure for the alleged representatives of the people toconceal from those people the commitments which have been made in their name, then truly, governmentof the people, by the people, and for the people has perished from the earth.

RED LIGHT IN SKY BAFFLES CANADA

Authorities were puzzled by an "unidentified flying object" that showed as a red light over the air defenseestablishment near Montreal and disappeared north at a speed faster than sound. The object, which did not

register on radar screens, was seen by control tower observers at the St. Hubert Air Base and by severalhundred other people at the airport and local residents. The Royal Canadian Air Force has no official

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explanation for the phenomenon. "It was a genuine UFO as far as we are concerned," an R.C.A.F.spokesman said.

-- Reprinted from "Flying Saucer Review"

MANY SHALL BE CALLEDBy MARC NORMAN

CHAPTER SEVEN

CONCLUSION

Now we come to the end of the 1954-56 series of messages. I have selected those items which I felt mightbe of interest to the reading public. There were some personal suggestions given which I have omitted forobvious reasons.

Up to the end of 1956 these messages came as material released through a weekly contact session. Afterthat and through 1957 and up to and including this present period such contacts were not regular, that isnot at a stipulated time. The reason given was that the original material contained much of value, andshould be studied before any further information was released. Such as have been received have been andare of a more philosophic nature, and pertain to our group's activities, study methods as well as individualadvice given that could assist students to advance along esoteric lines of study. I feel that such would not

be of any value in this present release, but might be published later on if desired by readers and studentsof Ufology.

The author has given of this material as it was received by himself and makes no claims as to itsauthenticity regarding source. I believe that the entity giving the name of ANTRIM was as he representedhimself to be, and whilst I cannot Drove this to anyone, I have received correspondence from anothersource that contact was made with thin same entity by a person who knew nothing of myself or contact.However, as ANTRIM says, as to whether one believes on not matters not. The point is, does the materialoffered appeal to you? Has it value?

I think it would be fitting if I conclude this release by giving the latest message received, which wasrelayed on the evening of October 6th, 1958. It is as follows

"To our friends of earth, GREETINGS. Unto you who aspire to greater understanding and who wouldcondition themselves for responsibility in the Age yet to come we, thy Brothers, say: Have courage andlet thy faith shine forth as a beacon in the darkness of ignorance, that ye may go forward without fear or

prejudice-knowing that we are with you and shall inspire and assist when times grow difficult. Eventhough you may not see us, neither be aware of our presence, nevertheless be assured that we have yourinterest at heart and stand ready at all times to encourage and inform ,you.

Difficulties afflict your planet, yet to the courageous shall guidance be afforded that obstacles beovercome. Remember, many may be called yet only a few may be chosen. See then that ye are among

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those so selected-that your sincerity of purpose lifts you above the clouds of ridicule and criticism. Havepatience and await us. Cosmic Law forbids direct interference with destiny, yet in the silence of your ownbeings shall our voice be heard if ye but awaken your true selves. Pursue not the causeway of negationsbut seek rather the hill tops of cosmic splendor revealing a beauty unsurpassed. This is YOUR heritage,our brethren of yesteryear and future citizenry. In conclusion may we say: Be diligent; prepare, for the

TIMES are upon you. Join with your fellows in study- that SELF may be overcome. Deal not inpersonalities for all are children of oneness-each seeking the Light of a New Day according to his vision.Thy responsibility is to Self understanding. May the Peace of the Most High be with you, and the love ofman uplift you to heights of consciousness yet unfulfilled. In fellowship we take our leave.

ANTRIM"

I trust that the words herein inscribed find lodgment in the heart. of all who read, that the knowledge weare not alone brings an inner peace, and that our Elder Brothers, who operate from higher planes of

consciousness, may be enabled to awaken you to their presence that you too may hear words of wisdom.This is my sincere wish for you all.

In fellowship,

Marc. Arthur Norman

Permission to reprint part or all of this material may be obtained by writing the author. Ste-2 614McBride Blvd., New Westminister, B. C., Canada. Your comments and questions welcome. October,25th, 1958.

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UNDERSTANDING THE SEMANTICS OF

POSITIVE THINKINGBy FRA PRUDENTIA

Many fanciful suggestions have been advanced regarding the physical appearance of the inhabitants ofthe other planets in our solar system and those of the planets orbiting Alpha Centauri, our nearest galaxyneighbor. Most of these follow the dual valued system of orientation. That is, they tend to suggest thatthese beings are practically identical to Earth-beings, or else they conclude that they are weirdlygrotesque and fantastically proportioned creatures having green scaly bodies.

Our study of semantics has indicated that we tend to think, to an exceedingly great extent, in terms ofwords. Our thoughts are formulated in a series of word combinations which follow the structural rules of

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the language we know best. And as thoughts are formed with words, these thoughts then tend to followthe laws of semantics, and there-fore are worthy of careful consideration.

The dual valued system of orientation is a primitive form of thinking which, in simplified terms, statesthat things are either good or bad, hot or cold, black or white, etc. This system is obviously ineffective in

considering more advanced concepts as it completely eliminates the vast degree of reality which existsbetween the extremes it r cognizes. For example, there are numerous shades of grey between black andwhite, and there are endless degrees of temperature which cannot be described simply as hot or cold. Andthe consideration of "good" and "bad" and the relative degrees of each which can exist simultaneously ina given situation is exceedingly complex and certainly not limited to the two-valued assignment.

Therefore, using the basic principles of Positive Thinking, it becomes readily apparent that intelligentbeings on other planets are not physically confined to being either identical to us or else weirdlygrotesque, as a primitive dual valued system of consideration might suggest. It is most reasonable toexpect these beings to be similar to us in some respects and to differ in various degrees in ether respects.

An even more important consideration is the type of intellect that these advanced beings possess. This is afar more significant factor and should be emphasized in our examination of this phase of study. Thereason is undoubtedly apparent to the advanced student.

The intellect or real quality of thinking and projecting, as exhibited by beings from other planets, willform the basis for fundamental communication. After the first surprise of seeing another physical formwhich transports intelligence as we know it, is experienced, the serious work of comparing scientific,sociological and economical advances will begin.

When it is realized that intelligent beings from other planets also know that Pi equals 3.14159, and Eequals 2.718 (or their equivalent values), and that civilization, as an evolving process, has progressed notonly as far as ours has, but in many cases much farther, then the physiology associated with our celestialvisitors will become of minor philosophical significance, should their epidermis give hint of "greenscales" instead of the dermatological softness of human beings. True values, then, will begin to beaccepted in their rightful place. Positive Thinking, which knows no finite limitations, will enable all

peoples of earth to recognize these values, to appraise their importance and to consider our presentexpanding area of problems in a more objective manner.

The more advanced individual participating in this type of intellectual activity, will want to study theuniversal understanding now being considered in this series of articles, will find a springboard, so tospeak, in the quite revelatory textbook, "THE POSITIVE WAY TO PRACTICAL RESULTS" by FRA

PRUDETIA, which fortunately is now available to the public. This should prove to be an invaluable aidin these studies.

In further consideration of the study of "semantics," it should be emphasized that it is the science of themeaning of words, as contrasted with "phonetics" which is the science of sounds. Semantics also entailsthe historical and psychological study and classification of changes in the signification of words or forms.

The study of semantics includes such concepts as connotation, denotation, directive language andorientation. In order to grasp a fuller understanding of the subjects to be covered in forthcoming articles,it is felt that an explicit definition of these terms is in order at this point. Connotation is the suggestivesignificance of a word apart from its explicit and recognized meaning. It is the implication or the thought

which is connoted or suggested.

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Denotatation is the actual meaning or signification of a thought. It is the process of separating, markingoff or designation of facts. Directive language is that form of word arrangement which attempts to controlor influence future events, usually involving persons hearing the direction. This point will be coveredmore fully in subsequent articles.

Orientation is the process of gaining a sense of one's position with relation to environment or to otherpersons. These terms seem quite simple when defined in this manner, but their true significance willbecome increasingly apparent to the serious student in the near future.

An understanding of each of the basic concepts of intelligence is an absolute requisite to understandingthose individuals with whom we are soon to be confronted. There will be a select few individuals chosento communicate with these travelers from outer space and the selection will most certainly includeconsideration of the individual's grasp of the elements of Positive Thinking and semantics.

Already, a highly competitive race has been started to select the earthman most fitted for travel in acapsule which is designed to orbit the earth. This selection will undoubtedly be made on the basis of

physical, emotional and intellectual qualification. A similar race for qualifying competence willunquestionably be made in the near future to select the earthmen to communicate with outer space beings.

Now is the time for those interested in this type of endeavor to prepare themselves for this highlyselective work. Much study of a non-routine nature will be required.

The next article in this series will discuss the very timely and practical topic, "Positive Thinking ProvidesUnderstanding of Nutritional Programs."

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FLAMING BALL NEAR TOPEKA

The Topeka Daily Capital of May 2 carried a headline, "Flaming Ball Seen Near Topeka." The TopekaJournal of May 3 carried a headline, "Mystery Blaze Was Haystack."

The haystack report came from a Forbes Air Force Dispatch which found the burning haystack at 1:00a.m. The "flaming ball" was seen :n the sky by at least five people. They reported seeing the object at10:10 p.m. This puts almost three hours between the sighting and the discovery of the burning haystack

by the boys from Forbes.

Here is the story Mr. Walter Pennington gave us: "It was just a big ball of fire. It looked to me like it was20 or 30 feet across. It was just a little bit longer coming down than it was across, but it was coming at an

even speed. It didn't look like a meteorite because it wasn't going fast enough for one of those... It wascoming down at about an 85 degree angle. We watched it a total of 45 seconds before it disappeared

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behind the house ... It seemed like it wouldn't be over 20 miles away at the most. I'd say it wasn't movingover 200 miles an hour at the most from what I could see of it... It was 10 to 12 miles east of Hoyte,somewhere up there. That would be about 20 miles north of Topeka, somewhere in that neighborhood,and a little bit east of Highway 75 . . . They found the haystack north of Holton six miles. So they wereway off course between what we saw and where they found their fire."

Through another interview it was learned that Mr. and Mrs. David Carreno saw the same object, thoughthey live on the opposite side of town from the Penningtons. They reported it as being high above ground,looked a little larger than the moon and was several miles away. Also that it was moving rather slow, andwas red streaked, like (lames. They, too, reported it as being in a northerly direction, and not in thevicinity of the haystack.

So now we got haystacks.

-Reprinted from "The Spaceviewer"

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CONVENTION REPORT

The sixth Annual Spacecraft Convention was held May 23rd and 24th at Giant Rock, California. Theweather was just about perfect, with bright sun, a cooling breeze and that fresh, clean, desert air.

The convention was officially opened by greetings from our host, George Van Tassel, followed by theInvocation given by Mayme Malm of San Diego. After enjoying entertainment in the form of parachute

jumps and aerial stunts, we listened to a talk by Truman Bethurum of Prescott, Arizona, followed by taperecordings of the Mitchell Sisters of Missouri and Dan Martin of Detroit, who were unable to appear in

person. The program continued with a message by Dan Fry of El Monte, California, after which weadjourned for the lunch hour. The afternoon speakers included Reinhold Schmidt of Bakersfield,California, Orfeo Angelucci of Glendale, California, and Kelvin Rowe of San Jacinto, California.

The evening attraction was an interesting lecture by Mark Probert of San Diego, California, who held the

attention of all present for over two hours. After this, community singing was participated in by thosewho did not feel the need of retiring early.

The following day many more cars and planes arrived with people who were unable to attend theSaturday proceedings. The Sunday speakers were Calvin Girvin of North Hollywood, and Hope Troxellof Pasadena, California, both newcomers to the Giant Rock lecture plat-form. After another short talk byDan Fry, Mr. Van Tassel closed the convention with a very inspiring lecture.

The whole program seemed to be enjoyed thoroughly by everyone and this year very many of thosepresent were attending their first Flying Saucer convention. The consensus of opinion by the "old-timers"was that this was the finest convention to date.

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Many thanks to Eva and George Van Tassel for their wonderful hospitality. We know that all who werethere join us in appreciation of the time, money and good old-fashioned elbow grease which Van, Eva,and their staff expended toward making the program a success, and our stay such a pleasant one.

-Your Convention Reporter

CONVENTION PICTURES

UNDERSTANDING Booth

At Giant Rock Convention

Parachute Team

From Left to Right

Chuck Griffen, Cliff Winters,

Carol Carson and the pilot, Dave Jesse

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SPEAKERS' PLATFORM

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CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS

By ART KLOEPFER

One of the many interesting sidelights presented by our hosts George and Eva Van Tassel at the recentSAUCER CONVENTION, held at Giant Rock on the 23rd and 24th of May, was a breath-takingdemonstration of aerial acrobatics staged by a group of young people from Santa Ana.

Immediately following the invocation, given by Mayme Malm, which opened the festivities, ChuckGiffen, Cliff Winters, Carol Carson, and the pilot, Dave Jesse (see picture, L. to R.) took off. Afterattaining an altitude of three thousand feet, Chuck Giffen, on the first pass over the field, dived from the

plane, halting a free fall of approximately one thousand feet before opening his chute. The throng

received an added thrill when, during the descent, the wind changed, carrying Chuck one half milebeyond his initial landing point. He came down on a clump of rocks, but fortunately, except for severalabrasions, was not injured.

On the second pass, lovely Carol Carson, dressed all in pink and using a twenty-eight foot pink parachuteattached to the plane by a static line, jumped. While she was floating down, Cliff Winters dove from theFlane, passing her in free fall. Controlling their chutes by maneuvering the shroud lines, they descendedside by side, landing safely on the runway.

This reporter interviewed this group of young aerialists and was informed that anyone interested inentering this fascinating field can do so by contacting Cliff Winters at 2506 West First St. in Santa Ana.They conduct a training school in parachute jumping at their local airport.

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We have received a copy of Volume 1, Number 1 of a new magazine called "ORBIT." It is published inEngland by the Tynesdale Flying Saucer Society. We wish them success in their venture.

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VIEWPOINTSTHE CRISIS OF PROBATION

The defensive character of the political conception of the West has rarely become so clear as during thecrisis about Berlin. That sudden fright after the challenge from Krushchev, like an ultimatum, the diversereactions of the individual Western countries and the effort to hide the amazement behind a simulatedstrength of unity, showed the weakness of the political foundation of the West very clearly. Up to the

present the Soviet Union has always succeeded in provoking steps by the West by her own actions, and soactually to decree them. It would be a mistake not to realize that it continually becomes clearer that theseefforts on the part of the Soviets serve the purpose to induce the Western powers to come to a decisiveconference, and thereby to weaken their position at the onset and to gain eventual early services. The timefor such a conference that. would give Moscow essentially successful negotiations is perhaps not quiteripe ,yet, but Red China brings pressure to, bear on the inner politics, because she needs that success toconsolidate and preserve the leading position of the Soviets in the communist party, and it will becomestronger and stronger. The continual claims that Red China exercises to reach a primary position in thecommunistic world, are becoming more and more urgent and are forcing the Soviets to take action. Onlythe remarkable forces for defense in the West may hold back Moscow from transferring the "flight to thefront" into a military sphere. Here lies our chance. For these reasons will be sufficient for the readiness to

defend Berlin's freedom with arms, without letting this measure become really necessary.

It is perhaps only a hope, but the population of Berlin is full of it. Unfortunately the foundation of thishope is not faith in political transformation, or rather in a more humane policy, it is the result of matter of-fact reflections. National egotism here reveals positive qualities in a roundabout way. There is no causefor loud rejoicing. Our wishes and expectations will not be fulfilled by the results of these politicalcalculations, and our longing for real peace and lasting security will not be satisfied.

To recognize that military aspects are to be the safeguard of the maintenance of our human dignity andfreedom, fills the heart with passionate despair. But we will not look on these facts as a reason forresignation. The hope that our maxims contain cannot be deceptive.

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The crisis about Berlin is a crisis of probation. it might bring forth decisions; for it will very probablyintroduce a time of morn flexible politics. The near future will show whether the coercion of reason willcause the leaderships of both blocks of power to bring about more humaneness, or whether flight into acatastrophe will be preferred. Berlin might become the point of issue of a great decision.

G. W. G.

Wiesbaden, 20 April, 1959.

A REPORT ON THE ENGLISH VIEW

Dear Dan,

By all accounts mankind has now entered the wood of transition and will either make his way to the NewAge or this civilization will fail. A lot of us in England feel that the break up of old forms is manifestingout through the whole world now, and that the transition to the New Age will speed up in 1959.

In the mundane view, war could cause this speed up. Not, we hope, a Hydrogen war but "local actions"with conventional weapons; and/or civil wars, e.g. in France or perhaps in Germany.

Others of us feel that freak weather-storms, flood, and earthquakes will be the hastening agent. We notethat the ice is melting at the North Pole and cold streams are coming further south causing most unusually

frequent and persistent smogs in England and Europe; that the North Pole has shifted its position again;that the Gulf Stream now has a new course; and that the rate at which freak weather records are beingbroken increases every week.

Still ethers here wonder at the possibility of a nuclear accident with a sweep of radioactivity, or of adisease caused by radioactive mutation. Whatever happens we feel that it will be sudden. That is the newkeynote of 1959-suddeness. Storms and floods happen with suddeness. Of course, the pot of evolution has

been slowly simmering for long ages, unnoticed by the majority, and now that. the pot is boiling, orboiling over, it appears sudden to the unaware.

Humanity is still ruled by fear and has not learnt true out-going love; if that fear were once roused in the

mass public the violence and suddenesss of the upheaval could sweep away established institutions. Eventhe Church and Royalty would not be immune.

Yours understandingly,

Reginald Dutta,

Director, Flying Saucer Review

INDIAN IDEAL OF RELIGION AND MORALITY

(Dr. M. Hafz Syed, Ph.D., D.Litt.)

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RELIGION

The word `religion,' which is in use in the Christian world, is derived from Latin re and legere whichmeans to bind back. Therefore, it means that which binds human beings to each other in the bonds of loveand sympathy and mutual rights and duties, binds them all also to God, endeavors to lead them back tothat world-soul, from whom their lower nature makes them stray again and yet again, in too eagerfollowing of the objects of the senses, and binds to and keeps their minds fixed on that supreme principleof unity, amidst the pressure of all their daily work, in order to enable them to do that work with proper

balance, righteously. The power to bind together the hearts of men to one another by the common bond ofGod, the all-pervading Self, is the power if, give birth to and to nourish and maintain a high civilization.

The corresponding Vedic word is dharma, which is derived from dhr, to hold and bind together, having

exactly the same significance. The unity of the universal Self is the ultimate Dharma, an attribute which isthe obvious cause and source of all other aspects and meanings of Dharma.

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MAN'S ESSENTIAL NATURE

From the point of view of Indian ideal, in order to understand the relation of morality with religion, it isnecessary for a moral man to understand his relation with the Source of his being. Before having a clearidea of his source, one has to find out one's own inherent constitution. According to Sri Krishna, man isnot a mere body, the end of which is death, but he is more than his perishable vesture. He says: "It is saidthat senses are great; greater than the senses is the mind; greater than the mind is reason, but what isgreater than reason is He, the Self."

Thus we see that the real nature of man is Divine, and he is a part and parcel of the universal Life. Whatdoes religion do for us? In the first place, it gives us some idea of the Supreme Reality whosemanifestations we are. It reminds us of our close affinity, nay, identity with the universal Life, called byvarious names, Jehovah, Jove, God, Ishwara, Allah.

UNITY OF LIFE

From our point of view, every religion speaks but one word, the word of God. Various teachers ofhumanity, who have come on this earth from time to time, have invariably reminded us of our divineheritage and have laid down a code of morality or the science of conduct based upon their ownexperiences for the benefit of mankind. Before accepting the binding force of moral laws as theexpression of divine will, we have to clearly understand that these laws become binding upon us by virtueof our own inner divine life, which is inherently imperishable and has all the divine qualities latent in it.

What is called science of morality or moral conduct is the expression or reflection of our own inner Selfwhich is Sat-chit-ananda (existence-knowledge-bliss). We do the right, we sympathize, serve and love ourfellow-beings, not with a view to get any reward or recognition or a place in paradise, but because we area part of the whole. To hurt a brother is to hurt our own selves.

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INTEGRAL HARMONY

The object of morality is to bring about happiness by establishing harmonious relations between all theJivatmas (individual souls) that belong to any special area, harmonious relations between the families thatmake up a community, harmonious relations between the communities that make up a nation, harmonious

relations between the nations that make up humanity, harmonious relations between human-it,- and theother inhabitants of the earth.

The great circle goes on spreading outward indefinitely and including larger and larger areas within itscircumference. But still, whether the areas be larger or smaller, ethics is the principle of harmoniousrelation. Thus we have family morality, social morality, national morality, international morality, andhuman morality. We are always suffering from want of harmony, from jarring wishes, from friction

between ourselves and others, from the lack of mutual support, mutual assistance, and mutual sympathy.Where there is harmony there is happiness; where there is disharmony there is unhappiness. If we are togo to the root of things, we cannot but seek the help of religion.

RIGHT AND WRONG

There are three principal ways in which mankind has tried to discover what is right and what is wrong.The first is the way of religion and science. Great sages, the founders and teachers of religion, have laiddown certain laws seen by their spiritual vision to exist in the nature of things, and these they havedeclared authoritatively; these, like other laws of nature, can be verified again and again by the use ofreason, purified from selfishness and desire. The second way is that of intuition, expressing itself asconscience. The third way is that of utilitarianism: the greatest good of the greatest number; but theminority is also a part of the whole, and its interests must be guarded, for majority and minority form onehumanity.

The union of the three ways is to be found in the recognition of the basic truth, the unity of life. Thisgives to the religious way its true foundation and also purified reason. It gives to the intuitional way theexplanations of the variations of conscience, according to the stage of manifestation reached by the oneLife in each; it widens the utilitarian way by showing that the ultimate good of each is identical with theultimate good of all and that morality must aim at nothing less than ultimate universal good.

ETHICAL SCIENCE

It is religion which gives us the ultimate data upon which ethical science may be built. Morality has onlyone basis, on which it is built up, as a house is built on its foundation. Just as a house will become

crooked and fall, if it be built on a shaky foundation, so will any morality fall which is not built on asound basis.

According to Indian thought, ethical science is a relative science; it is relative to man himself and to hissurroundings. We have also to ascertain what is good for ourselves and in relation to ourselves. What' isgood for one man may not be good for another. What is good at one time and place, may not be good atanother time and at another place.

Thus we see that the whole fabric of moral life is comparatively relative. It is acknowledged by the greatsages of India, more especially by Sri Krishna, that everyone has fo follow his own path of developmentaccording to his own scale of evolution at which he may have arrived. Relativity of Hindu Dharma is

based on `Swadharma' (one's own duty or religion). In the words of Sri Krishna: "Better one's own duty,

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though destitute of merit, than the duty cf another, well discharged. Better death in the discharge of one'own duty; the duty of another is full of danger."

--Reprinted from "Divine Life"

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POET'S CORNER

THE GOD WITHIN

I have looked for God on the ocean

Where the storm-tossed waves rise high;

I have looked for God on the desert;

I have looked for Him in the sky.

In the heart of the mountain fastness

Where the foot of man ne'er trod,

Deep into the heart of the jungle

I searched, but I did not find God.

I found Him not in the holy church

Where the mighty choir sings,

Nor yet in the milling worldly throng

Nor the glamorous court of kings.

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I found not God in the whole wide world

Though I searched from sea to sea,

So now I know I can never find

More of God than there is in me.

W. B. Smith

EDITORIAL FROM "FLYING SAUCER REVIEW"

By The Hon. Brinsley le Poer Trench

The saucers that are visiting us are not in themselves important; they are but one of the means ofcommunication in the cosmos. The important thing is the message they bring us on Earth at this moment.

Although many people on this planet are living a Christ-like life, generally speaking, Man has for

centuries been an egotistical creature, concerned with getting material possessions for himself. He hashated, fought and killed his fellow men down through the ages, in order to grab and get.

This negative behavior, stemming from an inherent desire to show off his ego, whether it be by owning abetter car or having a bigger income than his next-door neighbor, has caused jealousies, frustrations anddomestic quarrels. On the international level the grab and get way of life has culminated in the two recentworld wars.

The message of the space people is that we should put grab and get into reverse and substitute give andserve. You do not have to hate, fight and kill your fellowman to carry out that policy.

Today there is too much of the "I'm all right, Jack," attitude. As long as "I" am all right-that "I" have allmy wants attended to-it does not matter about anyone else. That seems the general idea just now...

Some of you may feel that you are important; some of you may want a sensation; some of you may wantnotoriety, or you may want to "get my contact." These are merely further examples of "getting." Whenyou ask for a contact it should be done with the highest motives-for example, because you want to serveyour fellowmen.

Why do we not realize the ONENESS of all the universe-of all creation-and, in feeling that ONENESSappreciate that we are each given the privilege of individual self Expression, but, at the same time, are

part of the whole.

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If we understand the link between ourselves and others, wherever they may be in this world, or indeed,throughout the universe, then we certainly must feel a joy in being of service to them, knowing that everyliving thing is really ONE. Surely then we could never again harm or kill anything in creation'

Then, if everything is ONE, why is it the current international situation is far from harmonious? In the last

few years terrible weapons of destruction have been devised and the spectre o' nuclear war hangs over theworld. It seems we have not yet learned this lesson of ONENESS. We are still not in harmony with theuniverse.

The space people are not here to save us; otherwise they would have intervened before World Wars I andII. They are here to help us help ourselves. One reason why they are here is to show us the way-even nowat this late hour-and it is the same way we were shown 2,000 years ago. We were told then to look withinand the message to love one another is still the same. It is only through the individual that this can comeabout. Nobody, even on another planet, can do that for us.

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BULLETIN BOARD

Conventions, conventions, conventions!

Giant Rock Convention is now history, and Buck Nelson's convention at Mountain View, Missouri, willbe next on the agenda. This will be held on June 27th and 28th. Many of our members and friends plan toattend. Buck says to be sure to bring your blankets and camping equipment and trailers, also food anddrinking water. If you have an extra chair, bring that too. A fine program has been arranged.

On July 11th and 12th, Gabriel Green, Director of Interplanetary Study Groups, will hold his conventionat the Statler Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. There is a registration fee of $3.00 which entitlesyou to attend all lectures for the two days. Please send your registrations and all correspondenceconcerning the convention to Gabriel Green, 2004 N. Hoover, Los Angeles, not to the Statler otel. A veryextensive program has been arranged. It will be worth your while to attend.

The Northern Spacecraft Convention will be held at Pleasanton, California, Fairgrounds on the Labor Dayweek end. For more information, contact Della Larson, 3246 Sylvan, Oakland. or the Secretary of any of

the Northern Units of Understanding, whose names and addresses are listed in the March and April issuesof Understanding.

We note with a deep sense of loss to the UFO field, the passing of two well known workers and writers.They are Dr. Franklin Thomas of the New Age Publishing Company, publisher of many UFO books andauthor of "They Come In Peace," and Dr. Morris K. Jessup, University Professor, Astronomer, and authorof "Case For the UFO," and "The UFO and the Bible," as well as numerous articles on Astronomy.

Interplanetary and Archeological subjects.

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Prepublication orders for "Many Shall be Called" by Marc Norman may be sent to Understanding

Publishing Co. This is the complete series of communication which has been appearing for the last yearand a half in Understanding. It will be available postpaid and autographed and the price is two dollars.

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