The Universal "I"
January 1st, 1965
This letter goes into the subject of "I" from the universal viewpoint.
It is one of the most interesting studies of all those we have covered
in this series of letters.
Now, the universal "I" is that which speaks from the God Consciousness
of the individual. Further expanding the subject, we can say that the uni-
versal "I" speaks through the consciousness of man.This is what might be
termed the abstract versus the imagination.
Edward Hunter explains this in his book Brainwashing in Red China, in which he talks about a man that was brainwashed by the Chinese. The only thing that saved him was his final hold on a visionary ideal of Christianity which he had. This alone held out when all other things had been washed out of his brain: this universal "I," the truth, the imaginary symbol within him, or the world of visions. It was only a tiny spark, but a spark which grew into a roaring flame when he was at his lowest ebb, ready to give in to their desires.
Now this is what makes people different — the priest different from the common man, the master different from the people, the ECK Spiritual Traveler unlike anything you know, the dedicated people different, or the illuminated man different. They have that visionary glimpse of the universal "I", the imaginitive insight into something that no one else has. You can always tell this from certain signs about them: (1) the way they carry themselves, the poise which is not physical or mental at all but a certain something which is different from other people; (2) their eyes have a glitter or gleam which no others have; (3) they speak differently, not usually of themselves but of other things; (4) their goals are far different from anything we are accustomed to; and (5) they do not speak of Christ the Redeemer, but of themselves as the self redeemer.
To explain this point: Christ left no message that he was the Redeemer, but said every man was his own redeemer. Generally Saint Paul is held accountable for this fallacy, but I think it more likely that the wording was changed much later on, perhaps by the Council of Nicea. But the error is used as the foundation of the Christian church, and may be the very reason that Christ pulled away from it during latter centuries. Therefore, Christ is not to be recognized in a sense as the savior or redeemer, but every man is his own savior or redeemer.
When the ECK Adept speaks in the term "I," it means that he is speaking from the universal, or higher, consciousness. Christ said, "I am the way." He meant that the spiritual "I" was speaking through him, that God used his consciousness to speak to the people. It is a door to the more abundant life. I am — I have God-given dominion.
As one ponders the word "I" and contemplates upon it, he comes to realize that it is not something or a being outside the body — but the governing force, the infinite nature of Soul, the Divine Presence, or the ECK Spirit, whatever you wish to call it. This "I" is working through you to the outside world.
This "I" is what you give yourself over to, enter into and become. It is the essence of To Be — or Beingness. By entering into it, you enter into the Audible Life Current, or the master power, the ECK, as the Masters call It.You can then take up the art of Soul Travel and visit any plane you desire. Or you can enter into any life you wish — you can be part of the sea, the fly, the cat, the dog, or the motor in a car. This morning while i was sitting oin the beach, the flies started bothering me. So i expanded the consciousness of this universal "I" and entered into the entity of these flies and told it to take them away. They didn't come near me again while I was sitting there.
Now to give you a little further explanation how this "I" operates. Freud caught a glimpse of it but couldn't get it out of himself very well. He pointed out three parts of the self: (1) the ego, (2)the id, and (3) the superego.
The ego is that part of self or mind which is looking for survival of the physical body. It protects the body from the id, which is the self that is always wanting to do something primitive, such as follow out its impulses of killing people, injure the body, or insult the mind. It is responsible for those wild acts of man which inflict harm on others or himself. The ego is interested in pride, stubbornness, and other forms of human nature that are negative. Now, the superego is the "I" which comes through if it can get past the other two beings inside the individual. It will take over if allowed.
Those who are under the influence of the universal "I" hardly have any concern for their fellow man or themselves, for they know that everybody is at the right point in life according to their consciousness. It is the consciousness of the individual which determines his actions in this life. It is that consciousness that stays immortal when the body passes on, and the individual Soul goes upward through the planes into the world of the SUGMAD, where It is the spiritualized consciousness only. There It is aware of all life and all things. One can develop this consciousness in life here if he knows what he wants.
All that is required is a realization of the word "I," but this doesn't mean it is easy to attain. When Christ said, "Before Abraham was, I am," he was pointing out that as the individual consciousness, he existed before the name Abraham was given to an individual consciousness on earth; that he was living in the universal "I" before Abraham. Nobody could understand this.
When a teacher, guru, master ECK Spiritual Traveler, or one who is highly spiritualized says, "Come unto me and I will lift you up," he means the universal "I" will do this, not he as the individual. This is why faith is required at first: that is, until the follower learns what the guru is speaking of. If the guru is not a true teacher, then he will speak only in terms of "I" the ego, not "I" the spiritual consciousness. But you can tell this by the way he says it. Don't worry how you'll know; you will — mainly through intuition.
More later,
Paul
I am learning