January 30, 1970
Contact
Box 23, Post Office,
Bondi Beach, N.S.W. 2026 Australia
Dear Sirs:
I have before me some material which leaves one considerably non-pulsed. In a debate with a Bahrain leader over 140 years ago I asked him, “What difference would it make if we had 700 competing sects of diverse religions, or 700 groups each proclaiming in its own fashion, universal brotherhood?” The old movements are certainly in decadence. Now the new ones are springing up all over, sometimes with relative disregard, sometimes with absolute disregard, of each other; and sometimes with disregard of spiritual movements.
By “spiritual” here I do not mean anything symbolic or fantastic, but actual. That is to say, in the actual Upanishads we have lines of teachers and disciples recorded. Something of the same kind has occurred with both Patriarchal Zen and Hierarchal Sufism. In the West all sorts of personalities have become self-famous by writing on Zen with some claim to adherence. In the West also a number of persons have become well known by writing on Sufism, or using this word, without their becoming adherents. While the Zen situation is fairly well known, the actual Sufi brotherhoods, or Dervish communities, have continued for centuries and often with considerable vitality.
I began my studies early in life in higher mathematics, and Oriental mysticism (not learned from noted or unnoted scholars from Oxford, Heidelberg, Uppsala, or Nevernever Land). I noted many parallels between the Integration and Infinity of Mathematics and that of the teachings of spiritual philosophy. Time brought it about so that while I did not become famous by writing science fiction labeled “At the Feet of the Masters,” I have actually sat at the feet of Masters, and at their sides.
I do not know how you got my name. And it is certainly unworthy of my philosophy to disregard your existence, or your prowess. But today I find a very large number of so-called universal groups that seem to consider it quite proper definitely to deny the prowess of those not connected with themselves, and sometimes their very existence. I find well-established personalities like Christopher Bill proclaiming universal brotherhood with themselves as big-brother, who have all the accouterments and background for their own teachings, excepting on one point: that is to recognize that God made many peoples, many besides us-Aryans, who may have been liberated from the cycles of birth and death etc.,
Today I am not so concerned with the relative and absolute refusal of so-called universal groups to recognize this ego-personality. I am concerned that they refuse to recognize history, the prowess of great Sufis like Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and Akbar of India; or the spiritual connections even of the late Dr. Zukair Hussein, who was President of India. I have never been reconciled to the exclusive-inclusive groups. But I do welcome inclusive-inclusive groups.
It is noteworthy to me that you have not adopted the general formula: “With your money and our brains we can save the world.” You do not seem to be following the general glamour and clamour of your money and our potentialities. This is a good recommendation.
The spiritual realization of God-consciousness brings with it more than expansion. It brings with it, love, compassion, mercy, harmonization, and consideration. It brings with it the central worthiness of others.
I believe that the Kingdom of Heaven is within. I believe with Jesus Christ that “Ye are Gods.” I do not believe in forcing my beliefs upon others. But when love is radiated, when joy is radiated, when calmness is radiated, they attract.
A Sufi teacher passing this way told about “the whirling of the spheres” practiced by the Mevlevi Dervishes. Two years later he saw us demonstrate these whirls, not only the whirls of the seven planets, but also actively that of Uranus and potentially of Neptune. We are demonstrating this publicly and privately. The result is that a few people are beginning to recognize it. Or as I said to a multitude of young folks, “Let us dance together instead of marching together.” So now I am facing the problem of recognition. In any event as a man, I have visited in many lands and been welcomed by the real masters, the real saints, the real holy men of existing structures.
In view of this, the only world government I seem to understand is that of Hierarchy. I think it is unfair to write too much from a dualistic standpoint. The world is crying for love, for consideration, and much more. What do you want from me? I should appreciate an answer.
Faithfully,
Samuel L. Lewis
Feb. 13, 1970
Mr. R. L. Adamson
Aquarian Arcane College
Box 16, Post Office,
Liverpool, N.S.W. 2170
Australia
Beloved One of God:
Your CONTACT bulletin and your letter of the ninth (2170) are very much appreciated. I am also delighted that Surendra Mohan Gose has recommended me. I wish that other people connected directly or indirectly with the late Sri Aurobindo were so open. They have not left me in any dilemma. I have seen the karma of all the great ones, real or pretended, who in practice overlook history, overlook humanity, and in the last analysis are struck with words, words, words.
Having had years of training in actual Karma Yoga, by which I mean hard work, very hard work in the spirit of reverence, all day long, and more than all day long, I did learn some things which I do not find are generally accepted: that others are also working very hard, working day and night in what each feel is dedication to the Divine Spirit but these people are never accepted by others. Even those who proclaim the loudest about brotherhood and universality are adepts in ignoring the work of others of the beloved children of God.
Yes, I had wished to dedicate my “Dances of Universal Peace” to the Aurobindo movement. His Excellency Surendra Mohan Gose not only accepted them, but more. But others in the Aurobindo movement snubbed them. They even went so far as to write in derogatory terms of their own colleagues, and I have this writing in my files. These dances are going on, and they are now dedicated to The Temple of Understanding whose headquarters are in Washington, District of Columbia.
I am planning inshallah to attend an international conference of the religious and spiritual leaders of the world next month, inshallah. I am on excellent terms with many of the leaders of various religions and have done something which I find very few people in the world have done: worship in humility and I mean worship in humility in synagogues, churches, temples, shrines, mosques, and all sorts of holy edifices. I have felt myself at home each and all. I have felt myself in complete harmony and union with the devotees of each and all. About the only result of this is to be considered an egoist, a braggart, and a bombast even by those who proclaim “world union” etc. I am still under some agreement with Socrates, “Only God is Great.”
It is remarkable how many, both persons and organizations, claiming universality and seeking memberships and/ or funds, refuse to accept the historicity of the great Mogul Emperor Akbar. I am not going into details on this subject here. For over 40 years I have been caught in all sorts of movements and efforts verbally dedicated to universality, verbally so dedicated.
Today I am in an awkward position which may even become an enviable one. In the highlands of the state of New Mexico in the Southwestern part of this country, I met many young people, followers of Meher Baba, the Bhaktivedanta movement, Yoga Movements which taught the Yoga of union with God and not Madison Avenue hogwash, etc. They have decided to establish their own Shangri-las because they claim they have the money, the aptitudes and the holiness. I was non-committal at the time, but now I have been sent for to become the Guru of that part of this country. At least later on I hope to go there and function, believing that with God’s help something may be accomplished.
The term Master has been applied and mis-applied. There are two forms of Zen Buddhism in operation:
a: One based on persons and institutions.
b: the other based on the personal experiences of Samadhi which is sometimes, but not always, connoted by the Japanese term Satori.
The Zen of spiritual experience is also found in Viet Nam and Korea, and among the Chinese disciples of Venerable Hsu Yuan and Venerable Tai Hsu (I have sat before the latter). Their Zen is one of cosmic attunement and attainment, not of ritual, not of important names, not of books, but of Being.
The term Master is used among Sufis (the Hebrew word is Rabbi and there are corresponding Arabic terms) to one also who has passed thru experiences of cosmic union and attunement. Such persons often go around in the most humble guise. Adulation, popularity, and social prowess mean nothing to them. In other words, I personally find a great deal of difference between those people who have experienced Universality in actual ‘expansion of consciousness’ merging into and with the All.
Years ago I studied with a Zen teacher who neither regarded himself as a Master, nor permitted others to so regard him. His name was Sokei-an Sasaki. After six months with him, I found I could understand all the scriptures of the world, and no one, and I mean no one, anywhere on earth has disproved this, though I do not go out seeking laurels there for. But he showed me (and others) how to tell the spiritual grades of everybody up to one’s own status.
This is also presented in the Upanishads and in some works on Mahayana Buddhism not particularly studied. According to Indian cosmic metaphysics, there are innumerable grades of evolution with all sorts of outlooks which we might verbalize as mineral, vegetable, animal, asura, manusha, human…, and so on until one becomes The Grand Man.
Thus God-consciousness can be conceived either as the consciousness of the fullness terminating our perfectibility; or it can be regarded as all the varieties of grades and form from the most hardened material to and thru the most sublime of sublime.
In all the mystical schools I have had training in, one is not regarded as a Teacher until he himself has one or more pupils who have experienced spiritual awakening.
Today there has been considerable success in raising the capacity of more and more young people to higher consciousness of bliss and exaltation. I do not want to set this up as a standard for others. The late Meher Baba has said, “I did not come to teach, but to awaken.” I think this is a very good statement, whether he exemplified it or not, whether his disciples manifest it or not.
I also have a Korean Master, and I am proud to call him Master. He has especially initiated me in the Avatamsaka or Kegon School of Buddhism which teaches that the Universal Light is reflected from everything and everybody, to everything and everybody, thru everything and everybody. Philosophically, and above all mystically, this is not so different from the more profound aspects of Sufi and Indian meta-philosophies.
There is a great deal of difference between meeting actual human beings and discoursing or dialectizing about those we have not met. I have also met many whom I regard living Saints among Christian monks and nuns. One can tell this by the Light that emanates from their eyes and by the feelings that come from their hearts. Having met many such people, I am not always too enthusiastic about those who seem merely to intellectualize on the subject.
With the Sufis in particular, love is regarded as most important, Love that is living, communicable and sharable. As the Bible teaches us, although it is not part of religion at all, how can we love the God whom we have not seen, when we do not love our fellowman who we have seen. Therefore my work is to elevate this love-consciousness, and apparently there is now some acceptance of this in the lives of a growing number of young people. It is therefore with a considerable spirit of optimism that I expect to go to Geneva to commingle with religious and spiritual leaders of all faiths. And I can assure you, beloved one of God, that I do accept their spirituality and their leadership, and their inner accomplishment whether they took a similar or dissimilar path to their present day attainment. My immediate objective is to help promote a spirit of good will between these people, some of whom who are to me advanced souls and some of whom are to themselves advanced souls. It does not matter. I feel that if they can respect each other—not accept but respect—the world will be much closer to a maturity.
We do accept different degrees of doctorates—bachelor, Master, etc.— in the intellectual sphere. I think this is absolutely right. I also believe that people who are truly humble will accept it when they meet persons who are proclaimed by themselves or others as being advanced. I see no humility, quite the opposite, in denigrating the titles and positions of others. To me, showing such respect is one of the highest forms of humility.
My Sufi teacher said, “leader is he who is leader of himself; ruler is he who is ruler of himself.” But I am not yet ready to hurl epithets, maxims, slogans. Anyone can do that. My hope is to raise the consciousness of human beings in love, bliss and joy. God bless you.
Samuel L. Lewis
Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti
PO Box 23
Bondi Beach
NSW 2026 Australia
3/17/70
Mr. Samuel Lewis
(Sufi Ahmed Murad-Chisti)
401 Precita Avenue
San Francisco, California.
My dear Brother,
Thank you very much for your communication of Feb. 13th which we have perused with interest. There is no doubt you have not wasted much time in acquiring Spiritual understanding through the many contacts you have been able to make as the years rolled by. I am sorry to hear that some (in India) snubbed your efforts, and others wrote in derogatory terms of their own colleagues, the letters of which you have in your own files. In our “Contact” B 12 Bulletin you will find a summing up of our intention to establish a Universal Movement to counter this unfortunate tendency of so many well-meaning people who, nevertheless, belittle or hamper the efforts of others to create a better understanding amongst men.
Our Movement is intended to arouse everywhere the interest in man in the fundamental Law of Good, and carry out research and discover the pure gold amongst the dross of evil and error. To successfully carry out this project we need the help of the most advanced because it requires an entirely new orientation of the habits of thinking. From the moment this “idea” penetrated our minds we have found the new process of thinking most rewarding. Look for the Good, the Beautiful, the True has become our slogan, and we find that the effort of searching for the Philosopher’s Stone, which is Good, has also caused a remarkable transmutation in our lives. This, as you will see, goes hand in hand with your idea of recognizing, for instance, the wonderful works of the great Mogul Emperor Akbar, and also many other historical figures who have left a legacy of Goodwill for posterity.
It would be foolish to say that there is no evil or error, but these two are only temporary conditions in Life’s project towards Good, and our task is to help in this project to stimulate the efforts of the evolving Life towards its goal. Your letter makes me believe that you have a wonderful opportunity to help us in this project in a positive way. As Guru to a group of young people in New Mexico you will be able to stimulate the followers of Meher Baba in the principle idea of arousing the God within, which, of course, indirectly means a stimulation of the Universal Principle upholding the Law for Good.
An interesting development out of this project is the realisation of the difference between Criticism and Analysis—the former has a tendency to destroy, but the latter increases the ability, to understand and so renew or make better the “not so good.” This realisation further points to a new concept of behavior—it helps us to avoid needless waste of time and mental energy. What we have done in the past and whom we have met in the past, be he “idiot” or “Master” is not important except the importance of the degree of realisation, but everything belongs to the past and time cannot be recalled. Even what we do at present is not important because the very next moment the present has become the past. The only thing really important is our intention and decision what to do, because that decision causes the events of the future become either not good enough or Good.
We trust you will realize then the tremendous importance of this project and why we need the help of the most advanced, and this undoubtedly is the reason why Sri Surendra Mohan Ghose asked us to make “Contact” with you and, through you, make “Contact” with the youth of the section of the Country under your tutelage.
We send you our warmest good wishes, and may the blessing of the Most High be ever with you.
Yours sincerely,
R. T. Adamson
March 28, 1970
Mr. R. T. Adamson
P. O. Box 23 Bondi Beach
N.S.W. 2026 Australia
Dear Ram:
Wish to thank you for the materials you have sent dated March 17. I am not the least disturbed by any sort of rejections, especially of prominent persons. But I am concerned that so many people who wish to organize and lead others refuse in practice to accept the principles of karma or utilize moral laws. It would be very foolish to repeat the same mistakes as were made by the VIPs who once organized and controlled the Roerich Museum and its appurtenances. We all make mistakes, but to me it is folly to keep on repeating the same mistakes over and over.
I have not been able to get over the effects of the first words of Handel’s Messiah, quoted from the Bible, “Every valley shall be exalted, every hill laid low, and the crooked places made straight.” There are today growing numbers of groups claiming to be organizing world movements, generally confined to an elite, a different elite for each organization.
One is not annoyed by any rejections. If one’s personality is rejected, one has to learn to take it, but if the rejecters refuse to recognize historical characters, and acclaim themselves, something is wrong somewhere. The local leaders of World Union have refused to recognize the historicity and accomplishments of Emperor Akbar, Prince Dara Shikoh, and the late President Zukair Hussein. All of these men were Sufis, and the rejection of historical personalities has been accompanied by the rejection of certain approaches to spiritual awakening. When any approach to spiritual awakening is rejected, it usually fellows that the cosmic potentialities of man are rejected, and when the cosmic potentialities of man are rejected these are replaced by human frailties.
Not so long ago these very persons wore involved with a Prof. Zitko of the state of Arizona and had a closed corporation which they presented as being destined to lead the world. They selected and rejected upon ad random personality acceptances and rejections. There was no principle involved, only personality. After this manifestation of stupidity, and equally the manifestations of important persons rejecting and defying the above Biblical quotations, one cannot see what is gained by joining these persons in an inferior capacity to repeat the same kind of mistakes.
I agree entirely with your principles. We apply alchemical teachings here. Nothing like the complex obtuse drivel of the late Karl Jung, but principles and teachings in accord with ancient and not so ancient wisdom. These principles are operative. They lead to the transformation of human personality, behavior, and above all, radiance. This radiance is manifested.
On account of the necessity of my departure almost immediately to attend a conference of the World’s religions at Geneva, Switzerland, and this letter itself may on account of the shortness of my time, exhibit weaknesses therefor.
Love and Blessings,
Samuel L. Lewis
P.O. Box 23
Bondi Beach N. S. W. 2026
Australia.
10th August 1970
Mr. Samuel Lewis
Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti
410 Precita Avenue
San Francisco, California.
Dear Friend,
Received your letter this morning dated 24th July, many thanks. I am always very pleased to receive letters of a somewhat controversial nature because it helps us to see where we have fallen short in the work we are doing. Our original intention to avoid the general use of “personalities” seems to be well founded. So long as we deal with principles and attributes Contact is good, but when personalities are introduced friction seems to result over and over again. You have noticed that most of our articles are anonymous; to a thirsty man the contents of a cup or a glass or a cracked vessel, so long as it is pure and refreshing, is the only important thing—why label it ? Judging by your letters, I know you also are in search of that clear cool water refreshing to parched lips, but bitter experience in the past may have caused you to hesitate before you accept the vessel.
You ask: “One does not understand why one should accept (or not accept) a seventeen year old girl at all, and if so, why she should be Indian?” My brother, the world of man is thirsting, the surface of this fair planet has been wantonly scorched through the fires of selfishness and greed, the terrible events of this century cause man to cry out for relief, and when that relief is offered by a. visionary young girl, does it matter what color or shape the vessel is ?
You are quite right that grand ideas, unless they are put into action, seem time wasting dreams, but you hint at prowess in occultism or mysticism and I take it that you are well versed in both branches of the esoteric sciences. To materialize the “Ideas” relating to world improvement requires the projection of the “Ideas” into the minds of the people in such a way that the New Idea slowly becomes realized and accepted.
You will agree that this is a simple occult truism, but should we query the source from whence the “Ideas” emanate when such ideas are obviously sound? Kahlil Gibran, (no doubt well known by you) writes in his wonderful book “The Prophet” about “Children”:
“Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s
longing for itself…
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts…
For their souls dwell in the house of to-morrow…
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make
them like you.
For Life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.”
Certainly, my dear brother, the Children of Islam are as dear to us as the children of any other faith, but because man clings so desperately to his own personality or individual image he only moves slowly towards a fuller realisation of the best way to serve Allah through man. Man, after all, is an instrument to be self-perfected, to be used in that wonderful project of Allah, the Supreme, and although little man, in his own conceit, may think that the world was made for him, the fact remains and becomes clearer every day that the Purpose of Universal Cosmic Manifestation is far more purposeful than Man’s idea of his own importance.
It is our belief that the “Idea” of “World Union” is more practical than hatred, wars and conflicts which have kept man separate, and consequently must have retarded and interfered with the Universal Project of “Good.”
Projecting this Image into the minds of our fellow men in several different ways by young ones and older ones seems a practical Occult method, and if this effort can be augmented with self improvement and prowess in the self expression of Good we shall move towards a more harmonious togetherness. For one thing we can be sure Allah it Allah, and God is Good, and whatsoever Good we see in our fellow men we know for sure that it is the God Principle in Man, and, this to us, is the only thing worth repeating, and really the only thing worthy to take notice of. If we see or hear something Good from a youngster, be he brown, yellow, black or white, let us repeat it and tell the world how beautiful the young ones are, and if we find some wise or helpful ideas or thoughts growing out of the minds of some old fossils let us make “Contact” and communicate with the world of Man and we are sure that slowly those “New” and better ideas will take shape and grow into perfect flowers fit for the Garden of Allah.
You hint in your letter that we ignore the ideas of a multitude of other young people and I am afraid that you are therein mistaken. We welcome new and fresh ideas of young people no matter where they come from, Arabs, Israelites, Hindustanis, Pakistanis, Indians, Negroes, Eskimos, etc. etc. Dear Brother, please help us, if you are able, to make “Contact” with them and we will broadcast their whispers from the Mountain tops.
May the blessing of Allah abide with you.
In the service of our fellowmen,
R. T. Adamson
Aug. 17, 1970
Mr. R. L. Adamson
Contact, The Aquarian Arcane Collage
P. O. Box 23
Bondi Beach N.S.W. 2026 Australia
Beloved One of God:
This is acknowledging your letter of 10th of August. I do not know of any moral law of any faith or non-faith that says that A. must accept B., but B, doesn’t have to accept A. This has been going on interminably, and is particularly to be found in intellectual and pseudo-intellectual groups, that claim world outlooks. These claims are to be found mostly in England, the United States and India. So many verbalizing that they have world outlooks. So many verbalizing the universal consciousness. So many begging for money and recognition, but themselves not giving, not giving at all. So far as they are concerned, to receive is more blessed than to give.
Universal consciousness can be discussed from two points of view: historically and metaphysically. I do not know of one world organization that has accepted the historicity of Emperor Akbar of India. But I have met many people who do; many writers who do; and many speakers who have mentioned Emperor Akbar. To me these are the real sages who have not only knowledge but also consideration of their audiences. I am on vary bad terms with the various so-called “world” organizations, excepting The Temple of Understanding in the city of Washington which is seeking “My house shall be a house of prayer for all peoples.” This institution is at the present time gaining the good-will of a lot of young people. They sent their very youngest representative on a world tour. There is no nonsense of editors and writers and organizers pall-parroting words that have no referents in the objective world. They are sending their youngest representative and she is being received, God be praised.
The other aspect may be called metaphysical. I think I am the only person on earth who has been validated as a Murshid by Sufis, as a Guru by Indians, and as a Roshi by Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Koreans. One has not always wished to proclaim oneself, but it is tiresome to receive entreaties from personalities and groups that proclaim universality, spirituality, and cosmic outlook, and themselves are champions at rejecting others, and also at rejecting each other.
Early in life I was professionally a secretary of a woman who translated the whole of the Sepher-ha-Zohar. I learned by actual study of actual Jewish scriptures and from actual initiated Kabbalists that we may regard the world as having four aspects: “physical, subtle, spiritual, and Divine.” Basically this is not different from the cosmic metaphysics of other religions. It was symbolized by the word Pardes, i.e. paradise, meaning in a sense that paradise belonged to those who had experienced all states of consciousness.
Last stages depended upon your actual experience and not on any writing, commentaries, or Verbalisms. But actuality, there are many people in this world who have had such actual experiences. They believe in common that the Kingdom of God is within Man, and it has been my wonderful experience, not only to have contacted real spiritual leaders, not claimants, of all faiths, but to have had a common embrace physically as well as super-physically. But I am not demanding anybody accept. At the same time I refuse henceforth to take any rejections from any person or group which claims universality.
One of the great founders of one of the great Sufi Orders, not particularly acceptable to Idres Shah, said, “Consideration consists of exhibiting consideration and never expecting consideration.” This house is always open and only drunks and obviously mad people are barred.
While others are talking about “the new age” and The Aquarian Age and the Me-Leadership Age, my young disciples, and I mean young and I mean disciples, have already arranged two dinners, one of mystical Jews for Arabs, and the other of Arabs for both Jews and non-Jewis. Facts. Accomplishments. But not news.
While this is going on, another group of my young disciples are preparing to go to the Orient to film and record the activities of the actual mystics. They have no connection with any of the “great” writers on mysticism excepting Prof. Syed Hussein Nazr of Iran, who also may be a mystic although he is a greatly esteemed writer on mysticism, one of the few writers on mysticism whom real mystics accept.
While this is going on two other groups of young people have joined to listen to my lectures on “The Three Body Constitution of Man” as is found in the writings of St. Paul. Even such a famous man as Dr. Huston Smith did not realize that the three-body teaching of Christianity might be the same as the three-body teaching of Hinduism, which might be the same as the three-body teaching of the Hebrew religion, etc., etc., etc., etc.
When we study the three-body constitution we find that all experiences of the young, especially psychedelic experiences, fall into the universe of cosmic metaphysics.
Oh, I think that Kahlil Gibran is marvelous, but I don’t see what he has got to do with any kind of government; world government or otherwise. I do not know what the word Good means. Here we demonstrate and I mean demonstrate, Love and Joy and Peace. While this is basically a Sufi Center, I use the teachings and methods of Lord Buddha, most of which have been discarded by so- called Buddhists. I am not concerned with their failings. I am concerned that the teachings and methods of Lord Buddha are operative, are pragmatically demonstrable. I think this is most wonderful.
We are demonstrating, not verbalizing, dances of universal peace. These dances awaken our higher consciousness. The young are coming to my meetings and experiencing a steady increase in the conscious realization of Ananda, exactly in accord with the basic teachings of Indian Sanatana Dharma. To us, truth is real, not verbal.
I am certainly not asking you or anybody to accept me as your spiritual teacher. I am on actual excellent terms with several spiritual teachers of this area. Most of them do not even accept the work of each other. That is all right. My next endeavor is to reach the University and to establish peace scholarships into which Arabs, Israelis, and Palestinians may unite.
Evidently God-Allah-Brahm favors some of our endeavors, for we have been most successful recently in all projects: more and more disciples are getting good paying jobs. More and more of our articles are being accepted by a publisher. Also doors are opening all over for those who wish to learn and who have thrown out their “humility” for curiosity. I have lived in many lands. I have associated with many peoples. I do not object to anybody’s ideas. Nor do I expect any more the commendations from others.
We practice meditation. We practice spiritual concentration. We practice listening to Cod. We practice Akhlak Allah—that is, making the Pressing of God real, not symbolic. Our work in the New Age Foods has been marvelously rewarding both in growing and marketing. God-Allah-Brahm seems to be blessing those who listen to Him.
We differ from those who think that the United Nations is in some way a Divine institution. Man himself is The Divine institution.
I have met many God-realized souls. I have met only one publisher who has accepted this as a fact. His name is Clive-Ross and his address will be put down below. But we now have our own publisher who believes that it is only proper, even if occasionally, mystics be allowed to contribute to the knowledge of actual mysticism.
Love and Blessings,
Samuel. L. Lewis
Sufi Ahmed Murad Chisti
cc: Mr. F. Clive-Ross
Tomorrow Publications Ltd.
Pates Manor Hatton Road
Bedfont, Middlesex,
England
P.O. Box 23
Bondi Beach
N.S.W. 2026 Australia.
8/26/70
Respected Murshid,
Please forgive my ignorance in failing to address you correctly, and it seems stupid on my part to salute “the only person on earth who has been validated as a Murshid, a Guru and a Roshi” as just “dear Friend.” The copy of the letter to you from Mr. D. Begg enclosed with your letter gave me a clearer insight into the wonderful work you are engaged in and I am most grateful that you consider our efforts worthy of your valuable time to communicate so speedily and at length.
In some respects your letters have puzzled me, you have been constantly attacking various groups, “intellectual and pseudo-intellectual,” who are claiming world outlooks, etc., and while at first we did not think you were referring to “Contact” your last letter has left this issue in doubt. Maybe we failed to express our ideas (which we think are mostly on a par with you) clearly enough to gain your approval.
You, with your wonderful insight into human nature and who knows so well the value of co-operation, do you not agree that co-operation with India is just as important as the activities you are engaged in bringing Jews and Arabs and non-Jews together? What is your opinion of an idea suggested by one of the members of our group to stop criticizing and drawing attention to the weaknesses of others? Instead we should proclaim the good points, because after all the weaknesses and failures of the individual are the responsibilities of the “individual” and until recognized by the “individual” as such must continue to affect the rest of society. We have proof that prohibition does not solve the evil of alcoholism, and we think that the drug problem can only be solved by self-realisation of the “individual.” When we help to make the individual strong through encouraging any good qualities present, we enhance the chance to bring out the desire of self-respect, a fundamental necessity to overcome weaknesses.
Another thing puzzling in your last letter is your comment “I do not know what the word Good means.” Oh yes, your remark is very much to the point and it is quite true that none of us know the real meaning of Good, because there is always room for improvement, but is it not also true that the whole idea of Creation is based on the principle of “Good” as expressed in “Genesis”, Chapt. 1, verse 4, “And God saw the light, that it was good”, and if we emphasize the idea of “ Good,” will we not be helping to make this a better world to live in ? Thank you, your comment gave me a much better understanding of this basic principle.
Although you say that you do not expect the commendations of others, the work you are engaged in is difficult enough and an acknowledgement of understanding often helps to greater understanding, for instance your comment on disciples getting good paying jobs and throwing out their “humility” for “curiosity” applies (as I see it) to so many of us who have long used that term “humility” for an excuse to sit back and do nothing, making the excuse of “non-worthiness” an apology for plain idleness, whereas “curiosity” is the driving urge to “be” and through knowledge, achieve what we believed was impossible.
How well you say: “Man himself is The Divine Institution.”
Originally you asked to be put on our mailing list for “Contact,” we shall be pleased to hear from you if you wish us to continue to send you further bulletins.
With grateful thanks for your valuable communications,
May the blessings of the Lord of Light follow you through the years to come.
Love in Service,
R.T. Adamson
Sept. 1, 1970
Mr. R. T. Adamson
P. O. Box 23
Bondi Beach N.S.W. 2026 Australia
Beloved One of God:
One appreciates your letter of August 26th. If you have ever studied the Bhagavad-Gita Gita you will know that Arjuna made a plea very much like yours and Sri Krishna said to him, “Fight O Arjuna.” Jesus Christ also has given us some memorable sermons against the authorities of his time. And later Mohammed against the authorities of his time. If people were so sweet and wonderful as you seem to think, I should think, what is your organization for?
A number of years ago, traveling in Egypt, in a train compartment, my companion was a Swedish gentleman, a representative of the UN. Unlike other people, he listened to me, and I mean listened, and said I had the most complete and sensible plan for the Near East he had ever encountered. His name was Gunnar Jarring. You read about him in the papers today. Well, I got a lot of Jews and Arabs to agree. Period. I was turned down by every peace and religious organization you can think of, and some you can’t think of.
Attending a real peace conference of the real religions of the world at Geneva, it was notable that the high and mighty Sir Zafrullah Khan, before whom all the respectable bow, when challenged, said he had nothing to offer. He had given plenty of oratory and charm, but it does not seem that oratory and charm act contrary to what a great French Prime Minister said, “War and peace are two things too serious to entrust to diplomats and generals.”
Having that strange idea, especially strange in a democracy, that human beings can meet with other human beings without expert bosses, and can become friends with each other without the advice of super-annulated mentalities, one can only report complete success in getting the young to dine, dance, and pray together, and especially to pray together. And I mean pray, and not meta-physical lectures about prayer.
In the meanwhile the group that started with my “Dances of Universal Peace” have gone abroad and we have had nothing but cooperation on the highest levels, and I mean the highest levels, and not oratory and bombastic pretense. There are a lot of leaders in the world today who, when they use the word Love they mean love and when they use the word Peace they mean peace. I do not know what the English word “good” means. I know what the Hebraic Tob means, which is found in the Bible. I know exactly what it means. One thing it does not mean is self-satisfaction. It might mean God-satisfaction; it does not mean self-satisfaction.
Temporarily I am holding off giving full cooperation as I think you should have. But my few secretaries are not only involved in world movements and enterprises, but are succeeding. Succeeding where governments, the literary superman and even many religious leaders, have failed. God may be speaking through them and with then. I think so; they think so. Tob, meaning God-satisfaction, good, meaning human-satisfaction???
Love and Blessings,
Samuel L. Lewis
Liverpool
P.O. Box 16
N.S.W. Australia 2170
9-2-1970
Mr. Samuel L. Lewis
Dear friend,
Your letter of the 30th, Jan. ‘70 to hand. In reply, (first) we posted you our “Contact” at the request of Surendra Mohan Ghose, M.P. New Delhi, India. (Second) We assume, although you write that our (we quote) “material leaves you considerably non-plussed,” your interesting reply gives some indication that our “Contact” has been effective. It has never been our intention to give you the idea that we have a formula how to save the world but rather by searching for intelligent “Contacts,” and we mean by that, those who are prepared and co-operate and work out together a formula that will lead to a solving of the problems of a intellectually growing Humanity, we try to assist in preparing the foundations for the Aquarian Age.
Historians have amassed an enormous amount of evidence of greatness of individuals in all walks of life, but it is obvious that the amount collected is probably much less than the total of real human greatness, perhaps similar to the visible part of the iceberg floating in the water, and after all that which is visible is only a very small part of the infinite ocean of Life. We recognize and salute all who have contributed to Truth and Beauty, be they Sufi or Zen, Muslim or Buddhist, Hindu or Zoroastrian, Christian or Agnostic, etc., because if they could only know, all are undivided segments of the One Life.
Somehow the term “Master” is of little significance to us; after all is it not a relative title and indicates more a form of salutation and not a degree of achievement? In our group no one claims any degree of perfection, and we believe any true “Master of the Wisdom” recognizes his own relative un-importance in the Unlimited, Universal Project of Life.
The writer of this letter, with other members of the group have realized the importance of linking isolated units of Humanity who have achieved a nature of God-consciousness. We have accepted the idea that underneath the apparent, chaotic rushing towards individual goals is a super-conscious movement towards A Divine Goal, and the first fundamental principle of that Goal is “Good”. These units linking together will make “Contact”, and unitedly project the Idea in the minds of the masses that the aim of the Divine must be “Good”, and all personal endeavors must be directed towards that Goal of “Good”.
You conclude your letter to us with the question: “what do you want from me?” We do not want anything from you. No, that is not quite true, we do want from you goodwill and co-operation, and in turn we offer you an opportunity to realize a tremendous purpose of Life and a chance to join with us to proclaim to the World of Humanity the factual Truth that the World can only successfully be governed by individuals who have accepted the First Universal Principle of Creation Which Is Good.
We will appreciate further Contact with you, in sincere friendship,
R.T Adamson
PS. under separate cover we are sending you
“Contact” 12 and would appreciate your comment.