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The subject matter of this monograph must be understood by the reader or studentof same, not to be the official Rosicrucian teachings. These monographs constitute a seriesof supplementary studies provided by the Rosicrucian Order, AMORC, both to membersand nonmembers, because they are not the secret, prívate teachings of the Order.The object of these supplementary monographs is to broaden the mind of the student bypresenting him with the writings, opinions, and dissertations of authorities in various fíelasof human enterprise and endeavor. Therefore, it is quite probable that the reader will

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APPLYI NG ROSI CRUCI AN PRI NCI PI ES TO DAI LY LI VI NG

By Thor Ki i mal eht o, Past Gr and Mast er, AMORC

 Your l i f e can be i mmensel y si mpl i f i ed i f you ut i l i ze ever ypr i nci pi e at ever y oppor t uni t y t hat pr esent s i t sel f . For exampl e, l etus say t hat some gr eat want exi st s i n your l i f e. Suppose that par t of your unhappi ness i s due to r esent ment and a t endency to sel f - pi t y. I f you woul d take t he poi nt of vi ew t hat your ef f or t s must event ual l y becr owned wi t h success, and t hat there are good and suf f i ci ent r easonsf or the del ay, much of the pai n woul d di sappear . Thi s change i n at t i -t ude raakes the si t uat i on easi er to endur e and the pr obl em easi er tohandl e. I f you can erase the r esent ment and the sel f - pi t y, you wi l lbecome more cheer f ul and more agreeabl e. Peopl e, t hereupon, wi l l f eel

more comf ort abl e i n your pr esence.I f you suf f er f r equent l y f r om acci dent s and mi shaps, you have

set goi ng a negat i ve, des t r uct i ve wave of i nf l uence. The onl y way tocombat thi s i s t hr ough concent r at i ng on har mony f or a f ew days.Vr i t e the word on a card. Pl ace i t i n your pur se. Pl ace i t on yourdesk. Pl ace i t on your dr essi ng mi r r or or where you can see i t. Letthe t hought si nk i nt o your i nner most consci ousness and become par t of your nat ur al f eel i ng and awar eness; the negat i ve vi br at i ons wi l l bet r ansmut ed i nt o posi t i ve, and the mi shaps wi l l cease.

I f you suf f er f r equent l y f r om col ds, f evers, and i l l ness, be

pat i ent . Fi r st , you must not be al armed. Fear i nt ensi f i es a con-di t i on. Second, you must know t hat nat ur e heal s . Nature can takecare of most of our ai l ment s provi ded we do not put obst acl es i n herpat h. Anal yze your habi t s. Do you observe the mi ni mum essent i al s of heal t h? Are you r egul ar i n your physi cal habi t s? Do you have ar easonabl e amount of f r esh ai r , sunshi ne, exerci se, r aw f ood, veget abl es, and wat er ? Do you have suf f i ci ent r el axat i on and sl eep? I syour syst em cl ean? I s your bl ood st r eam pur é? I f you can answer i nthe af f i r mat i ve, you have nothi ng to f ear f r om any condi t i on. You cant hr ow pr act i cal l y ever yt hi ng of f pr ovi ded you go to bed when you f eeli l l so t hat the heal i ng f or ces of the body can concént r at e on t hei rtask. Ever yt hi ng i n nat ur e is r el at i vo to cause and ef f ect , and wever y of t en suf f er f r om negat i ve ef f ect s of whi ch we our sel ves havecr eat ed the cause.

My exper i ence i s that he who si ncerel y t r i es t o l i ve the Rosi cruci an l i f e, who tr i es to do hi s dut y to the best of hi s abi l i t y,and who tr i es to be a channel f or cosmi c f or ces i s gi ven the vi t al i t yhe needs to do hi s work. Unai ded nat ure can never gi ve a man theamount of st r engt h that the Cosmi c awakens i n hi m t hr ough the Rosi cr uci an t r ai ni ng and the Rosi cr uci an l i f e. There are hi dden st ores of energy i n ever y human bei ng. I t may take sever al years bef ore theresul t s are appar ent . These resul t s, however , are an absol ut e, de-monst r abl e f act. Anyone who i s pat i ent and per si st ent , who endur esthe test s and t r i ái s of l i f e t hat accompany every st ep of the way, wi l l

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f i nd when he reaches the hi gher Degr ees t hat r egenerat i on i s an ab-sol ut e f act. Even bef ore thi s degree of devel opment i s at t ai ned, theexer ci ses and pr i nci pi es wi l l st r engt hen the vi si ón, over come f at i gueand headaches, hel p thr ow of f col ds, and g. eneral l y st r engt hen the

body. Appl yi ng Rosi cr uci an pr i nci pi es, however , does not mean neg-l ect i ng or i gnor i ng the human needs of the body, whi ch i s t he Templ eof the Soul . I t does not mean i gnor i ng rest per i ods or vacat i ons.Rest i s bot h a di vi ne pr i nci pi e and a pr i nci pi e of nat ure. Thesystol e and the di as tol e of the hear t are al t er nat i ng per i ods of ac-t i vi t y and rest . The Bi bl e t el l s us that the sevent h day of theper i od of cr eat i on was a rest per i od. I n emer genci es st r ange thi ngs dohappen, but the l aw of emergenci es must not r epl ace the or der l y move-ment of l i f e.

Anot her r esul t of the exer ci ses i s a r emar kabl e st r engt heni ng of the abi l i t y to concént r at e. One soror wr i t es t hat she has been abl e to

become ut t er l y obl i vi ous of noi se and di st r act i ons. No mat t er howmany guest s she may have to ent ert ai n, she can ment al l y make her pl ansf or the day and the week. I n a noi sy l unchroom, wi t h the radi o goi ngf ul l bl ast , she can peacef ul l y r ead a book or an ar t i cl e.

Anot her sor or t el l s t hat even as a young gi r l i t was di f f i cul tf or her to si t up l ate. I f she want ed to f eel t hor oughl y r est ed i nthe morni ng, she had to go to bed at ni ne o' cl ock. Af t er sever alyear s of the Rosi cr uci an work she f i nds t hat the des i ré to go to sl eepat ni ne has l ef t her . Consequent l y, her day i s l onger and more enj oy-abl e. At ni ne o ’ cl ock she can rel ax, r ead or st udy, or do what everel se she wi shes. Onl y peopl e who have suf f er ed f r om l i mi t ed vi t al i t y

know what a boon i t i s to be abl e to at t end a l ee ture or to go to aconcert . She al so st ates t hat her movement s have become much mor er api d so t hat she i s abl e to accompl i sh more i n the same amount of t i me. She i s abl e to compl ete her househol d tasks bef ore noon so t hatt here i s pl ent y of t i me and energy f or communi t y and soci al act i vi t i es,and st udy. Previ ousl y, af t er a st renuous morni ng of housework, she hadto rest sever al hours i n the af t ernoon. Now her st r engt h i s un-di mi ni shed, and when her home dut i es are compl eted, she can st art anew eyel e of act i vi t y. I s i t not unusual f or a woman of f or t y to f i ndher body f unct i oni ng more smoot hl y and her physi cal movement s becomi ngmore rapi d?

 To l i ve the Rosi cr uci an l i f e, to become a channel f or cosmi cf orces and pur poses, i s t o put onesel f i n al i gnment wi t h the gr eatcosmi c st reams of energy and power. As the years go by, as the Rosi cr uci an l i f e becomes habi t ual , one achi eves a sense of per f ect secur i -ty, a f eel i ng of bei ng at home i n the worl d. Tasks come whi ch you cando. Peopl e come who need what you have to gi ve. Oppor t uni t i es comesuch as you requi re. Changes occur , the pur pose of whi ch i s to i ni t i -at e one i nt o a new t ype or f i el d of act i vi t y. To the aver age i ndi vi dual , changes are per pl exi ng and conf usi ng. The myst i c st udent knowst hat t hey are purposef ul and to be wel comed. The Rosi cr uci an st udentl i ves i n the NOW and concent r ates on the t ask nearest at hand. Her eal i zes the i mport ance of TODAY as no aver age i ndi vi dual possi bl y can,and he r eal i zes the si gni f i cance of even the most t r i vi al dut y of hi s

dai l y l i f e. He t her ef or e does not wast e hi s ener gy or scat t er hi s

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i nt erest s. He has f ound hi s cent er , and ever y task, ever y i nt er esttakes i ts pl ace ar ound t hat cent er .

Most peopl e wast e t i me and energy wor r yi ng about whet her t heyhave t aken the r i ght course of act i on and whet her some other coursemi ght not have proved more successf ul . The Rosi cr uci an st udent knowst hat ever y bi t of exper i ence i s val uabl e. What ever he l earns aboutl i f e, about peopl e, and about condi t i ons i s bound to pr ove val uabl eand hel pf ul . The smal l est j ob has i ts pur pose and can pr ove to be asteppi ng- stone to somethi ng bett er. No j ob i s i nsi gni f i cant . Anycór ner may pr ove to be a f ul cr um to move the worl d. Wal t Whi t manst udi ed l i f e i n the busses and on the br i dges of New York. J ohnMasef i el d, the poet l aur eat e of Engl and, di d not scor n to sweep a bar-r oom i n Yonkers. Eugene O’Nei l l , the wel l - known dr amat i st , was a handon a t r amp st eamer.

Anot her sour ce of i r r i t at i on i n dai l y l i f e i s our emot i onalr eact i on to the t act l ess remar ks and act i ons of peopl e. As Rosi cr u-ci ans, we l ear n to l ook upon peopl e as chi l dr en of a l arger growt h.We r eal i ze t hat i nopport une r emar ks and cl umsy act i ons are theresul t s of a l i mi t ed under st andi ng and emot i onal i nadequaci es. We nol onger t ake per sonal of f ense. We r eal i ze t hat i t i s chi l dr en whospeak, who know no bet t er . We are no l onger hurt . Rather , we mustt ry to hel p t hem and f or gi ve them. I n a qui et and pl easant way, wi t h-out r ancor or compl ai nt , we can hel p them change t hei r vi ewpoi nt , orovercome a prej udi ce, or become l ess per sonal i n out l ook. We mustwal k among men as t eachers and hel pers, but unobt r usi vel y and sympa-t het i cal l y. Peopl e must open t hei r hear t s to us nat ur al l y. They must

f eel the uni ver sal l ove i n our hear t s. I n a wor l d of suf f er i ng andbl i ndness, we can br i ng underst andi ng and enl i ght enment . So manyhuman bei ngs are passi ng t hrough the Dark Ni ght of the Soul t hat wecan have no more bl essed task t han to l end a hel pi ng hand to thosepeopl e bei ng t r i ed i n the cruci bl e of f i r é. We can sust ai n t hei rcour age wi t h our assi st ance.

 Thi nk how exhi l arat i ng l i f e becomes when you have conqueredworr y, when you no l onger f eel r esent ment or sel f - pi t y, when you knowt hat your most i mport ant concer n i s the t ask nearest at hand, when youknow t hat the t i me and st r engt h f or your t ask wi l l be gi ven to you,t hat what you need f or your wor k wi l l come at the r i ght moment , that

the pr omi ses of the Bi bl e are l i t er al l y t rue. Thi nk how f ar youri ncome can be st r etched, even t hough not one dol l ar woul d be added,when t hroughout a year onl y a mi ni mum, or not hi ng at al l , has to bespent f or i l l ness. One member sai d t hat f or the f i r st t i me i n hi sl i f e he di d not have to spend one dol l ar f or the dent i st or doctor .

 The Cosmi c sust ai ns hi m who l i ves f or others. Thi nk how muchmore pl easure you can get out of l i f e when you know t hat you have ar i ght to enj oy the good t hi ngs of l i f e; t hat ascet i ci sm i s a f al sedoct r i ne; t hat nat ure, musi c, l aught er , and ar t are to be enj oyed. Wetake our pl ace i n the br ot her hood of men. We of f er our servi ces andour t al ent s, but our per sonal l i ves are not meant to be bar r en, cheer -

l ess, and unador ned. Nat ur e mani f est s not onl y Wi sdom but greatBeaut y. The more hi ghl y devel oped we are, the more sensi t i ve we are

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to the i nspi r at i on of beaut y. We becomemore appr eci at i ve of whatnobl e, i nspi r i ng, and beaut i f ul . The undevel oped human bei ng hasl i t t l e pl easur e out si de of the sat i sf act i on of hi s appet i t es, seesl i t t l e beaut y i n l i f e or nat ure, and has appr eci at i on of onl y thecr udest vi r t ues i n human charact er. The devel oped human bei ng seesbeaut y ever ywher e and appreci ates a wi der ange of human qual i t i es t ypes of personal i t i es. Onl y the myst i c can appr eci at e hoi ^ beaut i f ull i f e i s and how good G-od i s . Natur e becomes a l i vi ng mant l e of thel i vi ng God. Every bl ossom, every i nsect , becomes a symbol of Di vi neWi sdom and Li f e Ever l ast i ng. Whatever the Pat her has i s f or hi schi l dr en i f t hey woul d f ul f i l the si mpl e r equi r ement s- - t o l i ve j oyous-l y, to l ove, and to serve. What a sad spect acl e t he human race mustmake i n the eyes of i ts Fat her - - huggi ng sel f i shl y what i t t hi nksbel ongs to i t, per mi t t i ng no one el se to get a shar e, and pi t i f ul l ycr yi ng f or more.

 The most wonder f ul gi f t t hat l i f e can gi ve one i s a gr eat causeto serve, nobl e al t r ui st i c soul s to work wi t h and to i nspi r e one, anda phi l osophy of l i f e t hat makes ever y day event f ul and every i nci dentmeani ngf ul . When one has t ast ed the j oy of servi ce, how res t r i et ed i sthe aver age l i f e conf i ned to one l i t t l e home, and f r equent l y to butone i ndi vi dual ! Such a l i f e i s the seedl i ng f r om whi ch the l ar gerl i f e i n t urn must bl ossom. We can t r ul y say t hat onl y the myst i cunder st ands l i f e, appr eci at es what l i f e and thi s wor l d have to of f er,and l mows what t rue j oy i s .

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I t has been a pl easure to br i ng thi s message to you. I si ncerel yhope t hat I wi l l have opport uni t y to cont i nué your i nst r uct i on and togui de you i nto and t hr ough the hi gher esot eri c t eachi ngs of the Order .

Knowl edge i s unl i mi t ed, and whi l e you have had many of the f undament al pr i nci pi es whi ch serve as the f oundat i on of the Rosi cr uci anphi l osophy, t here i s sti l l an unl i mi t ed f i eI d of esot er i c knowl edgeand appl i cat i on of the pr i nci pi es whi ch you may have the oppor t uni t yto gai n. Ther ef ore, al l ow me to suggest at thi s t i me t hat you r enewyour af f i l i at i on wi t h the Order . Si gn your ñame, key number , andpresent addr ess i n the space pr ovi ded on the next page and send i twi t h one mont h’s dues, whi ch wi l l be al l t hat i s necessar y f or you to

f orward to have f ul l pr i vi l eges of membershi p resumed i mmedi at el y.Not onl y wi l l you r ecei ve t hese hi gher i nst r uct i ons i n the f or m of weekl y monogr aphs, but al l of the ot her pr i vi l eges of membershi p wi l lbe avai l abl e to you f r om al l of the depar t ment s of the or gani zat i on,as wel l as t he mont hl y magazi ne, the Rosi cr uci an Di gest .

I-lay I hear f r omyou soon?

Si ncer el y and f r at er nal l y,

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Does i t seemgood to you to r ecei ve thi s gray envel ope agai n?Haven' t you mi ssed thi s r egul ar cont act wi t h the Rosi cr uci an Or der ? The speci al monogr aph encl osed i s f or your t hought f ul consi der at i on.

We are sure t hat everyone who has advanced to the hi gher t each-i ngs has f el t t hei r val ué i n hi s l i f e and has made use of the pr i nci pi es pr esent ed. Por some r eason, however , i t was necessar y f or youto wi t hdr aw f r om the Order . Al t hough you have not r ecei ved thesemonogr aphs r egul ar l y i n r ecent mont hs, the or gani zat i on wi shes you toknow t hat you are wel come to shar e agai n the benef i t s to be der i vedf r om t hese hi gher degr ees of the Order . Si nce you have al r eady l ai dthe f oundat i on f or the use and appl i cat i on of the pr i nci pi es to bepr esent ed i n f ut ur e monogr aphs, you woul d f i nd cont i nui ng st udy es-peci al l y hel pf ul .

I ara sur e you wi l l be Í nt erest ed i n the words of a f ormer Gr and

Mast er who prepar ed the di scour se cont ai ned i n the encl osed monogr aph,I t i s a consi der at i on of pr act i cal aspects of the Rosi cr uci an phi l oso-phy. Read i t car ef ul l y to avai l your sel f of the t r ut hs and appl i ca-t i ons i t cont ai ns. I magi ne t hat i t i s a r egul ar monogr aph, such asyou st udi ed i n the past . I t i s to be hoped t hat i t wi l l be possi bl ef or you to r esume your st udy and par t i cí pate act i vel y once mor e i nthe wor k of the Order.

Wi t h al l good wi shes f or Peace Pr of ound.

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