Tod Cage Spiritual Teachings |
| Sayings II |
| The man who has no master has become a slave. He insists that this is the very hallmark of freedom and greatness. Bust ask, if the Master- less man continually serves himself, does he not become a slave to the self? Does it not dictate his actions making him predictable? Who trusts the self slave, others will say, "Oh look out, he is no good to anyone but himself," and that slave is marked. He is imprisoned inside himself. He is not free to exchange with others, and he is shunned. Finally he begins to fade, and no one cares. He hoardes, he acquires, he is shackled to his oppressive law. Only the servant of others goes beyond himself. Only the servant can live without limits, for he has cultivated selflessly all life around him, and life embraces him, only death avoids such a one. He touches all, he embraces all, he is free to be all through service of others. He has no laws. |
| If anyone calls another his lord or master but does not become like his lord, that servant is unfit for his lord's household. If a man calls any lord who is humble his master, but does not himself show humility to all, that man has not the stuff or making from within to follow a humble master. Any man who cries for justice and mercy, but does not show justice and mercy when mercy is not convenient and justice is not in ones favor, can not claim to have a master who has perfected the ability to show these qualities when it was most inconvenient for that master. If a man says, "My Master is compassionate," but is himself indifferent when a stranger is needy for food or shelter, or does not offer it saying, " the problem is too big for me," That man has lied about who his master is. If you give from your surplus to help it is OK, but if you continually give, living in poverty with your fellow man until all are satisfied, it is the very reflection of heaven, which blesses without limits. |
| When others tell the man of light to shut his mouth or stop offering to teach others, ask them to make a comparison with the great south. What did it take for civil justice in the United States? Did the southerners ask the slaves what they wanted or did they instead silence them so that injustice could continue as planned. People caught in the dark always want the man of light to close the door so that the house remains as it is, in darkness. They do not want the light to be let in. The man of light speaks openly so that: the one who has ears will hear or that the seed can be disseminated and grow in the fertile ground. The world prefers the darkness to the light. If a person is bothered by truth they will shun it. If a person desires to speak in anger against or be indignant of others who are willing to speak about the light, then that person does not have peace. One who does not have peace is a child of ignorance. Ignorance holds back peace, chains and binds it. Ignorance demands that the door be shut in its presence so that it is not destroyed by the light of life, therefore if you can not stand these words of mine you do not know peace. The world would keep all as captives. It would have the starving starve, the underprivileged destitute, the poor remain so, the suffering suffer, the wars continue. The world would also have, the rich growing fatter, the middle class pacified and the impoverished serving the people with recourse to resources. The world and all the people demand the preservation of the present condition with one face and with the other say, "what a shame about the state of affairs, or, someone should do something about it." Then, when a simple man comes and opens the door by day they get angry and shout, "close that door!" They will not consider my path for it means they would have to give up their current state of affairs, because somehow each and every one of their affairs when challenged or criticized has nothing to do with the current state of affairs. The man who asks what is truth, not tainted by desire, will keep his honor. The man who does not harm others will keep his Honor. The man who respects others without being respected back, keeps his honor. The man who criticizes injustice and ignorance keeps his honor. If the world requires the man of light to keep silent in their presence, you can be sure that the man of light will keep his honor. He has too much compassion for the poor, the oppressed, the suffering to not share love with others and point out injustice, apathy , and indifference. The man of light even loves those who hate him for he knows they are suffering with the burden of hatred and ego. While there is injustice and suffering the man of light remains active, out of compassion. |
| If a man gains the inner treasure, he will consider the condition of the world so that he may help the suffering. The spiritual man acts, he does not remain passive. The spirit dictates that he not only guides the people to the ending of sorrow but condemns the world of untruths and needless pain. Alternatively, If a man believes that the presence of an enlightened one will enlighten them by touch alone, that man should know that his soul, which is inside him, could have done that already if God really worked in that fashion. What kind of God works like that, having a direct conduit, not use the conduit, yet need an external conduit? If God needs an intercessor rather than the pure divine already in the people then that God is dysfunctional and crippled. |
| A man of spirit is not a revolutionary, but because he speaks the truth the world is threatened, for it does not accept the truth. To accept the truth it would have to wake up, and if the world wakes up, it would have to destroy its sleep, and since its sleep is threatened the man of spirit is thought of as a revolutionary since his truth threatens. |