Chapter 5 The Sermon on the Mount I. When Jmmanuel saw the
people following him, he went up a hill and sat down; and his
disciples came to him. 2. And he taught them, saying: 3. "Blessed are those who are rich in spirit and
recognize the truth, for life is theirs. 4. "Blessed are those who endure hardship, for
they shall thus recognize truth and be comforted. 5. "Blessed are the spiritually balanced, for they
shall possess knowledge. 6. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
truth and knowledge, for they shall be satisfied. 7. "Blessed are those who live according to the
laws of nature, for they live according to the plan of
Creation. 8. "Blessed are those who have a clear conscience,
for they need not fear. 9. "Blessed are those who know about Creation, for
they are not enslaved by false teachings. 10. "Blessed are the righteous, for nature is
subject to them. I
12. "Be of good cheer and take comfort; this life
and the next life will reward you. For so have the belittlers of the
truth persecuted the prophets who were before you, and so will they
also persecute you. 13. "You are the salt of the Earth, and if the
salt loses its flavor with what would one salt? It is useless
henceforth, except it be thrown out and stepped on by the
people. 14. "You are the light of the world, and consider:
The city that lies on top of a mountain cannot be hidden. 15. "One does not light a candle and place it
under a bushel, but on a candlestick; thus it shines for all those
who are in the house. 16. "Likewise your light shall shine before the
people, so they see your good deeds and recognize the truth of your
knowledge. 17. "Do not think that I have come to do away with
the law or the prophet; I have come not to undo, but to fulfill and
to reveal the knowledge. 18. "Truly, I say to you: Until the heavens and
the Earth vanish, neither a letter nor a dot of the law of Creation
and the laws of nature will vanish, until all is fulfilled.
19. "Whosoever violates one of the smallest of the
laws or directives and teaches the people falsely, will be called the
smallest; but whosoever spreads the teachings truthfully will be
called great and will receive the reward of the spirit. 20. "I tell you: If your righteousness does not
exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not receive the
reward of the spirit and of life. 21. "You have heard that it was said to your
ancestors:' You shall not kill; but whosoever kills shall be found
guilty by the courts.' 22. "However, I say to you: Exercise justice
according to the natural laws of Creation, so that you find the
judgment in logic. 23. "Guilty are all those who kill when not acting
in self-defense or according to legal verdict based on self-defense.
Likewise, guilty are all those who engage in evil speech and
actions. 24. "Only justice according to the natural laws of
Creation produces a logical judgment. 25. "Do not accommodate your adversaries if you
are in the right, and the judge will probably have to decide in your
favor. 26. "Truly, I say to you: You will attain justice
only when you find it yourself and can make your fellow humans
understand it. 27. "You have heard that it was said:' You shall
not commit adultery.' 28. "But I say to you: Whosoever has sexual
intercourse with someone other than their spouse shall be delivered
to the courts, for it is an act unworthy of humans, contemptible and
an offense against the laws of nature. 29. "If, however, your right or left eye causes
annoyance, tear it out and throw it away, because it is better for
you that just one of your members be destroyed than your whole
body. 30. "If a thought causes you annoyance, eradicate
it and ban it from your brain. It is better to destroy a thought that
incites annoyance than to bring the whole world of thought into an
uproar. 31. "It has also been said,
'Whosoever divorces his spouse shall hand
over a certificate of divorce. 32. "However, I say to you: Whosoever separates
from their spouse, except in response to adultery, commits adultery;
whosoever marries a person who is guilty in a divorce also commits
adultery. 33. "You have further heard it said to your
ancestors: 'You shall take no false oath, and you shall keep
your oath to god.’ 34. "However, I say to you that you shall not
swear at all; do not swear by the heavens, because they are infinite
and immeasurable. 35. "Neither swear by the
Earth, because it is impermanent, nor swear by
36. "You shall also not swear by your head,
because you cannot change the color of a single hair. 37. "Also do not swear by the memory of a person
or a thing, for they are all impermanent. 38. "Let your speech at all times simply be:' Yes,
yes' or' no, no.' Anything beyond that goes against the
laws. 39. "You have heard it said: 'An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth. 40. "But I say to you, exercise justice according
to the natural laws of Creation, so that you find the verdict in
logic. 41. "Offer your love wherever it is warranted, and
punish wherever the law of nature demands punishment. 42. "Give to them who ask of you, if they make
their requests in honesty, and turn away from them who want to borrow
from you in a dishonest way. 43. "You have heard it said, 'You shall love your
neighbor and hate your enemy. 44. "However, I say to you: Practice love and
understanding according to the natural laws of Creation, so that
through logic you find the right action and perception. 45. "Offer your love where it is warranted, and
despise where the law of nature demands it. 46. "You shall be wise and acquire knowledge,
because you shall become perfect in spirit as the Creation which
created you. 47. "Over the course of incarnations you shall
train your spirit and your consciousness and allow them to develop to
perfection, so that you become one with Creation.