February 24,
1978
Globe,
Aka is here.
“Good
evening, Aka. Where is Ray?”
Soul Ray stands with God.
Yes, we see thy need, and we should answer
in this manner. Glory be the name of the Lord. Glory be the name of His
children.
And
we shall say unto you this parable -- of the merchant who traveled far and wide
to sell his wares.
He
was known throughout the land for his honesty and his compassion. Yet one day,
in dealing with another merchant, he saw that he could triple his normal amount
of profit. Within his own religion profit of this nature was forbidden. Yet,
with the merchant he was dealing with, it was not.
Each
day as they talked, he would stop the talks and say, “I must go into
meditation.”
The other merchant thought, “He is just
buying time to bring the cost up to me.”
But
as he went away into meditation, a stranger appeared into him, and said unto
him, “If you were selling the merchandise unto God, how would you sell it?”
And he said, “Oh, I would give it freely
unto the Lord.”
And the man said, “Is it not written
that a man should be paid for his labor?”
And
the merchant said, “Yes, this is true.” And the merchant said, “Then it would
be all right in the sight of the Lord for me to make three times the profit?”
And
the stranger said, “In the eyes of the Lord it would make little difference
what profit you made, for the Lord shall not judge you in this matter, for you
shall judge yourself. Place yourself in the other man’s place, and see what he
would do.”
And he said, “Oh, the other man would
make any profit he could.”
The stranger said unto him, “Is your
merchandise good?”
The stranger [merchant]
said, “Oh, yes.”
“Is the workmanship good?”
“Oh, yes.”
The
stranger said into him, “Then you thoroughly believe in that merchandise that
you are about to sell, to be a good product?”
He said, “Oh, yes.”
The
stranger stood and looked at him and said, “But what compassion have you placed
within the merchandise?”
And
he said, “What do you mean by compassion?”
And
he said unto him, the merchant, “What compassion would the Lord show unto you?
If you promised the Lord unto certain things and you did not deliver unto the
Lord this promise, would you collect? Would you pay in full that of the
bounty?”
The
merchant thought, and said, “I could only pay that which I have, or I could
give of myself if that was needed.”
The
stranger said, “Then take compassion back into your bargaining. Remember, you
have all your life been fair and honest. Now word shall travel as the wind, and
the deed you do this day shall follow you for the rest of your life.”
And
the merchant left from his meditation, and went back to bargain. As he reached
the bargaining spot, the other merchant said, “Then, I shall give you four
times the going rate, for I need the merchandise now; I can no longer quibble
nor bargain with you.”
The
merchant said, “Nay. Nay, you shall have it at the normal rate.” And he did
deliver unto the other merchant.
The
other merchant followed him, for he could not understand this. And he said, “I
shall take this merchandise and I shall make ten times profit from it. Why
would you not make four times the profit?”
And
the old merchant said, “For I have sold my wares in many places throughout the
land. I have built a reputation for honesty. If I took from you, then that that
I have taken from you one day would be taken from me. And the deed I had done
today would follow me for the rest of my years. And regardless of all the
things I had done and all the deeds I had performed in the past, the one deed
that I would have done today would have been that that all would have seen --
not my past, but my present. That is what I am concerned with -- not where I
have been, but where I am going.”
The
other merchant left him.
He
went on his way.
The
other merchant went out to sell his wares. And as he began to sell them, the
words of the other merchant took hold -- and, as he began to bargain, he sold
for a normal rate.
The
other merchant could not understand why. Here was a man who was famous for his
shrewd deals. How, and suddenly why had he changed? And so he followed the
merchant, and once again the same conversation took place.
And soon all the merchants of all the
land[s] were dealing in such a manner that it reached back unto the first
merchant, and they began to call him teacher, and master.
And
he went back into meditation. And once again the stranger appeared into him.
And he said, “How can they call me master and teacher when I was tempted as
well as they?”
And
the stranger said unto him, “For even though you were tempted, you did not take
advantage, you showed compassion, the compassion of the Lord. And you have
taught His compassion to others. And through your act, a new way has been
provided, the way of the Lord.”
Now
we shall say unto you, we shall not give of life readings tonight. We shall
answer only questions. Therefore, you have questions, ask.
“Yes, Aka. Thank you. [2-30-2] asks, ‘Can
you give us any more at this time on Arcan’s special teachings or mission?’”
As we have said before, you shall find
them throughout the readings, for we have said before, soul Ray is I and I am soul
Ray. More shall be given at a different time. First, understand our words.
You
have other questions, ask.
“Yes, Aka. [10-377-1…
If relocation is your desire, the Tucson
area would be better for that into which you desire to do, both climate- and
business-wise.
You
have other questions, ask.
“Yes, I have a question from [10-374-2 (
Yes,
we see thy need and we shall answer in this manner. This soul was born at
You
have other questions.
“Yes, Aka. Could you tell us how the moon was
formed, and how did it come into Earth orbit?”
We
shall say unto these words. The moon, as such, was once a planetary substance
all of its own. At that time, near the planet Jupiter, it turned in the normal
orbit of things. At the time when the planet Yahweh, and the planetary system,
Yahweh, was destroyed, and the force, therefore, within the same, many of the
planets were knocked or torn from orbit. This small planet then became the orbit
of the moon substance of the Earth. But you must realize that the moon is as
important as the sun for the development of the Earth.
You
have other questions, ask.
“Yes,
Aka, I have one other question from [10-375-2].
‘I am planning on a business venture in photography; is this a wise thing to
do?’”
Yes,
but do it in such a way that you walk before you run.
You
have other questions, ask.
“Yes, Aka. [10-377-2…
The trip shall be necessary. But we
shall say unto you, use compassion in [obtaining] the money that you desire,
and it shall come into fulfillment.
We say unto you unto these words. In the
land you call the Californian, in the month of March, in the day of the 21st of
the month, from the
Now we shall talk of grave things. We
have told you before, a Judas is among you. Judas’s sin was not the selling,
but the receiving of silver for his deed. Once again danger lies to your
prophet. An assassination has been planned. We shall say unto them at this time,
that that comes from their minds shall be returned unto them; beware, for
nothing from either side shall interfere with this work.
Now
is the time of the Cherubim.
Awaken
soul Ray from his sleep.
[Editor’s note: Numbers are substituted for names, addresses
and birth dates to respect privacy.
This transcript was compared to the audio recording for
accuracy.]
Copyright © 1978 by A. Ray Elkins, Globe,