By Day of Greenleaf, Yaiyr
The Sevenfold Peace Lifestyle Practice and the related Noon Peace Contemplations (also called Midday Peace Contemplations) are considered DAILY SPIRITUAL PRACTICES. Although the Noon Peace Contemplations are meant to be performed daily (or almost daily), they are linked to an Essene Lifestyle Practice that is called The Sevenfold Peace that includes a suggested list of both daily and intermittent (not daily) things that Essenes can do to experience peace in each of the seven aspects of The Sevenfold Peace Lifestyle. First, I will describe the Essene Sevenfold Peace Lifestyle Practice – which will include some suggested daily and intermittent practices – and will then provide the Daily Noon Peace Contemplations, a different one for each day of the week. As with the Communions, Yahshua gives both a long version and a somewhat shorter version of the Noon Peace Contemplations, and I will provide both in this chapter. I will also offer an even shorter version that I personally find very meditative and easy to remember.
Before I begin to share my own list of ideas on how we modern Nasarean Essenes can practice the Sevenfold Peace Lifestyle here and now, I will remind all of us what Yahshua said about The Sevenfold Peace in his Peace Yoga remarks. The portion of his Peace Yoga remarks specifically devoted to The Sevenfold Peace are as follows.
Yahshua said:
497. “A primary practice of Peace Yoga is the Nasarean Lifestyle of Peace that is called The Sevenfold Peace.
498. That practice involves doing what is necessary in order to experience progressively greater peace in seven areas of life.
499. The seven parts of The Sevenfold Peace are:
1) Peace With The Body;
2) Peace With The Mind;
3) Peace With The Family;
4) Peace With Humanity;
5) Peace With Heritage;
6) Peace With Mother Nature;
7) Peace With God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, First YHWH.500. “Another practice of Peace Yoga that is related to The Sevenfold Peace is called The Midday Peace Contemplation.
501. At midday of each day, a Nasarean Yogi of the Essene Way is asked to perform the Midday Peace Contemplation.
502. Each of the seven days of the week features a Peace Contemplation related to one aspect of The Sevenfold Peace.
503. The first of the seven parts of The Sevenfold Peace – Peace With The Body – is contemplated on the first day of the week.
504. The second of the seven parts of The Sevenfold Peace – Peace With The Mind – is contemplated on the second day of the week, the third part on the third day, and so on, the seventh part – Peace With YHWH – being contemplated on the seventh day, which is the Sabbath.”
Using the list of seven aspects of The Sevenfold Peace given in the above verses from Yahshua’s remarks on Peace Yoga, I created the following list of suggestions on how a modern Nasarean Essene might practice The Sevenfold Peace Lifestyle. I do not intend the following list to be inclusive of all the ways in which you might practice the seven parts of The Sevenfold Peace Lifestyle; rather, this list is suggestive, not comprehensive. It is intended to give you some things you can incorporate into your practice, but this list is also intended to get you thinking about the topic and to encourage you to expand on this list. What other practices can you think of for each of the seven parts of The Sevenfold Peace lifestyle practice? My list now follows.
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Day’s List of Suggestions on How Modern Essenes Can Practice The Sevenfold Peace Lifestyle
1) PEACE WITH THE BODY. Nasarean Essenes practice peace with the body via such things as: eating only natural vegetarian foods, pure air, pure water, intermittent fasting, daily walks, practicing Hatha Yoga, etc.
2) PEACE WITH THE MIND. Nasarean Essenes practice peace with the mind via such things as: meditation practices that aid the mind; positive thinking; constructive daily activities for the mind to focus on; abstinence from garbage television programs; etc.
3) PEACE WITH THE FAMILY. Nasarean Essenes practice peace with the family via such things as: conscious emotional equanimity through the art of WATCHING, UNDERSTANDING, and WISELY CHANNELING our emotions; positive and wise interaction with all family members and anyone else in our immediate environment; radical forgiveness; unconditional love; etc.
4) PEACE WITH HUMANITY. Nasarean Essenes practice peace with humanity via such things as: creative work for the uplift of all via right livelihood and right volunteerism; ACTIVE PARTICIPATION in the group effort of the Nasarean Essene Church to spread the Sevenfold Peace and Essene Way all over the planet; non-support of activities, products, or institutions that create disharmony and violence in the world; support of activities, products, or institutions that create harmony and peace in the world; etc.
5) PEACE WITH HERITAGE. Nasarean Essenes practice peace with culture/heritage via such things as: studying the writings of the great spiritual masters of various religious traditions; listening to the great musical masterpieces that have been passed down through the generations; viewing the great works of art – paintings, sculptures, craftwork, etc. – that are preserved in museums; becoming aware of our own ethnic cultural heritage; becoming aware of the ethnic cultural heritages of others. The Megillah also makes clear that part of Peace with Heritage (also called ‘Peace With Culture’) is to practice discernment when it comes to deciding which aspects of what has come down to us from previous generations is worthy of being incorporated into our lives and passed on to future generations; some things that the past deposits on the shore of the present – prejudices and ignorant viewpoints from relatives or past cultures – should be composted like the manure that they are!
6) PEACE WITH MOTHER EARTH. Nasarean Essenes practice peace with Mother Earth via such things as: planting trees (the average American uses up the equivalent of seven trees per year; thus, we each should try to plant AT LEAST seven trees per year); being in conscious harmony with all the forces of nature represented by the seven roots of the symbolic Essene Tree of Life; recycling; supporting environmental causes and groups; drive less, walk more; maintain an organic garden; support organic farms by purchasing their products; EATING LOW ON THE FOOD CHAIN: BEING VEGETARIAN IS THE ONE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, etc.
7) PEACE WITH GOD/GODDESS. Nasarean Essenes practice peace with God/Goddess via such things as: The complete dedication of our life to the spiritual path for the sake of enhanced communion with God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent as Essene Yogis; total surrender of the personal ego to the higher “I AM” (Yah Within) in the realization that WE ARE; self-realization in Samadhi as intentional witnesses of our spiritual evolution as servants of LOVE in WISDOM; service to all creation motivated by love for the Creator; being in conscious harmony with the various spiritual forces of God/Goddess represented by the symbolic Essene Tree of Life; the practice of various Essene yogic techniques and meditation practices given by Yahshua and Miriam; ECSTATIC APPRECIATION for the FREE GIFT which is LIFE (Indeed, Life is a free gift; we did nothing to earn our existence as units of “I AM.” The fact that we “BE” is a manifestation of the GRACE of God/Goddess; AND SO WE SHOULD APPRECIATE AND CELEBRATE THAT GIFT); progressive mastery of the Essene spiritual practices via sincere study within the ESSENE MOUNTAIN OF PEACE MYSTERY SCHOOL operated by the Nasarean Religion of The Essene Way.
[END OF DAY’S LIST.]
Again, I emphasize that the above is not intended to be a “complete” list of all possible practices for each of the seven parts of THE SEVENFOLD PEACE; rather, the list is intended to be “suggestive.” The reader is invited to think of additional ways to experience the blessing of SEVENFOLD PEACE!
In our previous excerpt from the Megillah in which Yahshua described Peace Yoga, he began by referring to The Sevenfold Peace:
497. “A primary practice of Peace Yoga is the Nasarean Lifestyle of Peace that is called The Sevenfold Peace.
498. That practice involves doing what is necessary in order to experience progressively greater peace in seven areas of life.”
He then made clear, as I have, that the ‘Midday Peace Contemplation’ – also called ‘The Noon Peace Contemplations – are related to The Sevenfold Peace and are also an important part of Peace Yoga. I am now going to explain how to perform the Midday Peace Contemplations. Because, as you are about to be shown, these Seven Midday Peace Contemplations are linked to the seven days of the week, I will begin by presenting you with the Nasarean Hebrew names of each of the seven days of the week. You will, I hope, NOTICE THAT EACH OF THE DAYS OF THE NASAREAN WEEK IS NAMED AFTER ONE OF THE SEVEN PARTS OF THE SEVENFOLD PEACE!
THE NASAREAN HEBREW NAMES OF THE SEVEN DAYS OF THE WEEK ALONG WITH THEIR ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
The Name of the First Day of the Week after Sabbath is:
Nasarean Hebrew: Yom ‘Etsem;
English Translation: BODY DAY.
Note: The Hebrew word Yommeans Day. It appears in the name of each of the seven days but I am only providing its’ meaning this one time so as not to be redundant. The Hebrew word ‘Etsem literally means bone but is used in various ways in the Hebrew Bible, including as Body. For the Nasareans, ‘Etsem is a sectarian word that means Dense Body of bone and flesh (simply put: Physical Body), as distinct from the subtle bodies. In the Nasarean name for the first day of the week, ‘Etsem means Body.
The Name of the Second Day of the Week after Sabbath is:
Nasarean Hebrew: Yom Nephesh.
English Translation: MIND DAY.
Note: The Hebrew word Nephesh literally means Breath, but is used in the Hebrew Bible in a variety of ways, including Mind (in the sense that the mind is subtle and ethereal, like the breath). For the Nasareans, it is a sectarian word that means Mind, and refers to the mental body; that is its meaning as the name of the second day of the week: Mind Day.
The Name of the Third Day of the Week after Sabbath is:
Nasarean Hebrew: Yom ‘Mishpacah;
English Translation: FAMILY DAY.
Note: The Hebrew word ‘Mishpacah can mean Family or Group. Here it means Family but in a sense that is inclusive of those persons closest to you whether literal blood-relatives or not.
The Name of the Fourth Day of the Week after Sabbath is:
Nasarean Hebrew: Yom ‘Am;
English Translation: HUMANITY DAY.
Note: The Hebrew word ‘Am literally means People and is the Nasarean sectarian term for Humanity.
The Name of the Fifth Day of the Week after Sabbath is:
Nasarean Hebrew: Yom Nachalah;
English Translation: HERITAGE DAY.
Note: The Hebrew word Nachalah means Heritage. Heritage means something inherited or passed down. The Hebrew root of Nachalah is Nachal and means stream or river, especially a Winter torrent. Sometimes Nachalah gets translated as Culture – Professor Szekely, for example, refers to ‘Peace with Culture’ – and that is okay; however, the actual Hebrew word literally means Heritage.
The Name of the Sixth Day of the Week after Sabbath is:
Nasarean Hebrew: Yom Em Erets;
English Translation:MOTHER EARTH DAY.
Note: The Hebrew term Em Erets literally means Mother of the Land and is the Nasarean sectarian term for Mother Earth.
The Name of the Seventh Day of the Week after Sabbath is:
Nasarean Hebrew: Yom HaShem;
English Translation: HASHEM DAY.
Note: HaShem can be written as I just did or, equally correctly, can be rendered as Ha Shem or Ha-Shem or, in all caps, HASHEM. It means: The Name. In this context, as a Hebrew name for Deity, it refers to YHWH. HaShem is a Deity Name used by Nasareans to refer to God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent (Divine Father Jah, Divine Mother Jahlah, Lord Christ Jahday, and Lady Christ Jahnah, all Crowned in Yah) in one convenient term. So, HaShem Day can be called Deity Day, and, as is appropriate, is the name of the Sabbath Day, the seventh day of the Nasarean week.
Without all of the above explanations, here is a simple list of the English names of the seven days of the Nasarean week:
1) Body Day;
2) Mind Day;
3) Family Day;
4) Humanity Day;
5) Heritage Day;
6) Mother Earth Day;
7) HaShem Day.
Now, compare the order of the following list of the seven parts of The Sevenfold Peace with the above order of the English names of the Nasarean seven days of the week:
1) Peace With The Body;
2) Peace With The Mind;
3) Peace With The Family;
4) Peace WithHumanity;
5) Peace With Heritage;
6) Peace With Mother Nature;
7) Peace With God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, First YHWH, also called HaShem.
Do you see the correlation? The first day of the week – Body Day – corresponds with the first part of The Sevenfold Peace: Peace With The Body. And that formula of correlations holds true for each day of the week: the name of the second day corresponds with the name of the second part of The Sevenfold Peace, and so on.
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A Quick Note on How to Know Which Day is the Nasarean Sabbath Day From One Year to the Next
The Sabbath Day is always the Seventh Day of the Nasarean week – HaShem Day – and the first day after every Nasarean Sabbath Day is always the first day of the new week: Body Day (which correlatea with the first part of The Sevenfold Peace: Peace With The Body.)
So, to always know which day of the Nasarean week you are currently experiencing, you must do two things: 1) You must know which day of the current year is the Nasarean Sabbath Day; and, 2) You must set to memory the order of the seven parts of The Sevenfold Peace (or simply look at a list until you do have it memorized). You need not remember the Hebrew names of the days, just the English translations that I have provided above.
Before I begin to provide both the longer version of the Midday Peace Contemplations (given in the Nasarean Book of Genesis portion of the Megillah) and the shorter version later given by Yahshua, I will share a bit of information on how you can know which day of the week is the Nasarean Sabbath Day for any year.
The ancient Nasareans used a calendar – ‘The Wheel of Days’ – that had thirteen months and always began the new year on Winter Solstice. Whatever day the Winter Solstice happens to fall on – the day of the week differs from year-to-year on the Gregorian Calendar used by Americans – that was the first day of the new year. Counting up from that first day, the seventh day of the new year was the Sabbath Day. Although that day of the week is always called by the same name every year on the Nasarean Calendar – it is always the seventh day of the week and that day is always called HaShem Day – that is not the case on the Gregorian Calendar, the calendar used by modern Americans. Because the Winter Solstice can fall on a Monday, or Tuesday, or Wednesday, or any other day of the week from one year to the next on the Gregorian Calendar, our Nasarean Sabbath Day alternates from year-to-year on that calendar.
The year that I am writing these words – 2020 – our Sabbath Day is on Saturday on the Gregorian Calendar. But last year it was on Thursday and next year it will be on Sunday. Again, even though it changes on the Gregorian Calendar, it does not change what day it falls on the Nasarean Calendar.
Each new year, our church makes available the Nasarean Calendar for that year. Anyone who wants to can obtain that calendar or simply be aware of what day of the week the Winter Solstice falls on the Gregorian Calendar any given year. Counting the Winter Solstice as the first day of the first week of the Nasarean year, the seventh day of that first week will be the Nasarean Sabbath day for that year. You can always contact us and ask.
I will now describe an easy Sabbath Day option that is sometimes preferred by new persons just getting started in our Nasarean religion. Just pick a day of the week on the Gregorian Calendar (the mainstream calendar) that you want to have be your Sabbath Day; for example, some people choose Saturday or Sunday because they are off work. Having decided which day you want to be your Sabbath Day, call that HaShem Day; then the next day of the week is the First Day after Sabbath, which is Body Day, and so on throughout the week. Of course, the very best option is to learn to do the Communions and the following Midday Peace Contemplations on the actual days that they appear on the Nasarean Calendar.
I am first going to provide both the longer version from Nasarean Genesis and then the somewhat shorter version of the Midday Peace Contemplations given by Yahshua. As Yahshua makes clear when he gives his shorter version, being shorter and easier to remember is helpful when you are away from home and don’t have access to the written words. This is especially true for newer members that have not yet repeated these prayers so many times that they have set them to memory. But speaking for myself, even though I am the longest-term member of our church and have both versions memorized, I choose to do the shorter version simply because, being a bit less wordy, I find it a bit more meditative. Take your pick!
Interestingly, it was Yahshua that gave both versions, even though the first version was given in the Nasarean ‘Old Testament’ before he had taken human birth! How is that possible? He gave this first, longer version to the first Nasarean Priest on this planet, Abdiel, when, as the Lamb and the Dove, Yahshua and Miriam appeared to Abdiel. They first appeared to Abdiel in the forms of a Lamb and Dove, then took on the human forms that they would have when they incarnated on Earth in the future. Here follows Yahshua’s giving of the Midday Peace Contemplations to Abdiel; this is from Chapter 16 of Mattanah: Nasarean Book of Genesis.
Yahshua Gives the Midday Peace Contemplations to Abdiel,
First Essene Priest on our Planet
(Longer Version)
First Day of the Week (Body Day)
Midday Peace Contemplation
123. “Behold: each month shall consist of four weeks.
124. Each week is seven days.
125. The name of the first day of the week shall be Yom ‘Etsem [‘Body Day’].
126. Yea, the body is worthy of respect, for it is the Temple of the Spirit.
127. And even the dense body of bone and flesh may serve Jah-Jah.
128. Indeed, it must do so, if you are to ascend unto more rarefied heights.129. “Therefore, at midday of the first day after Sabbath, when the sun is high, contemplate Peace with the Body.
130. Yea, speak these words:
‘Our God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, send to all Your Angel of Peace.
131. To my Body, send Your Angel of Life.
Second Day of the Week (Mind Day)
Midday Peace Contemplation
132. “Behold: the name of the second day shall be Yom Nephesh [‘Mind Day’].
133. Lo: the mind is full of thoughts, some helpful, some hurtful.
134. Yea, the Mind may be consecrated unto Jah-Jah, or desecrated with vile imaginings.
135. Lo: let your mind be consecrated unto Jah-Jah that your life be blessed.136. “Therefore, at midday of the second day, contemplate Peace with the Mind.
137. Yea, speak these words:
‘Our God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, send to all Your Angel of Peace.
138. To all the helpful thoughts of my Mind, send Your Angel of Power.’
Third Day of the Week (Family Day)
Midday Peace Contemplation
139. “Behold: the name of the third day shall be Yom Mishpacah [‘Family Day’].
140. Lo: how can we hope for peace between nations if we have not peace within our own family?
141. Yea, work for peace in the world, but do not neglect peace within the family.
142. And your family is not only those related by blood, but all the groups to which you belong and all the people with whom you live and work.
143. Therefore, at midday of the third day, contemplate Peace with the Family.
144. Yea, speak these words:
‘Our God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, send to all Your Angel of Peace.
145. To my Family and Friends, send Your Angel of Love.’
Fourth Day of the Week (Humanity Day)
Midday Peace Contemplation
146. “Behold: the name of the fourth day shall be Yom ‘Am [‘Humanity Day’].
147. Think not that it is sufficient to have peace within your own house or village; lo: disharmony in the distance may find its way to your door.
148. Wherefore I say, blessed are the peacemakers; they are the helpful children of Elohim.
149. They not only hope for peace, but work for it!
150. For, peace is not the fruit of passivity.
151. I tell you truly, peace is the fruit of holy work through many lifetimes.
152. “Therefore, at midday of the fourth day, contemplate Peace with Humanity.
153. Yea, speak these words:
‘Our God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, send to all Your Angel of Peace.
154. To humanity, send Your Angel of Holy Work.’
Fifth Day of the Week (Heritage Day)
Midday Peace Contemplation
155. “Behold: the name of the fifth day shall be Yom Nachalah [‘Heritage Day’].
156. Like a raging river, the past flows into the present.
157. Lo: this river carries all the good and bad things of previous generations and deposits both upon the shore of the present, which is your shore.
158. Yea, the sins of your ancestors are present in your blood, as the sins of past cultures are present in your customs.
159. Embrace the helpful things of previous generations, but reject the hurtful.
160. And pray that you pass on better things to the next generation.
161. “Therefore, at midday of the fifth day, contemplate Peace with your Heritage.
162. Yea, speak these words:
‘Our God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, send to all Your Angel of Peace.
163. May Wisdom guide us, as we accept or reject things from the past.
164. May Your Angel of Wisdom bless all that we pass on to the future.’
Sixth Day of the Week (Mother Earth Day)
Midday Peace Contemplation
165. “Behold: the name of the sixth day shall be Yom Em Erets [‘Mother Earth Day’].
166. Yea, Mother Earth nurses you at her bosom, helping you grow strong.
167. Will you not defend your Mother from the hands of the spoilers?
168. Will you stand by while your Mother is defiled?169. “Lo: every Nasarean shall walk softly upon Mother Earth, and shall protect her with his life.
170. Therefore, at midday of the sixth day, contemplate Peace with Mother Earth.
171. Yea, speak these words:
‘Our God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, send to all Your Angel of Peace.
172. To the Kingdom of the Earthly Mother, send Your Angel of Joy.’
Seventh Day of the Week (HaShem Day)
Midday Peace Contemplation
173. “Behold: the name of the seventh day shall be Yom HaShem [‘HaShem Day’].
174. HaShem is The Name, and The Name is YHWH.
175. And this day is the Sabbath; for, it is the seventh day and shall be for worship.
176. “Lo, every day belongs to HaShem and is fit for worship; but the seventh day shall be consecrated unto sacred things.
177. Let the Sabbath be a day of prayer, worship, spiritual discourse, and family time.
178. It is best to rest from other work this day.
179. However, if circumstances do not permit that rest, dedicate a goodly portion of this day unto sacred things.180. “Those who abstain from work on the Sabbath, may choose to fast from sunrise to sunset, that their prayer and meditation be not disrupted even by eating.
181. But do not require that anyone fast, nor boast if you fast.
182. I tell you truly, if fasting is required, it is not of Jah-Jah.
183. If you fast, show your fast to none but Jah-Jah.184. “And at midday on the Sabbath contemplate Peace with God and Goddess, Immanent and Transcendent, which is YHWH.
185. Yea, speak these words:
‘Our God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, send to all Your Angel of Peace.
186. To Your Spiritual Kingdom, send the Angel of Eternal Life.’”
Thus ends Yahshua’s ‘Longer Version’ of the Midday Peace Contemplations. As promised, I will now share Yahshua’s giving of a shorter version of The Midday Peace Contemplations. After I do so, I will describe the differences between the two versions. Whereas the first version was given by Yahshua to Abdiel in the Nasarean ‘Old Testament’ era, this second version was given by Yahshua to his disciples in the Nasarean ‘New Testament’ era. This material is found in Godspell Chapter Sixty-One of The Holy Megillah; it was given as part of Yahshua’s remarks on Peace Yoga in his Sermon on Essene Yoga.
Yahshua Gives a Shorter Version of The Midday Peace Contemplations
510. “On the first day after Sabbath [Yom ‘Etsem/Body Day], when the Sun is high, contemplate Peace With The Body.
511. Aloud or inwardly, recite one or more times the term ‘Peace With The Body’ and then contemplate the things that lead to the experience of Peace With The Body.512. “On the second day after Sabbath [Yom Nephesh/Mind Day], when the Sun is high, contemplate Peace With The Mind.
513. Aloud or inwardly, recite one or more times the term ‘Peace With The Mind’ and then contemplate the things that lead to the experience of Peace With The Mind.514. “On the third day after Sabbath [Yom Mishpacah/Family Day], when the Sun is high, contemplate Peace With The Family.
515. Aloud or inwardly, recite one or more times the term ‘Peace With The Family’ and then contemplate the things that lead to the experience of Peace With The Family.
516. “On the fourth day after Sabbath [Yom ‘Am/Humanity Day], when the Sun is high, contemplate Peace With Humanity.
517. Aloud or inwardly, recite one or more times the term ‘Peace With Humanity’ and then contemplate the things that lead to the experience of Peace With Humanity.518. “On the fifth day after Sabbath [Yom Nachalah/Heritage Day], when the Sun is high, contemplate Peace With Heritage.
519. Aloud or inwardly, recite one or more times the term ‘Peace With Heritage’ and then contemplate the things that lead to the experience of Peace With Heritage.520. “On the sixth day after Sabbath [Yom Em Erets/Mother Earth Day], when the Sun is high, contemplate Peace With Mother Earth.
521. Aloud or inwardly, recite one or more times the term ‘Peace With Mother Earth’ and then contemplate the things that lead to the experience of Peace With Mother Earth.522. “On the seventh day of the week – the Sabbath [Yom HaShem/HaShem Day] – when the Sun is high, contemplate Peace With God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, First YHWH also called ‘HaShem’ [‘The Name’].
523. Aloud or inwardly, recite one or more times the term ‘Peace With God and Goddess, Immanent and Transcendent, HaShem’ and then contemplate the things that lead to the experience of Peace With God and Goddess.
524. Feel free to substitute other Nasarean names of deity here; for example, you could say: ‘Peace With Jah-Jah And Elohim Crowned By Yah’ or ‘Peace With Yahweh’ or ‘Peace With HaShem’.”
I previously stated that, after I have given both versions of the Midday Peace Contemplations given by Yahshua (the long and short versions), I would then point out the key differences between the two versions. First, let us remind ourselves of why Yahshua felt that it would be helpful to provide a shorter version than the one he gave to Abdiel. Yahshua explained his reason in the following verses from his description of Peace Yoga:
505. “In Mattanah [Nasarean Genesis] – in the section devoted to The Seventh Candle of Illumination of the Bahir Shibathayim (‘Sevenfold Illumination’) – the words that are to be either spoken aloud or recited inwardly at the time of the Midday Peace Contemplation are provided.
506. However, for the same reason that I will give you a shorter version of the ‘Communions’ (‘Daberim HaYihud’), I am also going to give you a shorter, easier-to-remember version of The Midday Peace Contemplations.
507. Like the longer versions of the Communions given in Mattanah, both new students and many long-term students have trouble memorizing the Midday Peace Contemplations as given in Mattanah.
508. When the Mattanah is at hand – for example, when performing the Midday Peace Contemplation indoors at your home – it is easy to simply read the words that appear in Mattanah.
509. But when you are out working in a field or otherwise have not the written text at hand, or if you just prefer to be brief, you may perform the following shorter version.
For me, after all of the many years – several decades – of reciting the formal words of the Communions and the Midday Peace Contemplation, they are so ingrained in my consciousness that all I need to do, for example let’s say on Body Day, is contemplate Peace With the Body and all of the things related to the experience of that Peace are brought to consciousness.
Besides the fact that the ‘longer’ version of the Midday Peace Contemplations are, indeed, a bit lengthier than the intentionally shorter – easier to remember when no book is at hand – version, there is one other key difference. In fact, this difference is what serves to make the longer version ‘longer’. In the longer version, the Midday Peace Contemplations are also making reference to aspects of the Tree of Life forces. I will give but one example, but it is true for all of them. On Peace With Body Day, the longer version of the Midday Peace Contemplation is:
‘Our God and Goddess Immanent and Transcendent, send to all Your Angel of Peace.
131. To my Body, send Your Angel of Life.’
In the above example, not only are we reciting words to call to mind the idea of Peace With The Body, but we are also reciting words related to the Tree of Life ‘Angel of Life’. Likewise, the longer version of Peace With The Mind makes reference to the Tree of Life Angel of Power. Every one of the longer version Midday Peace Contemplations mentions not only the aspect of the Sevenfold Peace that we are contemplating that day, but also mentions a specific Tree of Life force. Now look at the short version of the Midday Peace Contemplation for BODY DAY:
511. “Aloud or inwardly, recite one or more times the term ‘Peace With The Body’ and then contemplate the things that lead to the experience of Peace With The Body.”
See the difference? To remember the shorter version, you only need to know the seven Nasarean parts of the Sevenfold Peace that are also the names of the seven days of the Nasarean Week. On Mind Day, for example, we are just going to say: ‘Peace With The Mind’ and then silently contemplate the things that lead to the experience of Peace With The Mind. With the longer versions, you also need to remember which specific Tree of Life Force is to be referenced.
Yahshua’s Concluding Words to Abdiel on The Midday Peace Contemplations and The Sevenfold Peace Lifestyle Practice
Having given the above Midday Peace Contemplations to Abdiel, Yahshua provided the following related information. Notice that he says that it is good to recite the Peace Contemplation, but it is also important to actually live the Sevenfold Peace in our daily life. In this passage, Yahshua also makes clear that the names of the seven Nasarean days are also the seven parts of the Sevenfold Peace which, in Hebrew, is called Shalom Shibathayim. We read:
187. “Lo, it is good to invoke the Angel of Peace each of the Seven Days of the week.
188. After you invoke Peace, contemplate Peace.
189. That is the Noon Peace Contemplation, and it is of the Halikah [Day: ‘The Path’]190. “Yea, to invoke Peace in the Seven Circles of Life, which are the Names of the Seven Days, is good.
191. But let us also live the Peace we contemplate.
192. To live Peace in the Seven Circles of Life is Shalom Shibathayim, which is Sevenfold Peace.
193. That, too, is Halikah [our Spiritual Path], for it is the Nasarean Way.”
I can’t think of a better way to end a chapter about Peace than with the ancient Essene salutation: ‘PEACE BE WITH YOU!’
