The Book of the Words of Abigail On Immortality, May 24, 2017.
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The Book of the Words of Abigail.
(07-Jan-94).
'Abigail' is the English version of the Book of the Words of Abigail, aquasi-religious document recalling the words of a traveling sage, Abigail,and her five followers, together with certain instructive incidents.
Abigail kept her words from no-one, but spoke freely to all who would hearher.
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1.
Abigail said, "Whoever hears my words shall die.
But whoever hears mywords and understands them is one who shall overcome death.
Though he shalldie, he shall have knowledge of death before death, and he shall overcome.
"2.
Abigail said, "If you make a man equal to God, when you worship that God,you are worshipping your brother.
And if you make God equal to man, it is asif your brother has created you.
"3.
Abigail said, "A fool who says 'I am a fool' is wise, though he be afool.
But a fool who says 'I am wise' is foolish indeed.
"4.
Abigail said, "Do not lie, and do not do what you hate.
If you sin andyou are ignorant of your sin, your soul is clean.
But if you sin and youknow of your sin, you shall be deeply vexed.
"5.
Abigail said, "If you sin in the evening, and you know of your sin, andyou are deeply vexed, know that you will sin again the next morning.
And ifyou know that, there shall be none as deeply vexed as you.
But in themorning, shall your vexation remain
"6.
A man came up to them and said, "Last night I made a vow before God, andthis morning I have broken my vow.
What shall become of me?
".
Abigail said,"It would have been better for you not to have made your vow.
But since youhave made a vow, use the breaking of your vow to fulfil the spirit in whichit was made.
"7.
Abigail said, "It is easier for a man to swallow himself than for him toovercome himself.
But in the end, if you do not overcome yourself, you shallbe overcome, and all shall revile you.
"8.
They came upon a crowd, and a man was brought to them who was screaming.
Abigail asked him, "Why are you screaming?
".
"I am possessed by the spiritof the evil one," he said, "who makes me do evil things that I would notdo.
".
Abigail said, "It is not the evil one that is tormenting you, butyourself.
Should you realise this, you will be deeply vexed.
But in yourvexation you shall find a way to overcome.
".
The man spat at her, and said"You are also from him.
Leave me alone!".
Abigail turned and walked away.
Natasha said to her, "Why did you leave him in that state?
".
Abigail said,"Come tomorrow, he shall be wise.
And in his wisdom, he shall return.
"9.
They were walking along a dusty road, and Natalie and Natasha werearguing.
Abigail asked them, "What are you arguing about?
".
Natalie said,"Natasha denies that it is a sin to shout at those who oppose you.
".
Natashasaid, "Natalie believes that it is a sin to show people the truth, if toshow them truth requires you to shout.
".
Abigail said, "A deed is onlysinful if you consider it a sin.
If it is not a sin to you, use the voicethat you have been given to proclaim the truth.
But if you consider it a sinto shout, woe be upon you if you shout.
"10.
A priest came up to them, and asked, "Why do you not teach yourfollowers which deeds are sinful, and which are not?
".
Abigail said to him,"You hypocrite! You castigate men for their sins, and they are ashamed.
Yetwhen you return home, you commit the same sins as they did, and you feel noshame.
".
The priest said, "This morning I caught a woman in adultery, yet Ihave never committed adultery.
You are wrong, Abigail, and you mislead thepeople.
".
Abigail turned and walked away.
But Angela stopped her, and asked,"Why do you leave him in his foolishness?
".
Abigail said, "He is deaf towhat we have to say.
For the moment, we must leave him.
But this night heshall consider what he has said, and tomorrow he shall return.
"11.
Abigail said, "Do not lie, and do not use the truth to deceive.
Listento what you say, and hear how you contort your words, speaking so that,whilst not lying, you deceive.
If you speak the truth, yet lie in spirit,you shall be cast with those who openly lie.
"12.
Abigail said, "If you were not ashamed of what you have done, you wouldnot lie.
If your deeds were pure, how freely would you proclaim them.
Sinceyour deeds are shameful, you hide them in your silence, wishing that theywould go away, whilst not asking why you do such things.
"13.
Abigail said, "Look at yourself.
In the morning you pray to God that youmay be kept from sin, and in the evening you pray to God that you may beforgiven the sins that you have committed.
Yet between your prayers, you sinwithout regard.
Do not ask God for things that you are not prepared to doyourself.
"14.
Abigail said, "You are not complete until you are one.
Whilst there isdivision within you, you are weak.
But with unity comes strength.
"15.
A man came upto Abigail as she was sitting under the shade of a tree.
Heasked, "How should I pray?
And should I offer sacrifices?
To whom should Igive praise?
".
Abigail pointed to the tree, and said, "Consider the tree.
When you are one with yourself, then you shall know the true meaning ofprayer, and sacrifices, and praise.
But until you are whole, you shall worryyourself with these things, yet they are not the root to wholeness.
".
Theman was deeply vexed at this, and asked again, "What shall I do?
".
Abigailsaid, "As the tree is one with itself, so should you be.
And just as thetree has time to exist in, doing nothing, but existing, so you should maketime to do nothing, but exist.
"16.
Rebecca said, "A woman asked me what she must do to overcome herself.
But I did not know how to answer her.
".
Abigail said, "It is better that youdo not speak than to speak without authority.
But the way to overcomeyourself is not something I can tell you, for if I did, you would resentit.
"17.
A crowd gathered round them, and a man asked, "What good things must Ido to go to heaven?
And what evil things must I refrain from lest I go tohell?
".
Abigail said, "Have you not realised where heaven and hell are?
Where there is unity, there also is heaven.
But where there is disunity,that is hell.
If you are one with yourself, you shall have no despair.
Butif you are divided against yourself, your hell shall have no bounds.
Heavenand hell are not places, but states of mind.
"18.
Angela saw two children fighting in the street.
She asked Abigail, "Whatis to become of these?
".
Abigail said, "You must not expect perfection fromthem, for they are but children.
And whilst you can guide them in the rightdirection, if you impose your will upon them, they will resent it.
Rather,they must find out for themselves.
"19.
A man asked, "How many gods are there?
".
Abigail said, "If you desire ananswer of 'One God', 'Three Gods', 'Many Gods', or 'No Gods', you should goto the priests and the preachers, for I cannot answer you.
It is better thatyou find your own answer.
When you are one with yourself, you shall knowwhat God is.
But until then, you will create gods to suit yourself, and theyshall be as idols to you.
"20.
Abigail was sitting at the top of a hill, looking at the surroundingcountryside.
A large crowd gathered round her, but Abigail remained silent.
Natasha asked her, "Why do you not speak to the crowd?
".
Abigail said, "Thecrowd are not interested in what I have to say.
".
Natasha asked, "Then whyhave they gathered?
".
Abigail said, "They believe I am something that I amnot.
".
And she stood up, and began to speak to the crowd.
"I am not amiracle worker.
", she said, "I have no power save my own.
".
At this, aroundhalf the crowd got up and walked away.
Watching them go, Abigail said, "AndI am not a prophet.
I have no voice save my own.
".
At this, the remainder ofthe crowd got up and walked away, leaving no one save an old woman.
Natasha,curious of the woman's motives, went to her and asked, "Why are you stillhere?
Do you not seek a prophet, or a miracle worker?
".
The old womanreplied, "The glory of God may be seen in the view from this hill, and thatis all I require.
"21.
A man came up to Abigail and said, "I have made a vow before God, but Ifear that I will soon break my vow.
".
Abigail said, "It would have beenbetter if you had not made your vow.
But do not expect me to say 'You maybreak your vow, God will forgive you', for I have no authority to say suchthings.
"22.
Abigail said, "If it is possible for you to do good to those around you,it will be good if you so do.
A warm glow shall arise within you, and youshall feel good because of the good that you have done.
But if it is notpossible for you to do good, beware that you do not do evil.
For if you doevil, you shall feel cold inside, and you shall despise yourself for whatyou have done.
"23.
Abigail said, "No-one likes a troublemaker.
"24.
A woman asked Abigail, "When I have overcome myself, then what shall Ido?
".
Abigail said, "Have you already overcome yourself, that you ask whatis beyond?
When you have overcome yourself, you shall have knowledge of whatyou must do next.
But you should not be concerned with that now.
"25.
Abigail said, "If you seek to overcome yourself, be sure that yourdesires are pure.
Do not seek to overcome yourself because of a desire forwealth, popularity, or miraculous powers, for if you do so, you shall notsucceed.
When you have become one with yourself, you will understand thevalue of wealth, popularity and miraculous powers.
You should seek toovercome yourself for the sake of yourself alone.
"26.
Abigail said, "Who is righteous?
He who has achieved unity withinhimself, who has quelled division, who has overcome doubt, and who has puthis strength to a good end, it is he who is righteous.
"27.
A woman asked Abigail, "Who am I, and what is myself?
Is there adifference, or are they the same?
".
Abigail said, "There is a difference,but if I tell you, you will not understand.
Rather, you must find out foryourself.
"28.
A man asked Abigail, "I am tempted to do an evil thing.
What must I doto stop myself?
Should I vow before God?
".
Abigail said, "If you vow beforeGod, you will break your vow.
If you do not vow before God, there shall beno barrier to your evil.
".
The man said, "You offer me a choice between oneevil or two.
Is there nothing I can do?
".
Abigail said, "You must put allthat you value between yourself and your evil.
Only then shall youovercome.
"29.
Abigail said, "Before you do an evil thing, consider how you will feelafter you have done that evil thing.
And if you then go on to do that thing,remember how you feel afterwards, so that it may not happen again.
"30.
Abigail said, "If you are tempted, you will fall.
But if you fall, besure to learn from it.
For if you do not learn from your fall, you will fallagain and again.
"31.
Abigail said, "Temptation is like a maggot in an apple.
It eats awayuntil there is nothing left but itself, and then it looks for anotherapple.
"32.
Abigail said, "What I tell you, you must find out for yourself.
If youare not ready for what I say, you will not understand it, and you willreject it.
Only when you are ready for my words shall they have meaning foryou.
".
Natalie said, "Then why do you speak at all?
".
Abigail said, "If Ikept these things to myself, you would not know that they were there.
"33.
Abigail was sitting under the shade of a tree.
A man came upto her, andspat at her.
Abigail said nothing.
The man broke down and wept, saying, "Iwish that I had not done that.
I feel ashamed.
".
Abigail said, "It is toolate now.
It would have been better if you had felt ashamed before youspat.
".
The man was deeply vexed.
Seeing his vexation, Abigail said,"Knowing of your shame is a start.
Now, go, and build on it.
".
And the manwent.
34.
Abigail said, "Know yourself, and use your knowledge.
"35.
A man asked, "What one thing must I do to become perfect?
".
Abigailsaid, "If I told you that you must do one large deed, you would do it.
Butif I told you that you must do many small deeds, you would not.
You must beprepared to do these small things, even when you do not feel like it.
Do notlet yourself slip.
"36.
Natasha said, "A woman asked me whether she should believe in God, andif so, which God.
I did not know how to answer her.
".
Abigail said, "You maybecome one with yourself whilst believing in God.
And you may become onewith yourself whilst not believing in God.
When you become one, you will seewhat God is.
But until then, do not use your image of God as a support, forif you do, it will collapse beneath you.
"37.
Natalie said, "Natasha has told me that you do not believe in God.
Isthis true?
".
Abigail said, "It is not my beliefs that you should beconcerned with, but your own.
If I say 'You should believe in God', thenthose that do not believe in God will reject me.
And if I say 'You shouldnot believe in God', I shall be rejected by those that do believe in God.
Itis better that I remain silent.
When you are one with yourself, you will seewhat God is.
"38.
Abigail said, "Unless you have heard these words from me, you cannot besure that they are my words.
If a friend tells you that I have said thesethings, it is not my words that you will have heard, but those of yourfriend.
And if you read in a book, 'Abigail said this' or 'Abigail saidthat', it is not my words that you will have read, but those of the writerof that book.
".
Nicola asked, "What are we to do?
If we teach your words,people will say, 'These are not the words of Abigail, but of Nicola'.
But ifwe do not teach your words, they shall be lost.
".
Abigail said, "If thewords are true, it does not matter whose mouth they have come from.
For itis the truth in them that counts.
"39.
Abigail said, "Be aware of what you are doing.
If you are not aware ofwhat you are doing, you will do many things that you regret, and will bedeeply aware of your regrets.
"40.
Abigail said, "Respect one another.
There is no-one so low that youshould not show them your respect.
And if someone does not respect you, donot double the problem by not showing respect to them, for that is how theproblem grows.
" 41.
Natalie and Natasha were sitting on a stone wall.
A woman came uptothem, and said, "The priest has forbidden us to listen to you.
He says thatyou corrupt the people.
".
Natasha said, "Who is this priest?
And whatauthority has he?
".
The woman replied, "The priest says that he is adescendant of the prophets, and that all who disobey him shall be eternallydamned.
".
Natalie said, "Why are you speaking to us?
Do you not fear foryour soul?
".
The woman said, "I am in conflict with myself.
I value thewords of Abigail, but the priest denies them.
What am I to do?
".
Natashasaid, "You must cease your conflict, and become one with yourself.
When youhave done that, you will realise who the priest is.
But until then, let noone hold the truth from you.
"42.
A woman asked, "What is evil?
".
Abigail said, "I cannot tell you what isevil, for you must find out for yourself.
If I said to you, 'This is notevil', and you believed it was, or if I said, 'This is evil', and youbelieved it was not, you would not hear me.
Rather, you must find out foryourself what is evil, and what is not, for you will hear yourself.
"43.
A woman approached Abigail, and said, "When will you come home,Abigail?
".
Abigail said, "I shall not return home before I have said allthat I have to say.
And if my death arrives before then, your daughter shallnot return home alive.
".
The woman left, and all were astounded.
Abigailsaid, "Why are you surprised?
Like you, I am born of human flesh.
Like you,I shall grow old and die.
What I have done, you can also do.
But are thereany of you that shall follow in my footsteps?
"44.
Abigail said, "If you feel good about yourself, you shall have strengthin yourself.
But if you despair of yourself, you shall be weak, and youshall despair of your weakness.
"45.
Abigail said, "If you are weak, know that if you succumb to yourweakness, you shall be yet weaker.
But if you are strong, you will notsuccumb, and you will feel good because of not succumbing.
"46.
Abigail said, "You must have strength within yourself.
If you aredivided against yourself, you shall be weak, and you shall do nothing thatis good.
You must unite with yourself, and be one.
Then you shall be strong,and nothing shall defeat you.
"47.
Abigail said, "Unless you open the door, nothing shall enter.
"48.
Abigail said, "Only those who have known the darkness of the nighttruely appreciate the light of the day.
"49.
A man said, "What am I to do?
I am in despair, for I am weak, anddivided against myself.
".
Abigail said, "If you say to yourself, 'I can donothing, for I am weak', you shall do nothing.
It would be better if yousaid to yourself, 'Though I am weak, I shall yet be strong.
Though I amdivided, I shall yet be one'.
For you are capable of doing many good things,but unless you realise this, you shall do nothing.
"50.
Abigail said, "Realise what you can do, for you are capable of manythings, should you but realise that they are within you.
"51.
They were walking near a mountain when they came upon a corpse, lyingnaked in the snow.
Angela said, "Why is this?
Who could do such a thing?
".
Abigail said, "Beware that you do not see others as you see yourself.
Although you could not do this, there are those who do such things everyday, and to them, it is easy.
".
Angela wept.
Nicola asked her, "Why do youweep for the corpse?
It cannot appreciate your tears.
".
Angela said, "It isnot the corpse that I weep for, but myself.
For if I had killed all thosewho I desired were dead, these mountains would be littered with corpses.
"52.
They reached the top of the mountain that they were climbing, and theyadmired the view.
Nicola said, "The view from here is magnificent, for I cansee for miles.
".
Abigail said, "When you were in the valley, you could notsee the view.
Only by climbing the mountain could the view be seen.
".
Nicolasaid, "You have said more than the words you have spoken.
".
Abigail said,"Everyone who is listening will hear my words, but some will understand morethan others.
"53.
Rebecca asked, "What must I do to speak the truth?
".
Abigail said, "Itis better that you say nothing, realising that the truth is not with you,than to say, 'This is the truth', when it is not.
".
Rebecca asked, "Do youspeak the truth?
".
Abigail said, "To some, I speak the truth.
To others, mywords are utterly false.
"54.
Abigail said, "When what you know to be evil appears to be good, then isthe time to overcome yourself, and to be strong.
"55.
A man came upto them, and prostrated himself before them.
Abigail wassilent for a moment, and then prostrated herself before the man.
Herfollowers were surprised.
Natalie asked, "Why are you prostrate before eachother?
".
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