{"id":1401,"date":"2020-06-15T08:12:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T08:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2020-06-15T18:23:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T18:23:53","slug":"lectionary-readings-for-monday-june-15th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/religionoflight.org\/ns\/lightofgod\/2020\/06\/15\/lectionary-readings-for-monday-june-15th-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectionary Readings for Monday, June 15th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book of the Arc of Bon Chapter 3, Chapter 4<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 3<\/span><\/p>\n

1. When Yokovrana went to the temple to do sacrifice, the high priest besought him to
\nconsult the oracle in reference to the child, and for his kingdom’s sake. And he so
\nconsulted the oracle, and the angels of Ormazd said unto him: O king, thou, before whom
\nall people fear, hear thou the angels of heaven and be wise, for thy kingdom’s sake, and
\nfor Capilya. Behold, thou hast maintained the custom of thy forefathers, and caused to be
\nslain on the altar of thy God, Dyaus, twelve young men and twelve virgins for every day
\nof the twelfth new moon, that by blood thy God might triumph on the earth, and that thou
\nmightst be the most feared of kings. And thou hast subdued all the regions of the rich
\nearth to honor thee and thy laws.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Therefore, the God of heaven saith thou shalt no longer pursue the sacrifice of human
\nblood, but instead thereof make sacred the blood of the lamb, which shall be called the
\nLamb of thy God. And in the day of thy first sacrifice, thou shalt bring Capilya to the
\naltar, and sprinkle the blood of the lamb thou hast slain upon his head, as a blood offering
\nto thy God. And he shall be called C<\/span>APILYA, THE <\/span>L<\/span>AMB OF <\/span>H<\/span>EAVEN<\/span>.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. To this the king assented, and Capilya was accordingly sprinkled with the blood of a
\nlamb, which was sacrificed in the altar of the king. Thus ended the first of the evil edicts
\nof the evil Gods of Vind’yu; and from that time after mortals were no longer sacrificed to
\nthe Gods, by consent of the kings.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Capilya was called Yokovrana’s son; and he was taught all things which it was lawful
\nin those days to teach a prince; and because he was prepared for the throne, he was made
\nacquainted with the kings and governors of all the tributary cities and countries in the
\nland of Vind’yu.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Of the matters of Capilya, hereinafter revealed, know ye that in all things he was
\ndirected by the angels of Jehovih (Ormazd).<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>6. When Capilya had attained maturity, he besought the king for leave to travel, saying to
\nthe king: Is not the greatest wisdom that which cometh by the eye and the ear? And is it
\nnot wise that he who may some day become king should acquaint himself with his
\nkingdom whilst he is yet young? For then, he will not only see and hear better than if he
\nwere old, but he will have time to weigh the nature of the government, as to its best
\nadaptation to the people.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. To this the king replied: Thou art already wise, my son; thou knowest sufficient of the
\nearth and her people according to the laws of the ancients. Therefore to travel for
\nwisdom’s sake would be great folly. Thine eyes and ears are too sharp already; better is it
\nfor thee that thou seest not the people of thy kingdom. For the time may come when thou
\nshalt need to use great severity upon them; therefore, to be strange with them, thy
\nsympathy will not lead thee away from justice.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. Capilya said: Thou reasonest well, O king; and because thou art wise, have I no credit
\nin being wise also. For it must be true that a son hath his wisdom from his father. And
\nsince thou hast so wisely put me off with thy arguments, answer me this: Is it not
\nprofitable to a young prince, before he hath the cares of a mighty kingdom, to go abroad
\nand enjoy the pleasure of the world?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. The king said: There are but three pleasures in all the world: eating and drinking is one;
\nsleeping is another; the presence of women is the third. Why, then, shall a man go
\nabroad?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Capilya said: And yet thou hidest the true reason as to why thou desirest thy son not to
\ntravel.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. The king said: If thou tell me the true cause, then shalt thou go whithersoever thou
\ndesirest.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Capilya said: First, then, I will say to thee that I rejoiced because thou didst deny
\nme; for I so loved thee, O king, that I knew no joy but to remain with thee. And,
\nmoreover, thou so lovest thy son, thou wouldst not have him go far from thee?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. The king was so delighted with this answer, he said: Of a truth, O prince, thou hast
\nguessed aright. And if thou find it in thy heart to leave me for a season of travel, then will
\nI indeed bear with thy loss until thou returnest.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Capilya traveled for nine years, and he went to the uttermost extent of the land of
\nVind’yu, east and west, and north and south. And because his nurse, who was, in fact, his
\nreal mother, had told him thousands of tales about the persecution of the Faithists, and
\ntheir sufferings, he sought to obtain information of these scattered people, but as yet he
\nknew not he was of that race.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. At the end of nine years Capilya returned to Yatinghadatta, rich in knowledge as to
\nthe inhabitants of Vind’yu. And when he came before the king, Yokovrana, where he was
\nreceived in great honor, he related the knowledge he had obtained of the country, its
\nextent and grandeur, and its hundreds of great cities and innumerable people. To all of
\nwhich wisdom the king lent a willing ear; and he declared Capilya was the wisest and
\nmost learned man in all the world.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. And now was come the time when God, Son of Jehovih, came to establish Jehovih,
\nand begin the deliverance of the Faithists, and to collect them together in the places
\ndesigned for them.<\/span>
\n
\n<\/span>Chapter 4<\/span>
\n<\/span>1. The word of Jehovih (Ormazd) came to Capilya, saying: Son of heaven, hear thou the
\nVoice of the Ever Present! Capilya asked: How sayest Thou? The Ever Present?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Jehovih (Ormazd) said: Behold Me; I am not of the king’s laws; I am the Maker of
\nkings. They have made a law against Me, the Ever Present. They have scattered My
\npeople. They have denied My people the right to obtain knowledge.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Capilya said: Mine eyes and ears have proved these things. What shall Thy servant do?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Jehovih said: Thou shalt deliver the slaves unto freedom, and provide them places to
\ndwell together, according to the laws of the ancients.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Capilya said: O Ormazd (Jehovih), why hast Thou put this upon me, Thy servant? Why
\ngavest Thou not such matters into the hands of the Vrix?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

6. Jehovih said: Thou art thyself of the race of Faithists, and have been prepared for this
\nlabor from the time of thy birth. Go thou and find thy nurse that cared for thee in infancy,
\nand when thou hast her alone, say to her: Nurse, the voice of heaven hath come to me,
\nsaying: Capilya, thou art of the race of Faithists: how sayest thou? And the nurse will say
\nto thee: My son! my son! Alas me! Thinkest thou I would by thy death, or thy mothers
\ndeath? For is not such the law?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Capilya went and inquired of the nurse, and she said to him: My son, my son. Alas me!
\nThinkest thou I would be thy death, or thy mother’s death? For is not such the law?
\nCapilya answered: Such is the law. But tell me the truth, and I swear unto thee, both
\nunder the name Dyaus and under the name of thy God, Jehovih (Ormazd), that thy words
\nshall be secret with me, as the God’s will. Am I an adopted Vrix?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

8. The nurse said: Behold, thou hast loved me all thy days; from mine own breasts wert
\nthou fed. Shall I, then, lose thy love, and so die of a broken heart?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Then Capilya made oath before the Gods, and thereafter she answered him, saying: I
\nam thy mother, O prince! The angels of the Ever Present came to me in the moment thou
\nwert born, and carried thee into the queen’s arms; and the king knew not even to this day
\nbut thou wert his.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Capilya said: Why hath this been done unto me?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

11. The nurse said: Hearken, O prince! The king’s wife was barren; the king desired a son
\nwho should be heir to the throne.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Capilya interrupted: And thou barteredst thy flesh and flood with the queen for this?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

13. The nurse said: Patience, O prince! I am of a race that owneth only One King,
\nthe Ever Present! Respect me, therefore, till thou hast learned the whole truth. The
\nangels of Ormazd came to me before thy birth, saying: Alas, the Chosen People are
\npersecuted and abused, scattered and despised; but because they are faithful and
\nmost virtuous, the Ever Present will come and deliver them. Then I said unto the angels:
\nWhat is this matter to me? Behold, I am myself but a servant, and can do nothing.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Then the angel answered, saying: Thou shalt have a son, and shalt call his name
\nCapilya; and he shall be the deliverer of thy people. For which purpose he shall receive
\ngreat learning. But because great learning is denied to thy people, thy son shall be adopted
\nby the queen, and the king, believing it is his own son, will render unto the child learning
\nand power also.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

15. And I said unto the angel: Flesh and blood of me are nothing if I can thereby serve<\/span>
\nJehovih (Ormazd).
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

16. Capilya said: Since thou committedst me to thy God, then am I indeed his. Now
\nwhilst they were yet talking, Jehovih spake to Capilya, saying: I am not come to give
\nnew doctrines unto men, but to rescue My people from bondage, and to restore equal
\nrights unto the inhabitants of the earth. For this purpose wert thou, O Capilya, sent
\ninto the world. Because thou wert of the race of the Faithists My voice hath come to thee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

17. Because the king imagineth thou art his son, and loveth thee dearly, thou shalt
\nnot suffer from his hand. Go, then, whither I will lead thee, and it shall be testimony
\nto thee, that I am the Ever Present, moving them by means of the spirit to come to thee.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

18. In due time the prince departed from home, not advising the king of his purpose;
\nand he went as Jehovih led him, and came to Hosagoweth, near the river Vesuthata,
\nwhere there was a forest, with meadows interspersed, and he found a camp of four
\nfamilies of wandering Faithists, and they were famished with hunger, and were ragged.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

19. The prince, seeing they feared him, said: Be not afraid; I come not to persecute or
\ndrive you hence. As ye perceive by my dress, I am a prince, judge ye not me to be your
\nenemy, come to destroy you. For, by the same power ye were led hither, am I come also.
\nThis land do I bequeath to you, to be yours forever. Cease ye, therefore, traveling about,
\nbut begin and till the soil.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

20. Yatithackka, the rab’bah, said: How sayest thou? Thou wert brought hither by the
\nsame God? Then, of a truth, thou knowest the signs and pass-words?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

21. Capilya said: None of these things have I learnt; but even as there is a legend amongst
\nthy people that one would come of Jehovih and restore His chosen people, so declare
\nI unto you, I am he. That thy Ruler is my Ruler; take me in private with thee,
\nO rab’bah, and the Ever Present will give the signs and pass-words, and thus prove me.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

22. Moreover, I say to thee in prophecy, ere three suns have risen and set, there
\nshall come to this place hundreds and hundreds of thy people. Now when the rab’bah
\nhad examined Capilya, and found that he had the signs and pass-words, he
\nwondered exceedingly. The prince then caused wood and stone to be laid in the form of a
\ncrescent, and its size was sufficient for seats for one hundred people. He said: This is
\nthe altar of Jehovih (Ormazd). Let us sit this night, for the Father’s voice is with me.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

23. During the day, many more came; so by night there were one hundred, men, women
\nand children, and the prince commanded them to sit about the altar of Jehovih. And
\npresently the Voice spake in the midst of the altar, saying: This is My Son, of whom it
\nhath been prophesied, one would come to restore My people. Behold, I am the Ever
\nPresent, and not in the figure or image of a man, but I am the All Space and Place, doing
\nMy will through My angels and through the souls of men. Be ye steadfast in righteous
\nworks and love toward one another; and most just to a fraction with all other peoples.
\nWith you will I establish Myself, even as in the ancient days with your forefathers.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

24. Capilya then appointed the oldest rab’bah as chief of the altar; and this was the first
\nestablished family (community) since many a hundred years, that was assured by a prince
\nthat they should not be driven off.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

25. On the next day the prince took the people a little way off, about half an hour’s walk,
\nand he said to them: Build ye here another altar, for yet, ere night comes, there shall come
\nothers even here. Let the Ever Present have an altar provided unto them. Accordingly the
\npeople fell to in faith, and built another altar; and when it was finished, and the sun gone<\/span>
\ndown, there came many wanderers, Faithists, to the place.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

26. Capilya said unto them: Come ye to the altar of Ormazd, for he desireth sacrifice of
\nall whom he blesseth. And they went in and sang, and prayed, giving thanks to God.
\nJehovih said: Suffer him I have sent unto you to build three more altars at like distances
\napart; for I will bring My people together for three places of sacrifice.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

27. On the next day there came many more wanderers, who had escaped from the
\nprovince of Anassayon, where a war was being carried on against raiders from Tubet, the
\nhigh mountain region. And Capilya built altars for them also; and to them he also
\nappointed rab’bahs and chief rab’bahs.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

28. Now, behold, they were without food, and many had been famished for many days.
\nCapilya, perceiving that some of the people were suspicious of him, said unto them:
\nWhoso hath faith in me of Jehovih, let him stand with me this night, for the Father will
\nmanifest unto us.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

29. Not more than forty came to the place designated; for they feared Capilya was an
\nimposter. And when they were assembled, Capilya tried them, and found of a truth they
\nhad faith. And he said unto them: Stand in a circle and join hands, and I will stand in the
\nmidst. Yet I know not what the Great Spirit will do for us.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

30. And when they were thus standing, Jehovih sent a cold wind, and there came down
\nfrom heaven an abundance of Ahaoma, sufficient to feed the whole of the people for
\nmany days. Neither knew any man of what ahaoma was made; but it was savory and
\nnutritious.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

31. And the people came and ate, and also gathered up the ahaoma, and carried it home.
\nCapilya said unto them: Because Ormazd hath done this, go ye into the altars and return
\nthanks unto Him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

32. And the people did as commanded; and from this time forth not one of them lacked
\nfaith in Capilya. And thereupon he said unto them: This place shall be called Maksabi,
\nfor it is the first colony (Tarag-attu) in all the world where the Father hath fed His
\npeople with His Own hand. So the place was called Maksabi, which, in Vedic, would be
\nSuta-ci-ci (I speak with food!).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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