Holy Memorial Day\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Book of the Arc of Bon Chapters 5 and 6<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 5<\/span><\/p>\n 1. For forty days Capilya remained in Maksabi, teaching and helping the people; and 2. Jehovih said unto Capilya: Even as thou hast done in Hosagoweth, so shalt thou do 3. So Capilya went to Tibethkilrath, where were assembled more than seven hundred 4. But when Capilya beheld they feared him, he said unto them: He who hath faith in 5. I say unto thee, I am but a man, even as thou art; neither am I pure and good; for there 6. Are not all men brothers, and created by the same Spirit? Because the kings 7. This land, around about, I bequeath unto the Faithists; and they shall settle here 8. Capilya built altars for the multitude, saying to them: First of all, thou shalt dedicate to 9. None of the rab’bahs could answer Capilya, and so he said: Ormazd provided your 10. To rise with the sun; to bathe the body once every day; to eat no flesh nor fish; to 11. Certain philosophers, wise in vanity, said: To rise an hour after the sun is no sin; 12. Be ye scrupulous in following the texts; and as to him that openeth the door for 13. Capilya asked: Why doeth one man a good act rather than a bad act? Why doeth 14. Capilya said: I am pleased with the answer; for which reason I have before 15. This was also of the ancient doctrines of Zarathustra; but certain other philosophers, 16. To see an altar, as we pass along, enforceth upon us the thought of worship, and of 17. Capilya asked: What is the first poison? The rab’bahs knew not how to answer, 18. Capilya said: What is the second poison? But when he perceived none would 19. Capilya said: Suffer no man to lead you; good men are expressions of the All Light. 20. Certain three men traveled through a great city, and when they returned home, and 21. Sufficient is the number of evil men to relate the evils in the world; relate ye the good, 22. Search ye both spirits and men, not for the brilliancy of speech, for oft its brilliancy Chapter 6<\/span><\/p>\n 1. For three years Capilya traveled over the land of Vind’yu, east and west and north and 2. And it came to pass, the servants in the provinces fled from their masters and went and 3. When Capilya was before the Royal Council, and demanded by the king why he had 4. Know then, Most Royal Council, servants to our Great King, Yokovrana, Capilya was 5. Capilya is come to answer these charges. Hear ye, then, Capilya’s answer: Capilya 6. Yokovrana said: Yea, my son. Thereupon Capilya said: When Capilya traveled near 7. The king said: Surely not. Then Capilya went on: After a long season of idleness, 8. The king said: Nay; of a truth it was good. Then Capilya said: In a little while they 9. The king said: A good proof. But why sayest thou, the Gods? These people for the 10. Capilya said: Art thou the king? or merely the servant of the dead? Shall Capilya call 11. Yokovrana said: Thou art acquitted, Capilya. The laws of the ancients can not bind 12. Because of Capilya’s presence in the Royal Chamber, the power of Jehovih and His 13. After this manner, that followeth, were the speeches of the sub-kings and governors: 14. Jehovih said to Capilya: Be thou present when these laws are passed; for by 15. For one hundred days the Royal Council discussed the matter, but the angels of Holy Memorial Day\u00a0 Book of the Arc of Bon Chapters 5 and 6 Chapter 5 1. For forty days Capilya remained in Maksabi, teaching and helping the people; and on the fortieth day he said unto them: I go now; the Father desireth me. Be ye faithful unto Jehovih, and maintain the sacrifices (worship). 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\non the fortieth day he said unto them: I go now; the Father desireth me. Be ye faithful
\nunto Jehovih, and maintain the sacrifices (worship). The eye of Jehovih is upon you;
\nHis ear heareth not only your spoken words; but the thoughts in your hearts. In
\ntime after this I will come again unto you, and restore your rites and ceremonies.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nin Tibethkilrath; for thither will I also bring My chosen from the Province of Yusitra.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nFaithists; and they feared him, saying to one another: Is this not some one sent of the king
\nto entrap us?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nOrmazd feareth nothing in heaven or earth. For the Father appointeth a time unto all
\npeoples; nor can they make it more or less. Throtona, one of the rab’bahs, said unto<\/span>
\nCapilya: Art thou indeed one of us? Capilya said: Because I am as I am, I cannot answer
\nthee. If I say I am of thy race, then will not thy people be restored to liberty; for I would
\nsuffer death, being a teacher of thy people. If I say I am not of thy race, then thy people
\nwill not have faith in me.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nis but One pure, the Creator. Therefore, put thy faith in Jehovih, and wherein my words
\nand labors are good, render unto me even as to any other man, nor more nor less. And yet,
\neven as thou believest in the Ever Present, so do I; as thou believest not in a man-God, so
\ndo not I.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nacknowledge not this doctrine, they persecute and outlaw thy race. To restore thy people,
\nwho are my people also, am I sent into the world. My labor is now upon me; and for that
\npurpose am I here with thee and thy people.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nand till the soil, and reap the harvests, and shall not be driven away. And in time to
\ncome I will provide teachers, and the Faithists shall have the right to obtain knowledge.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nGod all things thou puttest thy hands to, for without the rites of bestowal upon the Great
\nSpirit, thy people cannot be in harmony. To neglect the rites is to neglect all things. Know
\nye the doctrines of the ancients?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nservant with great learning. For this am I sent to you. Know ye, then, the doctrines of the
\nancients, even from the time of Zarathustra and Brahma:
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\npray to Ormazd at sunrise, at high noon, at sunset, and before laying down to sleep.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nto bathe one day in seven is sufficient; to eat fish-flesh, which is of cold blood, is no
\nsin. Now, behold, it came to pass that they laid in bed two hours; they ceased to
\nbathe altogether, and as to eating, they halted not with fish-flesh, but ate of all flesh.
\nAnd sin came upon them; by their behavior they cut themselves off from the Father.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\ndisobedience, have nothing to do with him or his philosophy.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nanother man a bad act rather than a good one? The rab’bahs said: The first is the speech of
\nOrmazd; the second is the speech of satan; for as these dwell in men, so do they manifest.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\ncommanded you to build altars and do sacrifice; for these are the expressions of
\nyour souls, which testify ye rather would serve the Creator than the destroyer.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nvain in self-knowledge, said: Can not a man worship in the soul, and without building
\nan altar of stone and wood? And the multitude harkened unto them; and they
\nafterward went further, and said: Why worship at all? So, they fell in darkness.
\nA soul without an outward expression of worship standeth on the brink of hell.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nOrmazd, the Creator; it leadeth the soul upward. To see evil, or the temptation of it, is to<\/span>
\nlead the soul toward darkness. Therefore, let men and women be discreet of their persons;
\nbut make the altars of sacrifice numerous.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nperceiving Capilya had great learning and wisdom. Capilya said: The first poison is self.
\nOne man saith: Rites and prayers are good for the stupid and unlearned; I need them not. I
\nsay unto you that that man is drunk on the first poison; let not his breath breathe upon
\nyou; for here entereth the wedge of destruction.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nanswer, he said: The first leadeth to the second, which is desire to lead others and
\nrule over them. Htah-ai, one of the rab’bahs, asked: How can we get on without leaders?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCapilya asked: What is the best and yet the most dangerous thing? Some replied as to one
\nthing, and some as to another. Capilya said: The best and yet most dangerous thing is
\nspeech. To talk of good things; of delights; of love; of Ormazd and his wonderful
\ncreations; of life and death; of everlasting happiness; these are good speech and give the
\nsoul great happiness. To talk of evil; of dark deeds; of one’s neighbors; of disgusting
\nthings and words; these enrich satan’s harvest.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nthe neighbors assembled to hear the story of their travels, one of the travelers related
\nall that he saw, good and bad; another one related only all the bad things he saw; and
\nthe other one related only the good things he saw, the delights and most beautiful
\nthings. Which, now, of the three, say ye doeth most for the Father’s kingdom?
\nThe rab’bahs said: The last one. Capilya said: True! Be ye, then, like him even to one
\nanother; for by this course only is speech not dangerous, but of profit unto the world.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nfor by constantly walking in clean ground ye shall remain clean, in word and deed.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nhideth its poison, or stealeth on the senses unawares; but search their words as to holy
\nideas and good delights, to make man rejoice in his life. He who harpeth on deceivers and
\nliars and debauchees, is a fireman for satan’s hells. Reply not to him, lest your speech
\nbecome a snare to entrap yourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nsouth, establishing the Faithists wherever he found them; and he donated to them
\nwhatever lands laid waste and not tilled; but he touched not any land whereon other
\npeople dwelt and tilled the soil.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\ndwelt in the places of Jehovih, to so great an extent that the governors and sub-kings
\ncomplained against Capilya, and he was reported to Yokovrana, the king in chief,
\nCapilya’s foster-father. And the king sent a commission summoning his supposed son to
\nthe capital, to answer the charges against him.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\ncome, Capilya said: The servant of the great king answereth; his words are bound words.<\/span>
\nWhatsoever cometh out of Capilya’s mouth, Capilya holdeth as his. There be such as
\nmaintain that man, whose tongue is moved by the spirits of the dead, is irresponsible for
\nhis words. Capilya creepeth not through so small a hole. To be master of one’s flesh, and
\ndesires, and passions and words, these are great gifts indeed. Capilya professeth these.
\nTherefore, Capilya bindeth himself in every word.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nsummoned here by the king, to answer certain charges made by members of the Royal
\nCouncil. These charges prefer that Capilya hath founded certain colonies which have
\nattracted away the servants of the sub-kings and of the rich, and thereby sowed
\ndisobedience in the remainder.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nbeing heir to the throne besought the king for leave to travel, and the king said unto him:
\nWhatsoever the soul observeth that may be good for the United Kingdoms, do thou. Said
\nnot the king this?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nand far, for nine years, his heart was sick because of the misery of the poor and the glory
\nof the rich. He beheld many forests and many plains where no man dwelt; and he said to
\nhimself: Let the poor come hither and live. Yet he called not any poor man. Was it, then,
\nan evil for Capilya to say this to himself?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCapilya went the second time to travel, and when he came to the forests and plains,
\nbehold, the poor were gathered together, and yet more coming. So Capilya went
\namongst them to show them how to dwell together wisely. Was this an evil in Capilya?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\ndiscovered it was good for them to dwell together and to help one another; and the news
\nspread abroad, whereupon the servants of the governors, and the rich, ran away from
\nthem. Is it not just to say of the king and governors and rich men that they are driving
\ntheir servants away from themselves, because of hardships which are greater than the
\nhardships of the Gods?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nmost part believe not in the Gods. And many of them, I hear, are believers in the Great
\nSpirit! Capilya said: Thou sayest truly, O king. But that is their matter, and not Capilya’s.
\nThe king said: Thou art right, my son. But how sayest thou of education? Shall not the
\nlaws be maintained?
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nhim father who is only a servant to carry out the laws of the dead? If so, then hath Capilya
\nsinned against the law. But hear ye, who are of great learning; do ye obey one law of the
\nancients and not another? The law of the ancients was that with the death of the king all
\nlaws died, and whoso became king afterward must need make new laws of his own. The
\nlaw against educating the Faithists is a law of the ancients. Let Capilya’s accusers find
\nwhich they will; for if they stand by the laws of the ancients, then, indeed, have we no
\nlaws, and no king nor sub-kings. If they repudiate the laws of the ancients, then Capilya
\nhath not sinned against any law.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nthy king nor the king’s kings. Touching these matters, then, the Royal Council shall make<\/span>
\nnew laws. And since Capilya hath not contravened any law, neither shall the new laws
\ninterrupt the orders of the state as they now are.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nangels was great in that house.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nTo permit great learning to the Faithists is to overthrow Dyaus and his reigning Gods and
\nLords; for by great learning will the Faithists ultimately become members of the Royal
\nCouncil; therefore, at all hazards, great learning must be prohibited. Great learning is
\ninimical to good servitude.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nthis means My holy angels will rule over the Royal Council for the good of all men.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n
\nheaven kept them divided as to opinion and belief, so that no law was passed by them.
\nNow after they had thus wasted much time to no purpose, Capilya asked permission to
\nspeak before the king and Council as to what was wisdom in the government of the
\nnations; and it was granted unto him. This that followeth is, then, the substance of
\nCapilya’s speech.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"