Discussion

Dear Gail:

In the third chapter of The Acts of the Apostles, Verses 1-9, it is written that Peter and John were going up the steps of the temple for prayer and stopped by a lame man who was asking for alms. “And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee;

In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.”

The beggar did as he was told, and was healed!

This gaze is known to the mystics as the Twaji (the gaze of the master, or gaze of God). It is used by many of the VARDAN Masters who wish to heal, to draw one to themselves—it’s the gaze which tears away all the veils which have hidden your face from that of the Absolute, and you stand forth pure Soul! It is the terrible gaze of the VARDAN Master who in his wrath sets forth to destroy evil!

You can recognize it instantly when there is a Guru or spiritual teacher who uses it.

His whole countenance changes! He becomes the stern, or loving one who wants to destroy or help! This gaze is like a powerful beam which can cut directly into Soul and brush aside all which has bothered the disciple or the pupil. All you can see is those eyes burning with love for you, and it’s like a ray of light which drives into your heart; I know this to be true, for I still remember when it came to me through Rebazar Tarzs. No woman, in the deepest love, could have given me a gaze more powerful than this!

The comic strips carry a character, occasionally in Li’l

Abner, named ‘Evil Eye Floogle,’ or some such name. I’ve often thought of him as one who could use this power to destroy. I don’t know where Al Capp, the artist, got his idea, but he must have either experienced it, or read of the power which can penetrate through the gaze. Now this gaze is extremely powerful and carries the message that its proprietor wishes. Nothing is more telling than the eyes—for they carry the message of its owner’s intention. It is known—for I’ve experienced this in fighting in the ring, that an opponent often telegraphs his punches through the eyes. You can tell exactly what he is going to do by watching his eyes!

The gaze is the carrier of the divine power. This power can be used for the healing of persons, for helping them, for giving great love, etc. On the other hand it could be used for evil. For example, in the countries where voodoo is still in force there is a taboo on the evil eye; it still forms a part of the belief of the Pennsylvania Dutch. It is often found among the sophisticated and the highly educated but they will not admit it in public, because it might dethrone their intellectual prestige. However the gaze is a fact; and of course, it is used for the hypnotic trance. It is possible to even be hypnotized while passing a stranger on the street. This has been done many times, but the idea is not accepted by the general public—in fact if you try to discuss this, you might get laughed out of the room. But it’s a fact. Read Richardson’s The Great Psychological Crime. It’s in the Public Library.

I’ve seen this phenomenon in action several times. What can be so simple as to pass a person on the street, and he flashes a glance at you so strongly, that your attention might be put on it for hours? If this isn’t hypnotism, what is it?

Anyway it’s the Twaji!

The Twaji is an Arabic expression meaning “The Gaze of God.” Thus it refers to a pure look of love which unwinds all

the sanskaras, those effects which one must work out before coming into the pure state of The ALONE! This gaze from a VARDAN Master can certainly lift one off his feet and establish him in the highest plane. My experience with Rebazar Tarzs changed me so much that I was no longer the old person, but a new one with apparently a different feeling, seemingly a different body and a new attitude toward life.

You will find that once this happens there is no holding you back in your development on the spiritual path.

Possibly you recall in a passage of the Gospels that Peter denied his knowledge of Jesus, before the judges? Jesus gave him a look of love which Peter couldn’t stand, so he put his coat over his face and left. This look was the gaze that was responsible for Peter turning back to the spiritual path and finally he came to the end of his mission on an upside down cross, in the Roman prison. There are other records of Jesus giving this look to someone and the results of it are told. In the book My First Two Thousand Years (a book of fiction on the Wandering Jew), it is written that Jesus fastened his gaze upon the Jew and told him that he was to tarry until his return.

For days the Jew couldn’t get that awful burning gaze out of his mind! It is a good description of the Twaji, and nobody can stand this gaze unless the look is a gaze of love.

My purpose in giving you this information is simply because of its place in the study of the spiritual life. It fits into the puzzle as another part, and some day you will have the whole—that is in the future somewhere, sometime. To gain knowledge can be a terrible thing—for knowledge can be the two edged sword which will kill or cure. However knowledge can never give happiness for that quality which is a selfish quality will always bring unhappiness. To be content in this world means to gain a knowledge which will give one the ability to manage and handle his problems on all planes of life.

If the gaze is used for evil purposes, the victim is certainly unfortunate. It was from this that “The Evil Eye” obtained its name. It was indeed a real thing at one time but it has died away because nobody today believes in it—and there are so few who have developed to the heights to know about it or use it properly! In those countries where occultism is developed to unusual heights the evil eye is still prominent. This is especially true in tropical and semi-tropical places—in fact in India in the southern area around Madras is just such a place—

where occultism reigns in its glory, and there are many magicians available for whatever one wishes. If you desire to kill your neighbor there is one available for the purpose—or if you want to rob someone in order to gain revenge, that is available, also. Anything which one wants is possible for the magician of the left-hand path, or the evil one, for he is willing to sell his talents for a sum. The white magician works in the opposite direction. The difference in a magician and a master is simple to understand—the magician works on the level of nature, since he has the ability to shift the forces of nature about to suit his desire, while the master works on a spiritual plane. It is seldom indeed that a magician will get any higher than the astral plane, while the master will go into the Absolute plane.

If you wish to read more about the Twaji, I’d suggest you read Alexander Cannon’s books. He was a prominent physician who lived in India several years, and studied the hidden side of life which went on there. These books can be found in the Public Library. They were among the most interesting books I know on the subject.

More later.

Sincerely, Paul

39. Coptic Christian Church