Building Builders!: Random Building Thoughts

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The word "Bible",

and all its metaphorical and symbolical uses within Ritual,

always alludes to the Holy Book

which is etched deeply within the heart of every man

who so places his hands upon it.

Should the Book upon the Altar not represent fully

what is etched within the heart of the man Obligating himself,

then what he says should be suspect,

for his Book is still a mystery

and remains unknown to himself.

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Empowerment comes from Engaged minds

Actively Asking That which is Uncommonly Asked,

Actively Seeking That which is Uncommonly Sought,

and Actively Knocking upon

that Which is Uncommonly Knocked upon.

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FILED UNDER:

EARLY CHINESE PHILOSOPHY

In China
the implements of architecture were used
in a system of moral philosophy at a very early date.
Mencius, who wrote about 300 B.C., said:
"A master Mason, in teaching his apprentices,
makes use of the compasses and the square.
Ye who are engaged in the pursuit of Wisdom,
must also make use of the compasses and the square."
In a book called Great Learning, 500 B.C., we find that
"A man should abstain from doing unto others
what he would not they should do unto him;
and this is called the principle of acting on the square."

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“Iron rusts from disuse,

stagnant water loses its purity,

and in cold weather becomes frozen;

even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.”
-- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Hat tip to Bro. Tom Rivera!)

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"Make your god transparent

to the transcendent,

and it doesn't matter

what his name is."

Joseph Campbell,

Pathways to Bliss, p. xvii

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"All that I contend for is,

that when a candidate

enters the fold of Masonry

he should feel that

there is something in it

better than its mere grips and signs,

and that he should endeavor

with all his ability

to attain some knowledge

of that better thing."

--Albert G. Mackey

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Masonry Makes

Freemasonry Visible!

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Once you Come to Know the Truth about the Craft,
you Begin to See how Superfluous
some of its Activities truly are and why.
You also Come to Know what Activities are Vital!
What Difference would Knowing the Truth
Make in your Life and Practice?

For Further Light:
The Truth!

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