If you've listened this far and still need a description something is amiss somewhere.
Here we examine man's duty to the Truth realized and accepted as the only way to fulfill his destiny and complete his being.
Dr. Nicoll cites different examples of higher states of consciousness available to man that transcend time. Our ordinary states of consciousness block our access to these higher states.
When Jesus says, "I am the truth" what kind of understanding do we have concerning this interesting statement? Pilate said, "What is truth?" It's a good question. MacDonald explores the idea of truth in depth.
Continuing with the examples of states of consciousness induced through anesthetics a pictures is drawn of a universe within man.
MacDonald exposes us to an interesting study of a well known verse that opens new meaning to us if we're willing to receive it.
Dr. Nicoll notes some interesting experiments in altered states of consciousness where Time, as we ordinarily perceive it, is changed. The result is higher states of consciousness and a different reality from what is ordinary to us.
MacDonald asks how many people today would recognize Jesus if He were to show up in our town. He answers the question himself, and it’s very interesting indeed.
Dr. Nicoll brings in others to help bend our minds to a higher reality concerning our Time psychology and its limitations. It can be tough going so hang in there.
MacDonald addresses the primary relationship between God the Father and Jesus the Son and how affects man and the universe of which he is part.
We begin to bring together the many different ideas about Time and our imprisonment in it as well as the ideas about Eternity as a way out of our current condition.
This second half is blistering. People dedicated to their church more than to God and His Christ are going to feel the heat. As if they'd be listening to this in the first place.
Changing, or raising our level of being is a Herculean task complicated by our current condition of sleep and imagination. Gaining new meaning concerning Time is a crucial step in raising our level of being.
Sometimes I think the reason these sermons were unspoken is because MacDonald knew they would fall on deaf ears. This one challenges the would be Christian to obey, one of the most difficult areas for the "churched" Christian to comprehend.
Esoteric literature is full of illustrations of how the phenomenal world is a shadow of a higher world of which we are not presently aware. Our task is to become more aware of the world behind our perceived world.
The biggest problem with self is self-love. It's like a cloud in front of the sun. It keeps so much that we need to be happy from getting to us so we may benefit from it, and benefit others.
As we labor with ideas that don't fit in our limited view of the world Dr. Nicoll gives us examples to help us get some foundational ideas from which to extrapolate.
MacDonald tackles possibly the most misunderstood idea in Christianity. That of self-denial and its ramifications. The self about which he writes must be properly understood before he can be put aside.
Dr. Nicoll continues to address our limited conceptions concerning time while building the groundwork for us to be able to extract new, higher meaning from the idea of Time.