thenyouaresteppingontheroadtoenlightenment.Theteachingswillbeusefultoyou.Thosewho
holdotherbeliefsarebeingledbyignoranceandlackofspiritualsensitivityasaresultoftheirbe-
liefs.Thus,theirbeliefswillcreatearealityforthembasedonthosebeliefs.Theywillneedtotravel
the road of nature, which will guide them in time toward the path of spiritual aspiration.
3-4TheplanprescribedbytheteachingsofMysticalspirituality(SmaiTawi–Yoga)istheonlytrue
meanstoeffectivespiritualdevelopment,becauseitleadstoarevelationoftheinnermeaningsofthe
teachings;thereforeitisexperiential,i.e.,itisbasedonyourownpersonalexperienceandnotconjec-
ture.Otherwise,worshipandreligiouspracticesremainonlyatthelevelofritualismanddonotlead
to enlightenment (Pert m Heru).
5-7TheGreeknameIsismeans“wisdom”whichbestowstheknowledgeofthetrueSelfoftheiniti-
ate.IntheAsarian(Osirian)Mysteries,whenSetkilledAsarbytearinghimintopieces,hewassym-
bolicallytearingupthesoul.However,Aset(Isis)restoresthepiecesofthesoul(Asar).Setsymbol-
izesegoism:pride,anger,hatred,fear,jealousy,etc.Therefore,prideandinsolence(Set-egoism)des-
troythesoulandknowledgeoftheSelf(Aset)restoresittoitstruenature.TheAncientEgyptian
scripturessupporttheGreeknametranslationandmeaningofthenameAset.Oneofthenamesof
Asetis:RekhåtorRekhit meaning“knowledgepersonified”).Rekhisalsoanameof
theGodinthe“duat”orNetherworld(astralplane)whopossessesknowledgewhichcanleadthe
soultotheabodeoftheDivine.Thevariation,Rekh-t ,meansSageorlearned
person.
8-Truespiritualitycannotbepursuedrashlyorinafanaticalwaybygoingtoextremes.SmaiTawi,
MysticalSpirituality,isascienceofbalance.Ithasbeendevelopedoveraperiodofthousandsof
yearswithwellestablishedprinciples,whichwhenfollowed,producethedesiredeffectofleadingthe
initiate from darkness to light, ignorance to knowledge, an un-enlightened state to enlightenment.
9-10Thefoodsreferredtoarefleshfoods(swine,sheep,fish,etc.),pulse, 51 andsalt(takeninlarge
amounts).Indulgenceinsexualactivityhastworelevantaspects.First,itintensifiesthephysicalex-
perienceofembodimentanddistractsthemindbycreatingimpressionsinthesubconsciousandun-
conscious,whichwillproducefuturecravingsanddesires.Thisstateofmindrenderstheindividual
incapableofconcentrationonsignificantworldlyorhighspiritualachievements.Secondly,controlof
thesexualurgeleadstocontrolofthesexualLifeForceenergy, 52 whichcanthenbedirectedto-
wardshighermentalandspiritualachievement.Further,overindulgenceinsexualactivitytendsto
weardowntheimmunityasitwearsdownthementalcapacityandonebecomesaslavetosensual
passions and susceptible to sexual and non-sex related diseases.
Chapter 30B of the Ancient Egyptian mystical textTheBook of Coming Forth By Daystates:
Thisutterance 53 shallberecitedbyapersonpurifiedandwashed;onewhohasnot
eaten animal flesh or fish.
Chapter 137A of theBook of Coming Forth By Daystates:
Andbehold,thesethingsshallbeperformedbyonewhoisclean,andisceremoni-
allypure,amanwhohatheatenneithermeatnorfish,andwhohathnothad