THE GOSPEL OF PHILIP, PART 12
EDITED WITH COMMENTARIES BY SWAMI TANTRASANGHA

CH. 87
He who has knowledge of the truth is a free man, but the free man
does not sin, for "He who sins is the slave of sin" (Jn. 8:34). Truth
is the mother, knowledge the father. (The bride and groom are
foremost in Hermetic religions.) Those who think that sinning
does not apply to them are called "free" by the world. Knowledge of
the truth merely makes such people arrogant, which is what the
words, "it makes them free" mean. It even gives them a sense of
superiority over the whole world. But "Love builds up" (1 Cor. 8:1).
(There has been some who approached the Spirit, hoping to misuse the
Powers thereof for selfish purposes. They can be thought of as
the "First-Born of the Egyptians", having entered not by "the Blood
of the Passover Lamb between the two...", but by some other means,
whereby their bodies were not adequately cleansed of carbon to attain
the Transmutation of the Body. They are often used for dubious
purposes, such as telepathic espionage. They can be thought of as
the "False Prophet" in the Book of Revelations). In fact, he who is
really free, through knowledge, is a slave, because of love for those
who have not yet been able to attain to the freedom of knowledge
(Gnosis). Knowledge (of the Revealed Gospel) makes them capable of
becoming free (from Suffering). Love never calls something its own,
[...] it [...] possess [...]. It never says,"This is yours" or "This
is mine," but "All these are yours". (This is part of the intrinsic
sense of the Renunciation of worldly goods. Elsewhere, Jesus
said: "Keep no possessions on earth". "Those in the Holy Spirit blow
around like the wind." "The birds and the flowers don't work, but
does the Father not take care of them?" With the powers of mind-over-
matter, known in Tibetan as the Yeshe Norbu or Wish-Fulfilling Gem,
indeed one's every wish, within reason, is fulfilled! The granting of
every wish like the Genie of Alladdin's Magic Lamp: This Wish-
Granting and Physical Immortality are the two greatest and most
neglected benefits of the Siddhis or "Gifts of the Holy Spirit",
mentioned in I Cor. 12. The Higher Consciousness generates great
bliss, resulting in Righteous, Generous, Unselfish, Altruistic
Blessings upon one's fellow man. Love is Bliss turned outwards.)
Spiritual love is wine (symbol of the Water of Life) and fragrance.
All those who anoint themselves with it (practice Rasa Tantra) take
pleasure in (from) it. While those who are anointed (Baptized) are
present, those nearby also profit (from the beneficence, blessings
and miraculous gifts of the Resurrected Saints of God). If those
(Resurrected Beings) anointed with ointment (of purified Bioplasma)
withdraw from them and leave, then those not anointed, who merely
stand nearby, still remain in their bad odor (unsaved). (For example,
when Jesus disappeared, his ability to intervene on our behalf was
severely limited. That is why we should create more individuals of
such high quality as Jesus. We can cure ouselves of many diseases
with Genetic Efflux, or we can be cured by someone who is
thus "Anointed in the Bridal Chamber".) The Samaritan gave nothing
but wine and oil to the wounded man. It is nothing other than the
ointment. It healed the wounds, for "love covers a multitude of sins"
(1 Ps. 4:8). (Wine and oil are ancient symbols for the Waters of
Life.)

CH. 88
The children a woman bears resemble the man who loves her. If her
husband loves her, then they resemble her husband. If it is an
adulterer, then they resemble the adulterer. Frequently, if a woman
sleeps with her husband out of necessity, while her heart is with the
adulterer with whom she usually has intercourse, the child she will
bear is born resembling the adulterer. Now you who live together with
the Son of God, love not the world, but love the Lord, in order that
those you will bring forth may not resemble the world, but may
resemble the Lord. (Those Reborn from the DNA of their spouses: When
the Re-Conception occurs, they will take on half of each partner's
chromosomes, with the corresponding physical characteristics. It is
interesting how all this mimics ordinary marriage and childbirth:
Only, this time, the Divine "Child" is the Genetic Rejuvenation
Within them! One might argue that this "Son" might, just as likely,
be a "Daughter". I prefer to cause this Androgynous Embryo Within,
the "Only Child of God". At present, we are but children of people.)

CH. 89
The human being has intercourse with the human being. The horse has
intercourse with the horse, the ass with the ass. Members of a race
usually have associated with those of like race. So spirit mingles
with spirit, and thought consorts with thought, and light shares with
light. If you are born a human being, it is the human being who will
love you. If you become a spirit, it is the spirit which will be
joined to you. If you become thought, it is thought which will mingle
with you. If you become light, it is the light which will share with
you. If you become one of those who belong above, it is those who
belong above who will rest upon you. If you become horse or ass or
bull or dog or sheep, or another of the animals which are outside or
below, then neither human being nor spirit nor thought nor light will
be able to love you. Neither those who belong above nor those who
belong within will be able to rest in you, and you have no part in
them. (Similarly, the unrighteous behave as animals, and have no
place with the Righteous. Jesus said: "Be not unequally yoked. For,
what purpose does Righteousness have with unrighteousness?" It is a
crying shame how the Righteous have suffered under the churches, the
USA, and their subordinate nations. The perception has not escaped us
that the reactions of the unrighteous to Theological Truth, is like a
lower species trying to learn the same Knowledge as humans, being
incapable of understanding simple Hermetic philosophy. Unfortunately,
we had to upset many with something they don't deserve, in order to
Save but a few.)

CH. 90
He who is a slave against his will, will be able to become free. He
who has become free by favor of his master, and has sold himself into
slavery, will no longer be able to be free. (In the case of the
Ministry of Salvation Science, you yourselves decide if you deserve
to be free or not. If you have willfully enslaved yourselves to the
bondage of the Eight-Fold Suffering, you have declared to God that
you do not deserve Salvation. If you are a "Chosen Person", enslaved
to the Eight-Fold Suffering against your will, you may now begin
your "Exodus" from bondage in the man-made hell, symbolized as Egypt.)

CH. 91
Farming in the world requires the cooperation of four essential
elements. A harvest is gathered into the barn only as a result of the
natural action of water, earth, wind and light. (This teaching
originated with Zarathustra, who taught that the Dharma is like a
peanut, which is us. The Seed needs only the right air, water, sun,
and earth, in order to flourish: A good concept for those who wish to
Re-Engender themselves.) God's farming likewise has four elements -
faith, hope, love, and knowledge. Faith is our earth, that in which
we take root. And hope is the water through which we are nourished.
Love is the air through which we grow. Knowledge, then, is the light
through which we ripen. Grace exists in four ways: it is earthborn;
it is heavenly; [...] the highest heaven; [...] in [...]. (I can
think of two Ways to Engender God's Grace: The practice of Rasa
Tantra or the blessings of an accomplished Rasa Tantric. Those who
despair at the difficulty of Rasa Tantra or Urine Therapy, in order
to cure disease or decay, can still rely on the Shakti Pat of a
Tantric Master to achieve the same ends. We should also consider the
Experimental Protocol, known as Project Genesis, the intravenous
joining of a man and woman of the same blood type. But one should be
aware that the body will never be completely purified without
fasting.)