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The Principles of Tithing Another
question concerned the karmic implications of donations given to The Stelle
Group. Richard answered that the tithing principle has been a long-established
understanding in many religions. All of us owe the Universe quite a bit—for
life itself, as well as for the fruits of the world and all its raw
materials. But karma teaches us that we cannot get something for nothing; so
we really owe God for all of these things we receive, Since God cannot be
paid directly, a long time ago the ancient Lemurians were taught to give 10
percent of all they earned to God’s work. At that time a group of advanced
Egos, known by the general populace as Elders, were working to establish civilization
and giving their time to training persons to take part init. Tithes were therefore given to the Elders for Their support and
for furthering the development of civilization. The Stelle Group, a nonprofit
organization for furthering the Plan of the Brotherhoods,
is a legitimate recipient of tithes; for no salaries are paid and the money
is deposited to the building fund or operating fund. As an added benefit,
each person who tithes is establishing his personal equity in Stelle where he
plans to live as well as keeping his karmic account balanced by compensating
for God’s gifts to him. (07-1969) |
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