Every spiritual philosophy must eventually answer a practical question: how does one live these teachings? The Agasha Temple of Wisdom offers five rules as the answer to that question. They are not commandments nor are they standards by which we measure or judge one another. They are conscious statements of intention, a guide for the individual who has chosen to walk this path. Each rule reflects something already true within us, waiting to be recognized and expressed.
The first three rules speak to the nature of the soul itself, what it is, how it grows, and how it relates to all other expressions of life. The final two bring that understanding into lived experience, into the present moment, and the light we carry out into the world. Taken together, they form a complete picture of the conscious, evolving individual.
The Five Rules
These are the five rules of the Agasha Temple of Wisdom entrusted to us by Master Ayuibbi Tobabu:
- I shall strive to learn to be that which I am.
- I will endeavor to understand all experiences I have yet to experience.
- I am that I am so all may be.
- I shall learn that there is no peace that lies in tomorrow that is not here today.
- I will be the pure color of all my collective experience and I shall call that my light, and that light of purest white shall shine as a beacon for all to see.
Even though this is a singular effort, I can only do it with your help. Monzaholla.
The Meaning of the Rules
What follows is an explanation on the deeper meaning of each rule and how it may be applied in the course of daily life.
Rule #1: I shall strive to learn to be that which I am.
The key word in this rule is learn. It is not simply a declaration of being, but a commitment to the ongoing process of discovering what that being truly is. Most of us move through life in a semiconscious state, only partially aware of what stands to the right and to the left of us. We act, we react, we make choices, and yet much of this unfolds without a full awareness of the consequences that follow or what led us to them.
To go beyond that point, what the first rule asks us to learn is to be an individual. To be an individual is not to be different for the sake of difference, nor to separate oneself from others. It is to follow the calling of the soul rather than the pull of the crowd. It is easy upon the physical plane to move in the direction that others are moving, to adopt the preferences, the habits, and the pursuits of those around us simply because they are around us. But the soul does not call us toward what is fashionable or convenient. It calls us toward what is true. And that calling is unique to each of us. There is only one soul in all of existence who has had your experiences, in the precise manner in which you experienced them, in the exact moments in time in which they occurred. That is you, and there is no other.
Understanding this, we come to see that our life is not behind us, nor is it simply ahead of us. Our life is about us: it is to the right and to the left, in front and behind. Your life has always been, and your life shall always be. You are the collective sum of all that you have experienced across the full span of your soul’s journey, and all of that is present within you at this very moment.
To strive to learn to be that which you are is to embrace that wholeness and bring it consciously into the now. I am that I am. That is all that is needed in this moment.
Rule #2: I will endeavor to understand all experiences I have yet to experience.
We walk through the world in a state of casual carelessness, often failing to recognize the deeper purpose behind what is happening. Yet the soul, that infinite intelligence within, calls unto us precisely those experiences that are necessary for our progression. A broken relationship, an unexpected hardship, a circumstance that seems out of character or difficult to explain; these are not random. They are the soul’s karmic path in its goal to unfold its wisdom.
The operative word in this rule is understand. Any person can go through an experience. What determines whether that experience has value is whether we have truly understood it. There is an important distinction here between knowing and understanding. We may know that a thing has happened. We may even be able to articulate what occurred. But understanding goes deeper. It is the why beneath the what, the insight that transforms an event into wisdom. Without that understanding, the experience has not yet fulfilled its purpose.
This is why some individuals encounter the same difficulty over and over again. It is not simply bad luck. It is the soul calling the same experience forward again, because the understanding has not yet been reached. Once we understand the experience we begin to exercise conscious choice within it. And once we can do that, we have mastered it.
To endeavor to understand all experiences we have yet to experience is to commit to meeting life with awareness, to looking honestly at each experience, and to extending that same understanding to others as well.
Rule #3: I am that I am so all may be.
This rule asks us to accept ourselves fully, at whatever stage of development we find ourselves in at this moment. This acceptance is born of true understanding, not resignation. The stage we occupy is neither better nor worse than those of a higher vibration, nor those of a lesser one. Each is exactly where it is meant to be within the grand progression of the soul’s journey.
In accepting ourselves in this way, we naturally extend that same acceptance outward. We release judgment. We release prejudice. When we can look upon another, regardless of where they stand in their development, and recognize that their place in the progression is as valid as our own, we have opened ourselves to a far greater understanding of the God consciousness at work in all things.
There is a profound expansion contained within this simple rule. To say I am that I am is to stand in the full truth of one’s present being without apology or judgment. To add so all may be is to extend that same dignity to every other expression of life. In doing so, we are no longer simply accepting ourselves. We are affirming the right of all consciousness, at every level of vibration, to be exactly what it is in this moment.
This is the foundation of true spiritual acceptance, and it is inseparable from the agape that underlies the Universal Understanding of the God Consciousness.
Rule #4: I shall learn that there is no peace that lies in tomorrow that is not here today.
All that is, is now. This is not merely a philosophical statement but a practical truth. If peace is not present within us today, it will not be waiting for us tomorrow, or the day after, or the year down the line. We cannot defer inner peace to a future moment, because that future moment, when it arrives, will simply be another now. The peace we seek is here at this moment.
So often we scramble about upon the physical plane, losing ourselves in worry over what has passed or anticipation of what is to come. In doing so, we miss the moment. And it is precisely within the moment that peace resides. The choices and the consciousness we bring to this moment are the very seeds of what tomorrow becomes. If we move through today in turmoil, in fear, or in distraction, it is that consciousness we carry forward, and it is from that consciousness that our tomorrow is shaped. Peace, then, is not something we arrive at. It is something we must choose to cultivate here, so that what unfolds before us is born from it.
It is worth noting that within any given moment, each of us may experience it differently. As the saying goes, there are always three truths: your truth, my truth, and the truth. The peace of a moment is the same. Yet beneath our individual perspectives, there is a peace that belongs to the moment itself, and it is accessible to all.
To find that peace, we need only one thing: attentiveness. Attentiveness to ourselves, to our true desire, and to the awareness that we are doing all we can, to the best of our ability, in this moment. That attentiveness, practiced with diligence, becomes a habit. And like all habits, it requires effort at first, but grows easier with time until it becomes a natural expression of who we are.
What we create now is what shall be. The peace of tomorrow is built here, today.
Rule #5: I will be the pure color of all my collective experience and I shall call that my light, and that light of purest white shall shine as a beacon for all to see.
When all the colors of spectral light are brought together, they produce white light. Spectral light refers to the full range of colors visible within a beam of light, the same colors revealed when sunlight passes through a prism or appears in a rainbow. Each color represents a dimension of experience, a whole category of lessons lived and embraced across the journey of the unfoldment of the consciousness of the soul. Taken individually, each has its own hue and quality. But when gathered together, understood and accepted, they produce something complete. They produce a pure white light.
To be complete unto oneself is not to be separate from the whole. Just as each color in the spectrum is distinct in its own hue and quality, it does not cease to be part of the greater light. In the same way, we are each whole within ourselves while remaining part of the collective consciousness from which we came. Our individuality does not divide us from one another. It is the very means by which the whole expresses itself more fully. We are, each of us, a part of something far greater than ourselves, and yet we are complete within that part.
This is the rule that sums up all the others. The first rule asks us to learn to be that which we are. The second asks us to understand our experiences. The third asks us to accept ourselves and all others at whatever stage of development they occupy. The fourth asks us to find peace in the present moment. All of these, lived and integrated, become the colors of our spectrum. And it is only when we have brought those colors together, not merely experienced them, but understood them, made peace with them, and accepted them for what they are, that we become complete.
This does not mean that our journey is finished, but in the sense that at any given moment, we are the full expression of all that we have experienced up to that point. We are whole within our present spectrum. The work before us is not to become something other than what we are, but to consciously gather, understand, and integrate all that we have been, so that our light may shine with greater clarity.
That light, when it is genuine, does not announce itself. It simply shines. And in shining, it becomes a beacon for others, not as an act of display, but as a natural consequence of having done the inner work. To be the pure color of all your collective experience is to live so fully and consciously that your very presence illuminates the path for those who are still finding their way.
Closing Reflection
The five rules close with a statement that is not itself a rule, but may be the most important truth of all: Even though this is a singular effort, I can only do it with your help. It is a reminder that while the path is walked individually, it is never walked alone. We need the fellowship of those who walk beside us. That balance of personal responsibility and humility is the spirit in which these rules are meant to be lived.
These five rules, lived with sincerity and diligence, do not remain abstract principles for long. They begin to reshape our consciousness. The heart that was closed begins to open. The eyes that could not see beyond today begin to perceive something greater. The sense of separation we once carried gives way to the recognition that we belong to something far greater than ourselves. These are real and meaningful consequential rewards of a disciplined spiritual life. They are the signs of the unfoldment of the consciousness of the soul: the soul expressing itself more fully through the mortal consciousness that has chosen to align with it.
It is also worth recognizing the arc contained within these five rules. They begin with the individual, with the commitment to know oneself, to understand one’s experiences, and to accept one’s place in the greater whole. They move inward, into the present moment and the peace that can only be found there. And they culminate in something that reaches outward, a light so fully gathered and integrated that it becomes a beacon for others. This is the direction in which the soul moves, and these rules are the map.
Grow in light and grow in peace.
