Table of contents for August 2020 in PEARL

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A novel, unseen, troublesome bug appears and upends present-day life all over the planet into a screeching halt, precipitating a global crisis in human societies, forcing people to learn to live and work in new unaccustomed ways and taking a heavy toll on vulnerable groups. A rainbow of chaos stretches over each day. The ordinary gestures of everyday social interaction as well as the very air we breathe now pose the threat of infection. As the raging bug stalks the land, spiking its infection rate – again and again –, often from lack of discipline, country after country finds itself in a delicate phase of the pandemic; political leaders, too, are often at a loss to come up with an effective approach to stop further waves. The clocks stop for…

Is coronavirus a random mutation, a ‘punishment from God’ or something else? A small virus with astonishing properties emerges and within a few weeks, changes the supposedly unstoppable upward trajectory of mankind into a crash landing with incalculable consequences. Almost all countries are thrown into severe turmoil with their economies badly battered. Many believers, both genuine and nominal, wonder whether the coronavirus could not be a punishment from God for the prevailing human attitude of treating this wonderful planet with unrestrained impunity, just as it suits us. However, this topic is a particularly hot potato for representatives of the churches, culminating in hasty reassurances that God never punishes because He is all-forgiving Love. But this is not correct in the manner it is presented, and we should therefore be careful…

A full-time clarinetist in an orchestra, Paul Schmitt’s lifelong quest to discover answers to seemingly unanswerable questions about human origin and existence, how the order of the world is organised, whether the cosmos arose by ‘chance’ or whether it was created and is enlivened by a higher power, whether man is a ‘biochemical machine’ leading a more or less meaningless and irresponsible existence, or whether we all have a destiny to be fulfilled that follows a higher order and meaning, led him on his spiritual path to the work In the Light of Truth - The Grail Message, which holds knowledge that goes beyond humanity's current level of understanding.…

THE THREE VOLUMES of In the Light of Truth contain a total of 168 lectures whose contents, building upon one another, give a picture of Creation in entirety. The Author’s all-embracing view is based on well-known natural laws, which reveal the hidden connections of our existence and offer valuable guidance for the journey through life. The lectures assembled in these three volumes were written and developed by the Author, Abd-ru-shin, between the years 1923 and 1938. Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? The Work In the Light of Truth is known throughout the world for its conclusive answers to the great questions of humanity, such as the meaning of life, justice, fate and why we live after death. Written originally in German, it is…