Chapter 6
Whether on earth or in heaven, the same rules apply to both:
He who serves himself one-half, and serves others one-half, shall stand grade fifty.
He who serves himself three-quarters, and others one-quarter, shall stand grade twenty-five.
He who serves himself one-quarter, and others three-quarters, shall stand grade seventy-five.
He who serves himself only, shall stand grade one.
He who serves others wholly, shall stand grade ninety-nine.
And whoever serves accordingly, himself or others, shall stand in grade even as his works manifest.
To serve one’s self is to work for one’s self; to strive for one’s self, to think of one’s own self, as to what will benefit one’s own self only.
To serve others, is to do good to others; to help them; to teach them; to give them joy and comfort. This is the service of Jehovih.
But there are some who are below the grades; who seek to do evil; who seek to make others unhappy; who delight in crime and pollution. These, if mortal, shall be called druks; and if spirits, shall be called drujas [druj, singular –Ed.].
The grades of my heavens of the earth, being atmospherea, in general follow this manner:
Grade one is on the earth; grade fifty, midway between the earth and the emancipated heavens, etherea.
Grade twenty-five is one-quarter of the way up from the earth, toward etherea; but grade seventy-five is three-quarters of the way up, toward etherea. And so on, intermediate grades and places of ascent corresponding in like manner.
But grade ninety-nine is the highest atmospherean grade, preparatory to entrance into the company of the all pure in spirit.
But good works alone are not sufficient to attain the highest grades, for they require knowledge and capacity to unfold others.
To accomplish which, those of the higher grades shall often return to the lower, and learn to lift them up. For this is what calls the ethereans in the times of resurrections.
Accordingly the righteous, who are yet mortal, begin at once lifting up their fellows.
Which labor is to the spirit as exercise is to the mortal body, that which gives strength.
Judge, then, yourself, O man of the earth, as to the place your spirit will rise in the time of your death.