Online King James Version Bible. 1 Kings Ch 4:1-34

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Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
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And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
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And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
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ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and fallow deer, and fatted fowl.
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For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
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And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, all the days of Solomon.
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And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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And those officers provided victuals for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
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Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
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And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore.
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And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
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For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ez'rahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
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And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
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And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
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And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.

How did Solomon obtain such wisdom? For here something quite extraordinary is hinted at, there's even peace with neighbouring kingdoms. It is not wisdom in a sense that people want to hear what Solomon will say; no, it makes entire kingdom prosper, even. Sure, Solomon's father, king David, is a man of war, he is allowed to dwell in a tent, not excluding his worship - what he understands under 'religion' - from the predicament. Solomon is a man of peace, that is one thing. ...

It would be easy to expatiate on the matter on another dozen of pages or so, following safe lines of retelling of what is already in the Bible. It could also be a useful exercise - it usually is - but hell, I am to get out of the prison of personality, reaching at least to the essence level to work on it. For if essence develops, the course of developing personality is ensured in advance. (For this, I will need, symbolically, 19 other people, tottaly committed individuals who understand what is at stake. But this is a stage that probably comes later.) That's why I want to know how Bible can help me with it. I'm not writing to engage in theological choirs. Something like that would be a serious errand. So, as to these lines here, it's not only "I'm doing it", it's also about knowing, if possible, why I am doing it. That's why I want to grab the material ruthlessly and really try to squeeze out of it the very practical essence, the very secret of this Work, so to speak, or at least something that is useful in terms of the Work. Or maybe it just won't work out this way; I might have to pay, in terms of patiently, insistently directing attention at the problem and rereading and rereading again.

Is there a problem? Of course, because this milk&honey image is typical deceit of the devil. Before succumbing to these spring&summer images, let's take a look at the winter-like reality. Due to the laws of reciprocal maintenance, an unprecedented wave of cold from next higher cosmos is approaching, nay, is already enveloping this Earth with its frosty breath, indubitaly to crush the planet's tender life which has only some millenia of age. Scientists are afraid this globe will freeze to the core. (Which would be pity for they won't be able to study e.g. volcanic activity anymore.) The earth caught cold first, then it caught fever. Can it get worse? Geez, I get so absorbed into these cosmic processes, for they affect us all. And then I miss the point. I always miss the point when I get too absorbed.

Therefore I don't get absorbed. I think how, ideally, every man is under his vine and under his fig tree, and why that meant such an ideal state to the ancients, no doubt ideal for the expansion of kingdom, i.e. for harmonious progression of things that Man inwardly desires, in Gurdiffian sense of the word. We are told that Man desires to KNOW and to BE, and that in this way, and in this way only, a soul, potentially immortal, eternal soul, can be built.

Ancients obviosly knew that only balanced, harmonious men can constitute a strong, prosperous kingodm. At least Solomon knew that. Those quarrels over constitutionals and other legislative and regulatory issues are ultimately empty. Something our 'civilization' we have to use for our development somehow appears to have forgotten.

But enough, really, of verbiage. The question is: DAMN, HOW the FUCK did Solomon GET 'his', how shall we call it, 'wisdom'? So sorry to interrupt your fat, sweet, drunken sleep, reader buddy. Anyway, what did you think? That THIS is the place where you will get another fucking sermon or what? You remind me of the jork that I knew. Knew WELL. He began his man #4 awakening career by awakening OTHERS.

Now, really, how on earth does man acquire such blessed possessions? But maybe, in Solomon's times, such things didn't happen "on earth". They required intervention in one's dreams, as if coming from God Himself. Faced with such unearthly influence, Solomon, the wisest, if not the greatest of all kings of all times, could speak with confidence: I am small, young and thoroughly stupid. What should I desire? Long stupid life? Famous stupid life? Rich stupid life? Wisdom, of course, otherwise my stupidity might bring a quick end to me and to the kingdom.

God 'liked' it - it's always good when a beginner in the Work can get rid of the (quite common) delusion that he/she has it already, and therefore can begin to genuinely desire what they don't have. For what they desire, they are trying to acquire. It is their treasure, where their heart is also. Ideally, they reach the stage where it becomes the most important. Then, by definition, they become man #4. Usually version 4.7011. It's just a convention that determines where stable versions are first put, at least with the Work on our side of the Atlantic Ocean, and certainly also in all standard-conforming Work Dormitories in our city. We are proud of it.

Honestly, I think we are doing great. Last year, we sifted millions of individuals who demonstrated mostly total lack of interest. Suddenly we are rewarded with a handful of individuals who are willing to take up this Work and are seriously playing with the idea of total commitment. It's strange I don't burst for joy!!! But shhh. This is strictly confidential. I didn't say anything, I didn't write anything, you didn't read it at all. Good. Now, on this 'basis' we can hope to continue with our 'analyses'.