Prophets of old, returning to God, immortality, death, and the end of suffering

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And I, like the worn and forgotten, desperate prophets of old, I am walking continually out of hell on the path of truth and love. With eyes unbendingly forward, I walk on and on and on. I no longer turn to look and see who comes along or walks away. I do not care. I am walking, forever forward, in one direction and one direction only- towards home, wherever that may be.

My sole intent is to return to God, and to take as many others with me as I can. That is my soul intent. If I can take only myself, so be it. If I can bring the whole world along, so be it. No matter. I am returning.

Anyone wishing to come along is welcome, but I am not stopping to beseech another, nor tarry while they choose. I am forever walking in one direction. Towards truth and love, and with a conviction that will no longer bend an inch. I am not waiting like the days of old. I am not coming back again, now you must come along with me. I will not argue, nor turn aside, nor stop, nor slow my pace. Come with me if you choose, and all who choose are welcome, but I am moving onward. Under sun or moon, alone or with the world beside me, it does not matter. I do not care any more. I know who I am. I know where I am headed. I am walking back to God, and all are welcome to come along, but, as I said, I am not stopping. Thither to the bright and distant, forever on, towards truth and love, and I shall cease for no one, no where, and for nothing in between.

Immortality means nothing. It only means that you will have to return over and over to the land of Death, even though you shall never die. The reward is as bitter as the trial; you, spirit, you will descend again the moment you learn how to transcend, because your suffering will not end until all suffering ends. 

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These selected fragments are excerpted from unpublished writings by Jack Haas; selections from the notebooks 1990-2005.