Templars of the Sangreal

A few years ago, a seeker approached a Master of Arts Real (a true Mystic) and asked him:

- Master, I would love to know why humans war up and can not understand why, for more who claim to be seeking peace and understanding, for more who preach love and loathe more than affirm the Hate ?

- This is a very serious question. Generations and generations have done and failed to get a satisfactory answer, not realizing that everything is a matter of evolutionary level. The vast majority of humanity living on planet Earth is currently at level 1. Many others, level 2 and level 3 in some others. This is the great majority. A few have managed to reach level 4, very few level 5, level 6 rare and only a thousand in some one thousand years appears to have the level 7.

- But Teacher, what are these levels?

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(*) Taken from Pioneirosdebrasilia.com

Brothers co-authors of this piece of architecture: Alair Moreira Spinola, Antonio Lopes da Silva, Sergio Roberto Gimenez, Sergio Sanemitsu Tawata; Lyra Valter Gomes, Joseph W. Nunes and Roberto Mauro B. Gomes.

Venerable Master

The jewel is the Square of the frame. The Square is the symbol of righteousness, as distinctive jewel of the office of Worshipful, indicates that it should be the Mason straighter and fairer Store presiding.

As a symbol of righteousness, every Mason must subordinate their actions. As a symbol of virtue, we must rectify our hearts. The Square is materially instrument employed in construction. It symbolizes to the Venerable, the greatness, the wisdom of his judgments and teachings to members of the workshop. It is this wisdom and discern ment of Justice must come their judgments, their sentences.

By Venerable Workshop is known, that is, being the result of the will of the Brothers of the Board, is constitutionally responsible for the direct and indirect activity or inactivity, the brightness or by mediocrity, or disunity for their participation, equality or complex, by arrogance or the environment of harmony, and finally the failure or resounding success.

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The wider tolerance is needed in ideas and opinions, asserting itself as the first condition of life and work of Masonry, and as necessary to postulate that the differences between the ideas does not impede the realization of solidarity and a spirit of brotherhood that always should prevail among Masons.

Let each one strive individually and in concert with the possibilities of their intelligence and make the best and wisest use of their knowledge, but take care not to blame others, or because he does not understand them or because they do not understand it as occurs whenever one of the cases, and often both at once.

Every honest opinion deserves to be respected for that reason even though there may be disagreement on its merits. True freedom of thought is measured by the freedom that each individual knows the other grant.

The difference of ideas should never produce results in a lack of sympathy and even less of antipathy between two brothers: those who do fail in their duties of Masons.
It should rather try to understand and identify each other as well as possible with the opposite view. Any antipathy is fundamentally a lack of understanding, while understanding and sympathy are synonymous.

Masonry, Universal Order, are men of all races and nationalities embraced by initiation and gathered in shops, in which, aided by symbols and allegories, study and work for the betterment of human society.

It is founded on brotherly love and hope that, with love for God, country, family and others with tolerance and wisdom, constant and free investigation of truth, with the evolution of human knowledge in philosophy, science and arts, in the triad of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity and within the Principles of Morals, Reason and Justice, the world reaches the general happiness and universal peace.

From this we can deduce the following statement:

* Freemasonry proclaims, since its origin, the existence of a Creative Principle, which, in respect of all religions, called the Great Architect of the Universe;
* Freemasonry does not impose limits on the search for truth, and to ensure that freedom requires greater tolerance of all;
* Freemasonry is accessible to people of all races, classes and beliefs, whether religious or political, except those that deprive man of freedom of conscience, of expression of thought, restrict the rights and dignity of the human person and demand unconditional submission;
* The Craft is composed of three universally recognized and adopted Degrees: Entered Apprentice, Fellow and Master;
* Masonry in addition to fighting ignorance in all its forms, constitutes a school, imposing the following program:
a) conform to the democratic laws of the country;
b) live by the dictates of honor;
c) practice justice;
d) love your neighbor;
e) work for human progress;

Freemasonry forbids partisan political debate and religious-sectarian in its Temples.

Along with this definition of Freemasonry, also proclaims the following principles:
- Love God, Homeland, Family, and Humanity;
- Practicing beneficence, so discreet, without humiliating;
- Practice Masonic solidarity in just causes, strengthening the bonds of brotherhood;
- Defend the rights and individual guarantees;
- Consider legal and decent work as a duty of man;
- Require members of his good moral character, civic, social and family, fighting for the improvement of customs;
- Require tolerance for all forms of manifestation of conscience, religion or philosophy, whose objectives are to gain the truth, morality, peace and social good;
- Fighting for the principle of equity, giving each one what is just, according to his ability, works and merits;
- Combating fanaticism, passions, vices and obscurantism.

The Masonic teachings guide its members to dedicate themselves to the happiness of their fellows, not only because reason and morality they impose such an obligation, but also because this feeling of solidarity makes them brothers.

Text taken from page GLESP