Lot 61
A unique insight into the mindset of the White Canadian Burns when he defended his title against Jack Johnson, the Black American challenger
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Exhibited:
- Sports, Boxing Literature:
- Memorabilia Medium:
- 594 Circa:
- Collectibles Notes:
- The letter reads : "Dec 7th 1953 . Coalinga California USA Box 366 Your Letter 25/10/53 received. I was very pleased to hear that Bill Squires is in good Health. Inclosed (sic) find a clipping of Bill Squires and (sic) myself in the Coalinga Record two days ago. It will explain itself. What I am doing today as you requested, I am healing the sick and the suffering with the power of thought qualified with love through the Cosmic Consciousness as Jesus did 2000 years ago and as he is doing today. My contest with Jack Johnson Dec, 26-1908, reminds me that in all my previous contests I had used the secret of relaxation during all my rest periods, but at that time, race prejudice was rampant in my mind. The idea of a black man challenging me of the white race was beyond endurance. With that ruling my consciousness I went out to kill. I surely did hate which was the opposite to relaxation. Thus I was tense and unable to defend myself Johnson was the very opposite and naturally won the contest. I, however was fortunate in not being hurt, I was not bleeding although I had a swollen jaw. To prove that Mr Johnson held no hate against me was born (sic) out years later when I was operating a Night Club (sic) in New York. Johnson was broke when he came into my club and asked me if I would help him, so with a feeling of compassion and love I gave him the amount requested. The word Christ means Savior (sic), so my seeming loss on Christmas Day was turned to that of love and I felt that after all I had won a great battle which I realize now to be true. To me Johnson was a champion of the first magnitude. He just had to be to out box Tommy Burns. Now I am glad that I lost the championship to Johnson. I may say that I still had a greater contest to master some years later and that was a disease named arthritis which tied up my whole body and was the result of erroneous thinking. The thoughts were not bad, but it was my qualification of the thoughts. Finally I discovered that when I qualified my thoughts with love I felt better physically. So this was the great battle of all battles, if I was to live I just had to love and I found this almost as difficult in the beginning as the Johnson battle. However with that determination as is expressed in my pretruding (sic) chin, which has now been somewhat receded, I hold on to the qualifying of every thought with love which has regenerated me physically, mentally and spiritually. First I had to prove that love power had on my own body, and if I could heal myself, then this same power could help others when mentally applied and now I live to help others. I have helped thousands whom I have never seen that write to me for help. All is done through the cosmic consciousness from mind-life. As all mind-life is one life when the truth about life is understood. I am in my seventy- third year and in perfect health as my picture shows, although I belong to no form of religion I do read and study a book written by John Westaway entitled The Mystery of God Revealed. If anyone would like a copy of this book they may have one by writing (to) John Westaway Vancouver B.C. Canada 3589 Granville St. Only love offerings are accepted for same. It gives you Jesus teachings to its fullness how to have life everlasting and overcome death the last enemy with a consciousness of love divine. I realize today and I want to thank Mr Johnson for what he taught me that boxing day in 1908. And I now know he was a great teacher and not an opponent and I realize the word Christmas means freedom and to love is freedom. Jack Johnson has received help from me, since he has passed on, as all people pass on live in the same consciousness as they did while in the flesh body while on the earth plane as the parable of the sick man states who wanted a drink of water to quench his thirst is an example. Enclosed find photo taken a few days ago and my card which you may publish with the article anywhere except Canada and ; U.S.A. With love unreserved to Australia, Always your friend in Christ-Love, Tommy Burns."
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