Paul, Missed you at Twelvelinks these past 3 years ... tell us about "nine3qtrs".
Regards Ian On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:49 PM, Paul Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > * > > The dual nature of the human being > * > > First of all, there is one fundamental insight which, though at first glance > may seem very simple, can actually prove decisive in our quest for life's > meaning. > > This insight, if understood and worked with on a daily basis, can help > enormously in purifying our urge to seek, so that it becomes much more > dynamic and capable of > > reaching its goal. This insight is the knowledge that our urge to seek -- > our yearning for absolute truth, perfection, healing, love -- does > *not *originate > in the part of > > ourselves we are accustomed to calling 'I,' although it may *appear *to do > so. Our thirst for the Absolute actually originates from an eternal > principle latent within us. This > * > > eternal *principle is quite distinct from the ego, and remains in a more or > less dormant state in most people. We call this principle of eternity the > > 'Rose,' but it is also known by many other names, such as 'divine spark,' > 'spirit-spark atom,' the Christos, the Pearl of Great Price, the Precious > Jewel in the Lotus, and so > > on. > * > > The two orders of existence > * > > This brings us to the second fundamental tenet : the knowledge that the Rose > -- the eternal principle latent in the heart -- is subject to one set of > laws, > > while the rest of our being is subject to another. We call these two sets of > laws the 'two orders of existence,' or the 'two nature orders.' > > Apart from the Rose, our whole being is a product of nature, entirely > subject to the laws of time and space. That is why, of ourselves, we can > never achieve anything > > absolute and lasting, for our creations will always be subject to finiteness > and temporality. > > The Rose, on the other hand, as the principle of eternity latent within us, > is subject to the laws of eternity. That is why, if we want to transcend > space and time, if we want > > to reach the Absolute, the eternal, we will never be able to do so with any > part of our self as it is at this moment. If we want our thirst for the > Absolute to be satisfied, we > > will need to begin by 'standing aside,' as regards our ordinary, I-central > consciousness, and allowing the eternal principle latent within us to > develop so that > > it gradually becomes predominant in our system. > * > > A bridge from time to eternity > * > > The goal the is to shift the I-central consciousness from its position as > 'king' in their inner household, and to restore it to its proper role: that > of 'servant' > > to the growing True Self within, the Christ-Self, the Rose. Simultaneously, > this Rose within them is given all the sustenance it needs to be able to > grow. If the person > > cooperates and perseveres in this process, the Rose increasingly unfolds and > blooms; it becomes an inner source of light and love that sheds its perfume > and radiance over > all, for the benefit of all. > > *The heart of religion > * > > The method of restoring to life the Rose -- the original, divine Self -- can > be traced at the heart of all the world's great religions. However, we human > beings in whom the > > I-central self predominates are prone to misunderstanding, since we tend to > interpret the teachings of religion as if they were intended for the > ordinary I-consciousness. In > > this way, messages regarding the spiritual path are distorted, and the > original truth is forgotten as the years go by. > * > > The universal path > * > > In all the world's great religions the idea is expressed that, in the > beginning, human beings had a perfect connection with their origin, with the > Absolute, with God. When > > they lost this connection they became twofold creatures in a world separated > from God, no longer able to live in the original Light-World. > > The original teachings behind all religions describe a path of return to > that Light- World, a method of restoring our connection with the Godhead. > Hence the word > > 'religion', which stems from the Latin *re ligare*, 'to reconnect'.This > possibility of restoring our connection with the Godhead is beautifully > > described, for instance, in the ancient Egyptian text, the *Corpus > Hermeticum*: *'It was His will that the link with the Spirit should be > placed within reach of all souls; > > however, as a prize for the race. He sent down a great Mixing Vessel, filled > with the powers of the Spirit and He appointed a herald and bade him > proclaim to the hearts of men: 'Immerse > yourselves in this Mixing Vessel, you souls who can; you who believe and > trust that you will ascend to Him who sent down this Vessel; you who know > for what purpose you were created.' > > next piece I will talk about the Holy Grail in the mean time reflect on > this.... > * > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
