Inner discomfort - find the cause of it and dispel it with light
"When you feel an inner discomfort, do not let it linger without doing something about it. Stop and take stock of the state you are in – what exactly are you feeling, what has caused it?
Try to remember what you have seen and heard, or what you yourself have done, said or thought.
Because something has caused it, and it is good to figure out what, in order to learn a lesson for the future. If you do not find the cause, do not just sit and do nothing.
Concentrate and try to dispel this discomfort by connecting with the world of light, which is our only salvation. Immerse yourself in the light, imagine that you are swimming in this purifying and invigorating fluid, and soon you will feel free,
a weight will be lifted, and you will be able to continue your work."
~ Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
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True temple, the - a hallowed human body
"As long as human beings are not sufficiently evolved to understand the basic truths of the spiritual life, they will need the tangible, material aspects of religion.
But the day they finally manage to become more fully developed and awaken within themselves certain subtle centres – known in Hindu philosophy as chakras – they will gain a higher level of understanding of things and will begin to abandon the outer forms,
for these forms will no longer seem as vital, intense and powerful as those they are experiencing inwardly. Then they will no longer even need temples and churches.
There are many temples in the world, all of which have their reason for being.
A female humpback whale had become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat.
She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body, her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth.
This is her story of giving gratitude.
A fisherman spotted her just east of the Faralon Islands (outside the Golden Gate) and radioed for help.
Within a few hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so badly off, the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her…. a very dangerous proposition.
One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.
The piece below from the 13th century poet Rumi carries within it an essence that is central to many spiritual traditions around the world. The teaching itself may seem simple, but the most powerful ones always do.
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture...
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
Meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.
Destiny - a person’s destiny is determined by their attitude towards heaven
"The whole of a person’s destiny is determined by their attitude towards heaven. But, far from glorifying God and humbling themselves before his greatness, human beings show less and less respect,
thereby obstructing his designs and disrupting the order of creation. Humans’ worst enemy is pride, this insolent, arrogant attitude that will lead to their ruin.
If they wish to save themselves, they must learn to regard creation as sacred, to vibrate like an Aeolian harp in response to every breath, every current from heaven, to communicate with the universe, with the Universal Soul, with God himself.
Spiritual responsibilities - instead of crushing you, they lift you up
"A spiritual Master, an Initiate, bears enormous responsibilities but he is not crushed by them, for spiritual responsibilities are not heavy or burdensome.
If you want to spread light in the world, it may seem as though you are burdening yourself, but in reality, things become lighter for you. Why? Because the nature of the charge is different. Far from weighing you down, responsibilities of a divine, spiritual nature lift you up.
It all depends on the nature of the charges you accept.
Take for example a block of stone; it is heavy because it is subject to the gravitational force of the earth, but if you move it far enough from the earth to escape this attraction, it becomes weightless –
Society - changing it by first transforming ourselves
"It is true that we live in a society in which a great many things need to be changed, but this must not be achieved through violence.
Besides, true change is never wrought through violence, which always leads to greater evils than those it claims to cure.
So, how can we bring about change in society? By our way of life. It is by first transforming themselves that human beings can change the whole world.
But for this to happen, they need a Teaching, that is to say, a system and methods. For this is the crux of the matter: you have to live a new life based on a new philosophy supported and nourished by a new understanding of love.