The Big Question
It seems that many spiritual experiences follow something very painful in life. Is such pain necessary or can we achieve a painless enlightenment?
Do painful experiences distort reality and can we trust revelations that come from them?
The core principle to look at in answering this is the point of tension. A painful experience often stimulates the point of tension, but the tension can be created without pain.
The answer to the following questions will bring enlightenment on this subject. Here they are:
Why are we designed to die after 75 years or so? Why not 200 years?
What’s the difference in mindset between a master who has power to extend his life and a regular mortal who does not?
The answers I received from the group have two words worthy of contemplation which are “flexibility” and ‘crystallization.”
Here are some more words worthy of contemplation:
“You must be born again to see the kingdom of God” or we could say:
You must be born again to become a master.
What principle is hinted at here? What does it have to do with extending your life indefinitely?
The group has talked around the principle but not yet distilled it into a paragraph that appropriately conveys it.
Fill in the blanks:
The Master has power of rejuvenation and life extension because he understands the reason the average person must die. That reason is _______. He thus seeks to become born again. He nullifies the cause of death by utilizing the power of rebirth. He does this by tuning into the Will of God and _______. After this he then must do one more thing. What is it?
Let us start with the first part of the assignment: Fill in the blanks:
The Master has power of rejuvenation and life extension because he understands the reason the average person must die. That reason is _______.
Now there were several reasons given related to the causes of aging such as entropy, etheric or cell deterioration. Yes, there are a number of reasons we age and working with them can increase health and give some life extension, but will not lead to rejuvenation through a spiritual endowment. To achieve this, first the principle must be understood as to why we die, even if one is a health and fitness nut.
There were several answers circling around the principle. I may miss a few but a reader came very close with:
“That reason is _life in the body has become limited in its current form and circumstance and reaches a dead-end in its progression.”
Another used a key word related to the principle, which is “crystallization.”
Yes, we reach a dead end and crystallize, but why does this happen? Why does it occur to the extent that the soul ends the life of the pilgrim as an act of mercy?
Let us get this clear and we will move on to the rest of the paragraph.
The quote below contains a hint for the second blank.
Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down. Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869)
We’ll finish off this first section in as concise a manner as possible.
The Master has power of rejuvenation and life extension because he understands the reason the average person must die. That reason is he yields to the path of least resistance, becomes subject to inertia, crystallizes and no longer advances on the path of spiritual evolution.
Now let us move to the next stanza:
He thus seeks to become born again. He nullifies the cause of death by utilizing the power of rebirth. He does this by tuning into the Will of God and _______.
In relation to this I gave a hint in the quotation below:
“Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.” Hector Berlioz (1803 – 1869)
Tuning into the Will of God is an important first step. But what is the disciple to do after he obtains the vision? It is what he must do before he attempts to fulfill that Will. No one has given a complete answer on this in their own words. Contemplate the answer and soon we can move on to the last stanza which reads:
“After this he then must do one more thing. What is it?”
When the answer involves a piece of data then the answer is just the answer and it is black and white, cut and dried. But when it involves a principle then the answer is not always the answer. The teacher can attempt to put the principle in words and the student may see some meaning in it but not all the meaning or applications. Then he may find that after contemplation more light comes. This additional light concerning the principle may continue for lifetimes.
Concerning the current subject of rejuvenation all who pay attention will receive some valuable insights as we progress. I doubt if anyone is ready to apply the principle to completion but this doesn’t mean that members are acquiring useless information. Even if the student catches the smallest glimpse of a principle, he may not fully comprehend for a million years, the insight will still be invaluable in the present. In addition to having useful application in the Now, just the feeling that progress is being made stimulates more progress and thus the disciple is motivated to move ahead along the great path.
Now let us move on to the assignment:
He thus seeks to become born again. He nullifies the cause of death by utilizing the power of rebirth. He does this by tuning into the Will of God and _______.
The answers given have generally been along the lines that he becomes one with the Will, fulfills the Will, is enlivened by the Will, etc. These are all true insights, but the group is missing a step.
The disciple tunes into the Will of God, but before he can do anything about manifesting or becoming one with it something must happen first. What is it? What must the disciple do when he catches a glimpse of the divine will?
Hint: If he does not successfully accomplish this step all his efforts may be in vain and he may wind up doing more harm than good.
He thus seeks to become born again. He nullifies the cause of death by utilizing the power of rebirth. He does this by tuning into the Will of God and _______.
The disciple tunes into the Will of God, but before he can do anything about manifesting or becoming one with it something must happen first. What is it? What must the disciple do when he catches a glimpse of the divine will?
Hint: If he does not successfully accomplish this step all his efforts may be in vain and he may wind up doing more harm than good.
Again good insights and truths were perceived and given, but no one has clearly identified the next step that fills in the blank.
Let us try again:
Big Hint: The higher one goes in consciousness the more difficult it is to bring that which is received down to regular physical brain consciousness. One cannot work toward fulfilling higher will unless he can actually articulate that higher will.
What must the disciple do after he glimpses the higher will before he can articulate it and follow its path to fulfillment?
I feel a little like a grinch in saying that the answer to the next stanza has not yet been articulated with understanding. On the positive side the group has taken a step in the right direction.
One has to tune into the Will of God to even get a glimpse. Secondly, none of us sees a fullness of the Will. DK tells us that even the Masters and the Ancient of Days only sees a portion of the Will in relation to the wholeness of it.
When I received a number of my important teachings I received a mere glimpse of higher will and thought.
Many false prophets think ‘they found it’ and have all the mysteries of godliness summed up in a few words, but in reality, it is not likely they have had a glimpse of anything except the desire of their own egos.
Comment: “I don’t understand what you mean by ‘regular physical brain consciousness’.”
I use this in the same way that DK does. The higher parts of ourselves are always in contact with the world of divine ideas and in addition there are many potential impressions that have not been registered in the physical brain of the seeker.
An impression or idea may descend as low as the dream world and still not register in physical brain consciousness when he awakes. To register in physical brain consciousness means that he has power to reflect accurately on the concept while he is awake.
When we die and are no longer connected to the physical or etheric brain our consciousness is altered. This especially affects our sense of time. We then center in astral or mental consciousness and lose most of our memory by the time we are physically born again.
Let us get back to the Stanza:
He thus seeks to become born again. He nullifies the cause of death by utilizing the power of rebirth. He does this by tuning into the Will of God and _______.
One commented that dreams and ideas evaporate from consciousness unless we pay attention or write them down.
Hint: And what happens if you do not focus on it? Will it be written down accurately? What is the true next step that takes place before he even writes it down?
I think we’ll finish up on this stanza for it seems we have taken it as far as is practical with the group. With each step the group has gotten closer and many of you have received and given out light not directly related to the answer, but still good information. Several of you have written around the mystery to the extent that you almost expressed the answer.
THE ANSWER:
There is an important step the disciple must take between tuning into the Will, getting a glimpse of it, and then attempting to implement the will. When he perceives the Will, he does so almost entirely though his subtle bodies with very little recognition through his regular physical brain consciousness. After the Will is perceived, because the recognition is so slight in his brain consciousness, he is likely to dismiss it as merely his wandering imagination. Eventually the disciple learns to recognize the frequency of the Will and realizes that it is not his imagination, but also realizes his glimpse that was brought down to physical reality was very ephemeral and if he does not properly digest it then it may be as if the Will was never perceived or at best brought down with corruption.
What is he to do right after the Will is perceived?
It has been suggested he write it down. That would be fine to do when it is formulated in his mind, but if he attempts to write it down as he perceives it the process may prove to be a distraction that could corrupt the whole thing.
Often when a flash into the higher worlds comes the seeker does not have much time to process it before the wholeness of it flees from that magical place between spirit and matter. When it comes, he must immediately place all his attention of the moment on anchoring it in his waking consciousness. Instead of just receiving, being passive and enjoying the flow he must take action and stamp the moment upon his body, mind and soul so he can return to the moment at will and accurately retrieve the Will.
This is what many disciples fail to do, hence a great number wind up with distorted visions that lead them and their followers off the edge of an ideological cliff.
If the vision has been properly imprinted then the disciple can return in consciousness as desired and with accuracy see the Will again. This is the time to write down any process or thoughts that are necessary in communicating it to others.
That said let me complete the stanza:
He thus seeks to become born again. He nullifies the cause of death by utilizing the power of rebirth. He does this by tuning into the Will of God and correctly imprinting it upon his mind so his consciousness can return to it as desired, thereby giving him power to express it without corruption.
Now to the last part of the mystery.
After this he then must do one more thing. What is it?
Additional question: Why is it that this process leads to rejuvenation?
Somebody has to do something, and it’s just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us. Jerry Garcia, (of The Grateful Dead)
July 15, 2007
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