2004-10-20 06:05:00
Question:
We often hear that the mind is dualistic, but how about the heart and the feelings associated with it?
Is dualism necessary for these to even exist?
How is the principle of surrender supposed to work? To what are we supposed to surrender?
Most of the group seemed to realize that if the mind is dualistic the heart would be also. The fact that the heart center is dualistic is even borne out by the name of its attributes which is Love-Wisdom. Half of the twelve petals are associated with love energy and half with wisdom. What few realize is that it takes a combination of dualistic love and wisdom to attain a full realization of spiritual love.
As further evidence of even more dualism in the heart is there are two heart centers. The one we all know about is near the physical heart between the shoulder blades. The second is the heart center in the head. This gives additional credibility to the scripture which tells us that "as a man thinketh within the heart..."
If thought is dualistic then thinking in the heart would also be dualistic making the heart dualistic.
In addition to this the heart is on Ray Two. Two is the number of dualism.
Logic also bears out the dualism of the heart. Now I know some do not want us to use logic and want us to go straight to some non dual energy, but I see this as the lazy man's way to enlightenment for without logic you can be convinced that the green cheese on the moon is the Key to the Path of return.
The heart is the seat of the feelings of love. Love is an attractive force. To have an attractive force there must be something to be attracted to as well as that which is drawn to attraction. This is a duality - two things involved in the attraction.
Love is a feeling. For a feeling to be real there must be the one doing the feeling and a thing that is felt. Again we have a duality.
Love and feeling cannot exist unless a duality exists.
The last part of the question reads: How is the principle of surrender supposed to work. To what are we supposed to surrender?
Some think we are supposed to surrender to anything that appears supernatural and others think we should not surrender to everything. The truth is in the middle.
One thing we should surrender to is the spiritual guidance that comes to us through the soul. In fact this is necessary if a disciple is to achieve consistent soul contact. If he does achieve contact and then disregards the message then his sensitivity decreases. If he surrenders to the message then the link with the soul will increase. Each communication that is effectively heard and responded to increases soul infusion.
The question may arise, what if I get something from my soul that goes contrary to my thinking? Should I not think it through first and make sure it makes sense?
Actually, a good portion of the guidance I get from my soul does not make sense to my concrete mind and goes against that which I would decide using logic and reason.
If the disciple only gets guidance that goes along with his thinking then he is probably getting guidance from his emotional self rather than his soul.
Does this mean that we are to toss the mind and logic out the window when soul contact is achieved?
No. The soul expects us to do all we can on our own and only assists us when we have done all we can do first. Often will be the case that we use our minds, our logic and reason and will come to correct conclusions. If we are going the right direction there is little need for the soul to give us that which we already see.
But there will come times that we are following the highest we know, using all the faculties available and are still in error. When this happens, and the disciple is open, the soul will communicate truth or direction to us that may run completely contrary to anything we have before considered.
When this happens should we set thinking aside? No, of course not. The first thing I do when I receive such a communication is to attempt to understand it with my mind, reason and logic.
Does this help?
Often yes. If you can make sense of a communication from the soul it makes it much easier to follow or incorporate that which is received. Sometimes I find the communication does make sense and sometimes it does not.
What if it does not make sense? Should we surrender?
Yes. If you are sure it came through the soul and not the astral body.
Why?
To answer let me give a correspondence. Suppose you had to go through a difficult maze. You find that through the use of your logic and reason you can make some progress, but it is slow. Then you meet a trusted old friend. He says that he has the maze memorized and can lead you through it. You follow and the friend seems to lead you without error, but then he begins to steer you to a turn that seems wrong to you. It seems like you took it before and it lead to a dead end. You question.
Your friend says, "It may seem wrong, but consider this. I have always led you correctly and never lied to you. I promise you that this is the right turn to take."
At this point your current reasoning overrides the reasoning of the past. Your current reasoning tells you that your friend does know the path and he does tell the truth. Even though the turn seems illogical, in a strange way, it is logical to surrender to his higher vision.
Thus it is with the soul. The soul sees the path ahead and understands the language of principles which reveal truth. That which truly comes through the soul is to be trusted even if it goes against standard reasoning and belief systems.
The first couple times I received direction through the soul I did not fully embrace it because it did not make sense to me. It was not long before I found out I was wrong. Finally, I learned to follow when I receive and so far all that I have received has been proven out in my life to be 100% correct.
So what if the soul tells you to do something that is harmful?
Answer:
It will not. It only leads you on the path of progress and harmlessness. However, I will add this caveat. Several things I received seemed like they could end up being harmful to me personally, but thank God I followed, for just the opposite occurred. Everything turned out to be a powerful benefit that is now invaluable.
Clarice's post ends with this quote:
From now on, if you do not have the conscious awareness of a Truth, do not discuss it. Take it into your inner closet, and there in the Silence let God reveal what it is. Once you have had this experience you will never again be satisfied with an intellectual understanding. And once you have the conscious awareness of Truth, you will not need to speak of it for it shall be "shouted from the rooftops.
Question:
Does this paragraph make sense to you? Why do you suppose the author tells us "once you have the conscious awareness of Truth, you will not need to speak of it" yet he attempts to speak of it throughout his long article?
Should we not discuss a thing if we do not have conscious awareness of the truth behind it?
He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
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