Closing In

2007-7-23 01:50:00

My Friends,

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.

First, however, let me comment on the thoughts of John C. He says:

"At first you said 'The disciple tunes into the Will of God', now you say he 'glimpses' the higher will. To me those are two different things. Perhaps what you are saying is that the disciple tunes into the will of God, long enough to get a glimpse of it, but no more. I see it more as once he is tuned in, there is a constant connection. So, depending on the meaning here, there would be a different 'next step'."

JJ:

Let me say a couple things to clarify this.

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.

John also writes:

"I don't understand what you mean by 'regular physical brain consciousness'."

JJ:

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.

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 _______.

Dan came very close:

"Well hmmm, lets see - I know that many times when I have (what I think is) a good idea, that if I get distracted it can just go POOF and be gone unless I focus and concentrate on it and try to put it into words which I can then write down, contemplate and refine in order to anchor the idea more firmly in my brain."

JJ:

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?

Joshua correctly warns that the disciple could 'only be left with a concept that corresponds to it" (the Will).

This is really quite simple. Some are expecting a complex answer and looking for the mysterious. But when the stanza is complete I believe all will agree it is correct and also so simple that it was deceiving.

People who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children.
Bill Watterson (1958 - ), Calvin and Hobbes