2007-7-24 17:45:00
The assignment -- fill in the blank.
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 _______.
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. 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?
Several of you have already given answers to this. Rather than take the time to look them up just go ahead and answer again. If you think your past answer was correct go ahead and post it again.
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)
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