Providential Guideposts ... p. 16

AS   WE   SEARCH   FOR   MEANING

As we search for meaning and fulfillment in life, reason and intuition show us the way. Reason, while vital to our well-being, must at times give way to an even higher power, that of intuition. The latter, our elusive sixth sense, takes us out of physical consciousness into the realm of our own divine spirituality.

While at rest, in complete repose, we turn our thoughts to God’s all-encompassing Love such that we lose awareness of “the self.” We come to sense God’s presence through an aura of Love that suffuses our very being. Life’s purpose becomes clear—that of giving freely of ourselves to others, all the while manifesting God’s wondrous Love.

 “ I know that his commandment is life everlasting: … ”

     King James Bible

      St. John 12:50

Providential Guideposts ... p. 14

MORAL

CHARACTER

Our very well-being, physically and spiritually, depends in no small part upon our moral character relating to right and wrong. Only by making those choices we know to be right, based on reason and intuition, do we realize our humanity. In and of itself, there is nothing finer.

There lies in this, however, an inherent danger: In such a state of personal comfort we tend to become complacent. The plight of our fellowman is obscured by thoughts of our own self-interest. It is for this very reason that we must rise above our complacency to be ever-conscious of the needs of others.

Not everyone, to be sure, falls prey to this state of

self-interest. Those who freely render help and understanding to others would be the first to affirm that, individually, we can make a difference in the lives of others. How much greater, though, would be our reach and how much more life-changing to those suffering and in need were we to come together and adhere to

Mme. H.P. Blavatsky’s dictum as stated in vol.3, p.262, of her “Secret Doctrine”: “The first and fundamental principle of moral strength and power is association and solidarity of thought and purpose.”

Providential Guideposts ... p. 13

KNOW   THYSELF

’Twoud be few not familiar with that age old aphorism,

“Know Thyself” and as well, understand that this is not something to be dismissed out of hand. By the same token, it is a somewhat vague expression; one requiring time and effort were we to delve into the deep recesses of our consciousness to reveal our true childlike self. Even worse, should such a thought perchance occur to us, we more than likely put it aside, in the mistaken belief that there are other, more important things that need doing. Nothing could be further from the truth.

From a time predating that of Jesus of Nazareth and up to today, mankind has striven to transcend ordinary human knowledge, spiritually compelled to know its higher,

or true, self.

That which has ever been taught to enable such Elysium is that which obtains to this day, namely, deep and purposeful meditation/reflection. Only this, practiced regularly in absolute repose with thoughts of love for our self and others, will free us from worldly thoughts and take us to a higher plane of spiritual intuition and insight; one that allows us to know that God lives in us and we live in Him. Thus do we know ourselves.

Providential Guideposts ... p. 12

       REAWAKENING    OF   THE   SOUL

That we are known by our words and deeds is an oft-quoted truism: one not to be taken lightly. Our morals, our principles and our philosophy of life are all rooted in truth and right conduct. These principles shape our character and determine who we are.

Character traits are not alone determined by a process of the mind exercising reason and will. There is another element, that of our own spirituality which greatly influences our state of consciousness. Spirituality, we know to be an effusion of the soul, the final determinant of who we are.

A reawakening of the soul, which for too long has been veiled by mankind’s unhealthy obsession with materialism, is fundamental to our well-being. Such reawakening, which in turn begets fellowship with God, can only be made possible through purposeful meditation/reflection—love for oneself and others its enduring tenet.

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EVER-PRESENT 

SPIRITUAL  GUIDE

We are, each one of us, the temple of God in whom we live as He lives in us: He is our immortal soul and ever-present spiritual guide.

We may not yet be at a place in life where we have shed our inner demons and can freely acknowledge God’s presence, but we sense it. His very presence provokes a longing within us that cannot be quelled; one that becomes an overwhelming need to know God personally.

We come to know God and to commune with Him through faith, whereby we invite His divine presence: an effusion of Love that irrevocably transforms us to reveal our noblest nature and spiritual intuition.

“… behold,  thou art there.”

 

King James Bible

Psalm 139:8

Psalm 107:9

          “ … he

       satisfieth

the longing soul, … ”

   

 King James Version of the Bible

 Psalm 107:9