The eternal instant, Fellowship of Friends, Robert Earl Burton, uncreated light, grace from above, FourthWayToday

The Eternal Instant

We live each day of our lives embraced by a longing, a very deep longing. It is a formless void that we dare not stare at, but that is there. It burns within us as a constant reminder of a higher and more sublime reality.

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The Grace of Uncreated Light, FourthWayToday, Fellowship of Friends, Robert Earl Burton

The Grace of Uncreated Light

Being satisfied with the present moment means being unconcerned with whether or not higher forces will allow one the grace of experiencing one’s higher self. At this point, one accepts whatever the moment brings. After consistent efforts over a long period of time, one may experience Uncreated Light at unexpected moments. Yet this is the result of previous efforts.

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God Breathes Life into Man, Created and Uncreated Light, Fellowship of Friends, FourthWayToday, Robert Earl Burton

The Light of Presence

If the divine call is ignored, there is no telling when it will come next. If the steward recognizes the call, it immediately switches duties. Instead of making efforts to create light, it submits in silence and makes space for uncreated light.

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Lighting the very light, uncreated light, Fellowship of Friends, Robert Earl Burton, FourthWayToday

Lighting the Very Light

What does the medieval Christian concept of uncreated light show us about reaching higher states? Efforts are the “work” of the Fourth Way, but “uncreated light” comes when it will.

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World 6, World 12, Robert Earl Burton

World 12 and World 6

Fourth Way authors alert us to the fact that what we experience is, to a large degree, an illusion. There is a tangible reality—if we see a tree, or the wall of a house, we can touch and feel them. They are there. In a deeper sense, however, most of our perceptions stem from a […]

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objective reality, FourthWayToday

Objective Reality – Inviting Us In

Objective Reality – Beyond World Twelve to World Six The natural world is more clearly inviting us into its mysteries, these days. I’m spending an hour each morning raking leaves. The distractions of ordinary life seem muted by the pandemic. Energies more rare, more refined, appear outdoors. And this natural world speaks to something higher […]

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Being Awake, Walther Sell, FourthWayToday, Robert Earl Burton, Fellowship of Friends

Being Awake

When one digests or transforms impressions through self-remembering, higher centers appear. Even when the higher state subsides, the energy resonates in one’s being for a while.

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William Blake, To See Through One's Eyes, Views from the Real World

To See Through One’s Eyes

We must learn to receive each moment with neither preference nor denial. In this way we may proceed not only away from our inner beasts, but toward our inner best. Step by step, we learn to walk out of imagination into the real world, and through it, into higher realms of reality.

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