The Fourth Way and Esoteric Traditions
Does change ever stop? It has to do with movement. Transformation shapes the land and our inner landscape. It may accompany destruction and renewal, like floods and fire. Water 💦, for example, when it goes through transformations, boiling, condensing, cooling, freezing, and melting, is at its purest, because these processes erase its heavy elements. So, too, […]
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Everything needs to go through suffering to become something higher, just as a caterpillar needs to be in a cocoon in order to become a butterfly. “Not all storms come to destroy your life; some come to clean your path.” – Seneca Suffering is given for us, not to us. We can use it for our […]
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In the widest possible sense, our work to achieve a permanent connection to higher centers is fueled by our day to day transformations. These transformations, together with our work to be present and remember ourselves, create the two shocks that can change not only the way we think and feel, but also the energetic and spiritual […]
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Mechanical and Conscious Perspectives on Transformation Transformation can be viewed from two perspectives, one mechanical and one conscious. Mechanical transformation occurs when one’s original nature fragments into a multitude of temporary identities—the many ‘I’s. A newborn baby has yet to acquire these ‘I’s, but they develop rapidly. The moment the baby realizes it can learn […]
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Spread yourself without hesitation and look differently at your pain and joy. Become lawless like raindrops and indifferent to your opinions. Where do we start? You are excited about the decision to transform your life and become a spiritual being. You have started reading transformative books, meditating in the morning, eating healthier to feed your […]
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If we are fortunate enough to attract higher influences, we may discover the change of state that comes with being helped ‘from above.’ A true school serves as a conduit for higher energies, higher forces. When we work on ourselves in the Fourth Way, it is surprising to see how higher forces work with us, […]
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‘Every fairy tale is based upon the transformation of suffering.’ – Robert Burton For the child within, nature can be a wonderful teacher. The striations and fissures that lend beauty to rocks also speak of the strong forces that have shaped them. Plants and trees are living tales of blossoming against numerous odds. In a […]
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Our journey toward presence must encompass every aspect of our lives; you cannot leave any part out. When you wake up in the morning and recognize the beauty of being alive, it inspires you to embrace the day with the intentionality and appreciation that life offers.
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Our end is to follow the gods. And the essence of good consists in the proper use of impressions. So, make a practice at once of saying to every strong impression: ‘An impression is all you are, not the source of the impression.’ Then test and assess it with your criteria, but particularly one. Ask, […]
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Human actions are based upon the operation of the impressions stored in the mind through previous experiences. Every thought, emotion, and act are grounded in groups of impressions that, when considered objectively, are seen to be modifications of the mind. ~ Meher Baba (Discourses) In a broad way we can measure our efforts for self-remembering and […]
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