Balance, the function of the steward, Natassa Cavalli, FourthWayToday.org, Fellowship of Friends

The Function of the Steward

What is the function of the steward in work on ourselves? Both science and objective wisdom indicate that to restore balance to our shaken “being,” practical work on ourselves is necessary. Science informs us that our thymus gland is the first thing affected by our emotions. It is responsible for our immune system and the […]

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Perspectives on the Idea of Balance

Perspectives on the Idea of Balance

 “If my devils are to leave me, I am afraid my angels will take flight as well.” – Rainer Maria Rilke This was the poet Rilke’s response to a proposal  of psychoanalysis. At first glance, it appears to be a frightened and irrational claim. And yet it is based on an a concept of balance that […]

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developing balance, William Page, FourthWayToday

On the Faculty of Judgment

Who We Admire Any man can speak truly; but to speak with order, wisely, and competently, of that few men are capable. ~ Montaigne There is something ridiculous about a learned man who lacks the discipline to use knowledge in a way that benefits his soul. Nor would we glorify the ignorant who move from action […]

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the many 'I's, Waking Osiris, Fellowship of Friends, Robert Earl Burton

Location, Location, Location

The more experience we gain in using the work ‘I’s, the more we follow their direction to the present, the more often they will come. They create an inner circle of identity that is more interested in the work than in the subject of identification of the many ‘I’s. Even if this identity collapses and needs to be recreated, it represents a more permanent state. 

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The Changing Sense of ‘I’

In this work to awaken fully, we experience a changing sense of ‘I’. First, our sense of ‘I’ develops in childhood, as we grow away from the simple essence with which we are born. We develop personality, trying on aspects of new personas into adulthood. When we begin to seek a way out of the […]

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Our Sense of I, Queen of Hearts, David Tuttle, Fellowship of Friends, Robert Earl Burton

Our Sense of ‘I’

How big is our sense of ‘I’?  The size of our sense of “I” is an index to see what our level of being is in a given moment.  ‘I’ Becoming Big The ego manifests as a strong feeling of being someone in particular.  – Meher Baba In simple daily moments, I observe an internal […]

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presence of God, Walther Sell, Fellowship of Friends, Robert Earl Burton

Self-Remembering and the Presence of God

Self-remembering is awareness of the presence of God. – Rodney Collin  This may be a surprising statement for some people that are involved in the Fourth Way. Some feel that the power of Fourth Way is that it stays away from religion and focuses on the psychological and spiritual aspects of awakening.  One reason that people who became […]

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On Finding Oneself, Rembrandt, William Page, Fellowship of Friends

On Finding Oneself

The very idea of finding one’s self is problematic because we are the never the same. If you think you have found yourself—a solid, unchanging self—wouldn’t that imply that you’ve stopped growing?

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The Sense of I, Fellowship of Friends, Robert Earl Burton

The Sense of I

How does self-observation develop our sense of I? A Sequence of Work ‘I’s Once, during an elementary school break, as I now remember, I started playing hide and seek with children from all six grades in the school. Then an older girl yelled at me: “What are you doing in the game? Cockroach! Eh, cockroach! […]

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