THE LAW OF THREE (63) Transforming Suffering

LAW OF THREE (63)

TRANSFORMING SUFFERING

"If thou hadst known how to suffer thou wouldst have been able not to suffer. Learn thou to suffer and thou shall be able not to suffer." Apocryphal Gospel of St. John.

"Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you and that persecute you." Sermon of the Mount. Matthew 5:44

The above two quotations challenge our attitude toward the obstacles we encounter in life. We are invited to welcome the negative forces we need to face. Without enemies we could not exercise the power of the reconciling force and participate in the creative process.

In the the language Law of Three:

"We are always fighting the negative part of us, and therefore we cannot grow. The one who rejects is the ego who feeds on rejection" J.G. Bennett

"In no way can we eliminate the second or negative force: life would loose interest if anything we wanted were instantaneously produced without any effort from our part to overcome resistance.

P.D. Ouspensky

In spiritual language:

"Suffering is never an end in itself, but a stepping stone to transformation. In this view it may be the necessary step to force us to let go of what we overtly depend on (ego) for the fulfilment of our idea of happiness." Thomas Keating