LAW OF THREE (69)
WILL AND ETERNITY
"Eternity is not the feeling of
existence; it is not the feeling of being permanently living in the
present; it is not undivided consciousness: it is becoming sensitive
to influences coming from beyond existence; from the world of will.
Eternity is becoming receptive to intuition, to timeless intelligence, and to the
universal source of love." From
my notebooks, unknown author.
Eternity if the medium that enables us to be touched by Intuition, Intelligence and Love. Eternity reconciles times and space enabling us to become sensitive to influences coming from beyond existence.
Intuitive intelligence enables the exercise higher discernment, inviting Love to give purpose and direction to our actions. In J.G. Bennet´s prayer: "be ready in all things to
sacrifice the less for the greater and to with hold nothing from the
demands of Love"*
Wisdom schools emphasise: "being
for the sake of
doing." Consciousness is not the end of the journey
but a necessary step in the way to responsible action. Consciousness is not an active force;
it does not initiate actions. Actions depend on the receptive power
of the individual will to attend. When attention is able to rest in the
space between two opposite forces (active-resisting) a gap is formed
which enables the entry of new information or meaning (3rd
Force)needed to aid the the powers
of discernment, decision and action latent in us.
In the
Christian spiritual way, the practice of alert attentiveness
(receptive will), teaches
the ear to hear what the Spirit has to say. "He who has ears, let him hear", Mat
11-15"; " To hear is to obey", St
Benedict. To obey is to respond, to act. In Gethsemane Jesus responds to the
Father: "not my will but your Will." Mary on
hearing the voice of the Angel Gabriel, "let it be done
according to your Will."
When the ear can hear, we are invited
to participate in the play of creation as a receptive, consenting,
and acting will (I).
* Oh Eternal Essence, O Holy Jesus,
o Transcendent Godhead,
grant me the keys of salvation,
to fulfil the destiny for which I
was created,
to be ready in all things to
sacrifice the less for the greater
and to with hold nothing from the
demands of Love.
J.G.Bennett
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