LAW OF THREE (50)
POWER IN WEAKNESS
"The only self we know is the
false self that developed in infancy under the influence of the three
emotional programs for happiness and especially under the influence
of a separate-self sense. The infant after six or eight months of
depending on its mother, begins to realise that she is not going to
do everything for ever, so it begins to take care of itself. It then
needs to feel secure, loved, and free to experience power and control
in some degree." Thomas Keating
In the first months of life we are unaware of ourselves, our needs, or our existence. The needs and weakness of the infant is a force that commands the attention and assistance of those around him.
As memory grows the child learns to
speak, with speech comes self-awareness and the need for some degree power or control. Gradually we identify with the thoughts,
feelings an sensations until we claim ownership of "my thoughts. my feelings, my sensations ." With the inevitable arising of the ego our essence is forgotten.
In our essence is our strength. The recognition of the commanding power of essence is evidenced at birth. The needs of the child command immediate response. In T.K's words with every birth enters a: core of goodness is capable of unlimited development, indeed
of becoming transformed into Christ and deified."
Does St. Paul have in mind the the power in the helplessness of the new born child? "For my strength is made
perfect in my weakness. Most gladly, therefore, I will rather glory
in my infirmities, so that the power of Christ may rest on me"
Cor. 12:9
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