THE LAW OF THREE (85) THE THIRD FORCE

The Law of Three states that everything in the world, all manifestations of energy, all kinds of action, whether in the world or in human activity, whether internal or external. are always manifestations of three forces which exist in nature. The three forces are called active, passive and neutralising. Active and passive forces are both active, for a force cannot be passive. At the same time, every force which is now active can become passive or neutralising the next moment, in another triad. When three forces meet together, things happen. If they do not come together, nothing happens.  The Fourth Way P.D. Ouspensky

The grand illusion concealing reality is the belief that we are separate entities. From this belief arises the thought that everything can and must be understood through the duality of good and evil, right and wrong, existence and nonexistence. The conviction that everything must fall into pairs of opposites rules a human life in its determination to square all circles.

The action of the primary two opposing forces was discovered by modern science: "In every action there is an equal and opposing reaction." The problem is that if only the first and second forces come together, nothing would happen. Without the unblocking action of a third force, there would be no movement. The world would be in a state of deadlock. The firmament would stand still.

The third force enables two opposing forces to move in any direction. Each of the three forces is essential in the play of creation. The resisting force of the ground and, in opposition, the weight of the body are two necessary forces on which the third force depends to be able to move the body. To avoid dual stagnation, Modern democracies maintain continuity in government by repeatedly changing political sides. The question is, in which direction is a triad leading us? Are we evolving or un-evolving? There is a world of difference if the operating third force is the ego-self (automatic self) or the real-self (creative self).

 

The law of three is a tool that does not take sides. It simply points at how all phenomena manifest in creation. It signals how all triads connect and interact with other triads throughout creation. Nothing is free from the Law of Three. Nothing exists in separation. It is said that it is possible to plot the connection between any two phenomena in the Universe, from a doorknob to a galaxy, from a fish to a table, from a chimney-pot to the moons of Saturn; taken that we have sufficient knowledge to do so.

 

The Law of Three (84) Love your Enemies

 

"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you"   

 Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5.44)

 

Love your enemies is a challenging statement that puzzles human reason.  Are humans capable of unconditional love?

The Law of Three teaches that enemies are an essential force in the three-fold play of human development. Our attitude or feelings toward our "enemies" indicate our level of being.  " Love your enemies" does not mean eliminating your enemies or converting them into saints. What would become of Shakespearean tragedies without friends and foes?

In the course of life, all of us play the roles of friends and enemies equally, depending on which side of the conflict we find ourselves on at a given time. However, whatever role is given to us to play by the rulers of the day, the non-dual presence of the real I that abides within ourselves remains untouched.

In the present, ever-repeating global turmoil, we hear the familiar tune of experts prophesying the end of the world, a change in the cosmic cycle, evolutionary movement, levels of consciousness, etc.  How do each of us fit into all these pronouncements?  Do they mean that you or I are evolving? Could there be a simpler, more direct way to test whether, at either the individual or global level, we are moving uphill or downhill?

Maybe there is. Could love be the measure of both individual and collective human growth and development, and fear be the measure of our involution?  Put simply, do the present stocks of love make irrelevant the current stocks of missiles,  or, on the contrary, do we still desperately need to increase the production of the latter?  

Love:

"If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge and if I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing."  1 Corinthians 13