Letter 35 -- Understanding Monday, July 18, 1977–1:16 p.m. Blessings, Our friends, Understanding will speak for itself as you move more deeply into the will of the Spirit. For those who have understanding realize that one important quality must always be its forerunner–humility. He who does not wish to understand does not begin to know the meaning of humility. Look in the faces of those loving ones amongst you and you will see the glow of humility as the desire to understand quietly seeks its way into expression. They have learned through suffering and purification that the true disciple finds his happiness only in loving understanding. Seek not the torrential outpouring of the emotions as they often hold you from that which is real–look, look around you and find the understanding of the situation and Wisdom shall be yours as She guides you into proper action. Emotions have their place, but when you allow them to cloud a needed growth experience, no matter how painful or rageful, understanding is and Wisdom is indeed a million miles away. Remember the response to karma prayer in times such as these and you will once again invite understanding into the most secret high dwelling place of your soul. For there is a place for it there, waiting for its return. People whose goal is to find loving understanding are often quiet during what can be even the most intense of moments, as they are in “automatic prayer.” Automatic prayer means that their life has been so attuned to the will of God, that this portion of their life with the Spirit is in truth autonomous. At any given instance when divine understanding is needed, they shift levels, so to speak, into the level of understanding. They learn to do this over many months and possibly years of experience at which time it becomes automatic to them. This is a transcendence of the mind and of the Will that will lead them into heavens where understanding and divine guidance is but at their fingertips. No, they do not go into a trance, nor does such a one need to be declared a psychic or a sensitive, for you see, you do not go out of your being to reach this level. It is there for you, for everyone and can be done in an instant. Mark Our words well–the search for true occult knowledge is only but a waste to the soul who does not try to learn of what We have spoken. This is a precarious position, Our friends, for many of you will say, “is this not repression of the emotional nature?” It could be if the goal were to not let the emotions have their often needed expression; and that goal is often dangerous to the body, mind and spirit. What We speak of here is of a different nature–it is the spiritual desire to discover the Supreme Will in all situations. And if a show of emotions is found necessary in that moment through guidance, then it is to be done. There are righteous emotions, you know; reread the life of Jesus and many great Teachers and you will find that what We speak of here is true. Know that this process involves your intuitional nature in the highest sense. In simpler words, seek the same guidance for the emotional nature of your being as you do for your mind–loving understanding. This is a very hard task, for you will discover that it is one of the most difficult states of awareness to achieve. And he who has done so shines blindingly bright above the earth–for his being is a total channel through which We may carry on the great Work. He has nothing that bars him from the touch of the King and this is in truth a marvel, and a wondrous thing to behold. Follow this person, learn from him for he is Truth walking. |