Observing the Sacredness of Daily Life
Carlos Cardoso Aveline
Carlos Cardoso Aveline
* Self-respect enables one to be sincerely kind towards
others.
* True strength does not need to be
expressed through obvious ways.
* In the outer calm of a wise man, the
suddenness of lightning is included.
* Avoiding an excess of stimuli and
information makes it possible to have inner peace.
* Harmony can last as long as it is based
on justice and mutual respect. And these two must come from the hearts of
people.
* Since the time available to anyone is
limited and of great value, we must have clear goals and develop our efforts
with moderation and perseverance. It is wise to focus on what we consider
morally beautiful.
* One can open the doors of individual
existence to a living bliss. It is enough to focus on good thoughts and
feelings of a universal nature, while preserving realism and common sense.
* Words and actions must be compared,
so that noble ideals are not used as beautiful excuses to develop ignoble
actions.
* A key to brotherhood and to right
human relationships is given by a central idea in Transactional Analysis: “I’m OK, You’re OK”. [1]
* In the mystery of deep love and
creativity, eternal strength meets the fleeting beauty in the abstract point of
present time. All the ages are contained in each instant.
* If the altruism of a noble intention
is unconditionally firm from the start, it will get only firmer as time passes
and tests emerge.
* Contentment is contagious.
Everything improves when we recognize the legitimacy of each other, and when
such an acknowledgement is well-deserved.
* Human beings cannot avoid making
mistakes, but they can always try their best at any age, in every circumstance,
and this constitutes a good habit. Karma depends on habits, into a great
extent.
* A decisive factor in life, and in
the science of having peace, is self-esteem. One needs a deeper sense of
self-respect and self-confidence in order to see that life is correct as it is
and in all its apparent complexity.
* What happens when you dedicate your
efforts to that which you consider true, good and beautiful? Step by step,
ignorance gets reduced and wisdom grows with more strength, like plants after
the rain.
* Seven days a week, our immortal soul
or higher self is the silent witness to our actions, physical, emotional and
intellectual. For many, this is an inspiring fact. For others, however, it may
be a little bit embarrassing.
* Theosophists
will do well in keeping a good-willing eye to the present world situation. The
power of good thoughts issuing from unselfish hearts may prevent unnecessary
suffering and destruction.
* Clarity of vision does not come of
itself. It is not obtained in universities or transmitted in formal esoteric
schools. It emerges from having long-standing noble goals and an altruistic
view of “personal” life.
* Mountains are nearer to the sky than
we are. In the language of the soul, they constitute symbolical ladders to
celestial or divine levels of consciousness in ourselves. The climbing of a
mountain is as probationary as the path to wisdom.
* In the contrasting see-saw of life, there is an
invisible middle point of unconditional peace, and this is what establishes
equilibrium. While the dynamics of balance between the opposites is always
there, it is not necessarily easy to perceive. For that we must see the
practical unfoldment of balance taking place across time, according to the law
of cause and effect.
* The intelligent pilgrim is
undogmatic and develops discernment while having the courage to make firm
decisions.
* A long-term view of life is
unavoidable in theosophy because the karma of right thought and right action
needs time to accumulate and ripen. The amount of time needed is in direct
proportion to the amount of individual and collective ignorance which one needs
to overcome.
NOTE:
[1]
See the excellent book “I’m OK, You’re OK”, by Thomas A. Harris.
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The above fragments were first published
anonymously in the August 2014 edition of “The Aquarian Theosophist”. Most of them were under the title “A Few
Thoughts Along the Road”.
On the role of the esoteric movement in
the ethical awakening of mankind during the 21st century, see the book “The Fire and Light of Theosophical
Literature”, by Carlos Cardoso Aveline.
Published in
2013 by The Aquarian Theosophist,
the volume has 255 pages and can be obtained through Amazon Books.
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