Observing the Sacredness of Daily
Life
Carlos Cardoso Aveline
* Self-restraint
leads to happiness.
* A sense of inner peace expands
confidence and enables one to better face the challenges of life.
* Where there is a will, there is a way:
if one firmly decides to do something good, opportunities will emerge.
* For the sunrise to take place, there
must be a sunset somewhere. The practice of renunciation makes victory
possible.
* In philosophy, the inner strength of any
school of thought rests on the Ethics emerging from people’s hearts, as they
study its literature.
* Does the outer world appear as chaotic
to you? Take refuge in your own spiritual soul, make peace within you and then
look again to the world, from the point of view of this unconditional balance.
* The mind is an instrument, not a master.
The voice of the heart and the will to do good are both above one’s thoughts. A
disciplined intellect is a source of blessing, if its master - the heart -
remains universal.
* Short-term decisions should not be
contradictory with long term goals. To search for wisdom requires planning, and
also a will that is strong enough to ignore “urgent” pressures if they are
blind and do not resist examination.
* The path to wisdom is never limited to
the contemplation of universal laws and principles. It needs a critical examination
of things, accurate information, objective decisions, planning, and constant
planting of new and better habits in daily life.
* Intense personal desire often creates
noise, fear and conflict. Strength of
will is different. It can work in silence, for it comes with the courage of
detachment and an impersonal love for truth.
* Each new generation of students is able
to discern and identify a number of unseen meanings in the classics of
theosophical literature. Timeless wisdom is always surprising, if not
revolutionary, for those who have the eyes to see.
* Long before having a purified mind, one
must have the courage necessary to get rid of devotional frauds, pious lies and
other forms of blind belief. Some of these “mystical frauds” may be
intellectually sophisticated. That makes no difference. Hypocrites have no
chance to be disciples of true wisdom.
* An intense study of universal wisdom
provokes revolutionary effects in one’s life, especially if one is able to look
at his everyday existence from the point of view of the matters studied. The
apparent difficulty of “The Secret Doctrine”, by H. P. Blavatsky, makes sure
one can only understand the book if fully concentrated on it, and mind
concentration makes the difference in self-enlightenment.
* Self-knowledge requires a long-standing
study of the universe. Another necessary factor is an impersonal observation of
oneself, one’s mistakes, one’s achievements and potentialities towards wisdom.
* Human soul lives in unity with the
entire solar system and has therefore unlimited resources. To have a direct
access to them, however, selflessness is the key. One must develop a humble
approach to eternal wisdom.
* Feelings of anxiety make it more
difficult to have an accurate perception of life. An elevated point of view and
wide horizons enable us to see the truth.
* In order to be better transparent in
thought and feeling, it is necessary to expand contact with one’s immortal
soul. That which is pure and healthy is also transparent. Right thought
produces direct sincerity, while courtesy and social skills are often used to hide selfishness.
* Good will paves the way to good karma.
* Correct views regarding the future of
civilization must guide the building of pioneering structures for such a
healthy future. The original teachings of theosophy have much to say about this
emanation process.
* A wise and wide mind is not necessarily
busy with one thousand and one issues at the same time.
* While fulfilling his basic duties, the
true sage transcends short term topics. He learns more quickly than
less-evolved beings. Even as he sacrifices himself for mankind, he lives in his
own subtle and dynamic atmosphere, whose average substance gradually becomes eternal bliss.
* Since everyone has several levels of
consciousness, a degree of contradiction between different points of view in
oneself seems to be unavoidable. In the life of the theosophist, such a conflict
is slowly dissolved by the growing contact with his own spiritual soul. There
is an expansion of the magnetic unity among all things thought, felt, said and
wished by him, and this makes quicker progress possible. By such an “internal
union”, actions cease to cancel one another, and magnetism is preserved.
* Each individual is the
central source of life’s harmonization. A balanced view of all factors
constantly emerges from the spiritual soul.
* One’s peace of mind cannot be the mere result of external facts, but
harmony in outward facts results from one’s peace of mind. Human soul is able to work in unity
with the invisible line of peace that unites all beings through Justice.
* Harmony is a personal decision. It includes
conflicts and transcends them. Although the flow of harmony can’t be described
in words, it changes the aspect of all life.
* Divine wisdom is not an instrument to embellish
selfishness. Material reality exists in order for us to understand, step by
step, the art of living in line with the law of the universe.
* Peace is not a motionless situation: it must face
challenges all the time. Thus, a collective effort whose goal is noble
carefully examines its own mistakes and learns from them. Painful lessons
strengthen the shared decision to win.
* Confronted with that which I don’t understand, I
must recognize my limitations. The real contact with sacred knowledge makes me
more humble and reveals the insignificance of my personal being. Thus is it
easier for me to accept my mistakes and make progress with a realistic view of
things.
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An initial version
of the above collection of thoughts was anonymously published in the January
2015 edition of “The Aquarian Theosophist”.
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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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