Observing
the Sacredness of Daily Life
Carlos
Cardoso Aveline

* Mutual help is the law of life.
* An enduring joy of life results from right action.
* Many live a noisy and anxious life in a sad attempt
to avoid listening to their own soul.
* The task of every human being is to build a ladder
between the sky and the earth, in his consciousness.
* In esoteric philosophy, there must be a harmony
among different factors like one’s words, one’s feelings, intentions and actions.
* The world does not need empty words or speeches made
of pure wind. Those leaders and institutions whose action is based on lies have
no great future.
* Self-control and self-respect attract blessings. Be calmly
severe with yourself, and life will seem to be easier.
* Detachment grants peace, and one must be able to say
“no” to some situations, in order to preserve one’s independence.
* By hearing the voice of the silence in the soul one
attains to the point of equilibrium in his consciousness, and to the axis of
symmetry, in his karma.
* Remember life is not about punishment and rewards.
Life teaches us wisdom all the time. We are its students. There is no need to
be lazy in learning, and the lessons can be found everywhere around us.
* Life is about self-responsibility. In theosophy,
self-control is unavoidable. The consciousness of the student cannot be put
adrift by external haphazard facts or random factors of astral nature.
* The purpose of suffering along the path is to test
the pilgrim’s ability to keep his heart in peace. As long as there is the firm
intention to try one’s best, the uncomfortable moments pass while peace
remains.
* One should practice the art of listening to Nature.
As the wind touches the leaves of a tree, they both talk to the human heart.
* To preserve and to expand your good will means that
you are able to sow good karma for yourself and others. Each day you should
check and verify the quality of your good will, and “fix” it whenever it is not
working.
* Actual freedom from ignorance does not occur just
because one wants to obtain it. Detachment results from a knowledge of the many
ways ignorance may work, and out of a commitment to constantly choose the way
to wisdom and ethics.
* Trees are intelligent beings and friends of all
life. The intelligence of human beings, however, needs to expand further, so
that all of them can see and feel the intelligence of trees, and interact with them
in wiser and more responsible ways.
* Danger is one of the teachers who guide the
truth-seekers. It is impossible to work for the good of mankind without being
challenged by various forms of organized ignorance. Because of the obstacles,
we can better learn many and useful lessons.
* It is not enough to have a good intention and noble
goals. One’s effort must be correctly managed. A realistic agenda is needed for
the present month and the months and years to come. Self-organization is a
decisive factor in having efficiency.
* Disguising lower-self feelings with beautiful or
sophisticated speeches is not enough. As long as humanity is largely guided by selfish
instincts, there must be pain, fear and hatred. Self-restraint and voluntary
simplicity are among the main sources of happiness.
* In astrology and theosophy, the correspondence is
well-known between the sun and the human heart. Not everyone takes into
consideration the fact that an enlightened mind becomes one with the heart and
emerges, by its own dynamics, as an occult miniature of the sun. The teaching
is present in the Mahatma Letters.
* Spiritual ignorance consists in wasting life’s
energies. Wisdom expresses itself in the preservation of the vital force and in
its correct and brotherly use. One must observe, therefore, in which aspects of
daily life we make a wise use of our energies, and in which aspects our
efficiency ought to be improved.
* Justice is about putting limits to error -
especially intentional errors - and about stimulating right action. He who
protects mistakes cannot stimulate correct action. While people must be
accepted as they are, mistakes have to be corrected and compensated in a
reasonable time, and further mistakes avoided.
* While observing life one can easily see that deep
and peaceful silence is bliss. The source of wisdom is in a place situated
above all sounds and away from any images. However, one must deserve silence
and bliss so that they are not a passing experience. Right action and right
thought help create the proper conditions for a lasting peace of mind.
* In seeking the truth, patience is as important as prompt
action, for some facts have the speed of a lightning. Although one must develop
detachment and a sort of indifference regarding the external world, this must
be compensated by the ability to quickly respond in an intense way to any new
situation, if necessary.
* To have a simple heart is not the same as being
naive. There is a difference between transcending the complexities of life and
being unable to see them. The light of happiness shines best in a simple heart.
However, one can only attain to simplicity by sharply identifying and saying
“no” to all falsehood and make-believe.
* In order to learn about the most elevated, a feeling
of devotion and respect is needed, and one’s mind must be equally free to
investigate and question facts. The intelligence of the soul is both
intellectual and emotional in nature. It must be intense and sincere in the two
levels of consciousness. The forms of intelligence where one can’t find this
simultaneity do not belong to the advanced aspects of spiritual soul. On the
other hand, a predominance of noble feelings is the main guarantee of
intellectual clarity. The heart is the center of wisdom: every wise mind,
however questioning, is at the service of the heart. The heart works with
truth; it can see it all and accepts no falsity or treason.
* The yoga sutras of Patanjali teach students to
systematically replace wrong thoughts and ideas with correct and truthful ones.[1] Performed in the context of the
search for universal wisdom, this practice changes the Karma of the individual
and enables him to transcend socially organized mediocrity, while strengthening
his connection to the higher aspects of the Karmic Law.
NOTE:
[1] See Book II, aphorisms 33-34.
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An initial version
of the above fragments was published in the April 2015 edition of “The
Aquarian Theosophist”. It had no indication as to the name of the author.
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The other articles
of the series “Thoughts Along the Road”
can be seen in our Associated Websites.
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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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