The vision that calls us to service and reverberates in our innermost being, might initially awaken a feeling of inadequacy because it’s fulfillment invariably requires us to personally transform and reach a state higher than our present one. Thus, the perception of the great distance between what we are and what we must become to … Continue reading The call of the vision
Category: Essays
Clarity
What is most decisive for the eventual victory when we stand at the difficult crossroad of any major life decision, is clarity. Clarity is intuitive light that provides a definite direction to focus our energy. Clarity begets confidence, and confidence bears an implicit trust in the ultimate good of the said direction and the universal … Continue reading Clarity
What is a challenge?
What makes anything a challenge to us is that we have simply not developed or refined the inner qualities needed to overcome it with ease. To someone who lacks height and leaping ability, running toward a fence he must scale to avoid harm would be a challenge, but not to the person who has the … Continue reading What is a challenge?
The journey to true knowledge
When you are facing difficult life decisions, what makes it challenging is the inability to see the final outcome of each decision you are weighing. Pondering only produces endless possibilities that increases anxiety and confusion, because even when you construct models in your head, the probability of something else happening other than what you thought … Continue reading The journey to true knowledge
The path of the visionary
The life of the visionary is valorized by many, without most really understanding how lonely and difficult the path is that such persons must tread. How much diligent and silent work without external recognition or understanding must occur behind the scenes. How many tears must be shed, sorrows that must cut the heart, but also … Continue reading The path of the visionary
Natural Law and Human Law
What we call “Natural Law” or “Laws of Nature” are the eternally unchangeable qualities and characteristics of Universal elements, as well as the immutable processes that result through their complementary union and working. The designation “Law” in connection with “Nature” denotes inalterability, and thus the impossibility of subverting or even improving. Hence, the term “Natural … Continue reading Natural Law and Human Law
Moments of trials
Sometimes we find ourselves amid an experience that severely challenges us and which a solution appears far off, so we cannot immediately change it. We look in all directions and know there is no easy way out, and to overcome this trial will cost us something. Although such moments can be bitter and difficult, they … Continue reading Moments of trials
The feeling of guilt
The feeling of guilt that weighs on you and robs you of inner peace is one of the worst burdens to carry around. While you can fool the world through pretense, you cannot deceive yourself because the pressure of your inner conscious speaks clearly. But what is guilt? And why do we feel it at … Continue reading The feeling of guilt
UNIVERSAL LAW IN SCIENCES AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
In the Universe, it is the same fundamental laws that govern every process. Once we understand its uniformity, we easily recognize it in every manifestation of the human experience. For example, consider the close relationship between human behavior and the periodic table of elements, thus spirituality and science. Everything in our physical world is comprised … Continue reading UNIVERSAL LAW IN SCIENCES AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Reflections on emotions
Emotions are the soul's taste buds it uses in part to interpret the flavors of an experience. It is through and in our emotions that we discover our true soul-beliefs, our subconscious concepts. So no matter what we think or contemplate with our day-conscious thoughts, the deep emotions that flow from the soul in response … Continue reading Reflections on emotions
Foundation for Ascent 