Notes on
From the TEMPLE WITHIN: The 4th Book of Light
by Evan T. Pritchard
Chapter 5: The Path of The Wise Man
Calm yourself. Sit down several times a day for no other reason than to clarify murky waters of your thoughts. This simple practice keeps you connected to spirit.
Momentum is a good thing to have, but it is also dangerous. If we stop steering, stop listening to the inner instructions, we are likely to miss the next turn & the next.
By holding fast to yesterday's dream, we may be obstructing the dreams of tomorrow, so never stop dreaming & never stop listening, and you will find what you're looking for in the place you least expect it.
The wise man knows that to follow the dictates of spirit is better for his people in the long run than to please them, even if spirit's will is hard.
The wise man is a hunter of truth.
If you make every moment your own, you will never be betrayed.
The only straight line is the focus of the heart on God - all else bends to its gravity.
The wise man is not perfect & does little to live up to expectations. And yet if a promise is made, it is met. If there is a need, it is served. If there is a wrong, it is healed.
No one ever discovered new revelations, or unexpected fresh perspectives on life while shepherding followers around by the nose.
But is the wise one has truly seen, and has learned from his own travels, he can add another string to his bow, that of leadership, and still remain a hunter of truth.
Remember that each follower is a wise man in training, and a future leader. Leave them alone. Allow them to experiment & make mistakes.
"All separation is illusion. You are right now in the heart of God as Soul. Only your attention is held elsewhere." - Maha Guru
"[God] is called the ocean of love & mercy because It accepts you as you are. Its nature is to heal what is in your ailing heart & put your heart in place." - Maha Guru
The wise are humble before all people because they know the unlearning & the spiritual training they have yet to do. The wise man knows not, and seeks with his whole heart to acquire knowledge & ascertain through experience what is true & what is half true.
The wise one who is on such a journey as this life can be, has no time for presumptions & schedules or preconceived actions, he lives life fully, openly, listening with his whole being like a child on the 1st day of spring.
The way of the wise is one of freedom - freedom for himself & for every other being he encounters.
The wise respect nature & cherish it above all manmade things.
The wise learn from the wisdom of the body ... [they] do not try to control the body any more than necessary, they do not harness such a horse unless necessary, still they learn how to induce its highest performance by proper care & preparation, and feed it on the power of creative inspiration & service to the Creator.
The healer & the trickster are often brothers, and to raise arms against one may hurt the other. So do what you must, but move gently, and always seek the inner guidance to tell you how everything should be.
Go gently, and yet when someone tries to force you off your path, do not go with them or go fleeing from them, but walk your path some more.
Many are those who want to block the path, in any form it is found, but the wise ones know the path that can be obstructed is not the path. The sacred path has always been unfolding from a source within, where men cannot obstruct, stop or change it, and finding its reflection in the world has always been a test of perception as well as resolve ... it has never been easy.
Everything that is lost can be re-found. Even lost innocence can be reawakened, although it is the 1st to vanish & the last to be exhumed in the crumble of our misguided lives.
The wise man is one who has either rediscovered his own wild innocence & has lit his lamp again by its spark, or he is one who somehow never lost that thread.
The wise one does what he has to do to keep the heart open & mind open, to keep the innocent one inside awake while learning from experience what he can, and while enjoying the fullness of life.
Innocence, not ignorance, is bliss.
To find that heartfelt way, that way of profound peace & tranquility that binds together heaven & earth without conflict, you may have to abandon all that you have ever said or planned or constructed.
If you come across the path of the wise man, the man of wild innocence, the man of simplicity & oneness with spirit, you may have to undergo trial by fire, water & wind. But in most likelihood, you will only have to open your eyes & step forward on your own 2 feet. A journey of a thousand miles begins with where you stand.
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