Blog 91: Ch 8 THE NARROW WAY [Temple Within by Evan Pritchard]

My Notes on From the TEMPLE WITHIN: The 4th Book of Light

Chapter 8: THE NARROW WAY

*Fear not the possibility of death but go forth & serve the decrees of the great law, for then you become a law unto yourself & even your death will become a victory.

*Serve the whole & you serve God ... you dissolve the armor of the little self.  The universe gathers to you & touches you with love.

*You must step cautiously as you go, to defend the delicate creatures of the earth, and also step clear of traps set by wily hunters.

*The purpose of life is not to stay alive, but to gather experience which the heart metabolizes into wisdom, the true nourishment of the God-seeker.

*The voices of a thousand saviors cannot penetrate the shell of the irresponsive ear & the glory of a million stars is as blackness to the insensible eye.

*God only asks, rather compels, that you fill yourself with love & wisdom so that when you become electrified by the force of life, you are transformed into a magnet of love to draw like Souls unto you, so that they too may find the seat of the master & thereafter find the shortest route to God through the love of the Soul.

3 Steps Along the Passage of the Narrow Way:

1. COURAGE

2. CAUTION

3. CONCENTRATION 

*The narrow way gets narrower as we approach the receding horizon of Soul's perfection.

*The only way Soul can know Itself is for God to weigh It justly, and it is through trial & error Soul learns that which It is & that which It is not.

*This world is truly the tomb of Soul, and yet it is also the table upon which Soul has set Its splendored feast.  All that is good & divine & holy in this world is not truly of this world but is a reflection of the higher planes.

*Seekers who break down the walls of perception ... soon find out that they cannot handle the immensity of our collective Oneness with God & start to close down in a struggle to survive ... One needs a strong human consciousness to survive spiritually, ironic as it may sound.

*Only a secure person (confident in their grip on thought & feeling) can risk a single true glimpse of God, and will take the plunge into the ocean of love & mercy without hesitation.

*Earthly life is the womb of Soul.  When you enter into a physical body for purposes of training & enlightenment, you enter a matrix of spiritual & biological currents, which are not easily harmonized.  The way of balance between them is sometimes a narrow passage, but those who keep attending to the present moment & keep a positive (but wary) outlook tend to make it through the narrow way.

*If a person's life tends to be simpler, the balance between spirit & worldly forces is easier to maintain.

*If life were simpler, there would be no need of daily disciplines, safe-guards & practices - which frame the mind in ways that are useful to spirit.  But it is the impulse of mankind to take on more & more.

*Fasting from food & praying are helpful spiritual practices.

*Take time each day to contemplate/meditate (even if just for 5 minutes) & choose a time that best works for you.

 *Remember to breathe regularly, breathing exercises help you prepare for the inner journey.

*Visualization, Light, Sound, Chanting, Mantras, and Deep Relaxation are all helpful methods in contemplation/meditation time (whatever resonates or works for you).

2 Basic Modes to Making the Transition to Inner Perception:

1. PASSIVE/RECEPTIVE - letting the mind be still & relaxing almost to the point of sleep (cold environment & hard surface help to keep you awake)

2. ACTIVE/CREATIVE - charge up your energy field by whirling your aura (chanting, mantras, singing, visualization & so forth can be helpful)

*Higher dimensions (higher frequencies) are closer to the source of imagery, and therefore are often brighter & more vivid than physical reality.

*The closer to source of imagery you are, the closer to source of wisdom, knowledge & pure consciousness.

*Your vibratory rate determines what area or plane you will "tune in" to & also determines much of what/whom you experience during the day.

*When the outer life becomes busy, the inner life often fades.  When the outer life becomes tranquil after a stormy time, it is easy to "see" as one's inner self evacuates the bodily shell.

*God is vibration & vibration is power.  

*Places can hold vibration as can objects if they are cared for correctly.

*To live as Soul in both the inner & outer worlds at the same time is one of the most significant landmarks along the road to realization.

*For those who have come to the crossroads, there is no turning back, and nothing to go back to.  There is only the choice of standing still & becoming stagnant & dead in spirit, or fiercely moving ahead into the unknown.

*The hero of the narrow way goes where angels fear to tread, for he/she is more than angel. 

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