Glamor - A World Problem - Daily: Saturday, 3rd of January [see prior posts] It will be of real value, I believe, if I relate for your benefit the various contrasting characteristics of the intelligent man and the disciple, using the word disciple to cover all stages of development from that of accepted disciple to that of the Master. There is naught but the Hierarchy, which is a term denoting a steady progress from a lower state of being and of consciousness to a higher. This is in every case the state of consciousness of some Being, limited and confined and controlled by substance. You will note that [128] I say substance and not form for it is in reality substance which controls spirit for a long, a very long, cycle of expression; it is not matter that controls, for the reason that gross matter is always controlled by the forces which are esoterically regarded as etheric in nature and, therefore, as substance, not form. Remember this at all times for it holds the clue to the true understanding of the lower nature. We will study, therefore, the basic essential contrasts which the disciple must intuitively grasp and with which he must familiarize himself. We will divide what we have to say into four parts, dealing briefly, but I trust helpfully, with each: a.mThe contrast between Illusion and its opposite - Intuition. b. The contrast between Glamor and its opposite - Illumination. c. The contrast between Maya and its opposite - Inspiration. d. The contrast between the Dweller on the Threshold and its opposite - The Angel of the PRESENCE. This, you will realize, is a large subject and deals with the major problem of the disciple. I would refer you at this point to what I have already said anent these four aspects of glamor, and would ask you to refer with care to the various charts and tabulations which have been given to you from time to time.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:01:19 +0000
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