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Result: 'Will' (34)

If you cannot resist the inner impulses that torment you, it is because you have not developed enough love for the higher world of beauty, order and light. Your own willpower is not enough; we need the protection and help of heaven in order to ...
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Learn to love without waiting to be loved in return, and you will be free and able to do a great deal with this freedom. Unfortunately, human beings do not value freedom or try to obtain it; on the contrary, they do their best to tie themselves ...
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Most people devote their days to the satisfaction of their desires and the realization of their ambitions. Do they ever question the nature of all these calculations, designs and projects? Do they ever think to turn to heavenly beings and ask, ‘O ...
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...e wise will keep these for themselves. They will give away only the fruits, in other words thoughts, feelings, activity and work....
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Many believers ask themselves such naïve questions about God's will. They imagine he has specific intentions for them; regarding the place where they should live, the work they should do... Does he want them to marry, to have children, or to remain ...
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The Creator has given us a will, so that we can make it the instrument of our higher nature by placing it at the service of a high ideal. The first step is to understand and apply some essential truths. Once you have understood an essential truth, ...
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There are some believers who wonder naively what God's will is for them and what he expects of them. They imagine God's will is concerned with the particular place they ought to live, the profession they ought to be in… Does he want them to start a ...
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‘Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven', says Jesus in the Lord's Prayer. But why must we do the will of God? Because it is a magical act. The moment we decide to serve the Lord, our whole being is taken up, dedicated, and then the contrary ...
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...r even asking for anything. We will no longer need to search, because by working to purify our thoughts, feelings and actions we will discover truth. Lastly, we will no longer need to knock – since we want to live the life of Christ, the doors ...
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...ve a great deal. For good as well as evil, it is necessary to give the same direction to one's thoughts, feelings and actions, which is difficult – and people are so lazy in this regard! We are sometimes surprised that great criminals can becom...
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To do God's will is not only to obey a higher authority but also to perform an act of magic. Yes, placing yourself in the service of the Lord immediately absorbs your whole being, sets it apart, closes it to other influences. All the contradictory ...
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The greatest joys, spiritual joys, do not have very much physical expression, since the most elevated feelings and sensations are often imperceptible. They are experienced as understanding, as fulfilment, as silence, and they are indestructible. ...
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It comes naturally to humans to impose on others and give orders. But when a desire arises within them and holds them like the coils of a snake, they surrender to it and give in without any resistance. Look at yourself, and you will see that things ...
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You need someone to keep reminding you that there are efforts to be made. If you have to wait for inspiration before getting down to work, you will not do a great deal. Inspiration is a grace, and we don't know when it will appear. Where major ...
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So many believers ask themselves really naïve questions about the will of God! They imagine he has specific intentions for them: where they should live, what profession they should pursue… Does he want them to marry and have children, or to remain ...
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A faith which is not expressed through a suitable attitude and appropriate gestures is almost useless, and even harmful, because it keeps us in illusion. Faith has true grounds for existence only when it is upheld by the will to bring one's actions ...
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In the Lord's Prayer, Jesus asks that ‘your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.' Why does he ask this? Because it is the earth's destiny to become the reflection of heaven. For the moment, of course, this request is far from being fulfilled. ...
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People speak of sacrificing themselves as if it were a matter of giving up or losing something. When we make a sacrifice, we do not sacrifice ‘ourselves', but rather something useless, harmful or inferior, in order to obtain something great, ...
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Most people devote their days to the satisfaction of their desires and the realization of their ambitions. Do they ever question the nature of all these designs and projects?Do they ever think to turn to Heaven and ask: ‘O luminous spirits, are we ...
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So many people mistake their own will for the divine will! An idea, a passing desire, a conviction propels them in one direction or another and they are convinced they are carrying out the will of God! As if it were that easy! And as if God had to ...
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When Jesus said in the Prayer ‘Our Father', ‘May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven', he meant that we should create a connection, a circulation of energies between heaven and earth, until the harmony, order and beauty up above are firmly ...
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...ead or in their heart, and when they have to act, their actions are often contradictory to their thoughts and feelings. They have therefore not understood how Cosmic Intelligence designed human beings nor for what purpose. We have an intellect ...
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...am faced with problems, I shall overcome sadness, disappointment, and grief, I shall master my thoughts and feelings'. Indeed, in this too you can achieve feats and claim victories, and it is mostly to this end that you must apply your will....
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Life is full of difficulties and pitfalls, but we must never forget that heaven sent us to earth neither helpless nor unarmed. On the contrary, it has given us the means to cope with every situation. Just as we arrived on earth perfectly equipped to ...
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Jesus said, ‘For everyone will be salted with fire.' But what is the relationship between salt and fire? Fire, like salt, is symbolic of the spirit. And salt, like fire, can burn you. But since fire is different in many various forms, it results in ...
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The first requirement for salvation is vigilance. Never let doubt and confusion take hold of you. At the first sign of threat, instead of becoming dispersed, go higher! Take refuge in your inner sanctum, call on the spirit of God, and ask for advice,...
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Too many faithful see God as addressing humans to dictate his will: 'Go here, do this and that.' No, God does not express himself like that and does not give orders. You might say, 'But does he never speak to us? Does he never tell us what to do?' ...
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When we see the state of the world today, we tell ourselves the worst may yet happen: nuclear war, epidemics, famines, natural disasters, and so on, capable of bringing an end to humankind. But events are never absolutely certain, for they can take ...
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We must never forget that reality manifests itself as two opposing aspects: there is the pure and the impure, darkness and light, good and evil. True knowledge encompasses both. That is why all real initiates must measure themselves against the ...
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Our teaching presents you with exercises for every moment of the day. Obviously, you cannot do them all, but pick at least a few and practice them every day. These exercises will bring many improvements to your life, but most importantly, they will ...
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... activity is vast. Our actions affect only a few people, while our feelings and especially our thoughts can reach all beings. Thought is far more powerful and embraces infinitely more things than the will; it is also subtler and has greater pos...
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When material conditions are ideal, our will does not have much opportunity to exert itself. It is when things are difficult and we are in need that we are obliged to exercise our will. All those who have stood out by reason of their exceptional ...
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People's hearts, intellects and wills rarely work as a team; each one is in the habit of going its own way. The intellect is excited by ideas, but the interests of the heart lie elsewhere; it runs after pleasure and forgets all about the decisions ...
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‘To know, to will, to dare, to keep silent.'* This fourfold axiom sums up the science of Initiates. Why ‘keep silent'? you ask. Because if you know what you have to do, if you have the will to do it and dare to begin the work, there is nothing more ...
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