Dear Friends,
This week's quote is from spiritual awareness class A/V Class Private 46, which will be published in Volume 16 of The Living Light Dialogue. The begins with a question from a student.
"Why does it take pain before one wants to effect change in their life?"
"Well, the lord of the universe, that is, the lord of our universe responds to that which is painful and that which is pleasurable. You see, form offers duality. It offers pain and pleasure. It offers joy and sadness. So the awakening of that faculty of reason to shine over the lord of the universe—you see, the lord of the universe is your will. You direct intelligent energy; your will alone directs that. When experiences repeatedly reveal to you that the direction of your will, the effect of that direction of your will brings unto you pain, there is the natural instinct of survival that is instrumental in redirecting your lord of the universe, your will, that law, to something different than what you’ve already experienced. So that awakening does not happen until survival of what you desire is at stake.
Now to some people it takes a great deal of pain for—and suffering—for them to awaken and redirect their will into a different direction, you see. And then there are some people who say, “Well, I’ve never suffered.” And they continue right on creating the same forms that cause them so much suffering. That’s why it takes pain. In form, of, which is duality, there’s always the choice: pain or pleasure. When the pain is sufficient, one redirects the energy flowing through them by their will. When the light of reason shines over the lord of the universe, they start on a new direction or a new path."
"O suffer senses not in vain for freedom of thy soul is gain." When the suffering in our lives becomes intense enough, we find the strength to make whatever changes are necessary in order to experience a greater goodness in our lives. But that choice to redirect our will is ever available to us. We need not wait until the suffering becomes so intense to redirect our will, but we often do.
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Sincerely yours,
Russell Fitzgerald
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