The Two-In-One

Once the candidate awakens the Divine Spark and gains insight into his/her true nature, a decision has to be made. Either return to the natural life that was being led or vow to walk the Path all the way to The Good End.

For those choosing to walk the Path of Return, there will be bumps along the way. No matter how diligent, dedicated or devoted one is, the aeons of this nature will continue to influence us via our natural blood-state. More than once we will fall into an old habit or express a behavior that goes against the Gnosis. Grief, frustration or remorse will follow. "Why can't I stay on the Path?" we will cry out?

We must understand that at the same time the purified New Soul is being built, we are still attached to the old, natural soul. Thankfully, we have heard The Call and have responded to it, but the nature-born part of us still feels the tug of the material world. We still respond to the impulses sent our way via our lipika, the auric being. We are as two-in-one, torn between the Divine Realm and this fallen world. We are attempting to leave what we know for that which we want to know better, but just as it is when we try to leave someone who is no good for us, we hang on, we drag our feet, we succumb to the easy path, the road of least resistance.

This struggle will continue until that which is New within us succeeds in asserting Itself. The only way this can happen is if we steadfastly persevere. Don't give up on yourself if you falter. Don't turn away from the Path over a failure due to a momentary weakness. The aeons of this nature know that they are about to lose you. Thus, they re-double their efforts, offering you everything you have ever desired in order to keep you trapped in this fallen world. Now you can perhaps understand the symbolism behind the story of Jesus' temptation in the desert. Jesus represents the soul-born man (that's us), trying to reach Liberation. Satan (the word means "adversary") represents the nature aeons, offering the Jesus-man everything he could possibly desire, if only he would bow down and worship the things of this world.

Don't fall for their tricks. Every time you fall, shake it off and get right back to business. Don't dwell in the past or the future. What's important is what you do in the now. Do not let your slip-ups become a burden or a stumbling block. Let them go.

For those who have awakened the Divine Spark within, your microcosm is undergoing a Great Renovation. As such, the old stands side-by-side with the New. The New Soul must increase in influence while the old soul decreases. A battle for dominance is being fought within your microcosm. Do not try to fight this battle with your "I". You will not succeed, as the "I" cannot and will not eliminate the "I". It is The Other One, rebirthed from out of the Original Atom, that will fight this battle for you. The most you can do is keep striving to live in the New Attitude of Life that you have adopted and stay out of the way when the inevitable inner conflicts arise. At some point, you may not even know when it happens, the nature aeons will lose interest in you. The desires of this world will recede from you. You will no longer slip. Your footing on the Path will be as sure as a mountain goat.

"...then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered unto Him". Matt. 4:11

Remain steadfast in your devotion. Keep your focus always upon the One Goal. Persevere through all trials until The Good End.

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