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03 January 2016
These Are The Days Of Salvation
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Very soon your life here will end; consider, then, what may be in store for you elsewhere. Today we live; tomorrow we die and are quickly forgotten. Oh, the dullness and hardness of a heart which looks only to the present instead of preparing for that which is to come!
Therefore, in every deed and every thought, act as though you were to die this very day. If you had a good conscience you would not fear death very much. It is better to avoid sin than to fear death. If you are not prepared today, how will you be prepared tomorrow? Tomorrow is an uncertain day; how do you know you will have a tomorrow?
What good is it to live a long life when we amend that life so little? Indeed, a long life does not always benefit us, but on the contrary, frequently adds to our guilt. Would that in this world we had lived well throughout one single day. Many count up the years they have spent in religion but find their lives made little holier.
If it is so terrifying to die, it is nevertheless possible that to live longer is more dangerous. Blessed is he who keeps the moment of death ever before his eyes and prepares for it every day. If you have ever seen a man die, remember that you, too, must go the same way. In the morning consider that you may not live till evening, and when evening comes do not dare to promise yourself the dawn. Be always ready, therefore, and so live that death will never take you unprepared. Many die suddenly and unexpectedly, for in the unexpected hour the Son of God will come. When that last moment arrives you will begin to have a quite different opinion of the life that is now entirely past and you will regret very much that you were so careless and remiss.
How happy and prudent is he who tries now in life to be what he wants to be found in death. Perfect contempt of the world, a lively desire to advance in virtue, a love for discipline, the works of penance, readiness to obey, self-denial, and the endurance of every hardship for the love of Christ, these will give a man great expectations of a happy death.
You can do many good works when in good health; what can you do when you are ill? Few are made better by sickness. Likewise they who undertake many pilgrimages seldom become holy.
Do not put your trust in friends and relatives, and do not put off the care of your Soul till later, for men will forget you more quickly than you think. It is better to provide now, in time, and send some good account ahead of you than to rely on the help of others. If you do not care for your own welfare now, who will care when you are gone?
The present is very precious; these are the days of salvation; now is the acceptable time. How sad that you do not spend the time in which you might purchase Everlasting Life in a better way. The time will come when you will want just one day, just one hour in which to make amends, and do you know whether you will obtain it?
See, then, dearly beloved, the great danger from which you can free yourself and the great fear from which you can be saved, if only you will always be wary and mindful of death. Try to live now in such a manner that at the moment of death you may be glad rather than fearful. Learn to die to the world now, that then you may begin to live with Christ. Learn to spurn all things now, that then you may freely go to Him. Chastise your body in penance now, that then you may have the confidence born of certainty.
Ah, foolish man, why do you plan to live long when you are not sure of living even a day? How many have been deceived and suddenly snatched away! How often have you heard of persons being killed by drownings, by fatal falls from high places, of persons dying at meals, at play, in fires, by the sword, in pestilence, or at the hands of robbers! Death is the end of everyone and the life of man quickly passes away like a shadow.
Who will remember you when you are dead? Who will pray for you? Do now, beloved, what you can, because you do not know when you will die, nor what your fate will be after death. Gather for yourself the riches of immortality while you have time. Think of nothing but your salvation. Care only for the things of God. Make friends for yourself now by honoring the saints of God, by imitating their actions, so that when you depart this life they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. Keep yourself as a stranger here on earth, a pilgrim whom its affairs do not concern at all.
Keep your heart free and raise it up to God, for you have not here a lasting home. To Him direct your daily prayers, your sighs and tears, that your Soul may merit after death to pass in happiness to the Lord.
From "Thoughts on Death" Chapter 23 - Imitation Of Christ - Thomas Kempis
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Life is a continuum. We repeatedly travel in and out of incarnation. It is only when we finally find life's True Purpose and begin to seek an escape from the endless Wheel of Death and Rebirth that the sojourn on the physical plane starts to come to an end.
Although we are given only a few short decades in each life to locate The Path of Return, that is enough time for us to do just that, if the personality has reached a state of remembrance and is ready to act.
Most nature-born religious systems teach that you live a "good" life while incarnate and then reap some sort of reward in the after-life, in the reflection-sphere. The Universal Doctrine teaches that man carries his Eternal Reward within his microcosm (the Divine Spark). He has but to cease looking outwards for his salvation and begin instead to look within.
Do not waste the time you have been given. Do not wait until recognition dawns just before your final breath in this world. Make the decision now to dedicate the remainder of this life to the pursuit of the one goal of humanity: Liberation from matter.
Even if one takes but the first step on this Path (awakening the Spark), that one can be counted among the blessed. For such a one who remains steadfast in the Journey, victory is assured. The post-physical home will not be the mundane reflection-sphere, but Shamballa. That one will go "no more out". Next stop: Immortality.
~ g
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g
Do you think Max Heindel's Evening Exercise of retrospection useful? Going over the events of the day before retiring to bed remind me of Socrates dictum of 'The unexamined life is not worth living.' Yet some days I just flop into bed and can't remember anythig about the day.
Another question is, you mentioned that the Lords of Destiny are responsible for organizing the personalities time and place of birth plus your karma which is imprinted in your head sanctuary and works like a horoscope.Reading some articles about the Starseeds they believe that through their DNA all starseeds are encoded with activation encryptions that will unlock their knowledge and talents at a pre-determined or spontaneous time on earth sometime during the Age of Aquarius. Something about them reminds me of the book Unmasking do you have any knowledge of them?
May I take the opportunity of wishing you a Happy New Year and thank you for all the work you put into your blog, which helps like minded people.
Andrew
Andrew,
Retrospection can be helpful, but only if a corresponding decision is made to correct the behavior when the next opportunity presents itself. For example, if one loses one's temper, it is important to review that action at the end of the day, but even more important to remedy that behavior the next time one finds one's self in a similar situation. Without Action, Retrospection is useless.
If one is unable to stay awake to complete the evening's retrospection, the best alternative is to review all actions immediately after they occur during the day and make a mental note to not repeat them. This requires us to constantly monitor our actions and our thoughts as they happen or before they happen, which provides the same result as an evening retrospection but also requires a certain amount of vigilance.
As for "Starseeds" and "activation codes" the following: it is true that entities from this galaxy and beyond have been and are currently incarnating on this planet in order to assist with The Harvest. These are highly-advanced microcosms whose general mission is to help increase the amount of Divine Light anchored in the Earth plane.
These entities undertake their missions with the understanding that they will have to undergo the same process of forgetting as all earthbound microcosms. Because they are so highly-advanced, it can be a bit easier for them to avoid the pitfalls of this nature-order and execute their mission once their Remembrance kicks in, which is all that "activation" really is.
Triggers can be the reading of a certain book, a chance meeting with a certain person, a certain experience, etc. Any of these things can trigger an entity's innate Remembrance and enable him or her to embark on their mission, which at some point should involve walking the Path of Return.
Some are lost to the process, as the pull of the Earth-plane is very, very strong. The move "Gabriel" (2007) allegorically portrays this difficulty. The film is a little violent, but the point is made.
Another thing about "Starseeds". Those who post such information sometimes tend to focus too much on the "specialness" of these entities and may influence others to revel in the idea that they may be one. It can become an ego-trip. Let it be known that those who come to Earth to assist with The Harvest will not label themselves or inflate their self-importance.
Also, as mentioned above, these entities are subject to the same aeonic influences as the rest of mankind. They can be tricked into misleading or misdirecting others. For example, to tell people that all they have to do is sit around and wait for magical "DNA codes" to activate themselves can lull those who believe they are "Starseeds" to lazily wait around for some magic event to happen instead of putting their shoulder to the wheel and doing the work necessary to serve humanity and self-evolve. So, beware when examining this phenomena. You will know them by their fruits.
Happy New Year to you as well. May we all continue to make unwavering progress towards The Good End.
~ g
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