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The Liberation (Initiation) of Humanity |
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which would impede the free flow of that
energy. The dross, which would limit and distort the
new possibilities, must be brought forward so that it
can be known and then eliminated by the fires of
consciousness. Crises, as we know from our own direct experience, serve as great spiritual opportunities, challenging us to move ever closer to our own inner divinity. Thus, the current intensification of planetary crises will serve to test and prepare humanity for the unprecedented and imminent opportunity in which millions may tread the noble, but arduous path of initiation. And, it must be acknowledged that initiation is a process of excessively hard work, constant and strenuous effort and ceaseless striving to embody that which the intuition increasingly reveals. In spite of the difficulties of the Path, the incentive of freedom provides an undeniable, propelling force. The Path of Initiation is but another name for the Path of Liberation. And, it is liberation or freedom from the limitations of the lower consciousness that initiation confers. Making his or her way through the darkness and coarseness of the enveloping matter, humanity's long journey is full of pain, suffering and often blind struggle. Yet, the tiny spark of light within the relative darkness of the lower nature-frustrated by the encircling walls, yearning to unite in full consciousness with that abundant sun from which it came-persists and waxes increasingly brighter until full union and identification are achieved. All of humanity to one degree or another, either consciously or unconsciously, is involved in this fundamental struggle to attain the freedom whereby the Soul and its powers can unfold; whereby the limiting circles of the lower consciousness can open to the more inclusive and expansive states of higher consciousness. What is it that ultimately and finally
propels the individual forward to that point of
accomplishment? It is only as a series of
disillusionments are experienced and comprehended,
that the individual realizes there is no choice but to
move forward into greater light. In short, humanity
learns through discontent. As the poet Browning so
adequately expressed it, humanity learns "by the means
of evil that good is best." Thus, step-by-step
humanity learns to exchange the darkness for the
light, the unreal for the real, death for immortality
and chaos for beauty. * Extracted from "The Old Commentary" in Discipleship in the New Age, Vol. I by Alice A. Bailey, Lucis Publishing Co., p.678. |
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