The Mind of Discerning

THERE ARE MANY subjects of special interest to wise and inclined students on the part to Happiness Wealth and Health , and the more versatile we become in our reading, and especially in our thinking, the broader will be our view of perspective of life. As a people who aspire for greatness, our thought should have a universal perspective of life rather than a narrow circumscribed one, which is often found in the majority of people.

This is all-encompassing search for knowledge is very important to the thinking mind. Self, the inner spiritual part of each of us, expresses its nature through perfectly mundane avenues of mental and physical behavior, and the more we develop the brain and mental aspects of consciousness, the greater the field for the expression of self.

For many, self is a prisoner within, with few or no avenues developed and trained to express the Master Within. This inner self is always seeking to guide and direct us. It is ever present like a still small voice urging us to follow its advice. This guiding influence will speak out strongly and firmly upon all the issues of life once we allow it to influence our thinking and as we seek its counsel in times of need.

We need not experience the darkness of despair-not knowing which way to turn, or who is a friend or foe-if we will listen to the voice of self with its subtle  influence and ever-wise guidance, which comes from the higher reaches of consciousness enlightened by the wisdom of the soul. Every day should be a day for experiencing the realization of the higher spiritual forces which are present within us.

The student of mysticism must also be very national and not accept the views and opinions of others merely because they have the ring of truth. There is much in spiritual literature which is often misleading. Mystical truth cannot be imparted to another. We must seek and then find it for ourselves. Such truth comes only from within, not without. Therefore, what we read and hear in mystical literature must be viewed with great discernment, and by contemplating it, the truth will be revealed from the innermost part of our own mind, and we will have the assurance and conviction of own beliefs.

Importance of Study and Mediation
In mystical literature, study and meditation are of prime importance to the understanding of higher values. The experiences of life teach us to look at all things wisely and well, and not to be misled by deceptive influences. So much in mystical literature is accepted on face value and in some particular cases the more irrational the claims, the more readily they are accepted. However, serious students soon learn that by looking with a critical eye at such claims, they can rely upon the judgment of the higher self which alone can rightly judge.

To the mystical students, the value of wide discursive reading cannot be underestimated. Nothing will broaden our outlook on life or give us a grater perspective of the world we live in than wide reading in the sciences, philosophies, and academic literature of the world. The mystical life is a voyage of self-discovery in which books of great value can advance and broaden our outlook into a mature vision of the world and create the vehicle for the grater expression of self.

“There is nothing as charming as the knowledge of literature which enable us to discover the infinity of things, the immensity of Nature, the heavens, the earth, and the seas. It is this that has rescued the soul from obscurity. To see all things above and below, first and last, and between both all that which furnishes us wherewith to live well and happily, and guides us to pass our lives without displeasure and without offence.” -Cicero