Post by david on Aug 23, 2018 17:19:21 GMT
You may have heard it said that the scientist who worked out the benzene molecular structure was, at first, baffled. He could not work it out whichever way he tried. Eventually, he had a dream of serpents biting their tales, and this gave him the idea that the molecule should have a circular structure. He tried it that way, and it worked out.
It is tempting to conclude that this proves that the non rational ways of gaining knowledge are superior to the rational. The rational were tried and failed, and the non rational succeeded. It has to be borne in mind that the non rational only worked after a long period of concentrating on the rational. The great concentrated effort sensitised the mind so that it could be sensitive to the non rational influence. This proves that the human faculties work in harmony with each other, and not in opposition. People are trying to overcome intellect in order that non rational faculties will emerge spontaneously. They should be trying to work with all faculties. Concentrated use of the rational intellect will sensitise the mind to intuition.
This is the spiritual way. All aspects of spiritual existence work together. There is no opposition in the Spirit. The depths of Absolute Life, which are beyond intellect, are the support of the Essence, or Divine Knowing, in which intellect works, and are actualised by the Divine Ideas. You make spiritual development by reflecting this process.
May She be with you,
David.