Daily Meditation: Friday, November 3, 2006

The human being is a spirit which in its descent to earth …

11/03/2006

The human being is a spirit which in its descent to earth was successively sheathed in matter of greater and greater density, which initiatic Science refers to as bodies. Beginning with the most subtle, these are the atmic, buddhic, causal, mental, astral and physical bodies. The physical body is therefore the last and densest of these sheaths. In its descent into matter, the spirit became increasingly confined, but it had already agreed to these limits. If, as he descended, man had known how to maintain his bond with higher realms, he would not at this point be so handicapped and crushed under the weight of matter. He complains that his situation is dictated by material conditions, which is true, but this is because he has not learned to maintain the supremacy of the spirit in himself. When he begins to work on himself, he will see that his spirit and soul, his thought and will can improve all the conditions of his life, and little by little he will rediscover his original powers.