Daily Meditation: Wednesday, June 12, 2002

We live in the world and we must learn to relate to this …

06/12/2002

We live in the world and we must learn to relate to this world whilst continuing to put what is most important first, i.e. the soul and the spirit. The intelligence, love and willpower of an individual are revealed in the way in which they reconcile their spiritual life and their social life, and there is nothing more difficult than this. Some tend to immerse themselves into social life, forgetting spiritual life, whereas others are involved only with the life of the spirit and forget they are living in a society. There is a third alternative, however, and it is this that everyone must find for themselves, because every case is different. Those who want to have a family cannot resolve the question in the same way as those who prefer to stay single. Those who need outside stimulation cannot lead the same life as someone who has a meditative, contemplative temperament. You will say: 'So we can't take anyone as a role model?' Yes you can, but only in a broader sense, not for every detail. Everyone has their own path to follow, their mission, and even if you take an initiate as a role model, you must let your own nature dictate your development.