Gnostic Teachings- The Two Lines of Life, Part 2

The Law of Polarities

As with everything in nature, the Law of Polarities manages and balances the good of the whole. This is the Law of Karma as organized by the interdependence of all things.

The habit of the mind that we have now is to ignore and avoid what we call "bad" and to crave or chase what we call "good." So the vast majority of humanity spends all their energy chasing their desires, obsessively pursuing what we call "good."  This phenomenon happens on every level in ourselves.

It is simple: when we go to a restaurant, what do we order? What we crave. When we watch TV what do we look for? What we desire. When we interact with other people what do we look for? What we crave.

We avoid anything that creates what we would call suffering, pain, discomfort, humiliation, fear, insecurity, death. We spend a great majority of our time avoiding things we don't want to deal with.

So as we travel this line of life pursuing all of our desires and avoiding whatever we cannot face, we are ignoring certain principles. It is the consciousness. 

Reference~ gnosticteachings.org 

Gnostic Teachings- The Two Lines of Life, Part 1

This line shows the course of time from birth to death. We are born, we grow, we get educated (or not) and all the events of our lives pass, and then we die.

This is called The Line of Knowledge because real knowledge is the point of living. We are alive in order to know what life is about. How we walk the line is the critical difference between finding real Gnosis (knowledge), and living in its opposite: ignorance.

The difference is found through knowing Gnosis to use the consciousness, or not knowing (ignoring) the use of the consciousness.

Every being is subject to the laws of this line. That means that everyone of us was born. You cannot have birth without death. Life exists because of death. Death exists because of Life.

This is a fundamental polarity of nature. Yet in us, it is out of balance.

Reference~ gnosticteachings.org/gnostic meditation, viglance

A Donkey

Be careful to not become like a donkey with a guide that lacks intellect. The hypocrite leads the hypocrite. The devotee of God is led by no one. He follows his heart.

A Sabbath

I don't want to just roll with it!
I want a break-

time to meditate.

Contemplate existence,
ask questions:
Why am I here?
Why do I chase after certain things?
Why do I suffer?
All of these questions take stillness-
a break-through can only happen in a still moment.

Without the noise,
the hustle-bustle of daily life,
meaningless pursuits,
non-stop chit chatter,
the humming of cell phones,
the vibration of speakers.
I need to stop-
take a Sabbath everyday 
and not just roll with it.

Sapphire's Letter To Arion: Night Is Pregnant With New Day

Beloved,

It is not by my strength alone I remain on my path, but your voice that guides me from the other side. Perhaps you treasure me more than I treasure myself. For all that I have given you, you have promised to pay me back 72-fold. I have responded by saying that is too much!
Let us string our lives together in silence. Let us leave this world to the fools whom know only folly.
Whatever is my lot in this life, I will render all that befalls me good. For no evil ever comes from God. Everything is a blessing and whatever grieves our hearts, we need to only remember the wise words of Hakim, "Night is pregnant with new day!" 

Your Darling

Bicycle

Propel me-
Forward
Spin me-
To my completeness
Pedal light
When your heart is heavy

Grabbing the handlebars
Steer towards your destiny
The spokes connect 
You to the wheels
Of your past and future

Take a seat
And focus your eyes ahead
The road invites you 
To discover your passion
And to live your dream!