«Any prayer may be heard and granted by the Higher Powers only if it is uttered thrice: First—for the welfare or the peace of the souls of one’s parents; Second—for the welfare of one’s neighbor; And only third—for oneself personally» — el dicho de sabiduría popular del que dice derivarlo
Cuarto Camino
What does this tradition say about experience, knowledge and transformation? We approach these questions with consciousness as our centre, listening to the language of each source.
Gonzalo Olivares Velázquez · Spiritus Mundi
1 · Listen to the sources
How these passages were chosen: from the works assigned to this tradition, in alphabetical order, the first passage of each whose quoted words name consciousness, awareness, soul, spirit or knowledge (in English or Spanish); one per work, up to four. The choice is by vocabulary only: a passage may agree with our reading, disagree with it, or leave the question open.
«And third, that there may be the possibility during this period, while I am fulfilling all this, of renewing my physical body and my spirit to such a degree that, when my writings are completed, I can direct the spreading of them myself, with the energy and persistence which were peculiar to me in my youth.» — el tercero: recobrar salud bastante para dirigir él mismo la difusión. Es el fin que la obra no alcanzó.
«One of those who spoke a great deal that day was the elderly, intelligent Persian whom I have mentioned—intelligent not in the European sense of the word, but in the sense in which it is understood on the continent of Asia, that is, not only by knowledge but by being» — presenta al orador y de paso fija una distinción que recorre su obra: inteligente por el ser y no solo por el saber.
«We live either in sleep or in a waking state which, in the system, is called relative consciousness» — su descripción del estado ordinario, y el término técnico que le corresponde.
2 · Ask what each source declares
Who knows, and what is transformed? Is the relationship between inner experience and the world declared, disputed, or left open? Let the passage determine the answer before bringing it into dialogue with our reading.
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For us, these paths meet in consciousness. Which passage converses with that reading, and which qualifies or contradicts it? Save it with your own note.
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