Theos-Talk Archives (December 2006 Message tt00155)

Friends, 

This is from an article of the spiritual journey: 
"Before we undertake a journey we need to find out all it will involve and to seek advice from those who know the difficulties and pitfalls on the way. We also need to look at ourselves and see if we possess the strength and ability to undertake the journey.
"Therefore Fragment I of The Voice of the Silence contains instruction as to what the journey we are contemplating is likely to involve, what it leads to, and what qualities and capacities we must possess before starting out.
"From this Fragment we learn that the one quality which it is necessary to possess if we would be instructed is the capacity to listen carefully to what is being said. Otherwise we may give our own interpretation to what is said, we may even distort the words to suit our own conceptions, and thus miss the real meaning. What, for example, is the meaning to be given to the word "mind," or to the word "soul," as used in The Voice of the Silence? We need accuracy in listening to place the words in their proper context before we can see clearly."

See all of the article in the magzine "The Theosophical Movement" at:
http://www.teosofia.com/Mumbai/7505journey.html

Regards,  Carlos. 


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