“A brief period of organised effort and, at the end, death, is of more vital usefulness today, than a futile doing of the things a man feels like doing in a leisurely way, and then meandering feebly down the years.” ~ Alice A. Bailey, 1880-1949, Theosophist and Author on Esoteric Spirituality Using more concise […]
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Defining “Sensory Gratification” Sensory Gratification means choosing things because they feel good to our senses, as opposed to making choices based on wisdom, true virtues, higher values, or spiritual principles, like Selfless Service, Harmlessness, or Lovingkindness. To be driven by Sensory Gratification is a form of Grasping and Aversion. Like an immature child, we grasp
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Spiritual Glamour is a Roadblock to Awakening and Genuine Service As we know, Glamour is: distorted or coloured perception at the emotional level, as Illusion is the same at the mental level. Glamour is the glass darkly through which we see, or the rose-coloured glasses, that tint our perception from the real to the desired.
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