It is by renouncing that one wins
“The one who kneels down, rises. The conquest comes by means of the total rendition of self. It is by renouncing that one wins”. These are the teachings of Hercules’ Instructor, as he gives him the task of freeing Lerna from the hydra that was devastating it, one of the works of the hero of Greek mythology.
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The essence of surrender
In the words of Hercules’ Instructor lies the essence of surrender. In its spiritual connotation, surrender describes a state of unconditional receptivity to the superconscious energies of one’s own being, or to the Unique Consciousness. Which is immanent to the Creation and at the same time transcends it. This state is attained gradually, throughout the stages of ascesis of the one who treads the evolutionary path. It means to overcome free-will, become aware of one’s own internal potential and assume it, letting oneself be led by its intrinsic wisdom. It is the “abandonment” of the being to its divine nucleus, the rendition of the ego to the monadic (spiritual) power.
In this state, anxiety is replaced by a conscious vision of the cycles to be fulfilled.
The connection of the human being with the All
When the constructive and destructive forces that move within matter are surrendered in an unconditional way to higher purposes, matter acquires a new vibration, a pulsing that elevates it beyond the denser planes. The greatest part of humanity seeks in every possible way to make their ideas, tastes and preferences prevail. For them, to have their own opinion received by the others is a victory. Elections are made, disputes are made acute, detachment to points of view are instigated, and little or nothing is heard of the occult value existent in renunciation and in surrender. However, a civilization erected over partisan bases is destined to destruction, as in it there is no flexibility for the connection of the human being with the All.
Sincere surrender opens ways; in it there is no accommodation. But an internal dynamics, whose potency breaks obstacles that hinder the contact with Light. True surrender is born of an inner urge. The individual needs it as much as the air they breathe. It becomes their life and not just a human attitude or a quest. In this attunement, their aspiration intensifies, and attracts energies that heal and transmute matter.
As they live this process, their bodies can show conflicts and oftentimes apparent discomforts. This is part of their purification, for as the light of the cells expand, vibratory reorganizations take place and impure elements are eliminated.
Today, the Hierarchy contacts human beings by means of their monad (spirit) and no longer the soul or personality. When humans polarize in the monadic plane, they contribute more vastly to the evolutionary plan. As they become aware of this fact, their surrender is facilitated, for they understand that the real world takes place in the world of energies, in the threshold of non-material existence.
They welcomes tests with gratitude, firmness and faith
So, by means of detachment and of service rendered in the world of forms, the individual consummates their surrender to the supreme self and knows what goal to head to. They welcomes tests with gratitude, firmness and faith. They understand that, within them, beyond human forces, is the synthesis of hierarchical lineages, represented by symbolic and expressive denominations: the inner Warrior, the Priest, the Sage, the Guardian of the Inner Mirror, the Governor of their own existence, the Healer of all evils, and the One who contemplates the face of Nameless.
The one who seeks knows that above pain and conflict is the Truth
Article from newspaper “O Tempo”: O verdadeiro significado da entrega a uma vida superior (“The true meaning of surrender to a higher life”, in free translation)
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