*The books of Alice A. Bailey, written in cooperation with a
Tibetan teacher between 1919-1949, constitute a continuation of the
Ageless Wisdom--a body of esoteric teaching handed down from
ancient times in a form which is always suitable to each period.
Intended to precede and condition the coming era, the Alice A.
Bailey writings offer an unparalleled spiritual approach to such
subjects as the teaching on Shamballa and the Path of spiritual
evolution; the spiritual Hierarchy; the new discipleship and
training in meditation as a form of service; the teaching on the
seven rays and the new psychology of the soul; the teaching on
esoteric astrology; and the new world religion, which emphasizes
the common thread of truth linking all the major world faiths. *In
this era of a rapid increase in human intelligence and capacity to
use the mind we run the risk of over-emphasis on intellectualism.
"The mind is the slayer of the real" is a well-known reflection of
an inherent danger. In this book "From Intellect to Intuition"'
development of the intellect, while necessary, is shown as a means
to an end and one step on the way to a fully awakened and active
mental body. The intellect is the rationalising, analytical aspect
of the mind, concerned with knowledge. It can be used as a
stepping-stone to penetrate into new realms and dimensions of
thought, and to touch and awaken the intuitive faculty of pure
reason. Between the intellect and the intuition, however, a gap
exists until it has been consciously bridged through meditation.
Meditation is sometimes defined as "thinking in the heart"; correct
meditation proceeds only when the heart and mind function together
in unison. To touch the intuition, therefore, this blending of
heart and mind is a necessity, since the intuitive sense is a
faculty of the heart aroused by the activity of the integrated,
three-fold mind. Meditation is also the deliberate application of
discipline to the mind to render it controlled, concentrated and
one-pointed at will. Right use of the mind in meditation opens the
consciousness to the beauty, truth and goodness of the soul,
through the five stages of
concentration-meditation-contemplation-illumination-inspiration.
These five stages lead to union with the soul - the "son of mind" -
and direct knowledge of divinity, creating an instrument of
intelligence for the soul to use in daily life. "The experienced
voice of the eastern wisdom comes to us with one word: Meditation.
The question naturally arises: 'Is that all?' and the answer is:
'Yes.' If meditation is rightly followed, and if perseverance is
the keynote of the life, then increasingly soul contact is
established. The results of that contact work out in
self-discipline, in purification, and in the life of aspiration and
of service. Meditation in the eastern sense is ...a strictly mental
process, leading to soul knowledge and illumination. It is a fact
in nature that ,as a man thinketh (in his heart) so is he.'"
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