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Soul’S DIvIne journeY

soul’s spiritual throne. the mind poses as the darling of the
universe, and yet we know that our very own mind is sel-
dom happy or fulfilled. In a world filled with endless
variety, the mind jumps from one pleasure to another, from
one opinion to another, just hoping to find that eternal
contentment that seems to elude it. the world is transitory,
impermanent, and constantly changing, and for this reason
the mind’s attempt to stabilize itself through the pursuit of
desires, passions, possessions, and personal relationships
can only bring temporal appeasement.
Along with the mind’s futile attempt to find lasting
bliss and contentment, we must consider the inherent nature
of the lower creation itself. It does take some time for
all human beings to realize that our earth world is not the
Shangri-la that we had hoped it to be. on the contrary,
the Masters instruct that the world is a training ground, a
remedial prison house meant for the liquidation of humans’
accumulated karmas, and its sole purpose is to teach them
the deeper lessons of life. both the world and the mind
exist within the play of the dual forces, endlessly being
moved by the pendulum of life that constantly swings
between the two poles of day and night, love and hate, and
morality and immorality. Many times, the denizens of this
world expect life to serve them, pamper them, and entertain
them, and while this occasionally transpires, more times
than not we are left in some type of mental, emotional, or
spiritual quandary.
And so, along with our uncertain mind that must live
in a constantly changing world, we must also understand
that there are karmic lessons assigned to each individual
dwelling in these lower worlds. You cannot exist in this
physical world unless your karma has demanded your pres-
ence. life’s experiences are assigned to everyone, for the
spiritual intent of the earthly life is to gradually unfold the