Inner Sanctuary Teachings ~ The Quest for Truth

In our search for Truth throughout our life we appear to seek in accordance with our needs at a particular time. For example – if we get certain illnesses we explore the possibility of a healing through “spiritual” or “natural” means. In the main these explorations denote a feeling of lack at the time – a lack of fulfilment or a sense of isolation from the Cosmic Parent.

These periods are really valuable to us if we are honest enough to admit our weaknesses. We may find healing which gives us an added assurance that we are seeking in the right direction.

Then we explore such teachings as Mystical Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Freemasonry and Rose Cross. All these add precious pearls to our spiritual gems, which help us to realise that, at the end of it all, all Truth is ONE. A little truth seems to be spread here and a little there: no one organisation possesses the whole Truth in spite of their claims.

Also, there are many “way out” teachings which, if not checked, can lead one into many illusions of Truth and one can find one’s self trapped once again in a prison of misconceptions. Here we are referring to such practices as Kundalini Yoga and any system where the chakras or Spiritual Centres are concerned. Dabbling in these systems one can end up in dire circumstances and eventually to spiritual blindness. To believe that certain centres have to be opened or that one can send out “spiritual” forces or energies through these centres is a trap of the human phase of mind in believing that the person can control spiritual forces. This is a dangerous practice and to mix these practices up with set religious dogmas not based upon truth is an error indeed.

In very truth, the human organism is perfectly designed from the beginning. If one’s centres were not already in a functional process then any pursuit of spiritual truths would be impossible. At the NORMAL level, everything within the perfectly designed human temple is continually operative otherwise we could not be mature and fully integrated individuals. What we need to do is to follow the inner discipline of correcting our faulty vision of Truth and to follow the life of Right Living, Right Thinking and Right Acting. These are all possible if we spend time in learning the Cosmic Laws.

We should ask ourselves: Can a human being increase or decrease the Fullness of the All-Present Divine Love? Can I add to or take away from the Perfect and Whole Divine Presence? Of course we cannot. To believe that we can influence the All-Powerful “God” to be more present or to do more in our direction is the belief of the immature. All we need to do is to cast aside our own illusions and we begin to see that the Fullness is right where we are. Divine Love is always in control, always accessible, always there as soon as we open our hearts to it and recognise the All-Present, Perfectly Operating Divine Presence which cannot possibly fail or be absent from any part of Its Universe. Because of our seeming frailties, we erect all kinds of opinions, ideas and inventions from how life seems to affect us as individuals. But fortunately enough, they are only illusions and their effects pass away when we are able to face up to them and see the unrealities.

Usually we limit ourselves because of an image we set up for our self. We see our self as this kind of person or that kind of person. We get worried and go off to the astrologer or clairvoyant to find out if there are any more “mysteries” about our selves to learn. Unfortunately we get carried away by the ‘false vestiges of truth’ pointing towards us and we find our self shackled by energies and powers which we are told are our destiny or fate. We then acquire a very set image of our self and become the victim of our own image-making. We get hooked on the ideas of self-erected barriers, limitations and other so-called forces working for or against us.
The person on the real Initiatic Path, however, refuses to accept all this mortal ‘rubbish’ – for rubbish it is in effect that has eventually to be worked through. The Perfect Person is the one who is a free, fully integrated individual and requires no limited man-made information from without. The Right Knowledge for living a balanced, harmonious and fulfilled life is forever trying to make Itself known to us by many ways – in the language of symbol, experience and feeling. Our rightful place in Nature is to be At-One with All Life. Our thoughts and actions should be pure, unselfish and geared to learning to live aright, to be in harmony with our fellows and we should discover how to be of service rather than a draw-back to ourselves and others.

The Universe is ruled by Laws precise and operating whether we are aware of them or not, and when we work against these laws we bring about our own undoing. Ignorance, to Nature, is no excuse and, as we have had examples recently of sudden disasters in various parts of the world, this shows the slow and steady outworking of the mental poisons spread abroad by human selfishness, a refusal to follow moral tendencies and a thorough dislike of a disciplined and ordered life. Even though mankind still seeks other reasons, such as bad circumstances, ignorance, outside causes, they cannot free him from the Law. The sooner humanity awakens to its rightful place in the affairs on this planet, the sooner will conditions balance themselves and order be experienced. To learn that, in Truth, devoid of all excuses, ALL unpleasant conditions: disease, famine and unfulfilment, are the effects of wrong living is a hard lesson indeed – but the great Teachers have tried to tell us this all along.

Do not fall for all the reasons of the worldly philosophies and sciences. Remain firm in the Knowledge that the Perfect Pattern for Living is already written in every heart. Let us look within ourselves to discover the real glory of nature’s love and wisdom within us. Let us awaken to the truth that we are the instruments of an all-wise, all knowing Intelligence which knows what It is about and what It is fulfilling in the life of every individual. Let us quit being stupid and self-centred and discover that we can experience a life of beautiful conditions; a life of complete fulfilment with greatly reduced risks of disease and other unpleasant circumstances. If this were not possible then we might as well see the absolute uselessness of life or of our purpose here. Even organised religion in its dogmatic state points to perfection, points to a perfect life, points to the day when mankind will overcome. The unfortunate thing is that it will not allow people to free themselves from ideas only and therefore religion acts as bands around one’s feet. To be really free, we should work towards the practical application of true ideas and bring them into realities. “Truth” is of no use if it remains simply an ideal or an abstract conception. The very fact of the possibility of seeing a perfect world also opens the way to realise and experience it.