| Man is Asleep “Man is asleep. Man does not have real consciousness or will at
all. Man is not free. For man, everything just happens. However, man
can become conscious and find man’s real place, as a human being,
in creation but this requires a profound inner transformation.” The Nature of Man “Such is the nature of man, that for your first gift – he
prostrates himself; for your second – kisses your hand; for the
third – fawnsfor the fourth – just nods his head once; for
the fifth – becomes too familiar; for the sixth – insults
you and for the seventh …” Eternal Suffering “The Work consists in subjecting oneself voluntarily to temporary
suffering in order to be free from eternal suffering. But people are
afraid of suffering. They want pleasure now, at once, and for forever.
They do not want to understand that pleasure is an attribute of paradise …” Decent Man “A decent man will behave decently even if he thinks that he has
been treated unjustly or wrongly. But many people in such circumstances
show a side of their nature which otherwise they would never show. And
at times it is a necessary means for exposing a man’s nature …” Man in a state of Sleep “There are a thousand things which prevent a man from awakening,
which keep him in the power of his dreams. In order to act consciously
with the intention of awakening, it is necessary to know the nature of
the forces which keep man in a state of sleep…” What puts a Man to Sleep? “Sins exist only for people who are on the Way or approaching
the Way. And then sin is what stops a man, helps him to deceive himself
and to think he is working when he is simply asleep. Sin is what puts
a man to sleep when he has already decided to awaken …” Man is much too Lazy “A man is much too lazy: he will do a great deal without the proper
intensity, or he will do nothing at all while thinking that he is doing
something; he will work with intensity on something that does not need
intensity and will let these moments when intensity is imperative pass
by him.” |