SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND SPIRITUALITY

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Sra. Irene Gómez Ruggiero

My Brother ...

Have you ever thought at the time to listen to yourself?

Do you want to start today, to make real efforts to achieve that
ineffable virtue? It is so precious to the Spirit, that Goethe, an
enlightened being, said:

"Man knows himself only to the extent that he knows the world; he
becomes aware of himself only within the world, and aware of the
world only within himself. Every object, well contemplated, opens up
a new organ within us."

Well .. if you want to start right now, then first, shut up the
tumult of your internal voices. Sit comfortably. Breathe in peace and
naturalness. Close your eyes.

Then ask yourself: "Who am I in reality?" Think slowly, but with
determination. Seeking to meet you in all your facets. Probe deeply
your mental world, defining it with fair accuracy.

Question yourself honestly: "What is my purpose on earth?" If you get
the answer, according to the knowledge you have, as a conscious and
clear, your chances of progress are vastly improved .

The objective of the human being on earth moving parallel to their
degree of intelligence. When it comes to a conscious level of
responsibility, outlining the very broad and spiritual purposes that
you have, is to be in proportion to fifty percent in the true path.

From nothing worth all philosophies about life, if human beings
cannot define themselves.
A person can spend twenty, thirty years, or the whole existence
studying things of the spirit , and no more achieve that an
intellectual erudition.

So, friend, be your own judge, with the utmost rigor, with the
greatest severity, making the necessary inquest into your inner
life.

What is guiding your own heart? What are you looking for on the
Spiritual Path? What do you wish? Would you like to know
or to ignore thyself?

Will you spend all your existence unnecessarily, without trying
to achieve your internal reform, without real self-intimity and
clear hopes and aspirations?

Or ... do you want to , by contrast, see your own flaws ,
faults and weaknesses in order to transmute them and undertake a
new stage in your life, consciously , living what you study and
understand, looking thyself in raising achievement of the celestial
development , and be, at this stage, for the first time in your
learning on Earth, spiritually honest and fair with your own
Spiritual Being?

If you, in your bosom, respond positively and with conviction,
acting in harmony with the answers you give, then you no longer
represent a simple sheet brought to will of the wind. You are able
to govern, wisely, the helm of your own life, your destiny or
divine purpose!

- Irene Gomez de Ruggiero