Daily Meditation: Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Only if our instruments are in good working order can we …

07/26/2006

Only if our instruments are in good working order can we perceive things clearly and, based on these perceptions, reason correctly. And what are these instruments? The intellect, the heart and the will. We find that in most people these instruments are out of order; as a result of too many shocks, too much tension, emotion and negative influence, the intellect grows dim, the heart loses its warmth, and the will weakens. How can such instruments be trusted? Clearly, we must take it upon ourselves to examine them. What would become of cars, trains and aeroplanes if we never checked their brakes, engines and control panels? But people imagine there is nothing to check in themselves: they are above all that! This explains why they have so many accidents: all their difficulties and misfortunes are caused by malfunctions in their intellect, their heart or their will. From time to time, then, they should ask themselves about the state of these instruments which were given to them so they could think, love and work.