Supermundane 914. Urusvati knows the High Path. Beginners will come and say, “Point out the way, we are ready.” Tell them, “Let it be so, let us try. Know how to develop the power of observation. Know how to understand what you read. Know how to strive without restraint into the future.”
The beginners will smile, and say, “Is that all? It is an easy start. We have had the power of observation since our early years, as our teachers attested. Our school recorded our ability to remember our lessons. And finally, who does not dream about the future?” Then the self-praising ones should be corrected. “Who can praise your powers of observation, when you fail to pay attention to the many events happening around you? Are you capable of truly grasping what you read? Can you understand the meaning beyond the letter? And you do not know at all how to strive into the future, for half your consciousness is stuck in the past. Thus, even the initial path is not easy. Besides, you are afraid even to think about the Supermundane World. What kind of future is there without striving to the Higher World?”
The Thinker said, “In ignorance even the difficult seems easy.”
I love this quote because to me it sums up the challenge that lies before one, of understanding what the Teaching is imparting while also becoming aware of what personality limitations exist—limitations that bar one’s clarity of mind and openness of heart. It also made me think that no matter what we think we know and understand, it is only ever the beginning on this infinite Path.