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Soul work.... Overcoming Self....

The more undauntedly a person works on himself, the more successful his endeavour will be, for then he will have the sincere will towards God, and this will also result in the allocation of strength which will ensure spiritual progress again. The soul's work requires overcoming oneself, and therefore it can only be achieved if the human being constantly practices self-denial. What is beneficial to the soul will always mean a renunciation or sacrifice for the body, and therefore a strong will is needed that is more focussed on the soul than on the body. Spiritual success can only be achieved by setting aside the body, and precisely this is so difficult for people because the body will always push forward with its desire, whereas the soul usually has to be content if the human being's will considers it sparingly. And therefore the soul can only progress in its development when it is given more consideration than the body. Thus the human being cannot do enough in caring for his soul, he must constantly practice love, and this will then also result in wisdom.... the realization.... in its wake. And as soon as a person recognizes, he cannot help but submit to the divine will, i.e. do what is beneficial for his soul. The divine will will also be revealed to anyone who only strives to fulfil God's will, and then he will willingly separate himself from matter, from the goods of the world.... and consequently he will not pay attention to what pleases the body either, and he will only ever be intent on collecting spiritual possessions, for earthly goods will no longer seem appealing to him. And that is only the blessed state for humanity, that it leaves the world and its goods unnoticed and turns to spiritual experience. Then people think, hear and see differently, i.e. always remembering their souls, and only this is spiritual progress, which is based on a certain renunciation, on overcoming oneself, on an inner struggle against that which is part of the adversary. And anyone who earnestly strives towards God will gladly and joyfully give up what is of benefit to his body, for he exchanges something more valuable in return.... an increased degree of maturity of the soul....

Amen

DELO NA DUŠI.... PREMAGOVANJE SAMEGA SEBE....

Kolikor bolj človek neumorno dela na sebi, toliko uspešnejše bo njegovo prizadevanje, ker ima on potem resno voljo za Boga, ki pa obenem tudi k sebi pritegne podporo moči, ki zopet zagotavlja duhovni napredek. Delo na duši zahteva premagovanje samega sebe, zaradi česar je le to mogoče edino takrat, ko človek nenehno prakticira samoodrekanje. To, kar koristi duši, vedno pomeni odrekanje za telo oz. žrtev, za kar pa je potrebna trdna volja, ki je bolj usmerjena k duši kot pa k telesu. Duhovni uspeh se doseže edino z zapostavljanjem telesa; in človeku je ravno to težko, ker bo telo vedno želelo imeti prioriteto (prednost) s svojimi željami, medtem ko mora biti duša vedno zadovoljna s tem, ko jo človekova volja pomanjkljivo oskrbi. In zato lahko duša napreduje v razvoju edino takrat, ko je bolje preskrbljena od telesa. Potem človek ne more narediti dovolj za skrb svoje duše. On mora nenehno delovati v Ljubezni, kar pa potem rezultira v modrosti.... spoznanju. Toda čim človek pride do spoznanja, on ne more drugače kot tako, da se podredi Božanski volji; torej da dela to, kar vodi do odrešenja (zvelilčanja) duše. Tistemu, ki teži edino k izpolnjevanju Božje volje, bo ravno tako objavljena Božanska volja; in potem se bo on prostovoljno ločil od materije, od svetovnih dobrin.... in zato tudi ne bo usmerjal pozornosti na to, kar ugaja telesu, in on bo vedno skrbel edino za to, da si nabere duhovne dobrine (bogastva), ker ga zemeljske dobrine ne privlačijo več. In šele to je tisto stanje, ki človeštvu prinaša blagoslov, da ono lahko zanemari svet in njegove dobrine ter da se usmeri na duhovnost. Tedaj ljudje mislijo, poslušajo in gledajo drugače oz. vedno oskrbujejo (jemljejo v poštev) njihove duše; in šele to je duhovni napredek, ki je utemeljen na določenem odrekanju, na obvladovanju samega sebe, na notranji borbi proti temu, kar je delež nasprotnika. In tisti, ki teži k Bogu, rad in z veseljem daje (žrtvuje) to, kar koristi njegovemu telesu, ker on menja za nekaj dragocenejšega.... za večjo stopnjo zrelosti duše.

AMEN