Daily Meditation: Sunday, March 23, 2003

The hierarchical order that exists in the human being must …

03/23/2003

The hierarchical order that exists in the human being must be respected, and according to this order it is the head which must command. If the stomach takes the place of the brain, it is obvious that a person will think with his stomach, and the results will not be all that good! You have seen what happens in an orchestra before the conductor arrives: the musicians come and go, talk among themselves, and tune their instruments, and there is cacophony. But as soon as the conductor appears (the head), silence reigns; each musician returns to his or her place, and soon symphonic harmonies plunge the audience into ecstasy. This is because everyone is in his place, knows what to do, and does it. So that a hierarchical order is established within a human being, his desires and passions must no longer dominate. Instead, wisdom, reason, and still higher, the head, the spirit of God must reign. We must therefore pray, we must plead, until this head comes to take its place in us. Divine hierarchy will then be re-established, and all will be harmony and music within us.