Daily Meditation: Monday, July 7, 1997

The truths of a spiritual teaching can really affect only …

07/07/1997

The truths of a spiritual teaching can really affect only those who have already done a considerable amount of preparatory work on their inner self. To others it is like explaining to a cat it should stop eating mice; it listens and says: ‘Miaow', meaning OK, I promise, I understand. And then suddenly there is a small noise in the far corner. A mouse is scampering across the floor. And there goes the cat, leaving you standing as it belts after the mouse, even though it had been listening attentively and had even made you a promise. And then back it comes, licking its whiskers. ‘Miaow' it says, in other words, ‘I can't help it (yes, literally!), I have to eat mice, I can't change my cat's nature from one day to the next.' Therefore, as long as human beings are cats – or any other animal – you can preach to them as much as you like, it will not do much good. Those who are ready, however, need only a few words to understand and begin to work towards goodness. So before you start to try and convince everyone around you of the truths of initiatic science, take a look at whom you are dealing with.