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Preliminary Teaching on the Best Use of Time
When some people learn about
the singular conception of Logosophy, about its
extraordinary method to attain knowledge of our inner being, of the
universal laws, of God, the Creation as well as the need to
undertake the process of conscious evolution, they declare, that in
spite of their interest, they have no time. Some use the excuse of
too much work, while others give the impression that they are caught
up in all sorts of commitments. This is the drama of many who no
longer have any control over themselves and whether they like it or
not are forced to comply with such commitments. It is understandable
that under such circumstances it doesn’t matter how high the
position in life, man will never experience happiness.
The truth is that man is not always aware of the way he unconditionally subjects his life to the tyranny of time, which takes possession of his will because he does not know how to make the best use of it. One of the teachings of Logosophy which is most beneficial when cultivated is precisely that which deals with time, since one learns, through this teaching, how to administer time with surprising results.
In principle, the study of Logosophy requires of the student only that part of time he normally wastes during the day, in other words, time spent uselessly.This statement intends to point out that it will never require that part of time which the individual uses to attend to his customary tasks.
The expansion of one’s own time is one of the many benefit obtained from the study of Logosophy. The person who through our cognitions frees himself from the hands of the clock and gets ahead of them, gains control of time, expands it at will, and feels as if life had suddenly advanced towards broader horizons. Of course the dimension and value of this teaching are appreciated when the scope and the significance of our cognitions are comprehended. In this respect, we can assure that as it has occurred to hundreds of Logosophy students, that only an amusing recollection will remain of that “hour” which, in principle, the student was asked to devote to our studies because, after making some progress in the practice of the logosophical cognitions, this period of time gradually increases – out of the student’s own free will – to two, three, or more hours. This proves that everything is possible to achieve when it is steadfastly desired. It also proves that one is inclined to spend more time where one’s life is more pleasant especially – as in our case – when one discovers a happiness that is very difficult to find and enjoy elsewhere, because the urge to hasten time prevents it.
It is important to know that time presses when it has been wasted, and it is wasted when one does not think. It follows from this that the proper utilization of one’s time runs side by side with the function of thinking. What to think about? We need to think about all those things that, directly or indirectly conspire against the promising purpose of integral self-elevation. In fact, the inconveniences and problems of everyday life – whether pertaining to the family environment and to one’s occupation or profession, or those occurring in one’s inner world – are the insatiable time-eaters. And they will continue to be so for as long as man’s life remains confined to the narrow limits imposed by them. In this instance, the function of thinking represents the opportunity to free the individual’s life from that imprisonment by creating solutions capable of happily opening the doors to his psychical liberation.This is how time and energies can now pass into the hands of their rightful owner, for the use determined by his good judgment and his urge for knowledge.
In summary, time is
squandered and lost when one does not think. It is however, gained
and even recovered, when one learns to think and exercises this
function every time adversity – whichever form it may take –
interferes with the individual’s
conscious advancement.
From the book "Initiation Course
into Logosophy" by Carlos Bernardo González Pecotche, originally published in
1963 - Download a free copy
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