{"id":9143,"date":"2017-05-21T15:47:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T14:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennethsorensen.dk\/?p=9143"},"modified":"2026-03-07T18:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T17:44:08","slug":"razor-edged-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennethsorensen.dk\/en\/razor-edged-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation and The Razor Edged Path"},"content":{"rendered":"

The trained intuitive or disciple lives ever <\/span><\/span>the dual life of mundane activity and intense <\/span><\/span>and simultaneous spiritual reflection. This will <\/span><\/span>be the outstanding characteristic of the <\/span><\/span>Western disciple in contradistinction to the <\/span><\/span>Eastern disciple who escapes from life into the <\/span><\/span>silent places and away from the pressures of <\/span><\/span>daily living and constant contact with others.”<\/span><\/span> Alice Bailey, Glamor \u2013 A World Problem.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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By Kenneth S\u00f8rensen<\/span><\/span><\/strong> , MA in Psychosynthesis<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The dual life of the disciple<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

The dual life of the disciple is a familiar concept for most esoteric students, but what it precisely entails could be an important topic to reflect on, because it seems to be the prominent method of living for the Western disciple. It points to the fact that we must find a balance between the subjective life of consciousness and the outer life on the physical plane. This perspective breaks with the transcending tradition of the Eastern Schools of Wisdom, where much emphasis has been placed on the need of getting out of the material world – the illusion of Maya – by abandoning it through an ascetic renunciation of the world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The new evolutionary spirituality which was inaugurated by HPB (Helena Blavatsky) is more about a <\/span><\/span>descent of Spirit<\/span><\/span><\/em> into our every day lives, and through this descent, we cause a complete transformation of the physical life on earth. This philosophy turns the spiritual purpose upside down when it is contrasted with the usual Eastern approach. Heaven is not a place to escape to, but a state of mind in the midst of struggling humanity. The dual life of the disciple seems to be relevant when we become aware of the duality between the overshadowing soul and the outer life of the personality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This takes place after what has been called the existential crises of the personality. This crisis is a breakdown of meaning, a loss of desire after “worldly satisfaction” as the sole purpose of our life. A higher value system begins to influence us from within, and a new ideal of goodwill begins to guide our outer life, but this is just the forerunner of the next prominent opening. To understand this duality, we must wake up to the fact of our innermost self as a point of pure consciousness and will. We must disidentify from our sensations, emotions and the mind’s constant thought producing tendency. We must realize our identity as the loving observer, the silent watcher, and initiator. This is not an easy task, but it is certainly not an impossible task. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n