Four Gates - Living Happier

Continue to be a force for good in the world through right conduct, constructive speech, good night, thought, prayer, meditation, and service.

Our sister planet Venus is pictured in this image. It’s the home of our solar angels, aka guardian angels, and archangels who came here to help humanity in the planet. In ancient mythology Venus is considered the planet of love. I would say it’s also the planet of wisdom.

The planet Venus is named after the Roman goddess Venus. The Roman teachers and scholars drew their inspiration from the Greeks, who called her Aphrodite. Great truths and wisdom are hidden in these mythology which are considered only fanciful stories. I assert these are more than fanciful stories, but that they actually contain truths, messages and symbols which are profound.

Venus is one of the brightest natural objects in the heavenly night sky. The only two brighter objects are the sun and moon. If you’re a stargazer or a telescope, you can see this object fairly easily. And it’s also visible with the naked eye.

“The progressing disciple does not move into new fields or areas of awareness, like a steady marching forward from one plane to another (as the visual symbols of the theosophical literature would indicate). What must be grasped is that all that IS is ever present. What we are concerned with is the constant awakening to that which eternally IS, and to what is ever present in the environment but of which the subject is unaware, owing to short-sightedness.

The aim must be to overcome the undue concentration upon the foreground of daily life which characterises most people, the intense preoccupation with the interior states or moods of the lower self which characterises the spiritually minded people and the aspirants, and the imperviousness or lack of sensitivity which characterises the mass of men. The Kingdom of God is present on Earth today and forever has been, but only a few, relatively speaking, are aware of its signs and manifestations.

The world of subtle phenomena (called formless, because unlike the physical phenomena with which we are so familiar) is ever with us and can be seen and contacted and proved as a field for experiment and experience and activity if the mechanism of perception is developed as it surely can be.

The sounds and sights of the heavenly world (as the mystics call it) are as clearly perceived by the higher initiate as are the sights and sounds of the physical plane as you contact it in your daily round of duties. The world of energies, with its streams of directed force and its centres of concentrated light is likewise present, and the eye of the see-er can see it, just as the eye of the mental clairvoyant can see the geometrical pattern which thoughts assume upon the mental plane, or as the lower psychic can contact the glamours, the illusions and delusions of the astral world.

The subjective realm is vitally more real than is the objective, once it is entered and known. It is simply (how simple to some and how insuperably difficult to others, apparently!) a question of the acceptance, first of all, of its existence, the development of a mechanism of contact, the cultivation of the ability to use this mechanism at will, and then inspired interpretation.”

— Alice A. Bailey, ‘Telepathy and the Etheric Vehicle,’ 1950

All that is here stated is given simply as basic or foundation facts, upon which may be erected a structure of conjecture, and of logical reasoning, employing the imagination, and thereby effecting two things:These are an ability to expand our mental concept and to build the antahkarana, or that bridge which all who seek to function in the buddhic vehicle must build between higher and lower mind; hence the necessity for the use of the imagination (which is the astral equivalent to mental discrimination), and its ultimate transmutation into intuition.All teachers, who have taken pupils in hand for training, and who seek to use them in world service, follow the method of imparting a fact (oft veiled in words and blinded by symbol) and then of leaving the pupil to follow his own deductions. Discrimination is thereby developed, and discrimination is the main method whereby the Spirit effects its liberation from the trammels of matter, and discerns between illusion and that which is veiled by it.

- A Treatise on Cosmic Fire, Alice A Bailey and Tibetan Master.

World Animal Day is observed every year on the 4th of October.

Its purpose is to promote the rights of animals and to raise the standard of animal welfare across the world.

Let the light of truth govern my every thought and truth be the master of my life.

Ladybugs may seem small, but they play a huge role in keeping your garden healthy by eating harmful pests. So next time you see one, remember—they're here to help, not harm! Let’s appreciate these little allies in our gardens. 🐞🌱

Plant trees and flowers today, and let tomorrow’s forests gardeners breathe for generations of humans, insects, animals, and nature spirits. We need to reforest the Earth around our homes, our commercial buildings, schools, temples, churches, and so forth with lush, vegetation, expressing the beauty of life.

Full achievement is only possible through total confidence. Only the realization of such completeness can bring us closer to fulfillment. It is impossible to convey from the outside what total trust is; only the heart can help us find that healthy path.

The Guru does not need reverence, but trust in the Instructor will be the only vital link to the Higher World. Understanding the value of trust down here, the same measure of trust can be applied to the entire Hierarchy.

It is right that the reverence towards the Guru is the solid foundation of a people. Destruction of respect towards Guru will also mean the end of achievements.

So let us remember total confidence.

- AUM, verse 110, Agni Yoga series.

Love without wisdom can lead your heart astray; it is that being a stray that finally led to you to deeper love-wisdom.

Our buzzing friends need our help! Bees are fading fast, and we must protect their habitats. Let’s plant more flowers to support these essential pollinators, ensuring they keep our gardens and crops thriving. What flowers do you plant to help our pollinators? 🐝🌻