HH 347. Heavenly intelligence is interior intelligence, arising from a love of truth, not on account of any glory in the world nor any glory in heaven, but on account of the truth itself, by which they are inmostly affected and delighted. [2] … the glory of self that rules, because it is the end in view; and when that glory is the end, man regards himself in the first place, and such truths as can be made serviceable to his glory he looks upon simply as means to the end and as servants. For he who loves Divine truths for… Read more »
Michael Lock
December 2, 2022 9:25 am
LOGOPRAXIS SESSION 16: HEAVEN AND HELL N346 – N356 CHOSEN EXTRACTS HH349: ‘For whatever a man acquires in the world abides, and he takes it with him after death; and it is further increased and filled out, but within and not beyond the degree of his affection and desire for truth and its good.‘ HH350: ‘To be loved by the Lord is also to love the Lord, since love is reciprocal; for upon him who is loved the Lord bestows ability to love.’ VALIDATION Today, Providence provided me with the following ‘Daily Inspiration’ from http://www.newchurch.org: ‘No one can become an… Read more »
HH 350: To love truth and good for the sake of truth and good is to will and do them; for those love who will and do, while those who do not will and do, do not love. Such also love the Lord and are loved by the Lord, because good and truth are from the Lord. And inasmuch as good and truth are from the Lord the Lord is in good and truth; and he is in those who receive good and truth in their life by willing and doing. Moreover, when man is viewed in himself he is… Read more »
This ended up becoming a rather grueling session where there presented an overabundance of states at both ends of the spiritual spectrum. DP 24. “The conjunction of good and truth is provided by the Lord by means of related sequence; since the quality of a good is known only by its relation to what is less good, and by its contrariety to evil. From this comes all power to perceive and to feel, since from this comes the quality of these powers; for thereby every thing enjoyable is perceived and felt from the less enjoyable and by means of what… Read more »
HH 347. Heavenly intelligence is interior intelligence, arising from a love of truth, not on account of any glory in the world nor any glory in heaven, but on account of the truth itself, by which they are inmostly affected and delighted. [2] … the glory of self that rules, because it is the end in view; and when that glory is the end, man regards himself in the first place, and such truths as can be made serviceable to his glory he looks upon simply as means to the end and as servants. For he who loves Divine truths for… Read more »
LOGOPRAXIS SESSION 16: HEAVEN AND HELL N346 – N356 CHOSEN EXTRACTS HH349: ‘For whatever a man acquires in the world abides, and he takes it with him after death; and it is further increased and filled out, but within and not beyond the degree of his affection and desire for truth and its good.‘ HH350: ‘To be loved by the Lord is also to love the Lord, since love is reciprocal; for upon him who is loved the Lord bestows ability to love.’ VALIDATION Today, Providence provided me with the following ‘Daily Inspiration’ from http://www.newchurch.org: ‘No one can become an… Read more »
HH 350: To love truth and good for the sake of truth and good is to will and do them; for those love who will and do, while those who do not will and do, do not love. Such also love the Lord and are loved by the Lord, because good and truth are from the Lord. And inasmuch as good and truth are from the Lord the Lord is in good and truth; and he is in those who receive good and truth in their life by willing and doing. Moreover, when man is viewed in himself he is… Read more »
This ended up becoming a rather grueling session where there presented an overabundance of states at both ends of the spiritual spectrum. DP 24. “The conjunction of good and truth is provided by the Lord by means of related sequence; since the quality of a good is known only by its relation to what is less good, and by its contrariety to evil. From this comes all power to perceive and to feel, since from this comes the quality of these powers; for thereby every thing enjoyable is perceived and felt from the less enjoyable and by means of what… Read more »