In Alignment, Inspiration

In this fast-paced and congested world, the impression of not having enough time for what we strive to achieve is a well-known experience. With the haste and stress included, living with one eye on the clock takes its toll. It is to counteract this energetic depletion and imbalance that quiet reflection is sought. In this way, one can regain more control, connecting more closely to his or her intended course and individual spiritual alignment.

Alignment is also an essential aspect of creative group work. It forms the foundation for the Triangles network and other forms of service as the connection to higher spiritual energies. These energies are available to each person as soul emanations as well as the vital energies of divine realms from more enlightened beings who seek to aid humanity. Connection and meaningful relationship to these higher influences are aided through the practice of meditation which directs thought toward that which is divine and trains the mind to focus. It has been described as “a technique of the mind which eventually produces correct, unimpeded relationship; this is another name for alignment.”¹ It creates the space in which mental stillness can be cultivated and intensified and where the persistent and patient focus on a chosen topic allows extraneous concerns to be silenced. It is within this still point of focused and constructive tension that the mind can be impressed by higher spiritual energies.

One expression of deep inner silence is the capacity to listen with an aligned and unwavering receptivity focused on that which is being conveyed. This poise creates a non-judgemental space for enlightened goodwill to enter and to await both assimilation and the formulation of the appropriate response. Within a religious context, this same stillness might be described in terms of faith and communication in prayer. Mother Teresa once referred to this when she was asked what she did when she prayed. She answered that she listened. Then, being asked what God did when she prayed, she replied that He listened.

Such profound inner quiet as this, like the silence needed for meditation, is eventually established through persistence and by patiently dismissing wayward thoughts and emotional interference. When such inner calm is achieved, even fleetingly, a profound stillness can reveal itself. The emptiness of this space is not lifeless, nor is it truly empty, but rather its quality suggests that it is akin to magnetism. Finely attuned, it attracts a certain level of vibration favourable to abstract perception and spiritual communication unbounded by words and perhaps most easily expressed in the energies of light and love. These same energies are those that the Triangles meditations circulate in service to humanity.

¹ Esoteric Healing, by Alice Bailey p. 620