Intuition Is Simple: The Intellect Is Complex
Beatitude 9
Affirmation for September
by Swami Kriyananda
From the book The Beatitudes: Their Inner Meaning by Swami Kriyananda
Intuition Is Simple: The Intellect Is Complex
Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within.
The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda.
In the Gospel of St. Mark, Chapter 10, we read a passage that Yogananda often quoted:
And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.
But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
It has often been noted that a critical attitude tends to paralyze creativity. Good critics, for example, seldom produce works of creative genius, though their creations may be intellectually clever. The intellect separates; it analyzes, then puts things together again piece by piece. Intellect lacks intuition’s flow, which descends smoothly, like a river, from the superconscious.
Paramhansa Yogananda described intuition as “the soul’s power of knowing God.” To receive the kingdom of God, Jesus was saying, one must do so with the openness and trust of a little child. Intellectuals may object to this statement, saying, “But there must also be discrimination. You wouldn’t want a person to be so open-minded that his brain falls out!” The truth is, however, that the intellect can be fooled, even when it does its best to discriminate wisely. Only intuition is capable of penetrating to the heart of a matter and knowing truth from falsehood. It was the clear understanding of a child, not the elaborately persuaded intellects of his elders, that enabled the child in Hans Christian Andersen’s story to cry out in surprise, “Why isn’t the Emperor wearing any clothes?”
Therefore it was that Sri Krishna said, in the ninth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita:
To you, who are free from the carping spirit, I shall now reveal wisdom sublime. Grasping it with your mind, and perceiving it by intuitive realization, you shall escape the evils of delusion.
Thus, through Holy Scripture, God has spoken to mankind.
Whispers From Eternity
35. I will not offer unto Thee mind-made, hothouse Songs
I will sing a song uninfluenced by the voice of any other. I will offer Thee my own pristine heart-melodies. I will sing Thee a song unheard by any. I have nurtured this song-child myself; now I bring it to Thee for higher training.
I will offer Thee no intellectual, premeditated, art-disciplined song. What I will offer Thee are the wild songs of my heart. I will offer Thee not civilized, emotion-packed music or artfully cultivated song-flowers, but wild blossoms that grow on the high hills of my soul.
Inspiration from the Rays of One Light
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Mark 10:15
We will take these meaningful words into our meditation together for deep reflection and contemplation. But firstly, we will listen to the beautiful Psalm of David, sung by Mary Kretzmann.
Psalm of David
Listen to the Psalm of David
Reflect, Meditate and Listen to Instrumental Music
Reflection from the Rays of the One Light
Peace Sangha
This week, I was moved by the words of Mark 10:15 from the Rays of the One Light.
“Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
Here is a poem I created called “The child within”.
The child within
Be still and listen
To the quiet voice within
That speaks when we are kind
Not every feeling is the truth
Not every thought is light
But when the heart becomes still
The soul becomes the sight
I humble myself as a child
Before you
With trust and grace
Not needing to lead the way
Simplicity
To arrive and receive
Intuitive knowing
The Kingdom within Heaven
I am here
Alive
No map
Because it’s a trap
Searching for the
Needle to the divine compass
The light
That showed love
The child within
That came to Him
Aum Peace Amen
