12 Keys of Discipleship, Part 3

2009-4-28 06:01:00

Larry W. writes:

"The first Key is Decision and the second is the Middle Way. Now we are talking about number one being "follow the highest you know" and number two being tolerance. Your simple brother is now confused. Any help?"

JJ:

As stated in the first part of my book "The Immortal," there are numerous sets of Keys. It is mentioned there that there are Twelve Keys of Knowledge, Twelve Keys of Understanding, and Twelve Keys to Eternal Life.

There are many other Keys to numerous other categories. There are Keys to Wealth, Keys to Health, Keys to Happiness, etc.

We are now talking about Keys to Discipleship, which is an entirely different subject than the Keys of Knowledge.

We are now discussing the Second Key of Discipleship -- not Knowledge. DK [Djwhal Khul] hinted at this key and did not use the word tolerance in relation to it, but "irritation." He basically stated that one of the last things to overcome on the path to discipleship is irritation. By this he didn't mean irritation in the normal sense at situations, but irritation at fellow seekers. Irritation with another person is a form of intolerance, but it is intolerance with a specific effect. It is the seeker allowing his intolerance get the best of him to the extent that the semi anger of irritation radiates from his being.

The intolerance and irritation we feel toward coworkers is not their fault, but our fault and the aspirant must check himself to make sure his energies are channeled correctly so such feelings do not surface. He should also be honest with himself so such feelings are not suppressed, but properly channeled.

As I have taught previously about in "The Lion Principle," -- it doesn't do any good to be angry, intolerant, or irritated over a lion for who he is. Recognize the lion for what he is. Realize that if you get too close you may get your head bitten off and act accordingly. It does no good to get irritated at a lion for being who he is.

Even so, we all have faults and instead of being irritated by those faults the disciple just acknowledges their existence and works around them as constructively as possible.

Have fellow workers irritated you? What have you done to deal with it?

"You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you."
-- Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)