2193. Practical Guidance
The first steps of spiritual path are always more
difficult than the advanced steps. Practical guidance
through books is necessary for the student before he is
enrolled into a group. After establishing his intutional link
with the concerned workings of the group, the student
gets clearcut instructions from the intelligences of his
group source. Within a few months of beginning any
spiritual practice, the student witnesses a big disorder in
his way of life. Unexpected obstacles and change of place,
environment and belief will follow. There will be doubt,
hesitation and a trend of affairs which appears most
unpredictable. There will be a necessity to call forth all
the mental capacities of the student to set things right.
The more he thinks of avoiding certain unpleasant
situations, the more he is attracted to them. He should
make up his mind not to try to avoid anything. He should
be prepared to face and tackle any situation, not with any
mental tension or with a sense of false courage, but with
an attitude of perfect ease. He should take up
responsibilities, burdens and opportunities to serve
others. It should not be to serve others for what they
demand or wish, but it should be for what they need. A
fine sense of discrimination is required in this matter. At
this stage, the astrological key is the only reliable key to
practical occultism. The first step of this guidance is the
soli-lunar key.