Secrets of Mind and Reality - MindReality.com

There is a path of spirituality known as the middle way or middle path. Followers of the middle path seek to practice moderation in everything and to refrain from extremes. This may seem like a good way to live, but there is an even better and truer way to live the middle path. The real middle path is actually the path of extremes. There are two opposite extremities from the middle and those who go the path of extremes seek to travel to both extremities. This is counter intuitive and yet it’s the way that works.

The more you know where the extremes are, the more you can know where the center really is. This is the whole point of going to the extremes. When you travel the path of extremes, you have a much wider base as your center. You are not as narrow as others in their way of the middle path, but you have much more room, more range and more degree of freedom to maneuver with than them. Knowledge is power and power brings freedom. You attain knowledge of extremes which gives you freedom of action.
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People make the mistake of swinging to one extreme and staying there. That is why they limit themselves and fail to see the complete truth. You may have started on one extreme and found fault with it and so you switch completely to the opposite extreme. You are meant to stay there and experience it for awhile but not to stay on forever. Allow yourself to move your perspective once again and consider both extremes as well as the center. Your ability to move between extremes will help you know the truth.

Whenever you push to the extreme of one polarity or another, you create an imbalance, and imbalance is sin. To sin is to miss the mark. The mark is found at the center. The universe exists in harmony and balance. Balance is perfection. If you want to live the perfect life, you must attain balance. Those who walk the middle path seek to live perfection. But only those who walk the path of extremes can truly walk the middle path because their balance is more perfect. They have a broader base in balancing.

People can speak very strongly about truth when they move away from one polarity of untruth, but yet also speak in a strong manner some nonsense and lump it together with the truth they speak. People who are not of a discerning mind would be deceived into accepting error along with the truth that such a person speaks. That is why it is very important to discern what is truly true with what a person says and not to accept the untruth along with the truth. Do not be fooled by their strong conviction of untruth.

Ultimate truth is found at the center. God is at the center. Therefore if you want to find God, you must find the center. Many people seek God at the extremes and fail to return to the center. The wisest of the wise are found at the center for they are those who truly know God and truth. God may be everywhere but His presence is strongest at the center. The center is the place of Original Mind and Purest Divine Truth. In the Highest level of the Mind of God, only the center exists because that is ultimate truth.

Some people swing to become totally spiritual, or to become totally material. This throws you off balance and render you less effective. You are most powerful when you operate from the center. Some people also swing to another polarity of truth when they discover the lie of one polarity. Both of the extreme opposite perspectives are wrong. Only the center which integrates the two opposite perspectives is truly right.

There is a balance between universal aspect and personal aspect of God. The universal aspect of God is understood in occult knowledge which includes metaphysics, the study of magick, psychology, consciousness and enlightenment. The personal aspect of God is understood as Divine Beings or Entities. To reject one aspect of God is to have an incomplete view of God. Seek to erase all other worldviews and create only a worldview that is logically consistent with itself. This is the secret of consistency. This is alignment.

To return to the center is a sign of genius, and must be constantly practiced. We are always being moved by forces and influences towards one extreme or the other. To be in balance, one must be in constant motion. A bicycle cannot be balanced while stationary. Balance is not a dead thing, it is to be lived. To live is to be conscious. It is a constant act of consciousness to be aware of where the center is, lest the mind gets pulled away from it through unconsciousness. True genius is from being conscious.

In every area of life, when you find the center, you will have balance, harmony and peace. Find the center between activity and stillness and you will have perfect physical and mental health. Find the center between creative work and business work and you will achieve the best kind of prosperity. Find the center between being with people and being by yourself, and you will have the space you desire for yourself as well as the companionship you enjoy. Deviating from the center is the cause of all frustration.

Hermes Trismegistus said when you combine the things inferior and the things superior, you will obtain the glory of the whole world. This is the integration of polarities. It is walking the path of extremes to walk the truth middle path. You can have it all when you choose the center. Using the principle of the center is how you are always able to find the ultimate truth in everything. Those who know this principle, finding truth becomes so simple for them. Those who know not, finding truth is forever unsuccessful.[/hidepost]