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What is Temptation - (303)

Temptation is Fire

Master Samael says that temptation is fire and triumph over it is light. That is a real marvellous synthesis, such a wise statement that indicates to us he has so much experience and real wisdom. It seems like nothing special on the surface but when delves deeper it makes so much sense and there is so much wisdom in it that we can extract.


A Reason not to do

Generally we are tempted when there is in us reason why we should not do something. If there is no reason then there can not be any temptation. If there is knowledge or discernment inside of ourselves about a certain opportunity being wrong or inconvenient yet we have an ego with its desire pushing us to take the opportunity then we will obviously fall under temptation.

No reason or no knowledge or no discernment or no determination or no resolution or no intuition then no temptation. Temptation pushes us to choose, always. It is always up to us in the final instance, the temptation is fire that burns us but it is up to us how we deal with that fire that burns us.


Fire

When we are tempted there is a clash of forces within us, we are pushing pushed and pulled, in other words there is much friction inside of us and this creates fire. It is a state of intensity, a state of lots of energy and creativity, it is by no means a state of low energy, peace, tranquillity or silence. It has all the characteristics of fire, energetic, volatile, fast moving, quick, radical, violent and intense.


Light

The by product of fire is light, however in temptation we only get light when we triumph over it. In other words light is awareness, consciousness and new insight and understanding. We above all acquire the precious balm or knowledge of that precious balm that quenches the thirst of that particular temptation. That is worth millions!


Conclusion

The temptation creates the friction and fire from which we can get the light. In other words temptation creates the grounds for contrast within us and the result of that seeing clearly and going with the right option shown in the contrast is light.

If we made a choice and the result is not light or love then we failed. We have to try again!


End (303).
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