Gentleness - (3702)

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This is a quality of real beingness. Well, maybe that is a bit much to say, being daring though, I can say that it is a real human being quality. Hmmm, even who knows, some animals are gentle with their own young and even gentle with other animals, so I don't know really what class of quality it is: spiritual, human, animal, maybe it is all three and is something universal. It is definitely something that exists in life, in nature among nature's creatures and it certainly has its place. 

Macho men don't like anything to do with it (at least in public view), but none the less it is a quality of the Being or essence of everyone, and many times it is necessary that it be used. To help others and also to help ourselves.

In dealing with a difficult and complicated issue we need it. In working on a very painful defect or memory we need to use it combining it with constancy and focus.

The practice of Alchemy is a gentle practice. The third Logos is a gentleman Master Samael teaches.

Besides all that stuff, we need to use gentleness, especially when learning something new, for example something like concentration.

Sometimes we need it when dealing with people and some issues. If we use it the better sometimes. We just need to be able to discern when it is needed.

Being gentle avoids fake forcing things. Being gentle to start in visualization practice for example helps us to create real foundations and avoids us straining our mind and over bending its fibers.

When dealing with our mind the initial gentle approach is always useful. When having to concentrate on something start off gently slowly, turning up the intensity of concentration gradually, slowly.

If we ease ourselves into concentrating on something it gives better results. Like a warm up. Gymnasts use it all the time. The use of gentleness is a temporary measure until a certain resilience is developed.

The delicate and weak egos we have, all like a gentle person. Because these delicate and weak egos know that they will be treated nicely, will be pampered and won't be challenged or pushed to shake off their weakness.

With our egos it is counterproductive to be gentle. Pampering makes them fatter and that makes our suffering worse later on. So there is a misuse of gentleness too.

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