Logos 231
The Supreme Eternal says: “He whom the three forms of suffering here below no longer affect, that the joys of life no longer intoxicate, that have left attachment, fear and anger, this one is held to be a wise man with a firm mind”.
The “philosopher” who ruminates over a host of hypotheses without ever reaching any real conclusion is lost. Each philosopher has his own way of seeing things, and under penalty of not being a true one, he must have a different opinion from those of others.
But in truth, the true philosopher has a particular nature, he is always aware of God. He's done with intellectual speculation, he's gone past that stage to come to the conclusion that there is nothing outside of the Supreme Eternal, and his mind is still steadfast. Such a God-conscious being is in no way affected by the three sources of suffering; (Those caused by body and mind. Those caused by other living entities. Those caused by material nature, such as intense cold, extreme heat, lightning, earthquakes, hurricanes, drought, rains torrential…) he accepts the affliction as a mercy from the Lord, telling himself that, because of his past acts, he deserves to suffer much more; he realizes that, by the grace of the Lord, his sorrows are reduced to a minimum.
In the service of God, he always remains daring and active, without attachment or aversion. Attachment manifests itself when one uses things for one's own pleasure, and detachment lies in the absence of any interest in these sensory pleasures. But he who fixes his thoughts on God knows neither attachment nor detachment. Dedicated to the service of the Lord, he does not let anger invade him, even though his efforts may be unsuccessful. He who is aware of God always knows a firm determination.
Logos 232
The Supreme Eternal says: “When a man frees himself from the thousands of material desires created by his mind, when he is satisfied in his true to me is that he is fully aware of his spiritual identity”.
The Science of God defines the person who is fully aware of God as follows: “She is absorbed in the service of love and devotion that she offers to the Lord and has all the qualities of the great sages”.
But whoever has not reached this degree of spiritual perfection, cannot really claim any quality, because he necessarily clings to his ratings. This subject enjoins us to reject all the desire for material enjoyment that the mind creates for itself. Forcibly driving out material desires is an impossible task, but if one embraces the service of