by CR (040)
Will power is the most powerful lever that the spirit can use to succeed. There is no stumbling block, naturally within human limitations, which the spirit cannot overcome.
Will power makes no allowances for self-consciousness, despondency and weakness. It has the power to conquer all weaknesses, all passions, all vices, all intemperate desires, as long as man knows how to consciously make use of this superior quality.
People commonly confuse will and whim, although they really are entirely opposite things.
When an incarnated spirit is assaulted by an inferior desire and his will power is sufficiently trained, the latter intervenes in an overwhelmingly way and the desire is subdued.
Will power is an eternal flame that leads to victory those who know how to foster it even during the most arduous struggles of life. It is the result of a sequence of successes, achieved in previous incarnations with effort and determination. It is an insurmountable fortress for the spirit, an expression of its valour.
On the other hand, self-awareness ensures that man does not go beyond his capabilities and thus waste his energies.
It means, therefore, self-appreciation in its true sense, with no place for vanity or false modesty, as the spiritual self-worth of each individual is normally visualized and measured from a precise self point of view.
A self-aware person acts with simplicity, equanimity and respect for others because he knows that we all have a common origin and follow, without exceptions, the same course of evolution.
References
[1] Christian Rationalism, 1st Edition, Rio de Janeiro 1984
[2] Compilation, paraphrasing, translation from original texts in Portuguese
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