An unconscious sensing of the future

Cosmic evolution may teach us how the good and evil tendencies of man may have come about; but, in itself, it is incompetent to furnish any better reason why what we call good is preferable to what we call evil than we had before. Some day, I doubt not, we shall arrive at an understanding of the evolution of the aesthetic faculty; but all the understanding in the world will neither increase nor diminish the force of the intuition that this is beautiful and that is ugly.

~ Thomas Henry Huxley, in 'Evolution and Ethics'

Intuition is something all humans possess. It provides us with - a quick sensing of the truth without conscious attention or reasoning; instinctive knowledge or feeling; presentiment; an immediate knowledge, or envisagement, of an object, truth, or principle, whether of a physical, rational, artistic, or ethical nature.

When our mind perceives something without the intervention of any process of thought; or when we discover a truth, or reach a just conclusion, without resort to the powers of reason; we are being intuitive. In fact, in most humans, all ethical principles - knowledge of right and wrong - are instinctive.

Man has an intuitive apprehension and intrinsically valid judgement of moral values. This is what distinguishes, and elevates, man from the rest of the life forms. Though there be other traits as well, none as valuable as this, none as exalted as this: intuitivism - the connection, the alliance and attachment, between man and the cosmic intelligence.

That, more often than not, man chooses not to follow his instincts where true wisdom manifests itself, and instead elects to live at the level of animals, or even lower in some case, is of his own making.

An unconscious sensing of the future; a prophetic sense of something to come; presentiment or a foreboding; is also an intuition, an intuitive feeling. How often have we had that feeling, a heaviness of the heart, a kind of constriction, which seems to warn us that something ill is in the making, is about to happen; and true enough, something unexpectedly bad, occurs soon thereafter. Sometimes we feel elated, for no apparent or conceivable reason, only to come home and discover the reason for it.

Many a time, the power of intuitive understanding has protected us from harm, and be assured that it will continue to do so until the end of our life. In fact, built into us is an internal guidance system that shows us the path less perilous.

All we need to do is heed the inner voice. Believe in the intuition and the intuitive inspiration. These activate insight and inspiration that brings on intuitive imagination.

This is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. Strictly speaking, these are - insight and inspiration - the only real factor in our life.

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift." said Albert Einstein. The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery.

Most times, when we are troubled over something and do not have an answer to overcome it, there comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you and you do not know why or how. Systems die; instincts remain.

The more and more we are impelled and motivated by that which is intuitive; or rely upon the soul force within, the greater, the farther, the deeper, the broader, the more constructive, may be the result. It is said that notion without intuition, is empty; intuition without notion, is blind.

Our time on planet earth, the allotted span for each of us, is limited. Do not waste it living someone else's dream. Avoid the trap of dogma, which is akin to living the result of other peoples thinking. Do not let the noise of other's opinion drown your inner voice. Allow intuition to lead your path. It will tell you when you are right, even if you do not know the reason as to why you are right. Cease trying to work everything out with your mind.

It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation. Hence, heed your inner voice, and you shall not fault. Everything else is secondary.

All great men have the gift of intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know. They follow it, and it leads them to greatness. Intuition and concepts constitute the elements of all our knowledge. Neither concepts without an intuition in some way corresponding to them, nor intuition without concepts, can yield knowledge. Intuition is the ability to acquire knowledge without inference or the use of reason.

See you this day next week. Until then, keep thinking; keep laughing. Life is mostly about these two activities.

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