What is "The Water of Life"?
Question: There is much talk about "The Water of Life" What is a modern description?
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The Water of Life
The roots of truth in our hearts are nourished by the living waters. These spiritual waters are created by combining two essential elements: the hydrogen of spiritual communion and the oxygen of social service. These two elements form the essence of the gospel: the supreme joy of the faith realization of sonship with God coupled with the supreme desire to do the Father's will. If we commit to keeping the roots of spiritual truth nourished and alive in our hearts then the fruits of this will be measured in our loving spiritual ministry, enlightening intellectual communion, and uplifting social service.
My Answer borrows heavily from a small section in paper 178. I tried to eliminate the noise and focus on a key truth. I think that this passage is pregnant with many implications but I think it makes an important point very clear. I won't waffle on, though I am profoundly tempted.
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Look at these quotes:
34:6:8 (381.2) It is the presence of the divine Spirit, the water of life, that prevents the consuming thirst of mortal discontent and that indescribable hunger of the unspiritualized human mind. Spirit-motivated beings “never thirst, for this spiritual water shall be in them a well of satisfaction springing up into life everlasting.”
127:6.7...the Master talked to them more about the water of life, the gift of the indwelling spirit.
153:3.2 You can be nourished by the eternal word of God, which is indeed the bread of life, and which has been bestowed in the likeness of mortal flesh; and you can be watered in soul by the divine spirit, which is truly the water of life.
So you can see that in these statements we are given to understand that the very undiluted Fragment of the Father (whom I like to call my BFF - Beloved Father Fragment) living within each of our minds represents the "water of life", that flowing mind-guidance which is, in fact, the Will of our Heavenly Father to each of us!.
This, as Truth, is ALWAYS going to be "modern", that is, true in every age!
God bless you for asking this question...you made it clear to me, too!