27. Are We Intelligent?

Man thinks he is intelligent, but the problem is that he cannot express his intelligence without conflict. When an intelligent person speaks, there should only be harmony. An idea offered by that person should not create any conflict. Can we always speak thus about ourselves?

When intellect heightens through awareness, it ripens into intelligence or common sense - a rare commodity on earth. Anyone can heighten their intelligence by using one of many meditation techniques.

Intellect, however, has its limits. Intellect, as a concept of the mind, serves to keep us from learning to live ecstatically, blissfully, and fully. Human life has one goal: to learn to live in ecstasy. That is our ultimate goal. Most human beings, however, do not realize this.

Some people confuse intelligence and free will. Intelligence is the expression of our Being, operating through our aware mind. Human beings also have free

will: the ability to choose to operate in the flow of universal intelligence or to operate from our mind or ego.

By nature, human beings are intelligent. But, through our free will, we can choose to be intelligent or remain as fools. We can and do make this conscious choice. We can decide whether to live with our inborn intelligence or not. That's all.

Animals and non-living things do not have this choice. They are intelligent by birth and remain intelligent throughout their lives. Humans have the choice to become fools. That's the only difference.

Except for this single difference, there is no other difference between a man and an animal. The nature of animals and non-living things is to remain in their own intelligence at all times. They eat when they eat; they sleep when they sleep; they have no fantasies as humans do. They truly live in awareness and reality.

Humans, on the other hand, live completely in a fantasy world. We would like the world to be in line with our perceptions, rather than changing our perceptions to match life as it is.

This universe has created itself out of its own intelligence and, in fact, creation, created, and creator are one and the same. The universe has its own intelligence, energy, and power to replicate, grow, and evolve without limits.

Let us ask ourselves again: are we intelligent? Are we moving in tune with cosmic intelligence? Are we ready to be guided by cosmic intelligence?