ONLINE Wed, Mar 11: "Tension as One's Spiritual Potential"

Richard Rose proposed "closing doors" to desires and fears that conflict with one's Highest Goal, for the possibility of building-up a potential energy of some life force, as a tension, one that determines the quality and quantity of not only our further efforts, but possibly of any ultimate discovery.

How do you manage your tensions?

Lenny will be this evening's host.
Here is his full page on Tension

Adversity - door to tension
Tension - door to Between-ness & Energy
Between-ness - door to Truth

T~E~N~S~I~O~N “psst... a secret” → “be at Tension, without being Tense” *~*lennys3cents

”Gurdjieff taught that the conscious, intentional struggle between "yes" and "no" is essential to create internal "friction," which breaks mechanical habits, produces energy, and fosters the development of a unified, permanent inner self or "crystallization".
Without this inner conflict, one remains asleep and ruled by external influences.”

“There is no tension without polarity, and there is no real understanding or wisdom without Tension’... ~RRose Transmission Paper

“To achieve anything significant in life, especially spiritual attainment, tension is essential” ~ RRose.

“Tension is the prime element in any spiritual exaltation.” ~ RRose.

“True Seeing requires attention without tension” ~ RRose (lennys3cents: this is Betwen-ness?)

“One revealing definition of spiritual capacity Rose has given is: how much tension one can maintain. ~ RRose (Mr Gurdjieff says same)

“If we have a vector and have developed a great capacity for tension and have retreated from dissipation, there may come a moment that we “POP.” ~ RRose

“You take the mind in thought, and then take the mind in no-thought, then you have an Absolute realization. It is when the mind goes blank through tension.” ~ R Rose, Carillon (Between-ness)

“Sometimes the tension is accumulated and unconsciously endured over a period of years... Life is tension at work." ~ RRose