Course XVI - Teaching 12: Holy Union

What his flesh demands is quite painful to the soul wishing to be liberated.
Instinctive nature is hard to overcome and a tenacious enemy against the Son’s purposes.
So, the Son attacked by his lower nature, as soon as in sorrow loses heart, implores his Master’s help like a castaway wailing for a safer and steadier port:
“Oh Master of mine, You are seeing my weakness and misery, and how poor I am; please, make me recall my promises of transcendental times, –those of being totally of the Divine Mother and having nothing except Her!”
“Merciful Master, as soon as my purposes cool off and grow weaker, make me recall again my sacred vocation; please, awaken me. Do not permit me to be far away from the Mother.”
“He has chosen me to kindle the souls with divine fire, and to communicate His Love to others; so, because I am unworthy and full of flaws, I need Your Blessing, never forgetting I am of the Mother over all.”
“Sentence me to death before my vocation decreases. Destroy this body of mine before I break my solemn mission.”
The Master sees the sorrow of His Son. He is aware of his efforts and falls. But also he sees a shining flame of vocation in the Son’s heart, and replies:
“First of all, remember this, my Son: the Divine Mother has chosen you as Temple of Her grace, and She stays at the most intimate and secret place of your heart.”
“She has kindled therein a sacred fire that nobody can ever extinguish. You have to feed this fire by your sacrifices, continuous offerings, love and outer discipline; that is to say, with every factor of spiritual life.”
“You should remain always, continuously, in the presence of the Divine Mother, and mystically associated with Her if you wish to preserve truly this sacred flame, like those vestals that in ancient times kept a fire permanently burning at their temples.”
“This flame goes out along with your purpose after an insignificant passion movement or bad thought; and the Divine Mother’s altar, which is in your heart, fills up with smoke.”
“So, mainly, remain retreated within. She is continuously there, and ready to forgive and love.”
“You went over the circle of fire, and found your Beloved, and She has given you Her entire heavenly heart. But beware, lest a love that is not “The Love” comes and makes you forget the Holy Mother who is on the frozen mountain.”
“Where can you remain with more happiness and riches, and with greatest power than at Her feet, side by side with Her, at his chamber of love? Abandon all worries and ties, and surrender everything to Her. She shall solve all your troubles, evils and worries.”
“The Divine Mother shall transform your life. She wishes one thing: you should be always in Her divine presence, side by side with Her. All the rest is a residue, –mental, physical or astral (you may call it as you like), but ultimately a residue.”
“You shall remain there in loving worship, and this never shall end or bore you; you shall be more and more intimate with the Eternal One.”
The Master’s word pervades the soul of the Son and re-kindles the sacred fire in his heart. This fire burns in this heart prepared to love –in this heart that differentiates him for ordinary people.
This is his destiny: to love, and not with an instinctive love, but with an ideal love by which he is nearer to God and returns the Son to his pristine element, –to his true purpose.
This is the Son’s destination: a drop of water again in the ocean, light beam fused with sunlight.
The human soul finds the divine soul! The human love finds its only end: the Divine Love.