Volition (Προχαίρεσις)

-From my text on the Logos (The Word).

There is a compelling thing that embodies the true nature of our character and that is our volition. We utilise this faculty of choice to make active judgements of our impressions or decisions. Life is the journey that takes us to enlightenment, but it is our volition that chooses that singular path. What we discover is what lies at the core of our existence.

What purpose is there to our imagination, creativity, intuition, thoughts and ideas, if we do not exercise them? We would be reduced to being mechanical or robotic in our nature. The remarkable essence of life is endowed and imbued, with the realisation of the magnitude of our potentiality.

Our volition and freedom to think enable the empowerment of the self. Without the self, we are powerless to change the actual course of our fate. What this implies is that we are individuals that develop our sense of identity or being from the self, not to be confused with the ego.

Determination and fortitude are associated to the will. It is often seen that the things that we desire are not necessarily those things that are best for us. We should heed to the example of our humbleness or temperance to exemplify our ethos. To be ethical and display morality are a sign of good judgement and proper awareness.

The idea that we become better people should teach us the precious value of life. Our volition helps us free ourselves from the manacles of oppression and injustice. The lesson that we learn and apply afterwards is to realise the magnitude and influence of our thoughts.

Without the energy produced from our volition, we are reduced to the troubling aspects of our instinctive behaviour and the enslavement of the self. To allow this would be to lose the integral essence of our humanity. In the end, we would be helpless instead of helpful.

Volition is a conscious choice or decision that impacts our evolving thoughts. It is the mental power of the will, but more importantly, it is the genuine reflection of the self. The soul and conscience are both revitalised by the self. Our choices are what shape our destiny in one form or the other.

Philosophy emphasises our volition, because it is what awakens our resilience and awareness. We should never succumb to the untamed desires of the body or the irrationality of the mind so easily. The more stronger the will, the less powerful is the ego. We must remember that we are masters of our free will, not slaves of our ego or a god.

When we relinquish that freedom, we no longer have authority over ourselves and we ultimately serve the authority that is imposed upon us. If we reach this portentous situation or position, then we are destined to a miserable fate that is not of our own volition. What is required is the examination of the self.

Life presents itself not as a token gift to take for granted, but a sober realisation to cherish the time we have with life and its preservation. The One gives us life, and it gives us a true purpose for which we either choose to ignore or understand its function.

Volition is not a prerogative that we are entitled, nor is it is something that we are rewarded. Without volition, we have neither a soul to nourish nor a self to instruct. When we meditate the significance of our existence, we learn that we are on a journey that begins with life and ends with the return to the Enas.

It is not unnatural to desire to be eternal. What is unnatural is the fact that we can never be immortal in the physical sense or in a state of reincarnation. The One does not give us immortality or eternal salvation. It is not a god. We have outgrown the need for a god. What the One gives us is enlightenment.

People seek a god when they need help, but what they forget is that the strongest thing we possess is not prayer, but our will to strive with diligence to overcome adversities. This was not created by a caring god. We created that will. When we accept that truth, then we become the enlightened one.

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