DLW 134 - Natural - Spiritual; DLW 137 - Interior Elements; DLW 142 - Two Loves

DLW 134

One does not find anything natural
that does not have its cause 
from something spiritual.

DLW 137

Since the interior elements of the mind
operate in concert with the interior elements of the body,
it follows that when the interior elements of the mind
turn to the Lord as the sun,
the interior elements of the body also do likewise;
and that because the outward elements of each,
of both the mind and the body,
depend on their interior elements,
these outward elements do the same as well.
For whatever the outward component does,
it does in consequence of the inner ones,
inasmuch as the common whole takes all its character
from the particular elements which form it.

It is apparent from this
that because an angel turns his face and body
to the Lord as the sun,
all the interior elements of his mind and body
are turned in that direction too.

The case is the same with a person
if he continually has the Lord before his eyes,
which he does if he is in a state of love and wisdom.
He then beholds the Lord
not only with his eyes and face,
but with his whole mind and heart as well;
that is, he regards Him
with all the constituents of his will and intellect,
and at the same time with all the constituents of his body.

DLW 142

Since these two loves --
love toward the Lord
and a love of ruling stemming from a love of self --
are altogether opposed to each other,
and because people
who are prompted by love toward the Lord
all turn to the Lord as the sun . . .,
it can be seen that people
who are prompted by a love of ruling
stemming from a love of self
all turn their back to the Lord.

They turn thus in opposite directions
for the reason that people who are prompted by
love toward the Lord
love nothing more than to be led by the Lord,
and they want the Lord alone to rule,
whereas people who are prompted by
a love of ruling
stemming from a love of self 
love nothing more than to lead themselves,
and they want only themselves to rule.

We say a love of ruling
stemming from a love of self,
because a love of ruling is possible
that stems from a love of performing useful services,
a love which, because it goes hand in hand
with love for the neighbor,
is a spiritual love.
But this love cannot be called a love of ruling,
but a love of performing useful services.