The Self or Atman, manifests itself as a soul (jivatman) in the living form of the individual human being. It is covered in a series of successive sheaths, or koshas, representing phases of its manifestation. Continue reading
The gnostic sense is the same as the contemplative sense. Contemplation follows concentration and meditation; it begins as soon as logical and discursive thought is suspended. Continue reading
What is a thing? Continue reading
In the fallen state, the World is experienced as oppressive, a system of unchanging laws, the plaything of ineluctable destiny. In the world of Creation, life returns, and the world is understood once again as a creative work of art. Continue reading
At the death of the body an ordinary person loses his personality, which was an illusory thing even while that person was alive. The person is then reduced to a shadow. Continue reading
True religion shows the open world, in which miracles are possible. Natural processes do not explain the totality of the universe. That is the “good news”: the world is not an eternal prison, there is an entrance and an exit. Continue reading
Being is One, yet it contains within itself multiplicity. Essence and Substance are the two poles that bring the possibilities into manifestation. Continue reading
Develop the art of thinking to be impartial and objective. Continue reading
As preparation for the Our Father course, please look at these daily exercises. There is an exercise for each day of the week. Spend 5 minutes in the morning with the exercise, and then throughout the day when it occurs to you. Continue reading
Genesis, the Gospels, and the Apocalypse dominate the readings for the Our Father Course. Since those books (and there are others) are understood by Valentin Tomberg to be composed of spiritual exercises, he gives us some clues about how to read such books. Keep these points in mind as you … Continue reading