A material life shuts out the invisible world For ‘modern’ people, talk of pausing is something they find unbearable, even senseless. On the contrary, they are so preoccupied with material matters, are always in a hurry to reach their goals and want everything right away, and their inner hearing becomes atrophied. Even if you are not [...]
By linking yourself to the universe you can obtain whatever you desire ‘The one thing that can give you true certainty is to realize that you are, each one of you, a spiritual entity whose life is linked to the universe and who can obtain whatever you desire in the infinite worlds of the soul [...]
The predominant state of mind today is an appetite for novelty In the absence of any certainty or sense of absolute truth, the predominant state of mind today is curiosity, the appetite for novelty: ‘What else is there to discover?’ Those who are not really satisfied by materialistic science and philosophy begin to take an [...]
'The pace of scientific discoveries has been gathering speed, and with these discoveries doubt began to creep in. During the 20th Century, particularly, a great number of scientific convictions were swept away and supplanted by others. In the fields of physics, astronomy, and biology, for instance, each generation seems to have called into question the [...]
‘The question of spirit and matter is infinite for, in other forms, spirit and matter are to be found everywhere: as man and woman, positive and negative, emissive and receptive, heaven and earth. Nothing is more important than these two principles, and if we are to avoid attaching undue importance to one of them to [...]
'What I have said today is important, think about it and meditate on it. Above all, do not say, ‘Oh, I know all that; I’ve already heard or read it.’ That may well be true, but even if it is, behave as though you were hearing it for the first time, otherwise you will never evolve. [...]
‘The discoveries of initiates and the fruits of their research have been handed down to us, and today I am handing them on to you for your edification and fulfilment. I have been given the privilege of being able to explain things in a very clear, almost childishly simple language, whereas most books by theologians [...]
'And what about you? Why do you come up here, to the Rock of Prayer at sunrise every morning? Some come because they want to be like everybody else; others for the aesthetic pleasure they get out of it. How many of you come for the sake of the infinitely noble work that you can [...]
'Whether you want to meditate, contemplate or create, concentration is essential. Concentration does not belong to one particular faculty; it consists in engaging all one’s faculties in the pursuit of a definite goal and of keeping them trained unwaveringly in that direction. Meditation, prayer, contemplation and identification all presuppose the ability to concentrate. Concentration is [...]
'Meditation is an activity by which the intellect endeavours to penetrate spiritual truths. Contemplation is an activity of the heart or the soul which dwells on an image, a quality or a virtue in order to rejoice in its light and beauty and be in communion with it. And on a higher level than meditation [...]