'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 [...]
The brotherhood choir in Zurich has produced an enchanting recording of the songs in the Brotherhood songbook, which they are generously offering for our listening and enjoyment. The 52 songs are on two CDs which you can listen to by clicking the links below. CD 1, Songs 1-27 CD 2, Songs 28-52 The songs may also be downloaded [...]
'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 [...]
Human beings are immense, but they do not know themselves. In their higher, divine self, they know themselves of course, but they have to get to know themselves here, through the work of the brain, as they exist in the material world, and it is this that is so difficult. The kitten and its tail [...]
'For the majority of human beings their present level of consciousness is a product of their personality. They are not yet living in the superconscious, which is the level of consciousness of the individuality. It is for this reason that all the exercises and spiritual practices taught in an initiatic school are designed to enable you [...]
'What we are accustomed to calling ‘consciousness’ could be defined as the meeting place, the focal point, at which all the representatives of our psychic and physical organisms have agreed to meet together. It is a little like the United Nations. You can also compare consciousness to a movie screen on which everything that takes [...]
The New Moon of May is two days old, a perfect time to introduce our theme for the month which is ‘Consciousness’ and the associated practices of Meditation and Yoga. This table shows the themes for each month of the year and some suggested books on the subject. Read more. 'A great many of the problems [...]
"The gymnastics that we do each day, are a form of white magic; they restore harmony between ourselves and the beneficial forces of nature and open spiritual channels in us, making way for a communication and exchange of forces from within and without which has very beneficial effects on our health.” Image: 'The Bonfin', the [...]
Yesterday I talked to you about stereotypes. Today I will talk about the science of grafting as a means of correcting and controlling your faults, passions and baser tendencies. Two different methods Stereotypes and grafts are two different methods which you must learn to use. Old stereotypes have to be replaced by new ones, but [...]
The Master Peter Deunov There are a great many people in the world who yearn to receive divine revelations and experience the thrill of inspiration and ecstasy, but they have the impression that all that is extremely difficult to achieve. In point of fact, it is very simple, so simple that if I were to [...]