There is a way to escape from the domination of your old patterns or stereotypes and it is extremely simple: you have to prepare new ones, by adopting a new attitude, cultivating new thoughts and feelings and acquiring new habits. In this way you will be making new recordings, new stereotypes to take the place [...]
'It is commonly said that every living creature, every animal, insect or human being has its own particular character or, to put it in more general terms, its particular characteristics. Also, in everyday conversation, people often confuse the terms ‘character’ and ‘temperament’ although, in fact, they are not at all the same thing. Basically, temperament [...]
The tendency to remain unknown and insignificant which we see in certain people: is that wrong? It all depends. If you have opted for the spiritual life and are getting closer to the love and light of the Lord every day, and you remain tolerant, gentle and humble with others and refuse to use your [...]
There is a story about a disciple who went to see his Master and said to him, ‘I’m not at all satisfied with the size of my body. I want to be as big as the sun so that I can fill the whole of space so that everyone in the whole world can see [...]
‘So why not be like Taras Bulba and take pride in your son who has become so strong? It was you who made him strong by feeding him with your thoughts and desires, so you must be very strong yourself. And now I’ll tell you how you can beat him. What does a parent do [...]
'Somebody comes to consult me about a problem: they tell me that they have a terrible vice and that they are miserable and completely discouraged because although they have been trying for years to overcome it, it always gets the better of them. When I hear them explaining all this I exclaim, ‘Oh, but that’s magnificent! Wonderful! That just proves [...]
The Sephirotic Tree - The Tree of Life Each human being is linked to thousands of other beings, both more advanced and less advanced than themselves. If their thoughts and feelings are of a lofty nature, they can help those that are less advanced—animals, plants and the stones of the earth— for their own states of mind [...]
There is a story that a Master once had a disciple who was eager to learn the first lesson of Initiation. The Master said to him, ‘Go to the cemetery and insult the dead; tell them how stupid and wicked they are, and then come back and tell me how they reacted.’ The disciple went [...]
'Imagination according to the initiate’s understanding of the word, is the creative faculty which allows us to realize our finest aspirations. Imagination can be compared to a woman. After receiving the seed from her husband, instantly she goes to work shaping and building her future child, whose character and form will correspond exactly with the seed’s [...]
'If you observe the personality you see that it cannot hide or disguise itself, for its attitude and manner, its way of giving advice at the top of its voice and demanding attention at all times, are unmistakable. Once familiar with its tricks, you are no longer 'fooled' but this requires constant vigilance, you must [...]