My experiences in Rila made such an impression on me, I was convinced that, in life, it is always possible to move forward, whatever the difficulties and hindrances. I still believe there is always a spot where we can place one foot and take a step, then the other foot and take another step, and [...]
Mt Musala Summit - Creating a link to the heavenly fountainhead – It was this ideal which the Master was training us to achieve when he said, ‘Have a heart as pure as crystal, a mind as luminous as the sun, a soul as vast as the universe and a spirit as powerful as God [...]
When he took us with him on a climb, the Master loved very much to discover springs, and he would ask us to clean them. How I enjoyed removing twigs, dead leaves and sand so that the water could bubble up freely once again! Purity, said the Master, brings us joy. When he asked us [...]
Someone in whom you feel the joy of life - While we were at Rila, the Master wished us to make even more of an effort to live the fraternal life than when we were elsewhere. He said, ‘Here, you are many… You cross paths frequently during the day, but what are you thinking of [...]
Second Lake (Fish Lake) - site of the camp In the evening, we would come together again for the meal, and then, as night fell, we would gather around a large fire in the centre of the camp. We would begin by praying and singing. Finally, the Master would draw near to our circle, which [...]
Paneurhythmy - Sacred Circle Dance beside Rila Lake- Each morning, at dawn, when we were still asleep in our tents, we would be woken by the sound of a violin softly playing the tune of a song written by the Master called ‘Wake up, my brother!’ We would get up, and after quickly washing and [...]
Mikhaël and his sister Miliana at Rila- 'Every summer, the Master took us all to the Rila mountains. We would stay there for several weeks, sometimes for two months, depending on the weather… What an expedition it was for us, each summer, to reach our camping site near the second lake! First we had to [...]
This post contains photographs of the Masters Peter Deunov and Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov at the Bulgarian brotherhood’s summer camp beside the Seven Rila Lakes in the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria during the 1930’s. These are shown alongside pictures taken when we climbed to the Rila Lakes last week. Climbing the steep paths to the lakes [...]
The Project "Together in the Paneurhythmy Circle - Harmony between Body, Mind and Spirit” is part of the program "Plovdiv European Capital of Culture 2019” -- as was the Videlina Combined Choir performance shown in the video in yesterday's post. Both events were conducted by Yordan Kamdzhalov. The Project is based on the unique Bulgarian [...]
The Videlina International Choir of the French brotherhood travelled to Bulgaria in July 2019 for a series of concerts. They performed to full houses and received standing ovations at the main concert halls in the cities of Varna, Gabrovo and Plovdiv. For the final performance in Plovdiv on 12 July, the Videlina choir was joined [...]
