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This hidden wisdom can be called gnosis. We study gnosis as it is found in the great world traditions, especially the hidden or esoteric levels of instruction. For example: Christianity: Gnosticism, Alchemy Judaism: Kabbalah Buddhism: Vajrayana Hinduism: Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Islam: Sufism Ancient: Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Mayan, etc. mystery traditions Many others… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddd320ab1d1e507b4f8b3c0/1574866106888-M36TZVPNG665BP686A8M/samael-aun-weor-airport.jpg About - Our Gnostic Tradition Our offerings are based upon the teachings of Samael Aun Weor (Hebrew: סםאל און ואור, pronounced sam-ayel on vay-ohr). Between 1950 and 1977 – merely twenty-seven years – not only did Samael Aun Weor write over sixty books on the most difficult subjects in the world, such as consciousness, kabbalah, physics, tantra, meditation, etc., in which he deftly exposed the singular root of all knowledge — which he called Gnosis — he simultaneously inspired millions of people across the entire span of Latin America: stretching across twenty countries and an area of more than 21,000,000 kilometers, founding schools everywhere, even in places without electricity or post offices. "The greatest necessity, the most essential problem of every individual, of every person, is to comprehend life in its integral and unitotal state; only in this way will we establish the conditions to satisfactorily solve all our particular, intimate problems." - Samael Aun Weor We are not interested in worshipping personalities or accumulating followers. 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In the beginning, this knowledge was only transmitted from lip to ear. But later on, the mysterious Zohar was written, which is called “the Spirit of the doctrine.” Every religion originally had the secret, oral tradition, or Spirit of the teaching. 2. The Soul of the Doctrine. In the Jewish tradition, there is another book that Moses gave, which is called Talmud (תלמוד). The Talmud is “the soul of the doctrine.” 3. The Body of the Doctrine. In the Jewish tradition, the body of the doctrine is the Torah (תורה). In the Christian tradition, it is the Bible. That is why in the Torah or Bible you find many symbols, many stories whose meaning is hard to grasp if you do not know the Spirit and Soul of the doctrine. Without the Spirit and Soul of the doctrine, you then enter into confusion. These three parts are not the ownership of Judaism. In fact, we find these three levels across all the world religions: Body: Exoteric, Public level of instruction Soul: Mesoteric, Private level of instruction Spirit: Esoteric, Secret level of instruction The two lower levels act like a cloak or garment that hides the inner teachings. Unfortunately, the Esoteric level of instruction has often been lost. The Zohar says that many people confuse the real teaching for what is actually just the outer dress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddd320ab1d1e507b4f8b3c0/1575214028137-5DN5KBEAAYS69LMTWSSK/tree-of-life-wide.png Kabbalah - The Tree of Life A Map of the Soul & Spirit A Map of the Cosmos https://teleiosgnosis.org/meditation-introduction daily 0.75 2021-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddd320ab1d1e507b4f8b3c0/1575315095917-TFEB1KPQL5ARRVPI1WEF/Swami_Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg Meditation - A Science of Consciousness - Ashtanga Yoga Real yoga is, at best, is only 1/8th concerned with physical posture (asana). Real yoga is about meditation. The Yoga Sutra’s of Patanjali serves as the authentic foundation of yoga. In his aphorisms, Patanjali lays out the following steps: Yama: Ethics of What Should Not Be Done Niyama: Ethics of What Should Be Done Asana (Posture): Harmony With One’s Body Pranayama: Harnessing Vital Energy Pratyahara: Withdrawal of External Senses Dharana: Equanimity Dhyana: Meditation Samadhi: Transcendent Experience This beautiful outline of the stages of meditation is practiced and taught by our instructors using simple techniques that can be learned by anyone. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is thousands of years old, and was revived in modern culture by Swami Vivekananda, seen to the right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ddd320ab1d1e507b4f8b3c0/1575316301951-B5P2FK2DTRTSNSMIIXFH/Vairocana_at_Buddha_Tooth_Relic_Temple_and_Museum.jpg Meditation - A Science of Consciousness - Technique of Meditation In India, this Self-observation and study of our psyche is properly called Pratyahara. Bird-like thoughts should pass through the space of our own mind in a successive parade, but without leaving any trace. The infinite procession of thoughts projected by the “I” are exhausted in the end, and then the mind remains still and in silence. A great Self-realized Master said, “Only when the projector, in other words, the ‘I,’ is completely absent, then befalls the silence which is not a product of the mind. This silence is inexhaustible, it is not of time, it is immeasurable. Only then arrives THAT which is.” This whole technique is summarized in two principles: Profound reflection Tremendous serenity This technique of meditation, with its non-thinking, puts to work the most central part of the mind, the one that produces the ecstasy. Remember that the central part of the mind is that which is called Buddhata, the Essence, the Consciousness. When the Buddhata awakens, we remain illuminated. We need to awaken the Buddhata, the Consciousness. The Gnostic student can practice meditation seated in the Western or Oriental style. It is advisable to practice with eyes closed to avoid the distractions of the exterior world. It is also convenient to relax the body carefully, avoiding any muscle remaining in tension. The Buddhata, the Essence, is the psychic material, the inner Buddhist principle, the spiritual material or prime matter with which we will give shape to the soul. The Buddhata is the best that we have within and awakens with profound inner meditation. The Buddhata is really the only element that the poor intellectual animal possesses to arrive at the experience of that which we call the Truth. 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