Getting to Godliness

Deep in meditation, quarrying the strata of the secret wisdom, stripping away layer beneath layer of the hardened sediment draped over truth, the mind’s eye attains perception of the light.

That is not yet Godliness.

Immersed in received knowledge of the higher realms, secluded from the confusion of humankind and earthly pleasures, there comes a day the prophet hears with his ears the voice that brings all into being; he sees with his eyes the splendor of that light.

That is not yet Godliness.

Arriving in the ancient Temple of Solomon, each person, great or small, saw the light with such clarity that all sense of being was lost, nothing existed other than the singularity of the Infinite Light that shone openly in that place.

Yet, still, that is not yet Godliness.

In a time to come, when the fruits of all our labor will blossom and the world will attain its state for which it was created, when "I will pour out My spirit upon all flesh and your sons and daughters shall prophecy," then every small child will see more than the greatest prophet has ever seen, "and all flesh shall see"—the physical eye will perceive an unbounded divine light that has never before been revealed, the very stones of the earth will scream out, "There is nothing else but He!" in every corner of the world, even within its inert matter, "for all the earth shall be filled with the knowing of God, as waters fill the ocean basin."

There will be a world, and the world will know that it is nothing but a manifestation of the Infinite Light.

That will be Godliness.

T. Freeman

Reinterpreting the Stone

How could a human ego know it is nothing but a figment of a Supernal Mind, and yet remain a human being?

How could a finite, physical eye perceive infinite, Godly light and yet remain an eye?

How could a stone scream out that there is nothing else but God and yet remain a stone?

It must be that the ego is not the ego we imagine it to be; that the physical is not the physicality we imagine it to be; that existence is not the absoluteness of being we assume when we speak of existence.

It must be that the true reality of all these things is a deeper meaning, the purpose for which they emerged into being; that the underlying condition that allows anything the privilege of existence is to know the divine.

The ego, the eye, the very physicality of the world—we have misinterpreted all of them. They are all nothing but instruments by which God’s oneness can be known.

T. Freeman

Anything you do solely for your personal satisfaction cannot be lasting.

 "Anything you do solely for your personal satisfaction cannot be
lasting. You may get what you want, but it will eventually
rebound on you. You think you are grasping it securely, and then
it escapes. You thought it was gold, and now it has turned to
lead. Cosmic Intelligence wants to teach humans and so does not
allow them to succeed in their selfish endeavours. So why, you
will say, does it allow them a modicum of success if they are
soon to lose what they have acquired? Because it wants them to
really ponder the lesson and understand what is worth seeking,
what is worth working at.
And what is worth working at is the idea of universal
brotherhood. If you love this idea, if you are faithful to it and
nourish it and focus all your willpower on achieving it, being
true gold it will fulfil your heart and soul forever."


Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Heaven and hell are two forms of life found within ourselves.

"Before being regions of the invisible world as described by

religion, heaven and hell are two forms of life found within

ourselves. The life of hell is dark, murky; symbolically, it is

the life of the digestive tract, the stomach and the sexual

organs. The life of heaven is subtle, pure, filled with light;

symbolically, it is the life of the lungs, the heart and the

brain.

The heaven and hell within us are separated by the diaphragm,

but the structure of our body tells us they must work together.

Only, we should always ensure that the upper part controls the

lower, that our consciousness sets up home in the upper part.

Then hell will provide the materials, the brute force, which

heaven will command and make prolific. So, strive to live in your

heaven, and from there learn to command the forces of your hell.

"

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

The story goes:

"The story goes that an elderly woman was so afraid of burglars

she decided to put a certain sum of money aside in case they

visited: that way she was bound not to be mistreated. Of course,

eventually a burglar came, and the woman said, ‘Ah! There you

are! I’ve been waiting for you. I have something ready for you…’

Astounded by the welcome, the burglar went away very happy, as

you can imagine. As for her, she did not know that by expecting a

burglar she had attracted one.

There are not many people, you will be thinking, who have the

bizarre idea of putting money aside in case of a burglary. Yes,

no doubt, but on the other hand many save for a rainy day. And

that comes down to the same thing, for they are summoning the

rainy days. This is magic – unconsciously they are doing a kind

of black magic. So, never say you are saving for a rainy day,

because you are attracting it. Save for a sunny day instead. This

way, when the princess appears, you will have the money to marry

her. Obviously, the princess is symbolic. The princess coming

represents all the wonderful opportunities that can present

themselves in life. It is useful to have money to take advantage

of these opportunities."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Aucun être ne peut agir en dehors des lois

Aucun être ne peut agir en dehors des lois : même les démons, les forces sombres, respectent les lois. Ils agissent parce qu'il y a des lois qui leur permettent d'agir. Ils ont donc la bénédiction, sinon ils ne pourraient rien faire. Personne ne peut s'opposer à la Divinité. S'il y a le mal, c'est que, quelque part, le mal est autorisé par cette Divinité, parce que c'est une chute, parce que nous ne sommes pas dans l'existence divine. Nous sommes dans une existence non divine. L'existence divine est au-delà. En elle, il ne peut y avoir ni mal ni opposition, tout y est parfait, tout y est en ordre.

O. Manitara