Since they are attached to the ground, plants are obliged to put up with heat, cold, wind and storms

"Since they are attached to the ground, plants are obliged to put
up with heat, cold, wind and storms. These are certainly
difficult conditions, but they grow and produce flowers all the
same. And their colours are so beautiful and their fragrance so
pleasant!
People on a spiritual path are, symbolically, exposed to the
same difficult conditions as plants. And yet these conditions are
far preferable to those chosen by lazy people, who stay safely in
their 'lofts'. Of course, in a loft seeds won't be exposed to bad
weather, but they run other much worse risks: they might go
mouldy, be eaten up by mice or maggots or, worst of all, not be
put to good use. And being useless is the worst fate there is.
Once planted in the spiritual life, humans meet with obstacles,
but at least they are on the right path: they grow, they stand up
for themselves and they create."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Transformation

When light pushes away the darkness, eventually another darkness shall come.




When the darkness itself is transformed into light, it is a light that no darkness can oppose.

T. Freeman

Where the Answers Live

Think about a time in your life when you were so sure something was supposed to happen and then it didn’t happen. You got upset, frustrated, angry. 

Forget about the fact that when we look back three years later we see that same outcome as the best thing that ever happened to us. 

If things don’t go according to our plan, we need to be able to detach enough to recognize that we’re probably not seeing the whole picture. When we adopt a letting-go attitude we take off our blinders. Then it’s easier to tap into the realm where all the answers are; where everything we need exists. 

When we are so busy functioning in the fog of our 1% physical reality we often don’t think about going to the world beyond—the 99%—to access full information. And that’s why, no matter how smart we are we just can’t come up with the answer. 

There is a place in our consciousness where we can know the outcome of every situation. Probably every one of us has sensed this. But a lot of times we get stuck seeing what’s only in the physical realm, instead of trying to tap into the knowledge in the higher realm. 

(.....)

If you’re stuck in the 1% Realm you can’t get all the answers. But when you go to the 99% Realm you have access to all the information you need. 

We either live in the world of questions or we live in the world of answers. We either live in a world with no information or in a world with all of the information. For everyone on a spiritual path the point is to leave the world of questions, of uncertainty, of pain and suffering. We want to have access to the world of answers—the world of dreams. 

It’s a choice: Which universe do we want to live in? 

Y. Berg

Most humans have such limited notions of love

"Most humans have such limited notions of love that the moment a
man and woman meet they forget the whole world; nothing else
exists for them. They are not yet used to living love in a
broader way, and they impoverish it, mutilate it. It is no longer
divine love, the love that pours forth and showers all beings.
True love is a love that embraces all creatures without limiting
itself, without putting down roots next to any one. This is why
men and women should now be taught to have broader concepts, to
be less possessive and jealous: the husband must be delighted to
see his wife open her heart to the whole world, and the wife also
must be happy that her husband is so bighearted. It doesn't stop
them from staying faithful to each other. When two truly evolved
people marry, right from the beginning they allow each other this
mutual freedom. Each delights in being able to love all creatures
with the greatest purity. The wife understands her husband, the
husband his wife, and they both rise, walking together toward
heaven, for they live the true, boundless life."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Whenever chemists combine metals and minerals

"Whenever chemists combine metals and minerals to create alloys,

they are able to reverse the process later, using certain

procedures to undo what was previously combined. But alchemists

claim they know of a mineral and a metal which combine to

mutually absorb each other, producing the basis for the substance

from which the philosopher's stone is extracted, and that this

matter can no longer be broken down, as the combination is

irreversible.

This theory can only be understood when transposed to another

context. A child comes into the world as the result of the

encounter between its father and mother. But, now, how do you

break this child down, so to speak, to get back to its father on

the one hand and its mother on the other? It is impossible. The

child is a new entity, the product of a combination, which cannot

be undone so as to get back to its two parents. Thus, the

philosopher's stone is the child born of a mystic union."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Tous les problèmes de l'humanité

Tous les problèmes de l'humanité proviennent du fait que chacun défend son point de vue limité comme étant Vérité suprême. Mais la Vérité contient en elle tous les points de vue, tous émanent d'elle. C'est pourquoi la solution n'est pas dans l'affrontement des points de vue limités, mais dans leur harmonisation dans la Source-Vérité.

O.Manitara

The truths expressed in the Bible were the experience of exceptional souls.

"The truths expressed in the Bible were the experience of

exceptional souls. In order to understand them ourselves, we must

strive to follow these beings up to the realms they themselves

were able to reach, that is to say, share their vision. In order

to interpret Jesus' parables, for example, it is not enough to

analyse the texts. We need another science, the science of

symbols, which can only be acquired through exercising the

faculties of the soul and spirit.

We will understand the sacred texts when we are able to resonate

on the same wavelength as those who wrote them. Otherwise, their

language, their true language, will remain foreign to us. We must

feel what they themselves felt, live what they themselves lived,

that is to say, rise up to their level of consciousness - that is

where the light really shines out! But this raised level of

consciousness can only be attained if we improve our way of life,

if we show more concern and more respect for the laws of the

spiritual world."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

nothing but the Way itself.

Birds chirping, dogs run, mountains are high, 

valleys low. It’s all perfect wisdom!

The seasons change, the stars shine in

the heavens; it’s perfect wisdom.

Regardless of whether we realize it or not,

we are always in the midst of the Way.

Or, more strictly speaking, we are

nothing but the Way itself. — Taizan Maezumi

Birds chirping, dogs run, mountains are high, 

valleys low. It’s all perfect wisdom!

The seasons change, the stars shine in

the heavens; it’s perfect wisdom.

Regardless of whether we realize it or not,

we are always in the midst of the Way.

Or, more strictly speaking, we are

nothing but the Way itself. —

Taizan Maezumi

All souls are subject to the trials of transmigration

All souls are subject to the trials of transmigration; and men do not know the designs of the Most High with regard to them; they know not how they are being at all times judged, both before coming into this world and when they leave it. They do not know how many transformations and mysterious trials they must undergo; how many souls and spirits come to this world without returning to the palace of the Divine King.

The souls must re-enter the Absolute Substance whence they have emerged. But to accomplish this end they must develop all the perfections, the germ of which is planted in them; and if they have not fulfilled this condition during one life, they must commence another, a third, and so forth, until they have acquired the condition which fits them, for reunion with God. — 

         The Zohar 

Everything is linked with everything else down to the lowest ring on the chain

Everything is linked with everything else down to the lowest ring on the chain, and the true essence of God is above as well as below, in the heavens and on the earth, and nothing exists outside Him. And this is what the sages mean when they say: When God gave the Torah to Israel, He opened the seven Heavens to them, and they saw that nothing was there in reality but His Glory; He opened the seven worlds to them and they saw that nothing was there but His Glory. He opened the abysses before their eyes, and they saw that nothing was there but his Glory. Meditate on these things and you will understand that God's essence is linked and connected with all worlds, and that all forms of existence are linked and connected with each other, but derived from His existence and essence.

G. Scholema

The Indivisible Point ...

"The Indivisible Point, which has no limit and cannot be comprehended because of its purity and brightness, expanded from without, forming a brightness that served the indivisible Point as a veil"; yet the latter also "could not be viewed in consequence of its immeasurable light. It too expanded from without, and this expansion was its garment. Thus through a constant upheaving (motion) finally the world originated." 

The Zohar

Thoughts about Pain

Pain is the body’s reaction to various bodily disruptions. Pain warns of

danger, forces us to take action—to move closer or farther, to find the cause of

the pain, to draw conclusions and to move on to new states.

Pain is a force that affects our ego.

There is pain because I feel bad, because others feel bad, or because others feel

good.

Pain “pushes” from behind and forces us to evolve.

Pain that stems from feeling empty pulls us forward to fulfillment.

All feelings stem from conflict, contact, and pressure—from pain.

Pleasure can be felt only after feeling pain, suffering or anticipation.

We overcome pain only when we rise above the ego. All of a sudden, we

realize that we can exist without lack, but with complete fulfillment, which is

not based on pain. It is fulfillment

M.Laitman

A Field of Love

The Creator is a spiritual field of love and bestowal.

We move within in it by shifting our desires, while constantly being at the

point of resemblance to this field.

Initially, we are opposite from the field; we are in its outermost circle, called “This

World.”

To the extent of our level of desire to draw nearer to the center, to the quality of the

Creator of love and bestowal, we evoke the influence of this field upon us, and it

shifts our position.

Accordingly, it is clear that we cannot ask the Creator to change His attitude toward

us or hope for any special favors on His part. It is as pointless as asking gravity not

to affect our bodies.

The Creator is a force that is inconsiderate of our words, but considers instead our

innermost desires.

M.Laitman

The Creator—Come and See

Various religions depict the Creator as something outside of us. But Kabbalah

explains that it is forbidden to imagine the Creator as an image of any kind,

that the Creator is a quality that exists within each of us.

The Creator is the quality of love and bestowal. The meaning of the word

“Creator” (Borre in Hebrew) is “Come and See” (Bo u Re’e), meaning come and

discover this quality within you.

There is no external, foreign element for whom we work! We work on

correcting ourselves, on attaining the qualities of love and giving, the Creator.

Around two thousand years ago, we lost the feeling of the Creator—we were

exiled and lost the true picture of the world. We began to think that the

Creator was someone who existed separately from us, rather than a quality

that appeared within us.

Instead of depicting the Creator as the primary and foremost quality of

Creation, which clothes within us, we began to think of Him as a separate and

foreign entity.

M.Laitman

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life

Behold, that before the emanations were emanated and the creatures were

created,

The upper simple light had filled the whole existence.

And there was no vacancy, such as an empty atmosphere, a hollow, or a

pit,

But all was filled with simple, boundless light.

And there was no such part as head, or tail,

But everything was simple, smooth light, balanced evenly and equally,

And it was called the Endless Light.

And when upon His simple will, came the desire to create the world and

emanate the emanations,

To bring to light the perfection of His deeds, His names, His appellations,

Which was the cause of the creation of the worlds,

He then restricted Himself, in the middle,

Precisely in the center,

He restricted the light.

And the light drew far off to the sides around that middle point.

And there remained an empty space, a vacuum

Circling the middle point.

And the restriction had been uniform

Around the empty point,

So that the space

Was evenly circled around it.

There, after the restriction,

Having formed a vacuum and a space

Precisely in the middle of the endless light,

A place was formed,

Where the emanated and the created might reside.

Then from Endless Light a single line hung down,

Lowered down into that space.

And through that line, He emanated, formed,

Created all the worlds.

Before these four worlds came to be

There was one infinite, one name, in wondrous, hidden unity,

That even for the closest of the angles

There is no attainment in the endless,

As there is no mind that can perceive it,

For He has no place, no boundary, no name.

the "ARI"

La joie véritable

La joie véritable ne peut émaner que de la rencontre avec la paix profonde et permanente. Cette joie, le monde ne la connaît pas. Seuls les disciples authentiques peuvent s'en approcher.

O.Manitara

How can we know God, since what is limited cannot know what is limitless?

"How can we know God, since what is limited cannot know what is
limitless? Not through our five senses, certainly. We will know
God when we enter his immensity, when we merge with him, when we
become part of him. As long as a drop of water is separate from
the ocean, it cannot know it, but when it returns to the ocean it
can no longer be made separate; it has become the ocean, and it
knows the ocean.
So, as long as human beings remain like separate drops, they
cannot understand the immensity and infinity of God. They have to
merge, fuse with him and become lost in him. This is how they
come to know him, because they become him, they are him. But
until then they will remain outside of God, and they will
continue to wonder about his existence."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

So many people have a distorted vision of the universe

"So many people have a distorted vision of the universe, because
they look at it through the lens of a single religion! But what,
then, is the point of their belonging to a religion, if it is
going to obscure both the splendour of what God has created and
the possibility of returning to him?
The Church has warped people's minds to such an extent that,
now, they can no longer be made to appreciate the wonders of
creation. What they themselves have created - holy images,
relics, cathedrals, pilgrimages - yes, these they can appreciate,
but when it comes to what God created they are not interested. Of
course, that is not how they put it, but in practice it is how
they behave. Instead of saying, 'Respect life, my children, for
everything is sacred; there are talismans all around you, placed
there by God: give him thanks for the light of the sun and the
stars, for air, for water, for everything nature gives us,' all
that matters to the Church are its shops, with their ceremonial
objects, rosaries and medallions; the rest of the universe does
not count. And that is how the rituals instituted by the Churches
have come to obscure true religion."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Meditation and prayer are not commonplace activities

"Meditation and prayer are not commonplace activities; they ought
to make you experience sensations of a particular kind. If
meditation and prayer do not make you feel some warmth, light,
strength, joy or wonder, you should find out why.
Occasionally, when you strike a match, it fails to light,
because either it or the box is damp. And if a cigarette lighter
will not light, it is because there is no oil in it or the flint
is worn. In spiritual practice, as on the material plane, there
is always a reason for failure, and you should find out what it
is. The mind must never be damp, and the heart must never be dry.
The heart should be damp and warm, and the mind should be dry and
cold. A dried out heart becomes selfish, and if it is cold it
lacks love. If you warm the mind, it goes to sleep, and if you
make it too moist it rots. These simple, clear images should help
you solve the difficulties in your inner life."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Many people are approaching life from the flawed premise ...

Many people are approaching life from the flawed premise that if they work hard and struggle long and pay a big enough price, they will then be rewarded with financial well-being. And since they do not realize that in their struggle they are denying themselves alignment with the abundance they seek, when the abundance does not come, they attribute it to luck or favoritism that is being directed away from them and toward another.

But there is no luck or favoritism. There is only allowing or resisting, letting in or keeping out the abundance that you deserve.

--- Abraham

Beyond Time

To return takes but a moment.

One moment a being is at an ultimate distance from her God and from her true self, the next she is in complete union. The power to return is beyond time.

T.Freeman