The Holy Grail

"What do we know about the Holy Grail? According to legend, it was

carved from an emerald which had fallen from the forehead of

Lucifer when he was hurled into the abyss after rebelling against

God. Other accounts say it is the cup Jesus used on the evening

of the Last Supper and in which Joseph of Arimathea collected his

blood when he was crucified. Whether these accounts are truth or

legend, the important thing to understand is that the Holy Grail

symbolizes those human beings who have succeeded in drawing the

Holy Spirit to themselves and making it stable within them.

Emeralds are green, the colour of Venus, the feminine principle.

Blood is ruby red, the colour of Mars, the masculine principle.

So the Holy Grail symbolizes the union of the two principles, the

masculine and the feminine, Mars and Venus, but in their highest

aspect, where they merge with the Sun (the masculine principle)

and the Moon (the feminine principle).

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Fire From Heaven

When the soul awakens, it descends like a fire from heaven.

In a moment of surprise, we discover something so powerful, so beyond our persona, we cannot believe it is a part of us.

In truth, we are a part of it.

T. Freeman

Faith, Intellect, Wisdom

Faith believes that which it is told, because it wants to believe.

Intellect believes that which it understands, because it wants to attain understanding.

Wisdom believes that which is true, because it is true.

It doesn’t have to fit that which faith wishes to believe. It doesn’t await the approval of intellect to say, “This can be understood.”

Wisdom is clear vision, the power to see “that which is” without attempting to fit it into any mold. Wisdom, therefore, is the only channel by which an Infinite God may enter.

T. Freeman

The Taller They Are . . .

You might think that the more lowly the created being, the lower the divine spark it contains.

Just the opposite: Only the highest of sparks could descend to the lowest of places and retain their power to sustain such an existence.

That is why the deepest truths are so often found in the darkest of places.

T. Freeman

Grasping Truth

Blind faith cannot grasp Truth, because it does not grasp anything at all.

Intellect cannot grasp Truth, because Truth is larger than Intellect.

Only the eye of the soul, its inner wisdom, can grasp Truth and know it as she knows her own self.

For she is Truth.

T. Freeman

Hiding Behind His Hand

Once in a while, He seems to be peeking through the latticework of our world, filling the day with light.

But then there are times He hides His face behind a thick wall, and we are confused.

We cry out to Him, loudly, for He must be far away.

He is not far away. For the latticework is His holy hand, and the walls themselves are sustained by His word.

T. Freeman

Inquisitively Challenged

The rebellious child who questions everything sits in a place beyond the one who has nothing to ask.

If the rebellious child questions, it is because it touches him, it says something to him. Perhaps it even bothers him.

But a perfectly capable human being who has no questions is stuck in his place. 

Perhaps he is a good person who does good deeds and never sins. But there is no sense of the spirit, of the meaning of life, of transcendence.

He knows of nothing higher.

T. Freeman

(adapted)

Who Owns Truth

A sharp mind will find a truth for itself.

A humble spirit will find a truth higher than itself.

Truth is not the property of intellectuals, but of those who know how to escape their own selves.

T. Freeman

Grasping Bread From Heaven

If your bread fell out of heaven, you might be afraid to make a diet of it. Sure, it's convenient, but most people need to sink their teeth into something of this coarse world.

That's also the way many people feel about any topic that touches on the spiritual. It is the unknowableness of it, that you can't grasp it in your hand or tally it up with your assets that causes people to shun it, to run from it, to even deny it exists.

These people are running from who they are, for we are spiritual beings in essence, far more than we are a body with a bank account. Without spiritual nourishment we are plagued by insatiable cravings, like a body lacking essential vitamins

For the human being, inner peace is only achieved by first surrendering to the unknown.

T. Freeman

Le corps de la Mère, c'est la percée du gazon

Le corps de la Mère, c'est la percée du gazon : la petite tige verte sort et l'homme comprend qu'il fait partie d'un tout. C'est ce tout qui l'accueille et qui lui révèle qui il est. Est-il un arbre, une fleur, une marguerite, une tulipe ? Dans les racines, il ne lui est pas possible de le savoir. C'est la Mère qui lui révèle qui il est, et donc quelle est sa destinée. Alors la mémoire lui revient et il sait qu'il est une marguerite. Il s'associe avec toutes les marguerites, les esprits, les génies, l'âme-groupe de la marguerite qui vont lui révéler les secrets de cette fleur. Ces secrets ne seront pas révélés à une tulipe ou à un arbre car ils n'ont pas les mêmes fonctions, la même âme, la même énergie et la même destinée. En fleurissant, la marguerite va faire apparaître un monde autour d'elle, elle va attirer des êtres, des influences, un environnement particulier. C'est tout cela qui fait qu'elle est une marguerite.

O.Manitara

La musique

"La musique n’est pas seulement une succession de sonorités

agréables ; la musique, c’est des forces, des vibrations.

Avec elle, on pénètre, en quelque sorte, dans le monde de la

magie : on peut utiliser la puissance de ces vibrations sonores

non seulement pour se projeter dans l’espace, mais aussi pour

créer. La musique facilite le travail mental : au lieu de

laisser la pensée partir à la dérive, il faut, au contraire,

être conscient et la mobiliser afin de réaliser quelque chose

de beau et de grand en soi-même et dans le monde.

Vous dites que vous éprouvez des difficultés pour méditer…

Voici une méthode : concentrez-vous sur une image lumineuse,

exaltante, et la musique vous entraînera très haut, vers un

monde de lumière et de beauté. Vous la sentirez comme une force

qui vous emporte. Apprenez à utiliser le pouvoir des sons."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Broken & Whole

When you find the Infinite, where will you put it?

In your broken vessel? 

It will not stay.

In a new whole one? 

It will not fit.

Let the heart be broken in bitterness for its confines. Let it be whole in the joy of a boundless soul.

This is the secret that Man holds over the angels: Only the human heart can be broken and whole at once.

T. Freeman

The River from Eden

“A river went out from Eden to water the garden.”

Eden is a place of delight, far beyond the garden, beyond all created things. Yet its river nurtures all that grows in that garden.

The garden is wisdom, understanding, knowing—where all of creation begins.

Adam is placed in the garden, to work with his mind, and to discover the transcendent Eden flowing within.

The objective of all man’s toil in this world is to work to reach beyond his own mind, higher than mind at all. Not to a place where the mind is ignored, but rather, to its essence, to the inner sense of beauty and wonder that guides it. To Eden.

T. Freeman

Angry at the World

Why are you so surprised to find evil and corruption running amok everywhere you look? This world is the coarsest and harshest of all worlds, the ultimate concealment. Almost all of it is darkness and emptiness. Only a tiny spark of good is buried deep within to keep it alive.

You could spend your lifetime dwelling on the outrages and scandals and things that are not right—or your could take a moment to search for that spark. You could find it, grasp it, fan its flame. From within its aura, you will see the darkness shining brighter than the heavens. In that moment of light, the night will never have been.

Fueled by your love, the light will swallow all that surrounds it.

T. Freeman

La lumière du savoir

C'est uniquement par l'étude que la lumière du savoir peut entrer dans la tête, organiser la pensée et seconder le coeur en le protégeant par le discernement et en lui montrant ce qui peut entrer en lui et ce qui ne le doit pas. Dans une telle structure de sagesse, le coeur peut trouver un équilibre et une orientation supérieurs, un ciel ouvert et clair. Alors, quand l'homme se décidera à agir, il le fera d'après ce qu'il a réellement compris et ressenti dans l'harmonie et la clarté. Ainsi, son acte et son oeuvre s'inscriront eux aussi dans une harmonie plus grande et un bien-être général. En agissant par lui-même, l'homme deviendra conscient de son être et s'individualisera dans la Lumière sage. Il ne sera plus un ignorant, un inconscient qui sans cesse se fait envahir par un monde abstrait le dirigeant à son insu.

O. Manitara

Faithful Deeds

Examine, investigate and question all you can.

But when it comes to actually doing, leave your skepticism behind.

To get something done, you need conviction and faith.

A fruitful life cannot be built upon a foundation of doubts.

T.Freeman

When He made the world

When He made the world, He decided He would take the role of Kindness. That way, when we would be kind, we could bond to Him with our kindness.


He decided to have Wisdom. That way, by being wise, we could bond to Him and His wisdom.


He decided to be conscious of Himself, so that we could attain consciousness of that which is beyond knowing.


T. Freemana

Toute semence doit toucher la terre pour exister

Toute semence doit toucher la terre pour exister et se transmettre à travers les générations. Il en est de même pour la semence de la Lumière. Elle doit se faire chair et habiter parmi les hommes, faire partie de leur vie quotidienne pour perdurer dans la vérité. Ceci est vrai pour le bien comme pour le mal : si la semence ne touche pas la terre, elle n'a aucune puissance réelle.
O. Manitara

Miracles

At every moment, in each thing, a miracle occurs far transcendent of even the splitting of the Red Sea: Existence is renewed out of the void, and a natural order is sustained where there should be chaos.

Indeed, it is not the miracle that is wondrous, but the natural order. Does anyone have a good reason why gravity should behave today the way it behaved yesterday? Does anyone have a good reason why there should be anything at all?

T. Freeman

Real Motives

No person can know his own inner motives.


He may be kind because kindness brings him pleasure.


He may be wise because wisdom is music to his soul.


He may become a martyr burned in fire because his nature is to defy, his nature is to be fire.


When can you know that your motives are sincere? Only when it is not within your nature to do this thing.


And how do you know that it is not within your nature? Only when you travel two opposite paths at once.


T. Freeman