In our physical body, the head is the seat of knowledge.

"In our physical body, the head is the seat of knowledge, while
power is situated in the arms and legs, which are for doing and
moving. Between the head and the limbs lies the heart. Without
the heart, the head and the limbs would be unable to function. It
is the heart that keeps them working; it contracts and expands
all the time so that the blood – life – can continue to
circulate. If the heart stops, everything else stops too.
But humans have abandoned the heart, symbolically speaking, and
gone in search of power. And as money gives a great deal of
power, they do all they can to obtain as much money as possible,
with no consideration for what they make others suffer, and their
heart hardens. They also seek knowledge, but as their goal is not
a selfless one their knowledge only serves to lead them astray.
This is why they are not happy. They are undoubtedly more
powerful and more learned, but they are not happy. To be happy,
they must return to the qualities of the heart – kindness,
gentleness, generosity and forgiveness."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Those who do harm to themselves do harm to the whole world

"You find life difficult, and so it is, and that humans are often

mean and ungrateful, which they are. But is that any reason for

always feeling outraged, indignant and bitter? Do you not realize

that, by having this attitude, you are actually harming yourself?

Some will say they can’t stop themselves from feeling indignant

at what they see in the world and that, if they are harming

themselves, there is no need to blame them, since it is only

themselves they are harming. Well, such reasoning shows they

don’t understand things correctly.

All humans are connected, and if you are sad, depressed and

sombre, this is reflected onto those you spend time with. You may

not wish to harm anyone, and on the face of it it’s true that you

are not, and yet you are, because you are spreading negative

waves and particles. You think you are separate from others, but

you are mistaken: your thoughts and feelings affect your parents,

your friends, even the animals, plants and objects around you.

Those who do harm to themselves do harm to the whole world, so

they are no more innocent than those they are so indignant about."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Interface

All that exists

is Him

and you.

Everything else is just interface.

T.Freeman

Beyond Intellect

Your mind itself no more than a creation, a whim of a Creator who fashioned it from nothing.

To approach the One Who Created Intellect, you need a sense which is beyond intellect and beyond self. We call this sense emuna, which some translate as faith.

But this type of faith does not ignore intellect.

It takes you far beyond.

T. Freeman 

Intellect is not intelligence

"Intellect is not intelligence, and you should learn to tell the

difference between the two. The intellect is an instrument given

to humans to cope on the material plane, to solve the problems of

everyday life, to study nature with and draw a few conclusions

from their study. Intelligence, on the other hand, in the

initiatic sense of the word, is a much higher faculty; it is

above the astral and mental planes and is capable of mastering

feelings, thoughts and all manifestations of the psychic life.

It is this intelligence that initiates consider to be true

intelligence; it is connected to the world of superconsciousness,

which is the divine world. All those who have learned how to work

to master their thoughts and their feelings and connect to the

higher regions and make exchanges with them, have been capable of

sublime achievements. They are the ones who have enabled humanity

to truly progress."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Fools

To fool the world is one thing,

but to fool yourself is no big deal.

You're a fool for wanting to fool yourself

--and anyone can fool a fool.

T. Freeman

Do not react.

"A Master received a visit one day from a young man who wanted to

become his disciple. So the teaching began, and the first lesson

was as follows. The Master said to the disciple, ‘Go for a walk

in the cemetery and insult the dead; pay attention to what they

say in reply, and then come back and report to me.’ The young man

went obediently to the cemetery and began walking among the

graves uttering terrible things: never had the dead in a cemetery

heard anything like it! Soon, running out of inspiration, he

stopped to listen for a reply: nothing. On his return to the

Master, he had to admit that his insults had had no effect; the

dead hadn’t reacted. ‘Ah,’ said the Master, ‘perhaps they didn’t

think your insults were worthy of reply. Go back to the cemetery,

but this time sing their praises. If you do that, they are bound

to respond.’ The young man returned to the cemetery, and in a

different tone of voice said the most flattering things to the

dead. But again – nothing, silence…

Really disappointed, and feeling guilty that he hadn’t been

eloquent enough, the young man went back to his Master. ‘They

didn’t react then either,’ he said. The Master smiled at him and

replied, ‘Well, learn that you must be like them: whether you

receive blame or praise, you must not be affected; do not react.’

  "

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Two Paths

Godliness is everything.

Everything is Godliness.

Where the two paths converge, there is God Himself.

T. Freeman

The Gateway

A sense of nothingness doesn't mean being everybody's doormat.

In fact, just the opposite:
A sense of nothingness is your gateway to infinite powers.

T. Freeman

Nothingness

Nothingness is the medium through which all energy moves,
from above to below and from below to above.

Below, in man, a sense of nothingness that transcends ego.
Above, a Nothingness that transcends all boundaries and planes.

The nothingness below fuses with the Nothingness above,
locking heaven and earth in an intimate embrace.
So that God is found amongst the truly humble.

T.Freeman

C’est la poésie que l’on aime chez les êtres ...

« C’est la poésie que l’on aime chez les êtres et que l’on cherche chez eux : quelque chose de léger, de lumineux, que l’on a besoin de regarder, de sentir, de respirer, quelque chose qui apaise, qui harmonise, qui inspire.

Mais beaucoup n’ont pas encore compris cela, ne s’en préoccupent pas, et même s’ils essaient d’améliorer leur apparence extérieure, leur vie intérieure ordinaire ne cesse de transparaître.

Alors, désormais, cessez d’abandonner la poésie aux poètes qui l’écrivent. C’est la vie qui doit être poétique. Eh oui, l’art nouveau, c’est d’apprendre à créer et à répandre la poésie tout autour de soi, à être chaleureux, expressif, lumineux, vivant ! »

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Vivez dans la poésie !

Ne voir partout que des visages ternes,
tristes, crispés, fermés, révoltés, 
eh bien, ce n’est pas un très beau spectacle ! 

Et même si on n’a aucune raison d’être triste ou malheureux,
en les voyant, on est désagréablement influencé : 
on rentre chez soi avec un malaise qu’on communique
à toute la famille. Voilà la vie que les humains sont 
continuellement en train de se créer mutuellement …
Pourquoi ne font-ils pas toujours l’effort de présenter 
partout un visage ouvert, souriant, heureux ?

Ils ne savent pas comment vivre constamment 
cette vie poétique grâce à laquelle ils seront émerveillés
les uns des autres.

La véritable poésie n’est pas dans la littérature,
la véritable poésie est une qualité de vie intérieure.
Tout le monde aime la peinture, la musique, la danse,
la sculpture, les arts …, alors pourquoi ne pas mettre 
sa vie intérieure en harmonie avec ces couleurs, 
ces rythmes, ces formes, ces mélodies ?


Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Under Guard

It is there inside.

Everything is there inside.

But the "I" stands firmly guard at the gate.

T.Freeman

The Needle

You are God's needle with which He sews the many patches of Creation into a single garment for His glory.

At one end, the needle must be hard and sharp, to squeeze through the ordeal. But the other end must have a vacant hollow, a nothingness with which to hold the thread.

With the world, be firm and sharp. Within, feel how small you are before the Infinite.

T. Freeman

Beyond Limitations

We all have limitations --after all, are we not of flesh and blood? There comes a time, however, when you have to break out beyond those limits. You've got to do more than you can possibly do.

The truth is, you not only have an animal soul, but a Godly soul as well --and Godliness knows no limits.

T.Freeman

Nos idées déterminent nos actes

Vous dites que vous faites des efforts
pour vous transformer et que vous n’y arrivez pas,
que toutes vos bonnes résolutions ne servent à rien ?

Ne vous découragez pas,
les transformations profondes ne se font pas tout de suite,
il faut du temps. Si vous maintenez vos bonnes résolutions
sans cesse présentes dans votre tête, tôt ou tard,
vous finirez par agir comme vous le désirez.

Regardez un serpent : lorsqu’il veut se faufiler dans un trou,
il commence par y introduire sa tête et quelque soit
la longueur de son corps, la queue est finalement obligée
de suivre. Comme il avance en sinusoïde,
sa queue peut donner l’impression d’aller
en sens inverse de la tête, mais en réalité,
elle finit toujours par passer là où la tête est passée ;
elles ne sont pas séparées, et la queue suit toujours la tête.

Symboliquement, la tête représente la faculté de réfléchir,
de prendre telle ou telle orientation, et obligatoirement
le reste du corps, c’est-à-dire l’exécution, l’application suit.

Voilà l’avantage de chercher toujours à penser juste ;
même si maintenant, vous n’agissez pas en accord avec
vos idées, en insistant, en continuant à maintenir au moins
une bonne attitude mentale, vous finirez par entraîner
toutes les forces de résistance en vous
et par agir comme l’esprit l’a dicté.

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Jesus said, ‘Have salt in yourselves ...

"Jesus said, ‘Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one
another.’ What is the relationship between salt and this peace
that must reign between beings? In some countries, guests are
welcomed with an offering of salt and bread. What is being
implied here is the harmonious way men and women relate when they
eat together. For people do not sit down at the same table to
enter into conflict and settle old scores – even if that does
sometimes happen!
And what is the nature of this salt which allows us to live in
peace with one another? In one of his talks, Master Peter Deunov
said, ‘Only by means of salt, by means of the balance between
your head and your heart, will you establish inner peace.’ So
salt is the result of an inner harmony between the two principles
– the masculine and the feminine, the head and the heart. It is
thanks to this harmony between the two principles that we find
peace, and once we live in peace in ourselves we can also live in
peace with others."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Your Will

If you do His will only because it makes sense to you,
then what does it have to do with Him?
You are doing your will.
You're back in prison.

T.Freeman

Vous ne pourrez rien trouver à l’extérieur de vous que vous n’ayez trouvé en vous.

Vous ne pourrez rien trouver à l’extérieur de vous
que vous n’ayez trouvé en vous.
Car même ce que vous trouvez extérieurement,
si vous ne l’avez pas déjà trouvé intérieurement,
vous passerez sans le voir.

Plus vous aurez découvert l’amour, la sagesse,
la beauté intérieurement, plus vous les découvrirez
autour de vous. C’est une loi.

Vous pensez que si vous ne voyez pas certaines choses,
c’est qu’elles n’y sont pas. Si, elles y sont, et si vous
ne les voyez pas, c’est parce qu’il faut les développer
encore plus en vous.

Le monde extérieur n’est fait que des reflets
du monde intérieur, donc ne vous faites pas d’illusion,
vous ne trouverez jamais la richesse, la paix, le bonheur
extérieurement si vous n’avez pas d’abord fait le travail
de les trouver intérieurement.

 Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

A Fire

A person must be on fire --the fire of an altar burning up the ego inside, bringing the animal close to the divine.

A large ego burning makes a lot of noise.

A small ego burns quietly.

T.Freeman

Aura 2

« Une aura en bon état est la meilleure protection. Les bouleversements qui se produisent sur la terre ne peuvent nous atteindre si nous avons une aura pure, lumineuse et puissante, car elle est comme une barrière qui s’oppose aux mauvais courants et aux troubles de toutes sortes.

Entouré d’une telle aura, vous gardez votre amour et votre courage parce que vous vous sentez habité par une lumière intérieure grâce à laquelle vous pouvez aussi aider les autres.

Chaque jour, pensez à former autour de vous un cercle de lumière, et imaginez au centre de ce cercle une source lumineuse qui jaillit sans cesse et dont les ondes bénéfiques se répandent sur vous et autour de vous. »

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Aura 1

Les humains ont su perfectionner d’innombrables appareils pour se protéger et se défendre 

dans le plan physique : regardez les coffres,

les verrous, les portes blindés, les alarmes, 

sans parler des armes … 

mais dans le plan spirituel, ils restent pauvres,

démunis, exposés à toutes les agressions.

Et pourtant, des moyens, des armes,

il en existe de toutes sortes.

Tout ce qui a été inventé dans le plan physique 

a son équivalent dans le plan spirituel. 

Les vêtements, par exemple, qui nous protègent

du froid, de la chaleur, des chocs,

des intempéries, des insectes sont,

dans le plan spirituel, représentés par l’aura

qui est l’une des protections les meilleures.

Le véritable vêtement de l’homme, c’est son aura,

avec toutes les couleurs qui représentent

ses qualités et ses vertus. Oui, l’aura est le vêtement

spirituel que vous tissent les vertus,

et particulièrement la pureté et la lumière intérieures.

L’aura a un rôle magique, elle agit sur les forces

du mondes invisible, attirent les entités lumineuses

et repoussent les entités ténébreuses.

 Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Four Realms

The ancient philosophers divided the world into four realms, each realm transcendental in a way beyond those that precede it:

The "silent" realm--earth, rocks, water, air, etc., do not transcend their bounds in any way.

Plants transcend their bounds by growing.

Animals transcend their bounds by traversing space.

And Man, how does he transcend his bounds?

Man reaches outside of himself with words. With dialogue.

Man alone is capable of hearing his own self through the ears of another. Man alone is capable of transcending the very bounds of self.

T.Freeman

Of all visible realities, light is the one that best expresses the spiritual world

"Of all visible realities, light is the one that best expresses

the spiritual world. It allows us to see but cannot itself be

perceived. This is why God is often likened to light. God is said

to be light, but what light? We do not actually know light; what

we call light is still only a gross materialization of a power

existing far beyond it, which has agreed to manifest in the form

of radiation and vibration.

So God is much more than the idea we have of him given by the

light. Nothing can give us any idea of what he is, nothing can

define him, except what we come to discover within, when we place

ourselves at his service. But even then, even if we can say what

we are experiencing, what we are feeling, we cannot say what God

is."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

La liberté

La liberté est le bonheur pour l'homme. Elle est une absence totale de toute étroitesse, une vision large. La liberté, c'est lorsque la porte de la cage s'ouvre et que la pensée peut enfin s'envoler pour respirer dans le royaume de l'esprit sans limite, sans aucune définition.

O.Manitara

Escape

Make a part of your life an act that takes you beyond your bounds --
helping people that are not part of your family or circle of friends,
doing something that does not fit within your own self-definition.

Escape yourself.

T. Freeman

Hold in your soul the precious image of a flowing spring

"Hold in your soul the precious image of a flowing spring, so that
you never let the source of life within you run dry. In order for
this spring to flow, you must love. Of course, you will say you
do love, and that everyone loves. Yes, but what kind of love is
it? The kind that makes you suffer.
Those who possess the true science of love live in an endlessly
inspired, expansive state; they live in poetry and beauty,
because they have learned to love all human creatures. But they
love them from afar. They know that if they get too close they
will be disappointed, and as they do not want to be disappointed
they keep their distance. That way, they still live in wonder,
whether or not these creatures show themselves to be kind,
generous or faithful. And so, in response to all those who
complain that they have been disappointed in those they loved,
you can say, ‘It’s your own fault; you wanted to get too close,
and obviously what you saw was not so nice: cellars with mould
and cobwebs, swamps, land covered in brambles and thorns… You
were bound to be disappointed.’ So, there you have it – if you
want to still love men and women and find them wonderful, you
have to contemplate them from a little way off."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Le premier mystère est l'homme lui-même

Le premier mystère est l'homme lui-même. Le second est l'univers, la nature qui l'entoure. L'homme est le monde en petit ; le monde est l'homme en grand. Lorsque l'homme étudie ces mystères alors apparaît le troisième mystère : celui du royaume du Père.

O. Manitara

Ego Dieting

Doing good is not about being nice.

You can do nice things all day long for many people, but it could be all just more service of your own self, food for your own ego.

The world was designed so people would need each other, not so you could be nice, but to give you the opportunity to escape the confines of your own self.

When you help those who show gratitude, when you lend a hand to those who are on your side, you are still within the realm of your own ego and self.

Help someone you don't want to help. Help him and learn to want to help him --only because this is the right thing to do.

At first, it may not feel so rewarding. But you have sprung free.

T. Freeman

Prenez le soleil pour modéle

C’est une loi, on finit toujours par ressembler
aux êtres et aux choses que l’on aime et admire.
De la même façon, si vous vous habituez à regarder
le soleil en vous émerveillant de sa générosité,
de sa puissance, de toute cette vie qui jaillit,
vous sentez peu à peu des transformations
se produire en vous, comme si vous receviez
quelque chose de sa lumière,
de sa chaleur et de sa vie.

Le soleil est une image de la perfection,
et si vous le prenez comme modèle,
c’est là que vous allez vraiment vous transformer.

Avec le soleil, vous avez l’image d’un être rayonnant,
généreux, et vous êtes influencé. Le contact de sa chaleur
et sa lumière ne peut que vous inspirer des sentiments plus
fraternels à l’égard des autres : générosité, bonté, patience.

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

You are used to taking life as it comes

"You are used to taking life as it comes, never suspecting that

events are a substance you need to prepare, just as you prepare

food by cooking it and adding certain ingredients to it – oil,

vinegar, salt, pepper, and so on. And, in the same way, you do

not eat fish as they are, straight from the sea, or vegetables as

they are, straight from the earth.

So cooking is the art of making all kinds of produce edible,

delicious even, which would otherwise be indigestible or bland if

you did not take care to clean them, cook them and season them.

And it is the same with happiness. Happiness is the result of a

whole process of inner cooking. Life’s good moments do not

present themselves spontaneously, and you do not pick them the

way you pick a ripe fruit from the tree on your way by. You must

learn to work on each situation, particularly on the difficult,

painful ones, adding elements from your spirit and your soul –

elements of divine wisdom and love."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Beyond I

The primordial blunder was the discovery of self.

The first man and woman in the Garden of Eden ate of the Tree of Knowledge and realized that they exist. Ever since then, that self-consciousness has been the root of every disaster.

Every "I" and "me", every sense of being is a denial of the Oneness of the Creator and the creation. It is a statement that there is something else, namely me, and I am autonomous from all this.

The goal of mankind is to reach beyond the state of Adam and Eve in the Garden --to a state where any sense of ego is meaningless. A place called Eden, which is beyond the Garden, the place of Essential Being from where all delights flow... "And a river went out from Eden to water the Garden."

And now you know why they ate of the fruit to begin with.

T.Freeman

Ego

We are all prisoners. But we sit on the keys.

Finitude is our cell.

The universe is our prison.

Our jailkeeper is the act of being.

The keys to liberation are clenched tightly in the fists of our own egos.

T.Freeman

Everyone is curious to know about their future

"Everyone is curious to know about their future, it is only

natural, but do they have to go and consult clairvoyants to find

out about it? I would say not, for it is very easy to guess one's

future. If you love everything that is great, noble, just and

beautiful, and you work with all your heart, all your mind and

all your will to achieve it and make it a reality, your future is

already mapped out for you: one day you will live in conditions

that match your ideal - in peace, freedom and light. That is all

you need to know about your future.

Of course, you may not know what your profession will be, who

you will meet, how much money you will gain or lose, what

illnesses, accidents or successes you will have... But none of

that is very important, because it is transient and can be given

to you and taken away again. When you leave the earth, all that

will truly remain is what matches the aspirations of your soul

and spirit."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov