Stop Groping

You can blunder around in the dark, carefully avoiding every pit. You can grope through the murky haze for the exit, stumbling and falling in the mud, then struggling back to your feet to try again.

Or you can turn on the light. There is a switch to the inner light buried without a doubt inside your heart. Even if it is ever so small, that is not important. Even a tiny flame can push away the darkness of an enormous cavern.

T. Freeman

Returning Light

In creating the whole of existence, God made forces that reveal Him and forces that oppose Him --He made light and He made darkness. One who does good brings in more light. One who fails, feeds the darkness.

But the one who fails and then returns transcends that entire scheme. He reaches out directly to the Essential Creator. Beyond darkness and light.

And so, his darkness becomes light.

T. Freeman

The Oppressive Neighbor

No one is a greater tyrant than your friendly neighbor. Or fellow workers at the office. Or friends at the gym. The mere anticipation of their scrutiny arrests all growth before it can even germinate. "Why have you changed your way of life? Was everything you did until now wrong? Why do you feel a need to be different?" The most tyrannical regime could never be as oppressive.

The secret is, they may never even make a comment. They probably don't even care. So where do all those intimidating questions come from?

They come from your own little tyrant inside.

T. Freeman

When we see the state of the world today

"When we see the state of the world today, of course we tell

ourselves the worst may yet happen: atomic war, epidemics,

natural catastrophes and so on, capable of bringing about the

disappearance of humankind. And so, voices are heard announcing

that the afflictions described in the book of Revelation are set

to rain down on earth. It is true that Revelations predicts the

end of the world; it is written. But actually events are never

predetermined. They can take quite a different course, depending

on the behaviour of humanity. Nothing is predetermined; there is

no irrevocable destiny, either for the individual or for the

world as a whole.

God is not a tyrant decreeing cataclysms that no one can do

anything about. He created humans with free will; they determine

their own future. If they live without awareness and lead a

dissolute life, they unleash chaotic currents, and then, of

course, the laws of nature, which are the laws of justice, bring

them to catastrophic ends; it can only be so. But if they decide

to be wiser, if they radiate a harmonious energy and no longer

disturb the balance of nature, many misfortunes can be avoided."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

God’s wisdom, love and beauty are limitless.

"God’s wisdom, love and beauty are limitless. The higher we rise

on the ladder of evolution, the more we are able to intuit subtle

realities. And yet, even if we moved one step closer to God every

day, we would never succeed entirely in fathoming his mystery.

The only sight of the supreme Being we are granted is, as it

were, of his feet! But we can know his names – this science is

described in detail by the Cabbalah and, in itself, enlightens us

about a great deal.

No creature of any kind can know the infinite, eternal God, and

it is right that this is so. We will continue to seek him and

study him, and we will rejoice. There will always be something to

discover, because forms are infinite, and elements are always

appearing in the universe in new combinations. It would be

terrible if there were nothing left to learn, to understand; we

would just be waiting to die. But God is eternal life."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

The Last War

Some people are waiting for a final, apocalyptic war. But the final war is not fought on battlefields, nor at sea, nor in the skies above. Neither is it a war between leaders or nations. The final war is fought in the heart of each human being, with the armies of his or her deeds in this world.

T. Freeman

The Choice

Ultimately, Darkness will meet her end. Our choice lies only in the form of her demise:

If we meet nothing but success at every stage of our mission, Darkness will helplessly surrender, delivering to our hand all the sparks of G‑dliness that she has so jealously held.

When we fail, however, we have taken upon ourselves to wrestle Darkness face-to-face to her utter annihilation. She will not surrender, but no trace will be left of her. She herself will be transformed to light.

And there is no greater light than Darkness herself transformed to light.

T. Freeman

Au-dessus de l'homme existent des mondes beaucoup plus grands.

 Au-dessus de l'homme existent des mondes beaucoup plus grands. L'homme est une marionnette relié à plein de fils. Ce n'est pas forcément lui qui dirige sa vie. Parfois, tu es pris par une idée fixe, par une atmosphère, par un monde. Tu es pris car tu leur appartiens; ces mondes, ces égrégores, comme celui de la colère, de la jalousie, de la haine, sont très puissants et ils se nourrissent de toi. Sortir de l'influence de ce monde n'est pas simple parce qu'il est gouverné par l'usurpateur, c'est un voleur et un menteur qui usurpe, qui dénature la vie dans les mondes invisibles, car c'est là que tout s'écrit. Et quand c'est écrit dans ces mondes subtils, les inconscients ne font que répéter et faire ce qu'on leur dit. On a donc un monde visible et un monde invisible. Et il faut savoir que tout s'écrit d'abord dans le monde invisible. Avant qu'une chose n'apparaisse dans le visible, elle est toujours écrite dans les mondes que tu ne vois pas. C'est l'invisible qui dirige la vie. 

O.Manitara

La nouvelle naissance

" De la même façon que le sommeil, il existe aussi dans le plan psychique et dans le plan spirituel, plusieurs stades de sommeil ou de veille, c'est-à-dire plusieurs niveaux de conscience, et notre tâche à tous est de nous réveiller. La tradition chrétienne ne parle pas d'éveil, mais de nouvelle naissance. Pourquoi naître à nouveau ? Il est dit; "Si un homme ne naît de nouveau, il ne peut voir le Royaume de Dieu." Mais en réalité, la nouvelle naissance, l'éveil, est un processus continu : chaque progrès dans la voie de la lumière, de la vérité, est une nouvelle naissance, un nouveil éveil. L'éveil, comme la nouvelle naissance, est le but de la vie spirituelle, et Bouddha signifie " l'Eveillé ".

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

" Veiller, cultiver l'attente de la lumière"

" Apprenez à cultiver l’attente, car à chaque instant vous pouvez recevoir un avertissement, une nouvelle, un éclaircissement. Vous créez ainsi en vous une sorte de cellule photoélectrique qui vous avertira qu’une entité, un courant, est en train de passer.

Tout de suite, cherchez à savoir quelle est sa nature, et si vous sentez que c’est un courant obscur qui vous alourdit, bougez, déplacez-vous, faites tout de suite quelque chose pour le neutraliser.

Mais quand vous sentez qu’un courant lumineux vient vous effleurer, restez immobile jusqu’à ce qu’il ait pris possession de vous. Si vous commencez par vouloir vous installer plus commodément sous prétexte de mieux le capter, vous le perdrez et vous ne pourrez plus le rattraper. De tels courants n’attendent pas, ils passent. C’est donc à vous d’apprendre comment les faire pénétrer profondément dans votre âme, afin qu’ils vous accompagnent ensuite tout au long de la journée dans chacune de vos activités.

Les entités lumineuses ne s’attardent pas chez celui qui ne vibre pas à l’unisson avec elles, c’est pourquoi l’inspiration, la joie, l’extase ne sont pour la plupart des humains que des moments très fugitifs. Pour qu’ils durent, il faut donner à ces entités les conditions dont elles ont besoin. Préparez donc votre cerveau, votre coeur, vos poumons, toutes les cellules de votre corps en les purifiant, afin qu’ils deviennent un jour leur demeure."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Opponents

Opponents are evidence that you are moving forward. Their power comes from your fear of them.

T. Freeman

Dark Knowing Light

That the spark of God within us will ponder God, what is the surprise?

But when the animal lifts its eyes to the heavens, when the dark side of Man lets in a little light, that is truly wondrous. How can darkness know light? How can earth know heaven?

Only with the power of He who is beyond both darkness and light, heaven and earth.

T. Freeman

Les hommes mettent ce qu'ils veulent dans les mots

Les hommes mettent ce qu'ils veulent dans les mots, ils mettent leurs concepts, et en cela, ils sont emprisonnés. Il faut se libérer des concepts des hommes. Il faut entrer dans la vérité qui est sans concepts, dans ce qui est éternel, ce qui est vrai, pur, grand, vaste, universel. Pour cela, tu dois étudier les lois et nourrir ta pensée. La connaissance, c'est le précieux. Tu dois avoir une grande curiosité pour le monde. Tu dois être amoureux du savoir, de tout ce qui peut t'éclairer, éclairer ta lanterne. 

O. Manitara

The Creator gave us a physical body

"The Creator gave us a physical body, and this body is a

reflection of the universe. This is why we must study it, respect

it, be in awe of it and learn to relate to the divine world by

means of it.

Initiates in the past, who possessed the true science of the

human being, discovered how the different organs and parts of the

human body corresponded to the heavenly constellations. Thus, the

head is linked to Aries, the neck to Taurus, the arms to Gemini,

the stomach to Cancer, the heart to Leo, the kidneys to Libra,

the genitals to Scorpio, the thighs to Sagittarius, the knees to

Capricorn, the calves to Aquarius and the feet to Pisces. You too

should practise imagining how your body is linked to the great

cosmic body. In view of your efforts and your goodwill, mother

nature, Isis, will say, ‘This being is mindful of me, loves and

respects me. I will show myself.’ And, gradually, the great

Goddess will reveal herself to you."

Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

Le ciel bleu

Le ciel bleu, c'est la paix et la sérénité, c'est ton âme. Derrière le ciel bleu, c'est ton chemin de destinée, ce que tu fais de ta vie. C'est pour cela qu'Hermès Trismégiste a dit : « Ce qui est en bas est comme ce qui est en haut et ce qui est en haut est comme ce qui est en bas » Nous sommes des étoiles. Mais est-ce la guerre des étoiles ou l'harmonie céleste, la symphonie des mondes ?... Il faut tous s'écouter, tous s'accorder. Il faut avoir une mélodie de base, et il faut vouloir créer une oeuvre. On vit dans l'oeuvre que l'on fait; cela peut être un bruit de casserole ou une symphonie universelle. Ce sont là de grands secrets qui étaient autrefois révélés dans les temples et réservés aux élus. C'est toi qui crées ta vie. Tu as un père, soit c'est un père du néant, du mensonge, soit c'est le Père de la Lumière. On reconnaît un fils à ses oeuvres, à ce qu'il fait sur la terre, pas au savoir qu'il a, éveille-toi. Est-ce qu'il faut des milliers d'années pour s'apercevoir que l'on fait du mal à l'autre et à soi-même avec ses paroles, avec ses yeux, avec sa pensée...? Il suffit de t'éveiller toi-même et de devenir un être qui vit avec son âme.  

O. Manitara

Release

Beginnings are hard. For good reason. If they were easy, we would prowl into each new venture like a snug fat cat.

When you begin pent up in an iron cage, a tiger comes out. A tiger that breaks through the door of its cage and pounces with a vengeance.

Bless those cages, those impossible brick walls, those rivers of fire that lie at the outset of each worthwhile journey. Without them we would be only as powerful as we appear.

T. Freeman

War and Peace

From the time you begin to breathe, a war rages within.

From the time you attain citizenship of this world, you must struggle with your own frailties to stand upright, as a human being was meant to stand.

From the time you yearn to reach higher, you must engage the animal that comes dressed within this meat and bones, to carry it up with you. You must play its own game on its own turf, speak to it in its own language, meditate upon those matters that can inspire it, bear with it until you can bring it to the side of peace.

You must descend to a place of chaos and madness to redeem yourself from there.

And so this battle plays out not only in the spiritual arena of meditation and prayer, but also in the very human world of eating your meal, of raising a family, of worldly pursuits, infiltrating that world so as to conquer it, to rip away its veil and reveal the Godly sparks it contains, as Jacob dressed in the clothes of Esau, wrestling with his angel on the cold, sodden earth of a night to which he does not belong.

Yet at all times and in every situation you retain access to a point of perfect oneness within, a place where there is no opposition to fight, no choices that could be made, no existence at all, nothing other than “the Creator of all things to whom I am bound as one.”

It is not the battle that defines you, nor the role in which you must invest yourself, nor the opponent with whom you fight. You are none of these. You are that point of peace within.

And so, even your battle is in peace.

T. Freeman

Re-piecing

At first all existed as a single whole in a single thought.

Then it fell below, shattering into tiny fragments and fragments of fragments.

Now Man picks up the pieces and says, “This seems to belong to this, and this relates to that,” until he reaches back to the whole as it was in primal thought.

It is not the cause and “why” of things that we find. Things are the way they are because that is how their Maker decided they should be. That is beyond the domain of intelligence.

The beauty of intelligence is that it finds the harmony and elegance of the whole as it was originally conceived.

T. Freeman

The Storyteller

Abandon the notion that there is a world and there is a God. It is as fallacious as thinking there is a story and there is a storyteller.

There is only the storyteller, expressing himself in the story he tells. There is only the Unknowable, expressing Himself as a world.

T. Freeman

Awake at Night

Just as we learn to walk by falling down, so we learn to be awake by groping in the dark.

When there is no support, no brightness to keep us on our toes, when we are all on our own, that is when we learn to be awake.

Truly awake—not because it is day, but because we are awake.

T. Freeman