The Holy Spirit
"The
Holy Spirit of Wisdom has frequently changed its gender. It has been
suggested that, because of the change in language and culture within the
early Church, ‘this feminine aspect (ruach)
to the inauguration of Jesus is neutered to pneuma
in Hellenistic Christian communities and eventually masculanized to spiritus
in the Latin church'
[12]
This led to a shift from feminine
to masculine metaphors. As Jung has remarked: ‘the Holy Ghost is not
subject to any control.’
[13] but blows where it will, like the
wind."
(12.
p. 128 King 13 p. 116 Jung 1954)
Caitlín
Matthews, Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom
(C.
Matthews, Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom, The
Aquarian Press, 1992, p. 135.)
"It
states that the Fourth Gospel does not narrate Jesus’ baptism but
explains its significance. Since the Holy Spirit descended and remained on
Him, He is singled out as the Son of God who will baptize with the Holy
Spirit (John 1:32-34.) His teachings direct to rebirth through the Spirit
where a new state of being is attained by the grace of the Spirit — this
is the only way of entering the
Kingdom of the Spirit. Water is associated with the Spirit (John 3:5-8; cf
1:13.) However, this salvation of humankind through rebirth can only take
place after His death and
exaltation (cf 3:14.) Therefore this promise of the coming Spirit points
to the future: “Now this he
said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive;
for as yet the Spirit had not been given [or, Spirit was not yet], because
Jesus was not yet glorified” (7:39.) The discourses following Last
Supper hold the key to the narration of the Spirit. It is referred to as
the “paraclete” (Counselor) or “advocate”, “intercessor” or
more appropriately the Spirit of paraclesis
i.e. the declaration of the comfort and encouragement of the gospel in the
coming age that would fulfill this promise. With these terms and the use
of masculine instead of neuter pronouns, the concept of the Spirit attains
a more personal nature than at any other point in the Bible."
Dictionary
of the Bible
(Dictionary of the Bible, C. S. Sons, 1963, p. 393.)
"A
second characterization of the divine Mother describes her as Holy Spirit.
The Apocryphon
of John relates how John went out after the crucifixion with “great
grief” and had a mystical vision of the Trinity. As John was grieving,
he says that
The
[heavens were opened and the whole] creation [which is]
under heaven shone and [the world] trembled. [And I was
afraid, and I] saw in
the light . . . a likeness with multiple forms . . . and the
likeness had three forms.
[14]
To
John’s question the vision answers: “He said to me, ‘John, Jo[h]n,
why do you doubt, and why are you afraid? . . . I am the one who [is with
you] always. I [am the Father]; I am the Mother; I am the Son.”
[15]
“History has shown us so far that God
is the Father because at the time of Moses and Abraham they talked about
Him and then about the Son of course, but they never talked about the
Mother. Because Mother is very important how can you have a Father and a
Son without the Mother — is an absurd thing. And then they just want to
say about the Holy Ghost that is a mystery. They never wanted to say that
it is the Mother."
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Sri
VaikhariRupa Sri Nirmala Devi
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This gnostic description of God — as Father, Mother and Son — may
startle us at first, but on reflection we can recognize it as another
version of the Trinity. The Greek terminology for the Trinity, which
includes the neuter term for spirit (pneuma) virtually requires that the third “Person” of the
Trinity be asexual. But the author of the Secret
Book has in mind the Hebrew term for spirit, ruah, a feminine word; and so concludes that the feminine
“Person” conjoined with the Father and Son must be the Mother. The Secret Book goes on to describe the divine Mother:
.
. . (She is) . . . the image of the invisible, virginal, perfect spirit .
. . She became the Mother of everything, for she existed before them all,
the mother-father [matropater] .
. .
[16]
The Gospel to the Hebrews
likewise has Jesus speak of “my Mother,
the Spirit.”
[17]
In the Gospel
of Thomas, Jesus contrasts his earthly parents, Mary and Joseph, with
his divine Father — the Father of Truth — and his divine
Mother, the Holy Spirit."
(14.
Apocryphon of John 1.31-2.9, in nhl 99; 15. Ibid., 2.2-14,
in nhl 99; 16. Ibid., 4.34-5.7, in nhl 101; 17. Gospel to
the Hebrews, cited in Origen, comm. jo. 2.12.) (14.
Apocryphon of John 1.31-2.9, in nhl 99; 15. Ibid., 2.2-14,
in nhl 99; 16. Ibid., 4.34-5.7, in nhl 101; 17. Gospel to
the Hebrews, cited in Origen, comm. jo. 2.12.)
Elaine Pagels, The
Gnostic Gospels
(E. Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels, 1989, p. 49-50.)
"The Shekhinah
(=dwelling, resting; from shakan = to dwell) first appeared in
early rabbinic literature, referring to the divine presence
among the people in Israel. It occurs for the first time in
Targum Onkelos, an Aramaic translation-paraphrase of the Hebrew
Bible (1st-4th century CE.) Here, "God" is replaced by
"Shekhinah" or "God's Shekhinah." For
instance, Numbers 5:3 which says: "in the midst whereof I
dwell" became: "in the midst whereof My Shekhinah
dwells." Some sources of the Babylon Talmud (B.T.) wrote
about the intention of God to dwell in the universe since the
first day of creation; but that became possible only after the
construction of the Tabernacle where His Shekhinah came to rest,
as well as on Mount Sinai or, later, in the Jewish Temple.
“"Saha"
means "with", "Ja" means
"born." "Yoga" means "union
with the All-pervading Power of Divine Love."
This is a very subtle subject, absolutely valid and
can be proved of our ascent into our higher awareness.
At the very outset one has to be a seeker of truth and
with a scientific attitude one should approach the
subject. It should be treated espectfully like a
hypothesis and if found by experiments as truth should
be accepted by honest people in the spirit of honesty.
Because this is for one's total benevolence and for
the benevolence of all the world.
This
knowledge is of very ancient times and mostly comes from
India. Of course,
every religion has talked about our second birth and
also about the
tree of life. As the knowledge of science comes from the
West, but is accepted
by the East, why should such a knowledge of reality be
denied? Why
not at least heed to it seriously, when it is the
knowledge of the roots
of all our civilisation and evolution?
The nations
have to think why
the modern civilisation is killing all human values.
What we need is a careful
introspection as to where we have gone wrong. Where did
we miss out on our path of progress?
How has this decadence crawled into our society ? Why
are most of us s
ick
with frustration and insecurity.? Why are some of the
people of the progressive
countries succumbing to physical and mental deterioration.?
Science
has no answer, so let us take to spirituality. Why not
ask a question?
Is there any other power that controls the universe? As described in all the scriptures there is an All-
pervading Power of God's
love (Paramachaitanya). It is a subtle power which does
all living work
and which cannot be felt at the level of human
awareness.
Sahaja Yoga means
that a seeker of truth (Sadhaka) has a birth-right to
get his Self-realisation (Atma Sakshatkar) spontaneously .
Self-realisation or Self-knowledge
is the destination of human evolution and also of all
the religions.
This is the last breakthrough a human being has to
achieve, for which
there is a complete living machinery placed in the human
spinal cord and
in the brain. This machinery is being established step
by step during our
evolution . This living machinery works out through its
power manifesting
the parasympathetic and both sympathetic nervous
systems. Whatever
we achieve in evolution is expressed by our conscious
mind through
the central nervous system.
To
connect us to this subtle energy which permeates into
every atom and molecule,
there is also a power of pure desire which is placed in
the sacrum
bone of human beings, which is called as Kundalini.
"Kundal" means
coils .
It exists . in three and a half coils. There is a Divine
mathematical
coefficient about three and a half coils. This
triangular bone is called "sacrum", that means
that the people in
Greece
in the ancient times knew about this divine sacred power
of Kundalini;
that is why they called this bone sacred. This sacrum
bone is placed
at the base of the spinal cord and it is triangular in
shape.
The
Kundalini is like a connecting cord as in every piece of
electrical machinery,
which connects the machinery to the main source of electricity.
In
the same way, when this energy of Kundalini is awakened,
threads (some of
them) rise and ultimately connect the human being to the
All-pervading Power (paramachaitanya).
It
is a spontaneous happening, it is a living process. The
whole evolutionary
process has been a living process, and now a stage has
come for
human beings to have the last state of Spiritual
existence through Self-realisation.
Human being can be compared to a seed which is not active
spiritually, and has not started its living process of
growth in Spirituality,
but when it is embedded in the Mother Earth, the Mother Earth
has the power, (with the help of water) to sprout the
seed.
In the same
way the Kundalini can be awakened spontaneously by the
power of Sahaja
Yoga. When this Kundalini rises, a new life process
starts in the human
awareness, resulting in the growth of spirituality. This
spiritual life
growth is a new state into which a human being starts
growing in his innate
Divinity. This nourishes and enlightens his physical,
mental, emotional
and spiritual being.
This
living process is very clearly described in Indian
scriptures since ancient
times. There are 108 Upanishadas in the Sanskrit
language which have
exposed the knowledge about Kundalini awakening and the
spiritual ascent.
Also it is indicated in other scriptures of other
countries. In the
Bible it is called the tree of life and it is quoted
that, "I will appear
before you like tongues of flames." When the
Kundalini rises, She
passes
through various centres which look like tongues of
flames when enlightened.
The cool breeze of the Holy Ghost of Pentecost is this
power that
you can feel in Sahaja Yoga. In the Gospel of St.
Thomas, very clearly
describes the Sahaja experience as the ultimate of our
religious life.
Also it says we must look after our centres. This
Kundalini has to ascend
and pierce through six subtle centres which are placed
in the spinal
cord and in the brain. The last breakthrough is the
actualisation of
the baptism as one feels the cool breeze of
the Holy Ghost emitting out
of one's fontanel bone area."
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Sri
Jnanagamya Sri Nirmala Devi
(Jnanagamya
[980th]: To be reached by Knowledge alone. The
Ultimate is to be attained by Knowledge alone as it is
of the nature of consciousness. Anantamamrtam Param
Jnane Naikena Tallabhyam — the Infinite, the
Indestructible, the Ultimate can be reached only by
Knowledge. (Skanda-Purana.)
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Thus,
Shekhinah appears as the manifestation of God, which it is
possible to know as men. That could be characterised through
some peculiarities which perfectly agree with those we have
mentioned in the present work.
First
of all, the Shekhinah fits well with the Spirit of God. Like it,
She (it is obviously a female noun) bestowed the divine grace
upon the Prophets. The Talmud claims that Shekhinah is All
Pervading like God Himself (B.T. Sanhedrin 39a.) Nevertheless,
She was frequently associated with specific places and persons (B.T.
Shabbat 92a) especially with the Prophets: Moses (B.T. Sotah
11a, 12b; Sanhedrin 11a; Yev, 62a; Shabbat 87a) and other
outstanding personalities to whom She granted the gift of
prophecy (B.T. Yoma' 9b; Sanhedrin 11a; 15b.) She is said to
rest only upon the righteous and depart from the unworthy ones (B.T.
Sotah 3b; Yoma' 22b; Pesahim 117 a; Sanhedrin 103b.) She also
grants protection (B.T. Yev 48; shabbat 31a.) As in the case of
the Holy Ghost, the Shekhinah descends only when the believers
are gathered. Thus, when a quorum of ten men (Minyan) are
assembled in prayer (B.T. Berakhot 6a.)
Its
form of manifestation reminds us of the Holy Spirit: fire
("fire that eats fire": B.T. Yoma 21b), light, more
radiant than the sun, shining upon the righteous in heaven (B.T.
Sanhedrin 39a; Hul. 60 a; B.B. 10a), or even the vibrations of
the sound (B.T. Hag. 15b; also Lamentations Rabbah.) In the
Targum, as in the Talmud, Midrash and many medieval mystical
texts, Shekhinah was equated with Kavod (=glory of God), heir to
the biblical "cloud of glory" that dwelt in the
sanctuary as a visible manifestation of God (Numbers 9-10.)
In
the Talmud She is clearly associated with Ruah ha-Qodesh (=Holy
Spirit) (Joshua Abelson, The Immanence of God in Rabbinical
Literature, London 1912.) The demiurge character of Shekhinah is
also connected with the 13th century kabbalistic text of Zohar.
The creation is described as occurring through a series of
Sefirot (=emanations) that emerge from the Hidden God, who is
Ein Sof (=endless, infinite.) Thus, the Shekhinah is identified
with the feminine Malkhut (=kingdom.)
As
a divine hypostasis, the Shekhinah emerged (in the 13th cent.)
as a "quasi-independent feminine element" within God,
envisioned as a Queen, Princess, Bride and Matrona (=Lady.) She
comes after the ninth emanation of God named Yeshod
(=Foundation) (Gershom Scholem, On The Kabbalah and Its
Symbolism, New York, 1965.) The reader will easily recognize
here: the Avatars (or Sefirots, i.e. emanations), and Jesus as
the ninth Avatar (Yeshod connected directly with Yeshoda/Yeshu
— Krishna/Christ; see chapter. XIX B), while the following
Avatar had to be the incarnation of the Holy Spirit (Shekhinah),
announcing the tenth male Avatar of Vishnu as Kalki. At the same
time Jesus is also Ganesha who governs the Mooladhara (lit.
"root of the support", i.e. the foundation.) According
to Zohar, the Shekhinah is not only the Daughter but also the
Mother and thus She becomes a symbol of "eternal
womanhood." As such She assumes countless images and names
(apud. Scholem.)
As
in the case of the Virgin Mary from which originated a deep form
of popular worship, Scholem (Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism,
1941; reprint New York 1961) has shown that the concept of
Shekhinah was not only the most significant and lasting
innovation of medieval kabbalastic literature, but also
responded to a "deep-seated religious need" among the
Jewish people maintaining its widespread popular recognition. In
his turn Arthur Green (Heschel, 1993) credits the fact that
Shekhinah as the feminine element of God came out of the
conviction that both Man and Women were created in the image of
God. As far as the popular devotion towards Shekhinah is
concerned, it is to report here that the traditional blessings:
"Barukh attah Adonai" (Blessed are Thou, O Lord) comes
to be altered into "Barukh Yah Shakhinah" (Blessed are
Thou, Shekhinah) (apud Response; A Contemporary Jewish Review,
1982, nos. 41-42.)
The
infant Moses is depicted in the arms of an unnamed woman on the
wall of a third century synagogue in Dura-Europos (south-eastern
Syria.) Contrary to the opinion of Erwin R. Goodenough (Jewish
Symbols of the Graeco-Roman Period, New York 1964) that woman
was not the Iranian Goddess Anahita but rather the Shekhinah
(Raphael Patai, The Hebrew Goddesses, New York 1967.) Thus it
becomes the earliest extant representation of Shekhinah in a
feminine physical form.
Last
but not the least, it is worth mentioning that Patai and others
have compared the Shekhinah to the Virgin Mary, since both
appear as feminine manifestations that created a link between
God and the material world. . . .
It
should be pointed out from the very beginning the Scripture
distinguished between two kinds of baptism: the water baptism
made by John for repentance and the baptism with the Holy Spirit
and fire made by Jesus which is the real baptism. Jesus received
His Power through the baptism with the Holy Spirit. Immediately
after His baptism He started working miracles.
While
in the Temple in Jerusalem, Jesus was asked by the chief
priests, the scribes and the elders: "By which authority
doest Thou these things and who gave Thee this authority, that
Thou shouldest do these things?" And Jesus answering said
to them: "I also ask you one thing . . . the baptism of
John, was it of heaven or of men?" (Mark 11:27-30) The
question received no reply.
The
Saviour told His disciples: "Ye will receive power, the
Holy Spirit having come upon you" (Acts 1:8.) While waiting
for the Day of Pentecost, Jesus ordered them: "Do ye remain
in the city till ye be clothed with power from on high"
(Luke 24:49.)
The
ritual of the water baptism deviated from the Hebrew tradition
of the flesh sacrifice, in sign of the covenant made by Abraham
with God: "Every male among you be circumcised"
(Genesis 17:10.)
The
water immersion originated in India and it is still practised by
the Hindus as fervently as it was thousands of years ago. Manu's
second book of laws, dedicated to the sacraments, contained the
command of pouring holy water upon a new-born baby before
cutting the umbilical cord and of afterwards putting a mixture
of honey, clarified butter (ghee) and salt on his tongue with
the help of a golden spoon while mantras were being uttered.
This practice is also in use throughout India today. The Atharva-Veda
says: "Whoever has not been cleansed with the Ganges'
water, will be subject to as many wanderings as the number of
years spent in the uncleanness" (the wanderings refer to
the punitive reincarnations of the spirit.)
The
prophet Zechariah was known to baptize with water during the
pre-Christian period, when Darius ruled. During the same time,
the water baptism was also practised by the Essenes. But what
made John's baptism unique was that, beyond the immersion
ritual, there was a moral purification implied.
The
water baptism performed by John was only "for
repentance": "He came . . . preaching [the] baptism of
repentance" (Luke 3:3; also Matthew 3:1-2; Mark 1:4.) He
said: "I indeed baptise you with water to repentance, but
He that comes after me shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit
and fire" (Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16; also Mark 1:8; John
1:33.)
Not
only the Water element but also the Fire was known to have
cleansing powers. This is in current use with Hinduism and other
spiritual fields but also with the Old Testament. "I . . .
will thoroughly purge away thy dross and take away all thine
alloy" (Isiah 1:25.) "I will bring the third part into
the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined and will try
them as gold is tried" (Zechariah 13:9.) The conception of
Purgatory, typical for the catholic dogma, was based on it.
Beyond this primitive level of understanding the Bible, which
has usually stopped at the literal text, still had the deeper
meaning of the Scripture; here, the fire symbolises the
Kundalini energy that is the expression of the Holy Spirit.
The
term "fire baptism" that is commonly used nowadays,
originally referred to the martyrdom of the Christians sent to
death for their belief. It was a substitute of the water baptism
that they had not had time to receive.
The
sprinkling with water was mentioned in the Old Testament where
God said: "I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye
shall be clean; from all your uncleanness will I cleanse
you" (Ezekiel 36:25.) But not only that: "I will put
My Spirit within you" (Ezekiel 36:27; also Joel 2:28.) The
position of Jesus towards baptism was strict since it could not
be devoid of the work of the Holy Spirit. Thus, the Saviour
clearly delimited it from the water baptism made by John for
repentance. "For John indeed baptised with water, but ye
shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many
days" (Acts 1:5; 11:16.)
Through
this Christ actually announced the day of Pentecost. From the
fact that baptism granted power, it was beyond any doubt that
the Holy Spirit descended upon the baptized person. Or the later
was called the twice-born (dvija, in Sanskrit) or enlightened
one (Buddha) in Yoga. The state of Yoga, Self-Realization or the
awakening (activation) of Kundalini was thus obtained.
The
Gospel of Philip (11:3) was not far from the same
interpretation: "Truth did not come into the world naked,
but it came in types and images. The world will not receive the
truth in other way. There is a rebirth and an image of rebirth.
It is certainly necessary to be born again through the image.
Which one? Resurrection. The image must rise through the image.
The bridal chamber and the image must enter through the image
into the truth; this is the restoration . . . The Lord [did]
everything in a mystery, a baptism and a chrism and an eucharist
and a redemption and a bridal chamber" (16:9-30) To make
the concepts more clear, the gospel continued: "Baptism is
the 'holy building'. Redemption is the 'holy of the holy'. 'The
holy of the Holies' is the bridal chamber. Baptism includes the
resurrection [and the] redemption: the redemption [takes place]
in the bridal chamber. But the bridal chamber is in that which
is superior to [ . . .]" (69:22-29.) "Those called
'the holy of the hollies' [ . . .] veil was rent [ . . .] bridal
chamber except the image [ . . .] above. Because of this its
veil was rent from the top to bottom. For it was fitting for
some from below to go upwards" (6:34-37; 70:1-4.) As
previously shown (chapt. XX C4), the Sahasrara or the Kingdom of
heavens is nothing else other than the bridal chamber or the
holy of the holies that lies above all the other chakras;
actually above the entire body (the image is the subtle body; or
sometimes Kundalini) because it is on the top of the head. The
rent of the veil is the awakening (resurrection) of Kundalini
(some from below — since it is at the bottom of the spinal
cord) to go upwards until it reaches the Sahasrara. This is the
redemption that occurs in the bridal chamber. Here is the
significance of the baptism that included the resurrection and
the redemption.
As
opposed to Indian custom, the baptism of new-born babies was a
relatively late ritual in Christianity. Initially, it was done
once a year, before Easter, when the catechumen (the one which
was called up), who was preparing for the baptism had already
fasted (hence purified) for forty days. The ritual itself
included a number of exorcizing techniques, making the cross
sign on the forehead and putting salt in the mouth (the same as
in the Indian ritual; see above.) The priest blew over the
candidate's face, touched his lips and ears with saliva and put
an ointment on his chest and back. On the day of the third
exorcism, the candidate said the Creed or Our Father and then
was completely immersed into a special pool. Many of those
practices are already frequently done by Yogis, i.e. those who
have had their Kundalini energy activated. When, however,
literally taken from the Scripture without a proper
understanding and mechanically applied by persons in whom
Kundalini is not yet active, such techniques are devoid of any
meaning and value, just as it happens in the ordinary baptism
that has become an empty ritual. The breathing over the face
showed that the awakening of Kundalini was like breeze or a
breath felt, however, on the top of the head and in the centre
of the palms! The Lord's prayer is a powerful mantra to open the
Agnya chakra and the touching on the chest and back (on the
chakras actually) have the same purpose. But, when all these are
done by a person in whom Kundalini is still inactive, they have
no effect at all. It was Evdokimov (quoted work) who rightfully
said: "The way will only be opened through the baptism ex
Spiritu Sancto."
The
way is the Sushumna and the opening implies the awakening of all
the chakras through the rising of the Kundalini.
The
emerging out from the water (original cosmic matrix) after
immersion symbolises the second birth from which resulted a
purified being, connected to the divine source of new life. It
is the liberation from all earthly conditionings and the rebirth
of the spirit in a pure body. The Kundalini is the living water
that Jesus and the Gnostics told about.
With
some Native American tribes, the second birth was connected to
the cult of Mother Earth. Smohalka, a native American prophet
from the Umatilla tribe, described the ritual where it was said:
"Shall I ever enter Her body again to be born again?"
(Bala, Chetan, pp. 34-35.)
That
was also the dilemma of Nicodemus, one of the leading Pharisees
who was told by Jesus: "Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
except any one to be born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of
God." Nicodemus says to Him: "How can a man be born
when he is old? Can he enter a second time into the womb of his
mother and be born?" (John 3:3-4) To which Jesus replied:
"Except any one be born of water and of Spirit, He cannot
enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born of flesh is
flesh; and that which is born of Spirit is spirit" (John
3:5-6.) The Gospel of Philip says: "Spirit mingles with
spirit, and thought consorts with thoughts, and [light] shares
[with light. If you (sing.)] are born a human being, it is [the
human being] who will love you. If you become [a spirit], it is
the spirit which will be joined to you. If you become thought,
it is thought which will mingle with you. If you become light,
it is light which will share with you. (78:28-79:3.) Yogis
become one with the Spirit (Atma), they become the Spirit. This
is only in this way that the Kundalini (manifestation of the
Holy Spirit) will encounter the Atma. The rebirth is the birth
of the Spirit, that is the enlightenment granted by the
Kundalini, the manifestation of the divine spirit. In order to
remove any trace of doubt about its significance, Jesus
continued by mentioning the breeze felt by everyone when the
Kundalini has been awakened: "The wind blows where it will,
and thou hearest its voice, but knowest not whence it comes and
where it goes; thus is every one that is born of the
Spirit" (John 3:8.) After which He reminded us that Moses
lifted up the serpent, that was a symbol of the raising of the
Kundalini. . . .
L.
Heart wrote: "Kundalini has been protected against the
curiosity of the masses through a strict esotericism along
centuries. Nevertheless, thousands of pages would be needed to
quote the initiary texts that glorified it or to present the
symbols used by art and architecture to render it."
Let
us, however, mention the notable orientalist, Theofil Simenschy
(Cultura si filosofia indiana in texte si studii/Indian culture
and philosophy in texts and studies, Bibliotheca orientalists,
Bucharest 1978, vol. I, p. 40): One drastically needs to be
initiated by a proper master in order to grasp the mystical
teachings. This is the reason why, most of the time, a European
does not understand almost anything from its esoterical (secret)
teaching as we find it, for instance, in the Upanishads or in
the philosophy called Yoga"
Closer
to us in time and space, Aristotle reserved his more special
doctrine to a couple of chosen disciples, one of whom was
Alexander the Great. Jesus Himself, as the Bible says, imparted
secret doctrine to His disciples only:
"The
disciples came up and said to Him: "Why speakest Thou to
them in parables?" And He answering them: "Because to
you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heavens,
but to them it is not given"" (Matthew 13:10-11; see
also Mark 4:10-11; Luke 8:9-10.) "Many other signs there
fore also Jesus did before His disciples, which are not written
in this book" (John 20:30; see also 21:25.)
It
was frequently said that Jesus' words were not even understood
by the apostles themselves: "Peter answering said to Him:
"Expound to us this parable." But He said: "Are
ye also still without intelligence?"" (Matthew
15:15-16; see also 16:9; Mark 4:22-24; 6:52; 7:18; 8:17,21;
9:10,32; 10:38; Luke 2:50; 9:45; 18:34; 24:25,45; John 10:6;
12:16.) The New Testament epistles often mentioned the hidden
things revealed to the prophets, saints and apostles by the Holy
Spirit (Ephesians 3:3-5,9; see also 1:9; 6:19; Romans 16:25;
Corinthians 2:7; 4:1; Colossians 1:26; 2:2; 4:3.)
A
strict protection of the spiritual secrets would later
characterise the Christian church. Irenaeus (a 130-202) showed
that the tradition had not been conveyed by the written but by
the spoken word and implied the "mysterious secrets
preached by the apostles to the perfect ones, without the others
to know" (Adversus Haeresis III 2.1; 3.1.) This was not,
however an exclusive privilege since, according to Origen
(A.D.185-254): "The fact that certain doctrines are kept
hidden from the masses in order to be revealed only after the
transmission of the exoterical teachings, is not specific to the
Christian religion only" (Contra Celsum.) And Cyrill of
Jerusalem (A.D. 315-380) mentioned: "We do not openly speak
about mysteries even in front of the catechumens; we do often
talk, however, about many things in a covered way, so that those
believers who know, should understand and those who do not know,
should not be shocked" (Catech. 6.29.) Pseudo-Dionysius the
Areopagite wrote in the 5th century: "See that none from
the non-initiated should hear these things" (Theologica
mistica, 2.)
We
can, by no means, guess at the mysteries preserved in the
archives of the famous and hardly accessible Vatican library.
Very few people have had the chance to reach them and even fewer
have revealed what they found. Many of them have taken these
secrets to their graves."
Dan Costian, Bible Enlightened
(Dan Costian, Bible
Enlightened, 1995, p. 331.)
“The
Self is the Spirit. This Spirit resides in the heart
of every human being and is in a witness-like state.
The Spirit is the projection of God Almighty, while
the Kundalini is the projection of the power of God,
of His desire which is the Primordial Mother, or you
can call it Adi Shakti, Holy Ghost or Athena.
So the Kundalini is the projection of the Holy Ghost,
while the Spirit is the projection of God Almighty.
The All-pervading Power of love is the power of the
Primordial Mother, which creates and evolves, and does
all the living work."
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Shri
Prajnana Ghana-rupini
Shri Nirmala Devi
(Prajnana
Ghana-rupini (574th): Solidified form of supreme
wisdom. The state of consciousness where nothing else
is experienced except Self.)
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Lord Jesus’ prophecy that the Holy Ghost will come not many days hence
makes sense now. The Apostles and early Christians took His words not many
days hence literally, unaware of the universal Age of Resurrection
for all humankind in the future. Over decades and centuries the
fervor of the Holy Ghost appearing to humankind petered out into
obscurity.
But
Jesus did prophesize that the Holy Ghost will come to baptize
humans! This is precisely what is taking place on Earth and those baptized
by Her are able to instantly awaken the Kundalini of their fellow beings.
Ordinary humans, not the high priests of religious institutions, are now
empowered to confer genuine
baptism which is the baptism that Jesus prophesied and promised twenty
centuries ago!
This
century will witness a new breed of superconscious humans who will lead
the healing of this Earth. All religious institutions will crumble before
this Truth and the Winds of Resurrection will reduce them to dust!
Then
remembered I the word of the Lord,
How that he said, John indeed baptized with water;
But ye shall be
baptized
with the Holy Ghost.
Acts
11:16
"Now, after they had dined,
The guests and Jesus all were in a spacious hall in Mary's home.
And then Lamaas said, Pray, tell us Lord, is this the dawn of peace?
Have we come forth unto the time when men will war no more?
Are you, indeed, the Prince of Peace that holy men have said would come?
And Jesus said, Peace reigns to-day; it is the peace of death.
A stagnant pool abides in peace.
When waters cease to move they soon are laden with the seeds of death; Corruption
dwells in every drop.
The living waters always leap and skip about like lambs in spring.
The nations are corrupt; they sleep within the arms of death,
And they must be aroused before it is too late.
In life we find antagonists at work.
God sent me here to stir unto its depths the waters of the sea of life.
Peace follows strife; I come to slay this peace of death.
The prince of peace must first be prince of strife.
This leaven of truth which I have brought to men will stir the demons up,
And nations, cities, families will be at war within themselves.
The five that have been dwelling in a home of peace will be divided now, and
two shall war with three;
The son will stand against his sire; the mother and the daughter will
contend; Yea, strife will reign in every home.
The self and greed and doubt will rage into a fever heat,
And then, because of me, the earth will be baptised in human blood.
But right is king;
And when the smoke is cleared away the nations will learn war no more; The
Prince of Peace will come to reign.
Behold, the signs of what I say are in the sky; but men can see them not.
When men behold a cloud rise in the west they say,
A shower of rain will come, and so it does;
And when the wind blows from the south they say,
The weather will be hot; and it is so.
Lo, men can read the signs of earth and sky,
But they cannot discern the signs of Holy Breath; but you shall know.
The storm of wrath comes on;
The carnal man will seek a cause to hale you into court,
And cast you into prison cells.
And when these times shall come let wisdom guide; do not resent.
Resentment makes more strong the wrath of evil men.
There is a little sense of justice and of mercy in the vilest men of
earth.
By taking heed to what you do and say,
And trusting in the guidance of the
Holy
Breath,
You may inspire this sense to grow.
You thus may make the wrath of men to praise the Lord."
The
Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ 113:1-23
(The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ,
ch. 162:4-11,
Levi, M. D. Rey: DeVorss & Co., 1988.)
