Tag Archives: New Age

Obstacles to Observation


Often, we hear the statement that a human being is a machine, and that’s correct: a very complicated machine. Indeed, we could say with confidence that man is more than this. A structure composed from machines of every type, everyone … Continue reading

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The Art of Personal Transformation: A Guide to Spiritual Awakening (Essay by Theodore J. Nottingham)


We are not one person. There is no “I am,” but many “I’s” coming from numerous places within us. There is the “I” who is in command when it is hungry. There is the “I” who is in a bad … Continue reading

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Clairvoyance (Seeing Clear)


A few days ago, I witnessed a discussion between friends about the theme of Clairvoyance.  This was, of course a superficial and disinterested discourse between friends during coffee.  One of them spoke about the siddhis (the occult powers developed by … Continue reading

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Philosophers, Theorists and Mystifying Mystics


Sometimes, to find the answers to the present question, we must investigate the past, not only our personal past, but also the historical past.  Time doesn’t change the essence of things, but changes the names and details.  There are not … Continue reading

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Why it’s impossible to live the present moment and Possible Solutions to this Problem


Living the present moment is one of the main aims- perhaps the main aim- of the inner researcher, and every man who tried to live this possibility knows the difficuties of acheiving and mantaining this state. There’s a question who … Continue reading

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Mars Attacks! Some Consideration about the New Age


The beloved ancient Angels of the Biblical past have modernized their vehicles of manifestation in according to the needs of the beliefs of the modern men; today, as we choose an Alfa Romeo or a Mitsubishi instead of a chariot, … Continue reading

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The Nature of Mind The Mind and the Nature of Mind


from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche, 10th anniversary edition, revised and updated, p. 47-49: excerpts from Chapter Four, the “Nature of Mind”, paragraph “The Mind and the Nature of Mind”. The still revolutionary insight of Buddhism … Continue reading

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The theory of the Four Bodies (a neverending story)


….The following text is a short consideration of an neverending research…so, be patient, receptive and open-minded… In accord to the ancient teachings, a man has four bodies: physical, emotional, intellectal and causal. Differently from many other esoteric diciplines, the Fourth … Continue reading

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Inquiry Exercise


Excerpt from Gurdjieff’s “Views from the Real World,” pp. 56-59 The more a man studies the obstacles and deceptions which lie in wait for him at every step in this realm, the more convinced he becomes that it is impossible … Continue reading

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