Jan 23, 2010

The word cult comes from Latin cultus, "worship," from past participle of colere, "to cultivate." This short course explains what a cult is, and discusses many types of cults: Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Gnostic, etc., and how we worship according to our inner psychological and spiritual state. Every spiritual...

Jan 17, 2010

The myth of the abduction of Persephone hides the powerful knowledge of the Eleusinian mysteries. Includes discussion of our three brains, the consciousness, the ego (klipha), the Divine Mother, Hades, and more.

Orphic Hymn 29 to Persephone (Greek hymn 3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.):

"Hymn to Persephone. Daughter of Zeus,...

Jan 6, 2010

The conclusion of the short series of lectures about how to meditate without exertion. Discusses the purpose of meditation, a complete overview of the daily practice, how to see images internally, and how to understand them.

This is a lecture from the free online course Meditation without Exertion.

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Jan 5, 2010

Although meditation is the central practice of the Gnostics, it is not merely concentration practice or even a revolutionary ethical discipline; the Gnostic method is a Mahayana ethic, dedicated to relieving all beings of suffering.

This is a lecture from the free online course Meditation without Exertion.

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Jan 4, 2010

This lecture continues the explanation of the foundation required for meditation. Buddhism teaches that there are three trainings: (1) Ethical Discipline, (2) Concentration, (3) Wisdom. Ethical Discipline is the transformation of wrong action into right action, by knowing the afflictions (egos, sins) and...