Understanding Yourself: A Spiritual Approach to Self-Discovery and Soul-Awareness

The dark side. The synthetic self. The not-self. The Gnostics called it the counterfeiting spirit and the Theosophists called it the 'dweller-on-the-threshold'. There exists within all of us a collective consciousness of all our misdeeds, momentums of many lifetimes, which emerges as a pseudo-identity that wields human power and causes us to do those things we so often regret. The encounter with the enemy within has been vividly portrayed in classic works of literature such as Sir Bulwer-Lytton's Zanoni , Mary Shelley's Frankenstein , Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and in modern movie masterpieces such as Star Wars . From time to time, we contact the tip of the iceberg in our tendency to fear, to be jealous or to get angry and we see those who have become one with their dweller committing rape and mass murder. Download free chapter

Two thousand years ago Jesus called a small group of disciples to leave their nets and follow him. He gave them teaching and a path of initiation, only fragments of which are found in the New Testament. The path is as real and as vital today as it was in Jesus' time. And now, at the turning of an age, the ascended master Jesus calls those who would be his disciples to take up that path and to walk and work with him again. Presents twenty-eight steps on that path, with commentary and explanation. The goal: find and externalize the Christ within.

Er zijn Meesters die vanuit alle spirituele tradities van de wereld gekomen zijn. Deze grote Lichten van het Oosten en Westen zijn afgestudeerd van de aardse klaslokalen en zijn herenigd met de Geest in het proces dat bekend staat als de hemelvaart. De Meesters vertellen ons dat zij voorbeelden zijn en geen uitzonderingen op de regel. Wij zijn ook voorbestemd om ons levensdoel te vervullen en ons te herenigen met de geest. Dit intrigerende werk biedt een vernieuwend perspectief op het universum en uw rol daarin. De relatie tussen de hemelvaart, nirvana, en samadhi. De parallelle structuur van de spirituele en het materiële universum. Het verschil tussen opgevaren en onopgevaren meesters. Het nut van de spirituele hiërarchie en de rol van de Meesters; een unieke meditatie over de zaligheid van hereniging met de Geest; een ademoefening om u te helpen balanceren en uw bewustzijn uit te breiden. There are Masters who have come out of all the world's great spiritual traditions. These great lights of East and West have graduated from earth's schoolroom and reunited with Spirit in the process know as the ascension. The Masters tell us that they are examples and not exceptions to the rule. We, too, are destined to fulfill our life's purpose and reunite with Spirit. This intriguing work offers an innovative perspective on the universe and your role in it: The relationship between the ascension, nirvana and samadhi; The parallel structure of the spiritual and material universes; The difference between ascended and unascended masters; The function of the spiritual hierarchy and the role of the Masters; A unique meditation on the bliss of union with Spirit; A breathing exercise to help you balance and expand consciousness. Download free chapter