To all seekers, from rosicrucians
Any attainment toward a more perfect meditation is first determined by the attributes of consciousness. These attributes comprise our highest emotions and sentiments, our so-called moral sense, and those distinctive attitudes and dispositions which clearly indicate cosmic endowments. These qualities are innate, implanted within as an intangible part of our nature, existing as an unseparated […]
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Have you ever heard of the Apollo space programme of the 1960s? Of course you have, and what exciting times they were. The Apollo programme was created for one reason only: to send a man to the surface of the moon and to return him safely to earth. It is a welcome testament to changing […]
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Within each of us there is considerably more than complex chemistry. There is more than mechanistic existence, more than the need, wish, or “instinct” to survive. No one desires to merely exist in a psychic vacuum. We wish to survive for something. What person would be happy spending the rest of his or her days, […]
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One of the greatest assets we can have is true friendship – friendship we’ve earned with a few precious individuals we trust implicitly with everything, including life itself. The dictionary definition of friendship is: “Showing kindly interest and goodwill; the state of being friends.” For those fortunate enough to have true friendships, this description seems […]
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One of the reasons why the discipline of the Path has been called a “hard school” is because the ordinary motives for action have to be reversed and given more impersonal direction. As a neophyte, you must think in terms of others as well as yourself. You may find it difficult to wholeheartedly accept the […]
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Our vision of the world is very often narrow. We call ourselves Europeans, Africans, Americans, Asians, etc., while we are all members of the same humanity. This notion of humanity has always been an abstract concept. According to history, it is referred to as the gathering of all humans. Victor Hugo imagined it as “radiant […]
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Prayer is an integral part of spiritual technique and is rooted in the desire to raise one’s soul toward the Divinity. If the process of prayer is set into motion by the culmination of various oral or mental formulas expressing a feeling of the soul, it seems possible to apply the Law of the Triangle […]
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There may be hard journeying through many eventful years before we realise that even in our youth there was a silent, guiding hand that lay softly upon our soul to keep it on track within range of its destiny. The ambitions of youth are many and strong, and the hunger of the heart is keen […]
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Once in Persia reigned a king, Who upon his signet ring Graved a maxim true and wise, Which, if held before his eyes, Gave him counsel at a glance Fit for any change or chance; Solemn words, and these are they: “Even this shall pass away.” (Theodore Tilton, 1835-1907) As we pass through life and […]
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The problem of attaining peace or inner harmony in these modern times is becoming increasingly difficult. People are exposed to the impact of distressing news, much of which is fraught with danger. Many of the statements of commentators, news analysts, editors and the like, even if not always deliberately so, can still keep us apprehensive, […]
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