We are always hearing the praises of ‘scientific truth'. Far more important than scientific truth, however, is the truth of life. The truth of life means learning to situate all forms of life within the cosmic structure in order to see how they ...
Truth will never present itself as something so obvious that it imposes itself on us; neither is it something we can impose on others. It is we who, through an ordered and sensible psychic life, are capable of coming closer to the truth. Perhaps we ...
...about them is much more than we see; it encompasses everything about them: their feelings, their thoughts, their actions, their soul, their spirit. Until we know these, we do not know the truth about them; we have only a few notions about their...
...ke to throw off the opaque layers that have formed around us due to our murky and unrestrained thoughts and sentiments, we come a little closer to the truth....
You carry the truth within you, for it is a world buried in the depths of your subconscious; but you are unaware of its existence until some word you hear, or sentence you read, or chance meeting, sparks it. This is why it is so important to seek ...
Surely you have had a truth revealed to you, one that overwhelms you, just like an illumination. With lightning speed, something from the world of spirit passed through you and overturned all your previous convictions and ways of perceiving the ...
Spirituality is such a vast, rich and complex area that after years of practice many people still do not know how to find their way in it. But who says they have to venture into the most mysterious arcane knowledge of Initiatic Science? They can ...
Nakedness is a sign of truth. Yes, only truth is naked. So that you may rise within yourself to the place where truth is laid bare, each of you must become free of everything inside that is opaque and impervious to the divine world. When you achieve ...
...the will, being the result of the two, is to manifest truth. This means that the more the mind's thoughts tend towards wisdom and the heart's feelings towards love, the more they are in truth. What can be simpler?
All kinds of definition of tr...
Master Peter Deunov said, ‘Place kindness as the foundation of your life, justice as its measure, wisdom as its boundary, love as its delight and truth as its light'. Kindness, justice, love, wisdom and truth – by practising these five virtues we ...
Because, in the past, initiation was reserved for an elite, a moral elite, many people imagine that mysterious ceremonies used to take place, during which great secrets were revealed. No, if initiation was reserved for a few, it was not because ...
The intellect is a faculty that allows us to know the physical world and something of the psychic world, but no more. By itself it cannot show us the truth of life.Take the very simple example of a rose. We know a rose not just by perceiving its ...
So many people claim to possess the truth! They are not aware that there are objective criteria by which to judge whether this is the case. You can tell those who are in truth by their qualities, particularly their kindness, nobility and ...
The value of a spiritual teaching lies in the fact that, whatever events occur in the world, the methods it gives are valid for all time: how to acquire self-control, how to receive light, how to be in harmony with all the beneficial, life-giving ...
... by peace. If what you call ‘peace' is being able to give free rein indiscriminately to your thoughts, feelings and wishes, do not be surprised if a few truths you heard from a sage, an initiate, come to warn you that you are losing your way. A...
Truth is a philosophical problem but also a practical one, because so long as we remain on the level of the intellect and thought it is not complete. To be complete, truth has to be brought down to the level of feeling and, further still, to the ...
So many people say they are seeking the truth! While they may feel sorry they have not yet found it, they also feel proud they have embarked on such a difficult quest. Well, no, truth is not that difficult to find and can even be defined very ...
You read or hear a phrase that fills you with wonder, and for a few minutes you have the sensation of being born into a new life. This is no illusion: every true saying possesses real magical power. But do not be content just to be dazzled. Take ...
Those who have truly understood spiritual life are never tired of hearing the same truths, because they hear them differently each time. The truths of spiritual science are never understood once and for all. You have to come back to them again and ...
I am a kind of jeweller, and when I give you a diamond, a precious pearl, I tell you, ‘That's worth thousands.' Do you think that's vanity? I don't care. What would you think if a jeweller handed out gems but out of modesty said they were just ...
The spiritual life requires us to have a good method for working. You may read or hear a phrase you find dazzling, and for a few minutes you have the feeling you have been born to a new life. This is not an illusion – all words of truth possess real ...
... depends on what you call peace. If your idea of peace is being able to give free rein to your thoughts, feelings, desires and whims indiscriminately, do not be surprised if a few truths you heard from a sage, an initiate, come to warn you that...
Too many disciples of spiritual teachings still do not understand the necessity for practice. They throw themselves into the works of Cabbalah, astrology, magic, alchemy, spirituality from India or elsewhere, and they make them topics of ...
When we set out on life's journeys, we need to carry provisions – bread, for example. The bread stands for the truths of a spiritual teaching. And its nature is such that it can be a provision, not only for our present lifetime but also for future ...
Symbolically, wisdom, love and truth form a triangle, with each side connecting the other two. Wisdom unites love and truth. It gives love the power to revitalize our life, and it gives truth the power to free us whatever the circumstances.Love ...
So many of the events we observe remain unexplained, for they are the consequence of other events that occurred a long time ago, even sometimes well before our present lifetime. We notice an event that happened yesterday or today, but how can we ...
... truth is not enough; we must testify to the truth not only with our words but also with our thoughts, feelings and actions – with our whole life. We should be testifying to the truth even by the way we breathe....
If you want to understand a truth, it is not enough to allow it in through your ears or even into your brain, for it still remains on the periphery of your being; you do not truly take it in. And then, sooner or later, it fades; you forget it.What ...
For a great many people, intellectuals in particular, the only truth is scientific truth. In fact, life's truth is more important than scientific truth. And life's truth means learning to place all lives within the context of the cosmos to see how ...
When a spiritual truth is revealed to you, do not immediately impart it to others in order to persuade them that they too must adopt it. Begin by experimenting at length with it; do exercises with it, until it becomes embodied in you and you are at ...
You give way to your emotions, your excitement, your passions, and you find that natural. And it may well be natural, but do you consider what state your brain will be in when you need to reflect and solve important problems and understand life's ...
...us in peace!' That depends on what you call peace. If being able to give free rein to your thoughts, feelings, desires and whims indiscriminately is what you call peace, do not be surprised if a few truths you heard from a sage, an initiate, co...
So many people boast that they tell the truth, when often they would do better to keep quiet! For example, a man may confide in his friend that he has concerns about his own wife's attitude – is she being unfaithful? And the friend, knowing what is ...
You are in a spiritual teaching; take it seriously. Make a note of all the truths that seem important to you, and choose a few you think will be particularly helpful at this time. Later, when circumstances change, you will need other truths, and you ...
You read or hear a remark that fills you with wonder: it is a revelation, and you feel something new stirring within. And truthful words do actually possess real magical power. But if you do nothing with the idea they express, their effect fades, ...
Scientists cannot be faulted when it comes to describing minerals, plant life, animals or even human beings. But this truth is only partial. For it to be complete, they would have to place the object of their study back into the context of cosmic ...
Parents and educators have the task of awakening the young to a sense of the divine world, with all its hierarchy of heavenly creatures all the way up to the throne of God. Yes, the most important idea that should be etched on the soul and spirit of ...
Truth can be very simply defined: it can be likened to a medal, one face of which is love, the other wisdom. If the truth you seek is independent of love and wisdom, that is, independent of the heart and the mind, you will never find it. But as soon ...
When we search for truth by paths exterior to ourselves, we can never be sure of anything. Only the inner path renders doubt impossible. Here, even if we want to doubt, we cannot. Thus, if you want to advance on the path of truth, you must live an ...
...y effort we make to throw off the opaque layers that have formed around our dark and unbridled thoughts and sentiments, we come a little closer to the truth....
Truth will never present itself as something so obvious that it imposes itself on us; neither is it something we can impose on others. It is we who, through an ordered and sensible psychic life, become capable of attaining the truth. And perhaps we ...
...o a human being. The truth about him encompasses everything about him: his soul, his spirit, his thoughts, his feelings and his activities. As long as you do not know these, you do not know the truth about him; you have only a few notions about...
With the approach of old age, men and women often discover truths in a philosophy orspiritual teaching that would have greatly helped them in conducting their lives, and they tell themselves that their lives have been wasted. No, they must not say ...
At certain moments in their life believers, even many mystics, have felt as though God had abandoned them. As if it was God who changed towards them. Yes, it is them – they think – who are always steadfast, always unwavering in their faith and love, ...
When we give ourselves a goal, to reach this goal, we have to follow a certain path and apply certain methods so as to proceed safely and unhindered. But in reality, the goal and the method are one and the same. This is what we must understand when ...
With the approach of old age, men and women often discover truths in a philosophy or spiritual teaching that would have greatly helped them in conducting their lives, and they tell themselves that they have wasted their lives. No, they must not say ...
The words of Jesus, 'I am the way, the truth and the life' are written in many churches and temples. To understand their meaning, we must understand the three words 'way', 'truth' and 'life' in relation to each other. And at first this seems almost ...
Suppose you wanted to reach the sun in a cart pulled by oxen – assuming there is a proper road from here to the sun for your oxen – how many thousands of years would it take you? If you were to go by boat on the cosmic ocean, it would take you ...
...truth have only simple questions to ask themselves: Are my feelings inspired by true love? Do my thoughts follow the path of wisdom? Each time you include elements of wisdom and love in your thoughts and feelings, you get closer to the truth, y...
...eing; the truth about someone encompasses everything about them – their soul and spirit, their thoughts and feelings, their plans for the future and so on. As long as you do not know all these things, you do not know the truth about a person. Y...