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The Eightfold Path of the Gnostic BuddhaA young prince named Siddhartha left a life of luxury in the palace of his father to discover in himself the path of liberation from suffering. By discovering his true spiritual nature, he received the title of Buddha — signifying "awakened one" — an individual who has removed the internal causes of affliction and actualized his or her true enlightened potential for the welfare of others.
Every sentient being possesses this enlightened nature known as Buddhadhatu: the consciousness or embryo of a fully-realized Buddha, yet this potential can only be developed through specific steps, disciplines, and intentional efforts. |
While many people believe that Buddha Shakyamuni — or simply "the Buddha" — invented this knowledge, he only indicated that the path of liberation and experience of the truth has been followed by innumerable masters of antiquity. While ancient, this path is available to all of humanity — here and now, within oneself — regardless of the time, place, or circumstance:
Truth is within ourselves; it takes no rise from outward things, whate'er you may believe. There is an inmost centre in us all, where truth abides in fullness; and around, wall upon wall, the gross flesh hems it in, this perfect clear perception which is truth. —Buddha in A Buddhist Bible, ed. by Dwight Goddard
This inner truth or knowledge has been called Gnosis by the Greeks, Da'ath by the Kabbalists of Israel, and Dharma by the Eastern mystics. This essential wisdom has been taught through the noble Eightfold Path, which will be elucidated through the wisdom of the gnostic teachings of Samael Aun Weor.
Lectures are forthcoming!
Lectures are forthcoming!
