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Gnostic PsychologyThe Greek word γνῶσις gnosis signifies direct, conscious, experiential knowledge of oneself and the cosmos. Similarly, psychology ψυχολογία is one important aspect of Gnostic science, possessing Greek roots in the Eleusinian mysteries and doctrines of Plato, Aristotle and Pythagoras. Psyche ψυχή is the consciousness or soul, while λόγος logos represents superior reasoning, consciousness, or divinity, otherwise denominated as the Word, for "In the beginning was the λόγος Word, the λόγος Word was with God, and the λόγος Word was God." (John 1:1).
Therefore, true psychology is the study of the soul's relationship with divinity and is not exclusive to the intellect. These lectures will teach you how to understand, in a rigorous, comprehensive, and practical manner, the inner functionalism of thought, sentiment, instinct, impulse, will, desire, spirit, energy, and consciousness as explained not only by the ancient Greek masters, but those of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Kabbalah as well. This is in order to awaken our dormant possibilities, to remove the secret causes of suffering, and to achieve the longed for union of soul, psyche, or consciousness with divinity or Logos: the pure, awakened, and selfless cognizance of enlightened mind. |
"Be certain that the nature of mind is empty and without foundation. One's own mind is insubstantial, like an empty sky. Look at your own mind to see whether it is like that or not."
―Padmasambhava, The Tibetan Book of the Dead |
Introduction to AwarenessA concise introduction to the nature and purpose of meditation through Padmasambhava's Tibetan Book of the Dead: “The Introduction to Awareness" or “Natural Liberation through Naked Perception.”
Meditation is an exercise to develop consciousness to its full potential. Awareness and directed attention are the basis of meditation, especially as described by the originators of every genuine religion. This lecture outlines the three vehicles of any spiritual school, their methodologies and meditative disciplines, while comparing esoteric Buddhism to the Hebraic Kabbalah: the Tree of Life. You will also learn the profound dynamics and interdependent relations of spirit, consciousness, will, mind, emotion, energy, and matter. |
"Light and consciousness are two phenomena of the same thing; to a lesser degree of consciousness, corresponds a lesser degree of light; to a greater degree of consciousness, a greater degree of light." ―Samael Aun Weor, The Esoteric Treatise of Hermetic Astrology
"When someone changes internally—and if that change is radical—then circumstances, life, and the external also change." ―Samael Aun Weor, Treatise of Revolutionary Psychology |
The Light of the ConsciousnessConsciousness is the ability to perceive, yet few comprehend how consciousness has the capacity to expand, grow, and develop beyond its present limitations. The natural state of consciousness (or soul) is liberation, happiness, contentment, peace, compassion, joy, etc. Yet due to our mistaken actions, we have conditioned the consciousness in egotistical elements of greed, pride, laziness, lust, envy, hatred, gluttony, and all our defects that create suffering for ourselves and others.
To realize the bliss, light, and freedom of the awakened soul, all conditioning and limitations must be observed, comprehended, and eliminated. By observing oneself and energizing the consciousness, one learns to comprehend negative psychological states, their origin, and their cessation. Learn how directed attention, self-observation, and inner remembrance of the divine aid the meditator in developing the pristine light of spiritual cognizance. You will also learn about a map of consciousness, the Hebraic Kabbalah or Tree of Life, which diagrams every level of matter, energy, and perception within oneself and the universe. Through self-observation, conservation of energy, comprehension of faults, and the elimination of egoism, the practitioner awakens from psychological slumber and experiences true serenity, insight, and illumination. |
"The dialectic of reasoning will never surpass the formidable work of the dialectic of consciousness." ―Samael Aun Weor, The Great Rebellion
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The Dialectic of the ConsciousnessThe term dialectic signifies "the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions." To perceive reality as it is, one must go beyond mere subjective rationalism, theories, or ideas by awakening consciousness from its state of distraction. In order to gain genuine self-knowledge, the meditator must discard mistaken concepts and beliefs in order to directly observe, within him or herself, the psychological conditions that produce suffering.
Discover the foundation for every true inner revolution: the dialectic of the consciousness, or the means of investigating any phenomena of nature. Through serenity and insight, the meditator gains comprehension of the internal causes of suffering, thereby arriving at their elimination. This lecture discusses the nature of comprehension in relation to the Greek mysteries, Sufism, and the writings of Samael Aun Weor, specifically the precise methodology for understanding and annihilating the ego, thereby arriving at true liberation of the soul. |
"Internal meditation is a scientific system to receive information. When the wise submerges into meditation, he searches for information. Meditation is the daily bread of the wise." ―Samael Aun Weor, Kundalini Yoga
"The human being who allows that which is called self-judgment or inner-judgment to express itself in a spontaneous manner within will be guided by the voice of the consciousness. Thus, he will march on the upright path." ―Samael Aun Weor, The Revolution of the Dialectic |
Conscious JudgmentConsciousness is not only the capacity to perceive physical phenomena, but psychological and spiritual realities as well. An essential function of awakened perception is discrimination: comprehension of what is real from what is illusory. Likewise, many spiritual schools refer to this faculty as intuition, a form of knowing without the need for intellectual deliberation or reasoning―to understand the truth of something without the need to think. Intuition can also be referred to as the voice of conscience: a hunch, sense, or whisper in the heart that identifies how certain behaviors or actions are positive or negative, real or false.
Our inner states determine our existence. Therefore, knowing our defects in meditation is fundamental for genuine change. Conscience or conscious judgment is the ability to distinguish between beneficial and harmful psychological states, so as to arrive at understanding and elimination of the internal causes of suffering. By following the voice of intuition, inner judgment or conscience, the meditator strengthens their connection with divinity, performs upright action, and learns to destroy mistaken conditions of mind: the ego, the myself, the "I." The result is genuine serenity, insight, and freedom in practical life. |
"Prayer in the psychological work is fundamental for the dissolution of the “I.” We need a power superior to the mind if indeed we want to disintegrate this or that “I. The mind by itself can never disintegrate any “I”; this is indisputable and irrefutable. To pray is to talk with God. We must appeal to God the Mother in the depths of our heart if we truly want to disintegrate 'I’s.'” ―Samael Aun Weor, Treatise of Revolutionary Psychology
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Conscious PrayerAfflicted with great sufferings, egotism, and ignorance, people long to acquire answers to their greatest problems. Many people would like to know divinity and directly receive inner guidance, yet lack the methods to achieve this purpose. While divine intelligence manifested within the consciousness of all the world's great saints, messengers, and prophets, students of religion fail to recognize how to achieve those same spiritual heights and speak face to face with divinity through applying specific procedures.
According to Samael Aun Weor, "To pray is to talk with divinity." Learn how to pray, what it entails, and how it applies to the science of meditation. By learning how to pray, to communicate with divinity in meditation, we receive new knowledge and solutions to daily living. We can also produce a radical, psychological transformation by working with Devi Kundalini, the divine feminine within the depths of the consciousness. She is the spiritual power that can eliminate egotistical conditions of mind once they have been comprehended in profound meditation. Through the death of one's defects, the consciousness is liberated. Prayer to the Divine Mother, therefore, radically transforms and empowers the soul. See how through the teachings of Samael Aun Weor, Swami Sivananda, the Bhagavad-Gita, the Sufis, and the Tree of Life. |
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Intelligence and UnderstandingPerception and comprehension are fundamental characteristics of genuine intelligence. Through seeing and understanding the psychological causes of suffering, one can proceed towards their cessation, thereby developing lasting states of happiness, compassion, serenity, love, and beauty. These qualities, while in potentiality, can only be accessed and realized when we practice the principles of meditation. Learn how through the Four Noble Truths, the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, the transformation of impressions, concentration and visualization exercises, the eternal tarot, and Homer's Odyssey.
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The Secret Path of the HeartEvery spiritual teaching possesses a body, soul, and spirit. However, not all students have been initiated into the inner, spiritual teachings of their religion, regardless of their convictions. While public religion constitutes the most basic, exterior form of knowledge (the body of the doctrine), so there is a secret, heart doctrine in the depth of every great tradition provided by the great guides of humanity. Yet unfortunately, many reject the existence or power of this heart doctrine due to superstition, fanaticism, and exclusivity, the blind belief that one already knows when in reality one does not.
Each level of instruction, whether introductory, intermediate, or advanced, provides necessary guidance and wisdom about one's psychology that cannot be skipped or ignored, but must be mastered within oneself. In this lecture you will understand this basic structure of every mystical tradition, especially that of Buddhism, Judaism, and Sufism. This lecture also explains the difference between belief and actual faith (direct, living experience of the truth) through the writings of Samael Aun Weor, the Bible, the Tantras, the Zohar, and the Sufi scriptures. |
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Mental Dynamics"In mental dynamics we need to know how and why the mind functions as it does. Unquestionably, the mind is an instrument that we must learn to use consciously. But it would be absurd for such an instrument to be efficient for us if we first did not know the how and why of the mind. When one knows the how and the why of the mind, when one knows the different functionalisms of the mind, then one can control it. Thus, the mind becomes a useful and perfect instrument through which we can work for the benefit of humanity." ―Samael Aun Weor, The Revolution of the Dialectic
You will learn advanced principles of meditation and the means for developing true comprehension of the causes of suffering. By dominating the mind and understanding its multiple, mechanistic forms, the meditator can overcome his or her conditioning and acquire a revolutionary consciousness. Through the development of self-knowledge, one knows how to profoundly serve divinity and humanity with efficacy, skill, and wisdom. See how through teachings from Buddhism, Kabbalah, Islam, Alice in Wonderland, and Greek mythology. |
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The Science of Mind: Phenomena and NoumenaConsciousness has the capacity to perceive not only the appearances of things, but their innate, hidden, and spiritual nature. By awakening the consciousness, the practitioner transcends superstition, theory, and belief, developing genuine faith in divinity and certainty through one's experiences.
There are three distinct aspects of mind: the Sensual, Mystical, and Internal, the study of which is essential for advancing on the path of meditation. Learn how to develop and experience your full conscious potential through practical works, so as to perceive reality beyond illusory forms, philosophical fallacies, and mistaken beliefs. This lecture explains the three minds of gnostic psychology through the writings of Immanuel Kant, Master Morya, the New Testament, the Qur'an, The Odyssey and Samael Aun Weor. |
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The Solar Bodies and Bodhichitta"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the πνεῦμα [pneuma: spirit], he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh [through the ordinary sexual act]; and that which is born of the πνεῦμα [pneuma: spirit, through tantra] is πνεῦμα [pneuma: spirit]. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The πνεῦμα [pneuma, wind] bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the πνεῦμα [pneuma, spirit]." ―John 3:5-8
Tantrayana, Dzogchen, and esoteric Christianity teach the secret path to liberation and the birth of the soul through harnessing the most potent force available in the universe, a power that resides within our sexual glands. The enigmatic instructions of Jesus to Nicodemus, "You must be born again," constitute a sexual problem, since no birth within any part of the cosmos is a mere matter of belief, but is accomplished through sexual union. This lecture explains the purpose of tantra or sacred sexuality: how to create the soul or solar bodies, the famous "Wedding Garment" (Matthew 22) worn by those purified beings in the superior regions of great nature. Discover also the nature of enlightened mind within Tantric Buddhism, known in Sanskrit as bodhichitta. This lecture elaborates upon the qualifications of spiritual birth in relation to the Gospels, Buddhism, Hinduism, and the Epistles of St. Paul. |
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The Energy of the Consciousness"Wherever we direct our attention, we expend creative energy.” ―Samael Aun Weor
Energy is fundamental to physical and spiritual life. Learn about the different gradations of energy in accordance with the Hebraic Kabbalah: the Tree of Life, and how these different forces relate to different spiritual paths and the harmonious development of the soul. This lecture refers to the Fourth Way teachings of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky, the esoteric writings of Samael Aun Weor, the Gospels, and the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche, specifically his esoteric book Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and his analysis of the paths of the Fakir, Monk, Yogi and Gnostic. |
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The Mind and IntuitionSpiritual development is based on self-mastery, including that of the mind and heart. While the intellect is a useful instrument, it must serve divinity and not the other way around. This is accomplished through awakening intuition: the ability to comprehend without needing to think. Explore how through the writings of Samael Aun Weor, Morya, the Sufis, and the Upanishads.
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Christ Love: The Seal of CompassionIn a world of increasing perplexity, hatred, and confusion, it is even more imperative to return to the ancient spiritual traditions for guidance. The genuine mystics have always provided an ethical and moral compass for navigating adversity, albeit their message has been veiled except through direct experience of fundamental principles. Fortunately, Christianity, Buddhism, and Sufism offer profound insights into the nature of divine compassion: selfless love enlightened by clear perception. By awakening our ability to perceive and understand, we arrive at deepened serenity and the wisdom to transform suffering despite its rising intensity.
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