Kabbalah of the Secret

Over the past several months, a new movie called "The Secret" has been generating growing attention and excitement across America and beyond.If you haven't heard about it yet, chances are you will. It's aphenomenon.According to the film's producers, an eclectic group of visionaries,authors, motivational speakers and internet millionaires, The "Secret"is the so-called "Law of Attraction". This "Law" states that ourthoughts and emotions, if we hold them consistently enough, willgenerate our physical reality. Is The Secret real? Yes, as far as it goes. But there's far more tothe story than that. The phenomenon of The Secret, as exciting as itmay be, is only a tiny part of the vast cosmic transformation that waspredicted by the Torah thousands of years ago. Geula – Seeing Through Walls"In the sixth century of the sixth millennium, the gates of supernalwisdom will be opened, as will the springs of earthly wisdom,preparing the world to be elevated in the seventh millennium."

Zohar"And the world will be filled with the knowledge of G-d like watercovers the ocean bed." (Isaiah 11:9)According to the Hebrew calendar, this is year 5767 since the creationof the world. We are living in the times of which the Zohar speaks.That's why so many things are becoming possible that were neverpossible before. When G-d created our world He concealed within it a vast reservoir ofuntapped spiritual and physical potential. This latent potential isnow beginning to assert itself in virtually every area of life.Whether in technology, medicine, science, psychology, or theever-accelerating search for spirituality and meaning, new boundariesare being broken every day. This is no accident; it is a sign of thetimes. In these amazing times there are fewer limits than ever before on whathuman beings can experience and achieve. G-d is giving us a glimpse ofthe infinity that lies beyond the walls – a glimpse that points to theunderlying oneness and purpose beneath the surface of our diverse andconflicted world. As we get closer and closer to the times when, as the prophets say,"The world will be filled with the knowledge of G-d as water coversthe ocean bed", it becomes easier and easier to sense those vast,uncharted depths. And the more we relate to that underlying reality,the more we can see it poking through. The Torah tells us that "ein od milvado" – there is in actualitynothing here but G-d. Great tzadikim, holy people profoundly in touch with this deeper levelof truth, have often been able to create miracles at will. Undeceivedby the apparent reality of our separateness, by the seeminglyimmutable limitations of the natural order, they have the power to"see through the walls" and access higher planes of existence,creating or shifting physical circumstances from their spiritual source. However, for ordinary people, trapped within physical bodies in aphysical world, it has always been a great challenge to experiencethis deeper truth as a tangible reality. But that was then. This is now.In these times, poised, as we are, at the edge of history, momentsbefore the final geula (Redemption), it is possible for even ordinarypeople to begin to see through the walls. That means that you and Ihave far more power than ever before to access the realm of themiraculous in every aspect of our lives.G-d's relationship with us has always been in a sense like a game ofhide and seek. He conceals Himself in the illusion of separateness andthe fragmented, confusing details of life and waits for us to findHim. But in these times, more than ever before, He lets us choose therules of the game. When we refuse to allow the limitations of our emotional tendenciesand physical circumstances to get in the way of our relationship withG-d, of our trust, our confidence, our creativity, our joy, G-dresponds in kind. Life becomes miraculous, unbounded by thoselimitations. We become partners in Creation. That is our destiny.You and G-d – Two Partners in Creation "Know that everything above" - all that transpires in the spiritualrealm - is "from you," [dependent on your conduct]." The Maggid ofMezeritch The physical world, although it experiences itself as separate andsourceless, is actually only the end of the long "chain of creation".Like the tip of an iceberg, which is the visible part of a vastmountain of ice concealed below the water, our physical reality is thecrudest, most visible manifestation of its underlying spiritualsource. Far from being separate, whatever happens in the physicalworld is simply an expression of what is happening on the spiritualplane. Like every relationship, this works in two directions, each mirroringthe other. Just as the spiritual reality inevitably expresses itselfin the physical world, our thoughts and actions here below have a verypowerful effect on the spiritual realms. And by the same token, oncethere is a change in the spiritual realms, there will automatically bea corresponding change in the physical world as well. That means that by changing our thoughts, emotions and actions, wechange our world.The Infinite Power of Joy"When man below is of a "radiant countenance" and filled with joy andgladness, he then draws down upon himself the same qualities fromAbove." Zohar (II, p. 184b) "Joy breaks through barriers." The Rebbe"Joy breaks through all the boundaries of golus (exile). "The RebbeKabbalah and Chassidus explain that the greatest channel for accessingthis miraculous power is joy. True, each of us has our "nature", theingrained beliefs and tendencies that limit and define our choices inlife. However, joy – simcha - breaks through those ordinarylimitations within you, allowing you to express yourself in ways youreveryday nature does not allow. In the same way, in the macrocosm, joybreaks through the limitations of the entire natural order, allowing amore transcendent, unlimited light to flow into the world. This lightaffects not just you, but the world around you as well.Since everything you feel is mirrored Above, your joy and happinessnot only expands you beyond your own boundaries, it causes G-d to gobeyond His own "nature" and pour additional blessings into the world. Trust, a Channel for Divine Blessings"Tracht gut, vet zein gut! (think good and it will be good)" theTzemach Tzedek, third Rebbe of Chabad"Blessed is he who puts his trust in G-d, for G-d will be hissecurity." (Jeremiah 17:7)

The Rebbe explains that there is a fundamental difference betweenemunah, faith, and bitachon, trust. Faith is the unshakeable beliefthat everything comes from G-d, and that everything G-d does is forthe good. Trust, however, is more than just belief. Trust is thecertainty that the good that G-d bestows will come out in a way thatfeels good to you. Faith will profoundly affect your outlook and behavior, but it won'tnecessarily change your heart. Trust is different. Trust alters yourfeelings. Trust makes you happy. When you truly trust in G-d, you feel like a very small child in thecare of loving parents. The child knows that his parents will takegood care of him. He assumes, without even thinking about it, that hewill always have more than enough of what he needs in every area oflife. A trusting child has no cause whatsoever for worry or anxiety.He feels happy, peaceful and secure. By the time most of us have passed early childhood we've learned alltoo much about failure, disappointment and fear. That innocent,heartfelt trust is gone. No matter how much faith we have in G-d'sgoodness or love, most of us no longer have the childlike certaintythat everything will turn out just fine.

Paradoxically, that's what makes trust, bitachon, so very powerful. It means letting go of all of your doubts, worries and fears, evenwhen they seem to make so very much sense according to the naturalorder of things. To trust means to simply connect to G-d's infinitelove and goodness, knowing absolutely He will not let you down, thatHe will make sure that you're safe and well provided for NO MATTERWHAT. From the perspective of this kind of trust, it doesn't matterwhether the solution to your troubles seems impossible to achieve. Itdoesn't even matter whether you deserve to have things change or not.Obviously, as a responsible human being you should do your part asbest you can – but knowing that success does not depend on you. Total trust, if it is real, can't help but make you happy. But there'smore to it than that. Your authentic, unconditional trust comes from a very deep place inyour soul, and is very precious to G-d. When you trust in this way,you have gone beyond the illusion of separateness. You have raisedyourself, in a sense, higher than the limits of the physical world andconnected yourself directly to your Creator. This one action is soprofoundly powerful that it will bring blessings, even miraculousblessings, into your life - even if you may not fully deserve them. The Rest of the Story"All delicacies will be like dust" (Maimonides, Laws of Kings(referring to the time of Redemption)

Like the myriad breakthroughs in communication, medicine, science andtechnology, the phenomenon of The Secret is just another manifestationof an accelerating spiritual transformation. As we continue to move closer to the Climax of History – the UltimateRedemption – the physical and spiritual planes continue to move moreand more into alignment and our thoughts have an ever more profoundand direct effect on our reality.

However, once again, this is only asmall piece of the story. What we can accomplish and where we aregoing is far more profound and complex than that. Maimonides, in his Laws of Kings, says that in these times "alldelicacies will be like dust". On the surface that means that just asdust is infinitely plentiful, there will be great physical abundance.Those material luxuries that were once scarce, reserved for people ofgreat power and influence, will be available to ordinary people. Formost of us this has already begun to come true. However, there is a deeper explanation as well. In our times, at theClimax of History, we have the power – and the obligation – to lookbeyond the struggle for survival, beyond the elusive lure of status,success and material prosperity, toward pleasures and possibilitiesthat are far more compelling and real. We are in the midst of anongoing and accelerating journey toward consciousness. That is why"all delicacies will be like dust". Not only will they be plentiful,but they will be relatively valueless – like dust – compared to thefar greater and more exciting pleasures in store. Yes, we can communicate instantaneously with anyone in the world. Yes,we can send people into space. Yes, we can create medical miracles.Yes, we can crack the genetic code. And yes, we can attract materialabundance into our lives, far more easily than ever before. And all ofthose things have great value. They are all fulfillment of prophecy,and bring us closer to our ultimate destiny, a world that is full ofjoy, goodness, abundance and G-dliness for everyone, forever. But the real question is not how much we can get, but how far we cango; how we can use these newfound abilities to bring the world – andourselves - even more quickly toward our ultimate destiny.Kabbalah and Chassidus hold the keys to unlocking this treasure houseof human potential.

As the Blueprint for Creation, it is what willallow us to break through our unique challenges and access ourunprecedented opportunities. It will help us to fulfill our purposeand meet our destiny. That's where the ultimate Secret lies. The phenomenon of The Secret reflects a growing recognition thateverything in the physical world has a spiritual source, and thatthrough connecting with that source we can change our lives and ourworld. To learn much more about what Kabbalah has to say about TheSecret and the amazing possibilities of our times, click here toregister for the new two-hour class, Kabbalah of the Secret athttp://www.kabbalahoftransformation.com./__._,_.___

NAM owes to both India & America

"The New Age Movement of the 1960 s owed as much to India as to America" wrote Michel Danino.

(1956 - ) Born in 1956 at Honfleur (France) into a Jewish family recently emigrated from Morocco, from the age of fifteen Michel Danino was drawn to India, some of her great yogis, and soon to Sri Aurobindo and Mother and their view of evolution which gives a new meaning to our existence on this earth. He has been settled in Tamil Nadu for 25 years and has given many lectures in India and is author of The Invasion That Never Was, The Indian Mind Then and Now, L’Inde et L’invasion de nulle part and Kali Yuga or The Age of Confusion. He is also the convener of the International Forum for India's Heritage.

He talks about Indian culture:

"The so-called “New Age” trend of the 1960s owed as much to India as to America; a number of Western universities offer excellent courses on various aspects of Indian civilization, and if you want to attend some major symposium on Indian culture or India’s ancient history, you may have to go to the U.S.A; some physicists are not shy of showing parallels between quantum mechanics and yogic science; ecologists call for a recognition of our deeper connection with Nature such as we find in the Indian view of the world; a few psychologists want to learn from Indian insights into human nature; hatha yoga has become quite popular."

He has shown the reverence with which nature is held in Hinduism.

"In fact, since the start of the Judeo-Christian tradition, the West broke away from Nature and began regarding her as so much inanimate matter to be exploited (a polite word for plunder). The contrast with the ancient Indian attitude is as stark as could be. Indian tradition regards the earth as a goddess, Bhudevi ; her consort, Vishnu, the supreme divinity, incarnates from age to age to relieve her of the burden of demonic forces—sometimes of humanity itself. This he does out of love for the earth, his companion. Sita means “furrow,” and she returned to the earth whence she came. Shiva too is bound to the earth through Parvati, daughter of Himavat, i.e. the Himalayas. Earth and Heaven are therefore inseparable: “Heaven is my father; my mother is this vast earth, my close kin,” says the Rig-Veda (I.164.33)."

(source: bharatvani.org and Nature and Indian Tradition - By Michel Danino).

Helena Roerich - The Founder of Agni Yoga

Helena Roerich was another great woman who founded an occult society - The Agni Yoga Theosophical Society.

The Agni Yoga Society was founded in 1920 by Nicholas Roerich and his wife Helena. It is a non-profit educational institution incorporated in 1946 under the laws of the State of New York, and is supported entirely by voluntary contributions and membership dues.

The aims of the Society are embodied in the philosophy that gives it its name—Agni Yoga—as contained in the books of the Agni Yoga Series published by the Society. In them is found a synthesis of ancient Eastern beliefs and modern Western thought and a bridge between the spiritual and the scientific. Unlike previous yogas, Agni Yoga is a path not of physical disciplines, meditation, or asceticism—but of practice in daily life. It is the yoga of fiery energy, of consciousness, of responsible, directed thought. It teaches that the evolution of the planetary consciousness is a pressing necessity and that, through individual striving, it is an attainable aspiration for mankind. It affirms the existence of the Hierarchy of Light and the center of the Heart as the link with the Hierarchy and with the far-off worlds. Though not systematized in an ordinary sense, Agni Yoga is a Teaching that helps the discerning student to discover moral and spiritual guide-posts by which to learn to govern his or her life and thus contribute to the Common Good. For this reason Agni Yoga has been called a "living ethic."

Speaking about the individual's role in human spiritual evolution, Helena Roerich wrote, "The greatest benefit that we can contribute consists in the broadening of consciousness, and the improvement and enrichment of our thinking, which, together with the purification of the heart, strengthens our emanations. And thus, raising our vibrations, we restore the health of all that surrounds us."

Although it does not offer organized studies or courses, the Society welcomes correspondence with friends and students of Agni Yoga and those interested in finding out more about it. The Society publishes the books of the Agni Yoga Series, re-editing and issuing new editions as necessary.

Helena received instructions from an Enlighetened Master, the Master Moriya. This is the message sent by the Master

The Call
1924

Into the New World my first message.
You who gave the Ashram,
And you who gave two lives,
Proclaim.

Builders and warriors, strengthen the steps.
Reader, if you have not grasped — read again,
after a while.
The predestined is not accidental,
The leaves fall in their time.
And winter is but the harbinger of spring.
All is revealed; all is attainable.
I will cover you with My shield,
if you but tend to your labors.
I have spoken.

Madame Blavatsky & Theosophy

Theosophy derives from two words Theo ( Divine ) & Sophia ( Wisdom ).

"Modern world pales into insignificance before the Ontology and Epistemology of Brahma Vidya, Theosophy or Dzyan " wrote Madame Helena Blavatsky. She founded the Theosophical Society along with Col Olcott.

She was one of the immortal philosophers who left footprints on the sands of Time.

Alice Ann Bailey - The Mother of the New Age Movement

Alice Ann Bailey was initially a Christian worker. She came under the influence of her philosopher-husband, Foster Bailey, and founded the Arcane School. She is regarded as the foundational apostle of the New Age Movement.

She had written master treatises on Esoteric Philosophy & Esoteric Astrology. This is an excerpt from Esoteric Astrology " The Zodiac & The Rays "



















CHAPTER I - THE ZODIAC AND THE RAYS


What I have to say first on this subject is entirely of a preliminary nature. I seek to lay the ground for a somewhat new approach - a far more esoteric approach - to the science of astrology. Certain things I may say will probably be regarded by the academic and uninspired astrologer as revolutionary, or as erroneous, as improbable or unprovable. As yet, however, astrology has not really proved itself to the world of thought and science, in spite of many definitely demonstrable successes. I would ask all of you, therefore, who read and study this section of A Treatise on the Seven Rays to bear in mind the above comments and to preserve a willingness to consider hypotheses and to make an effort to weigh a theory or suggestion and to test out conclusions over the course of a few years. If you can do this, there may come to you an awakening of the intuition which will translate modern astrology into something of real moment and significance to the world. It is intuitional astrology which must eventually supersede what is today called astrology, thus bringing about a return to the knowledge of that ancient science which related the constellations and our solar system, drew attention to the nature of the zodiac and informed humanity as to the basic [4] interrelations which govern and control the phenomenal and subjective worlds.

One World Government by Dante

Dante on One Government

"It is in the quietude or tranquillity of peace
that mankind finds the best conditions,
for fulfilling its proper task."
Dante

"The human race is at its best when most free."
Dante

Efforts to establish peace throughout Europe began in the tenth century as the French Church organized a peace movement in various places and persuaded nobles to renounce and outlaw private war and violence in order to protect pilgrims and travelers. In 989 a council at Charroux, France, declared the Pax Dei (Peace of God) which prohibited men from forcing their way into churches to plunder them and from usurping the property of peasants. Anyone using violence on noncombatants in war was to be excommunicated. In 1023 in a conference at Mouzon, Robert the Pious of France and Emperor Henry II discussed the idea of a universal peace pact for France and Germany and eventually for all Christendom. Starting in 1027 the Truce of God was proclaimed, and in the twelfth century it became part of civil and canon law. Armistices were used to stop feuding parties; bishops got people to take pledges for peace; and private wars were suspended during Lent,, harvest season, and from Wednesday evening to Monday morning of each week. The German Henry III, son of Henry II, cooperated with the Truce of God, and at Constance in 1043 he pardoned all those who had injured him and encouraged his subjects to renounce vengeance and hatred. The decision to launch the Crusades by Pope Urban 11 in 1095 may have been partially prompted by a desire to remove the warlike elements from Europe by bringing the Christians together and sending them off to fight the Moslems.

Gerohus of Regensburg made a proposal to abolish war during the Third Crusade in 1190. He suggested that the Pope forbid all war and that any conflicts between princes be decided by arbitration in Rome. Any ruler refusing to submit to the result of the arbitrating decision was to be excommunicated and deposed. The kings of the time were not ready to accept this policy, and as private wars lessened they became more involved in national wars; in the thirteenth century even the popes used war to serve their political purposes. Pierre Dubois offered a plan for a league of nations in his book The Recovery of the Holy Land (1306). Dubois had studied at Paris under Thomas Aquinas and Siger de Brabant. He became a lawyer and was a member of the Estates General assembly. He was a chauvinist patriot who believed in a strong French military, and he wanted the French king to rule the West and East including Palestine and the Greek Empire. He suggested the education of both boys and girls for service in the East. He proposed that disputes between sovereign princes be settled by means of arbitration by a council of appointed clerics and laymen from each nation. He exhorted all Christian believers to join in peace and refrain from war, and he suggested as a penalty for violation the loss of property and exile to the Holy Land. Dubois wrote, "If it seems fitting to establish a league of universal peace in the manner prescribed, there should be a unanimous decision by the council of prelates and princes that all prelates of whatever rank, as well as secular knights owing service, shall solemnly swear to uphold with all their power this league of peace and its penalties, and in every possible way see that it is observed." Unfortunately his scheme was too biased in favor of the French.


Dante Alighieri was born at Florence under the sign of Gemini in 1265. He went to the Franciscan school of Santa Croce. As a young man he wrote romantic poetry (New Life 1292), and in 1295 he entered politics and served on the council. In 1300 he was elected as one of the six priors who ruled Florence. At the time Florence was rife with civic strife between two groups called the Whites and the Blacks. In his History of Florence Machiavelli mentions how Dante tried to make peace.

Both parties being in arms, the Signory, one of whom at that time was the poet Dante, took courage, and from his advice and prudence, caused the people to rise for the preservation of order, and being joined by many from the country, they compelled the leaders of both parties to lay aside their arms, and banished Corso, with many of the Neri (Blacks).

Corso Donati was a relative of Dante's wife, and he had also agreed to banish his best friend, the poet Guido Cavalcanti, in his effort to be fair. Dante as a White opposed the interference of the Pope, but Pope Boniface VIII sent Charles of Valois to intervene. Charles helped the Blacks to power and exiled over six hundred Whites including Dante who was charged with corruption in office. While in exile Dante supported reconciliation and refused to take up arms against his native city of Florence even though he "formed a party by himself." In 1306 he was sent by Marchese Franceschino Malaspina as an ambassador to Sarzana where he concluded a peace with the Bishop of Luni. In 1310 when Henry VII set off for Rome with the Pope's approval to restore peace in Italy, Dante wrote a letter to the princes and people of Italy asking them to welcome Henry as a peace-bringer. During this time Dante wrote his political treatise Monarchy in which he urged that everyone accept the Emperor as the temporal sovereign authority who could unite the world under one rule of law. Dante's masterpiece Divina Commedia was composed in exile and was completed shortly before he died in 1321 of a fever he caught while on a diplomatic mission.

Dante begins the treatise on one government with the idea that human beings with a divine nature who love truth ought to work for the benefit of future generations. Dante reasons that the function of mankind is to use the intellect both theoretically and practically in order to become fully actualized. He points out that the best conditions for fulfilling this purpose are tranquillity and peace. "Hence it is clear that universal peace is the most excellent means of securing our happiness. This is why the message from on high to the shepherds announced neither wealth, nor pleasure, nor honor, nor long life, nor health, nor strength, nor beauty, but peace." Dante reasons that unity is best for humanity and assumes that unity would be achieved by having one ruler. This monarch would be the one to solve all disputes between princes. Thus justice and order would be maintained. Dante shows how justice is lost because of personal desires, and again he assumes that the monarch will be least susceptible to these desires. However, Dante failed to realize the difficulties of having one person try to decide everything or delegate his authority. Dante states that mankind is best when it is most free, but he neglected the danger of tyranny from a single ruler. Nevertheless he did point the way to the unification of humanity under one rule of law and unanimous cooperation. He lamented the suffering of human strife and held out an idealistic vision of unity.

O humanity, in how many storms must you be tossed,
how many shipwrecks must you endure,
so long as you turn yourself into a many-headed beast
lusting after a multiplicity of things!
You are ailing in both your intellectual powers, as well as in heart:
you pay no heed to the unshakable principles of your higher intellect,
nor illumine your lower intellect with experience,
nor tune your heart to the sweetness of divine counse
when it is breathed into you through the trumpet of the Holy Spirit:
'Behold how good and pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together in unity.'