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To Thine Own Self Be True 04 Experience Your True Self

The basis of understanding reality is direct perception. While contemporary science accepts sensory and conceptual means of apprehending truth, the ancient mystical traditions taught that the awakened consciousness possesses superior faculties beyond the limitations of individual subjectivity and personal bias. Rather than imprison oneself within a sensual or believing mind, it is possible to awaken a third type: the inner that knows how to perceive and comprehend states of being beyond subjective materiality. By developing the inner mind, we come to experience and witness our true nature.

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The proper use of sexual energy can empower us to attain the highest spiritual potential, though we must be aware of the dangers that the misuse of this energy can cause.

To Thine Own Self Be True 03 Awaken Your True Self

Our current psychological state is not unitary, but aggregated within varying levels of density. Another analogy is a spectrum or gradient marked by two extremes. The lowest qualities of being are attributed to affliction, confusion, pain, ignorance, and a whole constellation of destructive behaviors, characterized by complexity, problems, and all their concomitant sufferings. As hinted by the great mystical traditions of antiquity, superior states of being relate to spiritual awakening, serenity, and religious experiences of divine reality. Discover how to identify, discriminate, and understand various forms of perception through four states of consciousness: sleep, dreams, wakefulness, and spiritual illumination, so as to master one's complete potential.

To Thine Own Self Be True 02 Observe Your True Self

The foundation for experiencing the most fundamental truths of human and divine reality lies within the field of psychological self-observation. By watching our thoughts, feelings, and impulses, it becomes possible to discover who and what we really are, not from any theory, theology, or belief system, but direct perception: the basis of real faith.

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Resources and references mentioned in this article:

Articles by Glorian Publishing

• Daily Life on the Path: Home and Altar
• What is Pranayama?

Books by Samael Aun Weor

• Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic
• Magic of the Runes
• Magic of the Runes: Practice for Willpower (Rune Dorn)
• The Perfect Matrimony
• Sacred Rites for Rejuvenation

Lectures

• The Mantra of Christ: Om Mani Padme Hum (Glorian Publishing)
• Meditation Essentials (Glorian Publishing)
• Pranayama and Sexual Transmutation (Gnostic Meditation Course)
• Runes Course (Glorian Publishing)
• The Transmutation of Sexual Energy: Ham-Sah Pranayama (Samael Aun Weor)

Scriptures

• Siva Samhita: Preserve the Semen

TEDx Talk Video

• The Great Porn Experiment: Gary Wilson (TEDx Talk)

Videos by Glorian Publishing

• Does Porn Affect Spirituality?
• Get Spiritual Strength through Blessed Food and Drink
• Melon Seed Remedy for Nocturnal Pollutions
• Our Father: The Prayer to the Lord
• Seven Sacred Runes Practice

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The truth about drugs, perception, awakening, and obstacles to spiritual enlightenment.

Articles | COVID-19: A Time of Opportunity

Take advantage of the crisis to spiritually awaken. See the following recommended sources for meditation and spiritual practices to initiate a personal, in-home retreat:

Alchemy Techniques for Married Couples

• The Perfect Matrimony
• The Mystery of the Golden Flower

Dream Yoga Exercises

• Astral Projection and Dream Yoga (Glorian)
• Clues for Astral Projection
• Dream Yoga (Book)
• Dream Yoga and Astral Travel (Course)​
• Mantras for Astral Projection

Jinn Science

• The Yellow Book

Mantras and Prayers for Protection

• The Divine Science
• Esoteric Medicine and Practical Magic
• Klim Krishnaya Instructional Video
• The Major Mysteries
• The Microcosmic Star Instructional Video

Meditation Courses and Resources

• Gnostic Meditation
• Guided Practices
• Mantras and Pronunciations
• Meditation Essentials
• Sufi Principles of Meditation

Pranayama for Single Practitioners

• Christic Egyptian Pranayama (and other exercises) in The Yellow Book
• Kundalini: The Sacred Fire of All Religions
• Pranayama and Sexual Transmutation
• Ham-Sah Pranayama​

Runes

• The Magic of the Runes
• Runes Course
• The Seven Vowels Instructional Video

​Sacred Rites of Rejuvenation

• Book
• Yoga for the Aquarian Era (Lecture)

Scriptures | The Sharpest Sword

"The Buddha Replies to the Deva" explained through the gnostic wisdom.

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An esoteric key for transforming our daily lives and practical tips for how to apply it.