Out Of The Silent Planet Summary

He that aligns with the harmony of the cosmos, with Tao, with the Divine I AM, feeds and grows the flame - like the Colombes tending the fire in the sacred Temple of Vesta - which translates into a greater manifestation of God, the Shekinah, in the words of the man in the world of Malkuth - Assiah, footstool of God. Glorified by the divinity of his God's presence, man manifests his full divine potential fruit of the Tree of Life in full development with aspects of the will / power, love / wisdom, intelligence or activity in balance and total development.

Heaven or Kingdom of God is an inner state, a condition in consciousness where peace, harmony, happiness, love, compassion, wisdom, and the rules of the supreme power. divine union with the source of our being, the effects of the transcendence of consciousness of man, and transports in the crown of the largest fire in the kingdom of life. This is the unio mystica and ascension sought by the Christian mystics and saints since the resurrection of Jesus Master.

The Essenes

There was a pre-Christian sect called the Essenes "who has been influential in the molding of Christianity, and it behooves us to consider them briefly.

According to tradition, the Essenes, it is said the origin of the centuries before the advent of the incarnation of love and purity, represented by Jesus and John - Harbinger. This segment of the Great White Brotherhood said to have originated in Egypt, and is linked to Theraputae, a sect that specializes in healing, is among the nations of the Mediterranean. Some historians trace their roots in esoteric school of the prophets, established by Samuel - the prophet who anointed Saul as king of Israel. The brothers of this mysterious sect sometimes referred to as "mysterious," "Secrets" and "silent, because of their mystical practices, discipline, behavior and expression of their normal habits and secular life. A community Essene once lived on the shores of Lake Moeris, Egypt. Some of the members were single, married people who probably practiced spiritual exercises have specific embody lofty souls. As start Christ, the Essenes horror animal sacrifices . It is likely that the former has adopted the attitude of it. The Essenes had no slaves nor servants, and lived communally, sharing worldly goods and to cooperate harmoniously with all the risk they taken. They were the healers, and makes great use of herbs, minerals, "laying on of hands" and the invocation of the angels of healing. The members of the community were considered holy and pious outside their group.

It says nothing about the Essenes in the New Testament, except for a hint or two regarding the mysterious men in white who has often appeared to the disciples of the Master Nazarene offer words of advice. The dresses they wore white wool, which suggests pre-Islamic Sufism, apparently means their status symbol as members higher degree. From the nutritional point of view of their lifestyle, the Essenes were known to be vegetarian, they are also regarded as "God-eating", a term that refers to the ability to nourish the physical body with life-giving qualities is pranic in ethers. This initiation and harmony with other cosmic forces may account for their unusually long life span ranging from one hundred to one hundred and twenty years.

Roman historians such as Pliny referred to the Essenes in their writings in a fairly brief, because of privacy and isolation that leads the Essenes. The absence of any concrete reference to the Essenes in the Bible is an act to be considered. While other sects influence on Jewish social environment were discussed, such as the Sadducees and T.