Radiations of Being
If light is both a wave and a particle, then what are thoughts?
If you think you understand it, you don't.
Study House Aphorisms
Like what “it” does not like.
The highest that a man can attain is to be able to do.
The worse the conditions of life the more productive the work, always provided you remember the work.
Remember yourself always and everywhere.
Remember you come here having already understood the necessity of struggling with yourself—only with yourself. Therefore thank everyone who gives you the opportunity.
Here we can only direct and create conditions, but not help.
Know that this house can be useful only to those who have recognized their nothingness and who believe in the possibility of changing.
If you already know it is bad and do it, you commit a sin difficult to redress.
The chief means of happiness in this life is the ability to consider externally always, internally never.
Do not love art with your feelings.
A true sign of a good man is if he loves his father and mother.
Judge others by yourself and you will rarely be mistaken.
Only help him who is not an idler.
Respect every religion.
I love him who loves work.
We can only strive to be able to be Christians.
Don’t judge a man by the tales of others.
Consider what people think of you—not what they say.
Take the understanding of the East and the knowledge of the West—and then seek.
Only he who can take care of what belongs to others may have his own.
Only conscious suffering has any sense.
It is better to be temporarily an egoist than never to be just.
Practice love first on animals, they are more sensitive.
By teaching others you will learn yourself.
Remember that here work is not for work’s sake but is only a means.
Only he can be just who is able to put himself in the position of others.
If you have not by nature a critical mind your staying here is useless.
He who has freed himself of the disease of “tomorrow” has a chance to attain what he came here for.
Blessed is he who has a soul, blessed is he who has none, but woe and grief to him who has it in embryo.
Rest comes not from the quantity but from the quality of sleep.
Sleep little without regret.
The energy spent on active inner work is then and there transformed into a fresh supply, but that spent on passive work is lost for ever.
One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.
Conscious love evokes the same in response. Emotional love evokes the opposite. Physical love depends on type and polarity.
Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.
Hope, when bold, is strength. Hope, with doubt, is cowardice. Hope, with fear, is weakness.
Man is given a definite number of experiences—economizing them, he prolongs his life.
Here there are neither Russians nor English, Jews nor Christians, but only those who pursue one aim—to be able to be.
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Blinks of the Divine Eye
When one tries to escape the prison of sleep, it is important not to get caught or else you risk getting thrown into a larger prison or worse: re-united with the prisoners you left behind. The prison guards also keep you bound to the earth like the little people in Lilliput so you must find a way to loosen the bonds, potentially by expanding yourself gradually then shrinking to slip free. Be careful once out to avoid getting arrested again through practicing impartiality. Suppose you come across a man beating a woman. Your first instinct may be to grab the nearest crowbar and cripple the fellow however this person is most likely a police officer and will immediately charge you with assault with a deadly object or worse: attempted murder. If you are able, you might be able to simply become a crowbar and separate the two individuals with your voice or even with your body alone to absorb the blows. Spontaneity in service for Objectivity: Violence begets Violence. However, if you must escape prison via impersonating a prison guard, be prepared to become all that you have learned to hate.
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To cultivate a genuine sense of self that is impartial, spontaneous, and objective - follow these steps:
Establish a clear distinction between "I" and "it":
Begin by understanding that your ordinary sense of self, the body or "it," is composed of thoughts, emotions, memories, and desires.
Imagine a mirror placed before you: the reflection you see represents your "it."
Now, allow your awareness to shift slightly, so that you become the observer of this reflection. This observing presence is your true "I."
Foster impartiality:
As you observe your thoughts, feelings, and reactions, strive to do so without judgment or attachment.
Imagine that you are a neutral scientist studying a complex experiment. Your task is merely to record and understand the processes unfolding before you.
To cultivate impartiality: Practice detaching from your thoughts: when they arise, simply acknowledge their presence and let them pass like clouds in the sky. Avoid engaging with or reacting to your emotions; instead, observe them with curiosity and compassion.
Develop spontaneity:
True spontaneity arises only when you are free from the grip of habitual patterns and conditioned responses.
To cultivate spontaneity:+ Observe your automatic reactions to situations, people, and events.+ Challenge yourself to respond differently in familiar scenarios, allowing your genuine, unscripted self to emerge.+ Practice improvisation or other spontaneous activities (e.g., free writing, drawing, or dancing) to encourage a sense of fluidity and unpredictability.
Cultivate objectivity:
To achieve true objectivity, you must first develop an understanding of your subjective tendencies - the filters through which you perceive reality.
As you observe your thoughts, feelings, and reactions, ask yourself: What is my emotional investment in this belief or response? How might another person with a different perspective interpret this situation? Am I allowing my past experiences or biases to color my perception?
To further enhance objectivity: Seek out diverse viewpoints and engage in open, curious dialogue with others. Practice active listening, suspending your own opinions and assumptions as you seek to understand the speaker's perspective.
Nurture the impartial "I":
As you develop these qualities of impartiality, spontaneity, and objectivity, allow them to strengthen and refine your observing presence.
Imagine this "I" growing brighter and more distinct, like a beacon illuminating the landscape of your psyche.
With each practice session, make it your aim to cultivate this impartial "I," until it becomes your natural, effortless state.
Remember that creating an impartial "I" is not merely an intellectual exercise but a profound transformative process. Be patient with yourself as you journey towards greater self-awareness and authenticity.
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Omnosophia: The Transcendental Journey of Divine Wisdom
Omnosophia is not just a study; it is a way of being—a path that transcends the boundaries of mere intellectual pursuit and enters the realm of the soul. It is the art of living in harmony with the many currents of spiritual experience, an exploration of the eternal river that flows through every tradition, every culture, every whisper of the human spirit reaching out to touch the infinite. Just as the Omnologist Manifesto seeks to understand the sciences through its many expressions, Omnosophia embarks on a similar journey, but with a focus on spiritual growth and mystical understanding.
At its core, Omnosophia is the pursuit of unity—unity with the divine, unity with the cosmos, and unity with the sacred heart that beats in every living thing. It is the recognition that beneath the myriad expressions of faith, the countless teachings of sages and mystics, there lies a single truth: that all paths, no matter how winding or convoluted, converge upon the same summit—the divine source that is both immanent and transcendent.
Imagine, if you will, a vast celestial garden where each flower, each blade of grass, each tree, represents a unique spiritual path. These paths, like rivers converging in a great ocean, each possess their own rhythm, their own scent, their own hue. Some flowers bloom brightly, their petals a riot of color, representing the grand monotheistic faiths—the Abrahamic traditions with their rich theological structures and profound teachings of compassion, justice, and divine law. Others grow more humbly in the shade, like the subtle teachings of Eastern mysticism, the quiet whistling winds of the Tao, or the meditative depths of Buddhist practice—paths that do not seek to impose upon the world, but to dissolve the self into the greater whole. Still others are obscure, hidden in the crevices of the world, forgotten or overlooked, like the esoteric traditions that reawaken in secret gardens, their roots deep in the forgotten soil of ancient wisdom, offering their own revelations to the seeker who dares to venture.
In this great garden, all paths are worthy. All paths lead to the same horizon of divine union, and each teaches a different lesson about the nature of divinity, consciousness, and the eternal dance of the soul. Omnosophia is not a path of comparison or rivalry, but one of reverence—a study that sees all traditions as stepping stones leading the seeker towards the same truth, the same realization. It is a study not of hierarchy but of harmony—seeing each tradition not as a rival but as a unique, sacred song, all contributing to the symphony of human spiritual experience.
As an Omnosophia scholar, you do not merely observe. You immerse yourself in the sacred waters of each tradition, each teaching, each experience. You do not study these paths from afar, nor do you attempt to dissect them with the cold precision of the intellect. No, you walk each path with your heart, your soul, and your very being. You listen to the voices of saints and sages not as historical figures or philosophical arguments, but as living whispers of the divine that echo through time and space.
It is a journey of inner work—of aligning the self with the sacred. It is not enough to read sacred texts or to study the experiences of mystics through the lens of the mind; Omnosophia calls you to embody the wisdom of each tradition, to walk as they walked, to seek as they sought, to pray as they prayed. The study of divine wisdom is as much a practice as it is a study, an embodied inquiry that transcends the limitations of words and enters the realm of direct experience.
And yet, as you walk these diverse paths, you realize that there is no single way to the divine—no single method or expression that holds the secret to all spiritual wisdom. Some paths will take you through the fire of purification, burning away the false self until only the pure essence of being remains. Others will guide you through the labyrinth of the mind, seeking to unravel the deep knots of ego and illusion. Still others will lead you through the quiet beauty of surrender, teaching you the way of non-action, of flowing with the natural rhythms of the universe.
But in each path, you discover that the divine is not an external force, something to be reached for or attained—it is, rather, the essence of all things. The divine is the breath of life, the pulse of the cosmos, the very ground of being. It is a secret that cannot be contained in a single teaching, a single tradition. It is the mystery that reveals itself in the silence between thoughts, in the space between breaths, in the moment before you utter the name of God.
The Omnosophia scholar is a mystic at heart. You are not only a student of the sacred but a participant in it. You become the flower, the river, the flame. Through your own experience, you embody the teachings you study, and through that embodiment, you come to understand that all wisdom is one: that each path, in its own way, leads to the same final realization—the realization that all is divine, all is interconnected, all is one.
In Omnosophia, there is no distinction between the sacred and the profane. Every experience, every moment of life is a portal to the divine. Each act of love, each act of compassion, each moment of silence holds within it the potential to awaken the soul to the truth that has always been there, just beneath the surface of everyday existence.
As you journey deeper into Omnosophia, you begin to shed the trappings of ego, of self-importance, of spiritual pride. You realize that you are but a humble participant in this grand cosmic dance. The divine, in its many forms, reveals itself to you—not as something separate from you, but as something that lives within you, through you, and around you. It is in the space between breaths, in the touch of a hand, in the rustling of leaves in the wind, in the distant star that burns in the night sky.
Omnosophia teaches that wisdom is not a destination—it is a continual unfolding, a process of awakening to the truth that is already here. The divine does not come to you from some far-off place—it is always within you, waiting to be recognized, waiting to be embraced. It is in the very fabric of existence, woven through every thought, every emotion, every action. It is the unspoken language of the soul, a language that transcends words, a language that can only be felt, known, and experienced.
And so, the journey of Omnosophia continues, not as a path to be completed, but as a way of being—a way of living with open eyes, an open heart, and an open soul, constantly seeking to understand the divine in all its forms, in all its expressions, in every corner of the universe.
For the study of divine wisdom is not about knowledge—it is about awakening. Awakening to the realization that you are already one with the divine, and that all paths, however they may appear, ultimately lead to the same place: the infinite, boundless, and eternal source of all that is.
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