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Contemporary knowledge about God, Evolution, and the meaning of human life.
Methodology of spiritual development.
Pythagoras and His School/Pythagoras — Golden Verses Preface“For a long time I pondered on how to lead souls to knowing the true essence of man, to knowing the Whole, how to lead them to Love, to knowledge of nature and Mother-Earth, how to show them the Divine Fire and to illuminate them with the Light of Wisdom… All My non-incarnate Teachers helped Me to create that which was called later the Teachings of Pythagoras… “I subdivided the Teachings into a number of stages, so that minds which are weak do not get overburdened. “I made Morality, Love, and Beauty the basis of the first stage and called it Quietness of Soul. “Only after quieting the mind, mastering the ability to suppress wicked qualities in oneself, to transform oneself as a soul, to grow love and wisdom in oneself — only after that an aspirant could be accepted as a student. “I transformed the tradition of spiritual initiations into a science: the science about soul development. In this regard, your activity inherits and continues the Work that I performed on the Earth at that time. “Wisdom is the spiritual knowledge about the Highest. “There is no much value in knowledge which just trains the mind and memory: it is like a game with a ball for training the body. Only that knowledge is valuable which leads man to cognition of the Truth and Laws of the Life of the Whole. “The knowledge is useless if there is no spiritual transformation! “The knowledge is dangerous if there is no morality! “I liked your idea to create a site1 about My School. I suggest adding to it the material of your lectures and making a photogallery Lessons of Inner Quietness with a meditative caption below each slide. “I suggest that you make this site an open, acting School of Pythagoras! “I — Pythagoras — open again My School on the Earth! Here and now with your help, My friends, this work has begun! “Let the materials of this site become the first stage of initiation for those who yearn for Wisdom and Love! “I want to draw the attention of the youth to the Laws of existence and to the meaning of life, and help them to develop the love for Wisdom! “I want to make Love and Goodness the basis of human life! “I want to open wide the door to the world of Divine Love, Calm, and Bliss — for all yearning souls!” Pythagoras, * * * “To cognize the Divine Essence — Pythagoras lived on the Earth about 570-500 B.C. He is known as a Greek philosopher and mathematician. He was a strict vegetarian. In the town of Croton in southern Italy, He founded the theological brotherhood, which became widespread with time. The purpose of the Pythagorean brotherhood was the ethical renovation of society, purification of religious views, and imparting confidential methods of spiritual development to deserving students. The brotherhood was a monastic community consisting of both men and women, who regarded Pythagoras as an Incarnation of God. The activity of that great School ended due to a massacre perpetrated by primitive people… … Pythagoras composed works on philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, and music. He knew about the sphericity of the Earth and that inside it there is the Central Fire. He also taught about the immortality of souls and about their gradual development in a series of incarnations. … At present, Pythagoras manifests Himself as a non-incarnate Divine Teacher, a Representative of the Creator. He supervises the area of the Mediterranean Sea and its coast. * * * … Pythagoras was born on the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. His birth was predicted. Through a prophet God told the parents about the birth of a boy who would grow and become glorious thanks to his wisdom, beauty, and great deeds. From childhood Pythagoras displayed abilities and interest in philosophy and other sciences. He studied medicine, biology, astronomy, and mathematics, learning them from famous scholars of that time; He learned also music and painting. Then He continued His religious education in Egypt, where He was initiated into priesthood. Then He went to Persia, where He continued studying the mystical knowledge. At a mature age, Pythagoras founded His spiritual School in the city of Croton. We know about the work of this School from stories narrated by several great Disciples of Pythagoras, Who also attained Divinity in Mergence with the Creator thanks to Pythagoras’ help. * * * And now let us become acquainted with a translation of the ancient text Golden Verses of Pythagoras, which was studied by beginner students in His School.
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