Symbolically, the father represents the head of a family, and that is why everything must revolve around him. He is the one responsible for keeping the family together. If the members of a family are not linked to the head and in harmony with it, or ...
To a disciple, a Master does not exist as an entirely separate being: to the extent that he has been genuinely accepted, a Master also exists inside his disciples—in their heart, soul and spirit. The more a disciple frees themself from their ...
Suppose you want to teach yourself the violin. You start by buying an instrument and exercise books, and begin playing. At first you play for one or two hours a day, but very soon your enthusiasm flags and you give up. A month later, you pick up ...
A Master just has to cast a glance into the invisible to tell what the inner state of his disciples is. He can feel the presence of all those who have not wavered, who continue to follow the path of light. Whereas he no longer feels those who have ...
The role of a spiritual Master is to give his disciples true knowledge, even though he knows that they are not yet able to put it into practice. He is obliged to tell them that there is a better way of understanding things, but at the same time he ...
What is a spiritual Master? He is a head—a true head, one who is conscious of the value of divine work and who is always in touch with heaven. Thanks to this bond, even when he must go away, his place is never empty: luminous entities from the ...
We humans have a tendency to think of ourselves as the centre of the universe. So when a Master—whose only concern is for our future and our evolution, spending his whole life, and all his time and energy to be of service to us—puts us back in our ...
You should not ask that a spiritual master be all-knowing and all-powerful. You have the right to ask only one thing of them: that they serve as a link to heaven for you, that they guide you on the path of light, that they show you the way to God. ...
Those who want to be master of their destiny must not attach so much importance to what comes to them from the outside: difficulties or opportunities, gains or losses. They should just work, knowing that all possibilities are within them, and as a ...
When the decision to follow a certain path is etched deeply into your being, it becomes like an instinct that prevents you from straying and shows you how to avoid or overcome obstacles. If you too often forget the good resolutions you made, it is ...
If you are looking for a spiritual guide, you should at least be aware of what to expect from one. A spiritual master will do all they can to open up the path that is in your best interest to follow. But the desire to walk on that path can only come ...
True freedom for human beings lies in their God-given potential to find everything within. This is what a spiritual Master strives to impress on his disciples. So people are very much mistaken if they imagine a Master to be a despot, solely ...
We must have confidence in the initiates, the great masters, all these beings who have advanced further along the path of evolution than we have, for we need their instructions and guidance. We should not be afraid that they will abuse their ...
So many believers – Jews, Christians, Muslims, etc. – are content to glorify the founder of their religion – Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, etc. – and proclaim wherever they go how superior he is to the others! But Moses is Moses, Jesus is Jesus, Muhammad ...
A spiritual Master has great powers, of course, but there are things he cannot do. He cannot, for example, eat for you. He can give you food, but you have to eat it. And if you say, ‘No, no, I want him to eat for me', the Master will get stronger ...
Before being able to take on his task, a spiritual Master will have incarnated on earth numerous times and worked and worked… For life on earth exposes humans continually to the risk of making mistakes, and they must constantly correct themselves ...
Most people have the vague feeling that something inside them is crying out for a kind of nourishment that their daily activities alone cannot provide. This is why they read or go to the cinema, the theatre, a concert, museums, to find the ...
You may find that even the most beautiful works of art have a few imperfections, and even the greatest artists are rarely satisfied with their works. Yet certain monuments, because of their proportions, the purity of their lines and the materials ...
You say you want to take your Master as your example. But a true Master will tell you instead to take the sun as your example, as he himself does. He looks at the sun and raises his arm in its direction, so that all may go to it and absorb its life, ...
Many people are surprised that a great Master's authority and radiance does not produce miraculous effects on all those who come to him. But what do they expect? A Master cannot improve those who refuse to improve, for deep down they are free. You ...
Through his words, a spiritual Master strives to lead his disciples as far as he can; then he must be silent. It is impossible for him to reveal everything he experiences in his spirit and soul. Are there words to truly explain what ecstasy is, the ...
The life of a spiritual Master is strewn with obstacles, conflicts and dangers of all kinds. He should know in advance that he will have to pay very dearly for his wish to bring light to humans, for not only will they not always listen to him, they ...
People usually seek to have friends who are pleasant and who pander to their tastes and instincts. But those who tell them how to make progress, how to surpass themselves – oh my goodness, they are to be avoided! And yet, there is no greater friend ...
...r failings, their weaknesses and their pain. He does not always make direct comments, but in his thoughts he whispers to each one of them, ‘Study, practise, be more patient, more generous… Don't lose heart…'
All true disciples perceive the pres...
...hose particles, if you can preserve them and even develop them, you will sense in time that your thoughts, as well as your feelings and even your health, are improving. All you should seek from a Master are the right conditions for living the d...
You already know many things, but you do not know that you know. This knowledge comes from a very long time ago, when you still dwelt in the bosom of the Eternal, in light, love and beauty. There you learned everything about your divine origin, your ...
A spiritual Master reveals some essential truths to his disciples, and it is up to the disciples to feel them, to absorb them and live them. Yes, a Master puts all his love, all his soul and spirit into his words, and the disciples take them, savour ...
Given the nature of the work he does with his disciples, a spiritual Master needs to know who he can rely on. And he can only rely on people who have a deep need to free themselves, to overcome their weaknesses. As for the rest, he is under no ...
You can see from the way the word ‘master' is used in everyday life that it can have several meanings. There is the master who passes on knowledge to his pupils, the master who exercises power over servants or slaves, the master who excels in a ...
A spiritual Master endeavours to lead his disciples as far as he can using speech, and then he must be silent. It is impossible for him to reveal everything he experiences in his spirit and soul. Are there words to truly explain what ecstasy is, ...
Consider someone who decides to bring order and discipline to their life. They think they need a Master and say to themselves, ‘I want to meet a great Master, the greatest Master. Only then will I agree to embrace spiritual life.' And they go off to ...
Why do you expect your Master to get you out of all your difficulties? It is up to you to make an effort, to learn and to exert yourself, because whatever efforts you have made will serve you for all eternity. If you are always expecting someone to ...
When the decision to follow a certain path is etched deeply into your being, it becomes like an instinct that prevents you from straying and shows you how to avoid or overcome obstacles. If you too often forget the good resolutions you made, it is ...
Disciples wishing to have the same qualities as their Master strive to identify with him. In this way they set up a truly magical connection between the Master and themselves, and thanks to this connection they begin little by little to resemble ...
Humans are constantly busy making plans. That is one thing you can be sure of - there is plenty of planning. But what kind of plans are they? They are rarely, very rarely, about becoming servants of God, vehicles for the light. It would be easy to ...
...upils once lessons are over. They go home and get caught up again in their own activities, their thoughts, feelings and problems. They have taught their class, and that is that. A spiritual master, on the other hand, is constantly concerned wit...
You wish to learn to play a musical instrument - say, the violin - and you think you can manage without a teacher. So you buy a violin and exercise manuals, and you start playing. For a while, you work one or two hours a day, but very quickly you ...
Even when you live in the presence of a great master, it is difficult to understand him or even feel the nature of his presence, the life that is his, because the vibrations of spiritual life elude usual human perception: humans are out of their ...
The task of a spiritual Master is to provide human beings with the best conditions in which to manifest the qualities buried within them, however deeply. There may be surprises for him…and good surprises, why only bad ones? But a Master is neither ...
A master makes every effort to be available to his disciples, but the moment always comes when they must return home to look after their families and resume their work. Some complain: ‘I don't understand: when I'm with the Master, everything is easy,...
What do disciples usually look for in a Master? Someone who is all-knowing and all-powerful, who makes their life easy and solves all their problems. Well, they will have to think again; this is not what a Master is there for. A Master is there to ...
Because they are exasperated without realizing it, at times people around you reproach you for certain shortcomings. In general, however, people do not dare tell you the truth about yourself. Why? Because they are afraid of losing your services or ...
People speak of ‘revealed religions' as if at a certain moment in history God himself spoke in order to make himself known and deliver his commandments. And what he said at this time must be considered definitive; nothing can ever be added or ...
You should not ask that a spiritual master be all-knowing and all-powerful. You have the right to ask only one thing of him: that he serve as a link to heaven for you, that he show you the path towards God, that he guide you on the path of light. ...
We do not become saints or prophets in just one lifetime; it requires many incarnationson the earth and ceaseless work. This is what life on earth is about: faults, mistakes, failings. How could a spiritual master help and educate human beings today ...
Those who want to be master of their destiny must not be so preoccupied with what may come to them from the outside: difficulties or opportunities, profits or losses. They must work with the sole idea that all possibilities are within them, and as a ...
We must have confidence in those beings who have advanced further along the path of evolution than we have, in the initiates and the great masters, for we need their instruction and guidance. We must not be afraid that they will abuse their ...
A spiritual master is a being who possesses great psychic powers, but these powers do not allow him to act at all times, in every location, under any condition, and with just anyone.A verse of the Gospels says that, when passing through Nazareth, ...
The spiritual life is a discipline which requires a great deal of time and effort. Therefore, if someone comes along and begins by promising that you will obtain clairvoyance and psychic powers very quickly and easily, be careful. And mistrust them ...
So many complications in life arise because we are impulsive and do not know how to hold our tongue. During a conversation with a boss or a colleague, for example, you are not sufficiently vigilant, and you let a few unfortunate words slip. Well, ...