TRAILER: Sacred Sexuality E3: Sexual Revolution
Glorian Podcast
Episode Three of the Sacred Sexuality series is . This two-hour episode takes us through 11,000 years of changes to religion and attitudes towards sex, leading to the condition of our world today. This series has no explicit or lewd imagery. It emphasizes respect and veneration for the sacred, spiritual nature of sex that modern humanity has forgotten. Approximate runtime: 120 minutes
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Veil of Awareness
Glorian Podcast
An analysis of how Sophia's gazing into the veil of the Treasury of the Light, in a mistaken way, creates her own suffering; how this is related to our impressions within and outside of meditation; how this is related to Dzogchen’s five colored lights, five wisdoms, and five poisons.
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To Meditate is to See Images
Glorian Podcast
If you cannot see internal images at will, then you do not know how to meditate. If this statement surprises you, then please consider the roots of the word meditation. Study the course: https://glorian.org/learn/video/meditation-video-series-how-to-see-images-in-meditation
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Conference of the Birds - Part 2
Glorian Podcast
Part 2 of a discussion of the Sufi mystical poem, The Conference of the Birds, by Farid ud-Din Attar
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Conference of the Birds - Part 1
Glorian Podcast
Part 1 of a discussion of the Sufi mystical poem, The Conference of the Birds, by Farid ud-Din Attar
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What is the Gnostic Church?
Glorian Podcast
People today mistakenly believe that the word Gnostic refers only to a few groups that were active in the Middle East almost two thousand years ago, and left behind the so-called gnostic gospels or gnostic scriptures. In reality, those groups were not isolated or unique. They were part of a worldwide tradition found on every continent, whose roots are not in the physical world at all. In fact, Jesus, the greatest gnostic of all and the inspiration for the so-called gnostic scriptures and the modern Christian tradition, is a master of Kabbalah and Judaism. He is a master of Egyptian,...
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Artificial Intelligence and Authentic Intelligence
Glorian Podcast
Artificial intelligence, or AI, has recently made several notable advancements. But is it actual intelligence? What is the source of authentic intelligence, consciousness, and understanding? Reviews the current state of A.I. technology, the impacts on society, and the pathway to authentic intelligence. PDF and transcription: https://glorian.org/learn/courses-and-lectures/beginning-here-and-now/artificial-intelligence-and-authentic-intelligence
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What is Consciousness?
Glorian Podcast
"Wherever there is life, there is consciousness. Consciousness is as inherent to life as humidity is to water." —Samael Aun Weor, https://glorian.org/connect/blog/what-is-consciousness
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Why Give at Christmas?
Glorian Podcast
Christ is a force, not a person. Christ is selfless love, the power of sacrifice, compassion. This is not just an ideal: it is a living substance, a quality of consciousness, that in Buddhism is called . Christ can incarnate within the prepared individual. Jesus incarnated Christ. So did Buddha, Krishna, Joan of Arc, and many others. The whole purpose of the spiritual path is to earn that right: to become a bodhisattva, an incarnation of Christ. Christ Mass is a preparation for and a celebration of that possibility. https://glorian.org/connect/blog/why-give-at-christmas
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What Are the Three Brains?
Glorian Podcast
"Perfect mental equilibrium is of vital importance for those who want spiritual progress. Almost all the aspirants of esotericism easily lose their mental equilibrium and usually fall into the most absurd things. Whosoever yearns for direct knowledge must ensure that their minds are in perfect equilibrium... Mental disequilibrium is avoided by balancing the three brains." —Samael Aun Weor https://glorian.org/connect/blog/three-brains-and-five-centers
info_outlineHowbeit we speak wisdom [σοφία, sophia] among them that are perfect [τελείοις, teleios]… 1 Corinthians 2:6
τέλειος (teleios):
- that which is perfect
- consummate human integrity and virtue
- the realization of one’s ultimate purpose in life
τέλος (telos):
- the end purpose or goal of something
- the telos of an acorn is an oak tree.
This lecture discusses:
What is goal of the universe? What is our spiritual purpose? What are the forms of knowledge and how to do we know what is true?