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An Uncommon Biography of an Uncommon Man Samael Aun Weor
Samael Aun Weor wrote over sixty books, gave thousands of lectures, and formed the worldwide Gnostic Movement, whose members number in the millions. Though these accomplishments are certainly impressive by any standard, they are merely the pale terrestrial reflection of the work he accomplished internally, spiritually. And yet, in spite of his wisdom and generosity towards mankind, he said:
His lifelong mission was to deliver to humanity the complete path toward the realization of the inner Being, or in other words, the total and exact science required by anyone of any religion, race, culture or creed who wishes to fully and completely develop the human soul. The path he taught is the Path of the Bodhisattva, that mysterious and ancient wisdom long hidden in the bosom of every great religion. The Bodhisattva Path, also known as the Straight Path, is taken by very few. While many aspire to the Light, the vast majority take the easier Spiral Path, which is accomplished over a much longer period. The walker of the Straight Path is rare because that road is bitter, painful and filled with terrors. Embodied in the life story of Jesus of Nazareth, the Path of the Bodhisattva is a path of crucifixion and suffering on behalf of others.
Clearly, the Path taught by Samael Aun Weor is a radical departure from the teachings of the Spiral Path, and is even more sharply opposed to the far more common teachings of the Baalim, or Lunar Path. Thus, the student, when encountering Gnosis for the first time, is often shocked, outraged, or offended, because these teachings contradict much of what we believe or hold dear. Upon closer study, it will be discovered that Gnosis is indeed the Doctrine of the Synthesis, the expression of the Universal Wisdom in the heart of every religion. What is in conflict with Gnosis are the ideas and interpretations of mankind. Truth is One; it is the mind we have within which degenerates that Truth into opinions, dogmas, politics and wars. As a vibrant embodiment of the Bodhisattva ideal, which renounces all self-interest and seeks instead to benefit others, Samael Aun Weor rejected any notion of personality worship or the attachments of followers. Throughout his life, many thousands of students projected onto him their ideals and their needs, and this continues to this day. While many worship him and make Gnosis into just another system of belief, his own message is very clear: the only Master we should follow is our own inner Divinity. To reach that inner Divinity, we must remove from our mind mere belief: we must instead study the path as taught by all the great teachers of humanity, and put those teachings into daily practice. Perhaps most remarkably, what he wrote and taught was not mere theory: unlike most authors (especially those who write about religion and spirituality), he taught from personal experience.
The Terrestrial Man and the Celestial Man
In order to understand the true identity of Samael Aun Weor, it is necessary to understand something about the identity of all people: we, as terrestrial people, are the children of our own, individual inner Divinity. We are the "first man," of the earth, and we have within us the "second man," who, at this point, we do not know; that is why we suffer, because we do not have a direct connection with our own true, inner nature. The goal of "religion" (Latin: religare, to unite) is to re-unite these two parts. This is what is meant by the "Self-realization of the Being." The Terrestrial Man "realizes" his inner nature, the Heavenly Man.
For us to accomplish this goal, we must remove all corruption from within, for God, the Celestial Man within us, cannot mix with our corrupted psyche.
This is why all true religions and mystical traditions emphasize the need for Sanctity, or psychological purity. The one who purifies himself of all that is corrupt can then "inherit the Kingdom" or in other words, become united with his own true "Self." Yet, this "self" is not self in the way we think of it, for our real existence is beyond any sense of "I" - the real self is the Being:
Beyond this, there are those who work to embody more; they choose the most difficult path of all, and seek to incarnate the very sourse of all Wisdom and Compassion: the universal Cosmic Christ, also known as Jupiter, Vishnu, Quetzalcoatl, Avalokitesvara, and many other names. The Path of the Bodhisattva
In the esoteric or secret teachings of Tibet and Gnosticism, a Bodhisattva is a human being who, through tremendous work on himself, has reached the Fifth Initiation of Fire (Tiphereth) and has chosen to continue working by means of the Straight Path, renouncing the easier Spiral Path (in Nirvana), and returning instead to help suffering humanity. By means of this sacrifice, this individual incarnates the Christ (Avalokitesvara), thereby embodying the supreme source of wisdom and compassion. The Cosmic Christ is known in Hebrew as Chokmah, which literally means "wisdom." This is the entrance to the Direct Path to complete liberation from the ego, a route that only very few take, due to the fact that one must pay the entirety of one's karma in one life. Those who have taken this road have been the most remarkable figures in human history: Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, Quetzalcoatl, Krishna, Moses, Padmasambhava, Milarepa, Joan of Arc, Fu-Ji, and many others whose names are not remembered or known.
Samael Aun Weor, through tremendous psychological revolutions within himself, achieved the glory of his own inner Master, and incarnated the Cosmic Christ, becoming a Bodhisattva, or "essence of wisdom (Chokmah)." The Initiatic Life of the Terrestrial Man
He never identified with his Christian name since he knew that it was just a passing accident of life that soon disappears in time. Even though many people who knew him still like to use his Christian name, we omit it, because just like him, we only want to talk about his Real Self or Real Being. At the age of eighteen, he came in contact with his Innermost through a maha-samadhi and met his Guru in the Internal Worlds. After passing terrible ordeals in the physical world he was initiated in a Gnostic Temple of the Superior Worlds. Through his initiation he remembered his reincarnations in Atlantis, Lemuria, Hyperborea, and the Polar Race. Reaching the state of prajnaparamita he gained access to the cosmic Akashic Records (the memory of Nature) and thereafter went beyond the Polar Race, remembering past mahamanvantaras (Cosmic Days). This is how he came to know about the origin of the human being on this planet, a knowledge that he wrote in one of his books entitled Gnostic Anthropology. He achieved the complete annihilation within himself of the subconsciousness, unconsciousness, and infraconsciousness through the techniques of meditation and sexual dynamics; thus he developed Supraconsciousness, which gave him the ability to investigate cosmic phenomena within all of the sephiroth of the Tree of Life. He also became able to consciously communicate with all of the sentient beings who inhabit the different spheres or dimensions, parallel universes of the cosmos. This is how he was able to bring into his physical brain a great deal of wisdom in relation to esoterism, mantras, invocations, Kabbalah, esoteric psychology, etc, etc, etc. There were many times when he explained to his disciples the great difficulty he had in crystallizing into contemporary language, the wisdom that he received within the Internal Worlds. He needed to learn Sanskrit, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew in order to explain what was impossible to express in everyday language. This is why when one reads his books we find that they are impregnated with a vocabulary appropriate to the knowledge he expresses. (That is why this website has begun compiling an online glossary ). Any reader will improve his own language in a spiritual way when reading his books. Samael Aun Weor achieved complete Self-realization at the age of sixty-one; thus at that age he passed through a terrible ordeal which allowed him to achieve the degree of a Resurrected Master and return into Shangri-La. Since then, he is operating anonymously in the physical world, while simultaneously continuing his mission from within the Internal Worlds. This is how his Real Being, Samael, the Spirit of Fire, absorbed him completely within his bosom and became one with him. The Celestial Man
The ladder is the Tree of Life. Samael Aun Weor said regarding this:
The name Samael Aun Weor is his true, eternal name. Every creature has their own eternal name, which has nothing to do with the profane name we receive at birth. As he wrote in his book The Zodiacal Course:
Samael, the inner Being of Samael Aun Weor, is a great archangel who has been assisting humanity for ages. He has been known by many names throughout our history, but he is perhaps best known as Ares, Mars, the God of War. His war is always a spiritual one, the war against the corruption of the human mind. Knowing this helps the reader understand why the writings and teachings of Samael Aun Weor are so direct and so potent. Samael (Ares) is the great cosmic intelligence which is responsible for the spiritual development of this current humanity, which has long been known as the "Aryan" (from Ares) race. (Unfortunately, this term "Aryan race" has been corrupted by many ignorant people.) Therefore, he needed his terrestrial part to work here in the physical world on behalf of humanity. His son, the bodhisattva, fell into disgrace for many centuries, and committed many mistakes. Due to this, the esoterists of past ages knew him as a great demon. Subsequently, the bodhisattva was brought to realize his mistakes, and he worked very hard to rectify them. Now, Samael, the inner Being, has his son standing upright once more, and he was able to deliver his teachings to humanity. Any neophyte can invoke the Master Samael in the Internal Worlds using the techniques that he gave in many of his books, and investigate all of this directly. The Teachings of Samael Aun Weor
To nourish the Intellectual Brain of his disciples with the wisdom of the Fire, he wrote more than sixty books. As a comprehensive whole, these works show the way and the dangers of the work. By intellectually learning the Doctrine of his Father, one can walk more easily on the Path of Self-realization. Since the Doctrine is very profound and sometimes difficult for the intellect to comprehend, Samael brought from the Internal Worlds the ancient Isiatic ritualistic works, a magical channel through which Samael the Spirit of Fire works in order to assist with fiery atoms, the Consciousness and the Spirit of those who perform these esoteric works, awakening within them the superlative Intuition that allows them to comprehend his Doctrine. The superlative Intuition is related with the Atom Nous in the left ventricle of the heart and is related with what is called in Kabbalah “Natural Magic.” Samael helps any neophyte who invokes him in the fiery forge of Vulcan, the “Ninth Sphere,” in order to walk on the Path of the Razor’s Edge, to become a real Human Being through the transmutation of our vital energies. The synthesis of his Doctrine is performed when one works in the three brains, in complete equilibrium.
The Tradition of Samael Aun WeorOver the last century, many schools and traditions have arisen which call themselves "Gnostic." Of those, some are based solely on dry old texts which were uncovered in the desert. Some are the offspring of various "occult" schools which claim some connection with the ancient mysteries. Yet, in the case of those schools which are founded upon the tradition of Samael Aun Weor, there is one striking difference: the application of practical techniques in order to know for oneself.
Gnosis is Greek for knowledge, and is the same as the Hebrew Daath, which is the Tree of Knowledge. This knowledge is beyond belief or theory: it is direct knowing through experience.
In the tradition of Samael Aun Weor, no one is asked to believe anything. There are no demands made of the student, save one: use the techniques so you will know for yourself. The knowledge, like the teacher, is merely an indication, a signpost; one should follow it in order to reach the goal.
Granted, there are schools and instructors within the tradition of Samael Aun Weor who have lost sight of this essential point, and they become just another "cult of personality," which seeks to gather followers and build organizations. This, however, has nothing to do with real Gnosis.
Samael Aun Weor indicated this many times, as in this case from his book The Zodiacal Course:
Real Gnosis is the experiential knowledge of the soul, which is beyond theory, dogma or belief. Therefore, we must reject from within ourselves all theory, dogma and belief in order to enter into the experience of Reality (direct knowledge).
* - The lecture in which Samael Aun Weor discussed his inner identity is published in its entirety as an appendix to The Three Mountains. Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites          |
Samael Aun Weor, the bodhisattva of Samael, the Spirit of Fire, was born in Colombia, South America. At a very early age, he was able to remember his past incarnations. Thus, he knew who he was.
A great deal of information about Samael, the Spirit of Fire, is written in many esoteric books. In some places Samael is described as a demon, and in others as a great Angel. This is because there is always movement in the heavens and hells; the demons can renounce evil and work to become Angels, and the Angels can make mistakes and fall into evil. This is the true meaning behind Jacob's Ladder.
The Doctrine of his Father, Samael, the Spirit of Fire, is given through three aspects, since the human being has three brains: the Intellectual Brain, the Emotional Brain, and the Motor/Instinctive/Sexual Brain.
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