Dharma (thelema) other wise known as Thelema (dharma)
So I just began reading a book called Yoga and Ayurveda by David Frawley. It is a compendium of the two subjects that I picked somewhat randomly on Amazon in an attempt to spend a $100 giftcard that I earned from my old bank's points program. (I paid that damn bank well over $100 in overdraft fees, so cashing in my points for this GC was the least I could do to get some of that money back). Anyway i am only on page 14 of 300ish. The chapter I am reading begins with exploring (briefly) the pillars of Dharma which are "the laws of truth that govern the universe." It talks about the various types of Dharma or pillars which make up the universal laws.
Some of these pillars resonated familiarly in my mind.
Ayruveda: also known as Dharmic medicine talks about dharmic living and is summed up as "natural healing based upon natural law, consciousness healing following the laws of consciousness." Then the passage continues with what is called adharmic living (which I feel is ironically pronounced ad-harm-ic which contains 'harm') as living life contrary to dharma, bringing pain and disharmony to all. The author claims that most psychological problems and emotional disorders are rooted in adharmic living, living out of harmony with the universe.
The next pillar of Dharma which caught my attention is called svadharma which is the law of our own particular nature that shows us our special role and purpose in life. This rocked my mind, as it is clearly the same concept as Thelema's cornerstone, "Do what thou Wilt shall be the whole of the Law."
This parallel made me look back at an earlier concept called Ahisma, which the author states is the most important ethical dharma, also as the supreme dharma which means 'non-harming' and having an attitude of mind that does not wish injury to any creature. Ahisma is the main principle of mental health as it removes the basis for negative emotions and thoughts to flourish in the mind. This concept resembles the second cornerstone of Thelema, "Love is the Law, Love under Will."
Next the author goes into Brahman which is the supreme reality. Brahman means the Vast or that which carries everything, the underlying substance of existence, both manifest and unmanifest. We all arise from Brahman, abide in it and must eventually return to it. The author writes that We know bBahman or Absolute Truth only by becoming one with it, which means becoming one with the sacred ground of Being beyond the variations of name and form in the external world. This process of becoming one is a clear example of The Great Work.
"As Brahman pervades all things, it also exists within us as our own true being. As the original state of creatures it is our own original nature. Pure existence is also pure consciousness. The is the Atman or higher self, that dwells in the hearts of all beings." Also known as the Holy Guardian Angel.
Im going crazy in my brain. No book has stimulated my mind so much in a LONG time. It's exciting.
I think that the immediate desire to link the principles in this book to those of Thelema which I know (sort of) is indicative of an innate gift I have. Uniting the Divided. Sifting through all of the dogma of religion and theology and discovering and categorizing all of the universal truths that pervade all of the world religions. Not a Light Worker then but a Truth Seeker. One who finds the truth and shares it with the world.
woah. This is heavy.
Some of these pillars resonated familiarly in my mind.
Ayruveda: also known as Dharmic medicine talks about dharmic living and is summed up as "natural healing based upon natural law, consciousness healing following the laws of consciousness." Then the passage continues with what is called adharmic living (which I feel is ironically pronounced ad-harm-ic which contains 'harm') as living life contrary to dharma, bringing pain and disharmony to all. The author claims that most psychological problems and emotional disorders are rooted in adharmic living, living out of harmony with the universe.
The next pillar of Dharma which caught my attention is called svadharma which is the law of our own particular nature that shows us our special role and purpose in life. This rocked my mind, as it is clearly the same concept as Thelema's cornerstone, "Do what thou Wilt shall be the whole of the Law."
This parallel made me look back at an earlier concept called Ahisma, which the author states is the most important ethical dharma, also as the supreme dharma which means 'non-harming' and having an attitude of mind that does not wish injury to any creature. Ahisma is the main principle of mental health as it removes the basis for negative emotions and thoughts to flourish in the mind. This concept resembles the second cornerstone of Thelema, "Love is the Law, Love under Will."
Next the author goes into Brahman which is the supreme reality. Brahman means the Vast or that which carries everything, the underlying substance of existence, both manifest and unmanifest. We all arise from Brahman, abide in it and must eventually return to it. The author writes that We know bBahman or Absolute Truth only by becoming one with it, which means becoming one with the sacred ground of Being beyond the variations of name and form in the external world. This process of becoming one is a clear example of The Great Work.
"As Brahman pervades all things, it also exists within us as our own true being. As the original state of creatures it is our own original nature. Pure existence is also pure consciousness. The is the Atman or higher self, that dwells in the hearts of all beings." Also known as the Holy Guardian Angel.
Im going crazy in my brain. No book has stimulated my mind so much in a LONG time. It's exciting.
I think that the immediate desire to link the principles in this book to those of Thelema which I know (sort of) is indicative of an innate gift I have. Uniting the Divided. Sifting through all of the dogma of religion and theology and discovering and categorizing all of the universal truths that pervade all of the world religions. Not a Light Worker then but a Truth Seeker. One who finds the truth and shares it with the world.
woah. This is heavy.