Glorian Podcast

The Bible is a book of alchemy that explains how to "be perfect as your Father in Heaven," and the way to do it is hidden in Kabbalah and the Hebrew words and letters. Learn about the Tree of Life, the types of souls, the difference between chastity and fornication, and much more.

The meditator ascends the nine stages of meditative concentration (serenity, shamatha) by recognizing the two essential features of concentration, recognizing the obstacles that impede it, and applying the antidotes.  At this stage of the course, students begin a new practice: concentration combined with visualization, and learn how to recognize:  Distinguishing Features of Concentration:  vivid intensity, intense mental clarity  stability, one-pointedness  Faults That Prevent Serenity:  Laziness  Forgetting the instructions  Not recognizing agitation and dullness  Not applying antidotes  Over-applying antidotes

Preparation for Meditative Serenity (concentration, shamatha) is made possible by adopting these simple principles: 1. Preparation: Conducive dwelling, Have little desire, Be content, Abandon useless activities, Pure ethical discipline, Stop thoughts of desires 2. Practice: Effective posture (Relaxation and Wakefulness). Effective practice (Mindfulness: attention is not distracted from object of concentration; and Vigilance: awareness of being distracted) When these basics are being applied daily, you can begin advancing through the stages of meditative concentration, which begin with the first two: First Stage: Settle the psyche by withdrawing attention from everything else, and direct it towards a single focus. Second Stage: Settling continually involves the attention that was directed initially to continue focusing without becoming distracted by anything else.

How do you go from wild mind, out of control thinking, stress and anxiety — to serenity, relaxation, concentration, and a mind that rests in equanimity? That is what you will learn in this lecture, which explains an ancient map of the stages of concentration (shamatha, dharana, calm abiding, etc). Scientific, practical, step by step: the path to meditation is proven, clear, and easy to experience. Get the accompanying pdf: Meditation Essentials 05 The Path to Meditation PDF  Get the poster of the Stages of Meditative Concentration.

Continues the lectures about meditation and the real meaning of Yoga as taught by Patanjali (Yoga Sutras) and Krishna (Bhagavad Gita), who explained that equanimity or equilibrium is the necessary attitude to establish yoga. Specifically, this lecture discusses Yoga Sutras 1:2-4 and 33: "Yoga is the stilling of the modifications of consciousness. Then awareness abides in its own nature. Otherwise it is identified with the modifications. [...] The mind becomes still by cultivating habits of friendliness, mercy, gladness, and indifference towards happiness, pain, virtues and vices."

The state of meditation can be accessed at will by using cause and effect, action and consequence. This lecture studies the stages of meditative concentration (dhyana) alongside the tree of life of kabbalah, so we understand the scientific map that leads from our current condition towards liberation from suffering. Accompanied by: Meditation Essentials 04 Action PDF Spiritual Diary Includes explanations of: The Three Trainings Sila: Ethics  Samadhi: Ecstasy Prajna: Profound Wisdom The Laws of Action and Consequence Law of cause and effect Effects are greater than the cause You cannot receive the consequence without committing its corresponding action Once an action is performed, the consequence cannot be erased A superior law always overcomes an inferior one

Nothing can exist and be sustained without a sacrifice and transformation of energy form some other source. Our entire universe is only possible due to the great sacrifice of the Cosmic Christ. The world sacrifice comes from the Latin sacrificium, which means to make holy. A true sacrifice is a transformation of energy for a holy purpose. This lecture explains the three types of nourishment we feed ourselves with: Food Air Impressions It details how each type of nourishment is transformed, the necessity of consciously transforming the impressions of life to liberate the energy needed for our spiritual work, and to help sustain the life of the planet.

Meditation is a state of consciousness that depends upon energy. Empower your meditation practice by starting to conserve and transform energy. Topics include: Energy as: Greek energeia "activity, action, operation," from energos "active, working," from en "at" + ergon "work, that which is wrought; business; action" Used by Aristotle with a sense of "actuality, reality, existence" Basic Types of Energy: Cosmic (Logoic) Spiritual (Atmic)  Conscious (Buddhic) Willpower (Causal) Intellectual (Mental) Emotional (Astral) Vital (Ethereal) Mechanical (Physical) Ways to Accumulate Energy: Sexual purity (Brahmacharya)  Sacred sounds (Mantras) Breathing exercises (Pranayama) Ritually blessed food (Eucharist / Tsok) Movement exercises (Runes, Rites of Rejuvenation)

Explains the esoteric importance of "time" in initiation, which is the domain of Saturn / Kronos, and is veiled in the books of Genesis, Daniel, Ecclesiastes, Revelation, and more. Includes explanations of the Kabbalah in related to the seven days, the four worlds, the three mountains, Greek myths, Nostradamus, kundalini, Daath, Christ, sexual transmutation, and much more. To understand this lecture better, it is recommended to read the accompanying pdf first: Path of Initiation 12 Times of the End PDF

Meditation is a state of consciousness, thus to reach it one must recognize what consciousness is, what qualities and powers it has, how it works, and then put it into motion. Topics include: Consciousness as: The state of being conscious; knowledge of one’s own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation. Basic Powers of Consciousness: Awareness: Broad spatial perception Attention: Focused specific perception Mindfulness: Recognized continuity Visualization: Non-physical imagery Degrees of Consciousness: Awake vs. Asleep Conditioned vs. Unconditioned States of Consciousness: 4. Nous: Perfect 3. Dianoia: Regenerating 2. Pistis: Common 1. Eikasia: Degenerated Suffering (Dukha): Suffering of suffering: pain, birth, illness, growing old, and dying Suffering of change: the anxiety or stress of trying to hold on to things that are constantly changing Suffering of conditioned existence: unsatisfactoriness, caused by mistaken perception of “self” Exercises 1. Every day, develop your Self-observation from moment to moment. At the end of each day, reflect on how you did. 2. Every day, do this preliminary meditation exercise. Adopt a relaxed, upright posture. Carefully relax all three brains (body, heart, intellect). Then visualize a brilliant sun in the center of your brain. No matter what distracts you, return to concentrating on the visualization of the brilliant sun. Do this for 30-60 minutes every day.