Glorian Podcast

The foundation of initiation is love, and for love to manifest we must embody revolutionary ethics. Revolutionary ethics are the conscious use of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors which transform or revolutionize the energy of life in ways conducive for psychological liberation.

The fifth step of yoga is pratyahara, which literally means "withdrawal." This is the crux of yoga, the lever that lifts the consciousness to the heights of meditation. To master pratyahara, one must first have established the previous four steps of yoga, and then be able to control how the consciousness uses the senses. “When the mind follows the wandering senses, then it carries away one’s discrimination, as the wind does a ship on the water...” — Krishna, Bhagavad-gita 2:67 "...concentration is the first and foremost thing a sadhaka or aspirant should acquire in the spiritual path." —Swami Sivananda “When, like the tortoise that withdraws its limbs on all sides, one withdraws the indriya from sense-objects, then consciousness becomes steady.” — Krishna, Bhagavad-gita 2:67

Yoga is acheived through the development and perfection of discrimination: the knowledge that reveals what is real and what is not.  "The afflictions are avidya [ignorance], egoism, attachment, hatred, and clinging to life. Avidya [ignorance] is the field of those (afflictions) that follow, whether they be in a dormant, thinned out, overpowered or expanded condition. Avidya [ignorance] is taking the non-eternal, impure, painful, and not-self as the eternal, pure, happy Self. The method for the removal of ignorance is the continuous practice of vivekakhyati." —Patanjali, Yoga Sutras "The knowers [who] behold Reality will teach you knowledge—having known which, you will not again succumb to confusion… Even if one is the most sinful of all sinners, one shall yet cross over the ocean of sin by the raft of Self-knowledge alone. As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes; similarly, the fire of Self-knowledge reduces all bonds of karma to ashes...” —Krishna, Bhagavad-gita “Bliss is the essential nature of man… Man’s essential nature is divine, the awareness of which he has lost because of his animal propensities and the veil of ignorance.” —Swami Sivananda

Jesus indicated which commandments are most important for us to follow, but to understand them fully one needs to know a bit of hebrew, alchemy and kabbalah, since Jesus is a master of them all.  "And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is: Hear, Israel; Iod-Chavah our Elohim is one Iod-Chavah: And thou shalt love את Iod-Chavah thy Elohim with all thy לבב heart,and with all thy נפש soul,and with all thy דעת mind,and with all thy מאד strength:This is the first commandment. - Mark

The fifteenth arcanum of the Tarot is Passion, also called "The Devil," and relates to our ego and the means to eliminate it. Central to that process is Lucifer ("Bearer of Light"), also known as Prometheus, Mefisopheles, Mara, etc. Divinity sends Lucifer to tempt those who want to reach perfection, as seen in the stories of Jesus, Job, Buddha, etc. Lucifer is the serpent made by Jehovah Elohim in order to tempt Adam and Eve through sex.  "How art thou fallen from heaven, (הילל בן שחר Hilel ben Shachar) praised one, son of the dawn! how are thou cut down to the Earth, to become weak among the Goyim! And thou has said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of (El ) אל God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; אדמה Adamah will be as the most High. But first thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit (the ninth sphere)." -Isaiah 14: 12-15

In Tibetan Buddhism, the lunar month of Saga Dawa (which in 2017 is May 26 to June 24)  is the most important time of year; in other Buddhist traditions it is called Vesak, Vesākha (Pali), Vaiśākha (Sanskrit), Buddha Purnima, etc.  During this four week time all Buddhists honor the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha Shakyamuni by intensifying their spiritual practices and acts of generosity. In this lecture we will discuss why this is important and how it relates to each of us, since no matter our beliefs, we have our own inner Buddha, and the potential to become a Buddha. That potential is called Budda Nature (Buddhadhatu, tathagatagarbha, etc), and the best way to develop it is through the full understanding and expansion of Bodhichitta.  “…hidden within the kleshas [negative mental traits] of greed, desire, anger, and stupidity there is seated augustly and unmovingly the tathagata's wisdom, the tathagata's vision, and the tathagata's body. Good children, all beings, though they find themselves with all sorts of kleshas, have a tathagatagarbha that is eternally unsullied, and that is replete with virtues no different from my own.” —Tathagatagarbha Sutra "Whatever joy there is in this world All comes from desiring others to be happy, And whatever suffering there is in this world, All comes from desiring myself to be happy. But what need is there to say much more? The childish work for their own benefit, The Buddhas work for the benefit of others. Just look at the difference between them!" —Shantideva

A comprehensive lecture on meditation which provides: An overview of the Three Trainings as a meditative path to wisdom (gnosis). The practical steps to begin a meditation practice (posture, relaxation, concentration) and tips to overcome common obstacles in achieving them. The difference between concentration (samatha) and insight (vipassana) practices, and how to intelligently combine them. What it means to have mindfulness (smrti) and apply introspection (samprajanya) within meditation, with quotes from Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara. An overview of several practices to develop concentration and insight. Recommended goals for a beginner of meditation. It is highly recommended the accompanying PDF is studied along with listening to the lecture.

Everyone has theories and beliefs about what "the self" is, yet all those theories and beliefs conflict with one another. If the truth is a fact, it must be a fact we can confirm as true, thus the "self" must be something singular, factual, and provable. This lecture explains how meditation leads to the experience of the real self. Includes discussion of the tree of life, personality, ego, consciousness, and much more. 

Continues the explanation of the departure from Eden, also called diaspora or exile.  It is highly recommend that you read the accompanying pdf AND listen to the previous lecture before listening to this one.

This heart-warming and inspirational talk gives a thorough foundation upon which you can make your spiritual life truly fruitful, not only to reduce your own suffering, but to bring joy and happiness to others.