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The Purpose of a School

Schools of awakening exist because they are needed. By school we mean an entity devoted to the evolution of its students. At the head of a real school stands a conscious teacher. At the same time, a real school is directly monitored and nurtured by C Influence—Gods, or angels[1]. In order to define what a […]

by Walther Sell

What is a Conscious School?

Most people live their lives oblivious to the fact that they are machines. Some reach a point where they begin to feel uncomfortable with their life. They may wonder what it is all for, perhaps realizing that they are asleep. Some may even join a group where ideas about awakening are taught. One of the […]

by Grazia M

Perseverance and Endurance

“Eternity requires perseverance and endurance.” – Bernard of Clairvaux Once I heard a story regarding a teacher at the beginning of his school. He was asking students what they thought was needed to build a school. Students gave several answers, like making efforts, having aims, etc. The teacher listened to all of these answers, and at […]

by Natassa Cavalli

Embroidering the Canvas of Our ‘Being’

I remember, in my preschool years, a child in the neighborhood who had crafted a boomerang and threw it high. The boomerang, spinning on itself, traced an elliptical trajectory in the air and returned to its operator. The child would stretch high or gather low to successfully catch it again, and I wondered what forces brought about this […]

by Ruth Atkins

Quotations on Schools and School Work

“‘Know thyself.’ These words, ascribed to Socrates, actually lie at the basis of many systems and schools far more ancient than the Socratic.” – George I. Gurdjieff “Schools have the privilege of making the effort in the right place. They create space for the deity within, one’s own presence.” – Robert Burton “When I met this […]

by Walter Scott

A School for the 21st Century

What are key elements of a school of awakening? A real school provides a doorway to an objective method of awakening. Methods for achieving higher conscious have lasted in forms compatible with each age for all of recorded human history. One challenge of a real school is to develop a contemporary approach to its presentation. This can vary, […]

by Stanley Fligner

Invitation

… Come, come, Come swirling like snowflakes Into rain-darkened hills. Set your pristine footprints In Time’s well-trodden stream. Let your eyes be filled with white. Come where the singers who yearn to, With eyes skyward focused, Become the singers of light. – – Hurl, hurl, Hurl all you think is you Into crackling bonfires. Let […]

by Dhruvi Chavda

The Duality of Life

I used to keep two diaries, one about my normal everyday life (college, friends, relationships, career) and one about the spiritual and mystical life (higher influences, awakening and understandings about it). Last month, while writing in my everyday diary I ended up writing about a spiritual understanding. And then I understood that I cannot keep […]

by Shel Patrickson

The Light

… So do not doubt it, this exists as clearly as you exist, As clearly as what is before you right now, As clearly as the day of your birth and the hour of your death, As clearly as night is followed by day. Here now with your tapestry of knowing, together in the Light. […]

by Rowena Taylor

Dying to Oneself

“Die before you die, so that you do not die when you die.” – Sufi saying – Many spiritual traditions speak of abandoning one’s old life, to begin separating the real from the unreal. The Fourth Way does not require abandoning external situations. In the Fourth Way, we work to minimize personality in favor of […]