Train the mind and consciousness to overcome the causes of suffering.
Lecture quote:
“The Gnostic Dharma is a science of practical knowledge that must be experienced to be understood. In order for us to really understand what Dharma is, and what Gnosis is, we have to practice. That is why we talk about practical teachings, practical methods that we ourselves can use. The Gnostic Dharma does not exist just for us to think about it or to theorize about it, or to believe in it, but to use it: to experiment. And that experimentation is something that we have to do inside, in our own mind, in our own heart, in our own consciousness. When you look at the Dharma or the teachings from this point of view, you can understand that if a sincere person is really applying the variety of Gnostic techniques in him or herself, practically, really working with them, then it does not matter what they believe. It does not matter where they are from or who they are. Anyone can experiment with Gnosis, with Dharma, and arrive at similar conclusions, because the truth is universal. Just the same way, on whatever part of the planet a child is born, when they start to grow they will universally experience the law of gravity. Every child who is born and begins to grow has to learn to work with that law, to learn to control their physical body in relationship with that law, and this is universal. But there are additional laws, other phenomena in nature, that are also universal, that any person, anywhere, any time, can learn how to work with, consciously, in order to navigate their life in a better way. So, this is the point. Gnostic Dharma rests upon this basis.”
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