The Sacred Grove

Patrick Horn 6014

Out of the ground Creator made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the Tree of Life also in the midst of the garden, and the Tree of Knowledge of Joy and Suffering. (Genesis 2:9)

Creator took the man and put him in the Sacred Grove in the East to till it and keep it. And Creator told the man, You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; but of the Tree of Knowledge of Joy and Suffering, you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die. (Genesis 2:15-17)

THE SERPENTS PROMISE

You will not die; for Creator knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like Creator, knowing Joy and Suffering. (Genesis 3:4-5)

ENLIGHTENMENT

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruits and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. The eyes of both were opened (Genesis 3:6-7)

THE SECRET GARDEN

Then Creator said, See, the man has become like us, knowing Joy and Suffering; and now, he might reach out his hand and take also from the Tree of Life, and eat, and live forever Therefore Creator sent him away from the Sacred Grove, to till the ground from which he was born. He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden he placed the Sphinx, and a sword flaming and turning to guard the way to the Tree of Life. (Genesis 3:22-24)

THE SPHINX

"What creature is four-footed in the morning, two-footed at noon, and three-footed at dusk?

MAN

FEMALE

MALE

The Tree of Knowledge of Joy and Suffering

THE TRUTH OF SUFFERING
The Problem of Human Life
Birth Sickness Old Age Death

The Problem of Attachment The Problem of Name-and-Form and Phenomenal Appearances

THE TRUTH OF DESIRE

The Problem of Sensation The Problem of Impermanence The Problem of Ignorance and Confusion arising from the Veil of Separation and the Veil of Glamour

THE TRUTH OF FREEDOM

The Law of Cause-and-Effect Study of Truth (joy) and Social Ethics (duty) Renunciation

The Tree of Knowledge of Joy and Suffering

THE TRUTH OF DISCIPLINE

A) Wisdom 1 - Right View (inquiry and perception of Truth) 2 - Right Intention (sincerity and correct aim)
B) Virtue 3 - Right Speech (care in thought and words) 4 - Right Action (ethical conduct and skillful means) 5 - Right Prosperity (do only that which needs to be done) C) Meditation 6 - Right Effort (detachment and restraint) 7 - Right Mindfulness (focus and attention) 8 - Right Concentration (correct practice and context)

The Seven Flowers of the Tree of Wisdom

RAJA YOGA: Meditation for superhuman perceptions and
abilities; and unity with God

JNANA YOGA: Discernment between unreal and Real MANTRA YOGA: The Song of Truth and Words of Wisdom BHAKTI YOGA: Ethical action and loyalty to an Ideal KARMA YOGA: Fulfillment of duty and social status TANTRIC YOGA: Evolution of emotions and erotic impulse HATHA YOGA:
Material existence and discipline of the body

Arts and Craft

Mechanical Arts 1) Weaving 2) Farming 3) Carpentry 4) Martial Arts 5) Commerce 6) Culinary Arts 7) Metallurgy Fine Arts 1) Architecture 2) Sculpture 3) Painting 4) Song 5) Verse 6) Dance 7) Drama

Artium Baccalaureus - Liberal Arts and Sciences Trivium:

1) Grammar establish factual order 2) Logic establish valid relations (postulation, deduction, induction, analogy) 3) Rhetoric language arts Quadrivium: 1) Arithmetic 2) Geometry number in space 3) Music number in time 4) Astronomy meteorology, principles of motion

Artium Magister Master of Arts Physics chemistry, geology, botany, zoology, biology and anatomy

( Medical Arts)

The Art of Inquiry

The purpose of Philosophy (the love of wisdom): 1) to discern the Real (the Authentic) from the unreal (the illusory) 2) to apply the intellectual products of that distinction to a fulfilling lifestyle. METAPHYSICS: the nature of the universe as a whole and man's relationship to it - Who? What? Where? When? - Psyche and Phenomenon: The noumenal and the symbolic; the objective and subjective EPISTEMOLOGY - the acquisition and possibility of Knowledge - What is knowledge? How do we know? (Truth and representation) - Sensory (perceptions) and concepts (ideals) ETHICS - individual: code of values for choices and actions - civil: the agreements of the social system and the functions of government (economic-political) AESTHETICS - the standards for art Post-Kantian Logic and Social Science is characterized by iconoclasm (rejection of authority) and relativism (rejection of Truth claims). Post-Kantian Idealism: accounting for illusion, not only what makes for illusion but also why illusion is structurally unavoidable, necessary, and not accidental. Representation is an invention in and of the World (replication within itself); Phenomenal Appearances (subjective perception) and the Noumenal Thing-inItself (objective Absolute). Noumenal Thing-in-Itself: Brahman Phenomenal appearances (The Imaginal/Symbolic Order): Maya

The Tree of Wisdom

Where four streets meet, where there is too much noise, where there are many corrupt characters, do not practice Raja Yoga. Do not practice when the body feels very lazy or ill, or when the mind is miserable and sorrowful. Go to a place that is well hidden, where people do not come to disturb you. Do not choose dirty places. Rather choose beautiful scenery, or a room in your own house which is beautiful. The end result is perfect enlightenment, freedom from fear, and reconciliation with the Absolute Source of all Being; the lessons are conducted in private far, far, far away from the City, where the initiate can experience the symptoms and ecstasies in deepest solitude. Without an appropriate environment and right guidance, madness is possible, and even death.

The Seven Seeds of Perfection

1) Yama Restraint a. Ahimsa Non-injury i. Abstinence from harm in thought, word, and action ii. Peace in mind, mouth, and hand iii. War must be avoided by sincere and truthful dialogue iv. Do not assume the world is free of aggression. Immaturity and ignorant assumptions cause people to intrude and attack, out of error or fear. Avoid the conflict, if possible; protect yourself with honor. b. Satya Truth and Mercy; Order and Duty c. Asteya Freedom from hoarding and greed d. Aparigraha Austerity and simple lifestyle e. Brahmacharya follow Spirit i. Abstinence from thrill-seeking sensuality ii. Transformation of needs for food and sex iii. Striving for excellence in character and relations iv. Association with righteous company and lovers of God

The Seven Seeds of Perfection

2) Niyama Discipline a. Shaoca Purity i. Clean body and home ii. Correct diet iii. Simplicity in dress iv. Mindfulness v. Benevolence vi. Chakra cleansing b. Santosha Contentment; enthusiastic satisfaction c. Tapas Service and Generosity d. Sradhyaya Inquiry, Spiritual Study, and repetition of mantra e. Ishwarapranidhana Attention to Spirit through devotional practices

The Seven Seeds of Perfection

3) 4) Asana body postures (Hatha Yoga) preparation for meditation Pranayama breath control; command of vitality

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Pratyahara withdrawal to solitude; withdrawal from senses; withdrawal from thought

Dharana Concentration a. Candle hypnosis (beginners) b. Steady focus on chosen ideal and mantra (intermediate) Dhyana Meditation a. Raja Yoga twice daily (advanced)

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Samadhi Unitary Consciousness a. Savikalpa: Saguna Brahman superhuman perceptions and powers; intuitive inspiration b. Nirvakalpa: Nirguna Brahman absorption in the Limitless Light free of name+form

The Wish-Fulfilling Tree

SUPERHUMAN PERCEPTION:

1) Astronomical correspondences: knowledge of stars and other heavenly bodies, their interactions and correlations 2) Knowledge of the planes and dimensions of existence 3) Telepathy: shared emotion (sympathy, empathy) and knowledge of others' thoughts 4) Knowledge of the working of the personal mind 5) Knowledge of things-as-such 6) Knowledge of anatomy and physiology; bodily centers and structures 7) Knowledge of past life and previous incarnations 8) Knowledge of future life and events, including death 9) Knowledge of the Light of revelation in human interactions, animal calls, birdsong, and other beings like flowers and trees 10) Supernatural knowledge of human history 11) Communion with the Ancestors and Perfected Masters 12) Knowledge of invisible processes of Nature 13) Remote-hearing 14) Remote-viewing 15) Remote-tasting 16) Remote-smelling

The Wish-Fulfilling Tree

SUPERHUMAN POWERS: 1) Shrink 2) Expand 3) Weightless 4) Immovable 5) Reach to the moon (or any remote object) and touch it by fingertip 6) Instant wish fulfillment 7) Creative Mastery - instant manifestation of material things and sensations - physical transformation of objects - invisibility - projection of multiple forms, assumption of various perspectives - transformation of instinctual physical mind to vehicle of expression for spiritual values - enlighten others to essential Nature - benefit society with new order, new lifestyle, and new values as a figure-of-history and person-of-destiny 8) Control and Mastery of internal and external Nature - resistance to disease, decay; longevity, vitality and physical charm; ability to die at-will - control others through bioenergetic suggestion - calm brute instinct, wrath and aggression of animals and humans - mastery of personal instinct, passion, motivation 9) Teach by compassionate look, touch, loving embrace, words 10) Heal excessive suffering 11) Convert Elements to food 12) Immortality 13) Revive the recently dead 14) Mass hypnosis 15) Reasonable will 16) Impersonal will 17) Nirvakalpa Samadhi 18) Integration

Know Thyself!

You are gods. You are all children of Creator. (Psalm 82:6)

To everyone who is victorious, I will give fruit from the Tree of Life in the Sacred Grove. (Revelation 2:7)

The Tree of Life

He will eat his fill from the tree's fruit, So that he, who was formerly an old man, becomes young again. (Atalanta Fugiens, Epigram 9)