THE PRACTICE OF GNOSIS

Theories have filled the world with confusion and troubles. The chaos in which mankind finds itself is a result of the intellect.

Frankly, I want to tell you that erudition without experimentation can only lead us to a conflict, to a fight of antitheses.

Nowadays we cannot deny the existence of two world-wide trends that are fighting each other to the death for supremacy. First we have the spiritualistic trend, consisting of all religions, schools and beliefs. Then we have the materialistic trend, its dialectics, etc.

The spiritualistic trend thinks that it, only it, has the absolute truth. The materialistic, atheistic trend also thinks that it has the truth. The spiritualistic trend worships the Spirit-God, whatever name may be given to him: Allah, Brahma, God, etc. The materialistic trend worships the Matter-God, whatever his name might be.

These are the two trends: The spiritualistic trend is based upon its theories; the materialistic trend-likewise. Who is right and who is wrong, then? Those on the right or those on the left?

We must say, without any intention of hurting delicate sensibilities, that neither of them really know that which is called the truth.

The fanatics of spiritualism and materialism have filled the world with theories, hypotheses and suppositions which have never been proved by experimentation.

“A man who does not put his metaphysics into practice is like a donkey loaded with books” ”, as Mohammed said.

Theories have already become tiring and they are even sold and resold at the market... so what then?

Authors contradict one another in their works. The poor readers have to drink from the bitter cup of doubts.

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