Gnosis is a
Greek word meaning ‘knowledge’. However, knowledge of a transcendental nature, that
concerns the soul and its destiny. Gnosis as a knowledge is self-knowledge
meaning it is a knowledge that can only be realized by oneself and inside
oneself. It is not the knowledge that is acquired through conversation or
through reading, but rather through direct personal experience. Therefore
Gnosis is 100% practical and verifiable. Mind you, not all of the knowledge
present in Gnosis is immediately verifiable, but given the right degree of development
of the consciousness, it is. In the beginning though, there is much that can be
immediately verified so to reveal to the authenticity and transformative power
of the knowledge.
The aim of
Gnosis has always sought to provide humanity with knowledge, keys and
techniques for the full development of human and spiritual potential. The
signpost of Gnosis has always pointed within, the goal of Gnosis is to direct
the human being to the Divine spark that lies within everyone and from there to
begin the ‘work’ of inner transformation to once again unite with the inner particular
individual spark.
Once one unites
with the divine spark within, the Gnostic teachings affirm that all pain and suffering
ends. One has truly acquired peace, liberation and enlightenment.
The knowledge of
‘returning to the stars’ is only really one, and coincidentally it is the same
for everyone. The factor however, that produces the perception that there are
many different systems of knowledge, is that this one knowledge has over the
centuries expressed itself through many different cultures, civilizations and
personages all using their particular terminology and symbolism. However behind
each expression of the one knowledge there has always been the same goal and
the same work required to reach it. This knowledge in the past has been called Jina
(Latin), Jnana (Sanskrit), Djin (Arabic), Daath (Hebrew), Dharma and today
Gnosis (Greek).
Gnosis as it is
presented today is the synthetic knowledge of each expression of the one
knowledge. Gnosis is the core knowledge or the ‘bare bones’ of the knowledge
required to reach once again the divine spark that dwells within. Gnosis has
been said to be the golden thread of divinity upon which all the pearls of the
world’s religions are hung.
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