This article is where I got my inspiration for this blog. This article is not the end-all to Gnosticism. From my understanding, there are many schools within this discipline.
I have capitalized “God” and “Sat Nam”, as
though they are names/proper nouns.
In Gnosticism, God, as we understand him, did not create anything, just as we did not create ourselves. Instead, He emanated, or brought forth his truth, that is the essence of the universe (which is in itself at this time incomprehensible, but my best knowledge there are only 16 particles that make up the entire universe, ergo, we are all much more connected than we recognize). When we seek our truth, our Sat Nam, we are also able to intuitively understand our purpose, which I believe is to find our peace. I believe that our Sat Nam can be understood as Sophia from one of the Gnostic myths. Sophia is referred to as the "divine spark" which is trying to be realized, and for me, the Sat Nam is the active connection between us and creation, trying to be reconciled so that we may find peace.
In Gnosticism, God, as we understand him, did not create anything, just as we did not create ourselves. Instead, He emanated, or brought forth his truth, that is the essence of the universe (which is in itself at this time incomprehensible, but my best knowledge there are only 16 particles that make up the entire universe, ergo, we are all much more connected than we recognize). When we seek our truth, our Sat Nam, we are also able to intuitively understand our purpose, which I believe is to find our peace. I believe that our Sat Nam can be understood as Sophia from one of the Gnostic myths. Sophia is referred to as the "divine spark" which is trying to be realized, and for me, the Sat Nam is the active connection between us and creation, trying to be reconciled so that we may find peace.
From my current understanding, the gnosis is the knowing of the spiritual truth of
this mission, and is what liberates us. We want to be freed, and we can accomplish this through finding serenity, and helping us achieve this is the sole purpose of why Jesus came to earth. What is one way of being freed? One that I think most of us can relate to - losing our debt, a most crippling act of living outside our means. Another is live and let live, which also means to not engage in gossip, pointing fingers, or comparing ourselves to others.
So when this gnosis is released, and I will have to, hopefully, come back to this point in the future when I am fit to explain, though I can say now that it can partly be achieved through realizing that the material is not all that important, we begin to find ease (opposite of dis-ease) that comes with peace. I used to think that sobriety helped my gnosis, and that of course has helped me as I start to learn live without stress, but now I recognize that the support of a wonderful partner has also been key - and I have always believed that finding love has also been a key role in our quest - to reject the illusion of the external world, so that I may be more practical and comfortable. The Gnostics were right about not putting so much stock in the material, because today we scientifically know that only 5% of the universe is visible or knowable through sight or the other senses. Why would this be any different on earth?
So when this gnosis is released, and I will have to, hopefully, come back to this point in the future when I am fit to explain, though I can say now that it can partly be achieved through realizing that the material is not all that important, we begin to find ease (opposite of dis-ease) that comes with peace. I used to think that sobriety helped my gnosis, and that of course has helped me as I start to learn live without stress, but now I recognize that the support of a wonderful partner has also been key - and I have always believed that finding love has also been a key role in our quest - to reject the illusion of the external world, so that I may be more practical and comfortable. The Gnostics were right about not putting so much stock in the material, because today we scientifically know that only 5% of the universe is visible or knowable through sight or the other senses. Why would this be any different on earth?
Jesus repeatedly says do not worry: that he will go
before us. Traditionally, Jesus was also referred to as “kurios”, which means “Name above all.” Since Jesus told us that the kingdom of
God is within us, it can be argued that Jesus, the Saviour even in Gnosticism, was teaching us
about our Sat Nam: our liberation, our peace.
Like myself, Gnostics do not believe sin is venial or mortal, but rather is the result of the ignorance of our reality that is blocked by all of our superficial wants and releases that make us miserable. We hate each other, we
profit from war, we compete, and we are bitter when we lose, which we usually
do. From my own experience, my greatest
sins which are envy, pride, and wrath, all stem from my inability to see what is real. Now
that I am improving spiritually through way of realizing that we all have our problems, through earnestly loving my partner, and in rejecting debt that is usually necessary to obtain the material to serve my
ego, I can now fight my demons: I have been able to reject the
terrible feelings that cause me to react to what I perceive to be threats.
For me at this time, the most important thing is to not become indoctrinated or conversely New Age. In discovering my Sat Nam, I have been able to discern, which has helped my confidence to the point that I can feel assured in my feelings and defend myself against what I believe challenges my autonomy and self-worth, because paradoxically, I recognize that there is no threat.
I have been much happier since I have started to believe in myself, over something that I can not identify with. It does get a little tricky when I want something, and I would like ask someone in the sky to get it for me, but it doesn't feel hopeless. I tell myself that entity doesn't exist when I am tempted, such as when I am hoping for a new opportunity in my life, and I now say, "What will be will be".
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