The Mystery of Light: The Life and Teaching of Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

by Feuerstein, Georg; Dossey, Larry, Md.

• ISBN13: 9780941255516
• ISBN10: 0941255514
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-04-01
• Publisher: Integral Pub

Summary

The Bulgarian-born Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov (1900-1986) was one of the great spiritual adepts of this century. He taught in France for nearly 50 years and has several thousand students around the world. In India he was hailed by a well-known Hindu yogi as the reincarnation of a solar sage from Vedic times. Indeed, the hidden spiritual aspect of the sun plays a significant role in his teaching, which he has described as a form of Solar Yoga. Although over 50 volumes of his talks are available in English, this is the first comprehensive introduction to his teachings in any language Originally published in 1994, it has been revised to correct factual errors and add additional quotes by Aivanhov, and has a new index and bibliography.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix	(2)
Foreword	xi	(4)
Larry Dossey, M.D.
Preface	xv
PART I: THE TEACHER	3	(70)
Chapter 1: The Early Life of Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov The Prophecy -- Childhood in Bulgaria -- The Turning Point	3	(20)
Chapter 2: Spiritual Discipleship Entering the Stream -- Master Peter Deunov -- Discipleship	23	(14)
Chapter 3: Aivanhov: Visionary, Teacher, and Healer The Early Days in France -- The Universal White Brotherhood -- Combating the Forces of Darkness -- Transformative Journey to India -- Master of the Ordinary -- Healer of Hearts -- Traveling Wisdom -- "I Shall Always Be With Them"	37	(36)
PART II: THE TEACHING	73	(150)
Chapter 4: Philosophy and the Mystery of Being Human The Essential Questions -- True Philosophy -- Evolution and the Purpose of Life -- Personality and Individuality	73	(16)
Chapter 5: The Magical Universe The Subatomic World and Spiritual Presence -- Multiple Bodies, Multiple Realities -- The Cosmos, Good, and Evil	89	(16)
Chapter 6: Deciphering the Book of Nature A Different Kind of Book -- The Animated Universe -- Understanding the Language of Nature -- As Above, So Below	105	(14)
Chapter 7: The Secret of the Sun Solar Intelligence -- The Spiritual Sun in Hinduism -- Pharaoh Akenaton and Aivanhov -- The Solar Spirit in Gnosticism and Christianity	119	(14)
Chapter 8: The Spiritual Work Learning the Lesson of Life -- Inner Work, Outer Work -- Work As Conscious Particpation in the Divine -- Spiritual Metanoia -- Purification and Harmony	133	(16)
Chapter 9: The Discipline of Light The Transformation of Ordinary Life -- The Secret of Nutrition -- The Food of Light -- Solar Yoga -- Practicing at Sunrise	149	(14)
Chapter 10: Taming the Sexual Dragon Light Beyond Sexual Pleasure -- The Sacred Energy of Sex -- Sublimating Sexual Energy -- Tantra-Yoga and the Serpent Power -- Sexual Communion	163	(22)
Chapter 11: The True Depth of Christianity The Third Testament -- The Hidden Teaching of Jesus -- The Light of Gnosis -- The Bogomils and Cathars -- The Cosmic Christ -- Reincarnation: To Be Born Again... and Again -- The Body of Glory	185	(22)
Chapter 12: Aivanhov's Teaching and Global Renewal The Hour of Decision -- Eco-Spirituality: We Are the World We Live In -- The Dawn of a Golden Age? -- The Saving Grace of Universal Kinship	207	(16)
Afterword	223	(2)
Appendix: Important Dates in the Life of Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov	225	(4)
Select Bibliography	229	(2)
Index	231	(14)
Useful Addresses	245	(1)
About the Author	246