and the secret meditation of Jesus "The Queendom of Heaven lies within you."
Let our eyelids be the door and our aspiration be the lock. Yeshua (Jesus) warned against the kind of praying that so many Christians now do -- loud talk and public display. Originally the word translated as "repent" meant "turn within". The original Aramaic Lord's Prayer is a sublime Christian mantra. In those days prayers were chanted -- sometimes just one word over and over. Just the sound/feeling is exceedingly beautiful. Here you can listen to it: Meditatively, Chanted or Sung. 3. Become like little children. Innocently surrender to the meditative process, let it flow. Love and intimacy with it will naturally grow and we will never ever want to lose it ! This is my experience.
You will be less concerned with technique and self-effort and will feel that all will be given to you.” Shri Chinmoy "Only go straight, don't know ... Don't know is the number one good practice, okay? Try it!" Seung Sahn, Zen master
ABWOON ~ "FATHER & MOTHER! SUPREME SPIRIT! UNIVERSAL BREATH OF LIFE!"
from. The Total Reality is invoked as the goal of meditation. Our aspiration is to attain That of which we are made in the image. Breath and Spirit are Abwoon and also the essence of our personal self. The whole prayer is contained in and emerges from the one ABWOON. That's whythey sing it over and over sometimes. The word is plural, "OUR" Father / Mother. And it doesn't say only Yeshua's followers, or even only human beings! ALL that lives is supported by this Reality. All the trees are in the same Earth. Although we may meditate alone, we are not really alone because thousands or millions are meditating with us all around the world. Thus, a sort of Wave of Abwoon is flowing around, embracing, the Earth.
Love Energy, is feminine! Thus, I say "FATHER and MOTHER". Those dried-up old bishops distorted the translation!
"When you make the two one and you make the inside as the outside and the outside as the inside and the above as the below and if you establish the male with the female as a single unity … Then shall you enter the Sovereignty." Gospel of Thomas dimension of heavenly unboundedness.
"Extending Without Limit". As soon as we sit calmly, a feeling of expansion and upliftment comes -- the breath and the body start to settle down. Thus, OUR own breath and our spirit combine with the Universal Breath and Spirit. Simple.
and were not too naughty. The Meditation of Yeshua is for the here and now. Name -- Radiant, Resounding and Vast.
meaning "Light, Sound, Space". Thus, it is Attraction for the Name that moves meditation inward. Is not the Soul naturally attracted to what is beautiful and vast? This "NAME" is within the soul as well as within the whole universe. But it is hidden from gross perception. It can be known only in stillness thru very subtle intuition. Holy words like Yahweh, OM, Allaha, Elohim, Amen can only symbolize it -- they are not it.
which the Father bestowed upon himself through the Son. This ever-existing Name of the Father he exalts over all, for the Son could not become the Father unless he were given the Name of the Father. This real Name they are made to have in the mind, and it cannot be spoken. Gospel of Phillip
concentrates on this target before releasing his arrow, so having a clear idea of our goal will invoke it in the heart and makes our practice more alert and focused. For me, these verses make the following statement:
I invoke you deep inside May my Breath flow into Your Breath May my Spirit unite with Your Spirit May I be drawn into the Heavenly Space Where the radiant Name resounds." gradually is infused into our Mind, Nervous System and Environment.
happening now. This happens when the body, the nervous system and the brain waves all come into the Unique Meditative State. This is that "Peace that Passeth all Understanding", This is that "When thy eye be single thy whole body will be filled with Light." IT IS NOT not begging that some day some heaven will come!
see it." Thomas
Aramaic -- "the Queendom". We already say "Mother Nature". Why not "Mother Divine" also! Do not Mothers create? Don't they love their children too? Don't they organize well and forgive easily? --all ideal qualities to rule a Queendom. the Reality, thru us the world starts to come into synchrony with it. Truth, Simplicity and Love!
other dimensions , but they must be imbibed and radiated out thru individuals here on earth. To fully uplift our environment requires Lifelong Dedicated Daily Practice. The very Nervous System has to be tuned to the Reality. We should do like Yeshua and seek out solitude -- in gardens, by bodies of water, under trees, or in a private room. We need a balanced life-style so we don't waste the transcendental Energy we are accumulating. And we need to root out Habit-Patterns and Attitudes that die hard -- I have seen how people can meditate for years and not change. "GIVE US BREAD FOR OUR NEEDS FROM DAY TO DAY" We ask for our Material and Spiritual Needs to be met. We affirm Gratitude, Humility and Contentment with what we have. We take a stand for Social Justice and Sharing. Bow down in gratitude -- to God, Mother Nature, the name doesn't matter! Only Gratitude and Giving from the Heart will open the heavens. I have also found that deep meditation is like a sweet flow of gratitude in itself.
communities they were related to. Even today Christians are known for the spirit of sharing. This verse was Yeshua's addition to this ancient prayer.
help. When you go back into activity maybe you will think of a way to even do something to help them -- but the thot is powrful in itself. Release all Resentments and Intolerance. Affirm and Radiate out Compassion and Universal Love. Remember, the word "forgive" contains "give"!
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meditation will create a Yogic Heat" that will burn up deeper impurities and transform the body and release a Love Power that we scarcely imagined. Only then we can talk about really forgiving others, really radiating compassion and love. Sometimes I feel everybody offends me! One has to intereact with every bothersome person! This verse helps release "generalized resentment" -- so the Inner Light can radiate towards all.
functions from a subtler, more powerful level, it is imperative that we only have thoughts of forgiveness and tolerance and compassion. That way we will uplift others and uplift ourselves too.
overlook the rest. METHOD: View our enemies and those who criticize us as Our Best Teachers. Or see them as reflectors showing us our own flaws. "DO NOT LET US ENTER INTO TEMPTATION BUT DELIVER US FROM ERROR AND DANGER." ~ An aura of purity and protection forms around us. Worries and negativity dissolve. Daily we affirm Vigilance, Discipline and Caution for all situations .
repels negativity. But we must not damage that aura with our own negative thots, words or actions. CAUTION and VIGILANCE still need to be affirmed and exercised.
us to listen to the Still Small Voice within.
that he may get up, put his things in order, and arm himself before they invade." Gospel of Thomas "His disciples questioned him and said to him, "Do you want us to fast? How shall we pray? Shall we give alms? What diet shall we observe?" Yeshua said, "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of heaven." Gospel of Thomas
LAZINESS and ATTACHMENT. But we need these in some measure -- for example, if not for Sensuality we would not put on our jacket, if not for Greed we would not go to work. These are like beasts -- extremely dangerous in the wild, but faithful friends when tamed. Meditation helps us sublimate, not kill, these passions -- we rule them instead of them ruling us. The Three Petitions reduce to:
I will have Tolerance and Compassion for all. I will be Vigilant in all I do." In Africa,a AMEN meant "the invisible divine realities". In Egypt, AMUN meant "the hidden one". In India, NAMA meant the same as the Name. Only when the inner reality got forgotten did they say "so be it". Thus, to me AMEN is not an ending but a beginning, a pointer in inward direction, a launching into transcendence! Perhaps it was at one time a mantra like AUM.
"Follow the Word and the Word will take you to God."
investigating words and chasing after talk. S/he takes the backward step of turning the light and shining it back. Body and mind will drop away of themselves, and the monk's original face before his or her parents were born will appear." The Essene Holy Rule of the White Robed Monks of Mt. Carmel
The wording and pronunciation in varies a bit from place to place. According to one Father Dale Barhanna, who lived in Syria and Lebanon, the Aramaic that follows is close to how Yeshua actually spoke it.
Our Father/Mother in Heaven, nethkadash shamak Holy is Thy Name. tetha malkoothak Your Queendom is coming, newe tzevyanak Your will is being done aykan dabashmaya On Earth as it is in Heaven. af bara hav lan lakma dsoonkanan Give us bread for our needs day by day. yamana washbook lan Forgive us our offenses kavine aykana daf As we forgive those who offend us. hanan shabookan lhayavine oolow talahn lanesyana Do not let us enter into temptation. ela fatsan men beesha Deliver us from error. Now that we've gone to the depth of this, why not finish with a direct experience.
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are is inscribed in Aramaic on a marble plaque. Well, I grew up around lots of very old olive trees, so this has an appeal to me! Come with me and discover the Meditation of Jesus. Through the multi-dimensional Aramaic language we see: a Secret Yoga of Jesus, a Breath of Life, a Queendom of Heaven, Christian Affirmations, Aramaic Mantras, a Father-Mother and much more. Perhaps you as I dislike all the unbelievable mythology and dogma of Christianity an insult to your intelligence. Is there a simpler reality behind all this? Was there ever a path of Christian meditation? Let's look into the more psychological and mystical levels of this ancient prayer-formula. You may find here a path to just that Inner Reality, and then a series of Affirmations tosend it out into the world. See how the original Abwoon Prayer showers freshness and delight like a cloud showers rain! I have taken help from the research of various scholars and linguists. Credits are mentioned on the following page, Abwoon FAQS. |
The rest of the Prayer is just too simple. We ask for our Daily Bread, Loving Relationships and Protection and Guidance. First, each petition is a prayer. If you don't like the theology, think of it as petitioning the Universal Intelligence. You just put the thot out and trust. At the very least a spirit of Surrender and Humility get cultivated. Secondly, these prayers release anxiety. You forgive the past, you trust for the future, and thus you can simply Be Here Now! This is tremendously helps meditation -- Less worries equals deeper Inner Silence! Thirdly, each prayer plants a powerful Affirmation or Suggestion deep in our subconscious -- just by saying or thinking it from the heart. There, they can be nurtured in the fertile soil of the Meditative Mind. They will bear their fruit! Fourthly, each prayer is an explosion of light and love into the world. We come out of meditation with our cup full. WE ask everythig in the First Person Plural -- GIVE US! The Prayer ends as a vehicle of Service to Humanity. |
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