and all else will be added unto you." "The Queendom of Heaven lies within." Abwoon Meditation the secret yoga of Jesus from the Aramaic Lord's Prayer Get set up to go within. "Enter into your inner chamber and lock the door and pray to your Father in secret". For our purposes here we must find an undisturbed place. For meditation purposes, our eyelids can be the door and our determination to sit can be the lock. Immediately before giving this prayer, Yeshua strongly advised against the prayer that most Christians now do -- lots of words and talk and public display. The Aramaic word commonly translated as "repent" actually means "turn within". serenity, purity and surrender, even without understanding the words. thus preparing us to within. Truly these can be called Christian mantras. In those days such prayers were usually chanted -- sometimes just one key word or phrase over and over. This is still being done in scattered communities in the Middle East. Why are these sonorous verses so exceedingly beautiful? Here you can listen to it Meditatively, Chanted, Sung, Approach meditation like a little child -- open and willing to just go with the flow. For this meditation of Jesus we can become "like little children to enter the Kingdom of Heaven." In other words, innocently "taking it as it comes", surrendering to the process, letting it flow be as it will. We will develop such love and intimacy with it that 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
judgemental and expecting nothing -- and never becoming an "expert". "Only go straight, don't know." "Don't know" is the number one good practice, okay? Try it!" Seung Sahn, Zen master In one word we invoke the Supreme Reality in all that it is and establish it as our goal in meditation.
affectionate term for "Father". But according to Aramaic scholars, it also mean "Birther", "Spirit" and " the Breath that sustains all". Are not breath and spirit the most vital part of our individual life too? Are we not in this sense a reflection of that of which we are made? Thus, we can state our goal as attaining that of which we are made in the image, the Abwoon. It's OUR Father Mother. Although Yeshua said "Go alone into your room and lock the door", we are not really alone nor doing it only for ourselves. Many others in one way or another are entering into deep meditation at the same time all over the city. And the silent wave of beingness and harmony is thus multiplied and spread all over. Everyone is supported by the underlying Abwoon Reality just as trees are all are in the ground -- if some persons water the ground all the trees benefit. Simple.
was always in the feminine in the ancient wisdom languages of Aramaic and Hebrew -- it was taken just for granted. Meditation takes the awareness beyond the psycho/physical self into the spirit self. One's gender, age, DNA (and all the problems they cause) are transcended.
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 "WHO ART IN HEAVEN" -- DABASHMAYA. Now we move INWARD toward the dimension of heavenly light and sound and largeness wherein the Abwoon Reality lies.
"extending without limit". And this heavenly space is within us!!! This verse gives us the direction to take. As soon as we sit calmly, the breath and the entire system start to settle -- the awareness can turn within. A feeling of expansion, lightness and ascension comes. Scientific measurements of meditators show dramatically reduced oxygen consumption. Thus, our breath and our spirit are combining with the universal breath and spirit -- the reality of Abwoon approaches. It's simple, it's natural.
white beard, and where we go when die -- if we "believed" and were not too naughty. Because in this Meditation of Yeshua is in the Here and Now. radiant, resounding and vast.
"HALLOWED" means, it must be something supremely satisfying. The attraction of the Name is the motor that moves meditation inward. Everyone is naturally attracted to beauty and largeness.
hidden from gross perception. It can be known only in silence by subtle intuition and love. It is a continuous stream of sound -- not a word that can be spoken. Holy words like Yahweh, OM, Allaha, Elohim, Amen can only symbolize it, inspire and at best lead us to it. Yeshua puts it thus: One single Name they do not utter in the world -- 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
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." Abwoon manifesting in the outer world. Having experienced It inside us, we now find us inside It. The use of the present perfect tense tells us something is happening now. Having penetrated the Abwoon Reality, upon coming out ti is coming out with us! Or is it that our perception is opened and now recognizes what was always there.
Does this sound strange? Don't we say "Mother Nature"? Why not "Mother Divine" also? Do not mothers create and love their children, plus organize things well and forgive easily -- all of these good qualities to run a queendom? the body, spreads out around us and brings our world into harmony with the Father Mother Reality.
nervous system, brain waves and metabolic rate -- come into a profound restful awareness, the "peace that passeth all understanding". After that, because the body is the instrument of our life in the world, we spontaneously express that Peace and become an intrument of it and raise the vibrations for the great benefit of all. Harmony, tolerance, simplicity and understanding sill only increase with dedicated regular lifelong practice. The more we cultivate our connection with the inner Reality, the more fully and lastingly we flow in divine love and light. Coming out of meditation, at first the ocean of spirit is going to crash on the hard rocks of the world and of our own imperfections. NOW ... We have to GET OUR ACT TOGETHER. Jesus said, "If one who knows the all still feels a personal deficiency, he is completely deficient." Gospel of Thomas We should do like Yeshua did and seek out solitude -- in gardens, by bodies of water, under the trees or in a closed room -- and sit there for this inner communion. And then we need to make effort for self- transformation. Negative habit-patterns and attitudes sometimes die hard. I have seen how people can meditate for years and not change. The SECOND PART of the Abwoon Meditation is brilliantly designed to help in this work of personal transformation. "GIVE US BREAD FOR OUR NEEDS FROM DAY TO DAY" We release anxiety for our material and spiritual needs. We affirm gratitude, humility and contentment with what we have. We also stand for social justice for all. Bow down in gratitude. Even if you don't believe inGod, Mother Nature also is a higher power -- and her air, earth, sun and water created our daily bread. Bow down to Mother nature then. BREAD also refers to spiritual sustenance. In this area gratitude opens the door to receive even more. have also found that deep meditation itself can be so satisfying that one feels a sweet flow of gratitude for no reason other than itself.
everything, much as the Essenes communities did too. Even today Christians are known for sharing. So we can think of what we can do that day to help ourselves and others at the same time. Release all resentments and intollerance. Affirm and radiate out compassion and love for all. Remember, "forgive" turns into "give"!
irritation. More intensive practice creates a sort of "yogic heat" that burns up deeper impurities. The inner knots that encircle the heart like barbed wire begin to dissolve. Only then we can talk about really forgiving others, really radiating compassion and love. Okay, who is it that offends us? Sometimes everybody offends me -- you have to put on a face and interreact with each bothersome person! This verse releases the mass of generalized resentment so the Abwoon-nature can radiate the way it is -- without limits and for all who share the breath of life.
needs to get his ass kicked. One way to change our attitude is to view our enemies and those who criticize us as our best teachers -- who are just showing us ourselves. Because the meditator's mind functions from a subtler, more powerful level, it is imerative that we only have thoughts of forgiveness and tolerance and compassion. That way we help others and uplift ourselves too. This verse should be engraved in big letters in the halls of our Congress! "DO NOT LET US ENTER INTO TEMPTATION BUT DELIVER US FROM ERROR AND EVIL PERSONS." ~ We dissolve our worries and anxieties. But still we must affirm every day to be Vigilant, Disciplined and Cautious.
he may get up, put his things in order, and arm himself before they invade." Gospel of Thomas
we pray? Shall we give alms? What diet shall we observe?" Jesus 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 Meditation enhances the ability everyone has to intuitively know where danger lies. Meditation develops a protective force-field in our aura -- like the "invisible shield" in the toothpaste ads -- that will help repel negativity and danger. However CAUTION and VIGILANCE still need to be affirmed and exercised. The "devil" exists! Six little devils, the "six enemies " in yoga. Their names are SENSUALITY, GREED, ANGER, JEALOUSY, LAZINESS and ATTACHMENT. But we need them -- for example, if not for sensuality we would forget to put on our jacket in the cold, if not for greed we might not go to work. So, these passions aremore like wild beasts -- extremely dangerous, but faithful friends when tamed. Meditation has this effect of sublimating, not killing, the passions -- then we rule them instead of them ruling us. The three petitions just made can be reduced to this:
I will have Tolerance and Compassion for all. I will be Vigilant and Discrete in all I do. The fruits of my meditation will be for my benefit and for the benefit of others." affirmations in the Name. AMEN, when chanted, is very mantric -- like "aaabwooon" or "aleeeluuuyaaa" -- like the OM of the East. To me this is not an ending but a beginning. "I have given them their word." John "Follow the Word and the Word will take you to God."
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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Direct to you from the Mount of Olives! Not just a prayer but a secret formula for the meditation of Jesus! I grew up around hundreds of large old olive trees, so this work has a peculiar fascination for me. I call this secret yoga of Jesus "ABWOON MEDITATION". It can be clearly seen in the original Aramaic language. In it here is a Breath of Life, a Queendom of Heaven, Christian Affirmations, Aramaic Mantras, a Father Mother and many more surprises! Today there is a search for a Christian meditation. Well, it's right here in the heart of these verses. ABWOON MEDITATION offers us the "keys to the kingdom". It showers peace and love like a cloud gives rain! Myself, I am not much of a "believer" -- the close mind turns me off bad. Therefore, please bear with me if I set aside the religious aspect -- just for now -- and go for the more mystical and psychological levels. I have researched the work of various scholars of Aramaic. However, the ideas herein and any inaccuracies are due to my meddling alone! Please see the following page, Abwoon FAQS, for more background info. |
THREE PETITIONS -- THREE CHRISTIAN AFFIRMATIONS These famous petitions -- for our bread, relationships and safety -- can work on various levels simultaneously. First, each petitions is a prayer. Secondly, each prayer releases anxiety. They say don't worry about present, past, future -- Be Here Now! Thirdly, each prayer makes a powerful affirmation to our subconscious. Fourthly, each prayer is an explosion of light and love out into our world. First, as petitions to the Father -- well, I think this is all it means to most people. It may be that the Higher power will actually help us. If nothing else, a spirit of humility and surrender gets cultivated. Secondly, each petition puts us like a little child trusting his father, and a anxiety is released in that area. This is is also an aid to meditation, because without so many worries in the mind we will experience greater degrees of Silence. Thirdly, just by saying one of these petitions -- try it! -- a powerful affimation is planted -- deep in the mind. Affirmations are a form of meditation themselves. They plant the seed of positive suggestions in the mind. There, they can be nurtured by the inner power of mind. Their message can then more easily be carried out during the day. Fourthly, each petition is a vehicle to radiate the transcendental love and light and peace that the meditator has contacted out into the world. This is why they are all in the plural -- "Give us", etcetera. We should try to be aware of this when we say, think or listen to the Abwoon. It expands the heart and help others at the same time. It's an opportunity to serve. |
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