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 Prepare to go within. "Enter into your inner chamber and lock the door and pray to your Father in secret". Any undisturbed place will do. We can even consider our eyelids to be the door and our determination to sit to be the lock. Yeshua warned against the prayer that most Christians do -- lots of loud talk and public display. We're going to turn within here. The Aramaic word commonly translated as "repent" actually means "turn within". a feeling of serenity, purity and surrender. Thus preparing us to within. Truly these can be called Christian mantras. In those days prayers were usually chanted -- sometimes just one key phrase over and over. 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. We must become "like little children to enter the Kingdom of Heaven." In other words, innocently surrender to the process, letting it flow 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.
and simplicity and purity. You will be less concerned with technique and self-effort and will feel that all will be given to you.” Shri Chinmoy
open, non-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 it also mean "Birther", "Spirit" and "Breath that Sustains All". But are not Breath and Spirit the most vital part of our life too? Thus, our goal is to attain that of which we are made in the image. The word means OUR Father-Mother. It is not limited to Yeshua's followers, or just all the good people or even just human beings! Everyone and every being is supported by the underlying Abwoon Reality. All the trees are in the same ground -- so if some persons are watering the ground all the trees grow. Simple. Thus, although we may meditate alone, we are not really alone nor are we doing it only for ourselves. Many others -- in one way or another -- are meditating at the same time all over the world. Thus, the silent Wave of Beingness is being spread.
The Holy Spirit, the Creative Love Energy, the very Vital Energy in our bodies, is FEMININE in nature! Another reason to say "FATHER and MOTHER". How Patriarchal Society and those dried up old bishops have distorted things!
"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 light and sound and largeness wherein the Abwoon Reality lies.
meaning "Extending Without Limit". And this heavenly space is within us!!! This gives us the direction to take: Within. As soon as we sit calmly, a feeling of expansion and upliftment comes -- the breath and the body start to settle down. Scientific Studies on meditators show dramatically Reduced Oxygen Consumption. Thusly, our breath and our spirit are combine with the Universal Breath and Spirit. It's so simple and natural.
we go when die -- if we "believed" and were not too naughty. This Meditation of Yeshua is for the Here and Now. Radiant, Resounding and Vast.
something supremely satisfying. Thus, it is Attraction for the Name that is the motor that moves meditation inward. Everyone is naturally attracted to what is beautiful and vast, like the ocean or the sky.
universe. Only 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 or lead us to it. 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." gradually is infused into our Mind, Nervous System and Environment. NOTE the use of the Present Perfect Tense "IS COMING" -- something is 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!
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!
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.
they were related to. Even today Christians are known for the spirit of sharing. This verse was Yeshua's addition to this ancient prayer.
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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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.
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.
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 .
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.
listen to the Still Small Voice within.
enter, so 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
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 -- ABWOON MEDITATION ! I grew up around lots of old olive trees. Anyways, I am not going to talk about trees but the Meditation of Jesus -- as I see it. What is a Yoga of Jesus? To find it we have to look into the original Aramaic language, and then look a little deeper than usual. Only then can find such gems as a Breath of Life, a Queendom of Heaven, Christian Affirmations, Aramaic Mantras, the Father-Mother, and even more surprises. Today, tired of the same old dogma, people are asking "Is there really a path of Christian Meditation?" Yes! And it has the veritable Keys to the Kingdom. It showers down freshness and love like a cloud showers rain. Believe me, I am not a believer -- to me the closed mind is a dead mind. Therefore, we will set aside religious dogma-- just for now -- and look into the mystical and psychological levels of this ancient formula. I have researched the work of various scholars and linguists. However, the ideas herein and any inaccuracies are due to my meddling alone. Please see the following page, Abwoon FAQS, for more background information. |
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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