Maurice Nicoll discusses Real Conscience vs Consciousness. Maurice Nicoll addresses Conscience early in his Psychological Commentaries: “Consciousness and Conscience are similar in their respective spheres, one being in the Intellectual Centre, the other in the...
Commentary on the Parable of the Lost Sheep and Lost Piece of Silver. Maurice Nicoll talks about the meaning of two Parables in the Gospel of Luke—one the parable of the lost sheep and the other about a lost piece of silver. Parable of the Lost Sheep: What man of you,...
Our Daily Bread meaning in esoteric Christianity Maurice Nicoll talks about ‘our daily bread’ in the Lord’s Prayer: “In Greek it does not mean daily, but ‘what is needful.’ It also has the meaning of ‘trans substantial bread’ or ‘what is beyond ourselves.’” p941 Bread...
What is the Soul in the Teachings of Geoges Ivanovich Gurdjieff and the Gospel of Thomas? I’ve become comfortable with Essence and Personality as the twin pillars of internal and external in the philosophy of Gurdjieff, but not so clear with where and how the Soul...
"You can think of Self Remembering as a kind of lifting oneself up from the uproar of things in oneself." Maurice Nicoll Separation from Events "There is an ancient definition, or description, or indication, of Self-Remembering: I come out of everything unto myself....
From The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, Dialogue 1. The parts in bold address the nature of sin. ”Tell us about matter. Will it survive or not?” The Savior answered: “All of nature with its forms and creatures exist together and are interwoven with each other. They...
Thoughts on materialism and spirituality from the "Mary Gospel." From the Gospel of Mary Magdalene: Dialogue One. The parts in bold relate specifically to the topic of attachment to matter. "Tell us about matter. Will it survive or not?" The Savior answered:"All of...
Inner sincerity and spiritual integrity in conscious efforts. “It is not enough to wish to be sincere. There is no effort I can make to arrive at sincerity directly. Real sincerity needs no vehemence or emphasis. It is not concerned with convincing others. It often...
In the transformation of the self, what we experience in Time is the result of our level of Being. It’s not quite a mantra, but the phrase “your Being attracts your life” appears six or seven times in Maurice Nicoll's Psychological Commentaries. Like the condensed...
Commentary on the Parable of the Talents, by Cynthia Bourgeault and Maurice Nicoll. The Mirror Principle: Quality Over Quantity "As you remember the plot of that [parable], the landlord was gone away on a trip so he called his servants and entrusted one with five...
Conscious life seen as a little death. “If you practice dying to things in yourself, gradually you will become more and more alive.” Maurice Nicoll, Commentaries p665 “There will be a death and a resurrection, as there always follows a resurrection from what we die...