The pursuit of knowledge.

Not only in the Picatrics, does India being acknowledge for its knowledge but also in the fragments of the Masters. They are given credit for knowing how to use breath and mantra’s.  I have recenly started to read about swara yoga that specialises in breathing and can also concur that there is definite value in mantra’s well chosen. Hinduism, today, have their own way of acknowledging the trinity through Brahman (creator), Vishnu (sustainer) and Shiva (destroyer) which are all aspects of the Divine Source. So many Western people are oblivious to the depth of knowledge that is maintained within the sacred lore of India. Like Tai Chi and the Tao te Ching from China this is an inexhaustable system of insight that will take on its own a life time , or more, to fully master.

The Picatrix says that the sage keeps on with a relentless pursuit for knowledge and learning.  Even a superficial overview of all the systems of thought in the world currenlty and in its history shows an incredible wealth of knowledge that needs to be mastered. One can easily get overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of the task to gain an insight into all available knowledge. It is no wonder that we have lost touch with many noble pursuits into the psyche of mankind. We can only but try to bring all this strands together into some coherent form for us in a single life…. even disgarding something that is of value because we simply do not have the time to go into depth on the multitude paradigms possible. We can highlight and summarise but few can break it down to a usable amount that can be learned in a life time and also used during that life time for full benefit and effect.

Our pursuit for knowledge is unending. As a philosopher I am constantly adding knowledge, putting it in practice and rejecting that which does not work for me at the time. As our external appearance changes with time the way we encounter and process and knowledge also changes. My own mystical path with a proper teaching curiculum has proven extremely valuable to have a core philsophy, that is robust yet open, that can serve as a backbone for all the other pursuits of knowledge.