In 2006 I gave a series of talks at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, they were well attended as I had appeared on a TV show there at the same time.
Belsebuub at Nicosia University, Cyprus, 2006
The talks are:
Remembering to Be Aware of Yourself
The Hidden Side of Dreams
A Talk on Out-of-Body Experiences
Nightmares: An Experience of Hell
Encountering Divine Beings and Sinister Entities
If Your Life was over and you could Re-live it from Now
I re-read the blog about “If your life was over and you could re-live it from now” and found it a refresher to read. It’s great to sometimes re-visit articles and find little gems of inspiration and guidance in them.
Quote: “To get off the wheel and to go back to the source, to the Absolute, is achievable in one life.”
Along with some further clarifications outlined in the article, it is just what I needed!
The quote you mentioned is very encouraging Roy and is one we need to keep in mind if we really want to do justice to our own latent potential.
Thanks so much for posting these articles together with a bit of background of the context of the talks – so amazing that they were given at the University of Nicosia.
Reading and re-reading the articles, I’m really struck by how relevant and instrumental the information is for people like me who have been practicing spirituality for years, and yet it is totally clear and makes sense to someone brand new to it as well.
I just read, “If Your Life was over and you could Re-live it from Now” and was pretty blown away. The article really puts things in perspective and cuts through the excuses and distractions that go through the mind.
These two points particularly made a strong impact:
“The requirement to get free of nature’s wheel (the Wheel of Samsara) is to get rid of half of the egos, which gets you out of immediate danger. No one is stopping you from doing that but yourself.”
“You shouldn’t make this obscure and impossible; once you get the information as to how to get rid of the egos, then do it. If you get rid of a little one, why can’t you get rid of another one, and then another one, and then another one, and so on? The only person stopping you from doing this is yourself.”
Thanks again for posting these, they have been really helpful!
I also read that one and was struck by the same passages.
Such a direct and powerful talk.
I really appreciate that these have been posted — thank you.
I have also just read this article now. There is so much guidance to live by.
No one can stop you from dying to your egos but yourself.
I am just amazed of the abundance of teaching available on this website. If I am feeling stuck, the answers are all here to guide me back towards a practical and powerful way of living spiritually.
Thank you Belsebuub, you have truly created a resource of priceless treasure.
I also feel like the knowledge put out on this website and with the books and videos are extremely precious treasure as well.
I have been feeling extremely hopeless lately, in terms of how to approach a real spiritual work, how to really make it happen. How to actually change. I’ve just been seeing the same old patterns of behavior, thoughts and emotions again and again and feeling so powerless against them. Almost enjoying them in a sense because they are so familiar. Not wanting to get out into the unknown of what it’s like without these inner states. Unsure of what that would be like. Afraid even!
But, I took the time to read through the ‘Remembering to be aware of yourself’ article posted above and a few things in it really stood out to me that I feel like I needed to hear about how awareness works, and how to go about exploring it in a natural way that I’m sure I’ve heard and read before but it’s one of those scenarios where you read something again and finally the light goes on about it.
So for the past few days I’ve been trying to experiment with what I’ve learned and I noticed how it’s easy, even fun in times where things are pleasant and slow going or somewhat peaceful in and of themselves but the real challenge I found was in the more hectic or difficult scenarios. For example, it was all well and good trying to be aware on my day off, sipping tea by the fire, reading an ancient text. But when my daughter came home from school and brought the 3 neighbor’s kids with her to play, I felt myself being easily annoyed, couldn’t concentrate and any sense of peace I had felt went right out the window amidst the chaos of having 4 kids jumping and buzzing around. :) But, after that experience I saw how there really is this potential in those moments, with awareness and the other practices to change, to really get something out of it.
A few days later I was faced with another extremely difficult scenario that I had been through about a million times and always reacted the same way. I began to feel the roller coaster these inner states wanted to take me on, and not only did I see that I had this powerful choice to do something else, but the words in the awareness article that had inspired me were there, and I clung to them, trying my best to execute what I had learned.
It felt really difficult, like I was being swarmed and stung by a million bees. In the middle of earnestly praying, asking for help, (begging the Divine really) to save me from this state, it all stopped. It was just..gone. In it’s place was a feeling of peace that is sort of hard to describe without sounding cheesy really. I can’t really do it justice. But it was extremely comforting and surprising. But I hadn’t really achieved that before and I don’t think I would have, had I not been trying recently, to explore the different practices and what they do.
In other words, thank you Belsebuub, for making this information available and everything that you do.
Hey Vida,
I read your Comments with interest as I, and I am not ashamed to say that even though I am a male I cried when I read about your experience. The only thing worse than forgetting ourselves is being aware, conscious, and constantly making the wrong choice.
As this is NOT the place to elaborate on my transgression other than saying I fight the demon of self destruction daily …. and I lose daily. The darkness within always chooses the medium that leads to my daily destruction.
I have helped others to help themselves. I actually had a powerful demon tell me in the astral quote ” you have helped others find the true path and therefore we will make everything in your daily life a misery from now.” That was a year ago and the demon did not lie.
Potential – Mark, in the talk Mark states that we have a “little bit of freedom” due to the limited consciousness we have. Thank you Mark as this little bit of peace is what drives me.
Place of Peace – My Being has also shown me this peace and it is not cheesy. I spent 5 to 10 minutes wit my Being twenty years ago and all I know is that I want to be with my true Being forever. Vida I bet that the place of peace that you experienced will permanently motivate you.
Thanks for sharing your experience Vida. I didn’t see it when you posted it, so it’s useful that Con replied to it recently. I think you highlighted something very important about this particular esoteric work, which is the need to go through suffering to gain peace. Understanding that is really fundamental to what we’re doing spiritually and is in opposition to so much of the commercial spirituality out there, which often promises that real peace can be achieved without the hard, consistent work that it takes to gain it.
It’s a pity that although many people are attracted to the nice or exciting parts of this spirituality, there are relatively few who are willing to take the rough with the smooth. What you mentioned reminds me of another of Mark’s talks where he mentions that what we really want is to get peace, but to achieve it we have to suffer. It’s great that you were able to apply the teachings in real time in a difficult situation and break through it to gain some clarity. It’s easy to run away from our own reactions and emotions, but the reality is that we all have certain triggers that push our buttons and make us think and act in ways we would surely condemn or criticise if we observed those same behaviours in others.
At least with chipping away at the negativity within us, as you described, we have a chance of getting to real and lasting peace that doesn’t depend on the situations we find ourselves in, but comes from within us. I’m so grateful to have found the tools that will actually allow me to do this, having spent many years looking down blind alleys.
I agree with your opening comment that the information contained in this website is such a precious treasure, which is actually unique in the world at this time. It makes me feel privileged to have found the information that can lead to genuine change, but of course with privilege comes the responsibility to apply that information wisely and correctly. I hope in time and after much chipping away, all of us who have found these teachings will be able to find our real selves within, independent of all the distortions of our emotions and inner states.
That’s right Olga – this website is truly a priceless treasure.
You picked out a very important point from the talk regarding the removal of the egos Gabrielle, which applies to us all: “no one is stopping you doing that but yourself”.
Thanks Mark for this talks and timely reminders, they are priceless
Just wonderful to have access to these talks!
Thank you for posting these, as well as the newly released videos – it feels like many new little oasis have sprung up in the middle of the desert for thirsty travelers :)
Thanks Lara, great to have these available. I’m looking forward to print these articles and read them during quiet times.
I’ve so far read the first and last articles in that list. They’re really good and super helpful. A lot of good insights shared and like Lucia mentioned, some different angles given to these topics. Thanks for pointing them out!
If Your Life was over and you could Re-live it from Now; great talk! Thank you so much.
So much to read through, I’ll do it over a number of days or longer. It’s very helpful to have this!
Thanks for bringing these forward. There’s some valuable things to be taken from them and I imagine the people attending the lectures live must have gotten a lot from it. I will also re-read them.
Just re-read that first one and glad I did. Thanks for pointing these out now.
Thanks a lot for these. The insights gained from q & a sessions always feel more pungent.
It is great to have these online. The array of topics covered is very interesting, and there is so much practical guidance within the articles. I am still reading through, but I wanted to say thanks for posting them!
Gabrielle
Thank you very much for this collection of articles. I immediately started to read them and found a lot of new things there or different angles of looking at things. What stood out most for me was the necessity to put a lot of efforts into getting the self-observation right in order to deserve the help from the Divine in this area.
I have a lot of problems with this, and keep asking to be shown how things should feel when done really well, but never got any deeper answer most likely due to the lack of prolonged efforts. Another thing that stayed with me was taking each day as a classroom study with being marked at the end.
What a strongly guidance! Indeed there is much and valuable information here to be studied.
Thank you deeply Mark for highlighting these remarkable talks at this time.
Thank you Mark for this reminder.
I also accompanied you in those talks and your appearance on TV show. I remember, many people participated in those talks and they were very keen about the new information and teachings. These talks are gems of real spirituality. I am looking forward to read these articles.
For me and many other people, those nice days were/are a brilliant experience.
Thank you Mark
As always, thank you.
There is so much information you have given here, it will take some time to work through: something I am very willing to do!
Wow, looking forward to digging into these!
Me too! Thanks so much for posting these!