To cognize the Divine Essence —
this is the highest purpose of soul,
sent by the Creator to the Earth!
Pythagoras
“For a long time I pondered on how to lead the souls to knowing the true essence of man, to knowing the Whole, lead them to Love, to knowledge of nature and Mother-Earth, how to show them the Divine Fire and to illuminate the with the Light of Wisdom… All My non-incarnate Teachers helped Me to create that which was called later the Teachings of Pythagoras…
“I subdivided the Teachings into a number of stages, so that minds which are weak do not get overburdened.
“I made Morality, Love, and Beauty the basis of the first stage and called it Quietness of soul.
“Only after quieting the mind, mastering the ability to suppress wicked qualities in oneself, to transform oneself as a soul, to grow love and wisdom in oneself — only after that an aspirant could be accepted as a student.
“I transformed the tradition of spiritual initiations into a science: the science about soul development. In this regard, your activity inherits and continues the Work that I performed on the Earth at that time.
“Wisdom is the spiritual knowledge about the Highest.
“There is no much value in knowledge which just trains the mind and memory: it is like a game with a ball for training the body. Only that knowledge is valuable which leads one to cognition of the Truth and Laws of the Life of the Whole.
“The knowledge is useless if there is no spiritual transformation!
“The knowledge is dangerous if there is no morality!
“I liked your intention regarding this site. I suggest adding to it the material of lectures and making a photogallery Lessons of Inner Quietness with a meditative caption below each slide.
“I propose you to make this site an open, acting School of Pythagoras!
“I — Pythagoras — open again My School on the Earth! Here and now with your help, My friends, this work has begun!
“Let the material of this site become the first stage of initiation for those who yearn for Wisdom and Love!
“I want to draw the attention of youth to the Laws of existence and to the meaning of life, and help them to develop the love for Wisdom!
“I want to make Love and Goodness the basis of human life!
“I want to open wide the door to the world of Divine Love, Calm, and Bliss — for all yearning souls!”
Pythagoras,
January 2007
Pythagoras lived on the Earth about 570-500 B.C. He is known as a Greek philosopher and mathematician. He was a strict vegetarian. In the town of Croton in southern Italy, He founded a philosophical religious brotherhood which became widespread with time. The purpose of the Pythagorean brotherhood was moral renovation of the society and purification of the religious views, and also imparting the confidential methods of spiritual development to deserving students. The brotherhood was a monastic community consisting of both men and woman, who regarded Pythagoras as an Incarnation of God. The activity of that great School ended due to massacre perpetrated by primitive people…
… Pythagoras composed works on philosophy, mathematics, astronomy, music. In particular, He knew about the sphericity of the Earth and that inside it there is the Central Fire. He also taught about the immortality of souls and their gradual development in a series of incarnations
… At present, Pythagoras manifests Himself as a non-incarnate Divine Teacher, a Representative of the Creator. He supervises the area of the Mediterranean Sea and its coast.
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… Pythagoras was born on the island of Samos us in the Aegean Sea. His birth was predicted. Through a prophet God told the parents about the birth of a boy who would grow and become glorious thanks to his wisdom, beauty, and great deeds.
From childhood Pythagoras displayed interest and abilities to philosophy and other sciences. He studied medicine, biology, astronomy, mathematics, learning from the famous scholars of that time; he learned also music and painting. Then He continued religious education in Egypt, where He was initiated in priesthood. Then He went to Persia where He continued studying the mystical knowledge.
In the mature age, Pythagoras founded His spiritual School in the city of Crotone. We know about the work in this School from the stories narrated by several great Students of Pythagoras; They also attained Divinity in the mergence with the Creator, thanks to Pythagoras’ help.
To begin with, let us become acquainted with a literary translation of the ancient text Golden Verse of Pythagoras, which was studied by beginner students His School.