Meditation on acceptance is not passive surrender: it is an act of will, and without it the road to any real change stays blocked. By Roberto AssagioliTranscription of a live talk, August 15, 1972Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Meditazione con R. A. sulla AccettazioneTranslated by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online […]

Meditation and contemplation are not the same: meditation uses every faculty to approach the object, while contemplation begins where meditation peaks and the seeker becomes one with what is contemplated. By Roberto Assagioli1931Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Meditazione E ContemplazioneTranslated from Italian by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have […]

Assagioli reflects on psychospiritual development and how we can take inspiration from the Raja Yoga system of India.   By Roberto Assagioli. Original title: Eastern and Western Methods of Psychospiritual Development . Course of Lectures on: The Latent Energies In Us. Lecture X April 15, 1934 (Unrevised notes). Original Italian Title: Metodi Orientali E Occidentali […]

Contemplation implies a silence of all faculties — a special state that on the one hand is intense concentration, and on the other is complete receptivity to what is contemplated. By Roberto Assagioli , Year IV – Lesson XXI – July 21, 1931. From the Assagioli Archives in Florence. Doc.#13567 [1] Transcription from Handwritten Notes […]

When we meditate, we must embody the ideals we meditate on and make them a living reality – here. By Roberto Assagioli , original English title: Meditation . July 14, 1931, Lesson XX Year IV, Original Italian title : La Meditazione . From the Assagioli Archive in Florence. Doc. #10815. Translated with Notes by Jan […]

Your Essence and Your Inner House We had been meditating for an hour, sitting face to face in a lotus position on the floor. This was how we connected at the start of our friendship. The silence was intense that day, but there was no particular content in the field of consciousness. Just this inner […]

Energy Psychology and The Seven Rivers of Life We were a group of people meditating together on the theme of spiritual paths. We were receiving all the familiar thought forms relevant to the subject, but nothing new seemed to emerge. Then in a flash, my awareness expanded spontaneously into a Solar Systemic Now. A sense […]

Your Energy Typology: Your Psychological and Spiritual DNA When I had come to understand the ray qualities of my Soul, my personality, feelings, body and mind – I felt I was in touch with something profound. I could see how understanding the ray qualities offered me an explanation for the good and the problematic aspects […]

The Dynamic River of Life: Your Way to Freedom, Greatness and Power The dynamic river of life is the way of the will, the omnipresent life force driving evolution – it’s the essence of our being, life itself, but not everyone is aware of its power. In this chapter we’ll look at the role the […]

The Intelligent River of Life: Your Way to Higher Perspectives, Inspiration and Creativity In the early 90s, I attended a satsang with Isaac Shapiro. Shapiro was a student of Sri Poonja, whose own teacher was the renowned Ramana Maharshi. I sat in the first row, directly in front of Isaac. I had no expectation about […]