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Beinsa Douno – Peter Deunov the BEAUTY of LIFE Collection of Lectures Beinsa Douno – Peter Deunov THE BEAUTY OF LIFE Collection of Lectures Beinsa Douno – Peter Deunov THE BEAUTY OF LIFE Collection of Lectures Bialo Bratstvo Publishers Sofia 2005 6, Gen. Shterio Atanasov Str. www.beinsadouno.org Izgrev, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria www.esotericchristianity.com tel.:+359 2 9634313; 8668355 [email protected] Bialo Bratstvo Publishers Editorial Project: Anelia Kuzmanova Translation team: [email protected] Translation: Daniela Pavlova, Dimitrina Daskalova, Jana Rupchina, Oleg Rupchin, Doroteia Koparanova, Malinka Koparanova, Steftcho Koparanov, Maia Atanasova, Maria Braikova, Martina Iovcheva Editing: Ed Cox, Joanna Overby, Marianne McGowan Cover Design: Gabriela Dimitrova Cover Photo: Anelia Kuzmanova The Seven Rila Lakes Region, Bulgaria Text Design: Ivan Dzhezhev Acknowledgements: Thanks to those who preserved the Word and to those who make it known. Beinsa Douno – Peter Deunov THE BEAUTY OF LIFE First Edition All rights reserved. Published in Bulgaria Sofia 2005 © Bialo Bratstvo Publishers ISBN Every soul seeking Truth will see my face. I am an open door to the Unknown. Beinsa Douno - Peter Deunov (1864-1944) The Beauty of Life 6 PREFACE Love gives birth to Good. Good brings Life, Light and Freedom to our souls. Beinsa Douno This book entitled “The Beauty of Life” presents the translations of twelve lectures delivered by Beinsa Douno – Peter Deunov, who lived in Bulgaria during the late19th and the early 20th centuries and gave a new teaching containing the basic ideas of the Aquarius age. The Universal Master came to the Earth in the transitional period to a new cosmic cycle to prepare the spiritual awakening of humanity. He made the planet ready for the new impulse of Light and collective consciousness of humans - for the advent of the culture of Love. Starting his activities with only three disciples, Beinsa Douno gradually established a society, which represented a mini-model of entire humanity. In this society he laid the base of a new life on the principles of Love, Wisdom, Truth, Righteousness and Virtue. The meaning of his secular name Peter Deunov is a foundation stone. The spiritual teaching provided by him is a union of three components: the Word (almost 4,000 talks and lectures), the Music (150 songs and melodies) and the PanEuRhythmy (a sacred dance in 3 parts: “28 Exercises”, “Solar Rays” and “Pentagram”). 7 THE WORD The Word came through Beinsa Douno as a gentle wind heralding the cosmic spring on the Earth and the blossoming of human souls. It was almost entirely given orally in a period of 50 years. The Word consists of approximately 4,000 talks and lectures recorded in short hand, then decoded and published. Thanks to the disciples the Divine Teaching was preserved and passed on to future generations. The published lectures are classified in several series: * Sunday lectures – held in front of the general public (1914-1944) * Lectures given to the Spiritual School (1922-1944) – to the General Class and to the Youth class of disciples * Council lectures * Lectures presented at the gatherings in the Rila Mountain * Morning Word (1930-1944) * Additional talks There are a few papers, articles and books written per- sonally by Peter Deunov - Beinsa Douno: * “Science and Education” - published in 1896 * “Hio-Eli-Meli-Mesail” - published in 1898 * 3 spiritual messages written by the Master in 1899: - “The Ten Testimonials of the Lord” - “God’s Promise” - “An Appeal to the Bulgarian nation” * Notes and prayers recorded in the Master’s notebook from March 30, 1899 to October 16, 1900 * “Heads and Faces” , 5 phrenological articles - pub- lished in the Rodina Magazine in 1901 * “The Testament of the Color Rays of Light“, a sacred The Beauty of Life 8 book received in deep meditation - published in a special edi- tion in 1912 * “In the Kingdom of Living Nature”, a book of 11 arti- cles - published in 1933 * “Letters to the First Disciples”, personal correspon- dence of Peter Deunov The Word also contains prayers and formulas given by the Master, directions and methods for spiritual work, practices for self-education and guidelines for daily life. The twelve lectures presented in this book convey the living spirit, the transforming power and the healing effect of the Word. They were held from 1914 to 1942 on different occa- sions: at the councils of the spiritual society founded in Veliko Tarnovo, at the meetings of the followers in Sofia, at the gather- ings in the Rila Mountain. Some talks were communicated in the Spiritual Center, which was gradually established in Sofia, named Izgrev (meaning sunrise in Bulgarian). The lectures vary in form and length, in structure and content, depending on the circumstances of delivery. Their beauty is hidden in this unique unity of simplicity and profundity, of diversity and wholeness. The meaning of the spiritual name Beinsa Douno in Sanskrit: “The One who advances Good through the Word” is revealed in each lecture. The first lecture “The Beauty of Life” was held at the Seven Lakes in the Rila Mountain. Its flow of speech is highly inspired and consistent, each sentence shining brightly as a gem of Wisdom. The same is true for the summary of another Rila lecture “The Two Paths”: Good thoughts, feelings and wishes represent rays of Light: they give food to Life and also to the soul that is coming to the Earth. 9 Good deeds represent rays and colors of Light: they pro- vide the Living bread for the soul so that it can know The One Who gave birth to it. The lectures “For the Glory of God”, “Absolute Purity”, “Let the Children Come”, “Four Rules” and “The Ascending Way” were also held in the Rila Mountain – the oldest esoteric school on Earth according to Beinsa Douno. They all deliver the elevated atmosphere of Living Nature and the attentive guidance of the Master: My children protect the freedom of your soul! My children preserve the power of your spirit! My children sustain the light of your mind! My children maintain the goodness of your heart! (“Four Rules”) All lectures, selected in the book “The Beauty of Life”, give the essence of the Teaching of Conscious Life and the keys to its application on a daily basis. In each lecture the simplest and the highest, the smallest and the greatest merge together to reveal fundamental principles, spiritual laws and elevated ideas, which make this Word powerful and everliving. May the Beauty of Love, the Purity of Wisdom and the Light of Truth abide in you! Abide in Love, Wisdom and Truth so that they will abide in you! They represent the new life, which God is sending to the world. The Spirit of God requires mercy, not sacrifice. Beinsa Douno CONTENTS Preface . .6 The Beauty of Life, 1943. .15 In the Beginning Was, 1914 . .19 Awakening of Collective Consciousness, 1921 . .43 The Conscious Life as an Entertainment, 1924. .65 For the Glory of God, 1926. .85 Absolute Purity, 1929 . .101 The Two Paths, 1932 . .127 Let the Children Come, 1932 . .133 The Purpose and the Meaning of Human Life, 1933 . .151 Sensible Comprehension, 1934 . .161 Four Rules, 1937 . .179 The Ascending Way, 1942 . .191 Biographic Information . .197 The Beauty of Life Lecture given by Beinsa Douno July 2, 1942 05:00 a.m. local time The Seven Rila Lakes Translated by Dimitrina Daskalova The Beauty of Life 14 The Beauty of Life 15 THE BEAUTY OF LIFE Meditation on Chapter 12 of the Gospel according to Saint Matthew For whosoever shall do the Will of My Father Who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. (Matthew 12:50) Love is what is beautiful in good and wise life. Wisdom is what is beautiful in good and pure life. Truth is what is beautiful in good and illuminating life. Keep the Beauty of Love. Maintain the Purity of Wisdom. Sustain the Light of Truth – and you will always be happy and blessed, because God abides in them. Love, with its Beauty, fills the entire Divine world. Wisdom, with its Purity, fills the whole Universe. Truth, with its Light, gives freedom to all beings in the Divine world. Love the three: Love, Wisdom and Truth. Let them be lights in your soul, because through them God reveals Himself to those who seek Him. Turn to God in Love. Appeal to God in Wisdom. Pray to God in Truth. Only thus will you hear the soft voice of God’s Spirit speaking to your spirit, to your soul, to your mind and to your heart. The kindness of God always lives in His Love, Wisdom and The Beauty of Life 16 Truth. Through them His boundless gentleness is revealed. Serve God in Love, serve God in Wisdom, serve God in Truth – then you will receive Life, Light and Freedom. May the Beauty of Love, the Purity of Wisdom and the Light of Truth abide in you! Abide in Love, Wisdom and Truth so that they will abide in you! They represent the new life, which God is sending to the world. The Spirit of God requires mercy, not sacrifice. 17 In the Beginning Was Sunday lecture given by Beinsa Douno November 8, 1914 Sofia Translated by Doroteia Koparanova, Malinka Koparanova and Steftcho Koparanov The Beauty of Life 18 19 IN THE BEGINNING WAS In the beginning was the Word, And the Word was with God, And the Word was God. (John 1:1) This is the hardest nut to crack and the most philosophi- cal question in Christianity. This verse has been disputed many times and interpreted in many different ways by philosophers, preachers, and believers. There were disputes about the Word in the Orthodox Church as well, and even fights for it, but the problem could not be solved by fighting.
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