Gnostic Question of the Week

How can one find the path to enlightenment?

Answer from the V.M. Samael Aun Weor.

To those who complain about not attaining enlightenment, I advise patience and serenity. Enlightenment comes to us when we dissolve the pluralized "I"—when we have truly died within the 49 levels of the subconscious.

Samael Aun Weor.

Answer from the magazine "The The wisdom of the Being.".

We wish to have no problems of any kind; sometimes we even—mentally—set conditions for the Divine, such as: "If I do well financially, *then* I will help others." We dream of a world where we have a little house by the river, without having to work and with plenty of money. Yet reality is different; problems never end, because life *is* problems, and if they did not exist, it would not be life, but death. However, every problem is an opportunity for self-knowledge. If we use those adverse circumstances as a springboard to success—to discover our defects and eliminate them—then we will be walking the path toward enlightenment. Extracting wisdom from every moment is learning how to live; yet this is only possible by learning to adapt to life's circumstances, making the most of adversities, achieving serenity, manifesting a gentle character, and detaching ourselves from things—in a word, becoming a sphinx and embodying its qualities in the psychological realm.

The Magazine "The Wisdom of the Being" 110: "Chapter: Sutras 37-42."