Master Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov

 Beloved Mentor of the Modern Life Fraternal
 

The distinguished philosopher and spiritual master Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov (1900-1986) was born in Bulgaria. At the time of his birth, Bulgaria was in the midst of a widespread spiritual revival under the leadership of the acclaimed spiritual adept and luminary, Peter Deunov.  When Mikhaël was 17 years old, he met Master Deunov and began studying under his guidance.

The spiritual movement begun by Master Deunov, was called the “School of the Universal White Brotherhood,” a title coined by him at the founding of his teaching ministry. Counted among Master Deunov’s most dedicated disciples, Mikhaël, working under the aegis of this school, was to dedicate his entire life to the study and mastery of the precepts and practices of the path of initiation Master Deunov had re-introduced into the fertile spiritual culture of Bulgaria.

By the mid to late 1930’s it became apparent to Master Deunov that Bulgaria’s geo-political fortunes were being threatened by the military might of Nazi Germany. Bulgaria’s central location in the Balkans would inevitably lead to strong external pressures by the competing interests of the rival axis and allied powers, leading to World War II.

As the increasing threat of war and political unrest loomed in the Balkan region, Master Deunov decided that Mikhaël, chosen from among his 40,000 other students, would be the best student to spread the teachings of the Brotherhood to France.¹ And so on January 22, 1937, Mikhaël arrived in Paris, penniless, with no knowledge of the French language, and with only one local contact. Yet, by the close of his life, he had delivered over 4,500 public talks in French,² in addition to many other sharings his world-wide followers attribute to his teaching legacy.

As his mentor and teacher before him, and only after receiving the appellation of “Omraam” from three sages while visiting India in 1959, Mikhaël allowed his students to address him as “Master,” a title of respect he received in turn and a testimony to his level of adeptship.

Regarding Omraam’s accomplishments, his own words may say it best: “You must understand once and for all that true spirituality is to succeed in becoming the expression of the divine teaching that you are following.” ³  

The Essential Master Omraam

From Mikhaël's youth he was unerringly drawn to the essentials that prepared him for his life’s mission. He remained consistent throughout his mission, spanning decades, in sharing with his students what would help them to discover those essentials.

And what are life’s essentials, according to this spiritual master? He might ask the student to consider what possessions the student would take when departing the body for other planes. We can all admit that no earthly possessions go with us beyond the grave.

Master Omraam said that to know what is essential, the student must dedicate his/her existence to the planting of what is necessary for thriving in the kingdom of light—namely wisdom and love. We accomplish this in a life dedicated to internalizing God's eternal virtues.

Now what remains to be sorted out are the means for attracting these fine, light-borne elements into one’s being. Also, while identifying the most efficient means for cultivating and nurturing the eternal verities, which we would plant in our souls, let’s explore how to assure that they indeed take root in us to help secure us in the kingdom of light.

The legacy of teachings of the Universal White Brotherhood, introduced by the Master Deunov, additional 20^th century teachings brought to us through the Master Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov, and now timely revelations geared to the 21^st century initiate shared through The Hearts Center, offer specific methods for actualizing the spiritual riches that lead to the life everlasting.

Master Omraam's Bounty of Spiritual Practices

Some of the practices we, in The Hearts Center, engage in will be familiar to students acquainted with Omraam’s teachings. These include Paneurhythmy, meditative movements set to sacred music; joyful music and singing; and the practice of Eastern yogas that the Master uniquely adapted for his Western students. The ancient Vedic rituals of solar gazing, along with other solar exercises, were revitalized by Master Omraam’s masterful re-interpretation of these esoteric sciences. He called these solar sciences collectively Surya Yoga, which we have supplemented with the teachings on sungazing by HRM ⁵ and recent innovations inspired upon David Christopher Lewis.

Master Omraam advocated that any sincere student setting out on the spiritual path must latch onto a system that supports personal advancement and delve deeply into it. So many people, he observed, who wished to walk the spiritual path, would simply accumulate information, desiring to know this and that, while touching on everything imaginable. Yet at the end of the day, they never did any work on themselves.

The tendency today, especially since the advent of the internet, is to clutter the mind with reams of information. The masters of old, and it was Master Omraam’s practice also, intentionally did not burden the disciple with too much information. They would reveal a few essential truths, and then it was up to the disciples to steep themselves in these truths by meditating upon them and living them.

The Foundational Concepts and Core Beliefs of the Brother/Sisterhood of Light

Before one sets out on a journey, it is important to prepare, to plan, to organize. This is true on the material plane as well as setting foot on the spiritual path.

The wisdom teachings of the ascended masters, among them the teachings of Master Omraam, show us where our sojourn commences and what our ultimate destination is. 

Freeing ourselves from our human weaknesses and foibles is a path abundant with opportunities! And the ascended masters, angels, Elohim—a cosmic cavalry of luminous beings—aid us in pursuing the highest good. We are being offered a path, an initiatic science, now also known as ascended master teachings, which can solve all problems of human existence.

A Spiritual Life Is a Practical Life

Master Omraam’s teachings are relatively contemporary in that he lived and taught in the twentieth century. The topics of his lectures often focused on brotherhood, community building, raising families, and educating children, based on the principles of the initiatic sciences.

He continued the teaching of Paneurythymy, created by Master Peter Deunov for his disciples. Perhaps Master Omraam’s most unique contribution to the curricula of ascended master teachings is the development of Surya Yoga–the science of sun yoga, and the continuing revelations of the solar sciences for modern solar adepts.

The Master’s comprehensive view of what it means to be a modern-day disciple of the ancient mystery school teachings has done much to help today’s students balance the demands of living in our high tech, materialistic society while attending to a disciplined life on the spiritual path.
 

For Master Omraam, Community Is Key to the Abundant Life

Perhaps no other ascended master has placed so much emphasis on the forming of spiritual communities as our beloved Master Omraam. While yet in embodiment, he visualized fifty centers in North America where the teachings of the Brotherhood could be studied and practiced.

When the Master was in embodiment, his students had the benefit of his presence, the opportunity to interact with him. What a boon to community living to have a true spiritual master serving as a tangible role model for those aspiring to perfect themselves in the light as they learned to live in brotherhood.

In a spiritual community where there is a highly advanced initiate present, it becomes apparent that he/she is to be at the center of harmonizing the disparate elements at play within the community. As Master Omraam said, “I have a tuning fork which gives me the note, and if you want us to play a piece of music together, you must tune yourself to my note, not I to yours.” ⁶

Today, we of The Hearts Center Community are fortunate to be included in the worldwide body of students who study and practice the teachings delivered through Master Peter Deunov and his disciple, Master Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov, especially regarding the importance of the building of spiritual communities.

The Hearts Center Supports the Living Legacies of Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov and Peter Deunov