Introduction to Gnosis

When it comes to life and true awakening - it comes through Gnosis (knowledge). Turning within and doing the "inner work" is what leads people towards happiness, success, and less attachment & suffering here in the physical world. This book is enlightening in many accounts, but for the life long learning and truth seeker that is continually working to better their on consciousness and awareness in life - you must give it a read.

I was studying the author's other books for years before I read this one. I thought this would be a simplified version of what was already written elsewhere but I was pleasantly surprised to find it contains instructions for many useful exercises that I hadn't seen before.Whether or not this is actually the best book with which to start learning gnostic practice depends on who is reading. This book ends most chapters with a practical exercise. That's great for people who are open to trying new spiritual practices. I wouldn't recommend it for people who are investigating gnosis from the perspective of another religion though. For Christians, I would recommend starting with the book, Treatise of Revolutionary Psychology, also by the same author. For those who already have a deeper understanding of more than one religious tradition, I recommend reading The Perfect Matrimony first.This book is a good start for people who are interested in meditation or esotericism but not too firmly attached to any particular religious system.

Good book! I recommend this to anyone looking for a straightforward introduction on this subject.

fantastic piece of literature for a fascinating belief system. The book is less about gnostic-based gnosis, and more about a contemporary view at the concept of personal gnosis, through processes of mindfulness exercises and consciousness meditation. Very insightful.

This book is a life changer. Incorporating Gnosis into our daily lives will defeat our suffering by liberating our consciousness. The exercises throughout the book will help us become cognizant by living in the moment and self-realizing our selves.If you are looking for a change in life in a profound way, gnosis will give you that.

I love this book, this book has brought 360 degrees with knowledge. I share this knowledge with alot of people.

Awesome book, as always with any of Samael Aun Weor books! Perfect starting point for developing the consciousness positively.

This book gets overlooked by any one that is in to Gnosis because it goes over basics. However, these basics can be used in all aspects of life just not spiritual. Although to advance spiritual you need to know the basics. It is a fast read with a lot of significance

This is an excellent small book, but needs to be read carefully and not rushed as it is not that straightforward a read. Read it and keep it near you as you will need to go back to it for referencing if you are planning to walk the path of a Gnostic and raise your spirituality. The fact that it is so small means you can keep it with you easily. If you are a complete novice to Gnostic teachings you will be confronted with a lot of home truths and jaw dropping moments in the book. The book has lots of really great exercises for you to carry out every day and get you started on the path to Gnosis.As the book says Introduction, so it only scratches the surface of a subject that is bigger than anything most people can imagine. But it has the important fundamentals of Gnosis in it. So buy it, read it, keep it close and keep studying further mediums of Gnosis. I find myself continually going back to this book the more I study further teachings of Gnosis and it helps a lot.You will notice that a lot of the book you wont understand until you continue further studies in Gnosis but after a while keep revisiting this book and it will then make a lot more sense. Especially after more practice of Gnosis.

not to sure what he is trying to say

Full of insights. Practical

This little book must be one of my favourites by Samael Aun Weor.Over the course of nine lessons, Samael Aun Weor introduces many important topics in an intense, direct, and clear manner. Every lesson is followed by an exercise.Some of the topics covered in the lessons include: the power of thought, relaxation, the tattvas, the "I" and the Being, altruism, the role of money, sensations, sex and the soul, alcoholism, the universal mind, concentration, meditation, and much more.The thing I love most about this book is it's practicality. I think the author knows very well that we are living busy lives in the modern world without a huge amount of leisure time to spare. This book is for the working man and woman. The author takes the fundamental practical principles of religion and spiritual development and puts them into a format which is perfectly accessible for the modern man or woman. 'Gnostic methods for today's world' indeed!Even though this may be just an 'introduction', I know I will be reading it again and again and referring back to it.This edition also comes with the lecture by the same author 'How to make light within ourselves' and the short book 'Matrimony, Divorce, and Tantrism'.All in all, this book is a fantastic introduction to spirituality. I would invite anyone who is even FAINTLY interested in matters religious/spiritual/supranormal to read this book! It also makes a great gift for a like-minded friend!

An interesting and broad introduction to the writings of Samael Aun Weor. I suspect this is an amalgamation of various writings of Aun Weor into a useful introductory text. This book is an introduction to a specific type of "New Age" Gnosticism that was founded in the middle of the 20th century by the author and it has strong links to Theosophy. It is not the book for you if you want to read up on 'classical' Gnosticism. I am not a Samaelean Gnostic, but I still think this is an interesting read - although I prefer Fundamentals of Gnostic Education by the same author. I find all of his books are best read with an open mind and to consider them within the context of the time it was written. Fascinating stuff.