Arriba
The Level of Being
The Marvelous Ladder
Psichological Rebellion
The Essence
To Accuse Oneself
Life
The Internal State
Erroneous States
Personal Events
The Different
The Beloved Ego
Radical Change
The Observer an the Observed
Negative Thoughts
Individuality
The Book of Life
Mechanical Creatures
The Supersubstantial Bread
The Good Master of the House
The Two Worlds
Observation of the Oneself
Chatter
The World of Relations
The Psychologial Song
Return ans Recurrence
Infant's Self-Congnizance
The Publican and the Pharisee
Willpower
Decapitation
he Permanent Center of Gravity
he Gnostic Esoteric Work
Prayer in the Work

CHAPTER 4 THE ESSENCE

What makes every newborn child beautiful and adorable is his Essence; the Essence in itself constitutes his true reality.

In all creatures, the normal growth of the Essence is certainly scanty, insufficient.

The human body grows and develops in accordance with the biological laws of the species; however, such possibilities in themselves are extremely limited for the Essence.

Unquestionably, without help, the Essence can only grow to a small degree.

Speaking frankly and bluntly, we will say that the spontaneous and natural growth of the Essence is only possible during the first three, four and five years of life; in other words, during the first phase of life.

People think that the growth and development of the Essence always occurs in a continuous way, according to the mechanics of evolution, but Universal Gnosticism teaches clearly that this does not occur in such a manner.

Something very special must happen, something new must be fulfilled so that the Essence may grow more.

I want to emphatically refer to the work upon oneself; the development of the Essence is only possible on the basis of conscious works and voluntary sufferings.

It is necessary to understand that this work does not refer to professional matters such as banking, carpentry, masonry, railroad repairs or office matters.

This work is for any person who has developed his personality; it concerns something psychological.

We all know that we have within ourselves that which is called ego, “I”, me, and myself.

Unfortunately, the Essence is completely imprisoned, absorbed inside the ego, and this is lamentable.

To dissolve the psychological “I,” to disintegrate its undesirable elements, is something unavoidable and non- excludable. This is the meaning of working upon oneself.

We would never be able to liberate the Essence without previously disintegrating the psychological “I.” Religion, the Buddha, Wisdom, the particles in pain of our Father who is in heaven, and all the information we need for the Intimate Self-Realization of our Inner Being, are within the Essence.

No one would be able to annihilate the Psychological “I” without previously eliminating the inhuman elements that we carry within ourselves.

We need to reduce to ashes the monstrous cruelty of this day and age: envy which has unfortunately become the secret trigger of action, the unbearable covetousness that has made life so bitter, the disgusting slander; the calumny which gives rise to so many tragedies the drunken revelries, the filthy it that smells so hideously, etc.

Accordingly as all these abominations are being reduced to cosmic dust, the Essence, besides becoming emancipated will harmoniously grow and develop unquestionably the Essence shines within ourselves when our psychological “I” has died.

The liberated Essence confers upon us inner beauty perfect happiness and true love emanate from such a beauty.

The Essence possesses multiple senses of perfection and extraordinary natural powers.

When we die within ourselves, when we dissolve the Psychological “I,” we can then enjoy the precious senses and powers of the Essence.

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