{"id":490,"date":"2016-03-06T22:02:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T20:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2016-11-24T01:09:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T23:09:48","slug":"introduction-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/introduction-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Esoteric?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/future\/\">The Future of the Esoteric<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n\n\nIt is not an exaggeration to confirm that the Esoteric Science will enfold all the sciences under its wing. The signs of this future are gradually manifesting; these can be easily read in medicine and in psychology, in architecture and ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/future\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/cosmic-thought\/\">The Esoteric As Cosmic Thought Wisdom-Incarnate<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n\n\nThe Esoteric Science has always been the broadest and most comprehensive wisdom-science. It is the only science that has accompanied man since he first became conscious of himself.\nIt is a truth which is experienced by advanced students that this science ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/cosmic-thought\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/self-knowledge\/\">The Esoteric and Self Knowledge<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">&#8220;Self-knowledge is the mother of all knowledge&#8221; is an old saying. It is at the base of Greek philosophical thought. The Esoteric goes further in stressing the practical application of self-knowledge. The perfectness of humane consciousness is the stage reached ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/self-knowledge\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/vs-other-schools\/\">The Esoteric Versus Other Societies And Schools Of Inner Or Occult Knowledge<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The destiny of man is the conscious return to his Creator. The path of this return was drawn from the beginning of human life on Earth.\nTo help man on his way back, the laws and rules of this return were ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/vs-other-schools\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/vs-metaphysics\/\">The Esoteric And Metaphysics<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n\n\nIn the distant past there were no specialized fields of knowledge; physics, chemistry, psychology, medicine, atomic sciences, astronomy etc&#8230; etc\u2026 did not exist in their present independent forms. The curriculum of the ancient schools did not allow for studying medicine, ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/vs-metaphysics\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/vs-parapsychology\/\">The Esoteric Versus Parapsychology<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n\n\nParapsychology and the Esoteric are not related to each other as is sometimes held. They may have certain common grounds, but in many respects they are quite different.\nParapsychology is only an attempt on the part of some psychologists to go ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/vs-parapsychology\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/benefits\/\">Benefits Of The Esoteric\u2019s Practical Application<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n\n\n\nThe Esoteric Science is not general information; it is not a theoretical philosophy that may be read or studied then discarded at will. It is a way of life that leads the aspirant towards full awareness and development, towards higher ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/benefits\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<td><ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/methodology\/\">The Esoteric Method<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">&#8220;The best and the most important science of all is that which can be applied practically, and which, through this practical application, will lead man to development. There is no use for any science or philosophy which is based only ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/methodology\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/objective\/\">The Esoteric Objective<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Based on the previous chapters, we can detect that the Esoteric Science\u2019s supreme aim is none other than the enlightenment and the development of man. Its motivating force is the love of man for his fellow-men; its purpose is carrying ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/objective\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/references\/\">The Esoteric Sources<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">Halfway through the twentieth century, the great wise Masters of the &#8220;Great White Brotherhood&#8221; decided that it was time to openly spread the Esoteric Science with the help of individuals who were devoted to this sacred task. The teachers or ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/references\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/history\/\">Historic Background<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">The Esoteric Science spread first in the Far East where all the sacred manuscripts had been kept by the successors of the great sages. There, the &#8220;Great White Brotherhood&#8221; was founded as the first brotherhood on Earth. Anyone who aspired ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/history\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/facts\/\">Why The Esoteric<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n\n\nIn the distant past, the Esoteric Science or the science of the inner self, was the only concern of man; since self-knowledge was the sole knowledge he yearned for and worked hard to attain. Man became aware of this yearning ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/facts\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><li><h4 class=\"lcp_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/overview\/\">Introduction<\/a><\/h4><p class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\n\n\n\nThe Esoteric Science is derived from the ancient knowledge, and goes back in its origin to the very beginning of human existence. Its main concern is the whole being of man, its more specific field is the hidden and invisible ...<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/overview\/\" class=\"continue-reading-link\">Read more<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/esoteric-lebanon.org\/en\/introduction-2\/\"><span>Read more<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-490","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is the Esoteric? Origins of the word - The Esoteric Sciences<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is the Esoteric? 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