On the way with Theophile the Elder
Theophile’s journal
Dear readers,
My deepest interest for studying led me to approach various topics relating to Man, the Divine and how they interact.
Thus, over time, I have filled up dozens of notebooks with my commentaries, investigations, essays, ‘outflows from my heart’, etc.
I hereby submit some of these reflections.
Good reading
Theophile the Elder
All the articles of Journal
Seeking God’s love in each and everyone, in everything
Love will automatically resonate with love wherever it may be seen. We’ve all have had the opportunity to be loved. Such acknowledged love will always engage the love we host and allow its manifestation. We should be grateful to all those who inspired or requested...
Finding Love…
Though having a direct cognizance of God is no easy matter, we have the possibility to recognize His manifestation. His first manifestation, the greatest and the most beautiful one, is Love. Let us look for that love within ourselves, within our hearts, and at the...
Infinite Love
Rather than trying to divert God’s love, let us be aware of it. That will make us very happy. Instead of wanting to be loved whenever we wish, let us love infinitely whatever comes our way. Recognizing God’s presence is something we can unconsciously and quite...
The devotee’s condition
What is a devotee, his spiritual condition, his relation to the Divine to others? Theophile reveals the transformation and the new perception of he who has totally surrendered and has realized God within himself. "He who has realized God is not only devoid of hatred...
Worship the Lord – Bhagavad Gita, Book XII, verse 13-19
In this couplet (sloka) from the Bhagavad Gita, Book 12, verses 13-19, Lord Krishna states which qualities will lead his beloved devotee (bhakta) towards perfection. Through a comment of that beautiful sloka, Theophile the Elder offers a few tips for progressing on...
Understanding the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita
Here, Theophile the Elder calls on us to understand the symbolism of the Bhagavad Gita and to relate it to our own difficulties. The dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna is a sacred and symbolical teaching that will shed some light onto our current life. This epic...
The Bhagavad Gita (The Song of the Beloved) – Presentation
The Gita comprises eighteen chapters. That genuine teaching of Raja-Yoga is at once a science and an art that explains how each individual soul is connected to God (the Self). The dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna: its historical context It is divided into...
The Centre – the mistery of the central point
There is always a centre in everything that exists. It is neutral. It does not directly affect the object or the person of which or whom it is the centre. A centre is nothing in itself, yet it is omnipresent. It is the cohesive factor of what it is the centre of. It...
The drop and the Ocean
"But you can pick up pearls only when you dive deep into the Ocean." Ram Chandra – Yesterday, I became aware of the futility of some deeds of mine, aware of my own unimportance. I realized how little I was, and that wisp of humility comforted me. The drop in the Ocean...