SECRET DOCTRINE

SEVEN ESSENTIAL ATTITUDES IN OUR

RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

GRUPO MARCOS
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Preface to English Edition v

Presentation vii
Introduction to Lesson 4 ix

1. Seven essential attitudes in our relationship with God 1

2. Secret Doctrine and the Gospel 17
3. Spiritist Wisdom 20
4. Ancient Wisdom 23
5. Mediumistic Dialogue 26
6. Excerpts from art 30
7. Humor - It is butter' fault 31
8. Book to Read - Gospel According to Spiritism 32
9. Marcos Group 34
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This book is part of the course of Spiritism for Youth - Spiritist

Doctrine: an invitation to the youth- produced by Marcos Group.
It is the first group Marcos' book translated into English and is a
motive of great contentment to all of us that want to share our
knowledge with a broader audience. The translation was done by a
no native speaker of English which can bring some problems with
the natural way of expressing in the language of everyday life, but
this downside, we think, can be easily overcome if we understand
the primary goal of this text, impulse our heart towards a higher
wisdom applicable in our everyday life.
This publication signal something of immense relevance for us,
it's the beginning of Group Marcos works with a broader hearing
which is either a challenging and a source of happiness. From now
on our purpose is to continue to publish in English the new mate‐
rial we produce monthly. We hope, with the help of God, the good
spirits and yours we will be able to do it!

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 PRESENTATION

The Doctrine Secret module is composed of ten meetings, with a

monthly publication, which began in June 2018 and will end in
March 2019. In April 2019, the Guardian Angel module begins.
In the first meeting of this module, we present the Secret
Doctrine and its connection with Spiritism. In the following, we
will reflect on the understanding of God in the dialogue with the
Kabbalah (Secret Doctrine of Judaism), the spiritual obligations of
the incarnate spirit, and the ways of developing the inner powers
necessary for the fulfillment of the duties given by God. In this
meeting, we will study the language fo the cross and the meaning
of surrender to God. (At this moment, only this is translated into
English)
Each meeting has audio and text that can be downloaded for
free in our blog. Audio and text are complementary, one does not
replace the other. At the end of each meeting, a spiritual friend, the
coordinator of the module or someone invited by him, will talk to
us about questions related to the topic studied. This communica‐
tion is transcribed in the mediumistic dialogue. We think that a

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study format that integrates audio and text, as well as, quotes from
classic and current books, and the participation of the friendly
spirits is more appropriate to meet those who wish to deepen in
Spiritism in a broad and continued way.
Of course, this is an imperfect work. In no way do we have the
pretension of superiority. A desire moves us, improve ourselves
and contributes to all who, like us, feel the real anguish for a life
closer to the Christ. Therefore, we accept our limitations at the
outset while maintaining our commitment to the Truth, and
consequently to the intimate improvement and service to others.

O UR C O NTA C TS

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In this lesson, we will study the teachings contained in the Lord's

Prayer. Allan Kardec in his genius divides it into seven parts to
make it more understandable and show a new pattern of relati‐
onship with the Creator of the universe presented by Jesus.
In an evolutionary phase that we still struggle against disor‐
derly passions, in which the hallucination for false material
conquests touches our hearts, we need a lot of reflections that alert
us and indicate the challenging ways to overcome accumulated
sorrows by distancing ourselves from God.
To the fullness that we observe in the universe, sometimes we
counteract the scarcity that we sustain in our being; in this daily
shock, we feel confused and exhausted. Kardec points out in his
analysis a lucid way of living. An initiate who read his words
would find a precise guide for deep peace; to careless apprentices,
the discovery remains hidden. To us, spirits thirsting for true love
is given the opportunity of the unveiling of the Way. Let us ask
God and Christ for emotional support so that the words spoken by

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the Master, addressing the Father, become the sure guide of

our lives.
Fortaleza, Brazil, September, 2018

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T
he Secret Doctrine has a central theme: God. The Jewish
spiritual knowledge, the Kabbalah. The most critical
decision in all eternity is how we relate to the Creator.
Revolted, for many centuries, we have conditioned ourselves not
to recognize Him in all. Addicted to rotting passions, we distance
ourselves from Him. Intoxicated by fetid pride, we ignore His love.
Today the call is urgent, we must reestablish bonds of Love with
the Father. It is something so intimate, personal and secret that no
one can decide for us. The value of everything we do is a reflection
of the quality of the feelings we exchanged with the Source of love.

A P E C ULI A R R EL A T I O N S H I P

The first decision that requires a lot of courage is to get closer.

Invest in this relationship. The childish fear of being rejected is
born of centuries of revolt, error, and evil. Knowing God's idea of ​
Spiritism, this fear loses its reason, and we can begin the long
journey back to the bosom of the Creator, which means an increa‐
singly conscious and loving interaction with Him and the
universe.
If like me, you have difficulty in this beginning, fear of being

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rejected, of not feeling valuable enough, my suggestion is the

study, with an open heart, of the Parable of the Prodigal Son or of
the Two Brothers as it is currently called. It's a therapeutic story!
Reading, re-reading, listening to comments and lectures about it is
essential. We need to overcome the fear, conscious and unconsci‐
ous, of not being loved by the Father. God knows everything. Even
the mistakes I'm still going to make. He still loves me. God knew
you would have failures, and also see that you will overcome them.
He knows that one day we will be Christs. He loves us every even
when we do sad things. Yet. The evolutionary process has two
central characteristics: the Law of cause and effect and the Love of
God. The Law is never abolished, Love is never shaken. If for a
millionth of a second, God would cease to love one of his creatu‐
res, the universe would be disorganized. Love is the structuring
force of everything. Infinitely powerful, inexhaustible, infallible.
The Father created the day-to-day, the time-space dimension
so that we could evolve. Everything that is significant must be
healthily included in our daily lives. A real relationship with the
Creator is conscious and constant. It is not one time of day, there
are several daily interactions. To have a reference, the sages of
Kabbalah suggest that we should express 100 blessings per day
concerning what is pleasant and unpleasant. This is an aspect of
our relationship with Love. We may find it strange to have such a
close and continuous contact with the Almighty, but that is preci‐
sely what we lack.
We love teams and sportspeople, artists and celebrities, inclu‐
ding people who do us harm, in the illusion of filling the void left
by our choice not to invest in connection with the Father. Howe‐
ver, no religion, philosophy, fashion, material achievement or
social success it will fill us. Wealth or leprosy, pleasure, and pain,
conquest and defeat are as fleeting as the wind that touches our
skin, they have brevity of the second. Only intimacy with the

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Eternal will supply us emotionally. We were made to be free, crea‐

tive and happy, supported by an unshakeable structure called the
love of God.

A D A Y TO D A Y W I TH G OD

Whoever married or had a serious relationship knows: this

changes the life, the routine of each day. That is the proposal.
Sleep, wake up, share every action with the loving Father. This is
challenging and wonderful.
Today we can, by asking for inspiration from the Most High,
adapt the teachings of the Secret Doctrine to our lives. We will no
longer have the great initiatory temples, isolated from the world,
structured in every detail to develop spiritually. Our experiences,
in its rush, challenges, changes, concerns, and responsibilities must
become initiatory and lead us to a deeper understanding of life.
Become an initiated is to recognize the love of God in
everything. The wise Kabbalist Red Zusia said, when I am hungry,
I thank God for giving me an appetite. It is far away from living
the desperate and demanding childlike attitude of having all
desires taken care of. First of all, let us acknowledge the blessings
God has given us. It is the beginning of the relationship: to recog‐
nize in a conscious way the benefits granted by the Father, inclu‐
ding the unpleasant ones. The prodigal son of Jesus' parable suffers
significantly from refusing to acknowledge the immense benefits
his father gave him. It takes courage to overcome the vicious of
lamentation, the victimization so frequent in our day, and realize
the daily gifts bestowed. For those who move forward to God, the
perverse logic of demanding turn in the gentle wisdom of
gratitude.
One of the high initiates of the Earth bequeathed us a script of
relationship with God. So evidently wise to the spiritual eyes, this

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orientation has not been seen by the majority. The sage is called
Allan Kardec. The instructions are in chapter XXVIII of The
Gospel According to Spiritism. Whoever experiences what is reve‐
aled there changes his psyche forever. Let us prepare ourselves
with high thought and open heart to have contact with this
Revelation.

PR A YE R

Let us prepare ourselves, to understand the central ideas of life, it

is essential to living wisely. What is prayer? A prayer is an intimate
act of connection with God. Therefore, Kardec teaches that the
form of prayer is not the most important. In the name of Spiritism,
he affirms the good prayers are those of the heart! We see here the
importance that the codifier gives to feelings, he knew: what we
feel is the quality of our prayers.
Prayer establishes an extraordinary intimate dynamic, it is a
dialogue with God, with response in the subtle form of love. It is
interaction, not mere individual expression. Few significantly
understand the power of prayer and explain as directly as Allan
Kardec who teaches us the spiritual foundations of the conscious
act of establishing a relationship with the Father.
As a primary lesson, the codifier initiates us in an understan‐
ding of the Lord's Prayer in such a profound and simple way that,
if we desire, we will change our life from now on by changing our
relationship with God. Watch. You do not have to change your
city, your job, your home. Let us first turn our relationship with
the Father, other changes are consequences of this intimate rela‐
tionship.

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I - OU R F A T HE R , WHO A R T I N HE A VE N, HA LLOW E D
BE T HY NA ME .

We already know, God is the Creator who knows and loves us

individually. Here comes the challenge, what does it mean to be in
heaven? The Spiritist conception of God teaches us that He is
equally everywhere, infinitely present in all infinity, fully present
in every place. What is the point of Christ affirming: Who is in
heaven? The Master is the initiator of the Secret Doctrine in the
world. So pay attention to what he says. Let us turn to the wise
Druids to understand better.
We already know, God is the Creator who knows and loves us
individually. Here comes the challenge, what does it mean to be in
heaven? The Spiritist conception of God teaches us that He is
equally everywhere, infinitely present in all infinity, fully present
in every place. What is the point of Christ affirming: that you are
in heaven? The Master is the initiator of the Secret Doctrine in the
world. So pay attention to what he says. Let us turn to the wise
Druids to understand better.
The Druids taught that three circles that contain all creation.
These circles mean spiritual and psychological dimension plus a
place in the space-time dimension. First, there is annoufn, the
abyss of origin, unconsciousness. Second, it is the abred, where we
are, the dimension of the lower beings, primitive worlds and
worlds of proofs and expiation, destined to the incarnated and
disembodied ones marked by spiritual backwardness. Third, it is
gwynfyd, the reality of happy worlds, the dimension of the higher
spirits. These circles correspond to planets, to spiritual cities, and
especially to inner emotional states. They are, in essence, patterns
of spiritual consciousness. Nothing new for anyone who knows
Spiritism.
There is a fourth circle, the ceugant. It is the circle of God

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alone. Evidently, only God has the conscience and emotional

pattern of God. The question arises, how to reconcile this unders‐
tanding with that God is everywhere? God is everywhere, because
the ceugant, the divine dimension, is at the center of everything. It
is the core of everything that exists, it is the heart of all circles. It is
the center of the Spirit, the atom, the subatomic particles, the gala‐
xies. When Jesus affirms that "Who is in heaven," He teaches us
that God is the nucleus that sustains everything. Get ready to
know something marvelous: God, the Creator of the universe, is in
your innermost part of your being. From within you, He looks at
you and loves you.
Kardec states that God generates and maintains all the
harmony of creation. Therefore, He is not isolated in a circle. In
fact, He acts upon all spheres, including all beings. Heaven is not
an isolated instance, it is the structuring center of life. To sanctify
the name of God is to recognize this reality. It is to praise, to
thank, to honor the central place of God in everything. It is an act
of gratitude and submission in the relationship with the Father.

I I - CO ME T O KN O T S YO UR KI N GD O M!

The Kingdom of God is within us, what is the point of asking it to

come to us? The Kingdom is in us, but it must be manifested, it
must come to pass in our lives. It is in potential, it is not yet an act.
To explain this reality, Jesus uses the symbol of the seed. The tree
is in the seed in potency, then becomes an act, realizes its potential
to become a real tree. We have in us the Divine Laws, that is, the
impulses necessary to build a life of peace and harmony; a just,
creative, happy society in developing the Kingdom.
Kardec, analyzing human impulses, elaborates the third part of
The Book of Spirits. Who earnestly desires the coming of the
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implant them in his life. The basis of the Kingdom is the relati‐
onship with God, the Law of Worship; then the constructive
action, Labor Law, which is the use of our time and energy to
become better. The proper conduct of sexuality, the Reproduction
Law, is another vital sector for the construction of the Kingdom of
God; sexuality is not only the sexual act, but it is also thoughts,
conscious desire, and unconscious search.
The balance between stability and innovation, noble conserva‐
tism and high renewal is proposed by the Conservation and
Destruction Laws. We deal here with the theme of order and
chaos. Both are indispensable. God creates the world, symbolically,
of the waters, that is, of something without form, without order.
But the complete absence of order leads to madness. The Kingdom
exists when there is a perfect combination of security with high
innovation.
In studying societies and their development, the codifier shows
what kind of social evolution leads to the Kingdom: it is the collec‐
tive evolution propelled by those who are willing to sacrifice in the
present to live in peaceful societies in the future. This achievement
is based on the individual capacity to develop itself as an autono‐
mous being without being annulled before the lower social set.
This is the study of the Law of Society and Progress.
The latest guidelines on building the Kingdom, deals with
power, how to exercise social power. The themes of the French
revolution are presented in a new light, the Law of Equality
teaches how to conjugate respect for differences without suppor‐
ting injustices. The Law of Freedom shows the sacred dimension
of each individual; and the Law of Fraternity, called the Law of
Justice, Love, and Charity, perhaps to be more explicit, teaches:
everything must be shaped under the fire of true love. The highest
criterion is always the Love of God that, even punishing, edifies.
This is a brief summary for us to understand: to tell us that

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Your Kingdom is to commit to adjusting to the Laws of the

Kingdom in all aspects of life. It is never an attitude of carelessness
and beggar; it is a high and austere commitment. With this phrase
- your Kingdom comes - Jesus taught us: we must mobilize so that
God, who is in heaven, in the fourth Druid circle, in the ceugant,
that is, in the center of our being, manifests Itself in all sectors of
our life. God must be present in how we experience food, sexua‐
lity, social interaction, intimate and external transformation, the
elaboration of social laws, respect for differences and support for
those who need it most, at the same time, we humbly ask the
Father who help us to be able to honor His manifestation. It is
commitment and supplication.

I I I - T HY WI L L BE D O N E O N E A R T H A S I T I S I N
HE A VE N !

Here is something challenging for us quarrelsome exiled spirits. To

obey. Kardec begins with a severe sentence, but, profoundly right.

If the submission is a duty of the child to the father,

from the inferior to the superior, how much the
higher will not be that of the creature to its Creator!

Explains the master of Lyon,

To do Your will, Lord is to observe Your laws and

submit without regret to Your divine designs. Man
will become submissive when he realizes that you are
the source of all wisdom and that without You he can
do nothing. Then he will do your will on earth, as the
elects do in heaven.

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Often, we say, we accept the will of God. But to lament, in

thought or in words, is not knowing how to recognize the Will of
the Father. Readily, we affirm in a situation the bother us, "how to
accept it ?!". Accept, it is easy to say, difficult to live. Revolt is one
of the black marks of our civilization since time immemorial.
Symbolically, Adam and Eve disobey God. Also Cain when kills
Abel. We win fortunes and are dissatisfied; we became famous, and
we hated fame more than we disliked anonymity. Nothing satisfies
those who carry the revolt concerning the will of God. Perhaps
this is our main block for a broad relationship with God. We do
not want to obey. Only a long and heartfelt reflection can make
conscious this kind of posture that contaminates us. When I look
at myself, I realize, I must learn to give up doing things "in my
way" and start asking God how to do "in His way for me."

I V - GI VE US T HI S D A Y O UR D A I L Y BR E A D .

In this item, Allan Kardec directly touches on the significant

problems of the conduct of material life. Apparently, the codifier
knows that the Creator magnetically supports the creation, that
every second He acts so that life and order thrive in every stretch
of the universe and that without it nothing would exist. However,
he chooses to touch the most direct difficulties we face. His
expression is moving for being wise, bright and funny.

God gave us the intelligence to get out of the swamp.

In asking for sustenance from God, the wise man understands

that help comes through the use of his intelligence and effort.
There is no room for inferior accommodation in the Spiritist
conception. The relationship with God is not based on pleasing to

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have advantages. In prayer, we ask for the conditions to conquer

through our own efforts.
Another aspect is extraordinary, Kardec deals with the envy
and the revolt so familiar when observing the prosperity of other
people. Envy arises when we think we lack what is necessary and
others possess the superfluous. In asking for our daily bread, we
say, implicitly, I do not desire the excess that would poison my
soul! Preserving oneself from excess is a central theme of the
Secret Doctrine. In Greece, the famous phrase of the temple of
Delphi is the following: know yourself; all in the right measure.
Rather than lack of excess, it is the motto of the wise.
There is also a stern warning in Kardec's comments: the evil's
prosperity is as ephemeral as its bodily existence. It invites us to
reflect seriously on the brevity of life. We will all be discharged
soon. Power and material prosperity conquered by evil are painful
illusions that should not be envied.
The foundation of this phrase is touching: the maximum power
of the universe is daily engaged in meeting our material needs.
How much we need to grow to feel the greatness of this reality!
God takes care of you every day. Giving benefits and allowing
educational experiences, be pleasant, be painful. All transient, but
with an eternal purpose. To recognize this reality, without chil‐
dren's whims, makes us great spiritually. The mercy of God
touches me regularly. It's a phrase worth repeating. I love you
every day is what the Father tells us.

V - F O R GI VE O UR D E BT S AS W E FO RGIVE O UR
D E BT O R S.

Kardec with the shocking honesty of an initiate in dealing with a

high theme states,

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Each of our infractions of Your laws, Lord, is an

offense to You.

This is very strong. Every one of us has already offended God.

Essential recognition for not falling into the hypocritical role of
victim of the universe or supposed medieval saint with strange
voice and gestures. Let us accept our condition as a prodigal son:
father I made a mistake against you ... Who knows that he has
already offended God cannot be merciless with his neighbor.
Emphasizes another aspect of keeping a desire for revenge, this
gravely affects the moment of our departure. Therefore, the great
initiate teaches,

Let death not surprise us with any desire for

vengeance in the heart.

The desire for revenge poisons the life of this and the other
side. In this world, we have all had or have a desire for revenge. It
is our backward nature. But it is unfortunate when we can not free
ourselves. The energies of hurt are heavy and rude, they block us
from within. We have a short period to work on forgiveness, we
must not forget that forgiving decides our spiritual future. The
apparent injustices, the evils suffered, the inevitable accidents are
trails to strengthen us. Close people who become tormentors,
friends betray, enemies destroy what is valuable to us. We do not
live this experiences simple for punishments of past mistakes, they
are valuable lessons. They are austere initiations to a higher life.
We need these proofs, we need these pains. That is why God
allows them. He and Christ stand by our side, supporting us. Love
leads to pass through experiences marked by suffering.
A story to conclude: difficulties are advantages.
Manoel da Nobrega is considered the first evangelist in Brazil.

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A learned man, a great preacher, abnegated benefactor of the Indi‐

ans, on August 29, 1553, held the first mass on the Piratininga
plateau, and, founding the city of St. Paul on January 25, 1554, the
conversion day of Saul to Christianity.
Let us understand the history of this noble spirit. Manoel da
Nobrega was a stutterer! He was twice reproached in the univer‐
sity professor contest in the oral exam. This obstacle led him to
Brazil, where he played a historical role in the formation of our
nation. At the right time, with great effort, he overcame stuttering.
The question arises, can we understand the unpleasant obstacles in
our path as guides to our mission? God always protects. Some‐
times through difficulties and dislikes.

VI - LE AD US NO T INT O T E M PT AT IO N, B UT DE LIVE R
US FRO M E VIL.

The temptation is a complex, delicate and controversial subject. It

is related to free will and the origin of evil. To have in hand an
analysis of this theme made by one of the spiritual greatness of
Kardec is a gift given by Christ to the world. Note: the words of
the codifier are simple, the meaning is profound.
The master of Lyon begins speaking of the most objective
reality: obsession. An undeniable public calamity. The most signi‐
ficant physical and mental health problem on Earth. The inducing
factor of the social tragedies we accompany - and we live - every
day. Obsession interferes in homes, in friendships, in professional
relationships in a negative way. How to deal with this problem?
With the psychological mastery of the great masters, Kardec iden‐
tifies the central evil of the obsessive problem: we are imperfect
spirits, that is, we are obsessors, or we share the feelings of the
obsessors because of our vicious tendencies. What is the practical
solution? Kardec points out: extreme will in the practice of good

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and total renunciation of evil. The combat of obsession happens

within us.
Here is the spiritual meaning of prayer: a request to the Father
to help us, to send us our guardian angels and good spirits to
support us in the battle of inner transformation. This prayer,
spoken with understanding and with the heart, expands our
psychic ability to receive the good inspirations as authorizes the
good spirits to act in our life. In explaining the conditions neces‐
sary to overcome the obsession, the beloved codifier wishes to
strengthen our relationship with the higher spheres. Allan Kardec
cares about our well-being, wants our happiness, our spiritual
victory.
After supports us on our immediate needs, he addresses the
problem of the origin of evil. Evil is not God's work. It exists
because we violate Divine Laws. So it is transitory. What does
seem universal is only characteristic of the lower planes of the
universe. In the higher worlds, evil just does not exist. This is
proved by Spiritist sociology in his investigations made by spiri‐
tists and non-spiritists.
After presenting how we should lead ourselves and the tran‐
sitory reality of evil, the codifier, in a compassionable way,
touches on one of the most devastating emotional pain we can
feel. Fear of not being able to love. Fear of being eternal "priso‐
ners" of evil, expressed in the familiar and unhappy thought - if
I have no way to learn real love... Kardec deepens his analysis
simply and extraordinarily - if you have a desire to do evil, you
may have the desire to do good! Obvious! If I can feel envy,
anger and hurt, I can feel it! If I can feel, I can feel love. It is a
question of directing our feelings with the help of God and
Christ. They support us to better direct what we have already
been given, and is our richness, the capacity to feel. Conclusion,
no one is doomed to do evil forever. To save oneself is to be

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who we are, directing our own energies with the support of

Christ.

VII. SO B E IT !

In this final development, a great lesson is given. In Kardec's time,

one had the illusion that science explained everything, that man
would fully understand and control nature. Progress was used by
arrogance. However, lucid, balanced individuals have never been
deceived, we are limited. Let us read this phrase carefully: In all
things which we can not understand, let them be made according
to Your holy will and not according to ours.
The truth is we do not understand most of life. This is the
objective fact. Accepting this truth with the mind and heart is a
sublime achievement because it points us to something terrible
and magnificent, we always depend on the mercy of God, even for
the simpler things like breathing and blinking.
This fragility is our mark. To deny this condition is original sin,
it is madly wanting to compare yourself with the Creator. We are
fragile, everyone. Therefore, let us ask for help also for us and
friends and enemies, familiar and unknown, incarnate and disin‐
carnated, asking for the same blessings. After this emotional
expression, we can request for someone in particular, if applicable.
Allan Kardec shows that the Lord's Prayer is a prayer that is an
emotional and intellectual commitment and, furthermore, a
roadmap of mental discipline to reach a higher life. Dear friend, if
you still do not pray as Kardec teaches, please consider, we need to
get closer to the Christ, and the lesson has already been given.

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CO NCLUSIO N

We are initiating in new understanding. To those who want to

grow spiritually, it is indispensable to learn to apply the teachings
in the small realities of each day. Finding God in the center of self
is a continuous practice that begins with this recognition several
times throughout the day. "God watches me!"; "God is here." To
concentrate and feel the Father ... At another time, let us say,
Father, may Your love expand in me; that the Kingdom be fulfilled
in my being. Let's say it, feeling, genuinely desiring. May Your
mercy travel through my veins, my energetic channels, my organs,
my spiritual body. Beyond emotional attunement, let us ask
ourselves, how to collaborate in work, in school, in the home to
build the Kingdom.
The wise understand that one of God's modes of communica‐
tion is the objectives facts of everyday life. Observing every event,
let us ask: what does God mean by this? What do I need to learn
from this situation? What does this joy teach me? What does this
achievement express? Why this disease and not that, what message
does it bring me? In everything and in each thing we must try to
understand the loveling will of the Father.
Immaturely, I thought I needed God for some things, for
someone contracted me or to pass in a test. I smile at my igno‐
rance. It's not like this. I need a lot more. God is not the being that
helps the ball get into the goal when we kick it. He is the builder of
the stadium, the sponsor of the teams, the one who teaches the
judge and his assistants, he is the cheerleader and the inventor of
the sport ... And much more! What I say is that only now, at this
point in my life, I do realize how much I always need the mercy of
the Father.
The presence of God is indispensable for me to breathe, to do
not forget who I am, to know how to get to work, to be able to

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brush my teeth, because, without His protection, the complex

mechanism that is my body, just would not work. I do not need
God, as I thought, to give me a helping hand in conquest, I need
Him to be able to realize what I can conquer. I do not need the
Creator just to gain food, His support is indispensable, even to
know that I must feed.
In other words, the Almighty not only supports the conquests
of the intelligence, But He also is the giver of the intellect; is not
restricted to nourishing our feelings, He grants us the ability to
feel. God is the beginning and the end; The one who was, who is,
what will be. The beginning of our being, the environment in
which we develop, our eternal future. He does not just give us
things, he provides us with the ability to desire them. Lovingly
makes us able to have desire, passion, will and leave us the
freedom to expand and carry these feelings. We are creatures of
God with creative powers, impossible to imagine more excellent
work.
There is in the universe an emotional pattern for all beings:
compassion, charity, unswerving fraternity. To deny this is to
disconnect from the Creative Source. This explains why not forgi‐
ving others, or ourselves is so serious. The Creator of all has
already established, forever, the pattern of sincere and true love.
The temptation, the evil, is to depart from this pattern and to
disharmonize. Still, the standard is unbreakable. Even when we are
wrong, we are never excommunicated. Never cast out of His
bosom, we are and will always be eternally welcomed and expec‐
ted. The Father, Jesus teaches, is always and will be in open embra‐
ces, in his best clothes, desirous of receiving us, kissing and
celebrating our return. We are still prodigal sons. The Father
awaits us. Prayer, as the great initiate teaches, is the beginning of
our final return to heaven, to the druid ceugant, to Buddha-
nirvana, to the Father as shown by the Master of the masters.

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ome habits develop our spiritual maturation: emotional
and psychic. As always, Jesus is the model.

"In the morning, long before dawn, he got up and left

the house and went off to a lonely place and prayed
there."

— MARK, 1:35 - WWW.BIBLIACATOLICA.COM.BR

The Essenes, as well as the initiated Egyptians, loved the

silence. It takes continual moments of intimacy with God. Silence
gives us the psychic environment suited to the deep dives of the
soul. If Christ cultivates these moments of silence, as did all the
great initiates; if Paul of Tarsus, follows the direction of going to
meditate in the silence of the desert; could we, the novice appren‐
tices of the truth, ignore such needs?
Kardec will ask the spirits about the importance of silence.
Indeed they condemn extremisms, for example, if one never
speaks, but high spirits could never oppose the wisdom of the
Secret Doctrine and the practice and teachings of Jesus of Naza‐
reth. The question 772 should be considered.

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772. What is to be thought of the vow of silence

prescribed by certain sects from the very earliest
times?
"You should rather ask yourselves whether speech
is in nature, and why God has given it? God
condemns the abuse, but not the use, of the faculties
He has given. Silence, however, is useful; for, in
silence, you have fuller possession of yourself; your
spirit is freer, and can then enter into more intimate
communication with us, but a vow of silence is an
absurdity. Those
who regard the undergoing of such voluntary
privations as acts of virtue are prompted,
undoubtedly, by a good intention in submitting to
them; but they make a mistake in so doing because
they do not sufficiently understand the true laws
of God."

The vow of silence, like the vow of isolation. Deprives a man of

the social relations which alone can furnish him with the opportu‐
nities of doing good, and of fulfilling the law of progress.
The vow of silence is a formal commitment never to speak,
ever. Entirely different of silence as a necessary habit of life. As
Leon Denis teaches, in the book Art and Spiritism, a collection of
articles first published, 1922, in the Revenue Spirit, founded by
Kardec.
Great works are only elaborated in recollection and silence, at
the cost of long meditations and a more or less conscious commu‐
nion with the higher world. The shouting of cities is not conve‐
nient to the flight of thought; on the contrary, the calm of nature,
the deep peace of the mountains, facilitate the inspiration and

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favor the outbreak of talent. Thus, once again, the Arab proverb is
confirmed: "The noise is for men, silence is for God!"
Leon Denis had an excellent strategy to cultivate silence daily,
for most of his life he lived in busy cities. He got up very early. Let
us live the silence as it is possible, without it we will be far
from God.

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664. Is it useful to pray for the dead, and for suffering

spirits, and if so, in what way can our prayers soften
or shorten their sufferings? Have they the power to
turn aside the justice of God?
"Prayer can have no effect upon the designs of
God; but the spirit for whom you pray is consoled
by your prayer, because you thus give him a proof
of interest, and because he who is unhappy is
always comforted by the kindness which
compassionates his suffering. On the other hand, by
your prayer, you excite him to repentance, and to
the desire of doing all that in him lies to become
happy ; and it is in this way that you may shorten
the term of his suffering, provided that he, on his
side, seconds your action by that of his own will.
This desire for amelioration, excited by your prayer
in the mind of the suffering spirit, attracts to him
spirits of higher degree, who come to enlighten
him, console him, and give him hope. Jesus prayed

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for the sheep that have gone astray; thereby

showing you that you cannot, without guilt, neglect
to do the same for those who have the greatest need
of your prayers."

— THE SPIRITS' BOOK. ALLAN KARDEC. FEB.

H E A V E N A N D H E L L OR TH E D I VI NE JUSTI C E
V IND IC A TE D I N TH E PL UR A L I TY OF E XI STE NC E

I
n this interview with Allan Kardec with the Cardon, a
doctor disincarnated recently, considered a spirit in a
medium condition, speaks about the prayer as something
palpable, objective, concrete. It is exciting.

5. When your death had really occurred, did you

recover your consciousness immediately?
A. I had recovered my consciousness during the
transition undergone by my soul in order to visit the
ethereal regions; but, after my real death, it was
several days before I awakened to consciousness.
God had granted me a favor; I will tell you why.
My former incredulity no longer existed; I had
begun to believe, before my death; for, after having
scientifically fathomed the dangerous malady which
was killing me, I could assign no other reason for it
than the decree of a power superior to nature; this
conviction had inspired and consoled me, and had
given me a courage that was stronger than my
suffering. I blessed what I had formerly cursed; the
end, which was approaching, appeared to me as
deliverance. The thought of God is as vast as the

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universe! Ah! What admirable consolation do we find

in the ineffable influences of prayer! The instinct of
prayer is the surest element of our immaterial nature.
Through prayer I had comprehended; I had arrived at
a firm, unwavering conviction; and it was for this
reason that God, weighing my actions, granted me
this reward before the end of my incarnation

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R
abbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707-1747) was an
intellectual, poet, writer, and Kabbalist who at the age
of fourteen had already decorated the entire Talmud (a
collection of books recording the debates of the Jewish sages on
divine revelation). At age 20, in 1727, he claims to have been
visited for years by maggid (spiritual beings) who guided him to
write several books and revealed to him at least one of his past
incarnations.
A central theme in his writings is man's relationship with God.
Here is an excerpt from the book The Way of the Just, from the
chapter On the Duty of Man in the World. Although relatively
recent, this work reliably takes over the timeless themes of the
Secret Doctrine expressed in the Kabbalah.

THE FOUNDATION OF SAINTLINESS* and the

root of perfection in the service of God lies in a man's
coming to see clearly and to recognize as a truth the
nature of his duty in the world and the end towards
which he should direct his vision and his aspiration
in all of his labors all the days of his life.
Our Sages of blessed memory have taught us that
man was created for the sole purpose of rejoicing in

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God and deriving pleasure from the splendor of His

Presence; for this is true joy and the greatest pleasure
that can be found. The place where this joy may truly
be derived is the World to Come**, which was
expressly created to provide for it; but the path to the
object of our desires is this world, as our Sages of
blessed memory have said (Avorh 4:21), "This world
is like a corridor to the World to Come."
The means which lead a man to this goal are the
mitzvoth, in relation to which we were commanded
by the Lord, may His Name be blessed. The place of
the performance of the mitzvoth is this world alone.
Therefore, man was placed in this world first - so
that by these means, which were provided for him
here, he would be able to reach the place which had
been prepared for him, the World to Come, there to
be sated with the goodness which he acquired
through them. As our Sages of blessed memory have
said (Eruvin 22a), "Today for their [the mitzvoth's]
performance and tomorrow for receiving their
reward."
When you look further into the matter, you will
see that only union with God constitutes true
perfection, as King David said (Psalms 73:28), "But as
for me, the nearness of God is my good," and (Psalms
27:4), "I asked one thing from God; that will I seek -
to dwell in God's house all the days of my life..." For
this alone is the true good, and anything besides this
which people deem good is nothing but emptiness
and deceptive worthlessness. For a man to attain this
good, it is certainly fitting that he first labor and
persevere in his exertions to acquire it. That is, he

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should persevere so as to unite himself with the

Blessed One by means of actions which result in this
end. These actions are the mitzvoth.
The Path of the Just. Luzzatto, Moshe Chaim.

* It is important to realize that the Jewish concept of holiness

differs entirely from the medieval concept. Jew and the first Chris‐
tians saints are men and women worthy, haughty in the fulfillment
of the divine will. The firmness of character is intricately associ‐
ated with them. As an example, we can mention Moses and Mary
Magdalene.
In the medieval case, the representation of the saint suffered
distortions. The medieval saint is a fragile and weak individual,
weak in his expression, who humbles himself among men more
than to God. Therefore easily manipulable. Not by chance, the
great and austere Antonio de Paulo, for example, had his legacy
distorted, being transformed into "saint" of marriage at the same
time that his great speeches were forgotten by the "devotees." To
ridicule what is holy is a tactic still used by those who fight the
Christ in the world.

** We can easily connect the World that will come with the spiri‐
tist concept of Happy Worlds that will happen after the world of
regeneration.

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ay God enlighten us in this instant when we meet,
because He has sent his beloved Son, the spiritual
leader through all sectors and in all dimensions of
this world to personally go to the rescue of the transgressed chil‐
dren of Israel and the whole planet.
The work of Christ is a work begun, not a finished work.
Those who still refuse to participate in the sublime work of buil‐
ding the Kingdom cannot acquire the understanding of the
true sages.
The mansuetude characterizes all the powerful and noble
gestures of the Savior of the world. That is why his prayer, an initi‐
atory legacy to suffering humanity, can never be despised. I do say
that in many institutes of our spiritual colony these are the seven
steps of deep spiritual learning. Do not you think, incarnates who
have a foolish attitude towards the teachings of the Master, that in
the higher planes we could ascend without the luminous postu‐
lates of Jesus of Nazareth. You have before you precepts of wisdom
that you can not fully understand in a thousand years. Therefore,
devote yourself to open your being to these beautiful and simple
words because they are also deep and powerful.
We can, my friend, begin our dialogue.

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Thank you for your presence today. Our question is: how do we
approach God in the times we live in?

In the present age, two are the serpents that expel you from
Paradise, which is to live with the Creator more intensely. One:
your mad psychic run. The human being on Earth is just not
getting sick, but unfortunately going crazy. You can not calm
down any longer. The human mind is a veritable whirlwind in
disarray. Before, although intellectually poorly developed, the
being possessed a structure of life which provided him with
adequate rest, the necessary silence, and the calm that recovers the
spiritual energies.
Today your almost inability to quiet your own being makes you
live as hysterical individuals, in the technical sense of the term,
because they have agitations and hallucinations that may become
uncontrollable and are so often disguised and aggravated by the
use of legal, pharmacological and illegal toxics.
It is indispensable for the sincere disciples of Christ to be
attentive to the tradition consecrated by Jesus of Nazareth: inti‐
mate pacification. Bring and cultivate the tranquility of the Good
Shepherd. The landscape of the green and protected pastures, the
silence of the deep valleys, the dignity of the desert vastness.
You can never produce a high work in an unhappily agitated
life, and here I am referring to the psychic life: the intimate that
does not relax, a mind that does not sustain for a long time a
simple thought, because it moves circularly. Here is your problem.
Because your mind becomes a hallucinated circle of exchanges and
exchanges and exchanges that do not ascend when you must seek
the movement towards the Highest. Then your mind will move in

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the form of spiral, open circles that seek the most subtle, soothing
and powerful vibrations.
To consider this is not a mere option, it becomes an obligation
for those who have a commitment to the Highest. You can not
achieve proper harmony, because your psyche is shattered and you
disguise it with your excesses. This is the first challenge you must
face in order not to alienate yourself from the higher spirituality
that will lead you to God.
The second, as severe and as urgent to be worked as the first:
the need for renunciation.
The world today becomes a great amusement park of the odd
consumption, full of useless objects, feel outdated, because in their
hearts they would need to consume still more.
You should never play with the magnetic power of objects.
There is always an energetic relationship with everything you
own. Who possesses in excess, if he does not have a will to serve
selflessly, excessively commits himself to inferior vibrations.
Do not think that you can possess anything without being
subject to magnetic laws. If you have something in excess, those
objects magnetically undermine your energy balance. If you wish
in excess, the object you energetically desire will disorganize
yourself.
Observe that all the wise men of the Earth had chosen simple
lives, as simple as possible in their contexts, and have only
acquired or handled immense treasures when they were compelled
to serve and never to possess.
These two elements today have prevented dozens and
hundreds of Spiritists in participating in high works, because of
their dazzle with the evil illusions of present-day society. They
cultivate a mind in disarray and desire more than would be
appropriate.
The Lord's Prayer understood from the perspective of the

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Christ, and the codifier draws a reliable guide. Because the Christ
emphasizes the today, today! If you have enough for today, trust
God. For, no matter how great your treasure, no matter what you
possess, your tomorrow will always depend on God. You can lose.
You can, as the Master teaches, to disincarnate like a fool, like a
fool crammed with wealth and emptiness of love.
Therefore, to the friends and friends of the Spiritist youth, who
ardently desire a bond with us, we say, sincere and true renuncia‐
tion, abnegation before the frenzied exultation and ridicule of the
world. Turn your minds and your hearts to the Highest that with
the necessary resources that God always sends, we will realize the
construction of the Kingdom on Earth, because it does not depend
on the current sick society. The Kingdom is Christ's order and will
be achieved with the most potent forces of the Highest that are
already located in the world.
Peace for all,
of your battle's friend,
Léon Denis.

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 Let silence be my shield, and let my heart listen to the
voice of God.

— RUMI

Silence is the language of the divine. Everything else

is a bad translation.

— RUMI

J ALAL AL -D IN R UMI (1207-1273) WAS A S UFI POET CONSIDERED

ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL POETS TODAY . S UFISM IS THE S ECRET

D OCTRINE OF I SLAM AS THE K ABBALAH IS OF J UDAISM .

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D
uring a severe economic crisis in Brazil, with very high
inflation, the medium Francisco Xavier was asked what
caused the economic ills. He said simply: it's the
butter's fault!
But the accused was not among the items that made the cost of
living increase so much ... Without understanding, the reporter
was hoping for more explanations.
- See, my son, Our Lord taught us to ask for our daily bread,
but we always add, we want more, besides the bread, we want
butter ... said the medium smiling and joking. But, also, speaking a
great truth.
Beware of the butter!

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A study from chapter XXVIII, Collection of Spiritist Prayers, will
transform our emotional and intellectual way of praying, of
addressing the Father. In this chapter, we learn with Kardec to
pray and to pray, in the most diverse situations of our lives.
The order of the guidelines is educational. General prayers;
Prayers for yourself; Pray for others; Pray for those who are no

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longer on Earth; Prayers for the sick and obsessed. In each of these
there is a wisdom that we are far from fully understanding, but
surely we already have the conditions to begin this sublime
learning.
Good reading, excellent reflections!

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M
arcos Group is a group of friends: incarnated and
disincarnated, young and adult, scholars and
apprentices, who proposes to be a union of Chris‐
tian ties.
The name Marcos - the group's symbolic name - is named of
the one incarnation of Euripides Barsanulfo, our spiritual leader,
which occurred at the time of Christ.
Marcos was an Essene who became a true Christian. This story
you can know in the book A Grande Espera, from Editora IDE
(Institute of Spiritist Diffusion)

O UR PRI NC I P L E S

1. All Marcos Group products (books, courses, audio programs,

mediumistic messages, etc.) are made available free of charge on
our website www.grupomarcos.com.br, being previously autho‐
rized to print, copy and disseminate.
2. The productions (mediumistic or not) take only the name
Marcos and the spiritual friends when it is the case;
3. To collaborate with us or if you wanted our help, just
contact us;
4. Our highest commitment is to the coherence, study, and
dissemination of Allan Kardec's work.

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Among them, the Codification and the Spiritist Review are the
principal references that guide our work;
5. Our specific commitment is to the formation of the New
Generation, without excluding anyone from our activities;
6. We propose to produce books and video and audio
programs, have face-to-face and virtual study meetings, to collabo‐
rate with the spiritist movement.

O UR C O NTA C TS

[email protected]
www.grupomarcos.com.br

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