Hi there instructors,
Samael Aun Weor states that we need to transform our defects into virtues, and that in order to do so we need to comprehend (and eliminate) our vices- the death of the ego.
My question is: is this the only way to cultivate virtues?
I ask this because I have read in some of the Dalai Lama’s books (and perhaps I have misunderstood him on this point) that we can develop virtues, such as chastity, by contemplating their benefits. This seems a little different to Samael’s view, which has a stronger emphasis on the death of the vice.
I’m curious as to the Gnostic view on how these two perspectives meet. Can we genuinely cultivate a virtue such as chastity by contemplating its benefits? Or is the only way to achieve this by eliminating our lust?
Thank you!
Samael Aun Weor states that we need to transform our defects into virtues, and that in order to do so we need to comprehend (and eliminate) our vices- the death of the ego.
My question is: is this the only way to cultivate virtues?
I ask this because I have read in some of the Dalai Lama’s books (and perhaps I have misunderstood him on this point) that we can develop virtues, such as chastity, by contemplating their benefits. This seems a little different to Samael’s view, which has a stronger emphasis on the death of the vice.
I’m curious as to the Gnostic view on how these two perspectives meet. Can we genuinely cultivate a virtue such as chastity by contemplating its benefits? Or is the only way to achieve this by eliminating our lust?
Thank you!