bahram elahi

As far as spirituality goes, a purely theoretical approach to principles, detached from actual practice, will not do. Not only is it inefficient, it constitues a genuine impediment to spiritual progress: that of smugness or spiritual “superioritism”. Professor Bahram Elahi spells this out in the following excerpt from a lecture given at the Sorbonne (Paris) in November 2011. http://www.e-ostadelahi.com/eoe-en/category/lectures/

En matière de spiritualité, l’approche purement théorique des principes, coupée de la pratique, n’est pas seulement inefficace, elle constitue aussi un obstacle bien réel au progrès spirituel : celui de la suffisance ou du « supérioritisme » spirituel. Le professeur Bahram Elahi en expose les raisons dans cet extrait d’une conférence prononcée en Sorbonne en novembre 2011. http://www.e-ostadelahi.fr/eoe-fr/la-spiritualite-in-vivo/

Ostad Elahi définissait son enseignement comme une nouvelle médecine de l’âme : une médecine adaptée à la nature réelle de l’homme, conforme à la causalité qui règle sa vie spirituelle comme sa vie matérielle. La spiritualité qu’il pratiquait était la spiritualité naturelle ; il concevait le perfectionnement spirituel à l’image d’un cycle d’études. Dans une conférence prononcée en Sorbonne en mars 2011 et dont nous donnons ici quelques extraits, Bahram Elahi revient sur ces différents aspects de la pensée de son père. Il les reformule de façon simple et directe en dégageant, à chaque fois, les questions fondamentales qu’ils recouvrent, et ce qui les justifie d’un point de vue rationnel. Suffit-il d’avoir la foi et de prendre connaissance des principes fondamentaux de la spiritualité pour assurer son avenir spirituel ? C’est la question qu’aborde Bahram Elahi dans l’extrait qui suit. Elle lui donne l’occasion de revenir sur la signification générale de notre existence terrestre, mais aussi sur le lien indéfectible qui existe entre le progrès spirituel et l’effort individuel. http://www.e-ostadelahi.fr/eoe-fr/conference-de-b-elahi-extrait-n%C2%B04-quelques-principes-fondamentaux/

Ostad Elahi used to define his teachings as a new medicine of the soul: one that is adapted to the true nature of human beings and adheres to the law of causality governing both their spiritual and material lives. The spirituality he practiced was natural spirituality, and he viewed the process of spiritual perfection as a curriculum. The excerpts presented here are drawn from a lecture given at the Sorbonne in March 2011, in which Prof. Bahram Elahi revisits various aspects of Ostad Elahi’s philosophy. Rephrasing them in a simple and direct manner, he relates these points to fundamental questions and examines them from a rational standpoint. Is it enough to have faith and become acquainted with the fundamental principles of spirituality to secure one’s spiritual future? That is the question addressed in the following excerpt by Prof. Bahram Elahi who also touches upon the general meaning of our life on Earth as well as the undeniable link between spiritual progress and individual effort. http://www.e-ostadelahi.com/eoe-en/a-few-fundamental-principles-excerpt-no-4-of-a-lecture-by-b-elahi-md/

Ostad Elahi used to define his teachings as a new medicine of the soul: one that is adapted to the true nature of human beings and adheres to the law of causality governing both their spiritual and material lives. The spirituality he practiced was natural spirituality, and he considered the process of spiritual perfection to resemble an academic curriculum. The excerpts presented here are drawn from a lecture given at the Sorbonne in March 2011, in which Prof. Bahram Elahi revisits various aspects of Ostad Elahi’s philosophy. Rephrasing them in a simple and direct manner, he relates these points to fundamental questions and identifies how they are justified from a rational standpoint. To begin with, who are we? What is this self that we identify with? And what prevents us, in practice, from connecting to it? These questions relate to the issue of the soul and the fight against the imperious self. Next, why are we here? What is the meaning of this earthly life? These questions relate to the idea of spiritual development as a cognitive process: the process of perfecting our ordinary reason into sound reason. As the discussion unfolds, an original definition of spirituality begins to take shape and the exact role of connecting to the divine, of faith and emotions, becomes clear. http://www.e-ostadelahi.com/eoe-en/sound-reason-excerpt-no-3-of-a-lecture-by-b-elahi-md/

Ostad Elahi définissait son enseignement comme une nouvelle médecine de l’âme : une médecine adaptée à la nature réelle de l’homme, conforme à la causalité qui règle sa vie spirituelle comme sa vie matérielle. La spiritualité qu’il pratiquait était la spiritualité naturelle ; il concevait le perfectionnement spirituel à l’image d’un cycle d’études. Dans une conférence prononcée en Sorbonne en mars 2011 et dont nous donnons ici quelques extraits, Bahram Elahi revient sur ces différents aspects de la pensée de son père. Il les reformule de façon simple et directe en dégageant, à chaque fois, les questions fondamentales qu’ils recouvrent, et ce qui les justifie d’un point de vue rationnel. Pour commencer, qui sommes-nous ? Quel est réellement ce moi auquel nous nous identifions ? Et qu’est-ce qui nous empêche, concrètement, de nous connecter à lui ? C’est le thème de l’âme et de la lutte contre le soi impérieux. Ensuite, pourquoi sommes-nous ici, quelle est la signification de la vie terrestre ? C’est le thème du développement spirituel comme processus cognitif, perfectionnement de la « raison saine ». Au fil de la discussion se dessine une définition originale de la spiritualité. Se précise également la place qu’y tient la connexion au divin, ou encore la foi et les émotions. http://www.e-ostadelahi.fr/eoe-fr/conference-de-b-elahi%e2%80%93extrait-n%c2%b03-la-raison-saine/

Ostad Elahi used to define his teachings as a new medicine of the soul: one that is adapted to the true nature of human beings and adheres to the law of causality governing both their spiritual and material lives. The spirituality he practiced was natural spirituality, and he considered the process of spiritual perfection to resemble an academic curriculum. The excerpts presented here are drawn from a lecture given at the Sorbonne in March 2011, in which Prof. Bahram Elahi revisits various aspects of Ostad Elahi’s philosophy. Rephrasing them in a simple and direct manner, he relates these points to fundamental questions and identifies how they are justified from a rational standpoint. To begin with, who are we? What is this self that we identify with? And what prevents us, in practice, from connecting to it? These questions relate to the issue of the soul and the fight against the imperious self. Next, why are we here? What is the meaning of this earthly life? These questions relate to the idea of spiritual development as a cognitive process: the process of perfecting our ordinary reason into sound reason. As the discussion unfolds, an original definition of spirituality begins to take shape and the exact role of connecting to the divine, of faith and emotions, becomes clear. http://www.e-ostadelahi.com/eoe-en/the-purpose-of-our-existence-excerpt-no-2-of-a-lecture-by-bahram-elahi-md/

Ostad Elahi used to define his teachings as a new medicine of the soul: one that is adapted to the true nature of human beings and adheres to the law of causality governing both their spiritual and material lives. The spirituality he practiced was natural spirituality, and he considered the process of spiritual perfection to resemble an academic curriculum. The excerpts presented here are drawn from a lecture given at the Sorbonne in March 2011, in which Prof. Bahram Elahi revisits various aspects of Ostad Elahi’s philosophy. Rephrasing them in a simple and direct manner, he relates these points to fundamental questions and identifies how they are justified from a rational standpoint. To begin with, who are we? What is this self that we identify with? And what prevents us, in practice, from connecting to it? These questions relate to the issue of the soul and the fight against the imperious self. Next, why are we here? What is the meaning of this earthly life? These questions relate to the idea of spiritual development as a cognitive process: the process of perfecting our ordinary reason into sound reason. As the discussion unfolds, an original definition of spirituality begins to take shape and the exact role of connecting to the divine, of faith and emotions, becomes clear. http://www.e-ostadelahi.com/eoe-en/the-soul-and-the-conscious-self-bahram-elahi/

After completing his surgical training at the University of Montpellier in France, Prof. Elahi led a distinguished clinical and academic career as professor of pediatric surgery, serving as dean of several medical schools and publishing various medical textbooks. Parallel to his professional career, he has concurrently pursued the study of ethics and spirituality for the past forty years, following the path traced by his father, Ostad Elahi. This has resulted in the publication of several books, including Medicine of the Soul and The Path of Perfection. Prof. Elahi regularly lectures in Europe and North America. In October 2010, his talk in Paris focused on two key concepts in Ostad Elahi’s thought: self-knowledge and Perfection. Self-knowledge refers to active, concrete, in vivo knowledge of the powers that constitute our being, a knowledge that becomes more refined through the practice of true ethics, based on correct divine principles. According to Prof. Elahi, everything else results from this, including the level of development reached by the “metabrain”, as well as the understanding and freedom that one can enjoy here and in the other world. http://www.e-ostadelahi.com/eoe-en/self-knowledge-and-perfection-a-lecture-by-bahram-elahi/

What is it in me that says “I”? What is the nature of that consciousness of my self? What is my spirit made of? How am I psychologically constructed? We can ask this question in so many different ways, replace one term by another, we will always return to the same enigma: what is it in me that produces the feeling of existing, but also rules my behaviour, my thoughts and my emotions? What is this thing, which we could call the self, that enables me to think, to decide, to feel; that keeps all my experiences and gives me the innermost feeling of being myself, of having my own identity? This lecture explores the model of the self according to Bahram Elahi as compared to the models put forward by neurosciences or Freud’s psychoanalytic model. http://www.e-ostadelahi.com/eoe-en/category/lectures/