Post by Blu on Nov 27, 2004 22:06:33 GMT -5
After I began practicing some of the wonderful meditation techniques that John VanAuken taught I began to have some very interesting experiences in meditation. One of which involved the name "Origen". The name just came to me in meditation. I thought I had heard it wrong so I questioned it and the word came back to me with an astounding affirmative, ORIGEN!
OK, so what was this? I had no idea, I had never heard of it. So I began to investigate. I soon found that this was indeed a historical figure and one of huge importance.
The following is an article from Venture Inward on the man called Origen. You have to respect a guy like this. They don't come around often enough!
Reconsidering the Philosophy of Origen -
Christianity Today and Yesterday
Origen (full name, Origenes Adamantius) was born in 185 A.D. to Christian parents in Egypt. At age 17 he was traumatized by the persecution and subsequent death of his father and other members of the faith. From that day onward, he centered his life on Christianity and later developed a systematic Christian philosophy based firmly on the Bible. Though most of his prolific writings were destroyed, those remaining are De Principiis, Contra Celsum, Florileg I, Catenae and Commentaries on John and Matthew. Origen acquired a teaching position at the catechetical school of Alexandria under the supervision of renowned Greek theologian, Clement. An apt student himself, described later as “Clement’s greatest pupil,” Origen headed the school a year later when his mentor fled the city to avoid persecution. Beyond academic interest in the fields of archaeology, geography, astronomy, medicine, and Greek philosophy, he studied the Scriptures and prayed for divine guidance. In a zealous attempt to lead an ascetic life, Origen underwent castration but later regretted that decision. There is speculation that in teaching he had contact with young women and resorted to self-mutilation to protect their reputations as well as his own.
www.edgarcayce.org/venture_inward/11122003/article.asp?ID=Reconsidering_the_Philosophy_of_Origen
OK, so what was this? I had no idea, I had never heard of it. So I began to investigate. I soon found that this was indeed a historical figure and one of huge importance.
The following is an article from Venture Inward on the man called Origen. You have to respect a guy like this. They don't come around often enough!
Reconsidering the Philosophy of Origen -
Christianity Today and Yesterday
Origen (full name, Origenes Adamantius) was born in 185 A.D. to Christian parents in Egypt. At age 17 he was traumatized by the persecution and subsequent death of his father and other members of the faith. From that day onward, he centered his life on Christianity and later developed a systematic Christian philosophy based firmly on the Bible. Though most of his prolific writings were destroyed, those remaining are De Principiis, Contra Celsum, Florileg I, Catenae and Commentaries on John and Matthew. Origen acquired a teaching position at the catechetical school of Alexandria under the supervision of renowned Greek theologian, Clement. An apt student himself, described later as “Clement’s greatest pupil,” Origen headed the school a year later when his mentor fled the city to avoid persecution. Beyond academic interest in the fields of archaeology, geography, astronomy, medicine, and Greek philosophy, he studied the Scriptures and prayed for divine guidance. In a zealous attempt to lead an ascetic life, Origen underwent castration but later regretted that decision. There is speculation that in teaching he had contact with young women and resorted to self-mutilation to protect their reputations as well as his own.
www.edgarcayce.org/venture_inward/11122003/article.asp?ID=Reconsidering_the_Philosophy_of_Origen