Daily Meditation: Sunday, November 16, 2025

Fire - there are two types: the fire of suffering and the fire of divine Love

As fire is the most powerful element, it provides the most effective means of purification and transformation. Nothing withstands fire. This is why initiatic tradition teaches that to be transformed, human beings must pass through fire. There are two types of fire: the fire of suffering and the fire of divine love. All those who are so stubborn and obstinately determined to take the wrong path, and who can reflect and change only through hardship, are forced to undergo the fire of suffering. Those who want to escape this fire must work with the fire of love, which will make them glow with radiant light. And even if they still have to endure suffering—for here on earth we cannot escape hardship—they shall overcome these trials thanks to the fire of divine love burning ever more intensely within them. The fire of ordinary suffering enslaves people; the fire of divine love sets them free.*

Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov

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OMRAAM MIKHAËL AÏVANHOV
a universal teacher, inspired by the sun

The universal message of Omraam Mikhaël Aïvanhov (1900 – 1986) is in accord with that of all the great Masters of humanity. His teaching sheds light on the great cosmic laws governing our life and provides practical methods that enable us to develop our full spiritual potential and work for a more harmonious life for all.

“Through my teaching, I wish to give you everything you need to know about human beings: how they are built, their relationship with nature, the exchanges they must make with the universe, so that you can learn to drink from the sources of divine life. …ˮ

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