THE KYBALION

Essay
Ethics and Morality

Brief review of the book THE KYBALION

In this literary work, the greatest secrets of occultism are captured; this book reveals us
talks about a compilation of books with great philosophical secrets, which were
lost for hundreds of years. They are simply a series of maxims and axioms that
then were explained by the Initiates. These teachings constitute the principles of the
hermetic alchemy which is based on the mastery of mental forces, in the
transmutation of a class of vibrational stresses

Wherever the Master's footprints are, there, the ears of the one who is
ready to receive your teachings wide open.
And moreover:

When the ear is able to hear, then the lips that shall fill them come.
with wisdom.
But their usual attitude has always been strictly in accordance with another
aphorism, from The Kybalion as well, which says that 'the lips of Wisdom'
remain closed, except for the ear capable of understanding.

That is to say, it is possible to understand these aphorisms as long as one has the
willingness to understand them, and new and new knowledge will begin to arise,
showing us the way for its application.

If you are true students or disciples, you will understand and be able to apply
these principles; if not, you must develop them, otherwise the teachings
hermetic will not be for you but "words, words, words."

Chapter I

Hermetic philosophy

The lips of wisdom remain closed, except for the ear capable of
understand.

Thus, according to what is stated, this book will only attract attention
 of those who are ready to receive it. And conversely, when the
If the student is prepared to receive the truth, then this book will reach him.
The hermetic principle of cause and effect, in its aspect of "law of attraction,"
It will carry the ears next to the lips and the book next to the disciple.

Many or almost all breeds have been influenced by the fundamentals

Secret teachings. It was in ancient Egypt where the great master HERMES lived,
who was known as 'The Master of Masters' great philosopher, founder of the
astrology and discoverer of alchemy.

Hermetic philosophy was kept hidden from the general population because it was
I believed that only some beings were ready to understand and listen to these teachings.

Chapter II
The seven hermetic principles
The principles of truth are seven: he who understands this
perfectly, it holds the magic key before which all doors
The temple doors will be wide open.
The Kybalion

The seven principles on which all Hermetic Philosophy is based are the
following:
THE PRINCIPLE OF MENTALISM.
2. THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRESPONDENCE.
3. THE PRINCIPLE OF VIBRATION.
4. THE PRINCIPLE OF POLARITY.
5. THE PRINCIPLE OF RHYTHM.
6. THE PRINCIPLE OF CAUSE AND EFFECT.
7. THE PRINCIPLE OF GENERATION.

1. The principle of mentalism

The ALL is Mind; the universe is mental.

This principle explains that everything that exists, exists in the MIND, that everyone
phenomenal or the universe is a mental creation of the ALL in whose mind we live, we
we move and have our being. This principle, by establishing the mental nature of
universe, easily explains the various mental and psychic phenomena that have
worried about the public's attention, and that without such explanation they are not understandable and
they challenge all scientific hypotheses. To understand this principle, one must understand the
laws that govern the mental universe with the master key in their power, the disciple can
open the doors of the temple of mental and psychic knowledge and enter it,
free and intelligently. This principle explains the true nature of energy, of
the force and of matter, and how and why all of these are subordinated to
mastery of the mind. One of the ancient Masters wrote a long time ago:

Whoever understands the truth that the universe is mental is very advanced in the
path of mastery

2. The principle of correspondence

"As above, so below; as below, so above."

This principle contains the truth that there is always a certain correspondence between the
laws and the phenomena of the various states of being and of life, and the ancient axiom
hermetic refers precisely to this, and states: "As above, so below; as is...
"As above, so below," and the understanding of this principle provides a key to solving many of
the darkest problems and paradoxes of the mysterious secrets of Nature. There are
many planes that we do not know, but when we apply that law of correspondence to
they, much of what would otherwise be incomprehensible to us becomes clear to our
consciousness.

This principle tells us that we get what we project, if we are surrounded by

successful studious people, dedicated people, it is because we are working on the same
situations, we attract what we are, as above so below, as inside so outside.

3. The principle of vibration

Nothing is still; everything moves; everything vibrates.

This principle contains the truth that everything is in motion, that nothing
remain still. This principle explains the differences between the various
manifestations of matter, of force, of the mind and even of the spirit, those that
they are nothing but the result of the various vibrational states. From the WHOLE, which is pure
spirit, even the coarsest form of matter, everything is in vibration: the higher
the higher its position on the scale. The vibration of the spirit is of a
infinite intensity; so much so that it can practically be considered as if it were in
rest, just as a wheel that spins very rapidly seems to be at rest.
movement. And at the other end of the scale there are forms of very dense matter, whose
the vibration is so weak that it seems to be at rest as well.
 4. The principle of polarity

Everything is dual, everything has two poles; everything has its pair of opposites.
the similar and the antagonistic are the same; the opposites are
identical in nature, but different in degree; the extremes
they are touched; all truths are half-truths, all the
paradoxes can be reconciled.

This principle speaks of the fact that EVERYTHING has a duality, feelings such as LOVE AND
HATE, the light and the shadow, this polarity describes that both sides are equal but with
different grading. Managing this principle is an art and definitely whoever knows
to master it knows alchemy, since it can transmute HATE into LOVE, darkness
to the LIGHT etc.

5. The principle of rhythm

Everything flows and ebbs; everything has its periods of progress and
recession, everything rises and falls; everything moves like a
pendulum; the measure of its movement to the right is the
the same as its movement to the left; the rhythm is the
compensation.

6. The principle of cause and effect

Every cause has its effect; every effect has its cause; every
It happens according to the law; luck is nothing more than a name
what is given to the unrecognized law; there are many plans of
coincidence, but nothing escapes the Law.

This principle encompasses the truth that every effect has its cause, and every cause its
effect. It claims that nothing happens by chance and that everything happens according to the Law.

7. The Principle of Generation

"The generation exists everywhere; everything has its beginning"

male and female; generation manifests itself in all
plans.

Differences between ETHICS and MORALITY

Definition of Ethics:
 A philosophical discipline that studies good and evil and their relationships with morality and the
human behavior.

Set of customs and norms that direct or evaluate human behavior

in a community.
Ethics could be described in a very linear way, "The strict adherence to right action of
Each of the professions" When talking about ethics, we could refer to behavior
individual of a certain profession, or the individual action of an economic entity, that is to say
a company. Ethics is about reasoning.

Moral
1. Philosophical discipline that studies human behavior in relation to good and the
bad.
2. Set of customs and norms that are considered good for directing or judging.
the behavior of people in a community.

I would define morality as a set of norms (sometimes unwritten), and

customs of a group of individuals. In morality, it could be defined as the action
collective. Morality deals with behavior.

Both concepts have a similar etymological origin; however, they are very different from
being the same, acting ethically refers to acting with thought, correctly, using reason to
carry out an analysis of each situation and assess the best course of action, without intervention from
judgments or social customs.

On the other hand, a moralistic approach has a different focus as it acts from the
a form of behavior that human beings have been exhibiting, where many times
Traditions or behavior are not reasonable.

It is important to respect both behaviors as it is also not possible to take action.

that go against the morals of a society as it would not be well received, generating
controversies discomforts etc. For example; if it were intended to build a tourist park
ecological in a community where their morals consist of deeply respecting the
nature, could imply great discontent from the inhabitants and obstructing the
development of that project.
Conclusion

The actions of a professional should adhere to ethics, without forgetting the

respect for the morality of the environment in which one lives or deals. The important
that both concepts balance out, which hermetic philosophy provides
various tools for it. 'To know how to turn metals into gold' 'The
Alchemy, that is to take the best from a situation and transform it.
in a great opportunity.