by Jane Balfe

Created on: May 13, 2007

The Essene teachings is an interpretation of the Laws of the Universe which is the same now as it was two thousand or more years ago. This teaching explains the Law and how man's deviation from it are the cause of all his troubles.

The recorded history of the Essene Brotherhood originated around 200 BC and lasted until approximately 100 years AC. The discovery of The Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947 have given absolute proof of their existence.

Traces of these remarkable teachings have appeared in almost every country and religion and its principles were taught in ancient Egypt, Tibet, China, Greece and Persia. These teachings appear in the concepts of Brahmanism, the Upanishads and the Yoga systems of India sprang from this source. Buddha taught the same principles and the teaching is found in the Tibetan Wheel of Life.

The same teaching contributed to many branches of Western culture such as the Kabala, Christianity and Freemasonry. It is believed to be the origin of the Jewish faith and to have originated in Egypt as the Tat Brotherhood.

Who Were The Essenes?

The Essenes lived on the shores of lakes and rivers in the area of Qumran, the north west coast of the Dead Sea and practiced a communal way of life. They were believed to be a mystical Jewish sect. Excavations uncovered an Essene establishment, including a school and a monastery.

They had a vast knowledge of crops,soil and climatic conditions, astrology, medicine and healing and a profound respect for all loving things.

They lived a simple life, rising before dawn each morning to pray and study, bathing in cold water and wearing simple white garments. Self control and discipline was greatly valued and they ate their meals in silence after saying grace before and after eating. They were sometimes referred to as the "silent ones " because of this.

The Essenes had no servants or slaves, condemning this in both theory and practice and established their own economic system based on Universal Laws that all men were equal and that all material needs can be attained without struggle.

Their way of life enabled them to live to advanced ages of one hundred and twenty years or more and they expressed creative love in all their activities. As a result of this they did not eat the flesh of animals or drink alcohol.

Records of the Essene way of life have come down from various sources including Pliny The Roman naturist and Josephus the Roman historian.

There were practical Essenes and therapeutic Essenes. The former concentrated

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