The Master Omraam Mikhail Aivanhov (1900-1986) was born in Bulgaria. In 1937 he went to France where he gave the main body of his Teaching. One of the most striking aspects in the Master's books is the enormous variety of ways in which he presents the one central question of man and his growth in perfection. Whatever the question under discussion it is invariably dealt with in terms of how man can better conduct his life. 'Don't battle against your weaknesses and vices for it is they who will win: instead, learn to make them work for you. Jealousy, anger, covetousness and vanity can all be harnessed and put to work for whatever purpose you choose. Take the example of the forces of nature: electricity, the wind, waterfalls, thunderbolts... Now that man has learned to domesticate them and work with them, they have helped him to become rich. And yet, to begin with, they were hostile forces. You find it perfectly normal to use natural, physical forces so why be astonished at the idea of using your own primitive forces? Once you know the rules of spiritual alchemy you will be able to transform and use the negative forces that exist in such abundance within you.' -- Omraam Mikhail Aivanhov