Oblate Program

Essene Nazarean Church of Mount Carmel

Ten Steps

The following ten steps are necessary for a proper beginning on the "Nazarean Way" of Yeshua. This "Nazarean Way" is both a culture and a life-style, and represents a radical break from mainstream western culture. For those seeking to make this transition, a one to two year period is not unreasonable. There are also many pitfalls associated with the implementation of these ten steps, reliance on a spiritual guide (sponsor) is strongly recommended.

Step 1: Make the transition to a Vegetarian Diet. (This should be completed in less than a years time). The Angel of Death should be avoided by ceasing to enter restaurants where meat is prepared or served. The daily mina allowance, should be followed as much as possible, and gluttony avoided.
Step 2: Develop a daily study program. Read through all Essene Nazarean Church literature available on her web site. (The Sacred Scrolls should be totally read in at least a years time, with other related works in the Advanced Essene Studies being completed within a two year time.) If there is any addiction to gossip, idle chatter, mass media entertainment, these should be eliminated (this does not mean that one can never watch a movie - just be selective of what you subject your mind to). One may consider taking the Home Study Course.
Step 3: Create a foundation of moral purity in your life, engaging in sexual activity only with ones wedded mate. If there is any exposure to pornography, dishonest relationships, or friendships that lead to improper activities, these should be severed. Natural simple clothing should be purchased and worn.
Step 4: Begin making the transition from a ego centered life to a life of humble spiritual surrender. Cease to honor and look up to worldly heroes promoted in the media, or to those who control the flow of money. Instead, begin to show respect to those who dispense spiritual values and truths, and to elders. Part of this transition includes giving of more honor and prestige to symbols of spirit and truth rather than status symbols of power and wealth. If one has an inflated sense of self, one must learn to be humble, unassuming and beyond the need to be right or liked. Beyond this, one should reform their identity on a spiritual, rather than a material or social foundation.
Step 5: Eliminate violence, or its trappings, from one's life. This includes engaging in, or viewing, violent television shows, hunting, fishing, trapping and other forms of aggressive behavior. If there is any leaning toward receiving or giving verbal or physical abuse, serious steps must be taken to totally remove these tendencies from ones life. Avoid competitive sports where the goal is to "win at all cost."
Step 6: Consumerism must be curtailed and a return to "simple abundance" should be cultivated. Part of this weaning from a materialistic culture entails a tithe (10% of monthly income) to the Essene Nazarean Church of your choice. An obsession with shopping or owning material possessions, needs to be refocused on more natural and spiritual ideals. Satisfaction, comfort and security is not afforded by material things for those who fully walk the Nazarean Way.
Step 7: Spiritual disciplines must become a regular part of one's life. This includes the keeping of a weekly Sabbath day and other such practices one may feel moved to incorporate. One's home should become a spiritual sanctuary where one can spend the Sabbath day in peaceful contemplation of eternal matters.
Step 8: Yeshua and our Heavenly Parents should be honored with a ten minute prayer and meditation each morning, preferably at sunrise.
Step 9: Yeshua and our Heavenly Parents should be honored with a ten minute prayer and meditation each evening, preferably at sundown or before retiring.
Step 10: Participation in some Essene rituals should be worked toward.