The Gospel of Thomas forms a key part of the Nag Hammadi library—a remarkable cache of 13 ancient leather-bound codices housing over 50 Gnostic and early Christian texts, unearthed in 1945 from sealed jars buried near the Egyptian town of Nag Hammadi. This discovery unearthed the most complete Coptic manuscript of Thomas to date, complementing fragmentary Greek versions known since antiquity and offering fresh insights into Jesus' esoteric sayings, which were excluded from the biblical canon around the 4th century CE amid efforts to standardise orthodox doctrine.
Among its 114 logia or sayings, one draws on an Aramaic-rooted teaching; echoed in translations of John 16:23 but clarified through texts like the Gospel of Thomas, describing how to manifest desires by 'asking without hidden motive' and becoming 'enveloped by what you desire,' effectively starting from the fulfilled outcome and immersing yourself in the feeling of its reality as if already present.
In his teachings, as explored in the video 'The Lost Mode of Prayer' Gregg Braden revives this 'lost mode of prayer' as a profound, emotion-driven technology for co-creating reality. Drawing from indigenous wisdom, quantum field concepts, and ancient scriptures, Braden's method has four core steps:
1. Enter a sacred, grounded state to connect with the universal 'field of possibilities'
2. Vividly generate the internal feeling of the desired outcome already achieved, engaging all senses without acknowledging lack
3. Offer pure gratitude as if it's done, free from attachment to specifics
4. Release it trustingly, allowing the field to mirror your embodied expectation.
Braden illustrates this with personal anecdotes, like resolving a health crisis through felt wholeness, emphasising that emotion, not words, bridges the spiritual and physical realms to enact transformation.
Among its 114 logia or sayings, one draws on an Aramaic-rooted teaching; echoed in translations of John 16:23 but clarified through texts like the Gospel of Thomas, describing how to manifest desires by 'asking without hidden motive' and becoming 'enveloped by what you desire,' effectively starting from the fulfilled outcome and immersing yourself in the feeling of its reality as if already present.
In his teachings, as explored in the video 'The Lost Mode of Prayer' Gregg Braden revives this 'lost mode of prayer' as a profound, emotion-driven technology for co-creating reality. Drawing from indigenous wisdom, quantum field concepts, and ancient scriptures, Braden's method has four core steps:
1. Enter a sacred, grounded state to connect with the universal 'field of possibilities'
2. Vividly generate the internal feeling of the desired outcome already achieved, engaging all senses without acknowledging lack
3. Offer pure gratitude as if it's done, free from attachment to specifics
4. Release it trustingly, allowing the field to mirror your embodied expectation.
Braden illustrates this with personal anecdotes, like resolving a health crisis through felt wholeness, emphasising that emotion, not words, bridges the spiritual and physical realms to enact transformation.
