International Biogenic Society - An Introduction
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The International Biogenic Society "is a nonsectarian,
nonpolitical, scientific, educational association of Individual Associate
Members and Associate Teachers, for the teaching of the various aspects
of Biogenic Living as well as the many all-sided practical applications
of the ancient Essene Teachings in our daily
lives in the twentieth century." The Society was founded in Paris
in 1928 by the Nobel prize-winning author Remain Rolland and the philosopher
Edmond Bordeaux Szekely, Ph.D. The IBS evolved out of Dr. Szekely's research
on ancient civilizations and religions, and in particular on the Essene
brotherhood of first century A.D. Judaea. Early in his education, Dr.
Szekely earned the privilege of studying ancient manuscripts at the Archives
of the Vatican, under the direction of Msgr. Mercati. His research began
with the study of the venerable Saint
Francis, which led him to the writings of Saint Benedict and the manuscripts
that he had preserved that dated back to the fourth century A.D. These
manuscripts were Saint Jerome's translations of first-century biblical
codices, which included Hebrew writings of the Essene Brotherhood.
During the middle of the fourth century A.D., Saint Jerome spent twenty years traveling in the Holy Land deciphering fragments of ancient first-century A.D. manuscripts. During this time he gathered letters from an ancient brotherhood of the desert known as the Essenes, and began translating these fragments from Hebrew into Latin. Having gained a reputation as a scholar of first-century Hebrew manuscripts, he was commissioned by Pope Damasus I (St. Damasus), who founded the Papal Library, to revise the New Testament, using the newly translated first-century letters. These new translations included a number of "Apocryphal Documents" which were preserved at the Vatican, and were recently rediscovered and translated by Dr. Sezekely. These writing explained a formula for living that the Essenes practiced, which Dr. Sezekely calls "Biogenic Living." In 1028 Dr. Sezekely translated "The Essene Gospel of Peace" into modern languages, and today over ten million readers have absorbed its message. Moreover, the International Biogenic Society is now represented around the world, instructing people in "The Essene Way of Biogenic Living."
For more information:
International Biogenic Society
I.B.S. International
Box 849
Nelson, B.C. Canada V1L 6A5
Recommended reading:
 The Essene Gospel of Peace: Lost Scrolls of the Essene Brotherhood by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
 Essene Way: Biogenic Living by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely
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