Category Archives: spiritual teachers

Wu Wei - aka cleaning out the attic

Three Chinese Teachers of Spiritual Wisdom,
Buddha Lao-Tzu and Confucius
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Wu Wei is a Tao concept which stands for knowing when and how to act, and the ability to act without friction.
My uncles and mother are cleaning out the attic of my grandmother’s old house. She is currently living in a [...]

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Messengers of the Masters or the Great White Brotherhood

An anonymous reader asks my opinion on the Trans-Himalayan teachings, as they’ve been called, going from H.P. Blavatsky to Mabel Collins Cook to the Temple of the People to Agni Yoga to Alice Bailey etc.
First of all: Mabel Collins wrote during Blavatsky’s life, so it isn’t so much that she replaced Blavatsky as that there [...]

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Reiki and healing without money as a motive?

Rachel writes:
I stumbled upon your site regarding the discussion of Reiki. I was drawn to Reiki after recently receiving a healing session from a Reiki Master and have since wished to learn Reiki so that I may help others, as well as myself. The Reiki Masters I have been able to locate all charge a [...]

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Caring for beginners… a mistake?

My post about My disillusionment with Jiddu Krishnamurti has gotten quite a lot of comments. ‘Rinzai’ said the other day:
Whether beginners are practicing virtues or not is their problem not yours. Believe in no teachers, trust your own logic, your own experiences, make your own mistakes, learn and grow. Have a courageous attitude and be [...]

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On being authentic - spiritual fiction?

A few years ago I was asked, despite the fact that I make it very clear on my website that I am not a medium, to become a medium. For money. Now if I was willing to compromise my honesty, I might actually do a believable job at that. I have a decent amount of [...]

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