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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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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On spiritual experiences – what are they worth?

In the theosophical lodge in The Hague yesterday, during a very interesting meeting, we were discussing what theosophists call ‘initiation’. Real initiation is a transformative experience, whereas initiation rituals are another thing altogether (though they may have a lasting psychological effect as well). These aren’t my definitions, but those of a lecturer we had heard [...]

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About spiritual donations and making a living

Spirituality and money – the sticky points The basics in the relationship between money and spirituality are clear I think: money isn’t a measure of spiritual health and each person needs to take responsibility for their own financial health. When it comes to combining making money and being a spiritual teacher harder questions need to [...]

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My disillusionment with Jiddu Krishnamurti

Nigel writes: what is the nature/cause of your disillusionment with Jiddu Krishnamurti’s teachings? Good question. I’m not sure I have words yet to describe my disillusionment with Krishnamurti. I tried a bit a few years ago here:

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Some recommendations for spiritual growth

This blog is about 6 weeks old now and I’ve been amazed at my own potential for writing (I thought I’d be writing one or two posts a week) and at the amount of readers I already have. (And you all are so great at commenting too! ) The general advice is to really pump [...]

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Choosing a spiritual path or group

Apparently starting your own blog may lead to an increase in people asking private questions. Over the past few days several people have asked me for my opinion (or the official theosophical one) about obscure spiritual paths. This is an attempt at some guidelines. First off: there is no such thing as an official theosophical [...]

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