Teachings of the Masters of the Far East

As an extension of my review on Leonard Orr's book "Breaking the Death Habit", these are my thoughts on the extensive writing of Baird Spaulding in his chronicle entitled "Teachings of the Masters of the Far East".

 

This is a series of five books, and the first three are really the only ones with the kind of information that helps our work.  From the beginning, Mr. Spaulding suggests that his story be taken as fiction, to prevent a public affront at his findings... which is a convenient exit from his accountability for what's on the page.  Everything has been disclaimed.

 

That said, he presents his narrative as a fact.  As such, the facts are that he and a friend were in India when they met a man with magic powers.  When he and his partner followed that man into the Himalayas of Tibet, they uncovered wonders ranging from accounts written by the apostles of Jesus to monks that have survived for hundreds of years through meditation and spiritual practice.  Eventually, Mr. Spaulding makes friends with Jesus himself.

 

Really, those are the salient points in Baird Spaulding's accounts - and the interesting thing about them is that they're presented in such a way as to suggest their verifiability.  Keep in mind that these books were written in the '30's, before tools like satellite photography existed.

 

Conventional wisdom suggests that were these things real, they would have been verified by the people equipped to do so.  At the same time, the problem with conventional wisdom is that it assumes that someone with access to expedition funds or satellite imaging would be motivated by books like these, which isn't necessarily the case.

 

Interesting, no doubt.  While it leaves me skeptical, I'd like to know if anyone has looked into these accounts with modern-day resources.

Breaking the Death Habit

Thank you for forwarding this along, anonymous reader.

 

In his book "Breaking the Death Habit", Leonard Orr asserts that death is purely a byproduct of the prevailing quality of life here on Earth, and that in remote parts of the world where physical and emotional toxin are more avoidable, there are people who have kicked the habit.

 

Scientifically, the core of his argument rests in the truth that  the human body renews itself on a cellular level.  Cells die all the time, and we discard them and make new ones.  Every few years, we have a completely new body.

 

Our mortality lies in the fact that even though we have the ability to make new cells, we also accumulate stress.  Part of that stress comes from the chemicals we consume.  Part of that stress comes from the emotional and psychological baggage we compile and compound over the years.  As time goes on, the speed with which we wear out our bodies exceeds the speed at which we can renew them... and we get old and die.

 

Complicit in this theory is the implication that age is reversible, and that death is the result of an addictive lifestyle.  In order to avoid death, Orr recommends such measures as shaving one's head and living next to a bonfire...  While I'm in no position to argue whether these lifestyle choices reduce one's stress or toxicity, it seems pretty clear that Sam Bailey hasn't been observing them.

 

At the same time, it's an interesting contribution to the dialogue.  Thank you reader, and thank you Mr. Orr!

Our use of Public Domain

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Unlike the pictures we've posted, our logo is an original piece of artwork created in the recent past, exclusively used for trademarking purposes.  His use of that trademark is illegal and without consent.

 

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