Dear Mindlink: For me this is the unparalleled beauty of Merrell-Wolff. He has both the depth of experiences and the teachings and philosophies that explain...
Dear Mindlink: I think the ancient teachings talk about the different levels of awakenings, or samahdi. I do not know the names off the top of my head, but a...
Dear Barbara; I know that I have not had "the ultimate experience", because each experience which I have opens up vast new opportunities for greater ...
... greater experiences. The more I learn, the more I realize that I have yet to learn. They are very humbling experiences. barbara: Yes, spirituality always...
Hi Barbara; I know that it is fairly common for people to think of such experiences as going "deeper and deeper", but "deeper" does not reallly describe my...
My wife and I are currently reviewing Franklin's aphorisms. I continue to be fascinated by the seeming parallels between Franklin's writings of the mid 1930s...
Jhana Sources Hello my good friends who follow a contemplative life, I thought you might like to have some resources for the meditative absorption states....
Dear Friend, Awakening for me was a personal transformation which doesn't necessitate similar physical experiences of other pilgrims, yet if a true experience...
SIGNS OF THE TRUE GROUND by Meister Eckhart According to one master, many people arrive at specific understanding, at formal, notional knowledge, but yet there...
I have come face to face with God, and she is black. Meister Eckhart no longer speaks with authority. ML ... SIGNS OF THE TRUE GROUND by Meister Eckhart .........
ML, That must have been a local goddess. Cause when I met Him He appeared as a blinding and overwhelming undescribable light. Eckhart still stands. Ron ... ...
I stand corrected. Meister Eckhart no longer speaks with authority, for me. I acknowledge that Meister Eckhart still speaks with authority for you. ML ... ...
ML, I think we must acknowledge that what is true has an inherent authority not dependent on your or my approval. Ron ... authority, ... <roncriss@h...> ... ...
Ron, Each of our perspectives of what is true is influenced by our heritage, cultural conditioning, experiences, sets of beliefs and personal prejudices or...
ML, Why don't you explain to me how there is no reality and truth is a matter of popular vote? What do you believe in? Is there no truth? Nothing real? Are you...
... world- ... ML, Was not Merrell-Wolff extolling his own "limited" perspective on subjective reality when he stated: "The One, nonderivative Reality, is THAT...
Ron; The fact that my heritage, cultural conditioning, experiences, sets of beliefs, etc. are different than yours, does not, in my humble opinion, make one of...
ML, There are three possible alternatives: 1. My perception of reality is correct. 2. Yours is correct. 3. We are both wrong. But that doesn't exclude the fact...
Ron: "But that doesn't exclude the fact that there is an objective reality apart from opinion. I see nothing wrong with Merrell-Wolff or myself stating what we...
... or ... or ... perception ... wish ... in ... Fine. But recognize that M-W had his own opinion about that reality as well. I don't agree with everything he...
... is ... I ... open ... belief. ... Last time I checked your name was not Funk and Wagnall's. I suggest that members of a particular faith tradition be able...
The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus: American Edition, by Oxford University Press, Inc., 1996: faith, n. 1. complete trust or confidence. 2. firm belief, esp....
You can't rely on secular people to give a relgious definition. The greek word translated as "faith" is "pistis" which has a particular meaning: pistis...
Dear friends, it is one of the efforts of the GWV to provide resources for the study of contemplative traditions. At present we are building our archives of...
"The destiny of man does not lie in this world. It is beyond time and space in an experience of being, transcending our present human conditions. This was...
Hi folks, This is Ron, the Moderator of Merrell-Wolff. I've been studying Eastern Religions, including Eastern Christianity, and their meditation techniques...
Subject: Two Choices What would you do? You make the choice! Don't look for a punch line; There isn't one! Read it anyway. My question to all of you is: Would...
I've read that Merrell-Wolff was most influenced by Kant and Shankara in his philosophy. I'm presently reading Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason". Does anybody...
Hi Ron.......whereas Merrell Wolff was familiarized with Shankara, and already attended to him as a Guru in the sense of one who guided and nurtured the ...
