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Hello Richard, as a layman I found your article very interesting. I never heard of the German Bô Yin Râ (Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken, 1876-1943) . It sort of reminds me of the German mystic healer named Bruno Groning (1906-1959) who many also never heard of. Was known to heal countless people but preached no new religion. Argued for people to stick to their own religion but have faith in a higher power was key. Groning was persecuted by govt and medical authorities til death which probably provoked his cancer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNlXuclHhVc

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I would guess that Groning likely knew of Bô Yin Râ who had thousands of readers in the German-speaking world. During the late 1920s he moved to Switzerland. Today there are foundations in Europe that carry on his work. You would probably find his work interesting.

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Yes, will definitely look into BYR. I never took the Groning phenomena seriously until I went to Groning group sessions for healing just outside Montreal. There I met a physicist (also author of light healing machines, inventor, former president of Intl Light Assoc, and spent time in India with yogis as a young adult), former engineering executive who was well read on suppressed history, geo-politics, etc...,and the animator of the group sessions was a retired psycho therapists who spent time in India too with yogis and had a close relationship with a late PM of Canada.

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Most interesting. I wish you well with your journey.

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Eastern traditions tend to highlight mysticism, direct experience, over specific dogma, and so they have always held a certain fascination in the concrete, dogmatic west. To be clear, I don't see current western religion offering much of anything to the European spirit. All abrahamics are invaders and conquerors, and enforce entrainment as access to their "elevated teachings."

Most westerners unwilling to adopt eastern structures bite the bullet and do the abrahamic thing, and for those comfortable with the unbroken history of abuse, they seem fine with it. However, a very large number of Europeans don't agree.

I still think that what is needed is not simply the importation of traditions, more conquest, or more abuse. The reclamation of a genuine mystical tradition of Europe is still in the distant future, yet perhaps Mr. B. here is a start.

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Thanks. Read him and see for yourself.

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Following you post, I've gone through about 3/4 of his garden book.

He was good.

Thx

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I am Estonian and somewhat strangely all of Bo Yin Ra's books are translated in Estonian. I first found his books, because my sister had heard about the first translated book in radio and she knew immediately that she had to have this book. Only people, that have really dive into his books, and I would say during last 20 years I have read most of his books at least 5 times, but it is probably a big understatement, know that they are incomparable to anything else and their effect is impossible to describe. If you are "worthy" of them, they will lead you out of the deep misunderstandings and sorrow and enlighten everything, but of course this experience is very intense and needs the whole of you and lots of time. I have dared to recommend his books only to couple of people and I think with no success. But to find someone else dispersed in this immense world who knows their worth, is something special and leaves you with a feeling of a deep connection.

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Thank you for this Marilin. I have had the same experience as you with my reading of Bô Yin Râ's books. My only aim is to let those few people know who read my material of their existence. So yes, hearing from you is special.

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What happens when The Living God Incarnates in 1939? And in New York of all places!

Four introductory references.

http://www.integralworld.net/reynolds38.html

http://www.integralworld.net/reynolds33.html

http://www.integralworld.net/reynolds6.html The Seven Stages of Life

http://www.dabase.org/gnos-foreward.htm

On the life and teaching of Saint Jesus of Galilee

http://www.dabase.org/up-6.htm

http://beezone.com/current/ewb_pp436-459.html#jesuswholebody

http://beezone.com/current/secret_identity_of_the_hol.html Secret Identity of the Holy Spirit of God

http://beezone.com/current/tableofcontents-5.html

On his Lineage Tradition

http://www.adidam.in/forerunners.html

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Interesting, thank you.

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Instead of contemplating our navel as Christians - https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/2023/04/jesus-christ-to-his-church-do-your-job.html?m=0 - what say we DO OUR JOB!

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Suggest you take a look at his book "The Wisdom of St. John." Best book on Christianity I have ever read, and I have read many.

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Jun 6·edited Jun 6Liked by Richard C. Cook

Sir Richard - I can't read all the books recommended to me. I can barely keep up with my daily scanning of sites which are the sources for compiling DaLimbraw Library. I'm also a very slow reader - I just started your book - but I'll keep at it.

But here's the bottom line - in the last 20 some years - https://crushlimbraw.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-conversion-of-dispensational-pre.html?m=0 - read all these books to really get a handle on Christianity!

Keep at it, friend - the battle is just beginning for us - it began shortly after creation!

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Interesting read.

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Thanks. Reading Bô Yin Râ's book changed my life. And I am a Christian.

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In what way did it change your life?

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