Crossroads of Compassion: The Intertwined Paths of Christianity and Buddhism in Chiang Mai
As I scootered toward Sister Anurak’s Wildflower Home Foundation center, bearing gifts for the orphans and needy mothers under her care, I was struck by her profound dedication to the Chiang Mai community.
Along the way, a sign for the “Research and Training Center for Religion-Cultural Communities” piqued my curiosity, hinting at another facet of the region’s vibrant cultural tapestry.
Driven by curiosity, I stepped inside and encountered a chapel housing an extraordinary statue of Christ in a lotus meditation pose—an unusual depiction in mainstream Christianity.
Upon arriving at the Wildflower Home Foundation, I inquired about the intriguing facility with Sister Anurak, who explained that it was managed by Father Niphot, a wise elder priest. Keen to delve deeper, I requested his contact details, expressing a desire to discuss his work. Read more
U.G. Krishnamurti. The Divine Anarchist
U.G. Krishnamurti lives off of whatever fits in the small suitcase he carries with him around the world. Already a renown speaker at the age of 19, a fully educated Brahmin, destined for unparalleled spiritual and intellectual greatness, U.G. left it all. A true master of Advaita-Vedanta, although he would never label himself as such. A man without face, without shame, without pride. A man who is truly free; a man unadorned.
It is December 21, 2001 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Just the night before I had met my friend Kirsti on the dirt road outside of Ramana Maharshi’s ashram in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. Kirsti, originally from Finland, had come to India on three week tour twenty-five years ago, became a sadhu and has never stepped outside of Indian soil since. Read more
La Quarta Via nel XXI secolo: una testimonianza
Con 1500 membri e 60 centri sparsi in tutto il mondo, la Fellowship of Friends è attualmente la più grande scuola esistente ispirata agli insegnamenti della Quarta Via (introdotti in Occidente da George Gurdjieff e Peter Ouspensky).
In Italia, è stato pubblicato da Ubaldini il libro del suo fondatore Robert Earl Burton, “Il ricordo di sé”, che a tutt’oggi è l’unico testo dedicato interamente a questa tecnica. La sede della Fellowship è Apollo, in California. Qui vive Girard Haven, il “numero due” dell’organizzazione, oltre che un prolifico autore di libri sulla Quarta Via (sei volumi pubblicati in inglese sull’argomento, disponibili in Amazon), che noi abbiamo intervistato per Innernet.
Vedo che la scuola di cui fai parte ha diversi siti, chiamati “Presenza vivente”, “Essere presenti”, “La via verso la presenza”, “La presenza” (www.livingpresence.com Read more
Loving the truth for its own sake, an interview with Almaas
The Diamond Approach, the path created by Hameed Ali, better known by the pen name A.H.Almaas, emphasizes loving the truth for its own sake. This research takes place through a process of inquiry that includes the subjectivity of the researcher and his personal history as a way to reach objective knowledge of the soul and of the divine. In this interview, Hameed Ali speaks about the research, the researchers and the nature of the soul.
Toshan Ivo Quartiroli: The search for the truth in the West (including the scientific, philosophical and metaphysical) developed through different stages. In the Scholastic tradition, the subjectivity of the inner contents was taken into account, then came Descartes, who rejected this tradition. For the sake of a “clear and distinct perception” he deemed it necessary to detach ourselves from our subjectivity and take an objective, “God-like” approach. Read more
