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Life and Teaching of the Masters of the Far East, Vol. 5
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First published October 1, 1983
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July 4, 2023
THE FIFTH VOLUME IN A SERIES OF PURPORTED METAPHYSICAL ENCOUNTERS
The introductory section of this posthumously-published 1955 book states that Baird Thomas Spalding (1872–1953), “whose name became legend in metaphysical and truth circles during the first half of the 20th century, played an important part in introducing to the Western world the knowledge that there are Masters, or Elder Brothers, who are assisting and guiding the destiny of mankind.”
The ’Biographical Sketch’ that begins this book states, “Few in modern times have created such an interest as Baird T. Spalding… Few sensed the flame of spiritual inspiration sweeping the world as did Mr. Spalding. The nature of the man, the manner in which his message has been presented, and the Message all bear living testimony to the Truth of this words and the honor and sincerity of the man… Baird T. Spalding passed beyond the veil on March 18, 1953… at the age of 95. He was active in his mining interests right up to the end…
“Douglas K. DeVorss probably knew Mr. Spalding as well as anyone, due to their many years of association, and we quote from his talk given … on March 2, 1953: ‘Since 1935 I had the unique opportunity of traveling with him to more than 200 cities in North America… I must be frank and tell you that I do not believe any one person or group or persons really understood this great soul, for so many different ways, on so many different planes of activity… during the past twenty-five years he lived very much, as we say, like a bird. He seemed to have reached a point of attainment where material things were not of great concern to him… he passed on not as a rich man at all… The great heritage which he left is in the unique discoveries which he made regarding the teachings of Jesus…
“It was about 65 years ago that he first made some of these discoveries regarding Jesus and the lives of the Great Masters. He walked and talked with Great Masters in the visible world… Many other startling discoveries and disclosures… were made by Mr. Spalding during his long life of service and activity in all parts of the world… I have been told by people who knew Mr. Spalding in Calcutta, India, in the early nineties that he decided to write out in longhand some of the accounts of his experiences in India. Some friends asked him to type it and let them have copies… People would read them and pass them among themselves until… a very prominent woman … asked Mr. Spalding if he would have any objection to her having her printer… print a thousand copies of this work… she wanted to give every one of her friends a copy of that book. Mr. Spalding gave his consent… Within about sixty days… more than 20,000 orders were received for copies of that book! … so he permitted her to have the balance of the work published, which became known as Volume II…
“Then there was a period of about ten years that Mr. Spalding did not do any writing. But nearly every night … he would have a little question and answer period and in that way he met a great many people… But that work came to a halt during the period when Cecil B. De Mille was making the moving picture, the KING OF KINGS. Mr. Spalding was engaged by Mr. De Mille as technical advisor on all the biblical work in that picture...
“[A]bout twenty-five years ago… there was a great upsurge in New Thought and spiritual reading and many people were very anxious to have Mr. Spalding complete another book. Finally, one of his closest friends invited him to a country cabin where he could work without interruption and Mr. Spalding completed in longhand what is now known as Volume III… A rumor started spreading … Mr. Spalding had passed on, so I suggested … that we go to New York together, stopping at some of the larger cities enroute… and disprove the false rumors being generated… So, the latter part of August 1955, we selected thirty of the larger cities and decided to make that tour in thirty days… as many of you know, Mr. Spalding right up until just a few days ago, had almost unlimited energy in a physical form.”
This book may appeal to some interested in ‘Ascended Master’/I AM teachings, and similar topics.
The introductory section of this posthumously-published 1955 book states that Baird Thomas Spalding (1872–1953), “whose name became legend in metaphysical and truth circles during the first half of the 20th century, played an important part in introducing to the Western world the knowledge that there are Masters, or Elder Brothers, who are assisting and guiding the destiny of mankind.”
The ’Biographical Sketch’ that begins this book states, “Few in modern times have created such an interest as Baird T. Spalding… Few sensed the flame of spiritual inspiration sweeping the world as did Mr. Spalding. The nature of the man, the manner in which his message has been presented, and the Message all bear living testimony to the Truth of this words and the honor and sincerity of the man… Baird T. Spalding passed beyond the veil on March 18, 1953… at the age of 95. He was active in his mining interests right up to the end…
“Douglas K. DeVorss probably knew Mr. Spalding as well as anyone, due to their many years of association, and we quote from his talk given … on March 2, 1953: ‘Since 1935 I had the unique opportunity of traveling with him to more than 200 cities in North America… I must be frank and tell you that I do not believe any one person or group or persons really understood this great soul, for so many different ways, on so many different planes of activity… during the past twenty-five years he lived very much, as we say, like a bird. He seemed to have reached a point of attainment where material things were not of great concern to him… he passed on not as a rich man at all… The great heritage which he left is in the unique discoveries which he made regarding the teachings of Jesus…
“It was about 65 years ago that he first made some of these discoveries regarding Jesus and the lives of the Great Masters. He walked and talked with Great Masters in the visible world… Many other startling discoveries and disclosures… were made by Mr. Spalding during his long life of service and activity in all parts of the world… I have been told by people who knew Mr. Spalding in Calcutta, India, in the early nineties that he decided to write out in longhand some of the accounts of his experiences in India. Some friends asked him to type it and let them have copies… People would read them and pass them among themselves until… a very prominent woman … asked Mr. Spalding if he would have any objection to her having her printer… print a thousand copies of this work… she wanted to give every one of her friends a copy of that book. Mr. Spalding gave his consent… Within about sixty days… more than 20,000 orders were received for copies of that book! … so he permitted her to have the balance of the work published, which became known as Volume II…
“Then there was a period of about ten years that Mr. Spalding did not do any writing. But nearly every night … he would have a little question and answer period and in that way he met a great many people… But that work came to a halt during the period when Cecil B. De Mille was making the moving picture, the KING OF KINGS. Mr. Spalding was engaged by Mr. De Mille as technical advisor on all the biblical work in that picture...
“[A]bout twenty-five years ago… there was a great upsurge in New Thought and spiritual reading and many people were very anxious to have Mr. Spalding complete another book. Finally, one of his closest friends invited him to a country cabin where he could work without interruption and Mr. Spalding completed in longhand what is now known as Volume III… A rumor started spreading … Mr. Spalding had passed on, so I suggested … that we go to New York together, stopping at some of the larger cities enroute… and disprove the false rumors being generated… So, the latter part of August 1955, we selected thirty of the larger cities and decided to make that tour in thirty days… as many of you know, Mr. Spalding right up until just a few days ago, had almost unlimited energy in a physical form.”
This book may appeal to some interested in ‘Ascended Master’/I AM teachings, and similar topics.
February 18, 2013
Spalding went off his rocker. Why anyone committed to his ideas would think that publishing this volume was a good idea, as DeVorrs was, is beyond me. First of all, there are a number of instances in which Spalding clearly contradicts himself so that he can be more and more bold in his claims. Humans go back 200,000 years, then 1 million, then 800 million. That's an example. Reading this volume is really an exercise in watching someone lose his mind. Seriously. And I don't like saying that because I don't like the phrase, "losing your mind," yet it definitely applies. There are some things, too, that are just plain dumb and hysterical. Spalding apparently went around saying things were proven without a shadow of a doubt that cannot possibly have been proven and, I guarantee, there is no evidence of ever having been proved at any time anywhere. It's a complete joke.
If you somehow managed to get through the first four volumes and still want to read more, don't. I'm only reading these because they were a Christmas gift.
If you somehow managed to get through the first four volumes and still want to read more, don't. I'm only reading these because they were a Christmas gift.
December 28, 2021
5 stars for the God-inspired content and the positive influencing on the reader.
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