The Galaxy of Eck Masters: Lai-Tsi

Author: David Christopher Lane
Publisher: Del Mar Press
Publication date: 1996 (forthcoming)

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The Galaxy of Eck Masters: A Skeptical Look at the Vairagi Lineage

[Lai Tsi, Eck Master versus The Lama Ngawang Kalzang]

Compare the excerpts: the first is from The White Clouds by Lama Govinda (Shambhala Books, 1966); the second is from The Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad Book II by Paul Twitchell (1971). I have put asteriks around each of the pertinent sections where the writings look almost exact; in other sections the content looks quite similar.

(Excerpted from Chapter 2, "The Guru's Vision" by Lama Govinda, 1966)

"The Lama Ngawang Kalzang had been meditating for twelve years
*in various caves and retreats*
in the wilderness of the mountains of Southern Tibet.
*Nobody knew him, nobody had heard of him. He was one of the many
thousands of unknown monks who had received his higher education in
one of the great monastic universities*
in the vicinity of Lhasa,
*and though he had acquired the title of Geshe (i.e., Doctor of
Divinity), he had come to the conlusion that realisation can only be
found in the stillness and solitude of nature.....*

...*This was*
not the outcome
*of indifference on his part but*
on the contrary
*because he had ceased to make a distinction between himself and the
world.*"

"Wild animals visited him in his caves and made friends with him,
and his spirit went out in sympathy to all living beings. Thus he
never felt lonely in his solitude, and enjoyed the bliss of
emancipation, born out of exalted visions of Dhyana."

"One day a herdsman in search of new grazing grounds had lost his
way in the inaccessible wilderness of rocks high above the valley
when he heard the rhythmic beats....."
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(Excerpted from Chapter Nine, "The Visions of Lai-Tsi" by Paul
Twitchell, 1971)

"The ancient Chines ECK Master, Lai-Tsi, had contemplated for
fifteen years
*in various caves and retreats*
high above the Yellow River in north-central China.
*Nobody knew him; nobody had heard of him. He was one of the many
thousands of unknown monks who had received his higher education in
one of the great monastic universities*
in Tibet,
*and though he acquired a title of Geshe, i.e., Doctor 
Divinity, he had come to the conclusion that realization could be
found only the stillness and solitude of nature....*

...*this was*
not the result
*of indifference on his part,*
only
*because he had ceased to make a distinction between himself and the
world.*"

"He became friends with wild animals that visited his cave, and his
compassion went out to all people, all living things. He never felt
lonely in his solitude, but enjoyed the liberation which was born
from the visits of his Master...."

"One day a sheepherder in search of a lost ewe, came into the
inaccessible wilderness of the Yellow River caves. He heard the
strange rhythmic plucking......"

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Excerpted with permission from the forthcoming book,

GAKKO CAME FROM VENUS
Exploring The Lost World of Paul Twitchell and Eckankar

Chapter, "The Galaxy of Eck Masters: A Skeptical Look At The Vairagi
Lineage"

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