New Plagiarism Discoveries

Author: David Christopher Lane
Publisher: Alt.religion.eckankar
Publication date: 1996

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BRAND NEW DISCOVERIES OF TWITCHELL'S PLAGIARISM: Part One

I want to thank Steve for claiming that Twitchell only copied
one percent of his writing.

I always have fun discovering new Twitchellian appropriations, so
last night I spent a couple of hours trying to track down some completely
new ones. Within the first five minutes I found three. Below is just
a sample of what I unearthed last night alone:

EXAMPLE ONE:

Compare pages 129 and 130 of Paul Twitchell's STRANGER BY THE
RIVER (1970) with page 67 of Kirpal Singh's MAN! KNOW THYSELF (first
published in 1954) in THE WAY OF THE SAINTS. The following is a
glimpse:

Writes Kirpal Singh: "The repetition of the holy names is given to
the disciple at the time of initiation AS A GUARD AGAINST ALL
DANGERS. IT ACTS ALSO AS A PASSWORD TO ALL SPIRITUAL PLANES, GIVES
STRENGTH AND SUSTENANCE TO THE BODY AND MIND DURING TROUBLE AND
AFFLICTIONS, BRINGS THE SOUL NEARER TO THE MASTER, IS INSTRUMENTAL
IN ACHIEVING concentration..." (page 67, Kirpal Singh)

Writes Paul Twitchell: "You must sit in silence chanting the sacred
names of the Sugmad. The practice is      A WEAPON AGAINST ALL
DANGERS. IT IS A PASSWORD TO ALL SPIRITUAL PLANES, GIVES          
STRENGTH AND SUSTENANCE TO THE BODY AND MIND DURING TROUBLE AND
AFFLICTION, BRINGS SOUL NEARER TO GOD, AND ACHIEVES happiness while
on this plane." (pages 129-130, Paul Twitchell)

Sidebar: Guess who is talking in Twitchell's excerpt? Rebazar Tarzs.

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EXAMPLE TWO:

Compare pages 152 and 153 of Paul Twitchell's THE ECK VIDYA: ANCIENT
SCIENCE OF PROPHECY (1972) with pages 444 of Julian Johnson's THE PATH OF
THE MASTERS (1939 copyright, but the same edition I used for my term paper
comparisons):

Writes Julian Johnson: "Tisra Til is also called SHIVANETRA, THE EYE
OF SHIVA. ALSO IT IS NUKTA-I-SAVEDA, THE BLACK POINT. IN THE SYSTEM OF
THE MASTERS ALL CONCENTRATION IS BEGUN AT THIS POINT AND IS HELD
THERE UNTIL READY TO GO HIGHER. ALL THE LOWER CENTERS ARE
DISREGARDED. THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
SYSTEM OF THE MASTERS AND THAT OF ALL YOGIS, FOLLOWING THE PATANJALI
METHOD. THUS THE MASTERS ACTUALLY BEGIN THEIR WORK WHERE THE OTHER
SYSTEMS LEAVE OFF, FOR FEW, IF ANY OF THEM, GO ABOVE THIS CENTER.
WHILE THE MASTERS KNOW OF THE LOWER CHAKRAS, THEY DISREGARD THEM AS
UNIMPORTANT.

(page 444 of THE PATH OF THE MASTERS, near the end of
the section called "The Microcosmic Centers.")


Paul Twitchell: "third eye IS ALSO CALLED the SHIVA-NETRA, THE EYE
OF SHIVA. IT IS ALSO THE NUKTI-O-SAVEDA THE BLACK POINT...IN THE
WORKS OF ECK, ALL CONCENTRATION IS BEGUN AT THIS POINT AND HELD
THERE, UNTIL READY TO GO HIGHER. ALL THE LOWER CENTERS of chakras 
ARE DISREGARDED. THIS IS ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE SYSTEM OF THE ECK MASTERS AND THAT OF ALL YOGIS, FOLLOWING the
PATANJALI METHOD. THE ECK WORKS ACTUALLY BEGIN ITS WORK WHERE ALL
OTHER SYSTEMS LEAVE OFF. FOR FEW PERSONS, OTHER THAN THE ECKISTS, IF
ANY, GO ABOVE THIS CHAKRA. WHILE THE ECK MASTERS KNOW OF THE LOWER
CHAKRAS, THEY DISREGARD THEM, KNOWING THAT THEY ARE UNIMPORTANT."

(pages 152-153 of ECK VIDYA)
 
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EXAMPLE THREE:

Compare pages 125-126 of Paul Twitchell's THE TIGER'S FANG (1965)
with pages 502-503 of Julian Johnson's THE PATH OF THE MASTERS
(1939):

Julian Johnson writes: "WE BELIEVE THAT THE ENTIRE ESSENCE OF THIS
SCIENCE MAY BE SUMMED UP IN SIX WORDS. EACH WORD IS A GIGANTIC
PILLAR OF LIGHT. THESE SIX WORDS EXPRESSING THREE GREAT TRUTHS, ARE
SUBJOINED TO GIVE EXPRESSION TO THE GREATEST SYSTEM OF TRUTH EVER
REVEALED TO THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF MAN. THEY ARE LIKE THE THREE GREAT
MOUNTAINS OF TRIKUTI, WHICH GROUPED TOGETHER TO FORM ONE GIGANTIC
MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT."

(pages 502-503 of THE PATH OF THE MASTERS


Paul Twitchell writes: "THESE SIX WORDS SUM UP THE COMPLETE
TEACHINGS OF THE TRAVELERS. THEY ARE THE THREE BLAZING TRUTHS,
COMBINED TO PUT TOGETHER THE GREATEST SYSTEM OF TRUTH EVER REVEALED
TO THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF MAN. THEY ARE LIKE THE THREE MIGHTY PEAKS OF
SAHASRA-DAL-KANWAL IN TIRKUTI (ASTRAL WORLD) WHICH ARE GROUPED
TOGETHER TO FORM ONE GIGANTIC MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT."

(pages 125-126 of THE TIGER'S FANG)

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Sidebar: If you are curious to know what those six words are here
they are: Johnson--Sat Guru, Shabd Dhun, and Jivan Mukti (1939);
Twitchell--Spiritual Travelers, Bani (sound current), and Jivan
Mukti (1965).

You may have also noticed that Twitchell says that "the three mighty
peaks of sahasra-dal-kanwal in Tirkuti [sic] which are grouped
together." Check Twitchell's other cosmologies, because he is
contradicting himself and shabd yoga tradition here. Sahasra-dal-kanwal and
Trikuti are two distinct regions, according to Twitchell's other
maps and other shabd yoga cosmologies.

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