05-21-2013, 02:00 AM
(05-21-2013, 01:30 AM)TheEternal Wrote: The western intellectual approach to "research" has always been contemptuous of attitudes of sacredness and tradition. The New Age idea that every teaching should be immediately available to everyone is thoroughly ignorant of the philosophy which is ingrained in many ancient teachings which teaches the responsibility of the power of knowledge. It is not unusual in the least for teachings to be denied to those who are not considered as adequate keepers of the knowledge by the masters who give the knowledge.
Also, I think it's a pretty big thing to offer oneself as "living proof" of any such thing, and the kind of experimentation that might be done on such an individual is rather unattractive to most with spiritual dispositions. Giving power away freely to just anyone has never been the mode of old wisdom.
Check out Master Zhou who was featured on Ripleys Believe It or Not, pretty amazing.
Being someone who has always been of the philosophy that "If you do things right, no one will know you've done anything at all." I more than understand the desire to remain outside the radar.
A legit concern from the old traditions for the time they where created in but they have had 1000's of years keeping it under the surface, Western and Eastern man has changed so much for the better and there are many from the West now who can "understand" what they are trying to teach.
Eastern philosophies being revealed to westerners is hardly a new thing and is hardly dangerous to anyone. It's an old attitude that keeps things stagnant.
Perhaps when the sub-logos has balanced it's lower triad more things like this can come to light and be shared freely.