Product Description

One of Richard Rose's earlier works written for those who have found a direction through his lectures and other books. It is an examination of the role of tension in life, the creation and conservation of human energy, and the use of that energy for spiritual attainment.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #988005 in Books
• Published on: 1985-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 68 pages

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There are two roads to enlightenment. The way of intense, individual effort that has no predictableness at all about it. It is just a relentless blind struggle to summon the whole entity to find definition. The other way is semi-synthetic. It too involves all of the above conditions and unpredictableness, but in addition to the solitary efforts of the student, there are attempts by the student to accelerate his progress with the aid of a group of fellows, or with the aid of a teacher or helper....

Customer Reviews

Rare Tips & Hints on Using Our Energy Wisely
Up until now, I have never encountered a book that explains physical, mental and spiritual energy-and what these forms of energy mean to a seeker of Truth. Rose hypothesizes a method of transmutation of energy and advises his readers to use it wisely. He admonishes us to find a way to stop-if only for a short while-the whole complexity and machinery that consumes our energy. This book WILL change the way you think about celibacy, life-tensions, between-ness and Enlightenment. I recommend Rose's Albigen Papers prior to reading this one...

For the serious only
Heavy Duty Industrial Strength. Not a beginers book. Serious inquiry at its most profound !!!

Not the first of Richard Rose's books I would read
I would read the Direct Mind Experience or the Albigen papers before I read this book. Some interesting material about the transmission of spiritual experiences and the conservation of human energy.