Download This PaperThe Most Profound Spiritual Autobiography of All Time? - A Review of 'The Knee of Listening' by Adi Da (Franklin Jones) (1995) (Review Revised 2019)
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4 Pages Posted: 27 Mar 2019 Last revised: 17 Apr 2019
Date Written: March 3, 2019
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A brief review of the life and spiritual autobiography of the unique American mystic Adi Da (Franklin Jones). The sticker on the cover of some editions says `The most profound spiritual autobiography of all time` and this might well be true. I am in my 70´s and have read many books by spiritual teachers and on spirituality, and this is one of the greatest. Certainly, it is by far the fullest and clearest account of the process of enlightenment I have ever seen. Even if you have no interest at all in the most fascinating of all human psychological processes, it is an amazing document that reveals a great deal about religion, yoga, and human psychology and probes the depths and limits of human possibilities. I describe it in some detail and compare his teaching with that of the Contemporary Indian mystic Osho.
Keywords: religion, Adi Da, Franklin Jones, Osho, sprituality, enlightenment, alternative religions, cults, spritual masters, samadhi, nirvana, christianity, ascended masters, mystics, mysticism
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