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	<description>The life and teaching of an American mystic</description>
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		<title>Comment on Frequently asked questions by Joseph Dowling</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joseph Dowling</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Many thanks for your research . The fact is that the East is always associated with the within in spiritual writings. I did wonder if the place names/ human names used translate into any meaning other then stated. The Unity Metaphysical Dictionary comes to mind with all the treasures contained within its pages of the inner meaning of places / birth names. Thanks again, Joe.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many thanks for your research . The fact is that the East is always associated with the within in spiritual writings. I did wonder if the place names/ human names used translate into any meaning other then stated. The Unity Metaphysical Dictionary comes to mind with all the treasures contained within its pages of the inner meaning of places / birth names. Thanks again, Joe.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Frequently asked questions by Paula</title>
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		<dc:creator>Paula</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m re-reading the series and googled Baird T. Spalding to find more information .  Also disappointed to hear the stories are fiction.  the teachings seem so timely and familiar!  perhaps like others have stated, because my previous reading began a long exploration of many varieties of religious/spiritual thought and experiences.  After all this reading, I had the thought:  &quot;wow.  what if all this is true?!  what if we really could do all these things?  (for the highest posssible good of all, of course.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m re-reading the series and googled Baird T. Spalding to find more information .  Also disappointed to hear the stories are fiction.  the teachings seem so timely and familiar!  perhaps like others have stated, because my previous reading began a long exploration of many varieties of religious/spiritual thought and experiences.  After all this reading, I had the thought:  &#8220;wow.  what if all this is true?!  what if we really could do all these things?  (for the highest posssible good of all, of course.)</p>
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		<title>Comment on Welcome to the Baird T Spalding discussion site by Kathy</title>
		<link>http://www.bairdtspalding.org/2009/06/welcome/comment-page-1/#comment-880</link>
		<dc:creator>Kathy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I, too, recently came across this website.  After reading all the posts, I went to bed and cried myself to sleep.  Through the years, I have always found my way back to Spalding.  I believed it.  Why couldn&#039;t he have presented it as fiction -- because fiction presented as Truth can surely break a heart.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I, too, recently came across this website.  After reading all the posts, I went to bed and cried myself to sleep.  Through the years, I have always found my way back to Spalding.  I believed it.  Why couldn&#8217;t he have presented it as fiction &#8212; because fiction presented as Truth can surely break a heart.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Hanh Trinh Ve Phuong Dong &#8211; A Vietnamese prelude to Spalding&#8217;s Life and Teachings? by APZ</title>
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		<dc:creator>APZ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The truth is always hurt, but it is good.  If we do not experience this kinds of hurtful feeling ourselves, we will not stop criticizing other people.  Commonly , if we are talented and intelligent, we are not jealous of others.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The truth is always hurt, but it is good.  If we do not experience this kinds of hurtful feeling ourselves, we will not stop criticizing other people.  Commonly , if we are talented and intelligent, we are not jealous of others.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Hanh Trinh Ve Phuong Dong &#8211; A Vietnamese prelude to Spalding&#8217;s Life and Teachings? by todd</title>
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		<dc:creator>todd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Please keep the discussion civil.

I should point out that the posts by Pham, Tran, Ted, Lilanie, Andrea, Open-Mindedness, Polmalia, Remigio and FF all came from the same IP address in New Mexico, indicating they were most likely made by the same individual. 

If you are going to comment, please use one name and stick to it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Please keep the discussion civil.</p>
<p>I should point out that the posts by Pham, Tran, Ted, Lilanie, Andrea, Open-Mindedness, Polmalia, Remigio and FF all came from the same IP address in New Mexico, indicating they were most likely made by the same individual. </p>
<p>If you are going to comment, please use one name and stick to it.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Hanh Trinh Ve Phuong Dong &#8211; A Vietnamese prelude to Spalding&#8217;s Life and Teachings? by FF</title>
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		<dc:creator>FF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>chao jeanluc, 

i agree with you. if mr nguyen phong wrote hanh trinh ve phuong dong himself, i would admire him even more. for a 25 year-old young man to write “hanh trinh ve phuong dong” and “trong long dien tu” concomitantly and publish them in monthly series in 1975 at a refugee camp, he must be an exceptionally rare individual.  

jeanluc, your characters are indeed revealed by how you see nguyen phong!!!

instead of trying to learn valuable lessons and appreciate precious experiences in journey to the east and lotus on the snow, JJ is trying to find the original books. i feel very sorry for him because it is like he goes to a famous restaurant, orders the best dish, and pays the most expensive price, but he has no time to enjoy the food because he is way too busy to look at the napkin, the silverware, and the plate.

also, instead of paying attention to moral messages in hanh trinh ve phuong dong, JJ concentrated on criticizing the style of writing of nguyen phong and accusing poven leace of cashing on the demand for spalding’ books. I feel bad for JJ because he unintentionally discloses his own characters and does not even realize it.

as humble and noble as nguyen phong is, he always remains to be a real role model for people who have high levels of human evolution. 

for those who highly criticize nguyen phong, all they do is to deposit the best-quality seeds of jealousy, mean-mindedness, resentment, and hatred into their own conscious land.

if JJ could realize and learn only about 10 % of what nguyen phong intended to disseminate, he would be a young deity himself.

here is a quick reminder for you, JJ: &quot;holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else - you are the one who gets burned.&quot;

ciao</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>chao jeanluc, </p>
<p>i agree with you. if mr nguyen phong wrote hanh trinh ve phuong dong himself, i would admire him even more. for a 25 year-old young man to write “hanh trinh ve phuong dong” and “trong long dien tu” concomitantly and publish them in monthly series in 1975 at a refugee camp, he must be an exceptionally rare individual.  </p>
<p>jeanluc, your characters are indeed revealed by how you see nguyen phong!!!</p>
<p>instead of trying to learn valuable lessons and appreciate precious experiences in journey to the east and lotus on the snow, JJ is trying to find the original books. i feel very sorry for him because it is like he goes to a famous restaurant, orders the best dish, and pays the most expensive price, but he has no time to enjoy the food because he is way too busy to look at the napkin, the silverware, and the plate.</p>
<p>also, instead of paying attention to moral messages in hanh trinh ve phuong dong, JJ concentrated on criticizing the style of writing of nguyen phong and accusing poven leace of cashing on the demand for spalding’ books. I feel bad for JJ because he unintentionally discloses his own characters and does not even realize it.</p>
<p>as humble and noble as nguyen phong is, he always remains to be a real role model for people who have high levels of human evolution. </p>
<p>for those who highly criticize nguyen phong, all they do is to deposit the best-quality seeds of jealousy, mean-mindedness, resentment, and hatred into their own conscious land.</p>
<p>if JJ could realize and learn only about 10 % of what nguyen phong intended to disseminate, he would be a young deity himself.</p>
<p>here is a quick reminder for you, JJ: &#8220;holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else &#8211; you are the one who gets burned.&#8221;</p>
<p>ciao</p>
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		<title>Comment on Hanh Trinh Ve Phuong Dong &#8211; A Vietnamese prelude to Spalding&#8217;s Life and Teachings? by JJ</title>
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		<dc:creator>JJ</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From the Amazon page:

&quot;In HSTT, Nguyên Phong has clearly revealed that Alan Havey-a physician who graduated from the University of Michigan but practiced his medical profession in Chicago, Illinois-currently works with the International Red Cross in refugee camps along the Tibetan-Afghanistan border. Together with Michael Goodman-an anthropologist, they have been compiling many documents to denounce barbarous actions that the Chinese Communists have imposed on the Tibetans. Regardless of whether The Mani Stones is out of print or scarce, it is extremely difficult, or even impossible, to find a copy of it. &quot;

It doesn&#039;t surprise me that there is *another* book by Nguyen Phong in which the mysterious English original cannot be found like HTVPD. 

Out of interest I searched Google Books and Alibris for &quot;The Mani Stones&quot;, supposedly written by Alan Havey and published by Dharamsala Press in 1990. I can&#039;t find a single mention of this book, the author or even Dharamsala Press anywhere. Yet a copy managed to make its way to Nguyen Phong for him to translate and publish his version &quot;Lotus On the Snow&quot;?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the Amazon page:</p>
<p>&#8220;In HSTT, Nguyên Phong has clearly revealed that Alan Havey-a physician who graduated from the University of Michigan but practiced his medical profession in Chicago, Illinois-currently works with the International Red Cross in refugee camps along the Tibetan-Afghanistan border. Together with Michael Goodman-an anthropologist, they have been compiling many documents to denounce barbarous actions that the Chinese Communists have imposed on the Tibetans. Regardless of whether The Mani Stones is out of print or scarce, it is extremely difficult, or even impossible, to find a copy of it. &#8221;</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t surprise me that there is *another* book by Nguyen Phong in which the mysterious English original cannot be found like HTVPD. </p>
<p>Out of interest I searched Google Books and Alibris for &#8220;The Mani Stones&#8221;, supposedly written by Alan Havey and published by Dharamsala Press in 1990. I can&#8217;t find a single mention of this book, the author or even Dharamsala Press anywhere. Yet a copy managed to make its way to Nguyen Phong for him to translate and publish his version &#8220;Lotus On the Snow&#8221;?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Hanh Trinh Ve Phuong Dong &#8211; A Vietnamese prelude to Spalding&#8217;s Life and Teachings? by remigio frascuelo</title>
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		<dc:creator>remigio frascuelo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>daniel nguyen,

why do not you trust your own instinct instead of listen to the mean-minded people from this web site?  they are so jealous with nguyen phong, so they put words in his mouth.

ciao</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>daniel nguyen,</p>
<p>why do not you trust your own instinct instead of listen to the mean-minded people from this web site?  they are so jealous with nguyen phong, so they put words in his mouth.</p>
<p>ciao</p>
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		<title>Comment on Hanh Trinh Ve Phuong Dong &#8211; A Vietnamese prelude to Spalding&#8217;s Life and Teachings? by Polmalia Viracque</title>
		<link>http://www.bairdtspalding.org/2009/09/hanh-trinh-ve-phuong-dong-a-vietnamese-prelude-to-spaldings-life-and-teachings/comment-page-1/#comment-826</link>
		<dc:creator>Polmalia Viracque</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>chao cheche, 
if you think that insights and knowledge of nguyen phong are &quot;vehicles&quot; for wisdom to express itself, I wish that you will find his brillian &quot;vehicles&quot; in lotus on the snow too. nguyen phong just published another book. here is the web site: 
http://www.amazon.com/Lotus-Snow-Poven-Leace/dp/145152935X/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1279439346&amp;sr=1-11

chao joesph, 
the product description of lotus on the snow says that &quot;...The lessons drawn from this book are valuable accumulations of personal experience that neither power nor money nor fame can buy...&quot; you will probably find a lot of things that money cannot buy in another book of nguyen phong. i like your answer to open-highmindedness. hope to hear from you again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>chao cheche,<br />
if you think that insights and knowledge of nguyen phong are &#8220;vehicles&#8221; for wisdom to express itself, I wish that you will find his brillian &#8220;vehicles&#8221; in lotus on the snow too. nguyen phong just published another book. here is the web site:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lotus-Snow-Poven-Leace/dp/145152935X/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1279439346&amp;sr=1-11" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Lotus-Snow-Poven-Leace/dp/145152935X/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1279439346&amp;sr=1-11</a></p>
<p>chao joesph,<br />
the product description of lotus on the snow says that &#8220;&#8230;The lessons drawn from this book are valuable accumulations of personal experience that neither power nor money nor fame can buy&#8230;&#8221; you will probably find a lot of things that money cannot buy in another book of nguyen phong. i like your answer to open-highmindedness. hope to hear from you again.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Up next &#8211; Two hours with Baird T Spalding by a fan</title>
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		<dc:creator>a fan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I’ll be publishing a brief article on Bob and Spalding’s meeting soon.????</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’ll be publishing a brief article on Bob and Spalding’s meeting soon.????</p>
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