The Book of Dialogues

Bo Yin Ra, Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken was a German poet, writer and painter. Posthumus Projects has translated and published his books in English. The Hortus Conclusus contains thirty-two books. For more information about the books of Bo Yin Ra you van visit: www.bo-yin-ra.org “You should rejoice more over every scintilla of wisdom your spirit gives to you than the burden of knowledge ‘acquired through learning’! – You should rejoice more over every tiny success your spirit offers up to you than over all the knowledge acquired through learning and skilfulness of the earth! – You should shun those who have to have learnt everything in order to master it! – – You should shun those who have to have ‘heard’ or ‘read’ everything in order to know it! – – – Your spirit should always be free, and in freedom be able to try out its powers! Your spirit should always be lord and master of all your powers of the soul, bringing them together under its control! – – – Truly, your soul has profound powers, which no one has ever fully explored; your body too has many hidden strengths which no one has yet fully recognised in himself! – – I want to free your body and make it live; I want to give the powers of your soul to you as servants ever ready to serve you! Books should not give you the wisdom you attain and you should not borrow from others your abilities! – – – You have within yourself your most skilful teacher. All the wisdom written down in books is but a trifle compared to what your soul harbours within itself! – ” CONTENTS Confession Knowledge and Occurrence Light and Shade The Power of the Spirit The Jewel of the Heart Crossing Over Conversation on the Innermost East Conversation on the Departure of the Perfected One The Flower Garden The Bad Pupils The Night of the Trial Individuality and Personality The Realm of the Soul Finding Oneself On the Older Brothers of Mankind Magic The Standard-translation© into English In order to read parts of this book please visit: http://bo-yin-ra.org/hortus.html or http://boyinra.de/hortus.html Read more