![]() T. Lobsang Rampa, An Introduction. Editor's Note: I've taken to the writings of Tuesday Lobsang Rampa. He had claimed from his first book forward that. I've found no reason to doubt him. His information seems to ring true and fits with other sources of esoteric. The ridicule, mockery, and scorn that he had endured for years. British press would have been impossible. His readers were less cynical, fortunately, and his. He eventually left Britain and settled. Ireland and later in Canada, to get away from the constant haranguing. British tabloids. He died in Canada in 1. I was a little confused on the total number of books published. Suspense - radio log with plot summaries, reviews, genres, cross-referencing, themes and author listings.X-Men: Days of Future Past is a 2014 American superhero film based on the fictional X-Men characters that appear in Marvel Comics. Directed by Bryan Singer, it is the. Trout Steak Revival has earned a place in the mountain states bluegrass scene, performing to sold-out audiences, winning the 2014 Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band. The curse of Lono. i. we would like you to cover the. listening to the sea and the engines and the occasional dim crackling of voices on the. Rampa, as I could only find 2. United States, but apparently. Europe. A short. piece titled "My Visit to Venus" was likely published after his. I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to my good friend, Tian. Boon from Canada, for making 8. Rampa library available to me. In. the course of e- mail and telephone exchanges, Tian realized that I had the. Rampa's writing as he had, but I could only obtain a. The majority of Rampa's books were out of print. I had no idea where I could find them. Without saying a word to me. Tian took the time to laboriously hand copy each page of eleven Rampa books. Visit to Venus' piece, and send the whole. I felt like a kid at Christmas. I opened that mysterious box from Canada. The gift of Rampa's copied. Tian, a true friend. All of Lobsang Rampa's books are now available on line for free. I've provided links below which will take you to those web sites where you can download all of his books. Ken Adachi. The Story of Cyril Hoskin and T. Lobsang Rampa By Ken Adaci, Editor. How the author T. Lobsang Rampa came to be is a tale as unusual. In 1. 94. 7, a struggling and unemployed. Cyril Hoskin told his astonished. Carl Kuon. Suo. Still unable to find work under his new name, Carl nonetheless felt a strange. Oriental ways. He broke off ties with family and friends. England with his wife where on June. He was knocked unconscious for a short time. Carl Kuon. Suo was no longer there; another personality. Tibetan, had taken his place. You can read his wife's reaction to this. Gray Barker. I've listed all of the Rampa books known to me and their year. Some books were only published in Europe and were. North American readers. You can find many chapters from. Rampa web sites listed below his bibliography. I'll also reprint some chapters of his books at this web site as time allows. You can still obtain some of Rampa's most popular titles at major books. I was surprised to find 1. CD. Once you begin to read Rampa, it's hard to put him down. His narrative is. As Rampa could travel in. His style of writing puts you at ease immediately. It's truly wonderful reading. Ken. Tuesday Lopsang Rampa. By Gray Barkerhttp: //educate- yourself. Posted October 7, 2. In 1. 95. 6, London publishers Secker and Warburg brought out. Never did they, nor Doubleday. Company the New York publishers, foresee that the book would suddenly. Tibet ever published. The book was autobiographic and. Tibetan monk who had progressed. THE THIRD EYE," by Tuesday Lobsang Rampa. Tibetan life. We read the book from cover to cover one night, every bit as- fascinated. But we couldn't help wondering how an Easterner could. English language so vivaciously. The reason was soon to come in the furore over the book which took place. London when some Tibetan scholars challenged the authenticity of Rampa. Tibetan and had never been to Tibet! Then T. Lobsang Rampa's side of the story was revealed. No he had indeed. Tibet, in his present body. The spirit of a Tibetan lama had. In reply to his critics. Rampa stated. "THE THIRD EYE is absolutely true and all that I write. I, a Tibetan lama, now occupy what was originally. Western man, and I occupy it to the permanent and total. He gave his willing consent~ being glad. The actual change- over occurred on the 1. June, 1. 94. 9, but the. I know that I have a special. I became aware that it would be necessary to come to England. In the latter part of 1. I was. able to, by telepathy, send impressions to a suitable person. In February. 1. 94. Deed Poll."To make the change- over easier he altered his address a number of. On the 1. 3th of. June, 1. 94. 9, he had a slight accident which resulted in concussion and. This enabled me to take over. I tried very hard indeed to obtain employment in. England, but for various reasons there was no assistance from the Employment. Exchange. For years I visited Employment Exchanges and the Appointment. Bureau in Tavistock Square, London. I was also registered with a number. Employment Agencies and paid quite a considerable amount to. For some time we lived on capital which had been saved and upon. I was able to earn from doing free- lance writing or advertising."I have a special task to do because during my life in Tibet I had. Chang Tang Highlands where I had seen a device which enables. I am clairvoyant and can see the aura as. I have demonstrated to many people at many times, but- I am aware that. It was. not possible for me to come to England in the body which I then had. I. tried but to no avail.''The aura is merely a corona discharge of the body, of the life force. It is similar to the corona discharge from a high tension cable which. I had to have money in order to carry out my own. I have never taken money for curing people's illnesses. And how did THE THIRD EYE come to be written? I certainly did not. I was desperate to get a job so that I could get. I tried for job after job without avail, until. Mr. Brooks said I should write a book. I insisted. that I did not want to write a book and so we parted. Mr. Brooks wrote. I should write a book. In the interval. between seeing him and receiving his letter I had been for other interviews. So with much reluctance I accepted Mr. Brooks'. offer to write such a book, and here again I repeat that everything said. Everything said in my second book, DOCTOR FROM LHASA. One should not place too much credence in 'experts' or 'Tibetan. Scholars' when it is seen how one 'expert' contradicts the other, when. Tibetan scholars' have entered a lamasery at the age of. Tibetan, and then. Westerner? I HAVE." What about the man whose body Rampa took over? What of his. former life before the transformation? Following are some remarkable statements. Many people will wonder about the one who occupied. Western body before it was taken over by a Tibetan and I, as the. At the first indication of something different was more than a little. We were leading a: - quiet life in Surrey, my husband being on. Out of the blue came his remark toward. I am going to change my name.' I looked at him aghast for I failed. We had nothing to hide, nothing. It took me some time to recover after he continued. Yes, we will change our name by Deed Poll.'"By February, 1. My husband's employer. Of course everyone thought we had at last taken leave of our senses. I had lived with my husband for eight years. Soon, however, we noticed people were not saying. I want to. clarify this point to show that we have at no time used an alias as has. At about this time my husband talked a great deal about the East. Eastern dress; he often seemed to. I have known him to fall into a. I now believe to. East. In July, 1. This he did to the consternation of his employer. The idea behind this was so that we could leave the district and. Within a year we had completely. We managed. to exist on what we had saved, together with what we could earn from various. The day I happened to look out the window and see my husband lying. I shall never forget. I hurried out to find he was recovered, but to me, a trained nurse, he. When eventually he regained consciousness. I did not understand."After getting him indoors and upstairs to our flat. I was reckoning without him- he seemed to sense my alarm. Certainly his speech seemed different, more halting- as if he was unfamiliar. For some time I was quite concerned, for SOMETHING. Before speaking or moving he appeared. I learned that he was 'tuning in. I do not mind admitting that. I was very worried, but now it seems quite natural. I have never ceased to wonder that such an ordinary individual as myself. Tibetan lama to the Western World." Although the so- called 'Tibetan Scholars" grabbed most. Consider the following letter, received by Gray Barker from a. Buddhist, when Barker announced that he would publish Rampa's second book. United States and discuss the controversy in print. Dear Mr. Barker: After reading your remarks on Lobsang Rampa's THE THIRD EYE, I am prompted. Classic children's library: 8- 1. Books. This is the age at which reading starts to get interesting, both for you and them. Around now most children will be reading fluently on their own and will start to develop their own distinct taste in books, although, like aliens, yo- yos and skipping, particular writers go in and out of fashion in the playground. It would, however, be a pity if you and your children stopped reading together at this point. You will both miss the closeness, and you will also miss some really good stories. This is the moment when your childhood reading and that of your own children's meet and meld as you introduce them to E. Nesbit and Phillipa Pearce and they take you on flights of the imagination with Philip Ridley and JK Rowling. As every parent with children in this age range knows, a thorough grounding in the rules of quidditch is essential if you are to have any meaningful conversation with your children. A word of warning. Take care when trying to introduce the books you loved or think you loved as a child to your own. Often your memory will be hazy as to exactly what age you were when you read it - you were almost certainly older than you think. There is sometimes a density to the writing of many of the older classics, which can be very satisfying, but which can also be a turn- off to a generation raised on the Oxford Reading Tree and Ginn. They will probably be appreciated in time, but read them The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in the cradle and they'll firmly slam the door shut on you. Every child is different in their reading ability and their interests, and parents need to take their cue from the child. Remember, a book which sports the label "classic" isn't intrinsically better for your children than one which does not. Books are not medicine to be forced down; they should be fun, exciting doorways into other worlds and different feelings and points of view. The best books for this age group do not inform children about the world, but present it to them as a transformation. Best books. What does that mean? Between 8- 1. 1 there is no such thing as a bad book, it is the habit of reading that counts. Don't get prissy and ban Enid Blyton. The child who thrills to the adventure of The Secret of Killimoon is only a step away from the excitement of Philip Ridley's Kasper in the Glitter. For some children this is also the age when books become friends, the same one consumed over and over in the same way that a teenager will play the same track on a new CD over and over. Assume, if this is the case, that the child is getting something crucial from it in the same way that the child who demands cheese three times a day for a week is probably unconsciously seeking some essential nutrient. At this age, books can be the most satisfying food in the world. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury (Walker, £1. A very modern "Alice" for the modern child that dusts off the Victorian fustiness of the book. Some adults will regret this approach and the passing of the dark Tenniel drawings but this is a perfect introduction to the story for younger readers and while Oxenbury's fresh as a daisy illustrations make the story completely accessible they certainly don't Disneyfy it in any way. Rumpelstiltskin and Other Grimm Tales by Carol Ann Duffy, illustrated by Marketa Prachaticka (Faber, £8. These are familiar stories such as Snow White, Ashputtel and Little Redcap told with a poet's voice. They are bare, spare, and stripped down to the bone so that the story itself stands out like a skeleton. It was Duffy's versions of the tales that were used by the Young Vic for its outstanding Grimm Tales. Reading the stories makes you aware how much the theatrical style sprung from Duffy's gleaming, hard words. The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks (Collins Modern Classics, £5. On his ninth birthday, Omri receives many gifts including a much- wanted skateboard. Less desired are the old cupboard given to him by his brother and the three- inch tall plastic Indian given to him by his friend Patrick. But it is the latter two gifts that prove best of all for when the Indian is put in the cupboard and the key is turned he comes to life. Little Bull turns out to be everything you could wish from an Indian - proud, fearless and defiant. But as Omri soon discovers being responsible for another person isn't easy, particularly when they don't always behave as you might expect or wish. This is a wonderful, very readable book in which our responsibilities to each other are explored through an entertaining story. The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy Boston (Faber, £4. Tolly's great grandmother's house is full of a very special kind of magic. There are other children living there, children who were happy there many centuries before. Boston's novel really does conjure up all the magic of childhood for a new generation in this smart reissue of the 1. Carnegie winner. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by TS Eliot, illustrated by Edward Gorey (Faber, £9. Essential for reading out loud as a family, TS Eliot's felines are a wonderfully mysterious capricious and amusing group of must- have moggies. Cult American artist Edward Gorey adds more mischief with his illustrations. Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren (Puffin, £4. Just when you're feeling down, the homework is piling up and life seems a grind and not fun, you need a dose of Pippi Longstocking, the irrepressible little girl who doesn't live by the rules and creates a wonderful fantasy world for herself and her friends. This is a marvellous, stimulating book that is brilliant for children who've had the individuality bashed out of them by school. The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley (Puffin, £3. Abridged - and all the better for it - version of the classic Victorian tale of chimney sweeps featuring Mrs Do As You Would Be Done By and other morality figures. Of course it is stiff and old- fashioned, but there is also a kind of enchantment about it that survives changes in life and attitudes. Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, £3. A child's school day told in verse through from going to school to bedtime. That doesn't make it sound all that interesting, but Ahlberg's easy- to- read poems are funny, sad and absolutely accurate when it comes to emotion. From the title poem about a teacher at the end of her tether, through the pinickety parent complaining about her son's lost possessions to the quietly devastating Small Quarrel, this is a brilliant collection that not only makes children love poetry but gets them writing their own. The Haunting by Margaret Mahy (Puffin, £4. Carnegie award- winning novel about Barney who one "ordinary Wednesday" finds that "the world tilted and ran downhill in all directions." Barney is being haunted but who is making the insistent ghostly footsteps in his mind? And why do his sisters' attempts to unravel the mystery lead to a crisis that almost topples the entire family? Mahy's attractively simple storytelling style will attract even the most reluctant readers and creates a convincing portrait of a family tipped out of kilter by the keeping of secrets. Thunder and Lightnings by Jan Mark (Puffin, £4. Victor was the oddest boy Andrew had ever met. How could he be so dim in school, and yet know so much about aeroplanes? But then, as Andrew starts to slowly appreciate, appearances can be very deceptive indeed and we all have our own strategies for survival. Smartly written, very enjoyable story about friendship and the differences between us all. Particularly good for boys. The Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo (Mammoth, £4. Gwyn's granny gives him five strange birthday gifts including a twisted metal brooch. Gywn gives the brooch to the wind and in return is sent the snow spider who weaves a silken web. Inside the web sits a girl who Gwyn knows but cannot place. Nimmo's book deftly mixes magic and mourning, the ordinary and the other- worldly in this story of a lost sister, a battle of good against evil and the value of knowing the place where you belong. The House of Rats by Stephen Elboz (OUP, £3. Elboz is one of the best writers around at the moment, crafting his stories with amazing depth and using words with wit and brilliance. This 1. 99. 2 Smarties Award winner tells of four children who suddenly find their safe life disappearing as the mysterious house where they are living is taken over and wolves howl outside. Only when they meet one of the "Rats" do they find a way to escape.
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