0723 - TALKS: Love, Fire & Illumination, II (Apollonius of Tyana)

Episode 0723 - Love, Fire & Illumination, II (Apollonius of Tyana)
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Final comments on tapas (austerity), vairaga (detachment & renunciation) -- as basis for alchemical transformation via inner fire. Three levels of mind, the Athanor (crucible), and the path of seeking (returning) to Light. An introduction to the life & times of Apollonius of Tyana.

 

Additional references from Pali Buddha-Dhamma, Bhagawan Nityananda & Advaita Vedanta, Ra Material, core Taoism, transpersonal psychology & Western metaphysics.

* Athanor (definitions): https://www.themystica.com/athanor/

* Tapasa (definitions): https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/tapasa

* Athanor (etymology): https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/athanor

* Vairagya (definitions): https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/vairaga

* Apollonius of Tyana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollonius_of_Tyana

http://mountainman.com.au/a_tyana0.html (Philostratus; Conybeare)

http://mountainman.com.au/apollonius_of_tyana.htm (Index page)

* ADDITIONAL RESOURCES *

1. ALL TALKS MIRROR SITES

https://www.twsmandelker.com/

https://www.scottmandelker.ca/

2. OLD ARCHIVE SITE

https://www.scottmandelker.com

3. TALKS WITH SCOTT MANDELKER (Non-RA Podcasts)

http://talkswithscottmandelker.blogspot.com

4. LAW OF ONE PODCAST (RA Material+ Series)

http://thelawofonepodcast.blogspot.com

5. ESSAYS, RA MATERIAL & CORE PDF-COMPILATIONS

https://talkswithscottmandelker.com/pdf_files#_=_

https://www.sites.google.com/view/teachingsfromtheself

6. ALL YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS

https://www.youtube.com/user/TWSMandelker/playlists

7. AUDIO BOOKS PROJECT (UV, 2150, NOSSO LAR, AVHM)

https://imagine2150.org/

https://soundcloud.com/spiritual-books-project/sets