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Encounters with an Enlightened Man: The Early Years with Sydney Banks
Encounters with an Enlightened Man reveals Linda Quiring's experience in a mental institution where she was told she would need to be on medication and receive periodic shock treatments for the rest of her life. Soon, her personal spiritual journey led her and her husband Bill to move to Saltspring Island in early 1974. Her search for that 'guru who appears the moment a student is ready' led to the door of Sydney Banks, who had also just moved to the Island after having an enlightenment experience. At their first fortuitous meeting, Syd articulated a desire to write about his very recent experience, and suggested that Linda, an avid reader and writer, work with him. After listening to Syd she became 'cured' without any further medication or treatments.
The next year saw more students appear, and within five years, hundreds of students had moved to the Island to follow this quiet man and his startling revelations into the nature of life. With Island of Knowledge selling thousands of books, and another on the way, Syd's path led to the wider world, where he would write books, work with psychologists and other professionals and disseminate his teachings. Linda's journey however, led to settling into a normal life on a small farm, where she and Bill raised their son Gary, made artisan soaps for a living, and kept chickens and bees.
A heartfelt desire to write, and surprised by the outflow of love and interest in those times, Linda was encouraged to write about "The Early Days." Still friends after four decades with other very early students, she included their stories as well, making for an enthralling look into the beginnings of a now worldwide movement in higher consciousness as experienced and taught by Sydney Banks.
About the Author :
Linda Quiring and her husband Bill live on a small farm on Saltspring Island, British Columbia where they grow heritage apples and keep bees. Recently retired after 35 years making Artisan soaps and body care products, Linda is the author of Island of Knowledge, Beyond The Lost Teachings of Sydney Banks, Encounters with an Enlightened The Early Years with Sydney Banks , and continues to write.
The next year saw more students appear, and within five years, hundreds of students had moved to the Island to follow this quiet man and his startling revelations into the nature of life. With Island of Knowledge selling thousands of books, and another on the way, Syd's path led to the wider world, where he would write books, work with psychologists and other professionals and disseminate his teachings. Linda's journey however, led to settling into a normal life on a small farm, where she and Bill raised their son Gary, made artisan soaps for a living, and kept chickens and bees.
A heartfelt desire to write, and surprised by the outflow of love and interest in those times, Linda was encouraged to write about "The Early Days." Still friends after four decades with other very early students, she included their stories as well, making for an enthralling look into the beginnings of a now worldwide movement in higher consciousness as experienced and taught by Sydney Banks.
About the Author :
Linda Quiring and her husband Bill live on a small farm on Saltspring Island, British Columbia where they grow heritage apples and keep bees. Recently retired after 35 years making Artisan soaps and body care products, Linda is the author of Island of Knowledge, Beyond The Lost Teachings of Sydney Banks, Encounters with an Enlightened The Early Years with Sydney Banks , and continues to write.
204 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 5, 2017
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May 1, 2023
Essential reading for all students of Sydny Banks
This is an Illuminating personal account, glowing with the spiritual energy and personal experiences of the early group around Syd Banks. Ms Quiring fills in the gaps in the history of Sydney Banks and his teachings left by currently available recordings and sympathetically details the transition in Banks's teachings from his post-enlightenment spiritual sharing to what has become known as The Three Principles. Set in the tie-dyed and patchouli-scented mid-seventies we are offered an intimate glimpse of the personal journey of Syd the man, Syd the spiritual teacher, and Sydney Banks the author and world-travelling speaker., who returned to Ms Quiring, his first collaborator, to ask her to tell his story. She succeeds admirably by sharing her own story and the impact Sydney had on others, and brings the tale to its sad conclusion just before Syd's death in 2009.
This is an Illuminating personal account, glowing with the spiritual energy and personal experiences of the early group around Syd Banks. Ms Quiring fills in the gaps in the history of Sydney Banks and his teachings left by currently available recordings and sympathetically details the transition in Banks's teachings from his post-enlightenment spiritual sharing to what has become known as The Three Principles. Set in the tie-dyed and patchouli-scented mid-seventies we are offered an intimate glimpse of the personal journey of Syd the man, Syd the spiritual teacher, and Sydney Banks the author and world-travelling speaker., who returned to Ms Quiring, his first collaborator, to ask her to tell his story. She succeeds admirably by sharing her own story and the impact Sydney had on others, and brings the tale to its sad conclusion just before Syd's death in 2009.
January 2, 2019
Brilliant
This book has given me a picture of the real Sydney, his human condition, the huge responsibility he felt towards humanity as a way of paying back his enlightenment status. It also has giving me more understanding about how the process of reaching the inside part of you works and how patience and hope are essential parts of the process.
This book has given me a picture of the real Sydney, his human condition, the huge responsibility he felt towards humanity as a way of paying back his enlightenment status. It also has giving me more understanding about how the process of reaching the inside part of you works and how patience and hope are essential parts of the process.
September 25, 2018
A surprisingly honest account
This was insightful for many reasons. At first I thought it was sad, but realized what an amazing insight into the true life of an enlightened man. I will reread this again and highly recommend it
This was insightful for many reasons. At first I thought it was sad, but realized what an amazing insight into the true life of an enlightened man. I will reread this again and highly recommend it
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