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Manly Palmer Hall, Author of The Secret Teachings of All Ages

“The Secret Teachings of All Ages is perhaps the most comprehensive and complete esoteric encyclopedia ever written. The sheer scope and ambition of this book are stunning. In this book Manly P. Hall has successfully distilled the essence of more arcane subjects than one would think possible.”… Manly Palmer Hall (March 18, 1901 – August 29, 1990) was a Canadian-born scholar and philosopher. Well known for his 1928 encyclopedic outline...

Manly P. Hall: H.P. Blavatsky and the Secret Doctrine

“Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky was a clear favorite of Manly Hall’s, as he had a deep respect for her work and realized its importance to the esoteric and metaphysical community. Her “Isis Unveiled” and “Secret Doctrine” were both quoted extensively in Mr. Hall’s magnum opus, “The Secret Teachings of All Ages”. In this lecture, given in Los Angeles on May 16, 1962, Hall sets the context for H.P. Blavatsky’s life...

The Neuroscience Of Awakening: Your Brain On Buddhism

“Our brains have the amazing ability to change themselves. This is called neuroplasticity. Our brains are not fixed structures. Rather, they are dynamic systems that are constantly changing and evolving in response to the environment. In fact, research done in the last decade has shown that the brain is much more malleable and responsive to change than previously thought. Neuroplasticity can occur at different levels of the brain, from the...