My Life of Love and Truth: A Spiritual Autobiography PDF
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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Kahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/mylifeoflovetrutO000barr BARRY LONG, born an ordinary man, raised in country towns in New South Wales and without much education, became an inspiration to thousands of men and women and recognised around the world as one of the foremost spiritual masters of the 20" century. Coming from no religious tradition or school, he had no credentials to offer — other than the truth he spoke. Yet what he said had the power to change lives. How does such power and authority arise? The clues are in this spiritual autobiography, describing a life lived in the fullness of the spirit; a life of love and truth. This is his own extraordinary story, told in detail for the first time and now published posthumously. Wo The story begins with his early career as a journalist. He becomes the youngest editor of a Sydney Sunday paper, The Truth Cater the Sunday Mirror). But the daily reflection of the spirit supplants all ambition and he leaves that world for the real truth, which beckons him to India. There, after travelling across the subcontinent in a van, he finds himself alone in the foothills of the Himalayas and passes through a mystic death, his realisation of immortality. The story continues in London where he meets the woman who takes a central role in the unfolding drama. Their life together produces pro- found spiritual realisations and the biography then reaches out beyond normal experience to encounters with powers from deep inner space. We see a master being made. But before he can enter the world stage there are severe tests to be undergone, culminating in the death of his beloved. Packed with incident, acutely observed and honestly told, this is not just the story of one life but a revelation of the way destiny works when the life is guided by truth. Also by Barry Long Where the Spirit Speaks To Its Own A Prayer for Life The Way In Making Love The Origins of Man and the Universe Only Fear Dies Meditation — A Foundation Course Stillness is the Way Knowing Yourself Wisdom and Where To Find It Raising Children in Love, Justice and Truth To Woman In Love To Man In Truth Audio Books Start Meditating Now A Journey in Consciousness Seeing Through Death Making Love How to Live Joyously Barry Long IMLS Tid by ho tlO WA & ANN IDs TPeRh Ed el A Spiritual Autobiography B Barry LONG BOOKS Published by The Barry Long Foundation International 2013 © The Barry Long Trust The right of Barry Long to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. BARRY LONG BOOKS www.barrylongbooks.com www.barrylong.org Email: [email protected] Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2012954203 ISBN: 978-1-899324-19-4 Cover photo and design by Rita Newman Cover photo © Rita Newman / www.newman.at All other photographs © The Barry Long Trust Printed by C & C Offset Printing Co., Ltd., Hong Kong GONE NES Publisher’s Note vii About Truth EMUSUGG:.. The First Test All Is Provided God-Mad Spiritual Experiences Masters Bhagavati,Bhagavat Leaving India To The Himalayas XOSOWAONSINySyoy , Goodbye Ann Immortality Hello Julie 105 The Broom That Swept By Itself 115 The Star Ail Who Will Teach The Teacher? 129 The Black Energy 135 Teach Me! 143 And His Tears Were Of Joy Not Sorrow 151 Julia 159 The Working Of The Great Will 163 The Climax 107 Life In The Moment 171 The Archons 1 Just One More Day 183 John, The Man 191 Gold From Mr Gold 197 LNNNINNNCOOOOOOO OBNKAKFC OO W EYBORFRWV NONONW Q a The Mystic Restitution 28 Come Home Daddy 29 Into The World 30 Mum And Dad 31 The Homecoming (Almost) 32 The Devil ay) God Speaks 34 The Guardian Of The Threshold Ee») The Children’s School Nobody Wanted 36 The Birth Of The Centre a7 The Boy Mystic 38 The Origins Book 39 More To Life Than The Mind Believes 40 No Greater Love 41 What To Do? 42 Julie’s Writings 43 Desperate Days 44 The Last Hope 45 Final Days 46 Julie’s Return Bibliographic Notes EBIESBM a Ba ke Sy INKOUEE Barry Long began writing his autobiography in the 1970s and contin- ued writing and revising it in the years and months before his death in December 2003. He occasionally spoke in public about his life but generally only to demonstrate a point in his spiritual teaching. He was not concerned with drawing attention to himself or his story if that would detract from his message, which is essentially that divine truth and love reside in a direct experience accessible to every one of us in our own lives now. As long as he lived, he was living proof of his own teachings; he lived what he taught. In death he leaves us an account of his life which puts his other published works in that living context. It is a testament to the extraordinary way God, truth and love worked in Barry Long; and by his example we are inspired to look to the underlying purpose of our own lives. This book is Barry Long’s story up to 1982 and describes the making of a spiritual master. It is an honest account and for the most part names and facts have not been concealed or changed. Where Barry Long makes use of writings by other people, permission to quote them has been sought and given. Letters have had customary pleasantries and personal details removed. Barry Long’s autobiography survives him as proof and a reminder that the authentic spiritual or divine life is original and informed by a living power of which we are normally unaware. As this is not a normal life, some aspects of the story may offend expectations or appear incredible. To get the most from the book, please read it with a still mind. Vii ae = SD oa Jena 4 : 7 iis. iiM ta | ie ge it igwd h, "ia m - ies (att TA) in) en oes 2 Ge. Ss Sees an "OTN “ct a a a ee ay & th oe 4 oe SI : ® -
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