MasterPath: The Divine Science of Light and Sound (Vol. 1) [Hardcover]

Gary D Olsen (Author), Sri Gary Olsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999

This book offers an overview of the MasterPath, a spiritual Path that provides a contemporary expression to the ancient Teachings of Light and Sound. Not belonging to any specific culture, but having appeared in every culture throughout history, these Teachings are known as Surat Shabda Yoga and Sant Mat in India. These Teachings are the same as taught by spiritual luminaries such as Lao Tse, Pythagoras, Jesus, Nanak, Rumi, Hafiz, and Sawan Singh Ji. Sri Gary Olsen is a contemporary, Western Master of the Light and Sound, and his writings address the seeker of truth left unfulfilled by traditional practices and pursuits. The Light and Sound Teachings go beyond religion and philosophy, beyond psychic paths and metaphysics, into an exploration and realization of the true self, which is soul, and the Sound Current, which is the Divine Spirit and animating Source of all life. This revised and expanded hardcover edition contains several new chapters that address the common experiences of everyday life and provide a spiritualized viewpoint toward such issues as substance abuse, sexuality, marriage, and parenthood.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 230 pages
• Publisher: MasterPath, Inc; 2 edition (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885949014
• ISBN-13: 978-1885949011
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,965,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Man Behind the Curtain?", September 12, 2003

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Preshus "Debra" (Cayucos, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MasterPath: The Divine Science of Light and Sound (Vol. 1) (Hardcover)

The reviewer who warns you to beware of the "man behind the curtain" has obviously not read this book. Even if he has read it, he certainly does not understand it. No where in the pages of this book is a single solitary mention of "Garji". The reviewer has not based his remarks on the book, but rather information he heard at a seminar, which he also did not understand. It's okay not to understand something, but one should not criticize what they cannot comprehend. This is one of the most beautiful spiritual books ever written. If you are truly searching ... try this book.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars New Age Nonsense, September 2, 2010

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Foster Landberry - See all my reviews

This review is from: MasterPath The Divine Science of Light and Sound (Revised and Expanded) (Volume 1) (Hardcover)

I was curious about this MasterPath thing, after hearing about it from a good friend who'd been dating a gal who was 'on the Path'. What he heard from her about it and relayed to me was pretty wild, so I started looking around, spun through this book, checked out their website, etc. etc. and just came to the conclusion that it's all quite silly. And this Olsen fellow? Here's a guy from North Dakota who puts himself right up there next to Jesus and the Dalai Lama...seriously! He's a legend in his own mind, a self-appointed Sat Guru/Master. He looks like he spends more time golfing and tanning as opposed to 'contemplation'. I found a phenomenal thread on [...] that is quite compelling, with skeptics & ex-followers alike calling out the fallacies of this method and the man behind it, and it's parallels to Scientology and Eckankar (and he's been caught plagiarizing). Apparently he caused quite a stir with a rousing Bird Flu talk a few years ago which had many of his devoted followers selling houses and moving, stocking up on guns and ammo, food, etc. Eerie resemblance to some of the other cults of recent memory where things didn't end so well. My conclusion is that MP is nothing more than a moneymaking tax haven for Olsen and while it may present some decent concepts around self-contemplation and meditation, all the other built-in fluff and nonsense makes it a dead-end that only a simpleton would buy into. I'm 99.9% certain that the positive reviews here are from MP 'plants' who are blinded by the light and deafened by the sound. Any free-thinking person would read this 'book' and toss it in the garbage...or sell it used on Amazon :-P

8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MasterPath: The Divine Science of Light and Sound (Vol.1), May 22, 2000

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This review is from: MasterPath: The Divine Science of Light and Sound (Vol. 1) (Hardcover)

A 'must' for any person interested in universal metaphysics. Profound yet readable, especially relevant to those weary seekers lost in the labyrinth of the lower phenomenal worlds. Stunning and bold in its revelations. RWB.