The Truth is the Truth is the Truth ~ William Samuel

William Samuel (1924-1996) was born in Alabama to a Jewish father
and Christian mother. Samuel taught and wrote from his home at
Mountain Brook, Alabama, for over 40 years. He was a spiritual
teacher who taught and lectured on the subject of metaphysics
based upon the Absolute, or as referred to today, non-duality.
Samuel never sought to be well known or venerated himself, and
did not embrace the idea of being called a "teacher". However, he
has been widely recognized by many as a genuine true Master.
Samuel also preferred not to be labeled, categorized or assigned
to any religion, particular study, nor tied to any spiritual
teaching. William Samuel was the first American student to meet
and sit with Ramana Maharshi, and recounts the meeting in a short
anecdote: “Some years ago I was honored to be the first American
student of a renowned teacher in India. For fourteen days a group
of us sat at the feet of this "Master," during which time he
spoke not one word—not so much as a grunt—until the final day
when he bade us farewell and assured us we had learned much. And
to my surprise, I had. It took months before the seeds of those
silent days began to sprout one by one, revealing that there are
indeed many things for which the uptight, recondite babble of
books and teachers is more hindrance than a help.”


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