Aleister Crowley & Theravada Buddhism

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

This is a lecture by Rev. Ryuei Michael McCormick -- a priest of the Nichiren lineage of Buddhism -- on Aleister Crowley's system of Thelema & magick and Theravada Buddhism, given at Blazing Star Oasis O.T.O. in the Valley of Oakland, CA on 10/25/2016, e.v.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speaker, and they do not in any way represent the views or opinions of Blazing Star Oasis or Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) or any other organization or person.

Love is the law, love under will.

[xoxeviexoxlolz]

When I first got into Buddhism I instantly felt a connection to science on a quantum level and the teachings. And how these can easilly be described by the deep laws of physics. Not relativity as such. But it explained itself through the knolege i already had on science. Then after, i started diving into other religious texts/scripts. Even the bible. The kabbala. And deep within its pages wrote out in metaphores and such. Is a deeper more intricate AND accurate science than any modern science doctrin dare goes. And yes doctrin. Or dogmatic belief to not be open to other things that syncrinise themself all in these teachings.

[ledzepman]

discovering an impartial view of Crowley these days is like diving into the sea swimming down through the haze to the seabed and finding a glittering jewel under a rock. Much like his own writings in a way. Cheers Mike.

[renofabulous]

33:56 ...This gentleman clearly mised the part where jesus found marijuana in india... he was there for the missing years of his life lol.. not a huge deal but jesus found knowledge in india

[Venefica]

I am always happy when you make a new video available, this was great thank you.

[alanmanuel]

thank you Thelemites of the new aeon .Nuit Hadit Ra hoor Khuit

[jeansartre]

The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister Crowley
Richard Kaczynski, ‎James Wasserman - 2009

He lived in Sri Lanka with Allan Bennett, studying yoga, Hinduism, and Buddhism.


Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism
Henrik Bogdan, ‎Martin P. Starr - 2012 - ‎

‎Crowley joined Bennett for several months in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). They studied Yogic meditation together, taking advantage of the knowledge Bennett acquired from Ponnambalam Ramanathan, the solicitor general of Ceylon,


The savant and the occultist

By Richard Boyle

In the early years of the 20th century, Ceylon was visited twice by the most famous and infamous magician of modern times - Aleister Crowley, or the “Great Beast 666” as he styled himself. Although Crowley attended Trinity College, Cambridge, his real seat of learning was the magical society called the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. The Golden Dawn taught and practised ceremonial magic, which incorporated aids such as drugs and sex. As a magician, Crowley was in direct line of descent from such luminaries as Cagliostro, the Comte de Saint Germain, Eliphas Levi, and Madame Blavatsky. He was also a poet, novelist, mountaineer, eccentric, and womanizer.

Although Crowley was not handsome, his physical appearance, especially his hypnotic eyes, made a strong and sometimes long-lasting impression on most people, especially women. But he made an impact on men, too. He had taken Richard Burton’s advice that a star sapphire was universally venerated by Muslims, and on one of his visits to Ceylon had purchased a large and fine specimen of this gemstone. This he used as the centrepiece of a ring with a gold band featuring two intertwined serpents. Once he stopped a violent quarrel among Arabs by drawing occult signs in the air with this ring.

[Doppelganger]

Been watching and rewatchig all the videos y'all made and enjoying every one, so much knowledge stored in one place and so gracefully presented. Really hoping there are others coming in the near future. 93 93/93

[beefheart]

Probably the clearest exposition of Buddhism for beginners I've seen on the net. Very good.

[PHILLYGT]

Thank you my friend for explaining everything so precise, you are offering the best advice to anybody interested in the subject

[zachb]

This was awesome thank you for uploading this!

[eightiefiv]

just took a three week trip to Myanmar/ Burma (mentioned in early part of video, one of the great places to study Theraveda Buddhism). wow! great trip! beautiful country!!

[jadetyde]

dwight shrute excellently enlightens ;)

[liuchaquan]

I wish the presenter would've talked more about Nichiren Buddhism in the context of Thelema.

[OnlyDaria]

Do you guys hear that Thumping background noise? like??? sneakers in a dryer or? a regular beat? but what is that?

[larrywoodall]

"It is better to have loved and been loved than to have known no love at all." Source, Shakespeare, is the correct statement. I learned some things by this lecture, but there were two mistakes.

[jjbentley]

Can you practice Thelma with out rituals. I like the more knowledge approach similar to what theosophy anthroposophy martinism and theosophy has to offer. But I love Crowley's teachings. Very complex he was a one of a kind true adept.

[GreenCurryBeef]

We sense the world through our 6 senses and we act through our body, mouth, and mind. And that is why the 5 precepts has to do with how we act through our body, mouth, and mind.

[SuperTonyony]

The "U" in "Buddhism" and "Buddha" is pronounced like the "OO" in "good", not the "OO" in "food". Americans, for some reason, get this wrong.

[beefheart]

The song taken from Ecclesiastes you are thinking of is called "Turn, Turn, Turn" and was performed by The Byrds and not The Yardirds. It was actually written by the folk singer Pete Seeger however.

[jessicataylor]

So when he said Crowley drifted away from Buddhism, ....What did he move into???