Tom Brown books

[Lost Soul]

Tom Brown is an outdoorsman who is more at home in the woods than in a house. As a child, he was instructed by Apache scout Stalking Wolf who taught him not only how to track and live in the woods as part of nature, but also the spiritual aspects of living. Brown has penned numerous outdoor books but the spiritual books based on Stalking Wolf's teachings are what will appeal to folks on the spiritual path.

Stalking Wolf's vision told him that his path would be to simplify things. He learned from nature and several times walked up to Alaska and down to the tip of South America. Along the way he learned from various shamans. He even overcame his fear of whites and learned from priests and others who were on the spiritual path. This includes a Chinese ex-railroad worker (Stalking Wolf was born in the late 19th Cent). He distilled the teachings and simplified it. Stalking Wolf taught that the Sacred Silence (meditation) was the key to learning. By stilling the mind (ego), one's inner vision (soul) could speak and teach the person. Man lives in a duality of physical and spiritual world. Most of the time man is out of contact and is ignorant of the latter. Man pursues the gods of the flesh (material goods, titles, wealth, status in society, etc) and is generally unhappy as there is something missing. Stalking Wolf instructs on how to reach the spiri world, how to have vision, why vision is denied.

Brown's books all give instructions but the ones that will appeal especially to fold here are: The Quest; The Journey; The Vision; Grandfather (about Stalking Wolf), and; Awakening Spirit.

Go to the library and check them out.

[johnf]

I have read a lot of his books, and was surprised to see how much o f a story those tracks tell.
He has passed on an interesting form of shamanism in his courses. His scouting stories are a great read.

[Carmen]

I bought and read many of his books years ago. Lent them out and they have never returned. Love to re- read them now.

[Ouroboros]

Childhood game of creeping up and slapping a bear!

[nf857]

It still baffles me that to quiet ones mind or meditate is how to see ones vision, i can apply the logic as you are distilling the mind of all preconceived ideas and are you focused on your vision, however i fail to see how this brings out any higher understanding other than a different lifestyle, i suppose its just peoples different ways of finding inner peace, we can have counselling or see a psychologist to alleive ones minds of worries/or baggage, however ive always valued that which is part of me -my experiences/baggage/memories etc etc is just a part of me, i wouldn't want to dissect it or remove it, its called acceptance on ones limitations.

I have battled with this since having severe M.E./Fibromyalgia, for a long time, it was because i could not accept the new life i had to lead as it meant having to let go of the old life, however i still hold dear the old life i had and all the memories i cherish, however im grateful, that my new life has given far more depth, knowing, understanding, etc etc than perhaps i would have had in my whole life in the other lifeline/time i would have led x