A forceful argument is not the same as forcing someone to agree with you lol
You may feel that way, though, because no one can cobble together a substantial response to my original post.
But it sounds like you have studied and practiced Bardon's work quite substantially-at least more than most- and despite your disdain for the author and the system, it does sound like you have benefited... the development of the sovereign "I AM"? That neither you or Bardon or anyone else were/are able to achieve physical immortality doesn't invalidate the system. I take perfect health to mean spiritually, mentally, emotionally more than physically.
Other members have pointed out the environment he was living through and you brought up the question of why he didn't know this in advance and leave. I can't speak for Bardon obviously, but for some people self-preservation while family, friends and fellow people are dying or fighting in wars is simply against their morals-maybe there was a deeper reason as to why he didn't save himself and allow everyone else to suffer while he continued on with attaining perfect health and the rest of it. Maybe he was attuned with sticking it out with his countrymen for some bodhisatvic/karmic reason that only he would be able to speak to. I don't see this particular argument you've made as proof that spiritual entities don't exist. He had a choice- as we all do.
As one person mentioned Jesus, I'll bring him in here reluctantly but it is a good example of the internal spiritual wars we all face: the temptation in the desert by Satan- Jesus could have the world at his feet if he just..., you get the point I'm sure.
And as far as his health is concerned, again, people living through such difficult times that we cannot even imagine! And he should be in perfect health while others are suffering?
BE... I think that all practitioners need someone in their circle who can call them on their BS, and I can certainly respect the fact that you endeavor to cut through to the core in your own practice. But every path is a stepping stone to personal gnosis and liberation. You take what you need and you leave the rest. Only the practitioner can decide when they've completed their schooling and are in need of a different teacher or path. It sounds like you did this crooked journey too, as have many of us. So Maybe Bardon deserves more credit in your life than you allow. Finally, as you already know, his "system" is just an organization of other ancient systems. His works give people who don't have access to gurus or elders a structured starting point. Once the structure and discipline have been anchored, they are the basis for further development.
Final note: the master teaching the course should be a master... yes I see what you're saying, I think we all do to some degree, but I personally also have to accept that he and the rest of these teachers are still human and will get old and die.
He's Overrated in comparison to who? And I think that is why I have been interested in how this thread has been developing. It sounds like he was trying to give practitioners a good foundation and was far from pompous or grandiose about it. In our day and age, qualities of character that don't really exist anymore.
