Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken, also known as Bô Yin Râ (born 25 November 1876 in
Aschaffenburg
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; died 14 February 1943 in
Massagno
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History
An Upper Paleolithic Ax made out of serpentinite, and some cremation graves from the Iron Age are the only prehistoric traces discovered in Mas ...
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Lugano
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), was a German spiritual teacher, poet and painter.
["Access to Western Esotericism", Antoine Faivre, SUNY Press, 1994]
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Biography
Schneiderfranken studied art in the 1890s and 1900s in spite of financial hardship, eventually becoming a professional painter in his thirties. In 1912, he left for Greece. Upon returning to Germany in 1914, he began teaching under the spiritual name Bô Yin Râ.
Again with Kurt Wolff, in 1920 Bô Yin Râ published a number of further works; some of these include ''The Book on The Royal Art'', ''The Book on Life Beyond'', ''The Book on Human Nature'', ''The Book on Happiness'', and ''The Book of Dialogues''.
Schneiderfranken influenced author Gustav Meyrink
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novelist, dramatist, translator, and banker, most famous for his novel '' The Golem''.
He has been described as the "most respected Germa ...
, composer Felix Weingartner
Paul Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg (2 June 1863 – 7 May 1942) was an Austrian conductor, composer and pianist.
Life and career
Weingartner was born in Zara, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary (now Zadar, Croatia), to Austrian parents. ...
,Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle ( ; ; born Ulrich Leonard Tölle, February 16, 1948) is a German-born spiritual teacher and self-help author of ''The Power of Now'' and '' A New Earth''.
After being recommended by Oprah Winfrey, his first book, ''The Power of No ...
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1876 births
1943 deaths
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