As it has been nearly 50 years since I was his student one would think These tears would stop...
Being Dyslexic I could not attend to higher education. So I would sneak into his classes.
After a while he asked me if I didn't think it a bit parasitic to attend classes without paying for them. He never beat around the bush when a student might be in error.
I told him why I couldn't attend as I wished to in the normal way as I could not do math nor spell for beans.That I was working nights and paid my taxes. That I knew I wasn't going anywhere in academia That I needed to know the right way to live.
and the I-Ching was all I was interested in anyway.
He simply nodded and then welcomed me to attend his classes.
A Man who lived the letter of the law put the law aside to help on my journey. In all the years since there has been but one face I have to answer to...His.
I learned today from a search engine That my teacher passed away in 2013.
But I also learned that his students are every where and feel as I do. They are organizing a memorial commemorating his life's work. I was among the lest of his students. Many gained far more from him than I. But but I was among those who needed him most!
So here he is, the man himself
and
http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/allanwanderson/Homepage.aspx
Full Name: Allan W Anderson
Date of Birth: July 18, 1922
Date of Death: March 11, 2013
Country of Birth: New Zealand
Place of Birth: New Zealand
Place of Death: San Diego California
Memberships: Professor Emeritus San Diego State University
Biography: Allan William Anderson, poet, author, Professor Emeritus, beloved teacher, scholar of the Oracular Tradition, born July 18, 1922, died peacefully at home in San Diego, March 11, 2013.
All the world is a prayer, whether I pray or no And the prayer I might have prayed God heard and knew as tho ---Allan W. Anderson
Well versed in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit, German, French and Chinese, Allan Anderson was a gifted religious linguist. Upon graduation with a double degree from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, he was recruited by San Diego State University as an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department to teach Asian Studies.
In 1967, Dr. Anderson was instrumental in founding the newly formed Religious Studies Department. He received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the State of California in 1970.
During this time, he taught an eclectic series of classes with such titles as: The Oracular Tradition, Ways of Spiritual Transformation, The Masculine and Freedom, The Feminine and Destiny, and, Spirit and Structure. Dr. Anderson was conferred Professor Emeritus status in 1987.
In 1978, he was asked to partner with the spiritual teacher J Krishnamurti in a series of 18 videotaped dialogues for PBS that brought forward the essence of Krishnamurti’s teachings.
Two books resulted from this exchange, the transcript of the dialogues, A Wholly Different Way of Living and On Krishnamurti’s Teaching. His original research on the ancient Chinese oracle, the I Ching, produced two books: Self-Transformation and the Oracular and Reflections on the I Ching. His studies of Taoism led to his original poetic translation (yet to be published) of the Tao Te Ching. In 1994-1997, Dr. Anderson was asked to present a series of papers at the Second International Conference on the New Paradigms of Science at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
His four papers, entitled Human Transformation Independent of Knowledge and Time, Inner Transformation and Bearing, Awareness, Consciousness and Bearing, and Primal Intuition and Bearing exemplify his fierce independent spirit, keen intellect and highlight him as an original thinker and profound teacher of self- inquiry.
At the request of former students, Dr. Anderson taught a small, informal residential graduate seminar from 1993 until 2006. As well as his academic accomplishments, Dr. Anderson was at heart a true poet, his pen and mind happiest in verse. >From this fertile ground came the published collection
Songs From the Mifflinger Sea and a little cove of Nonsense. The greater part of his poetry is being readied for publication. San Diego State University has established a special collection of Dr. Anderson’s work. His published works are available through his website: www.allanwanderson.com
While he was undoubtedly a scholar. I have only ever thought of him as my Guru. While many of us from time to time:
"Live by the faith of other men"
It was by his faith that I found the courage to believe.that giving my life over to following an oracle wasn't a completely insane thing to do.
And in the end that I-Ching was telling what I thought it was telling me.
That was extremely important!
As there will always be a cause to doubt when a man sets himself apart from his fellows. Not to mention the doubts a life in seclusion gives rise to.
For decades I hid myself from the demon of external validation in my memories of his encouragement. As a marooned man clings to the memory of those once known to him.
I talk to him to this day. The I-Ching fills in his side of the conversation.
He told me once that each person should find and isolate within themselves a
"Sacred memory from childhood"
Now myself an old man I can say Dr. Anderson or the D.A. as we called him when he wasn't about The D.A. or the Great Man. became that much needed memory.
Sorry about font colors, I cut and pasted and I can't get this section to go black...sigh
Being Dyslexic I could not attend to higher education. So I would sneak into his classes.
After a while he asked me if I didn't think it a bit parasitic to attend classes without paying for them. He never beat around the bush when a student might be in error.
I told him why I couldn't attend as I wished to in the normal way as I could not do math nor spell for beans.That I was working nights and paid my taxes. That I knew I wasn't going anywhere in academia That I needed to know the right way to live.
and the I-Ching was all I was interested in anyway.
He simply nodded and then welcomed me to attend his classes.
A Man who lived the letter of the law put the law aside to help on my journey. In all the years since there has been but one face I have to answer to...His.
I learned today from a search engine That my teacher passed away in 2013.
But I also learned that his students are every where and feel as I do. They are organizing a memorial commemorating his life's work. I was among the lest of his students. Many gained far more from him than I. But but I was among those who needed him most!
So here he is, the man himself
and
http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/allanwanderson/Homepage.aspx
Full Name: Allan W Anderson
Date of Birth: July 18, 1922
Date of Death: March 11, 2013
Country of Birth: New Zealand
Place of Birth: New Zealand
Place of Death: San Diego California
Memberships: Professor Emeritus San Diego State University
Biography: Allan William Anderson, poet, author, Professor Emeritus, beloved teacher, scholar of the Oracular Tradition, born July 18, 1922, died peacefully at home in San Diego, March 11, 2013.
All the world is a prayer, whether I pray or no And the prayer I might have prayed God heard and knew as tho ---Allan W. Anderson
Well versed in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit, German, French and Chinese, Allan Anderson was a gifted religious linguist. Upon graduation with a double degree from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary, he was recruited by San Diego State University as an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department to teach Asian Studies.
In 1967, Dr. Anderson was instrumental in founding the newly formed Religious Studies Department. He received an Excellence in Teaching Award from the State of California in 1970.
During this time, he taught an eclectic series of classes with such titles as: The Oracular Tradition, Ways of Spiritual Transformation, The Masculine and Freedom, The Feminine and Destiny, and, Spirit and Structure. Dr. Anderson was conferred Professor Emeritus status in 1987.
In 1978, he was asked to partner with the spiritual teacher J Krishnamurti in a series of 18 videotaped dialogues for PBS that brought forward the essence of Krishnamurti’s teachings.
Two books resulted from this exchange, the transcript of the dialogues, A Wholly Different Way of Living and On Krishnamurti’s Teaching. His original research on the ancient Chinese oracle, the I Ching, produced two books: Self-Transformation and the Oracular and Reflections on the I Ching. His studies of Taoism led to his original poetic translation (yet to be published) of the Tao Te Ching. In 1994-1997, Dr. Anderson was asked to present a series of papers at the Second International Conference on the New Paradigms of Science at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
His four papers, entitled Human Transformation Independent of Knowledge and Time, Inner Transformation and Bearing, Awareness, Consciousness and Bearing, and Primal Intuition and Bearing exemplify his fierce independent spirit, keen intellect and highlight him as an original thinker and profound teacher of self- inquiry.
At the request of former students, Dr. Anderson taught a small, informal residential graduate seminar from 1993 until 2006. As well as his academic accomplishments, Dr. Anderson was at heart a true poet, his pen and mind happiest in verse. >From this fertile ground came the published collection
Songs From the Mifflinger Sea and a little cove of Nonsense. The greater part of his poetry is being readied for publication. San Diego State University has established a special collection of Dr. Anderson’s work. His published works are available through his website: www.allanwanderson.com
While he was undoubtedly a scholar. I have only ever thought of him as my Guru. While many of us from time to time:
"Live by the faith of other men"
It was by his faith that I found the courage to believe.that giving my life over to following an oracle wasn't a completely insane thing to do.
And in the end that I-Ching was telling what I thought it was telling me.
That was extremely important!
As there will always be a cause to doubt when a man sets himself apart from his fellows. Not to mention the doubts a life in seclusion gives rise to.
For decades I hid myself from the demon of external validation in my memories of his encouragement. As a marooned man clings to the memory of those once known to him.
I talk to him to this day. The I-Ching fills in his side of the conversation.
He told me once that each person should find and isolate within themselves a
"Sacred memory from childhood"
Now myself an old man I can say Dr. Anderson or the D.A. as we called him when he wasn't about The D.A. or the Great Man. became that much needed memory.
Sorry about font colors, I cut and pasted and I can't get this section to go black...sigh
