TRANSMISSION On HE FLAME > JEAN KLEIN ay sn Tn rN ee DIALOGUES BETWEEN JEAN KLEIN and his students and friends, during recent seminars in the United States and Europe, form the text ofthis illuminating new book. In many different settings and cireumstances, Jean Klein casts and re-cass the teaching of Advaita, addressing each individual in his or her own uniqueness, wiaile atthe same time lemonstrating the oneness of being, These far-reaching ‘exchanges —exploring almost every aspect of sef-knowledge—show that iis only through living fully in “not knowing” that we ean awaken to our real nature: the “T AM of pure consciousness. In addition, Jean Klein discusses forthe first time his early life, his ‘meetings with his teacher in India, and the moment of his, awakening, The resi is an inspiring prologue that not only gives us ‘am intimate look at this remarkable teacher and the discoveries he made in his search for truth, but also makes clear the immediate accessibility of these discoveries to every earnest seeker Jean Klein, musicologist and medical doctor from Central Europe, spent miany years in India studying Aavaita {hion-dualism) and Yoga. Since 1960 he thas been teaching in Europe and the United States ISON 1-8777b9-22-3TRANSMISSION OF THE FLAME JEAN KLEIN Edited by Emma Edwards )@4¢ Third Millennium PublicationsCopyright © Jean Klein, 1990 llrightsreserved. No part ofthis book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Publisher, Third Millennium Publications, PO.Box 250, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Cl. Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 90-83516 ISBN No: 1-87769-2.3 Cover Photograph by John Chase Lewis Design and typography by Janet Andrews, Desktop Studio Printed in the United States of America First Printing: October 1990 Second Printing: August 1993 Acknowledgments We give heartfelt thanks to Janet Andrews and Mary Dresser for the many hours they spent helping to prepare the text for printing and for their willingness to handle the myriad details related to publishing the book. Their unconditional support has been invalu- able. Many thanks also to all those who transcribed the tapes that are the basis for this book, especially Pamela Lightbody and Don Wetherly in England, whose clear transcriptions made the going much easier. And, finally, deepest gratitude to Dennis Lewis and Warren Perrine for their generous donations, which made the publication of this book possible.