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Extraction Summary
9
People
4
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
2
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Narrative statement / manuscript excerpt (house oversight exhibit)
File Size:
2.03 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or narrative statement included in House Oversight records. It details the narrator's experiences at university (implied Stanford) involving Professor Frederick Spiegelberg, spiritual exploration, and sexual mysticism (karessa) influenced by figures like Aldous Huxley and Alan Watts. It also describes the dramatic transformation of an acquaintance named Leonard from a fraternity party boy to an ascetic meditator.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Leonard | Subject of narrative |
Underwent personal transformation, climbed a tower to meditate
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| Frederick Spiegelberg | Professor of Asian Studies |
Taught seminar on Indian Religions and Sri Arubindo
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| Dennis | Brother of Leonard |
Described as hard drinking and poker playing
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| Mary | Girlfriend of narrator |
Participated in seminar and meditation practices with narrator
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| Swami Sivananda | Indian Saint |
Administered a Rorschach Test by Spiegelberg
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| Aldous Huxley | Author/Speaker |
Visited the seminar, spoke about spiritual power
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| Alan Watts | Speaker |
Brought to seminar by Spiegelberg
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| Ken Wilbur | Philosopher/Pandit |
Referenced for his views on dharma and nirvana
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| Narrator | Author (First Person) |
Describes experiences at university, age 18 at the time
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford Student Health Service |
Sent a psychiatrist to investigate Leonard
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| Phi Gamma Delta |
Fraternity Leonard belonged to
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| Jung Institute of San Francisco |
Provided lecturers for the seminar
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (implied by footer)
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Timeline (3 events)
During the academic year (historical)
Professor Spiegelberg's seminar on Indian Religions
University Campus (likely Stanford)
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Implied location of the tower and university services
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Location where Leonard meditated for months
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Location of Jung Institute
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Key Quotes (2)
"I was more than curious about how it was that this hard drinking, and like his brother Dennis, all night poker playing, Phi Gamma Delta party boy, had suddenly become a transcendent ascetic."Source
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Quote #1
"We found that withholding an orgasm in order to achieve nirvanic extinction of all desires and passions was difficult."Source
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Quote #2
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