Richard Rose, The Monitor Papers.

Instruction manual on how to run a spiritual-psychological group aimed at self-knowledge and self-definition.

This is a nuts-and-bolts view of the "Albigen System" as developed by Richard Rose. He explains how it works and how to practice it in the weekly meetings.

"The System is one that searches esoterically. Some other systems are objective, additive, mechanistic and evolutionary. This system is subjective, immanent, and designed for immediately changing and becoming."

"Our purpose is to find the Truth, meaning self-definition, the true relation of man to his fellow men, the true understanding of our life's events."

"The Albigen System is one of purity aimed at raising energy. The monitor should be selected for his dedication to a morality that will enable all members of the group to have a chance to build quantum energy."

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Richard Rose (1917-2005) was an American mystic and esoteric Zen master who taught what he called the Albigen System, taking its name from the title of his first book, The Albigen Papers.

Rose wrote The Monitor Papers and distributed it in the 1970s to college students who were using his system. It is recommended to read this Paper in conjunction with The Albigen Papers and Rose's more esoteric work, "Energy Transmutation, Between-Ness and Transmission".

Rose's system of self-knowledge is based on what he calls "retreat from error". That it's a mistake to postulate what truth should be and then search for that. Rather, a person should examine the truth he is currently living -- and move away from the falsity and contradiction he discovers in himself.

Rose compares his psychological system with ancient Zen techniques of confrontation, and shows how it is different from popular but ineffective methods of Zen. The purpose of the group is to assist by acting as a mirror to the aspirant, to inspire and also to challenge. "This group answers the needs of people who are confused and suffering from a lack of meaning and conviction."

Rose assigned what he called a "monitor" to be responsible for running each student group. The role includes the tight-wire act of watching group activities so they don't stray from the intended aim, while facilitating rapport and communication, which are the group's core technique and purpose. All this while the monitor does his own psychological work.

Two levels of membership are possible: attendance and participation. The attendance level is for newcomers and the curious public. Participation involves close personal work, confrontation, group activities, living in the local ashram and working directly with the teacher, in those days, with Rose himself.

Due to the youth and inexperience of the monitors, Rose gives confidence-building advice on how to prepare for the meetings and prevent discussions from being hijacked. The Papers came in installments as problems with running the groups were discovered and addressed.

Topic covered: 1) Purpose of the group and how the different levels are organized. 2) The purpose and method of Confrontation; how to inspire sincerity rather than deflection. 3) How to find rapport, i.e., non-verbal communication, of which the ultimate aim is Transmission. 4) Skills that depend on one's personal convictions and intuition; putting oneself in the place of the other. 5) Mundane matters such as contributions for gas money and poster distribution.

Works by and about Richard Rose at Torrent Galaxy:

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