Convention 1974: Preliminary Words on the Purpose of My Work
Franklin Merrell-Wolff comments on the institution of the annual Convention of the Assembly of Man, which was established in 1929 primarily by Sherifa. He notes that it is his understanding that in the future the organization of formal groups will not be employed to advance the dharma. He goes on to relate the circumstances underlying his yogic breakthrough in the West and mentions that it was due to the suggestion from a Sage with whom he had been in communication that he began to write up the material that became Pathways Through to Space. He describes the subtle balance that must be maintained between the nonverbal flow of thought characteristic of the higher consciousness and its transcription into an articulate conceptual presentation. Wolff proceeds to elaborate upon his “commission” to do what he could to establish a way to Fundamental Realization that is indigenous to the cultural heritage of Western man.
