Dear Seeker,
Dhunami perpetuates the direct path to Sugmad (Soog-mahd or mahg). Sugmad is the original name for God as is the word HU. Both names possess a subtle, sweet vibration when repeated aloud or to oneself. Dhunami's was presented to the public for the first time in many hundreds of years through the original, unedited writings (pre-1983) of the 971st Living Master of the Time, Sri Paul Twitchell. His successor, Sri Darwin Gross carried the mantle until early 2008, whereupon it was passed to the 973rd Living Master, Sri Paul Marché. 'There's a little truth in everything', as the saying goes. Yet a little truth or a relative truth is invariably accompanied by its opposite as indicated by the other old saying: 'there are two sides to every story.' That is as it should be in this world of relativity and duality (positive and negative) in which we live and express ourselves. The human consciousness is made up of these necessary opposites by design in order to maintain a certain state of balance in the psyche or awareness. Believe it or not, most individuals are tilted slightly to the positive regardless of any seeming imbalance that may be demonstrated in the moment. These are merely temporary reactions to circumstances that typically self-correct due to the desire, and yes the necessity, for the naturally occurring feelings of contentment, rest and happiness. This brings us back to the notion of truth. In Dhunami, there is Big Truth and little truth. Big Truth is God from which is derived all of the other locally familiar lower versions of truth with their accompanying negative balance or opposing viewpoints. Dhunami teaches the age old methods of tracing back what is immediately recognized as little or relative truth to this notion of Big Truth by way of simple, daily exercises sponsored by the genuine Living Master of the Time. It's a bold, courageous Soul who dares to exit the safety of the force-fed propagandistic ferris wheel to challenge any tagline or pseudo majority-backed patter. However, there are some! These are the people who aren't cowed (or even comfortable) inside the dogmatic social cocoon where everyone agrees or worse, who apologetically disagree in an effort to maintain a certain level of ego boosting attention to continue to feel 'normal.' Sugmad’s original, direct path exists and is carried on for the spiritual benefit of those Souls who are ready and who sincerely make the effort to recognize Big Truth by their own inner experience.
Greetings!
I’m Paul Marché, the 973rd Living Dhunami Master. I accepted this job in October of 2008. Before that, I was a Chela or student of this path like anyone else. I didn't appoint myself to the role and frankly I wasn't heartily interested in the responsibility. I saw what it takes after having a couple of years of direct contact and training with my predecessor, Darwin Gross from 2005 to 2007. Reluctant as I may have been, I was shown by my own spiritual experiences that I could not only do the inner and outer spiritual work that comes with this service but that I came into this lifetime to do so. How could I argue with that! While there is little reprieve from the daily and nightly realties of the work, I always feel deep gratitude for being in the position to allow these vital spiritual services to pass through me to you. Whether anyone chooses this way of life or not, It's a joy to meet those who are interested and plant a spiritual seed that always ripens in due course. May the Blessings Be!
Hello There!
I'm Adrienne Marché. I began this way of life as a dutiful Chela because my parents had asked it of me, and I was something of a goody-two-shoes: completing my chores, studying for school, and always being respectful. Yet my spiritual journey was hardly smooth. From my parents divorce to poverty and inexplicable illness all before the age of 21, I felt justified in being angry at God. I listened to my brother's atheist assertion that only weak people believed in religions. I took part in a Wiccan ritual with high school friends. I read a book on Buddhism and bought a deck of tarot cards at a psychic fair I'd visited with my mom. But none of those provided even a fraction of what I had experienced at my Inner Temple. So I carried on with the Direct Path, having inadvertently built a solid spiritual foundation that propelled me along, surrendering negative emotions, discovering greater levels of balance, and eventually attaining Self-Mastery in December of 2008.