Rodney Collin: A Man Who Wished To Do Something With His Life

“Ouspensky’s role, actions, understanding and level of being have often been the subject of debate. Historical data can be contradictory and the facts are often disputable. A bystander’s experience may collide with rumors, speculations, half-truths, slander and historical investigation. An unpublished manuscript by Rodney Collin, given to me by the daughter of one of Ouspensky’s older students, indicates that some published interpretations may be incorrect.”

Attempts to Divide Attention

“I saw that the problem consisted in directing attention on oneself without weakening or obliterating the attention directed on something else. Moreover this ‘something else’ could as well be within me as outside me.”

Publications by Rodney Collin-Smith

• Palms and Patios: Andalusian Essays, London: Heath Cranton Limited, 1931.
• The Theory of Eternal Life, London: Limited edition of 600 copies, 1950; Cape Town: Stourton Press, 1950.
• Hellas: A Spectacle with Music and Dances in Four Acts, Cape Town: Stourton Press, 1951.
• The Theory of Celestial Influence, London: Vincent Stuart, 1954.
• The Theory of Conscious Harmony, London: Vincent Stuart, 1958.
• The Mirror of Light, London: Stuart & Watkins, 1968.