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| By 1948 he had started teaching a small group of students. In 1950, under the name "Aun Weor", he managed to publish ''The Perfect Matrimony, or The Door to Enter into Initiation'' with the help of his close disciples.<ref>Andrew Dawson ''New Era, New Religions'', p. 56, Ashgate Publishing Co., 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-7546-5433-9}}</ref> The book, later entitled ''[[The Perfect Matrimony]],'' unveiled the secret of sexuality as the cornerstone of the world's great religions.<ref>{{cite book| last = Goldberg| first = Ben Zion| title = The Sacred Fire| year = 1930| publisher = Forgotten Books| isbn = 978-1-60620-047-6| page = 150| quote = ...the intentional loss of semen is an unpardonable sin. }}</ref> In it he addressed topics such as [[sexual transmutation]],<ref>{{cite book| last = Hill| first = Napoleon| author-link = Napoleon Hill| title = Think and Grow Rich| year = 1937| publisher = Forgotten Books| isbn = 978-1-60506-930-2| page = 182| quote = The mystery of sex transmutation (The tenth step toward riches) }}</ref> "[[white tantra]]", and esoteric initiation.<ref>{{cite book | title = Hidden Wisdom| date = 2006-05-30| publisher = Quest Books| isbn = 978-0-8356-0844-2| page = 41| quote = ... Samael Aun Weor, has a "White Tantric" orientation ...| last1 = Smoley| last2 = Kinney| first1 = Richard| first2 = Jay }}</ref> | By 1948 he had started teaching a small group of students. In 1950, under the name "Aun Weor", he managed to publish ''The Perfect Matrimony, or The Door to Enter into Initiation'' with the help of his close disciples.<ref>Andrew Dawson ''New Era, New Religions'', p. 56, Ashgate Publishing Co., 2007 {{ISBN|978-0-7546-5433-9}}</ref> The book, later entitled ''[[The Perfect Matrimony]],'' unveiled the secret of sexuality as the cornerstone of the world's great religions.<ref>{{cite book| last = Goldberg| first = Ben Zion| title = The Sacred Fire| year = 1930| publisher = Forgotten Books| isbn = 978-1-60620-047-6| page = 150| quote = ...the intentional loss of semen is an unpardonable sin. }}</ref> In it he addressed topics such as [[sexual transmutation]],<ref>{{cite book| last = Hill| first = Napoleon| author-link = Napoleon Hill| title = Think and Grow Rich| year = 1937| publisher = Forgotten Books| isbn = 978-1-60506-930-2| page = 182| quote = The mystery of sex transmutation (The tenth step toward riches) }}</ref> "white tantra", and esoteric initiation.<ref>{{cite book | title = Hidden Wisdom| date = 2006-05-30| publisher = Quest Books| isbn = 978-0-8356-0844-2| page = 41| quote = ... Samael Aun Weor, has a "White Tantric" orientation ...| last1 = Smoley| last2 = Kinney| first1 = Richard| first2 = Jay }}</ref> |
| According to his diary, writing about sex in such a candid manner was met with disdain by the majority of the public at the time. Seen as immoral and pornographic, Aun Weor found himself fleeing angry mobs attempting to silence him through violent means. From March 14 to 19 of 1952 Aun Weor spent five days in jail for "committing the crime of healing the sick".<ref name="ttm"/><ref>{{cite book| last = Dawson| first = Andrew| title = New Era, New Religions| year = 2007| publisher = Ashgate Pub Co| isbn = 978-0-7546-5433-9| page = 55| quote = ...for a time was imprisoned for 'quackery' by the Colombian authorities. }}</ref>) The account of his incarceration is recounted in a personal diary he later published as ''Secret Notes of a Guru''. | According to his diary, writing about sex in such a candid manner was met with disdain by the majority of the public at the time. Seen as immoral and pornographic, Aun Weor found himself fleeing angry mobs attempting to silence him through violent means. From March 14 to 19 of 1952 Aun Weor spent five days in jail for "committing the crime of healing the sick".<ref name="ttm"/><ref>{{cite book| last = Dawson| first = Andrew| title = New Era, New Religions| year = 2007| publisher = Ashgate Pub Co| isbn = 978-0-7546-5433-9| page = 55| quote = ...for a time was imprisoned for 'quackery' by the Colombian authorities. }}</ref>) The account of his incarceration is recounted in a personal diary he later published as ''Secret Notes of a Guru''. |
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