With or without a teacher

Learning from a book

A "sacred state of mind" is the attitude of spiritual respect while you do a spiritual practice. It’s not a religious attitude, but a personal growth attitude in relation with your spirit. A sacred attitude, or a sacred state of mind, is keeping your focus on your relationship with the Supreme Consciousness while you make a spiritual practice. It means that a spiritual practice, like kuji-in, should not be done in a "mundane" or day-to-day life attitude. You should not practice kuji-in in the same mental attitude that you watch a horror movie or go to a football game, unless you are illumed and see Supreme Consciousness in football, even in horror.

The goals of having a teacher are to:
1- Teach the sacred attitude, the respect of the Supreme Consciousness while you develop faith
2- Inspire the student and encourage to continue the learning process
3- Augment the energy level of the technique so it will be integrated faster
4- Guide the student in the correct technique, if deviations occur

You do not have to implicate yourself in a religion, in order to learn kuji-in. People who already have found their own faith will have good results practicing any kind of spiritual technique, with or without a teacher in front of them. Yet, without a teacher/master/guide, no one will be there to encourage you; you will have to count only on yourself.

The real consequence of not having a master directly in front of you, is that you will have to build up the energy by yourself, and it can take a bit more time to integrate the technique in your energy bodies. Also, you should not improvise when learning from a book, as you should follow the instructions as close as possible, to avoid deterioration of the technique. Once you feel like you are doing your best, trust yourself and practice diligently. Doubt will only limit the results of the technique.

If you can’t find a teacher, it would only hinder your progress to prevent yourself from learning the technique from a book. You should start from where you are on your path, and use the means that are available to you.

Finding a teacher

Although we could read the technicality of the ritual practice in any book, only the insight and the guidance of a teacher can bring the understanding of the proper attitude to keep in order to stimulate the revelation process. A competent teacher is one who experienced the phenomena of inner revelation quite a few times over a long period of time. We could say that a competent teacher is one who learned the technique he teaches by himself, but this would shed doubt on the competence of the teacher. The most important factor is the guidance that the practitioner received in order to attain the state of revelation. This revealed knowledge is simply validated by the teacher, so the student does not doubt his first experiences. If the student has competence in pedagogy and has acquired enough of the deeper understanding of the technique over the years, he might eventually become a teacher himself in the future.

Here are some pointers to identify a competent teacher. A competent kuji-in teacher believes in a universal spiritual concept (named God or not). He meditates often, and he has so for many years. He will emphasize the importance of the philosophy and its contemplation. He will have great self-trust and usually be in a state of harmony, but will accept himself to the fullest in times of turbulence. He will have a great passion for life and he will inspire you. He will require an exchange for his guidance, for he knows about the laws of karma and responsibility, but he will not ask for more than necessary. A teacher will not brag about his competence, he will like to keep his spirituality for himself and for his students. Most of all, we recognize a tree from its fruits. If you are having a fruitful experience from learning with a teacher, then the teacher is a competent one. When you are certain you have outgrown what a teacher can bring to you, seek a higher source of knowledge.

Becoming a teacher

Many spiritual seekers, holistic healers and martial artists of different paths like to develop mastery of the Nine Hand Seals Transformational Approach, to assist in their own path of self-development. Sometimes, they also want to teach it, and have the proper recognition for doing so.

Since Kuji-in is not a full spiritual path in itself, but a toolset applicable to many other paths, training up to the “master” level does not require years of training with an in-person master, but implies a progressive learning process that includes: 1- acquiring the knowledge, 2- practicing the technique a lot, 3- receiving sporadic in-person teachings. The first step can be mostly achieved by reading the 3 books of the Kuji-In trilogy, yet that would just not be enough. A few conversations with a Kuji-In master are in order if you wish the verify your level of integration of the technique, and a simple initiation process can be included, where the initiating master can sense the depth of the student, and stimulate the integration of the technique with a few experimental challenges. Each Kuji-in training is adapted to the path of the seeker.

Anyone can be trained up to the "Teacher" level. If anyone were to train in Kuji-in up to the “master” level, I would grant him/her the right to teach and initiate others in the “Nine Hand Seals Transformational Approach”. Note that a Kuji-in master is not an Overall Spiritual Master, but simply someone who masters this technique in its application, adapted to his/her own path. I prefer not to initiate masters who do not have a spiritual, martial arts or self-development path of their own. Kuji-in masters can belong to any path, religion or belief, even self-made or martial art paths.

Mastering Kuji-In do not automatically grant you the right to initiate other masters. Like in Rei-Ki, Ayurveda, any martial arts, or any other powerful art, for a master to initiate other Kuji-in masters, the initiator must have the prior permission to initiate other masters. To initiate other students as masters implies to be able to feel the soul of other people, to bind spiritual dimensions and commune, to have a great power of manifestation,… but mostly, a great ability to remain in a state of compassion, even while in personal trial. However, all those life changing abilities are thought in the kuji-in learning process after a few years of diligent practice.

Privileges of initiated teachers and masters of the Nine Hand Seals Transformational Approach:

Requirements of a master of the Nine Hand Seals Transformational Approach:

You cannot expect to become a Kuji-In Master in a few weeks. A lot of practice of the advanced techniques is required. Re-reading the books from time to time is required, since we tend to forget the most important self-development aspects. If you have acquired all 3 books of François Lépine’s Kuji-In trilogy, or have spent enough time in direct training with a certified master, you may contact us to request a communication with François Lépine or an initiating master. Certifications can also be done at the end of a seminar, if requested at least two weeks before the seminar. To be accepted as a Kuji-In Master, is not a question of money, but a question of personal depth and self-implication each on your own path.

The Master

Maha Vajra (birth name François Lépine) is a modern day enlightened spiritual master. His teachings contain wisdom from more than 23 years of experience on a spiritual path. He masters oriental and occidental spirituality alike, yet most of what he teaches he acquired during his enlightenment experience.

Certified teachers

The following is a list of all Kuji-In teachers certified directly by Master Maha Vajra. You can contact the English speaking teachers.

Antony Chomley
Bissendorf, Germany
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Carmen Afonso
Tenerife, Spain
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Damien Van Der Windt
Québec, Canada

Kostas Alikiotis
Athens, Greece
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Michael Robinson
Pontiac, MI, USA
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Walter Hofmann
Zurich, Switzerland
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William Betancourt
South Richmond Hill,
NY, USA
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