Tao Semko
3 April, 2006
It is my great sorrow to announce that early Saturday morning, April 1st, 2006,
Dr. Glenn J. Morris, my great master and even greater
friend, passed out of physical existence.
We received the news in a phone call on Saturday morning. I apologize,
but I’ve taken a few days to compose myself before writing this to you.
Santiago and I both send our deepest condolences to Dr. Morris’s wife,
Irena, to his whole family, to all of his friends and each and every
individual whose life has been touched by his works.
Glenn left behind so much of his legacy in his books, in the teachers
he trained, the insights and friendship he provided, and all of his
recordings, and for that I gives great thanks.
Doctor Morris’s wife Irena asked me to send her love to all who knew
him, and to say how much she appreciates all the kind words she has
received since losing him.
Like all who knew and loved him, I miss him deeply. We all
simultaneously feel the beautiful voidness of him, beyond body and
personality, the real nature of him which remains in our hearts, while
we try to not dissolve into tears, remembering his personality and
physical embodiment.
In the time since his death, we are experiencing the same “visits” many
of Doc’s friends and students have been; his mirthful voice in our
heads, enjoying this, his final, wry April Fools joke, letting us know
not to grieve too much because his real self lives on, the self which
is not his body, not even his beautiful, external, sometimes fragile,
Cancerian personality, but that great light and darkness of the Void,
the Union of Bliss and Emptiness that is the ultimate truth of each of
our natures…
It is that truth which Doctor Morris introduced to Santiago and I, for
which we remain forever grateful. It is that nature now that continues
to in-spire us all. If you tune in to the great Void, you just might
feel him too…
Students and fans of his books can catch up on Dr. Morris’s last few
years through his latest writings. A couple of months ago Doctor Morris
sent me the 2005 manuscript of Quantum Crawfish Bisque for the
Clueless
Soul, which he authorized our website to sell for him as an ebook which you may purchase here:
All profits go to his wife Irena.
Along with wisdom on consciousness and freedom, Quantum Crawfish has a
chapter about the events in the years since he published his last
“bookstore” book, and the friendships he made in that time. Santiago
and I are very touched by our inclusion in the work. I’ll be making an
ebook version available on the website soon. Doctor Morris’s wife
Irena will receive all the proceeds.
The main Memorial for Doctor Morris will be July 14th-16th in San
Antonio, TX at the annual gathering of all of his martial artists, healers, and practitioners, the Hoshin KaiZen, which is held on his birthday every year.
Dr. Morris left behind many capable and awakened teachers, and
well-organized paths:
“Rob Williams has systemized the healing side of hoshin into a distance
learning system with a certification program in budo massage.
Mark and Tina Lawrence who head up my Canadian dojo have helped me put
together a brilliant chi kung course also set up for distance learning.
Santiago Dobles and Tao Semko of Umaa Tantra have been my friends and
guinea pigs for integrating chi kung and yoga into an even faster path
to enlightenment that I was teaching in the Kundalini Awakening
program.
Cardiologist Mike Fenster is working with me to develop a recovery
program for those who need heart surgery called HeartSmart.
I also was privileged to work with Rev. Trish Walker of the VOA to help
street people in Lafayette, Louisiana who were schizophrenics. I went
with her to a prison in the CCA system in Arizona and taught my Secret
Smile meditation techniques to thirty-eight men serving from 75 to 420
years for homicide.”
— excerpted from Quantum Crawfish Bisque for the Clueless Soul: How Choice Works To Create Success or Despair, p.73 by Glenn J. Morris, Ph.D., Sci.D., Templeton Prize Nominee in Science and Religion, 2006
For those of you who wanted to take Doctor Morris’s May 2006 Improved Kundalini
Awakening Process Training: http://www.kundaliniawakeningprocess.com
In accordance with the wishes of Doctor Morris’s beloved wife Irena
Mandic-Morris, and the permissions of Mark and Tina Lawrence of the
Canadian Hoshin Dojo, Santiago and I will hold the May KAP training
exactly as Doctor Morris would have. There will be a Miami Memorial
Saturday Evening, May 6th.
All of Doctor Morris’s earnings for the May workshop and the proceeds from all books,
cd’s and merchandise sold, will go to his wife Irena, who is faced with the
arduous task of executing his finances and intellectual works while
managing correspondence from his friends, family, instructors,
students, readers, and fans. Our deepest condolences to her.
So, if you wish to “become a true human being” (Doctor Morris’s aim,
and the real aim of enlightenment), beginning by awakening your kundalini,
you will still receive the Lightning Path at the workshop, exactly as
Doctor Morris taught it.
If you merely meant to meet Doctor Morris the author and teacher, you
may attend our memorial for him, and learn the emotional and biological
tools of the complete human being. If you no longer desire to learn,
simply contact us. You will be refunded.
All who wish to remember Dr. Morris are welcome at the Miami memorial,
whether or not they knew him in life.
Feel free to contact us at info@umaatantra.com to communicate your
feelings, ask questions, or seek guidance. Please be courteous, kind,
and respectful. This is a very difficult time for everyone.
We love and miss Doctor Morris the physical man and teacher. We hold
the truth of Doctor Morris in our hearts. Through his works he loved
and honored that same essence in all of you. Dr. Morris, the enlightened
warrior, left you his Pathnotes. His Kundalini Awakening Process and
Hoshin were the path he walked, a path which anyone can walk.
We will post more information later in the week. Be well, and enjoy
each moment in this body. As Doctor Morris so simply reminded his
students, whatever happens:
Smile inwardly, breathe correctly, and keep your tongue up!
Tao Semko of UmaaTantra.com
P.S. You may read more about Dr. Morris on these sites:
Biography of Dr. Glenn Morris, PhD, ScD
You may get his books (below) on Amazon.com:
Books by Dr. Morris:
- Path Notes of an American Ninja Master
- Shadow Strategies of an American Ninja Master
- Martial Arts Madness
- Quantum Crawfish Bisque for the Clueless Soul: How Choice Works To
Create Success or Despair E-book
In Doctor Morris’s own words, “Keep going. Keep playing. Study on this.”
