“If you find yourself on the barren rocky path of the world above the treeline of everyday news and concerns . . . If you are there when evening falls, food is scarce and the inevitability of loss and death is felt and seen and the heart is broken . . . There is a lake of mind fed by crystal springs, where bees seeking water come to refresh their lives of honey gathering – It is the Beezone” – Peter Malakoff
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Introduction to Beezone
Beezone, a nonprofit (501(c)3) educational foundation established in 1998
“There was a secret work school that existed in Afghanistan for thousands of years called “Sarmoun Darq,” which means “The Beehive” or the “Collectors of Honey.”
Beezone: A Collector of Honey
Introduction to Beezone and Ed Reither
Beezone, found at beezone.com, is a nonprofit (501(c)(3)) educational foundation and digital library, established in January 1998 by Ed Reither. Drawing inspiration from the metaphor of a beehive—where bees collect nectar to produce honey—Beezone gathers, transforms, and preserves spiritual, philosophical, and psychological wisdom from Eastern and Western traditions. With over 4,000 pages of content, it serves as a bridge between ancient insights and modern perspectives, inviting exploration of profound questions like “Who am I?” and “What’s it all about?” The name “Beezone” is inspired by the “Sarmoun Darq,” an ancient Afghan school known as “The Beehive” or “Collectors of Honey,” symbolizing the curation of essential knowledge. A central focus is the esoteric teachings of Adi Da Samraj, whose non-dual philosophy on consciousness and divine reality anchors much of the site’s content, alongside explorations of figures like Ramana Maharshi and texts like the Tripura Rahasya.
Ed Reither, the founder and visionary behind Beezone, is not a conventional scholar but a Scribe in the ancient sense—a translator of wisdom, rendering complex spiritual and philosophical insights accessible to modern seekers. Unlike traditional academics who build intellectual foundations first, Reither’s path was unconventional. His journey began not with books but with a direct realization of the mind’s limitations—the paradox of duality, the futility of conceptual certainty, and the circular nature of thought. This insight, gained through personal exploration before formal study, shaped his approach. Beginning in 1974 at Tulane University Library, followed by studies at Naropa Institute under Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1975, and later at Harvard University’s libraries in Cambridge, MA, Reither engaged with theology, philosophy, and psychology not to master knowledge but to understand how others grappled with existential questions. His work, conducted often in isolation with rare texts and esoteric sources, culminated in Beezone—a living archive designed to preserve wisdom without institutional constraints.
Beezone is not for the everyday reader. Its depth and esoteric nature, particularly in sections like the Adi Da page and the voluminous Stacks directory, demand a committed and curious mind. Reither’s experience as a Scribe—marked by decades of rigorous inquiry and translation of primary texts—reveals that casual readers may “not get it,” as the content challenges conventional thinking and requires active engagement with complex ideas, from spiritual awakening to the nature of existence. Reither’s observation, born from years of dialogue, is that transformation arises not from intellectual debate but from existential frustration, when one’s frameworks falter, opening the door to genuine inquiry. For those willing to cross this threshold, Beezone offers a transformative journey, guided by Reither’s vision as a Scribe who plays the game of wisdom well, not to impose answers but to illuminate pathways for deeper understanding.
May you be blessed and find Beezone helpful in your investigation and study of the journey we all call Life.
“I write as a Scribe not a scholar“*
Ed Reither
Larkspur, California
May, 2025
*”Nor do I write as a scholar, otherwise I would wisely barricade myself behind the safe walls of my specialism and not, on account of my inadequate knowledge of history, expose myself to critical attack.”
Answer to Job, Psychology and Religon: West and East, CW 11., Carl Jung
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A Note to Readers
On Beezone, I do my best to keep things clear and straightforward. There’s too much writing out there that gets lost in performance—language dressed up to sound smart, but saying very little. I’m not interested in that.
What I value is the kind of effort that’s honest and direct. Like the old scribes, I try to stay close to the source, do the work carefully, and let the meaning come through without a lot of noise. I’m not here to impress you—I’m here to pass on what I’ve learned, as clearly as I can. -Ed Reither
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“I am devoted to study and eager in the pursuit of the good arts. Nevertheless, I do not assume nor arrogate to myself the title learned….because I understand that in this kind of learned contest the real victory lies in being vanquished” – (Count) Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola (1463-94) – Oration on the Diginity of Man, pp. 40-41, 1487.
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In the world of scholarship, knowledge is often mistaken for wisdom, and expertise is too easily wielded as a tool of subjugation rather than enlightenment. The very institutions that claim to champion open inquiry frequently engage in intellectual hubris, a self-congratulatory posture in which erudition is not merely displayed but weaponized. – Beezone
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Collectors of Honey: Wisdom and Preservation in the Digital Age
Throughout human history, wisdom has been likened to many things—light, treasure, a guide, and, more fittingly, honey. Just as honey is painstakingly collected and preserved by bees, wisdom too has often been gathered and safeguarded by those who sense its value beyond the present. Honey represents the essence of knowledge, extracted from the richness of human experience and cultivated with the hope that it will nourish generations to come. This metaphor resonates deeply with the mission of Ed Reither’s Beezone Library, a digital repository designed to house precious teachings and guide seekers in today’s era. >>>
