Pansophic Institute

A Tibetan Buddhist educational organization founded in Reno, Nevada, in 1973 by Simon Grimes and sponsored by the School of Universal Wisdom. It received its initial corporate status through the Church of Universal Light. The institute is intended to serve as "a voice for the perennial philosophy or ageless wisdom leading to liberation and enlightenment in the New Age. It united Eastern and Western forms of gnosis (spiritual wisdom) and theurgy (techniques of enlightenment) in the light of modern science." It also provided an educational program consisting of courses in meditation, esoteric cosmology, divinations, spiritual healing, superhealth and longevity, thanatology, and empowerment. It offered courses for ministership in four types of theurgy and theurgic cosmology, and in child education, creativity, and world responsibility. The institute discouraged intellectual learning for one's own sake in favor of learning "that assists one to become enlightened for the sake of all things."

Last known address: P.O. Box 2422, Reno, NE 89505.