People

Teachers, philosophers, mystics, prophets, psychologists, and poets who appear across The One Thread. Opening a page does not start a guided Thread.

• Baruch Spinoza1632–1677 · Amsterdam and the NetherlandsBaruch Spinoza (1632–1677) was a Dutch Jewish philosopher who lived and worked in Amsterdam and later in quieter towns of the Netherlands. E…
• Carl Jung1875–1961 · SwitzerlandCarl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology after breaking with his mentor Sigmund Freud. He exp…
• Epictetusc. 50–135 CE · Rome; later Nicopolis (Greece)Epictetus was a Stoic teacher who lived in the first and early second century CE. Born enslaved, he later taught philosophy in Rome and, aft…
• Ezekielactive c. 6th century BCE (traditional dating) · Babylonian exile; Jerusalem backgroundEzekiel is a Hebrew prophet whose book belongs to the Hebrew Bible. Active during the Babylonian exile—sixth century BCE by traditional dati…
• Jalal al-Din Rumi1207–1273 · born in Balkh (present-day Afghanistan); taught in KonyaJalal al-Din Rumi (1207–1273) was a Persian poet and teacher who spent much of his life in Konya, in what is now Turkey. His verse and the c…
• Jesus of Nazarethearly first century CE · Judea / Galilee under Roman ruleJesus of Nazareth was a Jewish teacher who lived in the first century in Roman-ruled Judea and Galilee. His life and teachings became the fo…
• Jiddu Krishnamurti1895–1986 · born in India; taught internationallyJiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) was an Indian-born speaker and writer who spent much of his life teaching in Europe and America. As a youth h…
• Laozitraditional dates uncertain; text formation debated · legendary figure of ancient ChinaLaozi—also spelled Lao Tzu or Lao Dan—is the traditional figure to whom the Tao Te Ching is attributed. In legend he was an archivist or eld…
• Neville Goddard1905–1972 · born in Barbados; taught mainly in the United StatesNeville Goddard (1905–1972) was born in Barbados and taught mainly in the United States. He is associated with New Thought, a modern spiritu…
• Nisargadatta Maharaj1897–1981 · Mumbai, IndiaSri Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981) was a Mumbai shopkeeper who became a teacher in an Advaita-related lineage of non-dual instruction. In …
• Ramana Maharshi1879–1950 · Tamil Nadu, IndiaRamana Maharshi was an Indian spiritual teacher who lived from 1879 to 1950. As a teenager he underwent a sudden fear of death that turned i…
• Siddhartha Gautamac. 5th–4th century BCE (dating debated) · northern India / eastern Gangetic plainSiddhartha Gautama lived in northern India around the fifth century BCE—exact dates are debated among historians—and became known as the Bud…