Wisedup, I am positive that he knew it was a Tibetan technique, however I think his scathing reaction was probably directed towards the new-age hippy dippies who [i:586d091414]thought[/i:586d091414] they knew what it was.... as were most of his scathing reactions. It just meant he thought he had superior knowledge from a more ancient tradition.
Another interesting connection - I can't help feeling that there is somehow a connection with this site:
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The Nazarene Essenes talk about Bon and Gnosis amongst many other teachings. Christopher Hansard claimed to have special knowledge of Kabbalah, The Knights Templars, and the Merovingians, who are thought to be descended from Jesus and Mary Magdalene. I have a feeling there is a connection with a European / Middle Eastern Mystery School that knew much about Esoteric Teachings and the origins of Bon and Zhang Zhung.
For a laugh, check out the Wikipedia definition of The Merovingian / The Matrix....