A world specialist of the Essenes and himself an Essene Master, Olivier Manitara transmits the time-honored wisdom of this ancient people. The author of more than two hundred books, including a teaching series, he has also done hundreds of lectures on the most diverse subjects. For the past twenty years he has been providing a precious, rare, and personally experienced teaching. He facilitates intensive training seminars, and gives lectures in Europe, Africa, and North America. A simple man, genuine and concrete, he knows how to reconcile the two worlds--that of matter and the spirit. He is a member of the French Society of Writers, a Messenger for the Culture of Peace Manifesto of Unesco, and he participates in the Meditation Room of the United Nations.