If the idea of rating spiritual teachers infuriates you, please read this.
Highest Recommendation:
| Douglas Harding | Ramana Maharshi | Richard Rose | Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj | Bernadette Roberts |
| Franklin Merrell-Wolff |
Invaluable helpers along the way:
| Peace Pilgrim | Joseph Sadony | John Wren-Lewis | Bassui, Huang Po, and Foyan | Self-Knowledge Symposium |
| Paul Brunton | Vernon Howard | P.D. Ouspensky | Bob Cergol | Bob Fergeson |
| Eddie Traversa | Adyashanti |
Interesting and possibly of help to you:
| Alfred Pulyan | U. G. Krishnamurti | Suzanne Segal | Lama Ole Nydahl | John E. Davis II |
| Hubert Benoit | Metta Zetty | Wolfgang Bernard | Melvyn Wartella | Jed McKenna |
| Nick Roach | Sailor Bob Adamson |
Not recommended:
| The Finders | Mother Meera | Shantung Zuber, III | Supreme Master Ching Hai | John de Ruiter |
| Richard Moss | Andrew Cohen | David Hawkins |