Imre Vallyon

New Zealand writer

The native form of this personal name is Vallyon Imre. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Imre Vallyon

Vallyon in 2009

Born|  (1940-12-07) 7 December 1940 (age 83)
Budapest, Hungary
Occupation| Author, spiritual teacher
Nationality| New Zealand
Notable awards|

Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Book Award
2008 Heavens and Hells of the Mind

Website
www.imrevallyon.co.nz

Imre George Vallyon (Hungarian: Vallyon Imre, born 7 December 1940) is a Hungarian-New Zealand writer, and spiritual influencer.[1] In 1998 he was found guilty on several accounts of sexual child molestation of a girl who had come to him to seek spiritual guidance about a dead relative. Vallyon was sentenced to three years imprisonment.[1]

Vallyon is the founder of the Foundation for Higher Learning, an international spiritual school formed to help provide people with the opportunity to practice spiritual work within a group environment, with schools in New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, and Canada. He is also the director of Sounding-Light Publishing, which was founded in 2006.[2] Vallyon retired in late 2017.[3]

## Early life

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Vallyon was born in Budapest, Hungary.[4] Vallyon claims to have had his first mystical experience at the age of three, describing the memory as suddenly going "out of my body and into a very profound state of cosmic realization...the whole universe was vibrating like a heavenly choir."[4]

In the midst of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, Vallyon made the dangerous choice to leave the country; crossing the border at the time usually meant imprisonment or death. At the age of sixteen, he emigrated to New Zealand as a refugee.[4]

## Career

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After immersing himself in several spiritual movements, Vallyon founded the Foundation for Higher Learning, where he teaches the Spiritual Principles and the Divine Laws of Life to Humanity. His methods stem from different forms of eastern and western spirituality. His teaching is universal, not biased towards any particular religion or tradition, yet embraces all traditions and points beyond them all to the One Truth, One Life, One Reality.[5]

Since 1980, Vallyon has taught the Ageless Wisdom through his writings, workshops, and retreats conducted around the world. Since 2008, Vallyon was invited and has been a member of the New Zealand Society of Authors.[6]

In 2008, Vallyon won a literature prize at the annual nationwide Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Unpublished Manuscript and Book Awards for his book Heavens and Hells of the Mind. The awards recognise excellence in the mind, body, and spirit genres of writing. The judges called the book "a remarkable and exhaustive work on human consciousness and the wisdom of the ages."[7]

In 2009, Vallyon's book series Heavens & Hells of the Mind received the gold medal in the category of Enlightenment/Spirituality at the Living Now Book Awards.[8]

He also held worldwide retreats in countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, and Hungary.[1]

## Teachings

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Vallyon's teachings are influenced by spiritual traditions such as yoga, Zen Buddhism, Sufism, Catholicism, and mysticism.[1]

## Conviction and imprisonment

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In 1998, Vallyon was tried and convicted in New Zealand for sexually molesting a child. Vallyon was convicted of four representative counts of indecent assault and one count of sexually violating the girl by Hamilton District Court Judge David Wilson QC.[1] He was sentenced to three years imprisonment. On 26 February 2017, the Sunday Star-Times, released an investigative report exposing Vallyon's crimes.[1]

### New accusations

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On 4 February 2020, the news division of the Dutch broadcasting agency NOS released an investigative news report on Vallyon as a result of a breakup between the Dutch Foundation for Higher Learning and the International group.[9] The report states that several new victims had come forward, one of them being only 6 years old during the abuse. The article also says the Dutch Tax Authority has asked questions about illegal use of the ANBI status by Vallyon. Court records also indicate that Vallyon had prior offenses dating back to 1978. The presiding judge remarked on the lack of detailed information about these earlier incidents, stating that no one could provide specifics about their nature or extent.[1]

## Retirement

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In December 2017, after 30 years of teaching at retreats, Vallyon retired at the age of 77.[3]

## Awards

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* "Heavens and Hells of the Mind", 2009 Gold Medal in the Enlightenment/Spirituality Category of the Living Now Book Awards
* "Heavens and Hells of the Mind", 2008 Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Book Award[7][10]

## Published works

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### Books

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Year | Title | ISBN | Language

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1990 | The Magical Mind | 9780909038-11-3 | English
2005 | The Divine Plan | 9780909038-53-3 | English
2005 | The Sedona Talks | 9780909038-54-0 | English
2005 | Heart to Heart Talks | 9780909038-55-7 | English
2007 | The Art of Meditation | 9780909038-56-4 | English
2008 | Heavens and Hells of the Mind (Four volume boxed set) | 9780909038-30-4 | English
2008 | Heavens and Hells of the Mind (Volume 1: Knowledge) | 9780909038-31-1 | English
2008 | Heavens and Hells of the Mind (Volume 2: Tradition) | 9780909038-32-8 | English
2008 | Heavens and Hells of the Mind (Volume 3: Transformation) | 9780909038-33-5 | English
2008 | Heavens and Hells of the Mind (Volume 4: Lexicon) | 9780909038-34-2 | English
2009 | A Spirituális Harcos | 9780909038-57-1 | Hungarian
2009 | Le Chemin du Guerrier Spirituel | 9780909038-58-8 | French
2010 | Les Conférences de Sedona | 9780909038-59-5 | French
2010 | l'Art de la Méditation | 9780909038-60-1 | French
2010 | Planetary Transformation | 9780909038-61-8 | English
2010 | Felkészülés az Új Korra | 9780909038-62-5 | Hungarian
2011 | De Kunst van Meditatie | 9780909038-63-2 | Netherlands
2011 | The Warrior Code | 9780909038-64-9 | English
2012 | The New Planetary Reality | 9780909038-65-6 | English
2012 | De Code van de Krijger | 9780909038-66-3 | Netherlands
2014 | The New Heaven & the New Earth | 9780909038687 | English
2014 | Il Camino Del Guerriero Spirituale | 9780909038670 | Italian
2015 | The Journey Within | 9780909038-70-0 | English
2016 | The Way of the Spiritual Warrior | 9780909038-49-6 | English

### Ebooks

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Year | Title | ISBN | Language

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2012 | Why Meditate? | 9780909038-91-5 | English
2012 | The Mystery of Death | 9780909038-92-2 | English
2012 | Know Your Own Mind | 9780909038-94-6 | English
2012 | The Beatitudes | 9780909038-95-3 | English
2012 | Planetary Transformation | 9780909038-90-8 | English
2012 | Peace of Mind in a Troubled World | 9780909038-89-2 | English
2012 | The Coming Avatara | 9780909038-93-9 | English
2012 | Silence | 9780909038-96-0 | English
2012 | Love and Wisdom | 9780909038-98-4 | English
2013 | Karma | 9780909038-97-7 | English
2013 | The New Planetary Reality | 9780909038-88-5 | English
2013 | The Sedona Talks | 9780909038-85-4 | English
2013 | The Art of Meditation | 9780909038-86-1 | English
2013 | The Warrior Code | 9780909038-87-8 | English
2014 | Living The Spiritual Life Today | 9780909038-99-1 | English
2014 | What You Need For The Journey You Already Have Within You | 9780909038-21-2 | English
2014 | Daily Meditations | 9780909038-22-9 | English
2014 | Finding True Happiness | 9780909038-20-5 | English
2014 | The New Heaven and the New Earth | 9780909038-84-7 | English
2014 | ¿Por Qué Meditar? | 9780909038-18-2 | Spanish
2014 | Shadowland | 9780909038-23-6 | English
2015 | The Divine Plan And The Destiny Of Mankind | 9780909038-83-0 | English
2015 | God The Mother | 9780909038-24-3 | English
2015 | Enseignements De Cœur À Cœur | 9780909038-48-9 | French
2016 | The Way of the Spiritual Warrior | 9780909038-17-5 | English

### Music

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Year | Title | ISBN

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2006 | Chants of Illumination 1: Sanskrit Mantras to the Light | 9780909038-73-1
2007 | Chants of Illumination 2: Sanskrit Mantras to the Divine Mother | 9780909038-74-8
2010 | Chants of Illumination 3: Sanskrit Mantras to the Heart | 9780909038-75-5

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Shadwell, Talia; Wall, Tony (25 February 2017). "Foundation of Higher Learning 'guru' Imre Vallyon's followers kept in the dark about his past". Stuff. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
2. ^ "Imre Vallyon". Sounding-Light Publishing.
3. ^ a b Vallyon, Imre. "Imre Vallyon". Imre Vallyon. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
4. ^ a b c Vallyon, Imre (2 December 2008). "Red Rose". YouTube. Sounding Light. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
5. ^ "Imre Vallyon – The Founder". The FHL Org. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
6. ^ "Imre Vallyon | New Zealand Society of Authors & Writers Association – NZ Society of Authors". authors.org.nz. NZSA.
7. ^ a b "Nth Shore Writer Rewarded for Literary Excellence". Scoop Independent News. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
8. ^ "Announcing the Results of the First Annual Living Now Book Awards". Independent Publisher – feature. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
9. ^ "Spirituele groep breekt met leider na seksueel misbruik jonge meisjes". nos.nl (in Dutch). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
10. ^ "Winners of the Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Book Awards" (PDF). Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

## External links

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* Foundation for Higher Learning Official Website
* Waitetuna Retreat Centre
* Sounding-Light Publishing

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States