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Light from the East: Eastern Wisdom for the Modern West
Harry Oldmeadow
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Description for Light from the East: Eastern Wisdom for the Modern West
Paperback. A collection of writings about spiritual meeting of East and West in modern world including articles by Dalai Lama, Huston Smith, Frithjof Schuon, Thomas Merton, Titus Burckhardt, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Diana Eck, Gary Snyder and Aldous Huxley. It highlights aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism that have proved attractive to Western seekers. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 510.
This anthology, "Light from the East", asks the question: what lessons can the modern West learn from the traditions of the East? One of the books central themes is that living traditions of the East may help us to recover our own neglected and obscured spiritual heritage in the West. "Light from the East" includes essays by leading traditionalist authors such as Rene Guenon, Ananda Coomaraswamy and Frithjof Schuon, as well as contributions from such pivotal figures as the Dalai Lama, Swami Abhishiktananda, Fr. Thomas Merton, Roshi Phillip Kapleau, Diana Eck and Gary Snyder. "Light from the East" is a ... Read more
This anthology, "Light from the East", asks the question: what lessons can the modern West learn from the traditions of the East? One of the books central themes is that living traditions of the East may help us to recover our own neglected and obscured spiritual heritage in the West. "Light from the East" includes essays by leading traditionalist authors such as Rene Guenon, Ananda Coomaraswamy and Frithjof Schuon, as well as contributions from such pivotal figures as the Dalai Lama, Swami Abhishiktananda, Fr. Thomas Merton, Roshi Phillip Kapleau, Diana Eck and Gary Snyder. "Light from the East" is a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
World Wisdom Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
510g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781933316222
SKU
V9781933316222
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99-15
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