Light from the East: Eastern Wisdom for the Modern WestHarry Oldmeadow This is a collection of writings about the spiritual meeting of East and West in the modern world including articles by the Dalai Lama, Huston Smith, Frithjof Schuon, Thomas Merton, Titus Burckhardt, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Diana Eck, Gary Snyder and Aldous Huxley. Highlighting aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism that have proved most attractive to Western seekers, it explores the similarities and differences between Eastern and Western traditions while emphasizing respect amongst the adherents of different faiths. |
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Absolute ahimsa Ananda Ananda Coomaraswamy attain awakening become believe Bodhisattva Buddha Buddhism called Chinese Christ Christian conception consciousness Coomaraswamy cosmic cosmos culture dharma Dharmakaya dialogue divine doctrine dokusan East Eastern enlightenment essential eternal evil existence experience expression fact faith flowers Frithjof Schuon Gandhi garden Guénon Hindu Hinduism human India individual intellectual interreligious Jain Jainism karma karmic knowledge koan liberation live Mahavira Mahayana manifestation matter means meditation metaphysics mind modern Muslims nature nembutsu Nirvana non-violence one’s path Perennial Perennial Philosophy person Philosophical possible practice principle Pure Land question reality realization religion religious traditions roshi sacred sannyasa Schuon scriptures sense sesshin Shinran simply soul speak spiritual student supreme Sutra Svetambara symbolism Tao Te Ching Taoism teacher teaching things thought Tibetan Titus Burckhardt transcendent trees true truth ultimate understanding unity universe Vedanta Vedic West Western words World Wisdom
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