Light from the East: A Gathering of Asian Wisdom

The Great Spiritual Traditions Of Asia In A Remarkably Compact Format. Included Are Indian, Tibetan, And Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Yoga, T’ai Chi Ch’uan, Shinto, Confucianism, Feng Shui, And Falun Gong, With Brief Discussions And Excerpts From Key Works Like The Tibetan Book Of The Dead And The Book Of Five Rings, Including The Complete I Ching And The Book Of Tao. Excellent For Casual Reading, Classroom Surveys, And For Anyone Wanting A Broad View Of How The Asian Ways Complement And Reflect Each Other. Fully Indexed. Eastern Philosophy And Western Philosophy Compared — Enlightenment — Mysticism — Siddhartha — Hinduism — Four Noble Truths — Eight-fold Path — Buddha’s Last Words — Zen Mind: Insight In Sparks And Flashes: Bodhidharma And Ch’an — Zen Paradox — Mindless Simplicity — Koans — Parables — Existentialism — Tao Spirit: Seeing In And Through: Tao Teh Ching — I Ching — Yoga: Light From India — Hindu Gods And Goddesses — Yogic Traditions — Eight Limbs Of Yoga — Siddhi — Yogic Meditation — Confucius (k’ung Fu Tse / Kung Fu Tse) — Feng Shui — T’ai Chi Ch’uan — Falun Dafa, Falun Gong — Kakuan’s Bull — Japan: Shinto, The Way Of The Samurai, And Musashi’s Five Rings — Haiku — Tibetan Book Of The Dead — Developing Meditative Awareness — Buddha’s Method — Mindfulness. Frank Machovec. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 166-169) And Index.