Light from the East : A Gathering of Asian Wisdom

by Machovec, Frank

• ISBN13: 9781880656983
• ISBN10: 1880656981
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

The most important teachings of Asian thought and religion in a single, accessible volume.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(4)
CHAPTER 1 Light from the East	13	(7)
East and West Compared	13	(2)
"Orientation"	15	(1)
Enlightenment	16	(2)
Mysticism	18	(2)
CHAPTER 2 Buddha's Message from the Heart	20	(15)
Siddhartha	20	(1)
The Way to Enlightenment	21	(2)
Hinduism	23	(2)
The Four Noble Truths	25	(2)
he Eight-fold Path	27	(6)
Buddha's Last Words	33	(2)
CHAPTER 3 Zen Mind: Insight in Sparks and Flashes	35	(14)
Bodhidharma and Ch'an/Zen	35	(1)
Zen Paradox	36	(1)
"Mindless Simplicity"	37	(1)
Koans	38	(4)
Parables	42	(6)
Existentialism	48	(1)
CHAPTER 4 Tao Spirit: Seeing In and Through	49	(29)
The Book of Tao	49	(8)
A New Translation	57
The Tao Teh Ching	52	(25)
Last Words?	77	(1)
CHAPTER 5 Transitions: The I Ching	78	(26)
The Book of Changes (I Ching)	78	(3)
The 64 I Ching Hexagrams	81	(23)
CHAPTER 6 Yoga: Light from India	104	(23)
Hindu Gods and Goddesses	104	(1)
Hindu Literature	105	(1)
The Origins of Yoga	106	(1)
Yogic Traditions	107	(2)
The Eight Limbs of Yoga	109	(13)
Siddhi	122	(1)
Yogic Meditation	123	(4)
CHAPTER 7 Other Lights from the East	127	(31)
LIGHTS FROM CHINA
Confucius (K'ung Fu Tse)	127	(3)
Feng Shui	130	(3)
T'ai Chi Ch'uan	133	(1)
Falun Dafa, Falun Gong	134	(1)
Kakuan's Bull	135	(4)
LIGHTS FROM JAPAN
Shinto	139	(3)
The Way of the Samurai and Musashi's Five Rings	142	(6)
Haiku	148	(2)
LIGHT FROM TIBET
The Tibetan Book of the Dead	150	(8)
CHAPTER 8 "Orient" Yourself!	158	(8)
Developing Meditative Awareness	159	(3)
Buddha's Method	162	(3)
Mindfulness	165	(1)
Now and Zen	165	(1)
References	166	(4)
Index	170