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Mystic Shaman Oracle Priest 2nd Edition
Journey through various realms of Asian esoteric spiritual learning with Professor Michael Saso, an ordained Priest, Buddhist Monk, and Daoist Master. Professor Saso explains in detail his experience in Taiwan, China, Japan and Tibet illustrating the astonishing similarities in the apophatic forms of all spiritual systems; Christian, Buddhist, Taoist, Muslim--all means to achieve a "now" presence with the divine. This long-awaited second edition really highlights these spiritual ideals as means to greater understanding between cultures and peace between religions and people of all faiths.
Taoism and the Rite of Cosmic Renewal
This updated edition of a WSU Press classic provides an introduction to the rituals of orthodox Taoism as practiced in China. Ritual performances by a Heavenly Master sect Taoist, Chuang-ch'en Teng-yun, are described as are the Yin-Yang theory, the Chiao ritual from etic and emic perspectives, the philosophical basis of the rituals of renewal, and the status of Taoism in modern China.
Tantric Art and Meditation
Tantric Art and Meditation: The Tendai Tradition describes the four basic meditations of Tantric Buddhism: the Eighteen-path Mandala, the Lotus-womb Mandala, the Vajra-thunder Mandala, and the Goma Rite of Fire. The book summarizes the teachings of Tendai Tantric Buddhism, as practiced on Mt. Hiei, Kyoto, by a Master of the Homan devotional (Bakhti) school, one of the major kinds of Tantric Meditation practiced in Japan. Profuse woodblock and line art illustrate the mudra, mantra, and mandala of Tantric practice.
Blue Dragon, White Tiger
Blue Dragon White Tiger: Taoist Rites of Passage is a view of Chinese religion from the Taoist perspective, derived from field work in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the People's Republic of China. The book is based on the Taoist hypothesis that all Chinese rites of passage and festivals are structured by Yin-yang Five Element cosmology. Buddhist and Taoist meditation of emptying, marriage, birthing, initiation, burial, ancestor rituals, and the annual festivals are described through the eyes of the experts called on to serve family and village needs. The work ends with a view of religion in the People's Republic of China during a period of renewal and restoration. Book jacket.
Myth and Meaning in Early Taoism
Myth and Meaning in Early Daoism examines some of the earliest texts associated with the Daoist tradition (primarily the Daode jing, Zhuangzi, and Huainanzi) from the outlook of the comparative history of religions and finds a kind of thematic and soteriological unity rooted in the mythological symbolism of hundun, the primal chaos being and principle that is foundational for the philosophy and practice of the Dao as creatio continua in cosmic, social, and individual life. Dedicated to the proposition that ancient Chinese texts and traditions are often best understood from a broad interdisciplinary and interpretive perspective, this work when it was written challenged many prevailing conceptions of the Daode jing and Zhuangzi as primarily philosophical texts without any religious significance or affinity with the later sectarian traditions. While controversial and at times playfully provocative, the methodology and findings of this book are still important for the ongoing scholarship about Daoism in China and the world.
Religion and the Body
A rich source for comparative studies of the 'body', and of its relation to society.
Mystic, Shaman, Oracle, Priest (MYSHOP)
Based on personal experience with Daoists in China, Tendai Tantric Buddhist Masters in Kyoto, Japan, the Shaman of Imwangsan, Seoul, Korea, possessed mediums in Taiwan, Piegan medicine practices of the Blackfoot reservation in Montana, the late Hawaiian Kahuna Ed Kealanahele, and Jewish artist/Kabala practitioner Joe Singer, as well as other on-site experiences, the teachings and practices of these men and women spiritual masters are structurally analyzed and compared with the four steps to "apophatic union" form of mystic experience taught in the classical works of Ignatius of Loyola and Gregory of Nyssa.
Chinese Religion in Malaysia
Based on long-term ethnographic study, this is the first comprehensive work on the Chinese popular religion in Malaysia. It analyses temples and communities in historical and contemporary perspective, the diversity of deities and Chinese speech groups, religious specialists and temple services, the communal significance of the Hungry Ghosts Festival, the relationship between religion and philanthropy as seen through the lens of such Chinese religious organization as shantang (benevolent halls) and Dejiao (Moral Uplifting Societies), as well as the development and transformation of Taoist Religion. Highly informative, this concise book contributes to an understanding of Chinese migration and settlement, political economy and religion, religion and identity politics as well the significance of religion to both individuals and communities.
