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W.Y. Evans-Wentz (1878-1965) was best known as the translator of The Tibetan Book of the Dead and the author of several other books on eastern mysticism

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Autobiografia di uno yogi (1946) — Prefazione, alcune edizioni3,017 copie

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Certainly an epic, but I cannot vouch for the total honesty of the adventures ascribed to Padme Sambava.
 
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RonSchulz | 5 altre recensioni | Jun 24, 2022 |
This book made Buddhism real and personal to me as a teen, hooking me into the practice & eventually to spend 9 months in Nepal. Maybe I never really left or even arrived, but I'm slogging along, singing his songs.
 
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RonSchulz | 4 altre recensioni | Jun 24, 2022 |
This book, studied in my teens, transformed me into a practicing Buddhist. There have been good-better translations since, but this was the 1st to enter my horizon.
 
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RonSchulz | 4 altre recensioni | Jun 24, 2022 |
A voluminous cataloging of oral Celtic folklore at the turn of the century. Contains information on the fairy/deva evolution to some extent but is mainly about beings that would belong to the Elana/Faery race, and in some cases, darker beings from lower planes. Folklore, superstition and spiritual truths are often blended together in mysterious ways and the reader of books such as this one should not take the accounts literally. It can be like detective work. Looking at the clues to find the spiritual truths. What are the allusions and metaphysical meanings? In a sense, it is similar to ferreting out the spiritual truths in fairy tales and religions.… (altro)
 
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FriendsoftheTrees | 6 altre recensioni | Feb 12, 2021 |

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