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My Journey in Mystic China: Old Pu's Travel Diary

3 reviews
John Blofeld

Inner Traditions, 2008

A memorable journey
John Blofeld's account of his travels in China during the 1930's & 40's are translated for the first time and it is a cause for celebration for all Sinophiles. His words are a visual canvas of pastels and rich colors, smells, and tastes of a China no longer to be seen. Blofeld comes across as a gentle loving soul that if one were to accept reincarnation as a fact, then this British born man was ...

Chinese Art of Tea

4 reviews
John Blofeld

Shambhala, 1997

Lao's review
Includes history, poems and treatises about tea, tea houses, ceremonies, brewing, cups and vessels, varieties, and the effect that tea has on the physical health and psyche. Everything you need to know about Chinese teas is contained in this book. A very welcome addition to anyone's culinary library!

Bodhisattva of Compassion: The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin (Shambhala Dragon Editions)

9 reviews
John Blofeld

Shambhala, 1988

Meeting Kuan Yin
This is a wonderful book. It's become my favorite "bedtime stories" book. What I especially like is that the engrossing tales of personal experiences with Kuan Yin (as well as some with Tara) create for readers our own "virtual" experience of a Bodhisattva being as a reality; I feel I'm actually meeting Her, and I fall asleep in a very pleasant mood. I love many Buddhist books, but "Bodhisattva ...

The Tantric Mysticism of Tibet: A Practical Guide to the Theory, Purpose, and Techniques of Tantric Meditation

2 reviews
John Blofeld

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1992

Excellent introduction to Vajrayana buddhism.
I'm surprised noone has reviewed this book as it has been around for years and is still, in my view, the best first book to read for a westerner interested in Tibetan Buddhism. Blofeld was a dedicated practitioner who shares his insights, his failures, and his transcendent experiences. This was not his favorite book and he was always surprised by its success. While there are many more profound ...

Zen Teaching of Instantaneous Awakening

4 reviews
Hui Hai

Buddhist Publishing Group, 2006

A classic zen text
This record of the teachings of Ch'an Master Hui Hai is one of the classics of Zen from ancient China. It is a very small book, and should not cost more that $12, even if published using the highest standards. It is sad that this text is not now available in an affordable edition. Also, it is very unfortunate that Amazon has erred in categorizing The Zen Teachings of Instantaneous Awakening ...

The Zen Teaching of Huang-Po: On the Transmission of Mind

20 reviews

Grove Press, 1994

An essential translation of a record from one of the Zen giants!
Huang-Po was the teacher of Lin-chi (Rinzai) and one of the most revered Zen masters of all time. John Blofeld a great Buddhist text translater picked this text to translate first because he felt it represented the most essential teachings of Zen Buddhism. One read and you will understand why... However, one-hundred reads and you will still be coming back for more. Huang-po, said to have ...

Alone with Others: An Existential Approach to Buddhism

3 reviews
Stephen Batchelor

Grove Press, 1994

Powerful, intriguing and extremely engaging.
I found this book of approximately 130 pages absolutely fascinating. While it is very non-traditional, it provides a bridge that helps the modern person to relate some of the most important concepts of Buddhism through the bridge provided by Western existentialist thought. This book is very well written and Stephen Batchelor is very credible as an author having spent considerable time in Asia ...

Taoism: The Road to Immortality

3 reviews
John Blofeld

Shambhala, 2000

A Road Less Traveled
This was one of the first books I read on Taoism which described the Taoist life as it actually was lived. Although a scholarly work at heart, like all of Blofeld'd books, it never ceases to delight with wonderful anecdotes and descriptions. Blofeld has a gift for taking what seems at times to be dry, esoteric stuff, breathing life into it and making it shine.

I Ching: The Book of Change

10 reviews
John Blofeld

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1991

from the bargain basement to your library
A friend gave me a falling-apart copy of this cheap little book, and at first I didn't pay a lot of attention to it. I have a number of books on the I-Ching. However, over time I have come to appreciate John Blofeld's interpretations of the classic hexagrams. I find them easy to understand, without seeming oversimplified. For the price, it is worth it alone just for the thoughtful ...

I Ching. El Libro del Cambio / La Tabla de Esmeralda
John Blofeld

EDAF, 1985

green softcover

The Tantric Mysticism of Tibet
John Blofeld

E. P. Dutton, 1970

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