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Title: Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines or Seven Books of Wisdom of the Great Path by W. Y. Evans-Wentz, Donald S. Lopez Jr. ISBN: 0-19-513314-5 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: July, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The 3rd book in the Tibetan series from W.Y.Evans-Wentz
Comment: This is the third book in the Tibetan series from W.Y.Evans-Wentz. Although this book can be used as a stand-alone yoga book it is certainly not best read that way. Basically this is part of a developing series. The first book in the Tibetan series - The Tibetan Book of the Dead, is the fundamental book of the series which describes Buddhist philosophy, psychology and metaphysics. It is the best translation out there and the original! The second book in the series is called Tibets Greatest Yogi Milarepa is the story of a great yogi who puts into practice most of what we learn from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. It is through the story of Milarepa that we learn more about The Tibetan Book of the Dead. In the story of Milarepa the yogi studies the Seven Books of Wisdom of the Great Path as taught to him by his gurus. THIS BOOK is an expansion that explains those wisdoms and describes the yoga that is used to achieve them. When you understand that, then this book becomes invaluable to anybody who is looking for right yoga path. IT IS HERE!
These texts are ancient and old but have served millions since their inception. The work that Evans-Wentz has done here is substantial if not some of the most important yoga concepts ever seen by the occident. You will probably need a guru of some kind to help you get started in any form of yoga but this book is plain sailing once you learn the basics right. Most of the major yoga practices are covered in this book. Most new books on yoga are indebted to this mans work on the subject, all directly brought back from the orient by master gurus whom which Dr. W.Y.Evans-Wentz was a student for years.
There is lots of philosophy to go through and lots of text and this may put a lot of readers off, or those what to get straight into the practice but there is lots of philosophy and mental orientation to get right first. It is all here... all 434 pages of it! Mostly text! There is nothing else like it! The original is here!
*** The other books in the series are - The Tibetan Book of the dead and Tibets Greatest Yogi Milarepa - before this one. The final book in the series is The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation. ***
Rating: 5
Summary: Liberating
Comment: Ancient wisdom transmuted through the modern, clear perception of Evans-Wentz and delivered in a highly readable and beautifully designed book.
Cannot go wrong here.
Rating: 5
Summary: Real Stuff
Comment: Anyone who is interested in the six yogas of Naropa should read this book. It is skillfully translated from real sources. Some may say that the info is incomplete... but then, there is no single book that provides complete information regarding the practices---which is one of the reasons why looking for a guru who truly in the lineage and received initiations and oral teachings from previous practitioners is essential.
This book is a good look at esoteric Buddhism. One of my favorites.
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