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Title: Magic and Mystery in Tibet by Madame Alexandra David-Neel ISBN: 0-486-22682-4 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1971 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fascinating book, leaves you wanting more
Comment: This must be a classic book on Tibetan religion and mysticism. It is based on observations from some truly remarkable journeys in Tibet; I only wonder why the author restricts herself when relating what she has seen and heard. Part of the reason may be that she is a sceptical Western-style Buddhist and does not want to be judged as "airy-fairy" by her audience. Nevertheless, she tells of some absolutely fantastic occurences which are rendered even more authentic by her dry, understated style. A fearless person, she handles situations that would have scared most of us out of our wits! But for fear of ridicule, she could no doubt have written a much longer text on this subject.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful
Comment: Intelligent, witty and insightful. Alexandra David-Neel was, to put it bluntly, "one hell of a woman." Her frank and colourful descriptions of Tibet make one yearn for the past. For example, the Lama with a plat of hair down to his feet, who wears golden earings and is dressed like some Chinese geni. I found her cutting and frank humour delightful, her scheptical comments forthright even when faced with inexplicable incidents that unfurl before her eyes. Considering that this book was first published in 1932, the lady was well before her time. New agers will have a challange catching up with her insights, let alone her knowledge of Buddist spirituality. Highly recommended!
Rating: 5
Summary: Introduction to the "wow!" aspects of Tibetan spirituality
Comment: I have enjoyed this book for many years. It gives a colorful description of the more unusual aspects of Tibetan and Bon religious practice. One chapter, for example, interestingly called "Psychic Sports", describes the lung-gom-pas runners who run incredible distances while in a trance, warming oneself in the snow through psychic heat, telepathy, etc. The author was a hardy traveler and a practicing Buddhist -- and a no-nonsense observer of the world around her -- so her observations ring true. Since this book was written early in the century, it is refreshingly free of the political controversies that surround modern Tibet; instead, it describes an earlier, purer Tibetan culture, long before the Chinese tried to destroy it. I would have liked to meet this author -- she must have been a fascinating woman!
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Title: My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel ISBN: 080705903X Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 05 October, 1993 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The Secret Oral Teachings in Tibetan Buddhist Sects by Alexandra David-Neel, Yongden ISBN: 0872860124 Publisher: City Lights Books Pub. Date: June, 1981 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Initiations and Initiates in Tibet by Alexandra David-Neel ISBN: 0486275795 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 14 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel: A Biography of the Explorer of Tibet and Its Forbidden Practices by Barbara Foster, Michael Foster ISBN: 1585673293 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Immortality & Reincarnation by Alexander David-Neel, Alexandra David-Neel, Jon Graham ISBN: 0892816198 Publisher: Inner Traditions Intl Ltd Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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