Myths of light : Eastern metaphors of the eternal / by Joseph Campbell ; edited and with a foreword by David Kudler.
Contributors: Kudler, David.
Series: Collected works of Joseph Campbell
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Novato, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
Subjects: Mythology, Asian.; Asia -- Religion.
Description: This previously unpublished title shows Campbell's remarkable mind engaged with a favorite topic, the myths and metaphors of Asian religions. The book collects seven lectures and articles ranging from the ancient Hindu Vedas to Zen koans, Tantric yoga, and the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Campbell conveys complex insights through warm, accessible storytelling, revealing the intricacies and secrets of his subjects with his typical enthusiasm.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-151) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the humbling of Indra; title: The birth of Brahman; title: Interpreting oriental myth; title: West and East; title: I and thou; title: The myth of the lights; title: The ever-burning sacrifice; title: The jiva's journey; title: The mystical tradition in India; title: Raja yoga-the serpent of the cakras; title: Yoga of the body, mind and heart; title: The round of sorrow; title: Birth and rebirth; title: The horror; title: The world soul; title: Māyā; title: Destroyers and creators; title: The individual in oriental myth; title: The mask and the actor; title: Agents of the eternal; title: The imagery of rebirth yoga; title: The journey to the sun's door; title: Hearing the intermediate state : the Tibetan book of the dead; title: Creativity in oriental myth; title: Avatars of light-Indian art; title: Light and dark-East Asian art; title: Vessels to the farther shore; title: Jainism : the path of withdrawal; title: Hinduism; title: the pursuit and escape of dharma; title: Impersonal divinity; title: Dharma and sat; title: The stages of life; title: Buddhism; title: the flower of the world; title: The life of the Buddha; title: Ferryboats; title: Envoy : the tiger in the depths; title: The cry of the Buddha child; title: The tigers and the goats.