Early Travelers to the East

Code	Name	Price	Description
02401	Smith, Huston No Wasted Journey	$11.95	Smith tells the story of his personal journeys. He describes his experiences in India with yogis who have supernatural powers, the discipline of Zen masters in Japan, and the unique chanting of Tibetan monks. - 1968 Esalen - One Audiotape
02402	Smith, Huston The Nature Of Reality	$11.95	Science forces much that is basic to human life, purpose and direction into the realm of dream and illusion by calling it merely subjective. - 1979 Boston - One Audiotape
02403	Smith, Huston Asian and Western Philosophy	$26.95	"In Asia, whenever discussions of the spiritual quest becomes serious, two questions come out: `Who is your teacher?' and `What is your practice?'" In a talk based on these questions, Smith provides personal, concrete details about Zen, Yoga, Hinduism and Tantra, and how these relate to Western experience. - 1971 Esalen - Three Audiotapes
02901	Blofeld, John History and Use of the I Ching	$11.95	A concise history of the I Ching and its uses, including consideration of whether the I Ching was intended as a book of wisdom for us to study or as a book of divination for us to use. - 1978 San Rafael, Ca - One Audiotape
02902	Blofeld, John Taoism and Zen Practice	$11.95	Blofeld applied Eastern beliefs, feelings, and ways of doing things to modern life in the West. - 1978 San Rafael, Ca - One Audiotape
02903	Blofeld, John Exploring Chinese Philosophy	$56.95	In his introduction to this presentation, Al Huang says he rediscovered his heritage in Blofeld. Blofeld describes his great love of China; his writing reflects what he saw during his many years there. In this rich series, Blofeld explores Chinese, Buddhist, and related Eastern philosophies, with Al Huang participating in the discussions. - 1978 San Rafael, Ca - Six Audiuotapes
02904	Blofeld, John and Al Huang How to Use The I Ching	$18.95	Blofeld explains how to throw the I Ching and entreats throwers to approach it intuitively. He talks about the differing approaches to translation: his, a modern interpretation to be used as a book of divination, and Wilhelm's, an historical reconstruction of what the I Ching meant at the time it was written. Huang opens the second tape with a meditation on allowing the self to be an open vehicle, to become what the Chinese commentary in the I Ching is saying. - 1978 San Rafael, Ca - Two Audiotapes
03302	Griffiths, Fr. Bede Christian Doctrine Of New Creation	$11.95	Fr. Bede's topic is the New Creation in the thought of St. Paul and how that concept can be seen in the light of developments in modern physics, evolutionary theory, and Eastern philosophy - 1982 Bombay - One Audiotape
03303	Griffiths, Fr. Bede Hindu and Christian Experience Of God	$18.95	What happens when we get beyond the ego, beyond the sense experience? What is the ultimate reality and how do we experience that? Fr. Bede discusses these and other questions from both Hindu and Christian perspectives. - 1983 Esalen - Two Audiotapes
03304	Griffiths, Fr. Bede Convergence Of Religions	$18.95	Fr. Bede addresses, in Hindu and Christian contexts, the vital issue of what this world of the spirit is in terms of physical, psychic, and spiritual inheritance. He discusses how each religious tradition has its own understanding of how creation converges on humanity. - 1983 Esalen - Two Audiotapes
03305	Griffiths, Fr. Bede Return To The Center	$36.95	Fr. Bede's theme throughout these four tapes is how the whole creation of humanity comes together into unity. He describes new age thought as significant for the way in which science in the West began to open itself to transcendent reality and meet with Eastern mysticism. He reflects on the personal god, reincarnation, and ways of opening one's self to the divine spirit and reaching transformation. - 1983 Ojai, Ca - Four Audiotapes
06301	Govinda, Lama Cultural Hertiage Of Tibet	$11.95	Govinda traces the cultural heritage of Tibet which, more than the heritage of just one country, is the combined heritage of Buddhism in India and its development in Tibet. - 1976 Esalen - One Audiotape
06303	Govinda, Lama The Teaching and Practice Of Tibet Buddhism	$18.95	German born Lama Govinda had just emerged from 30 years of living and traveling in India, Tibet, Ceylon, and Burma when he gave this talk before the Tibetan Society in London. At home in two vastly different worlds, he was widely aclsimed for his skill in communicating Buddhist teaching to the West. - 1960 London - Two Audiotapes
06304	Govinda, Lama Introduction To Tibetan Buddhism	$11.95	No religion in the world can nowadays remain ignorant of what other religions have to say. Lama Govinda talks of the mutual exchange and understanding now emerging between East and West, which leads to a deepening of religious consciousness in general. - 1960 London - One Audiotape
08801	Spiegelberg, Frederic India and The Saints	$18.95	Spiegelberg traveled to ashrams and monasteries in India, Tibet, Siam, Ceylon, China, and Japan. He speaks vividly of those personal experiences with 20th Century saints and sages. - 1964 Esalen - Two Audiotapes