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Encounters in Yoga and Zen. Trevor Leggett
Читать онлайн.Название Encounters in Yoga and Zen
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isbn 9781911467014
Автор произведения Trevor Leggett
Жанр Сделай Сам
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Published by Trevor Leggett Adhyatma Yoga Trust
PO Box 362
KINGS LYNN
PE31 8WQ
United Kingdom
First published by Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd in 1982
Copyright 1982, 2016 Trevor Leggett Adhyatma Yoga Trust
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No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a data base or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher Trevor Leggett Adhyatma Yoga Trust, except for the quotation of brief passages in criticism.
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ISBN (Paperback edition): 978-1-911467-00-7
ISBN (Ebook edition): 978-1-911467-01-4
Trevor Leggett Adhyatma Yoga Trust
DEDICATION
To the late Hari Prasad Shastri,
in whom the ancient traditions were always young,
this collection of pieces is reverently dedicated.
CONTENTS
PREFACE
Stories of the type presented here are used in many spiritual schools, to a greater or lesser extent; nearly all teachers make some use of them. I have collected these over the years from a variety of sources: sometimes reminiscences of a former teacher are buried in an old book, or a temple magazine; one or two are folk stories, some are verbally transmitted, some would be difficult to trace to a source. There are one or two incidents personally experienced, and I have occasionally put a few introductory remarks.
Their function is to act as flint and steel in making a light. In this, the flint is gripped in the left hand, with some dry tinder (usually a herb) under the thumb near the edge; then the steel is struck with a glancing blow across the edge of the flint. There may be no spark;