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Summary: A Wonderful, Illuminating, Warm & Funny Book!
Review: If the rest of us "foreign devils", as Blofeld's friends refer to him, manage to inbibe even half the wisdom offered in this book, we'll be better off. His gentle, academically bumbling, tireless search for the origin and nature of Kuan Yin is something many of we rational Westerners can appreciate. I especially enjoyed the point that lesser path and greater path Buddhism are equal; one is not more "real" than the other. Kuan Yin is real as is the keyboard on which I type, as long as we remember that void & non-void are the same. The Chinese make no distinction...why should we?
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Summary: A True Bodhisattva alright
Review: The best book on Kwan-Yin I have read.If you think of a better one let me know.John Blofeld has a very heart felt way of expressing his affection for the Bodhisattva.I was touched and learned alot.Take Care....
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Summary: Stories, philosophy and history of Kuan Yin.
Review: This is perhaps my favorite book by John Blofeld. The stories of Kuan Yin are well told, diverse and moving. He strikes an excellent balance between philosophy, history, story telling, Kuan Yin meditation techniques, and personal devotion. There are a few pages of b/w photos, of Kuan Yin, Tara and Avalokiteshvara, the pictures vary in quality. However, many of them I have never seen before and a few definitely inspire devotion. The fact that John Blofeld lived and traveled in China, his joyous devotion to Kuan Yin, and his knowledge of the Chinese language and culture adds immensely to the book and puts it in a class by itself.
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Summary: Stories, philosophy and history of Kuan Yin.
Review: This is perhaps my favorite book by John Blofeld. The stories of Kuan Yin are well told, diverse and moving. He strikes an excellent balance between philosophy, history, story telling, Kuan Yin meditation techniques, and personal devotion. There are a few pages of b/w photos, of Kuan Yin, Tara and Avalokiteshvara, the pictures vary in quality. However, many of them I have never seen before and a few definitely inspire devotion. The fact that John Blofeld lived and traveled in China, his joyous devotion to Kuan Yin, and his knowledge of the Chinese language and culture adds immensely to the book and puts it in a class by itself.
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Summary: Wonderful and readable
Review: Unaware of the subtitle ("The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin"), I originally bought this book thinking it was about the maha-bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. I was greatly disappointed when I first got the book, since it turns out that it concerns the female Chinese counterpart of Avalokitesvara, namely, Kuan Yin. I read it anyway. I'm glad I did. It is truly a wonderful, readable book, mostly about the author's travels and observations in Buddhist China in the 1930's, filled with personal anecdotes that reveal the deepest teachings of the Buddha.
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