Posted on July 5, 2008 by kurukulla
Full Title: Alice in Wonderland
Major Topic: A fantasy world constructed by the author.
Level: all levels
This classic children’s book is a virtual must for anyone who goes to any depth in Buddhist meditation. Lewis Carroll’s logical absurdities create a dreamlike atmosphere in which anything and everything is possible. From the nonsensical Jabberwocky, which nevertheless moves one [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2008 by kurukulla
Full Title: Tales of the Dervishes
Major Topic: teaching stories
Level: all levels
These excellent teaching stories can only be fully understood when the student has reached a certain level of experience. Read, savor, and contemplate the stories, one by one. Do not read more than one at a time..
Filed under: All Chapters | Tagged: stories, Sufi, teaching stories, traditional | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 16, 2008 by kenmcleod
Full Title: Tales from 1001 Arabian Nights
Major Topic: Arabian folk tales that, like most of the old folk and fairy tales, present manifold layers of meaning and understanding.
Level: All levels
Collection of old fairy tales which bypass intellect to speak directly in the language of emotion and myth; precise records in symbolic form of spiritual and [...]
Filed under: Chapter 1: The Mystery of Being, Chapter 5: Dismantling Belief | Tagged: fairy tales, myth, stories, teaching stories | Leave a Comment »