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A practicing Buddhist and Oriental linguist recounts supernatural events she witnessed in Tibet during the 1920s. Intelligent and witty, she describes...
The Personal Story of the Only White Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
The first Western woman to be received by any Dalai Lama recounts her 1924 journey through unknown territory to the forbidden city of Lhasa, encounter...
Noted authority discusses mystic rites and doctrines, methods of psychic training, various kinds of initiations and their aims, spiritual exercises, "...
Born in 1868 to a respectable French family, Alexandra David-Neel became the most remarkable female travel writer of the Twentieth century. David-Neel...
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Wisdom from the Forbidden Journey
Famed traveler and mystic Alexandra David-Neel, the first Western woman to see the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet, examines Eastern concepts of the af...
My Journey to Lhasa is a riveting account of one woman's determination to reach a goal against nearly insurmountable obstacles, and serves today as a ...
This is an account of the Madhyamika (Middle Way) school of Buddhism, a method of mediation and enlightenment that was developed by the great Indian t...
The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
My Journey to Lhasa is a riveting account of one woman's determination to achieve a goal against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, serving today as ...
Living Traditions
King Gesar, renowned throughout Tibet and Central Asia, represents the ideal warrior—the principle of all-victorious confidence. As the central forc...
2017 Reprint of 1960 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. ..".this is the most direct, n...
Reviving a Northwest Coast Tradition
The cedar canoe was central to the lives of the Northwest Coast's First Peoples. With the increased use of gas boats in the late 19th century, the tra...
2017 Reprint of 1960 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software."...this is the most direct, no...
This text offers an insight into Tibet's ancient spiritual doctrine and practices, including the various initiation ceremonies and daily spiritual exe...
As Sung by the Bards of His Country
David Neel was an infant when his father, a Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw artist, died, triggering events that would separate him from the traditions of his homel...
Words and Photographs of Native Leaders
David Neel's photographs of, and conversations with, his own people introduce us to individuals who know who they are and whose comments on the presen...
David Neel was an infant when his father, a traditional Kwakiutl artist, returned to the ancestors, triggering a series of events that would separate ...