John Blofeld (19131987) was a world-renowned scholar and writer who devoted his life to the study of Eastern religion, especially Taoism and Buddhism.
The Mystical Tradition of Kuan Yin
Buddhism, General
Paperback original / Shambhala Dragon Editions / 160 pages / 6 x 9
ISBN 978-0-87773-126-9 / February 1988
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This portrait of the Buddhist embodiment of compassion is both an informative study by a leading scholar of Buddhism and an engaging account of the author's search for the mystical significance of the goddess. An object of joyous devotion in Chinese folk religion, Kuan Yin is revered for her saving...
A Frank Account of Old Peking's Exotic Pleasures
Biography / Memoir / Philosophy / Travel
Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 264 pages / 6 x 9
ISBN 978-1-57062-637-1 / January 1989
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In his early twenties, John Blofeld spent what he describes as "three exquisitely happy years" in Peking during the era of the last emperor, when the breathtaking greatness of China's ancient traditions was still everywhere evident. Arriving in 1934, he found a city imbued with the atmosphere...
The Road to Immortality
Chinese Philosophy / Taoism
Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 212 pages / 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
ISBN 978-1-57062-589-3 / August 2000
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A religion with roots stretching back nearly five thousand years, Taoism combines elements of folklore, occult sciences, cosmology, yoga, meditation, poetry, and exalted mysticism. Mysterious and charmingly poetic, it is a living remnant of a way of life which has almost vanished from the world....
The Autobiography of a Western Buddhist
Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan
Paperback / Shambhala Dragon Editions / 316 pages / 6 x 9
ISBN 978-0-87773-034-7 /
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The Wheel of Life is the spiritual autobiography of John Blofeld (1913-1987), a world-renowned British scholar and writer who devoted his life to the study of Eastern traditions, especially Buddhism and Taoism. With wit, honesty, and humility, Blofeld portrays his search for wisdom and his...