Ritual and Devotion: An Introduction - Softcover
Book by Sangharakshita
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Lasting baptism in any faith requires that the believer wade, metaphorically at least, into the water, out beyond knee deep to where the currents flow and float. Ritual, addressed to the many relatively new, Western adherents of Buddhism, navigates these waters well. It seeks to guide the committed new Buddhist into the practice of puja, or devotional ritual, that leads to the engagement of emotions in spiritual life. Sympathetic, friendly, full of familiar metaphors and examples, this is a gentle guide through the Sevenfold Puja, a poetic sequence of devotional moods that utilizes recitation, offerings and mantras. Sweet stops along the way include such things as the practical mysticism of incense. Sangharakshita cleverly, if ironically, invites practitioners to venture beyond rational knowledge with solidly crafted text very much in the logical, rational style. The result is a useful addition to the canon of Buddhism in the West.
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Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Ritual is essential in all religions. Here a noted Indian teacher of Buddhism in the West (Who Is the Buddha? Windhorse, 1994) explains why ritual is not just a formal observance but the means of uniting a spiritual community of shared ideals. The work is a well-edited selection from some of his lectures to the Western Buddhist Order members in England. Two introductory chapters discuss the problems that lead us to resist ritual. The author then expounds the historic principles and meanings of the basic seven-part Puja, or devotional exercise for Buddhists. His syle is so clear that reading the book is refreshing. For extensive collections in Buddhism.?Jeanne S. Bagby, formerly with Tucson P. L., Ariz.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherWindhorse Pubns
- Publication date1900
- ISBN 10 090476687X
- ISBN 13 9780904766875
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