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Lecture I.2.2 - The Inward Journey

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When one studies primitive mythologies, the imagery of the mythological world derives from the psychological experiences of the shamans. The source of the imagery of primitive myths is the shaman's psychological crisis. The shaman is a person who in ... more info

Lecture I.2.3 - Confrontation of East and West in Religion

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Lecture I.2.3 - Confrontation of East and West in Religion
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Just as for the American Indian the buffalo dropped away, and with it their public social mythology, so for us: the world has moved past, and our mythology has dropped off, and we are turned inward, and [the gurus and zen masters] are the ones who ... more info

Lecture I.2.4 - Imagery of Rebirth Yoga

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Lecture I.2.4 - Imagery of Rebirth Yoga
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The realms of the gods and demons -- heaven, purgatory, hell -- are of the substance of dreams.... The mythology is the dream of the world. And if taken objectively as though there were gods, well then they are the counterpart of your dream -- this ... more info

Lecture I.2.5 - The World Soul

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Lecture I.2.5 - The World Soul
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In the ultimate illumination, all pairs of opposites are transcended, are left behind. And this world as we know and experience it is the perfect lotus world -- this is nirvana, as it looks.... The whole world as it lives is a manifestation of this ... more info

Lecture I.3.1 - Interpreting Oriental Myth

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Lecture I.3.1 - Interpreting Oriental Myth
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The whole point of the Oriental wisdom and mythic themes is that we are not in exile, but that the god is within you. You can’t be exiled from it. All that can happen is that you don’t know it—that you don’t realize it, that you haven’t found a way ... more info

Lecture I.3.2 - The Mystical Traditions of India

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Lecture I.3.2 - The Mystical Traditions of India
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Yoga is the intentional stopping of the spontaneous activity of the mind substance. Now the notion is that within what is called the gross matter of the mind… there functions what we now call electricity. This is called subtle matter in the Indian ... more info

Lecture I.3.3 - Hinduisim

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Lecture I.3.3 - Hinduisim
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In traditional Hinduism, each caste has its own laws, its own morality, its own place in the society, and the individual is given so many laws to attend to that his whole life is spent doing what he aught do and he never has a moment to think, What ... more info

Lecture I.3.4 - Buddhism

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Lecture I.3.4 - Buddhism
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No experience can be taught; all that can be taught is the way to an experience. Hence Buddhism is something that is implicit in ourselves and is to be achieved through experience but cannot be delivered to us like a package. No sooner did [the ... more info

Lecture I.3.5 - Creativity in Oriental Mythology [New!]

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Lecture I.3.5 - Creativity in Oriental Mythology [New!]
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When one looks at the glorious panorama of Indian art one sees a repetition of themes; beautiful themes, dependable themes, motifs that recur time and time again. And if you compare that galaxy of forms with their counterDisks in post renaissance ... more info

Lecture I.4.1 - Man and Myth [New!]

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Lecture I.4.1 - Man and Myth [New!]
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There are two orders of dream. There is the simple personal dream, where you get tangled up in your own personal twists and resistances to your life and so forth…. But then there is another level of dream which we call vision where one has gone past ... more info



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