Light from the East Eastern Wisdom for the Modern West

This is a collection of writings about the spiritual meeting of East and West in the modern world including articles by the Dalai Lama, Huston Smith, Frithjof Schuon, Thomas Merton, Titus Burckhardt, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Diana Eck, Gary Snyder and Aldous Huxley. Highlighting aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism that have proved most attractive to Western seekers, it explores the similarities and differences between Eastern and Western traditions while emphasizing respect amongst the adherents of different faiths.Oldmeadow, Harry is the author of 'Light from the East Eastern Wisdom for the Modern West', published 2007 under ISBN 9781933316222 and ISBN 1933316225.