East Asian Mysticisms
- Taoism InformationPage
http://www.religiousworlds.com/taoism/index.html
[A set of resources on one of the major traditions of classical China.]
South and Southeast Asian Mysticisms
- Javanese Mystical Movements
http://www.xs4all.nl/~wichm/javmys1.html
[An anthropological introduction to "mysticism" in Java, treated in some detail, and in a way
similar to Rudolf Otto — as an instance of a universal human potential. The author begins:
"There are numerous forms of mysticism. The majestic grandeur of nature evoked an intuitive
awe in man and a feeling of unity. Some time in history members of the homo sapiens species
began directing their attention inside themselves as they received indications of a magical
and spiritual nature." Part of the large Man and the Unknown web site.]
- Practical Mysticism
http://www.avatarmeherbaba.org/pracmy.html
[An excerpt from the book God Speaks by Meher Baba.]
- Sumarah Javanese Mysticism
http://sumarah.tripod.com/index.htm
[A presentation and representation of Sumarah and the kebatinan tradition of Javanese
mysticism by David Gordon Howe who is a guru in a Javanese mystic group, a long-standing
druid practicing nature and a Ph.D. in anthropology.]
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