- East
Asian Mysticisms
- Daoist or
Taoist
http://www.religiousworlds.com/dao/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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