THE BODY
OF LIGHT
Also by John Mann
Rudi; 14 Years With My Teacher
with ML Richard
Exploring Social Space
Students of the Light
Learning to Be
Encounter: A Weekend With Intimate Strangers
with H. Otto
Ways of Growth
Changing Human Behavior
Louis Pasteur: Father of Bacteriology
Sigmund Freud: Doctor of Secrets & Dreams
Frontiers of Psychology
Behind the Cosmic Curtain:
Further Writings of Swami Rudrananda
Also by Lar Short
Way of Radiance
Commuter Yoga
with Martin Lowenthal
Opening the Heart of Compassion
THE BODY
OF EIGHT
BY
JOHN MANN
AND LAR SHORT
Illustrated by Juan Li
CHARLES E. TUTTLE COMPANY, INC.
Boston • Rutland, Vermont • Tokyo
PUBLISHED BY CHARLES E. TUTTLE CO., INC.
of Rutland, Vermont, and Tokyo, Japan,
with editorial offices at
364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.
© 1990 John Mann and Lar Short
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication maybe reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Publisher.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0703-8 (ebook)
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:
90-82428
Printed in Singapore
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CONTENTS
| List of Illustrations | 7 |
| List of Tables | 9 |
| Acknowledgements | 11 |
| Introduction | 13 |
| Part I: The Subtle Body: Background, History and Traditions | 17 |
| Chapter One: The Recurrent Image | 19 |
| Chapter Two: The Hindu Tradition | 39 |
| Chapter Three: Buddhist Systems | 59 |
| Chapter Four: The Taoist Approach | 87 |
| Chapter Five: Other Traditions | 105 |
| Chapter Six: Conclusions | 121 |
| Part II: Awakening the Subtle Body | 137 |
| Introductory Exercises | 143 |
| Intermediate Exercises | 152 |
| Advanced Methods | 163 |
| Notes | 179 |
| Index | 185 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
