Jung and Eastern Thought

Author: Coward, Harold

Brand: Sri Satguru Publications

Binding: hardcover

Number Of Pages: 233

Release Date: 01-04-1991

Details: Review
This is a well-written book balancing Jungian & Eastern thought in an unbiased manner-both similarities & differences. It covers yoga (Patanjali's)/Taoism; alchemy/Gnosticism, the collective unconscious=Self/ Brahman, synchronicity; mandalas/quaternity/circumambulation, karma/reincarnation, prana/libido/prajna, & Upanishads/kundalini. It has general topics & a very detailed comparison of Jung/Patanjali's yoga with considerable discussion of the Upanishads. Thus, it focuses mainly on Hinduism. There are a great many parallels, if not identities, between numerous concepts & views: p. 5: quoting Jung: "Taoist philosophy as well as yoga have very many parallels with the psychic processes we can observe in Western man." Perhaps the main similarities lie in the extensive comparisons of Jung's libido vs. yoga's prana, self-knowledge & prajna, mandalas & circumambulation as symbols of wholeness/Self, the relationship between the self & the All, & yoga vs. psychotherapy. It is erudite, convincing, yet readable. --By Neal J. Pollock -23 May 2005

The text was very helpful in understanding many significant differences between the Eastern and Western thought in regards to spiritual consciousness. Jung helps us understand the Western unconscous mind and its relationship to the pro and cons of the practice of Yoga. --By pam 8 January 2008
About the Author
Harold Coward (born 1936) is a Canadian scholar of bioethics and religious studies. He is the author of many publications and has been profiled in the The Vancouver Sun.[1] Coward's works and publications have been discussed multiple times in popular media.[2] In 1994, The Vancouver Sun described Coward as "one of the world s leaders in creating a constructive religious response to the population crisis".[3] In 1997, Coward was described as "arguably the most dynamic religion scholar in Canada today".[1] Coward was the first director at the University of Calgary Press (1981 83).[4] Coward was director of the University of Victoria s Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.[1] Coward is a director at Genome British Columbia.[5] An honorary collection of essays has been dedicated to Coward

EAN: 9788170302582

Package Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English