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| Title | : | Immortality and Reincarnation |
| Author | : | Alexandra David-Néel |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Page | : | 176 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0892816198 |
Famed traveler and mystic Alexandra David Neel, the first Western woman to see the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet, examines Eastern concepts of the afterlife in this classic study The question of what occurs to the individual personality after death is fundamental to the human experience In Immortality and Reincarnation Alexandra David Neel, the first Western woman to se Famed traveler and mystic Alexandra David Neel, the first Western woman to see the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet, examines Eastern concepts of the afterlife in this classic study The question of what occurs to the individual personality after death is fundamental to the human experience In Immortality and Reincarnation Alexandra David Neel, the first Western woman to see the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet, examines Taoist, Tibetan, and Hindu concepts concerning life after death Contrary to Western belief, which sees the human being as composed of a mortal body and an immortal soul, many Easterners believe in the immortality of both the body and the soul Alexandra David Neel gained firsthand knowledge of these beliefs and the practices they engendered in the course of her travels at the beginning of this century In Immortality and Reincarnation she ties them together for a unique look at reincarnation and eternal life in a region untouched by the modern world
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Alexandra David N el October 24, 1868 September 8, 1969 was a French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer She is most known for her visit to the forbidden to foreigners city of Lhasa, capital of Tibet 1924 She was born in Paris, France and died in Digne, Alpes de Haute Provence She wrote than 30 books, about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels Her well Alexandra David N el October 24, 1868 September 8, 1969 was a French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer She is most known for her visit to the forbidden to foreigners city of Lhasa, capital of Tibet 1924 She was born in Paris, France and died in Digne, Alpes de Haute Provence She wrote than 30 books, about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels Her well documented teachings influenced the beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, and philosopher Alan Watts Her real name was Louise Eugenie Alexandrine Marie David During her childhood she had a strong desire for freedom and spirituality At the age of 18, she had already visited England, Switzerland and Spain on her own, and she was studying in Madame Blavatsky s Theosophical Society In 1890 and 1891, she traveled through India, returning only when running out of money In Tunis she met the railroad engineer Philippe N el, whom she married in 1904 In 1911 Alexandra traveled for the second time to India, to further her study of Buddhism She was invited to the royal monastery of Sikkim, where she met Maharaj Kumar crown prince Sidkeon Tulku She became Sidkeong s confidante and spiritual sister according to Ruth Middleton , perhaps his lover Foster Foster She also met the thirteenth Dalai Lama twice in 1912, and had the opportunity to ask him many questions about Buddhism a feat unprecedented for a European woman at that time In the period 1914 1916 she lived in a cave in Sikkim, near the Tibetan border, learning spirituality, together with the Tibetan monk Aphur Yongden, who became her lifelong traveling companion, and whom she would adopt later From there they trespassed into Tibetan territory, meeting the Panchen Lama in Shigatse August 1916 When the British authorities learned about this Sikkim was then a British protectorate Alexandra and Yongden had to leave the country, and, unable to return to Europe in the middle of World War I, they traveled to Japan There Alexandra met Ekai Kawaguchi, who had visited Lhasa in 1901 disguised as a Chinese doctor, and this inspired her to visit Lhasa disguised as pilgrims After traversing China from east to west, they reached Lhasa in 1924, and spent 2 months there In 1928 Alexandra separated from Philippe Later they would reconcile, and Philippe kept supporting her till his death in 1941 Alexandra settled in Digne, and during the next 10 years she wrote books In 1937, Yongden and Alexandra went to China, traveling there during the second World War, returning to France only in 1946 She was then 78 years old In 1955 Yongden died Alexandra continued to study and write till her death at age 100 
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Famed traveler and mystic Alexandra David Neel, the first Western woman to see the forbidden city of Lhasa, Tibet, examines Eastern concepts of the af
176 pagesAlexandra David-Néel
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