Body of Light. John Mann

      

      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

1.	The Chakras	20
2.	The subtle body is experienced through sensation	23
3.	Sensing the energy between the palms	25
4.	Place your energy slightly above your eyebrows	28
5.	The spontaneous opening of the heart	30
6.	Surrendering negativity	32
7.	The nimbus in Christ	35
8.	The aura in a Buddhist diety	36
9.	Yogi representation in ancient Indus Valley seal	41
10.	An Aghori Tantric meditating