Gateway to Wisdom: Taoist and Buddhist Contemplative and Healing Yogas Adapted for Western Students of the Way

by John Blofeld

English, Chinese (translation)

214 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 1980

About the author

John Eaton Calthorpe Blofeld (M.A., Literature, University of Cambridge, 1946) wrote on Asian thought and religion, especially Taoism and Chinese Buddhism. During WWII, he working in counterintelligence for the British Embassy in Chongqing (Chungking), China, as a cultural attaché. In the 1950s, he studied with Dudjom Rinpoche and other Nyingma teachers in Darjeeling, India. He later mentored Red Pine in his translation work.

Reviews

[Onsetsu Evan Cordes · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories in each section are fantastic.

I had a hard time getting through the end, particularly the detailed descriptions of techniques.

Very interesting introduction to this subject, though.