Jan Olof Bengtsson

The Divine in Human Form in the World’s Religions Oneworld, 1997 (1970) Amazon.com Back cover: Hindu beliefs in avatars, heavenly beings who come down to earth to restore right and destroy wrong, are more than 2000 years old. For the greater part of this history, beliefs in avatars have run parallel to the Christian doctrine of incarnation, the manifestation of God in Jesus. This study looks at the origin and development of these doctrines of avatar and incarnation, not just

There are some characteristic and predictable onesidednesses (if I may use that word), superficialities and omissions in Tolle's...

Tantra, Shakti, and the Sacred Law Inner Traditions, 1992 Amazon.com Back cover: Translated into English for the first time, this book will come as a surprise to those who think of India as a civilization characterized only by contemplation and the quest for nirvana. The author introduces two Hindu movements – Tantrism and Shaktism – both of which emphasize a path of action as well as mastery over secret energies latent in the body. Tracing the influence of these movements on

Harikesha Swami was the first initiating guru among Bhaktivedanta Swami’s Western disciples that I came in contact with (in 1980). He...