Carrying on the living tradition of mystic minstrels, the Bauls roam the countryside of eastern India enacting the spiritual love dalliance of Radha and Krishna through songs and dances. The Path of the Mystic Lover explores the Bauls' lifestyle and philosophy, describing their sexual and ritual practices as well as their sacred teachings.
Carrying on the living tradition of mystic minstrels, the Bauls roam the countryside of eastern India enacting the spiritual love dalliance of Radha and Krishna through songs and dances. The Path of the Mystic Lover explores the Bauls' lifestyle and philosophy, describing their sexual and ritual practices as well as their sacred teachings.
A journalist and filmmaker, Bhaskar Bhattacharyya was born in the Himalayas of Bengali parents, brought up in East Africa, and educated in England. He then returned to India and continued his studies with Gopinath Kavirag, one of India's foremost Tantric scholars. He now lives in northern India with his wife and family. Nik Douglas' pioneering work on Tantra over the past two decades has resulted in a movie, Tantra: Indian Rites of Ecstasy, and several books, including the best-selling Sexual Secrets: The Alchemy of Ecstasy with Penny Slinger. An important modern surrealist artist, Penny Slinger has had her work widely exhibited and published in the United States and Europe.
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The Path of the Mystic Lover Baul Songs of Passion and Ecstasy Foreword by Nik Douglas Preface by Bhaskar Bhattacharyya Part One: The Bauls The Mad Minstrels of Bengal - The Music of the Bauls Their Musical Instruments - The Enigmatic Language of Their Songs The Bauls as Performwers - Hindu and Muslim Bauls The Love-Dalliance of Radha and Krishna - Historical Influences Tantrism - Vaishnavism - Sahajiya Vaishnavism The Medieval Spiritual Reformers - Sufism - Baul Communities Part Two: Songs of Passion and Ecstasy Baul songs Translated from the Bengali, with Commentary Part Three: The Way of Love The Truth within the Body - Rasa: The Juice of Love The Path of Passionate Devotion - Another's and One's Own Becoming a Baul - The First Initiation - The Inner Practices Sexual Rites - The "Art of Archers" - The Four Sacraments The Adept - A Night of Communal Singing Glossary Bibliography Index
The Path of the Mystic Lover Baul Songs of Passion and Ecstasy Foreword by Nik Douglas Preface by Bhaskar Bhattacharyya Part One: The Bauls The Mad Minstrels of Bengal - The Music of the Bauls Their Musical Instruments - The Enigmatic Language of Their Songs The Bauls as Performwers - Hindu and Muslim Bauls The Love-Dalliance of Radha and Krishna - Historical Influences Tantrism - Vaishnavism - Sahajiya Vaishnavism The Medieval Spiritual Reformers - Sufism - Baul Communities Part Two: Songs of Passion and Ecstasy Baul songs Translated from the Bengali, with Commentary Part Three: The Way of Love The Truth within the Body - Rasa: The Juice of Love The Path of Passionate Devotion - Another's and One's Own Becoming a Baul - The First Initiation - The Inner Practices Sexual Rites - The "Art of Archers" - The Four Sacraments The Adept - A Night of Communal Singing Glossary Bibliography Index
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