Renowned occultist H P Blavatsky is famous for introducing the 'Secret Doctrine' to an astonished West. 'The Voice of the Silence' is derived from the same deep spring of Wisdom. Tibet's Panchen Lama endorsed the work as the "only true exposition in English of the Heart Doctrine of Mahayana and its noble ideal of self-sacrifice." The current (14th) Dalai Lama concurred: "I believe that this book has strongly influenced many aspirants to the wisdom and compassion of the Bodhisattva Path." The book's three segments form a step-wise introduction to this spiritual path. Fragment 1 describes the preparation of the aspirant for discipleship; Fragment 2 the methods of purification of the lower vehicles; while Fragment 3; reveals the Seven Keys which open the way to Enlightenment.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Brief; but great referenceBy arielartThis is a very handy reference on the Gods that were historically worshipped in the what is now the UK and Ireland. I really like the way the book is laid out; the detailed references; the short but information-packed descriptions; and the useful charts. I like that I can find what I want and need at a glance. Includes appendices which I found useful.This book; by its structure; gives a wide overview rather than a deep study. Thus; it is excellent for helping the reader to organize their own future studies and researches and for assisting one in making connections when learning more about the Gods and/or the spiritual viewpoints of the many cultures which settled or visited the Isles.This review refers to the Kindle edition. Since I typically read my ebooks on an iPad in landscape mode; I had none of the problems with the charts that another reviewer noted. I bought this book for the Kindle app because I specifically wanted a version on my iPad (which I use as my mobile office). But I usually prefer hard copy books and like this one well enough that I may buy it in print at some point.I would have liked to have seen illustrations of some of the inscriptions and landscape referred in the book to since many; if not most; of the Gods are Spirits of place: rivers; springs; areas or provinces. That would have pushed the book up to a stellar five star review. It also would have been a lot more work for the authors. So; for what the intention of the book was; apparently; to be; the authors did a super job.I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to study and research this topic or who just wants a handy reference.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Jeffrey BohnWonderful to own. Compliments any library with straightforward; no non-sense information about early pagan deities.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A neat collectionBy JetpackThis is an ambitious attempt to catalog the various deities mentioned in Britain. As you can imagine; there are a number of gods that only are mentioned in one place; so this really shows the depth/diversity of religious views. It's a great collection; and very informative.I picked this up while free.11;232 locations in total.
