Lama Govinda

Lama Anagarika Govinda - FOR OBITUARY SEE

Writings

Lama Govinda was a prolific writer on Buddhism. Among his books are these:

• Creative Meditation and Multidimensional Consciousness. It was reviewed by Jim Tweedie in Circles, No. 1 (Spring 1985):12.
• Insights of a Himalayan Pilgrim. Review by Robert Boyd in Theosophical History Vol 5 (July 1995): 253.
• The Psychological Attitude of Early Buddhist Philosophy. Review by A. N. Relton in Theosophical Journal 2:4 (Jul-Aug 1961):26.
• The Way of the White Clouds: A Buddhist Pilgrim in Tibet. Review by Sthavira Sangharakshita in Theosophical Journal 7:4 (Jul-Aug 1966): 25.

He was also a frequent contributor to The American Theosophist:

• "The Significance of Meditation in Buddhism," The American Theosophist 58:11 (November 1970): 332.
• "Consciousness Expansion and Disintegration versus Concentration and Spiritual Regeneration," The American Theosophist 60:1 (January 1972): 7.
• Review of 'The Opening of the Wisdom-Eye and the History of the Advancement of Buddhadharma in Tibet' by HH Tenzin Gyatsho, The American Theosophist 60:5 (May 1972): 95.
• "Principles of Buddhist Tantrism," The American Theosophist 60:5 (May 1972): 124.
• "The Seven Auspicious Symbols of a World Ruler," The American Theosophist 61:10 (October 1973): 283.
• "The Significance of Ritual in Buddhism," The American Theosophist 65:5 (May 1977): 124.
• "Polarity and Integration [extract]," The American Theosophist 68:5 (May 1980): 107.
• "Symbols of Transformation: Reflections on the Book of Changes," The American Theosophist 69:5 (May, 1981): 122. Reprinted from Main Currents Vol 32.
• "Completeness and Transformation [excerpt Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism]," The American Theosophist 69:7 (July 1981): 195.
• "Logic and Symbol in the Multi-Dimension Conception of the Universe," The American Theosophist 69:10 (November 1981): 122. Reprinted from Main Currents 1969.
• Quotation from "The Psychological Attitude of Early Buddhist Philosophy," The American Theosophist 70:9 (October 1982): 287.
• "Buddhism as Actuality beyond Pessimism & Optimism," The American Theosophist 71:10 (October 1982): 356.
• "Creative Meditation," The American Theosophist 73:3 (March 1985): 64.
• ""The American Theosophist 70:9 (October 1982): 64.

He also wrote articles for numerous other Theosophical periodicals:

• "Pensées, " Le Lotus Bleu 92 (Avril 1987): 5.
• "Trance Walking And Lung-gom Training, " Light Bearer 14:3 (Autumn 2006): 31.
• "Consciousness Expansion: Disintegration versus Concentration & Spiritual Regeneration," Theosophy in Australia 36:5 (October 1972): 8.
• "Fundamental Principles of Meditation." Theoscientist 10:4 (1986): 8.
• "The Way of Transformation," Theosophy in New Zealand 41 (July-Sept 1980): 68.
• "Meeting with the Guru [reprint]," Theosophy in New Zealand 64 (September 2003): 7.
• "The Story of Siddha Kadgapa [reprint 1966]," Theosophy in New Zealand 64 (September 2003): 26.
• "Trance Walking and Lung-gom Training [extract Way of the White Clouds]," Theosophy in New Zealand 67 (March 2006): 8.
• "Creative Meditation," The Eclectic Theosophist 21 (Winter, 1992): 4.