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GliderGuider

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10. Mongolian shamanism may have touched ancient Greece

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 09:20 AM

Feb 2012

Philologist Peter Kingley has a theory (and some supporting evidence) that a Mongolian shaman known as "Abaris Skywalker" might have helped fertilize pre-Socratic philosophy with Eastern non-dualism through contacts with Pythagoras in Greece. He lays it out in his latest book A Story Waiting to Pierce You - which is a remarkable little read from both the historical and mystical perspectives.

I have the feeling that the world is filling up with Silent Buddhas these days, but that might just be my projection...

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Words to ponder [View all] GliderGuider Feb 2012 OP

A-not-A question - it's helpful to think about it as A (Not A). ellisonz Feb 2012 #1

I spent many decades wandering through a logical universe GliderGuider Feb 2012 #4

quote from Heraclitus marasinghe Feb 2012 #2

I always wondered where that quote came from. Thanks! GliderGuider Feb 2012 #3

The Heraclitus article led me to another Wiki article on "Dialectical monism" GliderGuider Feb 2012 #7

a real pleasure, GG. marasinghe Feb 2012 #9

Mongolian shamanism may have touched ancient Greece GliderGuider Feb 2012 #10

What do you think the "it" is referring to in the quote? nt ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #5

I think "it" could be either the reality we experience or the quality of existence itself. GliderGuider Feb 2012 #6

I would have guessed "the present." ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #8