"we are all broken images of that which is seen when the mind stands still" ~Joseph Campbell
Masks of Oriental Gods: Symbolism of Kundalini Yoga

• Front Matter
• Preface
• Introduction
• 1. Biblical style and Western Literature
• 2. Old Testament Types and Symbols
• 3. Types of Christian Revelation
• 4. Elements of Belief in the Qur'an
• 5. The Hindu Experience: An Examination of Folklore and Sacred Texts
• 6. Masks of Oriental Gods: Symbolism of Kundalini Yoga
• 7. Influences of Taoist Classics on Chinese Philosophy
• 8. The Impact of the Nirvana Sutra in China
• 9. The First Vision: Re-Visioning Historical Experience
• 10. On Confessing Belief: Thoughts on the Language of the Articles of Faith
• 11. The Dark Way to the Tree: Typological Unity in the Book of Mormon
• 12. "All Things Which Have Been Given of God...Are the Typifying of Him": Typology in the Book of Mormon
• 13. The Typology of the Exodus Pattern in the Book of Mormon

By Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell, “Masks of Oriental Gods: Symbolism of Kundalini Yoga,” in Literature of Belief: Sacred Scripture and Religious Experience, ed. Neal E. Lambert (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1981), 109–38.

Chapter 6: Masks of Oriental Gods: Symbolism of Kundalini Yoga