Movements with the Cosmic Dancer : On Pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. The sacred landscape. 2. The dance of the soul. 3. The beginnings and the longings--excursions in time and space. 4. Tremblings along the journey. 5. In the Himalayan lap--drinking the mountain stream. 6. Borderland troubles: seeking God\'s intervention. 7. On the roof of the world. 8. The glorious mountain and the grateful pilgrim. 9. Revelations along the pilgrim\'s path. 10. The Dolma La Pass: epiphanies and rebirth. 11. The miracle of descent. 12. Manasarovar--the fecund lake of the mind. 13. Return of the pilgrim. Glossary. Other works on Kailash-Mansarovar.

From the preface: "These are the movements of an ordinary pilgrim to an extraordinary place on earth. The physical journey is both the story and a backdrop to record the spiritual journey. The tools and the method for spiritual pursuit are drawn from the inexhaustible myths and these myths enable us to understand abstract philosophy and these philosophies are laden with history. The mythical and cultural histories intersect with my personal history. It is a journey outward and inwards and woven into this multidirectional movement is a personal tale of a daughter\'s search for her lost father, who had to be reclaimed on a higher plane. Taken together, this multi-layered narrative is the longing of the soul to dance and when the Lord of dance recognises this desire and extends his helping hand, it transpires into Movements with the Cosmic Dancer."