Vicente Merlo

The Fascination of the East

Original title:

La fascinación de Oriente. El silencio de la meditación

About the book:

The Fascination of the East

The Silence of Meditation

This readable, magical and profound book analyses the many facets of what is a recurrent phenomenon in the western world. The author, himself fascinated by the richness of oriental thought and sensitivity, looks thoughtfully at questions of considerable resonance such as yoga, meditation, the spiritual masters, aesthetics and death. All this in the light of Indian wisdom, of which Vicente Merlo is an acclaimed connoisseur and teacher.

The book includes chapters by authors who, like Ken Wilbur, Raimon Panikkar and Carl Jung, have been clearly influenced by Indian philosophies, making them indispensable mediators between East and West.  

This volume urges us to think about the possibility, not to say necessity, of integrating eastern philosophy into our daily lives, taking silent meditation as its core theme.

About the author:

Vicente Merlo is a doctor of philosophy, a founding member of the Sociedad de estudios indicos / the Society for Indian studies as well as the Spanish Transpersonal Association, as well as a member of the Spanish Soci