Two Letters from the Correspondence of V.E. Sesemann and B.D. Dandaron

This work presents the two surviving letters preserved from extensive correspondence of V.E. Sesemann, a professor philosophy at Vilnius University time (1961), and B.D. Dandaron, Buddhist teacher who was researcher Buryat Integrated Research Institute that time. The discuss authors’ current creative plans, as well everyday life resettling after release prison in 1956. In his letter, Dandaron devotes significant attention to list literature he using writing study on aesthetics and/or mentioned records lectures Sesemann camp. give some idea nature relations between correspondents areas their research interests. publication is preceded by preface, which offers reflections context appearance formed basis Dandaron’s interest this issue. preface also provides camp “seminar” philosophy, were active participants. lectured wide range Western including aesthetics, history philosophical anthropology. practice Buddhism. particular aesthetic issues due fact system teachings developed, paid great development emotional intuition (associated with perception) an intermediate link rational inherent every person emotional-mystical developed during yogic practice.