I am very pleased to be able to contribute to this volume of essays honoring my friend and colleague in "comparative philosophy" J. N. Mohanty. Professor Mohanty is one of a very few philosophers in the world who is equally at home in the technical intricacies of traditional Indian philosophy and in the most current movements in Western thought. One must also add, quite emphatically, that not only is Professor Mohanty at home in these worlds as a scholar, but that he has as well contributed significantly in a creative way to their development.