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The University of Chicago Press The Guide of the Perplexed
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Taylor & Francis Pyrrhonian Buddhism
Book SynopsisPyrrhonian Buddhism reconstructs the path to enlightenment shared both by early Buddhists and the ancient Greek sceptics inspired by Pyrrho of Elis, who may have had extended contacts with Buddhists when he accompanied Alexander the Great to India in the third century BCE.This volume explores striking parallels between early Buddhism and Pyrrhonian scepticism, suggesting their virtual identity. Both movements saw beliefsâfictions mistaken for truthsâas the principal source of human suffering. Both practiced suspension of judgment about beliefs to obtain release from suffering, and to achieve enlightenment, which the Buddhists called bodhi and the Pyrrhonists called ataraxia. And both came to understand the structure of human experience without belief, which the Buddhists called dependent origination and the Pyrrhonists described as phenomenalistic atomism.This book is intended for the general reader, as well as historians, classicists, Buddhist scholars, philoTable of ContentsPreface; 1. West Meets East; 2. Diogenes Laertius; 3. Sextus Empiricus; 4. Timon and Aulus Gellius; 5. Pragmata and Dependent Origination; 6. Emptiness and the Suspension of Belief; 7. Ataraxia and Bodhi; Bibliography; Index
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Taylor & Francis The Selfless Mind Personality Consciousness and Nirvana in Early Buddhism
Book SynopsisThis careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed. Explores issues relating to self-development, moral responsibility and the between-lives period, and more.Trade Review'Anyone interested in Buddhism, psychospiritual/yogic processes, and the phenomenology of meditation/ecstasy will unquestionably find this book a treasure trove.' - www.yrec.infoTable of ContentsIntroduction; I: Exploring the Notion of Selflessness; 1: The Question of Self; 2: The Meaning of ‘Not-Self'; 3: Developing a Self Without Boundaries; 4: Personal Continuity and Responsibility; 5: My World and its End; 6: The Life-Principle and the Between-Lives State; II: Sa?s?ric and Nibb?nic Discernment; 7: The Centrality of Discernment; 8: Discernment and Conditioned Arising; 9: Discernment and the Perceptual Process; 10: Bhava?ga and the Brightly Shining Mind; 11: Nibb?na as the Timeless ‘Stopping' of the Entire Personality; 12: Nibb?na as a Transformed State of Discernment; 13: Seeking The Tath?gata; 14: Conclusion
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Liberation As Affirmation The Religiosity of Zhuangzi and Nietzsche Suny Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
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Tuttle Publishing Taoism for Beginners
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Duke University Press Chinese Visions of World Order
Book SynopsisExamining the evolution of the Confucian doctrine of tianxia (all under heaven), which aspires to a unitary worldview that cherishes global justice and transcends social divides, the contributors show how it has shaped China's political organization, foreign policy, and worldview from the Han dynasty to the present.Trade Review“Chinese Visions of World Order is the best kind of edited volume; it gives the impression that its diverse array of contributions have been curated rather than commissioned.” -- Salvatore Babones * MCLC Resource Center *"Compiles a fascinating multiplicity of philosophical thoughts and historiographic accounts of the Chinese tianxia . . . . A good read for anyone interested in Chinese intellectual history and philosophy." -- Nele Noesselt * The China Quarterly *Table of ContentsIntroduction / Ban Wang 1 Part I. Tianxia, Confucianism, and Empire 1. Tianxia and the Invention of Empire in East Asia / Mark Edward Lewis and Hsieh Mei-yu 25 2. From Empire to State: Kang Youwei, Confucian Universalism, and Unity / Wang Hui 49 3. The Chinese World Order and Planetary Sustainability / Prasenjit Duara 65 Part II. Tianxia, Cross-Cultural Learning, and Cosmopolitanism 4. The Moral Vision in Kang Youwei's Book of the Great Community / Ban Wang 87 5. Greek Antiquity, Chinese Modernity, and the Changing World Order / Yiquan Zhou 106 6. Realizing Tianxia: Traditional Values and China's Foreign Policy / Daniel A. Bell 129 Part III. Tianxia and Socialist Internationalism 7. Tianxia and Postwar Japanese Sinologists' Vision of the Chinese Revolution: The Cases of Nishi Junzō and Mizoguchi Yūzō / Viren Murthy 149 8. China's Lost World of Internationalism / Lin Chun 177 9. China's Tianxia Worldlings: Socialist and Postsocialist Cosmopolitanisms / Lisa Rofel 212 Part IV. Tianxia and Its Discontents 10. The Soft Power of the Constant Soldier: or, Why We Should Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the PLA / Haiyan Lee 237 11. Tracking Tianxia: On Intellectual Self-Positioning / Chishen Chang and Kuan-Hsing Chen 267 Bibliography 293 Contributors 319 Index 323
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Fordham University Press Circling the Elephant
Book SynopsisChristian theologians have for some decades affirmed that they have no monopoly on encounters with God or ultimate reality and that other religions also have access to religious truth and transformation. If that is the case, the time has come for Christians not only to learn about but also from their religious neighbors. Circling the Elephant affirms that the best way to be truly open to the mystery of the infinite is to move away from defensive postures of religious isolationism and self-sufficiency and to move, in vulnerability and openness, toward the mystery of the neighbor.Employing the ancient Indian allegory of the elephant and blind(folded) men, John J. Thatamanil argues for the integration of three often-separated theological projects: theologies of religious diversity (the work of accounting for why there are so many different understandings of the elephant), comparative theology (the venture of walking over to a different side of the elephant), and constructiTable of ContentsPreface: Autobiography and Comparative Theology | xi Note on Transliteration | xix Introduction: Revisiting an Old Tale | 1 1 Religious Difference and Christian Theology: Thinking About, Thinking With, and Thinking Through | 21 2 The Limits and Promise of Exclusivism and Inclusivism: Assessing Major Options in Theologies of Religious Diversity | 41 3 No One Ascends Alone: Toward a Relational Pluralism | 70 4 Comparative Theology after Religion? | 108 5 Defining the Religious: Comprehensive Qualitative Orientation | 152 6 The Hospitality of Receiving: Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Interreligious Learning | 193 7 God as Ground, Singularity, and Relation: Trinity and Religious Diversity | 213 8 This Is Not a Conclusion | 249 Acknowledgments | 259 Notes | 263 Index | 289
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University of Hawai'i Press Pure Land Real World
Book SynopsisShows that the Pure Land tradition informed twentieth-century Japanese thought in profound and surprising ways and suggests that it might do the same for twenty-first-century thinkers. The critical power of Pure Land utopianism has yet to be exhausted.
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St. Lynn's Press Zen Life
Book SynopsisWritten by the author of The Zen Book and Zen Cards, Zen Life is a compilation of 108 Zen stories and aphorisms, ancient and modern, which are meant to be opened at random and consulted for their wisdom and insights.
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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis clearly written text explores the breadth of Buddhist philosophy and its historical unfolding. It considers the basic teachings of the Buddha, and the value of meditation for improving and shaping one's life. This Second Edition includes new chapters on Buddhist ethics and meditative practices for living a flourishing life.Table of ContentsPart I. A Sketch of the Buddha and the Dhamma: 1. The life of Siddhattha Gotama; 2. The contexts for the emergence of Buddhism; 3. The basic teachings of the Buddha; 4. One Buddhism or many Buddhisms?; Part II. Details of the Dhamma; 5. Kamma, Samsara, and rebirth; 6. Interdependent arising; 7. Impermanence, no-enduring-self, and emptiness; 8. Moksa and Nibbana; Part III. Development of the Dhamma/Dharma: 9. Bodhidharma's and Huineng's Buddhisms; 10. Pure Land Buddhism ; 11. Tibetan Buddhism; 12. Two forms of contemporary Buddhism; Part IV. Applications and Assessment of the Dhamma/Dharma: 13. Applied Buddhist Ethics or Engaged Buddhism; 14. Buddhist Epistemology and Buddhist Meditation.
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LEGARE STREET PR The History Of Buddhist Thought
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Routledge Islamic Philosophy of Religion
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Huong Sen Buddhist Temple The Cycle of Life The Tibetan Painting of
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
Book Synopsis[A] positive contribution to the discourse on aesthetics from a cross-cultural perspective. It should be required reading for any academic who teaches and writes on aesthetics and the philosophy of art . . . There is much to be inspired by, and to learn from.- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art CriticismThe Bloomsbury Research Handbook of Indian Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art provides an extensive research resource to the burgeoning field of Asian aesthetics. Featuring leading international scholars and teachers whose work defines the field, this unique volume reflects the very best scholarship in creative, analytic, and comparative philosophy. Beginning with a philosophical reconstruction of the classical rasa aesthetics, chapters range from the nature of art-emotions, tones of thinking, and aesthetic education to issues in film-theory and problems of the past versus present. As well as discussing indigenous versus foreign in aesthetic practices, this volume covers North and Trade ReviewA very good anthology, covering a substantial range of Indian aesthetic concerns. … I recommend it to anyone wanting a sense of the history and present, and of the philosophical richness of Indian aesthetic theory. * Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *[A] positive contribution to the discourse on aesthetics from a cross-cultural perspective. It should be required reading for any academic who teaches and writes on aesthetics and the philosophy of art. It should also attract any reader interested in seeing how a familiar topic in Western aesthetics—like the possibility and nature of aesthetic experience—is treated in sometimes unfamiliar ways in a cross-cultural context by aestheticians writing about Indian music, theater, dance, painting, and film. There is much to be inspired by, and to learn from, in a careful perusal of this volume. * The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism *Unlike the many works that take Western viewpoints as their starting point, this collection presents Indian aesthetics from the inside, demonstrating its depth, versatility, and contemporary relevance. It welcomes novices while simultaneously addressing experts, covering traditional issues as well as such intriguing topics as the aesthetic value of the ugly, the aesthetics of festivals, the architectural character of hermits’ huts, and the role of aesthetics in post-colonial politics. This book is essential reading, not only for those specifically concerned with the Indian tradition, but for anyone who is interested in aesthetics and the arts. -- Kathleen Higgins, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, USA and editor of From Africa to Zen: An Invitation to World Philosophy and The Music Between Us: Is Music a Universal Language?This volume of essays offers a synthetic and creative approach to the subject of Indian aesthetics and the philosophy of art. The editor has gathered together essays that intersect hosts of themes that are omnipresent in Indian works of literature, music, stage drama, cinema, and the plastic arts alongside theoretical reflections on the cognitive, emotional, cross-cultural, political, and social aspects of the aesthetic in Indian art across time. As such, this collection of essays moves past any attempt at predictable coherence or coverage and ambitiously aims to provoke new thoughts about aesthetics in the South Asian context, a subject so ancient and so vast that no single volume could justifiably introduce its variety. -- Deven M. Patel, Associate Professor of South Asia Studies, University of Pennsylvania, USATable of ContentsNotes on Contributors Introduction: Contemporary Indian Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art, Arindam Chakrabarti (University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA) 1. Two Cultures in Indian Epistemology of Aesthetic Meaning, Lawrence McCrea (Cornell University, USA) 2. Rasa Aesthetics goes Global: Relevance and Legitimacy, Priyadarshi Patnaik (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India) 3. Who is afraid of Mimesis? Contesting the Common Sense of Indian Aesthetics through the Theory of ‘Mimesis’ or Anukarana Vâda, Parul Dave Mukherji (School of Aesthetics and Art History, JNU, New Delhi, India) 4.Thoughts on Svara and Rasa: Music as Thinking/Thinking as Music, Mukund Lath (Jaipur, India) 5. The Aesthetics of the Resplendent Sapphire: Erotic Devotion in Rupa Gosvamin’s Ujjvalanilamani, Nrisinha Prasad Bhaduri (Kolkata, India) 6. The Impersonal Subjectivity of Aesthetic Emotion, Bijoy H Boruah (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India) 7. Refining the Repulsive: Towards an Indian Aesthetics of the Ugly and the Disgusting, Arindam Chakrabarti (University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA) 8. The Perfume of/from the Past: Modern Reflections on Ancient Art, Sudipta Kaviraj (Columbia University, USA) 9. Aesthetics of Theft, Sibaji Bandyopadhyay (Formerly, Professor of Cultural Studies, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India) 10. Approaches to Time in Rajput and Mughal painting, B.N.Goswamy (Emeritus Professor of Aesthetics and Art-History, Punjab University Chandigarh, India) 11. Deep Seeing: Notes on Kutiyattam, David Shulman (The Hebrew University, Jerusalem) 12. Realizing the body in movement: Gestures of Freedom in the Dance Aesthetics of Rabindranath Tagore and Kumar Shahani, Rimli Bhattacharya (University of Delhi, India) 13. The Aesthetical Paradox of the Hermit’s Hut, Kazi Khaleed Ashraf (University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA) 14. Aesthetics of Touch and Skin: An Essay in Contemporary Indian Political Phenomenology, Gopal Guru (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) 15. Demands and Dilemmas of Durga Puja ‘Art’: Notes on a Contemporary Festival Aesthetics, Tapati Guha-Thakurta (Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta) 16. The Sky of Cinema, Moinak Biswas (Jadavpur University, India) 17. Towards a Gandhian Aesthetics: The Poetics of Surrender and the Art of Brahmacharya, Tridip Suhrud (Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust, India) 18. Aesthetic Judgement of Disgrace, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (Columbia University, USA) Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Fiction and Philosophy in the Zhuangzi
Book SynopsisBrimming with mythical imagination, poetic sallies, and often ferociously witty remarks, the Zhuangzi is one of China's greatest literary and philosophical masterpieces. Yet the complexities of this classical text can make it a challenging read. This English translation leads you confidently through the comic scenes and virtuoso writing style, introducing all the little stories Zhuangzi invented and unpicking its philosophical insights through close commentaries and helpful asides. Romain Graziani opens up the text as never before, showing how Zhuangzi uses the stories as an answer to Mencius's conception of sacrifice and self-cultivation, restoring the critical interplay with Confucius' Analects, and guiding you through the themes of the animal world, sacrifice, political violence, meditation, illness, and death. In Graziani's translation, the co-founder of Taoism emerges as a remarkable thinker: a dedicated disparager of moral virtues who stubbornly resists any form ofTrade ReviewThe Zhuangzi is by far the most captivating, challenging and playfully profound piece of philosophical literature to have emerged from ancient China. Stringing together its stories and quirky characters with refreshingly new insight and zest, Graziani is a delightful reading companion to this fascinating text. * Roel Sterckx, Joseph Needham Professor of Chinese History, Science and Civilization, University of Cambridge, UK *Graziani demonstrates through a series of close readings that the style and wit of the Zhuangzi are by no means achieved at the expense of philosophical depth— that, rather, the work’s aesthetic appeal and moral seriousness are inseparable. For the first time, the work’s determined rejection of almost all the schemes of value current in Warring-States China is revealed. Zhuangzi’s art of dialogue, his empathy with ‘unreliable’ characters, his handling of the taboo topic of death, his twists and turns, are patiently and wonderfully brought out. * Haun Saussy, University Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Chicago, USA *The Zhuangzi is one of the most imaginative and inventive works in world philosophy. Through his nuanced analyses and outstanding translations, Graziani beautifully conveys the philosophical complexity, the literary subtlety, and the marvelous wit of this extraordinary text. This is a wonderful and tremendously exciting book. * Michael Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology, Harvard University, USA *Luxuriating in the richness of the Zhuangzi’s delightfully irreverent stories, Graziani resists the pressure to distill tidy philosophical lessons from them. Instead, he unleashes his own dazzling literary skill to show how the fictional dimensions of the work are not simply a side show but form the living heart of the text’s philosophical vision. * Curie Virág, Senior Researcher and Co-Project Director, University of Edinburgh, UK *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Part I: Humans Versus Animals 1. Carving up a Myth in the Kitchens of Power 2. Zoocide: Reflections on the Zhuangzi Bestiary Part II: Humans Versus Death 3. One Monster, Two Mortals, and Myriad Metamorphoses 4. Fun at the Funerals Part III: Humans Versus Heaven 5. Acesis and Ecstasy 6. The Way of True Men Conclusion Further Reading and Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Japanese Philosophies of Education
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Cultivating Spirituality A Modern Shin Buddhist Anthology
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Daoism Meditation and the Wonders of Serenity From the Latter Han Dynasty 25220 to the Tang Dynasty 618907 SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Mountains Rivers and the Great Earth
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Nilgiri Press The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 3: A
Book SynopsisA comprehensive manual for living a spiritual life, based on a verse-by-verse commentary on India’s timeless scripture – from the author of its best-selling translation. (The ebook The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living 9781586381455 includes all three volumes in this series.) The Bhagavad Gita is set on the battlefield of an apocalyptic war between good and evil. Faced with a dire moral dilemma, the warrior prince Arjuna turns in anguish to his spiritual guide, Sri Krishna, for answers to the fundamental questions of life.Easwaran points out that Arjuna’s crisis is acutely modern. The Gita’s battlefield is the struggle for self-mastery that every human being must wage. Arjuna represents each of us, and Sri Krishna is the Lord, instructing us in eighteen chapters of lofty wisdom as we face the social, environmental, and global challenges that threaten our world today.Easwaran is a spiritual teacher and author of deep insight and warmth. His verse-by-verse commentary interprets the Gita’s teachings for modern readers, explaining the Sanskrit concepts and philosophy and applying them with practicality, wisdom, and humor to every aspect of our work, our relationships, and our lives. With everyday anecdotes, stories, and examples, he shows that the changes we long to see in the world start with the transformation of our own consciousness. The practical exercises recommended by Easwaran to achieve transformation are part of a spiritual program he developed for his own life. They are accessible to people from all backgrounds and cultures. Urging us to adopt a higher image of the human being, he assures us that peace and unity are within reach. Each volume of this series covers six chapters of the Gita. Each may be read on its own, but all three volumes together form an in-depth, verse-by-verse explanation of this ancient scripture and its relevance today. Each volume includes instructions in Easwaran's eight-point program of passage meditation. Volume 1: The first six chapters of the Gita explore the concept of the innermost Self and source of wisdom in each of us. Easwaran explains how we can begin to transform ourselves, even as householders engaged in busy lives. Volume 2: The next six chapters of the Gita go beyond the individual Self to explore the Supreme Reality underlying all creation. Easwaran builds a bridge across the seeming divide between scientific knowledge and spiritual wisdom, and explains how the concept of the unity of life can help us in all our relationships. Volume 3: The final six chapters put forth an urgent appeal for us to begin to see that all of us are one – to make the connection between the Self within and the Reality underlying all creation. Global in scope, the emphasis is on what we can do to make a difference to heal our environment and establish peace in the world. Easwaran’s commentary is for all students of the Gita, whatever their background, and for anyone who is trying to find a path to wisdom, love, and kindness in themselves and our troubled world. Written as an authoritative, accessible guide to a much-loved scripture, it is a handbook for finding peace and clarity within. This second edition incorporates revisions made across all three volumes following the author’s final instructions.Trade ReviewNo one in modern times is more qualified — no make that ‘as qualified’ — to translate the epochal Classics of Indian Spirituality than Eknath Easwaran. And the reason is clear. It is impossible to get to the heart of those classics unless you live them, and he did live them. My admiration of the man and his works is boundless.” — Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions.Table of ContentsTable of Contents INTRODUCTION A Higher Image 9 CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Field of Karma 25 CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Forces of Evolution 109 CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Supreme Self 174 CHAPTER SIXTEEN Two Paths 216 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The Power of Faith 305 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Love in Action 369 Passage for Meditation 485 Glossary and Guide to Sanskrit Pronunciation 489 Index 495
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Lantern Books,US Yoga of Heart: The Healing Power of Intimate
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Inner Traditions Bear and Company Fusion of the Five Elements: Meditations for
Book SynopsisFusion of the Five Elements is the necessary first step in the Taoist practice of Inner Alchemy, in which one learns to control the generation and flow of emotional, mental, and physical energies within the body. It is a series of meditations designed to locate and dissolve negative energies trapped inside the body by making a connection between the five outer senses (experienced through the ears, eyes, nose, mouth, and tongue) and the five major negative emotions (anger, hate, worry, sadness, and fear). When the body is cleared of negative energy, universal chi energy flows freely and productively, nourishing both body and soul. The practice is divided into two parts. The first works with controlling the forces of the five elements on the five major organs of the body by learning the elements’ effects upon each other and how to balance and utilize these energies properly. The advanced Fusion exercises then show how to channel the greater energies of the stars and planets to strengthen internal weaknesses and crystallize positive energy. By “fusing” all the different kinds of energy together, a harmonious whole is created--the key to manifesting an Immortal existence.Trade Review"The delightful surprise in Fusion of the Five Elements is the way the range of feelings from each of the major organs (liver, heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen) is described, along with marvelous tables and illustrations that accompany the energy work meditations." * RealityShifters.com *Table of Contents Acknowledgments Putting the Fusion of the Five Elements into Practice Introduction: The Foundation for Transformation 1 • Formula 1: Forming the Four Pakuas, Blending Energy, and Forming the Pearl at the Center of Control 2 • Formula 2: Balancing the Organ Energy to Experience Inner Peace and Harmony 3 • Formula 3: Connecting the Senses with the Organs, Controlling the Senses, Sealing the Openings, Overcoming Temptations 4 • Formula 4: Transforming the Negative Emotions of Each Organ into Useful Energy 5 • Formula 5: Creating the Pearl that Forms the Energy Body 6 • Formula 6: Forming the Virgin Children and Their Animal Offspring to Connect to the Universal, Cosmic Particle, and Earth Forces 7 • Formula 7: Calling Forth the Earth Force to Empower and Protect8 • Formula 8: Calling Forth the Planets’ and Stars’ Forces to Empower and Protect 9 • Formula 9: Transferring Consciousness to the Energy Body in this Life Brings Immortality10 • Summary: The Fusion I Practice About the Author The Universal Tao System and Training CenterIndex
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A & D Publishing Tao Te King
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Shambhala Publications Inc The Psychology of Yoga: Integrating Eastern and
Book SynopsisHow the mind works according to the ancient yogic traditions, compared and contrasted to the approaches of Western psychology—by one of the greatest yoga scholars of our time. Georg Feuerstein begins the book by establishing the historical context of modern Western psychology and its gradual encounter with Indian thought, then follows this introduction with twenty-three chapters, each of which presents a topic--generally a point of correspondence or distinction--between Western and Eastern paradigms. These are grouped into three general sections: Foundations, Mind and Beyond, and Mind In Transition. The book concludes with a brief epilogue as well as three appendices, adding depth to the discussion of the ancient yoga traditions as well as an informative survey of yoga psychology literature. The Psychology of Yoga is a feast of wisdom and lore, assembled from a perspective possible only for one whose monumental scholarship has been tempered and leavened by practice.
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Wisdom Publications,U.S. Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race,
Book Synopsis“What does liberation mean when I have incarnated in a particular body, with a particular shape, color, and sex?”In The Way of Tenderness, Zen priest Zenju Earthlyn Manuel brings Buddhist philosophies of emptiness and appearance to bear on race, sexuality, and gender, using wisdom forged through personal experience and practice to rethink problems of identity and privilege. Manuel brings her own experiences as a lesbian black woman into conversation with Buddhism to square our ultimately empty nature with superficial perspectives of everyday life. Her hard-won insights reveal that dry wisdom alone is not sufficient to heal the wounds of the marginalized; an effective practice must embrace the tenderness found where conventional reality and emptiness intersect. Only warmth and compassion can cure hatred and heal the damage it wreaks within us. This is a book that will teach us all.
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Bridge21 Publications, LLC Essentials of Chinese Humanism: Confucianism,
Book SynopsisProfessor Xu Xiaoyue, a top-notch scholar specializing in ancient Chinese philosophies and religions, displays essential constituents of Chinese humanism before readers. According to him, key concepts such as Confucian ten virtues, Daoist Way and Buddhist metaphysical voidness play quite a significant role in shaping the Chinese humanism, which not only is historically indispensable to the creation of traditional Chinese culture but it also realistically matters to present-day China’s cultural reconstruction in the world that is being remolded by the roots.Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Chinese Humanism 1.1 The Chinese Humanism 1) The Humanistic Sprit of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism 2) The Confucian Humanism and Reconstruction of Chinese Civilization 1.2 Ten Virtues 1) Ren, or benevolence 2) Yi, or righteousness 3) Li, or proprieties 4) Zhi, or wisdom 5) Xin, or faithfulness 6) Xiao, or filial piety 7) Ti, or fraternal duties 8) Zhong, or loyalty 9) Lian, or incorruptibleness 10) Chi, or sense of shame Chapter 2 Three Great Teachings I. 2.1 Confucianism (1) Confucian School (2) Confucius and his idea of ren (benevolence) (3) An intellectual exploration of Mencius 2.2 Daoism (1) Daoist School and Daoism as a religion (2) Laozi and his Dao, or the Way (3) Daoist discourses on the adjustment of controversies and idea of freedom 2.3 Buddha and his teachings (1) Buddhism (2) The Buddhist “kong,” or the metaphysical emptiness/voidness Chapter 3 Three Great Teachings II. 3.1 The roles that Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism historically played 3.2 Essences and core values of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism 3.3 The Unity of Confucian, Daoist and Buddhist Values and Methodologies 3.4 Confucian and Daoist Ecological Thoughts Chapter 4 Guoxue, or the National Learning 1) What is guoxue, or the National Learning? 2) Where does guoxue lie in? 3) A historical sketch of conventional Chinese scholarship and thoughts
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Inner Traditions Bear and Company Being Nature: A Down-to-Earth Guide to the Four
Book SynopsisHow to tune in to our own biology in pursuit of spiritual awakening• Provides a practical program, complete with enjoyable, even playful meditations, for realizing greater self-awareness, increased wisdom, and happiness• Shows how recent discoveries in physics, evolutionary biology, and psychology express in scientific terms the same insights the Buddha discovered more than 2,500 years ago• Reveals the origins of attachments, desires, emotions, and thoughts in our own bodiesTaking us on an evolutionary journey to find the origins of emotions, desires, and thoughts in our own bodies, Wes “Scoop” Nisker shows not only how cutting-edge science is proving the tenets of the Buddha but also how we can interpret the traditional practices of Buddhism through this scientific lens for more personal freedom and peace of mind. Using the traditional Buddhist meditation series of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as a framework, Nisker offers a witty narrative along with practical meditations and exercises to train the mind to overcome painful conditioning and gain greater self-awareness, increased wisdom, and happiness. He shows how recent discoveries in physics, evolutionary biology, and psychology express in scientific terms the same insights the Buddha discovered more than 2,500 years ago, such as the impermanence of the body, where thoughts come from, and how the body communicates within itself. Presenting a variety of new ways to harness the power of mindfulness to transform our understanding of both ourselves and the world, Nisker teaches us how to put our understanding of evolution in the service of spiritual awakening.Trade Review“Wes Nisker is one of my all-time favorite teachers. With tremendous warmth and wit, he shows us a path to profound inner peace that is grounded in both science and the liberating insights of the Buddha. Each page of this timeless classic shines with humor, beautiful and clear writing, fascinating research--and the heartfelt invitation to find lasting love and happiness right in the middle of life itself.” * Rick Hanson, Ph.D., author of Buddha’s Brain *“A brilliant and inspirational weave of Buddhist teachings and current science. Not only that, it’s a delightful read--fascinating, humorous, and profoundly engaging. Highly recommended!” * Tara Brach, Ph.D., author of Radical Acceptance *“This book brings to life an ancient meditative wisdom that has the deepest of relevance to our lives as individuals and as a species. It is a masterful look at who we are and how great our potential is to realize our true nature here and now, before this fleeting moment we call ‘our’ life dissolves back into all life and the opportunity of a lifetime is missed.” * Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction *“A milestone in contemporary Buddhism. Nisker grounds the Buddha’s teachings in discoveries made by the neural and evolutionary sciences. I dare you to find a book on science that is so personal or a book on meditation that is so funny and forgiving.” * Joanna Macy, Ph.D., environmental activist, Buddhist scholar, and author of A Wild Love for the Worl *“One of the best efforts yet to bring together meditators and scientists. It is an instrument for our greater joy and achievements.” * Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022), Zen master and author of Peace Is Every Step *“With careful and heartfelt reflections, Wes Nisker, drawing upon Buddhist practices, lays out a path whereby humanity can ride the truths of science into a sublime and joyful freedom. This book is truly a healing and historic achievement.” * Brian Swimme, Ph.D., professor of evolutionary cosmology at the California Institute of Integral Stu *“A joy to read--an illuminating and often humorous synthesis of ancient Buddhist understanding and present-day discoveries in biology and cognitive science. Wes Nisker grounds the theory in his own deep experience of meditation, offering a wealth of practical mind-exploring exercises that transform knowledge into wisdom. It is a wonderful book.” * Joseph Goldstein, cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and author of One Dharma: The Emerging *“What delight and illumination are contained in these pages! Science (particularly evolutionary biology) and religion have lacked a common language in which to converse--Wes Nisker’s book manages to articulate a new dialect that not only syncretizes a host of important principles but also is music to the ear.” * Ajahn Amaro, abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery and author of An Introduction to the Life and Tea *“Nisker’s prose has always been engaging, but here he writes with greater maturity, without sacrificing the impishness that has characterized his earlier work. In time, people will consider Being Nature as groundbreaking a work as an earlier classic of interdisciplinary synthesis, The Tao of Physics.” * Yoga Journal *“…in Being Nature: A Down-to-Earth Guide to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Inner Traditions) Wes 'Scoop' Nisker has created a playfully genuine, thoroughgoing program of meditations, drawing from fields of physics, evolutionary biology, and psychology. With tender wit, Nisker provides exercises and scientific extracts to help the reader step outside of conditioned patterns. For the spiritual skeptic, he explains with curiosity and awe how recent research in science-based disciplines is increasingly offering us the same insights the Buddha experienced and taught more than 2,500 years ago. Nisker’s book is a friendly but nevertheless unflinching set of reflections and body-awareness exercises that may help the reader reframe scientific thinking and spiritual awakening as threads of the same fabric.” * Lion's Roar *“…in Being Nature: A Down-to-Earth Guide to the Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Inner Traditions) Wes “Scoop” Nisker has created a playfully genuine, thoroughgoing program of meditations, drawing from fields of physics, evolutionary biology, and psychology. With tender wit, Nisker provides exercises and scientific extracts to help the reader step outside of conditioned patterns. For the spiritual skeptic, he explains with curiosity and awe how recent research in science-based disciplines is increasingly offering us the same insights the Buddha experienced and taught more than 2,500 years ago. Nisker’s book is a friendly but nevertheless unflinching set of reflections and body-awareness exercises that may help the reader reframe scientific thinking and spiritual awakening as threads of the same fabric.” * Lion’s Roar magazine *Table of ContentsForeword by Jack Kornfield, PhD PROLOGUE Who Goes There? PART ONE To Study the Self CHAPTER ONE A Case of Mistaken Identity CHAPTER TWO The Buddha Was a Biologist PART TWO The Gift of MindfulnessCHAPTER THREE Mindfulness: The Opposable Thumb of Consciousness CHAPTER FOURThe First Foundation of Mindfulness: The Body and BreathCHAPTER FIVEThe Second Foundation of Mindfulness: The First Impression CHAPTER SIX The Third Foundation of Mindfulness: States of Mind CHAPTER SEVEN The Fourth Foundation of Mindfulness: Thinking about Thinking EPILOGUEEvolving toward Enlightenment Acknowledgments ReferencesIndex About the Author
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Shambhala Publications Inc Dharma of HealingThe
Book SynopsisA handbook for spiritual freedom in an age of global polycrisis, offering a wise and warm path to liberation from stress, pain, and trauma through the doorway of true compassion.The world is in turmoil because of its trauma. Our unhealed psychological wounds block our innate expressions of wisdom and compassion, setting the stage for ongoing conflict, division, and stress. Our fate, both individual and collective, lies in our capacity to heal?and healing starts with knowing the power, resilience, and essential goodness of our compassionate hearts. In The Dharma of Healing, Justin Michelson walks readers through an ingeniously simple approach to self-healing using the power of compassion. Step-by-step, he shows how compassion, when carefully cultivated, carries the greatest power to heal and transform.Rooted in the ancient and proven wisdom tradition of Buddhism but written for the modern seeker, The Dharma of Healing is an essential guide for anyone who longs for inner peace in a world that is anything but peaceful. Michelson synergizes psychological and spiritual principles to present a clear path to freedom and provides dozens of guided audio meditations that empower readers to walk the path themselves. Whether you?re just starting a healing journey or spiritual practice, or you?ve been walking the path for decades, this book will meet you right where you are and take you as far as you?re ready to go.
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Peter M. Ingle The Silent Self
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John Hunt Sanskrit for Seekers
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd The Analects
Book SynopsisThe Master said, ''Learning without thought is useless. Thought without learning is dangerous.'' The Analects are a fascinating anthology of the words and ideas of Confucius, gathered by his loyal disciples. They espouse the importance of education for moral development and celebrate the qualities of sincerity, piety, and virtue. In these pivotal writings, human behaviour was put under the microscope for the first time. Confucius provides a moral code by which each one of us should live based on ideals of responsibility, respect, kindness, and honesty - qualities as relevant and sought-after today as they were 2,500 years ago. His principles continue to shape Eastern philosophy, politics, and culture.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd The Way of the Samurai
Book SynopsisChivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom; nor is it a dried-up specimen of an antique virtue preserved in the herbarium of our history. It is still a living object of power and beauty among us. To many people, the word samurai conjures images of menacing masks, long blades and elaborate armour. However, this classic text by Inazo Nitobe reveals the greater depths to samurai culture - they were not simply warriors but an aristocratic class who practiced literary and military arts in equal measure. Essential to this way of life was the samurai''s moral code and the quality of bushido, roughly translated as chivalry. The Way of the Samurai provides an intriguing exploration of bushido and other valued qualities such as rectitude or justice, courage, politeness, veracity, honour, loyalty and self-control. It also explores the Samurai''s more violent traditions, such as the chilling act of hara-kiri or self-immolation. This mixture of chivalric principles with brutal warfare is fascinating. While many aspects of Samurai culture have disappeared, its principles still have resonance in modern Japanese society and around the globe.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.
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Discovery Publisher Journal du Yoga (Tome 2): Notes de Sri Aurobindo
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Exploring Hindu Philosophy
Book SynopsisThis introductory text points to some of the diverse tapestries of Hindu worldviews where scriptural revelation, logical argumentation, embodied affectivity, moral reasoning, and aesthetic cultivation constitute densely interwoven conceptual threads. It begins with an exploration of some classical iterations of the quest for a fundamental ontology amidst the diversities of the everyday world. This quest is often embedded in both a diagnosis of the human condition as structured by suffering and a therapy for recovery from worldly fragmentation. A crucial aspect of this therapeutic structure is the analysis of the means of knowledge and the categories of reality, since in order to know the nature of the world one must proceed along truth-tracking routes. Such dynamic mind-world encounters are mediated through language, and Hindu philosophical texts extensively discuss the motif of whether or not deep reality can be comprehended through linguistic structures. These philosophical exercises also shape reflections on themes such as aesthetics, social organization, the meaning of life, and so on. As Hinduism increasingly migrates to western locations through practices of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness, and along with sensibilities relating to vegetarianism, ecology, and pacifism, we encounter multiple translations of these classical motifs relating to the self, language, and consciousness.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Conceptual Constellations Chapter 1: Unity and its Concrete Multitudes Chapter 2: Knowing the Roots of Reality Chapter 3: Therapies for Liberation Chapter 4: Finding a Home in the World Chapter 5: Multiple Modes of Morality Conclusion: Reorienting the Mind’s Compass
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Nikaya Buddhism and Early Chan
Book SynopsisThis book is the first detailed comparative study of the philosophical and meditative concepts of Nik?ya Buddhism and early Chan. It is inspired by the passages in the texts of both these traditions which appear to express similar and at the same time very unconventional ideas about meditation, cognition and reality. It draws out and discusses the implications of these passages and attempts to assess their coherence and plausibility. It argues that they constitute a specific paradigm of meditation, different from the historically dominant, mainstream Buddhist one. The book uses a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary approach and compares Nik?ya and early Chan concepts with the relevant developments in Western philosophy of mind and cognitive science. The problems discussed include: * Can altered psychosomatic meditative states be attained without a meditation method in the sense of a deliberately implemented technique? If so, by what mechanism? * Can insight occur in a meditative state characterized by an absence of thoughts? If so, by what process? What concept of mind is implied by such an idea? * Can the most basic elements of the world that we experience cease in a meditative state which is not a form of insentience or unconsciousness? In what way could such cessation occur? What philosophical vision of reality is implied by this concept? * How can pre-meditative elements of the Buddhist path, such as leading a particular lifestyle and maintaining a specific mindset, contribute to the attainment of altered psychosomatic states? * Are there some crucial elements of the Buddhist path which cannot be straightforwardly practiced by following instructions? If so, what contributes to their development and what pattern does it follow?
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Pranayama Lost in Translation
Book SynopsisExperience the true meaning of Yoga by learning from the ancient verses and bringing together physical and spiritual practice. This guide for teachers and trainees will explain Yoga terminology and offer practical instructions for those wishing to go deeper on their pranayama journey.
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i2i Publishing Spiritual Evolution
Book SynopsisThe creation of a conscious self, possessing a degree of autonomy and free will, is a pre-requisite for life to grow and evolve, as no life can exist without a centre of consciousness. This acts as both guardian and guide in each sentient and non-sentient being. This centre of consciousness (‘Jīvātmāṅ’, ‘Man’/‘Mun’ or conscious self) comes into being when the creator (‘Ātmāṅ’, ‘Parmātmāṅ’ or the Primal Soul) interacts with, and partially expresses itself as a surrogate of itself, functioning within the physical body. One’s conscious self, within the confines of the allotted degree of autonomy, free will and endowed attributes, creates a sense of self within the physical body, enabling it to achieve its maximum potential according to its innate nature, ever-changing world view and its interactions with the empirical world. This is at the heart of the evolutionary process which created diversity from unity and the simplest to the most complex forms of life, with human beings, as they are now, at the pinnacle of this process. However, an individual’s conscious self, innate nature, and world view (ego-consciousness) remain divergent from that of the creator (God-consciousness). The goal of human beings is, therefore, to realise and perceive God-consciousness in action in the universe and to align and harmonise perfectly with it in one’s lifetime. This what Gurū Nānak, the founder of the Sikh religion, expresses in the first stanza of ‘Jap(u)’ in the Srī Gurū Graṅth Sāhib - the ‘living Gurū’ and the holy Sikh scripture. Spiritual Evolution focuses on the process of achieving this goal, exploring, and explaining, in detail, the verses of ‘Jap(u)’ and the steps which lead to an understanding of one’s ‘real self’ and, ultimately, to perfect alignment with God-consciousness.
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Krishnamurti Publications of America,US Krishnamurti'S Notebook
Book SynopsisWhen Krishnamurti''s Notebook first became available in 1976, it was soon realised that it was a spiritually unique document giving his perceptions and experiences and describing his states of consciousness. It is a kind of diary but one that is little concerned with the day to day process of living, though very much aware of the natural world.
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Windhorse Publications The Essential Sangharakshita
Book SynopsisThe Essential Sangharakshita is an anthology of British Buddhist teacher Sangharakshita's writings in many genres and covering many aspects of Buddhist life and practice.
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AGNI Yoga Society, Inc. Fiery World II
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Monkfish Book Publishing Company A Temporary Affair: Talks on Awakening and Zen
Book SynopsisThis collection of genuine teachings resonates with an authenticity that comes from Yoshin''s many years of practice. It is both profound and practical.A Temporary Affair is a collection of talks given at Sunday morning sittings at the Ithaca Zen Center by Yoshin David Radin, abbot and founder of the Ithaca Zen Center for the past 40 years. The talks contained here were given at a time when Yoshin’s health was severely compromised by end stage renal failure. In February 2019, he received a kidney transplant from a member of Ithaca Zen Center, to whom the publication is dedicated.The collection of 31 talks contains the insight of the individual dharma talks themselves, as well as the underlying story of how the dharma teachings helped the author cope, and even thrive, with his continuing loss of kidney function. The talks go right up to the days before he was admitted to the hospital. The comfort and guidance he received from the dharma during the times when he was most ill have been a great inspiration to all who know him, as they will to readers. In his own words, “How extraordinary, how blessed, how wonderful, to have met the teachings that free us from suffering when in difficult places.” Through these talks the reader can clearly see how he put that wisdom to use in his own life situation, and how they can do so as well.
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Monkfish Book Publishing Company I Had a Good Teacher
Book SynopsisLongtime Zen abbott relays wisdom of his teacher who brought Zen to the West and wrote the classic Zen Mind Beginner''s MindLes Kaye studied with Suzuki Roshi in the 1960s, and is now abbot emeritus of Kannon Do Zendo in Mountain View, California (where Norman Fischer is acting abbot). Born and raised in Manhattan, Les moved to California in his twenties to work for IBM. He became Suzuki Roshi’s disciple while working in the corporate world, at the same time leading the practice at Kannon Do.This is Kaye’s memoir, in the form of dharma talks that reveal many subtle integrations of Zen practice into a life involving work and family, fascinating memories of Suzuki Roshi, and short writings about events including the time Steve Jobs visited Les for guidance integrating work and spiritual practice, and about the founding of the iconic Haiku Zendo in Silicon Valley.I Had a Good Teacher provides an introduction to Zen in daily life, a warm portrait of a great Zen guru, and a credible reminder to all meditators to return to basics, keep their meditation real, and continue the practice of awareness all day long.
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Beta-Plus WabiSabi Mood
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Henricus Das wahre Buch vom südlichen Blütenland
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Elizabeth J. Rochester Anatomía Del Yoga Libro Para Colorear: Una Nueva
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New Age Books Pranayama: A Conscious Way of Breathing
Book SynopsisPranayama is the conscious perception and guidance of life energies which unfold self in complex form in the psychophysical system of all living beings.
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Devotees of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ashram Aitareya Upanishad: Essence and Sanskrit Grammar
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VARSHA GOYAL Chinese Philosophy
Book SynopsisChinese philosophy is highly unique in its profound sense of moral thinking. The fundamental thesis of Chinese thinking is interdependence and mutual relationships between entities, human and natural. For great thinkers like Confucius and Lao zi a human being is a relatively constituted and situated self. What is important in social living is correlative thinking and resonance, complementary approach to differences, action guiding nature of judgment and the effective appropriation of naturalness and spontaneity in the interrelations between individuals, human beings and nature.
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