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University of Hawai'i Press Karma Dimensions of Asian Spirituality
Book SynopsisKarma has become a household word in the modern world, where it is associated with the belief in rebirth determined by oneâs deeds in earlier lives. This belief was and is widespread in the Indian subcontinent as is the word âœkarmaâ itself. In lucid and accessible prose, this book presents karma in its historical, cultural, and religious context.Trade ReviewIt provides an elegantly presented, synthesizing tour of “Greater Magadha” and its legacy in Indian religions and philosophies through the lens of theories of karma (the idea that one’s actions determine future rebirths and are thus at the crux of the problem of suffering and its potential remedy). The issues raised are still complex, covering all the major traditions of ancient and classical India, but all the terms are explained, core positions are illustrated with passages from the primary sources, and the “lucid and accessible prose” (as promised on the back cover) smooths the way.- Religious Studies Review
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University of Hawai'i Press Zhuangzi and the Happy Fish
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Cornell University Press His Kingdom Come
Book SynopsisAnalyzes the ideas and activities of the parish clergy serving in St Petersburg, the capital of imperial Russia, in order to discover how the Russian Orthodox Church responded theologically and pastorally to the profound social, economic, and cultural changes that transformed Russia during the 19th and early 20th centuries.Trade Review"Very readable, substantial... provides a clear and convincing picture of parish religious life and how it changed amidst the redefinition of the pastoral identity and roles." - Gregory L. Freeze, Brandeis University"Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1: Foundations of the Modern Russian Orthodox Church 2: Bridging the Great Divide: The St. Petersburg Ecclesiastical Academy and the Church's Mission to Society 3: Good Shepherds: Preaching and Pastoral Care in St. Petersburg 4: Church Charity and the Search for Christian Community 5: Teaching, Temperance, and the Expansion of the Church's Mission 6: In the Footsteps of Christ: The Work of Father Grigorii Petrov 7: From Religion to Politics: Father Gapon and the Assembly of Russian Workers 8: Renewing the Church: The Renovationists and Church Reform 9: The Decade of Despair: 1907–1917 Conclusion Appendix: The Union of Zealots for Church Renovation, 1906 Notes Works Cited Index
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Cornell University Press His Kingdom Come
Book SynopsisJennifer Hedda analyzes the ideas and activities of the parish clergy serving in St. Petersburg, the capital of imperial Russia, in order to discover how the Russian Orthodox Church responded theologically and pastorally to the profound social, economic, and cultural changes that transformed Russia during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The challenges of modernity forced the Orthodox clergy, like other members of educated society, to re-examine their interpretation of the Church''s earthly mission and their own role in fulfilling it. During the mid-nineteenth century, Orthodox theologians began to argue that the church had a responsibility to society as well as to individuals, and to assert that its mission was to lead believers in building a society that manifested the gospel principles of love, mercy, charity, and justice.The idea of creating the kingdom of God on earth inspired many clergymen, who dramatically increased their social outreach work in the last Table of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1: Foundations of the Modern Russian Orthodox Church 2: Bridging the Great Divide: The St. Petersburg Ecclesiastical Academy and the Church's Mission to Society 3: Good Shepherds: Preaching and Pastoral Care in St. Petersburg 4: Church Charity and the Search for Christian Community 5: Teaching, Temperance, and the Expansion of the Church's Mission 6: In the Footsteps of Christ: The Work of Father Grigorii Petrov 7: From Religion to Politics: Father Gapon and the Assembly of Russian Workers 8: Renewing the Church: The Renovationists and Church Reform 9: The Decade of Despair: 1907–1917 Conclusion Appendix: The Union of Zealots for Church Renovation, 1906 Notes Works Cited Index
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Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers Autobiografia de un Yogui
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Self-Realization Fellowship Autobiography of a Yogi Traditional Chinese
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Self-Realization Fellowship Joogi Autobiograafia Autobiography of a Yogi Estonian
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Self-Realization Fellowship Autobiografii Jogina Polish
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Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers Dios Habla Con Arjuna El Bhagavad Guita Vol 2 La
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Self-Realization Fellowship Autobiography of a Yogi Hungarian
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Self-Realization Fellowship Autobiography of a Yogi Ukrainian
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Cornell University Press Opusculum de Sectis apud Sinenses et Tunkinenses
Book SynopsisThis 1750 text, written by a Catholic missionary in Tonkin, is the earliest known systematic first-hand account of Vietnamese religious practice.Trade ReviewChallenging the contemporary understanding of Vietnamese history and culture... this work makes it clearer than ever that there was no definite boundary between court culture and rural culture, and between 'Chinese' and 'Vietnamese.' It is even more admirable that such significant findings are carefully annotated and cross-referenced with an enormous body of sources. This is a first-class piece which marks a new stage in Vietnamese studies. * Journal of Southeast Asian Studies *Olga Dror clearly demonstrates tremendous skill and intelligence in the numerous notes that she has appended to the translation.... The ultimate treasure in this book, however, is Adriano di St. Thecla's treatise and its depiction of the religious world of eighteenth-century Tonkin.... The details that Adriano di St. Thecla provides in describing some of these Confucian rituals make this work one of a kind.... The other great strength of the book is the direct way it challenges the manner in which so many of us have been programmed to view the premodern history, culture, and religious practices of this part of the world. * Journal of the Siam Society *Dror renders the Latin text accessible to researchers and general readers alike with a highly informative translator's introduction and extensive annotations. Clearly, this is a labour of love and so it will be appreciated and remembered for a long time to come. * Sojourn *
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Frontier Mission Fellowship Journey Against One Current The Spiritual Autobiography of a Chinese Christian
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Orbis Books (USA) Christianity and World Religions Paths to
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Association for Asian Studies The Fifty Years That Changed Chinese Religion
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World Wisdom Language of the Self Essays on Perennial
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World Wisdom Naturalness a Classic of Shin Buddhism Spiritual
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World Wisdom Essential Ananda K Coomaraswamy Perennial
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World Wisdom Living in Amidas Universal Vow Essays on Shin
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World Wisdom Laughing Buddha of TofukuJi The Life of Zen
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World Wisdom The Essential Frithjof Schuon Library of
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Fourth Lloyd Productions Integral Realist the Journals of Lewis Thompson Volume Two 19451949
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Headline Publishing Group The Little Book of Chinese Horoscopes
Book SynopsisDating all the way back to the 5th century B.C., Chinese horoscopes contain a wealth of interesting stories and facts. From the twelve famous zodiac signs to elements and seasons that influence who you are, this little book contains everything you need to know about the Chinese lunar zodiac. Whether you were born in the year of the tiger or the rare year of the dragon, The Little Book of Chinese Horoscopes is packed full of fascinating facts and inspirational quotes about the origins and traits of each sign and how these influences will guide you through all walks of life, including relationships, jobs, health and more.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Philosophies of Religion
Book SynopsisIn this global introduction to philosophy of religion you begin not with a single tradition, but with religious philosophies from East Asia, South Asia, West Africa, and Native North America, alongside the classical Abrahamic and modern European traditions. Matching this diversity of traditions, chapters are organized around questions that acknowledge there is no single understanding of any god or ultimate reality. Instead you approach six different traditions of philosophizing about religion by asking questions about the journeys of both the self and the cosmos such as What is my path? and Where did the cosmos come from? Accompanied by introductory materials and an extensive glossary, each chapter includes learning objectives, questions for discussion, and suggested primary and secondary sources. The categories of religion and philosophy are interrogated throughout. Equipped with study tools and universal questions about the self and the cosmos, Philosophies of Religion: A GlobalTrade ReviewPhilosophies of Religion is a stunning intellectual achievement, from one of the world’s pioneers in forging a properly global and critical path within philosophy of religion. This is the undergraduate textbook for which we’ve been desperately waiting. In a field plagued by parochialism and cultural innocence, Knepper is lighting the way forward, dragging all of us into a new era of enlightened research and teaching. Masterpiece! * Wesley J. Wildman, Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, Boston University, USA *Timothy Knepper offers a comprehensive and critical introduction to perennial philosophical questions addressed from diverse religious and intellectual perspectives. This outstanding textbook demonstrates how philosophy of religion should be studied and taught in the global age. * Yujin Nagasawa, H.G. Wood Professor of the Philosophy of Religion, University of Birmingham, UK *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, AND PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION Chapter 1: The Traditions of Philosophy of Religion Chapter 2: What Is Religion? Chapter 3: What Is Philosophy? Chapter 4: The Content, Method, and Goals of Global-Critical Philosophy of Religion PART II: JOURNEYS OF THE SELF Chapter 5: Who Am I? Chapter 6: Where Do I Come From? Chapter 7: Where Am I Going? Chapter 8: How Do I Get There? Chapter 9: What Obstacles Stand in My Way? PART III: JOURNEYS OF THE COSMOS Chapter 10: What is the Cosmos? Chapter 11: Where Does the Cosmos Come From? Chapter 12: Where Is the Cosmos Going? Chapter 13: What is the Path of the Cosmos? Chapter 14: What Obstacles Stand in the Way of the Cosmos? Epilogue: Which Journey, if any, Leads to its Destination? Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Museums of World Religions
Book SynopsisCritically examining the notion of world religions', Charles D. Orzech compares five purpose-built museums of world religions and their online extensions. Inspired by the 19th and 20th century discipline of comparative religion, these museums seek to promote religious tolerance by representing religious diversity and by arguing for underlying kinship among religions. From locations in Europe (Marburg, Glasgow and St Petersburg), to North America (Quebec) to Asia (Taipei), each museum advances a particular cultural history. This book shows how the curation of the objects they contain shapes public perceptions of religion, giving material form to the discourses about religion and world religions.Raising important questions about religion and secularity, museum displays and religious piety, Museums of World Religions questions the ideology that informs these museums. Building on recent anthropological work on the agency of religious objects, the author critiques these museums and sTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Part I: Displaying the Divine: Religious Objects and Comparison 1. Comparative Religion and World Religions Museums 2. The Body of God and the Matter of Religion Part II: Five Museums of World Religions 3. The Numinous in Marburg: Rudolf Otto’s Religionskundliche Sammlung 4. Atheism, Science, and the History of Religions: St. Petersburg’s State Museum of the History of Religions 5. Religion and Local Knowledge: Québec’s Le Musée Des Religions du Monde 6. A Dialogical Museum: The Sacred Gaze and the St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art 7. A Religious Museum: The Museum of World Religions in Taipei Conclusion: Rethinking Museums of Religions Bibliography Index
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd Chinese Astrology
Book SynopsisWritten by certified Master in Chinese Astrology, Kay Tom, this luxurious silkbound, gold-embossed hardback is a wonderful exploration of this unique astrological system, illustrated in full-colour.In this illuminating guide, readers can uncover the intricate tapestry of the twelve animal zodiacs, the dynamic interplay within the 60-year lunar calendar, and the influential forces of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Together these form a fascinating and unique system that gives profound insight into oneself and offers guidance during different years of the calendar''s cycle.Chapters include: • The Legacy of Chinese Astrology• The Wisdom of Nature• The 12 Signs of the Chinese Zodiac• Your Energetic DNA - Ba Zi• Building on Your FoundationDrawing on the principles of yin and yang and the Chinese philosophical theory of the three harmonies, this fascinating work is a wonderful introduction
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) A Hindu Theology of Liberation NotTwo Is Not One
Book SynopsisDiscusses Hindu Advaita Vedanta as a philosophy of social justice for the modern world.Finalist for the 2016 Book Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion, in the Constructive-Reflective category presented by the American Academy of ReligionThis engaging and accessible work provides an introduction to the Hindu tradition of Advaita Vedanta and brings it into discussion with contemporary concerns. Advaita, the non-dual school of Indian philosophy and spirituality associated with Sa?kara, is often seen as "other-worldly," regarding the world as an illusion. Anantanand Rambachan has played a central role in presenting a more authentic Advaita, one that reveals how Advaita is positive about the here and now. The first part of the book presents the hermeneutics and spirituality of Advaita, using textual sources, classical commentary, and modern scholarship. The book''s second section considers the implications of Advaita for ethical and social challenges: patriarchy, homophobia, ecological crisis, child abuse, and inequality. Rambachan establishes how Advaita''s non-dual understanding of reality provides the ground for social activism and the values that advocate for justice, dignity, and the equality of human beings.
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New York University Press The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali
Book SynopsisA brilliant cross-cultural Arabic interpretation of a key text of yoga philosophy The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is the foundational text of yoga philosophy to this day and is still used by millions of yoga practitioners and students worldwide. Written in a question-and-answer format, The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali deals with the theory and practice of yoga and the psychological question of the liberation of the soul from attachments. This book is a new edition and translation into English of the Arabic translation and commentary on this text by the brilliant eleventh-century polymath al-Biruni. Given the many historical variants of the Yoga Sutras, his Kitab Batanjali is important for yoga studies as the earliest translation of the Sanskrit text. It is also of unique value as an Arabic text within Islamic studies, given the intellectual and philosophical challenges that faced the medieval Muslim reader when presented with the intricacy of composition, interpretation, and allusion that permeates this translation. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.
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New York University Press The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Book SynopsisA brilliant cross-cultural interpretation of a key text of yoga philosophy The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali is the foundational text of yoga philosophy, used by millions of yoga practitioners and students worldwide. Written in a question-and-answer format, The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali deals with the theory and practice of yoga and the psychological question of the liberation of the soul from attachments. This book is a new rendering into English of the Arabic translation and commentary of this text by the brilliant eleventh-century polymath al-Biruni. Given the many historical variants of the Yoga Sutras, his Kitab Batanjali is important for yoga studies as the earliest translation of the Sanskrit. It is also of unique value as an Arabic text within Islamic studies, given the intellectual and philosophical challenges that faced the medieval Muslim reader when presented with the intricacy of composition, interpretation, and allusion t
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Cornell University Press Fear and Fortune
Book SynopsisMongolia over the last decade has seen a substantial and ongoing gold rush. The widespread mining of gold looks at first glance to be a blessing for a desperately poor and largely pastoralist country where people''s lives were disrupted by the end of the USSR and tens of millions of livestock were killed in devastating droughts in the early 2000s. Volatility and uncertainty as well as political and economic turmoil led many people to join the hopeful search for gold. This activity, born out of uncertain times, poses an intense moral problem; in the land of dust, disturbing the ground and extracting the precious metal is widely believed to have calamitous consequences. With gold retaining strong ties to the landscape and its many spirit beings, the fortune of the precious metal is inseparable from the fears that surround mining. Tracing the continuities and discontinuities between human and nonhuman worlds, Mette M. High follows the paths of gold as it is excavated and converted intoTrade Review"Fear and Fortune is an important and timely ethnographic account of the Mongolian gold rush. Not only does it make a useful contribution to the burning issue of the environmental, social, and cultural consequences of mining economies, but it does so in an accessible and engaging style, rendering people's daily lives with an intimate yet tactful touch." -- Grégory Delaplace, coeditor of Frontier Encounters"Fear and Fortune is a well-crafted, highly accessible, and very attractive read on the Mongolian gold rush and the spirit forces that underpin it. Mette M. High fully succeeds in drawing in and keeping the reader's attention while presenting her findings at a brisk pace. She offers up some highly original discussions of what 'money’ constitutes in a part of the world where the same value is neither consistently nor automatically attributed to the national currency. Mongolians conceptualize, handle, and transact money in ways that fall outside of the usual expectations surrounding it. High enables us to have a uniquely up close and personal view onto gold mining and its international circuitry, based on a sensitive study of Mongolian sociality, miners, religious knowledge and practice, and ways of envisioning and experiencing what counts as `value’ in the Mongolian gold rush today." -- Katherine Swancutt, author of Fortune and the CursedTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgmentsxi Note on Transliteration and Translationxv Introduction: Land of Fortune1 1 Burden of Patriarchy25 2 Power of Gold43 3 Angered Spirits59 4 PollutedMoney77 5 Wealth and Devotion93 6 Trading Gold111 Notes131 Glossary139 References141 Index157
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Stanford University Press The Way That Lives in the Heart: Chinese Popular
Book SynopsisThe Way That Lives in the Heart is a richly detailed ethnographic analysis of the practice of Chinese religion in the modern, multicultural Southeast Asian city of Penang, Malaysia. The book conveys both an understanding of shared religious practices and orientations and a sense of how individual men and women imagine, represent, and transform popular religious practices within the time and space of their own lives. This work is original in three ways. First, the author investigates Penang Chinese religious practice as a total field of religious practice, suggesting ways in which the religious culture, including spirit-mediumship, has been transformed in the conjuncture with modernity. Second, the book emphasizes the way in which socially marginal spirit mediums use a religious anti-language and unique religious rituals to set themselves apart from mainstream society. Third, the study investigates Penang Chinese religion as the product of a specific history, rather than presenting an overgeneralized overview that claims to represent a single "Chinese religion."Trade Review"This is an excellent study on Chinese spirit medium and on Chinese popular religion in Malaysia."—Asian Folklore Studies"I wholeheartedly endorse the text; its most powerful quality for me is that it is a superbly crafted piece of ethnography that transcends the merely descriptive capacity. The theorizing is sophisticated and self-reflexive, and it offers for reflection a number of critical questions and problematics about how to theorize the persistence of folk/popular religious practices... in an urban, modern capitalist society."—Pacific Affairs"This richly detailed study of spirit mediums manages at once to portray an ethnically mixed society in the throes of modern change, and to illuminate the millennial role of spirit-medium performance in Chinese popular cultural traditions."—Donald S. Sutton, Carnegie Mellon University"Except for the detailed observations of de Groot made in the southern provinces in the late nineteenth century, few reports of spirit mediumship in modern China have appeared in print Jean DeBernardi now contributed a richly detailed ethnographic analysis of the practice of Chinese popular religion and spirit mediums in Penang, Malaysia. This newly added title regarding Malaysian Chinese spirit mediumship is most welcome, and will be beneficial to both the general reader and the specialist." —Journal of Chinese Religions
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A & D Publishing Hindu Mysticism
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Shambhala Publications Inc Heart Drops of Dharmakaya: Dzogchen Practice of
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Shambhala Publications Inc The Center of the Sunlit Sky: Madhyamaka in the
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Crystal Clarity,U.S. God as Divine Mother: Wisdom and Inspiration for
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Shambhala Publications Inc Transpersonal Medicine
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Hampton Roads Publishing Company True Happiness: The Teachings of Ramana Maharshi
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Shambhala Publications Inc Incarnation: The History and Mysticism of the Tulku Tradition of Tibet
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Shambhala Publications Inc The Book of Five Rings
Book SynopsisWhen the undefeated samurai Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave in 1643 and wrote The Book of Five Rings, a manifesto on swordsmanship, strategy, and winning for his students and generations of samurai to come, he created one of the most perceptive and incisive texts on strategic thinking ever to come from Asia. Musashi gives timeless advice on defeating an adversary, throwing an opponent off-guard, creating confusion, and other techniques for overpowering an assailant that will resonate with both martial artists and everyone else interested in skillfully dealing with conflict. For Musashi, the way of the martial arts was a mastery of the mind rather than simply technical prowess—and it is this path to mastery that is the core teaching in The Book of Five Rings. William Scott Wilson’s translation is faithful to the original seventeenth-century Japanese text while being wonderfully clear and readable. His scholarship and insight into the deep meaning of this classic are evident in his introduction and notes to the text. This edition also includes a translation of one of Musashi’s earlier writings, “The Way of Walking Alone,” and calligraphy by Japanese artist Shiro Tsujimura.
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Sounds True Inc Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the
Book SynopsisIn order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind. Perhaps more than any other teacher in the West, this celebrated author, former Anglican priest, and self-described spiritual entertainer was responsible for igniting the passion of countless wisdom seekers to the spiritual and philosophical delights of Asia and India. Now, with Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the Alan Watts Audio Archives, you are invited to immerse yourself in 12 of this legendary thinker's pinnacle teaching sessions about how to break through the limits of the rational mind, and begin expanding your awareness and appreciation for the Great Game unfolding all around us. Carefully selected from hundreds of recordings by Alan Watts' son and archivist, Mark Watts, Out of Your Mind brings you six complete seminars that capture the true scope of this brilliant teacher in action. On these superb, digitally restored recordings, you will delve into Alan Watts' favorite pathways out of the trap of conventional awareness, including: The art of the controlled accident—what happens when you stop taking your life so seriously and start enjoying it with complete sincerity • How we come to believe the myth of myself that we are skin-encapsulated egos separate from the world around us, and how to transcend that illusion • Why we must fully embrace chaos and the void to find our deepest purpose • Unconventional and refreshing insights into the deeper principles of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Western philosophy, plus much, much more Whether you're completely new to Alan Watts or familiar with his work, here is a rare opportunity to experience him at his best improvising brilliantly before a live audience on Out of Your Mind: Essential Listening from the Alan Watts Audio Archives.
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Sophia Perennis et Universalis The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi
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Sophia Perennis et Universalis The Richest Vein: Eastern Tradition and Modern
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Sophia Perennis et Universalis The Collected Works of Ramana Maharshi
Book SynopsisThis work contains almost everything written by Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi, his inspired compositions, and a number of translations from ancient Advaitic texts, representing the essence of his teachings. They fall into two categories-those which exemplify the path of surrender through love and devotion to the Divine, and those which are more doctrinal. The first group included the Five Hymns to Sri Arunachala, of which the first poem, The Marital Garland of Letters, "is among the most profound and moving poems in any language" and expressses the attitude of the soul aspiring for union with God.Sri Bhagavan has affirmed that seekers who study these works are certain to attain the Bliss of Liberation.
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Wexford College Press A Search In Secret India
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Wexford College Press A Search in Secret India
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A & D Publishing The Sayings of Lao Tzu
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A & D Publishing Tao Te King
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Shambhala Publications Inc The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi
Book SynopsisAfter six years of solitude, Indian sage Ramana Maharshi reflects on the topics of peace, the self, and silence—featuring a foreword by Carl Jung The renowned Indian sage Ramana Maharshi is widely beloved—by Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Taoists, and more—for the inspirational power of his teachings, which transcend all religious differences. Here is a collection of Sri Ramana’s instructions and discourses culled from three works: Who Am I?, Spiritual Instructions, and Maharshi’s Gospel. These teachings are arranged by topics such as work and renunciation, silence and solitude, peace and happiness, and the discipline of self-inquiry. Reading this book, presented in question-and-answer format, evokes the feeling of being with this outstanding teacher at one of his intimate teaching sessions.
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