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The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader - History, Interpretations and Philosophy (Hardcover, 2nd edition): M.V. Nadkarni The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader - History, Interpretations and Philosophy (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
M.V. Nadkarni
R4,169 Discovery Miles 41 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What is the Bhagavad-Gita? Is it just a religious text? When was it composed? How relevant is it to the modern world? This book answers these foundational questions and more. It critically examines the Bhagavad-Gita in terms of its liberal, humanist and inclusive appeal, bringing out its significance for both present times and novel applications. The author elaborates the philosophy underlying the text as well as its ethical and spiritual implications. He also responds to criticisms that have been levelled against the text by Ambedkar, D. D. Kosambi and, more recently, Amartya Sen. With additional material including chapter summaries of the Bhagavad-Gita, the second edition of the volume proposes new ways of utilising the text in diverse fields, such as business and management and scientific research. Eclectic and accessible, this work will be of interest to scholars of philosophy, religion, history, business and management studies, as well as the general reader.

Revival: Contemporary Indian Philosophy (1936) (Paperback): S. Radhakrishnan, J H Muirhead Revival: Contemporary Indian Philosophy (1936) (Paperback)
S. Radhakrishnan, J H Muirhead
R1,977 Discovery Miles 19 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book includes essay which are all written by philosophers of or about forty -five years of age. They fall into two main groups: those in which the writer devotes himself chiefly to the exposition of the great Vedic tradition as he has apprehended it and made it the basis of his own life's work; and those in which the writer, while on the whole remining true to the spirit of that tradition, has sought to give new interpretations of it, either by instituting comparisons of it with the Western doctrines most closely allied to it or by treating of modern problems in a way which, though suggested by what he has learned from the West, is yet stamped with the mark of his own racial sympathy. Western readers will naturally find the latter group more attractive; but this volume will have failed of its purpose if it does not give them some sense of the truth that underlies even the essays with which, owing to the presuppositions ion which these are founded, they find themselves least in sympathy.

Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea (Paperback): Kevin Cawley Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea (Paperback)
Kevin Cawley
R1,336 Discovery Miles 13 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea addresses a wide range of traditions, serving as a guide to those interested in Buddhism, Confucianism, Shamanism, Christianity and many others. It brings readers along a journey from the past to the present, moving beyond the confines of the Korean peninsula. In this book Kevin N. Cawley examines the different ideas which have shaped a vibrant and exciting intellectual history and engages with some of the key texts and figures from Korea's intellectual traditions. This comprehensive and riveting text emphasises how some of these ideas have real relevance in the world today and how they have practical value for our lives in the twenty-first century. Students, researchers and academics in the growing area of Korean Studies will find this book indispensable. It will also be of interest to undergraduates and graduate students interested in the comparative study of Asian religions, philosophies and cultures.

Light on Tantra in Kashmir Shaivism - Chapter One of Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka (Hardcover): Swami Lakshmanjoo Light on Tantra in Kashmir Shaivism - Chapter One of Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka (Hardcover)
Swami Lakshmanjoo; Edited by John Hughes
R1,546 R1,103 Discovery Miles 11 030 Save R443 (29%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Calibrating Western Philosophy for India - Rousseau, Derrida, Deleuze, Guattari, Bergson and Vaddera Chandidas (Hardcover): A.... Calibrating Western Philosophy for India - Rousseau, Derrida, Deleuze, Guattari, Bergson and Vaddera Chandidas (Hardcover)
A. Raghuramaraju
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book proposes a new way of reading modern Western philosophers in the Indian context. It questions the colonial methodology, or the practice of importing theories of Western philosophy, and shows how its unmediated applications are often incongruent, irrelevant, and unproductive in local frameworks. The author shows an alternative route to approaching philosophers from the West - Rousseau, Derrida, Deleuze, Guattari, and Bergson - by bending and reassembling aspects of their ideas and theories to relate with the diversity and complexity of Indian society. He also offers insights on the politics of non-being and negation from a neglected modern Indian philosopher, Vaddera Chandidas, as a step forward from the Western philosophers presented here. An intervention in philosophical research methodology, this volume will interest scholars and researchers of philosophy, Western philosophy, Indian philosophy, comparative studies, postcolonial studies, literature, cultural studies, and political philosophy.

When Things Fall Apart - Heart Advice for Difficult Times (20th Anniversary Edition) (Paperback, 20th Anniversary ed.): Pema... When Things Fall Apart - Heart Advice for Difficult Times (20th Anniversary Edition) (Paperback, 20th Anniversary ed.)
Pema Chodron 1
R486 R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Save R65 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Understanding the Analects of Confucius - A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations (Paperback): Peimin Ni Understanding the Analects of Confucius - A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations (Paperback)
Peimin Ni
R854 Discovery Miles 8 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Wilfrid Sellars and Buddhist Philosophy - Freedom from Foundations (Hardcover): Jay L. Garfield Wilfrid Sellars and Buddhist Philosophy - Freedom from Foundations (Hardcover)
Jay L. Garfield
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The aim of this book is to address the relevance of Wilfrid Sellars' philosophy to understanding topics in Buddhist philosophy. While contemporary scholars of Buddhism often take Sellars as a touchstone for philosophical analysis, and while many take Sellars' corpus as their entree into current philosophical discourse, fewer contemporary philosophers have crossed the bridge in the other direction, using Sellarsian ideas as a way of entering into Buddhist philosophy. The essays in this volume, written by both philosophers and Buddhist Studies scholars, are divided into two sections organized around two of Sellars' essays that have been particularly influential in Buddhist Studies: "Philosophy and the Scientific Image of Man" and "Empiricism and the Philosophy of Mind." The chapters in Part I generally address questions concerning the two truths, while those in Part II concern issues in epistemology and philosophy of mind. The volume will be of interest to Sellars scholars, to scholars interested in the contemporary interaction of Buddhist philosophy and Western philosophy and to scholars of Buddhist Studies.

The Zen of Chocolate - Wisdom by the Bar (Hardcover): Laine Cunningham, Angel Leya The Zen of Chocolate - Wisdom by the Bar (Hardcover)
Laine Cunningham, Angel Leya
R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Confucius and the Modern World (Hardcover): Lai Chen Confucius and the Modern World (Hardcover)
Lai Chen
R4,769 Discovery Miles 47 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book represents the cutting edge of theoretical works on Confucianism. Starting from Confucianism's comeback in modern China and ending with the proposal of the new philosophical concept of "multiple universality" in the face of the world culture, the author conducts an in-depth analysis and discussion of many facets of the relationship between Confucianism, Confucian traditions and the modern world culture. It has a focused theme and a strong sense of contemporaneity, and responds to the current challenges confronting Confucianism from the perspective of modern culture. The chapters not only elucidate the Confucian position in the face of challenges of global ethics, dialogues on human rights, and ecological civilization, but also provide a modern interpretation of classical Confucian ideas on education, politics and ritual politics as well as an analysis of the development of modern Confucianism. All in all, this work is a comprehensive exposition of the Confucian values and their modern implications.

In Days of Great Peace - The Highest Yoga as Lived (Hardcover): Mouni Sadhu In Days of Great Peace - The Highest Yoga as Lived (Hardcover)
Mouni Sadhu
R3,577 Discovery Miles 35 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For several years Mouni Sadhu steeped himself in the teachings of the foremost Hindu ascetic, Sri Ramana Maharshi. This book, first published in 1957, is the best attempt by a European to describe without technicalities what such teachings entail, what meditation is about, and why Indians worship their gurus. Mouni Sadhu's rare facility for describing his own mental and spiritual states enables him to pass on to the reader his knowledge and enthusiasm. It is an authentic account of life with an inspired Hindu yogi and spiritual teacher.

Living Yoga - The Value of Yoga in Today's Life (Hardcover): Swami Satchidananda, Sant Keshavadas, Rabbi Joseph Gelberman,... Living Yoga - The Value of Yoga in Today's Life (Hardcover)
Swami Satchidananda, Sant Keshavadas, Rabbi Joseph Gelberman, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, Ram Dass, …
R4,469 Discovery Miles 44 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The talks presented in this volume, first published in 1977, were originally delivered during a retreat in New York, in which speakers from a variety of spiritual traditions were represented. It aims to show the value of yoga in everyday life, and its relation to many other religions and philosophies.

Raja Yoga - Being Lectures by the Swami Vivekananda, with Patanjali's Aphorisms, Commentaries and a Glossary of Terms... Raja Yoga - Being Lectures by the Swami Vivekananda, with Patanjali's Aphorisms, Commentaries and a Glossary of Terms (Hardcover)
Swami Vivekananda
R3,569 Discovery Miles 35 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, first published in 1922, examines the science of Raja Yoga. All the orthodox systems of Indian philosophy point to one goal, the liberation of the soul through perfection - and the method to attain this is through Yoga. This book presents lectures on Yoga, delivered to a western audience view to explaining Indian philosophy; the lectures are accompanied by the Sutras (aphorisms) of Patanjali, along with an explanatory commentary.

Gateway to Wisdom - Taoist and Buddhist Contemplative and Healing Yogas Adapted for Western Students of the Way (Hardcover):... Gateway to Wisdom - Taoist and Buddhist Contemplative and Healing Yogas Adapted for Western Students of the Way (Hardcover)
John Blofeld
R3,419 Discovery Miles 34 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book, first published in 1980, comprises separate sections on Taoist and Buddhist contemplative yogas, each divided into a theory part (summarising their fundamental principles and outlook) and a practice part (detailing their various practices).

Revival: Contemporary Indian Philosophy (1936) (Hardcover): S. Radhakrishnan, J H Muirhead Revival: Contemporary Indian Philosophy (1936) (Hardcover)
S. Radhakrishnan, J H Muirhead
R8,253 R6,752 Discovery Miles 67 520 Save R1,501 (18%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book includes essay which are all written by philosophers of or about forty -five years of age. They fall into two main groups: those in which the writer devotes himself chiefly to the exposition of the great Vedic tradition as he has apprehended it and made it the basis of his own life's work; and those in which the writer, while on the whole remining true to the spirit of that tradition, has sought to give new interpretations of it, either by instituting comparisons of it with the Western doctrines most closely allied to it or by treating of modern problems in a way which, though suggested by what he has learned from the West, is yet stamped with the mark of his own racial sympathy. Western readers will naturally find the latter group more attractive; but this volume will have failed of its purpose if it does not give them some sense of the truth that underlies even the essays with which, owing to the presuppositions ion which these are founded, they find themselves least in sympathy.

The Dao Companion to Japanese Buddhist Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Gereon Kopf The Dao Companion to Japanese Buddhist Philosophy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Gereon Kopf
R7,044 Discovery Miles 70 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The volume introduces the central themes in and the main figures of Japanese Buddhist philosophy. It will have two sections, one that discusses general topics relevant to Japanese Buddhist philosophy and one that reads the work of the main Japanese Buddhist philosophers in the context of comparative philosophy. It combines basic information with cutting edge scholarship considering recent publications in Japanese, Chinese, English, and other European languages. As such, it will be an invaluable tool for professors teaching courses in Asian and global philosophy, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as the people generally interested in philosophy and/or Buddhism.

Understanding the Analects of Confucius - A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations (Hardcover): Peimin Ni Understanding the Analects of Confucius - A New Translation of Lunyu with Annotations (Hardcover)
Peimin Ni
R2,080 Discovery Miles 20 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Transcultural Feminist Philosophy - Rethinking Difference and Solidarity through Chinese - American Encounters (Hardcover):... Transcultural Feminist Philosophy - Rethinking Difference and Solidarity through Chinese - American Encounters (Hardcover)
Yuanfang Dai
R2,541 Discovery Miles 25 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Questions about difference are at the heart of many debates within contemporary feminism in the United States. In Transcultural Feminist Philosophy: Rethinking Difference and Solidarity Through Chinese-American Encounters, Yuanfang Dai critically assesses various approaches to the feminist difference critique, arguing that the fact that women experience gender oppression in different forms due to different social and cultural locations does not lead to the conclusion that it is impossible to generalize women's experiences. She thus proposes that we can construct a category of women that captures and respects differences among women and the possibility and the dynamics of what women can be in the future. To challenge the troubling ideology of multiculturalism and its institutionalization, Dai advances the claims of multicultural feminism and the postcolonial feminist critique by arguing that we need to reconceptualize not only culture, but also need to rethink multiculturalism as a framework. Examining Chinese feminist scholarship in transcultural settings, she then proposes a shift to transculturalism and argues that a transcultural approach is mediates assumed tensions between cultural diversity and gender equality. The transcultural approach promises to be a very useful framework by which feminists can explore the conditions of women's collective struggles.

Early Buddhist Meditation - The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight (Paperback): Keren Arbel Early Buddhist Meditation - The Four Jhanas as the Actualization of Insight (Paperback)
Keren Arbel
R1,545 Discovery Miles 15 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book offers a new interpretation of the relationship between 'insight practice' (satipatthana) and the attainment of the four jhanas (i.e., right samadhi), a key problem in the study of Buddhist meditation. The author challenges the traditional Buddhist understanding of the four jhanas as states of absorption, and shows how these states are the actualization and embodiment of insight (vipassana). It proposes that the four jhanas and what we call 'vipassana' are integral dimensions of a single process that leads to awakening. Current literature on the phenomenology of the four jhanas and their relationship with the 'practice of insight' has mostly repeated traditional Theravada interpretations. No one to date has offered a comprehensive analysis of the fourfold jhana model independently from traditional interpretations. This book offers such an analysis. It presents a model which speaks in the Nikayas' distinct voice. It demonstrates that the distinction between the 'practice of serenity' (samatha-bhavana) and the 'practice of insight' (vipassana-bhavana) - a fundamental distinction in Buddhist meditation theory - is not applicable to early Buddhist understanding of the meditative path. It seeks to show that the common interpretation of the jhanas as 'altered states of consciousness', absorptions that do not reveal anything about the nature of phenomena, is incompatible with the teachings of the Pali Nikayas. By carefully analyzing the descriptions of the four jhanas in the early Buddhist texts in Pali, their contexts, associations and meanings within the conceptual framework of early Buddhism, the relationship between this central element in the Buddhist path and 'insight meditation' becomes revealed in all its power. Early Buddhist Meditation will be of interest to scholars of Buddhist studies, Asian philosophies and religions, as well as Buddhist practitioners with a serious interest in the process of insight meditation.

Swami Vivekananda - A Contemporary Reader (Hardcover): Makarand R. Paranjape Swami Vivekananda - A Contemporary Reader (Hardcover)
Makarand R. Paranjape
R4,485 Discovery Miles 44 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902) popularised Vedanta in the West and reformed Hinduism in India. He also inspired the mass movement that made India a modern nation. In showcasing his life and work, this Reader balances the two main aspects of his life: the religious and the secular, the spiritual and the practical, the devotional and the rational. Included here are the most significant and representative texts from every major genre and phase - selections from his speeches, essays, letters, poems, translations, conversations, and interviews - arranged for easy reading and reference. With a scholarly Introduction highlighting his contemporary relevance, separate section introductions and a detailed biographical Chronology, this volume provides a rare insight into one of India's greatest minds. This volume will interest scholars and students of modern Indian history, religion, literature, and philosophy as well as general readers.

Hayagriva - Horse Cult in Asia (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Robert Hans van Gulik Hayagriva - Horse Cult in Asia (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Robert Hans van Gulik
R1,012 Discovery Miles 10 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sri Aurobindo - A Contemporary Reader (Paperback): Sachidananda Mohanty Sri Aurobindo - A Contemporary Reader (Paperback)
Sachidananda Mohanty
R1,586 Discovery Miles 15 860 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book compiles some of the finest writings of Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950) - the nationalist, visionary, poet-philosopher. It reflects the range, depth and outreach of the moral, intellectual and spiritual vision of this versatile and multifaceted genius. It aims at providing, at one place, access to the key concepts, tenets, and the spirit of the extraordinary range of texts authored by him. Although concretely grounded in contemporary times - with its location in a specific socio-cultural matrix - this work projects a body of writings that is certain to have lasting value. In particular, the compilation brings forth Sri Aurobindo's social vision and his role as a cultural critic: his views on ethnicity, his exposition of the key role language plays in the formation of communitarian identities, his crucial understanding of self-determination which has incidentally become an important aspect of human rights discourse today. Situating the writings in a specific intellectual, spiritual and historical context, this collection will enable readers to appreciate the overall vision of Sri Aurobindo, in what can be conceived as a caravan of history of ideas in terms of a common heritage of humankind, and recent developments in theory and disciplinary practice, especially those pertaining to consciousness and future studies.

Confucius and the Analects - New Essays (Hardcover): Edited by Bryan W. Van Norden Confucius and the Analects - New Essays (Hardcover)
Edited by Bryan W. Van Norden
R5,147 Discovery Miles 51 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Confucius is a key figure not only in Eastern thought and philosophy but in world history as well. The Analects, the sayings attributed to him, is a classic of world literature. Nonetheless there is a great dispute about how to approach and understand both him and his work. This is the first anthology of critical writings on this crucial and influential work. The contributors come to the Analects from a variety of perspectives - including philosophical, philological, and religious - and address a host of key topics. Rigorous yet highly accessible, the volume will also include a general introduction and an exhaustive bibliography on English-language works on Confucius.

Francois Jullien's Unexceptional Thought - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover): Arne De Boever Francois Jullien's Unexceptional Thought - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover)
Arne De Boever
R3,011 Discovery Miles 30 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Although the French philosopher, Hellenist and sinologist Francois Jullien has published more than thirty books, half of which have been translated into English, he remains much less known in the English-language universe than many of his fellow "French philosophers", which may be due to his work being perceived as within the limits of sinology. This book attempts to rectify this, highlighting Jullien's work at the intersection of Chinese and Western thought and drawing out the "unthought-of" in both traditions of thinking. This 'unthought-of' can be seen as the culture that conditions our thought, lessening our capacity for new ways of thinking and understanding. This notion of 'unthought-of' is at the core of Jullien's methodology, operating in what he calls the 'divergence of the in-between'. Written in an engaging style, Arne de Boever offers an accessible introduction to Francois Jullien's work, in the process emphatically challenging some of the core assumptions of Western reasoning.

Strong Arms and Drinking Strength - Masculinity, Violence, and the Body in Ancient India (Hardcover, New): Jarrod L. Whitaker Strong Arms and Drinking Strength - Masculinity, Violence, and the Body in Ancient India (Hardcover, New)
Jarrod L. Whitaker
R2,859 Discovery Miles 28 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Jarrod L. Whitaker examines the ritualized poetic construction of male identity in the Rgveda, India's oldest Sanskrit text, arguing that an important aspect of early Vedic life was the sustained promotion and embodiment of what it means to be a true man. The Rgveda contains over a thousand hymns, addressed primarily to three gods: the deified ritual Fire, Agni; the war god, Indra; and Soma, who is none other than the personification of the sacred beverage soma. The hymns were sung in day-long fire rituals in which poet-priests prepared the sacred drink to empower Indra. The dominant image of Indra is that of a highly glamorized, violent, and powerful Aryan male; the three gods represent the ideals of manhood.
Whitaker finds that the Rgvedic poet-priests employed a fascinating range of poetic and performative strategies--some explicit, others very subtle--to construct their masculine ideology, while justifying it as the most valid way for men to live. Poet-priests naturalized this ideology by encoding it within a man's sense of his body and physical self. Rgvedic ritual rhetoric and practices thus encode specific male roles, especially the role of man as warrior, while embedding these roles in a complex network of social, economic, and political relationships.
Strong Arms and Drinking Strength is the first book in English to examine the relationship between Rgvedic gods, ritual practices, and the identities and expectations placed on men in ancient India."

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