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Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy

The Art of War (Hardcover): Sun Tzu The Art of War (Hardcover)
Sun Tzu; Translated by Lionel Giles
R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Buddhism - Gleanings in Buddha-Fields; Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East (Hardcover): Lafcadio Hearn Buddhism - Gleanings in Buddha-Fields; Studies of Hand and Soul in the Far East (Hardcover)
Lafcadio Hearn
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Originally published in 1927. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Researches into Japanese Buddhism. This book is full of suggestive thought, with the essays on Japanese religious belief calling for particular praise for the earnest spirit in which the subject is approached. Contents Include A Living God. Out of the Street. Notes of a Trip to Kyoto. Dust. About Faces in Japanese Art. Ningyo-No-Haka. In Osaka. Buddhist Allusions in Japanese Folk Song. Nirvana. The Rebirth of Katsuguro. Within the Circle.

Syriac Writers on Muslims and the Religious Challenge of Islam (Hardcover): Sidney Griffith Syriac Writers on Muslims and the Religious Challenge of Islam (Hardcover)
Sidney Griffith
R3,000 Discovery Miles 30 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Sydney H. Griffith provides a basic overview of Syriac authors that addressed the issue of Islam in their writings. Griffith discusses the major themes and common content of this literature and focuses on the dialogue genre.

The Dispeller of Disputes - Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani (Hardcover, New): Jan Westerhoff The Dispeller of Disputes - Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani (Hardcover, New)
Jan Westerhoff
R1,848 Discovery Miles 18 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani is an essential work of Madhyamaka Buddhist philosophical literature. Written in an accessible question-and-answer style, it contains Nagarjuna's replies to criticisms of his philosophy of the "Middle Way." The Vigrahavyavartani has been widely cited both in canonical literature and in recent scholarship; it has remained a central text in India, Tibet, China, and Japan, and has attracted the interest of greater and greater numbers of Western readers.
In The Dispeller of Disputes, Jan Westerhoff offers a clear new translation of the Vigrahavyavartani, taking current philological research and all available editions into account, and adding his own insightful philosophical commentary on the text. Crucial manuscript material has been discovered since the earlier translations were written, and Westerhoff draws on this material to produce a study reflecting the most up-to-date research on this text. In his nuanced and incisive commentary, he explains Nagarjuna's arguments, grounds them in historical and textual scholarship, and explicitly connects them to contemporary philosophical concerns.

Gita as She Is, in Krishna's Own Words, Book I (Hardcover, Colored ed.): Ratnakar Narale Gita as She Is, in Krishna's Own Words, Book I (Hardcover, Colored ed.)
Ratnakar Narale
R1,219 Discovery Miles 12 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ancient Wisdom for a New Age - A Practical Guide for Spiritual Growth (Hardcover): Terry Hunt, Paul Benedict Ancient Wisdom for a New Age - A Practical Guide for Spiritual Growth (Hardcover)
Terry Hunt, Paul Benedict
R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Is everything just as it should be, or is the world spiraling out of control and we must try to save it? Is life simple, once we understand how it works, or is it so complicated only a nuclear physicist could understand it? The authors claim that life is simple, but only if we accept what we encounter with equanimity and are willing to replace old ideas with new ones that make more sense. Attachment, resistance, and emotional reactions are what make life difficult. Is there a personal God? Does Satan exist? Do politics have a role in the spiritual development of our world? What part does sex play in our spiritual development? This is not a "safe" book. The authors have answers for all these questions and more, but not all readers will agree with them. And that is as it should be, according to them. Their concepts of how life works, based on Ancient Wisdom teachings, will make you analyze, ponder over, and re-assess your entire belief system. The overall message is one of assurance. As one reader said, "It gave me hope. I never considered myself a spiritual person until I read this book." "This book speaks in today's language to seekers of all ages. Whether a seasoned student or a beginner, it opens new doors and fresh vistas on the soul's journey to wisdom. It is indeed a practical guide, at the same time surveying all the principles necessary for understanding the wisdom-tradition we know as Theosophy. This book brings the Ancient Wisdom into the 21st century " - Joy Mills, author of Reflections on an Ancient Wisdom "Ancient Wisdom for a New Age provides some very important advice for those who want to live the spiritual life. The chapter on reincarnation is especially well-done. Hunt and Benedict are to be commended for making a noble effort to help spiritual pilgrims on their way. By far the most practical chapter in the book is 'Your Spiritual Practice'." - Quest Magazine

Kybalion (Hardcover): "Three Initiates" Kybalion (Hardcover)
"Three Initiates"
R849 R738 Discovery Miles 7 380 Save R111 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism - Deconstructive Modes of Spiritual Inquiry (Hardcover): Leesa S Davis Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism - Deconstructive Modes of Spiritual Inquiry (Hardcover)
Leesa S Davis
R4,924 Discovery Miles 49 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This fascinating and innovative book explores the relationship between the philosophical underpinnings of Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism and the experiential journey of spiritual practitioners. Taking the perspective of the questioning student, the author highlights the experiential deconstructive processes that are ignited when students' "everyday" dualistic thought structures are challenged by the non-dual nature of these teachings and practices. Although Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism are ontologically different, this unique study shows that in the dynamics of the practice situation they are phenomenologically similar. Distinctive in scope and approach Advaita Vedanta and Zen Buddhism: Deconstructive Modes of Spiritual Inquiry examines Advaita and Zen as living practice traditions in which foundational non-dual philosophies are shown "in action" in contemporary Western practice situations thus linking abstract philosophical tenets to concrete living experience. As such it takes an important step toward bridging the gap between scholarly analysis and the experiential reality of these spiritual practices. >

New Era Community (Hardcover): Agni Yoga Society New Era Community (Hardcover)
Agni Yoga Society
R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Science of Breath (Hardcover): Yogi Ramacharaka Science of Breath (Hardcover)
Yogi Ramacharaka
R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tao of Surfing - Finding Depth at Low Tide (Hardcover): Michael A. Allen Tao of Surfing - Finding Depth at Low Tide (Hardcover)
Michael A. Allen
R564 R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Save R45 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A New Way of Healing

""Tao of Surfing" is an inspired book and a unique reflection that will have a lasting effect on anyone who reads it."
-Bob Walch, "The Monterey County Herald"

The roads I travel and the waves I search for and ride exemplify the flowing movement and continuous change of life itself. - From the book

"Author Allen.in fine, thoughtful fashion.writes well, informally, and there is haiku in his observations.A delightful book, effortlessly wise."
-The Book Reader

"From the first pages of this remarkable book I was captivated by the gently profound philosophy of riding through life with graceful balance."
-Greg Ambrose, author of "Surfer's Guide to Hawaii" and co-author of "Memories of Duke, the Legend Comes to Life"

Internationally acclaimed and Pulitzer Prize nominated author Michael A. Allen, takes you on a journey into the recesses of your soul and explores the ontological question, "What is our underlying essence?" Mr. Allen uses the metaphor of the sea, and its ebb and flow, to describe the Tao of life's cycle. And he discovers within this unique reflection a new way to comfort and heal the Self from the trauma of death.

His long time interest in film brought him to write the screenplay adaptation with his brother in law Alex Carig in order to make "Tao of Surfing" into a full-length feature motion picture. Mr. Allen was initially inspired to write "Tao of Surfing" after his brother-his surfing partner-died from the complication of AIDS.

Gui Guzi - Mr. Guigu (Hardcover): Chao Zheng Gui Guzi - Mr. Guigu (Hardcover)
Chao Zheng
R787 Discovery Miles 7 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Sayings of Lao Tzu - Illustrated edition (Hardcover, Ancient Wisdom ed.): Lao Tzu, Lionel Giles The Sayings of Lao Tzu - Illustrated edition (Hardcover, Ancient Wisdom ed.)
Lao Tzu, Lionel Giles
R448 Discovery Miles 4 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Upanishads (Hardcover): Swami Paramananda The Upanishads (Hardcover)
Swami Paramananda
R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Buddhist Epistemology (Hardcover, Annotated edition): S.R. Bhatt, Anu Mehrotra Buddhist Epistemology (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
S.R. Bhatt, Anu Mehrotra
R2,759 Discovery Miles 27 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Knowledge plays a very significant role in Buddhism, as it is the gateway to enlightenment and nirvana. This volume provides a clear and exhaustive exposition of Buddhist epistemology and logic, based on the works of classical thinkers such as Vasubandhu, Dinnaga, and Dharmakiriti. It traces the historical development of the Buddhist theory of knowledge and analyzes some basic issues like the nature of reality and knowledge, the criteria of truth, and nature of perception and inference, the only two sources of knowledge accepted in Buddhist philosophy. The appendix contains the Sanskrit original and an annotated translation of Nyaya Pravesa, a basic text of Buddhist epistemology, which discusses the nature of perception and inference and their fallacies. This work sheds light on abtruse epistemological topics and will enable readers to gain a clearer appreciation of the depths of Buddhist theory of knowledge.

Decoding The Tao Te Ching???????? (Paperback): Pooh Ho Sim Decoding The Tao Te Ching???????? (Paperback)
Pooh Ho Sim; Edited by Tekson Teck Soon Teo
R1,095 Discovery Miles 10 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book interprets the Tao Te Ching from the perspective of personal cultivation. The Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu is regarded as one of the greatest books of wisdom ever written in history, but few can grasp what it says in entirety. Embedded in each of its 5,000 Chinese characters are highly profound messages. Master Sim Pooh Ho is a Tai Chi Master and the leader of a Tai Chi lineage that traces back centuries. In his book Decoding the Tao Te Ching, he combines the ancestral teachings of Tai Chi with his practice and provides readers with unique insights into Lao Tzu's ancient book.The Tao Te Ching is difficult to comprehend because many of the concepts it introduces are elusive. What is Tao and Te, being and non-being or yin and yang? The concepts, however, are discernible in Tai Chi because they are what make the practice work. Decoding the Tao Te Ching is written in a simple manner by a Tai Chi master, and translated in an accessible way by his senior disciple Tekson TEO, thus making it an enlightening read to all English readers interested in this topic.

Susquehanna - Student Newspaper (Vol. 12; Nos. 1-7); Sept 1902-Mar 1903 (Hardcover): Susquehanna University Susquehanna - Student Newspaper (Vol. 12; Nos. 1-7); Sept 1902-Mar 1903 (Hardcover)
Susquehanna University
R973 Discovery Miles 9 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Aphorisms - Brief Bursts of Truth (Hardcover): Donald Patrick Redheffer Aphorisms - Brief Bursts of Truth (Hardcover)
Donald Patrick Redheffer
R1,076 R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Save R143 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Psychology of the Yogas (Hardcover): Gidi Ifergan The Psychology of the Yogas (Hardcover)
Gidi Ifergan
R2,155 Discovery Miles 21 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Psychology of the Yogas explores the dissonance between the promises of the yogic quest and psychological states of crisis. Western practitioners of yoga and meditation who have embarked upon years-long spiritual quests and who have practiced under the guidance of a guru tell of profound and ongoing experiences of love, compassion and clarity: the peaks of spiritual fulfillment. However, after returning to the West, they reported difficulties and crises in different areas of their lives. Why did these practitioners, who had apparently touched the heights of fulfillment, still suffer from these crises? The author explores the psychological theory of yoga and its concrete yogic psychological methods such as 'cultivating of the opposite' (pratipaksa bhavana), transforming it to 'imagining the opposite', a practice aimed at healing negative habitual tendencies. These methods are extracted from an in-depth study of the Yoga of Patanjali and the Tibetan-Buddhist Ati-Yoga of Longchenpa - the Dzogchen. The works of Patanjali (3rd century) and Longchenpa, (14th century) provide a profound psychological framework for understanding the human psyche. These methods are effective but at times difficult to implement. However, as demonstrated through a case study Western psychology can effectively undo habitual tendencies in a manner which may complement yoga practice, enhancing the integration of one's spirituality and psychology.

The Garland of Letters - Studies in the Mantra-?astra (Hardcover): John Woodroffe The Garland of Letters - Studies in the Mantra-Śastra (Hardcover)
John Woodroffe
R668 Discovery Miles 6 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Autobiography of a Yogi (Hardcover): Paramhansa Yogananda Autobiography of a Yogi (Hardcover)
Paramhansa Yogananda
R1,198 R1,033 Discovery Miles 10 330 Save R165 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gita as She Is, in Krishna's Own Words, Book II (Hardcover): Ratnakar Narale Gita as She Is, in Krishna's Own Words, Book II (Hardcover)
Ratnakar Narale
R1,184 Discovery Miles 11 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Formation of Arab Reason - Text, Tradition and the Construction of Modernity in the Arab World (Hardcover): Mohammed Abed... The Formation of Arab Reason - Text, Tradition and the Construction of Modernity in the Arab World (Hardcover)
Mohammed Abed al-Jabri
R4,610 Discovery Miles 46 100 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the earliest period of Islamic history, Arab thought has been dominated by a reverence for tradition and textual analysis. In this groundbreaking work, the great contemporary Arab philosopher Mohammed Abed Al-Jabiri seeks to chart a route towards modernity via the proposition that respect for textualism and tradition are not inconsistent with rationalism and that both history and philosophy are key to the evolution of knowledge systems and ways of reasoning in Arab culture. This book has been an enormous influence within the Arab world on the Islam and modernity discourse. It is published here for the first time in English and provides a fascinating insight into the currents of contemporary Arab thought.

Leaves of Morya's Garden II - Illumination (Hardcover): Agni Yoga Society Leaves of Morya's Garden II - Illumination (Hardcover)
Agni Yoga Society
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Scuffed-Up Shoes - Buddhist Poetry (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): John M Travis Scuffed-Up Shoes - Buddhist Poetry (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
John M Travis; Edited by Coy F. Cross; Foreword by Gil Fronsdal Joseph Goldstein
R1,017 Discovery Miles 10 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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