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This volume serves both as an introduction to the thought of Mengzi
(Mencius) and Wang Yangming and as a comparison of their views. By
examining issues held in common by both thinkers, Ivanhoe
illustrates how the Confucian tradition was both continued and
transformed by Wang Yangming, and shows the extent to which he was
influenced by Buddhism. Topics explored are: the nature of
morality; human nature; the nature and origin of wickedness; self
cultivation; and sagehood. In addition to revised versions of each
of these original chapters, Ivanhoe includes a new chapter on
Kongzi's (Confucius') view of the Way.
Introduction to Zen Training is a translation of the Sanzen Nyumon,
a foundational text for beginning meditation students by Omori
Sogen--one of the foremost Zen teachers of the twentieth century.
This book addresses many of the questions which arise when someone
first embarks on a journey of Zen meditation--ranging from how long
to sit at one time to how to remain mindful when not sitting--and
it concludes with commentaries on two other fundamental Zen texts,
Zazen Wasen (The Song of Meditation) and the Ox-Herding Pictures.
Written to provide a solid grounding in the physical nature of Zen
meditation training, this text delves into topics such as:
Breathing Pain Posture Physiology Drowsiness How to find the right
teacher The differences between the two main Japanese schools of
Zen: Soto and Rinzai Zen As a master swordsman, Omori Sogen's
approach to Zen is direct, physical, and informed by the rigorous
tradition of Zen and the martial arts that flourished during
Japan's samurai era. For him, the real aim of Zen is nothing short
of Enlightenment--and Introduction to Zen Training is a roadmap in
which he deals as adeptly with hundreds of years of Zen scholarship
as he does with the mundane practicalities of meditation. Sogen
prescribes a level of rigor and intensity in spiritual training
that goes far beyond wellness and relaxation, and that is rarely
encountered. His is a kind of spiritual warriorship he felt was
direly needed in the middle of the twentieth century and that is no
less necessary today. With a new foreword from Daihonzan Chozen-ji,
the headquarters Zen temple established by Omori Sogen in Hawaii,
this book is an essential text for every student of Zen meditation.
This practical guide introduces us to the expansive inner world
of meditation through a series of twenty-one meditations which lead
us step-by-step to increasingly beneficial states of mind.
Together, these meditations form the entire Buddhist path to
enlightenment. By following simple meditation instructions, readers
can experience the inner tranquility and lightness of mind that
comes from meditation- thereby bringing greater happiness to
ourself and others. Clear and relevant meditation break practices
are revealed, so readers can integrate the meditations into their
daily activities.
A 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.
The Mahabharata, one of the major epics of India, is a sourcebook
complete by itself as well as an open text constantly under
construction. This volume looks at transactions between its modern
discourses and ancient vocabulary. Located amid conversations
between these two conceptual worlds, the volume grapples with the
epic's problematisation of dharma or righteousness, and
consequently, of the ideal person and the good life through a
cluster of issues surrounding the concept of agency and action.
Drawing on several interdisciplinary approaches, the essays reflect
on a range of issues in the Mahabharata, including those of duty,
motivation, freedom, selfhood, choice, autonomy, and justice, both
in the context of philosophical debates and their ethical and
political ramifications for contemporary times. This book will be
of interest to scholars and researchers engaged with philosophy,
literature, religion, history, politics, culture, gender, South
Asian studies, and Indology. It will also appeal to the general
reader interested in South Asian epics and the Mahabharata.
Understanding Eastern Philosophy provides an accessible critical introduction to how some of the key philosophies of the East compare with those in the West. Starting from a discussion of the problems of distinguishing between religions and philosophies, Ray Billington presents a clear picture of the key tenets behind Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Jainism and Confucianism. Moving on to compare the key themes of religious philosophy that cut across East and West, such as a belief in God, the soul, moral decision-making, nature and authority, Understanding Eastern Philosophy presents a fascinating and controversial picture of the contribution theistic religions have to make. With its belief in a personal God bestowing a particular version of 'truth', Ray Billington concludes that the universal mysticism characteristic of Eastern thought provides a more realistic and rewarding path than is commonly supposed in the West. Understanding Eastern Philosophy assumes no prior knowledge of religion or philosophy.
Traditional Chinese philosophy, if engaged at all, is often
regarded as an object of antiquated curiosity and dismissed as
unimportant in the current age of globalization. Written by a team
of internationally renowned scholars, this book, however,
challenges this judgement and offers an in-depth study of
pre-modern Chinese philosophy from an interdisciplinary
perspective. Exploring the relevance of traditional Chinese
philosophy for the global age, it takes a comparative approach,
analysing ancient Chinese philosophy in its relation to Western
ideas and contemporary postmodernist theories. The conversation
extends over a broad spectrum of philosophical areas and themes,
ranging from metaphysics, hermeneutics, political theory, religion
and aesthetics to specific philosophical schools including
Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. By engaging many time-honoured
philosophical issues from a comparative perspective, this book
bridges the gap between Eastern and Western thought and emphasises
the need for a newly fortified global humanism and a deeper
appreciation of different philosophical and religious values in an
age gripped by large-scale crises. Arguing that traditional Chinese
philosophy has immediate relevance to the many challenges of modern
life, this book will be useful to students and scholars of Asian
Philosophy and Asian Studies in general.
Yang Guorong is one of the most prominent Chinese philosophers
working today and is best known for using the full range of Chinese
philosophical resources in connection with the thought of Kant,
Hegel, Marx, and Heidegger. In The Mutual Cultivation of Self and
Things, Yang grapples with the philosophical problem of how the
complexly interwoven nature of things and being relates to human
nature, values, affairs, and facts, and ultimately creates a world
of meaning. Yang outlines how humans might live more fully
integrated lives on philosophical, religious, cultural, aesthetic,
and material planes. This first English translation introduces
current, influential work from China to readers worldwide.
An insightful look at the historical damages early colonizers of
America caused and how their descendants may recognize and heal the
harm done to the earth and the native peoples Inherited Silence
tells the story of beloved land in California's Napa Valley-how the
land fared during the onslaught of colonization and how it fares
now in the drought, development, and wildfires that are the
consequences of the colonial mind. Author Louise Dunlap's ancestors
were among the first Europeans to claim ownership of traditional
lands of the Wappo people during a period of genocide. As settlers,
her ancestors lived the dream of Manifest Destiny, their
consciousness changing only gradually over the generations. When
Dunlap's generation inherited the land, she had already begun to
wonder about its unspoken story. What had kept her ancestors from
seeing and telling the truth of their history? What had they
brought west with them from the very earliest colonial experience
in New England? Dunlap looks back into California's and America's
history for the key to their silences and a way to heal the wounds
of the land, its original people, and the harmful mind of the
colonizer. It's a powerful story that will awaken others to
consider their own ancestors' role in colonization and encourage
them to begin reparations for the harmful actions of those who came
before. More broadly, it offers a way for every reader to evaluate
their own current life actions and the lasting impact they can have
on society and our planet.
The Norton Critical Edition aims to situate the historical
figure of Kongzi, the legendary figure of Confucius, and the
Analects (or Lunyu), the single most influential book ascribed to
the Master's circle of disciples, within their evolving ethical,
cultural, and political contexts. Simon Leys s acclaimed
translation and notes are accompanied by Michael Nylan s insightful
introduction.
Eleven essays by leading experts in the field of Chinese studies
discuss a broad range of issues relating to the Analects, from the
origins of the classicists (Ru) and the formation of the Analects
text to the use (and abuse) of the Master s iconic image in
twentieth- and twenty-first-century Asian, diasporic, and Western
settings. Collectively, these readings suggest that the Confucius
we thought we knew is not the Kongzi of record and that this Kongzi
is a protean figure given to rapid change and continual
reevaluation. Contributors include Henry Rosemont Jr., Nicolas
Zufferey, Robert Eno, Thomas Wilson, Sebastien Billioud and Vincent
Goossaert, Julia K. Murray, Mark Csikszentmihalyi and Tae Hyun Kim,
Eric L. Hutton, Luke Habberstad, He Yuming, and Sam Ho."
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Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) was still in his teens when he
attained enlightenment through a remarkable experience, as if
undergoing death of the physical body, while remaining in full
consciousness. He left home for the sacred hill of Arunachala where
he taught the purest form of Advaita Vedanta (non-duality) through
the simple discipline of self-inquiry. His teaching, his principal
instruction to all his devotes was always to meditate on the
question "Who am I?" In this book Arthur Osborne gives an account
of the life and teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. It has a special
relevance to our age with its outlines of a religion based on the
Indian scriptures which is essentially spiritual, without ceasing
to be rational and ethical.
That bad things happen to good people was as true in early China
as it is today. Franklin Perkins uses this observation as the
thread by which to trace the effort by Chinese thinkers of the
Warring States Period (c.475-221 BCE), a time of great conflict and
division, to seek reconciliation between humankind and the world.
Perkins provides rich new readings of classical Chinese texts and
reflects on their significance for Western philosophical
discourse.
By dipping into this little book of simple Zen Buddhist sayings,
you can calm your anxiety and return serenity to your soul. Are you
feeling stress and anxiety from the demands of daily life? Do you
feel overwhelmed by your to-do list and the constant deluge of
information from all quarters? Are you unhappy with your life and
envious of those around you? At times like these it's important to
step back and take a breath. Zen meditation may conjure up images
of sitting in silence for long hours, but according to Buddhist
monk and author Shinsuke Hosokawa, Zen can be summed up as "the
knowledge needed for a person to live life with a positive
outlook." With this in mind, he has produced this charmingly
illustrated collection of thoughts and sayings to help you live
life with less stress and anxiety. The sayings include: Pay
attention to what is right in front of your eyes Nothing happens by
chance. Every encounter has its meaning Be careful not to confuse
the means and the purpose Keep flowing just like water Nothing will
control you Even a bad day is a good day Check the ground beneath
your feet when you're in trouble You'll never walk alone These 52
mindful sayings mirror the 52 steps traditionally taken to achieve
Buddhist enlightenment, and they also coincide with the 52 weeks of
the year--passing through the seasons, both in the natural world
and our lives. Each page has an illustration and a simple,
meditative reflection to help you see into your own heart, accept
your current state of being, reduce anxiety and find peace.
Whatever the time of year, whatever your time of life, by browsing
the pages of this book you are sure to quickly find a piece of
universal wisdom that will resonate with your soul.
Business and Buddhism explores alternative ways of leading in the
aftermath of the Great Recession and the many stories of fraud and
greed that emerged. The book explores shifts in business
perspectives as more value is placed on soft skills like emotional
intelligence and listening, and introduces the reader to the
principles in Buddhist philosophy that can be applied in the
workplace. Buddhist practices are increasingly understood as
spiritual, rather than religious per se. In fact, Buddhism is
alternately referred to as a philosophy or psychology. In this
book, Marques explores the value of applying the positive
psychology of Buddhism to work settings. She outlines the ways in
which it offers highly effective solutions to addressing important
management and organizational behavior related issues, but also
flags up critical areas for caution. For example, Buddhism is
non-confrontational, and promotes detachment. How can business
leaders negotiate these principles in light of the demands of
modern day pressures? The book includes end of chapter questions to
promote reflection and critical thinking, and examples of Buddhist
leaders in action. It will prove a captivating read for students of
organizational behavior, management, leadership, diversity and
ethics, as well as business consultants.
Arthapatti is a pervasive form of reasoning investigated by Indian
philosophers in order to think about unseen causes and interpret
ordinary and religious language. Its nature is a point of
controversy among Mimamsa, Nyaya, and Buddhist philosophers, yet,
to date, it has received less attention than perception, inference,
and testimony. This collection presents a one-of-a-kind reference
resource for understanding this form of reasoning studied in Indian
philosophy. Assembling translations of central primary texts
together with newly-commissioned essays on research topics, it
features a significant introductory essay. Readable translations of
Sanskrit works are accompanied by critical notes that introduce
arthapatti, offer historical context, and clarify the philosophical
debates surrounding it. Showing how arthapatti is used as a way to
reason about the basic unseen causes driving language use,
cause-and-effect relationships, as well as to interpret ambiguous
or figurative texts, this book demonstrates the importance of this
epistemic instrument in both contemporary Anglo-analytic and
classical Indian epistemology, language, and logic.
Eastern Philosophy: The Basics is an essential introduction to
major Indian and Chinese philosophies, both past and present.
Exploring familiar metaphysical and ethical questions from the
perspectives offered by a range of eastern philosophies, including
Confucianism, Daoism, the main Buddhist and Hindu philosophical
schools, as well as Jainism, this book covers key figures, issues,
methods and concepts. Questions discussed include: What is the
'self'? Is human nature inherently good or bad? How is the mind
related to the world? How can you live an authentic life? What is
the fundamental nature of reality? With timelines highlighting key
figures and their contributions, a list of useful websites,
pronunciation guides and further reading suggestions, Eastern
Philosophy: The Basics provides an engaging overview of fundamental
ideas in eastern philosophy. The second edition has been thoroughly
revised and updated to take account of the most recent scholarship.
It includes study questions for each chapter, an updated
bibliography, a new section on the Yijing and expanded discussion
of Indian philosophies and their basis in experience. Eastern
Philosophy: The Basics is valuable reading for all students of
philosophy and religion, especially those seeking to understand
eastern thought.
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