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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Oriental religions

The Laws of Change - I Ching and the Philosophy of Life (Paperback): Jack M. Balkin The Laws of Change - I Ching and the Philosophy of Life (Paperback)
Jack M. Balkin
R870 Discovery Miles 8 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As important to Chinese civilization as the Bible is to Western culture, the I Ching or Book of Changes is one of the oldest treasures of world literature. In this masterful new interpretation, Jack Balkin returns the I Ching to its rightful place as a book of wisdom that teaches how to live one's life in a changing and confusing world. Balkin's comprehensive and perceptive commentaries highlight a clear, understandable version of the core text of the I Ching that preserves its striking imagery while remaining faithful to the long tradition of ethical interpretations of the work. The Laws of Change: I Ching and the Philosophy of Life offers the most detailed commentaries available in English on the I Ching's ethical and philosophical teachings, a comprehensive survey of different methods of consulting the I Ching, and an excellent history of the I Ching's transformation from a Bronze Age diviner's manual to a beloved book of wisdom that lies at the very heart of Chinese culture. This is an indispensable work for anyone who wants to understand the I Ching and its history.

The Art of War - Sun Tzu, Barack Obama, and the Modern Moment (Paperback): Brian Browne Walker, Sun Tzu The Art of War - Sun Tzu, Barack Obama, and the Modern Moment (Paperback)
Brian Browne Walker, Sun Tzu
R402 R349 Discovery Miles 3 490 Save R53 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Brian Browne Walker's beloved translations of the I Ching, Tao te Ching, and Hua hu Ching are published by Harper and St. Martin's Press and translated into over a dozen languages around the world. This new rendition of "The Art of War" brings his clear voice to the world's most time-honored teachings on leadership, strategy, and conflict. The book includes a provocative and powerful commentary on Barack Obama and our time that reminds America and the world of our most pressing moral responsibilities, touches on the perils of a Sarah Palin, and looks forward with a sense of both gravity and light.

Awakening to Reality - The Regulated Verses of the Wuzhen Pian, a Taoist Classic of Internal Alchemy (Paperback): Fabrizio... Awakening to Reality - The Regulated Verses of the Wuzhen Pian, a Taoist Classic of Internal Alchemy (Paperback)
Fabrizio Pregadio
R450 Discovery Miles 4 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Awakening to Reality" ("Wuzhen pian") is one of the most important and best-known Taoist alchemical texts. Written in the eleventh century, it describes in a poetical form, and in a typically cryptic and allusive language, several facets of Neidan, or Internal Alchemy. This book contains a translation of the first part of the text, consisting of sixteen poems, which provide a concise but comprehensive exposition of Neidan. In addition to notes that intend to clarify the meaning of the more obscure points, the book also contains selections from Liu Yiming's commentary, dating from the late 18th century, which is distinguished by the use of a lucid and plain language.

Table of Contents

Preface, vii

Introduction, 1
Translation, 21
Selections from Liu Yiming's Commentary, 75
Textual Notes, 89

Glossary of Chinese Characters, 95
Works Quoted, 101

Readings from the Lu-Wang School of Neo-Confucianism (Hardcover): Philip J. Ivanhoe Readings from the Lu-Wang School of Neo-Confucianism (Hardcover)
Philip J. Ivanhoe
R1,265 R1,149 Discovery Miles 11 490 Save R116 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume provides selected translations from the writings of Lu Xiangshan; Wang Yangming; and the Platform Sutra, a work which had profound influence on neo-Confucian thought. Each of these three sections is preceded by an introduction that sketches important features of the history, biography, and philosophy of the author and explores some of the main features and characteristics of his work. The range of genres represented--letters, recorded sayings, essays, meditations and poetry--provide the reader with insights into the philosophical and stylistic themes of this fascinating and influential branch of neo-Confucian thought.

The Book Of Tea (Hardcover): Okakura Kakuzo The Book Of Tea (Hardcover)
Okakura Kakuzo; Introduction by Anna Sherman; Illustrated by Sayuri Romei 1
R280 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190 Save R61 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The Book of Tea describes all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony and explains how its rituals blend seamlessly with traditional Japanese life.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by Anna Sherman and delightful illustrations by Sayuri Romei.

This short book, written in English by a Japanese scholar and artist, was first published in 1906 at a time when Japan was opening up to Western culture. In response to that, Okakura Kakuzo set out to explain the beauty and simplicity of Japanese daily life which was greatly inspired by teaism. He describes in detail the different aspects of the tea ceremony, how it was founded, the role of the tea masters, the architecture of the tea-room and the stages of making and serving the tea. He then goes on to explain the connection between Taoism and Zennism with tea and he also writes chapters on art appreciation and the art of flower arranging.

The 90 Day Manifestation & Law Of Attraction Journal For Beginners - Manifest Your Desires With Gratitude, Positive... The 90 Day Manifestation & Law Of Attraction Journal For Beginners - Manifest Your Desires With Gratitude, Positive Affirmations, Visualizations, Mindfulness Exercises & Daily Manifesting (Hardcover)
Spirituality And Soulfulness
R668 Discovery Miles 6 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Spectacle and Sacrifice - The Ritual Foundations of Village Life in North China (Hardcover): David Johnson Spectacle and Sacrifice - The Ritual Foundations of Village Life in North China (Hardcover)
David Johnson
R1,204 R1,063 Discovery Miles 10 630 Save R141 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is about the ritual world of a group of rural settlements in Shanxi province in pre-1949 North China. Temple festivals, with their giant processions, elaborate rituals, and operas, were the most important influence on the symbolic universe of ordinary villagers and demonstrate their remarkable capacity for religious and artistic creation. The great festivals described in this book were their supreme collective achievements and were carried out virtually without assistance from local officials or educated elites, clerical or lay.

Chinese culture was a performance culture, and ritual was the highest form of performance. Village ritual life everywhere in pre-revolutionary China was complex, conservative, and extraordinarily diverse. Festivals and their associated rituals and operas provided the emotional and intellectual materials out of which ordinary people constructed their ideas about the world of men and the realm of the gods. It is, David Johnson argues, impossible to form an adequate idea of traditional Chinese society without a thorough understanding of village ritual. Newly discovered liturgical manuscripts allow him to reconstruct North Chinese temple festivals in unprecedented detail and prove that they are sharply different from the Daoist- and Buddhist-based communal rituals of South China.

Dao De Jing (Paperback): Lao zi Dao De Jing (Paperback)
Lao zi; Translated by Moss Roberts; Commentary by Moss Roberts
R392 R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Save R55 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Dao De Jing is one of the richest, most suggestive, and most popular works of philosophy and literature. Composed in China between the sixth and fourth centuries B.C., its enigmatic verses have inspired artists, philosophers, poets, religious thinkers, and general readers past and present. This new translation captures the beauty and nuance of the original work. In addition, the extensive and accessible commentary by Moss Roberts sheds light on the work's historical and philosophical contexts and shows how the Dao De Jing addresses topics of relevance to our own times, such as politics, statecraft, cosmology, aesthetics, and ethics.

Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain - The Essence of Tai Ji (Paperback): Chungliang Al Al Huang Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain - The Essence of Tai Ji (Paperback)
Chungliang Al Al Huang
R560 Discovery Miles 5 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

To work with Al Huang is to learn to move with wind and water... in the course of everyday life... a truly superior and gifted teacher who works upon others as the sun and rain upon plants.' - From the foreword by Alan Watts, one of the great writers of Comparative Philosophy and Religion and Taoist and Zen literature. First published in 1973, this all time classic of Tai Ji literature remains as fresh and illuminating today as when it was first published. Written with true passion and eloquence, the book richly conveys the subtle yet profound principles underlying Tai Ji. Movement, stillness, joyfulness, and the ability to live in the moment are the threads running through the text, as well as the humor and compassion to acknowledge the impossibility of human perfection. Containing the original foreword by Alan Watts, the book is illustrated with beautiful calligraphy by the author, and photographs by Si Chi Ko, one of China's "National Treasures". This timeless masterpiece is essential reading for anybody interested in Taoism, Tai Ji, or the Tao philosophy of "Living Our Own Tao", and the author is a wonderful, dramatic, and inspiring presence throughout the book.

The Histories of the Latin American Church - A Handbook (Paperback): Joel M. Cruz The Histories of the Latin American Church - A Handbook (Paperback)
Joel M. Cruz
R873 Discovery Miles 8 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Latin American Christianity is too often presented as a unified story appended to the end of larger western narratives. And yet the stories of Christianity in Latin America are as varied and diverse as the lands and the peoples who live there. The unique political, ecclesial, social, and historical realities of each nation inevitably shaped a variety of Christian expressions in each. Now, for the first time, a resource exists to help students and scholars understand the histories of Latin American Christianity. An ideal resource, this handbook is designed as an accompaniment to reading and research in the field. After a generous overview to the history and theology of the region, the text moves nation-by-nation, providing timelines, outlines, and substantial introductions to the politics, people, movements, and relevant facts of Christianity as experienced in that nation. The result is an informative and eye-opening introduction to a kaleidoscope of efforts to articulate the meanings and implications of Christianity in the context of Latin America.

I Ching - The Oracle of the Cosmic Way (Paperback): Carol K. Anthony, Hanna Moog I Ching - The Oracle of the Cosmic Way (Paperback)
Carol K. Anthony, Hanna Moog
R833 Discovery Miles 8 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is an entirely new version of the I Ching. It is the result of discovering a totally new way of consulting the oracle. I Ching: The Oracle of the Cosmic Way is a book that shows two layers of text, side by side, one layer being the feudal overlays over the original oracle text, the other showing the 'Cosmic Way' - the Cosmic Principles that are the subject of each hexagram.

Tales of the Taoist Immortals (Paperback, 1st ed): Eva Wong Tales of the Taoist Immortals (Paperback, 1st ed)
Eva Wong
R619 R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Save R84 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Eva Wong heard and memorized many tales told to her by Hong Kong's finest professional storytellers, by actors on the radio, and by her grandmother. These popular tales of the Taoist immortals were also often dramatized in Chinese operas.


The stories are of famous characters in Chinese history and myth: a hero's battle with the lords of evil, the founder of the Ming dynasty's treacherous betrayal of his friends, a young girl who saves her town by imitating rooster calls. Entertaining and often provocative, these tales usually include a moral. The immortals are role models in Chinese culture, as well as examples of enlightenment. Some of the immortals were healers, some were social activists, some were aristocrats, and some were entrepreneurs. The tales chosen by Eva Wong here are of the best-known immortals among the Chinese. Their names are household words and their stories are told and retold by one generation to the next.

Practical Chinese Magic (Paperback): Jason Read Practical Chinese Magic (Paperback)
Jason Read
R746 Discovery Miles 7 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Confucius in East Asia (Paperback): Jeffrey L. Richey Confucius in East Asia (Paperback)
Jeffrey L. Richey
R334 Discovery Miles 3 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Sexual Teachings of the White Tigress - Secrets of the Female Taoist Masters (Paperback, Original): Hsi Lai The Sexual Teachings of the White Tigress - Secrets of the Female Taoist Masters (Paperback, Original)
Hsi Lai
R553 R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Save R87 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

- Reveals how the sexual practices of the White Tigress can preserve and restore a woman's physical youthfulness and mental energy.

- The first modern guide to White Tigress techniques, the only sexual teachings exclusively for women.

- Reveals for the first time in English the hidden teachings of immortaless Hsi Wang Mu, a White Tigress from 3,000 years ago.

- Provides Western medical correlations to substantiate White Tigress practices.

White Tigress women undertake disciplined sexual and spiritual practices to maintain their beauty and youthfulness, realize their full feminine potential, and achieve immortality. Revealed here for the first time in English are the secrets of the White Tigress that have all but disappeared from the world. Under the guidance of Madame Lin, the matriarch of a distinguished White Tigress lineage still in existence in Taiwan, Hsi Lai was given the privilege to study these practices and record them from a modern perspective so they will be forever preserved.

The vast majority of Taoist texts on alchemy, meditation, and sexuality are directed at male practitioners. "The Sexual Teachings of the White Tigress" presents traditions that focus on women, traditions that stem from a long line of courtesans and female Taoists. Translations of the ancient teachings from a rare White Tigress manual dating back 3,000 years explain the sexual and spiritual refinement of "ching" (sexual energy), "chi "(vital energy), and "shen" (consciousness)--the Three Treasures of Taoism--the secret to unlocking eternal youthfulness and immortality.

Everyday Tao - Living With Balance And Harmony (Paperback): Deng Ming-Dao Everyday Tao - Living With Balance And Harmony (Paperback)
Deng Ming-Dao
R412 R340 Discovery Miles 3 400 Save R72 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Knowledge Of Wisdom And Virtue - Research On Tao Te Ching To Find Inner Peace: And Knowledge (Paperback): Neva Thagard The Knowledge Of Wisdom And Virtue - Research On Tao Te Ching To Find Inner Peace: And Knowledge (Paperback)
Neva Thagard
R238 Discovery Miles 2 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Consciously Create Your Dream Life with the Law Of Attraction - 25 Practical Techniques & Meditations to Supercharge Your... Consciously Create Your Dream Life with the Law Of Attraction - 25 Practical Techniques & Meditations to Supercharge Your Manifestations, Raise Your Vibration, & Start Manifesting (Hardcover)
Spirituality And Soulfulness
R672 Discovery Miles 6 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Guodian Laozi - Proceedings of the International Conference, Dartmouth College, May 1998 (Paperback, Annotated edition):... The Guodian Laozi - Proceedings of the International Conference, Dartmouth College, May 1998 (Paperback, Annotated edition)
Sarah Allan, Crispin Williams
R705 Discovery Miles 7 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The first major publication in English on the bamboo slips excavated from a late fourth century B.C. Chu-state tomb at Guodian, Hubei, in 1993. The slip texts include both Daoist and Confucian works, many previously unknown. Thie monograph is a full account of the international conference held on these texts, at which leading scholars from China, the United States, Europe, and Japan analyzed the Laozi materials and a previously unknown cosmological text. In addition, the contents include nine essays on topics such as the archaeological background of the discovery, conservation of the slip-texts, and the relation of the Guodian Laozi materials to the received Laozi text. An annotated edition of the Guodian Laozi materials and the cosmological text are included, as well as a critical bibliography with summary of Chinese scholarship on the Guodian texts in the year following the conference.

The Fox and the Jewel - Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship (Hardcover, illustrated edition):... The Fox and the Jewel - Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Karen A. Smyers
R2,135 Discovery Miles 21 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An exploration of the rich complexity of the worship of the deity Inari in contemporary Japan. The work covers institutional and popular power in religion, the personal meaningfulness of religious figures and the communicative styles that preserve homogeneity in the face of factionalism.

Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback): Daniel K Gardner Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Daniel K Gardner
R268 R217 Discovery Miles 2 170 Save R51 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

To understand China, it is essential to understand Confucianism. First formulated in the sixth century BCE, the teachings of Confucius would come to dominate Chinese society, politics, economics, and ethics. In this Very Short Introduction, Daniel K. Gardner explores the major philosophical ideas of the Confucian tradition, showing their profound impact on state ideology and imperial government, the civil service examination system, domestic life, and social relations over the course of twenty-six centuries. Gardner focuses on two of the Sage's most crucial philosophical problems-what makes for a good person, and what constitutes good government-and demonstrates the enduring significance of these questions today.
This volume shows the influence of the Sage's teachings over the course of Chinese history--on state ideology, the civil service examination system, imperial government, the family, and social relations--and the fate of Confucianism in China in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as China developed alongside a modernizing West and Japan. Some Chinese intellectuals attempted to reform the Confucian tradition to address new needs; others argued for jettisoning it altogether in favor of Western ideas and technology; still others condemned it angrily, arguing that Confucius and his legacy were responsible for China's feudal, ''backward'' conditions in the twentieth century and launching campaigns to eradicate its influences. Yet Chinese continue to turn to the teachings of Confucianism for guidance in their daily lives.
In addition to a survey of the philosophy and history of Confucianism, Gardner offers an examination of the resurgence of Confucianism in China today, and explores what such a revival means for the Chinese government and the Chinese people.
About the Series:
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.

An Encounter Between Quaker Mysticism and Taoism in Everyday Life 2018 (Paperback): Cho-Nyon Kim An Encounter Between Quaker Mysticism and Taoism in Everyday Life 2018 (Paperback)
Cho-Nyon Kim
R353 R299 Discovery Miles 2 990 Save R54 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Xunzi - The Complete Text (Hardcover, Translated and): Xunzi Xunzi - The Complete Text (Hardcover, Translated and)
Xunzi; Edited by Eric L. Hutton; Introduction by Eric L. Hutton
R1,360 R1,252 Discovery Miles 12 520 Save R108 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first complete, one-volume English translation of the ancient Chinese text Xunzi, one of the most extensive, sophisticated, and elegant works in the tradition of Confucian thought. Through essays, poetry, dialogues, and anecdotes, the Xunzi presents a more systematic vision of the Confucian ideal than the fragmented sayings of Confucius and Mencius, articulating a Confucian perspective on ethics, politics, warfare, language, psychology, human nature, ritual, and music, among other topics. Aimed at general readers and students of Chinese thought, Eric Hutton's translation makes the full text of this important work more accessible in English than ever before. Named for its purported author, the Xunzi (literally, "Master Xun") has long been neglected compared to works such as the Analects of Confucius and the Mencius. Yet interest in the Xunzi has grown in recent decades, and the text presents a much more systematic vision of the Confucian ideal than the fragmented sayings of Confucius and Mencius. In one famous, explicit contrast to them, the Xunzi argues that human nature is bad. However, it also allows that people can become good through rituals and institutions established by earlier sages. Indeed, the main purpose of the Xunzi is to urge people to become as good as possible, both for their own sakes and for the sake of peace and order in the world. In this edition, key terms are consistently translated to aid understanding and line numbers are provided for easy reference. Other features include a concise introduction, a timeline of early Chinese history, a list of important names and terms, cross-references, brief explanatory notes, a bibliography, and an index.

China's Green Religion - Daoism and the Quest for a Sustainable Future (Hardcover): James Miller China's Green Religion - Daoism and the Quest for a Sustainable Future (Hardcover)
James Miller
R1,473 R1,318 Discovery Miles 13 180 Save R155 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How can Daoism, China's indigenous religion, give us the aesthetic, ethical, political, and spiritual tools to address the root causes of our ecological crisis and construct a sustainable future? In China's Green Religion, James Miller shows how Daoism orients individuals toward a holistic understanding of religion and nature. Explicitly connecting human flourishing to the thriving of nature, Daoism fosters a "green" subjectivity and agency that transforms what it means to live a flourishing life on earth. Through a groundbreaking reconstruction of Daoist philosophy and religion, Miller argues for four key, green insights: a vision of nature as a subjective power that informs human life; an anthropological idea of the porous body based on a sense of qi flowing through landscapes and human beings; a tradition of knowing founded on the experience of transformative power in specific landscapes and topographies; and an aesthetic and moral sensibility based on an affective sensitivity to how the world pervades the body and the body pervades the world. Environmentalists struggle to raise consciousness for their cause, Miller argues, because their activism relies on a quasi-Christian concept of "saving the earth." Instead, environmentalists should integrate nature and culture more seamlessly, cultivating through a contemporary intellectual vocabulary a compelling vision of how the earth materially and spiritually supports human flourishing.

Shinto the Kami Way (Paperback): Sokyo Ono, William P Woodard Shinto the Kami Way (Paperback)
Sokyo Ono, William P Woodard
R342 R276 Discovery Miles 2 760 Save R66 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"An excellently rounded introduction by an eminent Shinto scholar."--Library Journal Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. Relatively unknown among the religions of the world, Shinto: The Kami Way provides an enlightening window into this Japanese faith. In its general aspects, Shinto is more than a religious faith. It is an amalgam of attitudes, ideas, and ways of doing things that through two millennia and more have become an integral part of the manner of the Japanese people. Shinto is both a personal faith in the kami--objects of worship in Shinto and an honorific for noble, sacred spirits--and a communal way of life according to the mind of the kami. This introduction unveils Shinto's spiritual characteristics and discusses the architecture and function of Shinto shrines. Further examination of Shinto's lively festivals, worship, music, and sacred regalia illustrates Shinto's influence on all levels of Japanese life. Fifteen photographs, numerous drawings and Dr. Ono's text introduce the reader to two millennia of indigenous Japanese belief in the kami and communal life. Chapters include: The Kami Way Shrines Worship and Festivals Political and Social Characteristics Some Spiritual Characteristics

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