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Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion
What do you imagine when you think of Shaolin? Ferociously strong warriors flying through the air? Shaolin is more than just the physical expression of martial arts. Rooted in Zen and Tao philosophy, it also offers a way of reconnecting our minds with our bodies through meditative movement to cultivate the core virtues of discipline and perseverance. In this book, Shi Heng Yi, founder of Shaolin Temple Europe and lay disciple of the Songshan Shaolin Temple, introduces us to the contemplative practice that underpins Shaolin – a way of life that has existed for over 1,500 years – and shows how it can help us today. Having experienced the challenges of modern life as a young man, Shi Heng Yi understands the pressures only too well. Here, he highlights twelve key practices to help improve sleep, relationships and decision-making, as much as balance, flexibility and strength, offering a powerful pathway to self-mastery and understanding.
"The Thoughtful Guide to God" presents a rational approach to
notions of God and soul for those who are disenchanted with
organized religion. Reviving concepts of the divine that go back to
the earliest human civilizations of both East and West, it shows
how ideas have evolved from early scriptural revelations, through
the rationalization of the Greek philosophers, to the developments
of modern physics. Few works bring together ideas from so many
disciplines-from religion, philosophy and science, with all the
supporting detail. Packed with references for further reading, it
provides a bridge between science and religion, and between many of
the different religions of the world. All the terms and concepts
are explained so that they are accessible to the general reader.
The discoveries of Newton and Galileo, through to Einstein and
contemporary scientists, and the ideas of God from a number of
Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Hindu thinkers, are presented with
brief biographical background to put these personalities in
context. Their thoughts are fused with those of Greek and later
philosophers that have shaped society in Western Europe to provide
a unifying concept of the divine as Communal Soul- a one-world view
which it is essential should convince more of the population in the
materialist West if Earth and humankind are to survive into the
22nd century.
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