East Asian and Indian philosophy

Reach Your Zen Moment!

Relish these direct, experiential meditation instructions from the author of the bestselling Introduction to Tantra.

A confidence-boosting program based on the spiritual insights of Sanskrit, the language of enlightenment *; Draws on traditional stories from East and West and scholarly works to reveal the wisdom behind Sanskrit words and how to experience them to transform our lives and build confidence, certainty, clarity, and success *; Explains the fourfold energy of the Conscious Confidence program: Focusing, Uniting, Simplifying, and Energizing *; Offers practical exercises for discovering our inner certainty and overcoming fear, anxiety, and insecurity Called ';the language of enlightenment,' Sanskrit is truly unique among all the languages of the world.

Come See the Garden That Is Your LifeWhen Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller and her family land in a house with a hundred-year-old Japanese garden, she uses the paradise in her backyard to glean the living wisdom of our natural world.

Eduard Fischer takes us on an exploration of myth, art, science, and the sacred space of high mountains.

India's global proximities derive in good measure from its struggle against British imperialism.

This collection is intercultural philosophy at its best.

Philosophical Questions: East and West is an anthology of source material for use in comparative courses in philosophy, religion, and the humanities.

One of the first philosophers to relate Indian philosophical thought to Western analytic philosophy, Jaysankar Lal Shaw has been reflecting on analytic themes from Indian philosophy for over 40 years.

A guide to nourishing the body through bone marrow rejuvenation exercises *; Presents exercises to ';regrow' bone marrow, revive the internal organs, and prevent osteoporosis *; Explains the use of bone breathing and bone compression, ';hitting' to detoxify the body, and sexual energy massage and chi weight lifting to enhance the life force within Most Westerners believe that a daily physical exercise program helps slow the aging process.

Daya Krishna and Twentieth-Century Indian Philosophy introduces contemporary Indian philosophy as a unique philosophical genre through the writings of one its most significant exponents, Daya Krishna (1924-2007).

Presents the Nyingma-lineage understanding of valid cognition in Buddhism.

This collection of original essays explores metaethical views from outside the mainstream European tradition.

Dharmakirti, an Indian Buddhist philosopher of the seventh century, explored the nature, limits, and justifications of rationality within the context of Buddhist religious and metaphysical concerns.

The book is a wide-ranging collection of essays on Indian classical dance, which include writings on dance appreciation, the criticism, theory and philosophy of dance, as well as some historical and light controversial articles.

Anyone can be a quiet influencer.

The timeless wisdom of this classic Taoist text can become a companion on your own spiritual journey.

That Bird Has My Wings is the astounding memoir of death row inmate Jarvis Masters and a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit and the talent of a fine writer.

Sarasvati assumes different roles, a physical river and a river goddess, then as a goddess of speech and finally that of a goddess of learning, knowledge, arts and music.

Encyclopaedia Of Gods And Goddesses Is A Vast Collection And Compilation Of Authoritative Information On Gods And Goddesses Worshipped In All Religions Of The World.

This unique book brings a fresh interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of ancient Chinese history, creating a historical model for the emergence of cultural mainstays by applying recent dramatic findings in the fields of neuroscience and cultural evolution.

Originally published in 1952.

"e;Happiness and suffering are dependent upon your mind, upon your interpretation.

Examining inequality through the lenses of moral traditionsRising inequality has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years from scholars and politicians, but the moral dimensions of inequality tend to be ignored.

Originally published in 1951.

This ground-breaking handbook provides multi-disciplinary insight into Chinese morality, cognition and emotion by collecting in one place a comprehensive collection of essays focused on Chinese morality by world-leading experts from more than a dozen different academic fields of study.

The Zen master and author of Everyday Zen shares the simple, essential wisdom of embracing the ordinary in life.

"e;Without a doubt the most accessible and down-to-earth introduction to the basic tenets of Buddhism available .

Hylomorphism is a metaphysical theory that explains the unity of material objects through a special immaterial part, a 'form'.

This book provides the first English translation of Candrakirti's commentary (ca.

The Bhagavad Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Eknath Easwarans best-selling translation is reliable, readable, and profound.

The author of Writing Down the Bones shares her story of self-discovery through Zen Buddhism, in “beautiful and simple prose” (Library Journal).

Typically, in the Western philosophical tradition, the presence of paradox and contradictions is taken to signal the failure or refutation of a theory or line of thinking.

If you are from the West, it is likely that you normally assume that you are a subject who relates to objects and other subjects through actions that spring purely from your own intentions and will.

Socrates, an Athenian soldier, was a calmly efficient killing machine.

The first volume in an historic and noteworthy 6-volume series containing many of the first English translations of the classic mahamudra literature compiled by the Seventh Karmapa.

Laugh aloud even as you look at life anew with these stories from the bestselling author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?

This is the first book written by Chinese scholars with more accurate interpretation of Master Xun's philosophy and quoted texts from other Chinese classics.

Rejuvenate your mind, body, and soul through restorative yoga.

This book addresses prominent views on the nature of the self in Indian philosophical traditions and presents Buddhist critiques of those conceptions through the translation and commentary on Santaraksita's chapter in the Tattvasamgraha on theories of a self and Kamala-sila's commentary on it in his Tattvasamgrahapanjika.

Internationally renowned and bestselling author Donna Farhi moves yoga practice beyond the mat into our everyday lives, restoring the tradition's intended function as a complete, practical philosophy for daily living.

Arth patti is a pervasive form of reasoning investigated by Indian philosophers in order to think about unseen causes and interpret ordinary and religious language.

Enter the mind and practice of Zen: apply the insights of one of Zen's classic poems to your life--here and now.

For anyone looking to understand Chinese philosophy, here is the place to start.

For thousands of years hand mudras have been used in India for healing, storytelling, emotional expression, and to evoke and convey elevated spiritual states.

Vaisesika is one of the six systems of Hindu philosophy.

This book presents a fascinating examination of modern Indian philosophical thought from the margins.