East Asian and Indian philosophy

Thomas Merton is one of the most important spiritual voices of the last century.

This book engages in cross-tradition scholarship, investigating the processes associated with cultivating or nurturing the self in order to live good lives.

Whether we realise it or not, everyone and everything, from the rolling of the tides to the balance of emotions in our bodies, is influenced by the moon.

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.

This volume explores the scope and limits of Mahatma Gandhi's moral politics and its implications for Indian and other freedom movements.

The concept of yinyang lies at the heart of Chinese thought and culture.

The Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary resource, which frames and contextualises the rapidly expanding fields that explore yoga and meditative techniques.

Mind and Body in Early China critiques Orientalist accounts of early China as the radical, "e;holistic"e; other.

The Daoist canon is the definitive fifteenth century compilation of texts concerning ritual, alchemical and meditation practices within Daoist religion.

Introducing the topics, themes and arguments of the most influential Hindu and Buddhist Indian philosophers, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy leads the reader through the main schools of Indian thought from the origins of Buddhism to the Saiva Philosophies of Kashmir.

A variety of crucial and still most relevant ideas about nothingness or emptiness have gained profound philosophical prominence in the history and development of a number of South and East Asian traditions-including in Buddhism, Daoism, Neo-Confucianism, Hinduism, Korean philosophy, and the Japanese Kyoto School.

*; Restores the feminine essence of the Tao Te Ching as well as the simplicity and poetic undertones of the chapters *; Offers commentary for each of the 81 chapters and key Chinese characters to reveal their profound wisdom *; Translated from ancient silk and bamboo slip manuscripts, the oldest known copies of the Tao Te Ching *; Paper with French flaps In this book, Rosemarie Anderson shares her discoveries of the Divine Feminine Tao alongside her original translation of the Tao Te Ching.

At the center of a constellation of key ideas in East Asian philosophical traditions, there lies a conception of oneness among human beings.

Reveals a structured mind-body system for cultivating effortless action and intelligent spontaneity for peak performance *; Details 4 fundamental habits and routines that are essential for developing peak performance and explains how to incorporate them into daily life *; Explains the cognitive science behind the development of expert skills and how the teachings of ancient Eastern sages align with these scientific findings *; Offers practices for cultivating physical and mental intelligence, fasting the mind, and harnessing creativity to achieve your desires Integrating the wisdom of the ancient sages with modern science, Jason Gregory explains how world-class artists and athletes reach peak performance--and how you, too, can harness this ';lifestyle technology' to make your actions effortless, enjoy intelligent spontaneity, and reach optimal performance at a peak level.

The UAE ambassador to Russia shares a bold and intimate exploration of what it means to be Muslim in the 21st century.

Explore this second volume of translations, in vivid prose, from one of the most celebrated collections of ancient Buddhist stories.

Challenging the Eurocentric misconception that the philosophy of history is a Western invention, this book reconstructs Chinese thought and offers the first systematic treatment of classical Chinese philosophy of history.

What standards should we use to evaluate culturally distinct philosophies?

Grassroots Zen envisions a socially engaged Buddhism where zazen is integrated each day with work, family, and social obligations.

Very few masters of Zen have been writers; very few writers about Zen have been masters.

The Analects (Lunyu) is the earliest and most influential record of the teachings of Kongzi (551-479 B.

The Buddhist philosophical tradition is vast, internally diverse, and comprises texts written in a variety of canonical languages.

Although our moral lives would be unrecognisable without them, roles have received little attention from analytic moral philosophers.

John Stuart Mill was one of the most important and influential philosophers of the nineteenth century.

In late classical and early medieval China, ascetics strove to become transcendents--deathless beings with supernormal powers.

This book analyses some of the seminal texts of the Chinese tradition in light of the embodied tradition: the Analects of Confucius, the Zhuangzi, and the Treatise on Music.

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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.

Thematically structured, wide-ranging and philosophically rigorous, including details of Indian arguments and their theoretical motivations.

Ourvan offers a succinct but illuminating overview of Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism.

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.

The Samkhyayoga institution of Kapil Math is a religious organisation with a small tradition of followers which emerged in the last decade of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century in Bengal in India around the renunciant and yogin Hariharananda Aranya.

The shamanic roots of Taoist practice *; Explains the principles of the Taoist Medicine Wheel, including the Five Elements, the animals of the Chinese zodiac, and the trigrams of the I Ching *; Includes exercises from the ';Wheel of Love' to access the Tao of Ecstasy *; Contains illustrated teaching stories about the Eight Immortals Thousands of years ago the immortals known as the Shining Ones shipwrecked on the Chinese coast.

A uniquely playful and incisive collection of Zen teaching stories from a beloved American master.

This book presents the first systematic critical exploration of the philosophical and political thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo, both pioneers of modern Indian thought.

The book combines Chinese philosophy and historical knowledge and delivers the core ideas of Chinese philosophy from 72 elaborately selected pieces of cultural relics in 18 topics.

An exploration of the roots of beauty in Japanese aesthetics.

Winner of the 2015 Pierre-Antoine Bernheim Prize for the History of Religion by the Acadmie des Inscriptions et Belles-LettresAfter a century during which Confucianism was viewed by academics as a relic of the imperial past or, at best, a philosophical resource, its striking comeback in Chinese society today raises a number of questions about the role that this ancient tradition might play in a contemporary context.

A study of problems, all revolving around the subject of intellect in the philosophies of Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, this book starts by reviewing discussions in Greek and early Arabic philosophy which served as the background for the three Arabic thinkers.

Even the most casual observer of Chinese society is aware of the tremendous significance of Confucianism as a linchpin of both ancient and modern Chinese identity.

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.

Eastern Approaches to Western Film: Asian Aesthetics and Reception in Cinema offers a renewed critical outlook on Western classic film directly from the pantheon of European and American masters, including Alfred Hitchcock, George Lucas, Robert Bresson, Carl Dreyer, Jean-Pierre Melville, John Ford, Leo McCarey, Sam Peckinpah, and Orson Welles.

Largely unstudied until now, the religious festivals that attracted Chinese people from all walks of life provide the most instructive examples of the interaction between Chinese forms of social life and the Indian tradition of Buddhism.

A collection of talks, photos, and calligraphy by Jakusho Kwong-roshi, exploring the profound beauty of Zen history and practice, nature, and the philosophy of the ancient Zen master Eihei Dogen.

How a Greek philosopher's encounters with Buddhism in Central Asia influenced Western philosophyPyrrho of Elis went with Alexander the Great to Central Asia and India during the Greek invasion and conquest of the Persian Empire in 334-324 BC.

We take for granted that only certain kind of things exist electrons but not angels, passports but not nymphs.