For the Chinese, the destiny of each individual and the cosmos have always been inextricably linked, and for two thousand years the Yijing, or the Book of Change, has exercised the best minds in the Orient.
The Buddhist saint Ngrjuna, who lived in South India in approximately the second century CE, is undoubtedly the most important, influential, and widely studied Mahyna Buddhist philosopher.
What motivated Sodo-san to spend the last twenty years of his life in a “temple under the sky”— a corner of a public park where he taught passersby what it means to be forever young through the funky tunes he played on his grass flute?
For more than two thousand years, the writings of the Confucian philosopher Mengzi have been a source of guidance and inspiration for those set on doing something to improve the state of the world.
Inviting new translations of classical Buddhist texts about why the self is an illusionand why giving it up can free us from sufferingFrom self-realization and self-promotion to self-help and the selfie, the modern world encourages us to be self-obsessed.
A new translation of Kumazawa Banzan''s (1619-1691) Responding to the Great Learning, the first major writing on political economy in early modern Japan.
'One of the greatest thinkers of the age' The Dalai Lama'One of the five saints of the 20th century' - TIME magazine 'Krishnamurti influenced me profoundly' - Deepak Chopra Who are you?
While a short work of only eight verses and a three-page autocommentary, the Investigation of the Percept has inspired epistemologists for centuries and has had a wide-ranging impact in India, Tibet, and China.
FALL IN LOVE WITH THE LIFE YOU ALREADY HAVE Its easy to think that meaning, fulfillment, and bliss are out there, somewhere outside of our daily routine.
*; Explains the energetic principles of cellular Taoism in the process of conception*; Presents step-by-step instructions for practices that can aid in successful conception and healthy pregnancy, including Smiling Deer Practice, which allows you to incorporate optimum chi to reduce the likelihood of birth defects and other problems*; Explores Taoist principles on birth and the formative first moments of life, including when to cut the umbilical cordPresenting a Taoist approach to healthy conception, pregnancy, birth, and early parenting, Taoist Master Mantak Chia and professional doula Marina Dadasheva-Drown explore the Universal Healing Tao practices behind the creation of healthy, happy children.
Using the traditional Buddhist allegorical image of the Wheel of Life and the teaching of the twelve links of dependent origination, the Dalai Lama deftly illustrates how our existence, though fleeting and often full of woes, brims with the potential for peace and happiness.
A richly diverse collection of classical Indian terms for expressing the many moods and subtleties of emotional experienceWords for the Heart is a captivating treasury of emotion terms drawn from some of India's earliest classical languages.
In this book, first published in 1956, the two authors, representatives of two different worlds and two entirely different attitudes, explore the wide domain of Eastern and Western philosophy.
Christianity and Confucianism: Culture, Faith and Politics, sets comparative textual analysis against the backcloth of 2000 years of cultural, political, and religious interaction between China and the West.
The selection of essays in this volume aims to present Indian philosophy as an autonomous intellectual tradition, with its own internal dynamics, rhythms, techniques, problematics and approaches, and to show how the richness of this tradition has a vital role in a newly emerging global and international discipline of philosophy, one in which a diversity of traditions exchange ideas and grow through their interaction with one another.
Essential reading for serious students of Chinese practical arts, including medicine, martial arts and FengShui, Master Zhongxian Wu and Dr Karin Taylor Wu provide a detailed explanation of the 22 GanZhi symbols in this book, outlining the characteristics of each, and their interactions and relationships.
This careful analysis of early Buddhist thought opens out a perspective in which no permanent Self is accepted, but a rich analysis of changing and potent mental processes is developed.
This monumental work presents Schopenhauer''s metaphysics of the will, and wide-ranging philosophical reflections on psychology, desire, sex, death, and salvation.
A step-by-step guide to Ayurvedic dietary resets to gently cleanse your digestive system and reboot your body and mind *; Presents easy-to-follow instructions for a full 6- or 8-week Ayurvedic rest diet, as well as a simplified 1-week plan, detailing what to eat and drink day by day *; Includes recipes, mindful eating tips, and meal prepping techniques *; Explains the healing science of Ayurveda, the rejuvenating benefits of fasting and mono-diets, and how to maximize nutrient absorption with food combining Food sensitivities, chronic inflammation, obesity, and chronic disease are on the rise.
Calling for a revival of intellectual intuition in metaphysics long after its banning by Kant, Kenneth Rose overcomes the forgetfulness of being through contemplative ontology.
As art therapy rapidly makes its mark across Asia, this book documents how the field of art therapy is taking shape as both a profession and a discipline in this region.
