East Asian and Indian philosophy

A culturally sensitive and rewarding new understanding of the cross-cultural interaction between China and EuropeIn this important new work author Yu Liu argues that, confined by a narrow English and European conceptual framework, scholars have so far obscured the radical innovation and revolutionary implication of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth's monistic philosophy.

Explore an in-depth explanation of buddha nature and self-emptiness.

This book "e;resonates"e; the work of Chinese and Western philosophers, developing ontological ideas that are neither purely Chinese nor Western.

From the kind of coverage Islam and Muslims receive in the media you would think it is an irrational and violent way of life, adopted by a bunch of lunatics.

Moving beyond the usual interpretations of this classic Chinese text that of using it as an indicator of what to do next or attempting to predict the future Osho is using the Tao Te Ching as Lao Tzu intended: to ignite the flame of individual awareness and insight.

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

In 101 SELECTED SAYINGS OF BUDDHA you will learn:1.

Unlock the Hidden Doors to Personal and Spiritual GrowthThe chakras are the body's invisible energy centers that store information and distribute life force.

Have you ever wondered how many of the spiritual masters and enlightened teachers have been parents?

That which is never lost cannot be found, and to search for it is absurd.

Nirvana has become an idealized word associated with the juxtaposition of a cult rock celebrity who died before his time and a vague new age version of Eastern religion.

Today, humanity is caught up in the mad complexity of the mind, and as never before, there is an urgent need to rediscover simplicity and innocence.

Yogananda was one of the most significant spiritual teachers of the 20th century.

Take a step back in time to the origins of Japan's creation mythtold here for the very first time in illustrated form.

An exploration of the roots of beauty in Japanese aesthetics.

In this companion to his best-selling translation ofThe Dhammapada, Eknath Easwaran explains howThe Dhammapadais a perfect map for the spiritual journey.

Conversations with YoganandaThis is an unparalleled firsthand account of Paramhansa Yogananda and his teachings, written by one of his closest students.

A lucid and landmark translation that offers an intriguing glimpse into Tibetan history, the Mongol Empire, and the spiritual development and remarkable lives of the early luminaries of the Sakya lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

The goal of the ancient philosophers was to understand how to live in harmony with nature and to transcend the limitations imposed by sense experience and discursive reasoning.

The definitive English translation of the classic Sanskrit epic poem-now available in a one-volume paperbackThe Ramayana of Valmiki, the monumental Sanskrit epic of the life of Rama, ideal man and incarnation of the great god Visnu, has profoundly affected the literature, art, religions, and cultures of South and Southeast Asia from antiquity to the present.

For much of the twentieth century, Confucianism was condemned by Westerners and East Asians alike as antithetical to modernity.

A monumental compendium of Chinese thought, from pre-Confucianism to Chinese CommunismA Source Book in Chinese Philosophy covers the entire historical development of Chinese philosophy from its ancient origins to today, providing the most wide-ranging and authoritative English-language anthology of Chinese thought available.

This anthology reflects a range of Japanese religions in their complex, sometimes conflicting, diversity.

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.

How was the vast ancient Chinese empire brought together and effectively ruled?

In Confucian Feminism Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee expands the theoretical horizons of feminism by using characteristic Confucian terms, methods, and concerns to interrogate the issue of gender oppression and liberation.

This book explores the topic of ideological manipulation in the translation of children's literature by addressing several crucial questions, including how target language norms and conventions affect the quality of a translation, how translations are selected on the basis of what is culturally accepted, who is involved in the selection of what should be translated for children in the target culture, and how this process takes place.

This book analyses global issues holistically and offers pragmatic solutions from a Jainism perspective.

This book investigates young children's everyday digital practices, embodied digital play, and digital media products - such as mobile applications, digital games, and software tools.

This book examines the link between sensual austerity and moral leadership-a topic largely neglected in contemporary academic scholarship and public policy-by exploring the comparative cross-cultural perspectives of Plato, Confucius, and Gandhi, on this theme.

Using a lens of mindfulness, this book explores how digital dependencies can displace attention and undermine attentional control, leading to experiences of stress and mindless involvement with digital technology.

Join Jung Eun Sophia Park on her personal quest for God and her true self through the writings of Thomas Merton.

The Original Body addresses the physiological experience of yoga.

A culturally sensitive and rewarding new understanding of the cross-cultural interaction between China and EuropeIn this important new work author Yu Liu argues that, confined by a narrow English and European conceptual framework, scholars have so far obscured the radical innovation and revolutionary implication of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth's monistic philosophy.

This book provides a philosophical account of the normative status of killing in Buddhism.

In quest of identity and destiny man discovered philosophy and religion.

This book is an analysis of the philosophical chapters of the Tattvarthadhigama (TA), a foundational text for the Jaina tradition and the first text that presented the Jaina worldview in a clear and systematic way.

The thirty-four essays in this volume follow the particular interests of Leonard van der Kuijp, whose groundbreaking research in Tibetan intellectual and cultural history imbued his students with an abiding sense of curiosity and discovery.

This book is an analysis of the philosophical chapters of the Tattvarthadhigama (TA), a foundational text for the Jaina tradition and the first text that presented the Jaina worldview in a clear and systematic way.

The Lotus Sutra is one of the most important sutras in Mahayana Buddhism.

A big, intensely involving and evocative Indian novel, with its story of a woman's fight for her place in the world, reminiscent of Khaled Hosseini's 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'.

Can philosophy be a source of hope?

Can philosophy be a source of hope?

This book is an introduction to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and its core concepts about the self, suffering and consciousness.

This book is an introduction to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and its core concepts about the self, suffering and consciousness.

This book in readers hand is a culmination of decades of effort, study and spiritual service of a Yogi called Guru Gabriel Pradipaka, the author.

The present book contains three hymns that the participants must recite while they are worshiping: Sivamahimnah stotram, Sivamanasapuja and Gurugita.

The Lotus Sutra is one of the most important sutras in Mahayana Buddhism.

Breaking out of the dominance of Anglo-American scholarship, this volume centralises East Asian philosophical traditions to explore cross-cultural perspectives in the field of global justice studies.