One of the Four Books at the core of Confucian education, The Doctrine of the Mean argues that virtue isn't found in extremes - not in excess, not in deficiency, but in the disciplined balance between them.
The Analects isn't a single argument - it's a collection of short conversations and sayings attributed to Confucius and his students, covering how to govern justly, how to treat family, how to become a better person one habit at a time, and why character matters more than cleverness.
Tantra for the Human Soul is an accessible introduction to the spiritual tradition of Tantra and its practices for cultivating greater awareness, connection, and personal transformation.
Draws on source texts of the Tao Te Ching and the Chuang-tzu for ways to achieve skills effortlessly through unity with the Tao Explains how Taoism is a spiritual technology for deprogramming ourselves from socialization and dissolving the ego Explores concepts of wu-wei (nonaction) and xiaoyao you (free and easy wandering in oneness) in order to realize our unfiltered true natureGiving readers a fresh take on the ancient philosophy of oneness, while at the same time restoring Taoisms original teachings, Jason Gregory shows how to effortlessly align with the Tao.
Explores the meaning of primal emotional wounds, their origins, and how our identification with them can obscure our self-perception Shares mantras, emotional ceremonies, rituals, and amulets to help facilitate the creation of a new personal identity Provides practices to experience and maintain your new identity such as encounters with yourself, working with the body/soul connection, and embracing forgivenessEMOTIONAL WOUNDS are more than just scars from the past, as they often leave unconscious imprints on our souls.
Reveals how Maata integrated her own experiences of trauma and colonialism with traditional Mori wisdom to develop modern teachings Shares Mori practices around birth, death, and healing, and Maatas ritual of Kahu Whakatere to embrace bereavement, transition, and loss Tells the story of Parihaka, the birthplace of nonviolent protest, and how its teachings speak to humanity todayEntering the Mori worldview is like stepping into a verdant landscape where humans and plants, animals, the land, rain, and mountains are united.
Explains how our collective evolution from 3D to 5D is designed to include the spiritual frequencies of the Sixth Dimension Offers meditations, tools, and insights to awaken dormant strands of DNA, activate light codes, and use our 6D gifts to change our world Explores the light language of 6D that is found embedded in sacred geometry and sound, and how it connects us to Divine MindAs physical reality shifts from 3D to 5D, humans are evolving from the dense 3D/4D frequencies to the enlightening frequencies of 5D/6D.
The appearance of Venus as morning and evening star inspired one of Slavic mythology's most enduring traditions—the divine Zorya sisters who guard the boundaries between night and day.
This comprehensive study of Chalchiuhtlicue reveals how the jade-skirted goddess of lakes, rivers, and springs functioned not as mere consort to Tlaloc but as a powerful divine force central to Mesoamerican religious life for over two millennia.
Legend holds that a border guard refused to let the aging sage Laozi leave China until he wrote down his wisdom - so he did, in eighty-one short verses, and then rode off and was never heard from again.
Teaches practical methods to heal from trauma and realize a balanced sense of self to overcome emotional, mental, and physical ailments Gives practical techniques based on Core Shamanism, which finds its roots in the Indigenous traditions of the world such as the Australian Aborigines and the American First Nations Includes visualization exercises and guided meditations that are rooted in these ancient traditionsThe practice of shamanic soul retrieval has been transmitted orally among Indigenous cultures for 45,000 years and is among the oldest of healing techniques.
The Tao of Us A Divine Feminine Reflection on the Tao Te ChingWhat if ancient wisdom could speak in your language, meet you in your season, and move to your rhythm?
Este volumen cubre temas sobre el mundo del período helenístico y los cristianos dentro de él, tales como:- Las conquistas de Alejandro y la expansión del helenismo - El impacto del helenismo en las culturas y religiones - El surgimiento de una cultura a la vez cosmopolita e individualista - El curso de la filosofía griega y helenística - Lo que los filósofos decían acerca del cristianismo - Las diversas respuestas cristianas - Cómo el helenismo afectó a la iglesia y su teología - Y mucho más En forma muy abreviada, exploraremos algunas de las consecuencias que este pensamiento ha provocado hasta hoy, a través de una narración vívida, y a veces conmovedora, con numerosas citas de quienes vivieron aquella historia.
Este volumen cubre las invasiones de los pueblos germánicos y la creación de un nuevo orden, incluyendo:- Las razones y condiciones que llevaron a la caída del Impero romano de Occidente - Las invasiones germánicas (y otras) - Los pueblos invasores, sus culturas y religiones - Consecuencias inmediatas de las invasiones - Respuesta de la iglesia y de los cristianos - El proceso de conversión de los invasores - El nuevo orden, y el lugar de la iglesia dentro de él - Lo que acontecía entretanto en el Imperio romano de Oriente - La creación de la civilización occidental - Y mucho más En forma muy abreviada, exploraremos algunas de las consecuencias que este pensamiento ha provocado hasta hoy, a través de una narración vívida, y a veces conmovedora, con numerosas citas de quienes vivieron aquella historia.
Todo aquel que quiera comprender el decidido resurgimiento de China como potencia mundial señera en los últimos años no puede soslayar la contribución que para ello ha supuesto el hecho de que el inmenso país asiático haya vuelto a abrazar el confucianismo una vez dejado atrás el relativamente breve período maoísta.
Richtige Story, falsche Story zeigt, wie die Geschichten, die wir uns über Fortschritt, Freiheit und Erfolg erzählen, unsere Welt aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen – und wie andere, tragfähigere Erzählungen aussehen könnten.
Most commentators imagine contemporary China to be monolithic, atheistic, and materialist, and wholly divorced from its earlier customs, but Kenneth Dean combines evidence from historical texts and extensive fieldwork to reveal an entirely different picture.
Anthropologist David Jordan and Daniel Overmyer, a historian of religions, present a joint analysis of the most important group of sectarian religious societies in contemporary Taiwan: those that engage in automatic writing seances, or worship by means of the phoenix"e; writing implement.
The contributors to this volume range over 2,000 years of history as they show how Confucian values spread throughout the region in premodern times and how these values were transformed in an age of modernization.
In her study of medieval Chinese lay practices and beliefs, Valerie Hansen argues that social and economic developments underlay religious changes in the Southern Song.
Korea has one of the most diverse religious cultures in the world today, with a range and breadth of religious practice virtually unrivaled by any other country.
Zen and Japanese Culture is a classic that has influenced generations of readers and played a major role in shaping conceptions of Zen's influence on Japanese traditional arts.
