East Asian and Indian philosophy Books

Richard Garbe: Die Samkhya-PhilosophieLesefreundlicher Großdruck in 16-pt-SchriftNeben dem Vedanta ist das Samkhya die maßgebliche Richtung vedischen Denkens. Der Mathematiker und Indologe Richard Garbe analysiert die Ursprünge dieses ältesten...

A collection of stories from the four giants of Chinese philosophy. The stories selected are to provide the reader with examples from the most famous exemplars of the native Chinese schools of Daoism and Confucianism.

La doctrine des trois auteurs est une. Lie-tzeu et Tchoang-tzeu développent Lao-tzeu, et prétendent faire remonter ses idées à l'empereur Hoang-ti, le fondateur de l'empire chinois. Ces idées sont, à très peu près, celles de l'Inde de la période...

When Tertium Organum burst onto the New York literary scene its author, P. D. Ouspensky, was unaware of it. Piotr Demianovich Ouspensky, the most famous pupil of Greco-Armenian spiritual teacher George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, had written Kluck Kzaradkam...

'The Analects of Confucius' has had the most profound effect on Chinese Society, and influenced much of S. E. Asia. The book was not written by Confucius, but by his disciples some 30 to 50 years after the Master's death in 479 BCE. However, the main...

Shortly before his death, John Lennon called himself a "Zen Pagan." With this he gave an excellent name to a religious trend that goes back at least as far as Henry David Thoreau, who wrote of his love and respect for both the ancient nature god Pan and...

Zen (and Rage) and the Art of a Never-Ending Home Renovation is Marcia Formica's first, and perhaps forever only book. It's a humorous and sometimes harrowing account of surviving and even thriving through a decade-long home renovation project...

The Art of War is the most important book ever written about warfare and conflict. Lionel Giles' translation is the definitive edition, his commentary is indispensable. The Art of War can be used and adapted in every facet of your life. It explains when...

Why not try for yourself Buddha's Code of Practice - The Path to Purification for better health, peace and happiness Wouldn't you rather try out now than wait until it is too late? The sooner the better I exposed this ancient teaching of the Buddha that...

There are few people in the world who can claim anything near the experience of Professor Ananda Guruge. From his childhood under colonial rule to his early adulthood as a government official for the emerging nation of Sri Lanka and finally to mature...

<p><b><i>Ancient Hindu Judicature</i> by Guru Rajah Rao is a scholarly exploration of the judicial system in ancient Hindu society, offering insights into the principles, practices, and jurisprudence of a bygone era...

<p><b><i>Indian Fables</i> by P. V. Ramaswami Raju is a captivating collection of timeless stories that offer profound lessons, insights, and a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage of India.</b></p> ...

I have written this short account of Indian Thought and its Development in the hope that it may help people in Europe to become better acquainted than they are at present with the ideas it stands for and the great personalities in whom these ideas are...

About ten years ago, while spending a few days under the hospitable roof of the distinguished Belgian jurist, the lamented M. de Laveleye, our conversation turned, during one of our rambles, to the subject of religion. "Do you mean to say," asked the...

<p><b><i>Books of Daily Thoughts and Prayers</i> by Swami Paramananda offers a deeply spiritual collection of daily meditations and prayers to enrich the soul and calm the mind.</b></p> <p>In <i>Books of...

IN PHILOSOPHY WE TRUSTThe book is dedicated to a new thinking --- a common philosophy can be extracted from Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism and science to be the core of spirituality and existence of life. It can be summarized as fusion of the opposites...

This book provides an overview of the Vedanta school of philosophy and its theological concepts, including the nature of God, the human condition, and the ultimate reality. The author, Friedrich Heinrich Hugo Windischmann, was a renowned German...

In this influential work, Henri Borel interprets the ancient Taoist text by Laozi and extracts a deeper meaning behind his teachings. Borel's profound insights into Wu Wei, the concept of non-action, create a timeless panoramic view of this ancient...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

The best collection of Zen wisdom and wit since "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones": koans, sayings, poems, and stories by Eastern and American Zen teachers and students capture the delightful, challenging, mystifying, mind-stopping, outrageous, and scandalous heart...

Explore Within by N T Hettigei is a comprehensive guide to finding inner peace and uses simple focusing techniques to discover inner serenity and true happiness. The effective practices in this book give you the true happiness experience you are looking...

The Baghavad Gita is the world's most famous poem. Set in the middle of the battlefield in the midst of civil war, the warrior prince Arjuna breaks down before his friend, confidant, and charioteer Krishna; though Krishna may be more than just his...

Miksi ihminen on olemassa?Mitä on todellinen itsetuntemus ja mihin se johtaa?Mikä on elämänvalinta?Mikä on sielun keskipäivä?Mitä tapahtuu kuoleman jälkeen?Mitä ovat jälleensyntymisen ja Karman syvemmät lainalaisuudet?Mitkä tekijät ajavat ihmisen...

THE ART OF WAR (Chinese: 孫子兵法; pinyin: Sūnzĭ bīngfǎ) is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician, and kindred to the Realpolitik of his time, termed in China as Legalism. The...

Zhuangzi: Das wahre Buch vom südlichen BlütenlandLesefreundlicher Großdruck in 16-pt-SchriftGroßformat, 210 x 297 mmBerliner Ausgabe, 2019Durchgesehener Neusatz bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor BorkenEntstanden im 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr. Hier in...

Poetry and Reflection is a collection of poems written by Roger Neumaier in the years following his retirement. His intention was to write one poem a month into a poetry journal. The poems would reflect changes in the world around him. However, the...

This is a commentary on the last section of the Qur'an.The original edition of this commentary (tafsir) was published some twenty years ago. It was a result of teachings and talks with the objective of exploring the deeper meanings of the Divine...

Sermon of One Hundred Days is the first translation into English from Korean of a seminal text in Korean Buddhism. Buddhism was introduced into Korea through China in about the 4th-5th century C.E. and within 200 years became so advanced that it...

'A torrent's course does not depend on the water; it is latent in the mountain's topography. What controls a man's destiny?''There is no virtue without vice, just as there is no gold without impurity. Therefore, when one acquires a virtue, does one not...

Traditionally known as The Hundred Tales of Wisdom, this collection comprises excerpts from the life, teachings and miracles of the Sufi teacher Jalaluddin Rumi, together with certain important stories from his works.As well as being part of the bedrock...

Small in size, but with a powerful punch, Idries Shah’sReflections is a collection of fables, aphorisms, and statements that challenge the conditioned mind. The book confronts the reader with unaccustomed perspectives and ideas, in an attempt to...

El camino del Sufi presenta una incomparable variedad de materiales enseñantes y escritos clásicos provenientes de las principales Órdenes Sufis, los cuales conforman un curso básico de estudio Sufi.El autor comienza con los...

Traditionally known as The Hundred Tales of Wisdom, this collection comprises excerpts from the life, teachings and miracles of the Sufi teacher Jalaluddin Rumi, together with certain important stories from his works.As well as being part of the...

This is a refreshingly direct and down-to-earth read. It takes a number of key issues that are central to the practice of Buddhism; the values of compassion and altruism and gratitude for example, the dilemma of suffering, dealing with destructive...

Confucius (also known as Kong Qiu, , and Kong Zhong Ni, , 551 - 479 BC) was a prominent, if not the most influential, philosopher of China. His teachings have been fundamental to the Chinese civilization and culture for over two and half millennia. The...