East Asian and Indian philosophy Books

This book investigates the central metaphysics and epistemology of Advaita. Although the vastness of Advaita literature has grown to immense proportions, there has been a glaring lacuna in unraveling its philosophical, theological and religious...

This book presents Yi Hwang (1501-1570)-better known by his pen name, Toegye-Korea's most eminent Confucian philosopher. It is a pioneering study of Toegye's moral and religious thought that discusses his holistic ideas and experiences as...

Publiées entre 1925 et 1932, les textes présentés dans cette trilogie sont considérés comme étant les plus importants quant à la métaphysique développée par René Guénon. La combinaison de ces oeuvres capitales permet ainsi de mieux appréhender la pensée...

Begin your journey to Zen-an essential beginner's guide to Buddhism.Do you often feel anxious and stressed out? Do you experience difficulty sleeping at night due to overthinking? Do you feel like you are always running around without actually getting...

Que la civilización occidental atraviesa hoy en día un periodo de crisis, es algo que resulta evidente también para una consideración superficial. Expresiones tales como "recodo de la historia", "punto de transición", "Sturm und Drang", etc., se han...

Résumé de l'ouvrage Est-il possible que tout soit si sacré et que je ne l'aie jamais compris ? Quelque part sur un îlot de la Mer de Chine, un jeune homme reçoit d'un Vieux Sage l'enseignement de Wu Wei, la Voie sans effort selon la sagesse du Tao...

For the first time gathered in a single volume, over 750 letters written by Swami Vivekananda’s own hand, from 1888 until 1902, the year of his passing. In order to preserve Swami Vivekananda’s voice, none of his letters has been set aside,...

The Vivekachudamani (Sanskrit Vivekacūḍāmaṇi) is an introductory treatise within the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism, traditionally attributed to Adi Shankara of the eighth century CE. It is in the form of a poem in the Shardula Vikridita metre,...

The Analects of Confucius is a collection of teachings and sayings attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his disciples, compiled after his death. The text, structured as a series of dialogues and reflections, conveys Confucius's philosophy...

This book was assembled and is provided for students of Nichiren Mandala Buddhist practice. All characters and personages of the Mandela have been identified and researched for the purpose of further study and better understanding of the Mandala's...

2018 Reprint of 1960 Edition.  Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition software.  The Scripture of the Golden Eternity is a book of 66 prose poems written by Kerouac and first published in 1960 by Corinth...

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is an epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kauravas and the Pandava princes as well as containing philosophical and devotional material, such as a...

Joshi shows how the Daoist classics provide insightful prescriptions on how to live a life full of happiness, contentment, and healthy longevity, and provide guidance regarding personal ethics, sustainable economics, and achieving enlightenment. A useful...

This book explores the aesthetic consciousness of the Shang Dynasty and its influence on Chinese aesthetic development and contemporary aesthetic creation.

​This book gathers research and writings that reflect on traditional and current global issues related to art and aesthetics, gender perspectives, body theories, knowledge and learning. It illustrates these core dimensions, which are bringing together...

This book presents 25 selected papers from the International Conference on "Developing Synergies between Islam & Science and Technology for Mankind's Benefit" held at the International Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, in...

This book offers a comprehensive account of the great Neo-Confucian Master Cheng I (1033-1107), showing his philosophical ideas in a modern light. It systematically examines Cheng's extensive literature and provides an ingenious interpretation of Cheng's...

This Key Concepts pivot examines the fundamental Chinese ideas of 'Civilization' and 'culture', considering their extensive influence both over Chinese society and East Asian societies. The pivot analyses the traditional connotations of those two...

This Key Concepts pivot discusses the significance of the ancient Chinese concept of xìng or 'Association' in defining Chinese civilization and thought through the centuries. An approach unique to literary creation in China, xìng highlights the...

This Key Concepts pivot considers the fundamental Chinese cultural ideal of harmony (hé/和). Historically originating from Confucianism, the concept of harmony sits at the heart of Chinese traditional culture, which is characteristically morality-based...

This book offers a new way to justify privacy based on a theory derived from Buddhist insights. It uses insights obtained from the Buddhist teachings on Non-Self to create an alternative theory of privacy. In doing so, the author first spells out the...

"Nothing Wrong Anymore" (FULL COLOR VERSION) is a collection of short essays and dialogues that explore the nature of psychological suffering, the spiritual journey, and the resolution of both. Drawing from personal experience, through a mix of inquiries...

Abre la puerta al camino del amor a través de estos discursos sobre las canciones de la iluminación de Kabir y su enfoque afirmativo de la religión. Un libro inmensamente ameno y de profundo significado.

Zen and the Art of COINTELPRO by Steve Short offers a compelling fusion of Eastern philosophy and the dark realities of government surveillance. Exploring the FBI's infamous Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), the book juxtaposes the oppressive...

Budismo Moderno: Guía Práctica De Psicología Budista Para Principiantes (Budismo in Spanish)Un libro sobre las enseñanzas de Buda, las Cuatro Nobles Verdades, el Noble Óctuple Sendero y la psicología budista para transformar tu vida.Este es un completo...

CES BELLES HISTOIRES ZEN appartiennent à un climat et à une psychologie totalement différents. Le monde a trop changé ; un fossé s'est creusé. L'homme est devenu très savant. Ces histoires appartiennent à un monde, à une époque où les gens étaient...

"...Sex and sexuality are topics that reveal unfounded beliefs and it's a touchy subject. Being both fact-based and intense, sexuality itself often shatters the delusions we have about it. Again, I suggest that moving closer to the truth is the only...

Este libro comienza con una pregunta: ¿Podría explicar el trabajo de una escuela de misterio? y responde: Mis amados... y continúa describiendo el funcionamiento de las escuelas de misterio atemporales de todo el mundo y el apoyo que prestan a los...

A Step-by-Step Guide to Unlocking Your Creative PowerAre you a writer looking for a new way to approach storytelling? Do you feel overwhelmed by the complexities of plot structure, character development, and visualizing scenes? Whether you're a seasoned...

《菜根谭》是明朝还初道人洪应明收集编著的一部论述修养、人生、处世、出世的语录集，揉合儒家中庸、释家出世和道家无为等思想，并结合自身经验，总结出一套出世入世的法则，对于人的正心修身、养性育德，具有潜移默化的力量。本书对《菜根谭》全文做了精当的注释、评析，提供中文白话文翻译。"Cai Gen Tan" is a collection of quotations on cultivation, life, life, and rebirth, collected and compiled by Hong...

"Just as the arrows released by Raghava travel at the speed of the wind, so I will travel swiftly to Lanka, the city protected by Ravana. If I do not find the daughter of King Janaka in Lanka, with the same force I shall go to the realm of the demigods."...

This volume surveys the major philosophical concepts, arguments, and commitments of the Confucian classic, the Analects. In thematically organized chapters, leading scholars provide a detailed, scholarly introduction to the text and the signal ideas...

Dr PurusQttama Bilimoria's book on sabdapramaIJa is an important one, and so is likely to arouse much controversy. I am pleased to be able to write a Foreword to this book, at a stage in my philosophical thinking when my own...

In his letter to B. K. Matilal, dated February 20, 1977, the author of this book wrote about his work on Advaita-Vedanta: " ... It was not to present Advaita in the light of current problems of the logic of scientific discovery...

Books dealing with individual philosophers as well as annotated translations of their works are very much in need in the field of classical Indian philos­ ophy. Hence the research efforts of modern scholars should increasingly...

In the twentieth century, in both China and the West, ritual became marginalized in the face of the growth of secularism and individualism. In China, Confucianism and its essentially ritualistic comportment to the world were vigorously suppressed during...

In this fast-paced world that puts immense stress on your time, relationships and finances, you often have so many questions.Why were you born? Where are you going? Why did you choose to experience life in this physical body? Why do you feel the...

Too often Buddhism has been subjected to the Procrustean box of western thought, whereby it is stretched to fit fixed categories or had essential aspects lopped off to accommodate vastly different cultural norms and aims. After several generations of...

This volume is the first comprehensive and in-depth discussion written in English of the Confucian tradition in the context of the intellectual history of Korea. It deals with the historical, social, political, philosophical and spiritual dimensions of...

The present collection of writings on postcolonial philosophy of religion takes its origins from a Philosophy of Religion session during the 1996 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion held in New Orleans. Three presentations, by Purushottama...

We are grateful to the authors who wrote papers specially for this volume and kindly gave their permission for printing them together. None of these papers appeared anywhere before. Our special thanks are due to the first six...

MADHYAMIKA The hallmark of Miidhyamika philosophy is 'Emptiness', sunyata. This is not a view of reality. In fact it is emphatically denied that sunyata is a view of reality. If anybody falls into such an error as to construe...