East Asian religions Books

Paramhansa Yogananda delighted audiences, students, and friends with stories drawn from his own life experiences and the people he met in his native India, as well as during his global travels and cross-country teaching campaigns in the United States...

Den Afslöjade Isis: Madame Blavatskys Och Den Moderna Teosofiens Historia I Sammandrag... utforskar livet och inflytandet av Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, en av grundarna av Teosofiska Samfundet. Karl af Geijerstam ger en sammanfattande historisk översikt...

For over two millennia, witnesses across every major world religion have documented two extraordinary phenomena: saints whose bodies resist decay for decades or centuries after death, and spiritual masters appearing in multiple locations simultaneously...

《道德经》解读已经是一个热门话题，据说多达一千多种，汗牛充栋了。笔者比较喜欢古人王弼、苏辙的注释，但玩味之余仍不能尽兴，又没有精力穷搜碧落寻找真理，却也有一些自己的思考和想法，加上朋友们鼓励，干脆且自说自话罢，于是有了基于《易经》和心理学视角的对道德经的解读。书稿最初的形成采用口授微课形式，经整理每周一章陆续发表于笔者的公众号www-ymxl-net（西山心理工作室），现汇集通稿后整理成书。本书拥有以下特色：1、追慕老子的保守主义情怀，但又正视无可挽回的世事发展变化既成事实，在此前提下探索老子智慧之于普世...

Deepens our understanding of this contemporary Chinese thinker's philosophy and its significance.Li Zehou (1930-2021) was one of China's most prominent contemporary philosophers, transforming Confucian philosophy into a resource for positive change. From...

Hay quienes pueden imaginar a un mono llegando a ser algún día - en naturaleza - un hombre, y quienes imaginamos al hombre pudiendo llegar a ser - en naturaleza - un ángel (e incluso un día más que un ángel). La concepción del humano como un ser capaz de...

The Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete chanted through lent.

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 linguistic analysis of the Chinese language suggests the ancient Chinese were well aware of the God of Abraham. Readers will discover the possibility that the Chinese were a remnant of the Tower of Babel dispersion."The authors start with the...

The Daode jing ("Book of the Dao and Its Virtue") is an essential work in both traditional Chinese culture and world philosophy. This guide provides an overview of the text, presenting its historical unfolding, its major concepts, and its contemporary...

For many in the West, the ecstatic dancing ritual of whirling dervishes isthe most recognizable aspect of Sufism. Sufism is the mystical branch ofIslam, with which Muslims throughout the world identify. It emphasizesdirect knowledge of the divine within...

The book ""The Question of Terms Simplified: Or The Meanings of Shan, Ling, and Ti in Chinese Made Plain by Induction"" was written by John Chalmers in 1876. The book aims to provide a simplified understanding of the Chinese terms Shan, Ling, and Ti,...

This handbook explores the diversity of religious practice in tribal cultures in India. It looks at the interactive spaces where the religious practices of tribes and other communities have changed and adapted through the years in contemporary India.

Seeks to introduce an "affective turn" to the study of China's political modernization process.Affective Betrayal uses "affect" as an analytical category to explicate the fragility and fragmentation of Chinese political modernity. In so doing, the book...

Presents Li Zehou's culminating views on ethics in a series of works that highlight the importance of Confucian philosophy today.Li Zehou's thought has achieved wide popularity and influence among both academic readers and the broader Chinese-reading...

EVERY PERSON HAS TWO FUNDAMENTAL PARTS inside them. One is how we think about and view ourselves-our personality or ego. The other is who we truly are-our essence. Our essence is what connects us to Ultimate Consciousness and Supreme Wisdom, and brings...

Do you feel symptoms such as frequent headaches, anxiety, depression, feeling of hopelessness, fast heartbeats, tension on your shoulders and neck, uncontrollable anger, unexplainable rashes, giddiness, dizziness, chronic fatigue, hot flushes,...

At last, the in-depth original meaning of Lao Zi in the Dao De Jing scripture is being studied and translated into English. A number of terminologies used in the original text in Chinese had been analysed, explained and translated into English. Some...

With extensive research and creative interpretations, Dasan's Noneo gogeum ju (Old and New Commentaries of the Analects) has been evaluated in the academia of Korean Studies as a crystallization of his studies on the Confucian classics. Dasan (Jeong...

Contrasts classical Greek ontology ("the science of being in itself") with Confucian "zoetology" ("the art of living").In Living Chinese Philosophy, Roger T. Ames uses comparative cultural hermeneutics as a method for contrasting classical Greek ontology...

Draws on Guo Xiang's commentary on the Zhuangzi to construct an account of freedom that is both metaphysical and political.This book starts with the radical premise that the most coherent way to read the Zhuangzi is through Guo Xiang (d. 312 CE), the...

Dive into the ancient wisdom and religious traditions of Asia with this collection of translated scriptures. From Hinduism to Buddhism and beyond, follow the evolution of spiritual thought across centuries and countries. This set is an invaluable...

Écrit en sanskrit, le Bhâgavata Purâna est l'une des œuvres les plus importantes de la littérature indienne. Elle raconte l'histoire de Krichna, une divinité hindoue, et est considérée comme une source d'enseignement dans la philosophie hindoue. Ce livre...

This book is a deep-dive into the philosophy and teachings of the great Chinese thinker Lao-Tsze, with a particular focus on his perspective on the nature and manifestations of God. Through a careful translation and analysis of his works, the reader will...

The Tao of Leadership is an invaluable tool for anyone in a position of leadership. This book provides the most simple and clear advice on how to be the very best kind of leader: be faithful, trust the process, pay attention, and inspire others to become...

An exploration of the elusive nature of learning and teaching.This adaptation of the Tao discusses the various phases of intellectual growth, the roles of the student and mentor, and how to express, receive, and consider knowledge. If you have ever...

The Tao is said to be one yang and one yin in dynamic balance. The balancing of man and woman is not just their coming together; but also their staying separate. The process is two contradictory things happening at the same time. The difference and...

The Tao of Leadership is an invaluable tool for anyone in a position of leadership. This book provides the most simple and clear advice on how to be the very best kind of leader: be faithful, trust the process, pay attention, and inspire others to become...

SynopsisA practical guide to a balanced way of being, this adaptation of the Tao te Ching explores the relationship between the spirit of thinking and doing by the simplicity of the Tao. Discover how the application of the Tao can integrate the mind and...

The Tao is said to be one yang and one yin in dynamic balance. The balancing of man and woman is not just their coming together; but also their staying separate. The process is two contradictory things happening at the same time. The difference and...

Women are the creators, the endless possibilities and origins of life. The Tao reveals the ways in which women can utilize their innate power, resulting in a simplified life of higher quality. In 1950, a secret woman's writing was discovered near Hunan,...

An exploration of the elusive nature of learning and teaching.This adaptation of the Tao discusses the various phases of intellectual growth, the roles of the student and mentor, and how to express, receive, and consider knowledge. If you have ever...

A fresh look at Yoga philosophy.Winner of the 2008 Rajinder and Jyoti Gandhi Book Award for Excellence in Dharma Studies presented by Taksha InstituteIn Yoga and the Luminous, a book that emerges from more than thirty years of practice, study, and...

Several thousand years ago Indo-European culture diverged into two ways of thinking; one went West, the other East. Tracing their differences, Christopher Bollas examines how these mentalities are now converging once again, notably in the practice of...

The ‘perfuming of a scorpion’, referred to by the great Sufi teacher Bahaudin, symbolizes hypocrisy and self-deception: both in the individual and in institutions. In A Perfumed Scorpion, Idries Shah directs attention to both the perfume...

Oriental Magic is recognized as a brilliant study of how, what and why people think, in territories extending from North Africa to Japan. Profusely illustrated, the book is the product of years of research and field-work in a dozen different cultural...

‘What was I? ‘A writer, a traveller – and an outlaw in a sense.’Idries Shah wrote this book before he became Idries Shah. It’s an adventure within an adventure.On one level it’s an immensely engaging...

本书主要面向有以下几类情况的人：一、欲求智慧与真理而不得其门路，面对纷杂的世间理论和宗教感到迷惑。二、有智慧，却在世俗中找不到用武之地。三、困苦迷茫，迫切寻求人生真谛。四、想使社会和文明进步，但尚未领悟要领。五、有宗教信仰，但在修行中有诸多困惑。六、进行心灵与其现象相关研究的学者和科学工作者。今天这个时代，邪见盛行，人心迷乱。很多人虽然有心求真，却无缘得道。特别是对于有志让自己和世界变得更好的人来说，鲜有知见通达者。现今世界，不缺观点输出，可是根本问题在人心而不在思想。再好的思想、学问如果背后的驱动是我执...

Contents Include CONFUCIANISM Confucius and the Confucian School Religious Ideas of the Confucian Classes Confucian Ethics Modern Confucianism TAOISM Lao-tzu The Tao-Teth-Ching Later Taoist Writers Modern TaoismKeywords: Confucian Ethics Confucian School...

Originally published in 1934, this book contains a wealth of information on Shintoism, the indigenous religion of Japan, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any with an interest in Japanese culture and religion.

<p><b><i>The Schools of Vedanta</i> by P. Nagaraja Rao is a comprehensive exploration of the various schools of Vedanta philosophy, offering readers a profound understanding of the diverse interpretations and philosophies that...

The Avesta is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.The Avesta texts fall into several different categories, arranged either by dialect, or by usage. The principal text in the liturgical group is...

Coelestium Rerum Disciplinae Atque Totius Sphaericae Peritissimi est opus magnum auctore Stoeffler, Johanne, anno 1535 editum. In hoc volumine, auctor disserit de disciplinis coelestibus, sphaericae peritiae totiusque astronomiae. Libellus constat ex...