City Dharma

Author : Arthur Jeon
Publisher : Crown Archetype
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005-04-26
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780307238719

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City Dharma by Arthur Jeon Pdf

It's one thing to lead a focused and peaceful life in the quiet seclusion of an ashram or monastery, but what about where most of us actually live--in a noisy metropolis or bustling suburb, constantly inundated with the world's latest disturbing news? Hip, helpful, and humorous, City Dharma teaches you how to keep your cool even when the road to enlightenment leads you straight through downtown at rush hour. When we're cut off in traffic, crammed on the subway, or elbowed aside on a crowded street, such thoughtless or aggressive behavior can make our blood pressure rise and our serenity disappear. But it doesn't have to be this way. In City Dharma, Arthur Jeon suggests that it’s not what happens to us, but how we react to events and thoughts that causes most of our suffering. City Dharma is the essential guide for everyone living in the accelerated world most of us call home. Offering smart, practical ways to overcome daily stresses and the crazy-making reactivity of our own minds, Jeon explores the most challenging aspects of modern urban and suburban life, including: Another Day, Another Dollar Avoid Working Stiffness Walking Down a Dark Alley Awareness and Violence Sex and the City Dharma Seeking Love vs. Expressing Love Scaring Ourselves to Death Transcending Media Negativity Road Rage Dealing with Mad Max Within and Without Drawing wisdom from the ancient Eastern teachings of Advaita Vedanta and filled with engaging stories, City Dharma offers a new way of seeing the world--one that is based on connection rather than separation, direct experience rather than belief, and love instead of fear. From the Hardcover edition.

Author : Arthur Jeon
Publisher : Piatkus Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08
Category : Emotions
ISBN : 0749925337

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City Dharma by Arthur Jeon Pdf

City Dharma is an enlightening guide on how to strike a balance between living in a bustling, noisy and isolating metropolis whilst trying to remain a happy, peaceful and balanced person. Whether you're stuck in traffic, queuing in the supermarket, or just walking down a crowded street, it can seem impossible to avoid rude, thoughtless and aggressive behaviour, but in City Dharma, Arthur Jeon offers practical ways to overcome these daily stresses. Filled with useful teaching stories that specifically target stressed-out modern city-dwellers, Jeon tells you how to become: More creative in the workplace; More generous and helpful to others; More connected to your loved ones; Combining spiritual teachings with down-to-earth humour, Jeon has written an inspired instruction manual for living in the present moment (no matter how chaotic), while achieving personal goals of freedom and relaxed wakefulness.

Author : Martin Bradley
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781326230074

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THE DHARMA FLOWER SUTRA (Lotus Sutra) SEEN THROUGH THE ORAL TRANSMISSION OF NICHIREN [I] by Martin Bradley Pdf

The Dharma Flower Sutra (Lotus Sutra) Seen through the Oral Transmission of Nichiren Daishōnin, translated and interpreted by Martin Bradley: "What is being attempted here is a close study of what it was that made Nichiren realise that the salvation of humankind is to be found within the text of the Dharma Flower or Lotus Sutra. Only at extremely sparse intervals in the course of history have there been a few individuals who have really comprehended what existence is all about. "The message is to devote our lives to and found them on the dimension where existence occurs whose interdependence of cause, concomitancy and effect pervades the entirety of existence and is Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō in Japanese. It is the recitation of the title and subject matter of the Dharma Flower Sutra that makes us realise that the meaning of existence is here and now in each and every moment of our lives and that the white lotus flower-like mechanism is the totality of all the possible reaches of our minds." Martin Bradley

Author : Brian Haycock
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781612830018

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Dharma Road by Brian Haycock Pdf

This memoir and spiritual guide from an Austin, Texas cab driver is “the real deal: good taxi and straight dharma” (Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of The Wise Heart). Brian Haycock was a cabdriver—who happened to be a Buddhist. During the course of his career, he learned that each fare provided an opportunity to learn the life lessons of the Buddha. So, hop in and buckle up; we’re off on our journey to self-discovery, passing through the precepts, the four noble truths, taking a hard left to stop and get coffee—where we’ll learn a few breathing techniques to bolster our patience—all the while watching for ambulances and bikers, focusing our attention and awareness so that we can arrive at our destination in good time and in one piece. Here are stories from everyday life that demonstrate how we can all benefit from a little Buddhist philosophy. With each chapter focusing on a specific topic, readers will learn to coast their way to building a life routine, focusing the mind, calming themselves with breathing exercises, and much more. “Engagingly written.” —Stephen Batchelor, national bestselling author of Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist “Compassionate and entertaining.” —David Brazier (aka Dharmavidya), author of The Feeling Buddha “Amusing and wise.” —Arthur Jeon, author of City Dharma and Sex, Love, and Dharma: Finding Love Without Losing Your Way “Wise and witty and direct: very Zen. Also, fun to read.” —Sylvia Boorstein, national bestselling author of Happiness is an Inside Job and That’s Funny, You Don’t Look Buddhist

Author : Hsuan Hua
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601030405

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Dharma Talks in Europe by Hsuan Hua Pdf

Buddhism is not something that belongs just to our own country. Buddhism belongs to all of humanity, to all living beings. Venerable Master Hua Fulfilling one of his vows to spread Buddhism from the East to the West, Tripitaka Master Hua and a group of disciples traveled to Europe in 1990 to spread the Dharma in Europe. In lively lectures and discussions in England, Belgium, Poland and France, he touched on the subjects of ¨ stopping wars ¨ harmony among religions ¨ karma and illness ¨ communism ¨ education as national defense ¨ spiritual mantras

Author : Martin Verhoeven, PhD,Heng Sure, PhD
Publisher : Buddhist Text Translation Society
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781601030696

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The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra by Martin Verhoeven, PhD,Heng Sure, PhD Pdf

The knowledge and vision of the Buddha is just your own mind; there is no other Buddha. Such is the teaching of Master Huineng (638 713), the most important and most revered figure in the Chan (Zen) School of East Asian Buddhism. Huineng left no written record, but his students compiled accounts of his public lectures and one-on-one exchanges, together with the dramatic story of his life. The resulting volume was Liu zu fa bao tan jing , The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, sixth, because Master Huineng is counted as the sixth generation of patriarchal succession from the first Chan patriarch Bodhidharma. Master Huineng's Platform Sutra is so highly regarded in Buddhist Asia that it is called a Sutra, a term otherwise reserved for texts spoken by the Buddha himself. In presenting this entirely new English translation of The Sixth Patriarch's Dharma Jewel Platform Sutra, the editors, Professors Heng Sure and Martin Verhoeven of Dharma Realm Buddhist University, have aimed above all to bring across into English Master Huineng's plain-spoken, forthright style. As Professor Verhoeven writes, "Readers inclined to see Buddhist writings as abstruse metaphysical treatises will find The Platform Sutra refreshingly artless and spare. Those expecting a sutra to delve into the supernatural and otherworldly will be surprised at how down-to-earth and here-and-now this text is. The Platform Sutra is humanistic to its core." As Huineng says in a verse, 'The Buddha Dharma is right here in the world,/There is no awakening apart from this world.' The essence of the Sixth Patriarch's philosophy is that all beings have the buddha-nature; all can become Buddha. Full awakening is not a future state or a distant place, but exists right within your own mind,' directly and immediately available. The text presents a powerful and resounding vision of unbounded human potential waiting to be fully realized if only we could see it.

Author : Shlomo Biderman
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780231511599

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Crossing Horizons by Shlomo Biderman Pdf

In this book, Shlomo Biderman examines the views, outlooks, and attitudes of two distinct cultures: the West and classical India. He turns to a rich and varied collection of primary sources: the Rg Veda, the Upanishads, and texts by the Buddhist philosophers Någårjuna and Vasubandhu, among others. In studying the West, Biderman considers the Bible and its commentaries, the writings of such philosophers as Plato, Descartes, Berkeley, Kant, and Derrida, and the literature of Kafka, Melville, and Orwell. Additional sources are Mozart's Don Giovanni and seminal films like Ingmar Bergman's Persona. Biderman uses concrete examples from religion and literature to illustrate the formal aspects of the philosophical problems of transcendence, language, selfhood, and the external world and then demonstrates their plausibility in actual situations. Though his method of analysis is comparative, Biderman does not adopt the disinterested stance of an "ideal" spectator. Rather, Biderman approaches ancient Indian thought and culture from a Western philosophical standpoint to uncover cultural presuppositions that can be difficult to expose from within the culture in question. The result is a fascinating landmark in the study of Indian and Western thought. Through his comparative prism, Biderman explores the most basic ideas underlying human culture, and his investigation not only sheds light on India's philosophical traditions but also facilitates a deeper understanding of our own.

Author : Sir Monier Monier-Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1222 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : English language
ISBN : MINN:319510015736364

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A Sanskṛit-English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged by Sir Monier Monier-Williams Pdf

Author : Monier Monier-Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1228 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000294774

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A Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier Monier-Williams Pdf

Author : Anne E. Monius
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001-12-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198032069

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Imagining a Place for Buddhism by Anne E. Monius Pdf

While Tamil-speaking South India is celebrated for its preservation of Hindu tradition, other religious communities have played a significant role in shaping the region's religious history. Among these non-Hindu communities is that of the Buddhists, who are little-understood because of the scarcity of remnants of Tamil-speaking Buddhist culture. Here, focusing on the two Buddhist texts in Tamil that are complete (a sixth-century poetic narrative and an eleventh-century treatise on grammar and poetics), Monius sheds light on the role of literature and literary culture in the formation, articulation, and evolution of religious identity and community.

Author : Sara S. Mitter
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0813516781

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Dharma's Daughters by Sara S. Mitter Pdf

"A formidable achievement. . . . Mitter spans almost the entire spectrum of the 'woman's question' providing both information and insight into the complex patterns that determine the image, self-image, and status of women in contemporary India." -- Manini Chatterjee, The Hindu (India). -- Book cover.

Author : Ann Gleig
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780300215809

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American Dharma by Ann Gleig Pdf

This illuminating account of contemporary American Buddhism shows the remarkable ways the tradition has changed over the past generation The past couple of decades have witnessed Buddhist communities both continuing the modernization of Buddhism and questioning some of its limitations. In this fascinating portrait of a rapidly changing religious landscape, Ann Gleig illuminates the aspirations and struggles of younger North American Buddhists during a period she identifies as a distinct stage in the assimilation of Buddhism to the West. She observes both the emergence of new innovative forms of deinstitutionalized Buddhism that blur the boundaries between the religious and secular, and a revalorization of traditional elements of Buddhism, such as ethics and community, that were discarded in the modernization process. Based on extensive ethnographic and textual research, the book ranges from mindfulness debates in the Vipassana network to the sex scandals in American Zen, while exploring issues around racial diversity and social justice, the impact of new technologies, and generational differences between baby boomer, Gen X, and millennial teachers.

Author : D.C. Sircar
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9788120841161

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Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India by D.C. Sircar Pdf

The earlier chapters of the present volume deal with a large number of topics relating to kingship, landlordism (sometimes mistaken feudalism), tenancy, royal charters. Panchayat system, etc. Some of the following chapters contain discussion on certain royal officers (also continued in one of the appendices), the function of some of them or their department.

Author : Ferdinand Kittel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1816 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : English language
ISBN : BSB:BSB11503618

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A Kannada-English Dictionary by Ferdinand Kittel Pdf

Author : Hilda David,Francis Jarman
Publisher : Om Books International
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : India
ISBN : 9789386316974

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India Diversity by Hilda David,Francis Jarman Pdf

The more you look around the world, at the chaos, conflict, horror and repression in the name of religious ideology, not least in the lands very close to India, the more you realise how Nehru, for all his imperfections, got the biggest question right. Now that India is finally positioning itself for a spectacular economic takeoff, it is not the right time to endanger that by opening the can of worms that is communalism.