Dreams Illusion And Other Realities

Author : Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226308098

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Dreams, Illusion, and Other Realities by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty Pdf

"Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty . . . weaves a brilliant analysis of the complex role of dreams and dreaming in Indian religion, philosophy, literature, and art. . . . In her creative hands, enchanting Indian myths and stories illuminate and are illuminated by authors as different as Aeschylus, Plato, Freud, Jung, Kurl Gödel, Thomas Kuhn, Borges, Picasso, Sir Ernst Gombrich, and many others. This richly suggestive book challenges many of our fundamental assumptions about ourselves and our world."—Mark C. Taylor, New York Times Book Review "Dazzling analysis. . . . The book is firm and convincing once you appreciate its central point, which is that in traditional Hindu thought the dream isn't an accident or byway of experience, but rather the locus of epistemology. In its willful confusion of categories, its teasing readiness to blur the line between the imagined and the real, the dream actually embodies the whole problem of knowledge. . . . [O'Flaherty] wants to make your mental flesh creep, and she succeeds."—Mark Caldwell, Village Voice

Author : Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0226618544

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Dreams, Illusion, and Other Realities by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty Pdf

"Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty . . . weaves a brilliant analysis of the complex role of dreams and dreaming in Indian religion, philosophy, literature, and art. . . . In her creative hands, enchanting Indian myths and stories illuminate and are illuminated by authors as different as Aeschylus, Plato, Freud, Jung, Kurl Gödel, Thomas Kuhn, Borges, Picasso, Sir Ernst Gombrich, and many others. This richly suggestive book challenges many of our fundamental assumptions about ourselves and our world."—Mark C. Taylor, New York Times Book Review "Dazzling analysis. . . . The book is firm and convincing once you appreciate its central point, which is that in traditional Hindu thought the dream isn't an accident or byway of experience, but rather the locus of epistemology. In its willful confusion of categories, its teasing readiness to blur the line between the imagined and the real, the dream actually embodies the whole problem of knowledge. . . . [O'Flaherty] wants to make your mental flesh creep, and she succeeds."—Mark Caldwell, Village Voice

Author : Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty
Publisher : Orient Book Distributors
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Dreams.
ISBN : 8120802683

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Dreams, Illusions and Other Realities by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty Pdf

Examines Indian myths and folktales about dreams and the nature of reality, compares these beliefs with the teachings of Freud and Plato, and discusses illusion and tests of reality

Author : Helen D. Vandeman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 145021181X

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Reality Is But a Dream by Helen D. Vandeman Pdf

If this is reality, why is there so much unhappiness in the world? How do we know that what we see is reality? How do we know we're not asleep and dreaming? If the world is a dream, whose dream is it? And what power do we have in the dream? To find lasting happiness and peace, let alone awaken from the dream, we must surrender everything we believe about reality, about life, and most definitely about ourselves. Advanced praise for Reality Is But a Dream "The notion of flowing, one-way time is perhaps the most basic illusion that exists, and is a major cause of human suffering and the fear of death and annihilation. Reality Is But a Dream is an invitation to give up this illusion in favor of a more fulfilling, accurate version of reality." Larry Dossey, MD Author, The Power of Premonitions "A profound and insightful glimpse into the nature of perception and the self. Vandeman's book challenges us to reconsider what we take for reality, and inspires us to wake up from our illusions about what that reality is." Richard Smoley Author, The Dice Game of Shiva: How Consciousness Creates the Universe Helen D. Vandeman is an intuitive, and author of We Are One: Using Intuition to Awaken to Truth, and The Thresholds of Intention: Crossing from Dreaming to Awakening. She lives in Berkeley, CA, and can be reached through her website: http://helenvandeman.byregion.net.

Author : AiR - Atman in Ravi
Publisher : AiR Institute of Realization
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9789360395919

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Dream vs Reality by AiR - Atman in Ravi Pdf

We think that a Dream is just a Dream but Life is reality. But if we contemplate, we will realize that Life is an illusion too. In fact, Life is nothing more than a dream, a very long dream. This book will take you to that state of Realization where you will discover the Truth of who you are and what your purpose on earth is.

Author : John J. Petrovic
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781469751535

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Dreams of Reality by John J. Petrovic Pdf

Have you ever wondered if you might be living a dream? How do you know what is real and what is illusion? The popular movie "The Matrix" explored this theme a few years ago with great effect. Yet this is a serious question requiring serious thought. The book "Dreams of Reality", written from a scientifi c perspective, takes the reader on an intellectual journey through the various aspects and dimensions of reality, from our current state of understanding to the so-called metaphysical. You may find a number of surprising and thought-provoking vistas along this yellow-brick road. Consider them with an open mind and then let your intuition tell you where the dream ends and reality begins.

Author : Walter Cooper Dendy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Dreams
ISBN : OXFORD:600041519

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On the Phenomena of Dreams, and Other Transient Illusions by Walter Cooper Dendy Pdf

Author : Patricia Cox Miller
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0691058350

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Dreams in Late Antiquity by Patricia Cox Miller Pdf

Centuries.... By studying together pagan and Christian dreams, Cox Miller hopes to reach a better understanding of some fundamental patterns of late antique culture. DLGuy G. Stroumsa, The Journal of Religion A fluent and discursive text.... This is an adventurous exploration of a range of material which deserves to be more widely known.DLGillian Clark, The Classical Review.

Author : Jayne Gackenbach,Johnathan Bown
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780128041741

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Boundaries of Self and Reality Online by Jayne Gackenbach,Johnathan Bown Pdf

As technology continues to rapidly advance, individuals and society are profoundly changed. So too are the tools used to measure this universe and, therefore, our understanding of reality improves. Boundaries of Self and Reality Online examines the idea that technological advances associated with the Internet are moving us in multiple domains toward various "edges." These edges range from self, to society, to relationships, and even to the very nature of reality. Boundaries are dissolving and we are redefining the elements of identity. The book begins with explorations of the digitally constructed self and the relationship between the individual and technological reality. Then, the focus shifts to society at large and includes a contribution from Chinese researchers about the isolated Chinese Internet. The later chapters of the book explore digital reality at large, including discussions on virtual reality, Web consciousness, and digital physics. Cyberpsychology architecture Video games as a tool for self-understanding Avatars and the meaning behind them Game transfer phenomena A Jungian perspective on technology Politics of social media The history and science of video game play Transcendent virtual reality experiences The theophoric quality of video games

Author : Muriel Spark
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453245095

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Reality and Dreams by Muriel Spark Pdf

DIVDIV“Sleek and suggestive . . . [Reality and Dreams] is so smart and seductive that you fail to notice how completely you’ve accepted a world gone utterly awry.” —Kirkus Reviews /divDIV/divDIVBritish film director Tom Richard won acclaim for his moments of pure creative inspiration. But when Richard is hospitalized after toppling from a crane during a shoot, he awakes not knowing what is real and what is not—and with no idea who to trust. Soon his wife, children, and friends are all undergoing crises of their own, from the breakup of a marriage to the loss of a job. As Richard fights to regain his health and stay centered amid the swirling chaos of his personal life, he must also wrest control of his film—his most prized pursuit—from those who seek to take it away./divDIV /divDIVWitty andengrossing, Reality and Dreams is a whiplash ride through the highs and lows of the creative process./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Muriel Spark including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s archive at the National Library of Scotland./divDIV /divDIV/div/div

Author : James Roy King
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0791408531

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Old Tales and New Truths by James Roy King Pdf

This guidebook to the Bright-Shadow World develops three closely related issues. The first is the position that fairytales and folktales are of value today because they encourage the growth of capabilities important in our postmodern world. Each of us, like the fairytale hero, sets out on his/her own quests, seeks his/her own identity, faces his/her own dilemmas with few resources but wit, imagination, and a certain power of improvisation. King develops the implications of this situation for such common fairytale problems as learning to read the world productively; navigating various kinds of "edges;" exploiting power sources; developing highly personal moral commitments; problem solving; and data collecting. The second concern of this book is with the development of a system for analyzing narrative structure. The formula offered here involves an examination of interactions among actors, physical settings, lines of force, and power sources as a narrative moves toward its denouement. This system facilitates the classifying, and contrasting of narratives, and illuminates the structure of both narrative and lived experience. Finally, this book is concerned with myth-making or world-making processes. It is shown that traditional narrative actually points to and delineates another dimension of existence (here called "the Bright-Shadow World") that operates by rules of its own and may be penetrated by individuals from our ordinary world. Inferences about the Bright-Shadow World drawn from traditional narrative are described and evaluated.

Author : Antti Revonsuo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351629614

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Foundations of Consciousness by Antti Revonsuo Pdf

The conscious mind is life as we experience it; we see the world, feel our emotions and think our thoughts thanks to consciousness. This book provides an easy introduction to the foundations of consciousness; how can subjective consciousness be measured scientifically? What happens to the conscious mind and self when the brain gets injured? How does consciousness, our subjective self or soul, arise from the activities of the brain? Addressing the philosophical and historical roots of the problems alongside current scientific approaches to consciousness in psychology and neuroscience, Foundations of Consciousness examines key questions as well as delving deeper to look at altered and higher states of consciousness. Using student-friendly pedagogy throughout, the book discusses some of the most difficult to explain phenomena of consciousness, including dreaming, hypnosis, out-of-body experiences, and mystical experiences. Foundations of Consciousness provides an essential introduction to the scientific and philosophical approaches to consciousness for students in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and philosophy. It will also appeal to those interested in the nature of the human soul, giving an insight into the motivation behind scientist’s and philosopher’s attempts to understand our place as conscious beings in the physical world.

Author : Gopal K. Gupta
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780192599063

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Māyā in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa by Gopal K. Gupta Pdf

The idea of Māyā pervades Indian philosophy. It is enigmatic, multivalent, and foundational, with its oldest referents found in the Rig Veda. This book explores Māyā's rich conceptual history, and then focuses on the highly developed theology of Māyā found in the Sanskrit Bhāgavata Purāṇa, one of the most important Hindu sacred texts. Gopal K. Gupta examines Māyā's role in the Bhāgavata's narratives, paying special attention to its relationship with other key concepts in the text, such as human suffering (duḥkha), devotion (bhakti), and divine play (līlā). In the Bhāgavata, Māyā is often identified as the divine feminine, and has a far-reaching influence. For example, Māyā is both the world and the means by which God creates the world, as well as the facilitator of God's play, paradoxically revealing him to his devotees by concealing his majesty. While Vedānta philosophy typically sees Māyā as a negative force, the Bhāgavata affirms that Māyā also has a positive role, as Māyā is ultimately meant to draw living beings toward Krishna and intensify their devotion to him.

Author : James Blanchard Cisneros
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0985129115

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You Have Chosen to Remember by James Blanchard Cisneros Pdf

The awareness, peace of mind and joy that you are yearning for is available to you now. Anything real that has been obtained by religious leaders or spiritual gurus is also obtainable to you. In fact, awareness, peace of mind and joy are not so much obtained as they are realized and remembered. Love, harmony and awareness are natural qualities of your soul. If you simply extend what you truly are, you will create more beauty than anything that could or has ever been built. There are many paths you may choose to take in order to realize awareness, peace of mind and joy in your life. The journey will be as complicated as you choose to make it, or as easy as you allow it to be. This book provides simple strategies to make this process easy. You Have Chosen to Remember: A Journey from Perception to Knowledge, Peace of Mind and Joy is an incredibly inspiring book filled with simple, yet very effective, strategies for remembering your true self, and embodying self-awareness, forgiveness, peace of mind and joy - in your day to day life.

Author : Joanna Gottfried Williams
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 0520080653

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The Two-headed Deer by Joanna Gottfried Williams Pdf

Williams breaks new ground in considering Indian pictures as sequences that tell a story in distinctive ways. Her narratological study considers many familiar genres of visual art - illustrated manuscripts, drawings on palm-leaf paper, wall paintings, shadow plays, temple sculpture, painted cloth patas, and other popular and fine art. Williams points out that we often treat images designed to be seen in sequence as separate pictures.