Once Born Twice Born Zen

Author : Conrad Hyers
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592444960

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Once-Born, Twice-Born Zen by Conrad Hyers Pdf

'Once-Born, Twice-Born Zen' is a fresh treatment of the two major Zen schools of Japan. Its biographical and comparative approach is both original and very readable. The use of William James' typology, along with other phenomenological categories, provides the reader with helpful handles for distinguishing the schools, as well as similar tendencies in other religious traditions. The book should make an excellent text for introductory and middle-level courses in which one is trying to get students to develop categories for understanding religious experience and behavior. Readers will see something of themselves in the range of biographical examples given, and will detect their own tendencies through the use of this method. -- Bardwell Smith

Author : M. Conrad Hyers
Publisher : Longwood PressLtd
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0893415243

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Once-born, Twice-born Zen by M. Conrad Hyers Pdf

Author : Conrad Hyers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:638780875

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Once-Born, Twice-Born Zen by Conrad Hyers Pdf

Author : Peter Slater,Donald Wiebe
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780889206106

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Traditions in Contact and Change by Peter Slater,Donald Wiebe Pdf

"Traditions in Contact and Change" was the theme of the fourteenth quinquennial congress of the International Association for the History of Religions. This selection from 450 papers by scholars form all over the world address the theme. Section One, "Indian Traditions and Western Interactions," treats subjects ranging from the flood story in Vedic ritual to a s study of the women of the Nehru family. Section Two, "Buddhist, Chinese, and Japanese Studies," includes discussions of the origin of the Mahayana, William James and Japanese Buddhism, and lyrical imagery and religious content in Japanese art. Section Three, "Mediterranean Cultures," covers a broad range of topics, from foster children in early Christianity to "the transformation of Christianity into Roman religion" to the change in the status of women in Iceland from pagan to Christian times. Section Four, "Islamic, African, and Amerindian Developments," examines such subjects as religions in conflict and change in the works of African novelists, tradition and change in Indian Islam, and religious acculturation among Oglala Lakota. Section Five offers "Methodological and Theoretical Discussions" of women's studies, Western perceptions of Asia, structure in Jung and Lévi-Strauss, among others. The essays provide ready access to the leading edge of scholarship across a wide range of religions and cultures and should be of interest to students of religion, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and philosophy.

Author : Luis S.R. Vas
Publisher : Pustak Mahal
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12
Category : Meditation
ISBN : 9788122306910

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Meditation by Luis S.R. Vas Pdf

This is an excellent practical guide to learn the wide-ranging forms of meditation techniques practised in the ancient times as well as the present.

Author : Timothy D. Knepper,Leah E. Kalmanson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-24
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319641652

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Ineffability: An Exercise in Comparative Philosophy of Religion by Timothy D. Knepper,Leah E. Kalmanson Pdf

This collection of essays is an exercise in comparative philosophy of religion that explores the different ways in which humans express the inexpressible. It brings together scholars of over a dozen religious, literary, and artistic traditions, as part of The Comparison Project's 2013-15 lecture and dialogue series on "religion beyond words." Specialist scholars first detailed the grammars of ineffability in nine different religious traditions as well as the adjacent fields of literature, poetry, music, and art. The Comparison Project's directors then compared this diverse set of phenomena, offering explanations for their patterning, and raising philosophical questions of truth and value about religious ineffability in comparative perspective. This book is the inaugural publication of The Comparison Project, an innovative new approach to the philosophy of religion housed at Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa, USA). The Comparison Project organizes a biennial series of scholar lectures, practitioner dialogues, and comparative panels about core, cross-cultural topics in the philosophy of religion. Specialist scholars of religion first explore this topic in their religions of expertise; comparativist philosophers of religion then raise questions of meaning, truth, and value about this topic in comparative perspective. The Comparison Project stands apart from traditional approaches to the philosophy of religion in its commitment to religious inclusivity. It is the future of the philosophy of religion in a diverse, global world.

Author : William M. Johnston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2000 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136787164

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Encyclopedia of Monasticism by William M. Johnston Pdf

First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Robert Darden
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426722875

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Jesus Laughed by Robert Darden Pdf

“Agony and hilarity,” said Norman MacLean, “are both necessary for salvation.” We Christians seem to know a lot about the agony part, but what about hilarity? Why do we have to remind ourselves so often that the Bible is full of funny and ridiculous stories and situations? Why do so few of the pictures we’ve drawn of Jesus show him laughing? Because we’ve forgotten the redemptive power of humor, that’s why. In Jesus Laughed, Robert Darden–senior editor of The Wittenburg Door, the world’s oldest, largest, and pretty much only religious satire magazine–draws on his years of experience deflating religious pomposity and making the faithful laugh to show why humor is so central to the faith, and how to make it a big part of your daily walk with God. Click here to listen to Terri Gross's interview with Robert Darden on NPR's Fresh Air about the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. Darden runs the project at Baylor University where he is a journalism professor. The purpose of the project is to identify, acquire, preserve, record, and catalogue the most at-risk music from the black gospel music tradition, primarily between 1945 and 1970. Robert Darden is Associate Professor of Journalism at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He served for 12 years as Gospel Music Editor for Billboard magazine, and since 1988 has been Senior Editor of The Wittenburg Door, the world’s oldest, largest, and “pretty much only” religious satire magazine. He is the author of more than 25 books, including the definitive People Get Ready! A New History of Black Gospel Music, which has been featured on National Public Radio, and Reluctant Prophets and Clueless Disciples, also published by Abingdon Press.

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0415184665

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World Philosophies by Ninian Smart Pdf

World Philosophiesis a comprehensive survey of the world's philosophical and religious traditions by one of our foremost religious thinkers. Ninian Smart discusses notable figures such as Plato and Kierkegaard in the West, the Buddha and Mao Zedong in Asia, Tempels and Knibanga in Africa, and Rodo and Royce in America. Covering a wide range of topics including Indian ideas of testimony and evidence, Chinese notions of moral development, Buddhist concepts of cosmology and Latin American critiques of materialism, Smart sheds new light on the astonishing diversity of philosophies that have developed throughout history.

Author : Osho
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Meditation
ISBN : 817182501X

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Zen : The Art Of Meditation by Osho Pdf

Author : Norman McClelland
Publisher : Outskirts Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781977238085

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Zen Koans, Paradoxical Awakening by Norman McClelland Pdf

What comes to mind when you hear the word “koan”? You probably know koans as paradoxes, and you may believe that they are therefore illogical or intellectually inscrutable—and therefore not useful to the average person. Zen Koans: Paradoxical Awakenings is the tool you need to correct your perceptions of koans and become aware of the benefits of koan practice. Embracing the paradox of the koan can give deeper meaning to life, as well as leading to the Buddhist awakening to your real, non-dual nature. With an experienced Zen teacher as your guide, you can enter more deeply into the three essentials of Zen: great faith, great doubt, and great determination.

Author : Ria Koopmans-de Bruijn
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0810833743

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Area Bibliography of Japan by Ria Koopmans-de Bruijn Pdf

Provides a general overview of literature relating to Japan and covers a broad range of subject matter, from art, feminism, and linguistics, to corporate culture, history, and medicine. Includes books published since 1980 that are related to the geographical area of Japan and to Japanese culture within that area.

Author : Frans Stiene
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781785357367

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Reiki Insights by Frans Stiene Pdf

A meditative journey into the inner depths of the system of Reiki. Reiki Insights is presented as a series of short chapters, each of them a teaching, so that you can pick it up, choose a chapter and read it. After you have read the chapter, sit down and meditate upon the words. Let them sink deep into your mind, body, and energy, so that you can feel what is in between the sentences. By reading and experiencing Reiki Insights in this way, it will lay a foundation for inner change, from not knowing your true self to knowing your true self.

Author : M. J. Apter,D. Fontana,S. Murgatroyd
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317766544

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Reversal Theory by M. J. Apter,D. Fontana,S. Murgatroyd Pdf

First published in 1985. In the eight years since the publication of the first papers by Apter and Smith outlining the basic principles of the theory of psychological reversals, interest in the theory has grown rapidly. So within this book the emphasis is very much upon opening up fresh avenues and interests with a view to stimulating and guiding those psychologists who, whether as academics or as practitioners, are involved with reversal theory at any level. Some of the papers are based upon material presented at the International Symposium on Reversal Theory held under the sponsorship of the Welsh Branch of the British Psychological Society in September 1983, while others have been written specially for this book. The topics covered have been carefully selected to give a representative flavour of what reversal theory is currently about.

Author : Conrad Hyers
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725209374

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The Laughing Buddha by Conrad Hyers Pdf

This book has been highly acclaimed both as an imaginative way of introducing the Zen tradition to Western readers, and as an important contribution to understanding the fullness of the Zen perspective and way of life.