Renunciation Through Wisdom

Author : His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
Page : 264 pages
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Release : 2015-12-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789171498717

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Renunciation Through Wisdom by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Pdf

Renunciation Through Wisdom is a collection of essays originally written in Bengali and published by Srila Prabhupada in India during the 1940s. They were later translated into English by his disciples. In these essays Srila Prabhupada expands on themes found in the Bhagavad-gita, discussing such topics as why people are averse to God, the ultimate causes of suffering, and how the world’s troubles are extraordinarily fleeting when seen from the standpoint of eternity. Students of Srila Prabhupada will recognize the same common-sense writing style in Renunciation Through Wisdom as in his later, well-known works such as Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita As It Is, as well as his expertise at distilling the essence of India's ancient Vedic wisdom into powerful, convincing, practical, and easily readable directives.

Author : A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : 094725904X

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Renunciation Through Wisdom by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Pdf

Author : Barnabas Tiburtius
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781645468455

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Self Empowering Wisdom by Barnabas Tiburtius Pdf

This is the second volume in the series of books published under the title ‘Self Empowering Wisdom –Through Deeper Interpretations of Mythologies, Sciences and Spiritual Texts.’ It contains 85 short articles on various spiritual and existential themes aimed at the elevation of human consciousness to a higher level. The purpose of this book is to collate the wisdom, which is increasingly revealing itself in our lives, as the consciousness of Homo Sapiens is being peeled open like the opening of a bud into a fragrant flower or the metamorphosis of the pupae into a lovely butterfly. This is an ongoing journey of human consciousness ascending through the wisdom of the ancients which was enclosed in mythological narrations, then through the deep insight of spiritual masters more explicitly expressed in sacred texts and now, in the present age, through scientific discoveries unravelling the cosmic dimension and the nature of our existence. The content of each article is to bring to light the interconnectivity so that the esoteric and mystical dimensions of mythologies and scriptures are made easy for grasping through current knowledge in the area of sciences, psychology and arts. I am sure that this book will be an empowering tool for all seekers as to the true purpose of our creation and the multiverse in which we live.

Author : François Guilloré
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590447799

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Self-renunciation, from the Fr. [tr. and abbreviated by H.L. Lear]. by François Guilloré Pdf

Author : François GUILLORÉ
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026664272

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Self-Renunciation, Etc. [Translated and Edited by H. L. Farrer, Afterwards Lear.] by François GUILLORÉ Pdf

Author : T. Carter
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368147624

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Self-Renunciation from the French by T. Carter Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

Author : Elizabeth A. Clark
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400823185

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Reading Renunciation by Elizabeth A. Clark Pdf

A study of how asceticism was promoted through Biblical interpretation, Reading Renunciation uses contemporary literary theory to unravel the writing strategies of the early Christian authors. Not a general discussion of early Christian teachings on celibacy and marriage, the book is a close examination, in the author's words, of how "the Fathers' axiology of abstinence informed their interpretation of Scriptural texts and incited the production of ascetic meaning." Elizabeth Clark begins with a survey of scholarship concerning early Christian asceticism that is designed to orient the nonspecialist. Section Two is organized around potentially troubling issues posed by Old Testament texts that demanded skillful handling by ascetically inclined Christian exegetes. The third section, "Reading Paul," focuses on the hermeneutical problems raised by I Corinthians 7, and the Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral Epistles. Elizabeth Clark's remarkable work will be of interest to scholars of late antiquity, religion, literary theory, and history.

Author : Col. Bishan Singh
Publisher : PartridgeIndia
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781482836646

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Transcending Sorrow and Suffering (Trust-Test-Taste) by Col. Bishan Singh Pdf

Self realization is the key factor to transcend sorrow and sufferings. Sorrow and suffering are the products of mind which keeps weaving illusory and imaginary world at its own as it happens during the dream. Sorrow and sufferings are dissolved when one goes beyond mind through enriching consciousness, free of contents. Mind remains restless, disturbed and noisy when it is loaded with information and worldly knowledge. Non desiring and non wavering mind is required for total transformation to experience the joy and ecstasy of your divine nature. Living a self esteemed life empowers man with will, wisdom, self-confidence, inner power, purity, love, peace, joy, enthusiasm and compassion so that man strives without seeking and struggles without greed for a peaceful and harmonious living bringing order and discipline in the world, dissolving clash and conflict. This is the essence of ancient wisdom and an eternal thought which transformed man to go beyond human sorrows and sufferings. Transforming oneself is the greatest effort but most rewarding and paying. This wisdom has come to us from trustworthy and enlightened souls of the past. It had happened to them through total trust in their true being (divinity) which they experienced through testing it from within their own self and later tasted it by living life that way with total silence, joy and peace. You should also trust, test and taste.

Author : Ram Dass
Publisher : Harmony
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307421425

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Paths to God by Ram Dass Pdf

For centuries, readers have turned to the Bhagavad Gita for inspiration and guidance as they chart their own spiritual paths. As profound and powerful as this classic text has been for generations of seekers, integrating its lessons into the ordinary patterns of our lives can ultimately seem beyond our reach. Now, in a fascinating series of reflections, anecdotes, stories, and exercises, Ram Dass gives us a unique and accessible road map for experiencing divinity in everyday life. In the engaging, conversational style that has made his teachings so popular for decades, Ram Dass traces our journey of consciousness as it is reflected in one of Hinduism’s most sacred texts. The Gita teaches a system of yogas, or “paths for coming to union with God.” In Paths to God, Ram Dass brings the heart of that system to light for a Western audience and translates the Gita’s principles into the manual for living the yoga of contemporary life. While being a guide to the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, Paths to God is also a template for expanding our definition of ourselves and allowing us to appreciate a new level of meaning in our lives.

Author : Keren Arbel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317383994

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Early Buddhist Meditation by Keren Arbel Pdf

This book offers a new interpretation of the relationship between 'insight practice' (satipatthana) and the attainment of the four jhànas (i.e., right samàdhi), a key problem in the study of Buddhist meditation. The author challenges the traditional Buddhist understanding of the four jhànas as states of absorption, and shows how these states are the actualization and embodiment of insight (vipassanà). It proposes that the four jhànas and what we call 'vipassanà' are integral dimensions of a single process that leads to awakening. Current literature on the phenomenology of the four jhànas and their relationship with the 'practice of insight' has mostly repeated traditional Theravàda interpretations. No one to date has offered a comprehensive analysis of the fourfold jhàna model independently from traditional interpretations. This book offers such an analysis. It presents a model which speaks in the Nikàyas' distinct voice. It demonstrates that the distinction between the 'practice of serenity' (samatha-bhàvanà) and the 'practice of insight' (vipassanà-bhàvanà) – a fundamental distinction in Buddhist meditation theory – is not applicable to early Buddhist understanding of the meditative path. It seeks to show that the common interpretation of the jhànas as 'altered states of consciousness', absorptions that do not reveal anything about the nature of phenomena, is incompatible with the teachings of the Pàli Nikàyas. By carefully analyzing the descriptions of the four jhànas in the early Buddhist texts in Pàli, their contexts, associations and meanings within the conceptual framework of early Buddhism, the relationship between this central element in the Buddhist path and 'insight meditation' becomes revealed in all its power. Early Buddhist Meditation will be of interest to scholars of Buddhist studies, Asian philosophies and religions, as well as Buddhist practitioners with a serious interest in the process of insight meditation.

Author : His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789171498342

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On the Way to Krishna by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Pdf

On the Way to Krishna is based on lectures Srila Prabhupada gave, mostly on the 7th chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, in New York in the fall of 1966. These were still his early days in the United States, and he addresses a quintessential part of what we think of as the American dream: the right to pursue happiness. Of course, the desire for happiness is not an American phenomenon but intrinsic to the human condition. Without knowing what real happiness is, Srila Prabhupada says, happiness is impossible to achieve. In this small book, Srila Prabhupada discusses how happiness is found beyond the temporary, and illumines Lord Krishna's definition of happiness as it is presented in the pages of the Bhagavad-gita.

Author : His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789171497307

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Teachings of Lord Caitanya (Third Edition) by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Pdf

Taking the role of His own devotee, Lord Sri Krsna appeared as Lord Caitanya about five centuries ago in Bengal, India, and began a revolution in spiritual consciousness that has profoundly affected the lives of millions worldwide. His conversations with the great scholars, kings, and mystics of the day form the basis of Teachings of Lord Caitanya, which is a summary study of the dialogues recorded in His biography, Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. The extensive references in Teachings of Lord Caitanya make it an invaluable compendium of devotional Indian philosophy.

Author : His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789171495402

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Teachings of Lord Kapila by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Pdf

Lord Kapila is a renowned sage and the author of the philosophical system known as Sankhya, which forms an important part of India's ancient philosophical heritage. Sankhya is a system of metaphysics that deals with the elemental principles of the universe; it is also a system of spiritual knowledge, with its own methodology, and culminates in full consciousness of the Supreme Absolute. Lord Kapila, however, is not an ordinary philosopher or sage but an incarnation of God. This book deals with his answers to his mother's enquiry about how to overcome ignorance and delusion and attain spiritual enlightenment. The underlying theme running throughout his answers and throughout Srila Prabhupada's commentaries on them is that one can achieve this goal by practicing bhakti-yoga, the process of linking one's heart to the Lord's heart through loving devotional service. This series, with original Sanskrit, translations, and purports, sheds light on such topics as the significance of the guru, the psychology of consciousness, the characteristics of a self-realized person, the science of meditation, the nature of transcendental knowledge, and the process of ultimate liberation.

Author : His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789171497925

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Civilization and Transcendence by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Pdf

In June 1976, Bhavan’s Journal, a Bombay cultural and religious magazine, sent various religious and spiritual leaders a questionnaire looking for enlightened answers to some of the perplexing questions of the day, such as the place of religion in modern society. One recipient of their questionnaire was Srila Prabhupada, who took the opportunity to make a thorough presentation of the ideal Vedic civilization, show the faults of modern society from the viewpoint of transcendence, and offer practical solutions based on Krishna conscious teachings. His answers to the questionnaire were later compiled and published in this compact and lively book.

Author : His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789171495358

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Sri Isopanisad by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Pdf

The 108 Upanishads are considered the essence of all the Vedas, and Shri Ishopanishad is foremost among them. Discover the distilled essence of all knowledge in these eighteen enlightening verses. For thousands of years, people on a spiritual quest have consulted the mystical, intensely philosophical Upanishads. As the name implies (upa-near; ni-down; shad-to sit), one is advised to sit near a spiritual teacher to learn. To learn what? This Upanishad's name gives the clue: Isha means "the supreme controller." Let us sit near the spiritual guide to learn about the supreme controller: God. The process is simple, provided one learns from an authentic guide. The translation and commentary of Srila Prabhupada strictly adheres to the book's intention, assuring you of a legitimate understanding of the depths of Upanishadic knowledge.