The Presence Of Siva

Author : S. Kramrisch
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691224220

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The Presence of Siva by S. Kramrisch Pdf

One of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, The Rg Veda, evokes his presence in its hymns; Vedic myths, rituals, and even astronomy testify to his existence from the dawn of time. In a lively meditation on Siva--based on original Sanskrit texts, many translated here for the first time--Stella Kramrisch ponders the metaphysics, ontology, and myths of Siva from the Vedas and the Puranas. Who is Siva? Who is this god whose being comprises and transcends everything? From the dawn of creation, the Wild God, the Great Yogi, the sum of all opposites, has been guardian of the absolute. By retelling and interweaving the many myths that keep Siva alive in India today, Kramrisch reveals the paradoxes in Siva's nature and thus in the nature of consciousness itself.

Author : Stella Kramrisch
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8120804910

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The Presence of Siva by Stella Kramrisch Pdf

One of the three great gods of Hinduism, Siva is a living god. The most sacred and most ancient book of India, "The Rg Veda," evokes his presence in its hymns; Vedic myths, rituals, and even astronomy testify to his existence from the dawn of time. In a lively meditation on Siva--based on original Sanskrit texts, many translated here for the first time--Stella Kramrisch ponders the metaphysics, ontology, and myths of Siva from the Vedas and the Puranas. Who is Siva? Who is this god whose being comprises and transcends everything? From the dawn of creation, the Wild God, the Great Yogi, the sum of all opposites, has been guardian of the absolute. By retelling and interweaving the many myths that keep Siva alive in India today, Kramrisch reveals the paradoxes in Siva's nature and thus in the nature of consciousness itself.

Author : David Frawley
Publisher : Lotus Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780940676299

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Shiva by David Frawley Pdf

Lord Shiva is the personification of all the main practices of Yoga, as the origin and ruling power over asana, prana, mantra, inner seeing and meditation. The current book unfolds the presence, light, energy and consciousness of the Supreme Shiva to take us beyond all death and duality.

Author : Stella Kramrisch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:247120479

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The Presence of Siva by Stella Kramrisch Pdf

Author : Richard H. Davis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781400862382

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Ritual in an Oscillating Universe by Richard H. Davis Pdf

Saiva liturgy is performed in a world that oscillates: a world permeated by the presence of Siva, where humans live in a condition of bondage and where the highest aim of the soul is to attain liberation from its fetters. In this account of Indian temple ritual, Richard Davis uses medieval Hindu texts to describe the world as it is envisioned by Saiva siddhanta and the way daily worship reflects and acts within that world. He argues that this worship is not simply a set of ritualized gestures, but rather a daily catechism in which the worshiper puts into action all the major themes of Saiva philosophy: the cyclic pattern of cosmic emission and reabsorption, the human path of attaining liberation, the manifestation of divinity in the world, and the proper interrelationship of humanity and god. In re-creating the convictions and intentions of a well-versed worshiper of the twelfth century, Davis moves back and forth between philosophical and ritual texts, demonstrating the fundamental Saiva belief that the capacities of humans to know about the world and to act within it are two inter-related modalities of the unitary power of consciousness. Originally published in 1991. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Kim Knott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780198745549

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Hinduism by Kim Knott Pdf

Hinduism is practised by about 80% of India's population, and by about 30,000,000 people outside India. But how is Hinduism defined, and what basis does the religion have? This work gives concise insights into the central preoccupations of Hinduism.

Author : Romola Butalia
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 8120819462

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In the Presence of the Masters by Romola Butalia Pdf

My own impressions of Guru Gorakh Nath are of a warm, immensely caring human being. perpetually absorbed in deep meditation, he glances around him occasiionally, almost as through his vision is of a different space. When I first met him, at my initial gla

Author : James Lovegrove
Publisher : Solaris
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781849976626

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Age of Shiva by James Lovegrove Pdf

THE AGE OF WAR! Zachary Bramwell, better known as the comics artist Zak Zap, is pushing forty and wondering why his life isn’t as exciting as the lives of the superheroes he draws. Then he’s shanghaied by black-suited goons and flown to Mount Meru, a vast complex built atop an island in the Maldives. There, Zak meets a trio of billionaire businessmen who put him to work designing costumes for a team of godlike super-powered beings based on the ten avatars of Vishnu from Hindu mythology. The Ten Avatars battle demons and aliens and seem to be the saviours of a world teetering on collapse. But their presence is itself a harbinger of apocalypse. The Vedic “fourth age” of civilisation, Kali Yuga, is coming to an end, and Zak has a ringside seat for the final, all-out war that threatens the destruction of Earth.

Author : Stella Kramrisch
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1994-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8120812085

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Exploring India's Sacred Art by Stella Kramrisch Pdf

Author : Stella Kramrisch
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Hindu temples
ISBN : 8120802241

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The Hindu Temple by Stella Kramrisch Pdf

Author : T.M. Luhrmann
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691234441

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How God Becomes Real by T.M. Luhrmann Pdf

The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith. Drawing on ethnographic studies of evangelical Christians, pagans, magicians, Zoroastrians, Black Catholics, Santeria initiates, and newly orthodox Jews, Luhrmann notes that none of these people behave as if gods and spirits are simply there. Rather, these worshippers make strenuous efforts to create a world in which invisible others matter and can become intensely present and real. The faithful accomplish this through detailed stories, absorption, the cultivation of inner senses, belief in a porous mind, strong sensory experiences, prayer, and other practices. Along the way, Luhrmann shows why faith is harder than belief, why prayer is a metacognitive activity like therapy, why becoming religious is like getting engrossed in a book, and much more. A fascinating account of why religious practices are more powerful than religious beliefs, How God Becomes Real suggests that faith is resilient not because it provides intuitions about gods and spirits—but because it changes the faithful in profound ways.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Har Anand Publications
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8124114234

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Shiva by Anonim Pdf

Author : Philip Wood
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691219950

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The Imam of the Christians by Philip Wood Pdf

How Christian leaders adapted the governmental practices and political thought of their Muslim rulers in the Abbasid caliphate The Imam of the Christians examines how Christian leaders adopted and adapted the political practices and ideas of their Muslim rulers between 750 and 850 in the Abbasid caliphate in the Jazira (modern eastern Turkey and northern Syria). Focusing on the writings of Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, the patriarch of the Jacobite church, Philip Wood describes how this encounter produced an Islamicate Christianity that differed from the Christianities of Byzantium and western Europe in far more than just theology. In doing so, Wood opens a new window on the world of early Islam and Muslims’ interactions with other religious communities. Wood shows how Dionysius and other Christian clerics, by forging close ties with Muslim elites, were able to command greater power over their coreligionists, such as the right to issue canons regulating the lives of lay people, gather tithes, and use state troops to arrest opponents. In his writings, Dionysius advertises his ease in the courts of ʿAbd Allah ibn Tahir in Raqqa and the caliph al-Ma’mun in Baghdad, presenting himself as an effective advocate for the interests of his fellow Christians because of his knowledge of Arabic and his ability to redeploy Islamic ideas to his own advantage. Strikingly, Dionysius even claims that, like al-Ma’mun, he is an imam since he leads his people in prayer and rules them by popular consent. A wide-ranging examination of Middle Eastern Christian life during a critical period in the development of Islam, The Imam of the Christians is also a case study of the surprising workings of cultural and religious adaptation.

Author : Subramuniya (Master.)
Publisher : Himalayan Academy Publications
Page : 1065 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780945497998

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Merging with Śiva by Subramuniya (Master.) Pdf

This book is a guide for one who is ready to diligently walk the spiritual path. Great new vistas open up throughout its 365 daily lessons as Gurudeva shares, in the clearest terms, deep metaphysical insights into the nature of God, soul and world, mind, emotions, ultimate realizations, chakras, purpose of life on earth and much, much more. Simple but effective practices are taught: how to remould our nature and karmas, calm the mind, develop self-esteem, begin to meditate, clear up the past and create a bright future. At the same time, the seeker is guided in establishing a regular devotional and yogic practice whereby the gains of his inner life and realizations are stabilized and used in practical ways.

Author : Don Handelman,David Dean Shulman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015058701825

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Śiva in the Forest of Pines by Don Handelman,David Dean Shulman Pdf

The sequel to God Inside Out: Siva's Game of Dice (OUP, 1997). The story of Daruvana is the richest and most complex of all narratives about Siva, and provides scope fr sustained interpretation. A god wanders into a forest of Himalaya pine trees and becomes lost. Human beings encounter this god. The meeting changes both parties.