Touching The Infinite

Author : Rodney Smith
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611805024

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Touching the Infinite by Rodney Smith Pdf

An Insight Meditation teacher explores the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, an essential teaching that transcends all Buddhist traditions and provides a path to true liberation Awakening manifests through the application of mindfulness to four areas: body, feelings, mind, and dharmas. Buddhists of all the traditions share this foundational principle, which is defined in the Satipatthana Sutta and has been expounded upon since the time of the Buddha himself. In Touching the Infinite, Rodney Smith guides readers through the Four Foundations to provide a solid understanding of the teaching. He goes on to challenge us to hold this teaching up against our own experience—and in doing so, to discover the inherent interconnection of all Four Foundations. They are a sequential path that reveal the true nature of things, leading the practitioner to the perception of the formless and then back to daily life infused with that great freedom. The Four Foundations of Mindfulness thus serve as a road map for any genuine spiritual path.

Author : Rodney Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997-09-09
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780861711406

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Lessons from the Dying by Rodney Smith Pdf

In everyday language, "Smith offers us important teachings and reflections for dealing with death and embracing life" (Jack Kornfield, author of "A Path with Heart").

Author : Maria Coffey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-05-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781440631504

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Explorers of the Infinite by Maria Coffey Pdf

Real-life psychic, near-death, and paranormal experiences are combined with cutting-edge science and vivid adventure stories in this energetic look at why extreme athletes and mountaineers take the risks that allow them to push the limits of consciousness, and what they encounter there. In the life-or-death world of extreme adventure sports, there is one thing that athletes often keep quiet about: the “forbidden” territory of paranormal experiences. Ranging from fleeting moments of transcendence to full-blown encounters with ghosts and everything in between—visions, near-death experiences, psychic communication—many extreme athletes have experienced these moments of connection with the beyond, but have been reluctant to talk about them. In Explorers of the Infinite, award-winning outdoors journalist and lifelong adventure sports devotee Maria Coffey probes the mystical and paranormal experiences of mountaineers, snowboarders, surfers, and more. She reviews cutting-edge science, and consults the history of philosophy and spirituality to answer the question: Could the state of intense “aliveness” that is the allure of extreme sports for so many actually be a route to a connection with the beyond? Coffey investigates the scientific explanations for mystical phenomena, ranging from simple explanations to theories from consciousness studies and quantum physics, and leaves us wondering where science ends and spirituality begins. An energetic, you-are-there look at the spiritual lives of extreme athletes, Explorers of the Infinite asks why extreme athletes take the risks that allow them to push the limits of consciousness, what they encounter there, and what we can learn from them.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1860
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : CUB:U183022196322

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The Quarterly Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wesley C. Salmon
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0872205606

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Zeno's Paradoxes by Wesley C. Salmon Pdf

A reprint of the Bobbs-Merrill edition of 1970. These essays lead the reader through the land of the wonderful shrinking genie to the warehouse where the infinity machines are kept. By careful examination of a lamp that is switched on and off infinitely many times, or the workings of a machine that prints out an infinite decimal expansion of pi, we begin to understand how it is possible for Achilles to overtake the tortoise. The concepts that form the basis of modern science---space, time, motion, change, infinity---are examined and explored in this edition. Includes an updated bibliography.

Author : Arthur Cayley,James Joseph Sylvester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCM:5305744006

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The Collected Mathematical Papers: (1882-1897) by Arthur Cayley,James Joseph Sylvester Pdf

Author : Rodney Smith
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0834822962

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Stepping Out of Self-Deception by Rodney Smith Pdf

Anatta is the Buddhist teaching on the nonexistence of a permanent, independent self. It’s a notoriously puzzling and elusive concept, usually leading to such questions as, "If I don’t have a self, who’s reading this sentence?" It’s not that there’s no self there, says Rodney Smith. It’s just that the self that is reading this sentence is a configuration of elements that at one time did not exist and which at some point in the future will disperse. Even in its present existence, it’s more a temporary arrangement of components rather than something solid. Anatta is a truth the Buddha considered to be absolutely essential to his teaching. Smith shows that understanding this truth can change the way you relate to the world, and that the perspective of selflessness is critically important for anyone involved in spiritual practice. Seeing it can be the key to getting past the idea that spirituality has something to do with self-improvement, and to accessing the joy of deep insight into reality.

Author : Sally Heidtke
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-19
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9798765234419

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Be Infinite by Sally Heidtke Pdf

Even when life is going well, we still may sense that something is missing or just beyond our reach. This awareness of being unsatisfied on some level is recognition that we are not living our infinite potential. So what would it look and feel like to “be infinite” in the human experience on Earth? In an inspiring guide to transformation, intuitive Sally Heidtke and her Divine guides take an in-depth look at what it means to be infinite and the four barriers that often stand in the way of being fully engaged in our life’s purpose. After sharing insight into what’s in our Divine design as we enter this lifetime, Heidtke explores the aspect of spirit and how it grows through our experiences, the four things that prevent us from being infinite, and other key concepts. Additionally, she introduces Spiritual Milestone, a hidden pattern or undercurrent initiated during childhood that drives much of our inner experiences and prevents us from realizing our infinite potential. Included are reflective questions that help us understand our own Spiritual Milestone and provide guidance on how to apply it in everyday life to find joy, implement purposeful actions, and grow spiritually. Be Infinite shares wisdom and an innovative concept that will help anyone powerfully transform obstacles into insight and ultimately find the path to be infinite.

Author : Matthias Fritsch,Philippe Lynes,David Wood
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780823279524

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Eco-Deconstruction by Matthias Fritsch,Philippe Lynes,David Wood Pdf

Eco-Deconstruction marks a new approach to the degradation of the natural environment, including habitat loss, species extinction, and climate change. While the work of French philosopher Jacques Derrida (1930–2004), with its relentless interrogation of the anthropocentric metaphysics of presence, has already proven highly influential in posthumanism and animal studies, the present volume, drawing on published and unpublished work by Derrida and others, builds on these insights to address the most pressing environmental issues of our time. The volume brings together fifteen prominent scholars, from a wide variety of related fields, including eco-phenomenology, eco-hermeneutics, new materialism, posthumanism, animal studies, vegetal philosophy, science and technology studies, environmental humanities, eco-criticism, earth art and aesthetics, and analytic environmental ethics. Overall, eco-deconstruction offers an account of differential relationality explored in a non-totalizable ecological context that addresses our times in both an ontological and a normative register. The book is divided into four sections. “Diagnosing the Present” suggests that our times are marked by a facile, flattened-out understanding of time and thus in need of deconstructive dispositions. “Ecologies” mobilizes the spectral ontology of deconstruction to argue for an originary environmentality, the constitutive ecological embeddedness of mortal life. “Nuclear and Other Biodegradabilities,” examines remains, including such by-products and disintegrations of human culture as nuclear waste, environmental destruction, and species extinctions. “Environmental Ethics” seeks to uncover a demand for justice, including human responsibility for suffering beings, that emerges precisely as a response to original differentiation and the mortality and unmasterable alterity it installs in living beings. As such, the book will resonate with readers not only of philosophy, but across the humanities and the social and natural sciences.

Author : Rodney Smith
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611801262

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Awakening by Rodney Smith Pdf

An amazingly succinct and accessible answer to the question “What is enlightenment?”—from one of America's most prominent teachers of Insight Meditation Former Buddhist monk and highly regarded Insight Meditation teacher Rodney Smith describes the process of enlightenment in a way anyone can understand—demonstrating in clear language why we operate with the illusion of separation, how we can move out of it to the realization of emptiness and no-self, and how we can live from that state of awakening. He provides brief, powerful exercises that enable us to challenge the reality of our thoughts in order to free ourselves from the illusion they keep us bound to—all the while steering us away from the temptation to regard spiritual practice as a process of self-improvement or a goal to be obtained. “With systematic precision, and with subtle wisdom born of a lifetime of practice, Rodney Smith uses science, psychology, and traditional Buddhism to explain the unexplainable: the how and why of authentic spiritual awakening . . . an original work by a contemporary spiritual master at the height of his powers.” —Norman Fischer, author of Training in Compassion

Author : Cambridge Philosophical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Science
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000937098

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Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society Pdf

Author : Rolf A. F. Witzsche
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781897271360

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The Infinite Nature of Man by Rolf A. F. Witzsche Pdf

Author : Anthony Mannucci
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781846948732

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Embrace the Infinite by Anthony Mannucci Pdf

Has the modern scientific world robbed our lives of a deeper sense of meaning and purpose? Has science rendered God irrelevant? Or can science actually bring us towards a deeper spiritual understanding and a greater sense of joy in our daily lives? Space scientist and physicist Anthony Mannucci explores these questions from a unique point of view. He begins by stating the obvious: everyone wants a sense of purpose and meaning to their lives. How to achieve it? Dr. Mannucci’s narrative takes us down a path where science is a starting point for something deeper. He reveals an Absolute Truth that is central to science and to our nature as spiritual beings. Dr. Mannucci expertly explains the power and the limitations of science. He reveals that science and spirituality are not distant cousins but in fact share a bond. What follows is an exploration of mind, and how exploring the nature of mind leads us to a deeper appreciation of our spiritual nature. Dr. Mannucci shows how the right words and ideas can change your life. In concluding the book, Dr. Mannucci discusses the importance of mystery and awe, two emotions familiar to every scientist. You will find the ideas in this book original and refreshing, conveying a message of hope and joy. Those who embrace these words will not regret their decision.

Author : James Carse
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781451657296

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Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse Pdf

“There are at least two kinds of games,” states James Carse as he begins this extraordinary book. “One could be called finite; the other infinite.” Finite games are the familiar contests of everyday life; they are played in order to be won, which is when they end. But infinite games are more mysterious. Their object is not winning, but ensuring the continuation of play. The rules may change, the boundaries may change, even the participants may change—as long as the game is never allowed to come to an end. What are infinite games? How do they affect the ways we play our finite games? What are we doing when we play—finitely or infinitely? And how can infinite games affect the ways in which we live our lives? Carse explores these questions with stunning elegance, teasing out of his distinctions a universe of observation and insight, noting where and why and how we play, finitely and infinitely. He surveys our world—from the finite games of the playing field and playing board to the infinite games found in culture and religion—leaving all we think we know illuminated and transformed. Along the way, Carse finds new ways of understanding everything from how an actress portrays a role, to how we engage in sex, from the nature of evil, to the nature of science. Finite games, he shows, may offer wealth and status, power and glory. But infinite games offer something far more subtle and far grander. Carse has written a book rich in insight and aphorism. Already an international literary event, Finite and Infinite Games is certain to be argued about and celebrated for years to come. Reading it is the first step in learning to play the infinite game.

Author : Auguste Gratry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : God
ISBN : UCAL:$B51571

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Guide to the Knowledge of God by Auguste Gratry Pdf