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Author : Jose Alapurackal
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book From Delusion to Liberation written by Jose Alapurackal and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steven Kaufman
Publisher : Balboa Press
ISBN 13 : 9781982225087
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The Liberation of Consciousness from Identification with Form written by Steven Kaufman and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this work is to explain in detail how consciousness identifies with form, how that identification is perpetuated by the reactivity that naturally follows, and why this misidentification is a necessary part of the evolution of consciousness into ever-greater awareness of itself. Ultimately, the reason for explaining all of this is to make it clear that the way out of this self-constructed and self-perpetuated delusion is through some degree of nonreactivity. That is, what will be explained is that the way out of what seems to be the trap in which we have purposefully placed ourselves lies simply through ceasing to continuously interact with the world in a way that is dictated solely by our delusion regarding our nature, i.e., by the idea that what we are is form. Because as long as we continue to interact with the world solely on the basis of this delusion, the delusion cannot do other than persist. And as long as the delusion persists, as long as we are actively generating and perpetuating this delusion through our reactivity, i.e., through the way in which we naturally tend to interact with the world of form while knowing ourselves as form, we must continue to know ourselves as we are not, and so we must also continue to suffer.
Author : H. Bruce May
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365363716
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Transcendence and Liberation written by H. Bruce May and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transcendent experience reveals the spiritual nature of consciousness and opens spiritual reality to those willing to embrace it with an open mind. Liberation marks a turning point in your journey through life as a spiritual being and begins an even more powerful personal transformation whereby you can let the normal egoistic way of viewing the world fall away to be replaced with a clear view that can only be described as empty and marvelous... an emptiness that reveals the spiritual nature of consciousness and your true nature as a spiritual being which is of course, simply marvelous! When you can look at the world without labeling or judging it you can see it in its original "suchness", unclothed in concepts and ideas that exist only in the human mind. When you see the world with the eyes of a child all things are new again and you will find your own spiritual foundation is filled with comfort and joy.
Author : James Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781468078886
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (788 download)
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Enlightenment written by James Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete step by step guide to freedom from all suffering and liberation from all delusion, containing easy, practical exercises that trigger enlightenment.
Author : Shankar Vedantam
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393652211
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (936 download)
Download or read book Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain written by Shankar Vedantam and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2021 A Next Big Idea Club Best Nonfiction of 2021 From the New York Times best-selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a thought-provoking look at the role of self-deception in human flourishing. Self-deception does terrible harm to us, to our communities, and to the planet. But if it is so bad for us, why is it ubiquitous? In Useful Delusions, Shankar Vedantam and Bill Mesler argue that, paradoxically, self-deception can also play a vital role in our success and well-being. The lies we tell ourselves sustain our daily interactions with friends, lovers, and coworkers. They can explain why some people live longer than others, why some couples remain in love and others don’t, why some nations hold together while others splinter. Filled with powerful personal stories and drawing on new insights in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, Useful Delusions offers a fascinating tour of what it really means to be human.
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Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (642 download)
Download or read book An Old Delusion written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Paul Friedrich
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791477479
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)
Download or read book The Gita within Walden written by Paul Friedrich and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2008-10-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores and interprets the myriad connections between two spiritual classics, Henry David Thoreau's Walden and the Bhagavad-Gita. Evidence shows that Thoreau took the Gita with him when he moved to Walden Pond, and the books have much in common, touching on ultimate ethical and metaphysical questions. Paul Friedrich looks at how each work speaks to fundamental problems of good and evil, self and cosmos, duty and passion, reality and illusion, political engagement and philosophical meditation, sensuous wildness and ascetic devotion. His examination moves through several stages, from an analysis of key symbols, such as the upside-down tree, to an exposition of social, ethical, and metaphysical values, to a consideration of the many sources of these syncretic works. This book should be of lively interest to those concerned with the origins of Indian and American thought, activism, and poetry.
Author : Ben Shephard
Publisher : Schocken
ISBN 13 : 0307424634
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book After Daybreak written by Ben Shephard and published by Schocken. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I find it hard even now to get into focus all these horrors, my mind is really quite incapable of taking in everything I saw because it was all so completely foreign to everything I had previously believed or thought possible.” British Major Ben Barnett’s words echoed the sentiments shared by medical students, Allied soldiers, members of the clergy, ambulance drivers, and relief workers who found themselves utterly unprepared to comprehend, much less tend to, the indescribable trauma of those who survived at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The liberation of Bergen-Belsen by the British in April 1945 was a defining point in history: the moment the world finally became inescapably aware of the Holocaust. But what happened after Belsen was liberated is still a matter of dispute. Was it an epic of medical heroism or the culmination of thirteen years of indifference to the fate of Europe’s Jews? This startling investigation by acclaimed documentary filmmaker and historian Ben Shephard draws on an extraordinary range of materials–contemporary diaries, military documents, and survivors’ testimonies–to reconstruct six weeks at Belsen beginning on April 15, 1945, and reveals what actually caused the post-liberation deaths of nearly 14,000 concentration camp inmates who might otherwise have lived. Why did it take almost two weeks to organize a proper medical response? Why were the medical teams sent to Belsen so poorly equipped? Why, when specialists did arrive, did they get so much of the medicine plain wrong? For the first time, Shephard explores the humanitarian and medical issues surrounding the liberation of the camp and provides a detailed, illuminating account that is far more complex than had been previously revealed. This gripping book confronts the terrifying aftermath of war with questions that still haunt us today.
Author : Taiwo Afuape
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317635590
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)
Download or read book Liberation Practices written by Taiwo Afuape and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberation psychology is an approach that aims to understand wellbeing within the context of relationships of power and oppression, and the sociopolitical structure in which these relationships exist. Liberation Practices: Towards Emotional Wellbeing Through Dialogue explores how wellbeing can be enhanced through dialogue which challenges oppressive social, relational and cultural conditions and which can lead to individual and collective liberation. Taiwo Afuape and Gillian Hughes have brought together a variety of contributors, from a range of mental health professions and related disciplines, working in different settings, with diverse client groups. Liberation Practices is a product of multiple dialogues about liberation practices, and how this connects to personal and professional life experience. Contributors offer an overview of liberation theories and approaches, and through dialogue they examine liberatory practices to enhance emotional wellbeing, drawing on examples from a range of creative and innovative projects in the UK and USA. This book clearly outlines what liberation practices might look like, in the context of the historical development of liberation theory, and the current political and cultural context of working in the mental health and psychology field. Liberation Practices will have a broad readership, spanning clinical psychology, psychotherapy and social work.
Author : Jasti Sai Ravi Chandra
Publisher : Jasti Sai Ravi Chandra
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book OWNly written by Jasti Sai Ravi Chandra and published by Jasti Sai Ravi Chandra. This book was released on 2021-05-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our beautiful Earth is beset with innumerable problems, most of them man-made. We have upset the balance of nature and the Environment to such an extent that we are on the brink of disaster. Hope is there as Saham, the principal character herein, is transported to SARGA where he sees for himself the benefits of OWNly (One With Nature) living. The SARGANS way of living is ‘IN TUNE’ with Nature, a life-style that emanates from absolute faith in God as the Creator and the Goal of life. Our way ahead is to learn from them and emulate their way of living for us to make our earth the Paradise it was meant to be.
Author : Renuka Singh
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 0670085375
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Becoming Buddha written by Renuka Singh and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2011 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becoming Buddha compiles the invaluable teachings of contemporary Buddhist teachers who have sought to illuminate the ways of the Buddha in a manner that is comprehensible to a wide audience. These lectures comprise easy to follow dialogues, with anecdotes from the Buddha's own life as well as the lives of ordinary people, to explain how everyone can attain Buddhahood. The message underlying these teachings is that becoming Buddha is not an unattainable ideal. Each person can be a Buddha by becoming the perfect spiritual practitioner, one who wants enlightenment for all fellow creatures. This is not achieved simply through prayers or offerings but through the practical application of Buddha's wisdom to our own lives. The book reaffirms the significance of taking responsibility for our actions and instructs us to cherish all sentient beings in this life. The friendly, empathetic tone puts the reader at ease, reducing the distance between teacher and disciple. Becoming Buddha includes a previously unrecorded lecture by the Dalai Lama, rare photographs of the other educators who speak through this book and an article by eminent Buddhist scholar Professor Robert Thurman, which locates enlightenment in a socio-historical context, establishing that it is not merely a spiritual desire but an essential tool for survival today.
Author : Padmasambhava
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861717244
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Natural Liberation written by Padmasambhava and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-04 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A perfect companion to the well-known Tibetan Book of the Dead. In life and in death, in meditation and in sleep, every transitional stage of consciousness, or bardo, provides an opportunity to overcome limitations, frustrations, and fears. The profound teachings in this book provide the under- standing and instruction necessary to turn every phase of life into an opportunity for uncontrived, natural liberation. Like the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Natural Liberation is a terma, a "hidden treasure" attributed to the eighth-century master Padmasambhava. Gyatrul Rinpoche's lucid commentary accompanies the text, illuminating the path of awakening to the point of full enlightenment. Natural Liberation is an essential contribution to the library of both scholars and practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614296367
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)
Download or read book Sounds of Innate Freedom written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in an historic and noteworthy 6-volume series containing many of the first English translations of the classic mahamudra literature compiled by the Seventh Karmapa. Sounds of Innate Freedom: The Indian Texts of Mahamudra is an historic six-volume series containing many of the first English translations of classic Mahamudra literature. The texts and songs in these volumes constitute the large compendium called The Indian Texts of the Mahamudra of Definitive Meaning, compiled by the Seventh Karmapa, Chötra Gyatso (1456–1539). Mahamudra refers to perfect buddhahood in a single instant, the omnipresent essence of mind, nondual and free of obscuration. This collection offers a brilliant window into the richness of the vast ocean of Indian Mahamudra texts, many cherished in all Tibetan lineages, particularly in the Kagyü tradition, giving us a clear view of the sources of one of the world’s great contemplative traditions. This first volume in publication contains the majority of songs of realization, consisting of dohas (couplets), vajragitis (vajra songs), and caryagitis (conduct songs), all lucidly expressing the inexpressible. These songs offer readers a feast of profound and powerful pith instructions uttered by numerous male and female mahasiddhas, yogis, and dakinis, often in the context of ritual ganacakras and initially kept in their secret treasury. Displaying a vast range of themes, styles, and metaphors , they all point to the single true nature of the mind—mahamudra—in inspiring ways and from different angles, using a dazzling array of skillful means to penetrate the sole vital point of buddhahood being found nowhere but within our own mind. The beautifully translated texts brilliantly capture the wordplay, mystical wonder, bliss, and ecstatic sense of freedom expressed by awakened Mahamudra masters of India. It includes works by Saraha, Mitrayogi, Virupa, Tilopa, Naropa, Maitripa, Nagarjuna, the female mahasiddhas princess Laksmimkara and Dombiyogini, and otherwise unknown awakened figures of this rich tradition. Reading and singing these songs that convey the inconceivable and contemplating their meaning in meditation will open doors to spiritual experience for us today just as it has for countless practitioners in the past.
Author : Keith R Parker
Publisher : Keith R Parker
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Divine Ascension: A Journey to Enlightenment via Selfless Service written by Keith R Parker and published by Keith R Parker. This book was released on 2024-07-05 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Divine Ascension: A Journey to Enlightenment via Selfless Service" by Keith R. Parker offers a transformative perspective on spiritual practice, drawing from ancient Vedic teachings and presenting them through a modern lens. This work invites readers to move beyond traditional paths that emphasize suppressing desires, restraining actions and detaching from outcomes. Instead, it proposes a vibrant, engaged approach to spirituality through selfless service. Parker's revival of Krishna’s teaching on Karma Yoga highlights the profound spiritual growth from serving others’ desires. By placing the desires of others at the forefront, we align with a divine force, leading to personal and spiritual evolution. This practice of selfless service is not merely an act of kindness but a profound spiritual practice that leads to the renunciation of selfish desires, fostering true spiritual growth and fulfillment. Each chapter of "Divine Ascension" delves into the practical application of these principles. The book emphasizes living a life of ordered harmony and divine increase, where spiritual and material wellbeing are interconnected. Parker draws from the Bhagavad Gita, providing insightful commentary on its teachings and showing how they apply to achieve higher consciousness. The journey towards enlightenment in "Divine Ascension" is framed as an active, integrated practice where the self and service to others merge seamlessly. This approach dissolves the traditional dichotomy between self-interest and self-sacrifice, presenting a path where personal fulfillment and spiritual growth are achieved through selfless service. The practice of Karma Yoga is a powerful tool for transforming one's life, leading to a deeper understanding and experience of one's divine potential. Through the alchemy of gratitude and the practice of Karma Yoga, "Divine Ascension" encourages readers to unlock their divine potential and experience God's presence in the everyday. This book is a call to action, urging readers to participate in their spiritual journey and find fulfillment through dynamic service to others. By embracing these teachings, readers transform their lives and touch the infinite, experiencing a deeper connection with the divine in their daily lives. Key Themes: - Redefining Karma Yoga: Parker challenges traditional Karma Yoga, emphasizing serving others’ desires as the means to innocently renouncing their own. - Active Engagement: The path to spiritual and material wellbeing favors the householder engaged in serving the desires of those they honor and love. - Integration of Physical and Cognitive Realms: The book shows how aligning physical actions with cognitive understanding leads to a harmonious and fulfilling life. - Practical Application of Vedic Teachings: Each chapter provides insights into how ancient teachings apply to active lives, achieving spiritual and material wellbeing. - Self-sacrifice as a Path to Enlightenment: The practice of selfless service dissolves the separation between self and others, leading to personal and spiritual fulfillment. - Gratitude and Divine Potential: The book emphasizes the transformative power of gratitude to God and its role in unlocking one's divine potential. Conclusion: "Divine Ascension" invites readers to transform their lives through selfless service and experience the divine in the everyday. Parker's commentary on the Bhagavad Gita and his modern reinterpretation of ancient Vedic teachings provide a compelling guide for those seeking deeper understanding on their spiritual journey. This book encourages readers to accelerate their spiritual evolution by embracing a life of selfless service, harmonizing their physical and cognitive realms, and unlocking their divine potential through Karma Yoga.
Author : Larry Diamond
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421405687
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Liberation Technology written by Larry Diamond and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liberation Technology brings together cutting-edge scholarship from scholars and practitioners at the forefront of this burgeoning field of study. An introductory section defines the debate with a foundational piece on liberation technology and is then followed by essays discussing the popular dichotomy of liberation'' versus "control" with regard to the Internet and the sociopolitical dimensions of such controls. Additional chapters delve into the cases of individual countries: China, Egypt, Iran, and Tunisia.
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861714482
Total Pages : 844 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)
Download or read book The Tradition of Everlasting Bön written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annotated translation of five key texts of the Everlasting (Yungdrung) Bön school selected by the late H. H. Menri Trizin Rinpoché that includes scriptural teachings, a root tantra based on revealed teachings of the unconditioned absolute, a canonical commentary on the root tantra, an exposition of the Yungdrung tantric system, and the oral instructions on Bön meditation practices associated with experiencing the nature of the mind, the Great Perfection systems. This authoritative annotated translation of five key texts of Everlasting (Yungdrung) Bön by Marc des Jardins opens up a relatively unknown tradition that, since the arrival of Buddhism in Tibet, has undergone great transformations in its philosophy, doctrinal teachings, and meditative practices. Each text represents an important aspect of the tradition. The first text, by Drogön Azha Lodrö Gyaltsen (1198–1263), presents the grounds and paths of the Greater Vehicle of the Bön tradition and represents the philosophical ideology of its teachings based on the scriptures contained in the Bön canon. The second text is a short root tantra attributed to revealed teachings from Kuntu Zangpo, the personification of the unconditioned absolute. The third text is a commentary on this root tantra attributed to Drenpa Namkha (fl. eighth century), a Bönpo sage contemporary with Padmasambhava. The fourth text, by Nyamé Sherap Gyaltsen (1356–1415), presents a general exposition of the tantric system according to Yungdrung Bön. The final text, by Drutön Gyalwa Yungdrung (1242–90), pertains to the oral instructions on the meditation practices of Bön, especially on the cycle of practices associated with experiencing the nature of the mind, the Great Perfection systems. All five texts have been selected by the late H. H. Menri Trizin Rinpoché, Lungtok Tenpai Nyima (1927–2017), the thirty-third abbot of Menri Monastery, the central institution of the Yungdrung Bön school.
Author : Bill Ayers
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807020346
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)
Download or read book When Freedom Is the Question, Abolition Is the Answer written by Bill Ayers and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An esteemed activist invites us to consider the complex idea of abolition as much more than a strategy or a set of tactics—at a deeper level, abolition is an entire political framework, culture, and orientation Blending history and political theory and weaving in examples from literature, social movements, and his personal life, this book is a useful resource and primer for those interested in fighting for social justice. Guided by questions like what is freedom?, how do we get free?, and what are the freedom dreams that encourage us and drive us forward?, esteemed activist Bill Ayers explores the concept of freedom in eight essays: Freedom/Unfreedom takes off from the Black Freedom Movement in the 20th Century as a template for social justice movements that followed, and begins to illuminate the idea of freedom in light of what folks come together to oppose. Freedom’s Paradox offers examples of a contradiction (from Frederick Douglass to the French Resistance to the Panthers)—even, or especially, in the most dire circumstances, people testify to “being free” at the moment they identify and unite to oppose unfreedom. Social Freedom/Individual Liberty directly takes on the link between the individual and the social when freedom is the question. Freedom, Anarchism, and Socialism takes off from the idea that freedom without socialism is predation and exploitation, and that socialism without freedom is bondage and subjugation. Freedom, Truth, and Repair considers reparations as a necessary step in any honest attempt toward authentic reconciliation. Organizing Freedom is a primer on organizing, strategy, and tactics for freedom fighters. Teach Freedom considers what an education for free people entails. Freedom and Abolition connects an enriched understanding of what freedom entails with an embrace of abolitionist politics.
