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Impure Vision

Author : Moa Goysdotter
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 9187351021
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Impure Vision written by Moa Goysdotter and published by Nordic Academic Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American staged art photography is the focus of this unique, in-depth study. Offering a new methodological strategy for viewing photographs, this fascinating account analyzes the work of four of the leading names in this new genre - Les Krims, Duane Michals, Arthur Tress, and Lucas Samaras - and applies new perspectives to 1970s art photography. As it sheds fresh light on the four artists' critiques of purist ideals, it also looks closely at their efforts to transcend the limitations of the purely visual effect of photography. Not only does this book tell the history of American staged photography in broad terms by drawing on theories and methods new to the field, but it also presents the latest approaches to photography history and theory.

Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1559397365
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book Self-Liberation through Seeing with Naked Awareness written by and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2010-11-16 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spiritual classic along the lines of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this text is a clear and accessible guide to the essence of Dzogchen and the attainment of Buddhahood A text belonging to the same cycle as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, this instruction on the method of self-liberation presents the essence of Dzogchen, The Great Perfection, regarded in Tibet as the highest and most esoteric teaching of the Buddha. Teaching the attainment of Buddhahood in a single lifetime, this text was written and concealed by Guru Padmasambhava in the eighth century and rediscovered six centuries later by Karma Lingpa. The commentary by the translator is based on the oral teachings of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and Lama Tharchin Rinpoche.

Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism

Author : Yair Furstenberg
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253067731
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism written by Yair Furstenberg and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concern for purity was the cornerstone of the religious culture of ancient Judaism. Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism explores how this concern shaped the worldview of Jews during the Second Temple period as well as their daily practices and social relations. It examines how different groups offered competing visions and methods for living a life of purity, which embodied a promise for personal and cosmic salvation and at the same time determined the degree of sectarian separation. Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism offers a comprehensive description of the world of purity among the Jews of the Second Temple period in general and within the tradition of the Pharisees in particular. Yair Furstenberg explores the language of purity that provided Jews in antiquity a powerful tool for organizing legal, social, and ideological boundaries, and its study is therefore pertinent for understanding the powers that shaped the varieties of Second Temple Judaism and their later offshoots: Early Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism. Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism offers new methods for carefully integrating the New Testament, Qumran literature, and early rabbinic sources into a comprehensive history of purity laws from the world of the Second Temple and the Pharisees to the later rabbinic movement, allowing the reader to trace the emergence of new religious sensibilities within changing social and cultic circumstances.

From Foundation to Summit

Author : Orgyen Chowang
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834845644
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book From Foundation to Summit written by Orgyen Chowang and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential instructions on the Vajrayana path to ultimate enlightenment, from the foundational contemplations about the nature of reality to the ultimate realizations of the wisdom of Dzogchen. In the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, before one can receive empowerments and pointing-out instructions from a dharma master, one must first open and prepare the mind by engaging in the foundational practices (ngöndro). This consists of completing a specified number of repetitions of the rituals of taking refuge, arousing the mind of awakening (bodhichitta), mandala offering, Vajrasattva purification, and Guru Yoga. In this book, Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche brilliantly explains how to engage in the foundational practice according to the New Treasures of the Dudjom tradition, the Dudjom Tersar. And from the outset, Orgyen Chowang introduces the pristine teachings of Dzogchen, the pinnacle of the Nyingma path, to provide the context that informs every stage of the path to awakening. This book is based on a series of oral teachings on Thinley Norbu’s text A Cascading Waterfall of Nectar, itself a teaching on the Dudjom Tersar, that Orgyen Chowang gave to Western students over a three-month period in 1997. He explains in a very fresh, uncomplicated way such topics as receiving the blessings from the lama, the nature of awakening, the role of pointing-out instructions, tranquility and insight meditation, the three bodies of enlightenment, and the Dzogchen practices of trekchöd (cutting through) and thögal (passing over). This book will be of immense benefit to those engaged in the Dudjom Tersar ngöndro, those who have already finished their ngöndro accumulations, and those engaged in the foundational practice from other Nyingma lineages.

A Jew to the Jews

Author : David Rudolph
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498296173
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book A Jew to the Jews written by David Rudolph and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David J. Rudolph raises new questions about Paul's view of the Torah and Jewish identity in this post-supersessionist interpretation of 1 Corinthians 9:19-23. Paul's principle of accommodation is considered in light of the diversity of Second Temple Judaism and Jesus' example and rule of accommodation.

A Jew to the Jews

Author : David J. Rudolph
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
ISBN 13 : 9783161492938
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (929 download)

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Download or read book A Jew to the Jews written by David J. Rudolph and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2011 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Rudolph's primary aim is to demonstrate that scholars overstate their case when they maintain that 1 Cor 9:19-23 is incompatible with a Torah-observant Paul. A secondary aim is to show how one might understand 1 Cor 9:19-23 as the discourse of a Jew who remained within the bounds of pluriform Second Temple Judaism. Part I addresses the intertextual, contextual and textual case for the traditional reading of 1 Cor 9:19-23. Weaknesses are pointed out and alternative approaches are considered. The exegetical case in Part II centres on interpreting 1 Cor 9:19-23 in light of Paul's recapitulation in 1 Cor 10:32-11:1, which concludes with the statement, Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Given the food-related and hospitality context of 1 Cor 8-10, and Paul's reference to dominical sayings that point back to Jesus' example and rule of adaptation, it is argued that 1 Cor 9:19-23 reflects Paul's imitation of Jesus' accommodation-oriented table-fellowship with all. As Jesus became all things to all people through eating with ordinary Jews, Pharisees and sinners, Paul became all things to all people through eating with ordinary Jews, strict Jews (those under the law) and Gentile sinners. This Cambridge University dissertation won the 2007 Franz Delitzsch Prize from the Freie Theologische Akademie.

The Three Levels of Spiritual Perception

Author : Kun-dgaʼ-bstan-paʼi-ñi-ma (Sde-gźun Luṅ-rig Sprul-sku)
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861713680
Total Pages : 626 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book The Three Levels of Spiritual Perception written by Kun-dgaʼ-bstan-paʼi-ñi-ma (Sde-gźun Luṅ-rig Sprul-sku) and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-06-15 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Three Levels of Spiritual Perception is a revised edition of the classic guide to the Lamdre, a key system of meditation of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Written by one of the first Tibetan masters to live and teach in the United States, it is rendered in a lyrical style that entertains, inspires, and motivates the reader. A key work for all those who are eager to develop and deepen their meditation practice.

The Routledge Companion to Visual Organization

Author : Emma Bell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135005478
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Visual Organization written by Emma Bell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The visual constitutes an increasingly significant element of contemporary organization, as post-industrial societies move towards economies founded on creative and knowledge-intensive industries. The visual has thereby entered into almost every aspect of corporate strategy, operations, and communication; reconfiguring basic notions of management practice and introducing new challenges in the study of organizations. This volume provides a comprehensive insight into the ways in which organizations and their members visualize their identities and practices and how they are viewed by those who are external to organizations, including researchers. With contributions from leading academics across the world, The Routledge Companion to Visual Organization is a valuable reference source for students and academics interested in disciplines such as film studies, entrepreneurship, marketing, sociology and most importantly, organizational behaviour.

Peter and Paul in Acts: A Comparison of Their Ministries

Author : David Spell
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621895378
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Peter and Paul in Acts: A Comparison of Their Ministries written by David Spell and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acts is arguably the most exciting book in the New Testament. It covers the tumultuous early years of Christianity and narrates the growth of the church throughout the Roman Empire. Luke tells this story by focusing primarily on two men, Peter and Paul. This book examines their apostolic ministries as they are revealed within the pages of The Acts of the Apostles. Their apostolic ministries are examined in the context of several different components: Leadership, Evangelism and Church Planting, Miracle Working and Healing, and Mystical or Supernatural Experiences. These categories are shown to detail particular aspects of each man's apostleship work. These categories provide a convenient way to compare and contrast the type of ministry that each apostle performed, as described by Luke. Spell also devotes a chapter each to Luke's literary method and the relationship of Peter and Paul as seen in their letters. These two chapters lay important groundwork for examining the apostles. This book will provide the reader with valuable insights from Scripture that they can apply to their own lives and ministry. By looking at how Peter and Paul conducted their ministries in the first century, we can be more effective in the twenty-first.

The Routledge Companion to Photography and Visual Culture

Author : Moritz Neumüller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317212363
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Photography and Visual Culture written by Moritz Neumüller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Companion to Photography and Visual Culture is a seminal reference source for the ever-changing field of photography. Comprising an impressive range of essays and interviews by experts and scholars from across the globe, this book examines the medium’s history, its central issues and emerging trends, and its much-discussed future. The collected essays and interviews explore the current debates surrounding the photograph as object, art, document, propaganda, truth, selling tool, and universal language; the perception of photography archives as burdens, rather than treasures; the continual technological development reshaping the field; photography as a tool of representation and control, and more. One of the most comprehensive volumes of its kind, this companion is essential reading for photographers and historians alike.

Georges Bataille

Author : Bejamin Noys
Publisher : Pluto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780745315874
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book Georges Bataille written by Bejamin Noys and published by Pluto Press. This book was released on 2000-05-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The Subversive Image -- 2. Inner Experience -- 3. Sovereignty -- 4. The Tears of Eros -- 5. The Accursed Share -- Conclusion -- Notes and References -- Bibiliography -- Index

Contesting Conversion

Author : Matthew Thiessen
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0199793565
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Contesting Conversion written by Matthew Thiessen and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-08-11 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew Thiessen offers a nuanced and wide-ranging study of the nature of Jewish thought on Jewishness, circumcision, and conversion. Examining texts from the Hebrew Bible, Second Temple Judaism, and early Christianity, he gives a compelling account of the various forms of Judaism from which the early Christian movement arose.Beginning with analysis of the Hebrew Bible, Thiessen argues that there is no evidence that circumcision was considered to be a rite of conversion to Israelite religion. In fact, circumcision, particularly the infant circumcision practiced within Israelite and early Jewish society, excluded from the covenant those not properly descended from Abraham. In the Second Temple period, many Jews began to subscribe to a definition of Jewishness that enabled Gentiles to become Jews. Other Jews, such as the author of Jubilees, found this definition problematic, reasserting a strictly genealogical conception of Jewish identity. As a result, some Gentiles who underwent conversion to Judaism in this period faced criticism because of their suspect genealogy.Thiessen's examination of the way in which Jews in the Second Temple period perceived circumcision and conversion allows a deeper understanding of early Christianity. Contesting Conversion shows that careful attention to a definition of Jewishness that was based on genealogical descent has crucial implications for understanding the variegated nature of early Christian mission to the Gentiles in the first century C.E.

The Play of Mahamudra

Author : Migmar Tseten
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1614297037
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Play of Mahamudra written by Migmar Tseten and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The teachings in this book concern Virupa's Treasury of Dohas. Virupa is one of the eighty-four mahasiddhas, the Indian masters who practiced meditation according to the Vajrayana or tantric Buddhist path and achieved high levels of realization. The teachings in this book on the Mahasiddha Virupa's mystical songs were conducted over the course of several years by Khenpo Lama Migmar at the Sakya Institute in Cambridge, MA. The classes were then transcribed and adapted to book form"--

Entrance to the Great Perfection

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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1559393394
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book Entrance to the Great Perfection written by and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2010-02-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blending contemporary and traditional perspectives, this groundbreaking work offers guidance on the profound foundational practices of the Great Perfection. It contains classic commentaries by the renowned Tibetan masters Jigme Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, alongside a lively contemporary discussion by filmmaker, author, and spiritual teacher Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse that discusses how to incorporate these ancient practices into the fast-paced lifestyle of the Western world. Also included are a lengthy introduction to the world of Tibetan Buddhism and its meditative practices, as well as the long and short preliminary practice liturgies and numerous appendices on the nine yanas and other topics. The ngöndro or preliminary practice is treasured in the Ancient School of Tibetan Buddhism as vital for effecting a profound inner transformation and as a foundation for the very highest teachings of the Great Perfection, or Dzogchen. In particular, the Longchen Nyingtik ngöndro—revealed by the great saint Jigme Lingpa following a series of visions in which he was blessed by the omniscient Longchen Rabjam and received the transmission of his wisdom mind—has long been cherished by followers of all traditions on account of its power, depth, and poetic beauty.

Awakening Through Love

Author : John Makransky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861719557
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Awakening Through Love written by John Makransky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-08-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mother Theresa. The Dalai Lama. Nelson Mandela. Gandhi. Some admire such figures from afar and think, "How special they are; I could never be like that." But, as John Makransky has learned, the power of real and enduring love lies within every one of us. Awakening Through Love is his guide to finding it. In Awakening Through Love, he pioneers new ways of making Tibetan meditations of compassion and wisdom accessible to people of all backgrounds and faiths. Drawing from Tibetan teachings of compassion and the Dzogchen teachings of innate wisdom, and using plain, practical instruction, he helps readers uncover the unity of wisdom and love in the very nature of their minds. Then Lama John describes how to actualize those qualities in every aspect of family life, work, service and social action.

Aptavani 02

Author : Dada Bhagwan
Publisher : Dada Bhagwan Foundation
ISBN 13 : 818993306X
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book Aptavani 02 written by Dada Bhagwan and published by Dada Bhagwan Foundation. This book was released on 2015-04-03 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Aptavani 2” is the second in a series of spiritual books titled “Aptavani”. In this series, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan addresses age-old unanswered questions of spiritual seekers. Dadashri offers in-depth answers to questions such as: “What is religion?”, “What are the benefits of the different types of religion?”, “How do I understand spirituality vs. religion?”, “What is spirituality?”, “What are the different types of yoga, and how are they relevant to spirituality and practice?”, “How can I experience a spiritual awakening, and attain spiritual enlightenment?”, “How can I lead a spiritual life?” Dadashri also provides spiritual clarification on the topics of: “What is the meaning of ignorance?”, “Who am I ?”, “How can I experience my own pure Soul?”, and “What is moksha, or liberation?” Ultimately, Dadashri describes that knowledge of Self is the primary goal of all seeking, and the beginning of true spirituality. Having attained Self knowledge, spiritual development begins, after which one may attain ultimate liberation, or moksha.

The essence of scholasticism

Author : Dharmaśreṣṭhi
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120830943
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book The essence of scholasticism written by Dharmaśreṣṭhi and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 2006 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essence of Scholasticism is a meditation manual leading to arhatship. It is the central text of the westernmost part of the Gandharan cultural area, e.e. Bactria. Probably composed in the first century BCE, it was commented on and elaborated in several sastras the best known being the Abhidharmakosabhasya of the fifth century. The Essence and the Astagrantha are the basic treatises of the non-Vaibhasika sarvastivadins, i.e. of the sautrantikas of the Gandharan cultural area.