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Inner and Outer Meanings of Buddhism

Author : Singh M Parashar
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 152459539X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book Inner and Outer Meanings of Buddhism written by Singh M Parashar and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhas concept of no self is correct and superior to the old Hindu concept of a permanent, eternal, and unchanging self. God, freedom of will, immortality, and the law of karma (moral retribution) are the things-in-themselves. These things-in-themselves belong to the transcendent realm of noumena. These things are not governed by the causal chain of the world of senses. The outer meanings of many concepts of Buddhism are different from their inner meanings. Mind is a physical thing like mercury, and human body is like a glass tube containing mercury. Mind is active as well as passive. Existence is prior to essence. There is no transcendent aesthetic. There is only a phenomenal aesthetic. The sense of space is created by the inverse square law. The light of the absolute goes on decreasing as we move from a mother to the family, from the family to the society, and from the society to the state. According to the inner meanings, the twelve links of the dependent origination are actually made of three separate and independent chains. Nirvana and many other concepts of Buddhism are unknowable and inconceivable. An attempt has been made to make the inconceivable concepts as conceivable.

Inner and Outer Meanings of Hinduism

Author : Singh M Parashar
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1984592114
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (845 download)

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Download or read book Inner and Outer Meanings of Hinduism written by Singh M Parashar and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During earthquakes death and destruction takes place on a vast scale and no providential care is taken by Mechanical Nature.Matter is eternal and the mechanistic Nature is without consciousness and it was created by few laws of matter. A providential care is taken by Baby (childNature with consciousness) by helping all living beings in adjusting the conditions of the environment The Baby Nature came into existence a long time after the Big Bang.Brahman and Atman of a criminal can not identical. Due to the presence of evil Brahman and world are not identical.The character of a man is not created by 3 Gunas.The character of every man is created by the genes for truthfulness, genes for altruism, etc. Sattva Guna (superego), Rajas and Tamas Gunas (Id) did not exist before the evolution of man from apes.Sita toldthe demons that she was not knowing Hanuman.Sita had given to Hanuman her jewels and had received from Hanuman a finger ring of Rama. Sita uttered a lie. Hence, Sita was not divine. There is no need of vanaprastha and sanyasa ashrama. Upanishads say:” Thou art Brahman, Thou art that “. The can be interpreted as :” Thou art superego, thou art Id, thou art satan and thou art wolf”. Buddha’s doctrine of anatman is correct.The six systems of indian philosophy can be replaced by a simple system.Existence is prior to essence .A good soul is created by doing and thinking good. Good souls are absorbed into the Supreme Spirit. This book contains a solution for creating a Hindu and muslim unity .At red light we do not make use of free will and we copy the movements of other people. Brahman is a destroyer of maya. Karma is not a mechanical, invisible, unconscious, impersonal principle or moral force or power. The distinction between right and wrong can be created only by a conscious being.Nature is amoral , blind, evil and ruler of physical realm.Nature is not concerned withjustice and karma.Nature and Newton’s law of action and reaction are concerned with physical causes and physical effects. Birth, death,sex, caste, healthand other physical circumstances are not created by Karma.Man is the maker of his own fate. Godis fully concerned with justice and Karma.God’s Karmic causality is a moral or noumenal causality.The causality of Nature is a physical causality.God punishes sinners by creating pangs of conscience and by making use of the hands of believers. God has no control over Nature. God can not give punishments by sending earthquakes, malaria, poverty, death and other natural calamities. Cancer, rain and other physical things have no link withprayer, rituals etc. God is the ruler of the spiritual realm and Nature is the ruler of temporal realm.A belief in the previous life or rebirth is false. A good man is like a flower of rose and he dies forever and a pleasant aroma is left behind by him in air.Due to false belief in karma innocent people have to reap what is sown by the evil doers.Long live martyr Nathu Ram Godse.

Inner and Outer Meanings of Bible

Author : Singh M. Parashar
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543488315
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Inner and Outer Meanings of Bible written by Singh M. Parashar and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been dedicated to those Jews who were handed over to the Nazis. A bible is composed of good news and bad news. The divine Bible is infallible, and the human Bible is fallible (due to an absence of inner meanings). We should throw out all unscientific facts from the Bible. Torah is the journey from the temple to synagogue, from the priest to learned rabbis, and from revelations to reason. Judaism is a change from the path of devotion to the path of knowledge and good deeds. Judaism tells us that God has no rival and God is greater than nature. Nature is the rival of God. Judaism says that God is the author of good and evil. Good is from God, and evil is from nature. Marx wrongly believed in historical materialism. Historical events took place according to historical spiritualism. Geographical boundaries were changed again and again after the birth of a new religion or sect. The creator of a thing will always try to make use of the thing created by him. Infinite area of land on other planets is lying unused. Such a consideration causes us to say that the world is eternal. It is claimed that a woman with six or more breasts can descend on earth either by scientific means or by confining the circle of marriages within those families who give birth to two or more children at one time. God is concerned with the spirit, and God is not concerned with physical body. The physical body of every man is fully under the control of the causal laws of nature. God and nature are not identical.

Buddha and the Quantum

Author : Samuel Avery
Publisher : Sentient+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1591812364
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Buddha and the Quantum written by Samuel Avery and published by Sentient+ORM. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddha and the Quantum is about the connection between meditation and physics. Many books show parallels between consciousness and physics; a few of these attempt to explain consciousness in terms of the physics of everyday experience.

Buddhism For Dummies

Author : Jonathan Landaw
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118053753
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Buddhism For Dummies written by Jonathan Landaw and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the outside, Buddhism seems like a bundle of contradictions wrapped inside a paradox. It is a religion without a god, a belief system without rules, and a faith that encourages its adherents to question everything, including its own teachings. You could spend a lifetime studying Buddhist texts and following its observances and still feel like you’ve only just barely scratched the surface. Yet, over the past 2500 years, this lovely religion that preaches compassion, generosity, tolerance, selflessness and self-awareness has commanded the fervent devotion of hundreds of millions of people around the world who believe it to be the true path to enlightenment. If you’re curious about Buddhism but feel intimidated by all the exotic jargon and strange trappings, this book is for you. Written by two leading American Buddhist teachers and scholars, it offers you a uniquely friendly way to explore the fascinating history of Buddhism and discover: Who Buddha was and his significance in world history and spirituality How the practice of Buddhism can enrich your everyday life How Buddha’s teachings combine to create a path to enlightenment Daily observances and meditation practices How to fulfill your highest potential through Buddhism In plain English, experts Jonathan Landaw and Stephan Bodian define the important terms, explain the key concepts and explore, in-depth a wide range of topics, including: Buddha’s life and teachings and the evolution of the major Buddhist traditions How Buddhism works as a religion, philosophy of life and a practical approach to dealing with life’s problems, all rolled into one The idea that the mind is the source of all happiness and suffering How the practices of wisdom and compassion can connect you with your inner spiritual resources Meditation and other core Buddhist practices and how they can affect your everyday life How to apply Buddhist teachings at each stage along the spiritual path Whether you’re a searcher of truth, a student of religions, or just curious about what’s got Richard Gere and all the rest of those celebrity Buddhists so excited, Buddhism For Dummies is your intro to Buddhism basics.

Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism

Author : Aaron P. Proffitt
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824893816
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism written by Aaron P. Proffitt and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What, if anything, is Esoteric Pure Land Buddhism? In 1224, the medieval Japanese scholar-monk Dohan (1179-1252) composed The Compendium on Esoteric Mindfulness of Buddha (Himitsu nenbutsu sho), which begins with another seemingly simple question: Why is it that practitioners of mantra and meditation rely on the recitation of the name of the Buddha Amitabha? To answer this question, Dohan explored diverse areas of study spanning the whole of the East Asian Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Although contemporary scholars often study Esoteric Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism as if they were mutually exclusive, diametrically opposed, schools of Buddhism, in the present volume Aaron Proffitt examines Dohan's Compendium in the context of the eastward flow of Mahayana Buddhism from India to Japan and uncovers Mahayana Buddhists employing multiple, overlapping, so-called esoteric approaches along the path to awakening. Proffitt divides his study into two parts. In Part I he considers how early Buddhologists, working under colonialism, first constructed Mahayana Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism as discrete fields of inquiry. He then surveys the flow of Indian Buddhist spells, dharaòni, and mantra texts into China and Japan and the diverse range of Buddhist masters who employed these esoteric techniques to achieve rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Bliss. In Part II, he considers the life of Dohan and analyzes the monk's comprehensive view of buddhanusmrti as a form of ritual technology that unified body and mind, Sukhavati as a this-worldly or other-worldly soteriological goal synonymous with nirvana itself, and the Buddha Amitabha as an object of devotion beyond this world of suffering. The work concludes with the first full translation of Dohan's Himitsu nenbutsu sho into a modern language"--

Natural Bravery

Author : Gaylon Ferguson
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834802953
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Natural Bravery written by Gaylon Ferguson and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, we seem to live in a culture of fear, amid threats of terrorism, violence, environmental disasters, and distrust in our leaders. Fear and groundlessness are pervasive, but according to Buddhist teacher Gaylon Ferguson, it is the very potency of this fear that makes it such a powerful tool for personal and cultural transformation. Natural Bravery offers wise and pointed teachings for helping us to look at fear with immediacy and courage, and to engage with it as a path to transform ourselves—and the world. Walking this path, we learn to cultivate fearlessness and to connect more deeply with others and with the natural world.

A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms

Author : Lewis Hodous
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135791236
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms written by Lewis Hodous and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-18 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable interpretive tool, first published in 1937, is now available for the first time in a paperback edition specially aimed at students of Chinese Buddhism. Those who have endeavoured to read Chinese texts apart from the apprehension of a Sanskrit background have generally made a fallacious interpretation, for the Buddhist canon is basically translation, or analogous to translation. In consequence, a large number of terms existing are employed approximately to connote imported ideas, as the various Chinese translators understood those ideas. Various translators invented different terms; and, even when the same term was finally adopted, its connotation varied, sometimes widely, from the Chinese term of phrase as normally used by the Chinese. For instance, klésa undoubtedly has a meaning in Sanskrit similar to that of, i.e. affliction, distress, trouble. In Buddhism affliction (or, as it may be understood from Chinese, the afflicters, distressers, troublers) means passions and illusions; and consequently fan-nao in Buddhist phraseology has acquired this technical connotation of the passions and illusions. Many terms of a similar character are noted in the body of this work. Consequent partly on this use of ordinary terms, even a well-educated Chinese without a knowledge of the technical equivalents finds himself unable to understand their implications.

The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word "dharma"

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Author : Fedor Ippolitovich Shcherbatskoĭ
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120805125
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word "dharma" written by Fedor Ippolitovich Shcherbatskoĭ and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1970 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This short treatise explains in detail the principle of Radical Pluralism which asserts that the elements alone are realities while every combination of them is a mere name covering a plurality of separate elements. The principle has been elucidated by its contrast with Arambhavada which maintains the reality of the whole as well as of the elements and with Parinama-vada which ascribes absolute reality to the whole. The work is divided into sixteen sections dealing with Skandhas, Ayatanas, Dhatus, Elements of mind, Pratityasamutpada, Karma, Impermanence in Sankhya-Yoga, Theory of Cognition, Pre-Buddhaic Buddhism etc. It has two appendices dealing with the views of Vasubandhu on the fundamental principles of Sarvastivada and the classification of all elements of existence according to the Sarvastivadins. The two indices appended to the work record proper names and Sanskrit terms occurring in the work.

A History of Buddhism in India and Tibet

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0861714725
Total Pages : 987 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book A History of Buddhism in India and Tibet written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 987 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume contains the first full English translation of a thirteenth-century history of Buddhism in India and Tibet. That means most of all a complete life of the Buddha with the history of his renunciate order and of early Buddhist authors in India. Midway through, the action moves to Tibet where there is an emphasis on the Tibetan ruling dynasty, the translators of Buddhist texts, and the lineages that transmitted doctrinal understanding, meditative insights, and practical realization. It concludes with a pessimistic account of the demise of the monastic order followed by optimism with the advent of the future Buddha Maitreya. The composer of this remarkably ecumenical Buddhist history remains anonymous but was likely a follower of rare lineages of Dzogchen and Zhijé teachings. He put together some of the most important early sources on the Tibetan imperial period that had been preserved in his times and supplies the best witnesses we have for many of them in our own times"--

Buddhism for Beginners

Author : Ken Christopher
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781722298296
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Buddhism for Beginners written by Ken Christopher and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking For Inner Peace & Happiness? Are you looking to become a Buddhist? Want to learn about Buddhism and whether or not it's the right path for you? The teachings of the Buddha are plain and straightforward, and because they remain focused on the moment they are just as relevant now as they have ever been. Buddhism provides you with deep information related to the worldly pleasures, your desires, and everything that prevents you from acquiring inner peace and happiness. Moreover, it also guides you on how you can battle all your obstructions, both the inner and outer ones, to gain complete peace of mind. Buddhism is a philosophy, some refer to it as a religion, or a faith, that comprises of numerous beliefs, spiritual practices and traditions based primarily on the teachings of Gautama Buddha. Let us dig deeper into this and find out more about Buddhism. In this book You'll Learn: Chapter 1: The Basics Of Buddhism Chapter 2: Buddhism In A Nutshell Chapter 3: Branches Of Buddhism Chapter 4: Defining Zen Buddhism Chapter 5: A Journey Towards Enlightenment Chapter 6: The Four Noble Truths Chapter 7: The Three Marks Of Existence Chapter 8: Japanese Buddhism Chapter 9: A Normal Day in Buddhist Life Make use of this book today to educate yourself about one of the most popular ideas in history - transcending the mundane and discovering the ultimate. Get to know Buddhism intimately, and understand why it has had such a powerful effect on the world Scroll up and click the 'Buy now with 1-Click' button to get your copy now!

Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature

Author : Douglas S. Duckworth
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190883952
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature written by Douglas S. Duckworth and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Tibetan Buddhist Philosophy of Mind and Nature is a philosophical overview of Tibetan Buddhist thought. Charting the different ways Buddhist traditions in Tibet configure the relationship between Madhyamaka and Mind-Only, Duckworth shows how these configurations inform the shape of distinct contemplative practices"--

The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word "dharma"

Author : Ḟedor Ippolitovich Shcherbatskoĭ
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Central Conception of Buddhism and the Meaning of the Word "dharma" written by Ḟedor Ippolitovich Shcherbatskoĭ and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The System of Antichrist

Author : Charles Upton
Publisher : Sophia Perennis
ISBN 13 : 9780900588389
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book The System of Antichrist written by Charles Upton and published by Sophia Perennis. This book was released on 2005 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The System of Antichrist examines the present religious and cultural scene from the standpoint of traditional metaphysics and critiques the New Age spiritualities within their postmodern context. Its many references to Rene Guenon and Frithjof Schuon also help introduce these important but little-known 'traditionalist' thinkers. The book presents lore relating to the 'latter days' of the present cycle from the vantage point of comparative religion, drawing upon relevant doctrines from Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and the Native American traditions. It also speculates upon the social, psychic, and spiritual nature of that being known to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam as the Antichrist, presenting him as both an individual and a system and warning those willing to be warned against the spiritual seduction and terror he represents, and against the regime which will be-and is-the social expression of that seduction and that terror. Finally, in tracing the roots of Antichrist in the fallen nature of man, the author sketches the particular quality of spirituality proper to apocalyptic times, the dangers it faces, the unique opportunities open to it. And along the way he describes his own course from the 'spiritual revolution' of the 1960s, through the world of New Age spiritualities, to the threshold of traditional esoterism and metaphysics. As he says, speaking of the angst that characterizes the modern world: 'The specific medicine for the shock of despair is the deeper shock of meaning. Nothing but the weight of eternity, breaking through the thin, brittle shell of the postmodern sky, can set us on our feet.'"

Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma

Author : Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
Publisher : KTD Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780974109206
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma written by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and published by KTD Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma includes the text as taught by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD) from 1999 to 2003, with translations by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso and Chojor Radha. His Holiness the Sixteenth Karmapa (Rangjung Rikpe Dorje, 1923-1981) asked that Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche present Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma to Western students. In accordance with this wish, Khenpo Rinpoche began teaching this text in 1999 at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, the North American seat of His Holiness, located in Woodstock, New York. Rinpoche omitted chapters that he considered restricted; these restricted or secret parts will be taught and published separately at Karma Ling Retreat Center for use by qualified students. This work makes the entire contents of Karma Chakme's Mountain Dharma available in English for the first time.

Great Perfection

Author : Dzogchen Rinpoche
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 155939823X
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book Great Perfection written by Dzogchen Rinpoche and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2008-01-15 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, the Great Perfection is considered the most profound and direct path to enlightenment. The instructions of this tradition present a spiritual shortcut—a radically direct approach that cuts through confusion and lays bare the mind's true nature of luminous purity. For centuries, these teachings have been taught and practiced in secret by some of the greatest adepts of the Buddhist tradition. Great Perfection: Outer and Inner Preliminaries contains detailed instructions on the foundational practices of this tradition, from "The Excellent Chariot," a practice manual compiled by the Third Dzogchen Rinpoche. Distilling the teachings of the Heart Essence of the Dakinis into an accessible, easy-to-practice format, The Excellent Chariot leads the reader through the entire Buddhist path, starting with basic Buddhist contemplations that work to dislodge deeply ingrained patterns of thinking and behaving, and continuing on to the most advanced and secret meditative practices of the Great Perfection. The teachings in this volume are drawn largely from the writings of the great Nyingma master Longchenpa and the root texts of the Heart Essence of the Dakinis itself. The Third Dzogchen Rinpoche begins by discussing the correct way to study and practice the Great Perfection teachings before presenting an overview of the Great Perfection lineage and an explanation on the meaning and importance of empowerment. In the chapters that follow, he presents practical instructions on the outer and inner preliminaries, the so-called "ngöndro" practices. These practices enable the practitioner to transform and purify the mind, preparing it for the advanced Great Perfection meditation of Trekchö and Tögal, the breakthrough and direct leap. In addition to the translation mentioned above, Great Perfection: Outer and Inner Preliminaries contains a beautiful introduction by the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, a contemporary Great Perfection master, and an extensive glossary of key Great Perfection terminology.

Two Dimensions of Meaning

Author : Andrew Goatly
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000600181
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Two Dimensions of Meaning written by Andrew Goatly and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book takes as its point of departure the notion that similarity and contiguity are fundamental to meaning. It shows how they manifest in oral, literate, print, and internet cultures, in language acquisition, pragmatics, dialogism, classification, the semantics of grammar, literature, and, most centrally, metaphor and metonymy. The book situates these reflections on similarity and contiguity in the interplay of language, cognition, culture, and ideology, and within broader debates around such issues as capitalism, biodiversity, and human control over nature. Positing that while similarity-focused systems can be reductive, and have therefore been contested in social science, philosophy, and poetry, and contiguity-based ones might disregard useful statistical and scientific evidence, Andrew Goatly argues for the need for humans to entertain diverse metaphors, models, and languages as ways of understanding and acting on our world. The volume also considers the cognitive connections between the similarity-contiguity duality and the noun-verb distinction. This innovative volume will appeal to scholars involved in wider debates on meaning, within the fields of cognitive semantics, pragmatics, metaphor and metonymy theory, critical discourse analysis, and the philosophy of language. Equally, the motivated and intelligent general reader, interested in language, philosophy, culture, and ecology, should find the later chapters of the book fascinating, and the earlier technical chapters accessible.