Liberating Insight
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Liberating Insight
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Author : Frits Koster
language : en
Publisher: Silkworm Books
Release Date : 2004-05-10
Liberating Insight written by Frits Koster and has been published by Silkworm Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-10 with Religion categories.
This book introduces the reader to the psychology of Theravada Buddhism, the cradle of all later Buddhist schools and traditions. In simple and clear language Frits Koster describes the fundamental teachings of Buddhism, including the Four Noble Truths, karma and rebirth. He also introduces various forms of meditation, in particular vipassana or insight meditation. After a practical explanation of the method and practice of insight meditation, he elaborates on the fruits of this practice, namely wisdom and purification of the mind. In the final section of the book, Koster applies the principles and benefits of insight meditation to Western society in the areas of health, therapy, relationships, communication and stress. The book offers a rich and authentic introduction to Buddhist psychology and insight meditation.
Mapping The Buddhist Path To Liberation
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Author : Jianxun Shi
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-04-15
Mapping The Buddhist Path To Liberation written by Jianxun Shi and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-15 with Religion categories.
Due to the diversity in Buddhism, its essence remains a puzzle. This book investigates the Buddhist path to liberation from a practical and critical perspective by searching for patterns found in the Pāli Nikāyas and the Chinese Āgamas. The early discourses depict the Buddhist path as a network of routes leading to the same goal: liberation from suffering. This book summarizes various teachings in three aspects, provides a template theory for systematically presenting the formulas of the sequential training of the path, and analyses the differences and similarities among diverse descriptions of the path in the early Buddhist texts. By offering a comprehensive map of the Buddhist path, this book will appeal to scholars and students of Buddhist studies as well as those practitioners with a serious interest in the Buddhist path.
Buddhist World
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Author : Glen Valentine
language : en
Publisher: Scientific e-Resources
Release Date : 2018-01-16
Buddhist World written by Glen Valentine and has been published by Scientific e-Resources this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-16 with categories.
Buddhism is a religion practiced by an estimated 495 million in the world, as of the 2010s, representing 9% to 10% of the world's total population. China is the country with the largest population of Buddhists, approximately 244 million or 18.2% of its total population. They are mostly followers of Chinese schools of Mahayana, making this the largest body of Buddhist traditions. Mahayana, also practiced in broader East Asia, is followed by over half of world Buddhists. The second largest body of Buddhist schools is Theravada, mostly followed in Southeast Asia. The third and smallest body of schools, Vajrayana, is followed mostly in Tibet, the Himalayan region, Mongolia and parts of Russia, but has been disseminated throughout the world. Buddhism was almost entirely unknown in western countries until the 19th century. European diplomats and scholars who travelled and lived in Asia collected Buddhist texts to have them translated into English, German and French. Awareness of Buddhism arrived in the United States around the 1840's when the first Chinese immigrants settled in the western part of the country. Still, in general Buddhism remained poorly understood in the west until the 1960's when the first Buddhist teachers started arriving and quickly found thousands of followers. However curious westerners without serious study tended to view Buddhism as more of a mystic movement, rather than an encompassing spirituality involving meditation. Buddhism gained more popularity across Western culture by the end of the 20th century, when celebrities and other well-known people like Steve Jobs, Richard Gere or Phil Jackson openly talked about the positive influence Buddhism has had on their lives. The author of this book has joined the debate and examines the issues bringing fresh insights on the subject. In this book the author seeks to prove that the consciousness of the individual and individuality, which at the empirical level involves the rise of private property, family and the state, finds its most sophisticated and rational expression in early Buddhism.
Rethinking The Buddha
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Author : Eviatar Shulman
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-23
Rethinking The Buddha written by Eviatar Shulman and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-23 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Shulman traces the development of the four noble truths, which in fact originated as observations to be cultivated during meditation.
The Origin Of Buddhist Meditation
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Author : Alexander Wynne
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-04-16
The Origin Of Buddhist Meditation written by Alexander Wynne and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-16 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Based on the early Brahminic literature, the author asserts the origin of the method of meditation learned by the Buddha from his two teachers and identifies some authentic teachings of the Buddha on meditation.
Breath By Breath
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Author : Larry Rosenberg
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2004-11-09
Breath By Breath written by Larry Rosenberg and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-09 with Religion categories.
A “wonderfully accessible” interpretation of the Buddha’s teachings on breathwork in meditation, from a leading insight meditation teacher (Joseph Goldstein, author of The Experience of Insight) Freedom from suffering is not only possible, but the means for achieving it are immediately within our grasp—literally as close to us as our own breath. This is the 2,500-year-old good news contained in the Anapanasati Sutra, the Buddha's own teaching on cultivating both tranquility and deep insight through the full awareness of breathing. In this book, Larry Rosenberg brings this timeless meditation method to modern practitioners, using the insights gained from his many years of practice and teaching. With wisdom, compassion, and humor, he shows how the practice of breath awareness is quietly, profoundly transformative—and supremely practical: if you're breathing, you've already got everything you need to start.
Yoga Therapy
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Author : Harden Hodge
language : en
Publisher: Scientific e-Resources
Release Date : 2019-12-04
Yoga Therapy written by Harden Hodge and has been published by Scientific e-Resources this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-04 with categories.
Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India. Yoga gurus from India later introduced yoga to the west, following the success of Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the 1980s, yoga became popular as a system of physical exercise across the Western world. Yoga in Indian traditions, however, is more than physical exercise; it has a meditative and spiritual core. 'Yoga Therapy' is wonderful book, indispensable for those who wish to know about 'Yoga Therapy' to help the humanity and to get dynamic health for one-self. Yoga helps to purify and control one's mind and body. Through Yoga Therapy, one can achieve good health, happiness and peace of mind without any side effects.
Reconstructing Early Buddhism
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Author : Roderick S. Bucknell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-10-20
Reconstructing Early Buddhism written by Roderick S. Bucknell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-20 with Religion categories.
Buddhist origins and discussion of the Buddha's teachings are amongst the most controversial and contested areas in the field. This bold and authoritative book tackles head-on some of the key questions regarding early Buddhism and its primary canon of precepts. Noting that the earliest texts in Pali, Sanskrit and Chinese belong to different Buddhist schools, Roderick S. Bucknell addresses the development of these writings during the period of oral transmission between the Buddha's death and their initial redaction in the first century BCE. A meticulous comparative analysis reveals the likely original path of meditative practice applied and taught by Gautama. Fresh perspectives now emerge on both the Buddha himself and his Enlightenment. Drawing on his own years of meditative experience as a Buddhist monk, the author offers here remarkable new interpretations of advanced practices of meditation, as well as of Buddhism itself. It is a landmark work in Buddhist Studies.
Mindfulness Of Breathing
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Author : Bhikkhu Ana layo
language : en
Publisher: Windhorse Publications
Release Date : 2019-09-24
Mindfulness Of Breathing written by Bhikkhu Ana layo and has been published by Windhorse Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-24 with Religion categories.
Buddhist scholar and teacher Bhikkhu Anālayo explores the practice of mindfulness of breathing in the sixteen steps of the Anapanasati Sutta. This is an authoritative, practice-orientated elucidation of a foundational Buddhist text, useful to meditators whatever their tradition or background
Nagarjuna In Context
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Author : sanchez walsh
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2005-07-08
Nagarjuna In Context written by sanchez walsh and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-08 with Religion categories.
Joseph Walser provides the first examination of Nagarjuna's life and writings in the context of the religious and monastic debates of the second century CE. Walser explores how Nagarjuna secured the canonical authority of Mahayana teachings and considers his use of rhetoric to ensure the transmission of his writings by Buddhist monks. Drawing on close textual analysis of Nagarjuna's writings and other Buddhist and non-Buddhist sources, Walser offers an original contribution to the understanding of Nagarjuna and the early history of Buddhism.