The Oxford Handbook of Meditation, Farias, Miguel; Brazier, David; Lalljee, Mansur
Автор: Cummings Vicki Название: Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunte ISBN: 0198831048 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198831044 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 8754.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book provides a comprehensive review of hunter-gatherer studies, undertaking detailed regional and thematic case-studies that span the archaeology, history, and anthropology of hunter gatherers, concluding with an in-depth review of the main opportunities, research questions, and moral obligations that lie ahead.
Описание: Cognitive science joins with Asian contemplative traditions and philosophy to bring revolutionary meaning to the human experience.
Название: Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies ISBN: 1138484865 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138484863 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 39046.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary resource, which frames and contextualises the rapidly expanding fields that explore yoga and meditative techniques.
Yoga, karma, meditation, guru—these terms, once obscure, are now a part of the American lexicon. Combining Hinduism with Western concepts and values, a new hybrid form of religion has developed in the United States over the past century. In Transcendent in America, Lola Williamson traces the history of various Hindu-inspired movements in America, and argues that together they constitute a discrete category of religious practice, a distinct and identifiable form of new religion. Williamson provides an overview of the emergence of these movements through examining exchanges between Indian Hindus and American intellectuals such as Thomas Jefferson and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and illuminates how Protestant traditions of inner experience paved the way for Hindu-style movements’ acceptance in the West. Williamson focuses on three movements—Self-Realization Fellowship, Transcendental Meditation, and Siddha Yoga—as representative of the larger of phenomenon of Hindu-inspired meditation movements. She provides a window into the beliefs and practices of followers of these movements by offering concrete examples from their words and experiences that shed light on their world view, lifestyle, and relationship with their gurus. Drawing on scholarly research, numerous interviews, and decades of personal experience with Hindu-style practices, Williamson makes a convincing case that Hindu-inspired meditation movements are distinct from both immigrant Hinduism and other forms of Asian-influenced or “New Age” groups.
Christian theologians have for some decades affirmed that they have no monopoly on encounters with God or ultimate reality and that other religions also have access to religious truth and transformation. If that is the case, the time has come for Christians not only to learn about but also from their religious neighbors. Circling the Elephant affirms that the best way to be truly open to the mystery of the infinite is to move away from defensive postures of religious isolationism and self-sufficiency and to move, in vulnerability and openness, toward the mystery of the neighbor. Employing the ancient Indian allegory of the elephant and blind(folded) men, John J. Thatamanil argues for the integration of three often-separated theological projects: theologies of religious diversity (the work of accounting for why there are so many different understandings of the elephant), comparative theology (the venture of walking over to a different side of the elephant), and constructive theology (the endeavor of re-describing the elephant in light of the other two tasks). Circling the Elephant also offers an analysis of why we have fallen short in the past. Interreligious learning has been obstructed by problematic ideas about “religion” and “religions,” Thatamanil argues, while also pointing out the troubling resonances between reified notions of “religion” and “race.” He contests these notions and offers a new theory of the religious that makes interreligious learning both possible and desirable. Christians have much to learn from their religious neighbors, even about such central features of Christian theology as Christ and the Trinity. This book envisions religious diversity as a promise, not a problem, and proposes a new theology of religious diversity that opens the door to robust interreligious learning and Christian transformation through encountering the other.
An inspiring and healing guide to immersive meditation in the ancient Buddhist heart practices-the brahmavihāras
"A profound integration of clarity, heart, and grounded practice."
-Rick Hanson, PhD, psychologist and NYT bestselling author of Buddha's Brain
Informed by Snyder's experiential understanding, and suitable for those at any level of meditation practice, Buddha's Heart leads us step-by-step through
traditional teachings on wholesomeness and concentration meditations to establish a supportive bedrock for our personal discovery;
guided, heart-opening meditations on loving-kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity;
further guided practices for deepening awareness, including gratitude, forgiveness, and
opening to the Oneness of Reality;
exploratory exercises for each meditation practice, illuminating the psychological blocks to accessing our deeper nature's heart qualities; and
embracing mindfulness and warm attunement in everyday life-opening our hearts to the profound depths of reality and the Absolute.
Buddha's Heart teaches what seems counterintuitive but is undeniably true: the more we open our hearts, the more resilient and flexible we are. And the more authentically vulnerable we are, the safer and more protected we become.
"Stephen's original framing of classical Theravada teachings will inspire practitioners to explore unfathomed depths of their own tender hearts."
-Karin Meyers, PhD, Academic Director, Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages
"A deep dive into the heart of who we truly are."
-Loch Kelly, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and author of The Way of Effortless Mindfulness
"Buddha's Heart speaks to meditators at all levels with a grace, eloquence, and thoroughness seldom found."
