Author: John Davidson (M.A.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mysticism
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
A Treasury of Mystic Terms: The hierarchy of creation
Author: John Davidson (M.A.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mysticism
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
A Treasury of Mystic Terms
Author: John Davidson (M.A.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mysticism
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A Treasury of Mystic Terms: The soul in exile
Author: John Davidson (M.A.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mysticism
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
A Treasury of Mystic Terms: The universe of spirituality with biographic and bibliographic glossary, bibliography and index
Author: John Davidson (M.A.)Publisher:
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Category : Mysticism
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
A Treasury of Mystic Terms: The divine creative power
Author: John Davidson (M.A.)Publisher:
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Category : Mysticism
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
A Treasury of Mystic Terms: Man and the cosmos
Author: John Davidson (M.A.)Publisher:
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Category : Mysticism
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Hinduism : The Faith Eternal
Author: Dr. Satish K. KapoorPublisher: Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
ISBN: 8175058161
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
The evolution of Hinduism has been a saga of continuous progression from the unreal to the real, from the profane to the profound, in successive stages of human development. Hinduism has withstood challenges of all hues, both within and without. It has had its periods of light and shade, occurring concurrently, through the course of history. Sometimes shady aspects assumed vast proportions and enveloped the lofty ideals of the Vedas, but prophetic souls appeared to redeem the society of evil, from Adi Shankaracarya to Bhakti reformers of medieval India, and from Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Swami Dayananda and Swami Vivekananda to Mahatma Gandhi. Like any other human faith, Hinduism has its philosophical and practical sides, called “the kernel and the husk” respectively. The survival of Hinduism has been due to its ability to separate the former from the latter, in an unending process, and to withstand challenges of all types by adhering to the timeless principles of truth (satya) and righteousness (dharma). Hinduism has been open, flexible and adaptable. It has discarded outworn ideas and institutions, absorbed the best elements of fellow cultures, and reinterpreted itself in changing milieus. The present publication by Advaita Ashrama, a branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India is an attempt to explain the quintessential of Hinduism within the orbit of time and beyond it, involving an explication of the eternal values and principles which sustain existence. It explores the dynamics of Hinduism in religio-historical framework through the second millennium of the common era. About the Cover:The image of Lord Shiva as Nataraja, the king of dancers. As the Cosmic Dancer, his dance represents the five cosmic activities of creation, preservation, destruction, concealment of Truth behind apparitions, and divine grace. He dances on the prostate body of the demon, Apasmara. Apasmara symbolises man's ignorance or forgetfulness of Truth. Shiva is Time (kala), and he is also the Great Time (maha kala), i.e. Eternity. This is the dance of the Cosmic Being, eternally going on.
Mystics and Zen Masters
Author: Thomas MertonPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1429944005
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism-with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the outside but grasped them by empathy and living participation from within. "All these studies," wrote Merton, "are united by one central concern: to understand various ways in which men of different traditions have conceived the meaning and method of the 'way' which leads to the highest levels of religious or of metaphysical awareness."
The New Cabinet Cyclopædia and Treasury of Knowledge
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Hindiyya, Mystic and Criminal, 1720-1798
Author: Bernard HeybergerPublisher: James Clarke & Company
ISBN: 022790172X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
In this compelling narrative, Bernard Heyberger relates the fascinating history of Hindiyya 'Ujaymi, a highly charismatic eighteenth-century mystic of sinister repute. Heyberger makes a careful study of Hindiyya's life from earliest childhood, with a detailed picture of her formative years in the eighteenth century Christian community of Aleppo, the domestic reality of which is little known, exploring the influences she would have experienced. He leads us through her spiritual development under the direction of the Jesuits, her determination to found a new religious order, and the tragic history of its collapse in a welter of paranoia and persecution. Heyberger also reveals the tensions and complex rivalries at play around Hindiyya between Rome, the Jesuits, and Eastern tribes, which were also beset by feuds and alliances. He makes extensive use of a wide variety of sources, from Hindiyya's own writings to reports from her confessors and Roman inquisitors, to shed light upon the Hindiyya affair. 'Hindiyya, Mystic and Criminal' relates the history of a woman of inflexible power of will and great charisma, who managed to move beyond the circumscribed world of her girlhood and realise what she believed to be her destiny. It will be of great interest to anyone seeking a deeper understanding of an affair which has been long obscured by contradictory reports, or to those interested in eighteenth-century Maronite Christianity and its complex interactions with the authority of Rome.