The Good Is One, Its Manifestations Many

The Good Is One, Its Manifestations Many
Author: Robert Cummings Neville
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 143846343X

Building on his long-standing work in metaphysics and Asian philosophy, Robert Cummings Neville presents a series of essays that cumulatively articulate a contemporary, progressive Confucian position as a global philosophy. Through analysis of the metaphysical and moral traditions of Confucianism, Neville brings these traditions into the twenty-first century. According to Confucianism, rituals define most of our relations with other individuals, social institutions, and nature, and while rituals make possible the positive institutions of high human civilization, they may also lead to harmful behaviors, including racism, xenophobia, and sexism. Neville argues that the amendment of rituals that institutionalize oppression is a positive task, which should be undertaken from within a skillfully ritualized life rather than in the form of external criticism. Confucianism, in Neville's hands, is a left-wing, progressive, liberal political philosophy, one that can address institutionalized oppression and suggest a path for moving forward.

The Philosophy of Sadhana

The Philosophy of Sadhana
Author: Debabrata Sen Sharma
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780791403471

After presenting a general survey of spiritual practice in the different schools of Indian philosophy, the author focuses on the Trika School, popularly called Kashmir Shaivism. He deals clearly and exhaustively with such topics as Shaktipat (the descent of Divine Grace), Diksha (initiation), and the role of the Guru. His treatment of the various paths (upayas) appropriate for the different types of practitioners is especially useful. The book ends with a chapter on enlightenment (jivanmukti). This chapter not only presents the meaning of self-realization-in-this-lifetime, but offers material on this topic for the first time in English.

The World as Will and Representation, Vol. 1

The World as Will and Representation, Vol. 1
Author: Arthur Schopenhauer
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2012-04-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0486132781

Volume 1 of the definitive English translation of one of the most important philosophical works of the 19th century, the basic statement in one important stream of post-Kantian thought.