Download or read book Ancient Wisdom Modern Viewpoints written by Dr. King and published by Dr. King's Books. This book was released on 2024-10-13 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book captures the essence of ancient Indian scriptures, analyzing them from today’s point of view. The scriptures selected are mainly the eleven Upanishads (parts of Vedic literature), Bhagavad Geetha (most important book of Indian philosophy) and the Manu Smrthi (one of the most ancient law books by Manu). All these scriptures were composed more than 2500 years ago and influence the Indian way of life even to this day. In addition to these primary scriptures, this book also cross references several other ancient Indian scriptures such as Yoga Sutra of Patanjali, Sänkhya Kärika, Närada Bhakti sutra, and Dammapada. Some of the key aspects of each of these three main scriptures – Upanishads, Bhagavad Geetha and Manu Smrthi - are picked and presented in 6 short, crisp articles. While writing these articles, the original Sanskrit texts are relied upon with minimal re-interpretation. Adequate references to the original Sanskrit verses are given in most places, to impart authenticity to the rendering. To help the readers who may not be familiar with Sanskrit, simple English translations of these verses are also provided. This is an ideal book for anyone who wants to have a quick overview of most of the ancient Indian scriptures. The book gives a wealth of information and surely a key to the treasure of ancient Indian scriptures.
Download or read book How to Run a Country written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gathers Cicero's most perceptive thoughts on topics such as leadership, corruption, the balance of power, taxes, war, immigration, and the importance of compromise." -- Dust jacket.
Download or read book Ancient Chinese Thought Modern Chinese Power written by Yan Xuetong and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From China's most influential foreign policy thinker, a vision for a "Beijing Consensus" for international relations The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. What will China look like in the future? What should it look like? And what will China's rise mean for the rest of world? This book, written by China's most influential foreign policy thinker, sets out a vision for the coming decades from China's point of view. In the West, Yan Xuetong is often regarded as a hawkish policy advisor and enemy of liberal internationalists. But a very different picture emerges from this book, as Yan examines the lessons of ancient Chinese political thought for the future of China and the development of a "Beijing consensus" in international relations. Yan, it becomes clear, is neither a communist who believes that economic might is the key to national power, nor a neoconservative who believes that China should rely on military might to get its way. Rather, Yan argues, political leadership is the key to national power, and morality is an essential part of political leadership. Economic and military might are important components of national power, but they are secondary to political leaders who act in accordance with moral norms, and the same holds true in determining the hierarchy of the global order. Providing new insights into the thinking of one of China's leading foreign policy figures, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in China's rise or in international relations.
Download or read book Ancient Wisdom in the Age of the New Science written by Dmitri Levitin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking, revisionist account of the importance of the history of philosophy to intellectual change - scientific, philosophical and religious - in seventeenth-century England.
Download or read book The Paleo Manifesto written by John Durant and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Paleo Manifesto: Ancient Wisdom for Lifelong Health, John Durant argues for an evolutionary – and revolutionary – approach to health. All animals, human or otherwise, thrive when they mimic key elements of life in their natural habitat. From diet to movement to sleep, this evolutionary perspective sheds light on some of our most pressing health concerns. What is causing the rise of chronic conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, and depression? Is eating red meat going to kill you? Is avoiding the sun actually the best way to avoid skin cancer? Durant takes readers on a thrilling ride to the Paleolithic and beyond, unlocking the health secrets of our ancient ancestors. What do obese gorillas teach us about weight loss? How can Paleolithic skulls contain beautiful sets of teeth? Why is the Bible so obsessed with hygiene? What do NASA astronauts teach us about getting a good night’s sleep? And how are Silicon Valley techies hacking the human body? Blending science and culture, anthropology and philosophy, John Durant distills the lessons from his adventures and shows how to apply them to day-to-day life, teaching people how to construct their own personal “habitat” that will enable them to thrive. The book doesn’t just address what we eat, but why we eat it; not just how to exercise, but the purpose of functional movement; not just being healthy, but leading a purposeful life. Combining the best of ancient wisdom with cutting edge science, Durant crafts a vision of health that is both fresh and futuristic.
Download or read book Holy Spirit for Healing written by Ron Roth and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former priest explores the role of prayer in healing and explains how the body and mind cooperate in the healing process. Dr. Roth, the author of "Prayer and the Five Stages of Healing", reveals how he heals the sick and explains how the reader can learn to do it too.
Download or read book Wisdom from the Ancients written by Bryan M. Litfin and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old ideas. New insights. Timeless relevance for the church. Studying the views and lifestyles of your forerunners in the faith can provide incredible guidance for how you live out your spiritual convictions today. In Wisdom from the Ancients, author and scholar Bryan Litfin paints a vivid portrait of the first five centuries of the Christian church, packed with fascinating history and applicable insights for modern believers. As you encounter the wisdom of early Christians, you’ll be challenged to revisit the building blocks of your faith in light of ancient beliefs and spiritual practices. This book will help you reframe common evangelical ideas, including questions Christians face today, such as when it makes sense to read the Bible literally and when God’s truth shines through symbolism how the beliefs and practices of early believers should inform your worship whether the church should cooperate with political power or resist it Wisdom from the Ancients reveals life-changing lessons from the early church that you can take to heart today. When you set aside your modern perspectives and approach ancient truths with an open mind, the beliefs of the early Christians will illuminate your faith in a brand-new way.
Download or read book Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge for the Earth s Future written by Kohei Okamoto and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The title of this book, Traditional Wisdom and Modern Knowledge for the Earth’s Future, is from the theme of the 2013 Kyoto Regional Conference of the International Geographical Union. Over the past few decades, globalization has strengthened connections among countries and regions of the world and has greatly changed existing geographies. However, this trend has also fostered various problems on a regional or global scale, such as economic imbalance, social fragmentation, political conflicts, and environmental crises. While acknowledging the world’s diversity, geography as a discipline must endeavor to resolve these problems by devising plans for cooperation and symbiotic existence of the different peoples of the world. An old Japanese proverb, On-ko chi-shin, taken from a Chinese one, Wengu Zhixin, says that only by exploring the old can one understand the new. People should first understand how traditional ideas, linked to interaction between society/culture and the environment, were formed in different countries and regions. Traditional wisdom, in harmony with the environment, remains prevalent. This book examines how we can mold the earth’s future through such traditional wisdom and modern knowledge from the nine keynote speeches of the Kyoto Regional Conference focusing on three topics: traditional wisdom, the environment, and the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Download or read book The Happiness Hypothesis written by Jonathan Haidt and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most brilliant and lucid analysis of virtue and well-being in the entire literature of positive psychology. For the reader who seeks to understand happiness, my advice is: Begin with Haidt." —Martin E.P. Seligman, University of Pennsylvania and author of Authentic Happiness The Happiness Hypothesis is a book about ten Great Ideas. Each chapter is an attempt to savor one idea that has been discovered by several of the world's civilizations—to question it in light of what we now know from scientific research, and to extract from it the lessons that still apply to our modern lives and illuminate the causes of human flourishing. Award-winning psychologist Jonathan Haidt shows how a deeper understanding of the world's philosophical wisdom and its enduring maxims—like "do unto others as you would have others do unto you," or "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"—can enrich and transform our lives.
Download or read book Pursuits of Wisdom written by John M. Cooper and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-25 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a major reinterpretation of ancient philosophy that recovers the long Greek and Roman tradition of philosophy as a complete way of life--and not simply an intellectual discipline. Distinguished philosopher John Cooper traces how, for many ancient thinkers, philosophy was not just to be studied or even used to solve particular practical problems. Rather, philosophy--not just ethics but even logic and physical theory--was literally to be lived. Yet there was great disagreement about how to live philosophically: philosophy was not one but many, mutually opposed, ways of life. Examining this tradition from its establishment by Socrates in the fifth century BCE through Plotinus in the third century CE and the eclipse of pagan philosophy by Christianity, Pursuits of Wisdom examines six central philosophies of living--Socratic, Aristotelian, Stoic, Epicurean, Skeptic, and the Platonist life of late antiquity. The book describes the shared assumptions that allowed these thinkers to conceive of their philosophies as ways of life, as well as the distinctive ideas that led them to widely different conclusions about the best human life. Clearing up many common misperceptions and simplifications, Cooper explains in detail the Socratic devotion to philosophical discussion about human nature, human life, and human good; the Aristotelian focus on the true place of humans within the total system of the natural world; the Stoic commitment to dutifully accepting Zeus's plans; the Epicurean pursuit of pleasure through tranquil activities that exercise perception, thought, and feeling; the Skeptical eschewal of all critical reasoning in forming their beliefs; and, finally, the late Platonist emphasis on spiritual concerns and the eternal realm of Being. Pursuits of Wisdom is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding what the great philosophers of antiquity thought was the true purpose of philosophy--and of life.
Download or read book How to Meditate written by Dr. King and published by Dr. King's Books. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this part of the series, we discuss a variety of meditation techniques each picked from various ancient scriptures. We also go through a step by step process of meditation, and discuss what one experiences in each of the stages that one attains. This is Part 6 of the book “The Ultimate book on Yoga – All that you want to know about Yoga”. In this highly insightful book, the author gives a thorough re-look into the actual underlying principles of Yoga and presents Yoga in terms of simple, practicable, down-to-earth instructions, free of mysticism, while analyzing each aspect scientifically, based on recent advancements in neuroscience.
Download or read book What Happens When You Meditate written by Dr. King and published by Dr. King's Books. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this part of the series, we discuss various experiences that one goes through as a result of prolonged practice of meditation. Many of these experiences can be objectively verified using our modem gadgets like FMRI scanners. But some them elude our objective validation. This is Part 7 of the book “The Ultimate book on Yoga – All that you want to know about Yoga”. In this highly insightful book, the author gives a thorough re-look into the actual underlying principles of Yoga and presents Yoga in terms of simple, practicable, down-to-earth instructions, free of mysticism, while analyzing each aspect scientifically, based on recent advancements in neuroscience.
Download or read book How to Sharpen Mental Concentration written by Dr. King and published by Dr. King's Books. This book was released on 2023-10-21 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this part of the series, we discuss an array of techniques to improve our concentration. Improving of concentration has multiple benefits. In the least, a focused mind minimizes stress by thwarting unnecessary thoughts. A focused mind is a great boon to achieve success in whatever we do in our lives. A fully focused mind is also a prerequisite for advanced practices of Yoga such as meditation. This is Part 5 of the book “The Ultimate book on Yoga – All that you want to know about Yoga”. In this highly insightful book, the author gives a thorough re-look into the actual underlying principles of Yoga and presents Yoga in terms of simple, practicable, down-to-earth instructions, free of mysticism, while analyzing each aspect scientifically, based on recent advancements in neuroscience.
Download or read book Sanathana Dharma Navigating Modernity with Ancient Wisdom written by Dr. P. S. Aithal and published by Srinivas Publication, Mangalore. This book was released on 2024-03-13 with total page 1502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sanathana Dharma: Navigating Modernity with Ancient Wisdom A systematic Informative book on Sanathana Dharma (Hinduism) compiled as per the 21st century Human requirement Chapter 1: Introduction to Sanathana Dharma in Modern Society Chapter 2: Technological Advancements and Sanathana Dharma Chapter 3: Management Principles in Sanathana Dharma for the Modern World Chapter 4: Social Harmony and Justice Chapter 5: Environmental Sustainability and Sanathana Dharma Chapter 6: Spiritual Wellness in the Digital Age Chapter 7: Family Values and Relationships Chapter 8: Art, Culture, and Aesthetics Chapter 9: Global Ethics and Moral Values Chapter 10: Education for Holistic Development Chapter 11: Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Chapter 12: Building a Dharmic Society: Challenges and Opportunities Chapter 13: Relevance Sanathana Dharma for the 21st Century Chapter 14: Embracing the Eternal Wisdom in a Changing World The vibrant structure of this book with 14 Chapters and 41 Sessions focuses on the multifaceted aspects of Sanathana Dharma, offering insights into its technological, management, spiritual, and social dimensions, and how they can be applied to address the challenges of modern society. This book is a continuation of our other open book “Sanathana Dharma: The Eternal Quest for Truth”.
Download or read book Towards a Better Understanding of Islam written by Dr. King and published by Dr. King's Books. This book was released on with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly insightful book, Dr. King clearly brings out the strong undercurrent of humane concerns behind all major world religions, be it Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, or Hinduism. With the Holy Quran as the primary focus, the book compares and contrasts other religious scriptures with an intent to unify them. Complete with select original verses from Holy Quran along with their English rendering. A one stop read for anyone who wants to understand Islam and get a unified view of these great religions.
Download or read book Upanishads A Journey Into the Unknown written by Dr. King and published by Dr. King's Books. This book was released on 2024-10-12 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These timeless insights, recorded several thousands of years ago, declare the oneness of not only the human beings – irrespective of cast, religion, gender, race, but also the entire animate and inanimate world. They ask:”How can anyone hate or kill anyone else, when in reality, we are all one in the ultimate sense?” They also provide us a way of experiencing this ultimate truth, the pinnacle of our spiritual journey. At the same time, Upanishads don’t advocate abandonment of worldly life. They advise that “one should aspire to live on for full hundred years, enjoying the world; while keeping in mind the oneness of all. So enjoy, but without over indulgence; Acquire wealth, but without snatching someone else’s rightful share. At the same time, keep doing your duty”. In a time, riddled with mutual distrust, hatred, violence, and narrow identities, what could be a more apt message than the one given by these Upanishads?! This book provides a wonderful insight into the profound wisdom of these ancient texts that make lot of sense in the world we are in today.
Download or read book A Mantra to enhance your mental capabilities written by Dr. King and published by Dr. King's Books. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
