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Viaje a un planeta Wu-Wei

Autor: Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo

Número de Páginas: 374

En 1976, Gabriel Bermúdez Castillo dio un toque de atención con esta sorprendente y original novela y demostró que allí estaba un autor de ciencia ficción con cosas interesantes que contar y las herramientas adecuadas para contarlas. La peripecia de Sergio Armstrong, su huida de la Ciudad, su recorrido del sorprendente planeta que hay bajo ella, su encuentro con personajes mayores que la vida misma y su paso por una sociedad de claros tintes anarquistas, forman los mimbres de esta novela totalmente mestiza y absolutamente fascinante. La edición de Sportula incluye un completo repaso a la historia editorial de esta novela clave para la ciencia ficción española: las portadas, comentarios en la prensa de la época, los prólogos de otras ediciones e incluso la valoración editorial previa a su primera publicación. De este modo, nuestra edición aspirar a ser la definitiva de una novela que. sin duda, ha sido y es uno de los grandes hitos de la ciencia ficción española.

Laotzu's Tao and Wu Wei

Autor: Dwight Goddard , Henri Borel

Número de Páginas: 125

In this clarion translation of Laotzu's Tao Te Ching, first published in 1919, Goddard brings the complexity and depth of the ancient philosopher's poetry into the English language, his great love for the topic overcoming the necessary shortcomings of translation. There are three concepts that are essential to the Tao Te Ching-Tao, Te, and Wu Wei-that all have complex meanings that cannot be directly translated, but spiritual seekers and those with an interest in philosophy and religion will find Goddard's treatment of Laotzu lyrical and deeply meaningful. American writer DWIGHT GODDARD (1861-1939) studied at a monastery in Kyoto, Japan, for a year and was among the first Westerners to bring Zen Buddhism to the United States. His most famous book is The Buddhist Bible (1938).

Taoism

Autor: Russell Kirkland

Número de Páginas: 314

Presents volume thirteen of a fourteen-volume series on World Religions exploring the origins of Taoism in China, its central beliefs and restoration under China's religious freedom clause, rituals, sacred sites, and more.

Wu Wei

Autor: Henri Borel

Número de Páginas: 90

Zen and Western Thought

Autor: Masao Abe

Número de Páginas: 338

This collection of Abe's essays is a welcome addition to philosophy and comparative philosophy.

No-dualidad

Autor: David Loy

Número de Páginas: 522

El tema de la no-dualidad se abre paso en los debates filosóficos y religiosos de nuestro tiempo. No obstante, la mayoría de intelectuales occidentales dispone de una información muy pobre, cuando no equivocada, acerca de su significado. Generalmente, se asocia la no-dualidad con las diferentes versiones de idealismo absoluto de la filosofía occidental. En este libro, que reúne el rigor académico con la claridad de las mejores obras de divulgación, David Loy aclara los conceptos, analizando las grandes filosofías de la no-dualidad, desde el Vedãnta Advaita hindú y el budismo Mahãyãna, hasta el taoísmo. El autor logra extraer una "doctrina central" de la no-dualidad a partir de estas tres tradiciones y la aplica a distintos campos del saber humano. La no-dualidad es, finalmente, el meollo de la sabiduría.

Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching

Autor: Livia Kohn , Associate Professor Of Religion Livia Kohn, Phd , Michael Lafargue

Número de Páginas: 346

Examines the traditional and modern Western interpretations of the Tao-te-ching, and its author, Lao-tzu.

The Leader who is Hardly Known

Autor: Steven Simpson

Número de Páginas: 208

World Religions

Autor: Jeffrey Brodd

Número de Páginas: 314

An illustrated introduction to the world's religions, describing the origins and histories of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and others; and also discussing seven elements common to religious traditions, which includes experiential, ethical, ritual, social, and material. Provides chapter review questions.

La Guía del Alma

Autor: Manhiel Marthin

Número de Páginas: 610

"La Guía del Alma: Redefine tu existencia", es un libro que explora los principios fundamentales del espiritismo, presentando una visión amplia sobre la vida, el propósito del alma y el universo desde una perspectiva espiritual. Su objetivo es guiar al lector en un viaje de autodescubrimiento y crecimiento personal, abordando temas como la reencarnación, el karma, las leyes universales, la mediumnidad y la conexión entre el espiritismo y la ciencia moderna. También profundiza en la relación entre el espiritismo y la Biblia, ofreciendo una interpretación que integra enseñanzas bíblicas con principios espíritas. Dividido en cuatro capítulos, el libro comienza con una introducción a los fundamentos del espiritismo, describiendo cómo los conceptos de la reencarnación y la ley de causa y efecto (karma) guían el desarrollo y evolución espiritual del ser humano. Luego, se adentra en prácticas espíritas como la mediumnidad y la comunicación con el más allá, incluyendo precauciones y responsabilidades asociadas. A continuación, explora la relevancia del espiritismo en la vida cotidiana y sus aplicaciones en la salud mental, la familia y los retos sociales....

Context as Other Minds

Autor: Talmy Givón

Número de Páginas: 304

Givon's new book re-casts pragmatics, and most conspicuously the pragmatics of sociality and communication, in neuro-cognitive, bio-adaptive, evolutionary terms. The fact that context, the core notion of pragmatics, is a framing operation undertaken on the fly through judgements of relevance, has been well known since Aristotle, Kant and Peirce. But the context that is relevant to the pragmatics of sociality and communication is a highly specific mental operation — the mental modeling of the interlocutor's current, rapidly shifting belief-and-intention states. The construed context of social interaction and communication is thus a mental representation of other minds. Following a condensed intellectual history of pragmatics, the book investigates the adaptive pragmatics of lexical-semantic categories — the 1st-order framing of “reality", what cognitive psychologists call “semantic memory”. Utilizing the network model, the book then takes a fresh look at the adaptive underpinnings of metaphoric meaning. The core chapters of the book outline the re-interpretation of “communicative context” as the systematic, on-line construction of mental models of the interlocutor's current, ...

What Is Taoism?

Autor: Herrlee Glessner Creel

Número de Páginas: 200

What Is Taoism? traces, in nontechnical language, the history of the development of this often baffling doctrine. Creel shows that there has not been one "Taoism," but at least three, in some respects incompatible and often antagonistic. In eight closely related papers, Creel explicates the widely used concepts he originally introduced of "contemplative Taoism," "purposive Taoism," and "Hsien Taoism." He also discusses Shen Pu-hai, a political philosopher of the fourth century B.C.; the curious interplay between Confucianism, Taoism, and "Legalism" in the second century B.C.; and the role of the horse in Chinese history.

Gazetteer of the People's Republic of China: S-Z

Número de Páginas: 748

Le dernier couple qui sort

Autor: Arne Dahl

Número de Páginas: 565

L'atmosphère en Europe est de plus en plus tendue. La mafia n'a jamais été aussi puissante, le trafic de drogues aussi développé et les méthodes aussi violentes. Et ça, Paul Hjelm et son équipe l'ont appris de la manière forte. Mais la mafia est désormais menacée par un adversaire encore plus puissant, qui s'affranchit des lois et des barrières que l'Europe impose. Pendant ce temps là, une petite entreprise suédoise de biotechnologies est prise pour cible par des cyber-espions. La piste mène jusqu'en Chine, où se développe une affaire de cyber-espionnage de grande ampleur. Comment se fait-il que toutes les entreprises touchées soient impliquées dans la recherche génétique ? Dans un monde de plus en plus violent, il ne reste peut-être plus qu'une chose à manipuler : l'ADN humain. L'unité Op

J.D. Ponce sur Lao-Tseu : Une Analyse Académique du Dao De Jing

Autor: J.d. Ponce

Número de Páginas: 189

Cet essai passionnant se concentre sur l'explication et l'analyse du Dao de jing, de Lao-Tseu, l'une des œuvres les plus influentes de l'histoire et dont la compréhension, en raison de sa complexité et de sa profondeur, échappe à la compréhension à la première lecture. Que vous ayez déjà lu Dao de jing ou non, cet essai vous permettra de vous immerger dans chacune de ses significations, ouvrant une fenêtre sur la pensée philosophique de Lao-Tseu et sa véritable intention lorsqu'il a créé cette œuvre immortelle.

Vanishing Into Things

Autor: Barry Allen

Número de Páginas: 300

Barry Allen explores the concept of knowledge in Chinese thought over two millennia and compares the different philosophical imperatives that have driven Chinese and Western thought. Challenging the hyperspecialized epistemology of modern Western philosophy, he urges his readers toward an ethical appreciation of why knowledge is worth pursuing.

El aiki-líder

Autor: José Santos Nalda , Pablo Nalda Gimeno , Natalia Nalda Gimeno

Número de Páginas: 137

Este pequeño libro ofrece al lector un método de auto‐transformación y desarrollo personal inspirado en los principios y estrategias del mundo de las artes marciales japonesas y el Zen, utilizado entre los siglos XII y XVII para formar a los guerreros samuráis. Es un sistema inédito y original, creado por Natalia y Pablo Nalda a partir de su amplia experiencia en la práctica del Aikido y la aplicación de sus principios en las gestiones de todo tipo, realizadas en sus respectivas empresas y en puestos de responsabilidad.

The Word

Número de Páginas: 408

Traditional Chinese Medicines

Autor: Xinjian Yan , Guirong Xie , Jiaju Zhou , G. W. A. Milne

Número de Páginas: 1424

This title was first published in 2003. In laboratories around the world the active principles in traditional herbal medicines are being isolated and characterized. A systematic effort at the Chinese Academy of Sciences is underway to identify the structure-activity relationships that result from the link between chemistry and medicine that is permitted by this data. This book, which provides the only systematic English-language description of the chemical structures and pharmacological effects of compounds active in traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), is now in its second edition. The new edition provides English-language monographs on over 9000 chemicals isolated from nearly 4000 natural sources used in Chinese medicine and features the addition of in-depth bioactivity data for many of the compounds. Effects and indications of the medicines are included. Extensive indexing permits cross-referencing among English, Chinese and Latin names for natural medicinal sources, effects and indications, and the chemical components of the medicines. The second edition of Traditional Chinese Medicines includes 2300 new compounds, 2400 additional plant sources, more CAS Registry Numbers, and ...

The Art of Rulership

Autor: Roger T. Ames

Número de Páginas: 308

Roger Ames first traces the evolution of five key concepts in early Chinese political philosophy and then analyzes these concepts as they are developed in The Art of Rulership. The Art of Rulership is Book Nine of the Huai Nan Tzu, an anthology of diverse and far-ranging contents compiled under the patronage of Liu An (prince of Huai Nan) and presented to the court of Wu Ti during the first century of the Former Han (perhaps as early as 140 B.C.). Ames demonstrates that the political theory contained in The Art of Rulership shares an underlying sympathy with precepts of Taoist and Confucian origin, and contains a systematic political philosophy that is not only unique but compelling. The book presents a political theory that tempers lofty ideals with functional practicability. While the spirit of the work is strongly Taoist and Confucian, this spirit is provided with a Legalist political framework in which it can be implemented, nurtured, and cultivated.

Cómo vivir juntos

Autor: Roland Barthes

Número de Páginas: 317

Fascinante reunión de apuntes manuscritos, verdadera cantera que permite seguir a Barthes no sólo en el momento de la exposición sino en el del trabajo previo, estos seminarios excepcionales se publican por primera vez en castellano. Como la obra sobre los pasajes de París permite imaginar a Walter Benjamin, este libro muestra la composición y el armado del pensamiento barthesiano a partir de citas, comentarios, fragmentos, enlazados por un movimiento que conserva la vibración de aquello que ha sido dicho por primera vez, explorando territorios y probando ideas. En "Cómo vivir juntos", Barthes nos habla de los anacoretas y de Robinson, de monasterios y de casas, del encierro y de la distancia entre los cuerpos, del alimento, las flores, la suciedad, el vado y los territorios. Preguntas que son, a la vez filosóficas, estéticas e históricas, quedan abiertas, en suspenso, sostenidas por el tejido de las citas. Barthes había organizado su primer seminario de 1977 según un orden que le interesó siempre: el del alfabeto, que le permite un recorrido en redes, enigmático en un principio, pero que, a medida que transcurren las sesiones, forman una organización porosa y cada...

Merchant system in all worlds

Autor: Melissa Wood

Número de Páginas: 1139

Li Yang is an orphan, but he is definitely a good person. He doesn’t smoke, drink, play, or gamble... He doesn’t touch the five poisons. Ever since he climbed up the peach tree in the orphanage to steal half-ripe peaches and almost dropped his child when he was a child, he has never stolen anything again. He studies hard and treats people kindly. He was a three-good student for five years in elementary school, an outstanding member of the Youth Team for three years in junior high school, and an outstanding youth for three years in high school. He received a scholarship just six months into college... He learned from Lei Feng to do good deeds, often helping old ladies cross the road, and giving a penny he found to the police uncle... He is also a righteous man. In ancient times, he would definitely be a hero who would draw his sword to help others when he saw injustice... He is a good student in the eyes of teachers and a good partner in the eyes of classmates..

Botanicon Sinicum

Autor: E. Bretschneider

Número de Páginas: 488

The Blue-Cliff Record

Autor: David Hinton

Número de Páginas: 261

A once-in-a-generation translation of the definitive Ch’an (Zen) koan collection from preeminent translator David Hinton. The Blue-Cliff Record, a collection of Ch’an (Zen) koans stemming from the eleventh century, is a remarkable masterwork of classical Chinese literature, a philosophical text of profound power, and an active practice guide in use by Ch’an and Zen Buddhists all over the world. Rendered with his trademark lyricism and philosophical rigor, this new edition from renowned translator David Hinton presents a whole new Blue-Cliff Record. Full of poetry, storytelling, and characters both zany and profound, Hinton’s translation unveils the earthy insights of Ch’an’s original wisdom. Though it carries a reputation for impenetrable paradox, The Blue-Cliff Record was not meant to be a teaching tool understood only through long instruction from Zen masters. Rather, it is a finely crafted text intended to create a direct and immediate experience of awakening, a text that insists on the need to trust oneself rather than teachers for insight. Embracing this, Hinton’s translation presents only the original koans and poems, free of the commentaries that usually...

The Encyclopedia of Confucianism

Autor: Xinzhong Yao

Número de Páginas: 859

The Encyclopedia, the first of its kind, introduces Confucianism as a whole, with 1,235 entries giving full information on its history, doctrines, schools, rituals, sacred places and terminology, and on the adaptation, transformation and new thinking taking place in China and other Eastern Asian countries. An indispensable source for further study and research for students and scholars.

Earthcare

Autor: David Clowney , Patricia Mosto

Número de Páginas: 736

This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and many short discussion cases. Introductions and discussion questions are provided for all the essays, with each chapter introduced by a summary of the issues and appropriate philosophic, historical and scientific background. Exploring ethical theory, environmental ethics, science and the environmental movement, Earthcare also offers suggestions for students on how to think about ethics and the environment. Through many worldviews, religions and philosophical perspectives, this collection grapples with environmental ethics issues from valuing nature, concerns about the atmosphere, water, land, animals, and human population as well as the interlocking and often problematic interests of business, consumption, energy and sustainability. This book also features examples of a wide variety of environmentally engaged individuals, giving students a way of seeing the connections between the material studied and what they themselves might accomplish.

The Ten Thousand Year Calendar (Pocket Edition)

Autor: Joey Yap

Número de Páginas: 466

Portability is the Name of the Game Losing none of the essential information from the regular Ten Thousand Year Calendar, this mini-sized edition is an indispensable resource for students and practitioners on-the-go. Lugging around big volumes is simply no longer a must, as you can whip this essential reference anytime, anywhere. Handy, informative and convenient - all in your pocket.

Food Plants of China

Autor: Shiu-ying Hu

Número de Páginas: 940

The food plants of an area provide the material basis for the survival of its population, and furnish inspiring stimuli for cultural development. There are two parts in this book. Part 1 introduces the cultural aspects of Chinese food plants and the spread of Chinese culinary culture to the world. It also describes how the botanical and cultural information was acquired; what plants have been selected by the Chinese people for food; how these foodstuffs are produced, preserved, and prepared; and what the western societies can learn from Chinese practices. Part 2 provides the botanical identification of the plant kingdom for the esculents used in China as food and/or as beverage. The plants are illustrated with line drawings or composite photographic plates. This book is useful not only as a text for general reading, but also as a work reference. Naturally, it would be a useful addition to the general collection of any library.

Journal of the China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society for the Year ...

Número de Páginas: 642

The A to Z of Taoism

Autor: Julian F. Pas

Número de Páginas: 474

Taoism, the set of philosophical teachings and religious practices rooted in the understanding of the Chinese character Tao, or "The Way," was founded by the Chinese philosopher Laozi in the 6th Century BCE, whose work, the Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way and its Virtue) laid the philosophical foundation for the religion's beliefs. This volume starts, as it should, with a detailed chronology of Taoism and its relationship both to China and other teachings. The introduction inserts it further in this basic context. Then the dictionary section, consisting of several hundred cross-referenced entries, provides a more detailed treatment of significant persons, nonpersons (gods and demons), concepts, practices, rituals, scriptures, and schools. The bibliography suggests further reading.

The Fall of the Southern Shaolin Temple and Rise of the Ten Tigers of Canton

Autor: Paul Burkinshaw

Número de Páginas: 566

The Fall of the Southern Shaolin Temple and the Rise of the Ten Tigers of Canton tells the legendary story of the Southern Shaolin Temples in Fukien Provence, China, and of the renowned Shaolin Kung Fu masters who trained there. Events and betrayals led to the destruction of these Southern Shaolin Temples. The survivors fled from the Ch’ing/Qing army and dispersed around Kwangtung/Guangdong Province. Many of these eventually settled in or around the provincial capital city of Canton. They, in turn, taught their kung fu among the general population, which led to the rise of several eminent kung fu masters. The ten best were chosen and from then on would be known as the Ten Tigers of Canton.

Responsible and Sustainable Business

Autor: Liangrong Zu

Número de Páginas: 327

This book claims that CSR is the Tao of sustainable enterprise development. It examines the intersection of practical wisdom of Taoism, CSR and Sustainability, looking at the theoretical and historical implications associated with a Taoist approach to CSR, sustainability and responsible leadership. Implications for sustainable enterprise development will be presented. The book analyzes perspectives found in Taoist classical texts and within the larger Chinese cultural context in order to delineate key issues found in the classical texts. Through these analyses, the book assesses the applicability of modern-day Taoism thought and practice in China and the West with respect to the contemporary sustainability situation. The book also explores the values, ideas and practices Taoism offers to inspire a new generation of leaders, and particularly business leaders to manage companies in a more social and sustainable way.

The Huainanzi

Autor: An Liu

Número de Páginas: 1004

Compiled by scholars at the court of Liu An, king of Huainan, in the second century B.C.E, The Huainanzi is a tightly organized, sophisticated articulation of Western Han philosophy and statecraft. Outlining "all that a modern monarch needs to know," the text emphasizes rigorous self-cultivation and mental discipline, brilliantly synthesizing for readers past and present the full spectrum of early Chinese thought. The Huainanzi locates the key to successful rule in a balance of broad knowledge, diligent application, and the penetrating wisdom of a sage. It is a unique and creative synthesis of Daoist classics, such as the Laozi and the Zhuangzi; works associated with the Confucian tradition, such as the Changes, the Odes, and the Documents; and a wide range of other foundational philosophical and literary texts from the Mozi to the Hanfeizi. The product of twelve years of scholarship, this remarkable translation preserves The Huainanzi's special rhetorical features, such as parallel prose and verse, and showcases a compositional technique that conveys the work's powerful philosophical appeal. This path-breaking volume will have a transformative impact on the field of early Chinese ...

Asian Philosophies and the Idea of Religion

Autor: Sonia Sikka , Ashwani Peetush

Número de Páginas: 373

With a focus on Asian traditions, this book examines varieties of thought and self-transformative practice that do not fit neatly on one side or another of the standard Western division between philosophy and religion. It contains chapters by experts on Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Hindu and Jain philosophies, as well as ancient Greek philosophy and recent contemplative and spiritual movements. The volume also problematizes the notion of a Western philosophical canon distinguished by rationality in contrast to a religious Eastern "other". These original essays creatively lay the groundwork needed to rethink dominant historical and conceptual categories from a wider perspective to arrive at a deeper, more plural and global understanding of the diverse nature of both philosophy and religion. The volume will be of keen interest to scholars and students in the Philosophy of Religion, Asian and Comparative Philosophy and Religious Studies.

J.D. Ponce on Laozi: An Academic Analysis of Tao Te Ching

Autor: J.d. Ponce

Número de Páginas: 183

This exciting essay focuses on the explanation and analysis of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, one the most influential works in history and whose understanding, due to its complexity and depth, escapes comprehension on a first reading. Whether you have already read the Tao Te Ching or not, this essay will allow you to immerse yourself in each and every one of its meanings, opening a window to Laozi's philosophical thought and his true intention when he created this immortal work.

Religious Cognition in China

Autor: Ryan G. Hornbeck , Justin L. Barrett , Madeleine Kang

Número de Páginas: 223

Are human tendencies toward religious and spiritual thoughts, feelings, and actions outcomes of “natural” cognition? This volume revisits the “naturalness theory of religious cognition” through discussion of new qualitative and quantitative studies examining the psychological foundations of religious and spiritual expression in historical and contemporary China. Naturalness theory has been challenged on the grounds that little of its supporting developmental and experimental research has drawn on participants from predominantly secular cultural environments. Given China’s official secularity, its large proportion of atheists, and its alleged long history of dominant, nonreligious philosophies, can any broad claim for religion’s psychological “naturalness” be plausible? Addressing this empirical gap, the studies discussed in this volume support core naturalness theory predictions for human reasoning about supernatural agency, intelligent design, the efficacy of rituals, and vitalistic causality. And yet each study elucidates, expands upon, or even challenges outright the logical assumptions of the naturalness theory. Written for a non-specialist audience, this...

Taoism, Teaching, and Learning

Autor: John P. Miller

Número de Páginas: 183

The ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism contains profound wisdom about the cosmos, nature, human life, and education. Taoism seeks to be in harmony with nature, and using it as a guide can help us live in a way that is healing to both ourselves and the planet. Taoism, Teaching, and Learning identifies key aspects of Taoist thought and highlights how these principles can promote a holistic approach to teaching and learning. In particular, this book offers educators guidelines and pedagogical examples for how to instil a perspective of interconnectedness into their classrooms. It sheds light on how philosophical Taoism articulates a vision of the universe and life that mirrors the actual realities of nature. Providing frameworks and methods for teaching and learning based on the interconnectedness of life, Taoism, Teaching, and Learning develops an inspiring vision for education and helps us to see our world in a deeply holistic and meaningful way.

The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion

Autor: Gert Woerner , Stephan Schuhmacher

Número de Páginas: 489

With more than four thousand entries and over one hundred illustrations, this encyclopedia offers a complete survey of the four major religious traditions of Asia. It is designed not only for students and scholars but also to help general readers find their way through the thicket of unfamiliar words and concepts that are often encountered today in various fields such as the health professions, psychotherapy, the sciences, and the media. Among the subjects covered are: • Important terms such as chakra, karma, koan, nirvana, tantra, Tao, and yin-yang • The lives and teachings of mystics, philosophers, and masters of meditation • Basic texts and scriptures • Sects and schools of thought • Mythological figures and events In addition, pronunciation tables, a comprehensive bibliography, and a Ch'an/Zen Lineage Chart are provided.