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In Nature, Man and Woman, philosopher Alan Watts reexamines humanity’s place in the natural world—and the relation between body and spirit—in the light of Chinese Taoism. Western thought and culture have coalesced around a series of constructed ideas—that human beings stand separate from a...

Science has consistently rejected subjective data in science. Undoubtedly the main reason for this is that most scientists consider it to be unreliable and difficult to verify. Our immediate experience is, indeed, often incomplete, distorted, or simply false. Another important reason for rejecting...

What Is Love? In this thoughtful, provocative work, Osho—one of the most revolutionary thinkers of our time—challenges us to question what we think we know about love and opens us to the possibility of a love that is natural, fulfilling, and free of possessiveness and jealousy. With...

It may well be questioned whether, in the course of a like period of time, any country has ever undergone greater transitions, or made more rapid strides along the path of civilization than has Japan during the last quarter of a century. A group of numerous islands, situated on the high-road and thoroughfare...

If you are reading this now, you may have already come to the realization that striving for material gains and everything else the world calls “important” is not actually fulfilling. You probably have a yearning for something more significant. You might not know exactly what it is that you want,...

Even thought the universal truths presented by Buddhism are immortal and will remain as such for many centuries to come, even thousands of years, they have been interpreted in different ways and by different groups. Today, however, many Buddhists seek for a more practical application of such principles,...

The idea of a Personal God has obtained in almost every religion, except a very few. With the exception of the Buddhist and the Jain, perhaps all the religions of the world have the idea of a Personal God, and with it comes the idea of devotion and worship. The Buddhists and the Jains, although they...

Before the Birth... who are you? After the Death... Where are you? All Creation passing trough this round will be free. No one can be lost. A Child comes into the world crawling and without teeth, and the old mans get out without teeth and crawling. Desire nothing, give...

The Sutra of 108 Songs - Sutra(經) means Buddhist Canon. - Song(頌) means Gatha. - It has 25 Chapters + 108 Songs = 133 Verses . It is a Chong-Gyuhng(總經) which means Comprehensive Canon. - Comprehensive Canon means it is...

Buddhism: Beginner Guide To The Path Of Buddhism is the beginning teachings of what it means to be a Buddhist and what a Buddhist believes and practices. By having a fundamental understanding of the Buddhism Daily Practice, we can understand what its practice means to us and how we live our lives....

Buddhism religion is based on helping individuals overcome affliction and uncertainty of human survival through the abolition of desire as well as ego. Buddhists call this achievement the state of nirvana or the peace of soul. The religion itself is tolerant, but - on the other hand - no criticism or suggestions of reforms are accepted. The belief system is focused around meditation. 

The present age is a critical one and interesting to live in. The civilisation characteristic of Christendom has not disappeared, yet another civilisation has begun to take its place. We still understand the value of religious faith; we still appreciate the pompous arts of our forefathers; we are...

While many experts point to the enormous complexity in addressing issues ranging from the destruction of ecosystems to the loss of millions of species, Thich Nhat Hanh identifies one key issue as having the potential to create a tipping point. He believes that we need to move beyond the concept of...