Perception: an Essay on Classical Indian Theories of Knowledge

Politics & Social Sciences

Mathal, B.K.

Philosophy

Motilal Banarsidass

We have all had glimpses from the far shore, where with openness we experience and are fully in touch with ourselves. From the far shore we see with honesty, clarity and true acceptance. 'The Far Shore' offers reflections on this experience and is addressed to all who are drawn to the path of awareness and compassion.

The Far Shore : Vipassana, The Practice of Insight

Religion & Spirituality

Mitchell D. Ginsberg

New Age & Spirituality

In the oldest scriptures of Theravada Buddhism much attention is given to the jhanas, high levels of meditative attainment distinguished by powerful concentration and purity of mind. Ven. Dr. Gunaratana examines these jhanas within the context of Buddhist teaching as a whole and particularly within the meditation disciplines taught by the Buddha. Beginning with the ethical foundation for meditation, the role of the teacher, the classical subjects of meditation, and the appropriateness of these subjects to individual practitioners, the author traces the practice of meditation to the higher reaches of realization. The eight stages of jhana are individually analyzed and explained in terms of their relation to one another and to the ultimate goal of the teaching.  The author makes the critical distinction between the mundane jhanas and supermundane jhanas, pointing out that the lower four, while leading to various mental powers and psychic attainments, are not necessary to full enlightenment and may be developed or bypassed as the meditator wishes. The author goes on to explain the place of the jhanas among the accomplishments of an arahat and elucidate their usefulness for a dedicated meditator.

The path of serenity and insight: An explanation of the Buddhist jhānas

Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis

George Weston Briggs

Early Chauhān dynasties: A study of Chauhān political history, Chauhān political institutions, and life in the Chauhān dominions, from 800 to 1316 A.D

History

Sharma, Dasharatha

Asia

A Philosophy of Devotion

John C. Plott

The Vedantic Buddhism of the Buddha

J. G. Jennings

Studies in Hindu political thought and its metaphysical foundations

Varma, Vishwanath Prasad

Knowledge and reality: A comparative study of Quine and some Buddhist logicians

Kaisa Puhakka

Global history of philosophy

Plott, John C

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