Wisdom of the Ancient Sages

Author: Swami Rama
Publisher: Himalayan Institute Press
ISBN: 9780893891206
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
In Wisdom of the Ancient Sages, Swami Rama shares with the modern world the powerful and inspiring teachings of one of the worlds greatest spiritual texts: the Mundaka Upanishad. This beautiful translation and commentary affirms human nature as peaceful, creative, and transcendent. Its message will assist anyone who seeks to walk the path of personal and spiritual development.

Wisdom of the Jewish Sages

Author: Rami M. Shapiro
Publisher: Harmony/Bell Tower
ISBN: 9780517799666
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Advice for those seeking to deepen and build their relationship with God.

The Ancient Science of Mantras

Author: Om Swami
Publisher: Jaico Publishing House
ISBN: 9386348713
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 350

Book Description

The Stoic Sage

Author: René Brouwer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107024218
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
The first ever book-length study of the influential Stoic concept of wisdom.

Yijing

Author: YeowKok Lau
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789811402043
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 314

Book Description
A total translation and analysis of the Yijing (易經) complete with the original Chinese text. The Yijing is 'First' among the 5 Chinese Classics that scholars must study for the imperial exams. Seymour-Smith (1998) had listed it among the 100 most influential book ever written.

Gods, Sages and Kings

Author: David Frawley
Publisher: Lotus Press
ISBN: 0910261377
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 503

Book Description
"Gods, Sages and Kings presents a remarkable accumulation of evidence pointing to the existence of a common spiritual culture in the ancient world from which present civilization may be more of a decline than an advance. The book is based upon new interpretation of the ancient Vedic teachings of India, and brings out many new insights from this unique source often neglected and misinterpreted in the West. In addition, it dicussses recent archaeological discoveries in India whose implications are now only beginning to emerge."--Publisher.

The Sage in Israel and the Ancient Near East

Author: John G. Gammie
Publisher: Penerbit Erlangga
ISBN: 9780931464461
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 568

Book Description
Ancient Iranian literature / James R. Russell -- The functions of the sage in the Egyptian royal court / Ronald J. Williams -- The sage in Mesopotamian palaces and royal courts / Roanld F.G. Sweet -- The scribe (and sage) in the royal court at Ugarit / Loren R. Mack-Fisher. - The social significance of Solomon as a patron of wisdom / Walter A. Brueggemann -- The sage in the Israelite royal court / R.N. Whybray -- Sages and scribes at the courts of ancient Iran / James R. Russell -- The sage in Hellenistic royal courts / John G. Gammie -- The sage in family and tribe / Carole R. Fontaine -- The sage in school and temple / André Lemaire -- The female sage in ancient Israel and in the biblical wisdom literature / Claudia V. Camp -- The sage in Proverbs / James L. Crenshaw -- The sage in the Psalms /.

A Year with the Sages

Author: Reuven Hammer
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0827617895
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 399

Book Description
A Year with the Sages uniquely relates the Sages' understanding of each Torah portion to everyday life. The importance of these teachings cannot be overstated. The Sages, who lived during the period from the fifth century BCE to the fifth century CE, considered themselves to have inherited the oral teachings God transmitted to Moses, along with the mandate to interpret them to each subsequent generation. Just as the Torah and the entire Hebrew Bible are the foundations of Judaism, the Sages' teachings form the structures of Jewish belief and practice built on that foundation. Many of these teachings revolve around core concepts such as God's justice, God's love, Torah, Israel, humility, honesty, loving-kindness, reverence, prayer, and repentance. You are invited to spend a year with the inspiring ideas of the Sages through their reflections on the fifty-four weekly Torah portions and the eleven Jewish holidays. Quoting from the week's Torah portion, Rabbi Reuven Hammer presents a Torah commentary, selections from the Sages that chronicle their process of interpreting the text, a commentary that elucidates these concepts and their consequences, and a personal reflection that illumines the Sages' enduring wisdom for our era.

Sage Tales

Author: Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky
Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
ISBN: 1580237916
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
A prophet and a pretty woman, a rainmaker and a renegade—from them we learn about ourselves. Ancient stories that whisper truth to your soul—new in paperback! Great stories have the power to draw the heart. But certain stories have the power to draw the heart to God and awaken the better angels of our nature. Such are the tales of the rabbis of the Talmud, colorful, quirky yarns that tug at our heartstrings and test our values, ethics, morality—and our imaginations. In this collection for people of all faiths and backgrounds, Rabbi Burton Visotzky draws on four decades of telling and teaching these legends in order to unlock their wisdom for the contemporary heart. He introduces you to the cast of characters, explains their motivations, and provides the historical background needed to penetrate the wise lessons often hidden within these unusual narratives. In learning how and why these oft-told tales were spun, you discover how they continue to hold value for our lives.

The Sage's Tao Te Ching

Author: William Martin
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 9781569246115
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 123

Book Description
Completing the trilogy that began with the Parent's Tao Te Ching (praised as "pure gold" by Hugh Prather) and continued with the Couple's Tao Te Ching ("a singular book," said George Fowler), William Martin now distills and freshly reinterprets the Tao for "sages," or those in the second half of life. As Martin writes, sages are the "primary keepers and transmitters of wisdom, culture, values, and spirituality." Martin's free-verse interpretation captures the ancient spirit of Lao Tzu's text, yet speaks directly to modern readers. The text is accompanied by a visual interpretation of the Tao in more than 50 original ink-brush drawings. Like the Parent's Tao and Couple's Tao before it, the Sage's Tao has the hallmarks of a classic. "You have ceased trying /To tie up all loose ends./You have discovered/That life does not need to be neat/You have more questions than answers,/And this is a great delight to you./You trust the mystery of life/Without having to possess it." - from the book