The Formless Self

The Formless Self
Title The Formless Self PDF eBook
Author Joan Stambaugh
Publisher SUNY Press
Pages 190
Release 1999-01-01
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9780791441497

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Gathering and interpreting material that is not readily available elsewhere, this book discusses the thought of the Japanese Buddhist philosophers Dogen, Hisamatsu, and Nishitani. Stambaugh develops ideas about the self culminating in the concept of the Formless Self as formulated by Hisamarsu in his book The Fullness of Nothingness and the essay "The Characteristics of Oriental Nothingness," and further explicated by Nishitani in his book Religion and Nothingness. These works show that Oriental nothingness has nothing to do with the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Western concept of nihilism. Instead, it is a positive phenomenon, enabling things to be.

The Formless Self

The Formless Self
Title The Formless Self PDF eBook
Author Joan Stambaugh
Publisher SUNY Press
Pages 192
Release 1999-05-06
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 9780791441503

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Bringing together the depth insights of eastern & western traditions, this book places the topic of the self in a new context.

Into the Formless

Into the Formless
Title Into the Formless PDF eBook
Author Brian Stephens
Publisher
Pages
Release 2017-06-15
Genre
ISBN 9780998827810

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Life Without A Self

Life Without A Self
Title Life Without A Self PDF eBook
Author Odeh Turjman
Publisher Notion Press
Pages 121
Release 2022-01-06
Genre Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN 1685633269

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“Who am I?” “From whence am I?” These perennial questions have plagued mystics, philosophers, theologists and scientists since time immemorial. Mankind is still grappling with the mystery of the self and consciousness. And many have given up and declared, “One cannot know!” This book unravels the mystery of the self and consciousness, and elucidates it in a comprehensive fashion supported by scientific research. An explanation is provided about the state of enlightenment, which mystics have attempted to expound in the absence of modern empirical knowledge. Upon the discovery of one’s real nature, the pressure of living ceases to exist and the conflict within subsides. Disturbing questions regarding love and relationships, behaviour and morality, and the search for enlightenment are investigated and resolved in such a manner to remove the burden they impose. This publication does not propose to change you, rather it questions the concept of self. Who is this ‘you’? It highlights that the focus should be elsewhere and offers a new perspective.

Zen and the Modern World

Zen and the Modern World
Title Zen and the Modern World PDF eBook
Author Masao Abe
Publisher University of Hawaii Press
Pages 198
Release 2003-01-01
Genre Religion
ISBN 9780824826659

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Written by one of Japan's foremost contemporary thinkers and scholars, Zen and Modern Society is the third in a series of essay collections on Zen Buddhism as seen in the context of Western thought. Throughout his career, Masao Abe has articulated the meaning of Zen thought in a uniquely compelling way - at once, true to the original tradition and appropriately relevant to a variety of comparative standpoints, ranging from Biblical Judeo-Christianity to modern existentialism, phenomenology, and postmodernism. As a leading representative of the Kyoto School, which has sought a critical, comparative linking of Eastern and Western thought, Abe has based his approach on constructive, mutually respectful yet critical intellectual interaction and dialogue with some of the leading figures in the West (including Paul Tillich, Hans Kung, and Eugene Borowitz) as well as dozens of colleagues, students, and disciples. Together with the previous volumes, this work examines and exemplifies some key features of Kyoto School thought. While the essays presented here should be read in light of the socio-political criticism that has since been lodged against the Kyoto School and, more particularly, i

Be Formless

Be Formless
Title Be Formless PDF eBook
Author Rashad Young
Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages 148
Release 2018-12-21
Genre
ISBN 9781729631034

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To Be Formless means to become something without a form. It's to live a life without limits, without validation from others, and become fearless. Too often, we lived in a world where we're boxed in and blocked off. We block ourselves of our full potential because of fear within, and fear of what others may think about us. We live in a world where people are too afraid to step out of their comfort zones and become the person they're designed to be. We instead, live life through illusions and filters to block the true essence of who we are. We rather live life seeking validation and acceptance of others to feel self-fulfilled. In the end, we're all human, we have flaws, we suffer, we strive, and we live. You matter through it all. Don't change who you are because you don't know who you can become until you stretch out and reach the sky.

Self as Person in Asian Theory and Practice

Self as Person in Asian Theory and Practice
Title Self as Person in Asian Theory and Practice PDF eBook
Author Roger T. Ames
Publisher State University of New York Press
Pages 408
Release 1994-01-25
Genre History
ISBN 079149473X

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This book is a sequel to Self as Body in Asian Theory and Practice (SUNY, 1992) and anticipates a third book, Self as Image in Asian Theory and Practice. In order to address issues as diverse as the promotion of human rights or the resolution of sexism in ways that avoid inadvertent lapses into cultural chauvinism, alternative cultural perspectives that begin from differing conceptions of self and self-realization must be articulated and respected. This book explores the articulation of personal character within the disparate cultural experiences of Japan, China, and South Asia.