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The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat: The Life of Ra Lotsawa

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Report copyright infringementby Ra Yeshe Senge (Author), Bryan J. Cuevas (Translator), Bryan J. Cuevas (Introduction by)The story of Tibet's notorious master of Buddhist sorcery--translated for the first time into English An essential sacred text of Tibetan Buddhism, The All-Pervading Melodious Drumbeat tells the wondrous story of Ra Lotsawa Dorjé Drak. Though he was canonized as a saint and a fully enlightened buddha, the eleventh-century Ra Lotsawa's life story presents a darker path than ...

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Report copyright infringementby Swami Satyananda Saraswati (Author)Sahib Sadhu is a biographical collection of stories that lead the reader through the adventures and challenges encountered by Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Swamiji performed the disciplines of a wandering ascetic for more than twenty years in India, chanting naked in the snow, meditating in hot springs, sitting for days at a time beside a sacred fire, walking the length and breadth of India, encountering snakes, miracle sadhus, ...

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Manne (Author)NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - The definitive takedown of fatphobia, drawing on personal experience as well as rigorous research to expose how size discrimination harms everyone, and how to combat it--from the acclaimed author of Down Girl and Entitled "An elegant, fierce, and profound argument for fighting fat oppression in ourselves, our communities, and our culture."--Roxane Gay, author of Hunger A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, NP...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Marder (Author), Anaïs Tondeur (Author)We entrust readers with thirty fragments of reflections, meditations, recollections, and images - one for each year that has passed since the explosion that rocked and destroyed a part of the Chernobyl nuclear power station in April 1986. The aesthetic visions, thoughts, and experiences that have made their way into this book hover in a grey region between the singular and self-enclosed, on the one hand, and the ge...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Jabari (Author)ONCE AND FOR ALL MANKIND-VOLUME 1: MY ROCK & ROLL DREAM is the detailed account of my tumultuous childhood and raucous coming of age, spiritual awakening, and the events leading up to my attempted suicide at age nineteen, untold in its entirety, even to my closest loved ones, until now. The reader journeys with me and the music, which was guiding me, to previously uncharted reaches of the psyche, collective consciousness, inter-dimensi...

When Faith Meets Reason: Religion Scholars Reflect on Their Spiritual Journeys

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Report copyright infringementby Charles W. Jr. Hedrick (Editor)What happens to faith when the creeds and confessions can no longer be squared with historical and empirical evidence? Most critical scholars have wrestled with this question. Some have found ways to reconcile their personal religious belief with the scholarship they practice. Others have chosen to reconstruct their view of religious meaning in light of what they have learned. But most have tended not to share those views in a pub...

American Buddhist Rebel: Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz

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Report copyright infringementby Liz Lewinson (Author)Discover the award-winning biography of the complex, brilliant, and enlightened American Buddhist teacher, Rama, Dr. Frederick Lenz. Combining ancient knowledge plus Zen and Tantric Buddhism, Lenz set challenges and led adventures for his students, ranging from one-on-one encounters to groups of 1,000 people. Born in 1950 and growing up in the effervescent 60s and early 70s, he brought a fresh and realistic view to teaching Buddhism for the...

An Explanation of the Natural Philosopher's Tincture of Theophrastus Paracelsus

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Report copyright infringementby Alexander Von Suchten (Author)""An Explanation of the Natural Philosopher's Tincture of Theophrastus Paracelsus"" is a book written by Alexander Von Suchten. The book provides a detailed explanation of the natural philosopher's tincture as described by Theophrastus Paracelsus, a Swiss physician and alchemist who lived during the Renaissance period. The tincture is a highly concentrated liquid extract that is believed to have healing properties and is used in va...

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Report copyright infringementby Jamie Cid (Author)What if you could see the world anew?This enchanting short story invites you to rediscover the wonder in everyday life. Through a simple yet powerful narrative, "The World in a Box" challenges you to open your eyes, mind, and heart to the beauty that surrounds us all.As you turn these pages, you'll be reminded that each of us holds a unique view of the world - a perspective as precious as it is personal. This tale gently urges you to embrace c...

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Report copyright infringementby David Collins (Editor), Christopher Williams (Editor)An indisputably prominent figure in twentieth-century philosophy, R. G. Collingwood often remains elusive even to those who admire his achievements. This volume of new essays aims to reintroduce Collingwood to twenty-first-century philosophical readers and to show why, and how, his achievements matter. Each essay offers an original contribution to the understanding of some aspect of Collingwood's thought, inc...

Sword of Zen: Master Takuan and His Writings on Immovable Wisdom and the Sword Tale

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Haskel (Author), Peter Haskel (Translator)Takuan Sōho's (1573-1645) two works on Zen and swordsmanship are among the most straightforward and lively presentations of Zen ever written and have enjoyed great popularity in both premodern and modern Japan. Although dealing ostensibly with the art of the sword, Record of Immovable Wisdom and On the Sword Taie are basic guides to Zen--"user's manuals" for Zen mind that show one how to manifest it not only in sw...

Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk and a Writer

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Merton (Author)The second volume of Thomas Merton's gusty, passionate journals (Thomas Moore) chronicles Merton's advancements to priesthood and emergence as a bestselling author with the surprise success of his autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. Spanning an eleven-year period, Entering the Silence reflects Merton's struggle to balance his vocation to solitude with the budding literary career that would soon established him as one of the most impo...

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Report copyright infringementby Ted Nannicelli (Editor), Paul Taberham (Editor)Across the academy, scholars are debating the question of what bearing scientific inquiry has upon the humanities. The latest addition to the AFI Film Readers series, Cognitive Media Theory takes up this question in the context of film and media studies. This collection of essays by internationally recognized researchers in film and media studies, psychology, and philosophy offers film and media scholars and advanc...

Colors of the Concepts: Philosophers on Paintings

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Report copyright infringementby Alex Taek-Gwang Lee (Author)This monograph explores the relationship between philosophy and painting, showing how thinkers such as Hegel and Merleau-Ponty developed their key concepts through direct engagement with specific artworks. Unlike traditional surveys that often treat philosophical ideas as abstract, Colors of the Concepts: Philosophers on Paintings emphasises how these ideas were shaped by concrete encounters with visual art. Each chapter discusses ho...

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Report copyright infringementby Tina Pippin (Author)Author BiographyTina Pippin is the Wallace M. Alston Professor of Bible and Religion at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. She was a member of The Bible and Culture Collective (The Postmodern Bible, 1995), the author of Death and Desire: The Rhetoric of Gender in the Apocalypse of John (1992; Reprint, Wipf and Stock, 2021), and Apocalyptic Bodies: The Biblical End of the World in Text and Image (1999). Number of Pages: 216 ...

Alfred Orage and the Leeds Arts Club 1893 - 1923

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Steele (Author)Alfred Orage was one of those mysterious figures in our cultural history who was in his lifetime extremely influential, and after his death almost forgotten. He was the man who co-founded the Leeds Arts Club, possibly the only genuine manifestation of Expressionism in pre-second world war Britain, which promoted the philosophy of Nietzsche, the mystical socialism of the early Labour movement and suffragette feminism, as well as literary and a...

Reflections on the Painting and Sculpture of the Greeks

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Report copyright infringementby Johann Joachim Winckelmann (Author), Henry Fuseli (Author)"Reflections on the painting and sculpture of the Greeks, with instructions for the connoisseur, and an essay on grace in works of art" by Johann Joachim Winckelmann is a foundational text in art history and aesthetics. This meticulously prepared edition allows readers to engage with Winckelmann's influential ideas about Greek art, sculpture, and painting. A cornerstone of art criticism, the book explore...

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Report copyright infringementby Martin Skov (Editor), Marcos Nadal (Editor) The Routledge International Handbook of Neuroaesthetics is an authoritative reference work that provides the reader with a wide-ranging introduction to this exciting new scientific discipline. The book brings together leading international academics to offer a well-balanced overview of this burgeoning field while addressing two questions central to the field: how the brain computes aesthetic appreciation for sensory o...

Logic Or The Art Of Thinking: Being The Port-Royal Logic (1850)

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Spencer Baynes (Translator)""Logic Or The Art Of Thinking: Being The Port-Royal Logic"" is a book written by Thomas Spencer Baynes in 1850. The book is a comprehensive guide to logic and the art of thinking, based on the teachings of the Port-Royal Abbey in France. The Port-Royal Logic is known for its rigorous approach to reasoning and its emphasis on clarity and precision in thought. Baynes' book covers topics such as the nature of logic, the principle...

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Report copyright infringementby George Santayana (Author)The Sense Of Beauty Being The Outlines Of Aesthetic Theory by George Santayana is a philosophical exploration of the concept of beauty and its role in human experience. The work examines beauty not as a fleeting sensory pleasure but as an intrinsic quality that evokes emotional responses and holds deep value. Santayana begins by offering a naturalistic perspective on aesthetic experience, asserting that beauty is more than subjective ad...

Homo Aestheticus: Philosophical Fragments on the Will to Art

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Report copyright infringementby Samuel Alexander (Author)This collection of philosophical fragments presents an aesthetics of existence called the 'Will to Art'. Readers are invited to consider the possibility that the universe is fundamentally an aesthetic phenomenon, understood as a process of creative evolution that is moving, albeit agonistically, towards ever-increasing opportunities for artistic expression and aesthetic experience. In Homo Aestheticus, Samuel Alexander offers an underst...

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by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author)Through his writing and his own personal philosophy, the famed philosopher unburdened his young country of Europe's traditional sense of history and showed Americans how to be creators of their own circumstances. His mandate, which called for harmony with, rather than domestication of, nature, and for a reliance on individual integrity, rather than on materialistic institutions, is echoed in many of the great American philosophical and literary works of his time...

Yorùbá Art and Aesthetics: Methodologies and Their Consequences

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Report copyright infringementby Barry Hallen (Editor), Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach (Editor), Leah Kalmanson (Editor)An introduction to the art and aesthetics of southwest Nigeria using the writings of Yorùbá scholars and artists who have made these subjects their special interest over the last forty years. Barry Hallen brings together the writings of four pioneering Yorùbá thinkers who write about the art and aesthetics of their own culture: J.R.O. Ojo, Babatunde Lawal, Rowland Abiodun and Wo...

The Turn to Provisionality in Contemporary Art: Negative Work

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Report copyright infringementby Raphael Rubinstein (Author)In his influential essay "Provisional Painting," Raphael Rubinstein applied the term "provisional" to contemporary painters whose work looked intentionally casual, dashed-off, tentative, unfinished or self-cancelling; who appeared to have deliberately turned away from "strong" painting for something that seemed to constantly risk failure or inconsequence. In this collection of essays, Rubinstein expands the scope of his original artic...

John Singer Sargent, January 12, 1856: April 15, 1925; a Conversation Piece

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Report copyright infringementby Martin 1878-1970 Birnbaum (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is ...

The Principles of Uncertainty - Paperback

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by Maira Kalman (Author)"Sublime . . . Kalman's elegantly witty and at times melancholy narrative runs arm in arm with her unmistakable paintings on a serendipitous romp through the history of the world." --Vanity Fair "Wildly original . . . there's nothing else even remotely like it . . . This hilarious, wise, and deeply moving volume [is] the ultimate picture book for grown-ups." --O Magazine Maira Kalman paints her highly personal worldview in this inimitable combination of image and text ...

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Report copyright infringementby Leo Graf Tolstoy (Author), Aylmer Maude (Author)Leo Tolstoy's "What Is Art?" delves into the fundamental question of art's purpose and its relationship to morality. Tolstoy challenges conventional notions of beauty and aesthetics, arguing that true art serves a vital function: to unite people through shared emotion and understanding. This thought-provoking work explores the connection between artistic expression and ethical responsibility. Tolstoy critiques art...

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Report copyright infringementby Bill Sharpe (Author)Economies of Life argues cogently that there is a 'default assumption that there is only one economy in our lives - the economy which is the one based on money. Our position is that there are many economies, of which the one based on money is just one, and that they all contribute to the health and sustainability of our shared lives'. To extend this thinking, money is the currency of trade, and art is the currency of experience. In his colle...

If loss were a currency: on Kamila Kuc's 'I Was There': on Kamila Kuc's 'I: on Kamila Kuc's I Was There

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Report copyright infringementby Kamila Kuc (Author), Jeremy Fernando (Author) Number of Pages: 114 Dimensions: 0.31 x 7 x 5 IN Publication Date: May 28, 2025

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Keeble (Author)As the title suggests, we are here addressing the most fundamental questions: Who is man? What is art? What is the bond that unites man, nature and art? The argument at the heart of this book is that what should be common to all men and women-a natural affinity with the sacred that holds out the promise of spiritual experience in everyday life- is in fact made all but impossible by the very nature of modern society. For what the modern worl...

Letters from the Edge: Outrider Conversations

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Report copyright infringementby Margaret Randall (Author)By excerpting from letters she exchanged with five irreverent writers and artists, Margaret Randall constructs conversations that open windows on four pivotal moments in her life and on world events. This correspondence touches on important themes, such as social change, identity, art, and creative integrity--issues that were relevant then and remain so today. The letters are sometimes philosophical, sometimes intimate, and deal with fa...

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Report copyright infringementby John Sallis (Author)"Stunning insights into Renaissance aesthetic theory. . . a rigorous and critical assessment of key moments in the Western aesthetic tradition, speaks beyond the audience of philosophers and literary critics . . ." --Renaissance Quarterly"Stone challenges the simple opposition of philosophy and art . . . in a style that has the directness of sculpture." --John LlewelynIn an elegant and provocative text enhanced by photographs, John Sallis of...