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Publisher | : Fons Vitae |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2021-08-06 |
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ISBN | : 9781941610558 |
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The Book of Contemplation is the thirty-ninth of the forty Books of The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya' 'ulum al-din) and the very last to appear in English translation. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's purpose in this Book is to explain the nature and importance of contemplation, or reflection, as an act that enriches the thinking person with increased knowledge of, and wonder at, the Creator and His creation. In Part 1, he defines and introduces the subject, explaining its importance with reference to the Qur'an, Hadiths, and sayings of wise and pious Muslims. In Part 2, he expounds his own highly original views as to the nature and fruits of contemplation. Part 3 offers detailed guidance on the most appropriate and beneficial subjects for reflection, some relating to human traits and actions and others to Divine Attributes and Actions. In Part 4, he explores in detail aspects of God's creation, which, when viewed with an observant eye and considered with a worshipful heart, are full of wonders and offer an inexhaustible scope for reflection - from the artistry of the spider and bee to the unimaginable vastness of the heavens, which themselves are dwarfed by what lies beyond them.
Author | : Josef Pieper |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
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Download Happiness and Contemplation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"The ultimate of human happiness is to be found in contemplation". In offering this proposition of Thomas Aquinas to our thought, Josef Pieper uses traditional wisdom in order to throw light on present-day reality and present-day psychological problems. What, in fact, does one pursue in pursuing happiness? What, in the consensus of the wisdom of the early Greeks, of Plato and Aristotle, of the New Testament, of Augustine and Aquinas, is that condition of perfect bliss toward which all life and effort tend by nature? In this profound and illuminating inquiry, Pieper considers the nature of contemplation, and the meaning and goal of life.
Author | : Usama ibn Munqidh |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2008-07-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0141919175 |
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The volume comprises lightly annotated translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them.
Author | : Josef Pieper |
Publisher | : Ignatius Press |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780898703023 |
Download Only the Lover Sings Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The popular and highly regarded Josef Pieper speaks of the necessity for human persons to be able to contemplate and appreciate beauty to develop their full humanity. Pieper expresses succinctly that the foundation of the human person in society is leisure, free time in which one can contemplate, be receptive to being and its beauty.
Author | : Abu Hamid Muhammad Al-Ghazali |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781903682647 |
Download Patience and Thankfulness Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Book of Patience and Thankfulness is the thirty-second chapter of The Revival of the Religious Sciences which is widely regarded as the greatest work of Islamic spirituality. Written by one of the most famous theologian-mystics of all time, The Book of Patience and Thankfulness discusses two of the virtues of the religious and spiritual life that are of universal interest. --
Author | : Martin Laird |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2011-07-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0195378725 |
Download A Sunlit Absence Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In his sequel to the best-selling Into the Silent Land, Martin Laird guides the reader more deeply into the sanctuary of Christian meditation. He focuses here on negotiating key moments of difficulty on the contemplative path, showing how the struggles we resist become vehicles of the healing silence we seek. With clarity and grace Laird shows how we can move away from identifying with our turbulent, ever-changing thoughts and emotions to the cultivation of a "sunlit absence"--the luminous awareness in which God's presence can most profoundly be felt.
Author | : James Finley |
Publisher | : Ave Maria Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2018-02-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1594713170 |
Download Merton's Palace of Nowhere Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
For forty years, James Finley’s Merton's Palace of Nowhere has been the standard text for exploring, reflecting on, and understanding the rich vein of Thomas Merton's thought. Spiritual identity is the quest to know who we are, to find meaning, to overcome that sense of “Is this all there is?” Merton’s message cuts to the heart of this universal quest, and Finley illuminates that message as no one else can. As a young man of eighteen, Finley left home for an unlikely destination: the Abbey of Gethsemani, where Thomas Merton lived as a contemplative. Finley stayed at the monastery for six maturing years and later wrote this Merton’s Palace of Nowhere in order to share a taste of what he had learned on his spiritual journey under the guidance of one of the great religious figures of our time. At the heart of the quest for spiritual identity are Merton's illuminating insights—leading from an awareness of the false and illusory self to a realization of the true self. Dog-eared, tattered, underlined copies of this book are found on the bookshelves of retreat centers, parish libraries, and the homes of spiritual seekers everywhere. This anniversary edition brings a classic to a new generation and includes a new preface by Finley.
Author | : Scott W. Hahn |
Publisher | : Emmaus Road Publishing |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781931018524 |
Download Temple and Contemplation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This is the fourth annual volume of the remarkably popular journal of biblical theology edited by Scott Hahn and his St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. This volume features important new works by Hahn, Gary Anderson, John Cavadini, Brant Pitre, among others. Inspired by the ground-breaking work of Yves Congar and Jean Danielou, this volume includes original and thought-provoking contributions on such topics as: the Tabernacle and the origins of Christian mysticism; Jesus self-consciousness of being the new Temple and the new High Priest; and the doctrine of the indwelling of the Trinity in the soul; Hahn contributes a new perspective on the Gospel of John, showing how Israel's Temple and feasts are fulfilled in Christ and the sacraments of the Church. As the editors write in their introduction to this volume: The Temple theme is perhaps the richest in all of biblical theology, embracing the mysteries of Christ, Church, and Kingdom; liturgy, sacraments, and priesthood; salvation, sanctification, and divine filiation. These are the beautiful mysteries we contemplate in this volume of Letter & Spirit.
Author | : Howard Zehr |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2005-03-01 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1680992473 |
Download Little Book of Contemplative Photography Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Restorative justice pioneer Howard Zehr is also an accomplished photographer. He begins his latest book with a confession—"I have written this book in part to encourage myself to slow down, to heighten my imagination, to renew myself while I gain a new view of the creation and the creator." With this book, Zehr makes a gift to anyone who would like to couple photography with seeing and thinking more deeply. In each chapter he offers a Purpose, a Problem, and an Activity with a camera in order to "practice mindfulness." You'll not need a fancy camera, but if you have one it won't hurt. Zehr's chapter-by-chapter exercises are aimed at heightening visual awareness and imagination—all while doing good and working for justice. A title in The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series.
Author | : Matthew D. Walker |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2018-05-31 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1108421105 |
Download Aristotle on the Uses of Contemplation Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Provides an original, up-to-date, and systematic account of Aristotle's views on contemplation's place in the human good.