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Author | : Raymond M. Smullyan |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2013-03-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0062281410 |
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The Tao Is Silent Is Raymond Smullyan's beguiling and whimsical guide to the meaning and value of eastern philosophy to westerners. "To me," Writes Smullyan, "Taoism means a state of inner serenity combined with an intense aesthetic awareness. Neither alone is adequate; a purely passive serenity is kind of dull, and an anxiety-ridden awareness is not very appealing." This is more than a book on Chinese philosophy. It is a series of ideas inspired by Taoism that treats a wide variety of subjects about life in general. Smullyan sees the Taoist as "one who is not so much in search of something he hasn't, but who is enjoying what he has." Readers will be charmed and inspired by this witty, sophisticated, yet deeply religious author, whether he is discussing gardening, dogs, the art of napping, or computers who dream that they're human.
Author | : Raymond Smullyan |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1986-10-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0671628313 |
Download This Book Needs No Title Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From Simon & Schuster, This Book Needs No Title is Raymond Smullyan's budget of living paradoxes—the author of What is the Name of This Book? Including eighty paradoxes, logical labyrinths, and intriguing enigmas progress from light fables and fancies to challenging Zen exercises and a novella and probe the timeless questions of philosophy and life.
Author | : Konrad Sheehan |
Publisher | : Balboa Press |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 2016-08-10 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1504364155 |
Download “The Tao of Mindful Being . . .” Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The Tao of Mindful Being is for those who desire and strive to be and to mindfully live within each moment upon this wonderful earth. My hope is that you read this book the way I sometimes, most times, read books. Open it up, flip to a page, read a sentence or two, and think and reflect and meditate upon it. Thats all . . . nothing more. Thats all.
Author | : Raymond M. Smullyan |
Publisher | : Knopf |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2012-07-04 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0307962466 |
Download Forever Undecided Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Forever Undecided is the most challenging yet of Raymond Smullyan’s puzzle collections. It is, at the same time, an introduction—ingenious, instructive, entertaining—to Gödel’s famous theorems. With all the wit and charm that have delighted readers of his previous books, Smullyan transports us once again to that magical island where knights always tell the truth and knaves always lie. Here we meet a new and amazing array of characters, visitors to the island, seeking to determine the natives’ identities. Among them: the census-taker McGregor; a philosophical-logician in search of his flighty bird-wife, Oona; and a regiment of Reasoners (timid ones, normal ones, conceited, modest, and peculiar ones) armed with the rules of propositional logic (if X is true, then so is Y). By following the Reasoners through brain-tingling exercises and adventures—including journeys into the “other possible worlds” of Kripke semantics—even the most illogical of us come to understand Gödel’s two great theorems on incompleteness and undecidability, some of their philosophical and mathematical implications, and why we, like Gödel himself, must remain Forever Undecided!
Author | : Raymond M. Smullyan |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2003-02-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 025310968X |
Download Who Knows? Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Is there really a God, and if so, what is God actually like? Is there an afterlife, and if so, is there such a thing as eternal punishment for unrepentant sinners, as many orthodox Christians and Muslims believe? And is it really true that our unconscious minds are connected to a higher spiritual reality, and if so, could this higher spiritual reality be the very same thing that religionists call "God"? In his latest book, Raymond M. Smullyan invites the reader to explore some beautiful and some horrible ideas related to religious and mystical thought. In Part One, Smullyan uses the writings on religion by fellow polymath Martin Gardner as the starting point for some inspired ideas about religion and belief. Part Two focuses on the doctrine of Hell and its justification, with Smullyan presenting powerful arguments on both sides of the controversy. "If God asked you to vote on the retention or abolition of Hell," he asks, "how would you vote?" Smullyan has posed this question to many believers and received some surprising answers. In the last part of his treasurable triptych, Smullyan takes up the "beautiful and inspiring" ideas of Richard Bucke and Edward Carpenter on Cosmic Consciousness. Readers will delight in Smullyan's observations on religion and in his clear-eyed presentation of many new and startling ideas about this most wonderful product of human consciousness.
Author | : Chang Po-tuan |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 141 |
Release | : 2001-01-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 157062710X |
Download The Inner Teachings of Taoism Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Taoist inner alchemy is a collection of theories and practices for transforming the mind and refining the self. The Inner Teachings of Taoism includes a classic of Chinese alchemy known as Four Hundred Words on the Gold Elixir. Written in the eleventh century by a founder of the Complete Reality School, this text is accompanied by the lucid commentary of the nineteenth-century adept Lui I-ming.
Author | : Raymond M. Smullyan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2009-01-01 |
Genre | : Books and reading |
ISBN | : 9780963923165 |
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Author | : Ursula K. Le Guin |
Publisher | : Shambhala Publications |
Total Pages | : 137 |
Release | : 2019-05-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1611807247 |
Download Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching—from a legendary literary icon Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin’s unique take on Taoist philosophy’s founding classic. Le Guin presents Lao Tzu’s time-honored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before. Drawing on a lifetime of contemplation and including extensive personal commentary throughout, she offers an unparalleled window into the text’s awe-inspiring, immediately relatable teachings and their inestimable value for our troubled world. Jargon-free but still faithful to the poetic beauty of the original work, Le Guin’s unique translation is sure to be welcomed by longtime readers of the Tao Te Ching as well as those discovering the text for the first time.
Author | : Chen Yingning |
Publisher | : Shanghai Press |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2012-04-10 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 9781602201286 |
Download Quiet Sitting Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Jing Gong (quiet sitting) has been shrouded in mysticism since it traveled out of the Far East and across the shores to the West. Along the way, new schools of thought developed and the essential keys to the simple practice that is Jing Gong had been lost. Quiet Sitting: The Daoist Approach for a Healthy Mind and Body is a combination of two translated texts from two of the most famous Jing Gong pioneers in China during the early 20th century. This no-frills handbook is essential to anyone who is interested in the Eastern technique of breathing for a healthy mind and body. Free of esoteric words and phrases, this book offers beginner students a basic, yet powerful, knowledge of the breath: where it comes from, how it is distributed throughout the body, and how to harness it to heal from within. Whether you are looking for alternative ways to improve your physical health, maintain your mental well being, or curious about breathing meditations, Quiet Sitting provides the basic tools needed to get started.
Author | : Laozi |
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Release | : 1972 |
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