Original Dwelling Place
Original Dwelling Place

Author: Robert Aitken

Publisher: Catapult

Published: 1997-06-01

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1887178414

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In this collection of twenty-three essays, Robert Aitken retraces the origins of American Zen Buddhism and provides readings of influential texts. Reflecting on death, on marriage, and on Zen practice, Aitken always points out the path to pleasure in the everyday dewdrop world. There is a fine art to presenting complex ideas with simplicity and insight in a manner that both shepherds and inspires. Robert Aitken's Original Dwelling Place: Zen Buddhist Essays succeeds in doing just this, offering twenty-three essays from Americas senior Zen roshi and author of the bestselling, groundbreaking primer Taking the Path of Zen. Just as Taking the Path of Zen is the definitive handbook for Zen practice, the essays gathered in Original Dwelling Place are essential for the light they shed on Aitken Roshi's own journey and the effect he has had on American Zen Buddhism. Gathered here are essays about the Zen texts Aitken has studied with avidity and close attention throughout the years; texts that were early and lasting influences.

The Life of Jesus
The Life of Jesus

Author: David Friedrich Strauss

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2024-01-03

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 3375178557

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1856.

The Life of Jesus Critically Examined
The Life of Jesus Critically Examined

Author: David Friedrich Strauss

Publisher:

Published: 1860

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13:

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David Friedrich Strauss's Das Leben Jesu kritisch bearbeitet (1835) brought about a new dawn in Biblical criticism by applying the 'myth theory' to the life of Jesus. Strauss treated the Gospel narrative like any other historical work, and denied all supernatural elements in the Gospels. Das Leben Jesu created an overnight sensation and Strauss became embroiled in fierce controversy. This earliest English version of 1846 was translated by the novelist George Eliot, and was her first published book.

History of the Old Covenant: Israel in the desert of Sinai : Halt at Marah and Elim ; Halt in the desert of sin ; Halt at Rephidim ; Geographical survey of the road to Rephidim and the country round Sinai ; Preparations for giving the law and concluding the covenant ; Promulgation of the fundamental law ; The Sinaitic covenant ; Orders for the erection of a sanctuary ; The worship of the calf ; Negotiations for a renewal of the broken covenant ; Erection of the sanctuary ; The law of the sacrifice and the institution of the Levitical priesthood ; Continuation and conclusion of the Sinaitic legislation ; Preparations for leaving Sinai
History of the Old Covenant: Israel in the desert of Sinai : Halt at Marah and Elim ; Halt in the desert of sin ; Halt at Rephidim ; Geographical survey of the road to Rephidim and the country round Sinai ; Preparations for giving the law and concluding the covenant ; Promulgation of the fundamental law ; The Sinaitic covenant ; Orders for the erection of a sanctuary ; The worship of the calf ; Negotiations for a renewal of the broken covenant ; Erection of the sanctuary ; The law of the sacrifice and the institution of the Levitical priesthood ; Continuation and conclusion of the Sinaitic legislation ; Preparations for leaving Sinai

Author: Johann Heinrich Kurtz

Publisher:

Published: 1859

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13:

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The House of El Shaddai
The House of El Shaddai

Author: Andrew L Hoy

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-03

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780991116683

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After the Egyptian Exodus God gave Israel plans to build his Tabernacle or "dwelling place" so that he might dwell among them. However, the design of God's dwelling place has been lost in translation for thousands of years. In The House of El Shaddai, see how plans for God's Tabernacle are revealed with the help of hundreds of annotated images.

The Essence of Buddhism
The Essence of Buddhism

Author: Traleg Kyabgon

Publisher: Shambhala Publications

Published: 2014-11-11

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1590307887

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A clear and concise introduction to the teachings and philosophies of the three main vehicles of Buddhism—Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana—through a Tibetan lens This comprehensive guide to the Buddhist path from the Tibetan point of view is as accessible as it is complete. Traleg Kyabgon breaks the teachings down conveniently into the three traditional “vehicles,” while never letting us forget that the point of all the Dharma is nothing other than insight into the mind and heart. Along the way he provides vivid definitions of fundamental Buddhist concepts such as compassion, emptiness, and Buddha-nature and answers common questions such as: • Why does Buddhism teach that there is “no self”? • Are Buddhist teachings pessimistic? • Does Buddhism encourage social passivity? • What is the role of sex in Buddhist tantra? • Why is it said that samsara is nirvana? • Does it take countless lifetimes to attain enlightenment, or can it be achieved in a moment?