Psychology and the Perennial Philosophy
Psychology and the Perennial Philosophy

Author: Samuel Bendeck Sotillos

Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1936597209

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Modern psychology is at an impasse as it searches anxiously for new therapies to address the increasing occurrence of mental illness in contemporary society. In this groundbreaking anthology, leading authors from the perennialist school, including Huston Smith, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, and Frithjof Schuon, draw on the age-old insights of the world s wisdom traditions to argue that modern psychology behaviorism, psychoanalysis, humanistic and transpersonal psychology overlooks the specifically spiritual factors contributing to mental health and illness."

The Hindu Quest for the Perfection of Man
The Hindu Quest for the Perfection of Man

Author: Troy W. Organ

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 1998-07-27

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 1579101410

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“A lucid, thorough and fresh exploration of the material. This is an exceedingly helpful study and may be the best single textbook on the subject. Previously, there was little of note in between inadequate introductions to Hindu thought and the more specialized primary or secondary materials. Organ is a competent philosopher and presents the ‘Hindu quest’ in a scholarly and readable form…it is a key book for undergraduate libraries and would be an invaluable asset in a course which dealt seriously and at any length with the Hindu tradition. Excellent bibliography.” —Choice “This is not just another book on Hinduism, but a source of systematic information…” —Bibliography of Philosophy “This scholarly and perceptive account makes Hindu beliefs and practices intelligible by showing how the contradictions which have puzzled Westerners are rooted in Human Diversity.” —The Review of Metaphysics

The Perennial Quest for a Psychology with a Soul
The Perennial Quest for a Psychology with a Soul

Author: Joseph Vrinte

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 9788120819320

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The subject matter of this book is so vast that it would be presumptuous to attempt to deal with comprehensively and it would be pre-posterous to pretend to a final solution to a set of ideasas comprehensive as these worldwiews. The author is aware that the contents of this comperative study may appear offensive to the followersof Sri Aurobindo. He tries to stimulate a fruitful dialogue and evaluates this dialogue in a sympathic manner when he refers to the intentions of both thinkers.

Yoga and Indian Philosophy
Yoga and Indian Philosophy

Author: Karel Werner

Publisher: Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9788120806085

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While Indian Philosophy has been in our time the object of mainly academic interest Yoga has become in recent decades and object of wide spread popular interest particularly in the west. But from at least the time of the Upanisads till Aurobindo Yoga has been an important source of inspiration to philosophy in Indian and philosophy in turn has often provided in turn has often provided an initial impetus and motivation for the practice of yoga and has produced various interpretations of Yogic experiences. It is therefore most appropriate that Yoga and Indian philosophy be given equal attention both in the context of academic research and in the framework of popularising Yoga.

The Quest for the Inner Man
The Quest for the Inner Man

Author: Joseph Vrinte

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9788120815025

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to record and analuyse the inner and outer events of the investigation

Journeys East
Journeys East

Author: Harry Oldmeadow

Publisher: World Wisdom, Inc

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 535

ISBN-13: 0941532577

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This is the first book to treat the impact of religious, philosophical and psychological traditions of the East on Western intellectuals, artists, travellers and spiritual seekers in the twentieth century. Addressed to both general readers and scholars of religion, it is especially valuable for its penetrating and inter-religious analysis of two of the most compelling themes now facing the world: the emergence of cross-cultural religious understanding of the natural order and ecological crisis and the metaphysical basis for both the formal diversity and essential unity of religious traditions of both East and West. The West has long romanticized the "mysterious" East, but it has, also, judged its traditions as "uncivilized." Our notions about Eastern spirituality have been formed by a succession of travellers, scientists, artists, intellectuals, poets, philosophers and missionaries, as well as by Eastern travellers who have spent time in the West. This book helps us to recognize the influence of Eastern ideas upon modern Western thought by tracing the history of engagements between East and West up until the present day. It concludes with a section that helps us to perceive the timeless value of the many Eastern contributions to the West's current intellectual and spiritual state.

Human Being in Depth
Human Being in Depth

Author: Swami Ranganathananda

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1991-09-27

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780791406809

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This book shows that science and religion should not be antagonistic since both relate to each other in the search for unity and truth. Swami Ranganathananda believes that the modern age demands the meeting of the challenges of life with an adequate philosophy. That adequacy can be ensured only if the philosophy achieves a happy synthesis between the physical sciences and spirituality. This is the specialty of Vedanta. Human Being in Depth illustrates the kinship between Vedanta and modern science. Religion expounded as a verified and verifiable science has a message for all humanity: that spiritual life is a fact, that the consciousness within man is a spark of divinity, and that this same divine consciousness pervades nature and the universe of physics. Vedanta, with its various yoga disciplines, has been explored by the author in its role in mental and spiritual development.