Yoga, Karma, and Rebirth: A Brief History and Philosophy
In discussing the discipline's fundamental commitments, Phillips explores traditional teachings of hatha yoga, karma yoga, bhakti yoga, and Tantra and shows how such core concepts as self-monitoring consciousness, karma, nonharmfulness (ahimsa), reincarnation, and the powers of consciousness relate to modern practice. He outlines values implicit in bhakti yoga and the Tantric yoga of beauty and art and explains the occult psychology of koshas, skandhas, and chakras. His book incorporates original translations from the early Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Yoga Sutra, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and seminal Tantric writings of the tenth-centu…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-231-14485-8
- EAN: 9780231144858
- Produktnummer: 4366256
- Verlag: Columbia Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 358 S.
- Masse: H22.4 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.8 cm 476 g
- Gewicht: 476
- Sonstiges: Ab 22 J.
Über den Autor
Stephen Phillips is professor of philosophy and Asian studies at the University of Texas at Austin and has been visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is the author of six books, including Epistemology of Perception: Gangesa's Tattvacintamani, Jewel of Reflection on the Truth About Knowledge, and numerous papers, many featuring first-time translations of late classical Sanskrit philosophic texts.
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