Author: Thaddeus Golas
Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN: 9780879056988
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Thaddeus Golas is a lazy man. Laziness keeps him from believing that enlightenment demands effort, discipline, strict diet, non-smoking and other evidences of virtue. He found a way to enlighten himself - and you - with two sentences. The first is We are equal beings and the universe is our relations with each other. The second? The universe is made of one kind of entity; each one is alive, each determines the course of his own existence. If you remember this, that's all you really need to know to understand this book. Originally published in 1972, and in print for 15 years, THE LAZY MAN'S GUIDE TO ENLIGHTNMENT teaches you, amongst other things, how to feel good.
The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment
Author: Thaddeus Golas
Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN: 9780879056988
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Thaddeus Golas is a lazy man. Laziness keeps him from believing that enlightenment demands effort, discipline, strict diet, non-smoking and other evidences of virtue. He found a way to enlighten himself - and you - with two sentences. The first is We are equal beings and the universe is our relations with each other. The second? The universe is made of one kind of entity; each one is alive, each determines the course of his own existence. If you remember this, that's all you really need to know to understand this book. Originally published in 1972, and in print for 15 years, THE LAZY MAN'S GUIDE TO ENLIGHTNMENT teaches you, amongst other things, how to feel good.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN: 9780879056988
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Thaddeus Golas is a lazy man. Laziness keeps him from believing that enlightenment demands effort, discipline, strict diet, non-smoking and other evidences of virtue. He found a way to enlighten himself - and you - with two sentences. The first is We are equal beings and the universe is our relations with each other. The second? The universe is made of one kind of entity; each one is alive, each determines the course of his own existence. If you remember this, that's all you really need to know to understand this book. Originally published in 1972, and in print for 15 years, THE LAZY MAN'S GUIDE TO ENLIGHTNMENT teaches you, amongst other things, how to feel good.
The Lazy Man's Way to Enlightenment
Author: David A. Bhodan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615838106
Category : Spiritual life
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Who are you? Who are you Really? Are you the ego-personality with a history, the one who was born, given a name and birth date, taught right from wrong and good from bad? Are you the body you move around in, you know, that thing that will surely die, because it was born? Are you the mind, with all its content, perhaps avoiding or chasing after something? Are you really a separate person amongst many other separate people, living in this world for a period of time - or have you just assumed that? "The Lazy Man's Way to Enlightenment - What You're Looking For is What is Looking," is about going beyond what we've been told we are, beyond religion and philosophy, in order to discover who we really are, not who we think or assume we are. It's about stripping away all that is false, until only what is true remains.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615838106
Category : Spiritual life
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Who are you? Who are you Really? Are you the ego-personality with a history, the one who was born, given a name and birth date, taught right from wrong and good from bad? Are you the body you move around in, you know, that thing that will surely die, because it was born? Are you the mind, with all its content, perhaps avoiding or chasing after something? Are you really a separate person amongst many other separate people, living in this world for a period of time - or have you just assumed that? "The Lazy Man's Way to Enlightenment - What You're Looking For is What is Looking," is about going beyond what we've been told we are, beyond religion and philosophy, in order to discover who we really are, not who we think or assume we are. It's about stripping away all that is false, until only what is true remains.
Enlightenment Philosophy in a Nutshell
Author: Jane O'Grady
Publisher: Knowledge in a Nutshell
ISBN: 9781788283724
Category : Enlightenment
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
"...there is nothing elementary about O'Grady's primer. She pulls off the feat of writing a reliable and accessible introduction to modern philosophy that is also a meaningful contribution to the subject." - London Times Literary Supplement From Descartes' famous line 'I think therefore I am' to Kant's fascinating discussions of morality, the thinkers of the Enlightenment have helped to shape the modern world. Addressing such important subjects as the foundations of knowledge and the role of ethics, the theories of these philosophers continue to have great relevance to our lives. Ranging across Enlightenment thinking from Berkeley to Rousseau, Enlightenment Philosophy in a Nutshell explains important ideas such as Locke's ideas of primary and secondary qualities, Kant's moral rationalism, and Hume's inductive reasoning. Filled with helpful diagrams and simple summaries of complex theories, this essential introduction brings the great ideas of the past to everyone.
Publisher: Knowledge in a Nutshell
ISBN: 9781788283724
Category : Enlightenment
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
"...there is nothing elementary about O'Grady's primer. She pulls off the feat of writing a reliable and accessible introduction to modern philosophy that is also a meaningful contribution to the subject." - London Times Literary Supplement From Descartes' famous line 'I think therefore I am' to Kant's fascinating discussions of morality, the thinkers of the Enlightenment have helped to shape the modern world. Addressing such important subjects as the foundations of knowledge and the role of ethics, the theories of these philosophers continue to have great relevance to our lives. Ranging across Enlightenment thinking from Berkeley to Rousseau, Enlightenment Philosophy in a Nutshell explains important ideas such as Locke's ideas of primary and secondary qualities, Kant's moral rationalism, and Hume's inductive reasoning. Filled with helpful diagrams and simple summaries of complex theories, this essential introduction brings the great ideas of the past to everyone.
A Sense of Direction
Author: Gideon Lewis-Kraus
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594631492
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
In medieval times, a pilgrimage gave the average Joe his only break from the daily grind. For Gideon Lewis-Kraus, it promises a different kind of escape. Determined to avoid the fear and self-sacrifice that kept his father, a gay rabbi, closeted until midlife, he has moved to anything-goes Berlin. But the surfeit of freedom there has begun to paralyze him, and when a friend extends a drunken invitation to join him on an ancient pilgrimage route across Spain, Lewis-Kraus packs his bag, grateful for the chance to wake each morning with a sense of direction. Irreverent, moving, hilarious, and thought-provoking, A Sense of Direction is Lewis-Kraus’s dazzling riff on the perpetual war between discipline and desire, and its attendant casualties. Across three pilgrimages and many hundreds of miles, he completes an idiosyncratic odyssey to the heart of a family mystery and a human dilemma: How do we come to terms with what has been and what is—and find a way forward, with purpose?
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1594631492
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
In medieval times, a pilgrimage gave the average Joe his only break from the daily grind. For Gideon Lewis-Kraus, it promises a different kind of escape. Determined to avoid the fear and self-sacrifice that kept his father, a gay rabbi, closeted until midlife, he has moved to anything-goes Berlin. But the surfeit of freedom there has begun to paralyze him, and when a friend extends a drunken invitation to join him on an ancient pilgrimage route across Spain, Lewis-Kraus packs his bag, grateful for the chance to wake each morning with a sense of direction. Irreverent, moving, hilarious, and thought-provoking, A Sense of Direction is Lewis-Kraus’s dazzling riff on the perpetual war between discipline and desire, and its attendant casualties. Across three pilgrimages and many hundreds of miles, he completes an idiosyncratic odyssey to the heart of a family mystery and a human dilemma: How do we come to terms with what has been and what is—and find a way forward, with purpose?
Love and Pain, by Thaddeus Golas
Author: Thaddeus Golas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983057420
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Of "Love and Pain," his new book, American author Thaddeus Golas explained: "I wrote The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment in language that any reader of English could understand, making it as easy as possible. Now, in writing Love and Pain, I decided to state the case as clearly as I could without regard to a general audience, as though I was writing to a friend, someone like myself..."Thaddeus Golas, author of the metaphysical gem"The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment," opens Pandora's Box once again to lead us through an uncompromising blueprint of consciousness."Love and Pain" is Golas'most intense work as a writer, philosopher, and Cosmic Mapmaker.This book is a true spiritual tool for the honest reader in search of answers.Golas on Love and Pain: "Love and Pain is a necessary step beyond "The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment," and, perhaps a correction to it......More must now be said about our adventures in this reality on Earth. We need an explanation for the contrast between the blissful freedom of pure consciousness and the unwelcome pain and confusion of our human lives."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983057420
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Of "Love and Pain," his new book, American author Thaddeus Golas explained: "I wrote The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment in language that any reader of English could understand, making it as easy as possible. Now, in writing Love and Pain, I decided to state the case as clearly as I could without regard to a general audience, as though I was writing to a friend, someone like myself..."Thaddeus Golas, author of the metaphysical gem"The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment," opens Pandora's Box once again to lead us through an uncompromising blueprint of consciousness."Love and Pain" is Golas'most intense work as a writer, philosopher, and Cosmic Mapmaker.This book is a true spiritual tool for the honest reader in search of answers.Golas on Love and Pain: "Love and Pain is a necessary step beyond "The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment," and, perhaps a correction to it......More must now be said about our adventures in this reality on Earth. We need an explanation for the contrast between the blissful freedom of pure consciousness and the unwelcome pain and confusion of our human lives."
Enlightenment for Lazy, Crazy Bastards
Author: Kiril Ravensong
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978944353
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"Enlightenment for Lazy, Crazy Bastards" gives you first-hand experience of how to let go of the facade and revel in your own true and delightful nature. You will learn from Kiril Ravensong's amazing travels and experiences what it's like to lose yourself in happiness and forget about the pain of being someone you're not. This book is all about sex, money, God, awakening and the story of one highly unusual man. If you are offended easily or take yourself (or anything else for that matter) too seriously, then put this book down and go about your business as usual. Otherwise, enjoy the ride!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978944353
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"Enlightenment for Lazy, Crazy Bastards" gives you first-hand experience of how to let go of the facade and revel in your own true and delightful nature. You will learn from Kiril Ravensong's amazing travels and experiences what it's like to lose yourself in happiness and forget about the pain of being someone you're not. This book is all about sex, money, God, awakening and the story of one highly unusual man. If you are offended easily or take yourself (or anything else for that matter) too seriously, then put this book down and go about your business as usual. Otherwise, enjoy the ride!
Instant Enlightenment
Author: David Deida
Publisher:
ISBN: 1591795605
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This maverick author and teacher offers a "rude awakening" through a collection of daring exercises and practices intended to encourage readers to blast the light of consciousness on the taboos that hide in shadow, from ideas about sex and money to emotions and spirituality.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1591795605
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This maverick author and teacher offers a "rude awakening" through a collection of daring exercises and practices intended to encourage readers to blast the light of consciousness on the taboos that hide in shadow, from ideas about sex and money to emotions and spirituality.
Voice Of Reason A V.I.P. Pass To Enlightenment
Author: Chael Sonnen
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
ISBN: 1628602988
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The book that you are considering buying is nothing short of a VIP Pass to Enlightenment, written by the UFC’s most infamous and feared destroyer of men—Chael P. Sonnen. Backwoodsmen and unlearned folk call him the Walking Thesaurus. His contemporaries have bestowed upon him the title Sir Sonnen. And those dwelling in the forgotten, forlorn jungles south of the equator reverently refer to him as filho da puta, a term Sonnen personally deciphered using his mastery of linguistics. It means, simply, “the Great and Humble Bearer of Knowledge.” In the coming pages, Sonnen's commentary and tales of heroic adventure will initiate you into the world of superhuman greatness. Allow him to carry you like a frail damsel through the world of professional mixed martial arts as he cuts weight, deals with moronic cornermen, expresses his disdain for focus mitts and punching in general, gets his face rearranged, and finds support and encouragement from fans. Permit him to cleanse your mind′s palate and teach you the truth about history, politics, endangered species, cinema, terrorists, music, particle accelerators, and his plans for creating a Chaelocracy, which translates as “a Better Earth.” Shower him with praise as he takes you into his manly mitts like a lump of clay and reshapes you in his own likeness. Like all men of myth and legend, Sonnen strives for the betterment of the human race. Prometheus brought us fire; Dana White brought us the modern-day gladiator; and Chael P. Sonnen now brings us the step-by-step guide to being a great human being and patriot. Purchase this book; learn how the world really works from the perspective of a man who has been face-to-face with presidents, wardens, dignitaries, judges, kings and queens, and athletic commissions; and find out if you have what it takes to awaken from your progressive nightmare. There is no better day to stop being you and start trying to be Chael P. Sonnen. The time has come for The Voice of Reason.
Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing
ISBN: 1628602988
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The book that you are considering buying is nothing short of a VIP Pass to Enlightenment, written by the UFC’s most infamous and feared destroyer of men—Chael P. Sonnen. Backwoodsmen and unlearned folk call him the Walking Thesaurus. His contemporaries have bestowed upon him the title Sir Sonnen. And those dwelling in the forgotten, forlorn jungles south of the equator reverently refer to him as filho da puta, a term Sonnen personally deciphered using his mastery of linguistics. It means, simply, “the Great and Humble Bearer of Knowledge.” In the coming pages, Sonnen's commentary and tales of heroic adventure will initiate you into the world of superhuman greatness. Allow him to carry you like a frail damsel through the world of professional mixed martial arts as he cuts weight, deals with moronic cornermen, expresses his disdain for focus mitts and punching in general, gets his face rearranged, and finds support and encouragement from fans. Permit him to cleanse your mind′s palate and teach you the truth about history, politics, endangered species, cinema, terrorists, music, particle accelerators, and his plans for creating a Chaelocracy, which translates as “a Better Earth.” Shower him with praise as he takes you into his manly mitts like a lump of clay and reshapes you in his own likeness. Like all men of myth and legend, Sonnen strives for the betterment of the human race. Prometheus brought us fire; Dana White brought us the modern-day gladiator; and Chael P. Sonnen now brings us the step-by-step guide to being a great human being and patriot. Purchase this book; learn how the world really works from the perspective of a man who has been face-to-face with presidents, wardens, dignitaries, judges, kings and queens, and athletic commissions; and find out if you have what it takes to awaken from your progressive nightmare. There is no better day to stop being you and start trying to be Chael P. Sonnen. The time has come for The Voice of Reason.
The Way of the Superior Man
Author: David Deida
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1427086680
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Deida explores the most important issues in men's lives--from career and family to women and intimacy to love and spirituality--to offer a practical guidebook for living a masculine life of integrity, authenticity, and freedom.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1427086680
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Deida explores the most important issues in men's lives--from career and family to women and intimacy to love and spirituality--to offer a practical guidebook for living a masculine life of integrity, authenticity, and freedom.
Enlightenment Now
Author: Steven Pinker
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698177886
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR "My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. By the author of the new book, Rationality. Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress obsolete? In this elegant assessment of the human condition in the third millennium, cognitive scientist and public intellectual Steven Pinker urges us to step back from the gory headlines and prophecies of doom, which play to our psychological biases. Instead, follow the data: In seventy-five jaw-dropping graphs, Pinker shows that life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness are on the rise, not just in the West, but worldwide. This progress is not the result of some cosmic force. It is a gift of the Enlightenment: the conviction that reason and science can enhance human flourishing. Far from being a naïve hope, the Enlightenment, we now know, has worked. But more than ever, it needs a vigorous defense. The Enlightenment project swims against currents of human nature--tribalism, authoritarianism, demonization, magical thinking--which demagogues are all too willing to exploit. Many commentators, committed to political, religious, or romantic ideologies, fight a rearguard action against it. The result is a corrosive fatalism and a willingness to wreck the precious institutions of liberal democracy and global cooperation. With intellectual depth and literary flair, Enlightenment Now makes the case for reason, science, and humanism: the ideals we need to confront our problems and continue our progress.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698177886
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR "My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. By the author of the new book, Rationality. Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress obsolete? In this elegant assessment of the human condition in the third millennium, cognitive scientist and public intellectual Steven Pinker urges us to step back from the gory headlines and prophecies of doom, which play to our psychological biases. Instead, follow the data: In seventy-five jaw-dropping graphs, Pinker shows that life, health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness are on the rise, not just in the West, but worldwide. This progress is not the result of some cosmic force. It is a gift of the Enlightenment: the conviction that reason and science can enhance human flourishing. Far from being a naïve hope, the Enlightenment, we now know, has worked. But more than ever, it needs a vigorous defense. The Enlightenment project swims against currents of human nature--tribalism, authoritarianism, demonization, magical thinking--which demagogues are all too willing to exploit. Many commentators, committed to political, religious, or romantic ideologies, fight a rearguard action against it. The result is a corrosive fatalism and a willingness to wreck the precious institutions of liberal democracy and global cooperation. With intellectual depth and literary flair, Enlightenment Now makes the case for reason, science, and humanism: the ideals we need to confront our problems and continue our progress.