This book argues for the central role played by absorption in the functioning of the human mind. The importance of absorption makes itself felt in different ways; the two studies combined in this book concentrate on two of them. The first study, 'The Symbolic Mind', argues that, largely as a result of language acquisition, humans have two levels of cognition, which in normal circumstances are simultaneously active. Absorption is a (or the) means to circumvent some, perhaps all, of the associations that characterize one of these two levels of cognition, resulting in what is sometimes referred to as mysitcal experience, but which is not confined to mysticism and plays a role in various "religious" phenomena, and elsewhere. In the second st...
Publisher description: As David White explains in the Introduction to Tantra in Practice, Tantra is an Asian body of beliefs and practices that seeks to channel the divine energy that grounds the universe, in creative and liberating ways. The subsequent chapters reflect the wide geographical and temporal scope of Tantra by examining thirty-six texts from China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Tibet, ranging from the seventh century to the present day, and representing the full range of Tantric experience--Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and even Islamic. Each text has been chosen and translated, often for the first time, by an international expert in the field who also provides detailed background material. Students of Asian religions and general reader...
The human voice is one of the principal conveyers of social and affective communication. Yet relatively little is known about the neural circuitry that supports the recognition of different vocally expressed emotions. We conducted an FMRI study to examine the brain responses to vocal expressions of anger and happiness, and to test whether specific brain regions showed preferential engagement in the processing of one emotion over the other. We also tested the extent to which simultaneously presented facial expressions of the same or different emotions would enhance brain responses, and to what degree such responses depend on attention towards the vocal expression. Forty healthy individuals were scanned while listening to vocal expressions...
This book studies five Tibetan temples that exemplify architectural and artistic styles from five periods, spanning the eighth through fifteenth centuries. The art-historical perspective is supported by many color plates and complemented by accounts drawn from Tibetan historical sources. The five chapters focus respectively on Kachu (kwa chu), Yemar (g.ye dmar) and Dratang (grwa thang), a chapel in the Jokhang (jo khang), Zhalu (zhwa lu), and the Riwoché (ri bo che) stupa.(Kevin Vose 2004-05-20)
This piece looks at anthropology from a non-Western perspective, including anthropological writings from Tibetan authors about their perceptions of the West. (Mark Premo-Hopkins 2004-09-15)
Full Catastrophe Living provides an introduction to a body of mindfulness-based meditation practices aimed at cultivating a greater sense of awareness in the face of all of life's events. Particularly, the author looks at how mindfulness can be used to confront stress, illness, and disease. He argues for a shift in how we understand health and well being, an approach which aims to integrate the partially fragmented approach to health practiced in many medical settings. (Zach Rowinski 2005-03-04)
A small paperback which lists the names of pills with a paragraph about how they are used/how they are beneficial, and how and how often they are to be taken. (Frances Garrett 2003-01)
A review by H. R. Bhattacharyya of Nirmal C. Sinha, Sangs-rgyas stong: An Introduction to Mahayana Iconography.
A review by H. R. Bhattacharyya of Nirmal C. Sinha, Tales the Thankas Tell.
This is a review by Abhi Subedi of Carol Tingey, Heartbeat of Nepal: The Pancai Baja.
This is a review by Prayag Raj Sharma of Lain S. Bangdel, Stolen Images of Nepal.
This is a review by Abhi Subedi of Michael James Hutt, Himalayan Voices: An Introduction to Modern Nepali Literature.
Contains a Sanskrit-Tibetan-Chinese index of names and technical terms. (Michael Walter and Manfred Taube 2006-05-15, revised by Bill McGrath 2008-01-03)
A Tibetan-English glossary. (Bill McGrath 2008-01-03)
An extract of the Chinese-Tibetan part of the Ch'ien-lung Pentaglot: rgyal pos mdzad pa'i skad lnga shan sbyar gyi many+dzu'i skad gsal ba'i me long /. Arranged according to subject. (Michael Walter and Manfred Taube 2006-05-15, revised by Bill McGrath 2008-01-03)
A Tibetan-Chinese dictionary. (Bill McGrath 2008-01-03)
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A census report for Qinghai province. The book provides population statistics for prefectures, districts, and townships within Qinghai province. The statistics are laid out in tables which present the total population of an area in terms of people and households, as well as breakdowns according to gender and nationality. There are also tables which provide information on population change, birth and death rates, occupational and employment related statistics. (Ben Deitle 2009-07-07)
A census report for the Tibetan Autonomous Region. The book provides population statistics for prefectures, districts, and townships within all areas of the TAR, and also to sub-township level (zhu wei hui) for Lhasa and Chamdo. The statistics are laid out in tables which present the total population of an area in terms of people and households, as well as breakdowns according to gender. Some tables also provide other information, such as occupational and employment related statistics. (Ben Deitle 2009-07-07)
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