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)
This issue of the the Bulletin of Tibetology was published in November of 1990. The issue features two book reviews and articles by David L. Snellgrove, Nirmal C. Sinha, Anukul Chandra Banerjee, Marianne Winder, Sanjit Kumar Sadhukhan, and Jampal K. Rechung. (Ben Deitle 2006-01-16)
The article discusses the over exploitation of natural resources in Gorkha. Two articles on this issue, in volume 16 in the CNAS journal, are discussed. This article discusses the exploitation of resources while addressing the social and economic causes. The author feels that the majority of Gorkha's inhabitants are economically dependent upon agriculture but the number of full-time farmers is quite small. The traditional practices for using natural resources now seem to have been discontinued, disturbing the relationship between man and his environment in Gorkha. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-13)
This is a review by Dilli R. Dahal of Dor Bahadur Bista, Fatalism and Development.
The article discusses ritual and politics in Nepal to examine the efficacy of ritual in protecting the king. Nepali is a country with a ritual tradition that is accumulative to such an extent that it indeed seems as if each and every trend that once entered the valley of Kathmandu has been preserved and readily absorbed into the already existing body of observances without a commensurate loss. The article discusses Sanskritization and tantrism and argues that ritual in Nepal has not only been fostered with devotion, it has also been persistently subject to political manipulation. The article discusses the political situation of the Rana regime coming to power. The author concludes the king's divinity does no more protect him than it did Lord Vishnu himself in a selected brahmana passage. Also, it is concluded that it does not protect the king from his own people. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-14)
The article discusses the importance of Swayambhu chaitya and gomba (monastery) in the role of strengthening the religious and cultural relations between the two countries of Nepal and Bhutan. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-14)
The article discusses the economic relations between Nepal and Bhutan. The two developing countries share the same type of geo-political situation in many ways. Official foreign relations were established in 1983 CE, but official economic relations between these two countries has not been established. The article traces the exchange of human resource between the two countries in the past. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-14)
The article discusses the mass movement in Nepal in 1950 CE, and the democratic reforms that followed. It explores the background of world politics at the time, commenting that it was "the time of great upheavals" in the history of democracy and human rights. The article describes the Nepali nation and people's need for democracy. It disusses the role of people, parties, leaders like G M Singh and others, as well as international support for the democratic government. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-14)
To obtain human genetic information with the intention of treating and curing severe genetic disease would be considered to be a positive personal decision of a moral agent in various religious contexts. According to some religious teachings human suffering should not be regarded merely as a negative element of life; however, the scientific achievement of obtaining genetic information should surely increase the possibility of hope for the eventual cure of genetically determined diseases. The elimination of human suffering and tragedy in severe genetically determined illness, on the criterion of the benefit of the patient, is permitted by various contemporary religious teachings, according to an analysis of publications by the World Council of Churches and the Vatican and sources from Jewish, Islamic and Buddhist teachings.
The classical legend of ca. 500 BC about Buddha who in his former life as King Sivi wished to give a part of his body to the first one who asked for it, lies at the root of the success story of the indefatigable Dr Silva of Colombo, who succeeded through the oldest known story about donation of organs to make Sri Lanka the 'world champion' in eye donation. The legend is quoted in this article, followed by a short introduction of Dr Hudson Silva and his remarkable activities.
The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of change. More precisely, considering insights from Buddhism, existential philosophy, and modern developmental thought, this paper will discuss two aspects of change: (a) change as a fundamental, inevitable aspect of life, and (b) change as a process of risking to choose. The discussion includes an analysis of the correspondence of the concept with four nursing frameworks, and some implications for nursing theory, research, and practice.
The purpose of this paper is to clarify some existing misunderstandings in the area of psychotherapy, existential approach and the Eastern Tao (Zen Buddhism, Confucianism, Lao-tzu, Chuang-tzu) by showing the common elements between Eastern Tao and psychoanalysis, and existential thought. The author compared the goal of Tao practice, namely, Zen Buddhism, Confucianism etc. with that of Western psychoanalysis, humanistic psychology and transpersonal psychotherapy. He concludes that these goals are the same and that the names are different. He also compared the procedures and processes of psychoanalysis and Zen practice. Sudden enlightenment and gradual training in Zen practice were compared with insight and 'working through' in psychoanalysis. Zen emphasis on relationship, ego strength and interpretation was linked with similar topics in psychoanalysis. The results of Zen practice and the central features of every psychoanalytic treatment were examined and found the same, that is, the resolution of, or transcending of, love (dependence) and hate (hostility). The description of a mature analyst and that of a Boddhisattva were compared and found the same. A trace of neurotic motivation remains but they are not influenced by it in helping others. The problem of theory and reality was discussed and strong emphasis on reality was described; in other words, the goal is directed at reality and theory is only a means pointing at reality. If you see the reality, you should forget the theory.
The author emphasizes the therapist's well-integrated and matured personality as the crucial element for being a good psychotherapist; therefore, it is essential for a psychotherapist to make ceaseless efforts regarding his own personality growth with his ongoing therapeutic experiences. Nevertheless, nowadays students are apt to satisfy themselves with or cling to the theories and techniques of psychotherapy, neglecting their own personality growth. The author attributes such a tendency, on the one hand, to the contemporary thought of 'technology first and convenience first', on the other, to the current system of medical education which is extremely faithful to scientism. He warns that concepts or theories sometimes serve as a barrier in one's mind and falsify the reality. He reiterates the importance of the therapist's own maturity and expansion of awareness. In this context, the author recommends Zen meditation or Theravada meditation as one of the advanced courses of training for psychotherapists. He elucidates a way of promoting one's awareness in Zen meditation and what the ultimate state of "no-self" of Zen should be, based on his own experience of Zen practices.
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