Knowing Beyond Knowledge

Author : Thomas A. Forsthoefel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351760947
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knowing Beyond Knowledge written by Thomas A. Forsthoefel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2002. This book builds on contemporary discussion of 'mysticism' and religious experience by examining the process and content of 'religious knowing' in classical and modern Advaita. Drawing from the work of William Alston and Alvin Plantinga, the author examines key streams of Advaita with special reference to the conditions, contexts, and scope of epistemic merit in religious experience. Forsthoefel uniquely employs specific analytical categories of contemporary Western epistemologies as heuristics to examine the cognitive dimension of religious experience in Indian Vedanta. Showing the developing nuances in the analysis of religious experience in the thought of Shankara and his immediate disciples (Suresvara and Padmapada) as well as in the teaching of Ramana Maharshi, an understudied but important South Indian saint of the 20th century, this book offers a substantial contribution to studies of Indian philosophy as well as to contemporary philosophy of religion. Using the tools of exegesis and comparative philosophy, Forsthoefel argues for a careful justification of claims following religious experience, even if such claims involve, as they do in the Advaita, a paradoxical 'knowing beyond knowledge'.

Author : Thomas A. Forsthoefel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000160564
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knowing Beyond Knowledge written by Thomas A. Forsthoefel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2002. This book builds on contemporary discussion of 'mysticism' and religious experience by examining the process and content of 'religious knowing' in classical and modern Advaita. Drawing from the work of William Alston and Alvin Plantinga, Thomas Forsthoefel examines key streams of Advaita with special reference to the conditions, contexts, and scope of epistemic merit in religious experience. Forsthoefel uniquely employs specific analytical categories of contemporary Western epistemologies as heuristics to examine the cognitive dimension of religious experience in Indian Vedanta. Showing the developing nuances in the analysis of religious experience in the thought of Shankara and his immediate disciples (Suresvara and Padmapada) as well as in the teaching of Ramana Maharshi, an understudied but important South Indian saint of the 20th century, this book offers a substantial contribution to studies of Indian philosophy as well as to contemporary philosophy of religion. Using the tools of exegesis and comparative philosophy, Forsthoefel argues for a careful justification of claims following religious experience, even if such claims involve, as they do in the Advaita, a paradoxical 'knowing beyond knowledge'.

Author : Osho
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN 13 : 1429907673
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intuition written by Osho and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover your own deep well of wisdom in Intuition: Knowing Beyond Logic—from one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Intuition deals with the difference between the intellectual, logical mind and the more encompassing realm of spirit. Logic is how the mind knows reality, intuition is how the spirit experiences reality. Osho’s discussion of these matters is wonderfully lucid, occasionally funny, and thoroughly engrossing. All people have a natural capacity for intuition, but often social conditioning and formal education work against it. People are taught to ignore their instincts rather than to understand and use them as a foundation for individual growth and development—and in the process they undermine the very roots of the innate wisdom that is meant to flower into intuition. In this volume, Osho pinpoints exactly what intuition is and gives guidelines for how to identify its functioning in others and ourselves. You will learn to distinguish between genuine intuitive insight and the “wishful thinking” that can often lead to mistaken choices and unwanted consequences. Includes many specific exercises and meditations designed to nourish and support each individual’s natural intuitive gifts. Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century” and by Sunday Mid-Day (India) as one of the ten people—along with Gandhi, Nehru, and Buddha—who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.

Author : Mary Field Belenky
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780465037339
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knowledge, Difference, And Power written by Mary Field Belenky and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 1998-04-11 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impressive and innovative follow up to Women's Ways of Knowing, this book shows how the authors' “ways of knowing” theory revolutionized the fields of law, education, psychology, and women's studies, to name but a few. In essence, this dynamic collection poses the ultimate question: Can we come to understand and respect diverse ways of knowing? Features: 15 essays, all written exclusively for this volume the essays are by the original authors of Women's Ways of Knowing and prominent contributors, including Sandra Harding, Aida Hurtado, Sara Ruddick, Michael Mahoney, and Patricinio Schweickart in separate chapters, the authors explore how their thinking has developed and changed since Women's Ways of Knowing argument is expanded beyond gender and knowledge to address the factors of color, class, and culture.

Author : David Kottler
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761851909
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seven Ways of Knowing written by David Kottler and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven Ways of Knowing is an examination of what we mean when we say we know something, and the extent and sureness of this knowledge. It starts with an analysis of our perception of material objects, the role of evolution, and the nature of space and time. A non-mathematical description of relativity and quantum theory is given in the opening chapters (with a more technical treatment in two appendices). Abstract knowledge, knowledge derived from reading and the media (second hand knowledge), and how we know other persons are the subjects of the next three chapters. These are followed by a chapter on how objectively we can distinguish good and evil and then an appraisal of whether there can be a rational belief in any religion. The book ends with a theory of perception, which offers the possibility of a coherent understanding of all the topics: it is compulsive and entirely original.

Author : George Siemens
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1430302305
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knowing Knowledge written by George Siemens and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does so much of our society look as it did in the past? Our schools,our government, our religious organizations, our media - while more complex, have maintained their general structure and shape. Classroomstructure today, with the exception of a computer or an LCD projector, looks remarkably unchanged: teacher at the front, students i n rows. Our business processes are still built on theories and viewpoints that existed over a century ago (with periodic amendments from thinkers like Drucker 2). In essence, we have transferred (not transformed) our physical identity to online spaces and structures.

Author : Jean Klein
Publisher : Non-Duality Press
ISBN 13 : 9780955176289
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beyond Knowledge written by Jean Klein and published by Non-Duality Press. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beyond Knowledge" is a crystallization of timeless wisdom. To read these dialogues is to enter into a scale of inquiry and clarity that knows no compromise and carries one from the end of thought to the beginning of self-knowledge.

Author : Christian de Quincey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594777160
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radical Knowing written by Christian de Quincey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-08-16 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical reassessment of what we mean by "consciousness" and how we experience it in relation to others • Shows the importance of integrating different ways of knowing--such as feeling and intuition, reason and the senses--in our approach to life • Discusses the technique of Bohmian Dialogue where you can learn not only to "feel your thinking," but also to experience true communion with others In Radical Knowing Christian de Quincey makes a provocative claim: We are not who we think we are. Instead, we are what we feel. Giving disciplined attention to feelings reveals the most fundamental fact of life and reality: We are our relationships. Most of us think we are individuals first and foremost who then come together to form relationships. De Quincey turns this "obvious fact" on its head and shows that relationship comes first, and that our individual sense of self--our "private" consciousness--actually arises from shared consciousness. This shared, collective consciousness is at the heart of indigenous ways of life and their worldviews. De Quincey explains that participating in shared consciousness literally builds the fabric of reality, and that understanding this process is key to unlocking our potential for higher consciousness and spiritual evolution. He presents the technique of Bohmian Dialogue, developed by groundbreaking quantum physicist David Bohm, as one method for experiencing this powerful process. He also explores the mystery of synchronicity, offering a new understanding of the relationship between matter and mind and the underlying nature of reality.

Author : Marshall Vian Summers
Publisher : New Knowledge Library
ISBN 13 : 9781884238185
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steps to Knowledge written by Marshall Vian Summers and published by New Knowledge Library. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 365 Daily Steps that lead you to a revelation about your life and destiny. Steps to Knowledge takes you on a great journey of discovering Self Knowledge, the mysterious source of your spirituality and inner authority. Following this inner Knowledge leads you to the greater relationships that you will need in order to find and to fulfill your mission in life. Steps to Knowledge provides the lessons and practices necessary for learning and living The Way of Knowledge. Presented in a self-study format, it contains 365 daily "steps" that enable you to experience inner certainty and direction. It is this experience that can sustain and guide you every day and in every situation. Steps to Knowledge is for you if you are ready to undertake your greater work in life and if you have a sense of mission at this critical turning point in our history. This book is here to serve you Steps to Knowledge is the Greater Community Way of knowing and seeing. It is not based upon any specific world religion or philosophy. This Teaching has never been presented in the world before. These are new times and this is a new way.

Author : Michael Woolman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781876659073
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ways of Knowing written by Michael Woolman and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: