Rediscovering the West: An Inquiry Into Nothingness and RelatednessSUNY Press, 1994 M08 16 - 222 pages An inquiry into how westerners can tap into their own philosophical and spiritual traditions to grow beyond their unsteadiness of relations, inner dullness, and underlying absence of vision or orientation; and become more alert, compassionate, and intelligent. Reviews the Zen worldview and such western traditions as the mystical Christ, Socrates, and Jesus as Christ; and describes how to learn relatedness through practice rather than mere thinking. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Contents
PROLOGUE | 1 |
Western Teetering and the Japanese Claim | 19 |
Worldview as the Problem | 23 |
Buddhist Perspective and Zen | 29 |
Eastern Presence in Encounter | 35 |
World Perspective | 45 |
Ram Dass the Roshi and Liberal Education | 55 |
L Ai Searching for Posttraditional Wisdom | 65 |
The Radiance of Socrates | 137 |
Jesus as Christ | 147 |
Death and Rebirth | 153 |
Dialogue and Development | 163 |
The Practical Turn | 169 |
Finding Western Practice | 173 |
Sitting and Relating | 177 |
Earth as Home | 185 |
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Rediscovering the West: An Inquiry Into Nothingness and Relatedness Stephen C. Rowe Limited preview - 1994 |
Rediscovering the West: An Inquiry Into Nothingness and Relatedness Stephen C. Rowe Limited preview - 1994 |
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