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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review of The Triumph of Religion Preceded by Discourse to Catholics by Jacques Lacan Prabuddha Bharata September 2018 on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months ago
Psychoanalysis and its father in the West, Sigmund Freud, have often been seen as the antitheses of religion and faith. This book seeks to dispel this misconception and place Freud and psychoanalysis as hopes to the faithful and the hedonist alike. Ethics and morality do not get compromised and unethical and immoral behaviour do not get free…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review The Gathering of Intentions, Jacob P. Dalton, Indian Philosophy Blog May 2017 on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months ago
This book could be seen as a novel method of tracing the history of a scripture. Jacob P. Dalton does this by “tracing the vicissitudes of a single ritual system—that of the Gathering of Intentions Sutra (Dgongs pa ’dus pa’i mdo)—from its ninth-century origins to the present day” (xv). This tantra is referred to as the “root tantra” and i…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review The Concept of Non Photography by Francois Laruelle Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months ago
In this bilingual edition with the original French, François Laruelle envisions a discipline of non-photography by concentrating on what photography is and not what it becomes. He emphasises the immanence of photography as opposed to its externality. He concludes that there is an ‘a priori photographic intuition’ and that a ‘photographic appara…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review The Cambridge Introduction to Sanskrit A M Rupell Reading Religion January 2018 on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months ago
Learning Sanskrit is usually considered to be a harrowing experience what with the memorization of elaborate rules of grammar and the language’s various verb and noun forms in numerous tenses and cases (such as the vocave case). This has discouraged many students from completing the study of Sanskrit and most leave it halfway. Every textbook t…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Teresa My Love Julia Kristeva Prabuddha Bharata October on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months ago
St Teresa of Avila is one of the most studied and emulated Christian mystic. She is an extraordinary role model to be followed by a monastic religious, because she not only gives step-by-step instructions for the ‘interior’ life, but also guides life in a monastic community. She is one of the very few mystics who have recorded in detail their exp…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Sweet Nileen Putatunda Prabuddha Bharata January 2018 in the group
Indology on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoNileen Putatunda is a bright young man with a facile pen that betrays his erudition. A humble soul, his writings touch one’s mind. This latest addition to his many poetry collections surprises even the reader who follows Putatunda’s writings. This volume contains more than ninety poems with the date and place of the creation and occasional cre…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Sweet Nileen Putatunda Prabuddha Bharata January 2018 in the group
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoNileen Putatunda is a bright young man with a facile pen that betrays his erudition. A humble soul, his writings touch one’s mind. This latest addition to his many poetry collections surprises even the reader who follows Putatunda’s writings. This volume contains more than ninety poems with the date and place of the creation and occasional cre…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Struggle and Utopia by Francois Laruelle Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoThrough this work, François Laruelle looks at non-philosophers from various angles. He seeks to look at them from a humane perspective and as ‘subjects of knowledge’ (25). He argues that ‘non-philosophy is a close relative of the spiritual but definitely not the spiritualist’ (26).
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Struggle and Utopia by Francois Laruelle Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoThrough this work, François Laruelle looks at non-philosophers from various angles. He seeks to look at them from a humane perspective and as ‘subjects of knowledge’ (25). He argues that ‘non-philosophy is a close relative of the spiritual but definitely not the spiritualist’ (26).
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Struggle and Utopia by Francois Laruelle Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 in the group
Philosophy of Religion on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoThrough this work, François Laruelle looks at non-philosophers from various angles. He seeks to look at them from a humane perspective and as ‘subjects of knowledge’ (25). He argues that ‘non-philosophy is a close relative of the spiritual but definitely not the spiritualist’ (26).
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Struggle and Utopia by Francois Laruelle Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 in the group
Philosophy on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoThrough this work, François Laruelle looks at non-philosophers from various angles. He seeks to look at them from a humane perspective and as ‘subjects of knowledge’ (25). He argues that ‘non-philosophy is a close relative of the spiritual but definitely not the spiritualist’ (26).
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Sharing Wisdom Reading Religion June 2017 in the group
Theology on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoReligious leaders often come together for a statement of their respective beliefs seeking a false satisfaction that they are working for world peace by a disparate series of talks meant to only emphasize differences among faith traditions. This book is a welcome departure from such meaningless exercises and hopes to create a tradition of…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Sharing Wisdom Reading Religion June 2017 in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoReligious leaders often come together for a statement of their respective beliefs seeking a false satisfaction that they are working for world peace by a disparate series of talks meant to only emphasize differences among faith traditions. This book is a welcome departure from such meaningless exercises and hopes to create a tradition of…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Sharing Wisdom Reading Religion June 2017 in the group
Philosophy of Religion on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoReligious leaders often come together for a statement of their respective beliefs seeking a false satisfaction that they are working for world peace by a disparate series of talks meant to only emphasize differences among faith traditions. This book is a welcome departure from such meaningless exercises and hopes to create a tradition of…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Sharing Wisdom Reading Religion June 2017 in the group
Hinduisms on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoReligious leaders often come together for a statement of their respective beliefs seeking a false satisfaction that they are working for world peace by a disparate series of talks meant to only emphasize differences among faith traditions. This book is a welcome departure from such meaningless exercises and hopes to create a tradition of…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Sharing Wisdom Reading Religion June 2017 in the group
Buddhist Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoReligious leaders often come together for a statement of their respective beliefs seeking a false satisfaction that they are working for world peace by a disparate series of talks meant to only emphasize differences among faith traditions. This book is a welcome departure from such meaningless exercises and hopes to create a tradition of…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Photo Fiction by Francois Laruelle Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 in the group
Philosophy on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoFrançois Laruelle’s non-standard philosophy seeks to redefine the conventional modes of thinking, not just in the sphere of philosophy but also in the fields of aesthetics, religion, sociology, and other allied disciplines. In this volume, Laruelle questions the ‘fiction’ of photography by establishing that ‘photo-fiction is precisely the passage…[Read more]
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Philosophy and Non Philosophy by Francois Laruelle Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 in the group
Sociology on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoFrançois Laruelle’s non-standard philosophy is necessary for the survival or popularity of philosophy according to Laruelle: ‘Philosophy can only really become “for all” or “popular” by becoming non-philosophy’ (cover). Non-philosophy is not no philosophy but a different approach to philosophising where philosophy is not the main thing but the ‘real’ is.
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review Philosophy and Non Philosophy by Francois Laruelle Prabuddha Bharata August 2017 in the group
Philosophy on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoFrançois Laruelle’s non-standard philosophy is necessary for the survival or popularity of philosophy according to Laruelle: ‘Philosophy can only really become “for all” or “popular” by becoming non-philosophy’ (cover). Non-philosophy is not no philosophy but a different approach to philosophising where philosophy is not the main thing but the ‘real’ is.
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Narasimhananda Swami deposited Review of The Upanishads A Complete Guide by Signe Cohen Reading Religion June 2018 in the group
Religious Studies on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months agoSigne Cohen has done a marvelous job of editing and authoring the majority of the chapters in The Upanishads, giving readers a rich treatment of the history, culture, and philosophy contained within them. Her introduction sheds light on many aspects of the Upanishads. It is interesting, though, that while she analyzes the meaning of the word…[Read more]
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