Fons vitae aug 2025 (2 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1974, the oldest copy of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching was unearthed at Xi' an along with the ceramic warriors guarding the tomb of the first Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang. By 1979, Professor Toshihiko Izutsu-- the Japanese Islamicist, philosopher and linguist-- collaborated in Tehran with Seyyed Hossein Nasr to translate this treasure into English. Dr. Nasr went on to put it into Persian adding a Sufi commentary which was recently published in Iran. This has now been translated into English with annotations by Mohammad H. Faghfoory. Imagine having a foundational world scripture like the Tao Te Ching explained by such a renowned Sufi scholar and internationally recognized spiritual authority as Dr. Syed H. Nasr. Passages whose subtleties are normally inaccessible to the Western mind become clear. Through Dr. Nasr's insightful use of verses from such Persian luminaries as Rumi, Hafiz, and Attar, the reader is introduced to the ' world' behind this world. The scholar recognized as the ' Father of World Religions', Huston Smith, refers to the Tao Te Ching as a ' Testament to humanity's at-home-ness in the universe, [which] can be read in half an hour or a lifetime. .T. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This two-volume set of essays and interviews from over 35 years of The Merton Annual is a sterling resource for Merton readers. Volume II brings together seminal oral-history interviews with people who knew Merton personally, along with little known or previously unpublished writings by Merton himself. This volume is a sumptuous banquet bringing together the highlights of this important scholarship and providing readers with firsthand accounts of Merton from among his fellow monks, close friends, and other key figures. The stories and reminiscences, the humorous anecdotes, the thoughtful reflections of Merton's confreres, friends, and scholars invite us to sit in on conversations that illuminate the person and spirit of Thomas Merton himself-- the monk, the writer, the friend, the spiritual guide, the prophet. These volumes are a treasure trove! And must-reads for anyone interested in Thomas Merton, monasticism, Christianity, Catholicism, spirituality, contemplation, and religion in general.…