Spiritual Compass: The Three Qualities of Life - Rilegato

Kumar, Satish

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ISBN 10: 1903998891 ISBN 13: 9781903998892

Casa editrice: Uit Cambridge Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

In our modern, materialistic world it is easy to separate spirituality from everyday life, but this book encourages spirituality to be a part of our ordinary, everyday existence. It needs to be implicitly present in business, in politics, in farming, in cooking, and in relationships. To illustrate this, Satish Kumar draws on the Indian Ayurvedic tradition which characterizes the mind as having three gunas, or primary qualities: sattva (characterized by calmness, clarity and purity), rajas (energy and passion), and tamas (dullness and ignorance). These qualities can be applied to work and the environment. When we see ourselves in the light of the three gunas, they can orient us toward the direction in which we wish to go. They can help us to recover the art of living, and lead us towards a peaceful and contented existence. Extending the meaning of spirtuality further, Satish explains that there is no dualism between spirit and matter—all matter is imbued with spirit, and spirit manifests through matter. This integrated world-view forms the core of his book.

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Recensione:

"This book by Satish Kumar is wonderful. Full of wisdom, it is simple and elegant, displaying the quality of sattva as he himself defines it with profound and original insight." --Ravi Ravindra, Emeritus Professor of Comparative Religion and Professor of Physics, Dalhousie University, and author of 'The Spiritual Roots of Yoga'

L'autore:

Satish Kumar is an internationally renowned speaker on ecological and spiritual issues. He is the editor of Resurgence magazine, director of programmes at Schumacher College, and founder of the UK Schumacher Society. He is the author of Earth Pilgrim, No Destination, and You Are Therefore I Am.

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• Editore: Uit Cambridge Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1903998891
• ISBN 13: 9781903998892
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 144