How to lose yourself an ancient guide to letting go
"A central tenet of Buddhism is the idea that the self is an illusion and by relinquishing it, our self-centered impulses melt away. But what does it mean not to have a self, and how does one go about ridding oneself of the idea? Drawing from early Buddhist texts and scriptures from the Theravada, T...
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a How to lose yourself : |b an ancient guide to letting go / |c the Buddha and his followers ; selected, translated, and introduced by Jay L. Garfield, Maria Heim, and Robert H. Sharf. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Ancient guide to letting go |
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| 300 | |a xv, 195 pages ; |c 18 cm. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Introduction / |r Jay L. Garfield, Maria Heim, and Robert H. Sharf -- |g Part I. |t Early Buddhist Teachings / |r Maria Heim. |t Discourses of the Buddha -- |t Related commentaries -- |g Part II. |t Middle Way Teachings / |r Jay L. Garfield. |t What am I? -- |t Another ride in the chariot -- |g Part III. |t Chan Teachings / |r Robert H. Sharf. |t There is no mind -- |t Nothing to be attained -- |g Notes on Sources and Further Reading. |
| 520 | |a "A central tenet of Buddhism is the idea that the self is an illusion and by relinquishing it, our self-centered impulses melt away. But what does it mean not to have a self, and how does one go about ridding oneself of the idea? Drawing from early Buddhist texts and scriptures from the Theravada, Tibetan Indian, and Chinese Zen traditions, this will be the first non-Greco-Roman volume in our Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers (AWMR) series. Jay Garfield, Maria Heim, and Robert Sharf introduce and translate the key texts they individually know best. They show how these texts argue that while we exist as conventionally constituted, interdependent persons, we have no self, or core that makes us who we are. More importantly, they reveal that this approach is not nihilistic, but rather, a positive way of thinking about personal identity, ethics, and our place in the world"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 546 | |a In English with parallel texts in Pali, Tibetan, Chinese. | ||
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| 700 | 1 | |a Garfield, Jay L., |d 1955- |e translator. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Heim, Maria, |d 1969- |e translator. | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Sharf, Robert H., |e translator. | |
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