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The words of Zarathushtra, Prophet of Ancient Iran, have come down to us across the centuries through the Gathas, 17 hymns which he composed and which embody the core of his faith.For the first time ever, these hymns are published with commentary and relevant illustrated material to explain the text. For the first time too, the background provided by the Story of Creation is examined with the help of a page from an unpublished manuscript at the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.Vedic parallels are emphasized to aid comparative studies of these two ancient Aryan traditions.An ideal book for laypersons and scholars alike, this is a must for every Parsi home, libraries and researchers working on Zoroastrian tradition.

The words of Zarathustra are recorded in The Gathas 17 hymns which embody the core of his faith. Here for the first time the text is translated into straightforward idiomatic English coupled with relevant illustrative material.

The words of Zarathushtra, Prophet of Ancient Iran, have come down to us across the centuries through the Gathas, 17 hymns which he composed and which embody the core of his faith.For the first time ever, these hymns are published with commentary and relevant illustrated material to explain the text. For the first time too, the background provided by the Story of Creation is examined with the help of a page from an unpublished manuscript at the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.Vedic parallels are emphasized to aid comparative studies of these two ancient Aryan traditions.An ideal book for laypersons and scholars alike, this is a must for every Parsi home, libraries and researchers working on Zoroastrian tradition.

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201 LITTLE BUDDHIST REMINDERSEveryone is busy and we all need little reminders to help us slow down, pay attention and enjoy life.Designed for just this purpose, gathas are short Buddhist poems to recite inwardly throughout the day. They transform familiar activities, such as commuting to work, having morning tea or coffee, washing dishes or lying down to go to sleep, into opportunities to realize the sacredness of the present moment.Filled with original gathas that match the everyday activities and concerns of the modern world, 201 Little Buddhist Reminders shows how to weave a meditative rhythm and mindfulness into daily life.

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An elegant translation of the Sattasai (or Seven Hundred), India's earliest collection of lyric poetry, this book deals with love in its many aspects. Mostly narrated by women, the poems reveal the world of local Indian village life sometime between the third and fifth centuries. The Sattasai offers a more realistic counterpart to that notorious theoretical treatise on love, the Kamasutra, which presents a cosmopolitan and calculating milieu. Translators Peter Khoroche and Herman Tieken introduce the main features of the work in its own language and time. For modern readers, these short, self-contained poems are a treat: the sentiments they depict remain affecting and contemporary while providing a window into a world long past.

The thirteenth volume of a collection of works by the prominent Sufi mystic Hazrat Inayat Khan which expounds the Sufi philosophy of life. It shows the reader how and what this philosophy can contribute to the individual's spiritual and religious development.

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The present work provides a critical edition and translation of the Jambudvipasamgrahani (JDSH) of Haribhadra Suri (c.1123 A.D.) together with its Sanskrit commentary by Prabhananda Suri. The JDSH is one of the minor texts of Jaina Geography written in standard Maharastri. It consists of thirty gathas and describes the structure of Jambudvipa in a very concise manner. The Jaina vision of the universe and the world is complicated, inventive, and above all, extremely idealized. In the centre of the middle part of the Jaina universe, between the upper world consisting of seven heavenly regions and the lower world consisting of seven hellish abodes, Jambudvipa, the island of the Rose Apple tree (Jambu), lies. The Madhyaloka is a vast flat disc made up of an innumerable amount of oceans and lands concentrically surrounding the core, being Jambudvipa itself. It is rimmed by a wall and is divided into seven continents. Haribhadra Suri treats all these topics very succinctly in his JDSH. This concise presentation of the subject matter is carried out in the typical aphoristic sutra style. However, this very sketchy geographical information is fortunately rather elaborately commented upon by Prabhananda Suri. In Fact, without Prabhananda's commentary the basic text of the JDSH would be quite unintelligible for a reader not already familiar with Jaina geography.

A new translation of the foundation texts of the Zoroastrian religion, the Gathas (songs) composed by Zoraster himself, together with the Liturgy in seven chapters composed shortly after his death some 2600 years ago. After a substantial introduction to Zoroaster's religious thought, West presents the translations with facing page explanations of the meaning of each verse.

Excerpt from The Gâthas of Zarathustra (Zoroaster) In Metre and RhythmAfter all that I have written on this subject I will 'not waste. Many words upon a preface here. My object now is to reach a wider circle of intellectual readers, who may not, however, yet have become habituated to oriental literature.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A new translation of the foundation texts of the Zoroastrian religion, the Gathas (songs) composed by Zoraster himself, together with the Liturgy in seven chapters composed shortly after his death some 2600 years ago. After a substantial introduction to Zoroaster's religious thought, West presents the translations with facing page explanations of the meaning of each verse.

Published in association with the International Sufi Movement, this book presents the words of Hazrat Inayat Khan as they are found in the original stenciled edition of The Gathas, preserved in the archives of the Sufi International Headquarters. An essential part of the Sufi teachings on spiritual development, The Gathas offer a complete guide on all aspects of life for the student of Sufism. The Gathas used to be called "sacred readings" because they constitute a condensed expression of the wisdom of the great mystic Inayat Khan, delivered for the personal reflection and meditation of those who want to understand life better.

Ce livre est le premier de trois volumes consacres a l'ensemble des textes vieil-avestiques, c'est-a-dire au corpus constitue par les Gatha, le Yasna Haptaghaiti et les deux fragments yatha ahu vairiio et a airiiama isiio. Il presente l'edition des textes, transcrits pour la premiere fois (a l'exception du Yasna Haptaghaiti) selon le systeme mis au point par Karl Hoffmann, une traduction nouvelle et une analyse metrique de chaque vers. L'introduction se repartit en trois volets, le premier s'attachant a la portee historico-religieuse des textes, le second a leurs caracteristiques phonetiques et graphiques, le troisieme aux particularites de la metrique. La traduction sera justifiee par les analyses du deuxieme et du troisieme volume.

Stonehouse has been called the greatest of all Zen monks who made poetry their medium of instruction.” His works have rarely been available in English, but now all of the hermit monk’s poetry, including the major poetic works, Mountain Poems” and Gathas,” as well as his most illuminating instructional dharma talks, can be read in Red Pine’s superb translations.With Red Pine’s personal discovery in 1991 of the site of Stonehouse’s former hut, this edition provides rare firsthand understanding of the spiritual and physical realm of Stonehouse’s era. The Zen Works of Stonehouse is one of the classic texts of Zen, essential for anyone interested in Zen practice and tradition.

Developed during a summer retreat in Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh's meditation center in France, these poetic verses were collected to help children and adults practice mindfulness. The result is a handbook of practical, yet down-to-earth verses. These gathas, or mindfulness verses, poetic verse designed to use ordinary daily activities such as washing the dishes, driving the car, or standing in line, as an opportunity to return to a state of mindfulness.Reciting these poetic, yet practical verses can help us to slow down and enjoy each moment of our lives.When we focus our mind on a gatha, we return to ourselves and become more aware of each action. When the gatha ends, we continue our activity with heightened awareness. As exercises in both mediation and poetry, gathas are very much in keeping with the Zen tradition. When you memorize a gatha, it will come to you quite naturally, for example, when you turn on the water or drink a cup of tea.

India is a civilisation of many images a culture of many visual feasts a tradition where th visible and the palpable are as important as the oral and the occurrent, where our highest truths are embodied in our kathas and gathas our songs and stories, where our temples are not only places of worship but equally a gallery of beautiful forms and figures where myth is as important as doctrine, where ancient memories are full of cherished narratives where mythic beings are real in many different ways and we enrich our lives by festivals which celebrate events from the lives of our mythic gods and goddesses and where knowledge is gained as much from itinerant performers as it is from learned discourses and where when the wind blows thorugh the Pipal tree is as if we hear the hymns of the Vedas.

Zen meditation master Thich Nhat Hanh offers his practical teachings about how to bring love and mindful awareness into our daily experience. Kind, purposeful, and illuminating―here is an abundant treasure of traditional gathas (teachings) that unify meditation practice with the challenges we face in today's world.Enhanced features include Vietnamese music from Plum Village, video footage of Thich Nhat Hanh about mindfulness, and a text interview with the author.Course objectives:Describe how Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings can help the listener to achieve a more authentic self· List the traditional teachings (gathas) described by Thich Nhat Hanh· Utilize breathing techniques to deal with issues such as pain, anger and maintaining strength in times of difficulty· List the aforementioned techniques· Demonstrate how to maintain being in the present, not getting lost in the past or caught up in the futureNote: These CD-ROM-format enhanced CDs contain audio, music, and video clips and are meant to be played on your computer, using an Internet connection, speakers, and Real Player programs, which are free for download. Enhanced content is exclusive to CD version