Lessons from 'No Mud, No Lotus' by Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the best-known Zen Buddhist teachers in the 21st century.

Listen to episode 32 on Hanh's book 'Happiness' for more lessons.

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Lessons from the ⁠Book of Five Rings⁠ and ⁠⁠Dokkodo⁠⁠ by Miyamoto Musashi. Miyamoto Musashi (1585 -1645) is a sword-saint, poet, artist and legend.

The ⁠Book of Five Rings⁠ (五輪の書, Go Rin No Sho) contains strategies of warfare, single combat, and most importantly the Way to finding enlightenment and meaning as a warrior. And the The ⁠Dokkodo⁠ (獨行道, The Path of Aloneness) is a list of 21 precepts for living a life of honesty and honour.

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Lessons from Anand Vaidya.

Vaidya was a professor of Philosophy. He wrote this essay, Terminal illness and transformative experience, which appeared in the Philosophers magazine.

Essay: https://philosophersmag.com/terminal-illness-and-transformative-experience/?

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Lessons from Crest Jewel of Discrimination (Vivekachudamani) by Adi Shankara.

Shankara is one of the most influential Indian philosophers and the exponent of Advaita Vedanta or non-dualism Hinduism. His seminal work, Crest Jewel of Discrimination remains a crucial text for Advaita Vedanta.

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Lessons from the book of Proverbs.

Attributed to King Solomon, Proverbs is a collection of wise sayings, parables and poetry that teaches the importance of getting wisdom and understanding. Proverbs is one of three wisdom literature in the Old Testament.

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Lessons from 'The Bhagavad Gita' by Veda Vyasa. The Gita is an essential text within the Mahabharata. It is a dialogue between Lord Krishna and the warrior prince Arjuna, who is conflicted about fighting in the Kurukshetra war. The Gita explores themes of duty, discipline, identity, Atman and Brahman, righteousness, and the nature of reality.

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Lessons from 'Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Realities' by Anthony de Mello.

de Mello was a Jesuit priest known worldwide for his writing and spiritual conferences. He died suddenly in 1987.

Referenced essay for paid subscribers: Pope Francis and The Many Paths to God: Heretic or Mystic? https://ijmakan.substack.com/p/pope-francis-and-the-many-paths-to?r=763v5

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Lessons from 'You Are The World' by Jiddhu Krishnamurti.

Krishnamurti is an Indian philosopher and spiritual teacher. He was adopted by the Theosophical Society and raised to be a World Teacher. Later Krishnamurti rejected the title and the society.

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Lessons from ‘Sermon on the Mount’ by Jesus of Nazareth. The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of teachings found in the Gospel of Matthew chapters 5 - 7. Jesus of Nazareth is one of the most influential figures in human history, if not the most. For Christians, Jesus is the promised messiah, the logos made flesh, the one who died and resurrected to save all mankind.

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Lessons from reading ⁠Man's Search for Meaning⁠, a memoir by Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor.

The book chronicles his experience in Nazi concentration camps, his psychological insights into human nature at its worst, what motivates people to live even in the worse conditions, and explores his theory of logotherapy.

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