One who communicates the Dharma of the awakened mind is like the skeleton that points in the direction of the moon. They are not the moon.
This book is a chronological, and in-depth exploration of philosophical quotes throughout recorded human history, from Thales in Ancient Greece to Tim Minchin in modernity. Four attributed quotes were selected from each philosopher, as samples that indicated the direction of their perspectives that formed the basis of their philosophies on a range of topics concerning the human experience. One quote per day was memorised, and then investigated within the meditative process to encourage new insights at the stage where the sense of self-existence is suspended and conditioned bias removed from the thoughts that arise during the latter stages of the process. After each session, a further period of contemplation and reflection outside of the meditative process resulted in this series of stand-alone, secular western Dharma communications, that make up the content of this book. The book acts as a quick and easy reference guide to the history and development of philosophy and also provides the opportunity for those who meditate to use the content and method used to realize their insights within their meditation practice.
Dharma Philosophy: Meditations of Lama Dharma DingDong, B. Cumming, Vivid Publications, Paperback, 420 pages, $21.81
Robert B. Cumming is a writer, editor, and publisher who resides in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He is owner and publisher of the Iris Publishing Group, Inc., a small literary publishing company. He formerly was a research scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where he served in several positions for thirty years. He holds two degrees in biology, with minors in geology and mathematics from the University of Florida in Gainesville. He has a PhD (1964) in cytogenetics and cell biology from the University of Texas in Austin, where he pursued post-doctoral work on chromosomal fine-structure and cell culture. He remains involved in science, particularly in genetics, ecology and evolution.
CONTENTS: Dharma Philosophy
Note: The list below is condensed.
The Table of Contents includes an entry for each philosopher. |
| Chapter One |
634BCE to AD65
(31 philosophers) |
9
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| Chapter Two |
AD50 to 1037
(10 philosophers) |
66 |
| Chapter Three |
AD1021 to 1546
(19 philosophers) |
84 |
| Chapter Four |
1509 to 1803
(42 philosophers) |
119 |
| Chapter Five |
1803 to 1900
(48 philosophers) |
199 |
| Chapter Six |
1900 to 2020
(59 philosopher) |
295 |
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