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all connected in this moment of casting the yarrow stalks to select the exact wisdom appropriate in a book begun in the thirtieth century B.C.
Philip K. Dick • The Man in the High Castle (Penguin Modern Classics)
Ennead or the nine deities of ancient Egyptian mythology.
Christopher L. Heuertz • The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth
Tian remained very powerful in projects of self-formation and self-cultivation from such Confucian ideals of righteous service, remonstrance and renunciation to syncretic ideals of spiritual and bodily empowerment and ethical duty.
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
I want to see how the environmental program and movement in China may be able to incorporate such a long-term salvationist agenda of sustainability by touching upon the discourses and practices that are shaping it.
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
“Another tree stands in front of you—Fusang. A magical mulberry tree far to the east, where they keep the elixir of life.” He palms the loupe and looks up.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
Do not despair. These are the times we were given. We are the people God made for this moment... composting empires make the richest soil.
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The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes: The Ancient World Economy & the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia & Han China
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Jennifer Lemche has studied this process that she calls the “greening of Daoism,” in which Laozi has morphed into the God of Ecological Protection (Shengtai baohu shen (生态保护神)).
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
Three-Hundred-Mile Tiger: The Record of Lin-Chi Translation and Commentary by Sokei-An
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