How to Lose Yourself : An Ancient Guide to Letting Go / Jay L. Garfield, Maria Heim, Robert H. Sharf.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garfield, Jay L., 1955- author.

Heim, Maria, 1969- author.

Sharf, Robert H., author.

Series:

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Doctrines.

Buddhism.

Sunyata.

Self--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Self.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Ancient Guide to Letting Go

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2025.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / by Jay L. Garfield, Maria Heim, and Robert H. Sharf

Part I. Early Buddhist Teachings / by Maria Heim

Part II. Middle Way Teachings / by Jay L. Garfield

Part III. Chan Teachings / by Robert H. Sharf

Notes on Sources and Further Reading.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-691-25309-9

OCLC:

1470860731