Embark on a captivating intellectual and spiritual odyssey with Essays on Eastern and Western Philosophies and Religions . The book presents two chapters on Western philosophies and three on Eastern spiritual practices. For Western philosophy, the book presents fascinating discussions on the views of two great philosophers with very different beliefs. Baruch Spinoza of the seventeenth century was a God-loving atheist. Although he was Jewish, his philosophy was so different from traditional views of Judaism that he was ...
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Embark on a captivating intellectual and spiritual odyssey with Essays on Eastern and Western Philosophies and Religions . The book presents two chapters on Western philosophies and three on Eastern spiritual practices. For Western philosophy, the book presents fascinating discussions on the views of two great philosophers with very different beliefs. Baruch Spinoza of the seventeenth century was a God-loving atheist. Although he was Jewish, his philosophy was so different from traditional views of Judaism that he was excommunicated from the Jewish community of Amsterdam. He believed that everything is made of God's substance. In sharp contrast is the philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre of the twentieth century. The book presents Sartre's philosophy of individual freedom and responsibility as a part of the philosophical movement of Existentialism, which includes a few other philosophers such as Soren Kierkegaard. The Eastern philosophy part of the book covers Hinduism. Two chapters cover the spiritual practices of surrendering to God and Love for God. These practices are relevant for other religions including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The third chapter on Eastern philosophy discusses the subject of rebirth and the journey of a soul after death. It includes views of several traditions and philosophers. This topic will be of great interest to inquisitive minds from all traditions.
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