Eastern Wisdom

Two great traditions of philosophy grew up far from Greece: in India, around the self and liberation; in China, around the Way and the good society. This pathway runs from the Upanishads through Buddhism to the Dao and Confucius, and ends in Japan with Zen.

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   The Principal UpanishadsHindu scripture · 5 hrs · ▶ ListenBrahman and ātman: You are that.
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   Bhagavad GitaHindu scripture · 1.5 hrs · ▶ ListenOn the eve of battle, Krishna teaches how to act without attachment.
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   DhammapadaBuddhist scripture · 50 min · ▶ ListenThe Buddha's teaching in short verses.
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   Heart SutraBuddhist scripture · 5 min · ▶ ListenForm is emptiness, emptiness is form, in five minutes.
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   Dao De JingLaozi · 30 min · ▶ ListenThe Way that can be told is not the constant Way.
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   ZhuangziZhuangzi · 6 hrs · ▶ ListenButterflies, cooks and useless trees: Daoist freedom with a smile.
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   AnalectsConfucius · 1.5 hrs · ▶ ListenThe Master's sayings on learning, ritual and humaneness.
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   Shōbōgenzō (selections)Dōgen · 1.5 hrs · ▶ ListenTo study the self is to forget the self.