{"product_id":"9781032910833-dharma-and-detachment-writings-on-indi","title":"Dharma and Detachment: Writings on Indian and Tibetan Thought","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDharma and Detachment: Writings on Indian and Tibetan Thought\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great interest to all readers and students of Simone Weil's work, as well as to those interested in Indian and Tibetan philosophy, religion and phenomenology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimone Weil was one of the most profound and thought-provoking thinkers of the twentieth century. An intellectual prodigy from an early age in both the sciences and the arts, she was at different times a teacher, factory and farm labourer, and political activist, spending a brief period in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Her writings, which span philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality, are marked by a both passionate and contemplative attempt to understand profound questions about the good, God, human thought and action, and suffering and beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, considerably less known is Weil's fascination with the texts and ideas of Indian and Tibetan thought, which she both thought and wrote about extensively. \u003ci\u003eDharma and Detachment: Writings on Indian and Tibetan Thought\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume to draw together some of Weil's most interesting and important writings on eastern thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpertly edited and introduced by Nicolas Bommarito, the anthology contains writings drawn from Weil's extensive \u003ci\u003eNotebooks\u003c\/i\u003e. The extracts show how she moves seamlessly between Plato, Catholicism, mathematics, the \u003cem\u003eBhagavad-Gītā\u003c\/em\u003e, and Buddhism, engaging with texts in the original Sanskrit. To help the reader gain a full insight into Weil's thought, the volume also includes – along with Weil's own writings – key passages from the classical texts that inspired her, especially the \u003cem\u003eBhagavad-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eGīt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eā\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eUpanis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003eads\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to a helpful Introduction by Nicolas Bommarito setting out the background to Weil's life and her engagement with Indo-Tibetan texts, he also explains fundamental Indo-Tibetan philosophical terms such as \u003cem\u003eā\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003etman\u003c\/em\u003e, the three \u003ci\u003egunòas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ekarma \u003c\/i\u003eand detachment. A glossary is also included, making the volume an ideal starting point for those unfamiliar with Indo-Tibetan philosophy and seeking a clear path into Weil's engagement with these texts and ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDharma and Detachment: Writings on Indian and Tibetan Thought\u003c\/i\u003e will be of great interest to all readers and students of Simone Weil's work, as well as to those interested in Indian and Tibetan philosophy, religion, and phenomenology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56160551240054,"sku":"9781032910833","price":48.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35897731_47d8adf1-0e59-4124-ad05-0b4b97140653.jpg?v=1756932639","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032910833-dharma-and-detachment-writings-on-indi","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}