Eastern Philosophy

Eastern philosophy includes the various philosophies of Asia, including Indian philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Iranian/Persian philosophy, Japanese philosophy, and Korean philosophy. The term can include Babylonian philosophy and Islamic philosophy, though these may also be considered Western philosophies.

Tao Te Ching
The Art of War
Siddhartha
The Analects
The Bhagavad Gita
The Tao of Pooh
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
The Dhammapada
The Upanishads
The Way of Zen
A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
The I Ching or Book of Changes
The Art of Happiness
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai

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Abhaidev
“ One of the strategies which atheists adopt is proving the non-existence of God by demonstrating that He is not divine. ‘There is so much bad happening in this world, if God is out there would he allow all of that?’ It is a fallacy. A true atheist doesn’t want to prove that God is evil. A true atheist should, instead, prove God doesn’t exist at all. It’s laughable. I mean, I can understand westerners using this strategy, for according to the Judeo-Christian tradition, God is considered divine. Th ...more ”
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