This highly original, provocative, and poetic work explores the nexus of time, truth, and death in the symbolic world of medieval kabbalah. Demonstrating that the historical and theoretical relationship between kabbalah and western philosophy is far more intimate and extensive than any previous scholar has ever suggested, Elliot R. Wolfson draws an extraordinary range of thinkers such as Frederic Jameson, Martin Heidegger, Franz Rosenzweig, William Blake, Julia Kristeva, Friedrich Schelling, and a host of kabbalistic figures into deep conversation with one (...) another. _Alef, Mem, Tau _also discusses Islamic mysticism and Buddhist thought in relation to the Jewish esoteric tradition as it opens the possibility of a temporal triumph of temporality and the conquering of time through time. The framework for Wolfson’s examination is the rabbinic teaching that the word _emet, _“truth,” comprises the first, middle, and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet, _alef, mem,_ and _tau,_ which serve, in turn, as semiotic signposts for the three tenses of time—past, present, and future. By heeding the letters of _emet _we discern the truth of time manifestly concealed in the time of truth, the beginning that cannot begin if it is to be the beginning, the middle that re/marks the place of origin and destiny, and the end that is the figuration of the impossible disclosing the impossibility of figuration, the finitude of death that facilitates the possibility of rebirth. The time of death does not mark the death of time, but time immortal, the moment of truth that bestows on the truth of the moment an endless beginning of a beginningless end, the truth of death encountered incessantly in retracing steps of time yet to be taken—between, before, beyond. (shrink)

Philosophical study of Yajurveda, Hindu canon.

Study of fundamentals of ethics in Yajurveda, Hindu canonical text.

Study of the concept of substance (Dravya) in Vaiśeṣika philosophy.

ABSTRACT This project seeks to put material culture, craft, and community in conversation with the long-standing American mythology of self-sufficiency referenced not only in elite discourse by the founding statesmen of the United States but also in contemporary popular iterations of the “Green” and urban homesteading movements. Indeed, many of the individuals involved in these movements identify not only as artists but also as advocates of a form of social activism referred to as “craftivism” that explicitly links this American iconographic (...) tradition of self-sufficiency to contemporary mandates for a politics of sustainability, particularly in urban life. Accordingly, I examine the ways in which urban craftivists are preserving and/or reintroducing traditional folkways ranging from subsistence farming to blacksmithing and welding, hand-sewing, knitting and crocheting, and film photography. Offering specific case studies related to these practices, I argue that practitioners of contemporary American craftivisms lean heavily on discourses of memory and tradition, as well as on the material practices and folkways associated therewith, but do so with the intention of creating a new world order that embraces both local and global perspectives as well as resources to support a politics of ethical production reconciling discourses of “tradition” and “sustainability” within the United States and abroad. (shrink)

Study on asceticism based on Upanishads.

Study of concept of sin and virtue in Vedic literature.

Study, with text of the Yogasūtra of Patañjali, text on Yoga philosophy.

Hindu and Buddhist philosophy in Jaina canonical literature; a study.

Depiction of etiquette or good manners in Mahābhārata, Hindu classical epic.

On Hindu ethics and code of conduct in Hindu smr̥tis.

Comprehensive study of Advaita philosophy of self-realization in Svānubhavadarśa of Mādhavāśrama, fl. 1740.

Study of different stages of spiritual attainment of Soul in Jaina philosophy.

Concept of inherence in Nyaya philosophy; a study.

Various interpretation of the concept of Apramā refers to "non-valid knowledge" in Hindu Nyaya philosophy.

Study of the philosophical aspect of the R̥gveda.

On the life, philosopy, and mythological interpretations of Śukadeva as portrayed in Puranas; a study.

Study on religious and spiritual life in Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Hindu mythological text.

Concept of compassion and joy in Buddhist religion and philosophy; a study.

Study of Non-self (Anātman) in Buddhist philosophy.

Concept of manas in Indic philosophy; a study.

Study of Jaina philosophy and doctrines according to Jaina Āgama.

Transcript of papers on culture, philosophy, doctrines and other facets Buddhism; presented at a conference held in March, 2006 at Jai Narain Vyas University, organized by Bauddha Adhyayana Kendra.

Study of Bhakti (devotion) in Bhagavadgītā, Hindu philosophical classic.

On moral philosophy in Śānti parva portion of Mahābhārata, Hindu classical epic.

Papers presented at the 13th India Conference of Wider Association for Vedic Studies, during 24-26 December 2009.

Study on the concept of Self in Advaita philosophy.

The Medication Event Monitoring System (MEMS) is a relatively new device designed to overcome some of the disadvantages of traditional adherence-measuring techniques. MEMS has also been found useful in tracking adherence behaviour without the need to visit patients frequently. In this study each patient was given a pre-filled, labelled MEMS bottle and cap. Patients were monitored for 24 weeks. For patients specifically studied, there were periods when drug levels may have been low and some exhibited erratic medication-taking (...) behaviour. It is concluded that MEMS can measure adherence behaviour objectively, and so might be used to improve prescribing decisions, identify drug wastage and improve carer support. Further research is needed before the routine use of electronic medication monitoring can be recommended. (shrink)

Contribution of Udayanācārya to Nyaya philosophy; study with reference to his works.

Study of the Niti philosophy of Buddhism.