Petite bibliothèque des sagesses

This box set of 10 volumes brings together texts on wisdom, philosophy and spirituality. Each of the anthologies - Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, from India, the Far East or Africa, but also the anthology of the first peoples, of philosophers, of Antiquity - offers access to reflections that were inspired by men, throughout the ages and the world, whatever their condition, their relationship with others, the world, the cosmos or with God. These texts therefore open up new notions about man, the world and the Absolute, which enable us to broaden our field of consciousness, to reflect on our spiritual path and reconsider our personal ethics in order to grow within. These selected extracts, chosen and analysed by leading specialists, are presented with a remarkable pedagogical approach, which renders them accessible to any audience, familiar or not. Jewish wisdom: The Hebrew Bible – The Torah – The Talmud – Medieval exegesis – Hasidism – Modern and contemporary commentators – Some proverbs – Tales, humour, stories. Christian wisdom: Jesus, master of wisdom – Paul announces the paradoxical wisdom of the cross – The final revelation: God is love – The Fathers of the Church – Medieval wisdom – Wisdom of the Christian East – Wisdom for troubled times. Islamic wisdom: The Quran – Prophet Mohammed – The theologians, Sufi mystics, poets, contemporary intellectuals. Ancient wisdom: Celtic wisdom – Nordic wisdom – Egyptian wisdom – Mesopotamian wisdom – Persian wisdom. Philosophical wisdom: Ancient wisdom – Modern wisdom. Buddhist wisdom: Wisdom of ancient Buddhism – Wisdom of Mahayana – Wisdom of the Pure Earth – Wisdom of Chan and of Zen – Wisdom of the Vajrayana. Wisdom of India: The great texts - The thinkers. Wisdom of the Far East: The way of the Dao masters – The Confucian way – The way strategies and of combatants. Wisdom of the first peoples: Shamanic wisdom – Pre-Columbian wisdom – Amerindian wisdom – Wisdom of Oceania. African wisdom: Wisdom of the heart of history and of conversation - The difficult daughter - Wisdom of the heart of myths and tales - Reconciliation as a sign of wisdom - Wisdom which opens up to myths, to the other, to God.