did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780861714971

The Dharma of Star Wars

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780861714971

  • ISBN10:

    0861714970

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-04-15
  • Publisher: Wisdom Publications

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $14.95 Save up to $8.23
  • Rent Book
    $6.72
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    IN STOCK USUALLY SHIPS WITHIN 24-48 HOURS.
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

Summary

Plumbing the Star Wars universe for spiritual lessons is as old as the firsttar Wars film released in 1977, but the author of this book looks at theilms through a specifically Buddhist lens, using Buddhist philosophy tonterpret characters, plots, and dialogue. Original.

Author Biography

Matthew Bortolin has camped out for tickets to all the Star Wars movies, and a set of Jedi robes hangs in his closet. He is an ordained member of Thich Nhat Hanh's Order of Interbeing, and has lived in Buddhist monasteries both in the United States and abroad. He lives in Ventura, California.

Table of Contents

PROLOGUE IX
SECTION I: THE DHARMA OF STAR WARS
I THE JEDI ART OF MINDFULNESS AND CONCENTRATION
3(12)
II THE DARK SIDE WITHIN
15(18)
III IGNORANCE: THE SHROUD OF THE DARK SIDE
33(18)
IV ANAKIN, LEIA, AND THE FIVE AGGREGATES OF SELF
51(20)
V ESCAPING TATOOINE AND THE CAUSE OF SUFFERING
71(18)
VI KNOWING THE GOOD SIDE FROM THE DARK SIDE
89(18)
VII DARTH VADER'S KARMA
107(14)
VIII NIRVANA AND THE WAY OF THE FORCE
121(14)
IX THE EIGHTFOLD PATH HAT TRANSCENDS THE DARK SIDE
135(12)
X LUKE SKYWALKER'S PRACTICE OF WISDOM
147(10)
XI TRANSFORMING OUR JAR JAR NATURE
157(12)
SECTION II: THE PADAWAN HANDBOOK
ZEN CONTEMPLATION FOR THE WOULD-BE JEDI
169(20)
AFTERWORD: THE JEDI AND VIOLENCE 189(10)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 199(2)
INDEX 201(5)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 206

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program