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The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
"The hour of capitalism's greatest triumph," writes Hernando de Soto, "is, in the eyes of four-fifths of humanity, its hour of crisis." In The Mystery of Capital, the world-famous Peruvian economist takes up the question that, more than any other, is central to one of the most crucial problems the world faces today: Why do some countries succeed at capitalism while others fail?In strong opposition to the popular view that success is determined by cultural differences, de Soto finds that it actually has to do with the legal structure of property and property rights. Every developed nation in the world at one time went through the transformation from predominantly informal, extralegal ownership to a formal, unified legal property system, but in the West we've forgotten that creating this system is also what allowed people everywhere to leverage property into wealth. This persuasive book will revolutionize our understanding of capital and point the way to a major transformation of the world economy.
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La conciencia sin fronteras: Aproximaciones de Oriente y Occidente al crecimiento personal (Spanish Edition)
The most persistent form of alienation in human beings is the fragmentation of their identities into separate and distinct parts, such as subject and object, mind and body, reason and instinct, and life and death. Plumbing the depths of this diagnosis, this book analyzes the spectrum of human consciousness and the similarities between therapies that attempt to reintegrate such artificial dualities. The therapies examined range from Eastern to Occidental, from Zen to psychoanalysis, from transcendental meditation to Gestalt, from tantra to existentialism. Practical exercises and a thorough bibliography accompany each chapter.
 
La más persistente alienación del ser humano es la fractura de su identidad en diferentes partes separadas, por ejemplo sujeto y objeto, mente y cuerpo, razón e instinto, vida y muerte, organismo y medio. Arrancando de este diagnóstico, este libro examina el espectro de la conciencia humana y el conjunto de terapias encaminadas a reintegrar estas dualidades artificiales. Estas terapias se inspiran tanto en Occidente como en Oriente, y van del psicoanálisis al zen, de la Gestalt a la meditación trascendental, del existencialismo al tantra. Ejercicios prácticos y bibliografía fundamental acompañan a cada capítulo.

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La Civilizacion de Occidente: Manual de Historia (Spanish Edition)
El reconocido historiador William H. McNeill provee una fundación sólida para el estudio de la historia occidental, narrando magistralmente el desarrollo de esta civilización de forma cronológica y presentando sus aspectos sociopolíticos y culturales. Esta nueva edición incluye información sobre el siglo XX y una bibliografía actualizada. El manual pone a disposición del estudiante información indispensable que le permitirá cobrar conciencia de la historia política, social, intelectual y religiosa del Occidente..
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Hacia el Buda desde el occidente: Sus Ensenanzas sin mitos ni misterios (Spanish Edition)
Las Ensennanzas del Buda son esencialmente una manera de vivir y en ellas no hay creencias, ceremonias, paraisos ni infiernos El budismo es una religion; las Ensennanzas, no lo son. Si no hubiera budismo, budista seri­a entonces quien practica las Ensennanzas, como futbolista es quien juega al futbol y pianista quien toca el piano. Como no hay futbolismo ni pianismo, tampoco deberi­a haber budismo. Al igual que el futbolista y el pianista, el budista autentico no requiere creer en hipotesis metafi­sicas ni en rituales extrannos; solo necesita practicar algo. Si practica poco, obtendra pobres resultados; si practica mucho, lograra progresos notables; si practica todo el tiempo, sera un virtuoso. Y de la misma forma que para el futbolista son importantes las reglas de juego y para el pianista la teoria musical, para el budista es relevante el Orden Natural los aspectos de la naturaleza y de la experiencia que se relacionan con las instrucciones de vivir. HACIA EL BUDA DESDE EL OCCIDENTE es una presentacion racional y occidental de las Ensennanzas del Buda. Si consigue convencerle de que ellas son una forma de vida (no un dogma de fe) y de que budista es un practicante (no un seguidor o un creyente), el proposito de este libro se habra cumplido satisfactoriamente. Y usted, amable lector, tendra informacion suficiente para decidir si emprende o elude el camino que sennala el Buda para acabar con el sufrimiento y el estres.

The Teachings of the Buddha are essentially a way of living with no room for beliefs, ceremonies, rewarding heavens or punishing hells. Buddhism is a religion; the Teachings are not. If Buddhism did not exist, a Buddhist would be somebody who practiced the Teachings, like a violinist is one who plays the violin and a pianist, one who plays the piano. If there is no violinism or pianism , semantically speaking there should not be "Buddhism". As good violinists or pianists, authentic Buddhists do not need to believe in metaphysical hypotheses or strange rituals; they only need to practice something. If they practice seldom, results are poor. If they practice a lot, progress is remarkable. If they practice permanently, they become virtuosos. Similarly, as musicians should abide by musical theory, Buddhists should act in accordance with the Natural Order. (The Natural Order refers to the aspects of nature and experience that relate to the instructions to live). TO THE BUDDHA FROM THE WEST is a rational westernized presentation of the Buddha's Teachings. If it persuades you that the Teachings are a way of living (not a dogma) and that Buddhists are practitioners (not followers or devotees), the purpose of the book is properly met. Furthermore, dear reader, you will have sufficient knowledge to decide whether to follow or elude the road signs that the Buddha has marked toward the end of suffering and stress..
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