Chapter: | Article: | Author: | Page: |
1 Philosophy | | | |
| Plato's Politeia on Non-possession | Bhatnagar, Rajendraswaroop | 15 |
| Nonpossession and Simplicity in Ethics and Lifestyle | Chapple, Christopher Key | 19 |
| A Theosophical Understanding of Aparigraha | Jansma, Rudi | 25 |
| Six Systems of Indian Philosophy on Non-possessiveness | Singhvi, Sushma | 37 |
| Non-Vedic Philosophy | Singhvi, Sushma | 50 |
| Marxism and Aparigraha | Swaminathan, Srilata | 59 |
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2 Non-Indian and Ancient Cultures | | | |
| Non-Attachment, Non-Grasping and Non-Possessiveness within Druidism | Carr-Gomm, Philip | 67 |
| Treaty Oration, 1854 | Seattle, Chief | 72 |
| Socrates and Glaucon on the Effects of Parigraha | Plato | 77 |
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3 Religions | | | |
Hinduism | | | |
| Aspects of Non-possessiveness in Vedic literature | Singhvi, Sushma | 83 |
Christianity | | | |
| The Rich & the Kingdom of God | Jesus | 87 |
| The Simple Life within the Quaker Tradition | Chapple, Christopher Key | 89 |
Islam | | | |
| Aparigraha in Islam | Rakesh, Mushtaq Ahmed | 91 |
| Islamic justice | Wase, Akhtarul | 95 |
| Contribution of Islam Towards a World Beyond Sustainable Development | Cader, M. Muzzamil | 96 |
Sikhism | | | |
| Sikhism: Sangat and Pangat, Guru Nanak's view on Non-Possession | Amrit Walia | 107 |
Zoroastrianism | | | |
| Persian Zoroastrianism and Russian Vandalism [1] or: Greed versus Creed | Blavatsky, Helena P. | 112 |
Jainism | | | |
| Non Possession is a Religion | Samani Aagam Prajña | 118 |
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4 Jain Philosophy | | | |
| This Blessed Life | Baid, Dr. Nirmal | 125 |
| A New Model of Non-Possessive and Nonviolent Lifestyle | Gandhi, Sohan Lal | 132 |
| Non-possession in Jain Canonical Texts | Shah, Kokila H. | 143 |
| The Deeper Religious Meaning of Aparigraha | Shukla, Rajnish | 146 |
| Ancient and Modern Materialism versus Aparigraha | Shah, Kantilal R. | 151 |
| Non-possession in Yoga and Jainism | Shukla, Rajneesh | 156 |
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5 Psychology | | | |
| Abraham Maslow | Shailendra Mehta | 161 |
| Aparigrahavada in śravakācārya | Jain, Sneh Rani | 165 |
| Death - A Celebration | Jain, Prof. Priyadarsh | 173 |
| Hoarding - A Scientist's Perspective | Sahal, Dinkar | 178 |
| A Biologist's Questions | Sahal, Dinkar | 181 |
| Ethics and the bipolarity of consciousness | Jansma, Rudi | 187 |
| Narcissus | Surendra Bothara | 191 |
| Parigraha and Rebirth | Rawat, Kirti Swaroop | 197 |
| Psychological Causes of Parigraha | Shah, Kantilal R. | 202 |
| The Material Self | Dalal, Ajit K. | 206 |
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6 Education | | | |
| Aparigraha in School Education | Jansma, Rudi | 217 |
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7 Sociology | | | |
| Aparigraha Paramo Dharma | Gandhi, Sohan Lal | 225 |
| A Social System Based on Aparigraha | Jansma, Rudi | 228 |
| Aparigraha and Social Welfare | Mehta, Geeta | 235 |
| Slow City: A New Road to Speed Aparigraha | Mathur, Prof. P. C. | 238 |
| Juliet Schor on Contemporary Acquisitiveness | Chapple, Christopher Key | 241 |
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8 Special People | | | |
| Gandhian Jainism in Romania | Anca, George | 249 |
| Constantin Brancusi: the Romanian Pioneer of Modernism | Georgescu-Gorjan, Sorana | 253 |
| Ernst Friedrich Schumacher 1911-1977) | Misra, Anju Dhadda | 256 |
| Henry David Thoreau | Francione, Gary L. | 258 |
| Book review 'American Gandhi' | Jansma, Rudi | 265 |
| Nani Palkhivala A Tax Advocate | Kothari, Justice Vineet | 269 |
| Swami Vivekananda | Ashok Bapna | 273 |
| Catalin Mamali | Anca, George | 278 |
| John Woolman American Quaker (1720-1772) | Chapple, Christopher Key | 283 |
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9 Economy | | | |
| The Animal Instinct and the Human Spirit in Economy. | Jansma, Rudi | 289 |
| Economics: Beyond Sustainable Economy | Singhvi, Sushma | 293 |
| The Role of Islamic Finance in Achieving Sustainable Development | Zarrouk Jamel E. | 300 |
| Energy and Goods - Aparigraha and Energy | Ranka, Suresh | 305 |
| Aparigraha in Economics | Ahuja, Kanta | 308 |
| Interrelationship of Aparigraha and Anekanta | Agrawal, Paras Mal | 316 |
| Economy - Welfare Economics and Aparigraha | Shah, Kantilal R. | 322 |
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10 Business Ethics | | | |
| Business Ethics - Nonpossessiveness and Ethical Business | Prasad, S. Shyam | 337 |
| Business Ethics and Aparigraha | Chandra, Subhash | 354 |
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11 Ecology | | | |
| Environmental Protection | Singhvi, Sushma | 361 |
| Jain ecological ethics | Gandhi, Sohan Lal | 367 |
| Economy and Ecology in the Perspective of Aparigraha | Jansma, Rudi | 372 |
| The Speech and Letter of Chief Seattle - a later version | Seattle, Chief | 376 |
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12 Scientific Section: Use of Energy | | | |
| Disclaimer | | 386 |
| If we would have listened to our great Preceptors | | 387 |
| Intro: A Dire Scenario | Jansma, Rudi | 391 |
1 | Civilization and Energy | | 401 |
2 | Energy and Power Supply | | 408 |
3 | Chemical Non-Renewable Sources | | 412 |
4 | Renewable Energy Sources | | 430 |
5 | Nuclear Power The Friendliest of all? | | 447 |
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13 Politics and Policy | | | |
| Sustainability at International Conferences | Humar, Jagmohan | 463 |
| The East West Meeting for Better and for Worse | Meyer, Bernie | 469 |
| Government's Initiative in Relation to Aparigraha | Jansma, Rudi | 477 |