The Ethics of the Sages: An Interfaith Commentary on Pirkei AvotThe author of this unique volume, Dr. Ronald W. Pies is a psychiatrist with a long-standing inerest in Jewish thought. Readers will surely note Dr. Pies's efforts to connect the teachings found within Pirkei Avot with the larger fabric of psychology, philosophy, and literature. While Pirkei Avot is a unique and specific expression of Judaic values, it is nevertheless true that the world's great religions often resonate with the values found within them. In some instances, this may reflect a direct historical/cultural interaction; in other cases, it reflects what may be called "convergent evolution." In any case, as the author writes, "Many values articulated in the world's major faiths are seen to mirror those embraced in Pirkei Avot. |
Contents
III | vii |
IV | xii |
V | xvi |
VI | xviii |
VII | xx |
VIII | xxiii |
IX | xxvi |
X | 4 |
LXIX | 203 |
LXX | 207 |
LXXI | 209 |
LXXII | 212 |
LXXIII | 214 |
LXXIV | 217 |
LXXV | 219 |
LXXVI | 223 |
XI | 7 |
XII | 9 |
XIII | 11 |
XIV | 15 |
XV | 19 |
XVI | 23 |
XVII | 25 |
XVIII | 29 |
XIX | 33 |
XXI | 35 |
XXII | 38 |
XXIII | 40 |
XXIV | 42 |
XXV | 45 |
XXVI | 48 |
XXVII | 51 |
XXVIII | 54 |
XXIX | 57 |
XXX | 59 |
XXXI | 62 |
XXXII | 66 |
XXXIII | 69 |
XXXIV | 72 |
XXXV | 75 |
XXXVI | 82 |
XXXVII | 86 |
XXXVIII | 91 |
XXXIX | 93 |
XL | 103 |
XLI | 107 |
XLII | 109 |
XLIII | 112 |
XLIV | 115 |
XLV | 118 |
XLVI | 120 |
XLVII | 123 |
XLVIII | 128 |
XLIX | 130 |
L | 133 |
LI | 135 |
LII | 141 |
LIII | 144 |
LIV | 147 |
LV | 150 |
LVI | 152 |
LVII | 157 |
LVIII | 160 |
LIX | 164 |
LX | 167 |
LXI | 169 |
LXIII | 171 |
LXIV | 185 |
LXV | 187 |
LXVI | 193 |
LXVII | 198 |
LXVIII | 201 |
LXXVII | 226 |
LXXVIII | 228 |
LXXIX | 231 |
LXXX | 233 |
LXXXI | 236 |
LXXXII | 239 |
LXXXIII | 241 |
LXXXIV | 243 |
LXXXV | 246 |
LXXXVI | 250 |
LXXXVII | 254 |
LXXXVIII | 256 |
LXXXIX | 258 |
XC | 260 |
XCI | 265 |
XCII | 269 |
XCIV | 271 |
XCV | 274 |
XCVI | 277 |
XCVII | 280 |
XCVIII | 283 |
XCIX | 285 |
C | 288 |
CI | 291 |
CII | 298 |
CIII | 301 |
CIV | 304 |
CV | 307 |
CVI | 309 |
CVII | 313 |
CVIII | 315 |
CIX | 317 |
CX | 320 |
CXI | 323 |
CXII | 326 |
CXIII | 329 |
CXIV | 332 |
CXV | 336 |
CXVI | 339 |
CXVII | 342 |
CXVIII | 347 |
CXX | 349 |
CXXI | 352 |
CXXII | 355 |
CXXIII | 358 |
CXXIV | 361 |
CXXV | 364 |
CXXVI | 369 |
CXXVII | 375 |
CXXVIII | 379 |
CXXIX | 383 |
CXXX | 387 |
CXXXI | 393 |
CXXXII | 412 |
Common terms and phrases
Analects anger Avraham Back to Beginnings Beginnings Cleary Bhagavad Gita Blakney Bokser Browne Buddha BUDDHISM Bunim Burtt CHINESE TRADITION CHRISTIANITY Chu Hsi cited COMMENTARY Bulka comments COMMENTARY Bulka notes Compare Confucius Cragg Crofts death deeds Dhammapada disciples divine El'azar ethics evil impulse faith fear Gardner give God's hasidic heart Hertz Hildegard of Bingen HINDUISM holy honor human humble humility ibid individual ISLAM italics Judaism judge Koran Lieber comments Lieber notes living Lord Maimonides Mascaro master Meister Eckhart Metzger mind Mishley mishnah one's passion peace person Pickthall Pirkei Avot pleasure Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi RABBINICAL COMMENTARY Bulka RABBINICAL COMMENTARY Toperoff reading reward righteous Rule for Novices Sages says Scripture Shapiro Sherley-Price Shimon soul spiritual suffering Sufi Rule talmudic Tao Te Ching teach teacher things Thomas à Kempis Toperoff comments Toperoff notes Torah study translated truth Unterman Upanishad virtue wicked Wilson wisdom wise words yezer hara Yochanan