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THE period covered by the inception, the publication, and the completion of the Sacred Books of the East exactly coincides with the thirty-four years that I have spent in Oxford. When I matriculated, Professor Max Muller, the editor of the series, was about to begin work on the first volume, which appeared while I was still an undergraduate. I lost no time in making his acquaintance, for it was the influence of one of his works that had stimulated me to begin under Professor Benfey the study of Sanskrit at the University of Gbttingen, when I left school nearly two years before. During my undergraduate days and later lowed much to Professor Max Muller's advice and encouragement in regard to my studies, which have ever since followed, as far as Sanskrit is concerned, much the same lines as his. I consequently always took a lively interest in the Sacred Books edited by him as they successively appeared during the course of a quarter of a century, no fewer than thirty-six volumes having a more or less direct bearing on my own work, and fourteen of the translators being personally known to me. Professor Max Mi.iller lived to see all...

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Habeltt sua lata libelli-not only after they have been published, but sometimes even before they are printed. It was in the spring of 1894 that the late Professor Max Muller first suggested to me that I should compile a General Index of the names and subject-matter for the complete series of the Sacred Books of the East. Such an Index, he thought, would be a great help to all students of the Sacred Books of tile East, and of the greatest value for the study of the history of religions....

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Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....

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The Urantia Book (sometimes called the Urantia Papers or The Fifth Epochal Revelation) is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in Chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. The authorship remains a matter of speculation. The authors introduce the word "Urantia" as the name of the planet Earth and state that their intent is to "present enlarged concepts and advanced truth." The book aims to unite religion, science and philosophy, and its enormous amount of material about science is unique among literature claimed to be presented by higher intelligences. Among other topics, the book discusses the origin and meaning of life, humankind's place in the universe, the purpose of evil and suffering, the relationship between God and people, and the life of Jesus. The Urantia Foundation, a U.S.-based non-profit group, first published The Urantia Book in 1955. In 2001, a jury found that the English book's copyright was no longer valid after 1983. The English text became a public domain work in the United States, and in 2006 the international copyright expired....

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For some of us, this is a spiritual book that tells the real Truth of God. And the true Path to God. A pragmatic Path we could walk easily, smoothly, within a normal human lifetime. For others of us, it is a book that reveals what the future holds. For each human and all humanity, for each soul and every society. The developments that would make us materially and morally satisfied and successful. And for still others, it's just a mundane book. It gives us a cure for the plagues of the present - hatred, blind revenge, savagery, ignorance, terrorism....

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Este libro representa una crítica constructiva a un mundo cada vez más decadente.

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जैसे पदार्थ एवं उर्जा को अलग-अलग अविनाशी एवं मात्र रूप बदलने वाला माना गया था परन्तु ये सापेक्षता (रिलेटिविटी) के सिद्धांत द्वारा सम्बद्ध कर दिए गए, उसी प्रकार अचेतन एवं चेतन को भी वेद-ज्ञान सम्बद्ध कर देता है । अर्थात् चेतन को अचेतन और अचेतन को चेतन में परिवर्तित किया जा सकता है । यह वेदों के प्रयोग से संभव है । जैसे पदार्थ को उर्जा में बदलने के लिए एक परमाणु बम में क्रांतिक मात्रा में रेडियो-एक्टिव पदार्थ चाहिए, वैसे ही अचेतन को चेतन में बदलने के लिए जो संरचनाएं चाहिए उनका वर्णन वेदों में प्राप्त होता है । अधिक क्या कहें वेद मानव मात्र के कल्याण के लिए ईश्वर का अनमोल उपहार है । पुस्तक के मुख्य विषय वेद का निहितार्थ , वेद की मूल अवधारणा, वेद के साहित्य का स्वरूप, सामवेद, यजुर्वेद में चैतन्यानुभूति द्वारा ईश्वरानुभूति, उपसंहार इत्यादि हैं ।...

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जिनमें ‘इन्द्र’ को ऋषि अपने यज्ञ स्थल पर आराधना के ऋचाओं के द्वारा बुलाता है और कहता है कि हे 'इन्द्र’ आप मेरे यज्ञ में पधारिये आपका स्वागत और अभिनन्दन है। आपके लिए ‘सोमरस' हिमालय से लाई हुई सोम वल्लरी को पत्थरो से कूँच कर, निचोड़कर सोमरस को छन्ने से छानकर दुग्ध और शर्करा मिलाकर, आपके लिए यज्ञशाला में रखा गया है। इसी सोमरस को पीकर आप ने वृत्रासुर को मारा था और उसके द्वारा सरिताओं को पर्वतों से अवरूद्ध हुआ मार्ग खोला था। आप हमारे यज्ञ में पधारिए, हमारा कल्याण कीजिए। भौतिक रूप में ‘सोमरस' की अवधारणा करने पर ऐसा प्रतीत होता है कि यह एक भौतिक पेय पदार्थ है जो शक्तिवर्धक है। इसे 'इन्द्र’ पीकर शक्तिमान होता है। किन्तु आगे ऋषि ‘सोमरस' की भी अभ्यर्थना करता है और उसी प्रकार आदर पूर्वक ‘सोमरस' को 'देवता' कह कर पुकारते हुए कहता है कि हे ‘सोमरस’ सोम देवता आप मेरे यज्ञ में पधारिए मेरा कल्याण कीजिए। आपको ही ग्रहण करके देवराज इन्द्र ने वृत्रासुर को मारा था। अतः यहाँ स्पष्ट रूप से ऋषि ‘सोमरस' में उसके चैतन्य स्वरूप की अनुभूति करके इस प्रकार की ऋचा द्वारा ‘सोम देवता’ का आवाहन करता है। यदि हम ऐसा चैतन्य स्वरूप सोम रस को न माने केवल भौतिक पदार्थ माने तो ऋचा हमारे समझ से परे हो जाती है और हमारा भौतिकता के दृष्टिकोण वाला पौरूष हमे इसके तात्पर्य को न...

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वेद का निहितार्थ , वेद की मूल अवधारणा, वेद के साहित्य का स्वरूप, सामवेद, यजुर्वेद में चैतन्यानुभूति द्वारा ईश्वरानुभूति, उपसंहार

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From the One and the same Light, the entire universe came into existence. How can there be good or bad among them? Sri Guru Granth Sahib is a unique religious and philosophical treatise. It contains divinely revealed Word and is written in a simple and readily understandable language. The beauty and splendour of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is that the revealed Word and reason are consistent. There are no dogmas - only universal and eternal rational beliefs and practices. The ideals, as laid down in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, are at once reasonable and desirable. These are perennial source of freedom and creativity, unique in the present day world.There are many divine messages unmistakably addressed to all mankind, which remain uniquely significant for all times, having a crucial relevance to the present time. Some of these are outlined as under....

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This book is written to explain the words of the bible. It is translated (in Hawaiian) to explain the scriptures and the true meaning behind what the Bible is preaching out to us and what we should understand about the word from God....

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He buke keia i unuhiia noloko mai o ka buke Wehiwehi Huaolelo Baibala (Bible Dictionary) o ka Ahahui Teraka. He buke maikai ia e moakaka ai ke ano o ka Baibala. He mea ia e naauao ai ka poe kahuna haiolelo, a me na kumu a me na haumana o na Kula Sabati. Ua waiwai no nae na mea a pau ke huli pono lakou i keia palapala. Pono e hele pu keia buke me ka Baibala; he hoa kokua ia i ka Baibala e naauao ai kakou ma na mea e ola'i ka uhane. I ka huli ana i keia buke, he pono e nana i na pauku Baibaa i kuhikuhiia mai, i moakaka ke ano. "E hooiaio i na mea [illegible]pau; a e hoopaa i ka mea pono." Ua hooponoponoia na bua-palapala, ma keia buke, mamuli o.ka hua Beretania, penei: A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Z, O ko'u makemake nui no, e lilo keia buke i mea e naauao ai, a e pomaikai ai na haumana o'u a me na hoaaloha o'u he lehulehu, mai Hawaii a Kauai; aole nae o lakou wale no, o na mea a pau e noho ana ma Hawaii a.mau loa aku. O ko'u maakana hope paha keia i ko Hawaii. Na'u na E. W. Kalaka. May 1, 1871....

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Excerpt: CANTO I. In the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray Gone from the path direct: and e?en to tell It were no easy task, how savage wild That forest, how robust and rough its growth, Which to remember only, my dismay Renews, in bitterness not far from death. Yet to discourse of what there good befell, All else will I relate discover?d there. How first I enter?d it I scarce can say....

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In Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, philosopher David Hume examines whether belief in God can be rational. The work takes the form of a debate between three characters: Cleanthes, who argues that the existence and nature of God can be empirically verified; Demea, who argues that God is completely beyond human knowledge; and Philo, a philosophical skeptic widely thought to represent Hume's own beliefs. Much of the debate centers around Cleanthes' presentation of the analogical argument from design. According to this argument, the complexity and beauty of the universe can only be explained by inferring an intelligent designer, in the same way that one would infer a designer if one came across an intricately complicated machine. Philo presents several objections to this argument, with rejoinders by Cleanthes and occasional interjections by Demea. (Summary by Leon Mire)...

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Dharma as Man is an ancient story read each evening by an old man to his young son as they sit on a veranda in rural India. They read of a wise man, of the myths that grew up about him according to customs of storytellers of that era. They trace his attempts to relate his journey of personal development to live within the rhythm of the cosmos. It is a universal tale condensed to combine the world’s stories, which renders Jesus life into Buddhist concepts in an ancient Indian setting. It is not a religious book, and so will appeal to open-minded Atheists, Animists, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Judaists, Muslims, Taoists … and Zoroastrians. Its fluid style is uninterrupted by the copious endnotes and glossary which discretely indicate sources and translated ideas that add multiple layers to the saga. The life of this enlightened Dharma is our own essential psychological path told through the gospel stories freed from God and dogma. Lindsay Falvey was a Dean of the University of Melbourne and is a Fellow of Clare Hall at the University of Cambridge who holds various posts, degrees and awards. He writes on spiritual themes, and...

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Contents Page Acknowledgements vi One Great Story 2 Our Hero Enters Our World 8 Growing in Spirit 17 Symbols of Transcendence 23 Explaining Old Stories 30 Living the Truth 41 The Great Therapist 57 Fellow-Wayfarers 66 Mara in Our Midst 74 Returning Home 87 Homespun Wisdom 104 Wandering with Wisdom 121 The City of Peace 135 The Fête of Liberation 154 Rolling the Wheel of Truth 167 Death to Delusion 181 Reborn in Reality 188 Conditioned Life 198 Glossary: Some Etymologies of Names and Places 201 Endnotes 221 Authors Comment: How to Read this Book 236 A Note on Historicity 247 ...

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This issue contains an fully-illustrated, 16-page Educational Insight that takes you on a journey into the life and teachings of one of India's greatest masters, Sri Madhvacharya. His tale is full of philosophical growth, amazing encounters during his youth, magical happenings and deep interpretations of the ancient Dharma. If you ever wanted to understand the pure dual path, and compare it with Sankaran advaita, this is the resource for you. So, which of the Gods is greater, Siva or Vishnu? You've heard the arguments. You've endured the fables and the foibles of those who argue one side or another. Our publisher, Bodhinatha Veylanswami, gives the unifying answer you can use at any dinner party. When an Indian swami crossed the ocean to visit devotees in the West, he was deeply criticized and certain of his worship rights were curtailed. Follow the adventures of Sri Sugunendra Tirtha Swami and in the bargain explore the history of the amazing monasteries and temples in Udupi. In Karnataka one of the foremost swamis of India opens a magnificent temple for Lord Siva. The Kalabhairava Temple is the work of Sri Balagangadharana...

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The book was written as a result of a direct instruction from God. It is addressed to all people interested in philosophy, religion, fundamental psychology, sociology and spiritual self-perfection....

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1.General Statements.......4 2.How the Word “God” Is to Be Understood......5 3.What Is Man....8 4.Methodological Principles of Spiritual Self-perfection.......9 5.Structure of a Human Organism and Structure of the Absolute ........13 6.What Religious Associations Should Do.......15 7.About Some Principles of State Order.......16 8.Conclusion .......17 Bibliography.....18 Structure of the Absolute....19...

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On the Meaning of Sin proposes a different take on the mechanics of sin and rebirth in hell, coming from the perspective of an unorthodox trajectory in the worlds of arts, science, and Oriental philosophy....

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1. Introduction 2. A Bit of Personal History 3. Sin, You Say ? 4. Mind-Killers 5. Sin in Buddhist Culture 6. Sin in Christian Culture 7. Bullseye 8. Footprints 9. Summary 10. Verses 11. Links 12. Credits 13. Disclaimer 14. License...

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Blending a subtle cocktail of Physics and Metaphysics, and building on inspiration from cutting edge thinkers, this new age opus takes the reader beyond the edge of modern science and into a higher dimensional realm where consciousness dictates its own destiny through the creation of multiple realities and a process of self-refinement, eventually achieving supreme omniscience. This book proposes a meaning and purpose to all we experience as physical beings....

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Hinduism Today Releases a Special Issue on Balinese Hindus The April/May/June 2012 issue of our flagship magazine focuses on the Hinduism of Bali, where we experience the people and explore the philosophy and temple culture of this unique Hindu outpost. If you ask the Balinese, they will tell you theirs is the real, the ancient and the true form of the faith! They may well be right. Our Delhi correspondent flew to the island and spent two weeks among the Balinese, diving ever deeper into their special expression of Sanatana Dharma and their tightly-knit and proudly Hindu community. To get us started, he relates the history of how Hindus settled on this unlikely island and later uncovers the little-known Lontar palm-leaf manuscripts which reflect Bali's connection with ancient India. An expatriate Australian married to a Balinese shares her keen insider-outsider cultural insights, and there is a rich sampling of the Hindu arts, music, painting and dance which permeate Bali's way of life. Dare we speak about Nyepi, the day of silence, when all of Bali comes to a complete stop? Yes, everyone, even the tourists, enjoy a day wit...

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The writings listed here represent books about Soren Kierkegaard. A fragment of his work, On the Dedication to That Single Individual, has made it to the public domain. Who was Soren Kierkegaard? He was a Danish philosopher and religious author; b. Copenhagen May 6, 1813; d. there Nov. 11, 1855. His father, Michael, a clothing merchant, once cursed God when he was young. This one incident caused him so much distress that it affected him with a deep melancholy, which he transferred to poor Soren. Michael was an evil man. He tricked Soren into thinking that the whole world existed in his own living room by taking him for imaginary walks about the neighborhood, or anywhere Soren wanted to go, as long as it existed in his imagination only. Later in life, when Soren was on his own, he rarely left Copenhagen, but he did walk about the streets and greet passersby, discussing events of the day. After 6 years of “splendid inactivity” he obtained his degree in Theology from the University of Copenhagen with the submission of his thesis paper in 1841, On the Concept of Irony with Continual Reference to Socrates. Just before graduation he fell ...

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THE SIXTY-FOURTH BOOK OF THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUES AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED & REVISED SET FORTH IN 1611 AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE KING JAMES VERSION...

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Excerpt: The elder unto the well-beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth -- 2. Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth -- 3. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth -- 4. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth -- 5. Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers -- 6. Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:...

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Like a good psychotherapy session, WHO ARE YOU? poses essential questions - about the psychology of human behavior, politics, science, metaphysics, and the mysteries of God - without imposing dogmatic answers. It can be used as a meditation companion, a catalyst for group discussion, a personal mirror for honest glimpses at the soul and tool for self-growth....

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In Zen circles it is often said that a teacher’s finger, pointing at the moon, should not be confused with the moon itself. The implication is that no lesson on Truth, no matter how profound, could ever be a suitable substitute for Truth itself. Zen is a tradition that prioritizes personal experience above all else – hence, the emphasis on meditation as a teacher par excellence. As such, students are cautioned to be wary of lessons taught by another, regardless of how wise or respected the teacher. This does not mean that didactic lessons have little value in the Zen tradition. Rather, it means that the best a teacher’s lesson can provide is a fingertip’s point in the direction of an educational experience for which a student is ripe. It is from this perspective that I deliver this book, in hope that the passages within can point you in the direction of introspective experiences for which you may be ripe. The passages of this book are the residuals of a particular type of recurring, sublime experience that I have had many times in my life. These experiences would usually occur at random moments – sometimes during a meditat...

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Preface..4 Chapter 1: Ethics, Leadership & Governance..14 Chapter 2: Religion & The Scriptures..26 Chapter 3: Science & Nature..38 Chapter 4: Psychology..44 Chapter 5: Metaphysics, Meditation & Spirituality.. 74 Chapter 6: God..108 Chapter 7: Truth..116 Appendix A: The Lost Sayings of Guru Sakshat..118 Appendix B: Song List..120 Appendix C: Notable Reflections of Others..122 Appendix D: Rides for Hitchhikers..135...

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The July-August-September, 2011 edition of Hinduism's flagship spiritual magazine, Hinduism Today, has been released in digital form and is now available for free on your desktop. This issue takes you on a wondrous adventure through time as well as culture showcasing nine historic sites of ancient India. Get ready for an awe inspiring and thought provoking journey! We start with true our feature article with a magnificence recognizable by all of humanity. These nine ancient Hindu related sites demonstrate craftsmanship and artwork so awe-inspiring that the United Nations’s body for education, science and culture, (UNESCO) has deemed them as worthy of protection and care for the benefit of all of humanity. Our writers and photographers explore these temples and caves, dating back as early as 200 bce, introducing us to a depth and breadth of the rich Hindu landscape. You will be charmed by the historical accounts from western explorers. On a heart warming note, the middle section of this issue introduces our newly published "Hindu Children's Modern Stories, Books One and Two." These books bring the wisdom of the traditional yama...