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Practical suggestions are given for cultivating the quiet way and attaining peace of mind based on ancient Chinese text attributed to a saintly recluse who took the religious name Wen Ch'ang, who flourished during the Tang dynasty.
Manly P. Hall (1901-1990) founded the Philosophical Research Society in 1934, a non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of useful knowledge in the fields of philosophy, comparative religion and psychology....
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Religious Science is not a personal opinion, nor is it a special revelation. It is a result of the best thought of the ages. It borrows much of its light from others, but in so doing, robs no one, for Truth is universal.
The Christian Bible, perhaps the greatest book ever written, truly points a way to eternal values. But there are many other bibles, all of which taken together weave the story of spiritual Truth into a unified pattern.
All peoples...
603) Quiet Room
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Quiet Room is a collection of Zen poetry by 14th century Zen master Jakushitsu widely considered to be one of the finest poets of the genre. The poetry of Rinzai Zen master Jakushitsu remains as fresh and resonant today as when it was written centuries ago. Now his brilliant, poignant zen poetry, carefully translated by Zen practitioner Arthur Braverman, is available in English for poetry and Zen enthusiasts to read and savor. This, the most complete...
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The world was rumbling with discontent in 1934. Fascism was on the march and Japan was making a military land grab against a weakened Chinese empire. Nobody with any common sense went wandering around South East Asia alone unless they were looking for trouble. Which is exactly what young Leonard Clark (1908-1957), one of the greatest adventure travel writers of the early 20th century, thrived on. Clark's later life included leading a mounted group...
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Nomads and Commissars: Mongolia Revisited, which was first published in 1962, provides a lively description of modern-day Mongolia, combined with historical material.
Beginning with a geographical description, author Owen Lattimore narrates Mongolian history, both political and economic. He explains how and why Marxism succeeded in a country of nomads with almost no industry, capitalists, or middle class. His chapter on the revolution focuses on...
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"The Power of Divine Love" is an enlightening exploration that delves into the profound and transformative force inherent in the concept of divine love. Through captivating prose and insightful narratives, the book unfolds a spiritual journey that transcends the boundaries of human understanding, inviting readers to connect with a higher, unconditional love that emanates from the divine realm.With a harmonious blend of wisdom from various religious...
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How to hypnotize with a snap of the fingers...at a word of command...at a signal...by telephone-quick-as-a-flash! A photo-illustrated expose of the tried-and-tested-techniques of the famous stage hypnotists, doctors, dentists and psychologists for the rapid and instantaneous induction of hypnosis.
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Buddhist master Achaan Chah spent years meditating in a forest monastery of Thailand. This remarkable book reflects his simple and powerful message as well as the quiet, joyful Buddhist practice of dhudanga, or "everyday mindfulness," with profound insights for the West.
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In the Great Mystic Symbolic Tetragrammaton of the Ancient Masters we have one of their deepest secrets; the discovery of what the Masters called the Sacred Four Elements, as they found that these elements enter into the constitution of everything known.
Earth, Water, Air, and Fire are the elements that produce every formation, every object, every organism. The Masters then invented an appropriate symbol to embrace the Sacred Four Elements. This...
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A SUMMARY OF THE HIDDEN TEACHINGS OF THE APOCALYPSE (LAST BOOK OF THE BIBLE)
Man is the subject of the Ancient Scriptures.
Perfect Man is the Hero of the Ancient Scriptures.
Deportment in harmony with Cosmic Law was the ancient standard of Perfect Man.
According to the principles of the Ancient Masters, complete self-mastery was their standard of Perfect Man. For he who conquers himself is greater than he who conquers a city.
He that overcometh...
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Founded in 1676 during a cosmopolitan early modern period, Mindröling monastery became a key site for Buddhist education and a Tibetan civilizational center. Its founders sought to systematize and institutionalize a worldview rooted in Buddhist philosophy, engaging with contemporaries from across Tibetan Buddhist schools while crystallizing what it meant to be part of their own Nyingma school. At the monastery, ritual performance, meditation, renunciation,...
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In 1860, James Bruce (1811-63), the eighth Earl of Elgin, embarked upon a second embassy to China which aimed to obtain ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin and finally conclude the Second Opium War on terms favourable to the British. Accompanying Elgin as his private secretary was the enterprising army officer Henry Brougham Loch (1827-1900). Originally published in 1869, Loch's first-hand account of the mission reflects sustained concern over...
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This book aims at all those, who wish to understand Buddhist meditation and practice it to reap its transformative benefits: physical and mental wellbeing, long lasting peace, becoming a better person, harmonious relationships, new objective perspective on life, development of loving kindness, compassion, equanimity, and spiritual wisdom.
The story of the Buddha's spiritual journey has been told many times, first by the Buddha himself, and translated...
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Russel Williams is one of the most remarkable enlightened spiritual teachers of our time. After an early life of extreme hardship-leaving school at the age of 11, and becoming an orphan shortly afterwards-he underwent a spiritual awakening at the age of 29. Since the late 1950s, he has been a spiritual teacher, and is still actively teaching now, at the age of 94. Previously, Russel has avoided publicity and never published any writings or transcripts...
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This book by Shirley Plessner, which was first published in 1956, was compiled in response to numerous requests for informative material about the symbols, terms, and stories of the Order of Eastern Star.
The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant body open to both men and women. It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator Rob Morris, a noted Freemason, but was only adopted and approved as an appendant body of the Masonic Fraternity...
616) Zen: for Beginners: Your Guide to Achieving Happiness and Finding Inner Peace with Zen in Your E
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This book will teach you: • What the Zen philosophy is about, it's history, and how to embody Zen daily, even in mundane situations, for a happier and more peaceful life• How Zen can help you improve both friendly and romantic relationships through understanding yourself and others, withholding judgments, and being kind• What Zen can do to improve your daily work life and long-term career by building new habits, letting go of stress,...
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World Famous alternative health writer, esoteric author and mystic Hilton Hotema gives a fascinating exposition of his theories. This course of study, 58 wonderful lessons, contains a clear and simple exposition of what all must learn, if they would get out of the fog of false teaching and travel the great way of regeneration and redemption.
618) The Gospel of Buddha
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This book contains Paul Carus's 1894 work, "The Gospel of Buddha". Modeled on the New Testament, it recounts Buddha's life and teachings in the form of parables. It was an instrumental tool used by many Asian sects to introduce Buddhism to the west in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Contents include: "The Disciple Speaks", "Samsara And Nirvana", "Truth, The Savior", "The Enlightenment", "The Ties Of Life", "The Three Woes", "The...
619) Gospel in the Stars
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Written in 1882 by one of the most popular Lutheran preachers of the day, this book draws on scientific, historical, and biblical sources. It shows that not astrology, but rather the gospel of Jesus can be seen in the stars. Seiss believed that the heavens revealed God's glory and his plan of salvation. Seiss was convinced that God had etched His good news in the heavens, that people in darkness might see and gain hope.
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In Zen: The Path of Paradox, Osho suggests Zen as a possible bridge between East and West, and between the scientific and the spiritual.
"Without science, the East has lost much; without meditation, the West has lost much. I am trying to bring together East and West, because together they will create the whole."
Osho encourages the reader to throw off the accumulated "knowing" of a lifetime-to let go of physical, mental, and emotional tensions,...