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Collection Of Buddhism Volume 2 "Buddhism has always been fond of parables and many of these were used by the Buddha himself. He taught by parables, 'for men of good understanding will readily enough catch the meaning of what is taught under the shape of a parable.'" Let us read these...

Zen for Americans by Soyen Shaku And tr. by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki A collection of essays on Buddhism. THIS little work is a collection of some of the lectures delivered by the Right Reverend Soyen Shaku., Lord Abbot of Engaku-ji and Kencho-ji, Kamakura, Japan, during his sojourn in...

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume "An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding is a book by the Scottish empiricist and philosopher David Hume, published in 1748. It was a simplification of an earlier effort, Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature, published anonymously...

The Discourses by Epictetus For instance, the tyrant says, "I am master of all." And what can you do for me? Can you give me desire which shall have no hindrance? How can you? Have you the infallible power of avoiding what you would avoid? Have you the power of moving toward an object...

Collection Of Plato (Middle Dialogues) This app contains A collection of bestseller books on Dialogues of Plato. “Middle Dialogues” In these dialogues, Plato begins expressing his own views, in the guise of Socrates. The Symposium and Republic are the most important works in this...

Manual of Zen Buddhism by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki. An anthology of texts relating to Zen. Here are the famous sutras, or sermons, of the Buddha; the gathas, or hymns; the intriguing philosophical puzzles known as koan; and the dharanis, or invocations to expel evil spirits. Included also...

Select Works of Sri Sankaracharya tr. by S. Venkataramanan Shankara, an Indian philosopher, probably lived in the 8th century CE. He taught the unity of the soul and God, the 'Advaita' (non-dualistic) branch of Vedanta Hinduism. THE main object of this publication is to present, in simple...

Great Systems of Yoga by Ernest Wood "This is a short review of the major schools of yoga, including Hindu, Buddhist and Sufi varieties. Wood, whose translation of the The Garuda Purana is also at this site, was a founding Theosophist and wrote extensively on Hinduism, and Yoga in particular....

Collection Of Asian Traditional People Volume 2 Asia is also the origin of many of the most important and ancient world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. Georgian Folk Tales :- A collection of folk tales from the nation of Georgia. Koryak Texts...

Abominable Snowmen, Legend Come to Life by Ivan T. Sanderson Sanderson, was a naturalist and science writer. He wrote a number of lively books about his adventures searching for rare and 'exotic' species in Africa and the Caribbean. Born in Scotland, Sanderson later became a US citizen. He...

Slavery in Massachusetts by Henry David Thoreau "Slavery in Massachusetts is an 1854 essay by Henry David Thoreau based on a speech he gave at an anti-slavery rally at Framingham, Massachusetts, on July 4, 1854, after the re-enslavement in Boston, Massachusetts of fugitive slave Anthony Burns."

The Natural History of Religion by David Hume The only point of theology, in which we shall find a consent of mankind almost universal, is, that there is invisible, intelligent power in the world: But whether this power be supreme or subordinate, whether confined to one being; or distributed...

The Sri Mad Devi Bhagavatam tr. by Swami Vijñanananda "The S'rimad Devi Bhagawatam translated by Swami Vijnanananda (Hari Prasanna Chatterji). This is one of the Upapuranas, devoted to the Devi (Goddess)." What the Srimad Bhagavat is to the Vaisnavas, the Devi Bhagavatam is...

The Gospel Of Ramakrishna ed. by Swami Abhedananda God is Infinite. Infinite are the Forms in which He manifests Himself. Infinite also are the ways leading to Him. Sri Ramakrishna, (1836-1886) was a Bengali mystic who had a huge impact on the development of modern Hinduism. His chief...