Contents
TAOIST SCRIPTURES 17
INTRODUCTION 17
THE TAO-TE-CHING 18
THE WORKS OF CHUANG TZE 49
CONFUCIANIST SCRIPTURES 91
INTRODUCTION 91
ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS 92
THE GREAT LEARNING 107
THE DOCTRINE OF THE STEADFAST MEAN 108
THE WORKS OF MENCIUS 115
THE BOOK OF FILIAL PIETY 130
HINDU SCRIPTURES 133
INTRODUCTION 133
THE UPANISHADS 135
THE BHAGAVAD-GITA (OR “THE SONG OF THE LORD”)
164
SANKACHARYA’S ATMA BODHA (KNOWLEDGE OF THE SOUL)
179
THE YOGA SUTRAS OF PATANJALI 180
THE WORKS OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA 184
THE PARABLES OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA 195
BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES 203
INTRODUCTION 203
BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES 205
THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA 205
THE DOCTRINE OF THE BUDDHA 223
THE DHAMMAPADA 252
THE DIAMOND SUTRA 260
ASVAGHOSHA’S DISCOURSE ON THE AWAKENING OF FAITH
265
THE TIBETAN DOCTRINE 268
JAINA SUTRAS 272
A MANUAL OF MAHAYANA AND ZEN BUDDHISM 275
ZOROASTRIAN SCRIPTURES 293
INTRODUCTION 293
ZOROASTRIAN SCRIPTURES 296
ZARATHUSHTRA’S PHILOSOPHY 316
Basic Overview By Shahriar Shahriari 316
THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES and Other Sacred Jewish Writings 321
INTRODUCTION 321
GENESIS 323
EXODUS 334
LEVITICUS 336
NUMBERS 337
DEUTERONOMY 338
JOSHUA 341
JUDGES 342
FIRST SAMUEL 346
SECOND SAMUEL 347
FIRST KINGS 349
SECOND KINGS 350
ISAIAH 351
JEREMIAH 355
EZEKIEL 357
HOSEA 358
JOEL 358
AMOS 359
OBADIAH 359
JONAH 360
MICAH 362
HABAKKUK 363
ZEPHANIAH 364
HAGGAI 364
ZECHARIAH 364
MALACHI 365
PSALMS 365
PROVERBS 370
JOB 373
THE SONG OF SONGS 381
RUTH 385
LAMENTATIONS 386
ECCLESIASTES 389
ESTHER 392
DANIEL 394
EZRA 397
NEHEMIAH 399
FIRST CHRONICLES 401
SECOND CHRONICLES 401
MISHNAH 402
MISHNA 404
TALMUD 405
MIDRASH 406
CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES 409
INTRODUCTION 409
OLD TESTAMENT 411
THE PSALMS 419
THE PROVERBS 420
ECCLESIASTES or The Preacher 428
ISAIAH 438
JEREMIAH 440
EZEKIEL 441
AMOS 441
NEW TESTAMENT 442
PAUL THE APOSTLE 475
OTHER NEW TESTAMENT SPIRITUAL LEADERS 490
REVELATION of John 495
ISLAMIC SCRIPTURES 497
INTRODUCTION 497
Scripture 502
ALLAH (the Exalted, the Majestic God) 502
THE CREATION 503
THE ANGELS 505
THE PROPHETS (on whom be peace) 506
THE INVISIBLE BEINGS 507
HUMAN BEINGS 507
SATAN 511
THE ETERNAL LIFE TO COME 511
WORSHIP 514
PRAYER 515
ZAKAT (The Obligatory Alms Tax) 517
FASTING 518
HAJJ (Pilgrimage) 519
SUPPLICATION (Du’a) 521
GOOD CHARACTER VIRTUOUSNESS 522
ADAB (Appropriate Manners) 525
JUSTICE 526
MODESTY 526
EQUITY 527
TOLERANCE 528
The Lawful and the Prohibited 528
THE FAMILY AND MARRIAGE 531
HUMAN DIVERSITY 533
Stories of the Prophets (on whom be peace) in the
Qur’an 533
JESUS (son of Mary) (on whom be peace) 533
MOSES (on whom be peace) 539
ABRAHAM (on whom be peace) 542
BAHA’I SCRIPTURES 545
INTRODUCTION AND BASIC TENETS 545
SPIRITUAL REALITY 547
SERVICE 551
HUMANITY 553
THE PROPHETS 560
BAHA’U’LLA’H’S MESSAGE 566
The Heart of Baha’u’lla’h’s Message
575
REFERENCES 585
SCIENTOLOGY SCRIPTURES 589
INTRODUCTION by Reverend Wolfgang Keller
589
L. RON HUBBARD The Founder of Scientology 592
MY PHILOSOPHY by L. Ron Hubbard 593
THE AIMS OF SCIENTOLOGY by L. Ron Hubbard 596
SCIENTOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS by L. Ron Hubbard 597
ETHICS, JUSTICE AND THE DYNAMICS by L. Ron Hubbard
609
THE CREED OF THE
CHURCH
OF
SCIENTOLOGY
by L. Ron Hubbard [1954] 622
BRAHMA KUMARIS SCRIPTURES 625
INTRODUCTION 625
BACKGROUND 626
SCRIPTURES 628
SOUL 628
GOD 639
BAWA MUHAIYADDEEN’S TEACHINGS 655
INTRODUCTION 655
BAWA MUHAIYADDEEN’S TEACHINGS 657
TSALAGI TRADITIONS (NATIVE AMERICAN) 663
INTRODUCTION 663
Scriptures 664
CAODAI SCRIPTURES 683
INTRODUCTION 683
CAODAI FAITH: A Religion of Unity 685
THE MESSAGE 685
CAODAI: THE INNER TEACHINGS The Voyage Inward
692
A PRACTICAL WAY
699
SCIENCE OF MIND SCRIPTURES 701
INTRODUCTION 701
Science of Mind SCRIPTURES 702
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