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ContentsTAOIST 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 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 SCIENCE OF MIND SCRIPTURES 701
INTRODUCTION 701 Science of Mind SCRIPTURES 702
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