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An ancient conversation for a modern audience - anyone who has ever
asked 'what is the purpose of life? or 'who am I?' will find
something in this book. The Bhagavad Gita has been around a long
time, but remains little known outside India. This edition sets out
to change that. The ancient Gita is a world text dealing with the
mysteries of life. At its heart is a conversation between the soul
and God. Ranchor Prime's version adopts a non-sectarian approach,
making the Gita relevant to those of all religions or none, and
emphasising the link between religion and self-development. It is
distinguished by its easy accessibility. His section-by-section
commentary opens the text to the spiritual seeker. He never loses
sight of the audience for his book, and that he wants his readers
to understand the Gita in a personal way.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Talmudic exegesis is constructed on special hermeneutic rules
which have the logical meaning in fact. On the basis of this
circumstance it is possible to speak about a special logical
culture of the Talmud and to call the logic used there.
An ancient conversation for a modern audience - anyone who has ever
asked 'what is the purpose of life? or 'who am I?' will find
something in this book. The Bhagavad Gita has been around a long
time, but remains little known outside India. This edition sets out
to change that. The ancient Gita is a world text dealing with the
mysteries of life. At its heart is a conversation between the soul
and God. Ranchor Prime's version adopts a non-sectarian approach,
making the Gita relevant to those of all religions or none, and
emphasising the link between religion and self-development. It is
distinguished by its easy accessibility. His section-by-section
commentary opens the text to the spiritual seeker. He never loses
sight of the audience for his book, and that he wants his readers
to understand the Gita in a personal way.
The writer has logically and in a beautiful manner proved that
Quran Majeed is a balanced book, it is a miracle and proof of its
being a book of God. In this book, Shah Al-Abidi has given common
knowledge examples-of Urdu and Persian couplets, Bhagat Kabeers
dohas, Mian Muhammed Bakhsh's and Hazrat Shah Sultan Bahoos
philosophical poems and references from Maulana Roam, and put them
in relevant manner thus enhancing the beauty, interest and value. I
believe that lovers of Quran Kareem will find this book as a
beautiful and invaluable presentation. This represents an aspect of
Quran Majeed and the readers will find aiding strength to their
faith. I hope, this book will become known and ever lasting. I pray
to Almighty God that the writer, Mr. Akhter Moeed Shah Al-Abidi,
had ongoing service to Quran Majeed, its readers and humanity.
Abdul Khaliq Aawan Retired Director General, Pakistan Broadcasting
Corporation
In this publication new light is shed on the Qumran community, its
organisational structure, its ultra conservative way of life, and
how its leaders interpreted the books of the Old Testament by
compiling their own commentaries. Emphasis is also placed on
facilitating an understanding of references in the Gospels whilst
providing an insight into a community that existed parallel to the
New Testament community, and to which some of Jesus' followers
could have belonged.
In hierdie publikasie word nuwe lig gewerp op die
Qumran-gemeenskap, die struktuur waarin hulle georganiseer was en
hul ultrakonserwatiewe leefwyse. Die wyse waarop hul leiers die
boeke van die Ou Testament geinterpreteer het, blyk uit die
kommentare wat hulle geskryf het. Hierdie publikasie help die leser
om verwysings in die evangelies beter te begryp en bied insig in 'n
gemeenskap wat in dieselfde tyd as die Nuwe-Testamentiese
gemeenskap geleef het en waaraan sommige van Jesus se volgelinge
moontlik behoort het.
This collection of insights about The Book of Mormon adds to and
complements the author's legal publications about freedom of
conscience, evidence and comparative constitutional law. The book
includes insights distilled from contemporary anthropology, careful
analysis of the doctrine of resurrection taught in The Book of
Mormon, philosophical questions about the rule of law which inform
life in contemporary society, and how reflection on the pervasive
New Testament intertexuality in The Book of Mormon should increase
the knowledge of modern readers. Important reading for scholars of
religion and faith, and particularly those interested in
understanding the beliefs and practices of members of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints around the world.
The Holy Science is a book of theology written by Swami Sri Yukteswar
Giri in 1894. The text provides a close comparison of parts of the
Christian Bible to the Hindu Upanishads, meant "to show as clearly as
possible that there is an essential unity in all religions...and that
there is but one Goal admitted by all scriptures."
Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri was born Priya Nath Karar in 1855 to a wealthy
family. As a young man, he was a brilliant student of math and science,
astrology and astronomy. He joined a Christian missionary school where
he studied the Bible and later spent two years in medical school.
After completing his formal education, Priya Nath married and had a
daughter. But he continued his intellectual and spiritual pursuits,
depending on the income from his property to support himself and his
family.
After the death of his wife, he entered the monastic Swami order and
became Sri Yuktesvar Giri, before becoming a disciple of famed guru
Lahiri Mahasaya, known for his revitalization of Kriya Yoga. Then in
1894, Sri Yuktesvar Giri met Mahavatar Babaji, an ageless wise man who
is said to have lived for untold hundreds of years. At this meeting,
Mahavatar Babaji gave Sri Yuktesvar the title of Swami, and asked him
to write this book comparing Hindu scriptures and the Christian Bible.
Swami Sri Yuktesvar obeyed.
He also founded two ashrams, including one in his ancestral home. He
lived simply as a swami and yogi, devoted to disciplining his body and
mind, and thus to liberating his soul. Among his disciples was
Paramahansa Yogananda, credited with bringing yoga and meditation to
millions of Westerners.
The Holy Science consists of four chapters. The first is titled "The
Gospel," and is intended to "establish the fundamental truth of
creation." Next is "The Goal," which discusses the three things all
creatures are seeking: "Existence, Consciousness, and Bliss."
Chapter three, "The Procedure," is the most practical of the sections.
It describes the natural way to live for purity and health of body and
mind. The final chapter is called "The Revelation," and discusses the
end of the path for those who are near the "three ideals of life."
Swami Sri Yukteswar also displays his impressive knowledge and
understanding of astrology by proposing his theory of the Yuga Cycle.
Each yuga is an age of the world that tracks the movement of the sun,
Earth, and planets. Each age represents a different state of humanity.
There are four yugas:
- Satya Yuga is the highest and most enlightened age of truth and
perfection.
- Treta Yuga is the age of thought and is more spiritually advanced
than Dwapara Yuga and Kali Yuga.
- Dwapara Yuga is an energetic age, although not a wise one. During
this yuga, people are often self-serving and greedy. The age is marked
by war and disease.
- Kali Yuga is the age of darkness, ignorance, and materialism. This is
the least evolved age.
Today, The Holy Science is highly respected among those seeking to
understand the relationships between world religions and cultures.
While some still believe that we are in Kali Yuga, many others believe
that Swami Sri Yukteswar was accurate, and that his calculations
correct previous errors that artificially inflated the length of the
Yuga Cycle.
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