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Lead me from the unreal to real, from darkness to light, from death to immortality: these three profound prayers emerge from the distilled soul of eternal India. They are the quintessence of the Brihadaranyaka (Great Forest Text), that ranks amongst the oldest of the esoteric revelations which constitute the Upanishadic corpus. This pristine work of intuitive wisdom, having at its core the wondrous insight of Yajnavalkya, its pioneer-sage, offers a veritable ...
Two thousand five hundred years ago, a sage wandered along the dusty roads of North India, teaching the path to peace and enlightenment. Today the gentle words of Gautama Buddha have been transformed into a world religion. This is the story of a prince nurtured in luxury and wealth, walking away in search of the ultimate truth – the true meaning of life. For the compassionate Siddhartha, prince of the Sakya clan, wanted to find a way for people to face the pain ...
The "Dhammapada" contains a number of self-explanatory verses written in a style that would appeal to the lay as well as the informed reader. These verses deal primarily with the universal subject of "human suffering", showing us the path to the cessation of suffering and the attainment of the abiding bliss of Nirvana, in this world itself. The verses are accompanied by a commentary and an introductory essay which apart from tracing the ...