Just over two thousand years ago, in the times of Roman dominance, lived a slave in Capua. His name was Spartacus, originally from Thrace. We remember his name today because in his time he did the unthinkable: Spartacus fought against the Roman legions in order to gain his freedom, and the freedom of about 120 000 people who joined him. Spartacus and the rebel slaves were finally defeated - but not before they had put up a brave and historic fight.
Just over two thousand years ago, in the times of Roman dominance, lived a slave in Capua. His name was Spartacus, originally from Thrace. We remember...
Lao Tzu, the founder of Daoism, is suddenly discovered wandering in the deserts. And the Leaders of Thoughts and Religions decide to meet him. They will meet him and come back and tell their followers what to think about Lao Tzu.
Lao Tzu, the founder of Daoism, is suddenly discovered wandering in the deserts. And the Leaders of Thoughts and Religions decide to meet him. They wi...
A bus veers off the narrow road of Mt Nitaro in Keroniat and rolls down the slopes and explodes...All 150 passengers and the driver die....And each wakes up to the reality of their making...
A bus veers off the narrow road of Mt Nitaro in Keroniat and rolls down the slopes and explodes...All 150 passengers and the driver die....And each wa...
There is a garden and deep within is a bamboo grove. There is a bird in this grove, a bird that sings and all manner of people and creatures come to hear it sing and to be healed... Then, after the time of the Great Darkness, the bird does not sing; the bird is not seen in the grove at all... Will the bird return? Will the bird sing again?
There is a garden and deep within is a bamboo grove. There is a bird in this grove, a bird that sings and all manner of people and creatures come to h...
Muiro Michiki sketches and paints...but he is just like any other painter...and then he stuns the City with his mural of the waves that seem to rise up to wash the colors of Heaven...he is now called the Wave Master...years later he is called by the Ten Masters to the Imperial Exhibition...the Ten Masters view his exhibit and they declare: This is perfection. In accordance with Tradition, Muiro Michiki loses his name and lives in the fringes of the Imperial settlements...he has ten years to live to seek knowledge of the self...
Muiro Michiki sketches and paints...but he is just like any other painter...and then he stuns the City with his mural of the waves that seem to rise u...
'Lotus in Hand: an introduction to Buddhism' is the result of Raj Arumugam's relationship with Buddhism and independent inquiry into the Buddha's teachings over four decades. 'Lotus in Hand' is written mostly in verse and includes the following sections: teachings; aspects of Buddhism; Mind Unshaken; scenes from the life of the Buddha; Kisa Gotami: a mother's sorrow; Meditations on the Dhammapada.
'Lotus in Hand: an introduction to Buddhism' is the result of Raj Arumugam's relationship with Buddhism and independent inquiry into the Buddha's teac...
Ancient India. It is the time of profound inquiry into the nature of existence and truth which culminates in the great works known as the Upanishads. And yet there is a great deal of focus on text, on formulas, on beliefs and externals. Naciketa is a child prodigy who sees this shallowness all round him. He wants to inquire into truth deeply and past all externals. His questions anger his father, and the power of his father's curse carries him into a meeting with Yama, Lord of Death and Time. Yama, however, is impressed with the boy's sincere and earnest approach to the questions of life and...
Ancient India. It is the time of profound inquiry into the nature of existence and truth which culminates in the great works known as the Upanishads. ...
Dass is a poor young man. He depends on work that he may or may not get in the local marketplace. He has no one but his grandmother and their life is a struggle to meet their daily needs. Then when he is 18, a stranger turns up. Dass's father had been the stranger's business mentor. And now the stranger has come to help Dass on his journey to wealth and comfort personal happiness. Thus begins 'All Yours to Inherit (the complete life)', a story set in ancient India and that takes Dass and the reader into an exploration of life, abundance and happiness...
Dass is a poor young man. He depends on work that he may or may not get in the local marketplace. He has no one but his grandmother and their life is ...
It is the time of the Warring States, an imaginary period in Chinese history....On a business visit to Xian, Elder Master Yuan is imprisoned by the greedy governor of Xian. The governor demands ransom money from Lady Yuan. In the hope of securing her husband's release, she sends bags of gold coins to the governor. This continues for two years until she and her children are stripped of all their wealth - and when Lady Yuan is unable to provide any more gold or money, the governor has Elder Master Yuan killed. This book has all the surviving letters that Elder Master Yuan wrote to his wife and...
It is the time of the Warring States, an imaginary period in Chinese history....On a business visit to Xian, Elder Master Yuan is imprisoned by the gr...
"THE CHRIST I KNOW (an adoration)" is a reading meditation. It is a personal reading and meditation into the meaning of the teachings of Christ and invites the reader into a meditation on pure love, profound calm, intuitive wisdom and personal freedom. This work complements the book "JESUS SMILES (a meditation)," also by Raj Arumugam.
"THE CHRIST I KNOW (an adoration)" is a reading meditation. It is a personal reading and meditation into the meaning of the teachings of Christ and in...