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The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold is a classic, weaves through its poetic verses the life and philosophy of Prince Siddhartha Gautama who attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree and became the Buddha. Receiving high acclaim since its publication in 1879, Edwin Arnold's work was adapted from the Lalitavistara Sutra (The Unfolding of the Play.) In the time before this work came out, little was, known about Buddhism or the Buddha outside of Asia....

The "Dhammapada," or "Path to Virtue," is one of the most practical ethical handbooks of Buddhism. It is included in the canon of Buddhistic Scriptures, and is one of the Eastern books, which can be read with delight to-day by those who are classed as general readers. It is divided into twenty-six chapters, and the keynote of it is struck by the phrase "The virtuous man is happy in this world, and he is happy in the next, he is happy in both. He is...

◆ ¿Qué es la Religión?
Los niños musulmanes se preguntan a menudo sobre las religiones en el mundo moderno actual? Cuáles son las diferencias entre sus seguidores? Cómo se formaron y difundieron? Por qué Allah Al-Mighty envió numerosos Profetas y Mensajeros? ¿Cuál es la singularidad y autenticidad del Islam y del Profeta Muhammad ﷺ ?
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Explora historias revolucionarias de Profetas y deja que tu hijo experimente un buen cuento Islámico para dormir que construya sus cimientos en los conceptos básicos del Islam y de ser un musulmán devoto.

Este Libro de Cuentos abarca la vida de los Profetas desde el principio con hechos que hacen reflexionar y luchas en su viaje para difundir el mensaje de Alá (subhanhu wa ta aa'la).

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THE purpose of this book is to present to the student of Theosophy a condensed synthesis of the information at present (1926) available concerning the Astral Body of man, together with a description and explanation of the astral world and its phenomena. The book is thus a natural sequel of The Etheric Double and Allied Phenomena published in 1925. As in the case of The Etheric Double, the compiler has consolidated the information obtained from a...

◆ La realidad de los Ángeles y los Jinn
Los niños musulmanes se preguntan a menudo sobre el concepto y la realidad de los ángeles y los jinn. Son reales o se trata de un mito? Cuándo son creados? ¿Qué tamaño y poder tienen?
Este hermoso libro responde a la curiosidad de los niños sobre la realidad de los ángeles y los jinn. Conoce las creencias islámicas

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Ernest Holmes, founder of the "Science of Mind" philosophy, synthesized his teachings from the world's great religions, scripture and philosophical books. Though compact, Holmes considered Your Invisible Power to be perhaps his most powerful work. Illustrated throughout with drawings by John Arensma, the book is divided into four parts, namely: I: God, Your Silent Partner; II: God, Your Personal Self; III: God, Your Impersonal Self; and IV: God,...

In this companion to his best-selling translation of the Bhagavad Gita, Easwaran explores the essential themes of this much-loved Indian scripture.

Placing the Gita in a modern context, Easwaran shows how this classic text sheds light on the nature of reality, the illusion of separateness, the search for identity, and the meaning of yoga. The key message of the Gita is how to resolve our conflicts and live in harmony with the deep

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Donald S. Lopez, Jr., is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. His many books include The Story of Buddhism (HarperOne) and Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. He has also edited a number of books by the Dalai Lama. How an eccentric spiritualist from Trenton, New Jersey, helped create the most famous text of Tibetan Buddhism The Tibetan Book of the...

Heinrich Zimmer (1890–1943) was a historian of South Asian art. He was the author of Philosophies of India. Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) was the author of many books on comparative mythology, including The Hero with a Thousand Faces and The Masks of God. A landmark work that demystifies the rich tradition of Indian art, Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization analyzes key motifs found in legend, myth, and folklore taken directly from...