Monatsarchive: April 2017

Valperga – The Life And Adventures Of Castruccio, Prince Of Lucca

Valperga – The Life And Adventures Of Castruccio, Prince Of Lucca – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Valperga, published in 1823, the year after Percy Bysshe Shelley’s death is a romance of the 14th century in Italy, during the height of the struggle between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines, when each state and almost each town was at war with the other ; a condition of things which lends itself to romance. Mary Shelley’s intimate acquaintance with Italy and Italians gives her the necessary knowledge to write on this subject. Her zealous Italian studies came to her aid, and her love of nature give life and vitality to the scene. Valperga, the ancestral castle home of Euthanasia, a Florentine lady of the … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Frankenstein – The Modern Prometheus

Frankenstein – The Modern Prometheus – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Frankenstein is infused with elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement and is also considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction.

Frankenstein, a Swiss student at the university of Ingolstadt, is led by a peculiar enthusiasm to study the structure of the human frame, and to attempt to follow to its recondite sources the stream of animated being.’ In examining the causes of life, he informs us, antithetically, that he had first recourse to death. — … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Book Of Enoch The Prophet

The Book Of Enoch The Prophet – Richard Laurence

In the Authorized Version of the Epistle of Jude, we read the following words:–

“Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands, of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.”

Modern research sees in the Epistle of Jude a work of the second century: but as orthodox theologians accept its contents as the inspired utterance of an Apostle, let us diligently search the Hebrew Scriptures for this important forecast of … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Mastery of Destiny

The Mastery of Destiny – James Allen

It is of the utmost value to learn how to concentrate. To make the greatest success of anything you must be able to concentrate your entire thought upon the idea you are working on. The person that is able to concentrate utilizes all constructive thoughts and shuts out all destructive ones. The greatest man would accomplish nothing if he lacked concentration.

This book contains 20 lessons that teach you exactly how to concentrate even in the most tricky situations.

The Mastery of Destiny

The Mastery of Destiny

Format: Paperback.

The Mastery of Destiny.

ISBN: 9783849695255

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Some background on James Allen (from Wikipedia):

Born in Leicester, England, into a working-class family, Allen … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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Lectures Vol. 5

Lectures Vol. 5 – Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. This book includes the following of his brilliant lectures:

The Methods And Purpose Of Religion
The Nature Of The Soul And Its Goal
The Importance Of Psychology
Nature And Man
Concentration And Breathing
Introduction To Jnana-Yoga
The Vedanta Philosophy And Christianity
Worshipper And Worshipped
Formal Worship
Divine Love
… and many more …

Lectures Vol. 5

Lectures Vol. 5

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Lectures Vol. 4

Lectures Vol. 4 – Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. This book includes the following of his brilliant lectures:

The Ramayana
The Mahabharata
Thoughts On The Gita
The Story Of Jada Bharata
The Story Of Prahlada
The Great Teachers Of The World
On Lord Buddha
Christ, The Messenger
My Master
Indian Religious Thought
… and many more …

Lectures Vol. 4

Lectures Vol. 4

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Lectures Vol. 4.

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Lectures Vol. 3

Lectures Vol. 3 – Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. This book includes the following of his brilliant lectures:

Unity, The Goal Of Religion
The Free Soul
One Existence Appearing As Many
Vedantism
The Mission Of The Vedanta
My Plan Of Campaign
Vedanta In Its Application To Indian Life
The Sages Of India
The Work Before Us
The Future Of India
The Vedanta In All Its Phases
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Bhakti Yoga

Bhakti Yoga – Swami Vivekananda

Bhakti-Yoga is a real, genuine search after the Lord, a search beginning, continuing, and ending in love. One single moment of the madness of extreme love to God brings us eternal freedom. This love cannot be reduced to any earthly benefit, because so long as worldly desires last, that kind of love does not come. Bhakti is greater than karma, greater than Yoga, because these are intended for an object in view, while Bhakti is its own fruition, its own means and its own end.

This edition includes the Swami’s ten lectures on Bhakti Yoga, plus ten more on the Supreme Devotion called Para-Bhakti.

Bhakti Yoga

Bhakti Yoga

Format: Paperback.

Bhakti Yoga.

ISBN: 9783849695392

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Lectures Vol. 2

Lectures Vol. 2 – Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. This book includes the following of his brilliant lectures:

Work And Its Secret
The Powers Of The Mind
Hints On Practical Spirituality
Bhakti Or Devotion
The Way To The Realisation Of A Universal Religion
The Ideal Of A Universal Religion
The Open Secret
… and many more …

 

Lectures Vol. 2

Lectures Vol. 2

Format: Paperback.

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Lectures Vol. 1

Lectures Vol. 1 – Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century. This book includes the following of his brilliant lectures:

Soul, God And Religion
The Hindu Religion
What Is Religion?
Vedic Religious Ideals
The Vedanta Philosophy
Reason And Religion
Vedanta As A Factor In Civilisation
The Spirit And Influence Of Vedanta
… and many more …

Lectures Vol. 1

Lectures Vol. 1

Format: Paperback.

Lectures Vol. 1.

ISBN: 9783849695699

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