18 books like Tao te Ching

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The lost language of symbolism Harold Bayley · 1912 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Challenging An Inquiry into the Origin of Certain Letters, Words, Names, Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Mythologies. Bayley spent years gathering knowledge of symbols and emblems from many different areas. He has a scholarly command over mythology, folklore, religious texts, and fairy tales from around the world that shows clearly how and why important symbols were used. Stories are often cross-referenced,… Shares: Mind, New Age

Nanhua jing Zhuangzi · 1889 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Revered for millennia in the Chinese spiritual tradition, Chuang Tze stands alongside the Tao Te Ching as a founding classic of Taoism. The Inner Chapters are the only sustained section of this text widely believed to be the work of Chuang Tzu himself, dating to the fourth century B.C.E. But this is an ancient text that yields a surprisingly modern effect. In bold and startling prose, David… Shares: Chinese Philosophy, Religion, Philosophy

Reincarnation and the Law of Karma William Walker Atkinson · 1908 · 107p · ≈ 3h · Challenging There are many forms of belief - many degrees of doctrine - regarding Reincarnation, as we shall see as we proceed, but there is a fundamental and basic principle underlying all of the various shades of opinion, and divisions of the schools. This fundamental belief may be expressed as the doctrine that there is in man an immaterial Something (called the soul, spirit, inner self, or many other… Shares: New Age, Religion, Philosophy

Lun yu Confucius · 1750 · ★ 3.2 · 132p · ≈ 4h · Demanding Here is a translation of the recorded thoughts and deeds that best remember Confucius - informed for the first time by the manuscript version found at Dingzhou in 1973, a partial text dating to 55 b.c.e. and only made available to the scholarly world in 1997. Based on the earliest Analects yet discovered, this translation provides us with a new perspective on the central canonical text that has… Shares: Chinese Philosophy, Philosophy

Φαίδων Plato · 1713 · ★ 4.1 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Demanding After an interval of some months or years, and at Phlius, a town of Peloponnesus, the tale of the last hours of Socrates is narrated to Echecrates and other Phliasians by Phaedo the 'beloved disciple.' The Dialogue necessarily takes the form of a narrative, because Socrates has to be described acting as well as speaking. The minutest particulars of the event are interesting to distant friends,… Shares: Ouvrages avant 1800, Religion, Philosophy

Lunyu Confucius · 1904 · ★ 3.5 · 257p · ≈ 8h · Challenging "Formulated in the ruins of a society that had been founded on untenable spiritualistic concepts of governance, Confucius' philosophy postulated a humanistic social order that has survived as China's social ideal ever since." "Confucius' teachings are very literary in nature. The Analects is made up of dialogues, stories, and anecdotes, always aphoristic and full of poetic turns of… Shares: Chinese Philosophy, Philosophy

The Book of Tea Okakura Kakuzō · 1900 · ★ 3.9 · 54p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism - Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual… Shares: New Age, Philosophy

The One Year Bible ESV Tyndale House Publishers · 1408p · ≈ 46h · Challenging Today's #1–Selling Daily Reading BibleMillions of people have benefited from reading through God's Word by using The One Year Bible. This bestselling Bible divides the text into 365 short sections, making it easy for users to read all of Scripture in one unforgettable year—in as little as 15 minutes a day! This edition of The One Year Bible features the full text of the English Standard… Shares: Religion

The One Year Bible NLT Tyndale House Publishers A fresh new look makes this Bible all the more appealing as it guides readersthrough God's Word with daily readings from the Old Testament, New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs. Shares: Religion

Holy Bible Text Edition NLT New Living Translation · 1084p · ≈ 36h · Challenging This digital edition offers readers the clear and understandable New Living Translation along with special features such as a 33-page topical verse finder, presentation page, and 8 pages of full-color maps—all at an affordable price. The eBook edition contains robust navigational links that help the reader quickly locate a verse or move around in a particular book of the Bible. Free from study… Shares: Religion

NIV, Holy Bible, Red Letter Edition Zondervan Special Note: This red-letter edition eBook has been optimized for reading on color screens, but will still function effectively on other devices. The Bible is the bestselling book in history, and the New International Version (NIV) Bible is the bestselling version year after year. This bestselling modern-English Bible has sold more than 450 million copies since its first full publication in… Shares: Religion

40 Días de Viaje en Silencio con Dios para Mujeres Laura Hayes · 155p · ≈ 5h · Moderate ¿Sientes que tu corazón necesita silencio, paz y una nueva cercanía con Dios?En medio del ruido diario, las responsabilidades, las preocupaciones familiares, las heridas emocionales y las preguntas que muchas veces no se dicen en voz alta, una mujer puede sentirse cansada por dentro aunque siga sonriendo por fuera.A veces no falta fe.Falta descanso.Falta silencio.Falta un espacio íntimo donde… Shares: Religion

The Evidence Study Bible Ray Comfort · 3267p · ≈ 108h · Challenging This apologetics Bible will enrich your trust in God and give you powerful and compelling evidence, not only for the existence of God but for the inspiration of Holy Scripture. Shares: Religion

The Catholic Bible Catholic Church The Catholic Bible includes the Old Testament and New Testament. This Douay-Rheims Bible is authorized by the Catholic Church and is perfectly formatted for your iOS device. Shares: Religion

Catholic Bible The World English Bible The prologue of the [[Gospel of John, Sixto-Clementine Vulgate, 1922 edition]] Shares: Religion

Catholic Bible Catholic Church The prologue of the [[Gospel of John, Sixto-Clementine Vulgate, 1922 edition]] Shares: Religion

NLT The One Year Bible for Men New Living Translation · 1201p · ≈ 40h · Challenging Read through the Bible in one year in as little as 15 minutes a day.The One Year Bible for Men combines the bestselling daily Bible reading format with encouraging two-minute daily devotionals written just for men to create a one-of-a-kind devotional Bible that men of all ages will love.This 365-day NLT Bible in the bestselling One Year collection is designed specifically for men. This handsomely… Shares: Religion

The Catholic Bible Catholic Church, JESUS & The Bible The Catholic Bible includes the Old Testament and New Testament. This Douay-Rheims Bible is authorized by the Catholic Church and is perfectly formatted for your iOS device. Shares: Religion

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