Katha Upanishad or Death as Teacher

The Katha Upanishad is probably the most widely known of all the Upanishads. It was early translated into Persian and through this rendering first made its way into Europe. Later Raja Ram Mohun Roy brought out an English version. It has since appeared in various languages; and English, German and French writers are all agreed [...]

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by SOGYAL RINPOCHE. From the foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama: “As a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain in this earthly existence. Knowing that I cannot escape it, I see no point [...]

The Tibetan Book of the Dead – Annie Shapiro’s guide

The Tibetan Book of the Dead is actually a manual for the living. It details the journey each soul must make ofter death as reported back by meditators who used their lives to journey on other planes and bring back information about how reality is constructed. What can we expect after death? The Tibetan Book [...]

Three Books of Occult Philosophy, or of Magick

Three Books of Occult Philosophy, by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim. “The Number and the Nature of those things, Cal’d Elements, what Fire, Earth, Aire forth brings: From whence the Heavens their beginnings had; Whence Tide, whence Rainbow, in gay colours clad. What makes the Clouds that gathered are, and black, To send forth Lightnings, [...]

The Hieroglyphic Monad

The Hieroglyphic Monad by John Dee to MAXIMILIAN, by God’s Grace Most Wise Emperor of Rome, Bohemia, and Hungary. This work was written by John Dee and originally published in London, England, 1564. Adobe Acrobat version created by Benjamin Rowe, July 4, 2000. Formatted in Adobe Caslon and Tiepolo. 520 KB, 45 illustrated pages, download [...]

Transcendental Magic Its Doctrine and Ritual by Eliphas Levi

Transcendental Magic Its Doctrine and Ritual  (Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie) By Eliphas Levi (Alphonse Louis Constant) Translated to English by A. E. Waite. Originally published by Rider & Company, England, 1896. Transcribed and converted to Adobe Acrobat format by Benjamin Rowe, January, 2002. Download them both illustrated here: Transcendental Magic Its Doctrine [...]

The Magus – Celestial Intelligencer by Francis Barrett 1801

The Magus or Celestial Intelligencer being a complete system of occult Philosophy by Francis Barrett, Professor of Chemistry. Modern Practice of the Calistic art, natural and celestial Magic anno 1801.  The two volumes are printable page photos, with illustrations, charts and diagrams. Download them both here: The Magus or Celestial Intelligencer I(7,89 MB) The Magus [...]

The Four Noble Truths

At the centre of Buddhist belief we find The Four Noble Truths. This book is dedicated to understanding the basics of them and how they are to be interpreted and used in daily practice.  The Four Noble Truths also deals with The Eightfold Path, aspects of meditation and concepts like “Things as the are:” Photo [...]

Good Question, Good Answer

General introduction to Buddhism by S. Dhammika. It deals with topics such as: What is Buddhism, how do Buddhists understand the concept of ´God´, meditation, vegetarianism along with brief introductions to Buddha’s words, and apprehensions such as Wisdom and Compassion. If you are new to Buddhist assumptions, this is where to begin. Photo credit: komgrit [...]

Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo the Great (1820-92)

The life of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo the Great (1820-92) by Alak Zenkar Rinpoche. Jamyang Khyentse was born in the region of Yaru Khyungchen Drak in Dilgo in Derge, East Tibet, on the fifth day of the sixth Tibetan month of the Iron Dragon year during the fourteenth sexagenary cycle. His father was Rinchen Namgyal, a [...]

Dzogchen: Illuminating the Excellent Path to Omniscience

Notes on the Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo. This is a guide to the stages of the daily practice of the Dzogchen Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro. To begin with, at dawn when it is time to get up, your root master appears in the sky before you in the form of Orgyen Dorje Chang. [...]

Mastering the core teachings of the Buddha

Highly recommended: This book is for those who really want to master the core teachings of the Buddha and who are willing to put in the time and effort required to be enlightened. It is also for those who are tired of having to decipher the code of modern and ancient dharma books, as it [...]

The science of Yoga

In this basic literature of Yoga, the Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali stand out as the most authoritative and useful book. In its 196 Sutras the author has condensed the essential philosophy and technique of Yoga in a manner which is a marvel of condensed and systematic exposition. Author Dr. Taimni is professor of chemistry and physics [...]

Bhagavad Gita – Full version arranged for singing

The Holy Song of God Arranged for singing by Swami Nirmalananda Giri. The entire Bhagavad Gita plus the Maharshi Gita as PDF (2,17 MB) . You can find several versions of the Bhagaved Gita on holybooks.com. Download-the-entire-Bhagavad-Gita

The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text that was published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr. According to Smith the book is originally written in an otherwise unknown language called “reformed Egyptian” on golden plates. Smith said he has received these plates in 1827 from an angel named Moroni, who identified himself to [...]