Tears of the Mystic Rose by Rajneesh

Tears of the Mystic Rose by Rajneesh is not a work by Osho Rajneesh, but one of Oshos followers by the same name. “Tears of the Mystic Rose” which makes challenging reading for the Osho community since it is critical to the “Inner Circle” the people who run Osho’s affairs in Pune and elsewhere. Rajneesh [...]

Of God and His Creatures by St. Thomas Aquinas

Of God and His Creatures is the English translations of Summa contra Gentiles volumes I-IV written by St. Thomas Aquinas between 1258 and 1264. From the work: “THE Divine Wisdom, that knows all things most fully, has deigned to reveal these her secrets to men, and in proof of them has displayed works beyond the [...]

The Red Book Liber Novus C G Jung

Last year I ordered The Red Book from Amazon after I read some fascinating articles about how it was written, rediscovered, translated and published. Read Sara Corbetts article in The News York Times here. For more than 25 years Carl Jung’s Red Book was hidden away in a Swiss bank vault. Only a few people [...]

The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley

The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley is a key work in the never psychedelic non-fiction genre. It has inspired millions of readers and the book gave name to the band The Doors. From the book: “I took my pill at eleven. An hour and a half later, I was sitting in my study, looking [...]

Church History, Life of Constantine, Oration in Praise of Constantine by Eusebius Pamphilius

Church History, Life of Constantine, Oration in Praise of Constantine by Eusebius Pamphilius is a classic which rank in significance with the works of Flavius Josephus. What Josephus did for the Old Testament and Intertestamentary period, Eusebius did for the New Testament era and for the early years of the post-Biblical church history. Download Church [...]

Karma Yoga by Swami Vivekananda

Karma Yoga is a free ebook based on lectures the Swami Vivekananda delivered in America in  December, 1895 and January, 1896. Generally the Swami held two classes daily- morning and evening.  Although the Swami delivered many lectures and held numerous classes in the two years and five months he had been in America, these lectures [...]

A TREATISE ON The Great Art – A SYSTEM OF PHYSICS ACCORDING TO HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY AND PRACTICE OF THE MAGISTERIUM.

A Treatise on the Great Art is an important Alchemy work. Hermetism is explained as not solely concerned with the transmutation of metals, but also with the spiritual emancipation of Man. From the foreword: “Some have profited by a few analogies which presented themselves, and have created a mystical Alchemy in which the inner man [...]

Psychedelic Prayers after the Tao Te Ching by Timothy Leary

Psychedelic Prayers after the Tao Te Ching by Timothy Leary is a collection of prayers meant for protection and guidance during psychedelic experiences like LSD-sessions. “…But that crucial non−game terror−reverence aweful moment comes…There comes a time when the ecstatic cry is called for. At that time, you must be ready to pray. To go beyond [...]

Psychedelic information theory – Shamanism in the age of Reason

Psychedelic Information Theory (PIT) is the study of nonlinear information creation in the human imagination, particularly in states of dreaming, psychosis, and hallucination. PIT seeks to model the functional output of human perception in order to extrapolate the limits and complexity of information arising in human altered states of consciousness. Download the ebook Psychedelic information [...]

Jiddu Krishnamurti – On Education

This ebook On Education is the outcome of talks and discussions held in India by J. Krishnamurti with the students and teachers of schools at Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh and Rajghat School at Varanasi. These centres are run by the Krishnamurti Foundation India, which was set up to create a milieu where the [...]

Mushrooms Russia and History

Mushrooms Russia and History is addressed to those who love mushrooms, who love the whole rich world of wild mushrooms in the same way that many love the flowers of the field and the birds of the air. “Our public is certainly one of the smallest in the English-speaking world, but no matter. We invite [...]

Freeing the Heart Dhamma teachings from the Nuns’ Community at Amaravati & Cittaviveka Buddhist Monasteries

Freeing the Heart Dhamma teachings from the Nuns’ Community at Amaravati & Cittaviveka Buddhist Monasteries is a  collection of Dhamma reflections offered by the Forest Sangha Nuns’ community introduces us, as readers, to a unique perspective which, like a soothing balm, calms, uplifts and enlightens. It celebrates the ability of women to use an ancient [...]

Bhakti Yoga by Swami Vivekananda

Bhakti Yoga by Swami Vivekananda is an introduction to Bhakti Yoga. From the foreword: “Bhakti Yogais 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. “Bhakti,” says Nârada in his explanation of the Bhakti-aphorisms, [...]

The Fundamentals of Meditation Practice

The Fundamentals of (Ch’an) Meditation Practice by Ting Chen. From the translators introduction: “Originally, one’s own mind and nature are pure, and there is nothing to accept and nothing to refuse; there is neither existence nor non-existence; there is only clear understanding without attachment and with no dwelling. One who wants to know the no-attachment, [...]

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran free PDF Ebook

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran is here as a free pdf ebook. It was written in English by the Lebanese Khalil Gibran and published in 1923. Its poetic wisdom and the spiritual universal message has made it a modern classic now translated to more than 40 languages. The work is now in the Public Domain [...]