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		<title>Appearance and Reality by F.H. Bradley</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Appearance and Reality, 1897, by F.H. Bradley is an interesting work that is often appraised in non-dual discussions. Even though F.H. Bradley was British and probably never had heard of ... <a title="Appearance and Reality by F.H. Bradley" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/appearance-reality-bradley/" aria-label="More on Appearance and Reality by F.H. Bradley">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The varieties of religious experience: a study in human nature</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The varieties of religious experience: a study in human nature by William James is one of the foundational works in the modern study of religion. First delivered as the Gifford ... <a title="The varieties of religious experience: a study in human nature" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-varieties-of-religious-experience-a-study-in-human-nature/" aria-label="More on The varieties of religious experience: a study in human nature">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness by Evelyn Underhill is one of the foundational modern works on mystical experience. First published in 1911, it set ... <a title="Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/mysticism-a-study-in-the-nature-and-development-of-spiritual-consciousness/" aria-label="More on Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The idea of the holy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 08:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola is one of the most influential devotional texts in Christian history. Written in the 16th century by the founder of the Society of ... <a title="The Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-spiritual-exercises-by-ignatius-of-loyola/" aria-label="More on The Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius of Loyola">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>On the shortness of life &#8211; Seneca</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On the Shortness of Life (De Brevitate Vitae) is one of the most famous essays by the Roman Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Written around 49 CE, it addresses the ... <a title="On the shortness of life &#8211; Seneca" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/on-the-shortness-of-life-seneca/" aria-label="More on On the shortness of life &#8211; Seneca">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>Plotinus – Enneads</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Enneads by Plotinus is one of the central works of late antiquity and a cornerstone of Neoplatonism. Written in the 3rd century CE, these six treatises explore the relationship ... <a title="Plotinus – Enneads" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/plotinus-enneads/" aria-label="More on Plotinus – Enneads">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>Fragments by Heraclitus of Ephesus</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Fragments by Heraclitus &#8211; Heraclitus of Ephesus (c. 535 – 475 BC) is one of the most enigmatic figures of early Greek philosophy. Known as the “Weeping Philosopher” or “Heraclitus ... <a title="Fragments by Heraclitus of Ephesus" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/fragments-by-heraclitus-of-ephesus/" aria-label="More on Fragments by Heraclitus of Ephesus">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The golden verses of Pythagoras</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Golden Verses of Pythagoras is a compact anthology of moral precepts attributed to the ancient philosopher Pythagoras (c. 570–495 BCE). The verses, likely composed by his followers rather than ... <a title="The golden verses of Pythagoras" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-golden-verses-of-pythagoras/" aria-label="More on The golden verses of Pythagoras">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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