Atharva Veda Samhita (Atharvaveda) is considered the fourth Veda. The huge work is often referred to as the “Veda of magical formulas” since large part of the scriptures are devoted … Read more and download PDF
Holybooks.com turns 10! Ten years ago, in may 2010, I posted the first book here on holybooks.com. It has been some great years and I the work has put me … Read more and download PDF
The Taitttiriya Upanishad is one of the oldest Upanishads, compiled around 6th century BC. It is also called the “Black Yajurveda”, in contrast to the White Yajurveda that consists of … Read more and download PDF
Vedanta Philosophy by Swami Abhedananda is based on three lectures on spiritual unfoldment delivered under the auspices of the Vedanta Society in New York 1900-1901. From the book: “Our minds … Read more and download PDF
The Concise Buddhist Monastic Code is the guide for all aspects of life for Theravada Buddhist monks. It was written also for lay people interested in deepening their understanding of … Read more and download PDF
No matter how dire the situation might be, remember to walk tall. Keep on trucking. There may be trouble ahead and trouble behind. That notion just caught my mind when … Read more and download PDF
Selected works by Bertrand Russell is a number of the most important work by Bertrand Russell. I have also included some books about the author. Russell was a genius who … Read more and download PDF
The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli is often referred to as the foundation of political philosophy. Nicolo Machiavelli was born on 3 May 1469 in the Republic of Florence in what … Read more and download PDF
Rattlesnake Recipes by “Dessert Holly” Ted and “On The Rocks” Mac is a small book on the art of cooking rattlesnakes. The book was published in 1950 and consists of … Read more and download PDF
The Frankfurt School writings – Selected works by Karl Mannheim. Recently I have listened to the excellent podcast Philosophize This! by Stephen West over at philosophizethis.org. His impressive podcast has … Read more and download PDF
The Decameron or Ten Days’ Entertainment of Boccaccio – also sometimes subtitled Prince Gehaut and often named I’Umana Commedia is a collection of short stories by Giovanni Boccaccio. The stories … Read more and download PDF
The Sufism of the Rubaiyat or The Secret of the Great Paradox by Norton F. W. Hazeldine, second edition 1906. The Persian word Rubaiyat means “reading between the lines”, or … Read more and download PDF
Zoek Het 5de Zwun? – Where is the 5th pig? Print this image and see if you can find it – or cheat and see it below. This fine little piece of political humor circulated in the Netherlands in the 1940s.
Find the solution here:
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A collection of books and writings by Søren Kierkegaard. Søren Kierkegaard was the first existentialist philosopher, sharp and clear, ironic and down to earth at the same time. His writings … Read more and download PDF
Capital – A Critique of Political Economy, also knows as ‘Das Kapital’ – the original German title, by Karl Marx, is probably the most well-known philosophical treatise on politics and … Read more and download PDF