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		<title>Of Providence by Seneca</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Of Providence is a short philosophical treatise by the Roman Stoic philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca, written around 64 CE. Addressed to his friend Lucilius, this powerful essay tackles the perennial ... <a title="Of Providence by Seneca" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/of-providence-by-seneca/" aria-label="More on Of Providence by Seneca">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>Beyond desire &#038; passion: the Buddha’s training for freedom</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Beyond desire &#38; passion: the Buddha’s training for freedom by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) What did the Buddha teach? When asked this question, Ven. Sāriputta—foremost in wisdom among the Buddha’s ... <a title="Beyond desire &#038; passion: the Buddha’s training for freedom" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/beyond-desire-passion-the-buddhas-training-for-freedom/" aria-label="More on Beyond desire &#038; passion: the Buddha’s training for freedom">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The Heart a Flowing Stream</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Heart a Flowing Stream is a profound collection of essays by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff), offering deep insights into the Buddhist path, the nature of suffering, and the practice ... <a title="The Heart a Flowing Stream" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-heart-a-flowing-stream/" aria-label="More on The Heart a Flowing Stream">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>Jiddu Krishnamurtis Notebook (1961)</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Jiddu Krishnamurtis Notebook. In June 1961 Krishnamurti began to keep a daily record of his perceptions and states of consciousness. In this unique daily record we have what may be ... <a title="Jiddu Krishnamurtis Notebook (1961)" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/jiddu-krishnamurtis-notebook-1961/" aria-label="More on Jiddu Krishnamurtis Notebook (1961)">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho. At the centre of Buddhist belief we find The Four Noble Truths. This book is dedicated to understanding the basics of them and ... <a title="The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-four-noble-truths/" aria-label="More on The Four Noble Truths by Ajahn Sumedho">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>How things Exist Teachings on Emptiness by Lama Zope Rinpoche</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>How things Exist &#8211; Teachings on Emptiness by Lama Zope Rinpoche is a collection of five talks given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in New York in 1990. The first two ... <a title="How things Exist Teachings on Emptiness by Lama Zope Rinpoche" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/how-things-exist-teachings-emptiness-rinpoche/" aria-label="More on How things Exist Teachings on Emptiness by Lama Zope Rinpoche">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>A Burden Off the Mind &#8211; A Study Guide on the Five Aggregates</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A Burden Off the Mind &#8211; A Study Guide on the Five Aggregates &#8211; Buddha&#8217;s awakening gave him a new perspective on the limitations of words. He had discovered a ... <a title="A Burden Off the Mind &#8211; A Study Guide on the Five Aggregates" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/burden-mind-buddhist-study-guide/" aria-label="More on A Burden Off the Mind &#8211; A Study Guide on the Five Aggregates">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>Mandukya Upanishad &#8211; An ancient Sanskrit text on the nature of Reality</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mandukya Upanishad &#8211; An ancient Sanskrit text on the nature of Reality by James Swartz, guides the reader through the Mandukya. The aim of the Mandukya is to analyze the ... <a title="Mandukya Upanishad &#8211; An ancient Sanskrit text on the nature of Reality" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/mandukya-upanishad-an-ancient-sanskrit-text-on-the-nature-of-reality/" aria-label="More on Mandukya Upanishad &#8211; An ancient Sanskrit text on the nature of Reality">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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		<title>The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Birth of Tragedy was the first book written by Friedrich Nietzsche. It was published in 1872 while he was just 28 years old. It did not meet a saluting ... <a title="The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche" class="read-more" href="https://www.holybooks.com/the-birth-of-tragedy-by-friedrich-nietzsche/" aria-label="More on The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche">Read more and download PDF</a></p>
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