This world is not to be feared or hated or loved: this is the illusion, and right where the illusion is, is the kingdom of God, My kingdom. My kingdom is the reality. This, that my eyes see or my ears hear, this is the superimposed counterfeit, not existing as a world, but as a concept, a concept of temporal power. My kingdom is intact; My kingdom is the kingdom of God; My kingdom is the kingdom of the children of God; and My kingdom is here and now. All that exists as a temporal universe is without power. I need not hate it, fear it, or condemn it: I need only understand it. JOEL GOLDSMITH
 

The Man who Knew

Ralph Waldo Trine

1. The Time, The Place, The Need, The Man
2. Getting This, You have All
3. The Love and Power of Life
4. The Days in the Little carpenter's Shop
5. He Called it 'The Way'
6. To know that All is Well
7. The Superb Teaching of 'Sin'
8. 'I AM a Man as you Are'
9. Sons of Men Living as Sons of God
10. A Source of His genius
11. Rich Toward God
12. That Wonderful Friendship with the Twelve
13. Entry to Jerusalem - To Die
14. He Teaches the Great Truth
15. When a Brave Man Chooses Death
16. Bigotry in Fear Condemns and Kills
17. Other helpers of the Way-Shower
18. Look up and Drop that Load
19. Love the Law of Life
20. The Creative Power of Faith and Courage
21. How His truth Started and then Became Distorted
22. The Truth that must save Christianity
23. How His Truth Compels Allegiance

The Practice
of the Presence of God

Brother Lawrence

CONVERSATIONS

First
Second
Third 
Fourth

LETTERS

First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Nineth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth

MP3 AUDIO READ BY KIRSTEN FERRERI

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The Upanishads

Swami Paramananda

 Isa-Upanishad
Katha-Upanishad
Kena-Upanishad

The special purpose of this Upanishad is to give us the knowledge of the Real, that we may not come under the dominion of the ego by identifying ourselves with our body, mind and senses.  Mortals become mortals because they fall under the sway of ego and depend on their own limited physical and mental strength.  The lesson of the parable of the Devas and Brahman is that there is no real power, no real doer except God.  He is the eye of the eye, the ear of the ear; and eyes, ears, and all our faculties have no power independent of Him.  When we thus realize Him as the underlying Reality of our being, we transcend death and become immortal.

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The Sayings of Lao Tzu

Translated by
L. Giles

 All-pervading is the Great Tao. It can be at once on the right hand and on the left. All things depend on it for life, and it rejects them not. Its task accomplished, it takes no credit. It loves and nourishes all things, but does not act as master. It is ever free from desire. We may call it small. All things return to it, yet it does not act as master. We may call it great. The whole world will flock to him who holds the mighty form of Tao. They will come and receive no hurt, but find rest, peace, and tranquillity.