The Tao of ReligionThe Tao of Religion is a "source book" dealing with religious transcendence...the "paradox" is beyond the secular and the religious, the finite and the infinite, and falls very much into Eastern and Western concepts of transcendence. The paradoxes serve to highlight the inherent limitations of our mind, and mark off in some way the boundaries of the unknown territory where God dwells. It is not my intent to reveal a set of truths about God, as much as it is an attempt to convey through prose, poetry, quotations, parables and figures of mythological importance the intuition of reality that touches the heart, and burns and stirs the soul. The book evolved from a religious revelation which I had in 1984, and is an anguished, forthright attempt to come to grips with the religious issues which I found hostile and unfriendly and contained in daily life. It is both a spiritual affirmation of my faith and an encouragement to those who wish to follow a path that may lead them to spiritual fulfillment. |
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... -Culture Summary Jesus' Claim to Divinity 11 16 19 21 35 68 80 83 86 88 99 112 123 126 136 163 185 192 208 211 216 221 225 225 228 233 239 241 247 250 254 Prayers The Lord's Prayer Seven Impurities of the Soul Seven 3.
... -Culture Summary Jesus' Claim to Divinity 11 16 19 21 35 68 80 83 86 88 99 112 123 126 136 163 185 192 208 211 216 221 225 225 228 233 239 241 247 250 254 Prayers The Lord's Prayer Seven Impurities of the Soul Seven 3.
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George Rapanos. Prayers The Lord's Prayer Seven Impurities of the Soul Seven Valleys of the Quest Stages Mystics Undergo Four Noble Truths__Noble Eightfold Path Psalm 23 Divine Love Poetry––George Rapanos Rebirth The Angel and the ...
George Rapanos. Prayers The Lord's Prayer Seven Impurities of the Soul Seven Valleys of the Quest Stages Mystics Undergo Four Noble Truths__Noble Eightfold Path Psalm 23 Divine Love Poetry––George Rapanos Rebirth The Angel and the ...
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Contents
Dedication | 5 |
Forward | 11 |
The Tao of Religion | 19 |
Prayers | 275 |
Seven Valleys of the Quest | 281 |
Stages Mystics Undergo | 287 |
Divine Love | 294 |
Wisdom Tales | 309 |
The Hidden Treasure Myth | 317 |
The Grandfather Clock | 325 |
Pascals Wager Does God Exist? | 331 |
Common terms and phrases
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