Description: In 1953 Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, included as one of the goals of his Ten Year Plan the preparation of a Synopsis and Codification of the Laws and Ordinances of the Kitab-i-Aqdas as an essential prelude to its translation. He himself worked on the codification, but had not finished it when he died in 1957. The task was continued on the basis of his work, and the resulting volume was released in 1973. That publication included, in addi...
Description: The purpose of this book is to offer the student of religion a compilation of Baha'i Sacred Writings which, in one convenient folume, discloses their universal range of themes, their direct application to modern life and their incomparable sp
Description: A critique of the key global issues confronting us today, which challenges a number of contemporary myths about human nature and presents an argument for a new, spiritual approach.
Description: Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God’s holy Dispensation, the manifestation of the All-Merciful, the fountain of spiritual outpourings. Love is heaven’s kindly light, the Holy Spirit’s eternal breath that vivifieth the human soul. Love is the cause of God’s revelation unto man, the vital bond inherent, in accordance with the divine creation, in the realities of things. Love is the one means that ensureth true felicity both in this world an...
Description: A mystical account of the odyssey of the human soul.
Description: Between the covers of this little book you will find the secret of the spiritual teachings of every great religion of the world from Buddhism and Hinduism to Christianity and Islam. And while these daily meditations are easy to read and enjoy they are far from simplistic. With each reading, they open up new worlds of understanding for those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.
Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...in his behalf, because I am earne
Description: I: LAUDED AND GLORIFIED ART THOU, O LORD, MY... Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord, my God! How can I make mention of Thee, assured as I am that no tongue, however deep its wisdom, can befittingly magnify Thy name, nor can the bird of the human heart, however great its longing, ever hope to ascend into the heaven of Thy majesty and knowledge..
Description: Olive Fleming Liefeld, widow of the missionary Peter Fleming, relates her version of the events already familiar to readers of Elisabeth Elliot's Through the Gates of Splendor. Olive describes details of the fateful trip in 1956 during which
Description: A Collection of Inspirational Poetry Dawn of a New Day is not just another book of poetry. McCarthy goes to the edge of her own intimacy with God and compels the reader to accompany her in identifying pain, suffering and the deepest longings of the human heart. With skillful intention, her prose introduces the Source of the hope and future promised to those who dare to believe.
Description: This collection of prayers contains a selection of prayers for everyday use, originally revealed by the Bb, Bah??lh and ?bdu?-Bah, and comes with a durable soft dark green plasticized cover.
Description: This lavish and lyrical picture book based on the Tao Te Ching ponders the eternal question: How can we bring peace to the world? Radiating tenderness and reflecting the influence of eastern philosophies, a compilation of exquisite illustrat
Description: In this compact work, Esslemont comprehensively yet succinctly sets forth the teachings of Baha'u'llah, the Prophet and Founder of the Baha'i Faith. He outlines the religion's early history; explains its theology; incorporates extracts from Baha'i scripture; and provides information on Baha'i spiritual practices. This is essential reading for students of comparative religion.
Description: This edition of Selections from the Writings of the Bab is available for the first time in pocket-size, and the first printing since the 1976 edition from the Bahá' World Centre. The faithful endeavor at translation form the Arabic and Persia
Description: How-life writer and unrepentant alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. After decades of slacking off at low-paying dead-end jobs, blowing his cash on booze and women, and scrimping by in flea-bitten apartments, Chinaski sees his poetic star rising at last. Now, at fifty, he is reveling in his sudden rock-star life, running three hundred hangovers a year, and maintaining a sex life that would cripple Casanova. With all of Bukowski's trademark humor an...