Holy Books: Religion Reading Night
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ᵔᴥᵔWe gather to gaze deep into humanity's spiritual core.
Together we read the holy books, old and new, unveiling the secrets of the soul.
Agenda:
6:00 Arrive, mingle
6:15 Talk: The Landscape of Religious and Spiritual Literature
6:30 Silent Contemplation and Reading
8:30 Compose Personal Reflections
9:00 Spirited Interfaith Dialogue
10:00 Adjourn
Texts available if you choose not to bring your own:
Eastern Traditions:
The Heart of Recognition
Mastering the Core Teaching of the Buddha
In the Buddha's Words
The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans
The Upanishads
The Bhagavad Gita
The Vedas: Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva
Shinto: The Kami Way
The Masnavi I Manavi of Rumi
Autobiography of a Yogi
Western Traditions:
Paradise Lost
The Torah: The Five Books of Moses
The Book of Mormon
The Qur'an
Holy Bible: The New King James Version
The Hadith
God in the Dock
Everyman's Talmud
Modern Spiritual Thought:
Spiritual Enlightenment, the Damnedest Thing
The Direct Path
Creative Mythology: The Masks of God
Religion for Atheists
The Sacred and The Profane: The Nature of Religion
The Religion of Tomorrow
Controversial & Esoteric:
Scientology: The Fundamentals of Thought
The Satanic Bible
Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health
Principia Discordia
Alien Information Theory
Science & Religion:
Three Scientists and Their Gods
The Phenomenon of Man
The Physics of Immortality
How God Works: The Science Behind the Benefits of Religion
The Varieties of Scientific Experience
Comparative Studies:
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Muhammad
Divine Harmony: The Life and Teachings of Pythagoras
Transhumanism & Religion:
Transhumanism: The History of a Dangerous Idea
H+- Transhumanism and Its Critics
The Transhumanist Reader
Religious Transhumanism and Its Critics
Mysticism & Practice:
With Each & Every Breath
Whisper: How To Hear The Voice Of God
Manual for Spiritual Warfare
An Exorcist Explains the Demonic
Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology
Religions, Values, and Peak-Experiences
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