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Taoism

Taoism, one of the major religions of China, is based on ancient philosophical works, primarily the Tao Te Ching, “Classic of Tao and Its Virtue.” Traditionally, this book was thought to be the work…

Walt Whitman: On the Beach at Night

On the Beach at NightOn the beach at night, Stands a child with her father, Watching the east, the autumn sky.Up through the darkness, While ravening clouds, the burial clouds, in black…

Greek religion

(Encyclopedia) Greek religion, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient inhabitants of the region of Greece. The civil strife that followed the classical period (from c.500 b.c.) placed the…

Prasna-Upanishad: Third Question

Third Question1. Then Kausalya Asvaiayana asked: “Sir, whence is that Prâna (spirit) born? How does it come into this body? And how does it abide, after it has divided itself? How does it go…

Brewer's: Amrita

The elixir of immortality, made by churning the milk-sea (Hindu mythology). Sir William Jones speaks of an apple so called, because it bestows immortality on those who partake of it. The…

Vagasaneyi-Samhita-Upanishad

Vagasaneyi-Samhita-UpanishadIsavasya or Isa-Upanishad1. ALL this, whatsoever moves on earth, is to be hidden in the Lord (the Self). When thou hast surrendered all this, then thou mayest…

Classical Mythology: Don't Try This at Home!

Don't Try This at Home!Classical MythologyAchilles: The Angry Young HeroDon't Try This at Home!To War!The Final Battles Thetis—a minor goddess perhaps, but still a goddess—was not content to have a…