Monthly Archives: November 2015

The birth of Lord Krishna according to the Srimad Bhagavatam, chapter 3

Lord Krishna BirthSrî S’uka said: ‘Then there was the supremely auspicious hour that, with the constellation of Rohinî rising, was endowed with all qualities. All the stars and planets stood in a favorable position. There was peace all around, all the stars twinkled in the sky and the cities, towns, pasturing grounds and mines were at their best.

With the rivers crystal clear and the lakes beautiful with lotuses, with Continue reading

The birth of Moses, Exodus 2:1-8

Moses Birth Nile Egypt ExodusNow a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.  His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him. Continue reading

The birth of Buddha, chapter 4 from ‘The gospel of Buddha’ by Paul Carus

Buddha Birth Gospel of BuddhaThere was in Kapilavatthu a Sakya king, strong of purpose and reverenced by all men, a descendant of the Okkakas, who call themselves Gotama, and his name was Suddhodana or Pure-Rice. His wife Maya-devi was beautiful as the water-lily and pure in mind as the lotus.
As the Queen of Heaven, she lived on earth, untainted by desire, and immaculate.

The king, her husband, honoured her in her holiness, and Continue reading

Matheno’s lessons for John about the doctrine of universal law and the power of man to choose and to attain, Aquarian Gospel chapter 14

Aquarian Gospel 14Matheno and his pupil, John, were talking of the sacred books of olden times, and of the golden precepts they contained, and John exclaimed, these golden precepts are sublime; what need have we of other sacred books?

Matheno said, the Spirit of the Holy One cause every thing to come and go in proper time. The sun has his own time to set, the moon to rise, to wax and wane, the stars to come and go, the rain to fall, the winds to blow; the seed times and Continue reading

Daodejing by Lao Zi, verses 1 – 10 from the Tao Teh King translated by Charles Johnston

Lao Zi Daodejing1

The way that can be told is not the eternal way.
The word that can be spoken is not the eternal Word.
Unnamed, It is the source of heaven and earth.
Named, It is the mother of all things.
He who is ever without desires sees Its spirtual essence
He who is ever under desires sees only Its limits.
These two, differing in name, are the Continue reading