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Kaivalya Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Kaivalya Upanishad]1 Harih-Om. Then2 Āśwalāyana went to Lord Parameshtī (Brahmā) and addressed Him thus: “Please initiate me into Brahmavidyā (Divine… Read More »Kaivalya Upanishad

Atmabodha Upanishad

Translation/ by K. Narayanaswami Aiyer, Thirty Minor Upanishads, 1914

[Ātmabodha Upanishad]1 Om. Prostrations to Nārāyana wearing conch, discus, and mace,2 by whom the Yogi is released from the bondage… Read More »Atmabodha Upanishad

Porphyry’s Life of Pythagoras

Translation/ by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, Pythagorean Sourcebook & Library, 1919

1. Many think that Pythagoras was the son of Mnesarchus, but they differ as to the latter’s race; some thinking him… Read More »Porphyry’s Life of Pythagoras

Tao Te Ching (The Canon of Reason and Virtue)

Translation/ by Paul Carus with D. T. Suzuki, , 1898 [From Lao-Tze’s Tao-Teh-King, 1898]

1: Reason’s Realization 1. The Reason that can be reasoned is not the eternal Reason. The name that can be… Read More »Tao Te Ching (The Canon of Reason and Virtue)

Plotinus, The Enneads [6:1-9]

Translation/ by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, 1918 [Originally published in Plotinus: Complete Works]

Ennead 6.1. Of the Ten Aristotelian and Four Stoic Categories. HISTORICAL REVIEW OF CATEGORIES. 1. Very ancient philosophers have investigated… Read More »Plotinus, The Enneads [6:1-9]

Confessio Fraternitatis

Translation/ by Thomas Vaughan, 1652

Whatsoever is published, and made known to everyone, concerning our Fraternity, by the foresaid Fama, let no man esteem lightly… Read More »Confessio Fraternitatis

Plotinus, The Enneads [2:1-9]

Translation/ by Kenneth Sylvan Guthrie, 1918 [Originally published in Plotinus: Complete Works]

Ennead 2.1. Of the Heaven. HEAVEN, THOUGH IN FLUX, PERPETUATES ITSELF BY FORM. 1. Nothing will be explained by the… Read More »Plotinus, The Enneads [2:1-9]

Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze)

Commentary/Translation/ by Walter Gorn Old, 1904

[Dedication:] ToAndrew Carnegie,An Exponent of theRational Philanthropy:which, by Feeding the Root,instead of Lopping the Branches,stimulates development from within;and by theSupreme… Read More »Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze)

Fama Fraternitatis

Translation/ by Thomas Vaughan, 1652

Seeing the only wise and merciful God in these latter days hath poured out so richly His mercy and goodness… Read More »Fama Fraternitatis

Pistis Sophia: Translation & Commentary [p. 1-252]

Commentary/Translation/ by G. R. S. Mead with H. P. Blavatsky, , Lucifer Magazine, April, 1890 to May, 1891 [Serialized]

Translated and annotated by G. R. S. Mead, with additional notes by H. P. Blavatsky. Introduction In the present translation… Read More »Pistis Sophia: Translation & Commentary [p. 1-252]

The Divine Pymander

Book/Translation/ by John Everard with William Wynn Westcott, , 1650

Full Title: The Divine Pymander of Hermes Mercurius Trismegistus In 17 Books Translated formerly out of the Arabic into Greek,… Read More »The Divine Pymander

Problems of Life: From the Diary of an Old Physician

Note(s)/Translation/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, December, 1890 [Serialized] [By N. I. Pirogoff. Translated from the Russian by H.P.B.]

I. Translator’s Preface Every cultured man in Europe and America is more or less familiar with Doctor Pirogoff’s name. And… Read More »Problems of Life: From the Diary of an Old Physician

Russian Popular Tracts: Selections from Count L. N. Tolstoy’s Tales

Translation/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, November, 1889

Since the West has shown such due appreciation of the writings of the greatest novelist and mystic of Russia of… Read More »Russian Popular Tracts: Selections from Count L. N. Tolstoy’s Tales

From the Polar Lands: A Christmas Story

Story/Translation/ by H. P. Blavatsky, July, 1892 [Posthumously Published]

[The following story was published posthumously in Nightmare Tales (1892), and no earlier publication of Blavatsky’s English text is presently… Read More »From the Polar Lands: A Christmas Story

The Letters of Johann Caspar Lavater

Note(s)/Translation/ by H. P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Magazine, May, June, August & October, 1890 [Serialized]

The Letters of Johann Caspar Lavater To the Empress Maria Feodorovna, the wife of the Emperor Paul I., of Russia.… Read More »The Letters of Johann Caspar Lavater

Dhammapada, Wisdom of the Buddha

Translation/ by Harischandra Kaviratna, 1980

Contents Illustration of Palm Leaf Manuscript Foreword Introduction Acknowledgments Canto I – The Twin Verses II – On Vigilance III –… Read More »Dhammapada, Wisdom of the Buddha

Prajnaparamita-Hridaya-Sutra (The Heart Sutra)

Translation/ by Harischandra Kaviratna, Sunrise: Theosophic Perspectives, January, 1997

[Introduction] This scripture has always been held in the greatest veneration in Mahayana countries. In China and Japan there are… Read More »Prajnaparamita-Hridaya-Sutra (The Heart Sutra)