Jesus, Buddha, Krishna & Lao Tzu : the parallel sayings /

Overview: In this fascinating volume, theologian and philosopher Richard Hooper reveals the common spiritual threads of the world's great religious traditions. Hooper organizes hundreds of sayings attributed to Jesus, Buddha, Krishna and Lao Tzu thematically and assembles these parallel sayings...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hooper, Richard J
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville, Va. : Hampton Roads Pub., ©2012
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Great way
  • God, Tao, and universal mind
  • Being one: mind, meditation, and yoga
  • Self
  • I am: in the presence of the avatar
  • Cutting the ties that bind: path of renunciation
  • Wisdom and knowledge
  • Love and compassion
  • Hypocrisy
  • Suffering
  • Karma and reincarnation
  • Death and immortality
  • Enlightenment and liberation
  • Final words and sources
  • Appendix: Did Jesus travel to Tibet?
  • About the author