Body, Mind & Spirit Books

INTRODUCTION. An article in The North American Review, for April, 1869, is mostly devoted to a notice of the work published by me, in 1867, entitled Salem Witchcraft, with an account of Salem Village, and a history of opinions on witchcraft and kindred subjects. If the article had contained criticisms, in the usual style, merely affecting the character of that work, in a literary point of view, no... more...

Introduction The last thirty years, though as dates go this is only an approximation, have witnessed a marked development of religious cults and movements largely outside the lines of historic Catholicism and Protestantism. One of these cults is strongly organized and has for twenty years grown more rapidly in proportion than most of the Christian communions. The influence of others, more loosely... more...

“Aptavani 5” is the fifth in a series of spiritual books titled “Aptavani”. In this series, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan addresses age-old unanswered questions of spiritual seekers. Dadashri offers in-depth answers to questions such as: “What is the meaning of karma?”, “How can I master the law of karma?”, “Who am I, and who is the ‘Doer’ (ego... more...

Diejenigen, die ein spirituelles Leben führen möchten, können sich natürlich dazu inspirieren lassen, in Frieden und Gewaltlosigkeit zu leben. Um spirituelle Praktiken zu lernen, um diese Werte zu entwickeln, kann man sich an spirituelle Lehrer und an verschiedene Religionen wenden. Es ist jedoch nicht immer so einfach, das spirituelle Bewusstsein zu kultivieren, wie es scheint - insbesondere in... more...

INTRODUCTION This book is a prolonged effort to establish a distinction between what is called mind and what is called matter. Nothing is more simple than to realise this distinction when you do not go deeply into it; nothing is more difficult when you analyse it a little. At first sight, it seems impossible to confuse things so far apart as a thought and a block of stone; but on reflection this great... more...

PREFACE In laying before the public this deeply affecting and romantic trial, which I have not without reason called on the title-page the most interesting of all trials for witchcraft ever known, I will first give some account of the history of the manuscript. At Coserow, in the Island of Usedom, my former cure, the same which was held by our worthy author some two hundred years ago, there existed... more...

INTRODUCTION. The two very rare works reprinted in the present volume, written by two of the most celebrated of the early American divines, relate to one of the most extraordinary cases of popular delusion that modern times have witnessed. It was a delusion, moreover, to which men of learning and piety lent themselves, and thus became the means of increasing it. The scene of this affair was the... more...

Mit Liebe würde man in seinem ganzen Leben nie den Fehler bei der Frau oder den Kinder sehen. In Liebe sieht man niemals Fehler. Sieh nur, wie die Menschen Fehler aneinander finden: “Du bist so.“ “Nein, du bist so.“ Die Welt hat nicht einmal einen Hauch von Liebe gesehen. Es ist alles die Verliebtheit und die Anziehung der Illusion. Wahre Liebe nimmt weder zu noch ab. Wahre Liebe ist... more...

The religions of the world preserve the knowledge and protect the secrets of ancient powerful mantras. At the heart of world religion, and among the most powerful mantras in the history of religion, is the Navkar mantra, or Trimantra. In the book “Trimantra”, Gnani Purush (embodiment of Self knowledge) Dada Bhagwan explains the Trimantra, its mantra meaning, and the extraordinary benefits of its... more...

Der Weg zur Befreiung (Moksha-Marg) ist der Weg zur Freiheit; es ist der Weg, auf dem wir Freiheit von allen weltlichen Bindungen erlangen. Aber was hindert uns daran, auf diesem Pfad das endgültige Ziel von Moksha zu erreichen? Wir glauben, dass einige Praktiken hilfreich sind, um Freiheit zu erlangen. Doch die meisten dieser Praktiken helfen uns nicht dabei, Freiheit zu erfahren. Die Anhaftungen... more...