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Do not believe in anything
simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything
simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything
simply because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything
merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not believe in traditions
because they have been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.
~ The Buddha [Kalama Sutra]
Manly P. Hall
Manly Palmer Hall
(18 March 1901 - 29 August 1990)
A world-renowned authority on philosophy, comparative religion and the esoteric doctrines of antiquity.
Founded the Philosophical Research Society in 1934 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the ensoulment of all arts, sciences, and crafts.
He was a Canadian-born author and mystic.
He is perhaps most famous for his work -
The Secret Teachings of All Ages — An Encyclopedic Outline of Masonic, Hermetic, Qabbalistic and Rosicrucian Symbolical Philosophy , published in 1928 at the age of 26, which is widely regarded as his magnum opus.
On 8th December 1973, he was recognized as a 33 degree Mason (the highest honor conferred by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite) - at a ceremony held at PRS - despite never being initiated into the physical craft.
In his over 70-year career, Mr. Hall authored more than 150 books and essays, and delivered over 8000 lectures in the U.S. and abroad, in his multi-faceted role as a teacher of the universal laws through which the creating principle manifests itself.
Rite of Initiation
The Kalachakra Tantra - Rite of Initiation For the Stage of Generation – by the XIV Dalai Lama and Jeffrey Hopkins
A commentary on the text of Kay-drup-ge-lek-bel-sang-bo , and the text itself.
Absorption
Absorption in No External World - 170 Issues in Mind-Only Buddhism — by Jeffrey Hopkins
Dynamic Responses to Dzong-ka-ba's The Essence of Eloquence III
Essence of Emptiness
Emptiness in the Mind-Only School of Buddhism - Dynamic Responses to Dzong-Ka-Ba's The Essence of Eloquence: I — by Jeffrey Hopkins
Emptiness Practice
Meditation on Emptiness — by Jeffrey Hopkins
A clear exposition of the Prasangika-Madhyamaka view of emptiness as presented in the Gelukpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Nature of Reality
Maps of the Profound - Jam-Yang-Shay-Ba's Great Exposition of Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Views on the Nature of Reality — by Jeffrey Hopkins
The most comprehensive and detailed exploration available of Tibetan tenet systems.
Death and Rebirth
Death, Intermediate State, and Rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism — by Jeffrey Hopkins
An excellent companion volume to the Tibetan Books of the Dead , and also contemporary Western works on death and dying.
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Connecting With Others
A Truthful Heart - Buddhist Practices for Connecting With Others — by Jeffrey Hopkins
Ideal book for an age in which our dealings with each other seem increasingly impersonal.
Tibetan Cookbook
Tibetan Cookbook - Recipes for Daily Living, Celebration, and Ceremony — by Elizabeth Kelly
Beautifully illustrated and well designed as a gift or for everyday practical use, this book is a gem.
Mindful Life
Savor - Mindful Eating, Mindful Life — by Thich Nhat Hanh and Lilian Cheung
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