More than a millennium before Christ a people known as the Shang or Yin lived along the Yellow River in China. We know very little about these people. But what we do know tells us they were developed in writing, technical skills and that their civilization was very old.Read more
One of the first things a student of Hinduism grasps is it unlimited diversity. From the Hindus, themselves, there are two definitions – one “broad” and the other “narrow.”Read more
The answer to the questions raised by Hinduism found two “heretical” answers – Buddhism and Jainism. Of the two, only Jainism was able to survive the repeated assaults on it by the orthodox Hindu religion. One explanation given for the rise and growth of these two religions is their clarity against the Read more
The way of Zen is that of self-searching to realize one’s own true nature through meditation and self-discipline. Zen is a meditation for the becoming of Self!Read more
Buddhism is more of an ethereal and psychological approach to God, than a religion. But because it has a systematic approach to devotion, it is classified as a religion. There are over 350 million followers of the enlightened one.Read more
Pharaoh Amenhotep IV of Egypt was a mortal truly illuminated by the Cosmic. Today those of the scientific and literary world regard him as “the first individual in history.”Read more
The philosopher Thales, lived and worked during the time between c. 625 – 640 BC, and passed through transition c. 543 BC. He formed the earliest philosophies in Greece and founded the Ionian school.Read more
The Greek philosopher Democritus of the 4th Century before Christ was called the founder of the atomic theory. His teaching was a philosophy, most likely received from the Cosmic Mind. He had also spent much time studying in Egypt.Read more
Little is known about this famous philosopher of the Ionic school. We have only a few fragments from his writings and what is written about him by other writers and philosophers. We do know that he traveled many years before settling down. Most of these travels were in North Africa. He most likely became Read more