Böcker av Dwight Goddard

This threefold sermon explores the life and teachings of Jesus and their significance for humanity. Dwight Goddard draws upon biblical texts and historical context to provide a nuanced and insightful interpretation of Jesus' message. From the ethics of social justice to the nature of inner peace, this book offers a compelling perspective on the enduring relevance of Jesus' teachings for individuals and society at large.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A bold and insightful exploration of the nature of spirituality and the transformative power of religious experience, drawing on a wide range of religious and philosophical traditions to offer a vision of hope and renewal for all seekers of truth and meaning.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

EFFORTS have been made during a number of years to establish Buddhism in America. Temples of the True Pure Land Sect have been opened in a number of cities on the Pacific coast, mainly for the benefit of the California Japanese. Efforts have been made, also, to introduce Zen Buddhism, notably by the Abbot Soyen Shaku at the time of the Congress of Religions at Chicago. He lectured in many places and his addresses were translated by Professor Daisetz Suzuki, under the title of SERMONS OF A BUDDHIST ABBOT. Zen centers were opened at San Francisco and Los Angeles by Rev. Nyogen Senzaki, and in New York by Rev. Sokei-ann Sazaki. Their method was to have regular lectures and daily meditation services, but the poor support they received limited their efforts. They had many learners but few became devoted converts. The weakness of this method seems to be that coming under the influence of Buddhism for only two or three hours a week and then re turning to the cares and distractions of the worldly life, they fall back into the conventional life of the world.

IN the early part of 1915 there was sent out to personal friends of the author an inter-weaving of the Four Gospels into one connected account of the life and the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, in which the attempt had been made by free translation and paraphrase to bring out their unity from a modern point of view. From the hundreds of letters that were received and the conversations that were held, it became evident that a new line of appreciation for the Good News of a Spiritual Realm and the Way of Salvation had been opened. The present sermons are an attempt to set this Good News of a Spiritual Realm into relation to present-day thought, and to show its value and usefulness to anyone who has felt a desire to make that supreme adventure in faith, a quest for a higher spiritual life, with Jesus as a guide, an inspiration, and a Saviour.

A wide selection of readings from Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, and modern sources inteded to provide the reader with a foundation in classical Buddhist thought.

CONTENTS Benjamin Franklin John Fitch Nathan Read Oliver Evans Robert Fulton John Stevens Robert L. Stevens Eli Whitney Thomas Blanchard Elias Howe John Ericsson Peter Cooper George H. Corliss Alexander L. Holley William R. Jones James B. Eads Richard Arkwright Thomas Newcomen James Watt Matthew Boulton William Murdock William Symington Richard Trevithick Henry Maudsley George Stephenson I. K. Brunel James Nasmyth Alfried Krupp Charles Babbage Sir Joseph Whitworth Sir Henry Bessemer Sir William Siemens