Devotional Passages From The Hindu Bible
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1929. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. 57, [5] pages. Cover has some wear and soiling. Small tears at bottom of Contents page and edge tear on the following page. Includes Preface; The Isha Upanishad; The Isha Upanishad (Another Version), Kena (Kaina) Upanishad; Taittireeyo Upanishad; The Aitaryo; The Svetasvatara; Sentences from the Gita; and Mystical Passages. Hinduism (is an Indian religion and dharma, or way of life. It is the world's third-largest religion, with over 1.2 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as San tana Dharma, which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in the Hindu texts. Hinduism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of philosophies and shared concepts, rituals, cosmological systems, pilgrimage sites, and shared textual sources that discuss theology, metaphysics, mythology, Vedic yajna, yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other topics. Prominent themes in Hindu beliefs include the four Puru rthas, the proper goals or aims of human life; namely, dharma (ethics/duties), artha (prosperity/work), kama (desires/passions) and moksha (liberation/freedom from the passions and the cycle of death and rebirth), as well as karma (action, intent and consequences) and sa s ra (cycle of death and rebirth). Hindu texts are classified into ruti ("heard") and Sm ti ("remembered"), the major scriptures of which are the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Pur nas, the Mah bh rata, the R m yana, and the gamas. More