Nearly every religious tradition has set its most profound teachings in written form. Many of these texts are among the masterpieces of world literature. Here you'll be able to sample from among the most beautiful writings of the great ancient traditions.

The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus 

An ancient sacred text about which many legends are told. The alchemists of the Middle Ages believed it contained the secret of making gold.

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The Soft and the Hard by Lao Tsu 

A celebration of the triumph of the gentle and yielding over the hard and rigid, from the Tao Te Ching.

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Changeless is the Lord of Love 

This ancient text urges us to meet with the divine in meditation and to know him to be enshrined in your heart always.

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