The quotations in this work are each preceded by a brief citation of their source. Following are detailed explanations of these source citations:
All new testament quotations are from the King James Version.
The Gospel According to Thomas, translated by A. Guillaumont, H.-Ch. Puech, G. Quispel, W. Till, and Yassah 'Abd Al Masih. New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row, 1959.
From the Analects of Confucius, in The Portable World Bible, ed. Robert O. Ballou. Penguin Books.
From the Chhandogya Upanishad, in The Portable World Bible, ed. Robert O. Ballou. Penguin Books.
The Wisdom of Laotse, translated, edited and with an introduction and notes by Lin Yutang. New York: The Modern Library, 1948.
Dhammapada, in The Teachings of the Compassionate Buddha, edited, with commentary, by E. A. Burtt. New York: New American Library, 1988.
The Bhagavad Gita, translated by Swami Nikhilananda. New York: Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, 1979.
In The Portable World Bible, ed. Robert O. Ballou. Penguin Books, 1984.
Note: These are of course two spellings of the same name. They are used in the text to indicate which of the following two translations was used for a given passage:
- The Wisdom of Laotse, translated, edited and with an introduction and notes by Lin Yutang. New York: The Modern Library, 1948.
- Tao Teh Ching, Lao Tzu, translated by John C.H. Wu. Boston and Shaftesbury: Shambala, 1989.
In The Portable World Bible, ed. Robert O. Ballou. Penguin Books, 1984.
Thus Spake Guru Nanak, Compiled by Swami Suddhasatwananda, Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1977.
Narada Bhakti Sutras, trans. Swami Tyagisananda, Sri Ramakrishna Math, 1972.
Sarvagita Sara, Swami Sivananda. Distt. Tehri-Garhwal, U.P., India: The Divine Life Society, 1986.
How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali, trans. Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood. New York: New American Library, 1969.
Teachings of Sri Ramakrishna, Advaita Ashrama, May 1981
The Way of the Sufi, Indries Shah. London, New York, Ringwood, Toronto, Auckland: Arkana, 1990. This book includes translations from many classical Sufi authors. Where we quote one of these translations from Shah, we also list the name of the original author.
Uddhava Gita, or The Last Message of Shri Krishna, trans. Swami Madhavananda. Calcutta: Advaita Ashrama, 1987.
The Portable World Bible, ed. Robert O. Ballou. New York, etc.: Penguin Books, 1984.
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