The Book of the Golden Precepts

"I believe that this book has strongly influenced many sincere seekers." - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama "The only true exposition in English of the Heart Doctrine." - His Holiness the 9th Panchen Lama "Beautifully set forth." - Manly P. Hall, bestselling author of The Secret Teachings of All Ages Somewhere beyond the Himalayas, in sacred manuscripts of untold antiquity that have never been translated, lies one scripture so luminous, so precise, that a single page of it - in the right hands, at the right moment - has been known to change a life entirely. This book contains four illuminating fragments from it. Poetic, severe, beautiful, and practical all at once, it offers guidance for genuine inner growth and unveils the secret path to enlightenment followed by the greatest spiritual teachers of all time. Risking everything to bring this ancient wisdom to the West, the enigmatic H. P. Blavatsky translated this luminous text from an unknown language and inspired generations of truth-seekers, from Mahatma Gandhi and Thomas Edison to Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe. "In fact, no other woman has been so powerful in the whole history of man, has had influence worldwide" (Osho). Elvis Presley read its verses onstage. Kurt Vonnegut, Leo Tolstoy, Ram Dass, and William James drew inspiration from it and quoted it in their works. "Has anyone ever read it who did not rank it among the world's greatest scriptures?" (The Middle Way). Yet for most of the modern world, The Book of the Golden Precepts remains one of the great unread masterpieces of human spirituality. It has never needed to be famous. It has only ever needed to be found. "Classic, iconic, and of immense interest" (Midwest Book Review), this landmark edition - the most complete and accessible ever published - gives you not just the text, but the full depth of understanding needed to receive it. Inside this "welcome return to ancient esoteric knowledge" (Readers' Favorite), you will discover:The two paths to enlightenment - and why only one leads to supreme wisdom while the other ultimately leads back to the self Why the mind is "the great slayer of the real" - and what the spiritual teachers said to do about it The invisible substance that accumulates in your heart through every selfless act - and what it determines across lifetimes Teachings on karma and reincarnation that go far beyond anything the popular version has told you Why most of what is sold as spiritual development today is not only ineffective but dangerous - and what the authentic path actually looks like The precise list of the qualities needed to walk this path - read it once, and you will know exactly where you stand The secret that Christ, Buddha, and every great teacher of humanity shared - and why it has been hiding in plain sight for centuries "It will give you as much truth as you are able to grasp today; and tomorrow when you pick it up it will give you more, from the same lines." - William Walker Atkinson, bestselling author of The Kybalion The ancient manuscript these fragments were drawn from has never been fully translated. Perhaps it never will be. But four fragments reached us. This is your chance to read them.