Best book ever written!

[paarsurrey]

If it has to be a religious book, then I say.

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Cogent reasoning that swept away any doubts I had about abandoning Christianity.

Thanks for introducing this book.
Regards

 

[paarsurrey]

Quran is the best and mostly read book/recitation in the world, authored by One-True-God, most systematic and living book with claims as well as reasons/wisdom on all ethical, moral and spiritual issues.

 

[Vinayaka]

And Tirukkural; have you read it also from cover to cover?
Regards

I have. It's pretty clear, and not very open to interpretation. Are you familiar with it?

 

[Riverwolf]

Quran is the best and mostly read book/recitation in the world, authored by One-True-God, most systematic and living book with claims as well as reasons/wisdom on all ethical, moral and spiritual issues.

We heard you the first time. I still disagree.

 

[paarsurrey]

I have. It's pretty clear, and not very open to interpretation. Are you familiar with it?

No I haven't. I heard about it for the first time in this thread but the friend who suggested it as the best religious book had not read it personally.

I wanted to know about it from one who had read it and believes that it is a revealed book.

Do you? Please

Regards

 

[Vinayaka]

No I haven't. I heard about it for the first time in this thread but the friend who suggested it as the best religious book had not read it personally.

I wanted to know about it from one who had read it and believes that it is a revealed book.

Do you? Please

Regards

No. I don't believe in 'revealed' period. The author, Tiruvalluvar, was a simple man who could write poetry about life in general. It was written around 200 BC. In South India, it is the book used to 'swear truth' on in courts. There have been several translations, and there are several on-line. http://www.gokulnath.com/thirukurals

 

[paarsurrey]

No. I don't believe in 'revealed' period. The author, Tiruvalluvar, was a simple man who could write poetry about life in general. It was written around 200 BC. In South India, it is the book used to 'swear truth' on in courts. There have been several translations, and there are several on-line. Thirukural in Tamil, English and Transliteration

What did Tiruvalluvar claim to be? Please

Regards

 

[viole]

Here's a good book on evolution, it's a fairy tale for adults where a frog can turn into a Prince.

I also read similar fairy tales talking of people living three days in a big fish.

Not sure it was for adults, though.

Ciao

- viole

 

[Vinayaka]

What did Tiruvalluvar claim to be? Please

Regards

He made no claims at all. Making claims isn't part of Hindu culture. He wrote, others read. He made sense I guess.

 

[gnostic]

The Odyssey by Homer.

Actually, The Odyssey should be read together with The Iliad. Though, the Odyssey can be read alone, I think it better to read both books. My suggestion would be to read the Fagles' translations, the best of modern translations.

I found the Odyssey to be inspiring high adventure story of the most complex ancient hero.

Another book I would highly recommend is the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Though, the hero seemed to be immensely brave, powerful and invincible, the last four books or chapters revealed a man with profound human fragility: he feared death, and his futile search for immortality. When immortality was deny to him, he finally accepted his mortality, with humbleness you would not usually see in such a hero of epic proportion.

 

[Riverwolf]

No I haven't. I heard about it for the first time in this thread but the friend who suggested it as the best religious book had not read it personally.

Yes I have.

What did Tiruvalluvar claim to be? Please

Regards

We don't even know if that was his real name. The book just exists, and Tiruvalluvar is the name that was given to its author by tradition.