LEADER 04799nam 22007213u 450 001 9910159426303321 005 20230803040049.0 010 $a1-59079-968-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000309854 035 $a(EBL)1875712 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001643855 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16407870 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001643855 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)13493526 035 $a(PQKB)10523464 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6976719 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6976719 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000309854 100 $a20141208d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Essence of Religions$b[electronic resource] $eA Glimpse of Heaven in the Near-Death Experience 210 $aCork $cBookBaby$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59079-245-9 327 $aCover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; A Review of The Essence of Religions: A Glimpse of Heaven in the Near-Death Experience; CONTENTS; Preface; 1 PARTIAL VIEW OF THE ELEPHANT; Extraordinary Experiences; The Light; The Life Review; No Judgment; Distressful NDEs; Messages from Near-Death Experiencers; We Are Profoundly Interconnected: Focus on Our Long-Term'Our-Interest""; Everyone Is Important; Everyone Is Indispensible; Returning Home Is Our Birthright; Love Is the One Building Block; 2 NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES: UNCONDITIONAL LOVE & INTERCONNECTEDNESS; The Eternal Just Way 327 $aFrom Three Hundred Thirty Million Gods to One GodUpanishads: That Is You; Upanishads: Escape from Reincarnation; The Song of God; The Ramayana: The Tourist Version; Rama in Tree Bark; Buddha as an Incarnation of Krishna; The Essence of Hinduism; Foolish Fixations; 3 HINDUISM: TAT TVAM ASI, THAT IS YOU; There Is No Almighty One; Buddha the Victor; The Four Noble Truths; Karma; The Tibetan Book of the Dead; After Disintegration There Is Integration; The Essence of Buddhism; Foolish Fixations; 4 BUDDHISM: DO IT YOURSELF-DISCARD THE ""SELF""; The Establishment of Monotheism; The Sacred Texts 327 $aIn ""The Begin"" SituationThe Covenants with YHWH; Abraham, The Second Covenant, and a Numerous People; Moses: The Third Covenant; Job; Sodom and Gomorrah; The Essence of Judaism; Foolish Fixations; 5 JUDAISM: I AM WHO I AM; Three Gods in One; Jesus The Son Of God; Original Sin; The Teachings of Jesus; The Essence of Christianity; Foolish Fixations; 6 CHRISTIANITY: LOVE GOD, YOUR NEIGHBOR, & YOURSELF EQUALLY; The Primeval Book; From Adam and Eve to Ibrahim (Abraham); Musa (Moses); Disbelievers; Love of Allah; The Last Day and Then Heaven or Hell; Predestination; The Essence of Islam 327 $aFoolish FixationsAnd Finally, the Foolish Fixation That Suicide Attacks Will Please Allah; 7 ISLAM: VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION LEADS TO PEACE & SECURITY WITH ALLAH; God or The Light Is Indescribable; God or The Light Seems to Be in All of Us; Love Others and Have Compassion; Everyone Has His Own Task; Punishment; All You Have Done Is Remembered; Is There a Heaven; Is There a Hell?; Attachment to Matter; There Is Free Will; Reincarnation; Get Aligned with the Light; 8 SUMMARY: PUTTING THE ""ELEPHANT"" TOGETHER 327 $aAppendix: Chart for The Essences of NDEs and the Comparison with the Five Religions to Show the ParallelsNotes; References and Bibliography; Index; About the Author 330 $a The Essence of Religions was written to discourage the misuse of religions. This book provides the tools we need to reconsider many of the dogmas of the five major world religions that have proven detrimental to both human coexistence and our planet's survival. Furthermore, it seeks to replace these misguided belief sets with a more unifying and up 517 $aEssence of Religions 606 $aFuture life 606 $aHeaven 606 $aNear-death experiences -- Religious aspects 606 $aNear-death experiences$xReligious aspects 606 $aFuture life 606 $aHeaven 606 $aReligion - General$2HILCC 606 $aReligion$2HILCC 606 $aPhilosophy & Religion$2HILCC 615 4$aFuture life. 615 4$aHeaven. 615 4$aNear-death experiences -- Religious aspects. 615 0$aNear-death experiences$xReligious aspects 615 0$aFuture life 615 0$aHeaven 615 7$aReligion - General 615 7$aReligion 615 7$aPhilosophy & Religion 676 $a202.3 700 $aCoppes$b Christophor$01222721 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910159426303321 996 $aThe Essence of Religions$92836298 997 $aUNINA