The most important thing about religion or a religious quest is actually doing it! Religion is an experience. Experiencing it is an activity. But what to do?
Experienced visitors to this site can simply bask in the wonderful richness of the material that I have found for you. The material is split into religious traditions because that is the most convenient way of categorising it. However because Religious experience is experience of God it is very often helpful to view it from several different angles - or religions. Of course to make an serious progress you have to major in one tradition in order to be surficiently focused.
If you are new to religion I would suggest that roam around to site until you find something that you can totally identify with. Remember that personal contact with other people of the same persuation is enormously valuable. So if you find two equally helpful sites, always go for the one geographically nearest you.
The key selection criteria were:
For a truly global insight into Christian prayer and literature you could try the extraodinary extensive and well linked web site by the Sacred Heart Church in Catholic WebRing. Please click on Systems of Christian prayer
Other very significant Christian websites that you might try are:
The Method of Centering Prayer
Affiliates and Friends of the Order in Other Prayer Groups
For a large selection of downloadable texts click Christian Library
Some splendid Buddhist website include:
Order of Buddhist Contemplatives
Buddhist InfoWeb (revised: 28 Dec 1997)
Index of /pub/academic/religious_studies/Buddhism/DEFA
Online Dharma Libraries: Texts (revised: 28 Dec 1997)
As a simple Christian all I can say is that I was enormously impressed by these sites on Judaism. I have included some cultural ones simply because Judaism is so wonderfully integrated into the life and culture of its people.
THE DIGITAL GENIZAH: Welcome to The Premier Jewish Guide to the Internet.
More wonderful sites on the great religion.
Islamic Texts and Resources MetaPage (MSA @ University at Buffalo)
One of the oldest religions and yet one of the most rational and applicable to modern day life. Some of the material, particularly by Swami Vivekanada, is of universal appeal and particularly for those of a rational tendency of mind. There are thousands of different sects in Hinduism. I have focused on the great monumental core - Vedanta.
www.hindu.org - Teachers and Organizations
Vivekananda Foundation: Resources on Vivekananda and Vedanta
Vivekananda Foundation:i Sri Ramakrishna
Resources on Vivekananda and Vedanta
Vedanta Society of Southern California -- Homepage
Books on Vedanta, Hinduism, Mysticism
The Eternal Quest Vedanta in Atlanta
I know little about Taoism. It is one of the world's great religions. I was impressed by these websites
Taoist Resource Center 818 - 848 - 2935
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