These dramatized, unabridged versions of Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo present the trial, imprisonment, and execution of Socrates, who Phaedo said was the "wisest, best, and most righteous person I have ever known."In the Euthyphro Socrates approaches the court where he will be tried on charges of atheism and corrupting the young. On the way he meets Euthyphro, an expert in religious matters. Socrates challenges Euthyphro's claim that ethics should be based on religion.In the Apology Socrates presents his own (...) defense. He explains why he has devoted his life to challenging the most powerful and important people, a process that has generated great resentment and has led to his indictment. He insists that instead of being punished he should be rewarded for his services to his fellow citizens. Socrates fails in his attempt to avoid the death sentence, but his friend Crito has bribed the guards offers him a way to escape. In the third dialogue Crito tries to persuade Socrates that it is right to flee from the unjust sentence imposed on him. In the course of their conversations they probe the foundations of civil and moral law, and treat issues that are as relevant to our time as to theirs.The Phaedo presents Socrates' final conversation. What will become of him once he drinks the poison prescribed for his execution? Socrates and his friends examine several arguments to prove that the death of the body does not kill the soul. (shrink)

From the writings of Baháʼuʼlláh -- From the writings of the Bāb -- From the writings of ʻAbduʼl-Bahá.

This book is a revelation given by the Cherub of divine Wisdom with deep insights into creation. He describes how the Eternal Kingdom developed from the fusion of infinite seas of light. Over eons of times the Eternal Kingdom came into being with seven times seven ethereal eon courses in which an infinite number of divine beings live. The Cherub of divine Wisdom then goes on to describe how the Fall of some inhabitants from the Eternal Kingdom came about by (...) rejecting the eternal law of the love for God and neighbor. Since then, there has been a steady process of degeneration from a divine life. (shrink)

A revelation given by the Cherub of divine Wisdom with a very clear and unclouded view of the activities of humankind in a world created by them on this Earth. On the one hand, The Cherub of divine Wisdom gives explanations on the emergence of the Eternal Kingdom and on the other, the utter degeneration of the Fall-regime with its many excesses that reach its deep point today. Thus, the Earth is hardly able any more to support the basis of (...) life for the people. (shrink)

In this small book, Gabriele shares gifts from the Spirit of God, which she was privileged to receive. God-Father’s motivational words are also directed to each of us, His children, to accept and absorb. That’s because God, the eternal Spirit, the Father of all of us, speaks unceasingly in the depths of our infinitely eternal being. Though we have distanced ourselves from Him through our ego, He steadfastly loves us and longs for each one of us to be with Him.