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The AYP list of over 400 yoga, spiritual, and related books is discussed in Lesson #253.
The books are divided into fifteen categories: 1-Yoga/Tantra, 2-Buddhism, 3-Taoism,        
4-Theosophy, 5-Judeo/Christian, 6-Western Mystics/Teachers, 7-Islam/Sufism,
8-Shamanism, 9-Channeled Teachings, 10-Biographies, 11-Inspiring Stories, 12-Health,
13-Sexology, 14-Death/Reincarnation, and 15-Other Related Books.


5. JUDEO/CHRISTIAN - TRADITIONAL AND ESOTERIC

Bainton, Rolland -- Here I Stand : A Life of Martin Luther -- 1955 -- Biography of the great reformer who split the corrupt Catholic Church 500 years ago, forming the Protestant Christian religion.
Berg, Yehuda -- Kabbala (The Power of ) 2002 -- An easy to read Kabbala for modern seekers and practitioners. It "contains the secrets of the universe and the meaning of our lives."
Bratcher, Robert -- Good News for Modern Man -- 1966 -- A modern rendition of the New Testament of the Bible.
Buck, Pearl S. -- The Story Bible -- 1971 -- The Nobel prize-winning author retells the stories of the bible.
Christian and Hebrew Sages -- Holy Bible - King James Version -- 2000 -- The spiritual "book" of Western Christianity, interpreted in many ways, and supremely compatible with yoga. .
DeWitt, John -- Christian Science Way of Life -- 1962 -- Answers questions like: What is Christian Science? Can prayer heal? Why is it called science? What about the Bible and traditional Christianity?
Eddy, Mary Baker -- Science and Health -- 1875 -- The defining scriptural document of Christian Science, placing spirit over matter in all affairs, including health.
Edge, Henry Travers -- Esoteric Keys to the Christian Scriptures -- 1973 -- Examining the Bible as an esoteric book - a Theosophist's point of view.
Griffiths, Bede -- Vedanta and Christian Faith -- 1973 -- A Catholic monk synthesizes the religions of East and West.
Griffiths, Bede -- Yoga and the Jesus Prayer Tradition: An Experiment in Faith -- 1984 -- A Catholic monk attempts to integrate the teachings and practices of hesychasm and tantric yoga, utilizing the experiences of St. Symeon the New Theologian and Indian tantric yogis.
Hall, Manly P -- The Wisdom of the Knowing Ones: Gnosticism: The Key to Esoteric Christianity -- 2000 -- Though opposed and persecuted by the Catholic Church since the first century, the Gnostic wisdom has survived. Hall does us a great service in presenting these teachings, which in many ways link East and West.
Levi -- Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ -- 1972 -- The story of Jesus told from the Akashic records. Ever wondered about those missing years? Well, here they are.
Mitchell, Stephen -- Parables and Portraits -- 1990 -- Poems to jog the mind into silence.
Mitchell, Stephen -- Book of Job -- 1992 -- It puts you in the story.
Mitchell, Stephen -- Book of Psalms -- 1993 -- Fifty of the greatest psalms from the Hebrew Bible.
Mitchell, Stephen -- Gospel According to Jesus -- 1993 -- Giving life to the voice of Jesus.
Orlinsky, Harry -- Torah: The Five Books of Moses -- 1992 -- A good translation of this important Hebrew scripture.
Prabhavananda, Swami -- Sermon on the Mount according to Vedanta -- 1963 -- The words of Jesus from the point of view of yoga philosophy and practice.
Smith, Joseph -- Book of Mormon - Another Testament of Jesus Christ -- 1830 -- The scripture of the Mormon religion - said to have originated with ancient peoples of the Americas, culminating with the appearance and ministry of the resurrected Jesus Christ.
Weiner, Herbert -- Nine and a Half Mystics: The Kabbala Today -- 1997 -- A good introduction to the mysticism of the Kabbala through the author's journey.

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