LOVING KINDNESS
Copyright © 2003, 2018 by Ashok Kumar

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ISBN (Print Edition): 978-1-64204-886-5
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This book is based on materials collected from a variety of spiritual, moral, historical and scientific sources and also from direct reflections and personal experiences acquired over a long period of time. The author gracefully acknowledges all such supporting materials and guidance received from various spiritual leaders whose teachings inspired him to cultivate a seeking spirit and write this book. This book is not a scholastic work but has been woven with materials and experiences in such a way so as to make sense to the common reader for whom it is intended.

The author Ashok Kumar Baruah spent most of his life in India which has a very ancient history, and which is a country which gave birth to many cultures and religions. The author gracefully acknowledges the direct references obtained from the following sources to complete this book.

Glimpses od World Religion by Dr. S. Radha Krishna: Published by Jaico Publishing House, India.

The Major Writings of Nichiren Daishonin which also contains parts of the Lotus Sutra, a teaching believed to have been preached by Gautama Buddha during latter part of life. Published by Soka Gakki, Tokyo, Japan.

Concepts from the ‘Tipitaka’ or the ‘Pali Canon’ which forms the foundation of Therevada Buddhism.

Lay of the Last Minstrel, Canto, v, Stanza 13, by Walter Scott.

Excerpts from the “Goal of Human Existence” delivered by Albert Einstein on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal on Nov. 04, 1943.

Excerpts from Mark Twain’s Notebook.

Meditations, iv. 23 by Marcus Aurelius translated by M. H. Morgan, Ph. D, Harvard University.

Excerpts from Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Canto iv, Verse 178 by Lord Byron.

Excerpts from Dhammapada.

Excerpts from Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, India.

Excerpts from Dharmakara Foundation.

Excerpts from Sankhya-Yoga, The Bhagavad Gita.