Ebook: Spirituality by the numbers

Since ancient times, religious traditions have grouped vital aspects of their teachings into numbered sets: the Christian Trinity, the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, the Five Pillars of Islam, the Seven Chakras, the Eight Limbs of Yoga, the Ten Commandments, the Twelve Tribes of Israel, the Six Hundred and Thirteen Commandments of Judaism, the One Thousand Names of the Divine in Hinduism.

From the Void to the 144,000 Saved Souls in Christianity, Spirituality by the Numbers presents these numerically organized spiritual concepts in a colorful cross-section through a range of traditions, of both bygone ages and the present time. The book offers entertaining, informative, and revealing glimpses into wellknown and little-known wisdom from around the world.

GEORG FEUERSTEIN, PH.D., is an internationally known yoga scholar and historian of religion. The author of more than twenty books, including The Mystery of Light, Holy Madness, and Sacred Sexuality, and a contributing editor of several national magazines, he lives in northern California.