Do you know who - and what - you are? Do you know who you're meant to be? Do you know how to find the answers to questions like these? Knowledge of Self is the result of a process of self-discovery, but few of us know where to begin when we're ready to start looking deeper. Although self-actualization is the highest of all human needs, it is said that only 5% of people ever attain this goal. In the culture of the Nation of Gods and Earths, commonly known as the Five Percent, students are instructed that they must first learn themselves, then their worlds, and then what they must do in order to transform their world for the better. This often intense process has produced thousands of revolutionary thinkers in otherwise desperate environments, where poverty and hopelessness dominate. Until now, few mainstream publications have captured the brilliant yet practical perspectives of these luminary men and women. Knowledge of Self: A Collection of Writings on the Science of Everything in Life presents the thoughts of Five Percenters, both young and old, male and female, from all over the globe, in their own words. Through essays, poems, and even how-to articles, this anthology presents readers with an accurate portrait of what the Five Percent study and teach, as well as sound direction on how to answer timeless questions like: Who am I, and why am I here? Why is there so much injustice in the world, and what can be done about it? Who is God and where on Earth is he? How do I improve myself without losing myself? Why are people of color in the situations they're in? What can we do about the global problems of racism and poverty?

"Introduces readers to hundreds of scientific fields, peering into what quantum mechanics, genetics, anthropology, mathematics, and archaeology have to say about the past, present, and future of Black and brown people. As the first of a [projected] five-volume series, this text ventures beyond superficial ideas about history, science, and metaphysics, plunging into questions about the mathematical language that connects, man, God, and the laws of nature"--Amazon.com.

In order to come to your senses, Alan Watts often said, you sometimes need to go out of your mind. Out of Your Mind brings readers, for the first time, six of this legendary thinker's most engaging teachings on how to break through the limits of the rational mind. Offering answers to generations of spiritual seekers, Alan Watts is the voice for all who search for an understanding of their identity and role in the world. For those both new and familiar with Watts, this book invites us to delve into his favourite pathways out of the trap of conventional awareness: discover art of the "controlled accident" - what happens when you stop taking your life so seriously and start enjoying it with complete sincerity. Embrace chaos to discover your deepest purpose. How do we come to believe "the myth of myself" - that we are skin-encapsulated egos separate from the world around us-and how to transcend that illusion? Find the miracle that occurs when we stop taking life so seriously.

Bruhadaranyaka Upanishad is one of the major Upanishads . Upanishads are also called Vedanta , the end portion of Upanishads . If you have no desire or fear , you have no need of any gods , says the Vedas. All religions are based on fear and desire , based on ignorance . Main teachings of the Bruhadaranyaka Upanishad is ; aham brahmaasmi ... I am Brahman . . sarvam khalu idam Brahma -- all This is verily Brahman . tamaso ma amrutam gamaya -- Lead from darkness to light . Mrutyor ma amrutam gamaya Lead me from death to immortality . asato ma sad gamaya Lead me from untruth to Truth . All these mean same thing Lead from body conscious to Self / Atma consciousness . Knowledge is freedom , Knowledge is power , Knowledge is blissful . That you are .

Bhagavad Gita is the song of God , the supreme God of Gods Sri Krishna , who came down to earth as a human being . Sri Krishna is the eighth avatar of VIshnu , the God of Consciousness . It is only the human beings who are all divine , they become gods . Bhagavad Gita is the essence of Vedas and Upanishads . This is the teaching of Sri Krishna to Arjuna on the battle fields . Arjuna overcome by depression and despondence , refuses to fight the enemies who were against Truth and righteousness . The teachings are more relevent even today than ever before . Ignorent and evil people not knowing the truths of existence are terrorising innocent people all over the world . Bhagavad gita is the book of supreme knowledge . Every living being is divine . we are not just the body nor the Mind . we are the deathless , fearless and changeless spirit . We have to fight untruth and injustice . That is the duty of every human being . Fight we have a chance to win , weakness is sin . Surrender is worse than death . Kings also die , slaves die , warriors who fight die and those who surrender also die . Death is certain for all . Bhagavad gita shows the way to remember who we are and regain our divinity . It also shows the way to make life joyful and a celebration .

Important modern scientific truths lie hidden in the highly colourful and symbolical language of the Vedas. Brahma does not mean the theological object of worship, but, it means ‘atomic state which pervades in 58 digits’. The ancients measured distances not even in astronomical light years that proved inadequate, but, in number of digits. ‘Hiranyaksha’ should not be taken as a demon. It indicates ‘gravitational power of the molten matter inside the earth’. Dhaataa or ‘Brahmaa’ is a star standing at a distance of 39 digits and Sarasvatee is its cosmic energy. The Universe as a whole is contracting. The Earth began to cool 1,000,000,000,000 (1 followed by 12-zeroes) years ago. Universe will go on contracting till it finally collapses in 33 digits of years according to our planet. “Om” is not a mere sound but an actual cosmic state which comes into being, when at the initial stage the three Gunas of Prakriti give rise by their interaction to the four states of matter called the charges, atomic, molecule and particle states, and consequently has dimensions like a concrete substance. Gods are stars with supernatural powers, such as the cosmic rays, attraction, repulsion etc. Shiva and Paarvattee are the names given to the spiritual and material aspects.