Sunday, August 22, 2010

The Analects, the Bhagavad Gita, the Dhammapada...which one is the best book?

Somebody cleverly said that we have no time to read good books; we should read the best ones. The Gutenberg Project on the Internet introduces thousands of best books. I even face the problem of choosing the number one best among the best.


I choose the Kitab-i-Aqdas of Baha'u'llah among the Quran, the Bible, the Torah, and many other Books of various religions. And I think a big 'bang bang' would occur on this forum, if I announced that I have made the best choice! Thousands of Muslims would say it must be the Quran; the Christians the Bible, the Hindu the Bhagavad Gita...!


But it is a miraculously new thing that not all the Baha'is would agree in my pointing out that the Kitab-i-Aqdas is the best Baha'i Holy Book. Because Baha'u'llah has reavealed more than one hundred Books to show the way for building the world divine civilization. I have not read all of them, how can I say which is the number one best!


Perhaps, we should let each man to use his freedom to make the choice, right?

The Analects, the Bhagavad Gita, the Dhammapada...which one is the best book?
My vote would be the Kitab-I-Iqan - it does such a wonderful job outlining how the religions of God are all part of one larger Message.
Reply:Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Reply:Yeah, the Guide.


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