The following notes are provided as a supplement to the REL 107 course.
They are intended to supplement, not replace, the readings from the text book.
Comments or questions should be sent to : Dr. Rollinson

Week 1

• Notes on WorldView
• Notes on WorldView, part 2

Week 7 - Hinduism

• Hindu Pilgrimage
• Hindu Monasticism
• Hindu Saints
• The Hindu Path to Wisdom

Week 10 - Buddhism

• Questions and Answers with Ajahn Chah, a Thai Buddist monk
• Buddhist Spiritual Practice, by Ayya Khema, a Buddhist nun
• Bowing in Buddhism, by Taizan Maezumi Roshi, a Zen Buddhist monk
• A Buddhist Shrine, by Lama Choedak
• The Buddhist Attitude to Life, by Lama Choedak
• The Buddhist Right View of Life, by Lama Choedak

Week 12 - Confucianism, Taoism

• The Tao of Breathing, by Geoff Dawson
• The Tao of the Self, by Stan Rosenthal
• Tao : The Gateless Gate, part 1, by Stan Rosenthal
• Tao : The Gateless Gate, part 2, by Stan Rosenthal
• Tao : The Gateless Gate, part 3, by Stan Rosenthal
• The Tao Teh Ching, part 1, translated by Stan Rosenthal
• The Tao Teh Ching, part 2, translated by Stan Rosenthal
• The Tao Teh Ching, part 3, translated by Stan Rosenthal
• The Tao Teh Ching, part 4, translated by Stan Rosenthal
• The Tao Teh Ching, part 5, translated by Stan Rosenthal
• The Tao Teh Ching, translated by Peter Merel

Week 13 - Japanese traditions, Zen, Shinto

• Zen FAQ
• Zen Buddhist Precepts
• Zen Taoist Precepts, by Stan Rosenthal
• Zen Taoist Essays, by Stan Rosenthal
• Zen terms, by Stan Rosenthal
• The Historical Roots of Zen, by Stan Rosenthal
• How to practice meditation, by Steven Newton
• Four Great Vows of Zen, by Steven Newton
• Lecture on Zen, by Alan Watts