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Buddhism	Buddhism, while thought by many to be a religion, is actually a technology or a formula for living.	staff
Taoism	The philosophy of Lao Tse and the Tao or the way. Taoism , along with Confucianism, has shaped Chinese life for more than 2000 years.	staff
Christianity	This dominant religion of the Western World provides guidance and answtrs for millions of people.	staff
Yoga	Indian (Hindu) yoga is a science that is thousands of years old. It has developed several branches to accommodate different personality styles. The major yogas are Bhakti (a devotional approach), Jnana ( an intellectual approach), Karma ( an active, service-oriented approach), Hatha (a body based approach) and Raja (an approach that incoprorates all the yogas & meditation)	staff
The Dalai Lama	Teachings of the Dalai Lama	staff
Landmark Forum	Landmark Forum is a Large Group Awareness Training program in which up to 150 people take a seminar together aimed at helping them realize their true potential. Landmark Forum begin in 1985 by those who had purchased the est "technology" from Werner Erhard. In 1991 the group changed its name to Landmark Education Corporation (LEC), which continues to offer the Landmark Forum training, along with several other programs emphasizing communication and productivity.	staff
Hinduism-	Hinduism- Because it integrates a variety of elements, Hinduism constitutes a complex but largely continuous whole and has religious, social, economic, literary, and artistic aspects. As a religion, Hinduism is a composite of diverse doctrines, cults, and ways of life.
Zen Buddhism	Zen (from Sanskrit dhy “meditation”), An important school of Buddhism in Japan that claims to transmit the spirit or essence of Buddhism, which consists in experiencing the enlightenment (bodhi) achieved by Gautama the Buddha. The school arose in the 6th century in China as Chan, a form of Mahyna.	staff
Vajrayna	Important development within Buddhism in India and neighbouring countries, notably Tibet. Vajrayna, in the history of Buddhism, marks the transition from Mahyna speculative thought to the enactment of Buddhist ideas in individual life.	staff
Islam	Islam - Major world religion belonging to the Semitic family; it was promulgated by the Prophet Muammad in Arabia in the 7th century . The Arabic term isl, literally “surrender,” illuminates the fundamental religious idea of Islm.	staff
Judaism	Judaism- The religion of the Jews. It is the complex expression of a religious and ethnic community, a way of life as well as a set of basic beliefs and values, which is discerned in patterns of action, social order, and culture as well as in religious statements and concepts.	Staff
Shinto	Shint- Indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Japan. The word Shint, which literally means “the way of kami” (kami means “mystical,” “superior,” or “divine,” generally sacred or divine power.
Rosicrucianism	Rosicrucianism is a modern movement begun in 1868 by R. W. Little that claims ties to an older Society of the Rose and Cross that was founded in Germany in 1413 by Christian Rosencreuz.	staff
Confucianism	Confucianism is a community springing from Confucius, a Chinese philosopher in the 6th and 5th centuries B.C., whose sayings and dialogues, known collectively as the Analects, were written down by his followers.	staff
Catholicism	The Roman Catholic Church, with 980 million followers, is the largest Christian church in the world. It claims direct historical descent from the church founded by the apostle Peter. The Pope in Rome is the spiritual leader of all Roman Catholics.	staff
Bahai.	Bahai has more than five million followers. It was founded by Mirza Husayn Ali Nuri, who took the name Bahaullah (Glory of God) while in exile in Baghdad. His coming had been foretold by Mirza Ali Mohammed, known as al-Bab, who founded Babism in 1844, a sect from which the Bahai faith grew.	staff