Swami Krishnananda - The Divine Life Society
This site has 20 free online books on meditation, spiritual practice, yoga, philosophy, mysticism, metaphysics, Hindu scriptural texts, Bhagavadgita, Upanishads,Vedanta, and cosmological poetry. The books are authored by Swami Krishnananda, General Secretary of The Divine Life Society, which was founded by Swami Sivananda in 1936. These books are otherwise available only at selected bookshops or from the publisher.


The Unbound Bible
This site from Biola University has a collection of Bibles, including seven versions in English, four ancient Bibles, Greek and Hebrew versions, and translations in fifteen other languages. All the Bibles are searchable and can be viewed in a parallel view. If you need a Hebrew font, you can download it here. Other resources for research are Matthew Henry's Commentary, a Bible dictionary, and a topical search. You can join the mailing list to receive a daily verse by email, or join a group that reads through the Bible over the course of a year.
http://unbound.biola.edu

From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
This extensive website on the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity is a companion site to the PBS documentary series "From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians," a four-hour broadcast exploring the intellectual revolution in New Testament scholarship over the past 25 years which is challenging conventional notions about Jesus and the origins of Christianity. The documentary first aired in two installments during Easter Week and Passover, April 6 and 7, 1998. This website highlights archaeological finds which have yielded new understanding about Jesus' life and the early Christians. New Testament scholars comment on key issues, such as how to reconcile Christian faith with the historical approach to Jesus and the Bible. The website has a reference section with maps of early Christian communities and major archaeological sites; images of the Christian catacombs; a master chronology; an anthology of ancient texts; the cast of characters from early Christianity; a New Testament quiz; and discussion guides for viewers and educators. The site includes a forum where viewers and scholars can exchange ideas.
http://www.pbs.org/frontline

Lost in the Cosmos
This website explores traditional philosophical proofs for the existence of God. The site introduces St. Anselm's ontological argument, Gaunilon's and Kant's criticisms of Anselm's argument, and Aquinas on Anselm. The moderated forum gives users a chance to wrestle with some of the essential questions that have concerned philosophers through the ages. Users can also join in CosmosChat discussions on the problem of free will; the problem of evil; non-epistemic arguments for the existence of God; meta-ethics and religion; normative ethics and religion; or self-chosen topics.
http://members.aol.com/lothar603

Explore the Sacred Sites
Since prehistoric times sacred places have exerted a mysterious attraction on people around the world. This website features photographs of such places as the Dome of the Rock, the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, Angkor Wat, the Bodhi Tree, Stonehenge, Easter Island, the Basilica of St. Francis, and Mt. Olympus, with commentaries. The creator of the website, Martin Gray, is a photographer, anthropologist, and explorer specializing in the study of sacred places and pilgrimage traditions around the world. Gray spent fifteen years visiting and photographing more than 900 sacred sites in forty countries. Based upon academic knowledge and his own experiences, the author discusses pilgrimage places, sacred traditions, archaeoastronomy, ancient civilizations, and mythology. There are also many links to related WWW resources.
http://www.sacredsites.com

Alcoholics Anonymous on the Rio Grande
Internet technology comes to the assistance of recovering alcoholics here at this site which has information on Alcoholics Anonymous activities in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. Over 100 pages of news, stories, articles, poems, quotations, and bulletins cover topics ranging from the tragedy of alcoholism to the joy of recovery. Visitors can join discussions, get WWW links and other contact information, and read the dictionary, FAQ, and calendar of events.
http://www.twisted-serpent.com

The Natural Death Handbook
This page addresses the subject of how to prepare for dying, including exercises that prepare one for dying, how to care for someone dying at home, how to draw up a living will, alternatives to euthanasia, personal accounts of brave and conscious deaths, and how to organize a funeral with or without undertakers.


Hi-Tech I Ching
The I Ching or Book of Changes is an ancient Chinese oracle that has been in use for centuries as a source of wisdom and advice. The I Ching may or may not be a way of predicting the future. It is certainly a useful tool for stretching one's thinking, however, and it has been around for over 5000 years. Normally, one consults the oracle by fixing the desired question firmly in mind and then casting a set of changes (lines) using yarrow-stalks or tossed coins. The resulting hexagram will be the answer to the question. Here one can use the oracle the old way or havethe computer use a random number generator which drives a simulated coin-toss divination.


Self-Help & Psychology Magazine
This online magazine has articles for general readers and professionals about family & relationships, women, men, violence, relaxation, anxiety, sleep, post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, mood disorders, hypnosis, eating disorders, divorce, disability, depression, children, bereavement, attention deficit, alcoholism, smoking, AIDs, adoption and other psychology and self-help subjects. There are programs one can join, book reviews and a psychology bookstore, and links to many psychology & mental health resources.
http://www.well.com/user/selfhelp/