Part 1: Hinduism-the luminous self
Chapter 1: A landscape, a people, and a faith
Chapter 2: Aryan and Vedic religious tradition
Chapter 3: Raja marga-the path of mental and physical discipline
Chapter 4: Karma marga-the path of work and action
Chapter 5: Jnana marga-the path of knowledge
Chapter 6: Bhakti marga-the path of devotion
Part 2: Buddhism - compassionate wisdom
Chapter 7: Life and teachings of Buddha
Chapter 8: Buddhist metaphysical concepts
Chapter 9: Theravada Buddhism-the way of the elders
Chapter 10: Mahayana Buddhism-the great vehicle
Chapter 11: Tibetan Buddism-the way of the thunderbolt
Chapter 12: Zen and other Japanese schools
Part 3: Confucianism-the power of virtue
Chapter 13: Essential Chinese religious concepts
Chapter 14: The life of Confucius, the master teacher
Chapter 15: Confucian values
Chapter 16: Confucianism through the ages
Part 4: Taoism-the transformation
Chapter 17: Lao Tzu and the Tao te ching
Chapter 18: The philosophy of Tao
Chapter 19: Religious Taoism
Part 5: Roads less traveled
Chapter 21: Jainism-the cult of non-violence
Chapter 22: Tantra-the forbidden treasure
Chapter 23: Zoroastrianism-the religion of joy
Chapter 24: Sikhism-the lion and the sword
Chapter 25: Shinto-the sacred ceremony
