The Religion of Man

The Religion of Man (1931) is a compilation of lectures by Rabindranath Tagore, edited by Tagore and drawn largely from his Hibbert Lectures given at Oxford University in May 1930.^[1] A Brahmo playwright and poet of global renown, Tagore deals with largely universal themes of God, divine experience, illumination, and spirituality. A brief conversation between him and Albert Einstein, "Note on the Nature of Reality", is included as an appendix.

Contents

• Preface
• I. Man's Universe
• II. The Creative Spirit
• III. The Surplus In Man
• IV. Spiritual Union
• V. The Prophet
• VI. The Vision
• VII. The Man of My Heart
• VIII. The Music Maker
• IX. The Artist
• X. Man's Nature
• XI. The Meeting
• XII. The Teacher
• XIII. Spiritual Freedom
• XIV. The Four Stages Of Life
• XV. Conclusion

Appendix:

• I. The Baul Singers of Bengal
• II. Note on the Nature of Reality
• III. Dadu and the Mystery of Form
• IV. Night and Morning

Index^[2]

References

1. ^ The Religion of Man, preface by Rabindranath Tagore
2. ^ Tagore, Rabindranath, The Religion of Man (1931, The MacMillan Company), contents page