Literary Works of Sanderson Beck

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Affirmation of Divine Love:
I devote myself to God
by loving your Spirit in all,
one reality, invisible
with liberty and justice for all.

Sanderson Beck’s List of the 1,000 Greatest Movies

How President Obama Can
Stop US Crimes Against International law
and Lead the United States to World Peace

Vandenberg: Crossing the Line, March 22, 2003 (29' documentary DVD by Daniel Reilly)

Trying to win an illegal war is to add war crimes and crimes against humanity to the original crime against peace. Legislators who vote to continue illegal wars are complicit in war crimes.

Why We (US) Should Get Out of Iraq ASAP
What Jesus Might Say to George W. Bush

ABRAHAM LINCOLN (screenplays):
Learning Politics and Law
In Congress and Out
Debating Douglas
Becoming President
Civil War Begins
Proclaiming Emancipation
War by Conscription
Getting Re-elected
Victory and Death

How Lincoln Could Have Prevented Civil War

2003 Peace Campaign (Sanderson wrote this account of his educational peace campaign for the Presidency of the United States during his four-month incarceration for nonviolently protesting the illegal invasion of Iraq.)
Opening Statement by Sanderson Beck, May 1, 2003
Testimony by Sanderson Beck, May 1, 2003
Closing Arguments by Sanderson Beck, May 1, 2003
May 2003 Letter to Judge Walsh by Sanderson Beck
Letter to Judge Rita Federman

BEST FOR ALL: How We Can Save the World

Global Emergency
Alleviating Poverty
Disarming Weapons of War
Creating Global Democracy
Reforming the US Constitution
Restoring Justice
Sustainable Economics
Freeing Communication
Spiritual Awakening
Nonviolent Strategies
Appendix:
Global Disarmament Treaty (first draft by Beck)
Constitution of the Federal Earth Democracy (first draft by Beck)
Constitution of the United States Revised (first draft by Beck)

The Art of Gentle Living

Spiritual Awareness
Conscious Self-Mastery
Understanding Feelings
Clear Thinking
Compassionate Communication
Ethical Economics and Politics

Persia (Iran) and Afghanistan 1500-1950
Ottoman Fall and Turkey 1876-1950
Protesting the Bush-Iraq Wars
Mandela and Freeing South Africa
My Efforts for World Peace (expanded)
Nonviolent Revolution for Global Justice (expanded)
Chomsky and Zinn on US Imperialism (expanded)
Women for Peace (expanded)
King and the Civil Rights Movement (expanded)
Chronology of Asia & Africa 1300-1875
To Bomb or Not to Bomb Iran: What Will Happen?
Tsunami and the Lessons of Disasters
Elections Reflections in December 2004
Christian Delusions and American Hypocrisy (Compared to the Teaching of Jesus)

When I decided to run for President in November 2002 as a peace candidate, people supported Kucinich instead because they thought he had a better chance of winning. Dean supporters thought he was an anti-war candidate who had a better chance of winning than Kucinich. Kerry then defeated Dean because Democrats thought he had a better chance of beating Bush. Finally the American people voted for Bush because they thought he would be better at "winning the war against terrorism." So it goes, instead of applying the teachings of Christ and Buddha, people succumb to the hypocrisy that betrays the integrity and principles of love. As a result voters in the United States have affirmed a war criminal in the highest office.
I am (was) an official candidate (registered with the Federal Elections Commission in 2002) for the nomination by the Democratic Party for President of the United States. You can read a short summary of some of my policies at Beck for President

National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee

Qur'an Selections
Bush's World War and the Third Option of Peace with Justice
TERRORISM! What are the Solutions?
Letter on the Persecution of Falun Gong in China
Did the Hypocrisy of the U. S. Supreme Court Steal the Presidency for George W. Bush?
USA Election Reforms
United States is Violating the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Battle in Seattle: Commendations and Condemnations
NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia and the Lessons of the 20th Century
Clinton and US Violates International Law with Missile Strike on Afghanistan and Sudan
Don't Bomb Iraq Again!

STATISTICS OF SHAME:
The United States Government is currently spending more money on war than the rest of the world combined.
This is paid for by about half of U.S. federal income tax.
The United States Congress still has not paid about $500,000,000 owed the United Nations in back dues.
Estimated number of persons incarcerated in the United States in 1980: 500,000.
Estimated number of persons incarcerated in the United States in February 2000: 2,000,000.
Estimated number of persons incarcerated in the United States in June 2007: 2,245,000.
The United States now leads the world in the number of people incarcerated and the rate of incarceration.
25% of all imprisoned people on Earth are in the United States, though U. S. population is only 4.5% of the world.
African-Americans now equal the number of incarcerated whites in the U.S. Is this not the new slavery?

Most beneficial persons of the last four millennia (in my opinion) -
2nd BC: Duke Zhou, 1st BC: Buddha, 1st CE: Jesus, 2nd CE: Gandhi

WORLD PEACE WRITINGS

WORLD PEACE MOVEMENT Principles, Purposes and Methods (1982)

BEST FOR ALL: How We Can Save the World (2005) Global Emergency Alleviating Poverty Disarming Weapons of War Creating Global Democracy Reforming the US Constitution Restoring Justice Sustainable Economics Freeing Communication Spiritual Awakening Nonviolent Strategies Appendix: Global Disarmament Treaty (first draft by Beck) Constitution of the Federal Earth Democracy (first draft by Beck) Constitution of the United States Revised (first draft by Beck)

History of Peace - Volume 1 (2005) GUIDES TO PEACE AND JUSTICE FROM ANCIENT SAGES TO THE SUFFRAGETTES Contents Preface Introduction Prophets of Israel Chinese Sages Upanishads and Yoga Mahavira and Buddha Greek Philosophers and Aristophanes Stoic Philosophers Jesus and the Early Christians Zarathushtra, Mani, and the Cathars Sufis, Philosophers, and Nanak Francesco and Bonaventure Dante, Marsilius, and Petrarch Magna Carta to Wyclif Erasmus, Anabaptists, and Mennonites International Law Pioneers Quakers: Fox and Penn's Holy Experiment Peace Plans of Rousseau, Bentham, and Kant Abolitionists, Emerson, and Thoreau Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá on World Peace Tolstoy on the Law of Love Suffragettes and Women's Rights History of Peace - Volume 2 (2005) WORLD PEACE EFFORTS SINCE GANDHI Gandhi's Nonviolent Revolution Wilson and the League of Nations United Nations and Human Rights United Nations Peacekeeping Einstein and Schweitzer on Peace in the Atomic Age Pacifism of Bertrand Russell and A. J. Muste Clark-Sohn Plan for World Law and Disarmament King and the Civil Rights Movement Lessons of the Vietnam War Women for Peace Anti-Nuclear Protests Resisting Wars in Central America Gorbachev and Ending the Cold War Mandela and Freeing South Africa Chomsky and Zinn on US Imperialism Protesting the Bush-Iraq Wars Nonviolent Revolution for Global Justice Appendix: My Efforts for World Peace Bibliography Chronology of Peacemaking

NONVIOLENT ACTION HANDBOOK (2003) Nonviolence Liberation from Seven Deadly -Isms Group Process Creative Actions Legal Process

Nonviolent Strategies for Protesting the US-Iraq War Letter to Secretary-General Kofi Annan 2003 Peace Campaign (Sanderson wrote this account of his educational peace campaign for the Presidency of the United States during his four-month incarceration for nonviolently protesting the illegal invasion of Iraq.) Opening Statement by Sanderson Beck, May 1, 2003 Testimony by Sanderson Beck, May 1, 2003 Closing Arguments by Sanderson Beck, May 1, 2003 May 2003 Letter to Judge Walsh by Sanderson Beck

A PLEA FOR LOVE (1992)

IRENE: Realizing World Peace (1985) Introduction and VISION DIAGNOSIS PROGNOSIS HEALING

CIRCLE FOR PEACE (1984)

PEACE TOUR JOURNAL 1987

Nuremberg Actions at Concord 1987-88

TRIDENT PROTEST (1989)

THE FUTURE AND HOW: A Philosopher's Vision (1996)

PEACE OR BUST (2008)

SPIRITUAL PHILOSOPHY

The Art of Gentle Living

Spiritual Awareness
Conscious Self-Mastery
Understanding Feelings
Clear Thinking
Compassionate Communication
Ethical Economics and Politics

Living In God's Holy Thoughts

LIFE AS A WHOLE: Principles of Education Based on a Spiritual Philosophy of Love Contents Introduction I. The Universe Divine Principles Nature and Evolution II. The Individual Self Physical Body Motivation Memory Imagination Dreams Emotion Mind Intuition Will III. Society Social Relationships Politics and Law Economics Science Technology Art and Communication Recreation Religion Education

THE DIVINE MOTHER AND THE VEIL OF DEATH: The Mysteries of Eleusis Contents and Introduction Eleusis and the Goddesses Agricultural Background and History Mysteries Preliminaries Initiation Interpretation Bibliography

THE SOUL: Teachings on Individual Spiritual Reality from Religion, Philosophy, and Psychology Contents and Introduction Summary Bibliography Essence of the Soul The Soul in Human Consciousness Soul Liberation

Moving Spiritual Inner Awareness ACROSS THE GOLDEN BRIDGE Edited by Sanderson Beck and Mark T. Holmes

Introduction Preface The Quest Seminars The Light Attitude John-Roger

Mystical Traveler Dreams Children Healing Creativity Aura Balancings Soul Transcendence

ASTROLOGY TIME PATTERNS (faq) Sun in the signs and houses Moon in the signs and houses Mercury in the signs and houses Venus in the signs and houses Mars in the signs and houses

Jupiter in the signs and houses Saturn in the signs and houses Uranus in the signs and houses Neptune in the signs and houses Pluto in the signs and houses Rising signs Constellations of the Decanates

ETHICS OF CIVILIZATION

Introduction
Ethics

Volume 1: MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA to 1875 Prehistoric Cultures Sumer, Babylon, and Hittites Egypt Israel Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian Empires Muhammad and Islamic Conquest Abbasid, Buyid, and Seljuk Empires 750-1095 Islamic Culture 1095-1300 Ottoman and Persian Empires 1300-1730 Ottoman and Persian Empires 1730-1875 Africa to 1500 Africa and Slavery 1500-1800 Africa and Europeans 1800-1875 Summary and Evaluation Bibliography	Volume 4: GREECE & ROME to 30 BC Greek Culture to 500 BC Greek Politics and Wars 500-360 BC Greek Theatre Socrates, Xenophon, and Plato Isocrates, Aristotle, and Diogenes Philip, Demosthenes, and Alexander Hellenistic Era Roman Expansion to 133 BC Roman Revolution and Civil Wars Plautus, Terence, and Cicero Summary and Evaluation Bibliography
Volume 2: INDIA & SOUTHEAST ASIA to 1800 Vedas and Upanishads Mahavira and Jainism Buddha and Buddhism Political and Social Ethics of India Hindu Philosophy Literature of India India 30 BC to 1300 Delhi Sultans and Rajas 1300-1526 Mughal Empire 1526-1707 Marathas and the English Company 1707-1800 Southeast Asia to 1800 Pacific Islands to 1800 Summary and Evaluation Bibliography	Volume 5: ROMAN EMPIRE 30 BC to 610 Empire of Augustus and Tiberius Jesus and His Apostles Roman Decadence 37-96 Rome Under Better Emperors 96-180 Roman Empire In Turmoil 180-285 Roman Power and Christian Conflict 285-395 Augustine and the Fall of Rome 395-476 Goths, Franks, and Justinian's Empire 476-610 Summary and Evaluation Bibliography
Volume 3: CHINA, KOREA & JAPAN to 1800 Shang, Zhou and the Classics Confucius, Mencius and Xun-zi Daoism and Mo-zi Legalism, Qin Empire and Han Dynasty China 7 BC to 1279 Mongols and Yuan China Ming Empire 1368-1644 Qing Empire 1644-1799 Qing Decline 1799-1875 Korea to 1800 Japan to 1615 Japan 1615-1800 Summary and Evaluation Bibliography	Volume 6: MEDIEVAL EUROPE 610-1250 Byzantine Empire 610-1095 Franks and Anglo-Saxons 613-899 Vikings and Feudal Europe 900-1095 Crusaders, Greeks, and Muslims Central and Eastern Europe 1095-1250 Western Europe 1095-1250 Christian Ethics 1095-1250 European Literature 1095-1250 Summary and Evaluation Bibliography

EDUCATION WRITINGS

The Consolation of Boethius Emerson's Philosophy of Education Francis W. Parker's Pedagogy Teaching by Example	Booker T. Washington and Character Education Education for Self-Awareness Alternatives to Corporal Punishment
CONFUCIUS Teaching Contents Introduction Life of Confucius Attitudes of Confucius How Confucius Taught What Confucius Taught Example of Confucius Influence of Confucius	AND SOCRATES: Wisdom The Socratic Problem Life of Socrates Attitudes of Socrates How Socrates Taught What Socrates Taught Example of Socrates Influence of Socrates Confucius and Socrates Compared

SCREENPLAYS

SOCRATES "Know Yourself" The Sophists Prudence and Courage The Lover The Banquet Inspiration Rhetoric Justice The Good The Trial Prison and Death	THESEUS OEDIPUS and ANTIGONE Part 1 OEDIPUS and ANTIGONE Part 2 JESUS the CHRIST - Part 1 JESUS the CHRIST - Part 2 COLUMBUS and His Four Voyages RISING OUT OF SLAVERY: Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver RISING OUT OF SLAVERY Part 1 RISING OUT OF SLAVERY Part 2
GEORGE WASHINGTON Wilderness Diplomacy A War Breaks Out General Braddock's Defeat Virginia Patriot Fight for Independence Maintaining an Army On to Victory The Constitution First President Second Term	ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Learning Politics and Law In Congress and Out Debating Douglas Becoming President Civil War Begins Proclaiming Emancipation War by Conscription Getting Re-elected Victory and Death How Lincoln Could Have Prevented Civil War Lincoln Bibliography Lincoln Chronology

Movie Mirrors (1913-1953) Index
Movie Mirrors Introduction
Movie Mirrors Guide 1930s
Movie Mirrors Index by Year with ratings:
1913-1926 1927-1929
1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

Sanderson Beck’s List of the 1,000 Greatest Movies
Sanderson Beck’s List of the 1,000 Greatest Movies in Alphabetical Order

Alphabetical INDEX to Link Topics
in the Literary Works of Sanderson Beck:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

WISDOM CLASSICS OF CHINA AND INDIA

English versions by Sanderson Beck

WISDOM CLASSICS OF CHINA AND INDIA Contents WISDOM BIBLE Introduction

DAO DE JING (WAY POWER BOOK) by Lao-zi DA XUE (HIGHER EDUCATION) by Confucius ZHONG-YONG (CENTER OF HARMONY) by Zi-si

UPANISHADS Introduction KENA UPANISHAD KATHA UPANISHAD ISHA UPANISHAD MUNDAKA UPANISHAD PRASHNA UPANISHAD MANDUKYA UPANISHAD SHVETASHVATARA UPANISHAD BHAGAVAD-GITA (THE LORD'S SONG) YOGA SUTRAS (UNION THREADS) by Patanjali BUDDHA'S FIRST SERMON DHAMMAPADA (PATH OF TRUTH)

WISDOM CLASSICS OF GREECE, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND ROME

Translated by Sanderson Beck

WISDOM OF GREECE, ISRAEL, ROME Contents

Introduction to Socrates and Plato ALCIBIADES by Plato APOLOGIA SOKRATOUS (DEFENSE OF SOCRATES) by Plato CRITO by Plato PHAEDO by Plato Ethical Writings of Epicurus

WISDOM OF SOLOMON

MANUAL OF EPICTETUS (EPICTETOU ENCHEIRIDION) by Arrian THE CONSOLATION OF PHILOSOPHY (PHILOSOPHIAE CONSOLATIO) by Boethius Book I Philosophy's Diagnosis Book II Fortune and Happiness Book III Philosophy and Happiness Book IV Good and Bad Book V Freedom and Omniscience

THE GOOD MESSAGE OF JESUS THE CHRIST Contents Introduction Harmony 1 Synthesis 1 Interpretation 1 Index to Gospel Passages

Qur'an Selections

Alphabetical INDEX to Link Topics in the WISDOM BIBLE

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Sanderson Beck was born March 5, 1947 in Los Angeles. He earned a B.A. in Dramatic Art from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.A. in Religious Studies from U.C. Santa Barbara, Ph.D. candidacy in the Philosophy of Education from U.C.L.A., and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the World University. He was a Conscientious Objector during the Vietnam War. In 1982 he formulated World Peace Movement Principles, Purposes, and Methods, and in 1987 he traveled to 47 states and met with 600 peace groups to promote peace and disarmament. He has been arrested many times for nonviolently protesting nuclear weapons and military intervention and in 1989 was imprisoned for six months. Sanderson has taught Philosophy and many other subjects at the World University since 1976. On September 1, 2001 World Peace Communications was incorporated as a nonprofit organization for educational, literary, and charitable purposes. Sanderson's versions of the Wisdom Classics have been published as the WISDOM BIBLE in 2002. Sanderson published the Nonviolent Action Handbook and GUIDES TO PEACE AND JUSTICE in 2003. He became an official candidate for President of the United States in December 2002, and in May 2003 he endorsed Dennis Kucinich. The first six volumes of the ETHICS OF CIVILIZATION were published by 2005, and three more volumes were published by 2008. GUIDES TO PEACE AND JUSTICE was expanded and came out as the two-volume HISTORY OF PEACE in July 2005, followed by The Art of Gentle Living in September, BEST FOR ALL: How We Can Save the World in November, and Confucius and Socrates in 2006. In July 2008 Beck published The Good Message of Jesus the Christ, Peace or Bust, 4 Screenplays, Socrates Plays, and George Washington.

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