In the spirit of the popular Christian book Lives of the Saints, I thought it would be helpful to have a thread where we can post various biographies/ hagiographies of realized people from all the world’s religions. I find reading about the lives of realized people to be encouraging and motivating in my own spiritual journey, so maybe this thread can become a helpful resource for people who are looking for some spiritual inspiration.
Buddhism
The Buddha: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #2 by _Barry
Guru Rinpoche: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #9 by NightHawk999
Milarepa: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #8 by NightHawk999
Dogen Zenji: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #14 by Bucket
Xuan Zang: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #15 by Bucket
Garchen Triptrul Rinpoche: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #23 by _Barry
Hinduism
Ramakrishna: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #11 by Bucket
Chaitanya Mahaprabu: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #12 by Bucket
Lal Ded: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #13 by Bucket
Shirdi Sai Baba: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #22 by _Barry
Sikhism
Islam
The Prophet Muhammad: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #4 by NightHawk999
Jalal al-Din Rumi: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #19 by Bucket
Judaism
Abraham: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #5 by NightHawk999
The Ba’al Shem Tov: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #18 by Bucket
Christianity
Meister Eckhart: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #17 by Bucket
Saint Joseph the Hesychast: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #16 by Bucket
St. Clare of Assisi: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #31 by Bucket
St. Thérèse of Lisieux: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #33 by Bucket
Indigenous Religions
Black Elk: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #20 by Bucket
Tecumseh: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #24 by NightHawk999
Greco-Roman Religion
Apollonius of Tyana: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #21 by Bucket
Greco-Roman Philosophy
Marcus Aurelius: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #25 by NightHawk999
Daoism
Lao Tzu: The Lives of the Realized (index in first post) - #30 by mbready
Zoroastrianism
