Wisdom Library
Free readingNiyetname Wisdom Library
A space that doesn’t only produce reports — it gathers wisdom. Freely readable classics, Niyetname’s own symbolic language, and pointers to trusted sources — all an invitation to think more deeply.
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This is not a place for haste. These don’t tell you what to do; they only open a space to think. If you like, we’ll look together.
Niyetname’s symbolic language
These notes are Niyetname’s own language — not a doctrine, but a map of how it reads its symbols.
IntentionThe place the heart turns to before anything begins. In Niyetname everything starts here: not an answer, a direction.
CareTo look at a question without rushing it, giving it time. A care hands down no verdict; it returns your own gaze to you.
MirrorNiyetname’s core gesture. A symbol never tells you what to do; it holds up a surface so you can see what you see, more clearly.
ThresholdThe brief pause between two decisions. Niyetname doesn’t hurry you at the threshold; it opens a gap to breathe.
TraceThe quiet map of the intentions you leave behind. In time you see your own pattern — with no one interpreting it.
SealTo make an intention your own. Unshared, asking no proof; it stays between you and the moment.
Classics time has kept
73 works
Inner awarenessThe Essence of BuddhismderlemeantikFreely readableReading space →SymbolsJataka Talesantik Budist masallarıantikFreely readableReading space →Mysticism & poetrySufistic Quatrains of Omar KhayyamÖmer HayyamantikFreely readableReading space →Decision & directionMinor DialoguesSenecaantikFreely readableReading space →Decision & directionSeneca's Morals of a Happy LifeSenecaantikFreely readableReading space →SymbolsPlutarch's LivesPlutarkhosantikFreely readableReading space →Decision & directionDe Amicitia (Dostluk Üzerine)CiceroantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessFriendship & Old AgeCiceroantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessPhaedoPlatonantikFreely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationSymposium (Şölen)PlatonantikFreely readableReading space →SymbolsSacred Books of the East (seçmeler)çeşitli kadim metinlerantikFreely readableReading space →SymbolsChinese Literature (antoloji)çeşitliantikFreely readableReading space →SymbolsMahabharata (manzum özet)antik Hint destanıantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessYoga Sutras of PatanjaliPatanjaliantikFreely readableReading space →SymbolsRamayana (manzum)ValmikiantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessYoga-Vasishtha (cilt 1)antik Hint metniantikFreely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationThe ProphetHalil Cibranö. 1931Freely readableReading space →Mysticism & poetryConfessions of Al-GhazzaliGazâlîö. 1111Freely readableReading space →Mysticism & poetryPersian Literature vol. 1Firdevsi · HafızantikFreely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationThe GardenerRabindranath Tagoreö. 1941Freely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationFruit-GatheringRabindranath Tagoreö. 1941Freely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationThe Crescent MoonRabindranath Tagoreö. 1941Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessSadhana — The Realisation of LifeRabindranath Tagoreö. 1941Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessThe Light of AsiaEdwin Arnoldö. 1904Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessRecord of Buddhistic KingdomsFa-HienantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessThe Diamond Sutraantik Budist metinantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessBuddha's Path of Virtue (Dhammapada)antik Budist metinantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessThe Book of TeaOkakura Kakuzoö. 1913Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessGleanings in Buddha-FieldsLafcadio Hearnö. 1904Freely readableReading space →SymbolsKwaidanLafcadio Hearnö. 1904Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessKokoroLafcadio Hearnö. 1904Freely readableReading space →SymbolsIn Ghostly JapanLafcadio Hearnö. 1904Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessJnana YogaVivekanandaö. 1902Freely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationThe Upanishadsantik Hint metniantikFreely readableReading space →Decision & directionChuang TzuZhuangziantikFreely readableReading space →Decision & directionChinese Classics vol. 1 (Analects)KonfüçyüsantikFreely readableReading space →SymbolsShih King (Şiir Kitabı)antik Çin metniantikFreely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationGitanjaliRabindranath Tagoreö. 1941Freely readableReading space →Mysticism & poetrySongs of KabirKabirö. 1518Freely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationStray BirdsRabindranath Tagoreö. 1941Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessThe Imitation of ChristThomas à Kempisö. 1471Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessEssays (Denemeler)Michel de Montaigneö. 1592Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessEssays — Second SeriesRalph Waldo Emersonö. 1882Freely readableReading space →SymbolsThe Golden BoughJames George Frazerö. 1941Freely readableReading space →Decision & directionMaxims (Özdeyişler)La Rochefoucauldö. 1680Freely readableReading space →SymbolsAesop's FablesAisoposantikFreely readableReading space →SymbolsTetrabiblosBatlamyusantikFreely readableReading space →Mysticism & poetryGulistan (Gülistan)Sadi Şiraziö. 1291Freely readableReading space →Mysticism & poetryPoems from the Divan of HafizHafızö. 1390Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusEpiktetosantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessThe EnchiridionEpiktetosantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessDiscourses of Epictetus (seçmeler)EpiktetosantikFreely readableReading space →Decision & directionOn BenefitsSenecaantikFreely readableReading space →Decision & directionThe Republic (Devlet)PlatonantikFreely readableReading space →Decision & directionApology (Sokrates'in Savunması)PlatonantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessThe Consolation of PhilosophyBoethiusö. 524Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessWaldenHenry David Thoreauö. 1862Freely readableReading space →Decision & directionEssays (Denemeler)Francis Baconö. 1626Freely readableReading space →Inner awarenessEssays — First SeriesRalph Waldo Emersonö. 1882Freely readableReading space →SymbolsBulfinch's MythologyThomas Bulfinchö. 1867Freely readableReading space →Decision & directionTao Te ChingLao TzuantikFreely readableReading space →Decision & directionI Ching — Book of Changesantik metinantikRead at its sourceReading space →Inner awarenessMeditations (Kendime Düşünceler)Marcus AureliusantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessThe EnchiridionEpictetusantikRead at its sourceReading space →Inner awarenessThe Dhammapadaantik Budist metinantikFreely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationThe Bhagavad Gita (The Song Celestial)antik metinantikFreely readableReading space →Intention & contemplationThe ProphetKahlil Gibranö. 1931Read at its sourceReading space →Mysticism & poetryRubáiyát of Omar KhayyámOmar KhayyámantikFreely readableReading space →Mysticism & poetryMasnavi (seçmeler)Mevlânâ Rumiö. 1273Read at its sourceReading space →DreamsThe Interpretation of DreamsSigmund Freudö. 1939Read at its sourceReading space →Decision & directionThe AnalectsConfuciusantikFreely readableReading space →Inner awarenessOn the Shortness of LifeSenecaantikRead at its sourceReading space →Inner awarenessThe Gospel of BuddhaPaul Carusö. 1919Freely readableReading space →
Source Guide
If you’d like to go deeper…
You can turn to the ancient wisdom sources of different traditions here — respectfully and neutrally. Their content is not copied into Niyetname; you read it at the source itself. This is not a place to teach a religion, or to place one belief above another.
TDV Encyclopedia of IslamGo to source ↗
A reference encyclopedia for the concepts of the Islamic tradition.islamansiklopedisi.org.tr · In TurkishSefariaGo to source ↗
A free, open library of the Jewish tradition’s texts — Torah, Talmud and more.sefaria.orgChristian Classics (CCEL)Go to source ↗
An open digital archive of the Christian classics.ccel.orgSuttaCentralGo to source ↗
A multilingual open archive of early Buddhist texts (suttas).suttacentral.netChinese Text ProjectGo to source ↗
An open archive of classical Chinese texts — Tao, Confucius, the I Ching.ctext.orgPerseus Digital LibraryGo to source ↗
A digital library of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and literature (including the Stoics).perseus.tufts.eduThis is not Niyetname’s verdict — it is a pointer to sources.
Shared SkyForming→
A calm space of belonging, later: anonymous, collective, without verdicts. A circle where no one advises anyone — we only share the same quiet.
The texts here are symbolic lenses and pointers to sources — not prophecy, and not medical, legal or financial advice. The decision is always yours.