Spirituality and religious experience

A pantoum about a child touching the smallpox-scarred face of an aunt; a dialogue between Jesus and Pilate in the form of a nursery rhyme; Joseph and Mary sleeping on the Sphinx's stone paw: these are some of the experiences brought before us in The Heronry.

How I Found God in Everyone and Everywhere captures for a general audience the spiritual shift away from a God "e;up there"e; and "e;out there"e; and towards an immanent divine right here.

This book recalls that a sapiential (wisdom) consciousness is central to the New Testament writings and remained the mode of theological understanding in Eastern and Western traditions for more than twelve centuries.

How do we find beauty and meaning in old age?

Grassroots Zen envisions a socially engaged Buddhism where zazen is integrated each day with work, family, and social obligations.

A Heart Afire is an intimate, guided tour of many of the lesser-known and previously unpublished stories and teachings of the first three generations of Hasidism, especially those of the Ba'al Shem Tov, his heirs (male and female) and the students of his successor, the Maggid of Mezritch.

This new edition of Holy Daringrevised and updated for new readers in honor of the 500th Anniversary of St.

Armed with a generous heart, subtle mind, and a PhD in comparative religion from Columbia, Lex Hixon, as host for WBAI's In the Spirit, was able to interview and skillfully probe the leading spiritual lights of the seventies and beyond.

The term "e;spiritual transmission"e; refers to the passing of the state of enlightenment from teacher to student, which takes place in many spiritual traditions.

Enlightenment Blues is Andre van der Braak's compelling first hand account of his relationship with a prominent spiritual teacher.

Yoga continues to be a growth industry with an estimated thirty million people in North America now practicing either privately or in most cases with a class.

World-renowned yoga master Amrit Desai melds ancient wisdom with modern practicality as he offers piercing insight into the nature of relationships as a road map to fulfillment.

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Essential Chan Buddhism is the rare unearthing of an ancient and remarkable Chinese spiritual tradition.

This book introduces readers to Vodous rich history, powerful ancestors, and vibrant spirits, known as Lwa.

If you've been to church more than a few times, you've heard that we're supposed to have a "e;personal relationship"e; with God.

While many people become adept at recovery and learn to live by the principles embodied in the Twelve Steps, they receive little or no guidance in the practical management of their spiritual condition.

Wouldn't it be great if there were Twelve Steps for people who were not addicts or alcoholics, who just wanted a simple way to live a better life?

The Mystery of Individuality explores the nature of human individuality through twelve chapter-mirrors, whose main focal points are spirituality, psychology, sociology, and love, and also the meaning of sacred art.

This revised collection of brief and inspiring passages on the spiritual life was selected from Schuon's unpublished letters and papers as well as from his books.

In the Oneness of Time is an inspiring true story that draws the imagination into its own magical source, where things become possible, and possibilities become things.

As the twenty-first century unfolds, our world faces dire political, ethical, ecological, and spiritual challenges on a global scale.

Living Wisdom delivers, concisely and accessibly, the essence of the Paul Brunton/Anthony Damiani school of spiritual awakening and practice.

What exactly is this ego that some tell us to assert, others tell us to deny, and still others say we must transform and transcend?

Realizing Soul is a uniquely inspiring resource for people of any age feeling Is this all there is?

The Body is a practical course in reducing the physical obstacles that retard progress in meditation and obstruct the unfolding of spiritual intuition and/or stabilizing higher awareness.

Ken Wilber says of Great Swan: ';This is a wise, beautiful, brilliant book, designed to introduce us tono, to directly immerse us inthe mind and spirit of the remarkable Ramakrishna.

More than ever, there is an urgent need to rediscover timeless and objective principles in order to confront the issues of our times.

During the last three years of his life Frithjof Schuon wrote approximately 3,500 poems in his mother tongue German.

During the last three years of his life Frithjof Schuon wrote approximately 3,500 poems in his mother tongue German.

During the last three years of his life Frithjof Schuon wrote approximately 3,500 poems in his mother tongue German.

During the last three years of his life Frithjof Schuon wrote approximately 3,500 poems in his mother tongue German.

The poetry of Frithjof Schuon has been called metaphysical music.

This is the first presentation to the English speaking world of the writings of Jean Bies, one of the great poets of our time whose work also constitutes a compelling critique of the de-sacralization of the modern world.

This beautifully illustrated book presents a vivid account of the American Indian experience as seen through the eyes of Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa), the first and greatest of the Native American authors.

Contains essays on mysticism, prayer, sacred art, the relationship between Christianity and other religious.

This beautiful book takes George Bird Grinnell's classic work on the Cheyenne Indians and condenses it into 240 fully-illustrated pages of his most essential writings.

This collection of essays by eminent traditionalists and contemporary thinkers throws into sharp relief many of the urgent problems of today.

This new edition of Frithjof Schuon's Spiritual Perspectives and Human Facts is a fully revised translation of the French edition, and has an extensive Appendix containing previously unpublished letters and other private writings.

Singing the Way explores the relationship between poetry and true contemplation.

This new edition of Frithjof Schuon's classic work, Gnosis: Divine Wisdom, is a fully revised translation of the most recent French edition, and has an extensive Appendix containing previously unpublished letters and other private writings.

Through a penetrating analysis of reason and intellect, spiritual imagination, and the light of faith, this book addresses fundamental questions pertaining to our search for meaning.

For more than thirty years, Joyce Rupp has been writing bestselling spiritual books that have accompanied readers through the seasons of life and helped them glimpse the Divine.

Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn.

"e;Louis Sahagun's gripping biography is an insightful look at the life and times of one of the last century's most important mystical thinkers.

The Secret Source reveals the actual occult doctrines that gave birth to The Law of Attraction and later inspired the media phenomenon known as The Secret.

The Angelic Way illuminates the spiritual, philosophical, and psychological implications of angels.

This book contains a wide-ranging selection of writings by perennialist author William Stoddart that expose the many false ideologies of postmodernism (forgetting) and call for a return to traditional religion, especially in its mystical dimensions (remembering).