With emphasis on its spiritual and religious dimensions, Apprenticed to Hope: A Sourcebook for Difficult Times, is a compelling compilation of thirty-two essays exploring the nature of hope. Julie Neraas draws from a wide range of sources, offering many different ways to think about hope. She considers hope's relationship with faith, the human imagination, and community; distinguishes authentic hope from optimism and false hope, and draws upon her own experience with chronic illness, as well as...
The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi (Shambhala Pocket Library, #22)
by Ramana Maharshi
After six years of solitude, Indian sage Ramana Maharshi reflects on the topics of peace, the self, and silence—featuring a foreword by Carl Jung The renowned Indian sage Ramana Maharshi is widely beloved—by Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, Taoists, and more—for the inspirational power of his teachings, which transcend all religious differences. Here is a collection of Sri Ramana’s instructions and discourses culled from three works: Who Am I?, Spiritual Instructions, and Maharshi’s Gospel. Th...
Theo-Monistic Mysticism (Library of Philosophy and Religion)
by Michael Stoeber
In response to some of the current explanations of mystic phenomena, this book proposes an interpretive framework for understanding mysticism. It clarifies various kinds of mystical experiences, suggesting they are not wholly determined by subjective categories of interpretation, and illustrates how they can be synthesized in a theistic, mystic teleology. In reference to Ramanuja, Aurobinodo, Sankara, Eckhart, Ruusbroec and Boehme, monistic experiences are understood to culminate in higher theis...
Many people today need guidance in finding fulfillment in our often-disconnected world. Human beings are complex, but the secret to experiencing happiness is simple - you need only to look within. David Pond, author of the bestselling "Chakras for Beginners", offers an easy-to-follow system for manifesting true happiness in your life. Pond describes all seven dimensions from which we experience life, including physical identity, emotions, willpower, heart centre, thinking patterns and intuition,...
Recherches Sur La Religion Premiere de la Race Indo-Iranienne (Classic Reprint)
by Charles Schoebel
Measure For Measure (Aperio Series: Loyola Humane Texts) (The Pelican Shakespeare)
by William Shakespeare
A timeless tale from the immortal Bard--revised and repackaged!
Zeitschrift Fur Voelkerpsychologie Und Sprachwissenschaft, 1889, Vol. 19 (Classic Reprint)
by Moritz Lazarus