Learn how this ancient spiritual practice can transform your relationship with yourself, with others and with God. "The practice of deep hospitality can help us step into a more vital, vibrant embrace of this great adventure we call life - which includes our relationship with God, however you might define God...It is an invitation to walk through life with a liberating posture of receptivity, reverence, and generosity." - from the Introduction We may think of hospitality as merely being polite...
The Significance of Spirituality in the Elderly
by Joseph Perinotti-Molinatti
This book is at the crossroads where a New Age sensibility, advancing like an ecumen of worldwide spirituality without national, cultural, or ecclesiastical frontiers, meets Latin America's syncretic religions, practiced by groups of people wiht African or indigenous roots or developed from the tradition of popular Catholicism. The Syncretic character of the two sensibilities makes both the New Age and popular religion behave like two, syncretizing and syncreticizable matrices of meaning. This b...
A sizeable minority of people with no particular connection to Eastern religions now believe in reincarnation. The rise in popularity of this belief over the last century and a half is directly traceable to the impact of the nineteenth century's largest and most influential Western esoteric movement, the Theosophical Society. In Recycled Lives, Julie Chajes looks at the rebirth doctrines of the matriarch of Theosophy, the controversial occultist Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891). Examining h...
Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism
This book presents a unique collection of papers on various philosophical aspects of the unknown and unvoiced truth and reality of the cosmic world. It offers a systematic analysis of the three philosophical theories of Quietism, Agnosticism and Mysticism and introduces readers to the fundamentals of mystical knowledge claimed by philosophical schools of the east and the west. It discusses, debates and deliberates on philosophical issues concerning the acquisition of truth, its objectivity and i...
The Great Sign-The Key to Unlocking Biblical End Times Prophecy, the Rapture of the Church, and Tribulation Period
by James L Koontz
A brilliant, passionate, and unflinchingly honest reflection on the nature of desire, its present-day frustration, the possibilities for rehabilitation, and the dseperate need for transformation. This study combines O'Murchu's gifts both as a social psychologist with a wealth of research into the pressing issues of our time and as one of the most readable and informed contributors to the interface of science and contemporary spirituality. An excellent read, a must for all seriously committed to...
Renowned Zen master and Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, explores the origins of fear and offers detailed practises on how to deal with its often toxic presence in our lives. Formed by a lifetime of mindfulness in action, he also shows us the path to peace, happiness and freedom that can come out of such explorations. For him, happiness is not found by suppressing our emotions but by purposefully living in a mindfully aware state. Only by practicing mindfulness in this way can we identify the sou...
In this hopeful book, Mark shares his journey of early heartache, tragedy, and bad decisions-and his continued search for answers. While those experiences could have left him trapped in anger, fear, and mediocrity, he discovered that he was not trapped (or a victim)-he had a choice! He could move beyond the fear and negative emotions to live a life of adventure with a big WHY. The Story of You will take you along the journey of Mark's mindset as you discover how he began filling his mind with fa...
