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Your Soul's Compass: What Is Spiritual Guidance? [Hardback]

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  • Formāts: Hardback, 245 pages, height x width x depth: 234x160x28 mm, weight: 562 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 02-Oct-2007
  • Izdevniecība: Hay House Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1401907768
  • ISBN-13: 9781401907761
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
  • Formāts: Hardback, 245 pages, height x width x depth: 234x160x28 mm, weight: 562 g
  • Izdošanas datums: 02-Oct-2007
  • Izdevniecība: Hay House Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1401907768
  • ISBN-13: 9781401907761
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
Why am I here? What does a life worth living look like?
What is the higher intelligence trying to express through me?
 
     In this time of global change and uncertainty, of spiritual indirection, Americans are asking these age-old questions with renewed curiosity. There’s a thirst for meaning and purpose—a dawning realization that happiness isn’t a commodity that can be bought with a gold card. Fulfillment and joy arise naturally from creative and compassionate action-- from the understanding that all life is interconnected and guided by a higher intelligence. Our personal choices make a difference, and when they are spiritually inspired even the smallest action serves a larger whole.
     Sacred texts ranging from the Torah to the New Testament, the Tao Te Ching to the Buddhist scriptures, the Vedantas to the Koran, speak of making life-enhancing choices where a force greater than the individual flows through us and informs our thoughts and actions. In this book we’ll focus on the three classic aspects of living such a spiritually guided life: (1) alignment: maintaining a direct and personal connection to the Source of our Being; (2) discernment: distinguishing the movement of Spirit in our lives from our own wants, fears and social conditioning; and (3) action: making our best, most inspired contribution to the evolution of life.
Preface: When in Doubt, Ask the Nearest Sage xi
Introduction: Inner Light or True Nature xix
PART I: ORIENTING TO TRUE NORTH
Chapter 1: Opening the Conversation
3
Chapter 2: Magic Letters...the Anatomy of Revelation
9
Chapter 3: In "God" We Trust?
25
Chapter 4: Intimacy...Seeing with the Eyes of the Heart
43
Chapter 5: Doubt...Is It Guidance or Is It Me?
57
Chapter 6: The Art of Discernment
67
Chapter 7: The Practice of Discernment
87
Chapter 8: Do Not Travel Alone: When Two or More Are Gathered
101
Chapter 9: Practices for Aligning with the Spirit of Guidance
117
Chapter 10: Overcoming Ego...the Biggest Block to Guidance
139
Chapter 11: Unfolding the Heart of Spirit in Action
149
Chapter 12: Spiritual DNA: Mapping the Genome of Transformation
161
Chapter 13: Sit Down and Shut Up: Contemplative Wisdom for World Leaders
183
PART II: INTRODUCING THE SAGES
The Sages:
Swami Adiswarananda
201
Hameed Ali
202
Rabbi Rami Shapiro
203
Daniel Ladinsky
204
Taj Inayat
205
Sister Rose Mary Dougherty
206
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
207
Cecilia Montero
208
Yogi Mukunda Stiles
209
Nina Zimbelman
210
The Venerable Ajahn Sona
211
Reverend Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault
212
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
213
Father Thomas Keating
214
Reverend Suzanne Fageol
215
Sally Kempton
215
Sheikh Kabir Helminski
217
Dr. Edward Bastian
217
Rabbi Tirzah Firestone
218
Dr. Linda Backman
219
Dr. Wilkie Au
220
Patricia Loring
221
The Boulder Quakers
222
Susan Baggett and Thomas White
224
Afterword: Cultivate Contentment-Being Responsible to Guidance 227
The Interview Questions 231
Spiritual Mentoring and Resources for Guidance 233
Endnotes 239
Acknowledgments 243
About the Authors 245