Before he became a best-selling author, Neale Donald Walsch was a newspaper reporter and managing editor, radio station program director, public information officer for one of the nation's largest public school systems, creator and owner of his own advertising and marketing firm, and a nationally syndicated radio talk show host. Then, in 1992, ...
Over a period of 40 years, God gave Mary K. Baxter visions of hell and commissioned her to tell all to choose life. Here is an account of the place and beings of hell, contrasted with the glories of heaven. It is a reminder of the need each of us has for the miracle of salvation.
The confluence of Western science and Eastern philosophy is the subject of this book. Capra uncovers some of the amazing parallels that exist between Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, and major scientific discoveries.
After thirty nights of experiencing the depths of hell, Mary Baxter was shown the realms of heaven. Here are breathtaking glimpses of the beauty and joy that await every believer in Jesus Christ.
A 16th-century mystic, St. John of the Cross was also a Carmelite monk who helped reform the Order. In this book, he addresses pride, avarice, envy, and other human imperfections. He also provides an extended explanation of Divine love, and describes methods of conversion through prayer, submission, and purification.
This is a book of profound spirituality that the 18th century author did not know he had written. It was compiled and published over a century after his death by Visitation nuns who, fortunate for the world, saved his letters and conference notes.
This is the account Rick Joyner gives of a vision he experienced over the course of a year in which he claims to have viewed the unfolding of the last battle between light and darkness. This is the complete vision, including parts not previously seen.
In 1934, Margery Kempe's amazing book was discovered 400 years after it was written. Dame Margery's is the first known autobiography in English, and details the spiritual awakening of a highly unusual medieval woman: wife, mother of 14, world traveler, and mystic.
Fritjof Capra's classic exploration of the parallels between modern physics and Eastern mysticism is now in its third edition, for which book Capra has written a special afterword assessing the impact the book has made in the 15 years since its first publication and reflecting upon the ways in which recent scientific developments have tended to ...
Written by an unknown mystic of the 14th century, The Cloud of Unknowing represents the first expression in English of the soul's quest for God. This is a relevant text for today's spirituality, a literary work of great beauty in style and message.
Discusses Kabbalah - Judaism's spiritual and mystical tradition including "Ein Sof" (the radical transcendence of God), the "Sefirot" (the ten divine attributes) and the "Shedhinah" (the feminine aspect of God).
The famous account of Gabrielle Bossis' dialogues with Jesus. As simple reflections on the Gospels this book is a daily companion that encourages growth in one's personal relationship with the Lord.
Saint Teresa of Avila wrote THE INTERIOR CASTLE in 1577, inspired by a vision she had during an intense prayer session, in which she saw her soul as a glowing, radiant castle, wherein one?s progression from room to room brings one closer to the heart, and to God. In this inspiring work of mysticism, Teresa writes in a conversational, humble, even ...
Nothing less than a user's manual for the universe in which one lives, this uniquely practical, easily accessible, and insightful book reveals not only what life is about, but also the actions that must be taken right now to create the life one wants and deserves.
Julian of Norwich, an English mystic who took her name from the church where she lived and prayed in seclusion, wrote these expressive religious statements during a period of widespread illness and fear in medieval England. Remarkably, she envisioned a loving and generous God at a time when there was little evidence in the world of a compassionate ...
THE WAY OF PERFECTION is Teresa of Avila's legacy to her monastic sisters. This 16th-century Carmelite nun is one of the most visible of the Christian mystics. Here, she speaks as a personal mentor for contemplation and the living of a spiritually full life.
Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirety at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts -- early monasticism, Russian Orthodox spirituality, the Shakers, and Zen Buddhism -- with characteristic Western directness. Merton not only studied these religions from the ...
Saint John of the Cross is one of the more well-regarded Spanish mystics of the 16th Century, and this is considered his most inspiring work. It delineates, in energetic prose, the pathway through the deadly sins of mortality and on up through the mountain towards "perfect, eternal love," the sole pathway by which one may know God. The "dark night ...
The much-beloved and most widely read of Merton's works, New Seeds of Contemplation covers a diverse range of subjects including faith, spiritual wonder, 'the night of the senses', and renunciation. The book moves the reader through the traditional phases of contemplation, and gives an idea of what to expect as the spiritual path unfolds, ...
Names, describes, and celebrates a religious transformation in the making that the author predicts will pave the way toward a spiritual renaissance powerful enough to heal the earth.
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