Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Mysticism

Kenneth Bragan has previously written a psychological study of the life of Thomas Merton as well as a book stressing the importance of Merton’s spirituality.

In this new book, he uses neuroscience to place Merton’s spirituality in the context of natural spirituality and uses this as a way of opening a door to Christian renewal. He writes, “Neuroscience may be offering a new and revitalizing understanding of the basis of Christian faith, particularly belief in the healing power of the risen Christ.

He starts the book by examining the division currently...

Dieses Buch hat die Form einer umfassenden Landkarte, wo Wege und Einsichten grosser spiritueller Traditionen eingezeichnet sind aber dann vor allem grundlegend neue informationen in klarer preziser Sprache dargelegt werden.

Das Anliegen Meher Baba's (1894-1969), einer der groen Weisheitslehrer der Menschheit, ist die latenten geistigen MOglichkeiten des Menschen zu erwecken und zu mobilisieren.

DieTexte erklAren die Notwendigkeit und VorgAnge Wissen in Tun umzusetzen, ausfUhrbar im taglichen Leben fUr Menschen aller Kulturen und Glaubensbekenntnisse, Wiederholtes Lesen dieser...

St. Teresa of Avila's books are an integral part of the Spanish Renaissance literature as well as Christian mysticism and Christian meditation practices. The Interior Castle as written is widely considered to be one of the greatest works on spiritual development. This classic work attracts a new generation of St. Teresa of Avila readers. The Interior Castle is required reading for various college courses and curriculums and is enjoyed reading for many others. St. Teresa of Avila was canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622, forty years after her death. In 1970 St. Teresa was named a Doctor...

Gertrud the Great (1256-1302) entered the monastery of Helfta in eastern Germany as a child oblate. At the age of twenty-five she underwent a conversion that led to a series of visionary experiences. These centered on "the divine loving-kindness," which she perceived as expressed through and symbolized by Christ's divine Heart. Some of these experiences she recorded in Latin "with her own hand," in what became Book 2 of The Herald of God's Loving-Kindness.

Books 1, 3, 4, and 5 were written down by another nun, a close confidant of the saint, now often known as "Sister N." Book...