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Book Synopsis Meditations for Mediocre Mystics by : Tom Stella
Download or read book Meditations for Mediocre Mystics written by Tom Stella and published by Wood Lake Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2023-01-27 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term “mediocre mystics” seems a fitting way to refer to those who yearn for the nameless but do not qualify as full blown mystics. I realize that because there is nothing middling about mystics, “mediocre mystics” may appear to be an oxymoron, but the root meaning of “mediocre” is not second-rate. From the Latin mediocris, the word means moderate or ordinary and has been used figuratively to refer to one who is halfway up a mountain. Unlike ordinary folks, sainted mystics have reached the mountaintop; they are on a first-name basis with the nameless! But just because we haven’t arrived at the heights, just because our lives unfold in the valley of ordinary, everyday life doesn’t mean that we cannot or do not experience the desire that has fueled the mystic’s climb. “All my life my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name.” –Andre´ Breton All my life I have experienced the yearning to which French writer and poet André Breton refers. For me that yearning is composed in part of a subtle discontent, a quiet feeling that something is missing despite the fact that nothing is missing. Significant relationships, meaningful work, as well as material and monetary security have never been enough to satisfy the desire for that which I cannot name. I know I’m not alone in my discontent or my longing for the nameless, for mystics of every spiritual and religious tradition have spoken of their desire for and experience of union with a spiritual entity that is as real as it is surreal. I am not claiming that just because I share their yearning I consider myself a mystic, but neither do I believe that the term “mystic” is entirely inappropriate for those of us who might glimpse briefly what certified or canonized mystics have been blinded by.
Book Synopsis Meditations for Mediocre Mystics by : Tom Stella
Download or read book Meditations for Mediocre Mystics written by Tom Stella and published by Wood Lake Books. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term "mediocre mystics" seems a fitting way to refer to those who yearn for the nameless but do not qualify as full blown mystics. I realize that because there is nothing middling about mystics, "mediocre mystics" may appear to be an oxymoron, but the root meaning of "mediocre" is not second-rate. From the Latin mediocris, the word means moderate or ordinary and has been used figuratively to refer to one who is halfway up a mountain. Unlike ordinary folks, sainted mystics have reached the mountaintop; they are on a first-name basis with the nameless! But just because we haven't arrived at the heights, just because our lives unfold in the valley of ordinary, everyday life doesn't mean that we cannot or do not experience the desire that has fueled the mystic's climb. "All my life my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name." -Andre ́ Breton All my life I have experienced the yearning to which French writer and poet André Breton refers. For me that yearning is composed in part of a subtle discontent, a quiet feeling that something is missing despite the fact that nothing is missing. Significant relationships, meaningful work, as well as material and monetary security have never been enough to satisfy the desire for that which I cannot name. I know I'm not alone in my discontent or my longing for the nameless, for mystics of every spiritual and religious tradition have spoken of their desire for and experience of union with a spiritual entity that is as real as it is surreal. I am not claiming that just because I share their yearning I consider myself a mystic, but neither do I believe that the term "mystic" is entirely inappropriate for those of us who might glimpse briefly what certified or canonized mystics have been blinded by.
Book Synopsis The Art of Mysticism: Practical Guide to Mysticism & Spiritual Meditations by : Gabriyell Sarom
Download or read book The Art of Mysticism: Practical Guide to Mysticism & Spiritual Meditations written by Gabriyell Sarom and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Step-by-step practical guide to Mysticism & Spiritual Meditations From the beginning of time, Man's curiosity led him to question what was around him. It was the search for the origin of life, the universe, the psyche, consciousness, and God that also led him to question himself and his own existence. In seeking to flee from sorrow and pursue lasting happiness, Man came to realize that there was something else besides his mere five senses. Man thus began his journey in search of the perennial mystical wisdom and realization. This is a book centered on mystical practices. Here the reader will find detailed mystical practices and meditations that will assist him in establishing a suitable mystical routine, from the basic setup to the most advanced practice by which a student can accomplish this ultimate godly realization. The physical embodiment of the divine is also relevant, and that will be addressed. The mystical practices are divided into primary and secondary phases which include, but are not limited to: Attention and Awareness The Mystic Breath Bodily Illumination The Art of Relaxation Breathing Techniques Vital Force Creating and charging Mystical Amulets Sacred Syllables and Mantras Energy Centers and Chakras Awakening the Inner Vision Out-of-Body Exploration Impregnation of meals Mystical Bath Subtle Noticing Divine Absorption We sincerely hope the reader enjoys this work and that it may serve as the fertile ground from which the divine tree of mystic wisdom can grow back towards its perennial source.
Book Synopsis Mystical Meditations by : Dion Fortune
Download or read book Mystical Meditations written by Dion Fortune and published by Element Books. This book was released on 1991-11-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reprint of a classic work written by the well-known English novelist who wrote The Demon Lover and Machinery of the Mind. Fortune wrote this book after her return into Christ's practice and as a series of reflections on the prayers of the mass as a way of sharing her belief that the traditional Christian doctrine can be seen from a perspective of spiritual experience.
Book Synopsis Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen by : Hildegard (von Bingen)
Download or read book Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen written by Hildegard (von Bingen) and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 1983-05 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen's timeless writing and divine inspirations invite us to celebrate life and delight in the goodness of creation. Here is an excellent introduction to her words.
Book Synopsis Meditations with Meister Eckhart by : Matthew Fox
Download or read book Meditations with Meister Eckhart written by Matthew Fox and published by Bear. This book was released on 1983-06-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meister Eckhart was a 13th-century mystic, prophet, feminist, declared heretic, and an early advocate of creation-centered spirituality. This tradition affirms humanity’s potential to act divinely, and it embraces life--living and dying, growing old and sinning, groaning and celebrating--as the creative energy of God in motion. For Eckhart, to be spiritual is to be awake and alive; creation itself was for him the primary sacrament that begins from “the spring of life” or the heart. Eckhart’s pathway and that of the creation tradition is a simple way. It demands no gurus, no fanciful methods, no protracted exercises or retreats. This is why he called it a “wayless way” that is available to everyone, and why he points out that the person “who has found this way needs no other.”
Book Synopsis Mystics and Zen Masters by : Thomas Merton
Download or read book Mystics and Zen Masters written by Thomas Merton and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Star at the End of the River by : Paul Vincent
Download or read book The Star at the End of the River written by Paul Vincent and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an early age, author Paul Vincent has been drawn to the night. With hope and joy, he has looked forward to sunsets and oncoming nights, a attitude counter to a thousand common religious metaphors. In The Star at the End of the River, Vincent shares his important life experiences in order to illustrate how to transform conventional religious ideas about darkness. Bringing to bear his forty years' experience as an amateur astronomer, Vincent shows how sustained night-sky observation enhances the human receptivity to transcendent departure. He examines one of the many treasures of the heavens, a star-which, under the paradoxes of the mystical journey, is the most apt symbol of the human hope for eternal happiness. The Star at the End of the River proposes a new kind of mysticism-an ascent, not of a mountain, as in the traditional metaphor, but of an inclined plane. Vincent sketches a spiritual journey of marked gradualism and invites contemplation of the mystical power of such pedestrian experiences and objects as supermarket aisles, interior stairways, gooseflesh, and penmanship.
Book Synopsis Meditations with Meister Eckhart by : Matthew Fox
Download or read book Meditations with Meister Eckhart written by Matthew Fox and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1983-06-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meister Eckhart was a 13th-century mystic, prophet, feminist, declared heretic, and an early advocate of creation-centered spirituality. This tradition affirms humanity’s potential to act divinely, and it embraces life--living and dying, growing old and sinning, groaning and celebrating--as the creative energy of God in motion. For Eckhart, to be spiritual is to be awake and alive; creation itself was for him the primary sacrament that begins from “the spring of life” or the heart. Eckhart’s pathway and that of the creation tradition is a simple way. It demands no gurus, no fanciful methods, no protracted exercises or retreats. This is why he called it a “wayless way” that is available to everyone, and why he points out that the person “who has found this way needs no other.”
Book Synopsis Practical Mysticism by : Evelyn Underhill
Download or read book Practical Mysticism written by Evelyn Underhill and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-24 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evelyn Underhill was one of the greatest spiritual writers of the twentieth century. For her, true mysticism is, first of all, active and practical, an organic life process in which the whole self is engaged, rather than simply an intellectual apprehension. Underhill's little book on the topic deserves to be read since it is still used in most courses that discuss mysticism and still attracts contemporary spiritual seekers. In this work, she explores meditation, spirituality, mindfulness, recollection, contemplation and mystical life. Begin with Evelyn Underhill a journey of peace today on the path to a better, more balanced life. LARGE PRINT EDITION Excerpt: "Therefore it is to a practical mysticism that the practical man is here invited: to a training of his latent faculties, a bracing and brightening of his languid consciousness, an emancipation from the fetters of appearance, a turning of his attention to new levels of the world. Thus he may become aware of the universe that the spiritual artist is always trying to disclose to the race. This amount of mystical perception---this 'ordinary contemplation', as the specialist call it, ---is possible to all men: without it, they are not wholly alive. It is a natural human activity, no more involving the great powers and sublime experiences of the mystical saints and philosophers than the ordinary enjoyment of music involves the special creative powers of the great musician." Contents PREFACE CHAPTER I. WHAT IS MYSTICISM? CHAPTER II. THE WORLD OF REALITY CHAPTER III. THE PREPARATION OF THE MYSTIC CHAPTER IV. MEDITATION AND RECOLLECTION CHAPTER V. SELF-ADJUSTMENT CHAPTER VI. LOVE AND WILL CHAPTER VII. THE FIRST FORM OF CONTEMPLATION CHAPTER VIII. THE SECOND FORM OF CONTEMPLATION CHAPTER IX. THE THIRD FORM OF CONTEMPLATION CHAPTER X. THE MYSTICAL LIFE
Book Synopsis Passage Meditation by : Eknath Easwaran
Download or read book Passage Meditation written by Eknath Easwaran and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pioneered by spiritual master Eknath Easwaran, passage meditation consists of memorizing an inspirational spiritual passage and then sending it deep into consciousness through slow, sustained attention. It keeps meditation fresh and varied because readers can select the passages - from one tradition or many - that embody their chosen ideals. Many readers also enjoy the passages for their poetic and intellectual appeal. This form of meditation offers all the richness and depth of traditional wisdom, together with a practical method for bringing that wisdom into daily life. The book situates passage meditation as part of Easwaran's eight-point program that, based on traditional spiritual practices but adjusted for modern lifestyles, shows readers how to stay calm and focused at work and home. This edition includes a new preface of previously unpublished material by Easwaran and an epilogue that explains the story behind the book and invites new readers to join the author on this adventure in the ''world within.''
Book Synopsis Mystics and Zen Masters by : Thomas Merton
Download or read book Mystics and Zen Masters written by Thomas Merton and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mystic Experience written by Osho and published by Lawrence Verry Incorporated. This book was released on 1977 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Mystical Haggadah by : Eliahu Klein
Download or read book A Mystical Haggadah written by Eliahu Klein and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2008-03-11 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a generation that has seen an explosion in popularity of books about mystical and meditative traditions, very little has been published about the rich and fascinating mystical traditions of the Jewish holy days. Passover, the first religious holiday of the Jewish people, particularly rewards a re-viewing from a mystical perspective. A Mystical Haggadah takes readers through the Passover ritual with Kabbalistic meditations and affirmations in a friendly, accessible format. This Haggadah also includes many Hassidic teachings and stories that have never been presented to the English reading audience. The book is especially valuable for its transliterations of all the major prayers and rituals, and is refreshing in its creative and spiritually-based adaptation and translation of the primary Haggadah text. A Mystical Haggadah is for all spiritual seekers who wish to explore this root tradition of Judaism as a ritual of cosmic importance. The book is also for Jewish seekers of all denominations who wish to explore the mystical, meditative, and empowering aspects of Jewish traditions as seen through the rich and meaningful Passover eve Seder ritual.
Book Synopsis A Guide To Meditation by : Lorraine Turner
Download or read book A Guide To Meditation written by Lorraine Turner and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystics, philosophers and sages have long valued meditation for its therapeutic, healing and spiritual qualities. Yet anyone can learn to meditate, and this book will show you how.
Book Synopsis Meditations of a Modern Mystic by : Maurine Doerken
Download or read book Meditations of a Modern Mystic written by Maurine Doerken and published by Maurine Doerken. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meditations of a Modern Mystic is an intimate and candid journal memoir about living from a spiritual core. It is an honest and at times intense quest to live with congruence and integrity amidst the many problems and complexities of daily life. Meditations of a Modern Mystic is for: Anyone who reaches mid-life and faces multiple challenges. Anyone who has divorced after a long marriage. Anyone who has raised children and watched them leave home. Anyone who has taken care of aging parents. Anyone who has experienced financial loss and insecurity. Anyone who has ever felt "owned" by others in relationships. Anyone who questions orthodox religion. Anyone who has been through a life-threatening illness. Anyone who has to go back to work at mid-life, alone. What is unique about Meditations of a Modern Mystic is that Ms. Doerken faces her spiritual quest in the midst of a husband (then ex-husband), four growing children, the death of both parents, and financial loss, along with reflections on her own mortality. Think of Meditations of a Modern Mystic as Thomas Merton Meets Anais Nin With Children or a Mystic Middle-aged Mother Who Goes for Broke. Ms Doerken's journey is anything but sequestered in a monastery or ashram. It is a very personal look about a heart struggling to find itself within the hubbub of daily life. Ms Doerken does not shy away from sharing her own human frailties. Ms. Doerken trained for three years as a Spiritual Director at Mt. St. Mary's College in Los Angeles. She spent another year in private spiritual direction doing St. Ignatius' Retreat in Daily Life. The italicized sections in Meditations are a direct result of the spiritual examination process she learned at that time. Ms. Doerken has also been involved with pastoral care for a number of years and is a Reiki Master Teacher. She understands from personal experience the intimate connection between mind, body, and spirit.
Book Synopsis In Sync with the Sacred, Out of Step with the World by : Tom Stella
Download or read book In Sync with the Sacred, Out of Step with the World written by Tom Stella and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-10-11 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to live “in sync with the sacred?” For Tom Stella it means living an authentic life. It means stepping to the cadence of the sacred, which requires a specific type of courage: the courage to be different, to stand out, to be odd and perhaps even considered a threat by those who find their identity, comfort, and security in the status quo, the conventional. The good news is that we can do this while conducting our everyday lives. Unlike Thoreau, who felt he had to retreat to Walden Pond “to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,” we don’t have to retreat to the woods. According to Stella, authenticity is first and foremost a matter of being attuned and responsive to the sacred within—to an instinct, an intuition, a sixth sense, a deep voiceless voice that can be “heard” even in a crowd. This inner guide may at times call us to live apart from others, but it surely summons us to follow a road less traveled; that is to turn away from the conventional wisdom of society, those ways of thinking, believing, and behaving that go unquestioned—busy is good, more is better, success equals wealth. Welcome to a refreshing version of spirituality.
