Essential Spirituality [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2010] Roger Walsh's front cover

Essential Spirituality [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2010] Roger Walsh

Paperback
Rs 630
Genre:Learning & Reference
Language : English
Published: December 01, 2010
Paperback
Origin:India
ISBN13:9788126527465
ISBN10:8126527463
Pages:200
Weight:498.95 g

About the Book

Psychiatrist and philosopher Roger Walsh looks at seven common practices of the world's major religions to tease out a guidebook for contemporary spirituality. With gleanings from Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, Walsh offers seven chapters devoted to enlightenment. For example, "Practice 1" discusses how readers can reduce cravings and find the soul's desire (very relevant in an increasingly materialistic world). Once Walsh has laid out the goals and reasoning behind each practice, he offers an array of exercises, such as how to "Examine the Experience of Craving" or "Reflect on the Cost of Craving." Although this format is overtly self-help, Walsh has brought forth a wise and highly respectable book that integrates some of the best practices that the world's religions can offer. The introduction by the Dalai Lama gives Walsh great praise for helping readers become purer in motivation so that they can lead a more fulfilling life in service to love and compassion. --Gail Hudson