The Essential Mystics, Poets, Saints, and Sages ~ Richard Hooper

The Essential Mystics, Poets, Saints, and Sages is a treasury of quotes and passages from the great Sufi mystics, Buddhists, Hindus, Taoists, Jews, and Christians throughout the centuries.

This collection, curated by religious scholar Richard Hooper, stresses the beauty of religious language and mystical experience, including hundreds of entries from world’s major religious traditions, the greatest poets, mystics, sages, and saints of all time.

Included are selections from William Blake, Ramakrishna, Rumi, St. John of the Cross, Osho, Tagore, Chuang Tzu, and many more. The selections are given context by the introductory essays by Hooper, which explore the Perennial Philosophy, the nature of the mystical experience, and the way of non-dualism.

The Essential Mystics, Poets, Saints, and Sages is an ideal gift as well as a source for daily guidance and support, regardless of the religious or sectarian affiliations.
Richard Hooper is a former Lutheran pastor with degrees in both theology and the philosophy of world religions. He has been a nationally syndicated radio commentator on religion, Hooper and a columnist for United Press International’s web forum: http://www.ReligionandSpirituality.com, and is the founder of The Sedona Institute for Comparative Theology. His website is http://sanctuarypublications.com

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Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth – A Spiritual Response to our Present Ecological Crisis ~ Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

A Collection of Essays: Available Summer 2013
Edited by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

The Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was asked
what we need to do to save our world.
“What we most need to do,” he replied,
“is to hear within us the sound of the earth crying.”

Our present ecological crisis is the greatest man-made disaster this planet has ever faced—its accelerating climate change, species depletion, pollution and acidification of the oceans. A central but rarely addressed aspect of this crisis is our forgetfulness of the sacred nature of creation, and how this affects our relationship to the environment. There is a pressing need to articulate a spiritual response to this ecological crisis. This is vital and necessary if we are to help bring the world as a living whole back into balance.

Contributors include: Chief Oren Lyons, Thich Nhat Hanh, Sandra Ingerman, Joanna Macy, Sister Miriam MacGillis, Satish Kumar, Vandana Shiva, Fr. Richard Rohr, Bill Plotkin, Jules Cashford, Wendell Berry, Winona LaDuke, Mary Evelyn Tucker, Brian Swimme, and others.

From the INTRODUCTION

The earth is in distress and is calling to us, sending us signs of the extremity of its imbalance through earthquakes and tsunamis, floods and storms, drought, unprecedented heat. There are now indications that its ecosystem as a whole may even be approaching a “tipping point” or “state shift” of irreversible change with unforeseeable consequences.

This book is a collection of responses to the call of the earth. It is not offered as a solution to a problem because the world is not a problem; it is a living being in distress. The signs of global imbalance, the tsunamis, the destruction of the coral reefs, are not just physical symptoms. As Thich Nhat Hanh writes, these are “bells of mindfulness,” calling us to be attentive, to wake up and listen. The earth needs our attention. It needs us to help heal its body, damaged by our exploitation, and also its soul, wounded by our desecration, our forgetfulness of its sacred nature. Only when we remember what is sacred can we bring any real awareness to our present predicament.

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The Ecological Crisis is a Spiritual Crisis with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee

Natural Presence * Being Embodied ~ FlorianTathagata·

This video is a 30 minute interview, taken during the SAND Science & NonDuality Conference in San Rafael, California in Oct 2010. It covers 8 fundamental subjects on being consciousness, embodiment, resting, habitual functioning, identification, the sense of ‘I’, natural presence and oneness. Enjoy the exploration.

1. The Role of the Artist 2. The Painter Sees the Light 3. What Is Music Made Of? ~ Rupert Spira

The Role of the Artist

The Painter Sees the Light

What Is Music Made Of?

Dr Imke Bock-Möbius : Qigong Meets Quantum Physics – ‘Experiencing Cosmic Oneness’

Quantum physicists have reached a point commonly only attained by mystics: they understand something with amazing clarity yet can only talk about it in parables and metaphors. In this context, qigong with its Daoist background is a powerful way to integrate these apparently opposing ways of apperception and understanding. It allows us to realize cosmic oneness in the activities of daily life.
This book succeeds in presenting both an easily accessible outline of quantum physics and also an appreciation of mysticism beyond vagueness and obscurity. From here it describes the physical and mental movements of qigong as a way of integrating body and mind, head and heart, detailing specific exercises and outlining their rationale and effects.

Imke Bock-Moebius holds a Ph. D. in physics, worked in China and began active qigong training; back home she studied Chinese language and philosophy. Experienced in other forms of energy and light work, she resides in southern Germany where she teaches qigong, practices shiatsu, and gives lectures at both academic and popular venues. http://www.qigong-shiatsu-
radolfzell.de

Author of ‘Qigong Meets Quantum Physics’, Imke studied Nuclear Physics and Particle

Physics and became interested in Qigong after she experienced a dramatic healing in Beijing. During her teens she had questions such as, ‘What operates behind visible reality?’ and ‘How was the Universe Built?’

She explains how Qigong and Quantum Physics meet, Non-local interactions, the Observer effect and Entanglement.

‘All things only exist because they arise together with their complementary opposite’. ‘There is no such thing as an isolated particle; can there be such a thing as an isolated human being?’. ‘The oneness of emptiness and the world of apparent phenomena is the last secret on the path to understanding reality’.

Beyond the Illusion – A Time Of Awakening ~ Michael and Sarah Feeley

Beyond the Illusion – A Time Of Awakening is the second amazing book by ex-Police Officers Michael and Sarah Feeley, and is the sequel to their first, Walk Into The Light – The Journey Of A Lightworker Duo. It describes how world events in today’s society are orchestrated to prevent humanity from awakening to the coming Spiritual revolution that is changing the world forever. Once again Michael and Sarah relay their own personal experiences of a fascinating Spiritual and Supernatural nature as well as provide information to help awaken those still sleeping.

They explain how those that work from the shadows, try desperately to keep humanity pinned to prevent it from discovering its true, infinite nature and potential. The ‘powers that be’ stand to lose complete control over the population and are now throwing everything at us in an attempt to keep us distracted and in constant fear with the regular feed of negative events that take place… This book includes never before seen photographic evidence of ‘the Light’, the passageway from this dimension to the next, and ‘Life after death’ taken by Michael and Sarah themselves. From Angels and Cosmic Beings, to Astral travels and Orbs to the truth about the ancient monuments of Egypt, this book will awaken your soul to a wonderful journey of self-discovery. Join Michael and Sarah as they take you Beyond the Illusion.

“An absolute Must Read for those who feel that something just isn’t right and know that there is much more to our existence then we are currently led to believe”.

Ex-Police officers and Husband & Wife team Michael & Sarah Feeley experienced the spiritual awakening of a lifetime in 2009 when they relived the murder of a Victorian teenager. Although an horrific and unbelievable experience and having basically survived being murdered, Michael and Sarah came through the event unscathed with the help of each other and those around them. Following this event, M&S began to experience all manner of weird and wonderful things and felt as though a switch had been flicked within their brains allowing the experiences to happen.

M&S found themselves on a truly unique journey! They soon realised that there is so much more to life than we are led to believe and that not everything in life is as it seems and as such, being unhappy in their careers as police officers, in 2009 the pair resigned. Michael & Sarah began writing books about their experiences the first being entitled Walk Into The Light – The Journey Of A Lightworker Duo. They began to see that there is a secret sinister agenda playing out on Earth at this time and that those at the helm are attempting to completely enslave humanity without us even realising.

M&S also found that there is a global spiritual awakening that is and has been taking place and that those that rule from the shadows are terrified of this event and try desperately to keep us pinned with one distraction after the other. It was following these revelations that the pair wrote ‘Beyond The Illusion – A Time Of Awakening’. Michael & Sarah now present many talks on these subjects and in an effort to reach out to more and more people, they have appeared on many radio stations in both the UK and USA and alternative TV programmes on Sky satellite and Freesat amongst others. They have been described as “the consciousness shift that everyone is talking about” by Kevin Moore of The Moore TV and radio show and by others as now “policing the universe” and have gone from criminal law to divine law!

M&S are passionate about helping people to understand that they are so much more than they realise, and that we all really are capable of anything but that we all just need to start working together. They wish to expose the dark agenda that seeks to enslave and suppress the spiritual connection of humanity and as such they relay what they learn along with their own experiences to others in the hope and belief that together we will change the world for the better…

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Authors Michael & Sarah Feeley present their second book ‘Beyond The Illusion – A Time Of Awakening‘. It describes how world events in today’s society are orchestrated to prevent humanity from awakening to the coming Spiritual revolution that is changing the world forever. Once again Michael and Sarah relay their own personal experiences of a fascinating Spiritual and Supernatural nature as well as provide information to help awaken those still sleeping.

The Science of Interconnectedness : Cassandra Vieten PhD at TEDxNapaValley

Cassandra Vieten PhD talks about the Science of Interconnectedness as part of the TEDxNapaValley 2012 “Connected” event.

Cassandra Vieten, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, Director of Research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, co-director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Group at California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, and co-president of the Institute for Spirituality and Psychology.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the State of California, and several private donors and foundations, her research has focused on spirituality and health; development and pilot testing of mindfulness-based approaches to cultivating emotional balance (primarily in the areas of addiction and pregnancy/postpartum well-being); and factors, experiences, and practices involved in psychospiritual transformation to a more meaningful, compassionate, and service-oriented way of life. Her primary interest lies in how psychology, biology, and spirituality interact to affect experience and behavior.

Soul to Soul with Panache Desai – Super Soul Sunday – Oprah Winfrey Network

Published on Feb 24, 2013
It’s an aha! moment a minute in this round of Soul to Soul! Find out spiritual teacher Panache Desai’s definition of God, what prayer means to him and why he says we all have a little piece of Harry Potter inside of us.

Q&A with Panache Desai: How to Care for an Elderly Parent and Stay Present – Super Soul Sunday – OWN

Janet from Chicago is caring for her mother, who is in the final days of her life. Janet wants to know how to balance her grief with staying open to the lessons this time can teach her. Watch as spiritual teacher Panache Desai shares why staying present in times like these is so important.

Published on Feb 24, 2013

Otilia from California would like a job with more personal fulfillment and wants to know if jobs are part of our spiritual purpose in life. It’s a question spiritual teacher Panache Desai is often asked. Watch as he explains how our jobs are a great excuse to love other people but that personal fulfillment comes from within.

Now Is The Time ~ Panache Desai

Panache calls himself an internet service provider for Divine Love. He acts as a modem or DSL line between you and Divine Consciousness. Whatever is needed for your ascension is downloaded directly to you resulting in greater levels of peace, possibility and presence. Called a Spiritual Master by those who come into his presence, he is a uniquely gifted vehicle for spiritual transformation.

Panache has committed his life to traveling the world carrying this divine energy to people of all nationalities, all religious beliefs and ideologies. He has activated thousands of people through his divine presence. He is a vehicle of profound peace, love and light.

The Grand Illusion A Synthesis of Science and Spirituality—Book One By Brendan D. Murphy

The Grand Illusion (TGI) synthesizes the paranormal with today’s hard science, seeking to initiate a dramatic reempowering of humanity. You’ll no longer consider yourself just a powerless little “meat computer” destined for total annihilation at life’s biological end; that outmoded worldview is firmly buried by the material set out within.

Here, new and expansive vistas of possibility are laid bare; the forces and energies produced by our consciousness that act on the world around us are blown open for your understanding. Did you know that modern neuroscience considers the brain as a receiver of consciousness rather than the generator of it? Get ready for an introduction to the mysterious “fifth force” known to science—a virtually unshieldable “carrier wave” of consciousness that can travel at speeds far exceeding light.

With the knowledge that we are incredible and immortal spiritual beings temporarily inhabiting a dream-like, multidimensional, holographic reality, we can indeed begin to turn life on this planet—which, for many, is a virtual nightmare—into The Grand Illusion.

Are you ready to meet yourself?

“A masterpiece. If The Grand Illusion were merely paradigm-destroying, which it certainly is for rearguard scientific ‘Funda-materialists,’ it would be a satisfying read. Fortunately, for those of us dedicated to establishing a new civilization of consciousness, Brendan Murphy’s fascinating, inspiring and seminal work also opens the door to a world of new creative possibilities. … The Grand Illusion is mind-blowing.”

—Sol Luckman, author of Potentiate Your DNA

Brendan D. Murphy is a rising Australian author whose articles have appeared in several popular publications, including Nexus, Mindscape, New Dawn, inSpirit, DNA Monthly, and Veritas magazines, as well as several popular websites. Visit him online at http://www.brendandmurphy.com.

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