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Not of This World: A Treasury of Christian Mysticism (Treasures of the World's Religions) 1 review
James Cutsinger
World Wisdom, 2003
A Flying Tour
Cutsinger's collection of exceprts from various Christian mystical writings is a very high-speed tour of different thought and insight over time and place. Drawing from a variety of sources, Cutsinger attempts to meld them into a solid and complementary structure.
The book is arranged in parts ...
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Symeon, the New Theologian: The Discourses (Classics of Western Spirituality) 3 reviews
Paulist Press, 1980
An American View of an Eastern Saint
+ Great Byzantine mystic
+ Only for serious students of religion, but great!
When I first encountered this book, I was an American Anglican, raised a southern Baptist. As such, I did not begin to appreciate Symeon's Discourses until well into this book. By the time I finished it, I was talking to other people about how much contemporary American Christians have to learn ...
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Plato Complete Works46 reviews
Plato
Hackett Publishing Company, 1997
This is the business!
+ Nice for the Price
+ Great Collection
+ a must-have
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The Brothers Karamazov
F.M. Dostoevsky
Vintage, 1992
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The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation2 reviews
Thomas Merton, William H. Shannon
HarperOne, 2004
Merton at Midstream
+ the trappist speaks
THE INNER EXPERIENCE is a recently edited and published work which reflects Merton's thinking on the subject of contemplation about 1959 - eleven years after the publication of both THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN and WHAT IS CONTEMPLATION? The most interesting chapters in the book, in my opinion, are ...
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Total Freedom: The Essential Krishnamurti19 reviews
J. Krishnamurti
HarperOne, 1996
Difficult to read but Impossible to stay away from.
+ In the Direction of Enlightenment
+ Unclassifiable
+ The austere beauty of Truth
+ A Spiritual Pearl
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The Way of a Pilgrim 26 reviews
Image, 1978
An incredible book full of spirituality
+ An Incredible Story
+ Excellent book on prayer and Christian living
+ Living Pilgrim
+ This book is worth more than 5 stars (or may be all the stars in the universe)!!
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Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness5 reviews
Evelyn Underhill
Dover Publications, 2002
This book is the mother-lode on mysticism.
+ An eye opening book to a heart opening subject
+ A Different Way of Knowing
+ Mysticism.
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Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.9 Part 2)9 reviews
C. G. Jung
Princeton University Press, 1979
One of his greatest works
+ Aion: Christ as model for perfection of consciousness
+ A great book on many levels for many audiences
+ Follow up to Archetypes of the Collective Unc.
+ Christian Symbolism and Equilibrium of the Self
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The Imitation Of Christ (Hendrickson Christian Classics)14 reviews
Thomas a Kempis
Hendrickson Publishers, 2004
Landmark of Spiritual Growth
+ Imitate Christ by living a spiritual life
+ Conversations with our Lord & Savior
+ Imitation of Christ
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John Main: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series)1 review
John Main, Laurence Freeman
Orbis Books, 2002
Worth reading for the serious Christian
If you are a practicing Christian and would like to gain insight into your faith, this book is essential reading. If topics like meditation, and mantras frighten you, do not read this book. If you would like to see where Eastern Wisdom meets with the Wisdom of the West, then consider reading ...
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Memories, Dreams, Reflections51 reviews
C.G. Jung
Vintage, 1989
Intensity-his mind was flooded with profound ideas
+ One of Jung's greatest achievements
+ Reflections of Jung
+ Valuable linsight into Jung's inner life
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The Perennial Philosophy (Perennial Classics)34 reviews
Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2004
Beauty Stands And Waits
+ An Excellent Summary - and Challenge
+ Huxley is not for the meek, but this one is pretty easy to get into.
+ Why Does the Concept of a "Perennial Philosophy" Matter?
+ Universality of the mystical experience
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Bede Griffiths: Essential Writings (Modern Spiritual Masters Series)1 review
Bede Griffiths, Thomas Matus
Orbis Books, 2004
A Christian Sannyasi
When I think of the great Christian spiritual masters of the last 100 years, the names that come to mind belong to those folks who dared to leave behind the comfortable and familiar and venture out into the unknown spiritual wilderness. In so doing, they stumbled across new insights and ...
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The Philokalia, Volume 4: The Complete Text; Compiled by St. Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain & St. Markarios ...33 reviews
Faber & Faber, 1999
Worth waiting for!
+ Refreshment
+ Holy Wisdom
+ WOW!
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A Different Christianity: Early Christian Esotericism and Modern Thought (Suny Series in Western Esoteric ...5 reviews
Robin Amis
State University of New York Press, 1995
This exceptional work can revitalize western spirituality
+ Discoveries
+ In Praise of A Different Christianity
+ An exceptional revelation of a transformative discipline
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Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel11 reviews
Book Tree, 2003
The Metaphysical teachings of Jesus
+ An important historical religious writing
+ A reverential celebration of Sophia!
+ Incredible!
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Writings from the Philokalia: On Prayer of the Heart8 reviews
Faber & Faber, 1992
Wonderful, just wonderful.
+ A truly wonderful book, filled with the Spirit of God
+ A Beautiful Timeless Text
+ Love of Beatiful Things, and Real Life of Prayer
+ The Place to Start the Philokalia
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The Cloud of Unknowing (The Classics of Western Spirituality)5 reviews
Paulist Press, 1981
May all be revealed...
+ The Cloud
+ Fine study edition of the Cloud
+ Great book for those already familiar with contemplative prayer
+ An excellent reading of the cloud of unknowing
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The Science of the Sacraments3 reviews
C. W. Leadbeater
Apocryphile Press, 2005
Ancient Wisdom Revealed in Christian / Catholic Ritual
+ I loved this book!
+ This is a great book for any esoteric student
Science of the Sacraments is not a book that should be read from cover to cover. Rather, it is a marvelous reference book for understanding the traditional Seven Sacraments of the Catholic church. Rt. Rev. Leadbeater elaborately unveils how the Sacraments were originally intended to provide ...
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