Forty Days to Begin a Spiritual Life : Today's Most Inspiring Teachers Help You on Your Way

by Tantillo, Maura Shaw; Skylight Paths Publishing; Tantillo, Maura Shaw; Skylight Paths Publishing

• ISBN13: 9781893361485
• ISBN10: 1893361489
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Pub

Summary

There are thousands of books by gurus and plenty of resources for people already grounded within religious traditions -- but where should a curious seeker go for practical advice on how to jump-start a spiritual life? This is the place.

Today's most inspiring teachers -- meditation teachers, alternative health practitioners, monks, medical doctors, and spiritual and popular self-help authors -- provide insight and guidance on these four themes:
-- Seeking spiritual understanding.
-- Living together on this small planet.
-- Co-creating with the Divine.
-- Focusing on what is most important in life.

Other innovative features -- including self-tests, spiritual practice suggestions, and time capsule pages for recording reflections, ideas, and dreams -- make Forty Days to Begin a Spiritual Life an inviting first step on the path to a rewarding spiritual life.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(4)
Dan Wakefield
Introduction	13	(6)
Seeking Spiritual Understanding
Introduction	19	(2)
Spiritual Wellness Self-Test	21	(1)
Spiritual Reflections With
Rabbi David A. Cooper	22	(3)
Matthew Gilbert	25	(2)
Karen Armstrong	27	(4)
Jane Yolen	31	(3)
Phyllis Tickle	34	(3)
A Story from Lawrence Kushner: ``Single Handing''	37	(4)
Living Together on This Small Planet
Introduction	41	(3)
How Do You Try to Improve the Planet? A Self-Test	44	(1)
Spiritual Reflections with...
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso	45	(2)
Kathy Shaidle	47	(4)
Fr. M. Basil Pennington, OCSO	51	(2)
Rodger Kamenetz	53	(4)
Rabbi Arthur Waskow	57	(2)
Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC	59	(4)
A Story from Tamar Frankiel and Judy Greenfeld: ``Story of a Soul''	63	(6)
Co-Creating with the Divine
Introduction	69	(2)
Spiritual Relationships Self-Test	71	(2)
Spiritual Reflections with...
Sylvia Boorstein	73	(3)
Dr. Bernie Siegel	76	(3)
Dr. Eugene Fisher	79	(3)
Rt. Rev. Krister Stendahl	82	(3)
Patrick Marrin	85	(3)
Create a Five-Year Time Capsule: Your Spiritual Goals	88	(5)
Focusing on What is Most Important in Life
Introduction	93	(1)
What Have You Valued Most? A Self-Test	94	(2)
Spiritual Reflections with...
Fr. Joseph F. Girzone	96	(3)
Dr. Andrew Weil	99	(3)
Br. Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette	102	(3)
Katherine Paterson	105	(3)
Mitch Finley	108	(3)
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	111	(6)
Establishing Your Spiritual Priorities and Goals for the Future
Your Spiritual Reflections	117	(4)
Create a Ten-or Twenty-Year Time Capsule: Your Spiritual Will	121	(6)
Sources	127	(2)
About the Contributors, and Further Reading	129	(6)
About SkyLight Paths Publishing	135