A Monk in the World: Cultivating a Spiritual Life

by Teasdale, Wayne

• ISBN13: 9781577311812
• ISBN10: 1577311817
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Pgw

Summary

Outlines a spiritual path combining Eastern and Western religious traditions, describing what the author's experiences as recounted in his first work, The Mystic Heart, have meant to him and how he integrated teachings from the world's religions with his

Author Biography

Brother Wayne Teasdale is a lay monk who combines the traditions of Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism in the way of Christian sannyasa. An activist and teacher in building common ground between religions, Teasdale serves on the board of trustees of the Parliament of the World's Religions. As a member of the Monastic Interreligious Dialogue, he helped draft their Universal Declaration on Nonviolence. He is an adjunct professor at DePaul University, Columbia College, and the Catholic Theological Union, and coordinator of the Bede Griffiths International Trust. He is the author of The Mystic Heart: Discovering a Universal Spirituality in the World's Religions. He holds an M.A. in philosophy from St. Joseph College and a Ph.D. in theology from Fordham University. He lives at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago and speaks throughout the world.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Foreword	xiii
Ken Wilber
Introduction Living as a Monk in the World	xvii
The World As Presence and Community	1	(18)
Intimacy with the Divine: Spiritual Practice and Mystical Experience	19	(32)
Timeless Mother: The Church As Matrix	51	(20)
Spiritual Friendship: A Jewel in the Midst of Life	71	(20)
Keeping Our World in Order: The Preciousness of Time, the Sacredness of Work, and the Use of Money	91	(20)
Light in the Streets: The Urgent Call of the Homeless	111	(26)
Dancing on the Edge: The Struggle to Promote Change	137	(20)
Tough Grace: A Contemplative Understanding of Suffering	157	(16)
Interspirituality: The Mystical Thread of a Monk in the World	173	(24)
Living in the Heart of Awareness	197	(18)
Epilogue Toward a New Catholicity	215	(6)
Chapter Notes	221	(8)
Index	229	(8)
About the Author	237