Naked through the gate : a spiritual autobiography

by Joel Morwood

Paperback, 1988

Publication

Imprint: Eugene, Oregon : Center for Sacred Sciences, 1988. Edition: First edition. Responsibility: Joel Morwood. Physical: Text : 1 volume : 262 pages ; 24 cm. Features: Includes bibliography.

Call number

Biography / Morwo

Barcode

BK-03490

ISBN

0962038709 / 9780962038709

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, CSS Published, Accounts of the Path

Tags

spirituality, mysticism, autobiography, United States, CSS teachings, 20th century, California, Franklin Merrell-Wolff, intended audience - adult

CSS Library Notes

Description: In this true story an "ordinary" man seeks his destiny from the jungles of Vietnam, through the revolution in the '60s, to success as a Hollywood producer. Then, in the pursuit of a strange love, he abandons all to undertake the ultimate Quest that leads to his Gnostic Awakening as Consciousness Itself. -- back cover

Contents: Prologue
The first noble truth
Finding a corpse
Samatha Jones and the Holy Grail
The hardships of learning
Fear and trembling in the court of the soul
What is truth?
Trouble in the soul
Adventures in the subtle realm
Images of light
Enchanted but unchanged
Hand on the plough
The discovery of gnosis
World without end...
About the author, bibliography, endnotes

FY1993 /

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Physical description

262 p.; 22 cm

Description

In this dramatic and engaging spiritual autobiography, Joel Morwood candidly shares the struggles and insights of his remarkable journey to spiritual Awakening. Joel Morwood is also the author of The Way of Selflessness: A Practical Guide to Enlightenment Based on the Teachings of the World's Great Mystics and Through Death's Gate: A Guide to Selfless Dying. Since 1987, Joel has served as spiritual director of the Center for Sacred Sciences, a non-profit organization based in Eugene, Oregon. The Center for Sacred Sciences is dedicated to helping individual seekers on their spiritual paths, as well as fostering the creation of a new worldview, founded on the mystical teachings of The Great Tradition, but presented in terms appropriate to our present scientific age.… (more)

Language

English

Original language

English

Subjects

SPIRITUAL LIFE
Spiritual biography United States

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