Seeing, Knowing, Being: A Guide to Sacred Awakenings

by John Greer

Paperback, 2012

Status

Available

Call number

B > Buddhism

Description

Taoist sages and Sufi mystics to Christian contemplatives and contemporary Zen masters know that the real work of self-discovery-and the answer to our suffering, emptiness, and loss of meaning-is learning to see in a different way. Explores the profound truth behind all the world's mystic traditions: Living a spiritual life has nothing to do with fixing ourselves. It is simply a matter of awakening to what we already are. This artful book traces the steps and stages of the delicate process of awakening in a unique and inspiring way. He also highlights over 100 evocative images and metaphors -- as varied and colorful as the sages themselves -- to kindle imagination and spark intuition-to shift perspective and into an awareness that no amount of explanation can achieve.When we put aside society's hand-me-down map of the mind, we can go to work, raise a family, take out the garbage and still experience the wonders and oneness of life with deep reverence, gratitude, and joy.… (more)

Publication

True Compass Press (2012), Edition: 1/25/12, 256 pages

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John Greer holds a Ph.D. in education and has spent nearly twenty years deeply immersed in the sacred texts and teachings of the the world's traditions. From the back cover: "From ancient Taoist sages and Sufi mystics to Christian contemplatives and contemporary Zen masters, Seeing, Knowing, Being
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explores the profound truth behind all the world's mystic traditions. Living a spiritual life has nothing to do with fixing ourselves. It is simply a matter of awakening to what we already are. The real work of self-discovery--and the answer to our suffering, emptiness, and loss of meaning--is learning to see in a different way. 'The mystical is all in the seeing,' says John Greer. 'From departure to arrival, nothing changes but our eyes.'"
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Call number

B > Buddhism

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

256 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

9780615521831
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