Spiritual Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential

Ben Dowling Director: Mikki Allen Willis Mikki Allen Willis

Overview

For more than 20 years, Michael Bernard Beckwith has provided spiritual guidance with the Agape International Spiritual Center, an unconventional church that incorporates various faiths and welcomes everyone warmly. In this film, Beckwith shares the divine discoveries he has made, demonstrating that this wisdom can work for anyone. Author Iyanla Vanzant, actor Mario Van Peebles, and USC football coach Pete Caroll also share the experiences they have had with Beckwith's insight.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/2009
UPC:	0724868024625
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	NR
Source:	Beyond Words Pub.
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:00:00
Sales rank:	62,308

Special Features

Premiere performance of "You Can Dream" by Apl.De.Ap. of black peas; 8 Musical performances by Rickie Byars Beckwith and the Agape international choir; Supplemental interviews about: love, forgiveness, living on purpose and meditation; The genesis of spiritual liberation: a talk with Michael Beckwith and director, Mikki Willis; The secret recipe of "The Green Shake

Scene Index

Foreword by Marianne Williamson

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Love-Beauty

2 Evolved People

3 Transportation to Transformation

4 From Reel to Real

5 Transcending the Tyranny of Trends

6 Inner Ecology: Your Personal Laws of Life

7 Energetic Shapeshifting: A Practical Practice for Urban Shamans

8 Creatively Maladjusted

9 Architects of the Beloved Community

10 Don't Get Serious, Get Real

11 Jesus the Christ: Master of the Existential Encounter

12 The Myth of Perfection

13 How to Prevent Identity Theft

14 Spiritually Liberating Livelihood

15 Minding Your Spiritual Manners on Planet Earth

16 Conscious Creativity: Heaven's Kiss of Inspiration

17 Soulware for Authentic Happiness

18 How to Make It through the Night: A Luminous View of the Dark Night of the Soul

Afterword by Robert Thurman

Editorial Reviews

Praised by both the Dalai Lama and Coretta Scott King, spiritual teacher Michael Bernard Beckwith challenges readers and listeners to search within for the keys to unlock their future. In Spiritual Liberation, this well-known interfaith minister describes the stages of this deeply personal process and explains how it can effect every aspect of your life: spiritual, mental, emotional, professional, and creative. Insights into divine blessings that are at our fingertips.

"With elegant simplicity, Michael Bernard Beckwith's book shows us how to awaken our inner intelligence to bring about a radical and social transformation so that we can live a life with peace, harmony, joy and creativity." — Deepak Chopra, author of The Third Jesus

"Activism and mysticism are called upon in Michael's writings to show us how we can meld into a Beloved Community and therefore become one." — Ram Dass, author of Be Here Now

"With an unparalleled depth of insight and clarity of voice, Michael Bernard Beckwith is truly a gift to the world. His writing and teaching touch a place in the soul that calls forth divinity, nobility, and joy. I, for one, am grateful to be a recipient of his generosity of spirit and love." — Iyanla Vanzant, spiritual life coach, author of Tapping the Power Within

"I've known Michael Beckwith for many years and I've never known him to waver from a profound commitment to spiritual Truth. Both his gifts and his mission are in full blossom now, and this book exalts them both. A great read." — Marianne Williamson, author of The Age of Miracles

From the Publisher

A likable spiritual leader with Christian roots expands upon the steps to enlightenment that he’s offered previously. He says that if we practice being forward-thinking and responsible, we can use God’s love to evolve into our true selves and connect with what the universe wants to give us. He’s articulate in explaining how we avoid happiness through negativity, intellectual pretensions, lack of faith, and subconscious fear of our own power. The pastor’s reading at times sounds wordy, even intellectualized. This and the dramatic flourishes Beckwith forces into his otherwise gentle reading seem at odds with his authentic vibe and altruistic message. The R&B-influenced background music played during his affirmations also doesn’t fit. But as the program’s immense spiritual depth and practical value become obvious, all of these become non-issues. T.W. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

JULY 2011 - AudioFile