Table of Contents
All chapters include “Summary,” “Terms and Concepts,” and “References and Resources.”
Foreword: A Conversation with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D.
Introduction.
1. The Call to Spirit
The World in Crisis.
A Spiritual Hunger?
A Turning Point in Consciousness.
An Unhealthy Spirit?
I Don't Believe It!
The Winds of Change Are the Winds of Grace.
Stress and Spirituality: Partners in the Dance of Life.
Of Spirit and Character.
Profiles of Human Spirituality.
Keeping an Open Mind.
Soul Searching Exercises.
Exercise 1: Got the Spirit? Let's Hear It.
2. The Wellness Paradigm Revisited.
Wellness: Ageless Wisdom.
A Closer Look at the Wellness Paradigm.
Wellness in the Limelight and Lifestyle.
Human Spirituality: The Neglected Component of Well-Being.
The Legacy of Descarte: Division and Separation.
Common Ground between Science and Religion.
A Closing Story.
Exercise 2: Mandala of the Human Spirit.
3. Theories of Human Spirituality: Perspectives from the Sages and Wisdom Keepers.
Hildegard von Bingen: The Mystical Path.
Black Elk: Mother Earth Spirituality.
Joan Borysenko: The Feminine Path.
Joseph Campbell: The Hero's Journey.
Ken Carey: Divine Messages.
The Dalai Lama: Compassion and Happiness.
Deepak Chopra: Seven Spiritual Laws.
Larry Dossey: The Non-Local Mind.
Albert Einstein: Light and Energy.
Matthew Fox: Creation Spirituality.
Vicktor Frankl: The Search for Life's Meaning.
Jean Houston: Our Human Potential.
Carl Gustav Jung: Divine Consciousness.
Abraham Maslov: To Be Self-Actualized.
Jesus of Nazareth: Unconditional Love.
M. Scott Peck: Four Strategies of Spiritual Growth.
Rachel Naomi Remen: To Be of Service.
Lao Tzu: Tao — The Balance of Life.
Paramahansa Yogananda: To Be Self-Realized.
Ken Wilber: The Spectrum of Consciousness.
Exercise 3: The Road Less Traveled.
4. The Nature of Human Spirituality.
Definitions of Human Spirituality.
Spirit: The Breath of Life.
One Source: Many Names.
Definitions of Religion.
The Perennial Philosophy.
Metaphor: The Language of Spirit.
The Path and the Journey.
Spirits on a Human Path.
Of Spirit and Soul.
What Is Stress?
What Is Soul?
The Three Pillars of Human Spirituality.
Relationships.
A Strong Personal Value System.
A Meaningful Purpose in Life.
Desire and Commitment = Discipline.
Exercise 4: Relationships, Values, and Purpose in Life.
5. Mountains, Molehills, and Muscles of the Soul.
The Metaphorical Mountain.
Molehills: Roadblocks on the Spiritual Path.
Distractions on the Spiritual Path.
Muscles of the Soul.
Spiritual Potential and Spiritual Health.
Rainbows and the Yellow Brick Road.
Seasons of the Soul.
Exercise 5: Roadblocks on the Spiritual Path.
Exercise 6: Distractions on the Spiritual Path.
Exercise 7: Muscles of the Soul.
Exercise 8: Seasons of the Soul.
6. Mind-Body-Spirit Healing.
The Ghost in the Machine.
A New Era of Medicine.
Curing Is Not Healing.
The Human Energy Field.
Stress and Disease.
Cellular Consciousness.
Complementary Medicine/Energy Medicine.
So Why Doesn't Everybody Get Healed?
Exercise 9: Unresolved Anger and Fear.
7. Embracing the Mystery.
Be a Good Mystic!
No Short List of Mysteries Here!
The Mystery of the DNA?
The Kundalini Effect.
Science's Blind Spot.
Prayer, Distant Healing, and the Non-Local Mind.
Exercise 10: Extraordinary Moments.
8. The Art of Meditation.
Cleansing the Mind.
Of Ego and Soul.
Domesticating the Ego.
A Free Spirit Must Be Disciplined.
Reaching Enlightenment?
Steps to Meditate?
Exercise 11: Meditation Check List.
Meditation Exercises:
Exercise 12: Breathing Clouds.
Exercise 13: Open Heart Meditation.
Exercise 14: Crystal Cave Meditation.
Exercise 15: Seven Veils Meditation.
Exercise 16: Body Colors and Healing Light Meditation.
Exercise 17: Rainbow Meditation.
Exercise 18: Energy Ball Meditation.
Exercise 19: DNA Meditation.
9. Health of the Human Spirit.
Medicine for the Soul.
Keeping the Human Spirit Healthy.
Exercise 20: Health of the Human Spirit.
10. The End Is Just the Beginning.
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