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Overview
Harvey’s concepts of radical passion and sacred activism fly in the face of restraint, of pessimism, of denial, of all that is inhumane, fusing the mystic’s passion for God with the activist’s passion for justice and for healing the division between heaven and earth, heart and will, body and soul, prayer and action. Sacred activism asks that we engage deeply on a personal, spiritual, and political level so as to become a fully empowered, fully active, and contemplative humanity that can turn tragedy into grace, and desolation into the opportunity to build and co-create a new world.
Unlike many spiritual books, Radical Passion does not veil the dark with artificial hope. It explores the catastrophes of our current times and celebrates the ecstatic hope and divinity that is possible—right now and in the future.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583945124 |
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| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books |
| Publication date: | 10/23/2012 |
| Sold by: | Penguin Random House Publisher Services |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 592 |
| Sales rank: | 871,863 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1 The Heart of Love-The Return of the Divine Feminine 1
Introduction 3
"Blaze of Light, Blood of Creation" from The Unknown She Hilary Hart 4
Conclusion to The Return of the Mother (1993) 34
Foreword to Spiritual Writings on Mary Mary Ford-Grabowsky 45
Introduction to Mary's Vineyard Andrew Harvey Eryk Hanut 49
"On the Black Madonna" Interview with Fred Gustafson from The Moonlit Path 53
"Mary as the Black Madonna" from The Son of Man 73
Chapter 2 The Language of Love-The Eternal Renaissance of the Mystical Poets 75
Introduction 77
Introduction to Songs of Kabir Rabindranath Tagore 78
Introduction to The Teachings of Rumi 85
Excerpt from Sixty Seconds Phil Bolsta 90
Preface to Stèles Victor Segalen Andrew Harvey Iain Watson 94
Introduction to Peintures Victor Segallen Andrew Harvey Iain Watson 98
Interview with Daniel Joseph Polikoff about In the Image of Orpheus: Rilke: A Soul History 104
Foreword to The Seasons of the soul; The Poetic Guidance and Spiritual Wisdom of Herman Hesse Ludwig Max Fischer 135
Interview Ludwig Max Fischer 137
Foreword to Black Sun: The Collected Poems of Lewis Thompson Richard Lannoy 170
Foreword to Unmasking the Rose Dorothy Walters 174
Chapter 3 The Body of Love-The Embodiment of Love in the Mystics from All Spiritual Traditions 179
Introduction 181
Introduction to The Essential Mystics 182
Introduction to Teachings of the Hindu Mystics 189
Introduction to Perfume of the Desert 205
Foreword to The Way of a Pilgrim, translated and annotated Gleb Pokrovsky 212
Introduction to Teachings of the Christian Mystics 220
"Resurrecting the Authentic Christ: Jesus as Guide to Mystical Love in Action" Interview Michael Bertrand 229
Foreword to Zohar, translated and annotated Daniel C. Matt 240
Introduction to Essential Teachings His Holiness The Dalai Lama 249
Afterword to a Journey in Ladakh-2000 Edition 260
Introduction to The Essential Gay Mystics 265
Foreword to The Book of Mirdad Mikhail Naimy 277
"Radical Mystic Andrew Harvey" Interview Felicia M. Tomasko 282
Chapter 4 The Light of Love-Honoring the Divine Within 293
Introduction 295
Introduction to The Direct Path 297
"The Unfolding of a Prophet" Interview Matthew Fox 301
"The Compelling Power of Teresa of Avila" Interview with Caroline Myss about Entering the Castle 326
Articles from the Huffington Post Andrew Harvey Karuna Erickson 342
"Andrew's Story" from Heart Yoga 348
"The Sacred Activism of Heart Yoga" Interview Michael Bertrand 356
Chapter 5 The Shadow of Love-The Dark Side of Guru Worship and the Essential Nature of Spiritual Discernment 371
Introduction 373
"On Divine Responsibility" Interview from The Return of the Mother, adapted from an Interview with Rose Solari in Common Boundary 375
"Teachers and Seekers": Interview from Return of the Mother, adapted from an Interview with Catherine Ingram in Yoga Journal 389
Foreword to The Other Side of Eden: Life with John Steinbeck John Steinbeck IV Nancy Steinbeck 402
Foreword to Hidden Journey-2011 Edition 407
Chapter 6 The Suffering of Love-The Spiritual Path of the Broken Open Heart 411
Introduction 413
Foreword to Day Breaks Over Dharamsala Janet Thomas 415
Interview Janet Thomas 420
Prologue to Sun at Midnight: A Memoir of the Dark Night 426
Introduction to Navigating the Coming Chaos: A Handbook for Inner Transition Carolyn Baker 454
"Transition and Transformation: The Joy of Preparation" A Conversation Carolyn Baker 457
Chapter 7 The Power of Love-Becoming a Sacred Activist in Service of Self, Other, the Planet, and the Divine 481
Introduction 483
"The Ordinary Decency of the Heart" Interview Andrew Lawler 486
"Sacred Activism" Interview Simran Singh 495
Foreword to New Self, New World Philip Shepherd 501
Interview Philip Shepherd 506
"Follow Your Heartbreak into the Eye of the Storm" A Discussion on Sacred Activism John Malkin 512
"World Crisis, Accountability, and Change" A Discussion Chris Wingate 530
"Powered by Love: From Human to Divine, the Path of Transformation as a Sacred Activist" Interview Louise Danielle Palmer 537
"The Hope" Interview Sharon Hall 548
Bibliography 557
Interviews and Conversations Andrew Harvey 561
Permissions 563
About the Author 569