The discovering a universal spirituality in the world's religions Teasdale, Wayne. creator text bibliography cau Novato, Calif New World Library 1999 monographic eng

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xxiii, 292 p. ; 22 cm. Contents: Foreword / His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- Preface / Dr. Beatrice Bruteau -- pt. 1: Finding what unites us. Introduction: The mystic heart : our common heritage ; A bridge across the religions and beyond ; Crossing over: pioneers of interspiritual wisdom ; The mirror of the heart: consciousness as the root of identity ; "The paths are many but the goal is the same" : discovering the way -- pt. 2: The practical nature of the mystical way. The mystic character ; Spiritual practice : the crux of inner change ; Out in the world : the spirituality of action -- pt. 3: The mysticism of the natural world. Natural mysticism : reading the book of creation -- pt. 4: Global mysticism. The promised land of the spiritual journey ; Opening the heart of the world : toward a universal mysticism. Foreword / His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- Preface / Dr. Beatrice Bruteau -- Finding What Unites Us -- Introduction The Mystic Heart: Our Common Heritage -- The Interspiritual Age -- The Parliament of the World's Religions -- The Turn to Spirituality -- A Dot on a Blackboard -- A Bridge Across the Religions and Beyond -- What Is Spirituality? -- Spirituality in the Religions -- The Nature of Mysticism and Spirituality -- What Is Interspirituality? -- The Treasure of Community -- Crossing Over: Pioneers of Interspiritual Wisdom -- The Meeting of Christianity and Hinduism -- Dialogue Between Catholicism and the Other Religions -- Buddhism Comes to the West -- Finding Your Place in the Interspiritual Movement -- The Mirror of the Heart: Consciousness As the Root of Identity -- Hinduism: Supreme Identity in the Mahavakyas -- Buddhism: Enlightenment, Shunyata, Nirvana, and the Doctrine of No-Self -- The Greeks: Plato and Aristotle -- The Christian Understanding -- Who We Are Is Where We're Going -- A New Paradigm of Identity: We Are Consciousness -- Quantum Physics Shows Us Reality and Self-Identity -- The Nature of the Divine -- "The Paths Are Many But the Goal Is the Same": Discovering the Way -- The Inner Path: The Way of Contemplation -- The Outer Path: The Way of Action -- The Place of Spiritual Transformation -- The Asramas and Margas: Living the Sacred -- The Integration of Action and Contemplation -- The Goal of the Spiritual Journey -- The Practical Nature of the Mystical Way -- The Mystic Character. Wayne Teasdale ; foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama ; preface by Beatrice Bruteau. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-280) and index. Mysticism Religions BL 625 .T43 1999 291.4/22 157731140X (pbk.: alk. paper) 1577311027 (hbk.: alk. paper) 99041879 DLC 990723 20151112101505.0 11761424