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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| The Call to Spirit | |
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| The World in Crisis | |
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| A Spiritual Hunger? | |
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| A Turning Point in Consciousness | |
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| Spiritual Materialism | |
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| An Unhealthy Spirit? | |
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| I Don't Believe It! | |
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| The Winds of Change Are the Winds of Grace | |
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| Stress and Spirituality: Partners in the Dance of Life | |
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| Of Spirit and Character | |
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| Profiles of Human Spirituality | |
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| Keeping an Open Mind | |
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| Summary | |
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| Terms and Concepts | |
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| Soul-Searching Exercises | |
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| Got The Spirit? Let's Hear It! | |
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| Are You a Cultural Creative? | |
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| Of Character and Spirit | |
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| A Matter of Conscience | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Additional References | |
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| The Wellness Paradigm Revisited | |
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| A Closer Look at the Wellness Paradigm | |
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| Wellness in the Limelight and the Life Cycle | |
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| Human Spirituality: The Neglected Component of Well-Being (If you cannot measure it, it is not real.) | |
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| The Legacy of Descartes: Division and Separation | |
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| New Common Ground Between Science and Religion | |
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| A Closing Story | |
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| Summary | |
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| Terms and Concepts | |
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| The Mandala of Personal Wellness | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Additional References | |
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| Theories of Human Spirituality: Perspectives from the Sages and Wisdom Keepers | |
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| Carl Gustav Jung: Divine Consciousness | |
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| Rachel Naomi Remen: To Be of Service | |
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| Abraham Maslow: To Be Self-Actualized | |
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| M. Scott Peck: The Four Stages of Spiritual Growth | |
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| Black Elk: Mother Earth Spirituality | |
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| Hildegard von Bingen: The Mystical Path | |
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| Joan Borysenko: The Feminine Path | |
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| Ken Carey: Divine Messages | |
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| The Dalai Lama: Compassion and Happiness | |
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| Joseph Campbell: The Hero's Journey | |
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| Barbara Marx Hubbard: Conscious Evolution | |
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| Deepak Chopra: Seven Spiritual Steps on the Divine Path | |
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| Larry Dossey: The Nonlocal Mind | |
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| Albert Einstein: Light and Energy | |
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| Matthew Fox: Creation Spirituality | |
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| Lao Tzu: Tao The Balance of Life | |
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| Viktor Frankl: The Search for Life's Meaning | |
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| Jean Houston: Our Human Potential | |
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| Jesus of Nazareth: Unconditional Love | |
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| Paramahansa Yogananda: To Be Self-Realized | |
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| Ken Wilber: The Spectrum of Consciousness | |
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| Summary | |
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| Terms and Concepts | |
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| High on a Mountaintop | |
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| The Road Less Traveled: Stages of Spiritual Growth | |
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| The Hero's Journey | |
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| References and Resources | |
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| Additional References | |
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| The Nature of Human Spirituality | |
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| Definitions of Human Spirituality | |
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| Spirit: The Breath of Life | |
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| One Source, Many Names | |
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| Definitions of Religion | |
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| The Perennial Philosophy | |
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| Metaphor: The Language of Spirit | |
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| The Path and the Journey | |
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| Spirits on a Human Path | |
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| Of Spirit and Soul | |
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| What Is Stress? | |
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| What Is the Soul? | |
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| The Three Pillars of Human Spirituality | |
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| Desire + Commitment = Discipline | |
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| Summary | |
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| Terms and Concepts | |
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| The Three Pillars of Human Spirituality | |
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| Personal and Interpersonal Relationships | |
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| Your Personal Value System | |
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| Your Meaningful Purpose in Life | |
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| Mandala of the Human Spirit | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Additional References | |
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| Mountains, Molehills, and Muscles of the Soul | |
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| The Metaphorical Mountain | |
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| Molehills: Roadblocks on the Spiritual Path | |
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| Distractions on the Spiritual Path | |
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| Muscles of the Soul | |
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| Spiritual Potential and Spiritual Health | |
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| Rainbows and the Yellow Brick Road | |
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| Seasons of the Soul | |
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| Summary | |
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| Terms and Concepts | |
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| Roadblocks on the Spiritual Path | |
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| Distractions on the Spiritual Path | |
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| Muscles of the Soul | |
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| Seasons of the Soul | |
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| Your Seasons of the Soul | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Additional References | |
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| Mind-Body-Spirit Healing | |
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| The Ghost in the Machine | |
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| A New Era of Medicine | |
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| The Human Energy Field: The Interface Between Body and Soul | |
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| Stress and Disease | |
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| Cellular Consciousness | |
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| Complementary Medicine/Energy Medicine | |
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| So Why Doesn't Everybody Get Healed? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Terms and Concepts | |
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| Anatomy Energy Map | |
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| When Your Biography Becomes Your Biology | |
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| Energy System "Vitamins" | |
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| Unresolved Anger or Fear? | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Additional References | |
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| Embrace the Mystery | |
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| Be a Good Mystic! | |
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| No Short List of Mysteries Here! | |
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| The Mystery of DNA | |
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| The Kundalini Effect | |
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| Science's Blind Spot | |
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| Prayer, Distant Healing, and the Nonlocal Mind | |
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| Summary | |
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| Terms and Concepts | |
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| On Being a Good Mystic | |
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| More Than Just Intuition! | |
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| One: A Holy Moment | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Additional References | |
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| The Art of Meditation | |
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| Cleansing the Mind | |
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| Of Ego and Soul | |
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| Domesticating the Ego | |
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| A Free Spirit Must Be Disciplined | |
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| Types of Meditation | |
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| Steps in Meditation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Terms and Concepts | |
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| Meditation Checklist | |
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| Meditation Exercises | |
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| Breathing Clouds Meditation | |
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| Open Heart Meditation | |
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| Crystal Cave Meditation | |
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| Seven Veils Meditation (Lifting the Veils of Illusion to Be One with the Source) | |
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| Body Colors and Healing Light Meditation | |
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| The Rainbow Meditation | |
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| Energy Ball Meditation | |
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| DNA Meditation | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Additional References | |
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| Health of the Human Spirit | |
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| Medicine for the Soul | |
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| Keeping the Human Spirit Healthy | |
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| Summary | |
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| Terms and Concepts | |
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| Health of the Human Spirit | |
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| The Doors of Perception | |
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| Sweet Forgiveness | |
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| Creative Altruism: The Power of Unconditional Love | |
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| The Divine Paradox | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Additional References | |
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| The End Is Just the Beginning | |
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| Index | |