The Spiritual Ascent

Whitall N. Perry

Simply imagine that you are going through one of life's many trials, such as the death of a loved one, or the loss of one's own health and mobility. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have access to what the finest minds of the world's great civilizations have had to say on that subject and the associated attitudes which could help ease or sustain one's way? Imagine reading what has been concluded and believed about how suffering is to be transmuted into joy, how to resist judging others and instead love our neighbors. This astounding encyclopedia of humankind's spiritual truth is organized according to the traditional process of Spiritual Ascent--often referred to as: Death--Resurrection--Eternal Life, or Emptying--Reforming--Union. Each of these topics is clarified by the contributions of those we hold highest. More like a library than a single book, this volume takes readers on a journey...

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