Losing the Weight of the World : A Spiritual Diet to Nourish the Soul

English

ISBN: 0385483570

EAN: 9780385483575

Category: Religion / Christian Life / Spiritual Growth/Religion / Spirituality/

Publisher: Doubleday Religious Publishing Group, The

Release Date: 03/01/1997

Synopsis: InLosing the Weight of the World, Jonathan Kramer and Diane Dunaway Kramer skillfully integrate the knowledge and techniques of modern psychology with the teachings of the worlds great religions to show how ordinary people, busy with the demands of jobs and families, can live a full and enriching spiritual life. Their ten-part diet, based on ten eternal principles common to all belief systems, will nurture and nourish a new spirituality in readers, whether they are Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, or followers of no specific faith at all. In an appealing combination of inspiring quotations from spiritual leaders and writings, examples from real-life situations, and suggestions for simple activities and exercises, InLosing the Weight of the Worldexplains how we can lose the weight of the world by lightening the load of our personal problems, focusing our awareness, living in the present, balancing our worldly desires and goals and the harmony and Oneness our spirits seek, and discovering our basic goodness. Driven by our survival-and success-oriented personalities, we all too often ignore the cravings of our spirits. InLosing the Weight of the Worldteaches us that life is a spiritual feast when we learn to taste whats set before us.

Losing the Weight of the World : A Spiritual Diet to Nourish the Soul

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.11 inches

Width: 5.77 inches

Length: 8.52 inches

Weight: 16.65 oz

Pages: 336