A Religion of One's Own: A Guide to Creating a Personal Spirituality in a Secular World

Description

The New York Times bestselling author and trusted spiritual adviser offers a
follow-up to his classic Care of the Soul. Something essential is missing from
modern life. Many who’ve turned away from religious institutions—and others
who have lived wholly without religion—hunger for more than what contemporary
secular life has to offer but are reluctant to follow organized religion’s
strict and often inflexible path to spirituality. In A Religion of One’s Own,
bestselling author and former monk Thomas Moore explores the myriad
possibilities of creating a personal spiritual style, either inside or outside
formal religion. Two decades ago, Moore’s Care of the Soul touched a chord
with millions of readers yearning to integrate spirituality into their
everyday lives. In A Religion of One’s Own, Moore expands on the topics he
first explored shortly after leaving the monastery. He recounts the benefits
of contemplative living that he learned during his twelve years as a monk but
also the more original and imaginative spirituality that he later developed
and embraced in his secular life. Here, he shares stories of others who are
creating their own path: a former football player now on a spiritual quest
with the Pueblo Indians, a friend who makes a meditative practice of floral
arrangements, and a well-known classical pianist whose audiences sometimes
describe having a mystical experience while listening to her performances.
Moore weaves their experiences with the wisdom of philosophers, writers, and
artists who have rejected materialism and infused their secular lives with
transcendence. At a time when so many feel disillusioned with or detached from
organized religion yet long for a way to move beyond an exclusively
materialistic, rational lifestyle, A Religion of One’s Own points the way to
creating an amplified inner life and a world of greater purpose, meaning, and
reflection. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avery; Reprint edition (January 6, 2015)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1592408842
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 49
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.28 x 0.71 x 7.96 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #459,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,640 in Devotionals #2,905 in Spiritual Self-Help (Books) #3,471 in Christian Self Help
• #1,640 in Devotionals
• #2,905 in Spiritual Self-Help (Books)