Download or read book Poems of Awakening written by Betsy Small and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2011-04-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems of Awakening is an anthology in which poets speak about experiences of living joyfully in the moment and sensing themselves as part of what Walt Whitman calls a vast similitude which interlocks all". The book includes both ancient and modern works by Kabir, Hafiz, Shih-Te, Anna Swir, Walt Whitman, e.e. cummings, Wendell Berry, H.D., Mary Oliver, May Sarton, Li-Young Lee, Jane Hirshfield, Thich Nhat Hanh, Naomi Shihab Nye and many others.The sections of the book are organized to reflect a spiritual journey:I: My Body EffervescesII: A Deep QuietStillness and LightIII: Now I Become MyselfIV: Healing and RenewalV: May My Heart Always Be Open VI: How A Beautiful Day is SpentVII: The All-Surrounding GracePraise for Poems of Awakening: In todays world, we all need many sources of inspiration, and Betsy Smalls Poems of Awakening is a deep one. The poems, and the feelings they evoke, appeal to the best part of ourselves. Highly recommended for yoga practitioners and anyone who aspires to continue to live with an open, joyousheart in the midst of challenges. Judith Hanson Lasater, Ph.D, PT, yoga teacher since 1971 and author of eight books including Yogabody: Anatomy, Kinesiology"Poems of Awakening is a carefully chosen collection of inspiring poetry from all over the globe. These poemshelp me remember what is true and real."Danna Faulds, poet and dedicated practitioner of Kripalu Yoga, and author of four books of yoga poetry: Go In and In; One Soul; Prayers to the Infinite; andFrom Root to Bloom As a Senior Kripalu Yoga Teacher I teach that one must first set the tone for each yoga class and findingjust the right reading or poem can at times be a task. Betsy Smalls, Poems of Awakening takes the stress out of finding the right poem for a class or any occasion. Her innovative ?Çÿlinked sets guide the reader to the sense of spirit they are seeking. This is a beautiful work compiled by an effervescent yogini. Maya Breuer, Director, Santosha School of Yoga, In the Kripalu Tradition As a practitioner and teacher of yoga and meditation, it is exactly the kind of book Ive been lookingfor. Leza Lowitz, author of Yoga Poems, Lines to Unfold By Betsy Smalls prodigious collection of poems is a treasure. . . The poems touch the heart, invite self-examinationand welcome profound emotional response. Betsy has organized her anthology in sets of poems that reflect her own spiritual journey, summoning the reader to travel a poetic path of deep awareness and personal growth. Peggy Osna Heller, MSW, Ph.D., poetry therapist and author of Word Arts Collage: A Poetry Therapy Memoir What a joy it is to find so many beautiful, moving, edifying poems in one place! Al Zolynas, poet and editor of The Poetry of Mens Lives Poems of Awakening is a gift to yourself and all those you love and serve. Amy Weintraub, authorof Yoga for Depression and founder of the LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute

Download or read book A Spiritual Awakening written by Henry Lewis and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-28 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Spiritual Awakening Acronyms and Poems By: Henry Lewis and Nicholis Earnings A Spiritual Awakening is a groundbreaking and spiritually-oriented collection of poems and acronyms. Full of deep thought, ranging from the serious to the uplifting, A Spiritual Awakening catalogues the writings of friends and co-writers, Henry Lewis and Nicholis Earnings.

Download or read book Poems of a Spiritual Awakening written by Anonymous and published by Abbott Press. This book was released on 2014-04-11 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poems of a Spiritual Awakening offers an intimate look at one poets own spiritual awakening over a period of twenty-seven years, going into and out of recovery. Most critical to this awakening is the all-inclusive universal power of a loving God as He revealed Himself to the author through this inspiring poetry. After many years knowing that change was needed but having no success finding what others had discovered to enable their recoveries, the author began writing poetry to express those innermost feelings. Through these verses, God became an overwhelming presence, awakening the authors innermost emotions and the need to finally begin recovery from addiction. From the pain of acknowledging a troubled past in Boogie Man to the poignancy of Self Love, the author gradually found a way to express deeply buried emotions and fears. This poetry collection was written in less than fifty days, with God providing the path to release and recovery. The Voice I had a voice, I made much noise, I knew just what to do, I yelled in here, I talked out there, the voice within my mind, it drove me very blind. I thought out there, I thought out here, could hardly get some air, and then your voice, that still small sound, just threw me to the ground. It quieted my spirit true and showed me what to do.

Download or read book Poetry of Spiritual Awakening written by Hilton L. Anderson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry of Spiritual Awakening presents a collection of poetry arranged in three groupings designed to indicate levels of conscious awareness experienced by author Hilton L. Anderson. Waking up spiritually is an individual process; even so, there are common themes experienced by many people that may help others in their own spiritual journey. In general terms, the separate ego state is focused primarily on the external reality while the spiritual is more focused on internal consciousness. Perhaps another way of explaining this spiritual awakening is recognizing the shift from the rational mind to heart consciousness. The way in which the poems of this collection are arranged is an attempt to make this shift obvious. Through the practice of forgiveness and the awareness of love, the separate self of the ego begins to lose its hold, allowing the awareness of the larger self to become the focus of attention. This awareness heals the separation of self from others and the Divine. Ultimately the awareness of the unitary nature of existence becomes known. The fear of death and its resolution are prominent concerns of many of the poems. The need to face the reality of death and understand it in a meaningful way is one of the basic learning explored by the poetry.

Download or read book Songs of Spiritual Experience written by and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable collection of Tibetan religious verse--of interest to students of any spiritual tradition. The first major anthology of Tibetan spiritual poetry available in the West, Songs of Spiritual Experience offers original translations of fifty-two poems from all the traditions and schools of Tibetan Buddhism, spanning the eleventh to the twentieth centuries. These poems communicate spiritual insight with grace and precision, addressing the themes of impermanence, solitude, guru devotion, emptiness, mystic consciousness, and the path of awakening. Also included here is a thorough introduction exploring the characteristics of Tibetan verse and its role in Buddhism and a glossary containing notes on the poems.

Download or read book The Awakening Artist written by Patrick Howe and published by O-Books. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Awakening Artist: Madness and Spiritual Awakening in Art is an art theory book that explores the collision of human madness and spiritual awakening in art. It examines a condition of insanity that can be seen in most art movements throughout art history and contrasts that insanity with revelations of beauty, wonder and truth that can also be found in many works of art. The Awakening Artist references concepts of creativity put forward by Joseph Campbell, Carl Sagan, Albert Einstein, Carl Jung and others. Furthermore, The Awakening Artist discusses many of the world s most important artists who explored the theme of awakening in art including Michaelangelo, Paul Cezanne, Claude Monet, Marcel Duchamp, Morris Graves and many others. Additionally, using concepts of Eastern philosophy, the book presents the case that human creativity originates from the same creative source that animates all of life, and that the artist naturally aligns with that creative source when he or she is in the act of creating. ,

Download or read book Marrow of Flame written by Dorothy Walters and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beloved collection of poetry by Dorothy Walters exploring the spiritual journey through a mystic's eye is now available in this updated edition, with a new introduction by Andrew Harvey."This re-issue of Dorothy Walters's mystical masterpiece Marrow of Flame is a great literary and spiritual event. I don't know of any other poet currently writing in English who expresses so simply and nobly and with such authority the ordeals, ecstasies and revelations of the path to radiant embodiment. Whatever path you are on, read these quietly astounding love-poems to the Divine and let them guide you..."~ Andrew Harvey (from the Introduction to the 2nd edition)"These poems make me gasp. I thought all the great mystics had been gone for centuries... Dorothy Walters--part buddha, part elf--weaves mythic literacy with subversive compassion."~ Mirabai Starr, author of Saint Teresa of Avila and God of Love

Download or read book Awaken Into Peace written by Matt Buonocore and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-03-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Awakening Book 7 - Spiritual Poems & Self Help Affirmations for the Spiritual Seeker "Peace is your birthright, remember this. You deserve it, for doing absolutely nothing. Peace cannot be earned, It can only be found within." - Matt Buonocore Awaken Into Peace is a book of poems and affirmations for the spiritual seeker. Each poem and affirmation is meant to elicit a new vibratory experience to guide the reader towards spiritual growth. We are all called to serve ourselves and then the world. This book is meant to be a message for all of those who choose the path of service. As our fear disintegrates, we are able to walk closer to our true nature, and this truth is the constant factor that binds us all together. This is BOOK SEVEN in the Awakening Series.

Download or read book The Leap written by Steve Taylor and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to be enlightened or spiritually awakened? In The Leap, Steve Taylor shows that this state is much more common than is generally believed. He shows that ordinary people — from all walks of life — can and do regularly “wake up” to a more intense reality, even if they know nothing about spiritual practices and paths. Wakefulness is a more expansive and harmonious state of being that can be cultivated or that can arise accidentally. It may also be a process we are undergoing collectively. Drawing on his years of research as a psychologist and on his own experiences, Taylor provides what is perhaps the clearest psychological study of the state of wakefulness ever published. Above all, he reminds us that it is our most natural state — accessible to us all, anytime, anyplace.

Download or read book Beyond and Within written by Simran Kankas and published by Simran Kankas. This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond and within is a collection of spiritual poems. It is divided into four main sections, titled 'Beginning,' 'Connecting,' 'Existence,' and 'Growth'. Each section tells the journey of the author on the path to spirituality. The wave of spiritual connection between the soul and the universe flows through all these sections. Dive into the ocean of spirituality, along with the author.

Download or read book Spiritual Science written by Steve Taylor and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mindfulness expert whose work has been hailed by Eckhart Tolle as “an important contribution to the shift in consciousness” offers a new vision of reality—one that is compatible with modern science and ancient spirituality. “With elegance and lucidity, Steve Taylor explains why spiritual science is the only hope for humanity.” —Deepak Chopra It is often assumed that there are two ways of interpreting the world: a rational scientific way, or an irrational religious way. Mindfulness expert, Steve Taylor, shows that there is a third possibility—a spiritual, or “panspiritist”, view of reality that transcends both conventional science and religion, recognizes spirit or consciousness as fundamental, and answers many of the riddles that neither can explain. Here, Taylor puts forward the evidence for a spiritual view of reality and examines the development and consequences of the materialist model. Drawing on the insights of philosophers, physicists, mystics, as well as spiritual traditions and indigenous cultures, he also systematically shows how a ‘panspiritist’ view can explain many puzzling aspects of science and the world such as: • human consciousness • altruism • near-death experiences • telepathy and pre-cognition • quantum physics • the placebo effect • neuroplasticity A compelling argument for a new vision of reality, Spiritual Science offers a bright vision of the world as sacred and interconnected, and of human life as meaningful and purposeful.

Download or read book Peeling the Onion written by George E James and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2006-09-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book of transformational poems about the fivefold spiritual journey, where everyone will find a facet of their own soul. Peeling the Onion's poems reveal universal life issues we all experience in some form. The wisdom, inspiration and healing offered is simple, direct and easy to assimilate by everyone, regardless of their life's path and level of personal and spiritual development.

Download or read book Becoming the Light written by Amee P Shah and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-28 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the seekers, healers, the light bearers, and all of the thinking/feeling souls, this book offers poems that help you reflect on your journey and find resonance for your highs and lows. There are over 95 beautiful poems with original photos and artwork to uplift your soul and give a direction to your mind. The book takes the reader progressively from angst to awakening through four parts: Raw suffering, Feeling through the Dark, Letting the Light in, and ultimately, the take-aways of Awakenings and Spiritual Lessons. Various themes of everyday human experiences of suffering are explored. The poems dive deeper into a process to understand the source of the suffering and find different ways to let the light of possibility into the darkest of times. The year 2020 has given us human beings much to struggle with from the global pandemic, economic uncertainty, social unrest, political divisiveness, environmental concerns, and many other external turbulences wreaking havoc on the inner spirit. The author uses her background in research, clinical experiences, communication coaching, psychology, science, as well as personal explorations in spirituality to work through solutions to stay empowered, grounded, and spiritually connected through the winds of turbulence. Readers will gain insights and simple yet powerful distinctions that can help move them purposefully into the world and feel the light no matter how much darkness they may have around them. "I love your poems, they are so strong in image and in feeling. It comforts me to know that people like you reflect with such an integrity on this kind of suffering. Know how meaningful and blissful this is for others. "-M.V.G" Your writing touches me all at once. It spurs me to continue, please know you are a catalyst to others when you share your writing. Blessings to you." J.S.G. "I love, love, love the lines, "Take care of finding your simple joy in all of the little Nows...and it will silkily slide into place..." Thank you for sharing this profoundly beautiful and hopeful image for times of doubt and struggle. Your words gave me a hopeful image to hold onto"" A.C.G "This is me today, exactly. I found my poem. Beautifully written and succinctly explained". -J.G. "I love your poems, they echo my thoughts and guide and inspire me. Thank you for sharing these wise and kind words". E.R. "One of the wisest and most beautiful things I have ever read. Thank you so much for your reading". W.K. "These poems are so beautiful. I enjoyed sharing them with our women's healing and empowerment group". -T.R. "Love this! You have depth and insight beyond your years." J.M. "Thank you for sharing this beautiful writing. I love the eloquence & feel your experience, your yearning, your joy, your loneliness, your sadness & comfort. I'm on a boat too now & feel like I have found a kindred spirit on my journey. We'll travel & see where the winds of favors takes us, trusting that there is good in the plan for us...ahoy, away!" J.G. "So needed to hear this today!" -L.S. "You are a minstrel of light" -K.V. "I "get" it. More feel this than we realize. Thanks for sharing & helping all of us to recommit to the stronger path". K. R. "Thanks for letting us in. Creativity is a sacred act of letting others truly see you." S.R. "Beautiful! I copied it into my poetry journal so I'll have it forever! Thank you!". -P.D.

Download or read book Transcendent Sky written by Noel Parent and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-11 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "a New Earth born from aspiration's yearning fire." Transcendent Sky is a collection of poems that explore the spiritual essence of life and inspire the awakening of the Soul and Spirit towards greater enlightenment and self-awareness. Through a unique offering of inspiration, contemplation, and insight, this book of poetry expresses some of the author's inner experiences and personal reflections along the spiritual journey. It is a journey that evokes the Oneness of all of Life and the Divine Presence that dwells uniquely within each person. A meditation of words flow through these poems with the power to uplift, transform, and transport one's Being to inner realms of Light, Love, Beauty, and Consciousness. Poems in this collection include: Human Unity, Twin Flame, A Dance Called Yoga, Spirit of Change, Sunshine Dreams, Child, and Moonlit Contemplation.

Download or read book The Spiritual Awakening of a Butterfly written by Robin Kahn and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-05-09 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no available information at this time.

Download or read book The Poetic Expression of a Spiritual Awakening written by Dani Torres Smith and published by Authorhouse UK. This book was released on 2013-09-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of poems inspired by the authors ongoing journey into the mysterious, intimate and transformational nature of Gods love for all humanity, and the discovery of the spiritual beauty that is every human being."

Download or read book Poetry as Spiritual Practice written by Robert McDowell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[When we read and write poetry,] it is as if a long-settled cloud in our mind suddenly dissipates, and we are divine once again." -- from the Introduction Poetry is the language of devotion in prayer, chant, and song. Reading and writing poetry creates clarity, deepens and expands spiritual inquiry, and cultivates wisdom, compassion, self-confidence, patience, and love. In author Robert McDowell's words, poetry makes you into a tuning fork of the Divine. But poetry has disappeared over the centuries from religious ceremonies, academic curricula, and public discourse. In Poetry as Spiritual Practice, the first inspirational and instructional guide to combine poetry and spirituality, McDowell restores poetry as the natural language of spiritual practice and invites you to recognize poetry as "the pure sound and shape of your spirit." Vividly illustrated with a wide range of poems from all historical eras and poetic traditions, numerous religions and faiths, and McDowell's own and his students' work, Poetry as Spiritual Practice will reintroduce you to the unique pleasure of verse. And meditations throughout will allow you to integrate reading and writing poetry into your spiritual journeys and daily life. Since many of us have long forgotten, or never learned, the mechanics and terminology of poetry -- trochaic feet and tropes trip us up; we can't tell a villanelle from its shorter cousin, rondeau; and a terza rima may as well be a tanka -- this is also an instructional handbook on reading and writing poetry. An engaging guide through the landscape of world poetry, McDowell argues along the way for the many practical benefits of poetic literacy. Making poetry an essential part of daily rituals, aspirations, and intentions will put you on the path to greater meaning, growth, and peace in your life. At once an engaging technical primer, a profound meditation on the relationship between poetry and the Divine, and an inspirational guide for integrating poetry into spiritual practice, Poetry as Spiritual Practice will become a cherished companion.