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What is a Mystic?

2013

Interview of Professor Bernard McGinn on Christian Mysticism.

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Deep Is the Hunger

Meditations by Howard Thurman on timeless religious themes: A Sense of History, A Sense of Self, A Sense of Presence, and For the Quiet. Originally written for the bulletin at the Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples in San Francisco.

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Howard Thurman
1978
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The Way of the Mystics

Howard Thurman tended not to speak of his own mystical inclinations, conscious that the word mysticism was likely to be misunderstood. And yet Thurman is commonly recognized as a mystic in the sense that he used the word to describe someone who had an acute experience of the Divine Life.

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Howard Thurman
2021
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The Way of Silence: Engaging the Sacred in Daily Life

The Way of Silence draws heavily on Buddhist teachings to cultivate the practice of "deep" listening: turning away from noise and distraction, paying attention, and embracing quiet. The Way of Silence embraces paradox: absence versus presence in silence. Dynamic tranquility.

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David Steindl-Rast
2018
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Spiritual Practices for Times of Crisis

The greatest gift we can give our world is our presence, awake and attentive. What can help us do that? Here, drawn from ancient religions and wisdom traditions, are a handful of practices Joanna Macy has learned to count on.

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Joanna Macy
2011
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Christian Mysticism