Most of us are not found to be wanting in loyalty to our faiths; the problem is to cultivate a healthy respect for what others believe! This is a worthy aim which Dada J.P. Vaswani can surely help you achieve with this balanced, thoughtful work, written in the true Indian spirit of reverence and appreciation for all approaches to Truth and Divinity. The author presents each religion as a precious jewel embellished in the crown of world civilization. Whether it is Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Judaism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Baha’ism, Sufism or Zoroastrianism, the individual artefact is distinct, precious and unique. But the sub-stratum of belief that is at the core of their structure is eternal and unchanging: faith in the One God and the unity and fellowship of all Creation. And running as a golden thread through them all is the ultimate law which every faith never ever fails to emphasise: Do nothing that may cause pain to others. Here is a book which will reinforce your faith in humanity and help you become aware of what Vedanta emphasises: the One behind the Many, the Single Divinity behind the multiplicity of thought and creation.

... a testimony to Rev. Kings many years of study and experience in conducting workshops in meditation and development of intuitive and spiritual gifts. Through this fascinating and uplifting collection of inspirational talks, you will discover new perspectives to many common subjects. Barry freely offers help to any soul searching for the meaning in this life and a deeper understanding of our purpose for being born into the physical ... treats the reader to an opening of their minds with respect to matters of Spirit. A truly enlightening and enlightened book! Rev. Frederick Cale, MA, OM, PhD(TC) author of Akashic Journey. ...Rev. King is blessed with many gifts. With his gift of storytelling, this book helps us remember what our heart and soul knows as the Truth. Rev Debra Sinclair, Interfaith Minister, Stratford, Ontario. ... deserves to be in the 100th book list that will move our world into a new way of thinking about religion and spirituality. Rev. Tim Miner, World Council of Interfaith Congregations, Washington, DC

"Many Paths, One Destination" takes an in-depth look at the religions of the world. From Christianity to Sufism, from Buddhism to Sikhism, Ram Ramakrishnan examines the ideas that shape our views on life, in the hopes that by understanding one another we can find common ground, and eventually, peace.

A bridge to the tools, practices and ideas which fuel powerful and personal spiritual journey: Your spiritual journey is an exploration, an adventure into the best of who you are and can become. As you let go of your out-dated beliefs, habits, fears, expectations, blame and judgment, life as spiritual journey helps uncover your wholeness and balance, your truth, trust and love. When you approach the Akashic Records as spiritual practice, you join as a traveller willingly engaging with your life within the great unknown of the boundlessness. Spiritual journey embraces your heart, integrates your soul, and brings mind and body together all as one. Not one path, many. Not many mountains, one. Whether you open the Akashic Records or not, this book is a guide for your spiritual journey and practice. Many Paths, One Mountain contains a rich and varied toolbox for the serious spiritual seeker including: The Five Steps of Your Spiritual Journey with insights into each step’s challenges and opportunities. Twenty-seven Spiritual Practices to help you examine your personal opportunities for spiritual growth and understanding with applications within your own Akashic Records. Personalized Paths for three different readers: Those new to the spiritual journey, those new to the Akashic Records, and those several steps down their paths. Questions for Reflection about your journey to use as personal inquiry or within your own Akashic Records. Affirmations of support for each step of your journey.

Gathers quotations from the writings of various world religions on topics such as faith, courage, love, duty, work, justice, and immortality.

Raimon Panikkar: A Companion to his Life and Th ought is a guide to the life, work and thought of Raimon Panikkar, a self-professed Buddhist-Christian-Hindu philosopher and theologian. A man of deep and wide learning and an extremely prolifi c author, Panikkar is equally at home in various religious and cultural traditions and embodies in himself the ideals of intercultural, intrareligious, and interreligious dialogues. This book explicates Panikkar’s basic vision of life as the harmonious rhythm of divinity, humanity, and the cosmos, which he terms “cosmotheandrism,” and shows how it permeates and illumines his articulations of the central Christian doctrines. Given the complexity and diffi culty of Panikkar’s thought this book is a welcome companion for a course on Panikkar and for a general reader who wishes to understand one of the most profound and orginal thinkers of out time.

This book offers an organised summary of my philosophy of the transpersonal, referring to experiences, processes, and events transcending the egology of the coarse mind and involving a sense of connection to, or participation with, a larger, more meaningful existence transforming consciousness. In the past, transpersonal philosophy developed Perennial, Empiricist and Participatory models to explain the holotropic, or altered states of consciousness calling for wholeness. This book integrates these views to accommodate a critical model, encompassing Criticism, Process Philosophy, Piaget's Genetic Epistemology, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the Eastern Chakra system, the Qabalah, Psychedelica and Depth Psychology, in casu Assagioli's Psychosynthesis. The distinction between self-actualization (the vision of totality) and self-realization (mystical experience touching the infinite) is pertinent and informs this critical and eclectic transpersonal philosophy.

Often, we hear people say that all religions should be forbidden, because they only bring misery. These reactions are understandable when we see or hear the daily news. But where does all this misery come from? Is it because former religious leaders pursued self-interest too much, instead of the Christian faith from the source? Or is it our indifferent attitude, that offers negative forces a free path? To find the answer, we must go back to our source of life, to the reason for our earthly existence. It teaches us, that what we call religion, is the development of a spiritual consciousness, to elevate the human soul, the very self. And that the words of our Creator do not stop on the last page of the bible. He has sent us His New Revelations to encourage us and to find our way home again, to the House of our Eternal Loving Father. Whoever reads the book may realize how important it is to ask yourself life questions. How you can give substance to your earthly existence. That this book may help you on your way to find your purpose in your life’s journey.

Sri Ramakrishna is an ocean in whose heart the universe is nestled like an island. Awed by the expanse of infinite depth around, we in the universe constantly try to perceive this personality in our own way. Our perception is unique every time as is the knowledge we obtain thereby. Approaching Ramakrishna becomes our prayer to the supreme reality. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, India in commemoration of the 175th Birth Anniversary of Sri Ramakrishna.