New spiritual lenses February 2010

Katinka Hesselink — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:38:05 +0000

February 4th 2010: Soul awakening

When the Soul Awakens: The Path to Spiritual Evolution and a New World Era: I did not think it was possible: a summary of the esoteric world view for today. I mean really – the authors of this book have done it. They’ve summed up all the themes I’ve been hearing about for 15 years now. From the effect of music on plants to t…

Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas: There are several ways to approach Hindu myths. One is to study what stories Hindus tell each other these days. Another is to delve into the oldest texts containing such myths in existence. This book follows the latter method. Translating versions o…

Best books about the world religions: I’ve made several reviews of books about the world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism etc. I’ve also found you some books about religion in general. Take your pick.
The Essential Koran: This is just what it says: a book with selected quotes from the Quran (aka Koran or Qu’ran) that just help lay people to get to know the world of Islam and prophet Muhammad. The book includes a good introduction to Islam as well as quotes from the s…

Existential Psychotherapy, Irvin D. Yalom: This lens is dedicated to my mom. She’s a humanistic psychotherapist and Irvin D. Yalom is one of her heroes. The smile on her face when I picked out this book from the bookcase is one I’m sure I’ll never forget…I’m afraid some part of her is partl…
Steve Hagen: His book ‘Buddhism Plain and Simple’ is one of the best selling Buddhism books of our time. In it Steve teaches Buddhism as we many people love to see it: as a practical spiritual system, not a belief system or a religion.

Christian planners and Organizers 2010: Blessed by the Lord – are we all, whether we feel it or not. On this page I’ve found you inspiring Christian planners and organizers that will help remind you just how deeply God cares about you and your fate, as well as that of all of humanity. Psa…
Alphatudes – the alphabet of gratitude: I am always a bit suspicious of books about gratitude. The very concept sounds to me like a way of telling people to not feel their pain and ignore their troubles. This book is not like that. It tells us to lovingly embrace our emotions, to deal with…