Friday, September 15, 2006

summer's over; back to school

Summer break is officially over. Happy Fall.

We had a good retreat. I recommend practicing in paradise as soon as possible.
Paul and I discovered the joy in the three-hour practice.
We're already planning the next yogic escape. Stay tuned for that.

My summer sadhana was terrific.
Kurmasana (Tortoise pose), dropping back to Urdhva Dhanurasana (Wheel),
and Eka Pada Raja Kapotasana (Full Pigeon) all
became very close friends.

In my on-going quest of union with the divine I've enrolled
in the All-Faiths Seminary for this year. I'm looking forward to
expanding my practice in new ways.
Wanna see my reading list?

SACRED TEXTS

The Bhagavad Gita
The Dhammapada
The Holy Bible
The Koran
The Sutra
The Torah


ETHICS

Ram Dass; How Can I Help?
Raymond Fox; Elements of the Helping Process


COMPARATIVE RELIGION

Int'l Religious Foundation World Scripture A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts
Huston Smith; The World's Religions


JUDIASM

Max Dimont; God, Jews and History
Joseph H Gelberman; Kabbalah as I See It


CHRISTIANITY

Paul Johnson; A History of Christianity
Frank S Mead; Handbook of Denominations in the United States


ISLAM

Suzanne Haneef; What Everyone Should Know About Islam and Muslims
Les Hixon; The Heart of the Koran


HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM

Swami Bhaktipada; The Heart of the Gita
W Rahula; What the Buddha Taught


NEW THOUGHT AND MEDITATION

Erik Butterworth; Discover the Power Within You
Ernest Holmes The Science of the Mind


SPIRITUAL HEALING AND COUNSELING

Louise Hay; You can Heal Your Life
Bernie Siegel; Love, Medicine, and Miracles


PSYCHOLOGY

Victor Frankl; Man's Search for Meaning
George Weinberg; The Heart of Psychotherapy


DEATH AND DYING

Elizabeth Kubler Ross; On Death and Dying
Raymond Moody; Meetings at the Edge

PRACTICAL MINISTERIAL

Perry H Biddle Jr.; A Funeral Manual
Suzanna S Macombe; Joining Hands and Hearts
Angela Plum; An Interfaith Ministers' Manual


SUGGESTED READINGS

Foundation for Inner Peace A Course In Miracles
Swami Bhaktipapda; How to Love God
Susanne Fincher; Coloring Mandalas
Robert Gass; Chanting: Discovering the Spirit in Sound

Barbara Karnes; Gone From My Sight; The Dying Experience

Raymond Moody; Coming Back
Jeffrey Moses; Oneness
Patricia Love; What To Do When A Parents Love Rules Your Life
Amon Saakana; Saba African Origins of the Major World Religions
Alberto Villoldo; Shaman, Healer, Sage
Yogananda; The Autobiography of a Yogi

ANYTHING BY THE FOLLOWING AUTHORS;

Joseph Campbell
Deepak Chopra
June Cotner
The Dali Lama
Sigmund Freud
Louise Hay
Carl Jung
Stephen Levine


Intense, right? Who knows how much blogging I'll do this year.
The mat will continue to roll out, a lot. No doubt about that.

Om Satgurunath Maharaj Ki Jai!

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