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 | | Spirituality Without God by Moller, de la Rouviere ISBN-10: 9781595261410 ISBN-10: 1-59526-141-9 ISBN-13: 9781595261410 ISBN-13: 978-1-59526-141-0 Paperback 2005-03-15 Llumina Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Guidelines to spiritual enlightenment, sustainable emotional equanimity, and fulfillment of their own human potential, with a radical departure from traditional religious and spiritual conventions. Möller's unique concept of Spiritual Humanism brings the spiritual quest back into the human realm. | ||
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A new release.... A 2007 edition of this incomparable book is now available from the authors Web-site. I hope Amazon will choose to feature it soon. It basically extracts the core truths of Buddhisim and Advaita (less the mystical,metaphysical and cultural aspects) in a way that certainly could be said to stand on it's own. It does not and seems to have no need to pander to the habitual emotional or philosophical notions we have about spirituality. It is a beautiful book and I could only hope everyone may benefit from its message.... | ||
...clearly points to what needs to be done. In "Spirituality Without God", Moller de la Rouviere has provided, at long last, a clear path, starting from the separate self, right through to total self-transcendence. De la Rouviere presents the ancient teachings of non-dualism in a most human and understandable way. The book, although very readable, is both challenging and original. However, the real challenge begins when you finish reading it and start the actual work of enquiring into your true nature. It will become quite evident, in your own experience, that anything you could "seek" for is (literally) right in front of your nose. Everything you need along the path is inherent in your own humanity. De la Rouviere sensitively anticipates the struggles we are all bound to run into during this process of self-enquiry and self-transcendence. He gently takes the reader through these difficulties and explains how to work with inner disabilities in a creative and freeing manner. He is the first writer that I know of to completely integrate human psychology with contemplation, self-transcendence and the notion of non-duality. Nothing is ignored and he encourages the enquirer to face both themselves, and how they look at the world, head-on. This book is not one of the latest stream of God and religion bashers (Hitchens, Dawkins etc) but rather a celebration of truly "Human" spirituality. "God" in this book becomes something like a big bag of gold in a rowboat full of people. In another time and context the gold might have been useful but in this context, it's simply too much weight and will inevitably have to be thrown overboard, leaving those on board to discover for themselves how to find their true spiritual nature. This is where 'Spirituality Without God" comes into its own. It clearly points toward what needs to be done. Each of us must do the work for ourselves. But there has never been such gratifying work. It's the simplest AND the most difficult challenge, to reach that place where we have been all along. In this regard de la Rouviere offers insightful and practical, no-nonsense guidance. | ||
Clarity at last.... I have read and been inspired by some of the recognized heavyweights of spiritual teachings such as Adi Da, Krishnamurti, Osho, Wilber and many others which are all great all working on the principle of pointing in the direction of liberation, while undermining your tightly-held beliefs about the way you perceive the world and your self in it. Where they all fail to be clear however, Moeller succeeds! Immediately when I read the first pages, I knew he is onto something....it hit me right in my gut. Moeller in principle does not point in the direction of anything - unlike the others - because once you do....you start conceptualizing and fantasizing about a spiritual reality better than your current life situation, much like when you dream about a new car to make your life better, which makes it into a spiritual conquest rather than an unfolding or unblocking to live your full potential. Moeller simply lays out clearly what clouds a clear and unobstructed reality. He prevents you from daydreaming about this, and ties you down to the simple problems of unconscious addiction to thought, the impossibility of wholeness under the reign of the unconcsious workings of attention, and laying a solid framework where transformation actually can take place. Now let it be clear you cannot read your way to enlightenment, but you can lay a solid foundation and a working plan to get you going and this is where most writers on the topic fail, but where Moeller's success is evident and manifested on every single page of the book. | ||
Inner emotional and psychological work For years I've been puzzled why those who advocate practical work on self promote a God-centered path. Spirituality Without God, for those who have actually worked on self, is a no-brainer,...there can be no authentic spirituality through belief in a God. This is a new genre of discourse that focuses on self-reliance and Spiritual Humanism, thus belief, dogma and faith are not needed. I got through the first chapters of Spirituality Without God with the interest of an orienteer beginning an awaited quest, but by the middle, in the words of the American TV commercial, was wondering 'where's the beef'. The table setting, subordinate meal and garnishings, like passive awareness, looked great, but where was the main course, Like a cordial guest, I stayed at the table, munching on the finger food, when at the end, in the last two chapters, Moller delivered on much of what was promised. Möller de la Rouvière's insights into what he calls the inner emotional and psychological reactivities which fragment and distort our lives brings a fresh perspective of the self-inquiry work necessary for us, as he says, to begin participating willingly and joyfully in the natural and effortless demise of our deeply-held misconceptions about life. I disagree on a few premises, like the popular notion of the Copenhagen Interpretation that "everything is because we are,...without us, there is nothing." In my view, there is no need of a human involvement for the universe to be. Overall however, the book is very worth the read by those interesting in liberating themselves from core beliefs that keep us bound to a false reality. Until we understand the false in us, transformation is futile. Farewell God,...Welcome to the Birthing of Human Beingness. | ||
Why do we suffer? Spirituality Without God gives the most comprehensive view on human created suffering. It is written in quite simple language which is easily understood. It is a reference book you will find yourself reading,contemplating and meditating on again and again. The practice pointed to not only gives visible results but allows us to relax in the direct experience of this Non-Dual moment. | ||