Field Guide to the Soul: A Down-To-Earth Handbook of Spiritual Practice - Hardcover

Thornton, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 060960368X ISBN 13: 9780609603680

Publisher: Bell Tower, 1999

Synopsis

Collects a series of contemplative exercises to clear the mind and body while opening the spirit to the wisdom of the natural world

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About the Author

A former senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council and editor-in-chief of the New York University Law Review, James Thornton took top honors in philosophy at Yale. He is the executive director of the Heffter Research Institute, founder of Positive Futures, and publisher of Erasmus.org (Talk to the author at www.erasmus.org). He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the French Pyrenees.

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er as one of the nation's top environmental lawyers, James Thornton spent several years on retreat, culminating in a meeting with the Dalai Lama, who asked him to teach a path of integration and wholeness.<br> <br>In<b> A Field Guide to the Soul</b>, Thornton leads us through a series of contemplative exercises designed to clarify the body, mind, and heart, and make a deep connection with the wisdom encoded in the natural world. His nature writing is joyously lyrical; the book as a whole is immensely practical, drawing on Jungian psychology, and Buddhist, Hindu, and Christian teachings, to give us the tools to work for the benefit of all living beings.<br> <br>At a time when people are desperate to make some sense of their lives, Thornton shows us how to embark on our own hero's journey. Only by taking full responsibility for our thoughts, feelings, and actions can we b

Edition details

• Publisher: Bell Tower
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 060960368X
• ISBN 13: 9780609603680
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 270