Spirituality For Dummies?

by Sharon Janis

A quiet voice within is telling you that there is more to life than what you can perceive with your five senses. Sometimes you feel that the material world, with all its cares and vanities is a veil of illusions beyond which lies a truth that transcends race, gender, ethnicity, status, family, job and worldly ambitions. Christ, Buddha, Muhammad, Lao-tsu, Plato, and other spiritual teachers down through the ages dedicated their lives to the pursuit of that that higher truth, and their words live on to inspire us. Because it extends beyond matter, spirituality cannot be fully expressed in words, but the spirit exists inside you, and hearing the right words may trigger your own awakening to higher perception. A book that will exhilarate your mind and inflame your soul, Spirituality For Dummies puts you on the path to living a more spiritual life. Author Sharon Janis simplifies not-so-simple concepts from an array of spiritual disciplines and shows you how In plain English, Janis explores spiritual ideas from a variety of religious and philosophical texts in combination with relevant psychological and scientific research. Topics covered Spirituality For Dummies also includes a bonus audio CD featuring more than 60 minutes of inspirational music, A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first humble step . Spirituality For Dummies brings spirituality down to earth to help you on take your first humble steps toward higher consciousness.

Genres: Spirituality, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published September 15, 2000

Reviews

[Mike Ohlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of good information

Found this book very usefully in my spiritual journey. Will definitely be using this book as a reference. Possibly even re-reading it.

[Kristoffer · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the first of the Dummies series I have ever read. And I must say that it has really been a nice summary of the meaning of spirituality. But it makes spirituality look like a cheap express coffee. It takes away the essence of spirituality to the point that it becomes just another self-help manual.

It's humor is passable. At times it can be a great addition to the whole seriousness to the whole concept. However the humor is irritating most of the time ruining the whole mood of the topic and takes away the focus on the subject.

It does explain some of the fundamentals of spirituality. But at the end it makes the whole concept just another means to an end. All in all Spirituality for dummies makes spirituality look like just another quick self-help concept with an audio cd.

[Nanci Nolfi · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is an optimistic point-of-view of different faiths. When I suggest this book they laugh at the title but I assure them it's very good. If you are seeking a spiritual path and open-minded this is the book for you.

[Kara Merry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am on page 67 on Oct 30,2009.

[Michael Prendergast · Rating 5 out of 5]

For a place to begin your journey on spirituality than you cannot go wrong with this book as a place to start from

[Tom Challis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must have handbook for anybody wanting to start their journey of Spirituality.

[Svetlana · Rating 1 out of 5]

I skimmed through it and didn't really like it. I think Lama Surya Das's book pretty much taught me most of what is in this book.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phenomenal Book!
A great place to start!
I highly recommend it!!!!

[JLS10]

Definitely should revisit. Lots of very good stuff