"In Kahlil Gibran's inspirational masterpiece--the most famous work of spiritual fiction of the twentieth century--a prophet named Almustafa is about to board a ship to travel back to his homeland after twelve years in exile when he's stopped by a group of people who ask him to share his wisdom before he leaves. In twenty-eight poetic essays, he does so, offering profound and timeless insights on many aspects of life, including love, pain, friendship,...

One of the essential books of our time, Reclaiming the Sacred draws on the work of thousands of psychologists and economists, cosmologists and activists, saints and poets, to ground us in our inherent joy, purpose, and belonging--both for our own sakes and the sake of the world.It starts with an overview of the science of happiness, highlighting the things that most nourish human well-being--and some that don't, most notably money and possessions....

The Cloud of Unknowing draws on the mystical tradition of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite and Christian Neoplatonism, which focuses on the via negativa road to discovering God as a pure entity, beyond any capacity of mental conception and so without any definitive image or form. This tradition has reputedly inspired generations of mystical searchers from John Scotus Erigena, through Book of Taliesin, Nicholas of Cusa and St. John of the Cross to Teilhard...

"Strange things are happening to Daire Santos. Crows mock her, glowing people stalk her, time stops without warning, and a beautiful boy with unearthly blue eyes haunts all her dreams. Fearing for her daughter's sanity, Daire's mother sends her to live with the grandmother she's never met, but who recognizes the visions for what they truly are-the call to her destiny as a Soul Seeker-one who can navigate the worlds between the living and dead."--Publisher's...

Vous vous êtes revêtus de l'homme nouveau. Celui-ci se renouvelle pour être l'image de son Créateur afin de parvenir à la pleine connaissance. (Colossiens 3:10, la Bible du Semeur) Nous trouvons notre réelle identité par notre nouvelle naissance. Elle est renouvelée par la connaissance de l'image exacte de notre créateur. (Colossiens 3:10, The Mirror Translation) Vous êtes une nouvelle création sans cesse renouvelée pour arriver à l'image...

You've met the characters in these stories before. We meet them in folktales from all around the world. There is the simple, wise old man who understands far more than he knows; the pompous religious expert who discovers his folly before it's too late; nosey neighbors and petty relatives; and a fight between good and evil in which, by story's end, good and evil almost seem to switch places. These classic tales, made popular a century ago by Leo Tolstoy,...

René Voillaume fue el fundador, bajo la inspiración del testamento espiritual del hermano Carlos de Foucauld, de los Hermanitos de Jesús y de los Hermanitos y Hermanitas del Evangelio, presentes en todo el mundo. Fue también impulsor de varias asociaciones y movimientos sacerdotales y de laicos. La vida de sus Fraternidades, centrada en la pobreza, la obediencia y la ayuda a los más necesitados, constituye un ejemplo de vida cristiana que sigue...

El peregrino ruso es una obra que contiene un mensaje trascendental: la necesidad de la oración continua. A lo largo de sus páginas, el Peregrino, con su propio itinerario físico y espiritual y con la ayuda de su director espiritual o staretz, nos guía en el aprendizaje de la oración continua y nos muestra los efectos positivos que causa en el alma y en el cuerpo de la persona que la practica.