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Bezig met laden... The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growthdoor Gerald G. May
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. May made Theresa of Avila's works (and presumably John of the Cross) more comprehensible to a modern reader than Miribai Starr's recent translations of My Life and The Interior Castle. John's "Dark Night" referring to the obscurity of God within us rather than depression or God seemingly ignoring us was encouraging as was the idea that prayer life is not a linear progression but goes up and down, loops back to be beginning and the stages often overlap. He also contrasts meditation, inward focus to the exclusion of everything else, with contemplation, opening one's awareness to encompass everything happening around which I found interesting and had never heard before. ( ) Gerald May has written an excellent primer to St John of the Cross with a little Teresa of Avila thrown in for good measure. I recommend it to anybody looking to expand their insight into spirituality and specifically our inner growth into the Divine. My only critique is May's comments regarding addiction, which are both intriguing and disappointing. It is like he get the outward veneer of recovery but not the deep monster of addiction, otherwise I highly recommend. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
A distinguished psychiatrist, spiritual counselor, and bestselling author shows how the dark sides of the spiritual life are a vital ingredient in deep, authentic, healthy spirituality. Gerald G. May, MD, one of the great spiritual teachers and writers of our time, argues that the dark 'shadow' side of the true spiritual life has been trivialized and neglected to our serious detriment. Superficial and naively upbeat spirituality does not heal and enrich the soul. Nor does the other tendency to relegate deep spiritual growth to only mystics and saints. Only the honest, sometimes difficult encounters with what Christian spirituality has called and described in helpful detail as 'the dark night of the soul' can lead to true spiritual wholeness. May emphasizes that the dark night is not necessarily a time of suffering and near despair, but a time of deep transition, a search for new orientation when things are clouded and full of mystery. The dark gives depth, dimension, and fullness to the spiritual life. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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