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Author: Elizabeth Lesser
Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

19 reviews
Sales Rank: 685147

Format: Audiobook, Illustrated
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Items: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 4.5 x 1.5

ISBN: 1564556999
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.4
EAN: 9781564556998
ASIN: 1564556999

Publication Date: June 1, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: 3 tapes. Abridged. Condition guaranteed. Full refund of purchase price and original shipping given upon return and verification of defect. Returns must be made within 30 days of shipping date.

Also Available In:

•	Hardcover - The New American Spirituality: A Seeker's Guide
•	Paperback - The Seeker's Guide (previously published as The New American Spirituality)
•	Paperback - New American Spirituality: A Seekers Guide
•	Audio Download - The New American Spirituality

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of the Omega Institute, speaks to America's cross-pollination of religious, psychological, metaphysical, and ancient traditions that have flowered into contemporary spirituality. Like many seekers, Lesser has discovered a deeply personal religious path--one that wandered through Zen Buddhist monasteries, meandered through Christian churches, dabbled in African and Native American traditions, and expanded into the teachings of the Great Mother. Using her own journey as the road map, Lesser discusses why so many Americans are coming to a deeply personal form of religion--one that does not prescribe to a specific doctrine or definition of God.

Although she expertly performs the role of memoirist and observer, Lesser has stretched this book into a useful tool for all seekers. She offers numerous suggestions, such as how to listen to your body, increase your spiritual bank account, "live the questions" rather than "seek the answers," and create a supportive community. This is a moving workbook for anyone who's hoping to find, claim, or simply maintain their spiritual truths. --Gail Hudson

Product Description
Which Spiritual Practice Is Right for You?

"America has given birth to a wisdom tradition entirely its own, a spirituality as diverse as its people." With this observation, Elizabeth Lesser begins The New American Spirituality a lucid and thought-provoking investigation into the evolution of spiritual awakening in our time. From Sufism and yoga to Eastern meditation practices and transpersonal psychology, Lesser examines crucial questions that no single tradition can answer alone: What happens when we combine different meditations and traditions? How do you assess the authenticity of a teacher or therapist? Is your spiritual practice really working? How can you tell? Join the cofounder of the Omega Institute as she speaks to these issues with uncommon clarity and depth to help you discover the seeds of a spiritual life that works for you. Includes a complete 60-minute mindfulness and heartfulness meditation session.

Book Description
Shares guidelines & practices to help listeners make choices amid the many spiritual paths open to them today. Includes a complete session of useful exercises & meditations

Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Thank You!!!!!!!! October 25, 2008
I have not read the book as of yet and I am actually giving all the reviews on here 5 stars because they are honest, they don't attack the author and I love the way each person wrote their review!!!!! Thank you, I truly have a desire to read this book now because of all the awesome reviews.

3 out of 5 stars

A Struggling Seeker July 30, 2008
I am about two-thirds into The Seeker's Guide. I read 10 - 20 pages per day. The subject matter is very interesting to me. However, I'm finding the writing tedious. I often re-read exerpts and have difficulty with Ms. Lesser's personal reactions to everything she has experienced. I find myself wanting to know her experiences but not her evaluation. She's traveled a phenomonal path and I'm anxious to learn about her evolvement, relationships, travels and teachers. Just as I begin to have some vicarious experience, I'm thrown off by another personal opinion she has. I find it distracting. To me, it feels like she wrote more for her personal gratification and not so much to assist the reader in a search for spirituality. Still valuable stuff!

1 out of 5 stars

Hard to read July 15, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful

This book is extremely hard to read because of the small print--some lines are squeezed together and the print becomes even smaller. The reader needs to be aware that this book is dry and much like a text book. The author concentrates so much time on her lifestory. There are many other books about spirituality that are positive and uplifting for the reader to enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars

Loved this book June 9, 2008
Nicely written, personal and relevant for anyone "seeking" information on spirituality. It doesn't promise anything but makes a compelling case for meditation. Several tips for meditating are offered throughout the book and a variety of specific meditation practices are available to integrate into your life. I liked that the author understands that changing your daily routine to include meditation takes forgiveness and patience. If it becomes an exercise in obligations too early on, one may be easily discouraged.
Well done and enjoyable read promoting meditation as part of a spiritual path.

3 out of 5 stars

Great Inspiration; Print is far too small.... May 19, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I am approaching my 50's and one of the first things that changed was my vision. This being such a wonderful book for those in their "wisdom" years, I would like to recommend that it is reprinted and made available in LARGE print. I am really challenged with the fine print and the word congestion on each page. Thank you for the consideration!

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