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Originally Posted by davidsun on Nov.13th
Hello BlossomingSoul - I just received a notice about this book being published in my email inbox - haven't read it and so can't recommend it - but the blurb about it sounded like the book might be quite pithy - I looked it up - here's a link to a page that has info (including a table of contents and the first few chapters) about it - thought you might find it interesting:
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Originally Posted by blossomingsoull97 on Nov. 14th
Hi guys, sorry i wasn’t specific with my question. Honestly, i know i am drawn to mysticism but i have no idea where to start. So any good books for a starting point will be great. Thanks.
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Since you didn't respond specifically to my post, BlossomingSoull97, I thought there was a possibility you may have
not been enticed enough to click on the link I provided because I hadn't specifically quoted the blurb about the book which was in the above-reference email come on.
Here's a copy/paste of the blurb:
What is a mystic? Bruce Epperly defines mystics as people who see holiness in everyday life. We can be mystics without leaving our families, disengaging from daily responsibilities, becoming a priest, or joining a monastic order. Epperly shows how we can experience the living God in the midst of daily life and never again take everyday events for granted.
Bruce Epperly introduces readers to 12 individuals or groups of mystics through the ages: St. Francis of Assisi, the desert mothers and fathers, Benedict of Nursia, the Celtic mystics, Hildegard of Bingen, Mechthild of Magdeburg, Brother Lawrence, the Baal Shem Tov, Howard Thurman, Etty Hillesum, Rumi, and Julian of Norwich.
Each chapter describes each mystic’s life, spiritual experiences, and worldview and provides spiritual exercises to help us experience the mystic firsthand. Through his conversational, down-to-earth approach, Epperly inspires us to realize that we can encounter God wherever we are, whatever we are doing.
And here's the link, again:
https://books.google.com/books/about...page&q&f=false
Enjoy ...
