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Roberts extensively chronicled and described her life and spiritual journey. Her book Contemplative: Autobiography of the Early Years [n 1] presents an account of her early family life and spiritual experiences. Her spiritual journey after entering the cloister is described in The Path to No-Self: Life at the Center. [1]
Spiritual autobiography is a genre of non-fiction prose that dominated Protestant writing during the seventeenth century, particularly in England, particularly that of Dissenters. The narrative generally follows the believer from a state of damnation to a state of grace; the most famous example is perhaps John Bunyan 's Grace Abounding (1666).
Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji (June 2015) [1] is a book written by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the 11th President of India and a pioneering scientist. Co-authored by Professor Arun Tiwari and published by HarperCollins India , the book describes Kalam's spiritual experiences with and reflections on Pramukh Swami Maharaj ...
Journey consists of a series of short essays, often autobiographical, along with two poems, and has been called one of Angelou's "wisdom books". [1] It is titled after a lyric in the African American spiritual, "On My Journey Now." [2] At the time of its publication, Angelou was already well respected and popular as a writer and poet.
Based on his study of Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Gnosticism, Taoism, and other traditions, Jung perceived that this journey of transformation is at the mystical heart of all religions. It is a journey to meet the self and at the same time to meet the Divine. Unlike Sigmund Freud, Jung thought spiritual experience was essential to well-being.
The title "My spiritual autobiography" may be a little misleading, for in some ways the book does not resemble an autobiography. [4] The book identifies three characteristics – his compassionate motivation, lack of self-importance and flexibility of mind – while showing the internal coherence of the Dalai Lama's views in their temporal ...
The book describes Yogananda's childhood family life, his search for his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, [9] the establishment of his first school, Yogoda Satsanga Brahmacharya Vidyalaya, [10] and his journey to America where he lectured to thousands, [11] established Self-Realization Fellowship [12] and visited Luther Burbank, [13] a renowned ...
In 2013, Ram Dass released a memoir and summary of his teaching, Polishing the Mirror: How to Live from Your Spiritual Heart. In an interview about the book, at age 82, he said that his earlier reflections about facing old age and death now seem naive to him. He said, in part: "Now, I'm in my 80s ... Now, I am aging. I am approaching death.