Love And The World: A Guide To Conscious Soul Practice draws the definitions for a new type of psychology: spiritual psychology, "an active practice that develops embodied, conscious soul life to make that life open and receptive to spiritual realms. This is done as an act of love toward ourselves, others and the world." Author Robert Sardello takes the theories of psychology to another level, recreating psychology based on the anthroposophical writings of Rudolf Steiner. Love And The World presents the ultimate goal of spiritual psychology through the many types of love, including love as friendship, love as grieving from loss, love as knowing a soulmate. The result is an insightful, profound book on the hidden depths of the human mind's interaction with the heart and soul.

Suppose that soul is not yours or mine, but rather a quality in the world that we enter into? What if soul has a connection with the current of the future that has been largely overlooked, and each human individual is the living,loving connection between soul and the future of the world?

What is felt in the new millennium as an emerging, urgent turning toward soul is, Sardello contends, a calling for us to realize our capacities as creators in the world. In order to do this, we must discover what it means to love (not "I love myself" or "I love you" but simply "I love," and what self knowledge is. Goethe ssaid, "Man knows but himself insofar as he knows the world, for he sees the world but in himself, and himself in it alone." Sardello observes that one knows another only insofar as one knows the world, and our relationship with the world is rightly characterized by a never-ending curiosity for truth and the ability to observe the world through a heart that thinks.

Robert Sardello's fourth book, "Love and the World," addresses the necessity of the individual "I" and its relationship not just to the world but to world soul. Along the way, he debunks popular notions of soul (he has been known to say, "It is not a pet that we care for.") He carefully dismantles pervasive, romantic notions of spiritual love and leads the reader into a new way of imagining individual nature and soulful relationships.

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(c) 2001 Sheridan Hill--- To follow Robert Sardello's writing and to attend his workshops is to participate in the ongoing creation of one of today's most original thinkers. I have not found another author who so eloquently steps out of the accepted structure of spiritual clichés, synthesizes ancient wisdom and writes so intelligently from the heart of the future, and possesses true understanding of spiritual worlds and depth psychology. He throws absolutely nothing out while maintaining that to live, to love, and to not know is the real work of the day.

Sardello's fourth book, "Love and the World," addresses the necessity of the individual "I" and its relationship not just to the world but to the soul of the world. Along the way, he debunks today's popular notions of soul (he has been known to say, "It is not a pet that we care for.") He carefully dismantles pervasive, romantic notions of spiritual love and leads the reader into a new realm of thinking about individual nature and soulful relationships.

This new idea of intimacy involves a rich feeling life, one that includes but transcends personal feeling and returns us to a way of living and loving that includes soul as a quality already present in the world.

To understand Sardello, all that is required is an open heart and the ability to imagine ourselves, the world, and soul in a way that we have never seen before.

If you only read one more book on love, or relationships, or "finding" yourself, make it this one.

Love Hurts was a great addition to the Clearwater Crossingseries. I really enjoyed it and it brought out a lot of issues thatmake you rush to the bookstore to get the next book. Anyway, it has a bit of a cliffhanger at the end and it is definitly one of my favorites out of the series.

Yes, this book is the best! Jenna and Peter struggle to fix their romance. Miguel becomes too attached to a sick young boy. Jesse finally swallows his pride and asks Melanie to the prom, while Nicole tries out for the cheerleading squad. To find out what happens, you'll have to read the book!

Every time a new clearwater crossing book comes out, I can't help myself but wonder what it would be like to have that kind of talent. After number thirteen came out ( or all of the clearwater crossing books ) I always pretend that I am Ms. Roberts. Love Hurts was somewhat close to my version of what it would be like, but much much better. Most of the time when I wait for a new book to come out, I can't help myself but wonder what it would be like. Number fourteen is a fabulos sequel to number thirteen. I can't wait until the endding. Ms. Roberts thank - you so much for these books I really feel like they have changed my life. You have changed my life because of them, I thank - you from the bottom of my heart.

I read Male Practice twenty-one years ago, because the book caught my eye and I had already been thinking about how doctors were much more apt to prescribe medications for women than for men. If a man experienced depression he had counseling prescribed for him. If a woman had the same problem, she would get a prescription for some kind of medication. I was also aware how insensitive society has been to basic anatomical facts about women: for example, making high-heeled shoes attractive to them, and discouraging them from speaking at a pitch that would be more natural for their vocal chords but instead pressuring them in all sorts of subtle ways to pitch their voices into the men's voice range no matter that it eventually ruins their voice.

I saw much more than that sort of thing in Dr. Mendelsohn's book, however. The shameful way women were treated in their unique role of pregnancy and childbirth was something I had not noticed before. Even now, obstetricians direct women to the table. That, and the stirrups, tells us we're still in the dark ages. Maybe not even that. In the dark ages women were using birthing stools, which are still the right way to go. He aptly points out that where men got control of childbirth, out went the birthing stool and in came a bunch of unnecessary problems, especially the dreadful episiotomy. Since a baby's weight is often resting on its umbilical cord during a supine childbirth, treatments for fetal distress are made necessary, including caesarian section (which I actually saw recommended when my son's head was crowning). The reclined, leaning back, lithotomy position that is currently being promoted for childbirth, is just about as bad. The influence of the male-dominated medical profession is visible in supposedly midwife-controlled birthing centers, where women's childbirth education is routinely channeled along male-approved lines. Even women gynecologists and obstetricians still toe the male-approved line, a fact pointed out when the book was written, so you can't count even on a woman doctor to look out for your best interests if you are a woman.

There is a lot of progress that is just as overdue now as it was when Dr. Mendelsohn wrote his book.

I was introduced to this book by my teacher. Based on the information given in this book, I have decided to do a home birth with my first son. Two years later, I delivered my second son at home. During my regular prenatal check-ups, my naturopathic doctor, midwife tought me how to be resposible for my own health. I changed my diet, my lifestyle, I used hypnosis for pain relief which worked beautifully. Before I read this book I was a follower and pretty much did what the medical authority told me. Robert Mendelsohn WOKE me up! Now I research a lot and use naturopathic methods of healing and herbs. I never would have thought that a book could change the direction of my life. I also highly recommend another book by Robert Mendelsohn which is called "How To Raise A Healthy Child Inspite of Your Doctor" which sheds some real light on safety of vaccinations. Jana

This book is a real eye opener. We all like to have trust in our Doctor and Hospital. After reading this book I had a whole new view of medicine. Lots of wonderful information for women on what to do if your Doctor recommends surgery. It is a real shame this book is no longer available. It would be wonderful if Contemporary Books would reprint this book.

This highly anticipated work by Bishop T. Garrott Benjamin, Jr. goes beyond expectations. This book is such a personal revelation of his life, yet it reveals so many aspects of the reader's life to him/her. It clearly and repeatedly explains why the author has such a "heart for children". Throughout the book, the author mixes his past experiences with the wisdom gained during his adult life without causing the reader to lose focus.

His deep love for his Mama (grandmother) is more than inspiring.
The strength and success of a single African-American woman at a time when most of her peers were far from achieving her heights in business and motherhood show the reader just what can be achieved if you focus on what you have rather than what you lack. The most outstanding lesson in the book is the difference that love in action, directed by God's word, can make in our lives. This includes the obligation to pass the love on, person to person and generation to generation.

Although this is Dr. Benjamin's story, it contains elements of the stories of all of our lives. It also contains the answers to so many problems in our lives and the lives of those we hold dear. This book is a wake-up call to all adults in this country who can't figure out what is wrong with today's youth and how they can be helped. Finally, this book guides the reader on the path of emotional and spiritual healing which is needed by each of us for one form of pain or another.

Dr. Benjamin has powerfully shared the story of his childhood and the impact of his sainted grandmother on his formation and transition to manhood and ministry. A father and pastor, Dr. Benjamin shares how single parents can indeed have a lasting, profound impact on the children they raise. This book will speak to those who were raised by someone other than a birth parent to let them know that it's not who raises you but how you are raised that's important. Dr. Benjamin has taken the point of his greatest personal pain and transformed it into a major blessing for us all. In doing so, he has indeed followed his grandmother's sage advice: "Love is not to be paid back, it is to be passed on." A great, heartwarming, inspiring read!

You don't want to miss this incredible story of a rejected little boy that survives through the grace of God and the succor of his sainted grandmother. This story will build confidence in anyone,and it's a wonderful guide for the single parented individual faced with the challenge of raising a child alone. The story is very moving and you'll feel the train as it moves down the tracks with little Tommy to Cleveland, Ohio in search of love and his adoring grandmother.
Get a tissue or better yet a towel as you read this very candid true story written by Bishop T. Garrott Benjamin, Jr. It's guaranteed that the tears will flow!

This is an excellent account of a journey and struggle with Manic Depressive Illness. This book is in a conversational easy to read format. Robert keeps the interest of the reader from front to back cover of this book. Robert expressed all my fears, denial of the illness, and doubts. This book gave me a foundation on some of the things that can insight and episode of mania. I am now attempting to devise my own fitness and diet plan to combat the illness. Thanks Robert. It is really unfortunate for others struggling with the manic depression that this book is almost impossible to obtain. I am happy I already own a copy.

I read this book before it went out of print about 8 or 9 months ago. I felt that the author made some really good points. As a manic-depressive myself I felt good that he was able to function well enough to shelve the medication. I am working up to that myself. Like Kelly I don't feel that the Mental Health Establishment has all the answers in fact I think that that is far from the case. Often times they are trying to grasp the wind. Where Kelly and I differ is that I allow Christ to guide me and Kelly uses a host of other things like Eastern and Native American religious beliefs and the studying of some of the great minds of psychiatry in the past and present and a third thing being both yoga and TM. Like Kelly I want to control my own destiny and I have strong beliefs just as he has even if they are different. It was great to see a book that was new and fresh for a change like this one was. I think Mr. Kelly is a bright light in a darkness that is the current Mental Health Establishment

If you've tried and failed to get help from the psychiatric, psychological, self-help, etc. approach that assumes that something is wrong with you please read this book written by a man who speaks from his own first-hand experience. He feels that what is commonly termed manic-depression may not be an illness in every instance but may represent an opportunity to break thru to a spiritual awakening and a new level of consciousness. The doctors mean well, but to a man with a hammer everything tends to look like a nail. Put down your hammer and try a new perspective. It may be just what you've been searching for.

This book in question, i.e., Mapping the Deep: The Extraordinary Story of Ocean Science by Robert Kunzig, explains oceans science in ways that even the common man can understand. Recommended.

A wonderful and easy to read book about the history of Oceanography. When I first received the book as a Christamas gift from my wife, one of my first thoughts was "I hope it's not to dull." What a delightful surprise, Mr. Kunzig has woven a story of the ocean that is very entertaining and easily held my attention. His book includes chapters on the early explorers, their theories, their findings and their misunderstandings and their conflicts. He discusses the role that microscopic organism of the oceans play in the climate of our earth and our connection to them. I highly recommend this book.

Exploration is sexier than understanding. That's probably why we say Newton discovered the laws of motion, rather than understood the relationship between mass, force and velocity. Amongst the many disciplines of science, perhaps none is so dominated by exploration as oceanography.

In this book, Robert Kunzig takes us on a tour of the exploratory deeds of ocean scientists that has lead us to our present knowledge of ocean science. From young scientists camped on coral cays, to biologists in deep-sea submersibles, and geologists climbing South American mountains, this is an exciting and fascinating read.

I would recommend this book for anyone wishing to learn about oceanography in an easy to read format. But really, this book is for people who want to get excited about oceanography. Perhaps you are considering a career in oceanography, or you are a professional oceanography, or just like science? No matter. I think you will come away feeling inspired by the deeds of marine scientists, and the ocean itself.

If I felt one dissappointment, it was that the issue of global climate change, and the role of ocean scientists in this critical science, was not given their due. I think we understand more about the climate than Kunzig gave us credit for. But this is a book about exploration, and climate change, sadly, is for the future.

I read The Master of Ballantrae quite recently and I think it is an awesome book. James Durie (the Master) is such a wicked man, but seems to charm (most) everybody. He is such a round character. He torments his poor brother Henry Durie and Henry suffers in silence. Only Mr. Mackellar knows of Henry's sufferings. The Master makes the book so colorful. It's full of adventure, romance, sorrow, and revenge. I highly recommend this book, because it was so interesting and kept you wondering what would happen next. I am sure it will capture your attention as it did mine.

I saw the Errol Flynn movie,which I found rather disappointing. I was assuming, however, that the book was a faithful adaptation of the movie. Be forewarned: it is most definitely not! This is not the kind of superficial swashbuckler you might assume. It is a dark and compelling book about the nature of evil and its manifestation in the person of James Durie, the Master of Ballantrae. The Master sets out to destroy everyone and everything he cannot control or manipulate, including (and especially)his own family. Without summarizing the book, I would offer this to anyone interested in a compelling plot, complex characters and just plain good writing. Stevenson is overlooked, and it's a shame, because he is an excellent writer, a writer in the best sense of the word. Read it and enjoy it!

Wild Grows the Heather in Devon is thought provoking, eloquant and superbly written. I have highlighted most of the book. Many of the prayers written, I have taken as my own. Excellent intelligent reading!

Al leer el libro de los Srs. Eisenmann, el lector se identifica totalmente con el acontecer diario de una empresa de mantenimiento e identifica la estrategia tradicional de enseñanza seguida en nuestras universidades.

Actualmente en America Latina existe un literal divorcio entre las universidades y la empresas, este libro constituye una herramienta vital para cerrar esa brecha, sirve tanto al profesional como al estudiante, suministra la teoria suficiente para manejar y entender como manejar las situaciones que en el día a día se presentan en los equipos y maquinarias.

Es uno de los pocos libros que debe incluirse en el maletin de herramientas de uso diario, es ideal para utilizarse en charlas técnicas y en grupos de análisis y discusión operacionales, ya que sus planteamientos son claros y precisos y estan al alcance del lector, sin llegar a un excesivo manejo teórico.

Los planteamientos del autor sobre la formación en las carreras asociadas a la ingeniera es cierto. El libro es un esfuerzo por cerrar la brecha entre la teoria y la práctica del diagnóstico de maquinaria, me ha servido como herramienta en mi área de trabjo, lo recomiendo ampliamente, es el mejor libro que leido sobre el tema

Mr. Eisenmann has compiled his years of "hands on" experience into this book. Although the information contained within the book applies to most types of rotating machinery, it's focused on high speed process machinery with journal type bearings. I've read dozens of vibration analysis books and none even comes close to this one. It is a must have for any vibration analysis who needs to understand non rolling element bearing type machines.

Great book! Covers not only the Catholicism of Italian Americans, but also a great deal about their home and family lives. Neither PC nor arrogant, this book depicts the Italian American world better than anything I have read! I kept nodding in agreement and underlining passages while reading. Forget the movie stereotypes and sentimental recollections; this is the real thing. It helped me understand my own culture a great deal.

The only letdown was the part about a "Theology of the Streets." That section struck me as a tad unrealistic.

In this lucid and eloquently written book, Orsi places the Madonna of 115th Street into the full context of the Italian Harlem community. I found the most interesting part of this extrememly insightful book to be Orsi's examination of the Italian-American domus, and how the complexities of the domus are played out in the festival itself. The book is a brilliant examination of the role of women in Italian Harlem; Orsi shows how the Madonna embodies both the power and restrictions of Italian-American women in this time. Orsi also effectively demonstrates how the Italian immigrants, with their annual festival, carved out an identity "niche" for themselves, apart from but no less legitimate than other immigrant groups and other, more church-oriented forms of Catholicism. For the Italian immigrants, the festival provided both an essential link to Italy and a way to define their particular community. This book is easily accessible to scholars, students, and the general public, and includes many interviews so the reader gets a vivid sense of the period and the people of Italian Harlem. Highly recommended.

In The Madonna Of 115th Street, Robert A. Orsi (Charles Warren Professor of American Religious History, Harvard University) offers a seminal and ground breaking study of faith and community in New York City's Italian Harlem. The focus of this treatise is the annual Catholic festival called "Madonna of 115th Street" and how it has both influenced and reflects the lives of the men and women of the neighborhood. The Madonna Of 115th Street reveals a compelling perspective on how religion plays out in the everyday lives and experiences of American Catholics and the formation of a distinctive immigrant community. This Yale "Nota Bene" paperback edition is highly recommended reading and enhanced with a new introduction by Orsi outlining the changes that Italian Harlem has undergone in recent years and the significant shifts that have occurred in the field of American religious history.

I recommend this book to adults. This content seemed pretty real. I think he has had some of these experiences. It was an interesting story line. I enjoyed talking about it with my co-workers. I think it was well written. True to the time.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I love to read and found that this book was such an easy read. It went so fast and I hated to end the book! I cannot wait to read his next one!

"A Man Called Ham" is a great book. It is a fast read because you don't want to put it down. I love to read and I enjoyed this book as much as any book I have ever read. I am also anxiously waiting the author's next book.