In the Spirit of Happiness: A Book of Spiritual Wisdom
Author: Monks of New Skete
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ISBN: 0316606944
Publisher: Back Bay Books (03 January, 2001)
Sales Rank: 84,498
Average Customer Rating: 4.55 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
You don't have to be a monk...
We came across this book quite by accident, when looking for something else (we've forgotten what!) in the self-help section of a local bookstore. It seemed to jump off the shelf at us!You don't have to be a monk to read this, or follow it. The writing is down to earth, and follows a seeker's experience with the monks who broke away from their original Franciscan monastery in the mid 1960's, to form their own. This is no easy feat! They were led by the belief there is meaning in eastern christianity (fundamentalists or traditionalists will find this book too liberal for their liking). Indeed, their monastery had room for brothers and sisters, living a celibate spiritual life.
There is much beauty and substance in this book -- we only wish it were available in paperback, to make it more accessible to more people.
If you are wondering how to live a spiritual life every day, if you would like to be monklike, but have responsibilities that keep you in the worldy life, do not despair! This book is something that can help you, and uplift you, in a down-to-earth yet uplifting way!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Best Book I Read This Year
Wonderfully written. It presents a very practical yet profound spirituality for modern day men and women. There is no need to become a monk in order to live a spiritual life and this book points that out. I enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone interested in deepening their spiritual path--regardless of their religion.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Read this book if you want to learn how to acheive Happiness
Outstanding! A feast of the practical and the balanced. This book gives the reader a breifing about the Monks of New Skete and answers questions like "What is Monasticism? and What is a Monk?" etc. in the "Interlude" chapters.
Then in the other chapters it offers practical advice on living a balanced Christian life that is community centered (Matthew 18:20 & 2 Peter 1:20.) In the chapters "Sacred Reading and the Word" and "Practicing Sacred Reading" they offer advice conserning the daily reading of the Psalms, which anyone will benefit from.
As evidenced in other reviews the modern conservative fundamentalist crowd might have a minor mute issue with something in this book.
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