Reading List

We are voracious readers and have found many great books to guide us spiritually at different stages of our journey. Since we can’t list them all, here is a sampling of just a few of our favorites that we wanted to share with you. We also hope you check out our own book, Seeking the Spirit: How To Create A Community of Seekers. Visit here for more information.

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	Anam Cara John O’Donohue
	The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul’s Ascent from the Desert Fathers and other Early Christian Contemplatives Translated by John Anthony McGuckin A collection of mystical teaching by the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Great meditations to contemplate.
	The Exquisite Risk Mark Nepo Beautiful, well-written essays about the need to slow down, pay attention and experience life.
	For the Love of God: Handbook for the Spirit Edited by Richared Carlson & Benjamin Shield A well thought-out collection of essays and writings by many respected theologians of all stripes and ideologies
	The Four Agreements Don Miguel Ruiz Easy to read, sometimes deceptively so. Much harder to put these Shamanistic principles into practice, but worth the try.
	The Illuminated Rumi Translated by Coleman Barks Illuminations by Michael Green Beautiful artwork surrounds the words and wisdom of Rumi, a 13^th century Sufi mystic. Timeless.
	The Life of Pi Yann Martel What a great, fun story of adventure, survival and faith.
	Listen to Your Life Frederick Buechner A collection of passages taken from several of Buechner’s books, each daily meditation is full of insight and beauty.
	The Miracle of Mindfulness Thich Nhat Hanh Any book by the Buddhist monk, Thich Nhat Hanh, is worth reading. This is as good a place as any to start.
	Praying With Our Hands: 21 Practices of Embodied Prayer from the World’s Spiritual Traditions Jon M. Sweeney There are many ways to pray, physical touch being a big part of how we bring connection with Spirit into our bodies. Beautiful photographs, too.
	The Way We Pray: Prayer Practices from Around the World Maggie Oman Shannon Even more ways to pray, covering 50 traditions around the world, including many you might never have considered before.
	When Things Fall Apart Pema Chödrön Anything by Pema Chödrön is worth reading and re-reading. This Buddhist nun spells out ways to handle our human fears in ways that are familiar and profound.
	Most of All They Taught Me Happiness Dr. Robert Muller Robert Muller fought in the French Resistance in WWII, was captured by the Nazi’s and spent the next 40 years of his life devoted to peace in service of the U.N. He has a lot to say about the choice of happiness.
	The Power of Now Eckhart Tolle Certainly worth the effort of reading with lots of passages to ponder. Or open it randomly and take in its wisdom about the art of being present. We’ve read this one over and over again.