The Beauty Path: A Native American Journey Into One Love [Paperback]

Robert Roskind (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 23, 2006

For four years, Robert and Julia Roskind traveled Jamaica and brought forward the island's message of One Love through their books, Rasta Heart:A Journey Into One Love and The Gathering of the Healers. Now they take another spiritual journey into the Native American heart of One Love - unconditional love for all humanity. With them, visit the Havasupai in their ancient village on the floor of the Grand Canyon, a six-hour trek from the closest road. Listen in as they reason with elders of the Hopi, one of the most spiritual and culturally-intact tribes, whose sacred Ceremonial Cycle holds all human wisdom. Visit the "Valley of the Vapors," where many tribes once gathered in peace. Join them as they host One Love concerts and events throughout Jamaica and Indian reservations in the U.S. - spreading a message of love and forgiveness, following in the footsteps of The Peacemaker of the ancient Iroquois Confederacy. Welcome home to the Beauty Path! INCLUDES OVER 50 PHOTOS!

Editorial Reviews

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"I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to learn more about the Native American culture and spirituality." - --Leonard Peltier, Native American leader, American Indian Movement (AIM) activist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, author of Prison Writings:My Life Is My Sun Dance

"Through this book, all cultures the world over will see that love and peace, and happy relationships are long due." - --Radford Quamahongnewa, Hopi Elder from Shungopavi Village

"This could be the Father's Plan - without the revolution." - --Supai Waters, Havasupai Keeper of the Secrets

About the Author

Robert Roskind is the author of eleven books including In the Spirit of Marriage and In the Spirit of Business. He is the creator of a record-breaking PBS series and the organizer of One Love events here and abroad. He lives with his wife, Julia, and their daughter, Alicia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: One Love Press; First Edition edition (January 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565221001
• ISBN-13: 978-1565221000
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,138,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

To date, Roskind, his wife, Julia, and their 19 year-old daughter, Alicia, have organized and hosted 74 of these "One Love Events" in Jamaica and on Native American reservations, colleges and at public venues in the U.S. All are non-commercial, involve no sponsorship funding and are free to the public. They are non-denominational, apolitical and bring forward a message of universal love for all.
Their latest event was on February 6, 2005, Bob Marley's 60th Birthday Celebration, in Kingston, Jamaica with a live audience of tens of thousands and a TV and radio audience of almost two million. It included presentations by the Jamaican head of state, Governor General Sir Howard Cooke, the Minister of Education, the Minister of Tourism, Bob's daughter, Stephanie Marley, many conscious civic leaders and talk show hosts and twenty well-known recording artists also performed including Bunny Wailer, Culture, Luciano, Ernie Smith and Abijah.
These events have often led to a community-wide healing. Their five events on the Hopi reservation in Arizona led to the Hopis defeating reservation gambling and preserving their ancient ways. Their two events on the Havasupai reservation on the floor of the Grand Canyon led to the tribe electing a pro-environmental tribal council committed to protecting the Canyon. In Jamaica, their 54 concerts brought a much-needed message of love to a country in turmoil.

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4.0 out of 5 stars What a journey!, January 28, 2012

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This review is from: The Beauty Path: A Native American Journey into One Love (Kindle Edition)

I was initially attracted to this book because of its reference to Bob Marley and Native Americans! The book tracks the groundswell of modern spirituality on the Indian reservations of the S.W. and the experiences he and his partner had as they trekked through the desert and met up with traditional, and not-so-traditional people.

Many of us do not recognise the difficulties faced by traditional Native Americans living on the remote reservations. The author recounts the terrible tales of "how the west was won" and the impact on the indigenous population, clearly a shameful history. However, the underlying theme or message of Bob Marley was that we share one love, and it is that theme that the author uses to connect with Native Americans in gatherings and meetings.

The Beauty Path is indeed a beautiful book and I highly recommend it. The simplicity of the traditional Beauty Path is something we can all add to our lives and therefore enrich our personal and collective experience here in the world right now. So many books offer nebulous and often fluffy platitudes about a global awakening occuring (either in December 2012, or at some other date...perhaps in 2020 when we can all see clearly!) but this author offers ancient wisdom coupled with good old common sense to encourage to actively take steps towards that awakening....much more satisfying!

Take the time to read this inexpensive, but very valuable book!