A Meeting of Mystic Paths: Christianity and Yoga [Hardcover]

Justin O'Brien (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1996

A Meeting of Mystic Paths is the most important book for Christians in the present age – a path-breaking look at Christian spirituality and the mystery of Christ in light of the 5000-year-old tradition of yoga spirituality. Dr. O’Brien verbalizes the secret longings of the human heart and offers tools for a true religious renaissance.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

While many books exploring the connection between Christianity and Buddhism have appeared in recent years, O'Brien's study attempts to connect Christianity and the spiritual tradition of Hinduism, yoga. O'Brien seems frequently disingenuous in his discussions as he skates over the very great differences between Christ-centered spirituality and yogic spirituality. O'Brien pointedly develops a Gnostic model of Christianity in which personal discipline and study advance the spiritual practitioner. Yet, he de-emphasizes the Catholic tradition of Christian spirituality that recognizes Jesus Christ as the wellspring of spiritual transformation. Given the immense popularity of the Gnostic variety of Christianity that O'Brien draws into dialogue with yogic spirituality here, his often illuminating book may be useful and welcome to many students of Christian spirituality.

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Review

"...a wonderful prescription for integrating yoga into the Christian experience...will help people of faith to deepen their spirituality." -- Benjamin J. Hubbard, Ph.D., California State University.

"...brilliant insights into the meaning of yoga and Christianity." -- William Johnston, S.J., Sophia University, Japan

"What Einstein did for Newtonian physics, Justin OÂ’Brien does for traditional Christianity." -- Jerome Halverson, Ph.D., Dean, University of St. Thomas

"...a wonderful prescription for integrating yoga into the Christian experience...will help people of faith to deepen their spirituality." -- Benjamin J. Hubbard, Ph.D., California State University.

"...brilliant insights into the meaning of yoga and Christianity." -- William Johnston, S.J., Sophia University, Japan

"What Einstein did for Newtonian physics, Justin O’Brien does for traditional Christianity." --Jerome Halverson, Ph.D., Dean, University of St. Thomas

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 175 pages
• Publisher: Yes international Publishers (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936663146
• ISBN-13: 978-0936663142
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,423,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Could the five millenniums old art of Yoga be key to better understanding Christianity?, October 7, 2008

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This review is from: A Meeting of Mystic Paths: Christianity and Yoga (Hardcover)

Could the five millenniums old art of Yoga be key to better understanding Christianity? "A Meeting of Mystic Paths: Christianity and Yoga" is Justin O'Brien's desire to combine the two disciplines in creating a more complete spirituality. The two, although at first sight very different, there is much in common with them despite thousands of miles and thousands of years difference in origin. With the idea that Jesus himself may have heard some of the ideas of Yoga makes "A Meeting of Mystic Paths" a fresh set of ideas, sure to interest even those who don't follow Yoga or Christianity.