This insightful work is both theoretical and practical. It focuses on themes important for those dealing with fundamental life questions in their own lives, or in their professions as spiritual caregivers, psychologists or psychotherapists. Using an interreligious approach, Han de Wit offers psychological insights from the world's spiritual traditions to show how spiritual practices serve to cultivate our fundamental humanity.
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"A fascinating, inventive contribution to spiritual psychology. Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence. Written by a leading European author, this book is a major contribution to the psychology of spirituality. It explores and reveals in a clear and comprehensive way, the psychological insights that can be discovered in the spiritual traditions and that aim at cultivating the essence of our humanness..." -- John Welwood, author of 'Love and Awakening'.
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'The Spiritual Path' focuses on themes important for those dealing with fundamental life questions in their own lives, or in their professions as spiritual caregivers, psychologists or psychotherapists. De Wit's interreligious discussion presents psychological insights from the world's spiritual traditions, showing how spiritual practices serve to cultivate our fundamental humanity. De Wit argues that the "spiritual way of life" - a way of life for all times and all cultures - provides a way for individuals to seek and find the spiritual path as they live in the everyday world.
This book addresses essential questions: Why is it that some people experience and radiate an increasing measure of joy in their lives, while others become increasingly fearful and anxious? And why do some people become more compassionate as a result of their experience of suffering, while others break down under that same suffering? How can these two such differing psychological manifestations occur under similar circumstances? And can individuals influence these outcomes?
Dr. Han F. de Wit has written widely on the connections between psychology, religion and spirituality and is particularly involved in the interreligious dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity. He is also the author of 'Contemplative Psychology'. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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