This book of virtues illuminates the desert disciplines for living a more spiritual life, as practiced by the Essenes, authors & protectors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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"In a time when material possessions-or lack of them-leave people anxious and hungry for something more, a different path is shown to us in the two-thousand-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls. Kenneth Hanson's brilliant translation and lucid commentary bring to light the beliefs and practices of an elite consecrated community of desert people who turned away from wealth and power and gained in return simplicity, tranquility, peace, order and camaraderie. This book is a lovingly prepared feast for the spirit!" -- June Singer, author of Knowledge of the Heart: Gnostic Secrets of Inner Wisdom and Boundaries of the Soul
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This book of virtues illuminates the desert disciplines for living a more spiritual life, as practiced by the Essenes, authors & protectors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Ancient words have a message for today,
By Carol Cohn (Lake Mary, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Words of Light: Spiritual Wisdom from the Dead Sea Scrolls (Mass Market Paperback)
Ken Hanson's original translations of portions of the Dead Sea Scrolls bring to life the quiet, peaceful, and utterly spiritual life of the ancient Essenes. Those on a modern spiritual journey can find within the pages of this book a sense of the holy, and are reminded that, through the simplification of one's life, inner peace can be found even in today's busy, materialistic society.
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Informative contribution to Dead Sea Scroll studies.,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Words of Light: Spiritual Wisdom from the Dead Sea Scrolls (Mass Market Paperback)
Using Ken Hanson's own original translations of passages from the Dead Sea Scrolls, Words Of Light vividly recreates the daily life and spiritual practices of the "Sons of Light", Essenes who lived simple lives deeply dedicated to a spiritual existence in their desert community. Words Of Light reveals how these men were able to incorporate spirituality so completely into the fabric of their daily lives; and how we can learn to achieve spiritual and personal fulfillment in today's world through their example of simplicity, community, and vision. Words Of Light is highly recommended reading for seekers of spirituality, as well as students of Essenic thought and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Ten Ways Towards a Simpler Life,
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This review is from: Words of Light: Spiritual Wisdom from the Dead Sea Scrolls (Mass Market Paperback)
This was a fascinating insight into the ancient Essens, writers of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and how they sought a simpler more peaceful life. The book is a beautiful instruction guide to achieve a life of freedom and happiness.
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