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2023/04/18

Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship : Moore MD, Thomas: Amazon.com.au: Books

Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship Paperback – 16 February 2016
by Thomas Moore MD (Author)
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This companion volume to Care of the Soul offers more of Thomas Moore's inspiring wisdom and empathy as it expands on his ideas about life, love, and the mysteries of human relationships.

In Care of the Soul, Thomas Moore explored the importance of nurturing the soul and struck a chord nationwide--the book became a long-standing bestseller, topping charts across the country.

Building on that book's wisdom, Soul Mates explores how relationships of all kinds enhance our lives and fulfill the needs of our souls. Moore emphasizes the difficulties that inevitably accompany many relationships and focuses on the need to work through these differences in order to experience the deep reward that comes with intimacy and unconfined love.
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"I devoured Soul Mates like some comfort food for the spirit . . . Moore moves love off the fast track and into the realm of mystery and imagination where it belongs." -- New Woman

"[Moore] delights in plainness, things imperfect, ragged edges, loose ends, failures, flops, incompletions, annoyances, dissatisfactions. The comfort he offers is that in such shortfalls from ultimacy and salvation, we may find our richest reality. The soul's fertility is slow and organic." -- New Orleans Times Picayune

"An eloquent, passionate, often mystical exploration of how we mere mortals might better understand ourselves and others in a late-20th century society in which so much emphasis is placed on interpersonal dynamics and so little on introspection, care, grace, gratitude and honor." -- Detroit News

"In richly textured and shaded prose, he evokes mythology, poetry and sacred and philosophical traditions to speak not to our agendas but to our souls." -- San Francisco Chronicle
About the Author

Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling Care of the Soul and twenty other books on spirituality and depth psychology that have been translated into thirty languages. He has been practicing depth psychotherapy for thirty-five years. He lectures and gives workshops in several countries on depth spirituality, soulful medicine, and psychotherapy. He has been a monk and a university professor, and is a consultant for organizations and spiritual leaders. He has often been on television and radio, most recently on Oprah Winfrey's Super Soul Sunday.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (16 February 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages

4.4 out of 5 stars 131 ratings

Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling book Care of the Soul and thirty other books on deepening spirituality and cultivating soul in every aspect of life. He has been a monk, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist. He has Ph. D. in religion from Syracuse University and has won several awards, including an honorary doctorate from Lesley University and the Humanitarian Award from Einstein Medical School. He also writes fiction and music and often works with his wife, artist Joan Hanley. He has a background in music composition and plays the piano daily as a kind of meditation. His most recent book is Soul Therapy: The Art and Craft of Caring Conversations.

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Michael Walden

5.0 out of 5 stars Gift

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 2 December 2022

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Bought this book to give to my wife on our wedding day. The book itself arrived brand new in shrinkwrap. Would definitely recommend.

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Miroku Nemeth

5.0 out of 5 stars Delving deep in the darkness and light.

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I think that the best advice one can gain from this book is to explore both the darkness and the light in love and life and see them as necessary cycles that will and must unfold. Live life as poetry unfolding. A very worthwhile read.

Was interested when Moore praised the Medici sponsored humanist Marsilio Ficino. Was reading more on Ficino and found one of the most vulgar misogynist statements I have ever read from a philosopher: "Women should be used like chamber pots: hidden away once a man has pissed in them." How often are heroes deeply flawed. It is ironic that "Soul Mates" is subtitled "Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship" and the fifth chapter is introduced around Ficino and his community. I like Moore and his books, but find the lack of realistic interrogation of heroes troubling. I find misogyny one of the most vile, stupid, and blameworthy of all cultural and civilizational phenomena. It is interesting as well that Ficino is credited with introducing the term and concept of "platonic love" into the West while his proclivities may or may not have been so "platonic".

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denise wesserle

4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoy Thomas Moore's and I wanted a copy of Soul Mates to complete my collection.

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I was surprised to receive a hardcover book in excellent condition! I was expecting a paperback!

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Chetan P. Ahooja

4.0 out of 5 stars Soul Mates - My View.

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Wonderful book. I learned that a soul mate is not necessarily a person of the opposite sex that you fall in love with on the first sight. Every person walking on this earth in my life time is my potential soul mate. A beautiful and noble concept. All I need to do is try to connect. I just love it.

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S. N. Rivera Burgos

5.0 out of 5 stars Soul enmeshed in mythology, life and love

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 21 August 2017

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I find the author is writing for me, what i want to hear, what soothes me. I like how he writes. Read it in ebook format and it's all underlined in "erotic" colors. Really enjoyed it. Now i'm reading The Soul of Sex, just beautiful also. Plan on reading his last one too. Thank you Thomas Moore lots of good wishes for you and your family.

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Wayne L. Stanton

4.0 out of 5 stars Are We???

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It's hard to read, but very interesting, I have always wondered what a Sole Mate is? I'm not sure if we are Sole Mates or not and if it is something we can grow into or learn. Interesting!!!!

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Greg Logan

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful insights

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I have gotten a lot out of this book - primarily confirming my own explorations of the deep, complex nature of soul in relationship - and the various parts of soul that are not necessarily consistent.

NOTE: This has little to do with the standard concept of "Soul Mates" but is much larger.

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Richard Rodefer

5.0 out of 5 stars Where was this book when I needed it ?

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Within the turmoil of a divorce, unexpected or expected, the rational mind is often set askew, to say the least. This book is invaluable for the recovery regime as one struggles to reach an even keel. More IMPORTANTLY, this book provides cogent insight for the long recovery period and helps one gain the insight and COURAGE to continue the search to find your own 'SOUL MATE'

I regret not reading this wisdom, decades ago.

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR OWN JOURNEY.

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Blue Eyed Girl

5.0 out of 5 stars Very deep...

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Thomas Moore is one of my favorite authors. His books are very thought-provoking and this is the type of book you may need to read a few times, just to get the wealth of information it offers.

Moore explains the difference between soul mates and twin souls, which are just that...very different. Lots more in the book to think about as well. Well done!

Awesome book. I also have his Dark Night of the Soul, which is just as spectacular.

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lexiradigan1996

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Author

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Thomas Moore is my new favorite author. The themes of his books stand out to me. This is the second book of his that I’m reading and I’m enjoying it so far!

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Risa

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Thomas Moore

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 28 January 2015

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I love Thomas Moore's work. This isn't my favorite of his books, but he's a remarkable author with amazing insight into the human soul and condition. Worth the read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Still One of the Best Works on the Subject.

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Originally read his work when first published. Since then, many authors have penned their research based in either energy work, or metaphysics. This work comes from a deeper prospective. More gentle. Healing to the broken hearted.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

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In this book I enjoy the thoughtful attention to all relationships

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Elaine P.

4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars

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GoddessLuv3

4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars

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This is an interesting read and on my 3RD reading.

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KeSummers

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable and Informative

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J. Elizabeth Dousson

5.0 out of 5 stars a profound book by a profound author

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i read this ages ago when i started a new relationship and it was very wise...so i sent a copy to my friend just recently and she also found very insightful

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Zanna

3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 15 February 2015

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Haven't read it completely so far so good!

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Emma Louise

5.0 out of 5 stars great book

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if you like thomas moores ways of looking inot and discussing relationships, then you'll enjoy this. I am loving browsing in it.

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The Buddha and the Terrorist : Moore MD, Thomas, Kumar, Satish, Badiner, Allan Hunt: Amazon.com.au: Books

The Buddha and the Terrorist Hardcover – 1 September 2006
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Thomas Moore MD (Foreword),

Satish Kumar (Author),

Allan Hunt Badiner (Afterword)
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"A challenging story, beautifully written, most pertinent and relevant to our time." --Deepak Chopra

Not every book will change your life, but any book can. Not every discussion will make a difference, but a conversation can change the world.

In this timely retelling of an ancient Buddhist parable, peace activist Satish Kumar has created a small book with a powerful spiritual message about ending violence.

It is a tale of a fearsome outcast named Angulimala ("Necklace of Fingers"), who is terrorizing towns and villages in order to gain control of the state, murdering people and adding their fingers to his gruesome necklace.

One day he comes face to face with the Buddha and is persuaded, through a series of compelling conversations, to renounce violence and take responsibility for his actions.

The Buddha and the Terrorist addresses the urgent questions we face today:

Should we talk to terrorists?
Can we reason with religious fundamentalists?
Is nonviolence practical?

The story ends with a dramatic trial that speaks to the victims of terrorism--the families whose mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters Angulimala has murdered. It asks whether it is possible for them to forgive. Or whether it is even desirable.

No one can read The Buddha and the Terrorist without thinking about the root causes of terrorism, about good and evil, about justice and forgiveness, about the kind of place we want the world to be, and, most important, about the most productive and practical way to get there.

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"This kind of parable has a calming effect on the mind. The change in outlook from anger to compassion is also contagious, also powerful."
--The Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A challenging story, beautifully written, most pertinent and relevant to our time." --Deepak Chopra

"A profound message of hope in the midst of seemingly hopeless terrors." --Robert Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University

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Not every book will change your life, but any book can. Not every discussion will make a difference, but a conversation can change the world.
In this timely retelling of an ancient Buddhist parable, peace activist Satish Kumar has created a small book with a powerful spiritual message about ending violence. It is a tale of a fearsome outcast named Angulimala (" Necklace of Fingers" ), who is terrorizing towns and villages in order to gain control of the state, murdering people and adding their fingers to his gruesome necklace. One day he comes face to face with the Buddha and is persuaded, through a series of compelling conversations, to renounce violence and take responsibility for his actions.
The Buddha and the Terrorist addresses the urgent questions we face today: Should we talk to terrorists? Can we reason with religious fundamentalists? Is nonviolence practical? The story ends with a dramatic trial that speaks to the victims of terrorism-- the families whose mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters Angulimala has murdered. It asks whether it is possible for them to forgive. Or whether it is even desirable.
No one can read The Buddha and the Terrorist without thinking about the root causes of terrorism, about good and evil, about justice and forgiveness, about the kind of place we want the world to be, and, most important, about the most productive and practical way to get there.

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Every once in a while a profound and beautiful book comes along that speaks for all time and also to our specific time. The Buddha and the Terrorist is such a book.

"There is a virus buried deep in all violence that is contagious, that inspires an equally brutal and mindless response. You can choose not to be part of the destructive cycle, and that choice not to participate is the first step toward peace. We can begin to cultivate small acts of compassion right now."
--from the foreword by Thomas Moore

About the Author

Thomas Moore is the author of Care of the Soul.

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Satish Kumar was born in India. He was a monk for nine years and then founded the London School for Nonviolence. He is the editor of the international magazine Resurgence and the director of programs at Schumacher College, and he has written two previous books, No Destination and You Are, Therefore I Am.

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Monkview

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for Buddhists

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 16 July 2010

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This book tells just one of the stories of the Buddha's life following his enlightenment. It is of the Buddha's encounter with a man terrorising local communities, committed to the gaining of personal power and revenge through murder. A familiar story in any age and certainly for our own . . Following Angulimala's encounter with the Buddha he reforms and the rest of the story is of his own illumuination and redemption and how the anger and grief of the community he has devastated handle the unexpected outcome.

Satish Kumar dramatises this tale with care and understanding and in the forward it is made clear that we need to find another way in our own times to deal with the issues of terrorism and the associated anger and sense of revenge that is so prevalent today. The Buddha's example, through this story, is seen as one such solution which, it is not just admitted but laid plain for us, demands courage. But what choices do we have in our times other than to spin on the never-ending wheel of action and reaction which produces more and more violence and destruction? This is clearly no answer despite the so-called enlightened times in which we live. We have truly come no distance at all since savagery in this respect; we have not learned.

The story, as Satish Kumar shows, is not just about outer situations, though.

Within all of us we need to address the terrorist within, that part of us that breeds anger and hatred which is then projected into the world and causes such havoc. Also, the way we treat ourselves and our own consciousness is shown as central to the whole question of violence in the world, in our society and culture.

The message is clear that we need to start with ourselves and co-incidental with this will be a lessening in those manifestations of anger and violence in the world.

This is the message that Gandhi, Christ and others also gave. With the clarity and poise of the Buddha's teaching as shown through Satish Kumar's writing, we can see that not only is this a powerful answer, it is a practical one on which we can make a start right now.

This is not a book just for Buddhists, but for everyone whatever our cultural and religious/Spiritual background.

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Nancy Devlin

5.0 out of 5 stars Very profound!

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Such truth in this simple book! I believe everyone who reads it can connect with the message. How badly we need this wisdom and practice in our world! So much violence exists. What this challenges me to do is to personally choice the path laid out in all of my interactions in life. Perhaps by living this way, an example will be set so others follow suit. Then as we all walk the path, we can certainly change the world. I believe.

PBcreek

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book that you wish never ended

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This is a beautiful book of a story that I had heard in my childhood.

Although the basic story hasn't changed, this renarration and the fact that I am reading it again as an adult make me see things so much differently. It made me think about world conflicts differently as well as revisit personal experiences from a new perspective.

A simple story but a profound book to read, gift and spread around. Don't expect many words of wisdom or a profound teaching from the author. I think its kind of like an instrument that helps you question and find your own truth. I believe this book should be beyond the bounds of any regious or phillosophical beliefs. I am sure there is a story this for every faith which may or may not have been retold for the modern practical audience.

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Maxie

1.0 out of 5 stars couldn't get past the prologue

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I got this new edition, not yet available in the U.S., from a friend who recently returned from Europe. In the book's prologue, Kumar makes two disturbing statements that give away his personal bias. First, he mentions a number of historical figures who represented men & women of peace, and he's careful to hit on several religions, except for the conspicuous absence of Judaism (unless you count Jesus Christ, which technically one should...). Surely Kumar can think of at least one Jewish man or woman of peace who lived during the past 5,000 years - Hillel comes to mind, for one. This omission, however, might not have done more than raised an eyebrow, had Kumar not made the following statement:

"Jews have persecuted Christians, and Christians Jews."

What bothered me was the emphasis, which seems backwards and misleading. Historically, Christians have, as both individuals and in formal groups, persecuted Jews far more than the other way around. If Kumar is thinking of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he should specify "Israelis and Palestinians," not "Jews and Christians." (Most Palestinians are not Christian anyway.) The government of Israel does not reflect the behavior or beliefs of Jews worldwide (or even, necessarily, in Israel) any more than the Weimar Republic reflected Christians worldwide or the Bush Administration reflects all Americans. If Kumar wants to write a book about peace, it seems to me he should be more even-handed and less disingenuous about his own biases.

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Asha

5.0 out of 5 stars Ageless

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An inspiring illustration of the power of compassion and wisdom. Highly relevant in our modern world. You don't need to be Buddhist to enjoy it - the author himself is a former Jain monk with a flair for bringing stories alive from various spiritual traditions. I gave a copy to a friend who told me that his 10 year old daughter loves him to read it to her; it really is good for all people of all ages.

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Dennis J. Norman

5.0 out of 5 stars becoming enlightened

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This is a simple story simply told, and it is so relevant for those of us in the Western world at this time. Christians may preach understanding and forgiveness, but we fail miserably in the practice. Here is a tale of the Buddha showing how evil must be faced. There is much of the miracles of Jesus in this tale, but I suspect many will read the title and give it a pass. They will be making a major mistake by doing so.

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Kent S. Larsen

3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointing

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This story certainly shows the wisdom of Buddhist teachings, it comes off as simplistic, as merely telling a mythic story. I hoped for more substance.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read

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I read this book as a requirement for a class on nonviolence. Did not think it would be such an interesting book. However, after a couple of chapters in I realized that the problem directly relates to the problems we face today in society. Check it out. You might like it.

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Kris Hall

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lesson in Peace and Responsibility

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The Buddha and the Terrorist is the journey of a group of people to their own personal peace and the witnessing of each of them taking responsibility of their past to own their own present time. It is a deep read that takes a short amount of time.

Frank Nieto

5.0 out of 5 stars Ability to Forgive

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Excellent and easy to read about the spiritual need to forgive others, including forgiving the rapist. Yes, my client was raped and was so filled with hatred but she was only destroying herself. This book helped her to let go, although it wasn't easy.

Frank

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Thomas Moore, A Religion of One's Own: 영혼의 종교 - 심오한 영적 생활 방식 계발

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The New York Times bestselling author and trusted spiritual adviser offers a follow-up to his classic Care of the Soul.

Something essential is missing from modern life. Many who’ve turned away from religious institutions—and others who have lived wholly without religion—hunger for more than what contemporary secular life has to offer but are reluctant to follow organized religion’s strict and often inflexible path to spirituality. In A Religion of One’s Own, bestselling author and former monk Thomas Moore explores the myriad possibilities of creating a personal spiritual style, either inside or outside formal religion.

Two decades ago, Moore’s Care of the Soul touched a chord with millions of readers yearning to integrate spirituality into their everyday lives. In A Religion of One’s Own, Moore expands on the topics he first explored shortly after leaving the monastery. He recounts the benefits of contemplative living that he learned during his twelve years as a monk but also the more original and imaginative spirituality that he later developed and embraced in his secular life. Here, he shares stories of others who are creating their own path: a former football player now on a spiritual quest with the Pueblo Indians, a friend who makes a meditative practice of floral arrangements, and a well-known classical pianist whose audiences sometimes describe having a mystical experience while listening to her performances. Moore weaves their experiences with the wisdom of philosophers, writers, and artists who have rejected materialism and infused their secular lives with transcendence.

At a time when so many feel disillusioned with or detached from organized religion yet long for a way to move beyond an exclusively materialistic, rational lifestyle, A Religion of One’s Own points the way to creating an amplified inner life and a world of greater purpose, meaning, and reflection.

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PRAISE FOR THE HARDCOVER
When [Moore] is read closely, his depth is apparent...he stands to make some new converts to the noninstitutional ranks of spirituality. -- Publisher's Weekly

"[A Religion of One's Own] offers a new vision of how seekers can fashion their own connection to the sacred out of the materials of ancient faiths and everyday life."
--Psychology Today

"Practical suggestions for crafting one's own religion."
--Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

"[Moore's] counsel is consistently sensible and affirming. This book should appeal to many of the unchurched, as well as the faithful across traditions."
--Library Journal

"When [Moore] is read closely, his depth is apparent...he stands to make some new converts to the noninstitutional ranks of spirituality."
--Publishers Weekly

[Moore] offers a new vision of how seekers can fashion their own connection to the sacred out of the materials of ancient faiths and everyday life. -- Psychology Today

[Moore's] counsel is consistently sensible and affirming. This book should appeal to many of the unchurched, as well as the faithful across traditions. -- Library Journal

Practical suggestions for crafting one's own religion. -- Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

In these reductive and fundamentalist times, Thomas Moore asks us to question the workings of a sun-bright culture, which demands our happy, healthy productivity at perhaps the cost of our very soul. -- Andre Dubus III, author of HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG

Thomas Moore is one of the profound spiritual writers of our time. We've all been discouraged by neat, tidy self-help dogmatism, and Moore refuses to succumb to the commercialism of simplistic, superficial, and subjective solutions. Moore helps us see expectations and is always on the side of abundant life. -- John Bradshaw, author of #1 New York Times bestseller HOMECOMING

Thomas Moore is an authentic example of a new kind of therapist--a doctor of the soul--which in our century has been in short supply. -- Larry Dossey, MD, author of MEANING & MEDICINE and BEYOND ILLNESS

Thoughtful, elegant, inspiring. -- San Francisco Chronicle

All of us go through troubled times, when we lie awake at night unable to sleep, wishing we had a comforting book to read. Now you do. DARK NIGHTS OF THE SOUL brings solace to the aching heart. -- Marianne Williamson, author of EVERDAY GRACE and A RETURN TO LOVE

Thomas Moore is the master of conveying the insight that the dark times in our lives are not threats but friends and teachers. -- Rabbii Harold Kushner, author of WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE

PRAISE FOR CARE OF THE SOUL

Many thanks to Thomas Moore for these profound and timely insights. ...Genuinely inspirational.-- Kevin McCarthy, Bloomsbury Review

Invigorating, demanding, and revolutionary. -- Publisher's Weekly

I soulfully recommend it without reservation. -- John Bradshaw, author of HOMECOMING

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Intelligent and thought-provoking, inspiring and beautifully written, A Religion of One's Own is the key to an amplified inner life and a world of greater purpose, meaning, and reflection.
--This text refers to the paperback edition.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avery (9 January 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages

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Mystic Moon
4.0 out of 5 stars Four StarsReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 May 2018
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Interesting thoughts about religion, but didn't finish it.
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Mrs MS Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Five StarsReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 22 June 2016
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Fantastic book. Will recmmend to many searchers

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M. Burke
5.0 out of 5 stars Five StarsReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 4 November 2015
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Have-a-nice-day
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Other books great - this one without inspiration, lack of modesty

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I so much appreciated Care of the Soul, Dark Nights of the Soul, and Ageless Soul by Thomas Moore. This one is written without inspiration.
It is un-inspirational, and the former modesty he displayed in his books - where has it gone?

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Dr. John Stanley
5.0 out of 5 stars A well-written little book that is wise, clear and ...Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 25 July 2015
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A well-written little book that is wise, clear and a pleasure to read. Solidly based in the depth psychology of Jung & Hillman, refined by the author's modesty, simplicity & practicality. An essential corrective to one-sided spirituality, religious dogmatism or new age superficiality. Buy it!

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When you are tired of being a sheep but still seek greener pastures

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Perhaps you are one of an increasing number of people who feel drawn to that something Other - but how does one respond to this `aching' within when the secular world is not satisfying and the world of formalised religion has become vapid, unhelpful, fanatical or just plain dangerous (p. 252). The purpose of this book is to provide guidance to those who seek such a path - a path that for Moore involves a return to a sacred environment and a sacred self of self. Moore might refer to us as seekers (13) - people who are wakening up to and finding portals to wonder and transcendence (12). Central to Moore's argument is the need to explore within oneself what it is that awakens your soul? Where in life do you find your spirit? And much of the book is then taken up with exploring ways in which one connects, in small steps and then in larger ones, with becoming sensitised to that which awakens you, the ways in which you find and meld into the Other, what one may have once called God. I am reminded of this scene from that Mozart film (Amadeus) when his rival composer Salieri reflects on Mozart's use of oboe and clarinet (Mozart Serenade No 10 In B Flat Major K 361 III Adagio) in such a manner that the former composer immediately finds himself thrust into deep, personal, mystical union with God.

So this is an introductory book for people who want to go deep (24), providing as it does, the basic materials from which you might `build your own religion' even if that experience is a re-invigorated one within an existing tradition albeit beyond being coerced or being obliged . It is about getting in touch with that which is real (40) but not necessarily extra-ordinary - hence being sensitized to that which is already around you. It involves developing a philosophy for life, having values and mining what is gold, from the traditions available to you, to form a spiritual life (30-31). He provides some sensible guidelines for managing this process as to be alert to the frauds and pitfalls that are `out there' (37ff)! Importantly he notes that opening to a new spirituality may arise from epiphinal life changing moments or events. Similarly that developing an integrated spirituality requires psychological work on the self and an integrated sexuality (parts 2 and 3 of the book).

After this he moves on to more nuanced experiences of the spiritual, making room for angels and guides and being open to their guidance and help in everyday life (part 5) before concluding with an informative section on living spirituality in a secular world.

Central to the reviews around this book have been the question of the utility of the advice on offer here. And it is with these issues that I now engage. For Moore, without a religious or spiritual orientation, most of us will go nuts to some extent, manifest, as he suggests in how we manage thru life with pills and substances (altho I would make some space for those for whom pills make up for what genetics overlooked).

So keep in mind the entry level nature of this book - its for someone looking for ideas as to how to develop their own approach to spirituality and who may be looking for some validation for the way they may be going about it. His first points here that the sacred is in fact all around us and that in the first instance it is about being open to and beginning to sensitise oneself to it, be it that one finds the Spirit in differing ways (in nature, art, music and so on) and getting one's act together. But note that this is a journey and increasing one's sensitivity and growing as a person takes time. It would have been helpful if his section on sexuality had taken in Mantak Chia's work on the mirco-cosmic orbit. This process is essential for balancing emotional and also managing and transforming sexual energy (and I agree that it takes a little to adapt to Chia's language and style). While these exercises help integrate the self generally, it is also an essential piece of training and skill development for anyone seriously considering embracing celibacy.

I find however, some gaps in the structure of his book. Most of us don't go from Mozart or estatic experiences of nature to a deep communion with angels, guides and Gods. He could have done here with a chapter on `taking the chair' as Jack Cornfield observed. How to not just meditate but to go beyond this to contemplation, to being absorbed in the Spirit. While he wrote about listening for angels and guides, looking for intuition thru tarot and the like, I feel he missed the essential step of having first waited upon and invited angels and guides, not so much into one's life, but certainly into awareness - and this takes time. As a therapist I would often pray for the capacity to `read hearts' and this would occur at times when I needed it; typically in the form of a coherent insight into the person I am sitting with, accompanied with a sense of deep stillness and peace. But such messaging doesn't run like a garden tap.

In the last part of his book, he really heads home to `his own patch' - developing essentially his home cloister/monastery, or at least parts within it. A place for prayer, incense, symbols and silence that lift one higher. I asked myself was this real? And then of course I realised that this is exactly what I had done in my home. And this is where Moore's major idea is restated - his aim being not to weaken our reliance on the world's religious and spiritual traditions, but to intensify such experiences, but without much of the garbage that such traditions have developed over time. It is not so much cherry picking religion, but sorting the wheat from the chaff.

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5.0 out of 5 stars

This book has power to help both individuals and our society as a whole.

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I have been reading Thomas Moore for many years, and his insights on "Care of the Soul" (an earlier book) and similar topics ("Soul Mates") have been helpful and on target for me. He touches a good deal on secular concerns and advocates not setting the secular and spiritual too far apart.

Moore started off being trained as a Roman Catholic priest, but that was just part of his journey and formal learning. He is in my view what Emerson defined as a scholar: Man thinking. In the last chapter of "A Religion of One's Own" he spends 5-6 page on the spirituality of H. D, Thoreau, one of his gurus. Moore lives in New Hampshire and mentions places like Concord and people such as Emerson and Thoreau and Dickinson all the time. He has had a successful career as a psychotherapist, and also as a lecturer in a wide range of settings.

Importantly, he has Irish roots: he studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and brings in W.B. Yeats and Samuel Beckett often, too. The Italian Renaissance is huge for him, esp. Marsilio Ficino [fi chino], see Wikipedia. He writes a lot about alchemy and other "lost arts," and his eclecticism has gotten him both praise and condemnation.

Moore has no hidden agenda and rejects proselytizing. What he proposes is that we sift through all the spiritual and religious material we have available -- past, present, future -- and create a spirituality of one's own. It can be vast or small, traditional or individual, whatever we find that works. I'd say in sum, he advocates finding what's helpful and useful to one individually and incorporating that into our lives -- both visibly and internally. He writes much about displaying and creating art. I am recommending this book highly to my closest personal friends. Moore's message has power to assist both us as individuals and our society as a whole.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Certainly Thought Provoking

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I gave this book a four star rating because it is better than his "Care of the Soul" and it was very popular. Plus, I personally enjoyed it more than his other book and I don't know of an author that has tempted people with a title like that.

I liked the comments he made about mysticism like, "Be a mystic in your own ways. This is not an option. To be fully human you need some sort of mystical experiences regularly." He does a good job of blending elements of all the major religions to form his own. He has lots of good ideas about forming a religion of your own. Any book about God and the mystery of life is a good book in that sense.

He says he likes the idea of having a cafeteria style of religion - a little of this and a little of that. He is a very intellectual person and I think he uses his intellect to convince himself that pursuing this type of "religion" has depth and meaning. I think it would be shallow for lack of conviction and dedication to any one tradition. And I think he gives too much weight to our culture in determining his religious bent. You, reader can make your own conclusions. The book will get you thinking.

Those of you that are seekers will enjoy the book. My advise is to take what you can use and leave the rest.

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Ron Tissier

5.0 out of 5 stars Open your mind and soul to find what you need...

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Like the author, I spent many years in a monastic Catholic setting, I have administered an Orthodox Jewish School that required lots of Saturday attendance at students' Bat/Bar Mitzvahs. I have been involved with a large variety of Protestants Churches, I was taught Theravada Buddhism by a former Thai monk and studied Druid Celtic Lore in addition to having taught Greek and Latin Mythology to hundreds of high school students over my life span of 77 years. And I have studied the common origins and beliefs of the three major monotheistic religions. Organized religions came to be a "turn off"....too much hatred and bigotry, too many church leaders on personal "power trips", too many church goers just in need of social interaction rather than practicing the tenets of their faith. With all that said, it is little wonder that I felt the author captured the onui of many of us that still harbor a spirituality but know they don't quite fit. "Know yourself" was taught by the Greeks, Druids appreciate the spiritual majesty of nature and who could not feel the wonder of sunrise in a wooded or mountainous area. Why pigeon hole your beliefs.....expand yourself, get to know what your personal philosophy's impact has on your life. If you have an open mind and an inquisitive nature, I highly recommend this book and its author.

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Julianne Davidow

5.0 out of 5 stars Opening our hearts to life

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In this timely and beautifully written book Thomas Moore shares insights from his many years of study, contemplation, and experience as a psychotherapist. And in his compassionate and poetic voice, he blends imagery, memoir, story, and example on finding the numinous quality in every day life, and on being nurtured by all the great spiritual traditions of the world.

Actually, research has shown that when students study world religions, their respect for religious liberty increases. So I believe this book is valuable on many levels.

Written for this complex time and this pluralistic society in which we live, the author respects the individual’s ability to make his or her own decisions based on personal values. He encourages us, no matter what our tradition may be, to make life itself our teacher, to open our hearts to it, to respond to it, to find our own insights, to make a contribution, and to respect one another's unique ways of being.

What I loved about A Religion of One’s Own was being reminded of the idea of interweaving the secular and the sacred, following the guidance of our inner muse, and connecting with the beauty and mystery that is all around us.

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Jersey Tom

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read, Moore's best and most important book.

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I have been a long-time fan of Thomas Moore, and over the years have read each book he has put out. Up until now, if you had asked me the one book to read by the author, I would have pointed to "Care of the Soul" where he lays the foundation for his future soul-themed work. But this book has changed my mind, it is a must-read, and I believe his masterwork.

If you are one of the many who classify themselves as "spiritual but not religious", this book will get you looking at religion a whole new way. It lays the groundwork for how one can create "a religion of one's own", a practice that moves beyond merely paying lip-service to spirituality, but grounding it in real-life activities and rituals. The author tells us of his own religious practice, while informing us of the many ways, from deep spiritual reading to prayer and meditation to gardening, music and appreciating art, we can create a religion of our own. Very highly recommended.

I wrote about "A Religion of One's Own" at greater length for the Web site Contemplative Journal: [...]

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5.0 out of 5 stars THOMAS MOORE AT HIS BEST!

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A timeless GUIDE so desperately needed for our times. With eloquence, wit, thoughtfulness and confidence, Thomas Moore offers us the tools to take on our own personal search for a meaningful everyday existence that connects each of us to all of life and to each other. I see the need for this book in my everyday work as a psychologist for the past 30 years who has listened to the challenges that people are faced with today --the search for meaning and true selves and connectedness. I recommend this book wholeheartedly to them and everyone. Moore's willingness to openly share his journey brings clarity as to how one can go about taking immeasurable wisdom passed down for thousands of years into one's own journey of discovering, living and embracing a religion of one's own. I highly recommend taking a look --it will speak to your soul and engage you in new irresistible ways. I believe you will discover like I did, that this is one of those books you will want to keep close by --for your own reading over and over again -- and one that you will, too, feel compelled to strongly encourage others to read.

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Romanceismymiddlename

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I needed

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Still searching for my personal religion, and in the midst of reading this book. So struck and moved by it that I had to leave a review. A must read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book

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Read it...Read it again...and free yourself from all the old beliefs that you might have carried around your whole life...I love this book...its how I always felt...but found it hard to go with how I felt inside... because being raised a Catholic and attending parochial school, I thought to act and think different for myself was a BAD thing...follow the rules and keep quiet...Even though in later life, I knew different, this book really opened my eyes...I LOVE the idea of picking bits and pieces from the various religions I have read about and putting them together and having a more meaningful and Spiritual life....we are playing the same song, just using different instruments.....I always believed in God/Spirit whatever your choice of word is...but now I do more than believe...I feel "The Spirit "

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영혼의 종교 - 심오한 영적 생활 방식 계발
토마스 무어 (지은이),엄성옥 (옮긴이)은성2008-07-30

품절 출판사/제작사 유통이 중단되어 구할 수 없습니다.
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- 품절 확인일 : 2019-04-24

506쪽
책소개
오늘날 다원화되고 혼돈된 세상을 살아가는 영혼들에게 올바른 방향과 강력한 힘을 부여해주는 명저서!

저자는 Care Soul에 이어 "영혼의 종교"를 통해 영적 명상가들에게 깊은 사색을 이끌어내면서, 다원화된 문화 안에서 어떻게 생각하고 살아야 할지 그 방향을 제시하고 있다.

또한 저자는 사색을 담은 이 책을 통해 자유주의신학을 옹호하기보다는 광범위한 세계종교들의 주요한 사상을 적절히 배합하여 소개하면서, 오히려 그것들을 모두 포용하는 보다 깊고 넓고 관대한 기독교임을 넌지시 깨닫게 해준다. 따라서 그의 사색들은 그러한 넓은 지성을 갖춘 기독교 신앙인으로서의 자존감과 영적 파워를 갖게 해 준다.

목차

머리말

1. 공
1. 하늘에 있는 구멍
2. 빈 자아
3. 거룩한 무지

2. 신비
4. 믿는 것은 사랑하는 것
5. 불신앙도 신앙만큼 중요하다
6. 신비를 유지하는 것
7. 평범한 신뢰안에서 믿음이 시작된다

3. 연금술
8. 비행연습
9. 상서로운 실족
10. 아래 그리고 내면에
11. 기초의 영

4. 호된 시련
12. 정신적 붕괴의 길
13. 즐거운 고난
14. 영적 노염
15. 금 캐기
16. 불완전의 미
17. 호된 시련에 의한 영성
18. 인간의 모든 문제는 영적인 것이다

5. 하나님
19. 이름 붙일 수 없는 분
20. 지혜이신 예수
21. 천사들을 진지하게 받아 들이기
22. 숨어계시는 하나님은 인격적인 하나님이시다

6. 로맨스
23. 종교의 로맨스
24. 영원한 처녀
25. 성상(image) 존숭
26. 자연 영성
27. 꿈 수행
28. 거룩한 불합리

7. 거룩한 생활
29. 희생이 이루어질 때마다 하나님이 탄생하신다
30. 윤리: 영에게 이르는 길
31. 쌀의 내적 생명
32. 거룩한 것을 깨달음
33. 종교적 에로티시즘

8. 실천
34. 혼을 만듦
35. 기도 본능
36. 가르치지 않는 법을 아는 교사 찾기
37. 교회의 의미 심화
38. 명료한 전통
39. 세속적인 거룩
40. 영원한 생명
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저자 및 역자소개
토마스 무어 (Thomas Moore) (지은이)

세계적인 영성지도자이자 심리치료사인 토머스 무어는『영혼의 돌봄』으로『뉴욕 타임스』46주 연속 1위라는 경이로운 기록을 세운 베스트셀러 저자이다. 그는 융 심리학, 원형 심리학, 신화, 예술에 관한 많은 글을 발표해 왔으며『영혼의 돌봄』『영혼의 종교』『섹스의 영혼』등 열다섯 권의 책을 집필했다. 그의 책들은 삶의 모든 측면에서 영성의 깊이를 더하고 영혼을 돌보는 문제를 다루고 있다. 토머스 무어는 수도사, 음악가, 대학 교수, 심리치료사로 활동했으며, 현재는 전인적 의료, 영성, 심리치료, 생태학에 관해 북아메리카와 유럽 등지에서 강연하고 있다. 가톨릭 수사로 12년을 살기도 하였던 무어는 드폴대학교에서 음악과 철학을 배웠고 미시간대학교에서는 음악학석사, 윈저대학교에서는 신학석사를 받았으며 시러큐스대학교에서는 종교학으로 철학박사 학위를 받았다. 소설 집필과 작곡도 병행하는 그는 예술가이자 요가 강사인 아내 조앤 핸리와도 다양한 작업을 함께하고 있다.『Resurgence』『Spirituality & Health』지와 Beliefnet.com에 정기적으로 칼럼을 기고하며 두 아이와 부인과 함께 뉴잉글랜드에서 살고 있다. 접기

최근작 : <나이 공부>,<[POD] 유토피아 : Utopia (영어 원서)>,<영혼의 오푸스, 일의 즐거움> … 총 44종 (모두보기)

엄성옥 (옮긴이)
연세대학교 영문과를 졸업했다. 현재 은성출판사의 대표를 맡고 있으며, 50여편의 번역서가 있다.

최근작 : <요한 카시아누스의 담화집>,<무지의 구름>,<나에게 입맞춰 주세요> … 총 105종 (모두보기)

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Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling book Care of the Soul and thirty other books on deepening spirituality and cultivating soul in every aspect of life. He has been a monk, a musician, a university professor, and a psychotherapist. He has Ph. D. in religion from Syracuse University and has won several awards, including an honorary doctorate from Lesley University and the Humanitarian Award from Einstein Medical School. He also writes fiction and music and often works with his wife, artist Joan Hanley. He has a background in music composition and plays the piano daily as a kind of meditation. His most recent book is Soul Therapy: The Art and Craft of Caring Conversations.Read less