Finding God in the Body: A Spiritual Path for the Modern West Kindle Edition
by Benjamin Riggs (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
Length: 219 pages Word Wise: Enabled Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled Language: English Age Level: 10 - 18
That we all want to live meaningful, happy lives is self-evident. The question is, how? Finding God in the Body answers this question with action, spiritual practice.
Finding God in the Body draws from the wisdom of the world's traditions--Buddhism, contemplative Christianity, Judaism, and Twelve-Step spirituality--to present not a smorgasbord, but a synthesized, modern view of embodied spirituality. It turns inward to examine the human condition, meeting personal suffering with heartfelt insight and transformative practice. It steers clear of the wishful thinking, unfounded beliefs, and cynicism that define much of the spirituality genre.
Ben Riggs leaves no stone un-turned, addressing each stage of the journey as he explores the space between fundamentalism and atheism to uncover a spirituality that resonates with the Western mind. Then he binds that view to an actionable path of self-analysis, prayer, and meditation, which introduce the reader to the God of the body.
This book is a much-needed addition to the corpus of spiritual literature, and a must-read for all modern seekers. Purchase your copy today.
____________________________
"In Finding God in the Body, Ben Riggs shows us the possibility of experiencing God as an intimate, intensely personal, and deeply affecting presence. Within our bodily awareness, in the immediacy of the present moment, we can behold God's mind, His love, and His glory throughout the universe. And in doing so we can experience true salvation and find our own place within the infinity of divine reality. This is a most remarkable, unusual, profound book that is certain to transform the spiritual lives of all who read it.” ~ Dr. Reginald Ray, author of Touching Enlightenment: Finding Realization in the Body and Indestructible Truth
Product description
Review
In Finding God in the Body, Ben Riggs shows us the possibility of experiencing God as an intimate, intensely personal, and deeply affecting presence. Within our bodily awareness, in the immediacy of the present moment, we can behold God's mind, His love, and His glory throughout the universe. And in doing so we can experience true salvation and find our own place within the infinity of divine reality. This is a most remarkable, unusual, profound book that is certain to transform the spiritual lives of all who read it. --Dr. Reginald Ray, author of Touching Enlightenment: Finding Realization in the Body, Indestructible Truth, and director of the Dharma Ocean Foundation
In Finding God in the Body Ben Riggs delivers a heartfelt and deeply experiential message of engaged faith. He outlines some pragmatic methodologies of contemplative and progressive Christianity, drawing on personal experience and practice of Buddhist and Christian meditation. He offers relevant and meaningful analysis of scripture along with the words of mystics and philosophers from diverse traditions. Riggs invites exploration through self analysis, study, prayer and meditation. He gently coaxes, guides and rekindles our connection to God in a way that profoundly speaks to modern Western sensibilities. --Rev. Roger Wolsey, author of Kissing Fish: Christianity for People Who Don t Like Christianity
Finding God in the Body recasts the teachings of Jesus in a contemplative light, outlining a path for Western Buddhists to do the work that Thich Nhat Hanh has implored us to do; that of reconciling with our root tradition. Drawing lines between bodhicitta and prayer, meditation and contemplation, Mr. Riggs reminds us that Christian spirituality does indeed provide a practice-based approach to the God within each of us. He does us all a great service in showing us that there is no place like home. --Andrew Furst, author of Western Lights a Collection of Essays on Buddhism & Clouds Tell Us: Poetry at the Intersection of Nature and Our Humanity --This text refers to the paperback edition.
About the Author
Benjamin Riggs is a meditation teacher, author, and columnist. He lives in Shreveport, LA where he serves as the director of the Refuge Meditation Group. --This text refers to the paperback edition.
Product details
ASIN : B01MXO8PCV
Publisher : CreateSpace (2 January 2017)
Language : English
File size : 764 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 219 pages
Best Sellers Rank: 778,679 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
2,601 in Spiritual Self-Help (Kindle Store)
2,742 in New Age Meditation
16,147 in Spiritual Self-Help (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.6 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
How would you rate your experience shopping for books on Amazon today
Very poor Neutral Great
Customer reviews
4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
35 global ratings
5 star
79%
4 star
9%
3 star
7%
2 star 0% (0%)
0%
1 star
4%
How are ratings calculated?
Review this product
Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review
Sponsored
Top reviews
Top reviews
Top reviews from Australia
There are 0 reviews and 0 ratings from Australia
Top reviews from other countries
Yvon Grenier
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!
Reviewed in Canada on 18 August 2018
Verified Purchase
Sorry for my english (I'm french). This book is excellent. It delivers what it offers. Simple yet profound. If you're lost in your spirituality and you want to go back to your christian origins, it's a must read.
Report abuse
Alix P.
5.0 out of 5 stars "Life...is a gift."
Reviewed in the United States on 12 April 2017
Verified Purchase
"Life cannot be earned or accomplished; it is a gift."
"Without space there is no room for growth"
"Literalism is just another word for idolatry."
"In the Gospels heaven is not a celestial abode. It is our inner life."
"It is the Power of Being that saves."
"The realization of wholeness is called salvation."
It is quotes such as these that give moments to pause in Benjamin Rigg's "Finding God in the Body." He writes with clarity and thought- and obviously a great deal of research. But the moments that touched me most were his personal anecdotes..his experiences, often told with humor, that turned his personal "a-ha" moments into experiences that his readers can see and use within their own lives.
9 people found this helpful
Report abuse
Jason
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on 21 June 2018
Verified Purchase
Liked this book very much.
One person found this helpful
Report abuse
Jon R
5.0 out of 5 stars Eloquent book and easy read
Reviewed in the United States on 12 February 2017
Verified Purchase
Fans of Thomas Merton, Richard Rohr, Joseph Campbell, Chogyam Trungpa might like this new book that is a succinct distillation of Eastern and Western spiritual traditions into one cohesive guide. Key word is guide. This isn't an academic text. It is a Westerner's reconciliation of his own Judeo-Christian background with the Buddhist / Eastern philosophy and how both can live side by side in daily spiritual practice.
If Heaven is a state of mind, then spiritual curiosity seekers can skip the rotational grazing that tends to happen when exploring other religions. This books helps strip away the smells and bells and show not only some fundamentals these religions have in common but that you don't have to abandon one for the other in your quest for spiritual balance.
20 people found this helpful
Report abuse
Timothy
5.0 out of 5 stars Read many books on the history of God. This ...
Reviewed in the United States on 5 February 2018
Verified Purchase
Read many books on the history of God. This book is different. A personal story by a wise person who shares and explains his journey. Pulls from all religions and experiences. Worth the read.
3 people found this helpful
Report abuse
