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Summary: A wonderful, helpful guide and companion
Review: A friend of mine was a student of Jager, and she started me reading him. All his books are very clear, good, helpful, but this is his magnum opus. It covers the subject very completely. It is full of encouragement. It answers many personal questions. It is truly original, and simultaneously true to all the deep spiritual traditions.
Just as my friend recommended Jager to me, I recomment him to anyone really interested in a guide for the hard path of inner work. This is a great book.review by Janet Knori, author of Awakening in God
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Summary: A wonderful, helpful guide and companion
Review: A friend of mine was a student of Jager, and she started me reading him. All his books are very clear, good, helpful, but this is his magnum opus. It covers the subject very completely. It is full of encouragement. It answers many personal questions. It is truly original, and simultaneously true to all the deep spiritual traditions.
Just as my friend recommended Jager to me, I recomment him to anyone really interested in a guide for the hard path of inner work. This is a great book. review by Janet Knori, author of Awakening in God
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Summary: Clarity, Clarity, Clarity
Review: This book IS the finest summary of mysticism I have read to date. The author describes the history and practice of the great Christian mystics e.g. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, but never fails to parallel with the Eastern non-Christian traditions such as Buddhism. This is very helpful for many who use both in their spiritual journey. The real treasure of this volume, however, is the author's clarity. I loved it.
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Summary: A quiet, powerful book
Review: Words like clear, solid, sober, gentle, profound, whole, come to mind when trying to describe this book. It puts into simple words what you have previously grasped intuitively about your inner search and experience of the Divine. It is not a New Age work promising short-cuts to ecstasy. In fact, Jager stresses that emotional highs are not the goal but rather the goal is the awakening into a new life, which is our very same old life only transformed. Reading the book is like having a dialogue with a wise, calm and cautious spiritual director who carefully encourages us to pursue our promptings, which are nothing else than God calling us by name. While the book's orientation is Christian, Jager recognizes the unity of all contemplative paths. The only caveat, and it is my no means a reservation, is to be careful as you read Jager's description of depression as a process inherent in the path of transformation. It is not Jager's intent, but it would be unfortunate if his words would deter someone in the midst of suffering from seeking help. The reader should always remember that the goal is wholeness and health, even as he accepts and detects a purpose behind the pain she is going through.
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