The Power of Divine Eros by A H Almaas

The Power of Divine Eros by A H Almaas

Two innovative spiritual teachers show how to use desire and passion-eros-as a gateway to realizing our fullest potential

What do desire and passion have to do with our spiritual journey? According to A. H. Almaas and Karen Johnson, they are an essential part of it.

Conventional wisdom cautions that desire and passion are opposed to the spiritual path-that engaging in desire will take you more into the world, into egoic life. And for most people, that is exactly what happens. We naturally tend to experience wanting in a self-centered way.The Power of Divine Eroschallenges the view that the divine and the erotic are separate. When we open to the energy, aliveness, spontaneity, and zest of erotic love, we will find it inseparable from the realm of the holy and sacred. When this is understood, desire and passion become a gateway to wholeness and to realizing our full potential.

Through guided exercises, the authors reveal how our relationships become opportunities on the spiritual journey to express ourselves authentically, to relate with openness, and to discover dynamic inner realms with another person. Through embodying the energy of eros, each of us can learn to be fully real and alive in all of our interactions.

Karen Johnson is the founder of Real Stories from the Heart, a storytelling artist. She is an independent artist, writer, performer, and storyteller. As a freelance performer, productions and primarily comprised of original works that combine storytelling with songs and poetry. Karen's unique style of storytelling is an emergent entity from developing workshops to creating curriculum; her art is to enhance communications literacy. Ms. Johnson has presented Lecture Workshop for Storytelling the Language of Leadership conference for Andrews University, a three hours presentation consists lesson plan and learning objectives. And presented numerous years for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice at the Yale Peabody Museum; with this year focus on 2015 storytelling theme Thriving in the Harvest. Karen a returning student of Gateway Community College is studying early childhood education she is thriving in her harvest to take her craft to the next levels with expertise. Reading Baba the Farmer, enlightening the unique style of Karen with a flourishing learning experience, this is just one of many books to come which offers Lesson Plan. Ms. Johnson possesses raw vocal power; her vocal performance is only matched by her stage presence. In 2003 she was nominated for the Governor's Arts Award by both residents of Connecticut and Nairobi Kenya, A Mother Africa Storyteller and Songstress. Awarded for the City of Hartford Connecticut Officially Citation. And the Appreciation letter for the Arts, for the Annual Caribbean Art Exhibition by Mr. Keith Carr Sr. Karen possesses a talent for performing; as a vocalist and storyteller her original works of art is mesmerizing, relaxing, and smooth.

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ISBN 13	9781611800838
ISBN 10	1611800838
Title	The Power of Divine Eros
Author	A H Almaas
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Shambhala Publications Inc
Year published	2013-09-17
Number of pages	240
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