The Seeker's Guide (previously published as The New American Spirituality)

Formerly published as "The New American Spirituality : A Seeker's Guide".

In 1977, Elizabeth Lesser cofounded the Omega Institute, now America's largest adult-education center focusing on wellness and spirituality. Working with many of the eminent thinkers of our times, including Zen masters, rabbis, Christian monks, psychologists, scientists, and an array of noted American figures--from L.A. Lakers coach Phil Jackson to author Maya Angelou--Lesser found that by combining a variety of religious, psychological, and healing traditions, each of us has the unique ability to satisfy our spiritual hunger.

In The Seeker's Guide, she synthesizes the lessons learned from an immersion into the world's wisdom traditions and intertwines them with illuminating stories from her daily life. Recounting her own trials and errors and offering meditative exercises, she shows the reader how to create a personal practice, gauge one's progress, and choose effective spiritual teachers and habits. Warm, accessible, and wise, this book provides directions through the four landscapes of the spiritual journey:

THE MIND: learning meditation to ease stress and anxiety
THE HEART: dealing with grief, loss, and pain; opening the heart and becoming fully alive
THE BODY: returning the body to the spiritual fold to heal and overcome the fear of aging and death
THE SOUL: experiencing daily life as an adventure of meaning and mystery more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-22-2008; The Seeker's Guide; I adore the book. I heard the author speaking on Oprah and knew I would love what she had to say....and I do! There is much value in her words.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-25-2008; Thank You!!!!!!!!; I have not read the book as of yet and I am actually giving all the reviews on here 5 stars because they are honest, they don't attack the author and I love the way each person wrote their review!!!!! Thank you, I truly have a desire to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-30-2008; A Struggling Seeker; I am about two-thirds into The Seeker's Guide. I read 10 - 20 pages per day. The subject matter is very interesting to me. However, I'm finding the writing tedious. I often re-read exerpts and have difficulty with Ms. Lesser's personal...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-15-2008; Hard to read; This book is extremely hard to read because of the small print--some lines are squeezed together and the print becomes even smaller. The reader needs to be aware that this book is dry and much like a text book. The author concentrates so...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-22-2008; The Seeker's Guide; I adore the book. I heard the author speaking on Oprah and knew I would love what she had to say....and I do! There is much value in her words.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-30-2008; A Struggling Seeker; I am about two-thirds into The Seeker's Guide. I read 10 - 20 pages per day. The subject matter is very interesting to me. However, I'm finding the writing tedious. I often re-read exerpts and have difficulty with Ms. Lesser's personal...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-15-2008; Hard to read; This book is extremely hard to read because of the small print--some lines are squeezed together and the print becomes even smaller. The reader needs to be aware that this book is dry and much like a text book. The author concentrates so...; read full review | report as inappropriate