Overview

A practical guide to surviving and thriving in a world gone mad Do you ever feel torn between finding refuge and staying informed and engaged? Have you ever felt too stressed out to meditate? Too anxious to roll out your yoga mat or pray? The truth is, when the world gets chaotic and confounding, we need spiritual practice more than ever. That's when our souls need sustenance. That's when we need to recharge and ground ourselves to take on the challenge. This concise, compassionate guide is filled with tools and techniques for accessing the sanctuary within you. They'll give you spiritual support at a moment's notice, in whatever time you have, with whatever attention you can spare. Expert teacher Philip Goldberg draws on authoritative texts and teachers from every spiritual path, especially the empirical methods of the Yoga tradition-as well as contemporary psychology and scientific research. The result is a wide range of techniques to relieve the mind and body, refresh the spirit, and gird us for constructive action. You'll get insightful instruction in practices ranging from deep meditation to cognitive reframing to ""spiritual space management,"" from silently communing with nature to actively engaging with others. And you'll find detailed guidelines for creating a spiritual routine-along with an inventory of supplementary practices-that suits your needs and lifestyle. This breezy, thorough, pragmatic book will help you find refuge and healing from the crazy times we're living in-and it will prepare you for taking robust steps to help restore sanity in the world around you.

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[A] profoundly compassionate guide to how to live as deeply and richly as possible in our global dark night. This book will bring true help to committed seekers on all paths. -- Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope and Turn Me to Gold A rich resource for anyone who feels buffeted and unbalanced these days. You'll be wiser, more resilient, and more able to give strength to others if you rely and trust Goldberg's advice. -- Larry Dossey, M.D., author of One Mind A brilliant and useful book that will not only keep you afloat but will also guide you into the safety of the ocean of love and mercy--your own divine soul. -- Arielle Ford, author of Turn Your Mate into Your Soulmate In this concise and lucid book, Phil Goldberg points the way to the fortress of peace within ourselves. -- Deepak Chopra, author of MetaHuman Packed with inspirational guidance and practices, [Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times] shows how to be peaceful inside even when the outer world is in turmoil. -- Marci Shimoff, author of Happy for No Reason A timely primer for finding timeless truths and harmony amidst the smoke and mirrors of illusion's divine dance. I enjoyed reading it and found it useful too, as will you. -- Lama Surya Das, author of Awakening the Buddha Within and Make Me One with Everything In this lucid, conversational, utterly engaging guide to contemplative methods, Phil Goldberg pays homage to the perennial wisdom traditions while skillfully translating them for this era of global crisis. -- Mirabai Starr, author of God of Love and Wild Mercy Yes, the times are crazy, but you don't have to be. . . . If you're looking for a book that will keep you sane, Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times is it. -- Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author of Holy Rascals: Advice for Spiritual Revolutionaries A beautiful and practical map for finding your way through difficult and challenging times with clarity, consciousness, and steadiness. -- Barbara De Angelis, Ph.D., author of Soul Shifts and The Choice for Love A concise, practical, nonsectarian guide to the stuff that actually works, laid out by an easygoing, eminently sensible guide who's been studying it, practicing it, and teaching it forever. -- Dean Sluyter, author of Natural Meditation and Fear Less With down-to-earth humor and deep wisdom, Philip Goldberg brings timeless wisdom to crazy times to help you build your own 'sane asylum' and find inner peace that can radiate out to soothe and heal others. -- Steve Bhaerman, aka Swami Beyondananda, co-author of Spontaneous Evolution (with Bruce Lipton) This practical, purposeful, wise, and immediately useful book is like the good friend who lovingly looks at you when you are scared or stressed and says, 'Breathe!' -- Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian, author of The Jewel of Abundance

Author Information

Philip Goldberg grew up in Brooklyn and now lives in Los Angeles. A professional writer for more than 40 years, he is author or coauthor of some 25 books published in more than a dozen languages. He is also a skilled public speaker, a workshop leader, a spiritual counselor, and the cohost of the popular podcast Spirit Matters. He blogs at Huffington Post and Spirituality & Health and contributes to other publications. His book American Veda chronicles the impact of India's spiritual teachings on the West; it was named by Huffington Post and Library Journal as one of the Top 10 Religion Books of 2010. Website: philipgoldberg.com.

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