Bøger af Martin Lowenthal

An avatar is anyone who embodies sacred qualities. Avatars of Wisdom, Love and Service presents a Buddhist approach to participating in an ongoing process of creating wise, loving, just, and mutually beneficial communities. In particular, Martin Lowenthal examines how Buddhism can support human and planetary flourishing in these critical and challenging times.These teachings invite us to open the gift of life, tap our fundamental dignity and live with dedication. As avatars we are part of an ennobling community that celebrates the wondrous nature of being fully alive.

The YES... AND Sutras are an invitation to reflect on wise passages that are designed for reflection, inspiration and insight. YES affirms life, the nature of the world, and the sacred truths that become accessible to us when we are fully present. AND invites us to continually open, both to the next moment and to further insights about ways to live more meaningfully and joyfully.

Life is a gift and part of what it takes to fully open that gift is to discover and enact the ways you are a gift to life. This book presents a view of Buddhism that captures the full aliveness and creative nature of being human. Blessings of the Creative Buddha celebrates the active creative process of sacralizing life, of growing into a spiritually mature human being, of shaping social justice, and of generating collective blessings in the form of benefit and beauty.

The Blessings of Mind, Heart, and Creation are an invitation to reflect on the threefold nature of living in a way that expresses the triune nature of reality. These blessings point the way for an awakened, loving, and fully engaged life. This book presents the Dedication Blessings line by line. Each line is a meditation and the commentaries that follow are explanations, explorations, and elaborations that support making them your own. This book brings the reader into a dynamic and evolving process of spiritual conversation that becomes an unfolding and enriching sacred activity. The Blessings and the commentaries in this book are designed to be studied, played with, and re-interpreted so that they are continuously reinvigorated, reflecting the dynamic qualities of ongoing growth in a sacred life. In this book, Martin Lowenthal opens up ancient teachings in new ways. He integrates the power of recitation of blessings, the presence that flows from meditation practice, the deepening that comes with reflection on sacred text, and the maturing participation that emerges with conscious cultivation of our full sacred nature.

This collection of blessings was written as a daily practice of sharing experiences of each day, the blessings that were received, and the blessings that were created. Blessings, by their nature, are communal heart blossoms and are a way of celebrating our interbeing and our interconnectedness. To Bless in Challenging Times invites you to join in this practice of blessing and experience how it can influence your own well-being and be another thread in the weaving of a beloved community.