'Buddhist, Christian, Sufi, Yogi - A Meditation Journey', explores Stephen's journey of spiritual awakening, from gurus, to guides, to archetypes, and through the four, biggest world religions. Stephen uses his journey to explore the vision of 'unity in being' which is at the heart of each great spiritual tradition, and which can unite east and west, and science and religion. From Britain, to India, to the mountains of Switzerland, Stephen's outer journey through intense community, led him back to himself, living an ordinary life, in the middle of the world, blessed by an extra-ordinary presence. Stephen explores the three stages of awakening that his journey revealed to him. He examines how to restore our natural balance, how to regain our inner buoyancy, and how this can lead to blessed moments of synchronicity, when the metaphorical light comes down. Structured around 8 universal steps, this book takes us through 13 progressive meditation practices that you can use to facilitate your contemplative life and journey, whatever your belief system.
Using his journey as the hook and thread, Stephen explores big theme issues such as science and religion, the unity of world faiths, mysticism and fundamentalism, the mundane and the miraculous, the head and the heart, the role of the body, mind and soul, and balance in life, religion, and politics.
In our hearts we are one, in our bodies we are many, and in our minds, we can stay connected to both our natural and supernatural dimensions. Between the circle of eternal being, and the cycles of everlasting life, we can practise a way of being that is unified, and a way of life that is peaceful, loving, and wise. Faced with a shrinking planet, and rising waters and temperatures, we can cultivate the art of unity in diversity, inwardly unfazed and outwardly engaged, to heal and transform our world.
