A Mitad de Camino: La Falacia de La Iluminacion Prematura

In an era of exponentially increasing options for the spiritual seeker, this book warns against the dangers of ego inflation, abuse of power, addiction to mystical states, and fraud in the long journey toward enlightenment and fulfillment. The assertion that seekers must critically examine the ideas and ideals of their spiritual teachers shows seekers how to avoid common pitfalls of new age religious practice such as mistaking a mystical experience for enlightenment or following a guru with aspirations of power and control. Interviews with such noted spiritual masters as Andrew Cohen, Joan Halifax, Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, and Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee are included.Las graves distorsiones y fraudulentas aspiraciones al poder que contaminan la escena espiritual de esta epoca son reveladas valerosamente en esta guia de las trampas comunes en el camino hasta la iluminacion. Docenas de entrevistas de primera mano con estudiantes y maestros espirituales, ademas de una amplia labor de investigacion, son sintetizados para asistir a los lectores a evitar la inflacion del ego, el abuso de poder, y la aficion a la iluminacion. Incluye entrevistas con lideres espirituales Joan Halifax, Andrew Cohen, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, y Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi.