A Field Guide to the Soul: A Down-to-Earth Handbook of Spiritual Practice - Softcover

Thornton, James

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Synopsis

In the tradition of The Seat of the Soul, The Soul's Code, and Care of the Soul, here is a primer readers are calling "the Bible for the new millennium." Thornton's years as one of the nation's top environmental lawyers enable him to explain complex matters clearly and simply. The result is an extraordinary document that transmits perennial teachings from all the great spiritual traditions and mindfulness practices for transforming our modes of thinking and feeling in order to establish a deep bond with all other beings on the earth.

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About the Author

JAMES THORNTON, former senior attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, is a teacher in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions and executive director of the Heffter Research Institute, the only neuroscience institute that studies psychedelics. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the French Pyrenees.

From the Back Cover

"This book is tremendous. There is nothing like it. A true 'guiding light.' It is wise, seductive, brave, and holy."
-- James Broughton, author of Packing Up for Paradise

"An unsentimental book that takes you into James Thornton's sacred world and allows you to form or deepen your own world. It is a profoundly joyful book, and Thornton's nature vignettes are thought-provoking, calming, and illuminating."        
-- Karla Kuban, author of Marchlands

"It's about confidence and change; the joy of discovering wisdom in everyday life."        
-- Los Angeles Times

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tion of The Seat of the Soul, The Soul's Code, and Care of the Soul, here is a primer readers are calling "the Bible for the new millennium." Thornton's years as one of the nation's top environmental lawyers enable him to explain complex matters clearly and simply. The result is an extraordinary document that transmits perennial teachings from all the great spiritual traditions and mindfulness practices for transforming our modes of thinking and feeling in order to establish a deep bond with all other beings on the earth.

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