FULLNESS OF JOY: A Spiritual Guide to the Paradise Within - Softcover

Stephenson, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0875168701 ISBN 13: 9780875168708

Publisher: DeVorss Publications, 2012

Synopsis

Very few are aware of their spiritual nature in their youth. Most individuals grow without understanding how a spiritually centered heart can help them to interpret and cope with the challenges of daily life. The youthful years of author John Stephenson were different. He walked a spiritual path that few have tread so early in life. As a child, John was surrounded by the wisdom of Joel S. Goldsmith, legendary mystical writer and teacher of the early to mid 1900's. From many encounters with Joel and countless talks with his mother, Goldsmith pupil Virginia Stephenson, John's spirituality evolved during a time of radical social change around the world. As he reconciled what he observed with what he was taught, John emerged from that era with an enlightened mind and a message for today.

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About the Author

John Stephenson came to Hawaii in the early 1960s to surf the famous North Shore of Oahu and he eventually graduated from the University of Hawaii at with a degree in fine art. More importantly, he studied with the great Twentieth Century mystic, Joel S. Goldsmith, who was living in Kailua at that time. Goldsmith bridged the spiritual gap between East and West, and introduced the words meditation and consciousness into the common lexicon. During his time with Goldsmith, the author had many experiences that revealed the nature of the mystic and opened his consciousness to the undiscovered land of transcendent reality. 
 
Navigating life from a mystical perspective is difficult. There are many opportunities to explore different fields and ways of living. The author has been a teacher, a ceramic muralist, a designer and a painter. He has sailed between Hawaii and California, down the West Coast of North America from California to Mexico, and throughout the islands of French Polynesia. He has written screenplays and worked with many well-known directors in the movie industry. He has written books and essays on mystical principles and on living in the material world from a spiritual point of view. His first novel is an adventure into the nature of reality. As one reviewer said, "(He) makes us ask ourselves, what is true and what is illusion?
 
John Stephenson makes his home in Kailua, Hawaii, with his wife, Sandra, and flocks of exotic birds that visit daily.

Edition details

• Publisher: DeVorss Publications
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0875168701
• ISBN 13: 9780875168708
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 172