One Mountain, Many Paths: Common Sense for the Spiritual Traveler - Hardcover

Swift, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0978934911 ISBN 13: 9780978934910

Publisher: Double Eagle Pr Llc, 2007

Synopsis

In today's world, you don't have to look far to find violence, hatred, and deep spiritual rifts. From discouraging headlines of religious upheaval splashed across the front pages, to quiet tensions among people you encounter every day, divergences in the way humans lead their spiritual lives crop up in many different ways. Holding the firm belief that our likenesses vastly outnumber our differences, Dr. Patrick Swift compiled One Mountain, Many Paths in the wake of the September 11th attacks. One Mountain, Many Paths is filled with uplifting quotes from the sacred texts of all the great religious traditions. Serving as a collection of guideposts for the reader's spiritual journey, the book illuminates the common threads of faith, hope, and love that weave together these traditions—including Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, indigenous proverbs, and many others

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About the Author

Dr. Patrick Swift was a witness to the World Trade Center attacks on September 11th and gave assistance to some of the victims. He is a passionate advocate for interfaith dialogue and religious tolerance. Swift holds a faculty appointment at NYU Medical Center where he works as a psychologist. Prior to his career in healthcare, Swift studied to become a Jesuit priest and completed the Ignatian 30-day silent retreat. He has studied Eastern Philosophy and meditation, and completed a pilgrimage to India on a 75-day trip around the world.

Review

Dr. Swift's work manages to show not only that there is wisdom in all the world's great faith traditions, but also the remarkable similarity of religious message. In this era when we are told that our differences should divide us, Dr. Swift's work shows so clearly that our differences can be blessings. --Rev. William Sinkford, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association

In a situation fraught with shock, suffering, fear, and grief, Patrick Swift discovered the power of religious wisdom to calm, comfort, heal, and inspire. Now, Dr. Swift thoughtfully and beautifully shares with us a collection of some of the wise words from diverse spiritual traditions that can do for us what they did for him--evoke an appreciation for diversity, provide counsel that creates a longing for unity, instill peace within us personally, and inspire us to work for peace globally. --Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, President of The Interfaith Alliance

One Mountain, Many Paths can touch the spirit of a sixteen-year-old as well as my sixty-six-year-old spirit. Each of the passages included in this book has been a path to peace for many people down through the ages. --Fr. John Stack, Dallas, TX

In a situation fraught with shock, suffering, fear, and grief, Patrick Swift discovered the power of religious wisdom to calm, comfort, heal, and inspire. Now, Dr. Swift thoughtfully and beautifully shares with us a collection of some of the wise words from diverse spiritual traditions that can do for us what they did for him--evoke an appreciation for diversity, provide counsel that creates a longing for unity, instill peace within us personally, and inspire us to work for peace globally. --Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, President of The Interfaith Alliance

One Mountain, Many Paths can touch the spirit of a sixteen-year-old as well as my sixty-six-year-old spirit. Each of the passages included in this book has been a path to peace for many people down through the ages. --Fr. John Stack, Dallas, TX

Edition details

• Publisher: Double Eagle Pr Llc
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0978934911
• ISBN 13: 9780978934910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 143