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\"Belonging-to-God-cover\"<\/a>Endorsements for Belonging to God<\/strong>:
\n<\/em><\/strong>Spirituality, Science & a Universal Path of Divine Love
\n<\/em><\/strong>By William Keepin, PhD
\n<\/strong>Foreword by Thomas Keating, OCSO<\/p>\n

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\u201cBelonging to God<\/em> is a brilliant study of a subtle subject at the heart of all esoteric spiritual traditions. The multi-disciplined learned author has focused mainly on the Christian, Muslim and the Hindu Vaishnavaite mystical traditions; however, most of what he says applies to all religions. Those who belong to God do not belong to any particular religion. They may have been nourished by a specific tradition, but the tradition most succeeds when it leads the aspirant beyond itself. The author has made a substantial contribution to the fast emerging discipline of inter-traditional spirituality. Thoughtful, careful and wonderful!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2015Ravi Ravindra<\/strong>, author, The Pilgrim Soul<\/em> and Science and the Sacred<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cMasterful and groundbreaking! Through the unique lens of spirituality and science, and with exceptional skill, Will opens our heart and mind to the exquisite truth that Ultimate Reality is one in all religions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2015Imam Jamal Rahman<\/strong>, author, Spiritual Gems of Islam<\/em>; coauthor, Getting to the Heart of Interfaith<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cWill Keepin’s wise and generous heart shines through in this impressive synthesis of timeless sacred wisdom and contemporary perspectives from interspirituality and the sciences. Drawing on both Eastern and Western sources, he mounts a cogent case that the path of divine love\u2014too often dismissed as “dualistic” or “merely devotional”\u2014can indeed culminate in the highest forms of nondual realization.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2015Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, PhD<\/strong>, author, The Wisdom Way of Knowing<\/em> and The Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cA masterful blend of rigorous scholarship and wild devotion…. A vital contribution to the emerging body of literature that clarifies and celebrates the interspiritual movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2015Mirabai Starr<\/strong>, author, God of Love: A Guide to the Heart of Judaism, Christianity & Islam<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cTo the landscape of a global spirituality … aptly adds the detail needed from the depth of myriad wisdom traditions and the advances of current science…. Visionary.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2015Kurt Johnson, PhD<\/strong>, coauthor, The Coming Interspiritual Age<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cHelps us to remember what is essential and true, and guides us to live the love that belongs to an awakened soul. Here are keys that we each can use to unlock our own mystic heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee<\/strong>, founder, The Golden Sufi Center<\/p>\n

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\u201c[A] vision of unity that inspires the mind with the perspective of contemporary science; ignites the heart with the mystical fire of divine love across faith traditions; and offers us a path for planetary spiritual awakening.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Yogacharya Ellen Grace O\u2019Brian<\/strong>, Spiritual Director, Center for Spiritual Enlightenment<\/p>\n

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\u201c[With] vast knowledge and deep love of the scriptures and mystics … [Will\u2019s] humble and reverent case for interspirituality can lead each spiritual seeker to the experience of belonging to God. Isn\u2019t this exactly what the world needs, and exactly what we need?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Robert McDermott, PhD<\/strong>, president emeritus and chair of the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies; author, The Essential Aurobindo<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cCalls us to something deeper…. Through the framework of three different faiths and that of science, calls on us to love each other\u2019s paths.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Swami Ambikananda<\/strong>, translator, Katha Upanishad <\/em>and the Uddhava Gita<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cWeaves the most critical teachings of significant spiritual traditions … into a majestic tapestry of love. A substantial invitation to open our hearts to the world that needs to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Rabbi Ted Falcon, PhD<\/strong>, author, Journey of Awakening<\/em>; coauthor, Finding Peace through Spiritual Practice: The Interfaith Amigos\u2019 Guide to Personal, Social and Environmental Healing<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cOne has to appreciate the intensive research done in this scientific and faith comparative study…. The path of divine love is available to all humans, so this book is for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Mary Frost<\/strong>, deputy chair, Cape Town Interfaith Initiative<\/p>\n

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\u201cNothing is more refreshingly relevant than a nuclear physicist writing a riveting book on belonging to God…. Will\u2019s great gift is both enthusiasm for the progress in these matters and deep discernment with regard to details.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Father Francis D\u2019Sa, SJ<\/strong>, director, Institute for the Study of Religion<\/p>\n

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\u201cA passionate argument for the beauty and profundity of a devotional path to union with the Divine…. A song from the heart (and mind) that calls each of us into a devotional state of prayer for wholeness in our own lives and entices us ever deeper toward union with the Divine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Rory McEntee<\/strong>, coauthor, The New Monasticism: An Interspiritual Manifesto for Contemplative Living<\/em><\/p>\n

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Belonging to God: Spirituality, Science & a Universal Path of Divine Love
\nAuthor: William Keepin, PhD
\n<\/strong>Pub Date: July 2016 ISBN: 978-1-59473-621-6
\nPublisher: SkyLightPaths<\/strong><\/p>\n

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National Publicity Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Eileen Duhn\u00e9 415.459.2573 \/ eduhne@comcast.net<\/a> \/Skype: Eileen.Duhne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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