God on Your Own: Finding A Spiritual Path Outside ReligionISBN: 978-0-7879-8312-3
Paperback
272 pages
June 2006, Jossey-Bass
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"Dispenza … offers encouragement to all those seeking
independence from the secure confines of traditional religious
doctrine by detailing his own courageous journey."
"The prospect of relinquishing codified church dogma and community
to travel an uncharted, unconventional path can be daunting. In his
latest book, Dispenza (founder, LifePath Retreats; The Way of the
Traveler) offers encouragement to all those seeking independence
from the secure confines of traditional religious doctrine by
detailing his own courageous journey. Through thoughtful
reflection, he relates the crisis of faith he experienced as a
young monk in the Roman Catholic Church, which manifested itself in
the inability to reconcile his emerging beliefs with the rigid
tenets of catechism. Taking enormously uncertain steps, he left the
faith in search of more experiential alternatives that would grant
him a more fulfilling relationship with his 'Source' (or God). The
resulting narrative richly illustrates both the challenges and the
rewards of embarking on such a journey and 'provides a wealth of
relevant discussion material and welcome support for anyone
contemplating this course.' This 'survival guide' by someone
further along 'the road less traveled' is appropriate for public
and academic libraries, especially those with traditional and
alternative spirituality collections." (Library Journal,
2006)
—From the Foreword by Thomas Moore
"Dispenza offers a thoughtful, openhearted, profoundly humane
vision of authentic spirituality lived outside the walls of
conventional religion. He shows how, through honest, persistent
seeking, we can open to the direct experience of the sacred, beyond
belief."
—Dean Sluyter, author, Cinema Nirvana: Enlightenment
Lessons from the Movies
"Every now and then a book nourishes our deepest and often
unstated need. For those of us stepping out from organized
religion, learning to incarnate the divine and to discern the
deeper meaning of all great mystical revelation as sovereign
persons, this book is literally a God-send! We are taken on a
journey to spiritual freedom and fulfillment as a personal
revelation. It's a remarkably good book."
—Barbara Marx Hubbard, president, Foundation for Conscious
Evolution
"A piercingly honest look at humanity's weakest condition,
belief. In this work, Joseph Dispenza stokes the emotional,
intellectual, and spiritual drive within each of us to know God and
not surrender ourselves to some dogma of belief. An oracle work in
which each reader will be challenged to know their calling, define
their life, and live on purpose."
—David A. Morehouse, David Morehouse Productions