Bøger af Bernadette Roberts

In this collection of essays, Bernadette Roberts deepens her mark upon the Christian contemplative tradition. Bernadette expands and clarifies many of the important themes from her previous groundbreaking books: The Experience of No-Self, The Path to No-Self, What is Self?, and The Real Christ. Certain to be of broad interest in this collection are two of Bernadette's most recent essays, the "Ten Ox-herding Pictures" and "The Nature of Self." The witness of Bernadette's life, spiritual journey and writings continues to confirm her profound contribution to our understanding and experience of the spiritual journey, especially as it unfolds beyond the unitive state. These essays are at once challenging, provocative, enjoyable, fun and deeply edifying. They help remind us of God's everlasting love and invite us deeper into the life and joys in and as Christ. The essays will also serve as an accessible introduction to Bernadette's primary books. As such, this book will be a welcome primer for all readers and theologians interested in understanding more deeply the nature of what Bernadette experienced and bore witness to.

An autobiography of contemplative Bernadette Roberts from birth to age seventeen.

The Real Christ is simply the E=MC of theology, unfolding the deepest mysteries of the Trinity with profound clarity. This is a must read book for anyone who has struggled with remaining a Christian or grown frustrated with the banality of what seems to be the "Jesus Industry" of corporate Christianity. Please prayerfully and slowly read The Real Christ. It is full of some of the most liberating and transforming ideas currently available to humankind. It is what Christianity was meant to be and, quite truthfully, must still become. We are urged to take up and read, and consider again the complete superstructure that is Christianity so to really discover and really become Christ.

Explores the journey beyond union, beyond self and God, into the silent and still regions of the Unknown.

This book shows how, once we have adjusted to the unitive state, the spiritual journey moves on to yet another more final ending.In our major religious traditions, the outstanding milestone in the spiritual journey is the permanent, irreversible transcendence of the self center or ego. The fact that a great deal has been written about the journey to this point means that many people have come this far. But what, we might ask, comes next? Looking ahead we see no path; even in the literature there seems to be nothing beyond an abiding awareness of oneness with God. Had this path been mapped in the literature, then at least we would have known that one existed; but where no such account exists, we assume there is no path and that union of self and God is the final goal to be achieved.The main purpose of The Path to No-Self is to correct this assumption. It verifies that a path beyond union does indeed exist, that the eventual falling away of the unitive state happens as the culmination of a long experiential journey beyond the state. The author shows that a path exists between the transcendence of the ego (self-center), which begins the unitive state, and the later falling away of all self (the true self), which ends the unitive state.As a first hand account, The Path to No-Self will be of interest to those with similar experiences, or those searching for a better understanding of their own spiritual journey. Since the journey is concerned with the effects of grace on human consciousness, the book will be of interest to those psychologists concerned with the transformational process.

This extraordinary philosophical treatise on the nature of self and God follows on the author''s now-classic book, The Experience of No-Self. A renowned contemporary mystic, Bernadette Roberts takes us to the ultimate consciousness that transcends self and experience. The book includes fascinating chronicles of her own spiritual journey. For many readers, this latest effort puts all her insights into clearer and sharper perspective. In this book, Ms. Roberts explains her concepts about ego, self, and the revelations of the contemplative life in a deeper and more mature fashion, as though her own journey has grown clearer with distance.