How Do You Pray?: Inspiring Responses from Religious Leaders, Spiritual Guides, Healers, Activists and Other Lovers of Humanity

by Celeste Yacoboni (Editor), Mirabai Starr (Foreword by)

Overview

As we evolve, so do our prayers; as our prayers evolve, so do we. This is the evolution of illumination, the collective voice of the soul of the world.

How Do You Pray? was born from a vision in which Celeste Yacoboni was told to ask the world, "How Do You Pray?" She reached out to leading spiritual, shamanic, scientific teachers, guides, and activists and asked for their response. Culled from those responses is an original and deeply personal collection of essays. Talking intimately and candidly about how they pray, these personalities encourage the reader to contemplate the intention of prayer in their own life.

This collection speaks to the reader's heart and asks What is your soul's expression? How do you dance in ecstasy, bare your soul to the divine? Bow in gratitude? Merge with nature? Cry out for guidance? How do you pray?

This groundbreaking and moving book gathers responses from leaders of diverse spiritual and religious traditions ranging from Buddhism to Islam to Christianity, as well as those who do not claim one or any particular walk of faith. Contributors include Brother David Steindl-Rast, Matthew Fox, James O'Dea, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Tessa Bielecki, Lama Surya Das, Hank Wesselman, Father Bede Griffiths, Byron Katie, Joan Halifax, Normandi Ellis, Andrew Harvey, Dan Millman, Kristena Prater, Nicki Scully, Mirabai Starr, and more.

This book is a beautiful gift package with matte laminate cover and red ribbon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781939681232
Publisher:	Monkfish Book Publishing Company
Publication date:	07/08/2014
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	690,798
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Celeste Yacoboni is a Minister of Walking Prayer, ordained by the Center for Sacred Studies in Sonora, California. Her work focuses on guiding and supporting people through transitions by creating a space of awareness, presence and inspiration which integrates body, mind, spirit and emotions. She maintains a thriving private practice in Santa Fe, NM in which she facilitates healing and wholeness through Massage Therapy, Chi Nei Tsang, Qigong, Women’s Breast Health, Plant Essences, the Hawaiian practice of Ho’oponopono, and the inquiry “How Do You Pray?” Celeste leads “How Do You Pray?” workshops in which people share and experience different ways of prayer and connecting to Source. On her Ho’oponopono CD, Celeste sings a Hawaiian healing practice which creates a space of love, compassion, forgiveness and gratitude. Celeste lives in New Mexico.

Table of Contents

Foreword xv

Introduction xvii

Brother David Steindl-Rast 2

Normandi Ellis 3

Sandra Ingerrnan 5

Roshi Joan Halifax 6

Gregg Braden 7

Kim Rosen 8

Imam Jamal Rahman 11

Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 12

Nina Simons 15

Jyoti 18

Donna Eden 19

Sobonfu Some 20

Michael Gelb 22

Tito La Rosa 23

James O'Dea 26

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee 27

Zuleikha 29

Alex Warden 30

Patricia Flasch 31

Colleen Kelley 33

Patch Adams 35

Robert Peng 36

Patricia Ellsberg 38

Arjuna Ardagh 40

Allyson Grey 42

Alex Grey 43

Rabbi Rami Shapiro 44

Donna Thomson 47

Dr. Masaru Emoto 48

Love and Gratitude Water Crystal 49

Gail Straub 50

Cynthia Jurs 52

Jennifer Esperanza 53

Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi 54

Rev. Cynthia Brix 56

Terry Tempest Williams 58

Chan Master Guo Jun 59

Mark Robert Waldman 61

Ganga White 62

Adam Bucko 63

Caroline Muir 64

Sharif Abdullah 65

Gloria Karpinski 67

George Boeree 68

Byron Katie 71

Daniel Craig 74

Jennifer Esperanza 75

Carolyn Baker 76

Peter Russell 77

Jeff Sollins 80

Sedena Cappannelli 82

Margaret Scarbird 83

David McCallurn 85

Sharon Gannon 87

Sri Prem Baba 88

Swan A. Montague 91

Jeff Brown 92

Tessa Bielecki 93

George Cappannelli 94

Fred Alan Wolf 95

Millard Murphy 96

Brigitie Mars 100

Regina Sara Ryan 101

Matthew Fox 104

Mariana Caplan 105

Bruce Sanguin 106

Elayne Doughty 108

Trevor Malkinson 109

Deva Premal & Miten 111

N. Scott Momaday 112

Oriah Mountain Dreamer 113

Wallace J. Nichols 116

Devaa Haley Mitchell 117

Peter Makena 118

Christa Obuchowski 120

Kathleen Jenks 122

Arnold Mindell 123

Nicki Scully 124

Rainbeau Mars 126

Rick Strassman 128

Marcia Wieder 129

Dan Millman 131

Norma Gentile 132

Michael Stillwater 133

Chris Deckker 134

Sitajamieson Caddie 136

Tom Zender 138

Waduda Paradiso 139

Dunya Dianne McPherson 140

Lama Surya Das 142

Arun Gandhi 143

Ruth King 144

Eli Jaxon-Bear 146

GailLarsen 149

William Keepin 150

Jason Apollo Voss 152

Kristena Prater 153

Katherine Woodward Thomas 155

Hank Wesselman 156

Joanne Shenandoah 159

Lama Gyurme 160

Gina Rose Halpern 161

Robyn Benson 162

Hella Neumann 163

Tamam Kahn 164

Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi 165

Jeremy Geffen 166

Arvol Looking Horse 167

Tom Pinkson 170

Mirabai Starr 171

Father Richard Rohr 173

Susan Slotter 174

Light Being 175

Kenny Ausubel 176

Richard Packham 178

Susun Weed 181

Millie Yacoboni 184

Marianne Williamson 185

Margaret Behan 187

Robin Lim 188

Deirdre Hade 190

Amit Goswami 191

Sieve Bhaerman 193

Father Bede Griffiths 194

Andrew Harvey 196

Tara Stapleton 198

Ravi Nathwani 200

Chameli Ardagh 201

Huston Smith 202

Elizabeth Cunningham 203

Father William Hart McNichols 204

Mother of Fairest Love 206

Editorial Reviews

"If you want to learn how to be more creative, study Leonardo da Vinci or Thomas Edison. If you'd like to improve your cooking skill, watch Michael Symon or Cat Cora on "Iron Chef." And if you want to enrich your inner life, immerse yourself in the beautiful examples of prayer from spiritual teachers, visionaries and thought leaders in this exquisite volume. How Do You Pray? offers
creative inspiration and rich nourishment for all seekers."—Michael J. Gelb, author of How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci and Innovate Like Edison

"This is a book that many will be putting into their pockets and carrying with them to inspire them on a daily basis. This is a book that not only inspires, but reminds us of the inner connection that powers this world of reality. Celeste Yacoboni has planted a seed to awaken our memory! Let our hearts unify as we celebrate our diversity and the spiritual nature we walk with."—Jyoti, Spiritual Director for the Center for Sacred Studies and Ambassador to the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers


"Each humble seeker will discern the language of prayer, the language of the heart, in his or her own way, guided by the Love that interpenetrates all existence. Nonetheless, we are richly fed and inspired by the words and witness of others in their explorations and practice within this mysterious
and ultimately ordinary domain. In this feast of a book, Celeste Yacoboni presents us with dozens of invitations to stop, to listen, to let go, to wonder, to shout in praise, to cry with longing. Here is a gift for all lovers of God, whatsoever Name is assigned to that One."—Regina Sara Ryan, author of Praying Dangerously and Igniting the Inner Life


"Celeste’s book is not just entertaining, or interesting, or inspiring. It’s positively revolutionary."—Arjuna Ardagh, author of The Translucent Revolution


"The book exudes sacredness."— Jamal Rahman, author of Spiritual Gems of Islam: Insights & Practices from the Qur'an, Hadith, Rumi & Muslim Teaching Stories to Enlighten the Heart & Mind

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