New Book Explores the Mystical Doorway Between Christianity and Yogic Spirituality

In the enclosed review copy of Jesus in the Lotus: The Mystical Doorway between Christianity and Yogic Spirituality (New World Library, April 20, 2009) renowned spiritual teacher and musician Russill Paul asserts that the exploration and integration of the philosophy of Yoga need not threaten, or take away from, essential Christian beliefs but can add a dimension to them and deepen one's faith.

In Jesus in the Lotus, he tells the compelling story of how, after a motorcycle accident and subsequent crisis of faith, his heart opened to the work of renegade monk Bede Griffiths, who was one of the first to synthesize these two great religious traditions. Paul then presents what he calls a pathless path that blends the wisdom of Christianity and the spiritual teachings of yoga for a holistic daily spiritual practice.

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