{"product_id":"immortal-diamond-9781118303597","title":"Immortal Diamond","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDissolve the distractions of ego to find our authentic selves in God\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn his bestselling book \u003ci\u003eFalling Upward,\u003c\/i\u003e Richard Rohr talked about ego (or the False Self) and how it gets in the way of spiritual maturity. But if there''s a False Self, is there also a True Self? What is it? How is it found? Why does it matter? And what does it have to do with the spiritual journey? This book likens True Self to a diamond, buried deep within us, formed under the intense pressure of our lives, that must be searched for, uncovered, separated from all the debris of ego that surrounds it. In a sense True Self must, like Jesus, be resurrected, and that process is not resuscitation but transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how to navigate spiritually difficult terrain with clear vision and tools to uncover our True Selves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by Father Richard Rohr, the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFalling Upward\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the fundamental issues of who we are and helps us on our path of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow well do we know ourselves? So many roles and identities shape individual lives that it's easy to be confused about what is authentically \"us.\" Rohr, a Franciscan priest and founding director of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, N.Mex., leads a narrative excursion to the \"True Self,\" the core of character that lies like a diamond buried within. Writing for secular seekers, the author claims that individuals need to allow the false self to fall away in order to get in touch with the true self, allowing it to breathe and flourish. Grasping onto the superficial identities of the false self, such as job, class, race, or accomplishments, can keep people from being the loving and generous conduits of the Divine that they are meant to be. God is always communicating with humans, but those who cling to ego and social position can’t hear these divine messages. The author makes clear that it is not easy to shed this falseness for truth in the inner life, but it is a spiritual path well worth the effort. (Jan.) (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInvitation: The Immortal Diamond of the True Self vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Is ‘‘The True Self’’? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What Is ‘‘The False Self’’? 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 What Dies and Who Lives? 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Knife Edge of Experience 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Thou Art That 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 If It Is True, It Is True Everywhere 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Enlightenment at Gunpoint 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Intimate with Everything 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Love Is Stronger Than Death 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A The True Self and the False Self 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B A Mosaic of Metaphors 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Watching at the Tomb: Attitudes for Prayer 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D Head into Heart: ‘‘The Sacred Heart’’ 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E Adam’s Breathing: Praying from the Clay 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F Twelve Ways to Practice Resurrection Now 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 239\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528825348439,"sku":"9781118303597","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118303597.jpg?v=1731873166","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/immortal-diamond-9781118303597","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}