Mystical Spirituality Book Group

Our Mystical Spirituality Book Group meets in person once per quarter to discuss a book that deepens our exploration of mystical spirituality through a range of spiritual traditions.

As part of the Book Group we also have an ongoing WhatsApp chat for informal connection and comment while we read the book.

If you would like to be involved, please send an email to: compassionatesociety@yahoo.com

Upcoming:

Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

A 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha.

Previous titles:

Meister Eckhart by Matthew Fox

‘Like Rumi, the great Christian mystic Meister Eckhart was—according to Matthew Fox’s brilliant and inspiring account—deeply ecumenical, encompassing wisdom that one can find in Jewish, Sufi, Buddhist, and Hindu mystical traditions, as well as in shamanism and indigenous spirituality. Eckhart advocated for social, economic, and gender justice. He also championed an earth-based spirituality and a cosmic consciousness, and taught that we are all artists whose vocation is to birth the Cosmic Christ (or Buddha Nature). All these elements have inspired Fox and influenced his Creation Spirituality. In this book, Fox imagines dialogues between Eckhart and Carl Jung, Thich Nhat Hanh, Rabbi Heschel, and many others.’ — Tikkun Magazine review

Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

‘Burnt out and in need of retreat, a middle-aged woman leaves the big city to return to the area where she grew up, taking refuge in a small religious community hidden away on the stark plains of New South Wales. She doesn’t believe in God, yet finds herself living a strange, reclusive existence almost by accident. A temporary visit becomes something much more permanent …’ Booker Prize Reading Guide

Seduced by Grace by Michael Bernard Kelly