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Thanks, Deepak, for Your Powerful Books and Messages

By Julia Kellogg
Bookstore Manager

Hello, Friends!
Did you know that Unity of Phoenix was the first to bring Deepak Chopra to Phoenix?

Back when he was just first published and was one of the first best-selling authors to invite people into the mind/body connection, we were inviting people to expand their consciousness by hearing him in person. Since then, he is everywhere! Larry King seems to have him on his show anytime he needs someone to balance out a fundamental frame of mind. And instead of publishing a new book every couple of years, Deepak now publishes several in one year.

This year he seems to be covering all bases of inclusive spirituality with a new book on Jesus and one on Buddha! To the question, “Who is Jesus Christ?” Deepak responds that there is not one Jesus, but three: the historical Jesus—the man; Jesus the Son of God—the embodiment of institutional religion; and Jesus the Cosmic Christ—the spiritual guide whose teaching embraces all humanity, not just the church built in his name. In The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore, Deepak argues that Christianity needs to overcome its tendency to be exclusionary and refocus on being a religion of personal insight and spiritual growth.

His Buddha book, Buddha: A Story of Enlightement, is a novel about the young prince who abandoned his inheritance to discover his true calling. This journey changed the world forever, and the truths revealed continue to influence every
corner of the globe today. Two different books. Two different lives. But a universal message that has the power to unite the world in love and peace. Thanks, Deepak!

New in the Divine Idea Bookstore

The World is our Cloister: A Guide to the Modern Religious Life
By Jennifer Kavanagh
The dedicated religious life of monks and nuns has a fascination for many of us—at a distance. We live in the world we have, and it’s hard to figure out how to do it in a God-filled way.

This book is about the new religious life: a life to which Protestant, Catholic, Hindu or those with no label can relate. It is a guide to living the devotional life, not behind the walls of a monastery, but in the world. It’s about engagement in the world as well as withdrawal, the balance between a life of action and one of contemplation; how to be in the world but not of it. It is also a guide to the mystical experience at the heart of all religion. Beyond the barriers of belief and practice lies the stark and simple reality of relating to God: “the practice of the presence of God.”
($24.95)

Excuse Me, Your God Is Waiting: Love Your God-Create Your Life-Find Your True Self
By Michelle Epiphany Prosser
For many of us, the search for the true self begins and ends with God. Certainly this is true for this author. In this remarkable book, Prosser opens up her life experience to light the way for each of us as we undertake our own journey of self-discovery.

Many books teach us how to use the Law of Attraction to bring into reality the life we really want. This book puts God front and center in the process and in our lives. We not only benefit from Prosser’s many experiences but also from the numerous exercises she includes—exercises that allow us to get to know God in a different way than we’ve ever experienced before. She shows us how to make God a part of each day, each experience, each trial, and each celebration.

Prosser urges us to journey through this book with joy and playfulness—concepts that are often lost in the cares of our world. Excuse Me, Your God is Waiting is ready to take you to that new place where joy is not forgotten and playfulness is a way of life. ($15.95)

The Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance & Opening Your Heart
By Sue Patton Thoele
Imagine a day in which you can be in the midst of chaos but maintain a clear head and sense of balance and focus and have your feet firmly planted on the ground. Even the busiest of women among us has the ability to embrace mindfulness and will reap the benefits of doing so!

In this book, Sue Patton Thoele shows you how to incorporate mindfulness into your busy and dynamic life. The book’s gentle and humorous approach makes it a practical and easily understood guide for those who are new to the practice of mindfulness as well as those who are already familiar with its gifts. The book offers over 65 simple and effective practices to help you embrace mindfulness one moment at a time. Filled with both the author’s and other women’s personal stories about the joys and hurdles that come with embracing mindful living, this book is a friend whose hand you can hold on the path toward being present in the moment. Finding your way will lead naturally to a more open heart, inner peace, and greater zest for life—a path well worth pursuing. ($15.95)

Why Good People Do Bad Things: How to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy
By Debbie Ford
W hy Good People Do Bad Things exposes the
pervasive and often hidden impulses that influence our everyday decisions. The headlines are full of stories of good people gone astray. They show up on the evening news and are splashed across the weekly tabloids. In many ways, these sad stories have become a national obsession. Yet countless other acts of self-destruction and sabotage take place in our families, in our communities, in our circle of friends.

Despite good intentions, “good people” do very bad things—often without understanding why. Debbie Ford guides us into the heart of the duality that unknowingly operates within each one of us: the force that compels us to live by our values, give and receive love, and be a contributing member of the community; and the force that holds us back, sabotages our efforts, and repeatedly steers us toward bad choices.

Ford begins with an examination of what she calls the Beach-Ball Effect—the way in which suppressed emotions eventually rise to the surface—revealing the origins of self-destructive behavior. By describing the never-ending battle between our light and dark sides and then identifying the signposts for potential disaster, Ford helps us understand how we end up damaging the lives we’ve worked so hard to create. She then breaks new ground by helping us recognize the masks we wear to protect ourselves, including the People Pleaser, the Victim, the Bully, Mister Cool, and the Jokester. Understanding these masks and what they cover up allows us to go beneath the surface, wake up from denial, and become the person we always intended to be. ($24.95)

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