Andrew Harvey

From a highly popular and respected scholar, poet and lecturer and one of the nation's most celebrated authorities on mysticism comes the paperback edition of a brilliant introduction to the essential texts and themes of the great mystic visionaries. Whether it's based on the Buddhist vision of the Bodhisattva or the Christian concept of service, the mystic's journey is one take on behalf of all humanity and that journey is the same in all traditions. This wide range of selections brings readers the essential themes and personalities of the mystic experience. Beautifully introduced with practical analysis and vital historical information, The Essential Mystics offers extras from many traditions, including Buddhist, Sikh, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, Hopi, Aborigine and Kogi.

A powerful interpretation of Rumi and his message of divine love and union. The Way of Passion, a penetrating antidote to today's spiritual crises, presents Rumi's magnificent visions of spiritual surrender and mystical union.

"In Burning Houses, Andrew Harvey has taken the novel form and extended it to grand opera, with all its glitter and drama, flourish and tragedy. Charles, a writer living Paris, is invited by Adolphe, a famous film director, to read his novel to him. Their meetings enmesh the reader in two plots: one developing in the encounters between Charles and Adolphe; the other contained in Charles's novel, the account of his relationship with Mark, a married man. Like a turning crystal, the story reveals the facets of love: the sexual passion between Charles and Mark; the long friendship between Charles and Anna (an outspoken beauty who appears in both plots); and the luminous platonic love between Adolphe and Charles that is akin to a merging of souls. Each character undergoes a transformation, a growth into knowledge that brings the reader to a deep understanding of self-awareness through suffering, honesty, and humor"--Dust jacket flap.

"For readers interested in Tibetan Buddhism and pilgrimages of the spirit of all kinds, A Journey in Ladakh is Andrew Harvey's spiritual travelogue of his arduous journey to one of the most remote parts of the world - the highest, least populated region in India, cut off by snow for six months each year. Buddhists have meditated in the mountains of Ladakh since the third century before Christ, and it is there that the purest form of Tibetan Buddhism is still practiced today."--BOOK JACKET.

This anthology collects the most lyrical, passionate, illuminating writings of the Hindu mystical tradition. Andrew Harvey, the popular spiritual scholar and writer, has selected excerpts from ancient and contemporary sources, including extracts from the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and other classical Hindu texts; the words of such venerable spiritual teachers as Ramakrishna and Ramana Maharshi; and the devotional poetry of Mirabai, Ramprasad, and many others. The scope of this anthology makes it a marvelous introduction to Hindu mystical literature, while the power and beauty of the language will inspire those already familiar with the genre.

"Radical Passion, the culmination of award-winning author Andrew Harvey's life's work, explores the catastrophes of our current times and celebrates the ecstatic hope and divinity that is possible--right now and in the future"--Provided by publisher.

Summary, When giant intelligent spiders take over their town, five junior high school students fight back by traveling the mysterious and dangerous Web and criss crossing the universe.

In this rich anthology, Andrew Harvey and Anne Baring explore many spiritual traditions throughout the world - including ancient Egypt, Sumeria, Greece, Judaism, Hinduism, Taoism, Sufism, Christianity, and Buddhism, and native religions - as they celebrate the goddess figures from Isis, Ishtar and Gaia to Kali, Kuan Yin, and the Virgin Mary. Hundreds of sayings, hymns, prayers, and poems from these traditions reveal the importance of renewing and integrating our relationship with the Divine Feminine and point the way to a new understanding of life, spirituality, and our relationship with this planet.

"Jelalludin Rumi (1207-1273) led the quiet life of an Islamic teacher in central Anatolia (modern Turkey) until the age of thirty-seven, when he met a wandering dervish named Shams Tabriz - through whom he encountered the Divine Presence in a way that utterly transformed him. The result of this epiphany was the greatest body of mystical poetry the world has ever seen, and the establishment of a spiritual movement that would eventually stretch from Africa to China, enduring to our own day."--BOOK JACKET. "This collection of versions of Rumi by Andrew Harvey contains some of the master's most luminous verse, along with selections from his lesser-read prose works, with the aim of presenting a balanced view of his teaching that includes both the high-flying love of God and the rigorous path of discipline essential for those who seek it."--BOOK JACKET.