Phil Goldberg has written a book to rival Evelyn Underhill’s masterpiece, Practical Mysticism, which was written right at the outbreak of World War I. Goldberg’s book, like Underhill’s, was written for a period in history when, as Underhill herself states, “practical mysticism was the activity needed most.”
Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times is a beautifully written, engaging book that offers tributes to the perennial wisdom traditions, along with honoring the value and necessity of Western thought. It is an engaging, highly practical and adaptable guide, and due to its bow to the Perennial Traditions, as needed now as much as Underhill’s was needed before World War I. Not only is it a modern updating of contemplative and philosophical methods, it is deftly written in a way that highlights their necessity for today’s current global crisis.
There are many “spiritual” book around, but Goldberg’s does what so few actually do. At the very least, and it is saying quite a bit, his book shows one the many ways to keep open one’s heart, uplift one’s consciousness, and come back repeatedly to inner peace when the entire outer world is in chaos.
But Phil Goldberg’s book achieves this, and much more. It is written by a deeply compassionate, caring, and spiritual person who has a unique gift. Goldberg seems to have the wisdom and Love of an advanced yogi, and his book reflects his own Inner Consciousness. He utilizes prayer, meditations, and mantras from many traditions, and each one is given the respect it rightly deserves. Again, like Underhill, his inner gifts are balanced with a deep sense of the practical. As such, Goldberg understands that many aspects of the traditions need to be brought to the gaze of modern life and he does that wonderfully, giving them new meaning. One can actual feel the blessings pour forth from each passage, uplifting one’s mind above the fray of the turmoil of the time.
Perhaps Goldberg’s greatest gift is his writing style. He writes as if you were hanging out at a neighborhood joint, or on a front stoop in one’s neighborhood with your best friend, and that friend just happens to be someone of profound insight, deep concern, and vast wisdom, and can take the most esoteric spiritual material and make it as accessible and engaging as if he were talking about baseball.
In essence, Phil Goldberg’s book is a virtual darshan that brings fully alive ancient and current wisdom, is fully adapted for today’s turbulent times, and has the capacity to keep readers opened-hearted with an elevated consciousness. Not many books are capable of this.
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