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Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern

A Once and Future Meeting of Rumi, Meister Eckhart, and Moses de Leon
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In Three Mystics Walk into a Tavern, Jalal ad-Din Rumi, Moses de Leon, and Meister Eckhart-three of the greatest mystics of all time-meet in Venice for an imaginary night-long conversation that will inspire everyday individuals of the twenty-first century to find their own spirituality and realize that everyone can be a mystic. Although the mystics came from different backgrounds and religious traditions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity), their spiritual paths led them to similar understandings of a union with the Divine. The three mystics have a timeless and timely message for people who walk the earth eight centuries after they did, no matter an individual's religious background or even if they have none. It is a message of connecting with the "divine spark" deep within us and within the universe.
Foreword Introductory Comments-A Tavern? Chapter 1. What This Book Is-And Is Not-About Everyone Can Be a Mystic Restless Hearts Chapter 2. They Meet at Taverna degli Alighieri in Venice Chapter 3. Mysticism: For Everyone? Trying to Define the Indefinable Mysticism Back on Stage One River, Many Wells Historical Notes Characteristics Dangers of Mysticism Chapter 4. The 13th and Early 14th Centuries as Backdrop Christianity in Europe The Mongols Culture, Education, and Law Political Events 13th-Century Inventions Concluding Comments Chapter 5. Jalal ad-Din Rumi Teachings Major Works Order of Whirling Dervishes Legacy Chapter 6. Meister Eckhart Influence Works and Teachings Modern Spirituality Chapter 7. Moses de Leon The Zohar The Zohar and Kabbalah Concluding Comments Chapter 8. The Conversation Continues, About the Divine Chapter 9. More Tea, Wine, and Conversation: This Time, About Religion and Whether It Helps or Hinders Chapter 10. Still More Cay and Conversation: The Mystic, Society, and Justice-And How They Fit Together Chapter 11. Women and the Feminine Chapter 12. As Dawn Approaches: Mysticism and the 21st Century Chapter 13. They Conclude-The Underground River and Expanding the Circle Select Bibliography
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