Lovers in the Wilderness: Awaken Mystical Unity and Create a Joyful Life with Mantra Prayer

Just imagine. What if deep in the unexplored wilderness of your inner soul lies a secret passage into a place where silence speaks of all there is to know--a place to which we can only point--yet, once discovered, we know it better, trust it more, than any other place we could possibly conceive of or imagine? What if, beyond all you've ever feared, beyond all your doubts, even beyond all your questions, there was a simple answer waiting, waiting for just the right moment, to cut through all you thought you knew to lay, imperceptibly, at your feet the one truth that informs all the others--that right there, within you, was the treasure you've been so desperately seeking? What if you finally understood that this treasure could not be found or created--only allowed--for, in truth, it is already you? Perhaps then, you might just pass by yourself . . . and wonder.

About the Author :
Stephanie Rutt is Director of the Tree of Life School for Sacred Living, and founder of the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple. She received her DMin from Andover Newton Theological School, now Andover Newton Seminary at Yale, where she graduated with honors. She is the author of four other books, an interfaith curricula program for the Tree of Life Interfaith Seminary, and has appeared on the TEDx stage.


Review :
"Stephanie speaks, writes, and lives from the heart. To read this elegant writing is to journey with her through your own wilds and find moments of stillness. She is a guide who takes your hand and walks with you instead of pointing and talking about. Her authenticity is essential in these turbulent times and any time we want the courage to listen to our heart's whispers. Taking this journey, we can gain the courage to love, listen, and be fully alive. When we learn to grasp gently the whole, to not disturb it, it reveals itself to us and us to ourselves. The infinite becomes intimate and tangible."
--Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, Fish Interfaith Center at Chapman University

"Dr. Stephanie Rutt offers us simple practices for tuning into our original nature, furthering peace and ease in daily life. The spirituality she invokes is simply a part of who we already are, waiting to be brought forth. She guides us to listen deeply, and open to inner guidance though practice. Thus, we begin to tap into the awakened heart that interconnects all life. One could say she is an artist at demystifying mysticism, integrating profound inner realization with practical everyday life."
--Murshida Halima Sussman, Sama Center, Sufi Ruhaniat International