Sages, mystics and spiritual masters

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Who are these masters of life, these wise men, these mystics who have shaped the spiritual adventure of humanity? What are the great texts that they wrote or inspired, what are the sources of their inspiration? From Buddha to Teresa of Avila, from Seneca to Gandhi, from Ibn'Arabi to Simone Weil, from Egyptian sages to contemporary Tibetan lamas, from the masters of Hassidism to the gurus of modern India... this book evokes the transforming experience of greatest spiritual figures in the history of humanity and the great philosophical figures in the history of men: the scandal of suffering and the aspiration to happiness, the spiritual path, prayer and meditation, love and compassion, freedom and death and the afterlife... A superb fresco of the spiritual quests of humanity.
An anthological, documented and educational summation on everything that humanity has been able to create in terms of wisdom. First published in 2002 , the work, here reproduced in a compact edition, avoids the pitfalls of syncretism and anachronism while remaining eclectic and accessible to all.

• Bayard Editions, January 2021 – 920 pages – EAN: 9782227498754 – ISBN: 978-2-2274-9875-4