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Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages: Stories of Enlightenment
by Robert Ullman, Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman
from RedWheel / Weiser

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Interesting, but not very useful
  Being a bit of a spiritual seeker myself, I was hoping that these stories would provide some insight. However, in most cases they're discussions of the actual moment that enlightenment occurred, which I found less than useful. For most of these people, enlightenment was a spontaneous event. That's not to say they hadn't spent years of traveling a path to get to that event, but the book doesn't describe that path.
  Also, especially for the people who lived long ago, I have to doubt the accuracy of the... more info

• Very Inspiring...
  I was browsing the internet and I was so surprised that there are no reviews of this book listed online, that I felt I had to add this. I received this book as a gift from my wife a few years ago. This book is a wonderful and inspiring book that provides an insight into the lives and experiences many of the larger-than-life spiritual figures we've read about, as well as many people, from ancient times as well as recent times, that you've probably never heard of. In many cases it includes excerpts of the... more info

• Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages
  Robert Ullman and Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman are naturopathic and homeopathic physicians who have also studied with numerous spiritual teachers. Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages: Stories of Enlightenment is their seventh book, in which their "intent is to capture the experience of enlightenment as clearly and succinctly as possible."

  While recognizing that each individual's experience will be unique, the Ullmans believe that the stories of others will serve as models or signposts for those who are... more info

• Fascinating and disturbing
  33 stories of enlightenment, straight from the horse's mouth. Thirteen of the enlightened persons in the book were born in the 20th century, and photographs are included of many of them. This in itself helps me overcome the sense that these folks are completely "other."

  The stories of enlightenment cover as wide a spectrum as you could imagine, from 16 year old boys in India who suddenly attained enlightenment, to middle age businessmen, to the very troubling story of Suzanne Segal, a young pregnant... more info

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