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A spiritual look at our potential for transformation in everyday experiences. The author encourages readers to work with their human flaws-rather than against them-to allow the divine into their daily lives.
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Already On Holy Ground : Experiencing the Presence in Ordinary Life
author
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Bailey, John.
publisher
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Hazelden Publishing
isbn10 | asin
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1568381077
print isbn13
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9781568381077
ebook isbn13
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9780585305943
language
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English
subject
Bailey, John,--1942- , Spiritual biography.
publication date
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1996
lcc
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BL73.B35 1996eb
ddc
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291.4/092
subject
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Bailey, John,--1942- , Spiritual biography.
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Already on Holy Ground
Experiencing the Presence in Ordinary Life
J. K. Bailey
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Hazelden Center City, Minnesota 55012-0176
1996 by John Keith Bailey All rights reserved. Published 1996 Printed in the United States of America No portion of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bailey, John Already on holy ground : experiencing the presence in ordinary life / J.K. Bailey. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-56838-107-7 1. Bailey, John. 2. Spiritual biography. I. Title. BL73.B35 1996 291.4'092dc20 96-4893 CIP
Editor's note Hazelden offers a variety of information on chemical dependency and related areas. Our publications do not necessarily represent Hazelden's programs, nor do they officially speak for any Twelve Step organization.
The following authors and publishers have generously given permission to use quotations from copyrighted works: From The Kabir Book, copyright 1971, 1977 by Robert Bly. Reprinted by permission of the author and Beacon Press. From The Child Within Us Lives! A Synthesis of Science, Religion and Metaphysics, copyright 1986 by William Samuel. Reprinted by permission of the William Samuel Foundation.
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CONTENTS
Epigraph
vii
Foreword
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
1
Part One: Awakening to the Presence
1. The Enlightenment Myth
11
2. This Is It!
21
3. The Magic of Glimpses
31
4. Recognizing Glimpses
47
5. Noticing the Soundless Sound
67
Part Two: Our Obsession with Me
6. The Me-Sense
77
7. Loosening the Ego's Grip
85
8. Overcoming Judgments
95
9. Who Am I?
107
Part Three: Darkness Reveals the Light
10. Embracing Our Flaws
119
11. Powerful Feelings
129
12. Transcending Feelings
143
13. Pain Brings Us Light
151
14. Already on Holy Ground
167
Endnotes
173
Suggested Reading
179
Glossary
189
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The truth is that the place whereon you stand is holy ground as long as you are contemplating the presence and the power of God within you. Joel S. Goldsmith
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FOREWORD
Already on Holy Ground is a secret treasure that whispers, rather than shouts, its reminder that the Infinite is always with us, if we but notice. Like a seashell held up to the ear whose sound calls us to the ocean, J. K. Bailey's wisdom alerts us to our own capacity for enlightenment, transcendence, and love, for getting beyond egotism.
The delight is that he does so with such full-tilt honesty and compassion, gently debunking myths that attractand waylayspiritual seekers. Examining the myth of enlightenment itself, he writes, "In the depths of my being I'll know it has nothing to do with channelers of wisdom or genial guardian angels. I will grasp that awakening is really about what we ourselves experiencethrough grace." And addressing the myth that spectacular inner experiences are more spiritual than the glimpses afforded by ordinary moments, he notes, "But in waiting for the blinding light to find us, we ignored the tiny sparkle of a star in the night sky
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that could bring joy to the heart and help us remember the Divine." Bailey sees through the myths that say spiritual people never get angry, that they avoid intense feelingsthat they must perpetually seek.
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