More Praise for One Soul, One Love, One Heart
John Welshons has drawn many excellent sources into his fine heart to give us a very practical workbook for clear relationship.
Stephen and Ondrea Levine, authors of Who Dies? and A Year to Live
In this powerful book, John Welshons teaches us how to heal our relationships with a deep sense of kindness, forgiveness, and love. As you read this book, youll be reminded that we re all connected to one another and that love is truly all that matters. One Soul, One Love, One Heart is a beautiful book that will have a profound impact on your life and all your most important relationships.
Mike Robbins, author of Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken
There is perhaps no subject more important to our contemporary world than love, but what a complex and difficult subject it turns out to be. In his new book, John Welshons holds the complexities of love like a jewel before us, examining, reflecting, telling stories both standing back in awe of his immense topic and diving in without fear. Many of us will be grateful for his hard-won wisdom and his beautiful writing. This is a book to savor.
Stephen Cope, director of Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living and author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
Only John Welshons could have written this book! He finds relevant sacred truths from authentic sources (not easy). Understanding and honoring the mystical function of Love, he illustrates the universality of such truths across many lines of spirituality (very rare). And then he applies these principles to everyday life relationships (almost never done). Bravely sharing personal examples, without preaching or self-glorification, he asks the reader to take a new perspective on spiritual learning, using higher love as a practical technology for transforming relationships, choosing wise action, and manifesting the sheer delight of discovering ones higher self.
Allan Y. Cohen, PhD, compiler and editor of The Mastery of Consciousness: An Introduction and Guide to Practical Mysticism and Methods of Spiritual Development as Given by Meher Baba
Through story, personal experience, insights gained from enlightened spiritual leaders, and his own wise counsel, John E. Welshons leads us into the deepest recesses of his heart and soul and ours! One Soul, One Love, One Heart is a powerful expression of our spiritual journey.
Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham, minister emeritus, First Unity Church of St. Petersburg, Florida
This book is a gift for anyone who senses the deeper chords that lie within our longing for love and relationship. In clear and compassionate language, John takes us to that heart-place where human and divine love are revealed as one.
Sally Durgananda Kempton, Yoga Journal columnist and author of The Heart of Meditation
One Soul, One Love, One Heart is a powerful document that guides the reader through a rich collection of truths that can lead to a completely new way of seeing and being in the world. Cultivating empathy, choosing love over being fearful, angry, and separate, and understanding that we are all part of the same One are concepts that can enrich our souls, and as Gandhi said, You must be the change you wish to see in the world. We live in a world where there is an ever-increasing tendency to abdicate personal responsibility, and it is critical to be reminded that we are truly all in this together. John Welshons not only is a gifted teacher and writer, but more importantly, he lives the precepts that are so clearly and eloquently expressed in this book.
Chris Montan, president of Walt Disney Music
The key to successful relationships is not beyond us. It is within us, as John Welshons reveals in this supremely spiritual and practical book. He gently walks us to an inner divine place that exists beyond our anger and fear, a place that, when touched, changes everything we feel and know. These pages will bless every reader who ventures into them.
Lorraine Ash, author of Life Touches Life: A Mothers Story of Stillbirth and Healing
It has been said that love makes the world go round. Yet few of us understand what love really is. Perhaps even fewer know how to really love themselves and others. That is where this remarkable book comes in. It is a heartfelt, tender, and wise look at a simple four-letter word that can make all the difference in your world.
Allen Klein, author of The Healing Power of Humor and The Courage to Laugh
John Welshons has once again delivered us a transformational journey of self-discovery with our hearts and souls serving as our tour guides. With such eloquence and love, John captures the true essence of what it takes to create, build, and nurture healthy relationships in our lives. Furthermore, he gets to the very roots of our broken relationships and offers us a healing prescription to move forward. I wish I could bottle John Welshons and give him to the rest of the world!
Scott Chesney, life coach, transition strategist, and author of Why This?
One Soul,
One Love,
One Heart
Also by John E. Welshons
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One Soul,
One Love,
One Heart
The Sacred Path to Healing
All Relationships
JOHN E. WELSHONS
Foreword by RAM DASS
New World Library
Novato, California
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Copyright 2009 by John E. Welshons
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Welshons, John E.
One soul, one love, one heart : the sacred path to healing all relationships / John E. Welshons ; foreword by Ram Dass.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-57731-588-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Love. 2. Interpersonal relations. I. Title.
BF575.L8W44 2009
177'.7dc22
2009030684
First printing, October 2009
ISBN 978-1-57731-588-9
Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer-waste recycled paper
| New World Library is a proud member of the Green Press Initiative. |
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To the heart of love and compassion present in all sentient beings.
May this book help to awaken more of these qualities on our planet.
It is for love
that the whole universe
sprang into existence,
and it is for the sake of love
that it is kept going.
MEHER BABA
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