Mystics, masters, saints, and sages: stories of enlightenment

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from Suffering to Nirvana / Gautama, the Buddha -- from Illiterate woodcutter to Sixth Zen Patriarch / Hui-Neng -- Lady of the Lotus-Born / Yeshe Tsogyal -- Intoxicated with the beloved / Jalaluddin Rumi -- Kabbalah, the secret names of God / Disciple of the Kabbalistic School of Abraham Abulafia -- Bride of Christ / Saint Catherine of Siena -- Beyond dogma to divinity / Kabir -- Poems of a mad Dalai Lama / Gendun Gyatso Palzangpo -- Transcending the dark night of the soul / Saint John of the Cross -- Falling down laughing / Hakuin -- Heavenly Hasid / Baal Shem Tov -- In bondage, yet free / Baha'u'llah -- Ecstatic lover of Mother Kali / Ramana Maharshi -- There is only Ram (God) / Swami (Papa) Ramdas and Mother Krishnabai -- Bringing cosmic consciousness to the West / Paramahansa Yogananda -- Universal love of an Avatar / Mecher Baba -- I am God intoxicated / Krishnamurti -- Pathways through to space / Franklin Merrell-Wolff -- Walking for world peace / Peace pilgrim -- Awakening of the Kundalini / Gopi Krishna -- Releasing for ultimate freedom / Lester Levenson -- From individual to impersonal / Jean Klein -- It had to happen / Ramesh Balskar -- Silence of the heart / Robert Adams -- Journey to no-self / Bernadette Roberts -- Becoming the cosmos without leaving home / Deepa Kodikal -- Who are you? you are THAT! / Gangaji -- Power of now / Eckhart Tolle -- Finding essence through the diamond approach / A.H. Almaas -- Cannery enlightenment / Shantimayi -- Embraced by the Divine Mother / Mata Amritanandamayi -- Collision with the infinite / Suzanne Segal.;From the Buddha's experience under the Bodhi tree to Eckhart Tolle's realization of the "power of now," [this book] brings together stories and writings on moments of spiritual enlightenment by ancient and modern masters. With selections from religious traditions including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Baha'i, and Sufism, the collection provides a broad spectrum of spiritual awakenings throughout time.-Back cover.