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Spiritual biography.
Faith.
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Gungor, Michael.
Gungor, Michael.
Spiritual biography.
Faith.
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This : becoming free / by
Michael
Gungor
(Vishnu Dass).
by
Gungor
,
Michael
.
Roundtree Press, 2019.
Call #:
204.092 G975t
Subjects
Gungor
,
Michael
.
Spiritual biography.
Faith.
ISBN:
9781944903619 (pbk.)
Description:
205 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Intentions -- The first noble truth, life is suffering -- The second noble truth, suffering is the attachment to desire -- The third noble truth, the end of clinging is the end of suffering -- The fourth noble truth, the way -- Fairy gardens.
Summary:
"Doubt-filled spiritual leader and reluctant Grammy-nominated Christian musician
Michael
Gungor
finally let go of his belief in God as he tried to whittle together a god that he could love. Letting go of the stories that defined his identity and value in the world led
Gungor
and his family on a wild and painful journey through atheism, mysticism, betrayal, loss, medical issues, moving trucks, and thousands of online trolls. The deconstruction of his faith is one story. The transformation of it is another. As
Gungor
lets us know, our stories are the seams of illusion that we sew into reality―in order to label this and that. But what you think of as you (or anything else for that matter) is simply movement within the ocean of Being―of THIS. Once you see that is it just a story, you can let go and be free. THIS is beyond words, category, or distinction. It simply and fully is. Through personal story, parable, philosophy, physics, and absurdity,
Gungor
shows us that who we think we are is an illusion, a constriction of reality that creates suffering in our lives. This: Becoming Free is a letter of love, reminding you of who you truly are under those stories of yours."--From publisher.
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