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Enlightenment town : finding spiritual awakening in a most improbable place / Jeffery Paine.

by Paine, Jeffery, 1944-

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New World Library, 2018.

200.978849 P145e

Crestone (Colo.) -- Religion.

9781608685745 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Finding spiritual awakening in a most improbable place

235 p. ; 21 cm.

Town -- A dream awakens -- Where the hell am I? A tour -- Religion -- "Gimme that ol'-time religion!" or is the new-time better? -- More religions than one -- Less than one -- Post-religious varieties of experience in Crestone -- An ordinary Thursday in Crestone -- A sacred relationship to the natural world? -- Equanimity: spirituality without the religion -- The mind electric -- When there is here and bitter is sweet -- Finale -- Near-enlightentment experiences in everyday life -- The look of it, the feel of it -- Nine rungs up the ladder to enlightenment -- A note on dates and the passing of time.

"A travelogue about Crestone, Colorado, a remote former mining town that has become home to a Carmelite monastery, a Hindu temple, several Buddhist centers, and other religious organizations. The author uses Crestone as a starting point for a discussion of the underlying similarities between world religions."--From publisher.

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