Training for the Life of the Spirit

Introducing new reprints by Gerald Heard: The Creed of Christ The Code of Christ Training for the Life of the Spirit Prayers and Meditations'There was a period in my early thirties when these four small books by Gerald Heard served almost as my bible. I read and reread them, and invariably found them to be uplifting and inspiring.' - Professor Huston Smith'Gerald Heard was an inspiring voice for the life of the spirit. Wipf & Stock is to be commended that Heard's remarkable work is being made available to a new generation of spiritual seekers.' - Dr. William H. ForthmanRequired reading for those walking the spiritual path, Gerald Heard's Training for the Life of the Spirit methodically outlines the entire course of the aspirant's journey. Heard provides a time-tested roadmap for the wayfarer: 'There is a purpose in evolution - to evolve consciously, to evolve consciousness. That evolution is achieved only by the skilled, conscious training of our spirits.' The aspirant works to subdue their ego: 'For in so far as we are emptied of self, so far are we freed from accident. Our habit patterns, our moods our natures can be reconditioned, re-freed. We will be inwardly reunited, our fissured selves re-fused.'Training for the Life of the Spirit contains Gerald Heard's essential observation: 'Our whole life must become intentional and purposive, instead of a series of irrelevant events, adventures, and accidents, happy or unhappy.'